[Game] Game 7: Sacramento Kings @ OKC Thunder, 11/09/14 4 PM PST 7 PM EST

[HereWeBoogie]

Cousins was fouled before the block. And they Ibaka shoves a King in the back for that rebound

 

[Sac.Kings]

I am having difficulty even watching this. They might as well give each thunder player a stick to hit our players with.

 

[dude12]

Just a 10 point lead

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Agree with G-Man: getting outworked, out-hustled, and embarrassed.

 

[206Fan]

These refs don't want to call anything for the Kings.. smh.

 

[dude12]

Cousins was fouled before the block. And they Ibaka shoves a King in the back for that rebound

I saw that 2 handed shove in Bens back....definitely refs are making a point right now.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Literally getting hacked every time we get in the paint and they are shoving everyone for rebounds. Ridiculous

 

[PurpleHaze]

Collison looks like he's never seen a zone D in his life. He's taking too long getting into the offense - like he's waiting for a screen or something. Hey, Daren no picks happen in a zone. Just go inside and rebound hard - period.

 

[Tetsujin]

Things I thought I'd never say: We can't afford to put Ben McLemore on the bench

 

[swisshh]

Boogie can't be bitched at the other end of the floor. That was some last year stuff.

 

[fursty13]

Collison looks like he's never seen a zone D in his life. He's taking too long getting into the offense - like he's waiting for a screen or something. Hey, Daren no picks happen in a zone. Just go inside and rebound hard - period.

I'd put Rudy or DMC at the FT line/elbow and run the offense through them.

 

[hrdboild]

Reasons for optimism:

Darren Collison hasn't hit a shot yet.
Rudy and DeMarcus haven't taken a free throw yet.
Actually, none of our starters have.
Kendrick Perkins hasn't missed a shot yet.

These trends will not continue in the second half.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Ugh. No Stauskas; it's not his night.

 

[The_Jamal]

They're taking away Cousins folks and daring us to shoot.. In other words, the right strategy vs us

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Kings playing terrible, refs are terrible, OKC making ridiculous shots. Not a good formula

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Nice moving screen

 

[kingjatt]

frustrating last sequence there

 

[Sac.Kings]

Lol at that "screen" the screener had Rudy pinned by holding onto his arm

 

[kingsboi]

what a pitiful defensive effort in that first half...yuck. I hope Malone rips them a new one.

 

[206Fan]

Only people who showed up to play are freaking Ben and Rudy.

 

[HereWeBoogie]

Wow, our offense is cringe worthy

 

[Tetsujin]

If Demarcus had set that screen, it'd be an offensive foul

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Straight being humiliated right now; I never would have thought that I'd see a Kings game where we were shooting 85+ percent from the free throw line, and have a 5:1 assist ratio, and be down double digits.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Well that was fun Soooooooooooooo lets see the guys step up in the second half.

 

[swisshh]

Agree with G-Man: getting outworked, out-hustled, and embarrassed.

Yeah, the team needs to run to the balls, secure the ball and then proceed. Only the bench was doing any decent job of that. Close out on the shooter and recover. Giving up open jumpers off of picks is often a lack of energy exerted. And when they do close out, they aren't hustling to the rebound.

 

[PurpleHaze]

Down 52-39 and Thunder smell blood in the water. Unless things are righted in half time locker room no way Kings survive a second half like first half debacle.

 

[Bricklayer]

 

[kingjatt]

Lol at that "screen" the screener had Rudy pinned by holding onto his arm

they have held the guy getting around the screen on multiple occasions leading to looks that even look too wide open, refs just swollowing whistles.

 

[Sac.Kings]

The refs are not doing us any favors. The Thunder are getting away with straight mugging out there and no one on our team is getting any calls. We are defending poorly as well especially on the pick and roll. Rebounding has to pick up, but hard to rebound when you're being fouled doing it. However, Cousins has been close to ignored on the offensive end and that simply cannot happen.

 

[Albatros]

Oh well.