National Basketball Association
Sacramento 113, New York 92
When: 6:00 PM ET, Sunday, November 3, 2019
Where: Madison Square Garden, New York, New York
Officials: #8 Marc Davis, #50 Gediminas Petraitis, #12 CJ Washington
Attendance: 19812

De'Aaron Fox scored 24 points and the visiting Sacramento Kings cruised to a 113-92 victory over the New York Knicks on Sunday night.

Fox made 8 of 18 shots and posted his fourth 20-point game of the season while also adding six assists. He capped his big night with a breakaway windmill dunk with 3:22 remaining and a deflected no-look pass for a 3-pointer by Harrison Barnes a little over a minute later.

Buddy Hield added 22, hitting five 3-pointers as the Kings shot 48.2 percent and made 15 3-pointers. Barnes, who hit the game-winning shot Friday against Utah, contributed 19 while Richaun Holmes and Nemanja Bjelica chipped in 14 and 10 respectively.

New York's Marcus Morris led all scorers with 28 points and rookie RJ Barrett added 22. New York's other three starters (Julius Randle, Bobby Portis, and Frank Ntilikina) combined for 12 points as the Knicks shot 40 percent and were a dreadful 20 of 31 from the foul line.

The Kings improved to 2-5 and won their second straight game after starting off with five straight losses. They beat the Knicks for the fourth straight time and led for the final 43:51.

New York dropped to 1-6 and lost its third straight since Monday's comeback win over Chicago. The Knicks were handed their most lopsided loss of the season, and by early in the third quarter, fans could be heard chanting for coach David Fizdale to be fired.

The Kings shot 52.2 percent and built a 32-23 lead after the opening quarter.

Fox and Hield were resting when the Kings scored the first 11 points of the second and took a 43-23 lead on a 3-pointer by Bogdan Bogdanovic with 7:34 left. The Knicks missed 10 straight shots but used an 11-3 run to get within 46-34 on a Morris 3-pointer with 4:37 left. However, the Kings closed out the half with a 15-7 spurt for a 61-41 lead.

The Kings kept rolling and took a 72-44 lead on a dunk by Holmes with 8:57 remaining in the third when fans began chanting for Fizdale's firing.

Sacramento held a 90-64 lead going into the fourth after Cory Joseph hit a short jumper right before the buzzer and never let the lead slip below 16 the rest of the way.

--Field Level Media

Top Game Performances
 
Sacramento   New York
De'Aaron Fox 24 Scoring Marcus Morris Sr. 28
Nemanja Bjelica 6 Assists Allonzo Trier 4
Richaun Holmes 10 Rebounds Julius Randle 7
De'Aaron Fox 7 Free Throws Made Marcus Morris Sr. 6
Harrison Barnes 1 Steals RJ Barrett 1
Harrison Barnes 1 Blocks Mitchell Robinson 2
Team Stats Summary
 
Team Points FG% 3PM-3PA FTM-FTA Assists Rebounds Blocks Steals Turnovers
Sacramento 113 48.2 15-39 16-25 25 50 5 7 14
New York 92 40.0 8-31 20-31 18 38 5 6 13
Upcoming Games
  • New York will play their next game on the road against Detroit. The Knicks have a W/L % of .000 after a win and .167 after a loss.
  • Sacramento will play their next game on the road against Toronto. The Kings have a W/L % of .500 after a win and .200 after a loss.