⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 21 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 21 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their three- They went cold, three of 23 from three
- Burned in transition, 8 fast break points to 20
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 20-point deficit to 12
Q3 5:24 · SAC 67-79 NY
Bad plays
- Technical
Shelden Williams double technical foul
Q2 0:50 · SAC 42-67 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 16
Q1 5:41 · SAC 15-31 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 3 | Threes made | 13 |
| 13% | Three-point accuracy | 48% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 58 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 18 | Assists | 20 |
| 0 | Points in the paint | 0 |
| 20 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 8 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
