⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 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, 9 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Could not get to the line, fifteen free throws to their 30
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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run dragged them back level
Q1 7:39 · NY 13-13 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 1 down to 8 up
Q2 6:31 · NY 52-44 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run stretched a 19-point lead to 30
Q3 5:35 · NY 90-60 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run from level to 10 points up
Q1 11:05 · NY 0-10 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 52% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 7 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 32% |
| 12 | Free throws made | 24 |
| 50 | Rebounds | 52 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 6 | Assists | 4 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 2 |
| 15 | Points off turnovers | 12 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 22 | Blocks | 18 |
