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Feb 3, 2023; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Indiana Pacers center Myles Turner (33) and guard Bennedict Mathurin (00) box out Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) in the second half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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Jump on ’em early and keep the foot on the gas.
tha what the pacers did
Brace yourself, Kings fans.
you being uncertain about a trap game is about all one need say re: the vibes around this team rn
TJ just getting anywhere he wants
just embarrassing the players this team will allow to look like superstars
Buddy was a pain in the ass and didn’t get anything done, yes, but he doesn’t deserve the boos.
Especially during his holdout.
The DHO is looking crisp this game.
Keegan in his bag tn
Pacers breaking down the defense so easily. Just living in the paint.
offense looks good, defense looks bad – Kings Basketball!
Kings giving up a lot of baskets in the paint.
this team need to have a seyonce at the free throw line to get rid of the bad juju.
Is Fox really not capable of staying in front of TJ? Is TJ really outscoring Fox?
Fox is playing defense too aggressively, which needs to addressed by the coaches. There’s another blow by. MB better call out fox here.
Fox has a shot 2 feet from the basket and he passes to Len for a jump shot?
Kings making 3s, getting foul calls, and still down 3 to a shorthanded Pacers squad – not good! Defense needs to tighten up at the point of attack.
Get Keegan back in there ASAP! He ain’t messing around!
TJ McConnell with five easy layups so far. Outscoring Fox 10-4
10 points for the Indy third string PG!
Gotta say that TJ is actually pretty good.
Oh totally! Couldn’t agree more. He’s on my fantasy team 🤣. He just wasn’t playing much with Hali healthy. I’d love to see him on the Kings!
Well, hate to say it, but Davion might need to be dusted off and try to stop TJ tonight. Nobody else seems capable of staying in front of him.
I think De’Aaron’s broken, he’s forgetting he’s the fastest player in the league and getting beaten off the dribble by TJ f’in McConell
TJ McConnell getting to the rim whenever he wants lmao. Kings defense is normally bad, but they have some games where they go beyond even just bad. Looks like tonight is one of those nights. Doesn’t matter how shorthanded a team is when you let them score easily
I’m sorry, but Fox’s POA defense is horrible right now. He’s getting destroyed by TJ.
6/10 from the FT line early on for the worst FT shooting team in the league.
That’s about our average. Which sucks!
Lol, the defense is atrocious. It really doesn’t matte whether we’re playing starters or backup players. We make the other teams look like they have the best offenses in the league.
And this Pacers team actually does have the best offense in the league!
We need some Keeeeegan Muuuurrraaay!
Be nice if they would play with some urgency since they are on a 3 game skid.
HB has absolutely no stats in 7 minutes.
And no exaggeration….literally “0” all across the board.
He has a foul now
And a turnover
Still talking about the Hali/Sabonis trade…got it, move on already.
Fox just sitting there on the bench laughing and smiling. Yay.
30 of the Pacers 46 points are in the paint
I am expecting a Pacers blowout by half. Kings defense is non-existence
Monte has his work cut out for him. This is a play-in/1st round exit team and I’m not sure there’s any real minor moves that elevate them above that for THIS season at least.
They need a two-way combo guard, a two-way forward, a defensive specialist backup, and MAYBE new backup center.
Beautiful offense. Fox passes up the floor to Huerter who takes it into three players and smokes a layup.
So frustrating. Never heard of most of these Pacers second stringers. Yet they lead by a dozen.
Some are third stringers.
Kings look slow and unathletic compared to the Pacers. Pacers just running circles around the kings.
Good for Keegan. He’s playing hard! Unlike Fox.
Somebody knock T.J. on his ass.
He looks like MVP Nash out there.
Another 70 point half incoming…
yikes.
With 1:20 to go we were down 5. Give up an 8-0 run to finish. Fox misses a bunny layup at the end.
What’s the deal with Fox and his assists? Some nights he looks to pass and then there’s nights like this.
No pride defensively for this team. 70 point half with no Hali, Nembhard, or Nesmith. Just pathetic.
Players only meeting after this game?
The Kings are not a good team. They have lost multiple games they should have won. They have been blown out too many times. They are terrible on defense. They are a terrible free throw shooting team. They have no athletic wing players to compete with the average to best teams in the league. No backup PG. No backup C. Need I go on?
Barnes is flat out stealing Vivek’s money. Give his minutes to Lyles and Vez.
That’s ok, Vivek has been stealing fans money for years.
WTF is wrong with this team. Coaching?
Heart
Do people enjoy watching dance teams? I just don’t get the appeal.
I feel they would have a chance to win on most nights if they could keep their opponents under 30 per quarter and oh ya… make your damn free throws.
