Along with Nurkic back in the rotation, the Jazz will also have veteran big man Kevin Love back in the fold to fill his role in the rotation as Utah's backup center, who wound up missing against Brooklyn due to rest— making for a much better outlook in their center rotation compared to what Utah had suffered from just a night prior.

The Knicks rode a 23-0 run to open Friday's game as they blow out the Jazz 146-112 with six New York players finishing with double-digit points.

After the back-to-back in New York, the Jazz have a short turnaround before facing the reigning champion OKC Thunder.

The Utah Jazz and New York Knicks meet Friday at Madison Square Garden in New York, New York, with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. ET.