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Jan 9, 2023; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard De'Aaron Fox (5) takes a three point shot over Orlando Magic guard Markelle Fultz (20) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
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Go Kings.
I just want a competitive game tonight…
Franz went down, did not get up, grabbed at his leg and looked visibly distressed before being lifted off the court by two coaches and hobbling off. Really hope it’s nothing serious. An excellent young talent with a bright future that plays a fun style of basketball.
Ooof, that doesn’t look good for Wagner.
Keegan cutting down forests
Mcgee over Len tonight. Not sure I like that
I’d be happy to not see McGee again all year unless in an emergency. His need to handle the ball so much (and doing it poorly) is an antithesis to the team’s offensive philosophy and his drop coverage on defensive switches leaves people wide open on the perimeter.
CHA not known to play well in 3rd quarter. ORL not known to be good at shooting threes. But can they keep it going though? Lol
Wish commentators would stop mentioning how bad other teams shoot the three
Good to see the Kings continuing their tradition of strong perimeter defense.
this is a night for good Malik!
and Huerter looks totally psyched out
Another poor 3pt shooting team is hot tonight.
Magic average 10 made 3PT a game and are….7/9 so far in the 1st half because of course they are. Kings being up 9 despite that is encouraging though
Monk is on one right now. Feed the beast
Coach Brown, no rotation for The King tonight. Get him the rock. Lordy.
HB is wearing a Cho-Pat. A little tendinitis in the patella tendon.
The game is a lot of fun when you’re making your shots.
Kings need to keep this pace up. Magic can’t match it. Keep running
What a difference a day makes.
Geroud’s voice is elevated 2 octaves with the transition game.
Monk needs to be Monk and Keegan needs to stay aggressive in the second half.
HB showed up tonight
Oh no, Paolo now hurt. Magic have the Kings right where they want them now
Damn, thinking the same thing.
Banchero cussing himself out?
Frustration from getting injured.
I would love to see HB back in and post up like that a few times a game.
Keegan 22 points without making a three
It’s great to see his game expand.
Or a free throw
Keegan having a solid game.
Orlando deforestation
Some sloppy possessions
What is that 4 straight turnovers by them? 14 point lead down to 4 just like that
Duarte needs to be a catch and shoot only option on offense. Any time he dribbles is less than ideal
13/19 from 3PT jfc…
The team that is not very good from three
Last night all over again
Getting tired of other teams suddenly learning how to shoot against the Kings
Segababa curse has to end today – giving away possessions does not help
13 point lead vanishes to 1 by letting the Magic make four 3’s in a row. Jesus, don’t collapse on us now Kings.
So many wide open 3s for the magic. Ridiculous
Need a big 4th from Fox. 8 points for the game and the Magic can’t miss from 3PT tonight apparently
Magic upping their defensive intensity and the Kings are wilting vs it. So many turnovers this quarter.
Kings defense is straight ass
Anyone shooting when Domas or Huerter close out on them is an automatic bucket
Man get Huerter outta here lol. WTF was that
I have 0 faith anytime Huerter takes a shot. I just assume he is going to miss every time.
He’s just lost.
Rather have Sasha in there. Magic are big, Sasha has size
I mean….when you leave guys that wide open from 3, not too surprising that they’ll hit them. Nobody was in the zip code of Wendell Carter there
Fox has been terrible on back to backs.. his game relies on energy
He needs to get 22 points in the fourth for his average
Coach needs to make these guys practice defense after the game. They obviously need the extra practice
WTF Fox?
Just a horrendous game from Fox
New season high for 3’s in a game for Orlando and the 4th just started
HB is having a good game and been on the bench for a while
Fox better heat up quick or this game will get away from them too. Magic can’t miss from deep and the Kings need their stars to match the scoring
Murray hasn’t scored in the 2nd half either. Not sure why the Orlando backups are better than the Kings tonight.
Jesus Christ, when will you guys stop letting the Magic shoot three’s?
The Kings defense beyond the arc this season has to be the worst in NBA history.
Magic have let the air out of the Kings tires. No energy
Is the magic at 80% for 3s? Has to be a record
A record for Orlando. A Wednesday for the Kings defense.
