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Dec 22, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Malik Monk (0) looks to pass the ball against Phoenix Suns center Udoka Azubuike (27) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Sergio Estrada-USA TODAY Sports
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Paxlovid kicked my covid’s ass. Now let’s see the Kings do the same to the Suns.
Good for you. Worked for me as well
Go Kings!
I’d love to see Keegan rock a midrange game
Lmao Suns announcers already acting like they’re up 10
This is the kind of start the Kings need to make the rest of the year.
Okay, okay. Like the intensity so far.
And Booker is one of my least favorite players.
Booker and Durant are definitely in my top 10 disliked.
Black Falcon swooping early!
HB and Red Velvet showing out tonight..so far.
The “don’t trade me” performances.
HB increasing stock market price
Suns shooting well, but they just can’t keep up.
Kings with 11 assists so far in the first quarter.
this is a completely different team when our wings show up
Whichever teams shoots 130 first wins
It isn’t a Suns game until Eric Gordon tosses up his first airball.
Gordon’s career summed up in a few short words. He is either hot, cold, or injured.
idc if we end up losing this game – the suns stink
Thanks Metu double agent
great first quarter. contributions from everyone so far. setting up for a great team win.
Very good first quarter with 15 assists.
A whopping 15 assists for the Kings at the end of one. Domas and Barnes with eight points each, Keegan and Fox with seven. The offense is really clicking.
With so much talent, how can the Suns look so mediocre?
They need an actual PG. Beal, Booker, Durant don’t do that.
Yeah. They don’t really move the ball a lot, do they.
This Jones would do well for them
Kings have forced their second shot-clock violation so far.
Eric Gordon Airball Count: 2.
Suns color commentary guy keeps talking about how many exploitable weaknesses and flaws the Kings have and then getting immediately proven wrong. Pretty hilarious
Sounds like the same Suns commentary as the last time the Kings beat them. Their whole tone was assuming a victory, and when it didn’t happen, almost everything they said was unintentionally funny. A really good crew to listen to for schadenfreude.
Color guy now saying it’s not the refs’ fault for the FT discrepancy because they “aren’t used to seeing them drive”
Guest Phoenix Mercury player now praising the Suns crowd for being a great 6th man when they’re playing well
Following that no-call on Sabonis getting hacked, color guy says “he’ll miss that shot if you challenge him”
Miss it if you hack the crap out him.
Love seeing 18 assists with likely more to come before the half. Keep sharing the ball and good things happen
These two teams couldn’t be more different offensively.
Lots of teamwork, passing, movement, and cutting.
Versus isoball.
Cannot believe that you sometimes make sense.
LOL
Vezenkov showing off Euro MVP style.
we letting ted cruz get buckets jfc
JFC make an adjustment and cover Allen.
keegan just swatted booker’s shot into his own face and out of bounds lol
This version of the Kings can go far. Now just stop Grayson Allen
Barnes flails after minimal contact. No foul. Booker does the same shit on the other end. Late whistle and he’s at the line.
Refs gotta keep it close because the Suns can’t do it themselves
Idk if Phoenix has the heart to fight back in this one. If we can keep KD/Beal/Booker from catching fire in the third, I think we’ll be emptying the benches early.
They will have a run, and the refs will probably aid them a bit. Just weather the storm and keep playing that beautiful ball like the 1st half
Yeah, I’ll take the 17 point halftime lead. Bump it up to 25 by the end of 3 and garbage time the 4th, ideally.
More Sasha please!
He was really good. Been saying for weeks that he needs some real minutes, and the backup SG position finally was abandoned, so going big plays to the team’s current strength.
I love his moving without the ball and his BBIQ.
Just what the offense needs.
Who’s this Poindexter doing the halftime with Matt Barnes?
He’s the guy that does the 49er pre and post game shows,
Sorry…..I’m old enough to know that you can’t believe a word that comes out of some guy named Poindexter’s mouth. It’s a fact. Check it out.
Move the ball
I don’t want to bring down the wrath of Jack down on my poor ole head but how Huerter is enough or……too much
Not a 49ers fan, but I feel like if people do start giving Domas the credit he deserves, it’s going to turn into a Purdy-esque “any center can average 20-10-8 in a Mike Brown system”
Yup
the amount of vitriol the national media has for a triple-double machine that never quits on a play is beyond me
The condescending nature of the Penix broadcast crew is something. You’d think this is Yankees vs. Royals.
