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Dec 11, 2022; New York, New York, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) drives to the basket against New York Knicks center Isaiah Hartenstein (55) during the second quarter at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: John Jones-USA TODAY Sports
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Who needs sleep anyway?
Let’s go Kings!
Me!
Wow, broadcast talking about the actual action on the floor !
OX bringing it early ,
LETS GO BEAMTEAM!
Let’s GO…………..
Kings !!!!!!!
stand Van gundy is just as bad as Kayte lol
Defense? Good play against a good defensive team? Put on us on national TV more often and we’ll win 70!
Nice strong response by the Kings to counter the Knicks 5-1 start.
maybe Mark, Kayte, and Kyle will be taking notes.
Keegan has been tremendous to open the game.
18 to 2 paint points Sac. I love Domas. LOL
Also, I agree with Stan Van Gundy. There’s no sense of doubling Julius Randle every time if you’re just going to leave Jalen Brunson so wide open and give him easy 3’s like you have twice now.
Bad foul by Metu. Have the size advantage and shot clock is about to expire. Just put your arms up and contest
Kings are outplaying the Knicks and only up 4.
Or up 7 now. LOL
Good first quarter. But could be a long night if we’re gonna gift 15 offensive rebounds to Josh Hart.
And again!
Woke up at 4 am to watch the Kings on TNT. Great 1st quarter boys!
Where you from Kul. Hope it’s not the Netherlands but it’s ok if it is
Love it when Huerter takes it inside
Fox needs to stop with the three point shots.
That was a dumb foul by De’Aaron.
Not a good stretch there for Fox. Poor shot selection on that 3 and then picks up his 2nd foul on a breakaway dunk for Barrett with that unnecessary reach
kevin lyles
You caught that too.
Can somebody please box Hart out? What is that? 4 OREB for him already or something…
Why can´t the Kings broadcast team wire the huddle? Is it a technology issue?
That’s going on Shaqtin’
Kings really gotta take advantage of this Knicks poor shooting to start. Gotta extend this lead while they can
Such Defense!
Man I wish the Kings got Josh Hart
2 fouls for Domas and Fox already with 7 minutes left in the 2nd
And now 3 for Domas
Josh Hart single handily keeping the Knicks in this
3 fouls on Domas
3 for Mitchell Robinson now at least
Drats. That was a good foul by Domas, just a bad time for his 3rd foul.
NIce defense, HB!
MONK!
With Monk having a game like this, we´re golden
Lyles giving good minutes again.
Don’t let up guys! Great defense and great offense!
Well the 2nd half will be interesting. Domas and Fox with 3 fouls already
Foul trouble could be a big factor in this game later on.
Very good half.
not over yet, though.
Good half. Kings as a team gotta be better attacking defensive rebounds in the 2nd half. 12-4 advantage for the Knicks in OREB. They’re getting to the line more but have only hit 3 more FT’s than the Kings
Knicks gonna be aggressive trying to get Fox/Domas to pick up their 4th fouls early in the 3rd and force them to have to sit on the bench for a good chunk of time
Say what you want. The Kings aren’t perfect but IMO they have come out extremely focused tonight
Domas looks so good tonight and he’s still playing with a healing thumb
Great atmosphere here at G1C. Despite the rebounding, good game so far.
Enjoy it bro
Good on you for being there. Have fun. Go Kings.
my son woke up and now my wife is angry at me.
the challenges of an international Kings fan…
Explain to them the power of the beam. They’ll understand.
They’re not in a listening mood. Weird.
has the sun come up yet
we have good Monk tonight. Keep that up for another half and we’re good.
Take away Jalen Brunson’s 3-5 from 3, the Knicks are 3-19 from deep. That’s partly why the offensive rebounds aren’t terribly concerning to me. The Knicks have bricked enough shots to already build at least one penthouse and they very well might be on their way to another.
The D on Randle has been very good. Knicks will do everything they can to get him engaged and scoring coming out in the 3rd.
I love Domas but man I wish Tyrese and fox worked out
Tyrese who
this is an excitement sport and Domas is a traditional big in a guard league
Domas might be considered a traditional big but his game is still aesthetically pleasing.
Ehhh he’s a good passer but very slow and unathletic lol and he can’t shoot
BTB Triple Doubles and 52 Double Doubkes and Shaq say otherwise.
Its not a guard league.
All of the MVP candidates are forwards and centers.
Wow. Brunson out for the remainder of the game. He’s been about the only Knick hitting his shots. Kings gotta put their foot on their throat this quarter
Same foot that has been giving him problems. I have to say he is much much better as a pro then he was in college. Really a competitor and fun to watch.
