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Jan 5, 2025; San Francisco, California, USA; Sacramento Kings guard Devin Carter (22) drives in against Golden State Warriors guard Dennis Schroder (71) during the first quarter at Chase Center. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-Imagn Images

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Kings have been digging themselves out of a hole with absolutely no room for error for the past few weeks. But with huge wins like Houston and Boston, they have been able to make up some ground. If they win tonight, not only will I consider them to have successfully dug themselves out of the hole, but to have even given themselves some breathing room for a tough road trip.
Tonight’s game seems extremely winnable, and extremely important to sustain momentum.
Did you know something ahead of time? Since they had to dig themselves out of a hole to dig themselves out of the larger hole from earlier this season tonight!
National broadcast team THANK YOU GOD
Oh damn I spoke too soon fish grease is here.
With BOB FUCKING MYERS????
Noooooo!!!!!!!
My guess since it’s ESPN and he is supposed to be unbiased the King Arabic Fish Grease comments will be a bit more subdued
bookmarked
Go Kings! I thought that Minny/Dallas game would never end! Nice to see Jones doing an ESPN Kings game!
Need Ellis on Curry so Keegan can check Wiggins. DDR can’t stick with Wiggins
Two questions: why is KH getting rotational minutes, and if we’re gonna blitz Curry why are we letting Moody get the wide open three?
Also, why not at least try and see how well Keon can guard him one-on-one?
Get to the paint!
Not a great quarter for the Kings
Fox said the Kings should kick the Warriors while they’re down. Let’s see it! Go Kings!
Guess we’re going to stand around and watch DeRozan and Fox tonight.
Fox had two uninspiring drives to the basket. The first time he was opened and passed it and almost turned it over. The second time he did dribbled into three guys and lost it out of bounds.
Wow that Trey 3 was nice.
This lineup on the floor ain’t working.
It’s producing some ugly offense.
Mission Accomplished!
Why is Len smoking in the boys room… he should be camping for 15 seconds in the key.
Kings look flat. Pick it up soon or this could get ugly.
I had a bad feeling when Fox said in a recent interview he wanted to kick the Warriors while they were down. I hope that doesn’t come to fruition.
Listening to Bob fkn Myers for the entirety of this game is an egregious affront to Kings fans. ESPN is an asshole for this.
Santos doing his best Curry impression. Jeez
I hope this isn’t the dreaded “falling back down to Earth” game…
Goddamnit, Monk, just windmill it
That Malik Dunk is points right? it hit his head after passing through completely
Continuation of sloppy play we saw during the Wizards game.
Can we just give Keon the ball sometimes?
And also minutes?
8 minutes is not enough. Huerter shouldn’t see the floor
Man there is just a weird funk about this game that I hope the team can wake themselves up out of by the second half.
Its the Warriors-centric broadcasting in our house, IMO. It doesn’t fit nor sit well.
Yeah I blame Bob Meyers too.
TJD tipped that ball on the rim, not Sabonis. That should’ve been Kings ball.
Very uninspiring half of ball by the Kings. Rotations have been reminiscent of Mike Brown. Players look lethargic and unprepared. Ball isn’t moving much. Just jacking up 3s and not defending the 3.
I hate when Monk does the fly by close out. It usually ends up in an open 3
It amazes me how prevalent flybys are in the NBA. You’d think that at this high of a level, even the worst players would be coached harder to not contest in a way that usually just leaves the shooter wide open and at worst results in a four point play, but you see it constantly.
Once again – limit Keon’s minutes at your own peril as coach of this team. An extra 7 minutes does not put the Kings ahead, but it’s probably single digit deficit.
and Huerter is just brutal.
Sabonis did Sabonis things which was nice.
Quite remarkable that Ellis had zero shot attempts in two quarters.
Kinda hard for Keon to go neon if he’s not plugged in…
My guess is that Keon plays more minutes in the 2nd half, preferably any minutes that would go to Huerter as well.
Lyles played 7 as well. Len isn’t needed in this game, so play a 7 man rotation in the 2nd half and get the Win.
Another game, another Huerter O-fer at the half.
Dude, are the coaches and management blind? Do they not see the guy is yesterday’s burnt toast?
Just sit him or trade him; or preferably both!
Huerter’s video game characters must all be leveled up.
Let’s see some adjustments coach DC. That half stunk
This was what I expected the first half to be … with Coach MB. C’mon DC! C’mon Kings! Blow them out in the 3rd quarter and make it a game. Then win this damn game!
Now to win this game! Go Kings and blow them out this quarter too!
The Kings are facing some of that adversity I spoke about. This game isn’t a “must win, critical game of the season.” But it certainly is a barometer. The test has begun. Lets see what this new vibe Kings team is made of…
Warriors were 14-26 from 3!!!! That’s unacceptable
Kings need to play like the refs are corrupt.
Fox getting praise in the first half for his distribution and all-around game of late? NO! We need angry Fox. Passive Fox = losses.
