Game ID: 22300975
New York Knicks @ Sacramento Kings
Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 PM ET
Golden 1 Center, Sacramento, CA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAC 22 26 26 17 91NYK 21 32 22 23 98
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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.
SAC availability going into 3/07 · back-to-backOUT Vezenkov missed 10 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 39 min since (109% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 14 min since (79% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/10 · 2 days' restOUT Duarte missed 2 since 3/06, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 11 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 38 min since (105% of 36)
BACK Ellis back 2/28 after 3, 15 min since (84% of 17)
SAC availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Duarte missed 3 since 3/06, returns tonight: 11 min (89% of 12)
OUT Vezenkov missed 12 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 37 min since (102% of 36)
SAC availability going into 3/13 · back-to-backOUT Vezenkov missed 13 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Fox back 3/04 after 2, 36 min since (100% of 36)
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 11 min since (89% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/16 · 2 days' restOUT Vezenkov missed 14 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 9 min since (77% of 12)
SAC availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 2 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 15 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 6 min since (52% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 24 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/20 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 3 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 16 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 9 min since (76% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/21 · back-to-backOUT Lyles missed 4 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 17 since 2/11, out tonight
BACK Duarte back 3/12 after 3, 11 min since (92% of 12)
NEW Ellis 17 to 29 min over the last 5
SAC availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Lyles missed 5 since 3/13, out tonight
OUT Vezenkov missed 18 since 2/11, out tonight
NEW Ellis 17 to 27 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/08 · 2 days' restOUT Anunoby missed 16 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 41 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 33 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 17 since 1/29, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 42 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 35 min over the last 5
NEW Bogdanović 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 25 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/12 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 18 since 1/29, returns tonight: 29 min (82% of 35)
OUT Robinson missed 43 since 12/11, out tonight
NEW Hart 35 to 44 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/14 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 44 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 29 min since (82% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 43 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/16 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 45 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 32 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NEW Sims 12 to 20 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 3/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 46 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 3/14, returns tonight: 5 min (39% of 12)
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW DiVincenzo 30 to 36 min over the last 5
NEW Achiuwa 24 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/21 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 47 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Anunoby back 3/12 after 18, 33 min since (92% of 35)
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 5 min since (39% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/23 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 2 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 48 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 29 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 3/25 · 1 day's restOUT Anunoby missed 3 since 3/18, out tonight
OUT Robinson missed 49 since 12/11, out tonight
BACK Sims back 3/18 after 2, 10 min since (86% of 12)
NEW Hart 35 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW McBride 21 to 34 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 112, shooting 52 percent and 37 from three, 16 free throws a game; Fox at 29 and Sabonis at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. 2 days' rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 88, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 15 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and DiVincenzo at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Robinson (45 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 88 a night to Sacramento's 112 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to New York's 31. Call it Sacramento 111, New York 108, New York keeping it close.
3/07 vs SAS 131-129 — SAC notes
SAC won 131-129. SAC shot 51% (52 of 102) to SAS's 51%, 10 of 32 from three. Fox led with 33 (14 of 32, 1 of 7 from three); Sabonis added 31, Monk 18. The hinge was Q2, 41-28: SAC came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 20. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
3/10 vs HOU 104-112 — SAC notes
SAC lost 104-112. SAC shot 45% (39 of 86) to HOU's 46%, 6 of 32 from three. Sabonis led with 25 (10 of 11, 5 of 6 at the line); Monk added 20, Fox 18. Q1 was theirs, 30-23, but the other 3 periods went 89-74 against them. They led by as many as 13. Barnes's -17 in 21 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs MIL 129-94 — SAC notes
SAC won 129-94. SAC shot 53% (49 of 92) to MIL's 37%, 18 of 40 from three, and got to the line 16 times to MIL's 35. SAC turned it over 8 times to MIL's 13. Fox led with 29 (11 of 17, 4 of 5 from three); Monk added 25, Sabonis 22. The hinge was Q4, 34-16: a lead of 17 became 35. Ellis was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
3/13 vs LAL 120-107 — SAC notes
SAC won 120-107. SAC shot 52% (46 of 88) to LAL's 49%, 19 of 41 from three, and got to the line 12 times to LAL's 22. Barnes led with 23 (8 of 15, 7 of 11 from three); Fox added 21, Murray 19. The hinge was Q3, 28-17: a lead of 4 became 15. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/16 vs NYK 91-98 — SAC notes
SAC lost 91-98. SAC shot 35% (30 of 85) to NYK's 43%, 10 of 37 from three, and went to the line 26 times to NYK's 16 — 21 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 42-52 against them. Sabonis led with 21 (9 of 16); Fox added 20, Monk 18. Q3 was theirs, 26-22, the deficit cut from 5 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 76-65 against them. Sabonis's -13 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/18 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 19 free throws a game; Fox at 24 and Sabonis at 23 a game. Without Lyles (2 straight). One day's rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 101 a night and allowing 110, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Jackson at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 19 a game. Without Williams Jr. (4 straight), Stevens (3 straight), Williams (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Memphis giving it away 16 times a game to Sacramento's 11. Call it Sacramento 115, Memphis 107.
