The Sacramento Kings picked up a much-needed road win, beating the New York Knicks 118-110.
The Kings won a game that they didn’t in real life and improved to 14-11, matching their actual record after 25 games.
Harrison Barnes made 11 of 14 shots and scored a team-high 28 points. Domantas Sabonis and Trey Lyles both scored 26 points. Lyles nearly doubled his previous season high and did it in 19 minutes of work. He shot 8-for-9 from the field and 5-for-6 on three-pointers.
R.J. Barrett scored a game-high 29 points for the Knicks, and Julius Randle put up 25 points.
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The Knicks took a couple of five-point leads early, but the Kings went ahead late in the first quarter. Lyles had a 7-0 run all by himself to put Sacramento up 28-19, and it was 29-24 at the break.
Midway through the second quarter, Davion Mitchell hit a three-pointer to give the Kings their first double-digit lead at 41-31, and Sabonis followed with a basket to make it a 12-point lead at 43-31. New York cut the deficit to five at 51-46 at halftime.
Quentin Grimes gave the Knicks a 58-57 lead a few minutes into the third quarter, but Mitchell responded with another three-pointer and the Kings never trailed again. Later on, Lyles hit a three-pointer to put Sacramento ahead 78-69, and Kevin Huerter hit a three-pointer at the end of the quarter to make it 91-78. The Kings scored 40 points in the quarter, with eight three-pointers.
The Kings took their biggest lead of the game in the fourth quarter at 100-85 on another Lyles three-pointer. The Knicks chipped away a bit, closing the gap to six points at 108-102 with under three minutes to play. New York tried fouling late, but the Kings hit enough free throws to put the game away.
This game was played with Bank Shot Basketball.
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