Apr 28, 2023; San Francisco, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Kevin Huerter (9) shoots the ball against the Golden State Warriors in the third quarter during game six of the 2023 NBA playoffs at the Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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White out in the stands, but the Warriors are wearing white? This is the third game in a row the Kings marketing team hasn’t matched the jerseys the Kings are wearing.
Loving what I’m seeing so far. Great activity on defense, active hands forcing turnovers. Looking up in transition and getting everyone touches. Sabonis, Barnes, Murray, and Huerter all aggressive in looking for their shots early. Once the shots start falling and the nerves wear off, I think we might win this one soundly.
Kings 3PT shot again ice cold to start. Need to start attacking the rim instead of settling right now. Real impressed with Huerter on the defensive end early on here too.
God Damn. I turned the volume
down and I swear you can hear “Defense” here in Houston riding on the prevailing westerly winds.
Keep it up TKH commenters at the game. Jealous and equally happy of all of you at the game. Bar here has every TV on the Kings game and the crowd is ALL cheering for Kings. Everyone!
I assume they wanna conserve as much of Fox’ energy as possible for the 2nd half of the game but not sure how much more they can survive these TD guarding Curry minutes
I’m starting to believe this becomes a statement win. This might not be competitive by the 4th. Everyone has shown up. Everyone is contributing on both ends.
Warriors throwing their best punches right now and the Kings are taking them with a shrug. They’re gonna get punched out by the 3rd quarter and it’ll be curtains.
Keep playing at a high pace. Warriors gonna tire out as the game goes on. They’re already committing a lot of touch fouls and just look a step slower than the Kings right now. Kings already with the 5-1 OREB advantage
Yeah they’re sacrificing on the defensive end for his offense, but not sure they can allow Curry to go off like this. The more he’s hitting the more he’ll get into a groove and could have one of those 40-50 point games. Gonna need to get Fox/Mitchell guarding him more in the 2nd half IMO
Monk should have attacked the basket with all that space there instead of settling for a quick 3. Still would have had a chance at a 2 for 1 opportunity with how quick he is with the ball
Not a terrible idea, considering TD was doing well on offense. Davion can all but neutralize Poole, who’s capable of getting hot and being the Warrior’s third offensive superstar when he’s “on.” Shutting down Poole forces more of the load onto Curry and Klay, which could give the Kings an edge in the 4th quarter when legs get tired.
TD providing valuable offense but they really will need to use Fox and Davion on Curry in the 2nd half to make him work more for his looks. Can’t let him go off like this. Can’t expect Klay to keep shooting this poorly in the 2nd half
Will be interesting to see if Brown sics Davion on Curry more in the 2nd and Fox takes more of a role on offense to compensate. We’re going to need some Off Night defense to pull this one out.
I think this is what happens, and we’ll see Fox on him at times still too. Could be why Brown risked using TD on Curry in that 1st half. Keep both Fox and Mitchell as fresh as possible and then have them hound Curry the whole 2nd half with him likely playing 40+ minutes for GS. Hope he gets a bit gassed and starts missing more of his shots in the 3rd/4th quarters
Curry well on his way to going for over 40 in this one. Fox stuck at 8. Fox has got to get his offense going and Brown needs to get Davion in there to defend Curry the rest of the way. This is a dangerous stretch right here. Warriors looking to take complete control right now
Domas – complaining, keeping his hands in the air staring at the ref. Dude, box out or get out. He is standing around on defense like a deer in headlights.
Damn man, Fox been so damn good all series but folks gonna remember this poor Game 7 performance if they don’t pull this out. Still has time to make his mark but he’s been pretty much a non factor
Beyond that, just a really disappointing quarter from the Kings. Letting the Warriors get to every loose ball/rebound. Just looking soft vs them all quarter and not matching their intensity/effort at all
Brown with some truly brutal decisions this game and it probably just burned them. Classic Warriors 3rd where they come out hot and the Kings just could never match it at any point
Warriors missed 9 (?) free throws that quarter. You have TD out there the whole quarter who gave you no offense Davion wouldn’t have and the whole team collapsed on defense. Bad coaching to keep sticking with that.
Kings choked this away in the third, but a major story of this game is no Davion on Curry. Far fewer fouls and much less offensive flow from the Warriors with him guarding Curry.
We’re chucking 3’s and they’re attacking the basket. Also disagree with putting in Sabonis, Barnes, and Huerter here. It’s like we’re totally disregarding the lessons learned in game 6
The very first question Brown should be asked after this game is why he didn’t put Davion on Curry. Then it should also be the second and third question. Then every question after that.
Inexcusable and that decision got worse and worse as the game went on. You’re not giving yourself a chance to win if you refuse to put your best defender on Curry.
