⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 16 points ahead of the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Gave up second chances, nineteen offensive rebounds to their twelve
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q2 2:00 · NY 44-48 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Arron Afflalo bad pass
Q4 3:45 · NY 76-84 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 2 down to 6 up
Q1 8:45 · NY 4-10 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q3 8:27 · NY 56-63 SAC
Bad plays
- Missed FT
DeMarcus Cousins misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 4:24 · NY 76-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 35% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 4 | Threes made | 7 |
| 21% | Three-point accuracy | 28% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 11 |
| 61 | Rebounds | 57 |
| 19 | Offensive rebounds | 12 |
| 16 | Assists | 20 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 6 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 9 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 5 | Steals | 11 |
| 7 | Blocks | 3 |
