⏱️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 first 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, 14 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, 53 rebounds to 38
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
- 10-0 run
A 10-0 run stretched a 4-point lead to 14
Q1 4:35 · NY 31-17 SAC
Bad plays
- Technical
Josh Hart technical foul
Q3 7:22 · NY 88-80 SAC
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run cut a 11-point deficit to 2
Q2 2:41 · NY 67-65 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 50% | Shooting from the field | 48% |
| 17 | Threes made | 14 |
| 47% | Three-point accuracy | 39% |
| 22 | Free throws made | 14 |
| 53 | Rebounds | 38 |
| 17 | Offensive rebounds | 9 |
| 40 | Assists | 33 |
| 58 | Points in the paint | 48 |
| 21 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 14 | Points off turnovers | 16 |
| 11 | Turnovers | 12 |
| 9 | Steals | 5 |
| 4 | Blocks | 5 |
