⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks fell 16 points behind the pace we expected in the first quarter, then it evened out by full time.
Where it moved
▲ NY better than we expected
▼ SAC better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 16 points worse than our numbers for the Knicks.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Knicks won, and why the Kings did not.
From the game
Lived at the line, 29 free throws to their twelve- Owned the paint, 60 points inside to 40
- A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up in the fourth quarter
- Made twelve threes to their eighteen
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19 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
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run cut a 18-point deficit to 7
Q2 7:10 · NY 41-48 SAC
- 11-0 run
A 11-0 run took them from 8 down to 3 up
Q3 2:44 · NY 87-84 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run took them from 3 down to 10 up
Q4 9:07 · NY 105-95 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 12-0 run
A 12-0 run stretched a 7-point lead to 19
Q1 1:49 · NY 20-39 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 55% | Shooting from the field | 49% |
| 12 | Threes made | 18 |
| 43% | Three-point accuracy | 43% |
| 20 | Free throws made | 7 |
| 39 | Rebounds | 35 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 34 | Assists | 26 |
| 60 | Points in the paint | 40 |
| 19 | Fast break points | 9 |
| 19 | Points off turnovers | 26 |
| 13 | Turnovers | 16 |
| 9 | Steals | 6 |
| 2 | Blocks | 3 |