Sadly yes, but he carried for all 6 games prior. Domas has stunk all series long for the most part, then finally had a good 1st half today before turning back into crap this 2nd half. Whole team turned to crap in the 2nd half really
This is embarrassing. They came out in the third quarter and completely forgot how to play basketball. Then they visibly gave up with like 8 minutes to go. No fire, no focus, no heart. Fucking embarrassing. Return of the Kangz. No excuses for this ridiculous performance.
Tried to upvote this 12X in real time during the game. First time I’ve been on this site during a game–needed some validation I was not alone in my frustration.
Kings took the Defending Champs to 7 games. I hope this was a good experience for them. Most of the players have never been in this situation. Great experience for them.
Now Kings, learn from this and don’t go down the Memphis Grizzly route of ‘all talk.’
NBA empowered Curry is amazing. Kings need to lick their actual physical wounds brought on by the NBA and get ready to battle the refs next year. Keegan Murray is rookie of the year.
My thoughts exactly. And to add insult to injury, Rashaun Holmes saw 0.00 minutes of playing time in the series, even in garbage time. In this series, I think Holmes could have neutralized Looney on the glass. Of course, all that was dependent on not letting Curry get downhill from high picks that Davis got caught on every single time.
I have had a wonderful year of basketball. A great Year by the Kings, its organization, all its employees, the coaches, the trainers. It’s not the way we wanted it to end.
The fans are simply great with the chant.
it’s going to be an interesting off season. I had a great time on here with all of you.
Ii am looking forward to the LVSL after the wounds heal.
It’s less the choking that is frustrating, which you can’t really control, and more the inexplicable decision not to put Mitchell on Curry at all. Curry does not score 50 if Mitchell is in the game, and the tradeoff with TD’s offense was not worth it.
Kings lost because they shot poorly, had no easy baskets, and couldn’t get a rebound. Totally flat in the second half. Never gave the crowd a chance to get them going. Curry still too good. I’d have rather seen Kessler in him for his length.
The problem isn’t length, it’s letting Curry get in front and then downhill. W’s ran more than 10 high picks near the half court line, and TD get caught on every single one of them. So much for locking Steph down. Poor strategy, poor recognition by coaches, and no adjustment–effectively doubling down and allowing separation by middle of 3rd quarter.
It’s not surprising Fox had his worst game of the series when they went back to playing everything through Sabonis again. He needs the ball in his hands to make plays and score. It’s also not surprising curry goes off for 50 with Davis on him.
Because he can’t score relying upon Curry/Klay/Poole/Wiggins gravity to get what he can. Also, the Warriors play him limited minutes in the regular season in order to protect his health for the playoffs.
Looney is an extremely good defender/rebounder/pretty solid passer. However, the league doesn’t value those things so he’s overlooked.
Not by me. I wanted the Kings to make an offer to him last time he was a free agent. Of course, I doubt he would have accepted, but the Kings should have at least made the effort.
Oh, and left out that he’s sets a lot of screens for Steph and Klay.
Watched till the end. Fuck that was a rough way to end things. Frustrating! Give a few days to digest how the season went. I’m rooting for Denver. Dislike Phoenix and Warriors. Hate the Lakers regardless who’s playing for them!
As Kings fans who only want what is best for the team we follow there were a lot of very unique positive events this year.
One of those was captivating the national media and basketball fans everywhere with the Light The Beam chant and all it entails.
Mark Jackson made one of the most classless comments I have ever heard an announcer make in a long time. As the clock was winding down he said “Warm up the Beam”.
We are so, so, so lucky to have dodged the bullet that is Mark Jackson as a coach of this team. By comparison, Mike Brown, is an incredible example of how to carry yourself as a team and a coach.
I don’t know man, if you were paying attention minutes earlier, Jackson actually suggested that the beam be lit, even this was a loss, as a homage to this phenomenal Kings season.
It’s a bummer to see them go out with a whimper like that but I won’t let that get in the way of what was one of the most fun seasons I’ve ever experienced. I don’ think I would have felt this same way if they advanced only to lose to the fuckin Lakers in the next round. I don’t like the Warriors(mainly their arrogant fan base), but I don’t have some deep seeded hatred of them like I do the Lakers, so a series loss to the Dubs doesn’t sting as much
Hey guys, Warriors fan from before here. I tried to avoid commenting here during the series because I know people can get heated with the opposing team fans. Now that its over though, I just wanted to say the series was fantastic and i have a newfound appreciation of Fox!
Hope y’all are rooting for us, just saying if we win the championship than y’all can say you got beat by the champions, which means that y’all could technically have been champions as well
Plus, like, Nor-Cal solidarity and all that lmao!