Some questionable calls this quarter
Here’s an idea: instead of doubling Curry with Sabonis and leaving their center wide open under the basket, we put in our defensive specialist and 45-plus percent 3 point shooter?
Monk fouled on the oop too… Kings need to get angry with the NBA right now.
That Heild step out of bounds is the catalyst
Is this another mysterious Fox funk? Where we find out later he’s still playing though some kind of injury? I mean if he can’t be out there, just give Keon his minutes.
Missing 3s and giving up offensive rebounds. Frustrating.
All these stops and then we just miss everything on the other end and let them score
Wiggins playing like he’s Giannis out there. No way this should be happening.
DDR is wrecking!
Need some 3s to drop in 4th. LFG
5 point flame
Kerr loses his shit with the weirdest stuff.
Duds get an egregiously favorable whistle all quarter and now Kerr has the balls to scream at the refs to the point of a tech
Kerr with the desperation argument with the officials as the lead slips away.
Remind me again what defense leads to?
Offense!
Bob Meyers: “Derozan hits that corner 3 at a high rate”.
Derozan is hitting corner 3s at 31% this season. Good research, Bob.
DDR baby
Demar has literally been every player on the floor the last 4 minutes
Keon Ellis should make all five spots on the All-Defensive team
That’s more like it. Now let’s please put this game away.
Ellis with 1 FGA, 0 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 1 steal, 1 block and has had an immense impact in the 3rd quarter.
4th Q D and 3s. Let’s do this folks
That’s what a Doug Christie defense looks like.
Huerter and Fox for Cam Johnson and pick(s)?
Murray just murdered Curry.
Great defense randomly turns into three straight open catch and shoot 3s
WTF was that Monk possession?
Fox can go to the bench the rest of the game.
It’s not Fox’s night. DDR iso let’s go lol
They should close with monk, Ellis, ddr, murray, sabonis
I likely!
Wish granted, for now. Every guy on the floor is contributing and they’re meshing well, really gotta hope Christie is willing to potentially ruffle Fox’s feathers with no playing time
Make him be Angry Fox for tomorrow’s game. Win win
Went to bathroom when Keon got and 1. Came back and was wtf just happened. And then boom, they back on top!
Let’s see if DC can sit Fox out. Go with hot hands for the W
If DC pull that off. I’m all in.
Oh yeah, also invoked Lawler’s Law by the thinnest of margins
Up and down. Let’s finish strong
Draymond Goon taunting Sabonis all the way to his bench but no T?
Curry’s back, get Keon in
Fox sags off of 3pt shooters sooooo damn far. Left Wiggins wide open
For the love of god Doug, put your best defender in
I apologize Doug, but if this becomes a one score game, konsider Keon
Let’s go clutch bros.. and monk!
If the Kings a 3 beat the Warriors a 9 do I get a tax credit?
As long the Kings get a W. You may get some Kangz credit. File it under 23-20 form.
i was wrong on Fox. Great timing! Clutch time
Why does it feels like we’re still down lol
10-0 run in a game with a series of alternating runs.
Fox with 6 of those points and drawing the O foul to stretch the lead.
Put the dagger in them Fox. Steal this ball.
That’s a kick out
Yeah, but Domas still closed out pretty recklessly, it’s not a hugely obvious movement, and given how this game’s been officiated so far I don’t know if it’ll go well
Nevermind, just saw the replay, that’s egregious
No worries.
Time to root for the Kings.
It was highly obvious my friend. Highly.
Totally normal movement by Moody. Lol. Come on Myers.
No shooter finishes a 3pt shot with their ankle above their hip. Not a natural shooting motion
Thank you zebras
3 billion team beats 9 billion Am I doing it right?
Kings 30 of 32 at FT line. Fox 10 for 10.
NIGHTY NIGHT, WARRIORS! LIGHT THAT BEAM!!!!!!!!!!!
Very important W. Light the beam.
FTW LTFB!
Kardiac Kangz
DDR showing his value on almost every game now. What a game by him to bring them back from the edge…
He’s a literal. He affects the game in a way that is transcendent.
Honey Keegan was incredible
A really nice all around game by Keegan particularly on the D against Curry and the block of his lay up in the 3rd quarter that keep the Kings 14-0 run going.
It’s the subtle things and Keegan is like subtle infused
Can’t say I wasn’t nervous for a while! I love that they continue to fight and win these games that they should be winning. GO KINGS!!!!
You got a good game to watch live, Humboldt!
Sabonis with the quietest 26 points in a while.
DC had a simple strategy with Steph, force him to pass the ball. He was 1 for 1 by my count on three point shots, in spite of the W’s making twice as many 3’s as the Kings.
13 of 13 FT in the fourth quarter by the Kings made up for all this three pointers by the W’s.
Kings destroyed Golden State on Fast Break points. Just looking at the stats the Kings had a 23 to 0 margin of fast break points the Kerr’s team. Amazing.
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