[Game] Kings vs Clippers, 2/24/2023 7:30pm Pacific 10:30pm Eastern

[iowamcnabb]

We took every punch the Clippers had and then out lasted them. Was this a top 25 regular season game ever?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1629375512660398080

 

[Capt. Factorial]

We took every punch the Clippers had and then out lasted them. Was this a top 25 regular season game ever?

How is it not? I think it's a lot closer to #1 than to #25.

 

[sauce-26]

The only thing about this kings team thats malpractice is tony brothers and these refs!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1629375512660398080

Yikes. Bummer for KZ.

 

[NewArena]

Omg i had no idea we were down double digits in the final 3-4 minutes. EXCUSE ME!? I can not wait to watch every morsel of this game.

 

[iowamcnabb]

How is it not? I think it's a lot closer to #1 than to #25.

agreed. Obviously a ton of great games in the history of the game but this had everything. Superstars, big shots, defensive stands, unreal shooting, refs. Only thing that sucked is their crowd is about as spicy as vanilla pudding

 

[iowamcnabb]

Also this game thread is the largest this season aside from game one. If it remains open it is likely to surpass it.

 

[sactowndog]

The best part of this game was turning it around with defense in the 4th. Not something this team could have done the last 15 years.

 

[The_Jamal]

How is it not? I think it's a lot closer to #1 than to #25.

We never truly know how many years we have left on this planet, but I find it hard to believe I'll see a better regular season game than that in my lifetime.

 

[New Era]

We took every punch the Clippers had and then out lasted them. Was this a top 25 regular season game ever?

Top 25? More like Top 1

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Also this game thread is the largest this season aside from game one. If it remains open it is likely to surpass it.

I'm not closing it before the OKC thread goes up...so it's up to @Tetsujin ?

 

[kingdivac]

With the all-star game-ish boxscore the Kings push their average ppg to 120.6.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Yikes. Bummer for KZ.

When did he get injured?

 

[gunks]

Well, glad I missed this one...

Happy for y'all that got to experience it live though! Time to watch highlights!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I have to shamefully admit that I'm watching SportsCenter just to make sure we're headlining the 11:30 broadcast.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

agreed. Obviously a ton of great games in the history of the game but this had everything. Superstars, big shots, defensive stands, unreal shooting, refs. Only thing that sucked is their crowd is about as spicy as vanilla pudding

Yeah, this should have been an in Sacramento game

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Vinny, ask your nonna if she'll make some sauce for these boys. They need it after this game.

Aboslutely. These boys deserve a lifetime supply of sauce. Luckily my nonna is a Kings fan and so the request will not go unheard. In fact she's probably already making it as I type. What a game. Just what. a. game!

 

[sactowndog]

Haha. After that game both teams defensive rating could take a bit of a hit….

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1629371601870544896

 

[midtowner]

The swagger tonight was glorious!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1629375512660398080

What a bummer for KZ.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

When did he get injured?

I'm not really sure. I think he had a few games that he was not active due to injury before the all star break, but I didn't keep track of his status.

 

[Tetsujin]

Haha. After that game both teams defensive rating could take a bit of a hit….

The thing is the Kings were never really known for their sterling defense. Defensive versatility was supposed to be the Clipper’s calling card and the Kings just tore through them like tissue paper.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Let's not forget the best part about this historical game.... WE WON!!!!!!!!

 

[kingdivac]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_highest-scoring_NBA_games

 

[pdxKingsFan]

The thing is the Kings were never really known for their sterling defense. Defensive versatility was supposed to be the Clipper’s calling card and the Kings just tore through them like tissue paper.

Mentioned in a twitter convo today that Kings are 8th in the league in the 4th quarter. It's just we dig a big hole early (25/21/18/8). But it's not just the eye test that says we lock it down late.

 

[kingdivac]

Monk with a career high - he won't ever forget this game.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1629369555616423936

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Really p's me off over on reddit a lot of "Russ lost" "Ty Lue is a bad coach" "Clippers collapsed"

No. The Kings won this game. They won it. They overcame questionable officiating, their other all star being removed from the game in the span of 30 seconds by horrifically non-existent calls, and a few calls that deliberately tried to swing the game. Also the non-kick kick ball is what swung the game one last time until we recovered.

But WE RECOVERED. WE WON. Nobody choked. WE just WON.