Anywaaays, come on over to DubNationHQ.com! We’d love to have you root with us if you’re interested!!
Terrance Davis on Curry all game. Keeping Domas in against Looney. What a recipe for success, Brown. That’s all I’m gonna say. Brown made some horrid lineup choices in the second half for some reason.
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Here we go y’all! Sitting in 222, let’s run them off the court!
Beam team checking in from 215. Let’s smoke them!
My purple Aviation cocktail didn’t give us the victory the last time out, so now I made a Bleeding Lithuanian.
Basically a White Russian with a maraschino cherry for garnish/”blood”.
Let’s Fucking Go!
April 30
Ding wins the FIDE (chess)
Kings win the series.
Ian fumbled the bag badly
Quietly confident. Wish I’d brought my earplugs. Time to end one dynasty and start a new one.
Play hard, play smart. Let’s go kings!
Let’s get this job done…and WIN this Game 7
Let’s go, Kings !
I’m ready to celebrate or be hurt with you all! Let’s Go! Let’s Go Kings!
bellevue, wa representing. let’s go get that beam warmed up!
White out in the stands, but the Warriors are wearing white? This is the third game in a row the Kings marketing team hasn’t matched the jerseys the Kings are wearing.
Listen to that crowd!
Damn boys let’s play defense.
No open 3 for those Warriors, please
Loving what I’m seeing so far. Great activity on defense, active hands forcing turnovers. Looking up in transition and getting everyone touches. Sabonis, Barnes, Murray, and Huerter all aggressive in looking for their shots early. Once the shots start falling and the nerves wear off, I think we might win this one soundly.
Go Kings! Win this sucker.
F’n league pass is bailing out on me .
SHIT!
Gotta be a way to stream ABC.
Reddit dot rnbastreams dot com
Rik,
in the State’s the game
is
on ABC if that is available
to you.
Murray looks great so far
Yes, love his aggressiveness…
and he being active
Okay, let’s start playing Kings.
Kings 3PT shot again ice cold to start. Need to start attacking the rim instead of settling right now. Real impressed with Huerter on the defensive end early on here too.
Gotta make shots if you want to win.
The officiating bullshit has begun, Murray called for something Klay and Steph do 5 times a game.
They wanna call Keegan for that then I expect them to call it on Curry and Klay too(they won’t)
Keegan with 5 rebounds and doing stuff
Davis hits his first 3?
Green in the paint 6 seconds
Green in the paint 7 seconds
Nice job, TD
Yeah TD for a quick 6 in 4 minutes
Damn the place would have erupted if Keegan hit that there. Strong finish to the 1st by the Kings. Starting to hit their 3’s
Kings fighting like hell..love it!
survived that warriors run and looking good. crazy curry 3s might keep it close for a while but he can’t keep making those the whole game (right?)
God Damn. I turned the volume
down and I swear you can hear “Defense” here in Houston riding on the prevailing westerly winds.
Keep it up TKH commenters at the game. Jealous and equally happy of all of you at the game. Bar here has every TV on the Kings game and the crowd is ALL cheering for Kings. Everyone!
Okay connection is back.
Thanks for the feedback.
Curry has it too easy today. TD with the threes, but Curry gets little with Mitchell on the floor.
I don’t think Davion has been on the court with Curry yet.
I assume they wanna conserve as much of Fox’ energy as possible for the 2nd half of the game but not sure how much more they can survive these TD guarding Curry minutes
3 fouls for GP2
I have not seen Payton, not foul when he tries to play D down low.
Also, too many late calls already. The Kings have been getting them, but make a decision and call it. Don’t watch to see if it goes in.
So far so good!
ABC doesn’t know who the players are on the floor. weird.
At least it’s not Doris Burke. I heard she got stuck in her house after her front door was blocked with one too many Warriors souvenirs.
No doubt… More like “Doris Lurke”
Was dreading the ABC call…not sure which is worse: Doris Burke or Stephen A. Smith?
Lyles did his own part, grabbing off. rebound….
now, the other teammates also need to step up
That Monk 3 where everybody touched the ball. Beautiful!
I’m starting to believe this becomes a statement win. This might not be competitive by the 4th. Everyone has shown up. Everyone is contributing on both ends.
Warriors throwing their best punches right now and the Kings are taking them with a shrug. They’re gonna get punched out by the 3rd quarter and it’ll be curtains.
Don’t jinx us, sir!
I’m not worried about the score in the first half.. we will see how much energy the Warriors have in the second half.
GS has figured TD out; he just can’t fight over screens like Davion. Curry will have a field day like that.
Yep. Curry is killing him out there.
Yeah, he’s familiar with TD now.