65.5%
I hope this is just a rough stretch, really deflating.
It’s definitely been a rough 2 weeks
It’s like the whole team has a case of the yips with these turnovers.
This team plays defense with all the skill of the scrubs that Karl coached.
The Kings are borderline unwatchable right now. Absolutely pathetic. Stop jacking 3s!!!!!! Keegan where did you go? Barnes? Fox? Someone step up.
Throwing the game away with all thes 2nd half turnovers
This game is over. They’ve quit.
The Kings are still trying. I think you’ve quit though lol
It certainly doesn’t seem like it.
They’re currently leading. Amazing feat for a team that has quit.
I admire your optimism.
So we’re just letting the Magic shoot three’s and committing careless turnovers. That’ll win ya ball games.
Since when has Domas become butterfingers?
16 turnovers these past 2 games by him.
If he can’t bully someone then he can’t score for anything. Careless with the ball.
The Kings can’t get a stop for anything. Putrid. Domas is absolute trash. He is straight garbage.
????
So, what do you think about Domas?
WTF is Joe Ingles doing on the floor?
Very dangerous play. Just glad Monk seems to be fine
Joe ingles should get a fine.
At least a tech.
Was there a timeout or stoppage in play during the review? Is that why he was out there?
Best thing Kayte ever said!!!!! Hahahaha
Monk missing FT and Magic can’t miss from 3. It’s written
Discombobulated. The offense and defense just don’t look good.
Fox has only scored 10 more points than Ingles.
So Fox is absolutely exhausted because they played last night?
Kings have consistently given the Magic 5 or 6 feet of space on their 3pt attempts.
These are wide, wide open 3’s they are giving up. Just awful perimeter defense
Doesn’t matter. Kayte is still speechless. Well, not really but…
You can hope…….
What’s the record for 3s in a game in the history of the nba?
It’s one thing to get left open, it’s another to make those. Magic just having one of those nights.
Most players left wide open shoot 3s at a much higher percentage.
Lead the way, Monk
Seems like opposing teams’ weaknesses kind of goes out the window when they play the Kings.
Take Fox out if he can’t play. It’s like 4 on 5 with him out there.
Legs are too tired to contribute, then they probably need to.
That Monk-Domas action is their best play.
Aggresive Domas, yes please!
ugh how did that Monk layup rim out.
Domas and Monk showing a lot of heart.
Domas is Beastin’ right now
Lol Paolo. Massive brain fart. Kings gotta make them pay for that error with a bucket here
….and it leads to Keegan horribly missing a 3. Sigh
C’mon put them away
Again, what’s the point of Fox being on the floor?
Barnes giving Banchero all the space to get comfy and shoot that shot. Jesus christ. They deserve this loss.
He has no choice because dude is so slow he can’t stay in front of anyone. He presses up on him and Paolo blows by him to the rim. Either way, none of it is good
That’s 1 less point he gives up in that scenario.
Not wrong lol. Still, it’s a roster issue that continues to rear its head game to game
Agreed.
All of Fox shots are short
We better hear that he’s playing through being sick or something because he’s looked out of it all game long. One of his worst games in a while
Gee, you would think that by now we would realize not to allow three’s happen, especially when you’re up by a point….
What a lucky night from deep
Not that lucky when they’re shooting wide open 3s
“Somehow the Magic got hot from three” as we proceed to see highlight after highlight of wide open threes.
Gotta get a stop here now.
Overtime. But for the love of God please stop letting the Magic shoot open three’s.
The one 3pt shot they attempted to play D on and look how that turned out….
Another chance to break SGBB curse. Let’s go Monk!
Trying to remember if the Kings have had any other overtime games this season.
Fox must be out of gas
Ah yeah, you think? A great reason to not be taking jump shots.
Magic have shot a three for like every possession this OT. Kings are lucky they missed some of those open ones.
Fox has just had nothing all night. Haven’t seen him look this bad in a long time
Really sucks how badly both Fox and Domas have regressed from the FT line this year
My God, how do you blow a fastbreak. Ugh.
