Knicks by the Numbers:

On the defensive end, the Knicks hold teams to 101.6 points a game, good for 12th in the NBA. They allow teams to shoot only 34% from behind the arc, putting them at 7th in the league, and though they give up the fourth most amount of two point shots, they hold teams to 48.1%; 11th in the league in that category. The Knicks are 8th in the league in blocks, and dead last in steals all while forcing teams to commit only 11.4 turnovers a game, last in the NBA in that category. The talent that has been assembled for the Sacramento franchise should be more than enough to beat the Knicks. They play slow, don't shoot well from anywhere and don't seem to share the ball very well. This team and this game was one that the Kings would have died to play when they were coming off of their 5 game win streak and now they've gotten their wish; the Kings are dead, and here now is the game they were promised.

Odds and Ends: This game against the Knicks sees the Kings facing up against former small foward/power forward, Derrick Williams. Williams, who signed a two year, 10 million dollar contract with the Knicks this summer, is playing in his second lowest amount of minutes this season at 16 per game, and still has that hair style. You know, that one.

Prediction: Kings find a way to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat and beat the hometown heroes, 110-105.

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