⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 12 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points worse than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Owned the paint, 56 points inside to 32- Made nine threes to their seventeen
- They shot well above their usual, seventeen of 39 from three
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
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses free throw 2 of 2
Q4 1:22 · SAC 96-99 NY
Knicks
Good plays
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 6
Q1 0:24 · SAC 32-26 NY
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 14-point deficit to 3
Q3 2:36 · SAC 80-77 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 6 down to 2 up
Q4 5:51 · SAC 93-95 NY
Bad plays
- Turnover
Taj Gibson offensive foul
Q4 2:13 · SAC 95-97 NY
- Turnover
Taj Gibson turnover
Q4 2:13 · SAC 95-97 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 46% |
| 17 | Threes made | 9 |
| 44% | Three-point accuracy | 30% |
| 6 | Free throws made | 6 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 55 |
| 8 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 19 | Assists | 24 |
| 32 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 5 | Fast break points | 5 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 8 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 0 | Steals | 7 |
| 3 | Blocks | 3 |
