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Jan 27, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Harrison Barnes (40) looks to shoot over Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic (77) during the first quarter at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports
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I’m stuck at the office working really late today….so I hope that the Kings win for my sake to brighten my mood!
…and hopefully I’ll actually be done with my tasks by the time the game is over… 🙁
well, you got the first comment, so that should make you feel good
Klam,
I am NOT telling you to trip and accidentally grab hold of the fire alarm to break your fall to keep you from having a work related injury.
Get home soon as you can.
First playoff game of the year! Let’s go boys.
ESPN games always start 5 minutes later than normal. Guess TNT is the opposite!
I turn on the Kings game, and I am watching the Lakers play. Sigh.
Total BS! This NBA generated close game between the Lakers and Bucks. Yet again, the Lakers have attempted twice as many free throws as their opponent.
Refs allowed Davis to foul and put them in OT
It’s on truTV
Luka already wincing because of the Achilles injury he apparently has
Luka is laboring. Speed up the pace and burn him out.
puch-offs are totally fine today. refs didn’t call it on Doncic.
push-offs
Punch-offs are against sabonis, lol
Ellis looking very aggressive.
Leaving him open and he just taking the shots. Great to see as they either defend him closer to stop him, which means other players will be open, or just let him cook
Loved that confident 5 foot floater off the dribble while the defenders sagged to cover Domas. He could feel obligated as a new rotation member to make that deferential pass but he saw the shot was the right move and he took it.
Is this the *achers/Bucks thread?
HB can probably do that Doncic push-off move if he needs it. basically, Doncic picked up his dribble on the baseline, had nothing, then simply pushed his defender away and hit the shot.
Might wanna guard PJ
These two teams are being way too nice to each other.
The game seems to be on some kind of delay. Yahoo sports is updating about a 30-60 seconds before the action happens on TV.
Los Angeles Foul Line starters have gone to the FT line more than the entire Bucks team.
I really, really like how when Keegan passes the ball to Domas, Domas gives it right back, as if Domas is insisting that Keegan look for his own shot.
When I was watching the Mavs last night in Salt Lake City, they looked a lot worse than they look tonight.
I believe the Kings are only a 1.5-point favorite in this one. I was surprised to see the line set so low.
Kings need a run with Luka on the bench
He played 41 minutes last night, and he’s not exactly known for his fitness.
Kings playing with energy but not a lot of execution. Mavs have hit some tough shots but Kings have also had a few defensive breakdowns against Kyrie and Luka. Tired legs may take some air out of the Mavs shots later, so just keep outworking them on defense, the boards, and in the paint.
Monk’s game has completely fallen off. Smoked an easy layup that he could usually turn into an and-1
Monk is unfocused and playing sloppy defense
Barnes doesn’t have the quickness to defend Luka, need Keegan back
HB has defended him well in the past.
Fucking moron Vlade. Yeah, I said it.
Fox has to be better for the Kings to win tonight.
If he can’t let him sit it out.
Scored the last 5 points. Can he stay for the rest of the half.
Pretty please?
need Keegan out there
Bad offense, not rebounding offensively, Barnes ain’t doing much against Luka…
Monk is off
Kings are playing pretty lousy on offense, frankly, but they’re only down by three.
Fox needs to lead the offense.
there, when Domas gets the ball on the low block there, the Kings should run a tall shooter around him like Peja and Blade
Vlade
Fox did the same push off that Luka did. One got called for an offensive foul; the other did not.
Luka has been stiff arming defenders all night but when Fox does it it’s an offensive foul
I’m glad I’m not the only noticing that Luka is using his off arm to push and shield illegally
Fox being fouled the past few possessions and no calls. Getting weak foul calls against him.
That arm wave that Fox did is an automatic technical foul.
Man Fox needs to be a PG sometimes rather than letting others toss it around the floor in sloppy fashion.
For such a poorly played half, glad to only be down 5.
Cant fault them for lack of trying. It’s just looked pretty ugly so far.
Maybe I asked this before and forgot the answer. Will the NBA app have this game later on tonight? Anyone know?
