Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks box scores and game analysis

The Saturday night Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks game was electric, featuring one of the league's top offenses against a formidable defensive team. Both the Kings and Knicks had been on winning streaks, with each team having won two consecutive games before the matchup.

In the end, it was New York that emerged victorious, 98-91. Jalen Brunson was the biggest star in the Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks game, powering the Knicks with a huge 42-point performance, an impressive follow-up to his 45-point game against the Portland Trail Blazers.

Brunson's back-to-back 40-point games made him only the fourth player in Knicks history to achieve this feat, joining Bernard King, Patrick Ewing and Carmelo Anthony.

Despite the Kings averaging 118 points per game this season, the Knicks, who rank eighth in defensive rating (112.2), managed to limit them to just 91 points. The Kings entered the game having scored at least 120 points in four of their past five games.

OG Anunoby, who played his third game for the Knicks since returning from injury, continued to be a defensive menace despite putting up just two points, five rebounds and two assists. The team has been giving up just 87.7 points per game since his return, and in the 17 games he has played for the Knicks, they have won 15.

Josh Hart had nine points and 13 rebounds, Donte DiVincenzo had 15 points and Alec Burks scored 12 off the bench for New York.

Domantas Sabonis had a 21-point, 14-rebound double-double to lead the Kings.

De'Aaron Fox had 20 points but was limited to 5-for-19 shooting (26.3%) from the field. Other key Kings players struggled, including Malik Monk, who shot 6-for-14 to finish with 18 markers, Harrison Barnes, who shot 5-for-13 for 16 points, and Keegan Murray, who shot 3-for-12 for 11 points.

The Knicks improved to a 40-27 record to solidify their fourth-place standing in the East, while the Kings, which fell to 38-28, fell to seventh in the West.

The next Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks game is scheduled for April 4 in New York.

The Knicks will next face Western Conference playoff contenders in the Golden State Warriors and Denver Nuggets, before clashing with Eastern Conference teams out of the playoff picture in the Brooklyn Nets, Detroit Pistons and Toronto Raptors.

Meanwhile, the Kings will next battle the Memphis Grizzlies, Raptors, Washington Wizards and the Orlando Magic before facing the Dallas Mavericks twice.

Below are the stats and the box scores for the Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks game.

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Sacramento Kings vs New York Knicks player stats and box score

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Sacramento Kings player stats and box score

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Harrison Barnes	36:22	5	13	38.5	2	7	28.6	4	4	100	4	2	6	3	1	0	2	1	16	-6
Keegan Murray	33:31	3	12	25.0	1	7	14.3	4	4	100	1	5	6	1	0	1	0	3	11	-8
Domantas Sabonis	40:11	9	16	56.3	1	1	100	2	5	40.0	3	11	14	2	1	0	5	1	21	-13
Kevin Huerter	15:58	0	3	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	1	0	-1
De'Aaron Fox	36:27	5	19	26.3	2	7	28.6	8	10	80.0	1	6	7	9	2	0	3	4	20	0
Malik Monk	28:18	6	14	42.9	3	9	33.3	3	3	100	1	3	4	4	0	0	2	4	18	-2
Davion Mitchell	11:58	0	2	0.0	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	0	-7
Keon Ellis	29:19	2	4	50.0	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	3	3	0	2	1	0	4	5	-4
Alex Len	07:17	0	2	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	0	1	0	0	3	0	0	0	6
Kessler Edwards	00:32	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Chris Duarte	00:07	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jordan Ford	DNP - Coach's Decision
Colby Jones	DNP - Coach's Decision
JaVale McGee	DNP - Coach's Decision
Jalen Slawson	DNP - Coach's Decision
TOTALS		30	85	35.3	10	37	27.0	21	26	80.8	11	32	53	22	7	5	12	20	91	-

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New York Knicks player stats and box score

PLAYER	MIN	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
Josh Hart	38:54	2	7	28.6	0	2	0.0	5	6	83.3	1	12	13	3	1	0	0	4	9	1
OG Anunoby	33:06	1	8	12.5	0	4	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	5	5	2	1	3	2	2	2	6
Isaiah Hartenstein	27:49	3	3	100	0	0	0.0	1	1	100	4	10	14	3	1	4	1	3	7	5
Donte DiVincenzo	29:39	5	16	31.3	3	12	25.0	2	3	66.7	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	4	15	-6
Jalen Brunson	36:14	17	28	60.7	5	10	50.0	3	4	75.0	1	3	4	2	4	1	6	1	42	5
Precious Achiuwa	20:11	1	2	50.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	5	4	0	1	1	3	2	2
Miles McBride	11:46	0	1	0.0	0	1	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
Bojan Bogdanovic	24:00	4	11	36.4	1	5	20.0	0	0	0.0	1	4	5	1	0	0	3	2	9	7
Alec Burks	18:21	4	10	40.0	2	5	40.0	2	2	100	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	1	12	13
Mamadi Diakite	DNP - Coach's Decision
DaQuan Jeffries	DNP - Coach's Decision
Shake Milton	DNP - Coach's Decision
Jericho Sims	DNP - Coach's Decision
TOTALS		37	86	43.0	11	39	28.2	13	16	81.3	10	42	59	19	8	9	13	21	98	-