No Brunson no problem
Randle gonna be going ISO ball this whole 2nd half
Murray giving us a glimpse of what is to come
Giving them some life with these turnovers
They’re playing like they are the ones down 20. Letting the Knicks speed them up in a bad way. I also wish that Domas had gone right back up with the shot as soon as he grabbed the O Board but alas that isn’t his way. Gotta take the good with the bad, as always. LOL
44 to 34 paint points Sac now. That advantage is now starting to slip away bit by bit. Kings gotta work the ball back inside and play inside out.
I don’t understand the Van Gundy hate, he’s fucking great.
Other than his point about Bob McAdoo, I’ve had no complaints about his commentary tonight.
I’ve really had no complaints either but they are such homers. Kayte’s equal at least. When the Kings do something great they mention it but when the Knicks do something….anything…they are all over it
He’s a nerd
That was probably Monk’s worst pass of the season
At least it wasn’t a live ball turnover.
Having a hard time getting to 90
I pay more attention about who gets to 100 points first. Lawlors Law…..uncannily accurate
15 10 & 7 for Domas. Just another ho hum game for him.
Gotta finish the quarter strong. Letting the Knicks dwindle this lead down
Is Fox injured? I almost forgot he’s still on the team
Monk….such a good sport…….huh. WTF was that?
Quit turning the ball over!
Yikes. Kings offense completely sputtering out here. Taking a lot of bad shots. Fox needs to start making his presence felt
Bro put Davion in monk is a chucker
Getting the out of control/bad Monk this quarter
What a ref-generated Knicks comeback. F#$%ing ridiculous.
huh?
You have got be kidding me. It’s always the refs fault
Game of runs but I hate it when the other team is on the run
Free throw-based run.
When the other team consistently puts up more points than you do whether it’s FT’s or 3 pointers it affects you the same. Kings need to regain the same focus they came out with. Playing out of control which means they are playing with desperation, lack of D taking too many 3’s early in the clock, not passing…..you know how it goes
Need 4th quarter Fox to take them to the finish line.
This.
Let’s go Foxy!
4th quarter Fox needs to show up. That was a disjointed last 7 minutes.
That’s the Knicks game. This is what they do. They’ve shut the paint points off, that’s really what killed them in the 1st half.
yes Davion we need u to be more aggressive
Good job, Davion take him to the rack, but you Gotta make your free throws
Why is Metu taking that shot instead of Barnes
Kings let too many games get close but the refs helped the Kicks comeback.
Yeah need Domas/Fox back in immediately. Knicks kicking their ass for the past 10 or so minutes
38 points for the Knicks so far in the 2nd half to the Kings 23. They are just melting down this half, not sure why specifically.
Metu butterfingers
21 point lead down to 1. Wow. Losing this one would be a huge disappointment. Refocus, go on our own run and put this away.
Please no more Metu this game
Domas/Fox both in. No Randle. Kings gotta go on a quick run here
Do you pronounce Hartenstein the same way you pronounce Frankenstein?
Good lord Kings….GRAB A DAMN BOARD!
22 O Boards to 28 D boards for the Knicks. You….never see that. This is getting comical.
WTF Barnes!!!!!
4TH QUARTER FOX!
Nice D on the 3
Barnes can literally jump like 2 inches off the ground
Fox time!
Randle and his ISO game is coming.
And hopefully they can junk the game up some more. That’s their only shot at winning. And they know that.
I think that is right.
Jordi has put Lyles on Hart on D to body him up.
New York Knicks?… More like New York Bricks!
Hart really gonna end up with at least 10 OREB this game alone. Up to 7 for him
Keep getting those paint points and feel free to grab a board or two.
Dumb challenge.
Ugh Brown….let the emotions/crowd influence that challenge. THat’s not getting overturned. Domas didn’t jump straight up
Kings down to just 1 timeout now after that bad challenge
The paint, the paint, the paint Kings. Get to the paint.
Think they heard you JP.
Lyles!
Love how the Kings are making the Knicks pay for their adjustments. You double Fox, you play Box and 1 or you throw whatever at him, Sabonis reacts, Lyles reacts, etc etc.
Monk had a huge 1st half, Huerter is having a big 2nd half. That’s why this team is so good. You can’t just do one thing to beat them.
Bonus
A really good team will win this at home anyway. Let´s see
I see a really good team.
Ok Fox, you hit 1 3PT. Don’t push your luck. Continue getting to your spots in the midrange/attacking the rim/getting to the line
LYLES!
Big play Trey once again!
TREY DAY !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Trey Lyles….did I ever mention I’m a big fan
Let me hear it again.
I think all of us are big fans of Trey Lyles……..