It’s been sloppy. Passes have been off target or off timing. Often seeing Kings getting sped up into bad shots and decisions. Just breathe and make good decisions.
Kings look indecisive offensively. Passing up open shots, making bad passes in the paint. Just be aggressive
Not so bad down 5 at the half despite Luka’s hot start and the Kings playing a bit loose. Tighten it up and make someone besides Luka and Kyrie beat you
Need 2nd half Monk magic, and Domas to dominate the paint. Can’t let these Mavs hang around for long.
Barnes got mugged by 2 mavs, no call
Well, this ain’t good. Kings look cooked.
Mavs have been hitting some crazy shots. Kyrie and Luka are unreal shotmakers.
Mavs shooting 60% from 3
Role players hitting open 3s, Luka and kyrie hitting thigh ones. Not a good recipe for success. Kings look slow and confused on defense.
Game about to get away from the Kings.
Prescient.
Wish I was wrong.
Ellis has taken 1 shot since that hot first 4 minutes of the game
The league really needs to not allow offensive players to hold their arm away from their body to ward of a defender. No way a defender has a chance to guard against that.
Has Luka even hit the rim tonight. Everything is a swish.
same thing. Domas ISO on the low block. Kings don’t run a tall shooter around him and it’s a turnover
I mean, the stats must be bad when they simply post up Domas on the low block in ISO.
I’m really sick of Fox’s play. The Kings are going nowhere with the way he’s playing this season.
I’m really starting to agree. Hero ball hasn’t felt very heroic this season.
Am I the only one who thinks they should run more plays for Keegan?
You are not.
Mavs can’t miss right now.
What a dog shit performance. Have some pride.
It’s over. Kings have no energy, and everything is falling for Dallas.
The zone isn’t working, do something different
Jesus, what kind of yips does Monk have?
maybe all that publicity over his upcoming free agency ?
He got a case of the “Huerter’s”
this game is over
Kings getting slaughtered
where’s Davion
Making passes in the paint, under the rim, when your teammate is 2 ft away from you in traffic is a bad decision.
Hope Friday goes better than this.
Yes, the defense has improved this month, but the offense hasn’t looked very good overall.
Fox and Monk have been subpar.
Subpar is the understatement of the year
Ok, The Lakers overcame a 19 point fourth quarter deficit to win in double OT. Can the Kings come back and win this one?
No.
The Los Angeles Free Throws had additional players on the floor wearing black and grey.
Can and will are two different things
looks like Monk is not getting calls in the new, post all-star NBA. That and his outside shot has been off lately
Monk can sit the rest of the game, he is only hurting the kings now
Kings missing Lyles
Monk makes the dumbest fucking passes.
Friday is gonna suck.
Gafford and Washington were excellent adds for Dallas. Legit size, shooting and defense. Takes the pressure off their two guards
Thanks Monte
Fox’s wait to play until I feel it and then I’ll score 25 way of playing is ridiculous.
At least last season it was “then I’ll score 35”, adding a decent 3 shot has somehow tanked his game
against the Sixers in the 1st quarter, the Kings ran a couple plays with Domas on the low block and Keegan running around him, and had success with it. Haven’t done it since.
(see Peja and Vlade)
Why are the starters even out there?
Mason Jones sighting
Kessler is scared
I’m not the brightest basketball expert I admit that, but this is why I complained about Fox’s play so much. This is what it eventually leads to when the going gets tough. A blowout when it matters.
Well tonight could not have gone much worse standings-wise
Colby is like a kindergartner
Our garbage time unit is truly that
yeah, but with the Kings playing so many games during this stretch, I’d rather rest the rotation players.
and it’s good practice for Duarte because he freaks out when other teams press and double.
This is about the ugliest game the Kings have played all year.
First half wasn’t horrible.
3rd game in 4 nights, and the Kings can win the season series with a win on Friday. Gonna hang my hat on that.
too bad Slawson ain’t ready to contribute … with half of the Kings’ forwards injured … and going up against big physical teams …
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