The New York Knicks cruised to a 119-103 victory over the Utah Jazz on New Year's Day to register their ninth straight win at Madison Square Garden. (More Sports News)
More impressive was that the Knicks managed to pull the result off without All-Star point guard Jalen Brunson or sixth man Miles McBride, who were both injured.
Cam Payne made his first start of the season, while Josh Hart recorded his second consecutive triple-double and fourth of the season registering 15 points, 14 rebounds and 12 assists.
바카라We have great depth. We바카라ve got guys that can score the ball. It just shows the difference between last year and this year," said Hart.
바카라Last year, [with Brunson] out, I바카라m not sure how that would have gone. 바카라 But with him out, we still got the depth of KAT, 바카라Kal, OG and those guys are very good at scoring the ball.바카라
Payne also finished with eight points, nine assists and three steals for the Knicks, who will face the Western Conference leaders Oklahoma City Thunder on Friday night.
바카라Everybody just stays ready. I feel like we got a pretty good bench and everybody is always working on their game. When their time is called, everybody is ready,바카라 Payne said. 바카라One thing about me, I바카라m always ready. So I think that helps me.
바카라So when something like that happens I바카라m already going. It was a shock, but I was ready to go. I바카라m just glad we got the win.바카라
바카라I바카라m definitely 바카라defense wins games, defense wins championships바카라 kind of guy. I felt like we did that tonight. That바카라s what we had to do. 바카라 With [two] guys down, we바카라ve got to find a way to win games and tonight I feel like it was on the defensive end.바카라
