New York Knicks: Five Takeaways From The Loss To Utah Jazz

The New York Knicks completed the third home game of the 2016-17 NBA regular season on Sunday. Here are five takeaways from the loss to the Utah Jazz.

Just six games into the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the New York Knicks have already taken fans on a roller coaster ride of emotions. There have been blowout losses, statement victories, and polarizing stretches of up-and-down play.

During the sixth game of the 2016-17 NBA regular season, the Knicks fell 114-109 to the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden.

Utah played its first six games of the 2016-17 campaign without borderline All-Star wing Gordon Hayward. He made his return on Sunday, November 6 as the Jazz traveled to take on the Knicks at Madison Square Garden.

Hayward finished with 28 points for the Jazz, including 14 at the free throw line, but the story here wasn’t Utah; it was New York.

The Knicks played a game that displayed what can be found on both ends of the spectrum. From a dominant performance in the first quarter to the ball-stopping over-dribbling that plagued the Knicks in the second, New York set a confusing tone early in the game.

Over the course of the full four quarters, the Knicks offered a look at what one can expect from this polarizing team moving forward.