The Kings put together an impressive three quarters on the road against the New York Knicks, but unfortunately forgot that quarters come in four and were outscored 31 to 15 in the final frame. DeMar DeRozan led the way for the Kings with 34 points, while Domantas Sabonis had 11 points, 12 rebounds and 7 assists. Russell Westbrook was the only other Kings player to score in double digits with 14 points, but did so on just 6 of 19 shooting.
The Kings as a team shot terribly, especially from distance where they were just 5 of 30. The 5 makes ties a season-low, but the 16.7% was the worst on the season. The Knicks got a big performance from Jalen Brunson who had 28 points, but the most impactful player might have been Mitchell Robinson who was a +25 in his 27 minutes of action. Robinson’s presence on the floor was a game changer on both ends, as the Kings didn’t have good answers for his defense and rebounding.
The Kings are now 12-36 on the season with three more games left on this season-long road trip.
(Apologies for the lack of a game day thread, it was created but accidentally not published)