We need to make a run before they do.
Keep playing at a high pace. Warriors gonna tire out as the game goes on. They’re already committing a lot of touch fouls and just look a step slower than the Kings right now. Kings already with the 5-1 OREB advantage
2 fouls for Looney now
They’re all in foul trouble
Take advantage of the penalty
Seems like Brown is favoring TD over Davion on Curry
Not sure why because Davion has had superior results
Kings stop missing your FT’s
Curry missed 2 free throws? WTF!
Basketball Gods are with us tonight.
Would have been great if that were the difference in the game, but Kings shot themselves in the foot at the charity stripe and Curry made it moot.
They missed the 8 second count and curry hits a three.
Domas not hesitating to take those open jumpers
TD getting killed on defense, but three threes.
Yeah they’re sacrificing on the defensive end for his offense, but not sure they can allow Curry to go off like this. The more he’s hitting the more he’ll get into a groove and could have one of those 40-50 point games. Gonna need to get Fox/Mitchell guarding him more in the 2nd half IMO
Prophetic. That’s exactly what happened. We all called it out, but nobody in a position of authority was reading this blog!
Curry flop to draw the foul on Domas
Curry flop for the win?
Challenge the damn call
God I hate those moving screens by Domas.
He wasn’t moving
Yeah, it’s not like he’s Draymond where he can do it on every play.
Fox got all ball there. And Keegan never touched Steph
GS flopping cry babies.
Guys, need to make those FT
Monk playing PG is almost a guaranteed turnover
He’s not deaaronfox.
How about Monk as a SG?
There’s an idea!
Fox not hitting his midrange shots right now. Gotta get him going
yes, those are money shot for him
Fox and TD playing pickle?
Revenge game for Domas?
He’s actually getting some calls for once so the Warriors have to play him squarely
Feeling much more confident than being two points up against the Warriors should make me feel.
Don’t love the offense there in the last minute, but I’ll take the lead go into the half.
Monk should have attacked the basket with all that space there instead of settling for a quick 3. Still would have had a chance at a 2 for 1 opportunity with how quick he is with the ball
Wish Fox got a bit closer. He had time
Nice first half…
TD and Lyles and Sabonis all stepped up…
Fox, Monk, especially need to do a better job
Why isn’t Brown putting Davion on Curry?
TD played well, no minutes for Davion
Played well offensively, not so good on D.
Yeah, it seems like he intentionally takes Davion out during Curry minutes
Right? He’s playing Davion exclusively against Poole.
Not a terrible idea, considering TD was doing well on offense. Davion can all but neutralize Poole, who’s capable of getting hot and being the Warrior’s third offensive superstar when he’s “on.” Shutting down Poole forces more of the load onto Curry and Klay, which could give the Kings an edge in the 4th quarter when legs get tired.
Think he’s saving Davion for the second half. TD bought Brown minutes for Davion.
Fox struggled that half an the Kings are up 2. That’s encouraging. I expect him to kick it into gear in the 2nd half
He doesn’t seem his speedy self. Maybe just saving it for the second half?
His handles aren’t great either. I think his finger is bothering him.
Curry looking as good as possible and Fox looking mediocre. We’re winning, and I still think mean regression will favor the Kings.
TD providing valuable offense but they really will need to use Fox and Davion on Curry in the 2nd half to make him work more for his looks. Can’t let him go off like this. Can’t expect Klay to keep shooting this poorly in the 2nd half
Will be interesting to see if Brown sics Davion on Curry more in the 2nd and Fox takes more of a role on offense to compensate. We’re going to need some Off Night defense to pull this one out.
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I think this is what happens, and we’ll see Fox on him at times still too. Could be why Brown risked using TD on Curry in that 1st half. Keep both Fox and Mitchell as fresh as possible and then have them hound Curry the whole 2nd half with him likely playing 40+ minutes for GS. Hope he gets a bit gassed and starts missing more of his shots in the 3rd/4th quarters
Klay has looked mediocre too. He can also heat up.
Won the first two quarters albeit by the slightest margin. Let’s blow them out in the third and put it away.
That’s the way !
3rd quarter has historically been where this dynasty Warriors have taken charge in games. Kings gotta come out sharp
You called it
3rd quarter. Gotta come out balling.
Why the hell were Keegan and Huerter just standing there on that opening possession?
It was a designed play for Fox and Sabonis PnR.
Kings killing themselves with this FT shooting. 8/14 now.
Got to make your free throws…
Man, Fox just can’t seem to get his shot going
Just take the open jumper there, Domas. DRibbled into the defender and had to attempt a contested turn around hook
TD is mismatched by Klay. Get length on him.
