Donte DiVincenzo’s blistering night leads shorthanded Knicks by Jazz for eighth straight win
NY Post
Six different rotation regulars have missed time in January with injuries for the Knicks, making one of the best months in team history that much more impressive.
Lineup linchpins Julius Randle and OG Anunoby both sat out their second consecutive game, but Tom Thibodeau’s sizzling Knicks closed out a 14-2 month Tuesday night by rolling to their eighth straight win, 118-103 over the Jazz at the Garden.
“One, I think we have a deep team, but two, I think it’s the blueprint that Thibs has given us,” Donte DiVincenzo said. “Guys can step up and play the roles without trying to do too much.
“We have an identity here, and everybody buys in and there’s a joy that we have with our team right now. Everybody is celebrating one another, but also, everyone is holding everyone accountable.
DiVincenzo shot a blistering 9-for-15 from 3-point range and scored 33 points, while should-be All-Star Jalen Brunson contributed 29 with nine assists — and heard more rounds of “MVP” chants — as the Knicks reached as many as 14 victories in one flip of the calendar for the first time since a perfect 14-0 month in March 1994, the season Pat Riley’s squad lost in the NBA Finals.
The glory-days Knicks won a record 15 games (15-3) in December 1968, and they went 14-1 in November 1969.
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