In a matchup between the fourth best team in the West right now and the fifth best in the East, the Utah Jazz will visit the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Two teams with 4-3 game records should deliver well among the many hits in the early weeks of the 2020-21 NBA season.
The Utah Jazz are coming to win over the San Antonio Spurs followed by a losing streak for the Brooklyn Nets to start a seven-game road trip.
On the other hand, the impressive New York Knicks got Tim Thibodeau two consecutive wins on the road against the Indiana Pacers and the Atlanta Hawks.
Prediction Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks: Co-op Begins 5
After going 3-1 in a four-game road trip, the New York Knicks will now have three games in a row at home.
The New York Knicks defeated the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, Indiana Pacers, and Atlanta Hawks in the 2020-21 NBA season.
All four of these teams have won records early in the season, and the Knicks were solid against them.
Julius Randle has insultingly controlled the New York Knicks and has a good season. For the Utah Jazz, Donovan Mitchell has had a slow start.
Nonetheless, Mike Conley and Jordan Clarkson have provided him with good support, and Utah has recorded a couple of impressive wins over the Portland Trail Blazers and the LA Clippers.
Here are our five starts from the Utah Jazz vs New York Knicks matchup.
Point Guard – Mike Conley (Utah Jazz)
It is a volume indicator, but its standard percentages are not good enough. We can expect it to do much better in the upcoming games, but it needs to pick up pace.
Mitchell scores a team high of 21.7 points per game, but has captured 138 field goals and scored 152 points. He has been shooting at his normal level from the three-point line (34%), but his overall field goals and free throws need to improve.
Mitchell has scored 38% of his field goals this season (44% in his career) and 77% of his free throws (82% in his career). Against a defense from the New York Knicks who are 12th in the NBA, he could have a good game.
Published 07 January 2021, 00:16 IST