⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 17 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 20 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their six- Won the glass, 52 rebounds to 30
- A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22 in the second quarter
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 took them from 5 down to 5 up
Q1 3:04 · NY 25-20 SAC
- 19-0 run
A 19-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 22
Q2 11:40 · NY 44-22 SAC
- 18-0 run
A 18-0 run stretched a 21-point lead to 39
Q3 8:48 · NY 82-43 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 1-point lead to 11
Q1 10:02 · NY 4-15 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 42% |
| 19 | Threes made | 6 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 7 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 58 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 5 |
| 34 | Assists | 14 |
| 36 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 15 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 19 |
| 8 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 2 |
