Jan 7, 2024; Sacramento, California, USA; Sacramento Kings forward Domantas Sabonis (10) controls the ball against New Orleans Pelicans center Jonas Valanciunas (17) during the first quarter at Golden 1 Center. Mandatory Credit: Ed Szczepanski-USA TODAY Sports
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Dan Houlder
April 11, 2024 6:57 pm
After the Kings’ last loss to the Pels, I have been looking forward to this game more than any other this season.
Kings have no talent, toughness, or heart. Just pathetic, but hard to not expect when at such a talent discrepancy. Maybe MM will take the blindfolds off and realize this team ain’t capable of winning a playoff series or even making the playoffs as currently constructed.
Then they could only earn the 8 seed and get swept by the Nuggets. Only thing that makes it worthwhile is getting the 1st round pick to the Hawks off the books.
Every time they had the Pels on the ropes they’d hit a backbreaking three. They can’t possibly keep shooting like that. Perhaps an inverse of the Thunder game?
That Davion turnover reminded me of Keon’s TO against the Thunder when he was sprinting out of control, jumped, and tried to sling it to Fox. Everyone on this team is so deferential to Fox it actively hurts the offense.
After the Kings’ last loss to the Pels, I have been looking forward to this game more than any other this season.
Go Kings!
70 spray 3s. Let ’em fly!
Thankful I sold my tix.
First team lead 20 loses game
Yuck.
At least the shutout is over.
This could a disaster!
Can they duplicate their feat of getting down by 50 to the Pels?
20
We trailed by as much as 50 in the Jan game.
Zion determined dude
This is gonna be ugly. Need a lot of help to stay in the 8 spot.
We need better ball-handlers.
Kinda had something going then the bench came in
Wouldn’t be surprised to lose by 50 again.
Good night.
20
Kings are fucking done!
Colby Jones needs to sit the rest of this
2 minutes played and -15!
It’s shocking that he’s even getting minutes. Goes to show just how bad out bench is.
There’s your 20 point lead. I’m calling game over now. Cuz History.
The NBA will hopefully learn it’s lesson and go back to giving us only NBAtv games.
Brown really has his guys ready for one of the most important games of the year. On national television no less.
Damn, I thought this game was live, but I watched this movie last year.
Kings have no talent, toughness, or heart. Just pathetic, but hard to not expect when at such a talent discrepancy. Maybe MM will take the blindfolds off and realize this team ain’t capable of winning a playoff series or even making the playoffs as currently constructed.
Refs giving the Pels bs calls they dont even need!
At this point, it wouldn’t shock me in the slightest if we ended up being in the 9th/10th seed play-in game at this point.
My money is on 10th, then one and done.
Then they could only earn the 8 seed and get swept by the Nuggets. Only thing that makes it worthwhile is getting the 1st round pick to the Hawks off the books.
Chip away, Kings. It’s still early.
A fan with heart. Respect.
Yep, still early.
Hopefully the momentum shift continues.
How can we end this early? Every Kings player gets tossed?
GoOd ThInG i TuNeD iN lAtE
We need a “De’Aaron Fox has control of your franchise” graphic, similar to the one you had for Cousins.
Dang that’s a good memory.
Can Sasha please turn into Euro Sasha. Just for one night.
There’s the Fox of old. Just drive it into the lane.
Pulled that to within reason by the end of the first. Ok, I’ll watch when I get home
Getting clogged up on that break, we’re starting to see what Fox looks like now that he’s starting to lose a half step speed-wise.
17 pts on 5 of 9 from the field and 5 of 5 fts in one half. Sounds pretty good.
Back from 20 to win. Barkley gaarunteeee
For as bad as they looked, they turned it around pretty quick, thanks to Fox.
Can’t be missing layups.
Wow, all the national coverage feels like opposing home game calls.
I guess we’re just gonna chuck 3’s, and pray.
That’s actually the official name of Brown’s system.
It’s the only way we can play with this roster.
Might need to see a lot of Len today.
If the Kings don’t start shooting more threes, my TV is going out a second-story window.
Maybe we overhyped Sasha
I would say so.
Keegan, Sabonis, and Fox too.
lol
Time to sit Keon for a while, if Brown still wants to have an outside shot at this one. He’s looking every bit like a UDFA out there tonight.
You gonna be this active in the thread if the Kings start winning this one?
Sasha make some 3. and kick CJ other leg.. I keed
Sabonis really needs to go off this game.
Defense leads to offense. So they say.
The momentum shift continues.
Zion off the court – a chance?
I get matchups and heart and everything, but everytime they kick our asses I get pissed that they’re not a top 3 seed
Our defense continues to be so bad.
Pels shot 57% from deep and the Kings are only down six at the half. No BI, maybe no more Zion.
Barnes has showed up.
Absolutely hated the first six minutes of play, but everything afterward has been superior defense, energy, and heart by the Kings.
Let’s hope it carries over into the third.