Did you say the Penis Suns?
Huskie QBs catching strays here
Keegan was out for blood there!
he has found a little mean streak, which was exactly what he needed. he’s not afraid of the physicality anymore.
Everything looking good, except for the free throw shooting
That defense on Durant by Huerter and Fox was something else.
Huerter is having a strong game on both sides of the ball. Keegan, too.
Incredible teamwork.
Time to put on the Suns commentary crew.
So much joy in their pain.
Color guy: “That’s the EG I know. Balance that 3 with an inside threat.”
Play-by-play: “First bucket of the game for Gordon.”
???? ????
Keep it at or above 20 and I would guess the suns wave the white flag to start the 4th
Wake up Kings!
Suns commentary crew is unironically whining right now about Monk trying to draw the foul. And then complaining about the lack of a foul call on the other end.
Do they have game stats in front of their eyeballs?
Low IQ Kings return to close out another quarter in shit fashion.
You almost called it, but Fox made the midrange!
Lazy to end the 3rd
Looks like we got a ball game
Kings up 12 starting the fourth. Just finish them off.
My prediction is a lot of free throws for the suns in the 4th.
Suns color: “I mean the Kings are one pass and a three. Whatever works for them.”
Suns play-by-play: “And another three by the Kings.”
Classic
It’s funny, because Suns color is literally talking about the Suns offense.
Lazy ass propaganda mixed with a generous helping of straight pouting.
The Suns commentary team is the closest thing to propaganda that you’re likely to hear.
War is Peace.
Freedom is Slavery.
Ignorance is Suns commentary.
Once we hit garbage time this thread should just become The Roast of the Suns Broadcasting Crew
Great idea. All we need to do is type what they say.
On it
Just like that, Malik Monk.
Monk with the block. Takes it to the top of the three-point line. His defender takes a stab or two. Monk sticks a three in his fucking face.
Add a little 6-0 run after this TO and lock this game up.
Could be a factor, Suns only have one time out left by my count.
I keep hearing from this Suns team everything that is wrong with the Kings, but then I keep looking at the scoreboard and feeling confused.
Cause there is nothing positive about the Suns play tonight, lol
You can say that again. They can only talk about Grayson Allen so much, and he’s cooled off anyway.
Kings popped them in the mouth in the 4th. Sucked the air out of the arena.
I didn’t think any broadcast team could be as bad as the Dubs, and yet, here we are.
They should invite the Gorilla on the broadcast one of these days. He’d outclass both of the announcers with his comparatively insightful commentary and get both their jobs.
Wut?
Glorious, glorious silence.
I’m not watching but it looks like Durant and Booker have more TO’s than the entire Kings squad
What the hell is this new phrase I have heard this season…”eminent possession…”. Close cousin of eminent domain?
Eric Gordon was just guarding Domas on the block. LOL
I love it when the Suns go small.
For a quick look at “community engagement” the Suns broadcast showed slo-mo video of two people setting up a pop-up in an empty park.
LOL
Another shot-clock violation. Props to the Kings for the defensive effort.
Grayson coming in. Mike put Keegan or Lyles on him and face him up.
Suns color: Something’s gotta happen here.
I think Brown has found his 9 man rotation
Play-by-play guy remarks on the high amount of shot clock violations by the Suns. In a moment of unprecedented restraint, Suns color declines to remark on how the Kings aren’t a good defensive team at all and these turnovers are entirely self-inflicted.
Suns color explaining that the Suns were “conserving their energy” early in the game.
Apparently they were right
Monk’s been pretty ugly tonight. He’s making mistakes right at the rim. Passing when he has a shot and hesitating.
I want to hear you say something positive before I die. About anything.
Suns color: I’m seeing a lot of disunity and discord among Kings fans recently. Never see that kind of thing with Suns faithful.
So now you like them?
As comic relief, yes.
I say positive things on the regular.
Really like Monk as secondary PG
I tried the Suns broadcast. It was too painful to my ears after a few possessions.
Yea but the price is right. 🙂
Considering the on court action, I kind of enjoy it. You´d think the Suns are up 30, defending champs and the Kings haven´t won a game in years. Oh and the refs are against them.
The woman providing guest commentary for the Suns is actually saying reality-based things. Props to her.
She’s H O R R I B L E
Suns big adjustment has been to put Durra t on Domas this qtr.
Come on Monk!
