Knicks Climb Back Over .500 with Win over Kings
NEW YORK, NY - DECEMBER 11: Quentin Grimes #6 of the New York Knicks drives to the basket during the game against the Sacramento Kings on December 11, 2022 at Madison Square Garden in New York City, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2022 NBAE (Photo by Nathaniel S. Butler/NBAE via Getty Images)
KNICKS 112 – KINGS 99
The suddenly surging New York Knicks won their fourth straight with a 112-99 victory over the Sacremento Kings to catapult themselves back over .500 at 14-13. It’s the first time since November 16 that New York has been over .500 after it beat Denver 106-103 to get to 8-7.
The four game winning streak is New York’s longest suck streak since last March.
Julius Randle and R.J. Barrett both scored 27 points, with Randle scoring all of his points in the first half. Randle was ejected in the third quarter for arguing a non-call.
The Knicks trailed 9-8 before going on a 28-10 run and holding a double-digit lead the rest of the way. The Knicks largest lead was 19 in the second quarter, before storming into halftime with a 66-50 lead.
The Knicks shot 45 percent from the field and 88 percent from the free-throw line.
Michael Cohen is the News and Sports Director at Fox Sports Radio New Jersey and Magic 98.3 FM, as well as a radio production assistant with Fox and Magic in New Jersey. He started his career in Somerset in 2018 initially as a news fill-in at WCTC 1450 AM, and soon moved up to higher responsibilities in the ensuing years, assuming News & Sports Director title in 2021Prior to his time with Fox Sports New Jersey, Michael was play-by-play voice for New Jersey Jackals baseball, and as well as play-by-play and color for the College of Staten Island basketball (men and women), softball and baseball. Michael began his career as a news and sportswriter with the Jersey Journal of Hudson County.