Trey Lyles….I’m a HUGE fan!!!!
Lyles hypnotizes Hart!
Domas comes up big!!!
About the only bad thing Hart’s done all game. Kings capitalize off that with a bucket!
Wow, that was quite a Kangzian TO by Hart
Trey pay!! Pay da man!
All vets on the floor for the Kings. Let’s move the ball and score in transition.
For some reason, a few goofy antics by Hart has made me exclusively see him as embodied by that play, even though this game has proved me completely wrong.
Sablockas!
One of my favorite individual plays of his all year.
Absolutely. Incredible. Game saver at the time.
Domas…WTF can you even say at this point
God dammit Kings…
Fox! Now lock them up defensively and GRAB THE BOARD!
The Knicks offense is so ugly and predictable, I don’t understand how the Kings aren’t stopping them more.
Fox rubbing his hamstring a bit.
Hopefully just a charlie horse situation. Didn’t affect him on that drive to the rim there
No it didn’t. Hopefully not an issue.
HB!
Barnes doing stuff
Cawcawcaw
HB….did I ever mention I’m a huge fan?
BLACK FALCON STEAL
Too early for the chant. Kings got no timeouts now and gotta get this ball inbounded and hit their FT’s
At this point I can’t remember whether I’m breathing hard or hardly breathing. What a game
Both Blue, both…
You’re a good dude Houston…I’m glad you are on the game thread
Great game brother. Great, great, game. The Kings are going to watch the tape early and often tomorrow.
Put Davion on Grimes
Ugh…make your damn FT’s
Do what the crowd wants… Light that BEAM!
Domas putting this game to bed. What a great game. LTB
Not to be overly obvious but this is a huge win, huge.
Absolutely. Big Big win
Thanks, Captain!
My pleasure comrade…ha.
Considering their next 2 opponents? Yes. Was hoping they’d find a way to go 1-2 to avoid a 3 game losing streak(which in the tight West can be a huge swing in the standings). They’ve already accomplished that at worst, and now got 2 shots to steal one against PHX or MIL
Had somebody on Twitter tell me that the stretch starting with the Clippers through next Monday against Milwaukee could see the Kings go 0-6. Obviously the Kings aren’t struggling that badly since they are now 3-1 in this big 6 game stretch.
What impresses me most is they stuffed the tiger back in the bottle a bit after shitting the bed badly in the 3rd qtr.
We Kings fans are in a stretch of games we can just call Seven Days Of Living Dangerously, to steal a title from a movie from days gone by.
If the Kings can get to the 4th quarter in any of those games and be close or slightly ahead come two future Saturday night hangovers from now we are all going to be really happy with where they are in the standings.
Your dead on correct about fouling the bed and to the Kings credit they didn’t fold, they haven’t really in almost every game this year, they simply have no quit.
Mike Brown’s presence is felt on two teams for apposite reasons. The Kings are good and the Warriors are ordinary
Good observations, as usual, JP
The Kings are for real. They are going to play all 48.
The narrative for this team is s-t-r-o-n-g.
LIGHT THE BEAM! Not their prettiest 2nd half performance, but got the job done in crunch time when needed
Knicks were 13 of 50 from the 3 WTF?
It’s a win, but that second half was not impressive.
It’s all Josh Hart…
luckily that the Knicks did not shoot the ball well in this game
There are only two columns Rik, Wins and Losses.
The how is way less important than the what.
2ND SEED AGAIN
Wish we had this broadcast crew every night. So much fun.
They were a lot of fun!
Getting great PR from TNT crew.
8 straight games scoring 120+ points. 2-0 on TNT this season now
Not sure we win that if Brunson plays a whole game. But, he didn’t!
You may well be right Rik, but his absence also gave Grimes an opportunity and he was deadly from 3 during their 26 -12 run….you may well be right, Brunson is such a competitor.
Yeah, hard to say.
It’s water under the bridge over troubled water anyway.
No sleep tonight my friend? None here either.
The beam is visible here on the High Sierra.
Our apologies to your wife, our cheering probably is responsible for waking your son.
Kings were up 20 with him in the game.
Shaq at the half had a really short concise praise of Sabonis and his game and what he means to the Kings. Said he was a true center. Many feel he is the strongest player in the league even though there are players who are stronger. He added that Domas can hit the mid range shot and is very good at making those around him better.
“A bonafide big man, can really hit his shots and playing well.”
His ability to be an absolute sledgehammer inside is a huge plus.
The way he goes straight into the chest of shotblockers is so impressive.
We haven’t been able to close out games consistently for sixteen years until now.
LIGHT THE BEAM!
Hope Davion is okay…after the collision with Randle
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