Monk is too out of control and gets sloppy. Just make the easy pass and play.
Monk is having one of those yes, yes, no, no, nights.
The Team Defensive Ratings of the Suns and the Kings are virtually identical, by the way.
To be fair Suns PBP guy is pretty good.
Kings are dangerously close to losing those game.
Three straight turnovers, Jesus.
Get monk out of there
Good lord. 22-4 run.
What in the hell is Fox doing?
This is turning into a historic tank job
Fox looking pissed off about a no call. Usually he drives the lane right after that.
WTF???? What is with these dumb turnovers???
Absolutely pathetic for Fox to repeatedly give the ball up during crunch time. TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE
Unfreaking real.
I can’t believe the Kings gave away this win.
Nobody gives up on the Kings faster than you do.
But at least you aren’t rooting for them to lose this game, so congrats on the progress.
Maybe one day they’ll prove. Me wrong. That day hasn’t come yet. ????????♂️
Was the entire team lobotomized with 6 minutes to go?
They decided to completely change their game plan for some reason.
What a total collapse!
It blows my mind how MB is sticking to this lineup. It is clearly not working
And Fox is taking GD jump shots. Fox is a heck of a player but I don’t get why he’s being so passive. Man F this.
The idea of a “core 4” is a joke when they continue to do this.
Monk/Fox keep away game.
Lol, what a ridiculous loss.
I started watching and the kings stop playing
Such an epic chokejob.
Fuck this shit
Great Fox. Shouldn’t have switched onto Durant. Garbage.
Brooklyn 2019 all over again.
Played 2 damn good games only to collapse at the end.
Played a good 42 minutes and just flat out collapsed the last 6.
Epic fuck up
This team is weak and shoft and our star PG has a weak motor. This is garbage. Fox is garbage.
Enough with the positivity already
It’s true man. It’s just the truth. WTF are talking about positivity for? Troll.
Epic finish. Is mike Brown awake?
“coach of the year”
Fucking late 4Q iso offense.
Brown should have called a timeout at several moments.
Oh my god. This game. The lack of mental toughness and discipline.
Perfectly describes the Kings this season. They’re weak and soft and have a low bbIQ too often.
That loss is on Monk and Fox again. Just gave the damn thing away over and over.
They really blew a 22 point 4th quarter lead in 8 minutes to lose. Hilarious work
That was a horrible coaching job in the 4th quarter. Fox and Monk were acting like fools, but Brown let the turn overs and blunders go on for over 3 minutes,. This is how an already sad season just takes a dive very quickly. They are showing a lack of heart and brain. They dominated a good team and then threw in the flag. I cannot believe that they didn’t try harder after a devastating loss to the Bucks! They looked like loser.
Let’s be positive for Ruben folks. Great game!
Boy you have a great sense of humor, too. I guess internet irony doesn´t work.
LOL. Well considering you targeted me with several comments IDK man ????♂️
Let’s pass on Luka so Fox can handle the ball and give it up when it really matters after getting his stats.
I can totally see 2-5 to finish this month. Though we could definitely lose to Indy for a 1-6 finish.
Well that sucked
Should’ve been a 4-1 road trip. Not 2-3. Pathetic
3.5 quarters of ball movement to create open shots, then they just stop, go into the prevent offense with the fox/monk/sabinis keep away game.
I don’t even think Murray took a shot in the 4th quarter.
Up 22 with 8:22 to go.
Loss on Fox primarily. He’s our AS and he repeatedly gave up the rock and was too passive.
Clutch or not clutch, this was just stupidity and awful coaching.
That’s our theme for the season.
Kings: They’re Savy!
The fact that KD on Sabonis threw off the entire offense and no adjustments were made is awful.
It’s like Brown fell too much in love with his coaching savvy, Fox with his 3 point shooting and Monk with his passing savvy.
That’s a wrap on my all-star voting. It would be fraudulent at this point.
Two gut punch losses in a row by a combined 3 points. Kings led this one 47 minutes. Just not when it counted.
Wouldn’t be surprised at all if #3 comes Thursday with a Hali-less Pacer team.
Hitting just 58% on FTs doesn’t help.
Kings now a play in team
Hopefully, but that’s also questionable.
You’ve got to give the Suns credit. Ok Brown, whatever. Come on dude. Talked about Suns’ adjustments. What about the Kings?
Did he bring the laptop?
I was hoping so, but no, no laptop.
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