Game ID: 22301112
Sacramento Kings @ New York Knicks
Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 20 32 35 33 120SAC 35 25 27 22 109
NYK vs SAC ScoutingNYK vs SAC Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
NYK availability going into 3/27 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 4 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 50 since 12/11, returns tonight: 12 min (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (78% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 39 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/29 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 5 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 2 since 3/25, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 12 min since (52% of 24)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 9 min since (73% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 6 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Burks missed 3 since 3/25, returns tonight: 12 min (83% of 15)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 7 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/29, out tonight
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 16 min since (67% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 12 min since (83% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 8 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 3/29, returns tonight: 1 min (5% of 12)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (59% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (52% of 15)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backOUT Anunoby missed 9 since 3/18, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
BACK Robinson back 3/27 after 50, 14 min since (60% of 24)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 44 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 29 min since (82% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
BACK Sims back 4/04 after 3, 1 min since (5% of 12)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 43 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 2 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 33 min since (94% of 35)
BACK Burks back 3/31 after 3, 8 min since (54% of 15)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 37 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 38 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restOUT Burks missed 2 since 4/07, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 3 since 4/05, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 4/05 after 9, 34 min since (96% of 35)
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/26 · back-to-backOUT Lyles missed 7 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 20 since 2/11, out tonight
NEW Ellis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/29 · 2 days' restOUT Lyles missed 8 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 21 since 2/11, out tonight
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/31 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 9 since 3/13, returns tonight: 19 min (94% of 20)
OUT Vezenkov missed 22 since 2/11, returns tonight: 10 min (81% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 30 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/02 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 19 min since (94% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (81% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 31 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 22 min since (112% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (80% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/05 · back-to-backBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 25 min since (123% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 11 min since (91% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 21 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/07 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 23 min since (114% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 23 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/09 · 1 day's restBACK Lyles back 3/31 after 9, 24 min since (120% of 20)
BACK Vezenkov back 3/31 after 22, 10 min since (82% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 4/11 · 1 day's restNEW Ellis 17 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Mitchell 15 to 25 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 24 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Anunoby (8 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 107, shooting 44 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Murray at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 115, Sacramento 110.
3/27 @ TOR 145-101 — NYK notes
NYK won 145-101. NYK shot 59% (55 of 94) to TOR's 46%, 22 of 44 from three. NYK turned it over 11 times to TOR's 18. The glass went 42-28 for them. McBride led with 29 (10 of 17, 9 of 14 from three); Brunson added 26, Achiuwa 19. The hinge was Q4, 34-21: a lead of 31 became 44. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +40.
3/29 @ SAS 126-130 — NYK notes
NYK lost 126-130 in 1 overtime. NYK took 28 more shots (110 to 82), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to SAS's 54%, 14 of 37 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 24 fouls committed. Brunson led with 61 (25 of 47, 5 of 13 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); DiVincenzo added 20, Hart 12. Q3 was theirs, 34-20, the deficit cut from 17 to 3, but the other 4 periods went 110-92 against them. Achiuwa's -30 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs OKC 112-113 — NYK notes
NYK lost 112-113. NYK took 10 more shots (92 to 82), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to OKC's 54%, 13 of 43 from three, and went to the line 34 times to OKC's 24 — 23 points from the stripe to their 12. Brunson led with 30 (11 of 25, 4 of 11 from three, 4 of 8 at the line); McBride added 19, Hartenstein 17. Q3 was theirs, 39-25, turning a 4-point deficit into a 10-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. They led by as many as 12.
4/02 @ MIA 99-109 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-109. NYK shot 46% (35 of 76) to MIA's 49%, 12 of 34 from three. DiVincenzo led with 31 (11 of 21, 6 of 15 from three); McBride added 24, Brunson 20. Q3 was theirs, 30-25, the deficit cut from 15 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 84-69 against them. DiVincenzo's -17 in 35 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/04 vs SAC 120-109 — NYK notes
NYK won 120-109. NYK shot 55% (44 of 80) to SAC's 49%, 12 of 28 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAC's 12 — 20 points from the stripe to their 7. NYK turned it over 11 times to SAC's 16. Brunson led with 35 (12 of 20, 2 of 5 from three, 9 of 10 at the line); Hart added 31, DiVincenzo 21. The hinge was Q4, 33-22: from level to 11 ahead, and the lead reached 16. NYK trailed 52-60 at the half and won the second half 68-49. DiVincenzo was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
4/05 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; DeRozan at 29 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. 3 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Brunson at 34 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. Without Anunoby (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Chicago 113, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/07 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Middleton at 18 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Beverley (2 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 19 a game. One day's rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the arc, New York at 36 percent from three to Milwaukee's 31. Call it Milwaukee 114, New York 112, New York keeping it close.
4/09 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Dosunmu at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 110, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 21 a game. One day's rest.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been plus-6 a night and New York minus-4 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Chicago's 21. Call it Chicago 111, New York 110, New York keeping it close.
4/11 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 103, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 13 free throws a game; Tatum at 22 and Brown at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 50 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Brunson at 36 and DiVincenzo at 22 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the line, where New York takes 23 free throws a game to Boston's 13 and the arc, New York at 42 percent from three to Boston's 36. Call it Boston 114, New York 109.
