The Knicks (40-23) West Coast swing continues tonight in Sacramento against the Kings (33-30).
New York had the weekend off following their third straight loss Friday night. Kawhi and the Clippers were ten points better, knocking off the visitors from Manhattan, 105-95. Despite their recent woes, the Knicks remain firmly entrenched in third place in the Eastern Conference - 5.5 games behind the Celtics and 4 games ahead of the Bucks.
Sacramento sits in ninth place in the Western Conference - 2 games ahead of the quickly fading Mavericks and 1.5 games behind the aforementioned Clippers who knocked off the Kings Sunday in overtime, 111-110. DeMar DeRozan and Zach LaVine combined for 61 in the loss.
Jalen Brunson (ankle) remains sidelined for the Knicks. Domantas Sabonis (hamstring) has also been ruled out for this game.
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That gives the Knicks an implied team point total of 111.76, and the Kings 111.24.
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