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New York Knicks at Sacramento Kings

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41-23, 20-12 Away
Final
133 - 104

33-31, 16-15 Home

Karl-Anthony Towns leads Knicks in 133-104 romp at Kings

KAT buries 3-pointer over Valanciunas

OG Anunoby scored 24 points while adding seven rebounds, eight assists and five steals for New York. Miles McBride shot 7 for 11 (4 for 5 from 3-point range) to finish with 21 points.

Malik Monk led the Kings with 21 points. Zach LaVine added 17 points for Sacramento.

The Knicks took the lead with 7:33 left in the first quarter and never looked back. The score was 66-51 by halftime, with McBride racking up 16 points. The Knicks extended their lead to 79-58 during the third quarter, fueled by an 11-0 scoring run. Towns scored a team-high 15 points in the second half as his team closed out the win.

TAKEAWAYS Knicks: New York ended a three-game skid on the first night of a back-to-back.

Kings: Sacramento dropped to 33-31 and trails the Los Angeles Clippers for the eighth spot in the Western Conference by two games.

KEY STAT The Knicks made 22 3-pointers compared to 10 for the Kings.

UP NEXT

Next up on the schedule for the Knicks is a road matchup with Portland on Wednesday night. The Kings will visit Golden State on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

NY wins series 2-0

Matchup Prediction

Kings: 35.0%
Knicks: 65.0%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 133 - 104
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 133 - 104
4th 20.1 MarJon Beauchamp defensive rebound 133 - 104
4th 23.0 Mason Jones misses 26-foot three point step back jumpshot 133 - 104
4th 33.1 Skal Labissiere defensive rebound 133 - 104

Statistics

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45-84 FG 36-86
53.6 Field Goal % 41.9
22-40 3PT 10-34
55.0 Three Point % 29.4
21-26 FT 22-26
80.8 Free Throw % 84.6
40 Rebounds 37
6 Offensive Rebounds 14
34 Defensive Rebounds 23
34 Assists 18
13 Steals 7
1 Blocks 4
15 Turnovers 16
1 Team Turnovers 2
16 Total Turnovers 18
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
25 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 24
26 Fast Break Points 8
40 Points in Paint 44
24 Fouls 20
35 Largest Lead 5

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

Location: Sacramento, CA
Attendance: 16,539 · Capacity:

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 47 18 .723 - W5
New York 41 23 .641 5.5 W1
Philadelphia 22 42 .344 24.5 L1
Toronto 22 43 .338 25 W1
Brooklyn 22 43 .338 25 L1

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 40 23 .635 - L2
Golden State 37 28 .569 4 W5
LA Clippers 35 30 .538 6 L1
Sacramento 33 31 .516 7.5 L2
Phoenix 30 35 .462 11 L1
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