3/26 vs DAL 96-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 96-132. SAC shot 39% (35 of 90) to DAL's 55%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 19 times to DAL's 13 — 15 points from the stripe to their 8. Fox led with 18 (6 of 18, 2 of 4 from three); Murray added 17, Sabonis 12. Q2 was theirs, 25-27, but the other 3 periods went 105-71 against them. Fox's -27 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/29 vs DAL 103-107 — SAC notes
SAC lost 103-107. SAC took 18 more shots (92 to 74), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 43% to DAL's 47%, 15 of 32 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 22 fouls committed. Fox led with 23 (9 of 22, 3 of 7 from three); Barnes added 20, Ellis 16. Q1 was theirs, 34-26, but the other 3 periods went 81-69 against them. They led by as many as 15. Edwards's -8 in 11 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/31 vs UTA 127-106 — SAC notes
SAC won 127-106. SAC shot 54% (45 of 84) to UTA's 41%, 20 of 40 from three. The glass went 44-33 for them. Murray led with 25 (10 of 18, 5 of 12 from three); Fox added 24, Barnes 24. The hinge was Q3, 39-25: a lead of 4 became 18, and the lead reached 25. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
4/02 vs LAC 109-95 — SAC notes
SAC won 109-95. SAC shot 42% (39 of 92) to LAC's 41%, 12 of 42 from three. SAC turned it over 10 times to LAC's 15. The glass went 56-38 for them. Sabonis led with 22 (8 of 17, 0 of 3 from three, 6 of 10 at the line); Fox added 20, Murray 19. The hinge was Q3, 35-19: a lead of 5 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Len was the night's best plus/minus at +18.
4/04 @ NYK 109-120 — SAC notes
SAC lost 109-120. SAC shot 49% (42 of 86) to NYK's 55%, 18 of 42 from three, and got to the line just 12 times against 23 fouls committed. SAC turned it over 16 times to NYK's 11, and NYK turned those into 9 steals. Fox led with 29 (11 of 26, 6 of 13 from three); Murray added 18, Sabonis 17. Q1 was theirs, 35-20, but the other 3 periods went 100-74 against them. They led by as many as 21. Sabonis's -25 in 36 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/05 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 108, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Tatum at 28 and Porziņģis at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 41 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and Murray at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Boston wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Boston 119, Sacramento 109, Boston by 10.
4/07 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 114, shooting 47 percent and 42 from three, 26 free throws a game; Thomas at 28 and Bridges at 17 a game. Without Smith Jr. (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 106, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Sabonis at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Brooklyn takes 26 free throws a game to Sacramento's 17 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 106 a night to Brooklyn's 114. Call it Sacramento 113, Brooklyn 112, Brooklyn keeping it close.
4/09 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 120, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Giddey at 15 and Holmgren at 15 a game. Without Gilgeous-Alexander (4 straight), Jal. Williams (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 37 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 27 and Murray at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Sacramento allowing 100 a night to OKC's 120 and the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and OKC minus-3. Call it Sacramento 114, OKC 112, OKC keeping it close.
4/11 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 101, shooting 41 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Murray at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 8 a night. One day's rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; McCollum at 28 and Williamson at 24 a game. Without Ingram (10 straight), Marshall (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-8 a night and New Orleans minus-1 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 101 a night to New Orleans's 111. Call it Sacramento 112, New Orleans 109, New Orleans keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
MR M. Robinson
PA P. Achiuwa
SACAL A. Len
AV A. Vezenkov
CD C. Duarte
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Edwards
KE K. Ellis
KM K. Murray
TL T. Lyles
NYK/SAC the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Brunson, Hart help Knicks rally from 21-point deficit to beat Kings, snap three-game skid
NEW YORK -- — Jalen Brunson had 35 points and 11 assists, Josh Hart scored a season-high 31 points and the New York Knicks erased a 21-point deficit and beat the Sacramento Kings 120-109 on Thursday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Hours after announcing that Julius Randle would have right shoulder surgery and miss the rest of the season, the Knicks showed why they might still be dangerous without him. Hart shook off a sprained right wrist to shoot 14 for 19 and add nine rebounds and eight assists, and Donte DiVincenzo scored 21 points.
“For us as a team, we started very slow and eventually got it picked up,” Brunson said. “And definitely the morale was a little low, when one of your guys goes down and he’s fighting to come back and just unable to be where he wants to be.”
The Knicks tied Orlando for the fourth-best record in the Eastern Conference at 45-31. The Magic own the head-to-head tiebreaker and would have home-court advantage in a first-round series if they finish with the same record.
De'Aaron Fox had 29 points, seven rebounds and seven assists for the Kings, who missed a chance to tie New Orleans and Phoenix for sixth in the West. They had won two in a row. Keegan Murray scored 18 points.
Domantas Sabonis finished with 17 points, 11 rebounds and seven assists for the Kings, who opened a four-game road trip, with back-to-back games against the Pelicans and Suns when they get home next week.
It was a tough start to the day for the Knicks, who announced in the morning that Randle would need surgery for the injury he sustained in a victory over Miami on Jan. 27. The Knicks looked like one of the strongest teams in the league at that point, when they would match the second-most victories for any month in franchise history by finishing 14-2.
And it seemed like it was going to be a tough night when the Kings blitzed them for the first 15 minutes of the game, racing to a 46-25 lead while making 19 of their first 28 shots (68%). But the Knicks answered with a 16-2 run to get into the game, then took control of it in the fourth quarter.
Fox's 3-pointer gave Sacramento a 95-92 lead with 9:55 to play before Brunson and Hart each converted three-point plays in a 13-0 run that gave the Knicks a 105-95 lead on Brunson's 3-pointer midway through the fourth.
“Guys played very, very unselfishly, just made the right play,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It was a big hole to climb out of but we found a way to win.”
Sabonis scored before Brunson had two straight baskets to push the lead to 12 and Sacramento never threatened again.
Sacramento rode a 7-for-9 start from 3-point range to a 35-20 lead after one quarter. But Kings coach Mike Brown said his players started passing up some open shots, leading to mistakes that gave the Knicks confidence.
“And that’s a product of not consistently doing what we did to start the game,” Brown said. “Move it easy to the open guy and if you’re open let it fly.”