Just tuned in (because obviously I hate myself). Another bad defensive half I see
At this rate we’re keeping our pick.
Consolation prize?
In a shitty draft, no less.
With the 14th pick in the 2024 NBA draft, the Sacramento Kings select…Kyle Filipowski, PF, Duke.
Like that bad?
Damn, that guy perpetually looks like he just got jumped.
Barnes may be the most ineffective starter in the entire league.
His 2-1-1 line doesn’t impress you?
Lol no
Just..concerned I guess? We’re playing so passively compared to the Phoenix game. Tonight is another bad D and bad FT% night. Can we make enough threes to pull one out here? Something is not right with this team’s mentality.
Fox must have some injury that they are hoping he can work through. He just hasn’t been aggressive except on rare occasions.
Yup his shoulder was visibly bothering him tonight
Kings shoot 53% in the first half and go down by 13 at half. IT’S THE FUCKING DEFENSE.
Barnes out here getting paid to get his cardio workout tonight.
KH getting all the buckets so far.
Thank goodness Huerter showed up.
Our only hope
Huerter giving the Kings some life.
And Fox killing it with missed free throws.
Seeking out Buddy on defense
Keegan and Domas are trying to drag the Kings back into this one
If TJ blows by Fox again, Fox needs to be benched.
it’s so brutal watching the Kings score bucket after bucket only to give it right back up on the other end
Kings have taken 10 more free throws.
But only made 5 more. Because reasons….
This is how the Kings are responding, at home, after one of the more embarrassing losses you’ll ever see? Spending the entire game trailing to a Pacers team missing its best player.
Monk needs to calm the hell down
He hasn’t done much tonight. Very pedestrian stats
They are so much quicker than us.
54 points in the paint for the Pacers and the 3rd isn’t even over. Pretty sure you see more defense played in the all-star game than what the Kings are doing tonight
Domas has no right hand. Drop step to the left with a kiss off the glass with the right hand is wide open.
I guess we can gather that Fox is battling an injury or worn down or something?
He needs a week off
Bad motor, it’s innate
he’s always been bad in random games/weeks etc
I’ve felt the same way about him for years.
This is the last game of the week. Wake the hell up and compete. They have to win this game. No conserving energy. Go all out.
Terrible defensive team and a terrible FT shooting team. Just not a lot of upside with that combination
Fox and Sabonis 6/12 from FT.
Pressure Buddy when he gets the ball! He’s a f%$#ingTO machine!
Through 3 McConnell has more points than Fox and Monk combined.
Fox and Monk have been stinking up the joint for several games now.
Yep. Playground basketball
We traded the wrong PG.
THERE WAS NOT MARKET FOR FOX. Indy probably didn’t want him!
They definitely didn’t, but somebody probably did.
Not at the time. He was negative value with that contract
Still is
Not sure we can expect much more than this with Fox playing this ineffectively.
This game should not be this hard.
Play some defense in the 4th and this game is winnable. I don’t know what needs to change defensively, but they can’t keep doing what they did in the first 3 quarters
I’m worried about Fox’s motor but then I keep seeing commercials where he says he feels fine. 🤷♂️
Remember when Malik was an elite free throw shooter?
Lol “core 4”
Sasha is the only untouchable on this roster imo
Because he actually tries to play defense.
Brown is stupid for not playing Vez more. He plays hard every time he sees time.
Just for that, he’ll put in JTA or Duarte.
LOL. Agreed. It’d be nice to see Vez start. Maybe after the deadline?
Completely agree. Would love to see him start for Barnes. Couldn’t be any worse. Barnes had that one good half in game one and has been bupkus since then.
Sasha needs to start for Barnes. It’s apparent Sasha is the much better player.
Fox hasn’t been Fox last 10 games. Will be ugly stretch of games starting soon.
Boo birds have been out for a while now. It’s refreshing to hear the fans not settling.
Will get louder if/when they lose this game. This is the effort they put out there on their home floor a few days after choking away a 22 point 4th quarter lead?
Wow, down by 10 at home in the 4th against the Pacers without Hali or Siakam.
We’re behind by 10 points and have missed 11 free throws.
And the Pacers are shooting 57% from the field and 40% from 3
Hack-A-Sabonis or Hack-A-Fox would actually be a good strategy for opposing teams in the 4th if a game is close. Just sad how terrible both are at the line
That’s why Fox gives it up to Monk late in the games.
Might be time to welcome Davion back to the team.
He’ll play 25 minutes after two more DNP’s.
And pick up zero points.
And a win
Oh Kayte come on.
What silliness is she peddling tonight? I stopped watching the games.
Looks like another double digit loss. Something very common for the Kings
Welp Monte, this is what you wanted.
Even 50 And Hammer are on their phones.
Actually they both just left.
