Go Kings!
Dec 11, 2021; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) drives to the basket between Cleveland Cavaliers center Jarrett Allen (31) and forward Evan Mobley (4) during the first half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
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The Kings TV announcers are gushing over the Cavs, and rightfully so.
But let’s see which team is ‘stacked’ tonight.
Go Kings!
That’s 1 foul on Jarrett Allen!!!
Nice feed by Domas to Keegan
Shit. 2nd foul on Domas.
2 fouls on Jarrett Allen now. That’s…..not too bad considering. But the impact for Sac is more offensive with Domas having 2 fouls and reduced aggressiveness.
Gonna need a big game from Richaun Holmes tonight, I’m thinking.
Yikes these purple jerseys are quite hideous
WHOA maybe I’m the last to know but the Cav’s broadcast crew is great.
How can you tell already? I so miss Jerry Reynolds, I miss him every day.
C’mon now.
Two shots hitting the front of the rim. Tried legs already.
HB on FIRE!!!……heh
Lol he made a shot.
Gotta start somewhere
True but let’s see what he does later in the game.
Ok bench lets keep it up.
Like our Mitchell.
This looks like the old HB
Old is the key
Elder abuse
Lol Love is in for the Cavs old man game.
The Kings are so busted. Trade Barnes. Package him with Mitchell. Maybe we can get $40,000 for them both in cash considerations, or some stale Doritos.
Get a grip
I might be kidding.
Just trying to fit in.
40K & Stale Doritos is way too much for that package. Fans always think their guys are worth way more than they really are. 🙂
Just a little advice: Don’t try to fit in here. We are a weird bunch
Very good quarter ????
Indeed, but I fear Cleveland’s size will eventually win out.
J. Allen is looking unstoppable in the paint
Damn good game
Cavs not playing good defense right now but we know they can get to the rim whenever they want
Is Brown done with Holmes?
For the moment. Probably not period, though. He’ll get another opportunity me thinks.
Kentucky to Kentucky crime
Good to see the Kings pushing the lead back up now that Fox is back in the game.
Lyles is on ????
Trey bringing it tonight
It’s raining Treys
Back to back Keegan defensive plays, rebound and keep that alive
Monk threeeeeee
damn malik
What a play on defense by Keegan!!!!
Keep HB on the bench for Lyles
They’re having some fun right now.
The Malik Monk Experience is something else
It really is. I still think Terence Davis is more frustrating personally. By a lot.
Did Coach push Monk into the corner?
Yes he did!! ????????
6 on 8 basketball
On the replay, you can see Mike Brown basically SHOVE Monk into the corner to set up that three. ????
Hey hey it’s the Monk 3s people say we Monk 3 around…
Not much Fox tonight.
I think he’s having a good game so far
Yes, good game but minutes wise seems pretty low. Hopefully saving him for the second half.
Seems like a normal minute distribution to me. Based on the way Brown has used Fox up to this point.
Probably so, agree. Just though he was out for an extended period there earlier. Good game for Fox so far.
11 points in 11 minutes. most points of any player on the floor so far.
Sabonis look a lot better I’ll admit
Doing their best to get Sabonis out of the game
Allen’s got 2 fouls though. Good to see Domas isn’t letting early foul trouble knock him out of the game…yet.
Allen can’t stop Sabonis
Sabonis putting out a real “you’re locked in here with me” energy tonight
That Fox 3 is where he’ll make a major step forward in the shooting department. Great to see.
Sabonis backed down Allen on that play like a guy at the park
THAT’S MY ROOKIE!!!!
Boogie Lavert
Barnes is just standing there lol what’s he doing on d
Maybe we need some Len tonight.
Gonna be some tired mofos in the 4Q.
Is Isaiah Thomas on the Cavs?
8 guys with 5 points or more so far in this game. Love balanced scoring games, that tends to be a good sign.
I’m definitely in the camp that believes this team wins more games with Fox scoring an efficient 20-25 a night than scoring 30+ and dominating the offensive flow.
Mobley will be DPOY one day soon
Now would be a good time to put in Holmes
Would it make sense to bring Len in to try and body up on Allen?
KEEGAN’S BACK!!
That’s my rookie!!!!!!
Fox absolutely smoking Garland in a foot race while dribbling through three Cavs my goodness
Keegan just snatched the rock from Mitchell like he was a kid.
Thanks Keegan!!
Murray.
WHAT A STEAL BY KEEGAN!!!!!
And 3 off the Fox dump off!!!!! What a beautiful 1st half by Keegan. Love this kid.
