⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 32 free throws to their 21- Won the glass, 47 rebounds to 29
- A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up in the fourth quarter
- Kept giving it away, fourteen turnovers to their seven, and were outscored 20-8 off them
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run took them from 10 down to 4 up
Q4 8:45 · NY 98-94 SAC
- Lead
Dikembe Mutombo made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:04 · NY 111-110 SAC
- Winner
Allan Houston made Free Throw 1 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · NY 113-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Offensive Foul
Q4 4:20 · NY 100-96 SAC
- Turnover
Charlie Ward Foul
Q4 4:20 · NY 100-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- Ties it
Peja Stojakovic made 25 ft Three Point Jumper. Assisted by Brad Miller.
Q4 0:27 · NY 110-110 SAC
- Ties it
Mike Bibby made Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:01 · NY 112-112 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller missed Free Throw 1 of 1.
Q4 2:36 · NY 104-102 SAC
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Offensive Foul
Q4 1:30 · NY 108-104 SAC
- Turnover
Peja Stojakovic Foul
Q4 1:30 · NY 108-104 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 49% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 8 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 28 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 40 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 6 |
| 25 | Assists | 36 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 2 | Fast break points | 7 |
| 8 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 4 | Steals | 10 |
| 5 | Blocks | 6 |
