⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 15 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Shot well above their usual, fifteen of 30 from three- Looked after the ball, eleven turnovers to their seventeen
- A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
- Lost the glass, 34 rebounds to 46
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
- 14-0 run
A 14-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 22
Q2 7:24 · SAC 58-36 NY
- Steal
DeMarcus Cousins stole it from Jason Kidd
Q4 0:15 · SAC 103-105 NY
- Winner
James Johnson hit a 25-foot three jumper, John Salmons with the assist
Q4 0:00 · SAC 106-105 NY
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 24-point deficit to 16
Q2 0:00 · SAC 71-55 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Tyson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
Q4 3:19 · SAC 101-102 NY
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 1:36 · SAC 101-105 NY
- Turnover
Jason Kidd bad pass
Q4 0:15 · SAC 103-105 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 15 | Threes made | 11 |
| 50% | Three-point accuracy | 37% |
| 13 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 45 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 11 | Offensive rebounds | 18 |
| 28 | Assists | 26 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 30 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 17 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 4 |
| 6 | Blocks | 8 |
