Knicks Morning News (2016.11.07)

The Knicks run out of gas after a 30-point first quarter in a loss to the Jazz Sunday.

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Lance Thomas has the potential to serve as a long-range threat and help space the floor, but such an ability has not been on display this season.

During his brief visit to Chicago, Derrick Rose was hit with questions about not stepping up as a leader last season when things went badly for the Bulls — charges that he was too quiet and into himself. Rose has not been afraid to be outspoken as a Knick in his inaugural season. He wasn’t…

Kristaps Porzingis will remember the date — March 22 — when the Knicks visit Utah. He wants a victory first and payback on Jazz center Rudy Gobert second. The 7-foot-1 Frenchmen got the better of Porzingis down the stretch in the fourth quarter Sunday, driving and skying over the 7-3 Latvian to throw down a…

So much for carrying any momentum built in Chicago. Kristaps Porzingis and Carmelo Anthony came out scorching for their Sunday matinee against the Jazz as the Knicks built a 13-point lead in the second quarter before the defense failed them again. The Jazz shredded the Knicks’ defense in the fourth quarter with a 36-point barrage…

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Kristaps Porzingis and the Knicks were riding high at the start of their Sunday matinee, but the fourth quarter was forgettable and regrettable for both.

After leading for most of Sunday, the Knicks were outscored by 11 points through the first half of the final period and lost, 114-109.

The Knicks continued to score at a sufficient pace, but Utah shot 50 percent from the field and took 35 free throws in rallying from a double-digit deficit.