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I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving, filled with love, warmth and gratitude. What a lovely holiday to force us to rationally reflect on and appreciate all of our blessings, despite being a fan of the Sacramento Kings. But now that Thanksgiving, the day of good feelings and full bellies, is over, we now move on to what Will has so brilliantly coined as Hatesgiving – the day where the Sacramento Kings play the Los Angeles Lakers. All that rational gratitude you felt yesterday? Throw it out the window. Open your heart now to feel the pumping rage of disdain and disgust as we channel that energy into how much we all hate the Los Angeles Lakers. I don’t care how many years go by, or how large the talent gap between us and them becomes, or how nonexistent the rivalry may seem, it’s forever f*** the Lakers. Let’s. Get. Ready. To. HAAAAATE:<\/p>\n

Quick Stats<\/h5>\n

Outcome<\/strong>: Kings WIN, 141-137<\/p>\n

Sacramento Kings<\/strong>: 141 pts, 45.0% fg, 31.1% 3 pt, 65.5% ft, 32 ast, 56 reb, 15 to<\/p>\n

Los Angeles Lakers<\/strong>: 137 pts, 50.0% fg, 34.1% 3 pt, 71.4% ft, 32 ast, 51 reb, 19 to<\/p>\n

What a beautiful night to be a hater!!! It was a long, hard fought battle, but the Kings did THAT. The Kings ended up being bested in all shooting percentages tonight, but somehow managed to pull out the win after fighting through three overtime periods. The math ain’t mathin’ exactly on that one, but I’ve come to accept that basketball doesn’t make any sense and the only thing that matters is that the Sacramento Kings beat the Los Angeles Lakers.<\/p>\n

The Good, The Bad, & The Ugly<\/h5>\n
The Good<\/h6>\n
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  1. No Hesi Hali<\/strong>: It was a welcome sight to see Tyrese Haliburton looking to score tonight. We all love him for his unselfish playmaking, but we also end up begging him to look for his own shot in the offense. Tonight he demonstrated no hesitation when he had open looks and finished with 19 points on 5-9 from the 3-point line. The Kings need Tyrese to be decisive and confident in his ability to score and his point production was huge for them tonight.<\/li>\n
  2. All Hands on Deck<\/strong>: Alvin Gentry played 11 of the 13 available Kings’ players tonight, getting early minutes for different bench groups. This early experimentation paid off as he was able to find a strong rotation down the stretch, notably including Marvin Bagley III over Chimezie Metu and Moe Harkless. Along with finding key guys to contribute, Gentry’s loose rotations allowed for every player to make an impact. Tristan Thompson had a great stretch in the second and third quarters, providing energy and physicality inside. Thompson finished with 13 points and five rebounds. Terence Davis had a hot start off the bench and contributed 13 points and six rebounds. And although he didn’t win the bulk of his position’s minutes, Chimezie Metu had some huge plays in regulation that highlighted his willingness to do the dirty work and not back down from the bigger Lakers. Overall, it was a great team win with contributions coming from all over the roster.<\/li>\n
  3. Closing it Out<\/strong>: I didn’t know if I was going to make it if this game went into a fourth overtime. All night long, every time the Lakers tried to pull away, the Kings responded and found a way to claw their way back. The Kings’ 16 offensive rebounds were huge for them tonight, as Alex Len and Marvin Bagley III secured them a handful of extra possessions that kept them in the game. It wasn’t until the final three minutes of the third overtime that the Kings began to get some separation as they gained their largest lead of seven points. Even then, they almost gave it away on a sloppy inbounds pass that resulted in a Russell Westbrook and one, but they quickly got themselves together and finally closed the game out for good. De’Aaron Fox had a comeback performance tonight, scoring 12 of his 34 points in overtime periods. Fox hit big shot after big shot and I LOVE TO SEE IT.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    The Bad<\/h6>\n
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    1. Free Throws<\/strong>: The Kings made their free throws when it mattered most to win them the game, but shot an overall 19-29 from the line. Just one of those things where you recognize we might have all been saved from an extra 15 minutes of cardiac torture if they had cashed in on just a few of those misses in regulation.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      The Ugly<\/h6>\n
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      1. Regulation<\/strong>: If you plan on watching this game, I suggest skipping the first 48 minutes. Both teams started out absurdly bad, scoring just 20 points a piece in the first quarter, and then not doing much better by matching each other in the second with just 23 points. There was a lot of bad shooting throughout the first four quarters, and despite it being close throughout, there was not a lot of beautiful basketball happening.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        The King of Kings<\/h5>\n

        I am very happy to give tonight’s crown to Marvin Bagley III who had a huge impact on the Kings’ win tonight. Bagley finished with 13 points, seven rebounds, and four assists while going a perfect 5-5 from the field and 2-2 from the free throw line. He also provided a few big defensive stops against LeBron James in the extra periods. Bagley was aggressive on the boards and showed good decision making on the offensive end. No matter how you feel about Marvin Bagley III, we can all root for him when he helps the Kings beat the Lakers.<\/p>\n

        Up Next<\/h5>\n

        Sunday, November 28th @ Memphis Grizzlies – 3:00 P.M.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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