Sacramento
Kings
87
–
103
FINAL
New York
Knicks
Date
Tuesday, January 27, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 87 |
| NYK | 36 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Karl-Anthony Towns
NYK
17
PTS
11
REB
4
AST
-3
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite56.1
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 47.4Impact: -0.3
Double-Doubleheld opponents to 33.3% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 51.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jalen Brunson
NYK
28
PTS
3
REB
4
AST
+17
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-17 (52.9%)
3PT4-8
FT6-7
TS%69.7%
eFG%64.7%
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG122
DRTG94
NET+28
4-8 from 36 contested shots+17 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 59.9 possessions
Box Score
| SAC | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domantas Sabonis | 32:46 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -17 |
| Russell Westbrook | 33:27 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 6-19 | 32% | 2-9 | 22% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 38:56 | 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13-26 | 50% | 1-7 | 14% | 7-8 | 88% | -17 |
| Nique Clifford | 29:50 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 23:41 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Dylan Cardwell | 21:58 | 4 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Maxime Raynaud | 14:33 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +1 |
| Dennis Schröder | 22:36 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-8 | 13% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Keon Ellis | 22:13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 87 | 44 | 14 | 18 | 8 | 3 | 16 | 16 | 35-87 | 40% | 5-30 | 17% | 12-14 | 86% | — |
Doug McDermott —
Drew Eubanks —
Dario Saric —
Devin Carter —
Keegan Murray —
| NYK | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karl-Anthony Towns | 27:03 | 17 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5-15 | 33% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-4 | 100% | -3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 37:32 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-13 | 62% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Josh Hart | 31:25 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -2 |
| Jalen Brunson | 34:39 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9-17 | 53% | 4-8 | 50% | 6-7 | 86% | +17 |
| OG Anunoby | 32:28 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 5-7 | 71% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Landry Shamet | 17:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Guerschon Yabusele | 2:55 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Miles McBride | 29:44 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| Mitchell Robinson | 26:59 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +25 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 44 | 12 | 24 | 11 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 37-78 | 47% | 13-32 | 41% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
Pacôme Dadiet —
Mohamed Diawara —
Jordan Clarkson —
Ariel Hukporti —
Tyler Kolek —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
SAC35/87 (40%)
Paint
23/39 (59%)
Mid
10/27 (37%)
3PT
5/30 (17%)
RA 72%Paint 33%ATB3 16%Mid 46%Corner 3 18%
NYK37/78 (47%)
Paint
17/35 (49%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
13/32 (41%)
RA 57%ATB3 39%Paint 40%Corner 3 44%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Mitchell Robinson
defended Dylan Cardwell
4.9 min • 4 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Mitchell Robinson
held Domantas Sabonis
3.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Karl-Anthony Towns
vs Dylan Cardwell
2.0 min • 10 pts • 43%
| NYK Defense | DeMar DeRozan | Dennis Schröder | Domantas Sabonis | Dylan Cardwell | Keon Ellis | Maxime Raynaud | Nique Clifford | Precious Achiuwa | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Brunson | — | 1.6m 7pts 67% | 1.4m 1pts 0% | — | 3.8m 8pts 60% | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.3m 2pts 33% | 2.3m 5pts 100% |
| Mikal Bridges | 3.4m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 6pts 60% | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% |
| OG Anunoby | 4.7m 5pts 100% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 3pts 100% |
| Miles McBride | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 3.3m 5pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 2pts 50% |
| Karl-Anthony Towns | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 2.0m 10pts 43% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 4pts 100% |
| Mitchell Robinson | — | — | 3.8m 0pts 0% | 4.9m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Hart | 1.6m 3pts 50% | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% |
| Landry Shamet | 3.1m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 3pts 50% | — | 1.6m 4pts 67% | — | 1.6m 2pts 0% | 3.1m 2pts 50% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | 2.6m 6pts 100% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = SAC leads
NYK Largest Lead
18
Q4 11:14
SAC Largest Lead
5
Q1 0:56
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q1 5:16 – Q1 6:57
-1 → +5
SAC 9-0 run
Q2 9:46 – Q2 11:22
+6 → -1
NYK 9-0 run
Q4 8:12 – Q4 9:58
+8 → +14
NYK 10-0 run
Q4 8:12 – Q4 10:06
+8 → +15