Hayward Guides Jazz to Win in Debut

By ESPN

Gordon Hayward quickly regained his scoring touch, especially from the foul line.

Hayward made all 14 of his free throws and finished with 28 points in his season debut, leading the Utah Jazz over the New York Knicks 114-109 Sunday.

Hayward had been sidelined since breaking his right ring finger in training camp. He led the team in scoring last season, averaging nearly 20 points per game.

"I think any time you add a player of his caliber, everybody gets to do what they're good at a little easier," Jazz coach Quin Snyder said.

"There's a trickle-down effect. I think he gives guys confidence. It allows us to play small with more size and more force," he said.

Hayward shot 6 of 17 from the field, including 2 of 8 on 3-pointers.

"I think, hopefully, we can be better than we were last year," he said. "That's kind of been our mindset. We wanted to close out more games than last year. We had a big one tonight that we closed out."

George Hill had 23 points and nine assists for the Jazz, who have won three of four. Rodney Hood added 18 points while Rudy Gobert and Derrick Favors each had 13.

Carmelo Anthony and Kristaps Porzingis each scored 28 for the Knicks, who have lost three of four. Derrick Rose had 18.

The Jazz reeled off nine straight points to begin the fourth quarter for an 87-80 and never trailed again.

"This is a game that I felt we kind of let slide and slip from us," Anthony said. "We gave this game away. Whatever was the cause of it, we let this one slip out of our hands."

Porzingis and Anthony combined for 24 points in the first quarter, shooting 10 of 12 to help the Knicks take a 30-20 lead.

Hayward scored 10 in the second quarter as the Jazz closed to 54-49 at halftime. Porzingis and Anthony totaled 14 points in the third period for an 80-78 lead.

Hood scored 12 points in the fourth quarter, as did Rose

Sunday, November 6 Scoreboard

Utah 114, New York 109

Portland 100, Memphis 94

Sacramento 96, Toronto 91

Dallas 86, Milwaukee 75 (OT)

Denver 123, Boston 107

Los  Angeles Lakers 119, Phoenix 108

Monday, November 7 Schedule (All Times Central)

Utah at Philadelphia, 6 p.m.

Houston at Washington, 6 p.m.

Indiana at Charlotte, 6 p.m.

Orlando at Chicago, 7 p.m.

Miami at Oklahoma City, 7 p.m.

Detroit at Los Angeles, 9:30 p.m.

New Orleans at Golden State, 9:30 p.m.