Go Kings!
Oct 29, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) makes a shot in front of Los Angeles Lakers forward Rui Hachimura (28) in the fourth quarter at the Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports
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BRING ME THE LAKERS!
Nervous about flat shots and lack of energy on the second night of a back-to-back.
3s has to drop
We got this! Go Kings!
Huerter with a leg injury, Ellis starting. This will be interesting to see.
Fast pace and hit threes for the win. Yea ,a ESPN broadcast so less mindless talking over action .
If you can stand Doris Burkes’ commentary.
Better or worse than Kayte?
Worse. her GSWankers crush commentary is cringe
Let’s go Len with some hard fouls
ESPN. Oh well.
Feels like an intense game to start.
I don’t think D-Lo knows who Keon is.
He’ll know soon.
last game, Keon D’d him up. he knows.
He destroyed him. Russell gave up at the end of the game.
Fox’s defense on Reaves has been absolutely atrocious.
Of course that went in
Reaves ain’t done shit in 3 games against the Kings this season, and now he decides to be hot.
He’s getting open shots!
Brown refuses to at least try and start Monk one time.
I’d be worried that Brown is messing with a good thing. Dunno.
Murray slick move on AD.
Fly black falcon fly
Wow. Fox contributed next to nothing so far.
Are you kidding me Davion?
Kings are way too small right now.
Kings very small now.
Small lineup against the Lakers size probably won’t work well.
I’d rather listen to Kayte than Doris Burke. There, I said it. Something about her voice and delivery grate on me. Maybe I’m the only one who thinks this.
Only heard her a few times. Kayte is better. Doris is just dry, monotone, rambles on like Kayte too.
I am glad I scanned down quickly to make sure I wasn’t jumping a shark.
Mike and Hobby, I was going to write and say I was going to try not to complain about announcers but I don’t believe there was anything said about Kings players in the 1st Qtr until the 5:50 mark by Doris and her partner.
Its irritating.
I am tuning in Geroud and sync it up with the TV broadcast..
Will we see Kessler today
Nonsense, Doris has been good tonight.
Davion needs to be on DLo in this lineup. Not Monk.
Fox is awake.
Len!
Len!
Len has a half-decent shooting game for such a pure center
Weathered some decent shotmaking from the Lakers and a few tough misses to end the quarter tied up
It looked dicey for a few minutes there.
Last night Javale with the 3 and tonight Len with the long 2. All right, I see ya fellas.
I would have called that first quarter subpar for the Kings. Happy with a tie so far.
Russell complaining every possession Ellis is guarding him. Haha. Wants foul calls because Ellis is being pesky.
Almost thought Monk didn’t see Keon wide ope under the hoop.
And D-Lo still hoopless lol.
I am shocked to hear 10 seconds of insightful commentary on Keon Ellis.
I love him getting the start at 2. Better D and more consistent scoring. Huerter will go off for a quick 8, then 3-4 more for the rest of the game.
Did Keon just snap that lazy D-Lo pass out of the air?
I blinked and suddenly it was Kings ball.
He’s a pest on defense. Exactly what we need.
Shit, Monk’s hurt
Dang, Monk is off the court after that run in with Davis
Come on Fox.
Goaltending seems to be a completely subjective call so we’ll see
Sabonis was just granted a block!
Lots of guys have been hitting shots to make up the difference. If he shows up in the 2nd half he could put the Lakers in the rearview.
And everyone else was of the opposite opinion, so I rest my case
Bad challenge. It’s a goaltend.
Fox is having one of those games. He’s just a different player sometimes.
Why even challenge that? Why not just save it?
Agreed. It was a goaltend.
Wow, I was wrong. Glad
Success!!!
Coach Mike wins a challenge!
Damn that goaltending call took away a fast break.
“Call him the school bus driver, because he’s taking the Lakers to school!” Inspired call by Drapes
Domas owns AD
Alaskan trapper, meet baby seal.
Duarte playing well in small sample size
That Duarte three looked really smooth.
Then the Duarte steal.
He’s playing for his professional life.
oh no
Then he miscommunicates on an inbounds play and fumbles it out of bounds
Monk had a bit of a neck strain, apparently put on some CBD and will be back
Reaves and Rui show tonight. Jeez.
KEEGAN
MURRAY
Fox tells Ellis he’s guarding Reaves then leaves him open. Come on Fox!
God I want this win so bad.
Another great Drapes call: [listing scores] “If you don’t like basketball [trails off]…I got nothing else to say.”
Kyle Drapear
Excellent close to the quarter. Lakers started to make a little push but the Kings punched back to take the lead into the half. They are the better team but they can’t take it for granted.
Yuk ESPN’s halftime crew
“Kryptonite is the Kings like playing the Lakers”…huh?
Much prefer Morgan Ragan after two Red Bulls.
Sabonis (non-All Star) dominating AD (All Star)
As is tradition
Sabonis has also been the best player on the floor in four games with LeBron this season too but the national media ain’t ready for that conversation.
It would take one 50+ point game to get everyone’s attention.
Myers would just accuse him of padding his stats
And now for two completely unrelated basketball stats from tonight’s game:
D-Lo: 1 point on 0-6 shooting, 0-2 from 3
Keon: 10 points on 4-6 shooting, 2-4 from 3
Is it too much to ask for a strong 3rd quarter from the Kings? Maybe a Willis Reed-like return for Monk. (He played in the early 70s , millennials)
Keegan is a savvy vet at taking charges
Fox is having a really rough night.
Oh, Keon. Psyched out by the legend.
and then forces him into a TO
Kings have found a diamond in Mr. Ellis.
Too early to be talking like this but if Keon can be the dirty work guy at the 2 alongside Fox, Sabonis, and Keegan it completely changes this team’s trajectory.
