⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 8 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 36- A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up in the first 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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 9-point deficit to 1
Q1 0:00 · NY 27-28 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run from level to 15 points up
Q1 11:44 · NY 0-15 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 27
Q3 10:26 · NY 45-72 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 40% | Shooting from the field | 55% |
| 6 | Threes made | 5 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 18 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 61 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 23 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 24 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 12 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 3 |
