New York Knicks: Who stepped up during 118-91 win over Sacramento Kings?
The New York Knicks dominated the Sacramento Kings on Saturday, November 11. Whose performances stood out during the 118-91 Knicks victory?
The New York Knicks are beginning to make Madison Square Garden a venue that teams loathe traveling to. It will take time and further improvement before that reputation truly returns, but the Knicks are taking pride in their responsibility to protect The Mecca.
On Saturday, November 11, the Knicks sent a powerful message with their best win of the 2017-18 season thus far: 118-91 over the Sacramento Kings.
118. 27. 91. 84. Final
New York began the 27-point victory on a sour note, allowing Sacramento to go on a 10-0 run to open the first quarter. It proceeded to lock in on both ends of the floor, outscoring the Kings by a measure of 32-13 to thus end the first quarter ahead 32-23.
The Knicks continued to execute at a high level through the second quarter, outscoring the Kings 32-26 and taking a 64-49 lead into halftime.
With the fear creeping in that New York would fall victim to another dreadful third quarter, it blew the game open by holding Sacramento to 17 points. That was the consistent theme all night: While ball movement was critical offensively, defense won this game.
The question is: Who stepped up for the now 7-5 New York Knicks during the 118-91 victory over the Sacramento Kings?