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Mar 23, 2022; Indianapolis, Indiana, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Davion Mitchell (15) shoots the ball while Indiana Pacers guard Tyrese Haliburton (0) defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse. Mandatory Credit: Trevor Ruszkowski-USA TODAY Sports
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If anyone is at the game pls help me welcome Tyrese during player intros. Thanks
If I were there I’d welcome him back. I still miss that dude.
I’d also welcome Buddy back. No bad blood there and I still have lots of great memories of his play as a King.
Missing Hali especially how Fox is playing now.
Today is the day I see if league pass works
League pass seems to still suck. They didn’t show the Hali intro and the audio is off sync.
Kings need this one for a few reasons:
-At home
-3 game losing streak
-This is a team we need to beat if we’re going to make the playoffs
-To deny national media the “Kings shouldn’t have traded Tyrese” headline they are fiending to write
My prediction? Sabonis shows Indiana what they’re missing, Fox outduels Hali, and Kings get a nice win.
So Rese got cheers, Buddy got boos
I feel there is no reason to boo Buddy.
Agreed. Kind of bummed about that
For me, it would be like booing Jason Thompson. Nonsense.
Didn’t he like or retweeted some stuff about not wanting to be here? Probably that’s why
Feed Barnes. There is no way Buddy can guard him.
Timeout after 47 seconds
Good. Left Jalen Smith wide open in the corner as he just stood there with the ball and getting himself set for an easy wide open 3, and then Fox gives up a layup
I hope they realize Ol Nut Grabber is on the floor.
I expect Fox to feast tonight
Come on man! Let them play through
Miss Buddy…..miss
Shoot buddy, shoot!
Buddy Chuck its in the house so far. Hope that continues
HB in the chest!
Domas playing like he wants to hang a 20/20/20 game on his former team
So far Fox is a no show, wtf is wrong with him?
I don’t mind it. The offense is really flowing, no need for Fox to become a ball stopper.
It’s ok, he can show up later, we’re running circles around Indiana at the moment
The fix is in on offensive fouls
Kings 3PT shooting really tanking the past week+
Where do the Pacers rank in pace? So far, the Kings are doing a great job at forcing Indy to play at the Kings pace and it’s leading to a ton of sloppiness from Indy.
I think I read today that Kings are at 8th Pacers 5th…..or vise versa
They both play at breakneck speeds but the Kings are far more precise while doing so
Yeah so far the Pacers been on their heels trying to stay with this Kings pace.
IDC extend Monk immediately
I just thought to myself “jeez he’s gonna be pricey to resign” and we’re not even a third of the way into his first season
Monk’s on FIRE
OH MY MONK!
Malik Monk is a sensation get by Monte
Hat tip to Fox on that
Thought the choice between Monk and DD at the time was one of offense v defense.
But no, Monk is shooting, scoring, playmaking, defending, and bringing buoyancy to this Kings team. The full package at the two guard spot, and we got him on the cheap.
The officiating has been its usual awful bias but the Kings are rolling anyway.
Never seen Huerter airball before
That was so far off I don’t know if it qualifies as an airball
Fox hasn’t even taken a shot
DAmn that was a crappy last several seconds. Airball the 3 and then give one up at the buzzer
Let’s go Fox!
Nice first quarter box score. Don’t let up now! This doesn’t have to be a close game.
It’s the bad TD today
not too bad
METU?!
Monk just straight up running the show
Don’t want to see Metu 3s. I don’t even want to see Sabonis 3s!
Is Fox injured or sick something, he doesn’t look right
Happy to see Brown pulling Fox when he isn’t contributing much.
What a pace
Maybe Brown can empty the bench later…
Well the Bulls have allowed Booker to go for 51 points and counting through 3 quarters today, so the Kings holding him to just 44 the other night doesn’t look so bad anymore
League pass is worse than the pirated streams. How is the NBA so bad at this?
HB baby
Nice move to the hoop be HB
2 airballs from Huerter? Please hurry and get this shooting slump over with
Hali with a Tech?
If Kayte says, “I was talkin’ to blah blah blah before the game” one more time, I might need a new TV
I miss Jerry Reynolds
Me too! It hasn’t been the same since he left
Kings getting good looks from 3. IF they get hot for even a stretch from deep, this lead will balloon to 20+. Kings clearly looking like the better team this half
Barnes with 13 point so far…. Kings are winning this game.
That was not a nice challenge, it was a foul
Don’t think it’s a foul but I think it’ll stand, which means 3 fouls for Domas.
