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Knicks struggle shooting, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings

January 15, 2026

Story by (Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images)1 / 2Knicks struggle shooting, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings1 / 2Knicks struggle shooting, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings2 / 2Knicks struggle shooting, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings (Sergio Estrada-Imagn Images)Colin MartinThu, January 15, 2026 at 5:45 AM UTC·4 min readThe Knicks had one of their worst shooting games of the season and lost to the Sacramento Kings, 112-101, on Wednesday night. Here are the takeaways...-- New York found themselves down 16-8 early in the first quarter and then things got even worse with Jalen Brunson leaving the game with a right ankle injury. Brunson slipped and fell with 7:45 remaining in the first quarter while trying to cross up Maxime Raynaud. He tried to stay in the game but left for the locker room with 7:01 on the clock and did not return. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement-- It didn't get better for Mike Brown's new squad against his former team as NY trailed 32-17 at the end of the first quarter.

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Key Highlights

The Knicks went 0-for-9 from three-point range and shot just 35 percent from the field compared to the Kings' 63 percent.
Former Knick Precious Achiuwa, DeMar DeRozan, and Zach LaVine all scored 10 points in the first.
Karl-Anthony Towns tried to carry the load for New York with seven points.-- New York missed their first 12 three-point attempts before Josh Hart hit one to make it a 41-24 game in the second quarter.
The Knicks slowly tried to mount a comeback despite their struggles from beyond the arc.
Offensive rebounds and second-chance points were a big factor as Mitchell Robinson dominated the glass (11 total offensive rebounds in the first half, Robinson with six). The Knicks outscored the Kings, 25-24, in the second quarter but trailed 56-42 at halftime.

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Knicks struggle shooting, miss 33 three-pointers in 112-101 loss to Kings

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