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The Knicks had their worst shooting game of the season and lost to the Sacramento Kings, 112-101, on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
– New York found themselves down 16-8 early in the first quarter and things got worse Jalen Brunson<\/strong> leaving the game with an injured right ankle. Brunson slipped and fell with 7:45 left in the first quarter while trying to cross Maxime Raynaud<\/strong>. He tried to stay in the game but left to enter the locker room at 7:01 p.m. and did not return.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n — It didn’t get any better Mike Brown<\/strong>A new team against his old team as NY trailed 32-17 at the end of the first quarter. The Knicks went 0 for 9 from three-point range and shot just 35 percent from the field compared to 63 percent for the Kings. Former Knick Precious Achiuwa<\/strong>, DeMar DeRozan<\/strong>again Zach LaVine<\/strong> they all scored 10 points in the first. Karl-Anthony Towns<\/strong> tried to carry the load in New York by seven points.<\/p>\n — New York missed its first 12 three-point attempts earlier Josh Hart<\/strong> scored one to make it a 41-24 game in the second quarter. The Knicks slowly tried to mount a comeback, although they struggled from beyond the arc. Offensive rebounds and second-chance points were a big factor as well Mitchell Robinson<\/strong> dominated the glass (11 offensive rebounds in the first half, Robinson with six).<\/p>\n The Knicks outscored Amakhosi, 25-24, in the second half, but they trailed 56-42 at halftime. Tied for lowest score in first half of season. The team shot an abysmal 1-for-19 from three and 34 percent from the field. Towns was the leading scorer with Brunson out (13 points on 5-for-11 shooting), but no one else was in double figures.<\/p>\n – Sacramento scored seven quick points to open the third quarter ahead Mikal Bridges<\/strong> made the Knicks’ second three-pointer of the night (2-for-21 in that span), making it a 63-46 game. The Kings continued to get to the foul line and extended their lead. Hart made the team’s third three-pointer (3-for-25) and Robinson grabbed his seventh rebound, hitting a tip-in as the Knicks trailed, 79-57, with 4:47 left in the third quarter.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n DeRozan made his first three-pointer in three games with less than a minute left in the third quarter as the Kings extended their lead to 23 points. They led 96-76 heading into the fourth as Achiuwa’s revenge game continued, reaching a season-high 20 points. New York made a total of 4-for-10 three-pointers in the third, improving to 17 percent from deep.<\/p>\n — Jordan Clarkson<\/strong> gave the Knicks a spark with six straight points in the fourth quarter and Bridges sank his second three-pointer to cut the Sacramento lead to 15 points. Brown emptied the bench with 2:34 left, down 108-94. They made it a nine point game after a Tyler Kolek<\/strong> three times Guerschon Left<\/strong> sleep earlier Russell Westbrook<\/strong> the three entered the bank for the fans to sing “light the beam.”<\/p>\n — The Knicks shot 39 percent overall and 20 percent from three, missing 33 attempts (8-for-41). Towns did not score in the second half, finishing with 13 points and four rebounds, while Bridges led the way with 19 points. OG Anunoby<\/strong> finished with 15 points, Clarkson had 11 points, and Hart and McBride each had 10 points.<\/p>\n Sacramento made 32 free throws (84 percent from the foul line) and shot 47 percent from the field. The Kings won the rebound battle, 48-43. DeRozan had 27 points and LaVine added 25 points.<\/p>\n Advertisement<\/p>\n The former Knick and five-star out of high school had his best game of the season, scoring 20 points on 7-for-14 shooting with 14 rebounds (six offensive), two assists, two blocks, and two steals.<\/p>\n The Knicks will make a quick trip to the Bay Area for the matchup Steph Curry<\/strong> and the Golden State Warriors on Thursday at 10:00 pm ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Knicks had their worst shooting game of the season and lost to the Sacramento Kings, 112-101, on Wednesday night. Here are the things you can take… – New York found themselves down 16-8 early in the first quarter and things got worse Jalen Brunson leaving the game with an injured right ankle. 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