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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

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

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/ny.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originNY https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sac.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSAC
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
Sacramento Kings Sacramento Kings Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Jake LaRavia, F Out Apr 15
Malik Monk, SG Out Apr 9
New York Knicks New York Knicks Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE

Game Information

Golden 1 Center

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

2024-25 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Boston 61 21 .744 - W2
New York 51 31 .622 10 W1
Toronto 30 52 .366 31 L2
Brooklyn 26 56 .317 35 L3
Philadelphia 24 58 .293 37 L2

2024-25 Pacific Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
LA Lakers 50 32 .610 - L1
LA Clippers 50 32 .610 - W8
Golden State 48 34 .585 2 L1
Sacramento 40 42 .488 10 W1
Phoenix 36 46 .439 14 L1
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