⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks got 11 points ahead of the pace we expected in the second quarter and stayed there. A much higher scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The fourth quarter was where it moved most, 13 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Made nineteen threes to their twelve- Shot well above their usual, nineteen of 36 from three
- Could not get to the line, 21 free throws to their 33
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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 3-point lead to 12
Q2 8:00 · NY 57-45 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 16
Q4 9:09 · NY 115-99 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Derrick Rose technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 1:26 · NY 97-89 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q1 6:59 · NY 16-19 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run cut a 13-point deficit to 5
Q3 2:27 · NY 97-92 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Richaun Holmes technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 2:48 · NY 96-84 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 59% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 19 | Threes made | 12 |
| 53% | Three-point accuracy | 34% |
| 19 | Free throws made | 25 |
| 47 | Rebounds | 42 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 8 |
| 24 | Assists | 25 |
| 40 | Points in the paint | 52 |
| 12 | Fast break points | 4 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 20 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 8 | Steals | 12 |
| 2 | Blocks | 0 |
