It was the Knicks’ eighth win in a row; the team ended January with 14 wins and just two losses. The last time they achieved so many successes in one month was almost 30 years ago in March 1994, and there has only been one more in the franchise’s history.
The best thrower against Utah was Donte DiVincenzo, who converted nine three-pointers and scored a total of 33 points. Josh Hart became only the tenth NBA player to achieve the rare feat of achieving a so-called triple double, i.e. double-digit values in three statistics with exactly ten points, rebounds and assists each. Hartenstein also shone with 14 points and twelve rebounds.
After a changeable start to the season, the Knicks are now in third place in the Eastern Conference and clearly on course for the playoffs. Most recently, they overtook the Philadelphia 76ers for the most valuable player and top scorer of the previous season, Joel Embiid.
Defeat for Schröder and the Raptors
He showed one of his weakest performances of the season in the 107:119 defeat at the Golden State Warriors, only hitting five of 18 shot attempts and only scoring 14 points for his standards, after he had previously scored more than 30 points in 22 games in a row. Embiid also had eight turnovers and five fouls. Stephen Curry hit eight three-pointers for Golden State and ended up with 37 points.
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Dennis Schröder put in a decent performance with 16 points and ten assists in his Toronto Raptors’ 118:107 win over the Chicago Bulls. It was the Raptors’ first win after five defeats in a row, but they are still behind the play-in places. The best team in the league is still the Boston Celtics, who won against the Indiana Pacers 129:124. The Atlanta Hawks also won clearly against the weak Los Angeles Lakers with 138:122.