⏱️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 first quarter and stayed there. A much tighter, lower scoring game than we expected.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 11 points better than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Won the glass, 55 rebounds to 41
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 2-point lead to 10
Q1 3:55 · NY 27-17 SAC
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run stretched a 8-point lead to 17
Q1 2:08 · NY 36-19 SAC
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run stretched a 13-point lead to 21
Q3 3:24 · NY 93-72 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Tom Thibodeau technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q2 6:26 · NY 47-32 SAC
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:35 · NY 85-70 SAC
- Technical
Julius Randle technical foul (1st technical foul)
Q3 3:35 · NY 85-71 SAC
Kings
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
Harrison Barnes misses technical free throw
Q2 6:26 · NY 47-32 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 45% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 8 | Threes made | 10 |
| 23% | Three-point accuracy | 26% |
| 24 | Free throws made | 23 |
| 55 | Rebounds | 41 |
| 15 | Offensive rebounds | 11 |
| 19 | Assists | 20 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 46 |
| 8 | Fast break points | 6 |
| 23 | Points off turnovers | 19 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 8 | Steals | 7 |
| 4 | Blocks | 0 |
