The Knicks won for the 8 th straight game when they thumped the Wizards by 20 in DC on Monday. The Jazz lost to the Nuggets at home Monday. It was Utah’s 4 th loss in a row. The Jazz are currently 5-12 on the road with a point differential of -9, while the Knicks have an 8-2 record in their last ten games at home.

Utah even showed this strength earlier this year against the Knicks. New York suffered a rare loss on November 23, taking a 121-106 defeat on the road to the Jazz. Markkanen went off for 34 points in that contest, with five other players scoring in double figures.

Miami has currently won a franchise-tying seven-straight games against Utah at home, including six of their last seven matchups overall. The Heat are 28-43 all-time versus the Jazz during the regular season,