Klay misses 2 free throws?
That sucked. Wedgie helps the Warriors there. Kings would have had that board and now its a jumpball which is automatic for the Warriors
Get up on Klay
Harrison Bricks.
Kings and poor FT shooting at home in a Game 7. Tale as old as time
Fuck. Not hitting FT’s and no pressure on offense.
Gotta switch up the personnel. This 5 is flat!
Huerter hasn’t been good enough for heat checks. And Curry is killing TD.
Barnes, TD, and Huerter need to go
Stupid early threes by Kings. It’s so annoying. Huerter from 25 freaking feet?
Kings just playing really dumb right now.
Little fucking prick
We look the tired ones…
Curry initiated the contact not a foul.
Weak stuff.
Kings are headed towards deserve to lose territory.
Time for some lineup changes. TD, Huerter and Barnes aren’t giving you anything right now.
Put Monk and Lyles in
Kings just standing around out here. Better wake the hell up quick
If this lineup stays, that’s inexcusable by Brown
Come on, guys…
Just focus and step up
Kings are flat and passive.
Try Edwards on Curry
Davion has done everything anyone could do on Curry. His shooting is extremely suspect, but this lineup isn’t working right now.
WTF!! Did i miss something — why is our best defender not on CURRY??? TD is getting big minutes and is not holding up on D. This is critical.
Why isn’t Davion on Curry?
Where’s the Lyles small ball offense, with Sabonis out? Make ‘em think about playing Looney.
Get aggressive now or the season is over.
Curry well on his way to going for over 40 in this one. Fox stuck at 8. Fox has got to get his offense going and Brown needs to get Davion in there to defend Curry the rest of the way. This is a dangerous stretch right here. Warriors looking to take complete control right now
Put freaking Lyles back in. We were rollin with him in the game.
Warriers feeling it right now, its getting away from us. No excuses for this.
Still the same group and STILL TD on Curry? Come on, Brown
Very strange.
Let’s go Davion!
Rebound please. More Monk and Davion.
Doesn’t seem like Domas wants to be there
Rebounding has ceased to exist
We need Lyles to rebound, getting ridiculous
Goddamnit put a body on Looney!
Curry checks out when Davion checks in.
Jesus, Huerter.
Looney kicking Domas ass now on the boards. Ugh
They’re the aggressor
Yep. Kings getting punked right now
Commentators: Kings need a stop
Actually: Kings need to REBOUND
Now you have Davion on the floor without Curry, which makes no sense.
Huerter in the 4th in game 6 was the outlier. Back to chucking bricks
This.
Domas – complaining, keeping his hands in the air staring at the ref. Dude, box out or get out. He is standing around on defense like a deer in headlights.
Brown getting outcoached here. Not adjusting lineups when things aren’t working
Kings are done.
Way too early for that
spread them out like game 6!
No adjustments by Brown
Ok get Domas out and Lyles in so Looney has to come up and defend him. Domas getting abused by Looney on the boards
Pathetic showing by domas
Thank goodness warriors are missing free throws too.
Warriors trying to let the Kings back in it from the line.
Looney with 8 offensive rebounds. The Kings, as a team, have 8.
down 14-8 on the offensive boards
42-34 overall. terrible
Why aren’t we rebounding? Wtf
GS 13 offensive boards in 3rd quarter.
To be fair, the Warriors are clanking their shots and there are a lot of long rebounds, but the Kings are still sucking.
Not the first time the Kings lost a playoff game because our Center didn’t grab a rebound.
13 Oreb and we’re only in the 3rd quarter
And here come the Fox fumbles….
Put Lyles back in freaking Brown.
Why the fuck is TD back in when Curry comes back?
Pls grab some defensive rebound…and put some body on opponents
The way we’re playing, we should be down by 20
We would be if they didn’t miss a crap ton of free throws.
Feels like the fix is in with all the one sided foul calls
TD has a seemingly infinitely long leash in game 7. Unacceptable
Play Fox, Mitchell, monk, Murray and lyles!
Seriously
No more Sabonis and Barnes please. Anyone can miss shots, and get outrebounded
Both choking
Warriors jacking and missing badly but getting the rebounds… This is a thing.
Don’t worry guys, the Kings will rebound next year!
Kings are choking under the pressure.
Coach need to give them a wake up call
Damn man, Fox been so damn good all series but folks gonna remember this poor Game 7 performance if they don’t pull this out. Still has time to make his mark but he’s been pretty much a non factor
Beyond that, just a really disappointing quarter from the Kings. Letting the Warriors get to every loose ball/rebound. Just looking soft vs them all quarter and not matching their intensity/effort at all
The Kings look like a deer in headlights
I’ve been noticing Fox has been playing so passive this game. no aggression
Sabonis has five rebounds to Looney’s eighteen.
