The New York Knicks jumped on the Utah Jazz with a 23-0 lead Friday night, the largest game-opening run in the NBA since the league began keeping detailed play-by-play for all four quarters.

The Knicks had maintained the same winning percentage without OG Anunoby as they had posted with him this season, but they gladly welcomed back their top defensive wing for Friday night’s game.

For one night, the answer was a resounding “Just right,” as the Knicks were challenged in a 146-112 win over the Utah Jazz at Madison Square Garden. Before Anunoby’s injury, the 28-year-old wing was thriving in new head coach Mike Brown’s system.

The New York Knicks are off to Boston for a longtime Eastern Conference rivalry matchup with the Celtics Tuesday night at TD Garden.

The Knicks are seemingly close to getting OG Anunoby back. According to SNY NBA Insider Ian Begley, Anunoby (hamstring) has been upgraded to questionable for Friday's game against the Utah Jazz at MSG. Begley noted on Thursday's episode of The Putback that this weekend's games are a target for the Knicks to get Anunoby back on the court.

Jalen Brunson scored 33 points, including a 3-pointer that capped the Knicks' opening 23-point run — the largest in the NBA since detailed play-by-play for all four quarters began in 1997 — and New York beat the Utah Jazz 146-112 on Friday night.

Jaylen Brown dropped 42 points as the Boston Celtics held off Jalen Brunson the New York Knicks comeback bid in the fourth quarter from TD Garden.

The Charlotte Hornets have the chance to put a disappointing loss in Brooklyn behind them with a matchup against the New York Knicks on deck. A quick trip on the C train will deliver the Hornets to MSG from Brooklyn, and they'll arrive at the station with revenge on the brain.