⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the third quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 6 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, ten of 39 from three- Owned the paint, 52 points inside to 34
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 stretched a 5-point lead to 13
Q1 7:24 · SAC 19-6 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 12-point lead to 23
Q3 5:43 · SAC 89-66 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 5:05 · SAC 19-14 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 48% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 10 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 56 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 14 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 22 | Assists | 19 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 34 |
| 7 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 18 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 9 | Steals | 8 |
| 6 | Blocks | 3 |
