⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 13 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter but finished ahead of it.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 14 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 39 free throws to their 26- Gave up second chances, seventeen offensive rebounds to their ten
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 from level to 8 points up
Q1 11:44 · SAC 8-0 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q4 8:33 · SAC 90-93 NY
- Steal
Donte Greene stole it from Amare Stoudemire
Q4 2:15 · SAC 97-103 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
DeMarcus Cousins lost ball
Q4 4:22 · SAC 94-100 NY
- Turnover
Tyreke Evans bad pass
Q4 1:07 · SAC 99-105 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 3
Q2 9:34 · SAC 33-30 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 5 down to 3 up
Q2 7:50 · SAC 35-38 NY
- Steal
Raymond Felton stole it from Tyreke Evans
Q4 1:07 · SAC 99-105 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Raymond Felton bad pass
Q4 4:15 · SAC 94-100 NY
- Turnover
Amare Stoudemire bad pass
Q4 2:15 · SAC 97-103 NY
- Turnover
Toney Douglas turnover
Q4 0:24 · SAC 103-109 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 52% |
| 4 | Threes made | 6 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 40% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 33 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 15 | Assists | 14 |
| 56 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 14 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 18 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 6 | Steals | 7 |
| 5 | Blocks | 5 |