Great final minute by Murray. Makes a bail out 3, picks Mitchell’s pocket, hits dagger last second 3.
Cavs are killing the Kings on the board tonight. That needs to change. Kings were doing well early, but the Cavs really started to use their size to their advantage in the 2nd qtr.
Also Paint Points needs to be far less than 34-20 advantage Cleveland.
Three turnovers.
Every single player, all 9… on the Kings has an assist.
Huerter a little quiet tonight, expect him to heat it up and hit some key 3’s second half.
He did! Prognostication sensation.
Cleveland bench has 10 points between two players
Kings bench has 22 points. Just pointing that out because your point is a very good one.
HB has resurrected.
42 to 24 Paint points advantage Cle. 35 to 18 total rebounds advantage Cle. Kings are forcing the Cavs into some TOV’s and have a 11-3 advantage (11 points off for the Kings to the Cavs 4).
Yeah the Cavs from a roster standpoint are just such a bad matchup for this Kings roster. Kings 3PT shooting, getting to the line a lot and their lack of turnovers is helping them overcome things so far. Gonna need that to continue to pull this one out
This is so true. Kings probably playing their best, most complete game of the season tonight, yet the Cavs are slowly, inevitably reeling them back in.
Yep. 100% agreed.
Dumb foul
Allen has three fouls
Brown is gonna pay for not putting in any bigs. Sabonis is really bad defensively
Allen can’t stop Sabonis… Feed Sabonis in the post and let them double team or watch Allen get a foul
I’m talking about his non-existent, weak, putrid defense
OK
Somebody has to match D Mitchell, or he’s going to do a Curry job on us.
Damn Trey Lyles lookin fast off the dribble
Damn man Curry last game and now Donovan can’t seem to miss. When are some of these star players gonna have off shooting nights vs the Kings
Why so many Sac Airport commercials? Is there that much competition? Are consumers that were planning on traveling by train going to be persuaded otherwise? Seems like a waste of money
Airports are state run but also need to be profitable.
Man, we need a rim protector bad.
DeMarcus…
layup drills for the Cavs
Keegan Murray almost smiled. Looked like a smirk.
Keegan there is no place like home
Thank goodness for Cleveland turnovers.
Big time stuff from Fox to end the 3rd there. Cavs were closing in finishing the quarter with the lead and instead it ends with a Lyles 3.
Yeah what was that? So much freestyle…. lol.
Need to shoot the lights out this quarter, Cavs closing fast.
Barnes, Murray ok, but no Huerter.
Weellll YES you have to rebound!
8v5 time! Starting to hate the Refs like I hate the Great Satan.
What a catch by Mezie to finish the oop!!!!
That was sick… very low!
What is that definition of insanity…. Kings games
The Kings don’t have a Donovan Mitchell type leader. Fox ain’t it. Fox takes bad late game midrange shots almost every game.
Refs give every call to the Cavs
Refs cannot be the excuse this year. Always an excuse for this team.
Because the Kings are so amazingly talented and paying 145 million in Luxury taxes for cheating?
And yet Kings had 15 more free throws.
Cavs defense clamping down, not enough firepower for the Kings
Cavs defense tightening up here and the Kings just don’t have the players needed to stop them from killing them on the boards or getting easy looks in the paint routinely.
Malik Monk helping Allen get more fouls
That Monk drive. That’s what this team needs from Fox.
Because of the hype, this is the most disappointing kings team in a decade
I don’t know if I’ve ever seen a rebound difference like this. 39-17! Cavs have 11 offensive rebounds alone! Yet all Kayte can talk about is points in the paint.
Are we really expecting Keegan Murray to guard Donavan Mitchell? Talk about being setup to fail.
Refs trying to kill the Kings chances again. It’s fine.
It is blatant!
Good teams don’t give up decent leads every game even if the competition is good. It’s so frustrating each game is the same.
/\ /\ this
Nope!
Kings only 4 points so far the quarter
This is bull shit.
THEY ARE AT IT AGAIN!!!
Honestly what pissed me off the most with officiating was the Blazers game.
So the refs costs the Kings an and-1 opportunity AND a timeout. I’m begging these crews to simply not suck
It’s Huerter time
What a layup by Monk!!!!!
Can they get this version of Barnes moving forward please
Way to get to the paint
This is low key exciting to watch
What a great response by Harrison Barnes to get to the hoop off a screwy listless possession. Veteran response. Good to see HB is still alive!
This team has shown resilience, I’ll give them that, but at some point that’s gotta convert to wins
Ok it’s time for Fox to return
I LOVE YOU DAVION!!!!!
