⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 14 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, 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
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up in the first quarter- Could not get to the line, 27 free throws to their 41
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 22-point deficit to 13
Q2 8:21 · SAC 31-44 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Donte Greene misses flagrant free throw 1 of 2
Q4 10:40 · SAC 65-80 NY
- Technical
Jason Thompson technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 6:13 · SAC 75-95 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 15-0 run
A 15-0 run took them from 5 down to 10 up
Q1 8:17 · SAC 10-20 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 9-point lead to 17
Q1 2:33 · SAC 17-34 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 20-point lead to 28
Q4 5:11 · SAC 78-106 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Mike Bibby flagrant foul type 1 (Donte Greene draws the foul)
Q4 10:40 · SAC 65-80 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 6 | Threes made | 10 |
| 27% | Three-point accuracy | 36% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 72 | Rebounds | 51 |
| 22 | Offensive rebounds | 17 |
| 15 | Assists | 26 |
| 42 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 9 | Fast break points | 8 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 14 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 7 | Steals | 7 |
| 2 | Blocks | 6 |