Every time they had the Pels on the ropes they’d hit a backbreaking three. They can’t possibly keep shooting like that. Perhaps an inverse of the Thunder game?
Considering how bad we are defensively, I wouldn’t expect NO to not keep shooting like that.
Hope so. Too many good defensive sequences by the Kings ended with deep threes falling anyway.
Persevere
I’ll be disappointed with a Kings win by less than ten. I wanted the Pels to get blown out.
So this first half has been disappointing to say the least.
Hit em with a 3 to start the 3rd! Let’s go!
Zion is the only NBA player I’ve ever heard complimented for running
Keegan’s gotta work on his finishing man
Can’t believe he didn’t score, there.
He’s gotta work on everything. The start to his career has been very disappointing for a high pick.
Yeah, he should have broken two records instead of one
And it got the team what, exactly? It led the Kings to what level of improvement this season?
But yes, great for him personally.
Out of a 16-year postseason drought…?
jfc, dude.
At some point, you’d think the coaching staff and/or front office would address the nonexistent defense this team has year after year.
1 year in playoffs. After year they should
Oh lord it’s gonna be 8v5 lol
If that chair pull was Keon v Valanchunas that’s an and-1
Then on the other end Zion barrelled into HB ‘s chest and it was a foul on HB. Lmao sure sure.
Get Sabonis out of there. He’s a liability.
Hahahahahahahaha
Okay, guy.
Glad I’m not the only one laughing.
This game thread has been all kinds of gold.
Just some wild fucking takes by some of these dudes who get real quiet when they end up wrong.
I’ve been pretty vocal about this team needing some major roster work. We’re watching the reason yet again, tonight.
yep. “Fox, Sabonis and Keegan”. Ok.
Also, the rest of the Kings roster.
Yep. I don’t get it, but then again, I don’t need to. Unintentional comedy is the best.
It’s why I watch Kangz basketball. 5 losses to the same team in a season is admittedly entertaining.
4 TOs and counting, along with getting abused by anyone and everyone en route to a -13, currently.
Domas and his damn turnovers.
All these years later and Zion still runs like he’s pinching a turd
Lol
Sabonis is not a good offensive player. He is absolute garbage
Like Wilt Chamberlain
lololol
Facts
He will miss the free throw. Guaranteed.
Not sure why TNT decided to go with they Pelicans announcers for this game.
They’re much better than ours.
Ugh. Worst PbP guy in the league – and has been for some time – imo.
voice is absolutely grating.
Portland’s guy annoys me also.
I’d rather listen to the sounds cats having sex at 4am.
At least the cats would shut up after one possession.
I don’t see either of these two doing that any time soon, either.
Say what?
The awful Pelicans announcing crew we have to suffer through.
I have Reggie Miller and Kevin Harlan.
Same.
McCollum is a great bullshit shooter, just throws some garbage up and it goes in
No reason we can’t beat these guys.
Caw caw
4 fouls on Herb Jones could be game changing
Zeller sets a moving pick on Sabonis – no call – easy layup for Zion
Why in tf is Duarte in this game right now
Because Mike Brown
Good question. Mike Brown needs to coach us to a win.
You want Colby Jones back after that horror show?
Kessler? Lyles? Sasha? Literally just anyone else
Stupid tech, Fox.
Nice composure Fox
Stupid offensive foul and tech by Fox but at least he’s pissed off now.
Somebody should tell Fox that the 2nd half started.
A pissed off Fox could be a good thing, minus the tech.
Or not.
Kings need to win out. This is getting ridiculous.
They challenged this?
What an idiotic pass by Mitchell.
That Davion turnover reminded me of Keon’s TO against the Thunder when he was sprinting out of control, jumped, and tried to sling it to Fox. Everyone on this team is so deferential to Fox it actively hurts the offense.
yeah, he had a great rebound, tried to do too much and jumped into the air … TO. That one hurt.
Jumped on the Pelicans -10 on the in-game betting.
You can buy a Pelicans jersey over at the NBA.com store too
Not a fan of their jerseys.
That $2 could have bought you a third of a Big Mac.
Congratulations, very impressive
Your team has been outscored by 14 since the 1st, maybe not such a good move.
Huh? They’re down by 12.
Your team was up by 23
??
Kings never led
How are you not understanding HoustonJP’s point?
Betting on a teams doesn’t make them “yours”. Hell, I took the Kings ML against the Wizards, thinking that was easy money.
lol
lol
lol.
So much has become so clear so quickly.
This is fantastic.
Still possible, but need to keep their composure and take care of the ball.
Amen. Zero TO quarter.
Need to stop giving up 30 point quarters.
Ok, Sasha. Here we go.
Hopefully Brown doesn’t pull him the minute he develops a rhythm.
Sabonis needs to be up around 25 points, at least.
Game Over.
Kings folding the tent.
Most important stretch of the season and this team has absolutely collapsed. They’re not making the playoffs.
Well, it just got tougher.