⏱️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.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 12 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, seven of 29 from three- Won the glass, 59 rebounds to 39
- A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up in the second quarter
- Kept giving it away, sixteen turnovers to their ten, and were outscored 12-4 off them
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 12
Q3 4:01 · NY 84-72 SAC
- Ties it
Jared Jeffries hit a layup
OT 4:05 · NY 107-107 SAC
- Go-ahead
Wilson Chandler hit a 6-foot running jumper
OT 3:20 · NY 110-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Danilo Gallinari misses technical free throw
Q2 4:31 · NY 44-42 SAC
- Missed FT
Wilson Chandler misses free throw
Q4 4:01 · NY 100-93 SAC
- Turnover
Wilson Chandler lost ball
Q4 1:32 · NY 103-101 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 8:22 · NY 41-42 SAC
- Lead
Kevin Martin hit a 16-foot jumper, Donte Greene with the assist
OT 4:28 · NY 105-107 SAC
- Go-ahead
Kevin Martin hit a 18-foot jumper
OT 3:35 · NY 108-109 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Donte Greene bad pass
Q4 4:03 · NY 100-93 SAC
- Turnover
Jason Thompson bad pass
Q4 0:01 · NY 105-105 SAC
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
OT 0:39 · NY 114-116 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 47% |
| 7 | Threes made | 7 |
| 24% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 23 | Free throws made | 21 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 69 |
| 10 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 26 | Assists | 21 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 4 | Blocks | 2 |
