⏱️How it unfolded
The score against the pace we expected, quarter by quarter.
The score, against the pace we expected
The Knicks stayed within a few baskets of the pace we expected all game. A much tighter, lower 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, 12 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 thirteen threes to their five- They went cold, five of 30 from three
- A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18 in the fourth 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
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 4 down to 5 up
Q1 6:44 · NY 21-16 SAC
- 13-0 run
A 13-0 run stretched a 5-point lead to 18
Q4 3:48 · NY 103-85 SAC
Bad plays
Nothing costly of their own making.
Kings
Good plays
- 9-0 run
A 9-0 run took them from 8 down to 1 up
Q2 2:14 · NY 50-51 SAC
Bad plays
- Turnover
Russell Westbrook bad pass turnover
Q4 3:23 · NY 93-85 SAC
- Technical
excess timeout technical foul
Q4 1:54 · NY 99-85 SAC
📊The numbers
| NY | SAC | |
|---|---|---|
| 47% | Shooting from the field | 40% |
| 13 | Threes made | 5 |
| 41% | Three-point accuracy | 17% |
| 16 | Free throws made | 12 |
| 44 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 12 | Offensive rebounds | 14 |
| 24 | Assists | 18 |
| 34 | Points in the paint | 42 |
| 13 | Fast break points | 13 |
| 20 | Points off turnovers | 23 |
| 21 | Turnovers | 17 |
| 11 | Steals | 8 |
| 1 | Blocks | 3 |