I Love You Davion!!!!!
Entertaining game, I hate this Kings announcer he tries to use far too big of a vocabulary and actually messes up at times. If the kings lose tonight it’s because they can’t rebound
Paint points is a huge advantage for Cle too. Turnovers, FT’s and 3’s are where the Kings are neutralizing that size advantage for this Cle team.
Shouldn’t even have to challenge that. What a dumb call
Aaaaaand it’s upheld of course.
#46 referee looks real suspicious
Tim Donaghy is that you?
Emotional challenge. Don’t see that getting overturned
I don’t have a problem with Brown using it though. Strangely enough.
I didn’t either. I mean, it was a weak call, but since it was called and there was some contact, it was hard to see it being overturned
Yep. And the Kings are now up 4 before these Garland FTs. So it might have given the team an emotional boost. And Garland misses the first!
And Fox draws the illegal screen on Mobley. Very good Swipa.
What a give n go between Monk and Sabonis!!!!
Monk levitates
Nicely done!
RED VELVET!
They’re learning. They’re growing. You can see it game by game. They’re honestly one rim protecter away from being a really quality team.
Neemias Esdras Barbosa Queta
I love Queta, and I hope he gets some run before the season is out to see if he can be the answer. But I’m not sure he’s my 15-17 minutes a night, night in and night out, consistent rim protecter. To my eyeball-scout eyes, he doesn’t take care of the ball quite well enough yet to be relied on at that level.
If Mike Brown can somehow get Holmes playing a bit better, I could see him being swapped for a rim protector on an expiring contract to get us through this season at least. That gives Queta a bit more time.
Monk is trying his best lol
Ice it Kings
Fox defense
Damn Velvet’s misses even go in!
LET’S GO!!!!!
Come on. Finish it out!
Domas is going to need an ice bath in the worst way
Wow what did I just witness
Look up ^
Fox defense these last few possessions. Big time stuff
Game
Fox with 15 points… 7 of 9 Kings players with significant points
Composure and defense in the last 3 minutes. That’s how you take the refs out of the equation and start winning these kinds of games.
Two good teams fighting it out.
What a great fucking game
This has not been a bad night for the Cavs. This has been a great night for the Kings. Absolutely everyone, from the players to the coaches, were performing as we all imagined they could. This is what they’re capable of at peak performance. Massive win.
Excellent comment. 100% agree with everything you said. We saw both teams strengths and weaknesses tonight.
10 games in, and showing they can play with any team in the league. ANY team in the league.
How f-ing refreshing is that?
Kings have their first big win before their first bad loss. Haven’t been able to say that in a long time.
Great point.
Refreshing? Eh, I dunno. Fun is more like it. And it’s great to see that this team can win a game most think they cannot. Long overdue. This W is my favorite this team has had since…hmm…probably the comeback in Miami that De’Aaron had the putback dunk to win the game on his rookie year in Jan 2018.
Goes to show what this team can be if they can get anything close to this version of Barnes. He looked like last year’s Barnes tonight. Doing a little bit of everything
That was fun
I counted this a sure loss, glad I was wrong
Same. I was truly expecting lame effort and a blowout loss.
Maybe Lucy really IS leaving the ball on the grass this year?…
Best W of the season.
And my first time winning a bet on the Kings.
Got them at +5
Very nice! get rec’d and cash!
Wooot woooot!
Where”s Walton
Lyles 16, Monk 14, nice
Two awful no-calls from potentially being 6-4 in what might be their toughest 10-game stretch of the season. Even at 4-6, I still like this club a lot. From the effort, to the buy-in, to the growth.
It’s a long season. The club will have its ups and downs, but I truly like the makeup of this group.
There’s a 6 game trip where they go to Milwaukee, Cleveland, New York, Philadelphia, Toronto (the Philly/TO is a b2b) and Detroit might be just as difficult honestly. But this has been challenging no question.
I’m quite alright with this team starting 4-6 under the circumstances.
Quality win tonight!
Donovan Mitchell with 38….. Nice! Jazz at the top of the standings… Nice!
Great win for the Kings, Domas played their bigs so tough. This is the team we thought we were going to see from the beginning of the season. All these close losses led to this fantastic win. Our D held……..how amazing
Why Monk look so small?
I really thought mike brown was gonna leave Fox on the bench. Davion was playing such good D, I wouldn’t have blamed him. But man, I think Fox got the message and really put the clamps on.
Final box score looks nice!
The refs when they see that the Kings won a game
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