NBA 2018-19: 3 Talking Points as Utah Jazz blowout the New York Knicks 129-97

#1 The Jazz dominated the boards

Gobert was a dominant force as the Jazz cruised to a blowout victory

Utah Jazz has one of the league's best inside presence with Rudy Gobert on-court. He is one of the leading defensive player of the year candidates and won the accolade for his fearsome presence last season. He makes sure that nothing moves inside and importantly, the Jazz absolutely dominate in the paint.

This was on full display during this game. He didn't let any Knicks players more anywhere near the boards and refused to give them any opportunities to score second-chance points either. It was not just him and his infectious attitude though, as other Jazz players were also very active on the boards and this was the biggest reason behind their dominant win.

Gobert delivered 16 rebounds in their total of 60 - a game-high. Next up, the Jazz travel to Toronto with a tricky test against the Raptors while the Knicks travel to face the Denver Nuggets.