3/20 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 18 free throws a game; Trent Jr. at 23 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without Barrett (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 104, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. Without Lyles (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-3 a night and Toronto minus-6 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 104 a night to Toronto's 118. Call it Sacramento 116, Toronto 112, Toronto keeping it close.
3/21 @ WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 128, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 18 free throws a game; Kuzma at 19 and Poole at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Kuzma (2 straight), Avdija (3 straight), Jones (3 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 100, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 23 and Sabonis at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Lyles (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been plus-7 a night and Washington minus-13 and the defense, Sacramento allowing 100 a night to Washington's 128. Call it Sacramento 120, Washington 111.
3/23 @ ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Orlando comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 101, shooting 52 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Banchero at 20 and F. Wagner at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 103, shooting 46 percent and 33 from three, 21 free throws a game; Fox at 22 and Monk at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Lyles (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Orlando wins, and the game turns on the arc, Orlando at 38 percent from three to Sacramento's 33. Call it Orlando 112, Sacramento 109, Sacramento keeping it close.
3/08 vs ORL 98-74 — NYK notes
NYK won 98-74. NYK shot 48% (38 of 79) to ORL's 34%, 16 of 33 from three, and got to the line 8 times to ORL's 20. Brunson led with 26 (11 of 19, 4 of 7 from three); Hart added 19, Achiuwa 15. The hinge was Q3, 25-15: a lead of 16 became 26. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
3/10 vs PHI 73-79 — NYK notes
NYK lost 73-79. NYK shot 32% (26 of 80) to PHI's 39%, 9 of 40 from three. NYK turned it over 19 times to PHI's 13, and PHI turned those into 9 steals. Brunson led with 19 (6 of 22, 1 of 9 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); DiVincenzo added 15, Bogdanović 10. Q4 was theirs, 17-16, the deficit cut from 7 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 63-56 against them. Sims's -18 in 23 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/12 vs PHI 106-79 — NYK notes
NYK won 106-79. NYK shot 51% (40 of 79) to PHI's 38%, 14 of 40 from three. The glass went 51-31 for them. Hart led with 20 (8 of 16, 1 of 6 from three); Brunson added 20, DiVincenzo 16. The hinge was Q1, 26-14: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 33. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +32.
3/14 @ POR 105-93 — NYK notes
NYK won 105-93. NYK shot 44% (38 of 87) to POR's 40%, 6 of 29 from three, and went to the line 26 times to POR's 16 — 23 points from the stripe to their 14. NYK turned it over 12 times to POR's 17. Brunson led with 45 (14 of 30, 2 of 10 from three, 15 of 17 at the line); DiVincenzo added 12, Anunoby 12. The hinge was Q2, 29-16: a lead of 1 became 14, and the lead reached 22. Brunson was the night's best plus/minus at +17.
