⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 9 points ahead of the pace we expected in the fourth quarter. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The third quarter was where it moved most, 11 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 twelve threes to their five- Looked after the ball, six turnovers to their twelve, and were outscored 11-2 off them
- Ran them off the floor, 15 fast break points to 0
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up 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.
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Knicks
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run took them from 8 down to 4 up
Q1 2:16 · SAC 25-29 NY
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 10-point deficit to 2
Q4 5:47 · SAC 89-87 NY
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Julius Randle misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 2:00 · SAC 96-89 NY
- Missed FT
Mitchell Robinson misses free throw 1 of 1
Q4 0:24 · SAC 101-94 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 42% | Shooting from the field | 38% |
| 12 | Threes made | 5 |
| 35% | Three-point accuracy | 23% |
| 15 | Free throws made | 17 |
| 63 | Rebounds | 62 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 21 | Assists | 19 |
| 48 | Points in the paint | 56 |
| 15 | Fast break points | 0 |
| 2 | Points off turnovers | 11 |
| 6 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 6 | Steals | 2 |
| 14 | Blocks | 6 |
