Game ID: 22400641
Sacramento Kings @ New York Knicks
Saturday, January 25, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Madison Square Garden, New York, NY
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
NYK 38 34 39 32 143SAC 25 42 33 20 120
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 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Sims missed 3 since 1/10, returns tonight: 23 min (211% of 11)
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (79% of 24)
NYK availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restBACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 20 min since (83% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 23 min since (211% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/20 · 2 days' restOUT Towns missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 36 min (104% of 35)
OUT Shamet missed 2 since 1/15, returns tonight: 10 min (72% of 14)
BACK McBride back 1/10 after 5, 19 min since (82% of 24)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 21 min since (192% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/21 · back-to-backBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 36 min since (104% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (72% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 21 min since (192% of 11)
NYK availability going into 1/25 · 3 days' restOUT Sims missed 2 since 1/20, returns tonight: 2 min (21% of 11)
BACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 38 min since (108% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 8 min since (58% of 14)
NYK availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 35 min since (98% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (70% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/15 after 3, 15 min since (135% of 11)
NEW Achiuwa 18 to 24 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 34 min since (97% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 10 min since (73% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restBACK Towns back 1/20 after 2, 33 min since (95% of 35)
BACK Shamet back 1/20 after 2, 9 min since (65% of 14)
BACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 11)
NYK availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restBACK Sims back 1/25 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 11)
SAC availability going into 1/16 · 1 day's restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 35 min since (95% of 37)
BACK Murray back 1/05 after 2, 36 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Monk 32 to 38 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/19 · 2 days' restBACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 37 min since (99% of 37)
BACK Crowder back 1/14 after 12, 3 min since (23% of 11)
NEW Sabonis 35 to 40 min over the last 5
NEW Monk 32 to 40 min over the last 4
SAC availability going into 1/22 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Crowder missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Fox back 1/12 after 3, 36 min since (98% of 37)
SAC availability going into 1/25 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/27 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 1/29 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 6 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/01 · 2 days' restOUT Crowder missed 7 since 1/16, out tonight
SAC availability going into 2/03 · 1 day's restOUT Crowder missed 8 since 1/16, out tonight
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 113, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Towns at 21 a game. 3 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 121, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 28 and Sabonis at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 113 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it New York 117, Sacramento 115, Sacramento keeping it close.
1/15 @ PHI 125-119 — NYK notes
NYK won 125-119 in 1 overtime. NYK shot 53% (46 of 86) to PHI's 50%, 16 of 37 from three, and went to the line 24 times to PHI's 14 — 17 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 45-35 for them. Brunson led with 38 (14 of 22, 3 of 6 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Bridges added 23, Anunoby 17. The hinge was Q1, 30-21: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 16. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
1/17 vs MIN 99-116 — NYK notes
NYK lost 99-116. NYK took 11 more shots (90 to 79), fed by 15 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to MIN's 53%, 14 of 34 from three. NYK turned it over 9 times to MIN's 15. Brunson led with 26 (9 of 23, 3 of 7 from three); Anunoby added 18, Payne 18. Q2 was theirs, 38-35, the deficit cut from 7 to 4, but the other 3 periods went 81-61 against them. Hart's -24 in 38 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/20 vs ATL 119-110 — NYK notes
NYK won 119-110. NYK shot 52% (47 of 90) to ATL's 47%, 9 of 26 from three. NYK turned it over 15 times to ATL's 23. Brunson led with 34 (12 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 7 of 11 at the line); Bridges added 26, Hart 14. The hinge was Q3, 40-27: NYK came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 5. NYK trailed 54-62 at the half and won the second half 65-48. McBride was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/21 @ BKN 99-95 — NYK notes
NYK won 99-95. NYK shot 46% (40 of 87) to BKN's 37%, 8 of 28 from three, and got to the line 14 times to BKN's 25. NYK turned it over 10 times to BKN's 16. Towns led with 25 (11 of 18, 0 of 3 from three); Anunoby added 20, Brunson 17. The hinge was Q2, 35-25: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 8. Towns was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/25 vs SAC 143-120 — NYK notes
NYK won 143-120. NYK shot 50% (52 of 105) to SAC's 48%, 17 of 36 from three, and went to the line 23 times to SAC's 16 — 22 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 53-38 for them. Anunoby led with 33 (12 of 18, 4 of 7 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Bridges added 27, Brunson 25. The hinge was Q1, 38-25: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 24. Achiuwa was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
1/27 vs MEM — 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 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 40 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Bridges at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. One day's rest. Memphis comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 113, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 24 and Bane at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Aldama (2 straight), Smart (17 straight), LaRavia (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it New York 118, Memphis 117, Memphis keeping it close.
1/29 vs DEN — 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 121 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 24 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 4 straight wins. One day's rest. Denver comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 119, shooting 52 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 27 and Braun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the defense, New York allowing 109 a night to Denver's 119 and the glass, where Denver has been plus-7 a night and New York plus-0. Call it New York 120, Denver 114.
2/01 vs LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 109, shooting 50 percent and 39 from three, 19 free throws a game; Brunson at 25 and Bridges at 21 a game. That is 5 straight wins. 2 days' rest. The Lakers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Davis at 26 and James at 24 a game. They have won the glass by 7 a night. Without Vincent (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Lakers have been plus-7 a night and New York minus-1 and the turnovers, the Lakers giving it away 13 times a game to New York's 10. Call it New York 116, the Lakers 111.
2/03 vs HOU — 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 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 18 free throws a game; Brunson at 22 and Anunoby at 21 a game. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 26 free throws a game; Green at 23 and Brooks at 20 a game. Without Sengun (2 straight), Smith Jr. (15 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where Houston takes 26 free throws a game to New York's 18. Call it New York 117, Houston 112.