I was so disappointed when Barnes was the signing they went with in offseason. Feared this would be the product on the court sooner or later.
Looks pretty Kangzy out there
Welp, as stated by Kayte, you can’t prepare for a freedom-based offense so 🤷♂️. What is this professional sports?
6:48 to go and people leaving already. But we got to see Mitch Richmond, 50Cent, and MC Hammer.
Barnes deal not looking so great eh?
It didn’t look good when Vlade did it. No clue why Monte repeated it.
Yeah….this one is done. Kings clearly aren’t playing like they want it.
These last four losses have been beyond disappointing in a variety of ways.
Their foundation is shaky to say the leafy. Poor D and Freethrows.
Monk can’t be the primary ball handler. Everythin
House of Cards
just chucking up prayers from deep at this point. our goose is cooked.
Looks like the Pacers have already surpassed the Kings now. Didn’t take long after the trade despite the Pacers doing a rebuild. Beating up on a healthy Kings team without Hali or Siakam
Ok, making Buddy look like a good defender crosses the line for me.
This may be the most infuriating team to root for in all of the years of Sacramento Kings basketball. At least with 25 win teams we can accept the talent isn’t there. I’m starting to question whether this team needs to go in an entirely different direction.
One thing is clear…barring some changes to the roster, the best this team is showing us is that they are either a play-in or first round exit at best.
Empty the bench MB. Try again next time
Tell us about the first game back from a road trip Kayte.
Fuck it, that’s it. Hope the team regroups during the long break.
Absolutely pathetic. They got no legs. Celebrated all off season because they finally made the playoffs and didn’t grind to get better.
Why doesn’t Fox want the ball?
“You’ve got to give credit to the Pacers. They kicked our asses, mine included.” -Mike Brown in 20 minutes
Something something outcoached.
This team is broken.
Breaking News! Fox still has time to hit his scoring average!
I thought Drapes like to keep it real
Still mad about the trade Hali? You dodged a bullet.
Fox doesn’t look right. Team can’t make free throws. No defense. This team needs a reset
They are legit worse than last season.
they desperately need a new look
TJ McConnell looking like prime Chris Paul
Honestly I think the reality is that this IS Fox. He looks like Fox.
Has there ever been a good hip hop artist at a Kings game?
Something something we learned something…
Dumbest challenge in U.S. history.
The worst challenge. Mathurin wasn’t even close to touching it
At least we lead the league in unsuccessful challenges.
Why not have this sense of urgency earlier?
Right? Like 25 minutes ago? Low IQ team! They’re dumb!
exactly
Kings identity this season is being the worst FT shooting team and the worst at challenges
So BS that the Kings decide to show up and hustle WHEN IT’S TOO LATE.
looking at potentially 3 straight losses where FTs would’ve made the difference
Sure would have been nice to see this kind of effort the prior 46 minutes of the game, but at least they won’t get to add another double digit loss to their tally in the end I guess
Let’s go Buddy TO 😁
It’s nice you guys waiting until less than two minutes left to finally show up.
yup. where was the sense of urgency the whole game?
Oh boy…Fox airball. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Sheesh Fox. Lets TJ go right by him again but gets bailed out with him missing the layup, and then Fox immediately airballs the 3 but Keegan gets the OREB to give them one last gasp at taking this to OT
So dumb. Get a quick 2 and play defense.
Barnes is the equivalent of male ass
Are you not entertained? This is why I do not like horror movies. Let’s go Kings
TJ fouled Fox.
Oh hey more missed FT’s…
Missed free throws again. What a surprise.
Monk needs to get more serious too. Stop trying to be cute on the floor and during interviews. Get real dude.
18/32 from the FT line and another L while playing zero defense. This is the Kings
Fox, Monk, and Sabonis were 11-21 from FT line.
Those are the team captains too, right? Or on the team council or whatever? They need to get together and have some real talk about their play.
Yeah, time for a players only bonfire at Fox’s crib.
A whopping 18/32 from the foul line.
Another Monk meltdown
Team isn’t good enough to coast and then decide to turn it on late.
Yeah, it annoyed me because I’m thinking why did they wait so long to finally start caring to win the game.
Sure, they would’ve won if they made free throws (that’s another story), but if you didn’t play atrocious defense against second and third string players, you wouldn’t have had to rely on things like that.
The main thing you can control as a player is your effort. The team as a whole just didn’t seem to give a shit most of the game. That’s what bugs me as a fan. Getting paid all this money to half-ass your way through the game and then not take accountability for it.
Lack of effort will turn a fan base against you real quick.
Team isn’t good enough.
Next game Monday? Rest up folks. Maybe Fox can get right next few days
Bibby said the Pacers emulate the Kings. Yeah, the Kings of last season. 🤣
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