⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 13 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 14 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q3 7:48 · NY 66-65 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Offensive Foul. Mohammed's 4th Personal Foul, New York's 6th Team Foul.
Q4 5:00 · NY 84-87 SAC
- Turnover
Nazr Mohammed Foul
Q4 5:00 · NY 84-87 SAC
- Missed FT
Stephon Marbury missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:39 · NY 96-102 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 13
Q2 11:12 · NY 21-34 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q3 1:39 · NY 77-81 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Brad Miller Technical Foul. Miller's 1st Technical Foul.
Q4 6:24 · NY 83-85 SAC
- Missed FT
Predrag Stojakovic missed Free Throw 2 of 2.
Q4 0:07 · NY 98-105 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 46% | Shooting from the field | 51% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 38% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 19 | Assists | 21 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 10 | Points off turnovers | 15 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 2 | Blocks | 2 |
