⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 21 points behind the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
-7Q125-30
-14Q222-34
+10Q331-19
+4Q432-27
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 44 free throws to their 34- Kept giving it away, eighteen turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 27-12 off them
Key battles
12Points off turnovers27
18Turnovers12
7Steals9
45%Three-point accuracy53%
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 9 | Threes made | 8 |
| 45% | Three-point accuracy | 53% |
| 31 | Free throws made | 29 |
| 57 | Rebounds | 48 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 21 | Assists | 23 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 0 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 27 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 9 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
