⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings fell 9 points behind 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 third quarter was where it moved most, 9 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up in the third quarter
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15 in the first quarter
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
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 15
Q1 6:47 · NY 24-9 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 9:49 · NY 89-87 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Dennis Smith Jr. technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q4 2:12 · NY 94-96 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q1 4:01 · NY 27-22 SAC
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run from level to 12 points up
Q3 3:12 · NY 68-80 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Buddy Hield out of bounds lost ball turnover
Q4 3:37 · NY 90-91 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 37% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 10 | Threes made | 12 |
| 29% | Three-point accuracy | 33% |
| 14 | Free throws made | 18 |
| 70 | Rebounds | 59 |
| 13 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 16 | Assists | 16 |
| 46 | Points in the paint | 36 |
| 11 | Fast break points | 12 |
| 11 | Points off turnovers | 4 |
| 10 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 3 | Steals | 5 |
| 5 | Blocks | 3 |
