⏱️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
▲ SAC better than we expected
+7Q124-16
-2Q222-23
+2Q330-26
-11Q423-32
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 11 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made three threes to their nine- Could not get to the line, sixteen free throws to their 28
- Lost the glass, 44 rebounds to 54
Key battles
3Threes made9
12Free throws made22
19%Three-point accuracy31%
24Assists17
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 3 | Threes made | 9 |
| 19% | Three-point accuracy | 31% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 22 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 54 |
| 24 | Assists | 17 |
