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Two different games. Two different nights.

Two different Utah Jazz teams.

Scarcely 24 hours after being run out of Sleep Train Arena by the Sacramento Kings — in one of their worst defensive performances of the season — the Jazz did a 180 in Wednesday night's 106-85 demolition of the New York Knicks.

On one night, the Jazz defense was an open invitation to lay the ball up at the basket. On another, their defense may as well have been the Pentagon, because it was that difficult to penetrate.

The result was Utah's best 48 minute game of the season, a lead that ballooned to as many as 33 points and very little drama, save for Rodney Hood's fourth-quarter ejection for chucking Knicks guard Sasha Vujacic into the basket support.

"We really just played well in the first quarter, and that was the good thing about it," Jazz forward Gordon Hayward said. "I was wondering how we would respond to last night's loss. It's tough losing a game that you're constantly trying to come back in, and then you have to turn around and fly home and play on a back-to-back. So it was good to have a game where you could relax at the end and kind of rest your legs a little bit."

In front of 18,586 at Vivint Smart Home Arena, this one was over early. The Jazz trailed once at 2-0, and promptly scored the next 11 points. They took leads of 17-4, 27-9 and 46-18 in turning what was supposed to be a competitive game into a laughter.

Hayward did his best to make sure of this, scoring 13 points in the first quarter and 18 in the first half en route to a game-high 24 points in 27 minutes. Power forward Derrick Favors scored 20 points and grabbed eight rebounds. Trey Burke scored 15 points off the bench, Alec Burks scored 10 and rookie Trey Lyles grabbed a career-best 10 rebounds.

Every Utah player available entered the game, with Chris Johnson being the only Jazz not to score. For Utah, it was a dominating performance. It was the second biggest margin of victory of the season for the Jazz, and they handed the Knicks their most lopsided loss of the year.

"Our habits, they're there," Utah coach Quin Snyder said. "They can be under the surface sometimes, and you can have some slippage with anything. But I thought we communicated better. We're not where I would like to see us, but our guys have a collective pride and tonight I thought we were more disciplined defensively. I thought we made them play in the halfcourt, and that was important."

That defense was a big reason New York's star players were virtually invisible for the majority of the night. Knicks rookie sensation Kristaps Porzingis went 2 of 8 from the field and scored just four points in 13 minutes. He grabbed just three rebounds. Star forward Carmelo Anthony went 3-11 with Hayward hounding him defensively. He led the Knicks with 12 points and five rebounds, but his impact on the game was virtually nil.

The Knicks starting lineup scored just 31 points, collectively, with New York coach and former Jazz guard Derek Fisher clearing his bench midway through the second half.

"We came in focused, even though we played last night," Utah forward Trevor Booker said. "We played with a lot of energy tonight. That's the beauty of a back-to-back. If you lose the first one, you have a chance to come back the next night and get a win."

The Jazz move to 10-10 on the season, with the victory. There's no chance for them to rest, however, with consecutive games coming up against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and a road matchup with the San Antonio Spurs.

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