3/16 @ SAC 98-91 — NYK notes
NYK won 98-91. NYK shot 43% (37 of 86) to SAC's 35%, 11 of 39 from three, and got to the line 16 times to SAC's 26. The glass went 52-42 for them. Brunson led with 42 (17 of 28, 5 of 10 from three); DiVincenzo added 15, Burks 12. The hinge was Q2, 32-26: NYK came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. Burks was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
3/18 @ GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Kuminga at 23 and Thompson at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 83, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brunson at 30 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (46 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 83 a night to Golden State's 117 and the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Golden State minus-0. Call it New York 109, Golden State 107, Golden State keeping it close.
3/21 @ DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Porter Jr. at 21 a game. One day's rest. New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 91, shooting 44 percent and 29 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 32 and DiVincenzo at 15 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Robinson (47 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Denver wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-9 a night and Denver minus-3 and the arc, Denver at 40 percent from three to New York's 29. Call it Denver 108, New York 106, New York keeping it close.
3/23 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 98, shooting 47 percent and 32 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 14 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Anunoby (2 straight), Robinson (48 straight). One day's rest. Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 115, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 23 free throws a game; Thomas at 24 and Bridges at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 98 a night to Brooklyn's 115 and the glass, where New York has been plus-6 a night and Brooklyn minus-1. Call it New York 113, Brooklyn 104.
3/25 vs DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 100, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 33 and DiVincenzo at 17 a game. Without Anunoby (3 straight), Robinson (49 straight). One day's rest. Detroit comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Cunningham at 18 and Ivey at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Duren (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 100 a night to Detroit's 118 and the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 15 times a game to New York's 11. Call it New York 116, Detroit 103, New York by 13.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKAB A. Burks
BB B. Bogdanović
BO Bogdanovic
DD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
MM M. McBride
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
SACAL A. Len
DF D. Fox
DM D. Mitchell
DS D. Sabonis
HB H. Barnes
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
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 becomes fourth Knicks player with consecutive 40-point games, leads New York past Kings
SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- — Jalen Brunson scored 42 points, becoming the fourth player in franchise history with 40 or more in consecutive games, and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 98-91 on Saturday night.
Brunson had 45 points in Thursday's win at Portland . He has seven 40-point games this season, when he was a first-time All-Star.
“You almost come to expect what Jalen did,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said. “It’s every night and it’s big play after big play. Every time you need a big bucket, he comes up with it.”
Brunson is the first Knicks player to reach 40 in back-to-back games since Carmelo Anthony on Feb. 19 and 21, 2014. Hall of Famers Bernard King and Patrick Ewing are the other Knicks to do it.
“I don’t have the resume those guys do, so it means a lot,” Brunson said. “But I’m just happy we found a way to win.”
Donte DiVincenzo scored 15 points and Josh Hart had nine points and 12 rebounds. Isaiah Hartenstein was a force on the defensive end, blocking five shots and grabbing 14 rebounds, along with seven points.
“It was a good team win,” Thibodeau said. “I thought the defense was really good. They’re a gifted offensive team.”
Domantas Sabonis led the Kings with 21 points and 14 rebounds for his 49th consecutive double-double.
De’Aaron Fox added 20 points, nine assists and seven rebounds, but was held to 5-for-19 shooting. Malik Monk scored 18 off the bench.
“I feel like we got good looks,” Fox said. “I feel like a lot of it (was) we just didn’t make shots. But that’s a good defensive team that you have to be able to capitalize on any of their mistakes, and I don’t think we did a good job of that tonight.”
The Kings’ 91 points were their fewest in a home game this season. Sacramento fell to 0-8 when scoring fewer than 100 points, as New York held its fifth straight opponent under that number.
“They’re a great team, explosive on offense and Mike (Brown) has done a great job coaching them here,” Brunson said. “They present a lot of problems on that side of the ball and we were able to keep them under 100 points, which is not easy to do. Like I said, we found a way.”
It was the Kings’ first loss when allowing fewer than 100 points, dropping to 6-1.
The game featured 20 lead changes and 13 ties.
The Knicks led 53-48 at the half and extended the advantage to nine early in the third quarter on a pair of layups by Brunson.
Sacramento responded with a 15-4 run to go up 63-61, but New York took a 75-74 lead into the fourth quarter.
The Knicks outscored the Kings 23-17 in the final period.