⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 15 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 first quarter was where it moved most, 15 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Made thirteen threes to their six- Shot well above their usual, thirteen of 30 from three
- Lost the glass, 38 rebounds to 48
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 1 down to 7 up
Q2 1:35 · SAC 53-46 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 10-point lead to 19
Q4 11:42 · SAC 92-73 NY
- Winner
Skal Labissiere hit a 28-foot three jumper, Bogdan Bogdanovic with the assist
Q4 0:02 · SAC 102-99 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
De'Aaron Fox bad pass
Q4 2:57 · SAC 97-90 NY
- Technical
Zach Randolph technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 0:01 · SAC 102-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 11 down to 1 up
Q2 5:15 · SAC 45-46 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 19-point deficit to 10
Q4 8:52 · SAC 92-82 NY
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run dragged them back level
Q4 3:47 · SAC 97-97 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Michael Beasley out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 0:42 · SAC 97-97 NY
- Missed FT
Courtney Lee misses technical free throw
Q4 0:01 · SAC 102-99 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 45% |
| 13 | Threes made | 6 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 29% |
| 11 | Free throws made | 13 |
| 41 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 7 | Offensive rebounds | 15 |
| 5 | Assists | 7 |
| -1 | Points in the paint | -1 |
| 10 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 1 | Turnovers | 0 |
| 11 | Steals | 13 |
| 18 | Blocks | 19 |
