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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kings | 26 | 25 | 21 | 15 | 87 |
 Knicks | 36 | 16 | 20 | 31 | 103 |
SACTeam statsNYK| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAC | 35-8740.2% | 5-3016.7% | 12-1485.7% | 44 | 18 | 16 |
| NYK | 37-7847.4% | 13-3240.6% | 16-1888.9% | 44 | 24 | 18 |
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New York Knicks103| 38 | 18 | 8-13 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 35 | 28 | 9-17 | 4-8 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +17 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 15 | 5-7 | 3-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +5 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 31 | 7 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 0 | −2 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 27 | 17 | 5-15 | 3-8 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −3 | 0.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −4.8 | ||||||
| 27 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +25 | +4.3 | |||||
| 17 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.2 | ||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | |
| Team | 103 | 37-7847.4% | 13-3240.6% | 44 | 24 | 18 | 16 | 16-1888.9% | 12 | 11 | 1 | |||
Bench 18 points on 8 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Jordan Clarkson, Pacôme Dadiet, Mohamed Diawara, Ariel Hukporti and Tyler Kolek (coach’s decision).
Sacramento Kings87| 39 | 34 | 13-26 | 1-7 | 0 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −2.2 | ||||
| 33 | 14 | 6-19 | 2-9 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −11.1 | |||||||
| 33 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −17 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 24 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −8 | −3.4 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.2 | ||||
| 22 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | +1.0 | |||||
| 15 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −2.6 | ||||
| Team | 87 | 35-8740.2% | 5-3016.7% | 44 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 12-1485.7% | 14 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 15 points on 5 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Dario Saric, Doug McDermott, Devin Carter and Drew Eubanks (coach’s decision); Keegan Murray (injury/illness).
Knicks103Kings87ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Jalen Brunson scored 28 points (11 during a 13-0 run in the fourth quarter), and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 103-87.
Karl-Anthony Towns’ 3-pointer put the Knicks ahead for good with 11:40 left in the fourth quarter.
During clutch time, the Knicks outscored the Kings 6-0. In the fourth quarter, Miles McBride had 2 steals, 1 of them during a 13-0 Knicks run, and the Knicks scored 2 points off them.
Mitchell Robinson had 7 points and 13 rebounds off the bench.
For the Kings, DeMar DeRozan scored 34 points but went 1 for 7 from 3.
The Knicks shot 47.4% from the field and 40.6% from 3 to the Kings’ 40.2% and 16.7%. The Knicks outscored the Kings 24-11 in 9 minutes with Anunoby, Bridges, Brunson, Robinson and McBride on the floor together.
New York KnicksSacramento KingsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
87 points from the field on 78 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-26 | 61.5% | 67% |
| In the paint | 1-9 | 11.1% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 7-11 | 63.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-9 | 44.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-23 | 39.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keon Ellis | 19 | 8 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | −2 |
| Nique Clifford | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 7 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 14 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nique Clifford | 19 | 2 | 1-3 | −2 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Russell Westbrook | 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Dennis Schröder | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 3-5 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 16 | 4 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Dylan Cardwell | 10 | 10 | 3-7 | +7 |
| Precious Achiuwa | 10 | 0 | 0-3 | −3 |
| Domantas Sabonis | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
Score margin over time — positive = NYK leads, negative = SAC leads
NYK Largest Lead
18
Q4 0:46
SAC Largest Lead
5
Q1 11:04
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
NYK 9-0 run
Q1 6:44 – Q1 5:03
-4 → +5
SAC 9-0 run
Q2 2:14 – Q2 0:38
+8 → -1
NYK 13-0 run
Q4 3:48 – Q4 0:46
+5 → +18