Monk was clearly fouled there man
Horrendous possession…
Does Kayte want to do the play by play or what?
I’d prefer it if she was doing the shhh by shhh
Hard to watch the Kings get out executed by these younger teams in crunch time. They fell apart vs the Hornets and then they get a 24 second violation while holding a 1 point lead. Magic promptly retake the lead right after
Lock up on defense here, get the rebound, and hit your FT’s
Ok lets try this again but with actually playing some defense this time around
NOW PLAY DEFENSE
TREY LYLES!!!!!!
Lyles! Now hit your goddamn FT’s
And guard the three if you make both FT’s.
OH no
GOD DAMMIT
ORLANDO TIE!
Lol Kings
Why couldn’t these refs review the PB out of bounds?
It’s insane.
Big moment in the game. Zero reason for them to not check to make sure. Fucking ridiculous stuff by them
this season has had the worst officiating I’ve ever seen in my decades as an NBA fan
How do the refs not even go to the monitor to look at that in that situaton? My god man….
So awful.
Wow zebras want OT pay
Just got Ref fucked again.
What in the actual fuck was that? I have no audio (watching at work) I thought it was a turnover by Banchero
Domas-monk high screen every single play.
Put it out of reach of these refs.
That should of been reviewed. Such BS
Not only did Paolo lose the ball, he ran over Keegan. Orlando ball. Ridiculous
Maybe Fox will finally show up in this second OT.
Is Fox going to join the party and help out Monk??? Anytime now would be nice.
Fox is tired. He played last night.
Lol everyone played last night buddy
No, Buddy didn’t play last night.
Domas you gotta hit that….
HUGE OREB by Domas. Once again….make your damn FT’s
They still can’t
Fking crazy game. LTB? Too early? ????
I swear if the Magic hit a 3 here….
JUST GUARD THE THREE
Hallelujah!
fuck it – WE DESERVE THIS WIN!
Both teams deserved that win. But yes, as a sworn and loyal Kings fan, they deserved it more!
I had like 10 heart attacks tonight, but screw it, LIGHT THE BEAM!!!!
Holy cow! It’s finally over
My goodness!
LTB!!! That was way too stressful!!
I had to get up and walk around for half of the second OT. My neck was killing me. This game was much harder than it had to be. Despite the dub tonight…at this moment in time I just don’t have a lot of confidence in the Kings. I still don’t think this team has gelled and IMO I don’t believe this team knows who they are yet. I hope they start to figure it out by the All Star break.
How many times did Kayte say “putting that D on them” tonight? Maybe stop saying that, ????
Last 2 games I got the non kings announcers. Always a better listen
Sheesh, Kings playing with my feelings. Just glad they get the dub
Glad they won but really seeing a Kings team that is less setup to win in playoffs.
1/2 court O is not good. How many times toward end do they have to run the same monk/Sabs game.
Mix it up. Keegan disappeared. Fix hardly touched it until end.
I think that Monk-Domas high screen is excellent in the half court, and I wish they would run it much more than they do.
Completely agree, it’s one of their most effective plays.
What are talking about? Keegan came up huge tonight. 28 and 11
Multiple rebounds in both OT’s. Critical two in 2nd OT. Critical 3 point bucket in 1st OT. One of his better games of the season.
This was exhausting. Great win though.
Our All-Star Domas was huge tonight. Monk was gigantic. Fox knew to drive to the rim at the end, and despite a horrible shooting game for him, he was still clutch when the Kings needed it.
Fox ankle messin with his game. Can’t just blow by in 1/2 court or be ???? deadly in the end without a bit more health.
this team needs a trade bad
Free Throws.
Not so free.
The missed FT’s almost killed us.
Indeed.
Monte knows this team needs help and it will be interesting to see what he has cookin up for them around the trade deadline. Was far from pretty but they found a way to get the W tonight despite Fox having one of his worst games in a long while and the Magic shooting like Steph Curry from 3 all night long. Certainly makes up for last nights disaster loss
No it doesn’t. They were lucky tonight. They need to take care of business, and not give these teams hope. Play some solid Defense for a change.
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