⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 6 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Looked after the ball, nine turnovers to their seventeen
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
- Lead
Maurice Taylor hit a free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:20 · NY 87-86 SAC
- Ties it
Maurice Taylor hit a free throw 1 of 2
Q4 1:20 · NY 86-86 SAC
- Lead
Qyntel Woods hit a 24-foot three jumper, Jamal Crawford with the assist
OT 4:07 · NY 92-89 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor offensive foul (Kenny Thomas draws the foul)
Q4 3:56 · NY 81-80 SAC
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor turnover
Q4 3:56 · NY 81-80 SAC
- Turnover
Maurice Taylor lost ball
OT 4:43 · NY 89-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q2 3:48 · NY 45-45 SAC
- Winner
Mike Bibby hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 3:18 · NY 92-93 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 3 down to 6 up
OT 3:51 · NY 92-98 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 0:01 · NY 89-88 SAC
- Missed FT
Kevin Martin misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:34 · NY 94-99 SAC
- Missed FT
Brad Miller misses free throw 2 of 2
OT 0:21 · NY 98-102 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 44% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 6 | Threes made | 4 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 24% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 30 |
| 62 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 22 | Assists | 18 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 6 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 1 |
