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Oct 31, 2022; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Keegan Murray (13) drives past Charlotte Hornets guard Dennis Smith Jr. (8) during the first half at the Spectrum Center. Mandatory Credit: Sam Sharpe-USA TODAY Sports
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Pretty freakin cool to see Dave Lack on the pregame sharing his 3D printed arena and beam. This season is different for sure. Great stuff!
Kayte said the Kings played the Phillies and Jones said the Kings are expected to do well on this road trip. 🤦
Lakers getting stomped at halftime against the Suns.
Lakers only down 24 at the half……..I love it
Plumlee with two fouls at 54 seconds into the game.
Very nice post-up move by Murray.
There was a time during the slump where everything he took to the basket was getting smacked away and his confidence was fading. Now he’s using his physicality and asserting himself at the cup. Great to see.
Awesome move by Fox
If the Hornets keep defending Fox with Oubre, then Fox might have more than one dunk tonight.
Murray gets blocked a lot.
Domas gets hit in the head with no foul called…….of he did. Another player would have to take an az to Domas’s head to draw a foul
LaMelo’s the fella……strike one
Sloppy as all hell. Tighten it up Kings!
Nice to see Davion check in.
My stream has Charlotte’s broadcast team thank god.
Second time watching Keegan post up. LaMelo didn’t want any of that.
Davion is very fast
Queta sighting!
Kings will pull away when they decide to start playing defense this game
Fox with good D taking that charge.
Richards is going to go for 20 and 10 because of course he is
Why is Queta in?
If he’s ever gonna make the big team he’s got to get some minutes up there. I think he’s had enough minutes for the time being
Rather see Holmes over Queta easily
Yeah…WTF?
Why? Holmes has been trash.with Queta u get some rim protection
Ugh..
Kings playing like a team that isn’t taking the Hornets seriously.
On any given night…
Did not expect to get out played by a last place team.
Why surprised? You said two wins ago that the Kings have become a bad team.
I didn’t mean that bad.
Really ugly last half of that 1st. Hornets on the back end of a b2b and you allow them to put up 39 in the quarter.
nick richards.. are you freaking kidding me?
Queta?
Neems bring us some Beams!
Lazy ass pass by Fox. Come on
followed by a Monk turnover. Kings sleepwalking this half so far
So Queta with two blocks?
Rim protection counting stats and yet the minutes havent been good defensively imo. Going for big blocks rather than holding his ground on the interior and securing defensive rebounds.
What?
I think J is saying that, while the stats look good, Queta isn’t playing within the structure of the team defense, and while his blocks look impressive, if he misses he’s completely out of position for a defensive rebound, which throws the whole team defensive positioning out of whack.
Or something like that…
And just when we need him it’s HB
Domas settling things down for them offensively. He really is their team MVP
Keep feeding Keegs at the arc
So far we can sum the team’s night up with:
Our soft defense against a terrible offense, and playing terrible offense against their garbage defense.
So good to see Keegan finally get through that slump with his shot. Back to looking smooth with that release and deadly from beyond the arc
Queta had 2 points 4 rebounds and 2 blocks in 5 minutes… What’s the per for that?
Just did it quickly in my head…….approximately 26.5
Not sure I have the equation right……may have forgotten to divide by Pi
Let’s see 5 divided into 35 is 7 so multiply these numbers by 7 and It’s 14 points 28 rebounds and 14 blocks.
I know I forgot to account for Pace and Vorp among other stats
We should win by atleast 10. Charlotte won’t be making shots like they were in the first quarter
Kings 7-13 from the FT line so far. No bueno
I don’t think PJ Washington moves the needle for this team and wouldn’t trade anything of value, especially Barnes. If they want Holmes or a second rounder then sure.
Kings already grinding them down. LaMelo on the bench with three. I’ll be stunned if this is close late.
Hornets legs gonna tire in the 2nd half and the Kings will pull away
Phew…Barnes scared me there but looks like he’s ok. Was holding his knee after that play for a bit
I can believe people on this sight are wanting Plumee. I just can’t.
Yeah I don’t get it lol
Ditto
Me 3
Damn Sabonis is a beast on the boards. When him and Monk are on the floor together they should run PnRs all day everyday
Kings better wake up.
Don’t like Fox settling for those off the dribble 3’s so much. Attack them in the paint
Domas just a hair off a 30/30 pace…
Another poor finish to the quarter. Expecting them to come out hot in the 3rd. Cannot let this team hang around and give them life
we still give up entirely too many layups and dunks
Barnes has 10 points… Go ahead and light the beam now.
Hornets played Denver last night, let’s see if they can keep this up.
Gallo del Cielo likes our chances tonight.
