Despite ejection Harry Giles III has another impressive performance as the Kings end 3 game losing streak at home against the New York Knicks.
Harry Giles III posted 17 points and seven rebounds as he finished the game shooting 7-for-9 from the field.
New York Knicks 108 (13-51) vs. Sacramento Kings 115 (32-31)
The Sacramento Kings snap as three-game losing streak as they defeat the New York Knicks, 115-108, in front of 17,000-plus fans at Golden 1 Center. The Kings are now 9-2 at home against Eastern Conference opponents and 20-13 overall against Eastern Conference foes.
The Kings allowed New York to start the game on an 8-4 run before Sacramento countered with a 7-2 run to take the lead at 11-10 with 6:50 remaining in the first quarter. Sacramento would not relinquish their lead for the remainder of the game.
After the Kings took the lead, they allowed the Knicks to get within one or two points just six times,
including out of the halftime break as New York cut the deficit to within one as the Knicks went on a 4-1 run to start the second half with the score at 56-55 with 10:05 to go in the third quarter. Sacramento then went on a 6-0 run to take a seven-point lead at the 8:47 mark in the third quarter.
Sacramento was up 86-80 heading into the fourth quarter before the Kings went on an 8-0 run to take the 14-point lead, 94-80, which marked Sacramento’s largest lead of the game.
TEAM
Sacramento shot .470 percent for the contests as they made 39 field goals on 83 attempts while the
With the Kings maintaining the lead headed into the fourth quarter, Sacramento moves to 23-3 on the season when holding the scoring edge over their opponents through the first three quarters.
Sacramento went 26-of-33 from the free throw line as they have shot 30 or more free throws in five of their last eight games as they are 3-2 in those five outings. The Kings are 8-5 on the year when taking 30-plus attempts from the charity stripe.
Buddy Hield recorded 28 points while tying his career-high with seven assists as he went 9-for-18 from the field and 7-of-7 from the free throw line for his third straight game with 20-plus points while making seven or more shots from the line. He is just the 17 th player this season with a three-game streak with 20 points or more and seven or more makes from the charity stripe and the first Kings player since DeMarcus Cousins had a four-game streak from Dec. 26, 2016 to Jan. 3, 2017.
Harrison Barnes notched 22 points and a team-high 10 rebounds for his third double-double in a Kings uniform as this is his first 20-point performance for Sacramento.
Allonzo Trier scored a game-high 29 points as he was 8-of-16 from the field and 10-fo-15 from the line while also collecting seven rebounds.
Knicks shot 39-of-85 (.459) for the game. The Kings are now 26-7 this season when they outshoot their opponents from the field.
Dennis Smith Jr. added 18 points as he knocked down eight shots on 17 tries.