⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Kings got 17 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
▲ SAC better than we expected
▼ NY better than we expected
The first quarter was where it moved most, 17 points better than our numbers for the Kings.
⚖️What decided it
Why the Kings won, and why the Knicks did not.
From the game
They went cold, eight of 41 from three- Lived at the line, 38 free throws to their 23
- Kept giving it away, seventeen turnovers to their nine
- Beaten inside, 34 points in the paint to 50
- Gave up second chances, sixteen offensive rebounds to their nine
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
- 8-0 run
A 8-0 run took them from 4 down to 4 up
Q1 10:55 · SAC 8-4 NY
Bad plays
- Flagrant
Precious Achiuwa flagrant foul type 1
Q2 2:50 · SAC 48-32 NY
- Technical
Malik Monk technical foul
Q3 1:10 · SAC 93-71 NY
Knicks
Good plays
No play that swung it their way.
Bad plays
- Missed FT
OG Anunoby misses technical free throw
Q3 1:10 · SAC 93-71 NY
📊The numbers
| SAC | NY | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 39% |
| 10 | Threes made | 8 |
| 37% | Three-point accuracy | 20% |
| 32 | Free throws made | 15 |
| 48 | Rebounds | 45 |
| 9 | Offensive rebounds | 16 |
| 23 | Assists | 23 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 50 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 16 |
| 12 | Points off turnovers | 13 |
| 17 | Turnovers | 9 |
| 4 | Steals | 11 |
| 6 | Blocks | 6 |