Looney is an avg center, Domas is chokin
Curry vs TD IS NOT WORKING
Horrible
Get TD out of there.
Brown screwed this game with his rotation.
It’s allowed Curry to do whatever he’s wanted and he’s gonna hang a 40+ on them because of it
That’s exactly what happened.
50, but we lost count at 40.
3rd quarter Warriors have arrived and are kicking the Kings ass.
Curry easily waltzes to the rim for a layup
Green was in the key for like 6 seconds on the offensive set
Kings defense on Curry is atrocious.
It’s not like they have a player sitting on the bench who could change that by himself.
Where the fuck is Mitchell?!
Need a 3 here
Keegan Murray…. that is all.
What kind of milk does a mythical cow produce. Legen-dairy.
It’s time, Fox. Be legendary today
Oh come on. Green flops. Fucking bullshit.
Davion pretty much has to play the entire 4th
Refs calling fouls because of the “exaggerated and embellished antics of Draymond Green”
Kings always so quick to leave their feet on defense and its killing them. Just falling for every pump fake
Davion has to have punched Brown in the face during practice or something
Kings just jacking threes. So annoying.
Monk! put back WTF?
Again, why the fuck is TD in?
Way, way too much run. Huerter has been terrible and you can’t trust Davion’s shooting, but Mitchell is so vastly superior on defense.
Stupid fuck/ We don’t deserve this game.
That’s the mismatch! TD guarding Klay!
Davis never touched him.
Thompson flops
Klay can shoot over TD all day!
Great job Brown. Take TD out now please.
TD had like 4 points this quarter with awful defense and just got rewarded for it
do they give academy awards to nba players?
Yeah, TD didn’t touch him. Klay collapsed.
All the duds shooters do that. Like they’re made of wet straw.
Coaching staff not adjusting. Very disappointing.
I did not expect this debacle.
Don’t give up. The Kings have one more quarter in them. They’re going to shock the NBA.
Time for some heroics by…someone
I think we’d better give ball to Barnes to draw some foul and get to the line
What, so he can miss
End of three quarters: Davion has guarded Steph for 0 minutes. Guess who’s going off.
Refs are giving all flops to the Warriors.
Brown with some truly brutal decisions this game and it probably just burned them. Classic Warriors 3rd where they come out hot and the Kings just could never match it at any point
I think the Warriors have learned all they need to do is fall down and a call will go their way. This is WWE shit.
Warriors missed 9 (?) free throws that quarter. You have TD out there the whole quarter who gave you no offense Davion wouldn’t have and the whole team collapsed on defense. Bad coaching to keep sticking with that.
Awful, just fucking awful third quarter.
8 OREB for Looney and 18 for the game through 3 quarters! Letting him go off for another 20+ night
The Warriors missed that many shots, and Kings couldn’t take advantage.
Sucks. On the coaching. No davion on steph. Too much TD. Not enough lyles minus sabonis minutes.
Yeah just way too slow with making changes in this one
Brown should call a weird timeout just to wake up the team.
A little iso ball by HB is necessary.
Better make a move NOW
Curry automatic! Guess who has not guarded him for one minute: Davion.
Coach Brown: the TD experiment is failing. TD getting beat ofd high pick every play. Go over the screen!!!!
WTF is Fox doing?
Kings look completely out of their game
Fox is choking.
And still doing better than Sabonis, Barnes, or Huerter
I love the Curry push off forearm move to get the defender away from him… I wish our players had that move.
Our players would get called for an offensive foul.
Yes they would… I wish we had that move
Can’t hit shit.
Kings just chucking 3’s as the deficit continues to balloon
Kings choked this away in the third, but a major story of this game is no Davion on Curry. Far fewer fouls and much less offensive flow from the Warriors with him guarding Curry.
Yup
Ibid. This comment should have generated 435K upvotes.
Klay trips. Domas stares at Klay tripping as Monk misses a shot. How about focusing on the BALL?!?
Fox need to drive inside and draw fouls, they almost in penalty
What a sorry ass performance for a seventh game
Bad time for Domas to turn into Ben Simmons
I just cannot they are still scoreless so far
Still time, but someone has to get hot quick.
Death lineup coming.
They got about 3 minutes to get this thing within 5 or they’re cooked.
Don’t underestimate the Davion effect. Kings benched him and guess who showed up? Tha Kangz.
Man, to play like this in this second half in a game 7, in front of your home crowd, what a horrible epic meltdown.
I miss Davion.
We need star fox to come through.
