With a little sneakiness, some clutch free throws by a rookie and a couple key defensive stands, the suddenly resurgent Utah Jazz are 4-0 on this road trip and five games over .500 for the first time this season.

Sunday night at Madison Square Garden, the Jazz pulled out a 92-89 victory over the Knicks, using classic Jazz road basketball: hang close, wear the other team down, then steal the game at the end.
     
Jazz guard John Starks used to play with some of these Knicks, and he says it was obvious coming down the stretch that the Jazz had more energy.
     
"Our team was running harder in the last five minutes than they were," he said.
     
"Our defensive effort in the fourth quarter was the best its been in a long time," said Jazz forward Scott Padgett.
     
Through three quarters, the Knicks shot 47.9 percent from the field. In the fourth quarter, they made 4 of 20 shots ? 20 percent.
     
Energy and defense aside, a couple key plays in clutch time made the difference.
     
With the Knicks leading 87-86 and less than two minutes remaining, Starks missed a three-pointer, but Padgett sneaked in for the tip-in and the first Utah lead since early in the second quarter.
     
"My eyes kind of lit up," Padgett said. "Everybody was running the other way, thinking (the Knicks) had it . . . Luckily the ball came my way and I got a hand on it."