⏱️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
▼ NY better than we expected
The second quarter was where it moved most, 7 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
Nothing out of the ordinary in the numbers.
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
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Harry Giles flagrant foul type 2
Q4 5:07 · SAC 102-92 NY
- Turnover
Shot clock turnover
Q4 0:03 · SAC 115-108 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q2 6:52 · SAC 43-41 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 12-point deficit to 4
Q3 3:33 · SAC 78-74 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Luke Kornet misses free throw flagrant 1 of 2
Q4 5:07 · SAC 102-92 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 11 | Threes made | 12 |
| 38% | Three-point accuracy | 41% |
| 26 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 51 | Rebounds | 56 |
| 6 | Offensive rebounds | 10 |
| 28 | Assists | 17 |
| 52 | Points in the paint | 54 |
| 18 | Fast break points | 21 |
| 22 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 18 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 3 | Blocks | 5 |