We’re chucking 3’s and they’re attacking the basket. Also disagree with putting in Sabonis, Barnes, and Huerter here. It’s like we’re totally disregarding the lessons learned in game 6
Need a miraculous run now. I’m just not seeing it. Hope I’m wrong.
WHY IS TD STILL ON CURRY?
Kings letting Ws take them out of offense. Settling for 3s they’re not hitting. Put Davion in, no more TD!!
This team is playing so lethargic right now.
The very first question Brown should be asked after this game is why he didn’t put Davion on Curry. Then it should also be the second and third question. Then every question after that.
Yeah, I don’t get that either.
Inexcusable and that decision got worse and worse as the game went on. You’re not giving yourself a chance to win if you refuse to put your best defender on Curry.
Fox has been horrible.
Sadly yes, but he carried for all 6 games prior. Domas has stunk all series long for the most part, then finally had a good 1st half today before turning back into crap this 2nd half. Whole team turned to crap in the 2nd half really
I thought they might lose, but not like this
Good season y’all. Sucks to see the team just completely collapse this 2nd half and Brown with some really poor decisions
Welp, this is pretty much going to be over. Nice run while it lasted.
Goodbye Kings
Fox has played like absolute crap.
Been a good season folks! It’s over
I thought Coach was saving Davion for the second half to put on Curry.
Fox bumblefucking the ball away for like the 5th time.
I will not watch the next round. This is too painful.
I will not watch a minute of basketball until September. This is just so heartbreaking
What did Davion do to get put in the dog house?
It’s give up defense for Davion on Curry
only 4 pts so far is way too unaccpetable
Looney has absolutely cooked domas this series.
Not the players’ fault, imo. Coaching. The fucking coaching stunk. Want to see how Brown explains his decisions.
Davion is injured… It has to be.
I’m wondering in retrospect if he got hurt on that drive and foul in the first half.
Hurts right now, but we have a lot a good things to look forward to in the future. I just hope this doesn’t break Domas’ confidence in his shot.
Kings have 27 points in the second half with 6 minutes to go. Just pathetic.
Collapse.
How many players in the NBA are better on Steph Curry than Davion Mitchell? Somewhere between 0 and 2 (Smart and Holiday)?
This is embarrassing. They came out in the third quarter and completely forgot how to play basketball. Then they visibly gave up with like 8 minutes to go. No fire, no focus, no heart. Fucking embarrassing. Return of the Kangz. No excuses for this ridiculous performance.
So sick of these Curry layup drills. Davion’s defense>>>Davis offense. That switch where Keegan is on Curry shouldn’t be happening.
Tried to upvote this 12X in real time during the game. First time I’ve been on this site during a game–needed some validation I was not alone in my frustration.
Frigging slow WordPress site!
Kudo’s to a great season, but this leaves a sour aftertaste.
Not even sure what they’re trying to do on D here.
Kings took the Defending Champs to 7 games. I hope this was a good experience for them. Most of the players have never been in this situation. Great experience for them.
Now Kings, learn from this and don’t go down the Memphis Grizzly route of ‘all talk.’
Just really sad. The game got away in the 3rd when Looney went wild on the offensive glass. I hope someone finds Davion Mitchell. Https
Well good night Kingdom, I was a fun season.
No… you were not.
It really sucks since this team has exceeded my wildest expectations this year, but going out like this is so beyond disappointing.
Did Fox attack the paint at all today?
I have to turn this off, bye everyone
They are embarassing themselves now.
The team shot 38-24-63. Good grief.
I just don’t get what Fox was thinking throughout this game.
NBA empowered Curry is amazing. Kings need to lick their actual physical wounds brought on by the NBA and get ready to battle the refs next year. Keegan Murray is rookie of the year.
Players outplayed. Brown out coached. An exceptional season. Plenty of reasons to celebrate.
Step one CHECK
(step 2, playoff success, front court will need upgrades. Too small.)
frankly speaking, very disappointing performance
I doubt Curry will score 50 if Davion is on him
We must be saving Davion for game 8 of the series.
TD is still in the game at garbage time with Davion sits! WTF?
My thoughts exactly. And to add insult to injury, Rashaun Holmes saw 0.00 minutes of playing time in the series, even in garbage time. In this series, I think Holmes could have neutralized Looney on the glass. Of course, all that was dependent on not letting Curry get downhill from high picks that Davis got caught on every single time.
Dubs also sandbagged it into 6th place.
This may have been the Kings best chance. Thanks Van Gundy.
Well, it’s been a blast of a season.
Good night, everyone. Go Kings!
I have had a wonderful year of basketball. A great Year by the Kings, its organization, all its employees, the coaches, the trainers. It’s not the way we wanted it to end.