Woah man is this something Keon can be on a consistent basis?
Barnes is playing some really solid D on Davis when he and Domas switch
Ellis needs to be our starting SG.
Second that!
Third.
Monk and Huerter off the bench would be an impressive second unit, scoring wise.
Keon still learning how to be a playmaker, bit he is solid as a 3 and D guy.
Neon Keon is ready for PrimeTime!
G-man called Keon “the disrupter”
Much as I hate to say it, it’s kinda fitting that Keon’s having such a good game against Reaves, another undrafted guard who got picked up and is now playing solid rotational minutes as a high motor shooter
Didn’t like that jump shot by Sabonis. If there was <10 seconds left, sure, but there’s a better shot later in the shot clock there
Is Monk on the bench? Or is he done for the night
Lol, he just got an assist
Nvm I see him lol
Kings up 13. Time to go on a run and finish this early.
The Lakers are garbage. Finish them.
Thanks Doris Burke.. smh
Domas too strong for AD. AD on the floor crying about it.
OMG Domas. You just destroyed AD.
Sabonis > AD
Lol, the pissed off L*kers fans after that no-call on the Davis flop in the restricted area
They just said on ESPN that Ham was going to challenge that basket by Sabonis because he hit AD. Then said “oh you can’t challenge that.” LOL
That’s ESPN for you LOL
same on Kings radio
AD is a fake
“It was hard to watch AD take that elbow.” – Doris. (No it wasn’t Doris!)
She’s a LA apologist.
Fox like a surgeon with that middy now
Holy no call on that Fox drive
G-man said the same
more or less
Was just about to mention that. Fox’s whistle is just absurdly awful.
There’s a toughness from the Kings tonight that I don’t think I’ve ever seen.
They were pretty tough last night against the Bucks. But tonight they took it up a notch
Like to see this toughness the rest of the season.
Lebron heads to the locker room in 3…2…1….
Tweaked his mangina
Holds another book that he is “reading”, but always on the 1st chapter. I can’t stand the guy
Bring the King his ass pillow assistant coaches!
Pretty sure there was a guy yelling “You like men?” in one of those clips in the highlight package
No fourth quarter meltdown!
Two very fun, entertaining Kings games in a row.
The game crew has been very good. We can’t say they don’t know shit about the Kings.
They did their research. Didn’t like Doros at first but she settled in and is giving some good insight.
Yeah, I gotta admit they are giving the Kings some respect. It’s gotta be tough to be a national broadcaster. You gotta know everything about every team.
A few years ago on a flight to Buffalo I sat next to a producer for Fox Sports who was doing research for the Bills/(I don’t remember) game that weekend and it seemed pretty extensive – he was setting up college and even HS videos for even the benchiest of bench guys if they actually did something and putting together all sorts of talking points for the broadcast crew for basically every player on both teams.
Obviously NBA schedules preclude that kind of setup but NBA teams also have way less players but I can imagine that the production crew is feeding this stuff in to keep up on the game as it goes in much the same way
You’re right. Credit where it’s due.
Wow
Fox Cookinggggg
LOL
That Len screen on Prince!
I never want to run into Alex Len
When he sets a screen, that screen is SET
That’s got to be on Jaxson Hayes
Fox is a wizard.
Give Mason some PT
Not yet. Get to the 5 minute mark up 18.
Great, now LeBron’s getting the LA fans back in it
Lebron on a 5-0 run after the timeout
Ok, tighten it up Kings. Too bad that Fox 3 didn’t count
Two bad calls – D-Lo flops then Fox gets hit with a stupid touch foul.
Don’t let up on the defense.
I like the Kings playing the bench for the whole fourth, because fuck the Lakers.
“LeBron, they played their scrubs and the Lakers still lost by five. What do the Lakers need to do moving forward to be competitive?”
Monk!
Barnes!!
Black Falcon coming up huge!
HB40 is really showing up here
HB clutch!
Barnes has had a pretty solid season tbh
I don’t think anyone really thinks otherwise but rather that his scoring is somewhat redundant and a defensive oriented starter at the 4 would be more beneficial. What I don’t get is why there isn’t a better trade market for him – he’s a great 3 level scorer, an acceptable playmaker and won’t kill you on the boards
Barnes puts them up 16.
The Kings simply outclass the Lakers.
I don’t know what more the Kings need to do to prove it.
Look how often the Lakers touch the ball after they score.
Is a falcon on fire a phoenix?
LeBron barely touched and makes it seem like he was eye gouged. Not the GOAT
He’s got 35 pounds on Jordan and none of the toughness
Davion instead of Keon to close this out?
Ah, Davion sits for Monk. Makes sense.
“You let Reaves and Hachimura get hot – look out!” – Doris (LOL)
Weak ass calls for LeBron, go figure
The Black Falcon is soaring
You know it’s over when a commentator says those magical words, “There’s still a lot of time left.”
AD is Charmin soft and Domas just snatched his lunch lmao
Let the dancing begin! Dooooo-man-tas Saaa-bon-is!
Good game.
Season sweep!
only the second time ever
Mass Lakers fan exodus
Triple double dagger
Light The Beam. This has been one hell of a birthday.
Happy Birthday!
Happy Birthday. Mine was yesterday and I was at that game. Great 24 hours to be a Kings fan.
Congratulations!
LTB!!!
SWEEP!!!!!!!!
HARRY GILES SIGHTING
FTL! LTB!
10-0 for Domas against AD
While a King right?
5 as a King
So satisfying. Lakers with a mini run but Black Falcon says “not tonight,satan.”
Kings 7-1 against Denver and LAL
As much as I’ve enjoyed the last two evenings, the Kings zone defense has to go. It is not a deterrent for anything!
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