1/16 vs HOU 132-127 — SAC notes
SAC won 132-127. SAC shot 50% (49 of 98) to HOU's 53%, 14 of 33 from three. DeRozan led with 33 (12 of 23, 2 of 4 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Monk added 26, Sabonis 20. The hinge was Q2, 35-27: a lead of 1 became 9, and the lead reached 16. Sabonis was the night's best plus/minus at +16.
1/19 vs WAS 123-100 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-100. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to WAS's 36%, 12 of 39 from three, and got to the line 24 times to WAS's 32. SAC turned it over 11 times to WAS's 16. Sabonis led with 29 (12 of 16, 2 of 3 from three); DeRozan added 24, Monk 23. The hinge was Q4, 33-23: a lead of 13 became 23. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/22 vs GSW 123-117 — SAC notes
SAC won 123-117. SAC shot 51% (41 of 81) to GSW's 47%, 11 of 30 from three, and went to the line 32 times to GSW's 13 — 30 points from the stripe to their 9. SAC turned it over 8 times to GSW's 19. DeRozan led with 32 (12 of 21, 3 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Sabonis added 26, Monk 20. The hinge was Q3, 37-20: SAC came in trailing by 17 and left it level. SAC trailed 48-65 at the half and won the second half 75-52. DeRozan was the night's best plus/minus at +26.
1/23 @ DEN 123-132 — SAC notes
SAC lost 123-132. SAC shot 44% (47 of 107) to DEN's 49%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 19 times to DEN's 31. DeRozan led with 24 (9 of 16, 6 of 8 at the line); Sabonis added 23, Fox 17. Q4 was theirs, 38-22, the deficit cut from 25 to 9, but the other 3 periods went 110-85 against them. Sabonis's -18 in 39 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/25 @ NYK 120-143 — SAC notes
SAC lost 120-143. SAC shot 48% (46 of 95) to NYK's 50%, 14 of 36 from three, and got to the line 16 times to NYK's 23. The glass went 38-53 against them. Monk led with 31 (12 of 21, 4 of 8 from three); Sabonis added 25, DeRozan 18. Q2 was theirs, 42-34, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 109-78 against them. Ellis's -24 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/27 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 96 a night and allowing 108, shooting 40 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Russell at 18 and K. Johnson at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without C. Johnson (2 straight), Thomas (12 straight), Simmons (4 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 124, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; DeRozan at 26 and Sabonis at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 108 a night to Sacramento's 124 and the arc, Sacramento at 37 percent from three to Brooklyn's 31. Call it Sacramento 115, Brooklyn 111, Brooklyn keeping it close.
1/29 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 34 and Oubre Jr. at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without C. Martin (9 straight), Embiid (12 straight), Drummond (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sabonis at 25 and DeRozan at 23 a game. One day's rest.
So: Sacramento wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Sacramento has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-8. Call it Sacramento 117, Philadelphia 114, Philadelphia keeping it close.
2/01 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 40 and Jal. Williams at 27 a game. Without Holmgren (36 straight). 2 days' rest. Sacramento comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 121, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 20 free throws a game; DeRozan at 22 and Sabonis at 22 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the defense, OKC allowing 112 a night to Sacramento's 121. Call it OKC 119, Sacramento 111.
2/03 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 105, shooting 50 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Edwards at 32 and Randle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without DiVincenzo (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Monk at 20 and Fox at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 105 a night to Sacramento's 126 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-5 a night and Sacramento minus-7. Call it Minnesota 119, Sacramento 110.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKCP C. Payne
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JS J. Sims
JT J. Toppin
KT K. Towns
LS L. Shamet
MB M. Bridges
MM M. McBride
MR M. Ryan
OA O. Anunoby
PA P. Achiuwa
TK T. Kolek
SACAL A. Len
DC D. Carter
DD D. DeRozan
DF D. Fox
DM D. McDermott
DS D. Sabonis
KE K. Ellis
KH K. Huerter
KM K. Murray
MM M. Monk
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
Knicks get four 20-point scorers, another triple-double from Hart in 143-120 victory over Kings
NEW YORK -- — OG Anunoby scored 33 points, Josh Hart added 20 points, 18 rebounds and 11 assists in his sixth triple-double of the season and the New York Knicks beat the Sacramento Kings 143-120 on Saturday night.
Mikal Bridges had 27 points and Jalen Brunson finished with 25 points and 11 assists for the Knicks, who fell two points short of their season high. Karl-Anthony Towns had 16 points and 15 rebounds.
Malik Monk led Sacramento with 31 points, while Domantas Sabonis finished with 25 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists.
DeMar DeRozan scored 18 points, De’Aaron Fox had 14 and Keegan Murray added 12 for the Kings.
The Knicks took a 63-44 lead on Anunoby’s 3-pointer with 5:29 left in the second quarter. The Kings answered with a 23-6 run to pull within 69-67 on Sabonis’ short bucket with 21 seconds remaining. New York ahead 72-67 at halftime.
The Knicks increased the lead to 111-100 after the third quarter and led by 24 points in the fourth.
Takeaways Kings: No one on Sacramento’s roster has played in all of their 45 games this season. Keon Ellis is the only King to play in 44. The Kings haven’t beaten the Knicks at Madison Square Garden since November 3, 2019.
Knicks: Bridges and Anunoby are the only Knicks to have played in all 46 games. Brunson and Towns played their first games since being named All-Star starters, the first Knick pair to have that honor since Walt Frazier and Earl Monroe in 1975.
Key moment The game was delayed early in the fourth quarter to determine if the basket the Kings were shooting at was at the correct height.
Key stat The Knicks shot 50% (9 of 18) from 3-point range in the first half to the Kings’ 35.3% (6 of 17).
Up next The Knicks host Memphis on Monday and the Kings head to Brooklyn on Monday.