The fans are simply great with the chant.
it’s going to be an interesting off season. I had a great time on here with all of you.
Ii am looking forward to the LVSL after the wounds heal.
Fox should be embarrassed by his effort.
Everything went through Sabonis for what it seems like the first time in this series taking the ball out of Fox’s hands.
You should be embarrassed for your constant whining eyes for Fox
It’s less the choking that is frustrating, which you can’t really control, and more the inexplicable decision not to put Mitchell on Curry at all. Curry does not score 50 if Mitchell is in the game, and the tradeoff with TD’s offense was not worth it.
Kings lost because they shot poorly, had no easy baskets, and couldn’t get a rebound. Totally flat in the second half. Never gave the crowd a chance to get them going. Curry still too good. I’d have rather seen Kessler in him for his length.
The problem isn’t length, it’s letting Curry get in front and then downhill. W’s ran more than 10 high picks near the half court line, and TD get caught on every single one of them. So much for locking Steph down. Poor strategy, poor recognition by coaches, and no adjustment–effectively doubling down and allowing separation by middle of 3rd quarter.
Kings Fans… best in the league.
Flopping cry babies vs. Flopping cry babies in R2.
It’s not surprising Fox had his worst game of the series when they went back to playing everything through Sabonis again. He needs the ball in his hands to make plays and score. It’s also not surprising curry goes off for 50 with Davis on him.
how did looney not make the all star team?
Because we made him look like an all star
Because 7pt, 9 rebound averages aren’t All Star numbers. Sabonis just made him look like an All Star
LOL
Looney has been a beast for years.
If there is anyone who can’t be measured by his stats, it’s Looney.
Because he can’t score relying upon Curry/Klay/Poole/Wiggins gravity to get what he can. Also, the Warriors play him limited minutes in the regular season in order to protect his health for the playoffs.
Looney is an extremely good defender/rebounder/pretty solid passer. However, the league doesn’t value those things so he’s overlooked.
Not by me. I wanted the Kings to make an offer to him last time he was a free agent. Of course, I doubt he would have accepted, but the Kings should have at least made the effort.
Oh, and left out that he’s sets a lot of screens for Steph and Klay.
Mitchell had to be hurt. No reason otherwise to bench him all game.
Watched till the end. Fuck that was a rough way to end things. Frustrating! Give a few days to digest how the season went. I’m rooting for Denver. Dislike Phoenix and Warriors. Hate the Lakers regardless who’s playing for them!
Is Mitchell injured? The only valid excuse for him not guarding Curry
So are we all collectively rooting for Denver the rest of the way?
In the West, yes. In the East go Celtics.
One last comment to wrap up the day.
As Kings fans who only want what is best for the team we follow there were a lot of very unique positive events this year.
One of those was captivating the national media and basketball fans everywhere with the Light The Beam chant and all it entails.
Mark Jackson made one of the most classless comments I have ever heard an announcer make in a long time. As the clock was winding down he said “Warm up the Beam”.
We are so, so, so lucky to have dodged the bullet that is Mark Jackson as a coach of this team. By comparison, Mike Brown, is an incredible example of how to carry yourself as a team and a coach.
Shame on Mark Jackson.
I don’t know man, if you were paying attention minutes earlier, Jackson actually suggested that the beam be lit, even this was a loss, as a homage to this phenomenal Kings season.
Yea I was paying attention. What Kings fan wouldn’t?
Jeff Van Gundy softly chastised him if you were listening.
It’s a bummer to see them go out with a whimper like that but I won’t let that get in the way of what was one of the most fun seasons I’ve ever experienced. I don’ think I would have felt this same way if they advanced only to lose to the fuckin Lakers in the next round. I don’t like the Warriors(mainly their arrogant fan base), but I don’t have some deep seeded hatred of them like I do the Lakers, so a series loss to the Dubs doesn’t sting as much
Davion plays Davis’ minutes and this is different.
I wish I could believe that but 20 points is a lot to overcome. We shot like shit. Looney killed us on the boards.
Hey guys, Warriors fan from before here. I tried to avoid commenting here during the series because I know people can get heated with the opposing team fans. Now that its over though, I just wanted to say the series was fantastic and i have a newfound appreciation of Fox!
Hope y’all are rooting for us, just saying if we win the championship than y’all can say you got beat by the champions, which means that y’all could technically have been champions as well
Plus, like, Nor-Cal solidarity and all that lmao!
Anywaaays, come on over to DubNationHQ.com! We’d love to have you root with us if you’re interested!!
Go Celtics.
Terrance Davis on Curry all game. Keeping Domas in against Looney. What a recipe for success, Brown. That’s all I’m gonna say. Brown made some horrid lineup choices in the second half for some reason.
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