18-2 Hornets run since the Kings took a 61-54 lead.
Not looking good. Hornets have vets that know how to hustle in the 2nd half. Has their ever been a stranger player than Ball?
They’re going full Kangz this game. No defense. Yuck
Okay we get it, take Matt Barnes off the f split screen so we can watch the game
Dude….that’s a turnover on Charlotte. Horrendous flop by Plumlee
Plumee is a flopper?
And he shoots like a girl
C’mon “man”
So can the refs choose to review whenever they want?
NBA refs stop embarrassing yourselves challenge(Impossible)
Just typical NBA officiating. Lock it down in the second half.
Is this street ball now?
“no no no yes!” – me during that TD fast break lol
Haha…
👏 👏 👏 👏 👏
Davis II…………
Keep pushing and don’t let up.
Wow, Fox has zero assists.
Kings upping their defensive intensity and its forcing turnovers.
Oubre ain’t backing down.
Let’s get Queta back in the game!
Great, did Fox just get hurt again?
I think he took a shot to the….um…groin.
Give him a few minutes. He’ll be fine.
I really like Oubre… He is so solid and seems like he could be so much more.
Not a good lineup. Come on Brown.
Looks like they can’t really afford to let Domas get too much rest. Hornets quickly go on an 8-0 run to open the 4th
They really look like they came into this game with a mindset that they were going to coast to a win, and are really struggling to adjust that mindset to approach this as another tough game.
Might want to think about guarding that Ball guy.
Could use some Holmes.
Please play defense
Ball…he’s so funny.
Feels like he’s 100% who Clifford means is out there to score as many points as possible
OMG De’Aaron Fox’s speed is in play….
Groin shot number 2…
Stop leaving ur feet!
Love seeing Fox get tough with Ball!
Wow, HB out for the game with a Quad contusion
domas has to get that rebound that led to the three
They’ve got to finish their breakfast
Kings have missed ten free throws
12/22 at the line now while trialing by 3
Ball wearing shin guards… Is he playing soccer because if he was I’d call him soft.
Sadly the way Keegan is shooting this isn’t even a game right now if he gets called more.
Good lord
That’s it folks…how can you shoot 40+ from three and smoke fts like that?
lol
It’s the LaMelo Ball show.
The worst loss of the season looming for them if they don’t go completely off these last 4 minutes. Poor defense and atrocious FT shooting….
Kevin Huerter, after playing like garbage tonight and the last month, is really going to do that?!
Every team lays a few eggs over the course of the season, even the good ones.
2 assists for Fox is sad.
Brown’s gonna make these guys shoot a million free throws tomorrow.
Everybody Dance Now!
This was an opportunity to start to distinguish ourselves in the playoff race and we fell on our faces. Not good. Gotta regroup and take the next one.
It happens. They’ve just looked very disjointed tonight.
Hornets talk a lot of shit for a last place team.
JFC. Should be Kings ball….could tell without even seeing replay.
Refs about to get slapped again.
That’ll be Kings ball. Likely cannot allow Charlotte to score another basket to have a shot at pulling this out of their ass at the end
I like this line up
Kings going to the line is a win for the Hornets defense lol
Umm ok? He also made them both so it’s not a win
Well here we go.
Wow, sweet drive by Fox.
No HB really hurting them there. Fox forced to defend against Hayward.
Gaaaaaameeeeeeeeee overrrrrr
Even on a shitty night, I really enjoy this team’s moxie…
Played shitty against Raps and got lucky. More shitty play tonight and no such luck.
Well they finally fouled Lamelo out but too little too late most likely
JFC refs. Come on!
Read one of the links posted here earlier today that talked about Sabonis’s skill set masking the fact that the club is still learning this offense, and aren’t as far along as it sometimes appears.
Maybe seeing a bit of that tonight.
Well, they’ve scored 116 and missed a shit ton of free throws. The offense seems fine to me.
😂 😂
Right, because the *only* way to judge how effective an offense is, is by how many points they score.
By that logic, the Nets had a fine offensive night against the Kings on TNT when they scored 121.
Huerter why are you fouling!
Well this one stung (pun attended)
A few games in a row now that haven’t been too enjoyable.
I loved watching this game
Fox and Domas had huge games and they still lose to a terrible Hornets team. That’s what happens when you play poor defense and miss 14 FT’s
Kings deserved this loss. Hope this shit humbles them
Horrific defense, horrific FT shooting.
All in all they should be embarrassed by losing to one of the worst teams in the league.
Besides free throws…defensive rebounds. Can ‘t just be Sabonis
I hope we can get Naz Reid in free agency. That back-up center spot is a gaping hole. Queta is too raw.
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