WOW! Huge reversal
Thought for sure they’d get him for not going straight up
Well, now that’s 3 fouls on Domas, and thanks to a flop
Got some young floppers on this Pacers team.
Mitchell is making Hali’s life absolute hell
14 point lead at half and feels like they should be up more. Gotta keep this pace going. Don’t let up
OKay, that was a good half
Awesome sequence… Fox body blocks Buddy at the three and gets the rebound to come down and drain his three.
I like it that the kings don’t have any players who flop or really try to draw the foul.
We had the best flopper ever.
Yeah, I remember the four years LeBron was here.
I wonder if there is a metric that could produce winning percentages and flopping based on the reward given for said flops.
The biggest anyway
Draper’s suit is lit. I like it.
Our last few third quarter starts have been bad, maybe Brown should start Monk this time.
Keep them under 30 pts per quarter for the win.
Need more Fox to get going.
Nevermind, this works too.
Barnes having a fantastic game
Barnes still my sprit animal
HB is such a pro
What a game for HB
Caw caw
THERE WE GO!
Why do they keep talking about the Pacers coming back from 17 down to beat the Lakers…. The Lakers are garbage.
This is exactly how you wanted to see them come out to start the 3rd. In a tough West, can’t have any extended losing streaks. Need to put an end to this 3 game one right here at home. This is the response you want to see from a playoff hopeful team
Need to keep the foot on the gas and bury the Pacers
Another terrible call from the refs.
Keegan zero assists?
Trade Keegan.
#ShouldBeUp42
Huerter zero assists too?
Trade Huerter for a second-round draft pick in 2062.
Black Falcon is soaring tonight
With a lead like this, I’d much rather have Mitchell out there just suffocating the life out of Indiana than Fox, who’s been a little out of sorts.
Quit leaving Jalen Smith wide open for 3!
HB heading to locker room?
Gifting Indy life with these turnovers
Shoot, I just got home from work and the game is blacked out in Nevada County? That has not happened to me before. I am on YouTubeTV and also have League Pass. Watching a weak stream live only, on the My Teams app.
Mathurin already getting more respect from refs than Fox ever does. WTF
Wow that was an absolutely horrendous sequence of officiating
Smith is a flopper lol.
Great…that’ll be a flagrant 1 I assume
Bull shit
Kings need to finish the quarter strong. Letting Indy make this a game again
Kings responding accordingly. I approve of this new Kings basketball team
They’re resilient unlike any other Kings team I’ve seen in 16 years
TD is doing other stuff too not just threes
Quick 7-0 run!
Pretty clear flagrant on replay. Good call.
Not against Monk it wasn’t. Greg explained why on twitter but staff is never in game threads.
I’m happy to disagree. We all saw the same thing.
Yeah not flagrant… bad call.
End of November game against an Eastern conference team and the arena is THIS loud. I cannot imagine what an actual playoff game is gonna sound like
Monk and TD are hunting for bodies on these drives to the rim
Indiana’s commentators are repeatedly stunned at the Kings’ pace lol
Fox getting his groove back
Ok, gave up a bunch of points in Q3 but scored even more. Let’s try some defense on Q4.
Naw… just offense
Can we get all of our players in double figures?
TD to Metu!
Wonder how much longer Fox remains in this one. Hali might be done for the night at this rate
O/U 143 pts?
Light The Beam!
Can the Halliburton/Hieldless Kings get to 150?
Only thing left in this one is waiting on when the crowd starts the “Light the beam” chant
would it be a bit presumptuous to light the beam halfway thru the 4th quarter?
Naw
Bad Form. Let’s do it
MONK TO TD HOLY CRAP!
DAVION!
The human version of “light the beam” is in the game now. DELLY TIME!
Della in with 7 minutes left?
Pretty sure there’s a good win coming
I’m certain there’s a big time win coming. It’s. Good!
I guess we can’t talk too much shit because we love Buddy buckets and Halliburton
Murray really looks bad
???? ???? He was alright with the starters atleast
Keegan is a complete mess out there
Absolutely cooked the Pacers
We’re good again.
Nailed that shit.
andy_sims
It’s interesting, because Ty’s numbers are great, but often as not he runs in the minus for +/- even in games the Pacers win. Knowing nothing whatsoever, my assumption is that anomaly is related to his defense, or maybe it’s statistical noise.
I love this third person shit.
I believe. BEAM TEAM!