⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 14 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 16 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
Key battles
🏀Good plays, bad plays
The plays that went each side's way, and the ones each side did to itself.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q2 6:05 · SAC 52-42 NY
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a 19-foot jumper
OT 4:43 · SAC 99-97 NY
- Lead
Ron Artest hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Salmons with the assist
OT 1:32 · SAC 107-104 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
John Salmons offensive foul (David Lee draws the foul)
OT 0:21 · SAC 107-107 NY
- Turnover
John Salmons turnover
OT 0:21 · SAC 107-107 NY
- Turnover
Beno Udrih bad pass
2OT 0:31 · SAC 116-112 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q4 8:08 · SAC 87-90 NY
- Ties it
Eddy Curry hit a layup
Q4 0:09 · SAC 97-97 NY
- Ties it
David Lee hit a layup
OT 4:16 · SAC 99-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Eddy Curry offensive foul (Ron Artest draws the foul)
OT 1:54 · SAC 104-104 NY
- Turnover
Eddy Curry turnover
OT 1:54 · SAC 104-104 NY
- Turnover
David Lee bad pass
2OT 1:47 · SAC 113-109 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 7 | Threes made | 5 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 34 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 75 | Rebounds | 82 |
| 16 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 18 | Assists | 16 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 10 |
| 18 | Points off turnovers | 21 |
| 19 | Turnovers | 14 |
| 6 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 2 |
