⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up in the second quarter- Could not get to the line, eighteen free throws to their 29
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up in the second quarter
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Knicks
Good plays
- 16-0 run
A 16-0 run took them from 8 down to 8 up
Q2 1:10 · NY 60-52 SAC
Bad plays
- Goaltend
Defensive Goaltending
Q4 1:00 · NY 92-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Shandon Anderson missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:48 · NY 92-87 SAC
- Turnover
Allan Houston Bad Pass
Q4 0:23 · NY 93-88 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 7 down to 5 up
Q2 8:38 · NY 38-43 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q4 3:11 · NY 90-85 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Vlade Divac missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 1:46 · NY 90-84 SAC
- Missed FT
Chris Webber missed Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:37 · NY 93-87 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 5 | Threes made | 6 |
| 31% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 20 |
| 59 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 18 | Assists | 22 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 1 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 10 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
