[Game] Kings @ Trailblazers, 3/4/21, 7pm PST 10pm EST

[Capt. Factorial]

What’s the look for? Kanter got the ball clear day.

I think the question is whether it technically hit the rim

 

[Tetsujin]

Did they blow the whistle before Kanter had the possession though?

 

[Tetsujin]

Fox almost hit that meaningless buzzer beater too. Damn. Someone get him a decent coach.

 

[SacTownKid]

And then on the inbounds they run a clock conserving defensive play. I think the best bet there was to pressure the inbounds and see if you can get a violation but oh well.

 

[Reverend]

Tied for 5th pick territory and Bagley looked good...ill take it

 

[Sluggah]

Guess Fox can’t beat Dame AND Luke.

 

[SacTownKid]

Guess Fox can’t beat Dame AND Luke.

He almost did. Kids special.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Kings picked a bad time to f-up rebounding.

Maybe keep Bagley in instead of beli?

 

[SLAB]

Tied for 5th pick territory and Bagley looked good...ill take it

This is what is important.

 

[SacTownKid]

Tied for 5th pick territory and Bagley looked good...ill take it

And Bjelica's price tag went up. After the break he's a fixture in the lineup for sure.

 

[chief bromden]

Blow it up!

 

[kingdivac]

108-103 @ 3:49.....108-115 @ 1:15 --- you can't allow a 12-0 run in 2:30 at the end of the game. A nose dive at 1000' - can't get the plane back up in time.

 

[Tetsujin]

I mean, the end of the game was pretty much Dame and Swipa taking turns being awesome and then Luke decided to take a poop all over it with his dumb desire to give our role players the ball in crucial moments AND belief in CoJo as some sort of Tony Allen-esque super defender.

 

[SLAB]

And Bjelica's price tag went up. After the break he's a fixture in the lineup for sure.

Hopefully he’s a fixture in some other team’s lineup.

 

[SacTownKid]

Hopefully he’s a fixture in some other team’s lineup.

The good thing is maybe if they somehow get rid of Joseph and Bjelica Walton will just stop showing up.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Kings are a drive in the paint team who get no free throw calls and when they do they don't make them. Equals many losses

 

[SacTownKid]

I mean, the end of the game was pretty much Dame and Swipa taking turns being awesome and then Luke decided to take a poop all over it with his dumb desire to give our role players the ball in crucial moments AND belief in CoJo as some sort of Tony Allen-esque super defender.

I really wish Doug Christie would start getting a little more of a bite to his commentary. All game he was calling out the big playing off the pick and roll and the combo of Cojo and that was what buried them per usual. If it takes this much for the light bulb to go on just leave it off. What's the point anyway.

 

[Tetsujin]

Kings are a drive in the paint team who get no free throw calls and when they do they don't make them. Equals many losses

Has anyone told Luke this?

 

[Groovygreg]

Dame is elite.

 

[Reverend]

I really wish Doug Christie would start getting a little more of a bite to his commentary. All game he was calling out the big playing off the pick and roll and the combo of Cojo and that was what buried them per usual. If it takes this much for the light bulb to go on just leave it off. What's the point anyway.

I wish he realized he would be a wayyy better coach than color commentator but then again he has to have the desire himself to pursue coaching

 

[steelevt]

108-103 @ 3:49.....108-115 @ 1:15 --- you can't allow a 12-0 run in 2:30 at the end of the game. A nose dive at 1000' - can't get the plane back up in time.

you can if you tanking.

 

[sactowndog]

Tied for 5th pick territory and Bagley looked good...ill take it

just for context had we won we would have been tied for 8th and our chances of a top 4 pick would almost be cut in half.

 

[SacTownKid]

just for context had we won we would have been tied for 8th and our chances of a top 4 pick would half almost be cut in half.

The tank race this year is going to be epic.

 

[sactowndog]

And Bjelica's price tag went up. After the break he's a fixture in the lineup for sure.

so what should be McNairs walk away line for Nemanja?

 

[Tetsujin]

so what should be McNairs walk away line for Nemanja?

Conditional first or a middling prospect and/or second rounders

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Dame is elite.

And it’s funny to think back how at one time he could be found playing a game at tiny Hornet Gym.....

 

[ppine]

Fox is playing great, but seems to be focusing more on the offensive side of the ball.
I can't blame him at all. He plays on a terrible defensive team and was snubbed in the All-Star voting.

 

[Reverend]

The tank race this year is going to be epic.

I just hope we don’t ramp up towards the end of the year when teams start to sandbag it but I would not be surprised if that happens again

 

[origkds]

Free throws matter.

Kings
10-16 62.5%

Blazers
24-25 96%

 

[SLAB]

I just hope we don’t ramp up towards the end of the year when teams start to sandbag it but I would not be surprised if that happens again

It absolutely will happen. The Kings are too talented (as they stand, we’ll see after the deadline) and just on that alone they’ll pull out meaningless victories trying their hardest against awful teams much like the actively throwing the game Detroit Pistons and the Lakers C-squad.