Overview
- Clarkson scored 27 points on 10-of-15 shooting with five rebounds and three assists as New York beat Utah 134-117 to halt a two-game skid.
- The Knicks erased an 18-point first-half deficit and outscored the Jazz 78–52 after halftime following a blunt accountability meeting in the locker room.
- After weeks largely out of the rotation, Clarkson logged 26 minutes, his most since Christmas Day, following Cheeks’ pregame push to play him.
- Mike Brown credited Clarkson’s five offensive boards and overall hustle and awarded him the team’s Defensive Player of the Game recognition.
- Clarkson is set to become an unrestricted free agent after the season, putting a spotlight on his late-season role as the Knicks sort out rotation needs before the playoffs.