[Game] Kings vs Clippers, 3/3/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[The_Jamal]

This was a rare game where we nearly collapsed at the end. We're not used to teams doubling Fox and getting to body-check him like that. But we'll take the W any day!

fixed

 

[Hoovtrain]

Gritty win

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1631890761376747526

 

[kingdivac]

26/26 on FTs probably saved the day.

 

[Woot!]

108 pts from the starters tonight.

 

[hrdboild]

It feels pretty good when Monk can go 1 for 8 and we still get the win. All 5 starters contributed today and that was enough.

 

[dude12]

Sac goes 5-0 in the first 5 game chunk after the AS Break

 

[pdxKingsFan]

This kind of horsepucky bodes well for the playoffs.

I will acknowledge refs called a foul they didn't have to at the end, but they really assisted in making it a one possession game to get there. And we still pulled through.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

How the hell did the Kings overcome the refs in this one?

Westbrook handed them the ball with 15 seconds on the clock. Literally had a wide open pass go right through his hands, out of bounds

 

[LoungeLizard]

12 games over .500 baby!!!! Light it. Eff LA

 

[The_Jamal]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1631890761376747526

You can't tell me HCA isn't going to be a huge edge for the Kings, don't really care if they have a meh home record in the regular season. That place is going to break some NBA arena decibel records.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

12 games over .500 baby!!!! Light it. Eff LA

Not even counting anymore.

 

[sauce-26]

So what will the excuse be from the national media as to why the clippers lost? What is the new excuse to ignore the kings?

 

[Tetsujin]

Westbrook handed them the ball with 15 seconds on the clock. Literally hand a wide open pass go right through his hands, out of bounds

To be fair, he was probably just as shocked as we all were that the refs let the Clippers have a full 9 seconds in the backcourt rather than the typical 8

 

[iowamcnabb]

Also, another game where we shot poorly from 3 and won. That’s a good sign

 

[9x1x6]

5-0 for us after the break and 0-5 for the CLippers lol

 

[The_Jamal]

Sac goes 5-0 in the first 5 game chunk after the AS Break

Most importantly, we put LAC in the dirt from *realistically* being able to catch us. Own the tie-breaker and now 6 games up on them and they have 16 games left to play.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I would love to know what the fans and Kings bench are yelling at Russ that gets him all fired up

 

[kingdivac]

We played like crap tonight but we won! Thank god we can go back to our favorable rest disadvantaged game.

Thats not true - they played like crap to end the game.

 

[Kingz19]

Kings have some tough games ahead but amazing that a 13-7 record to close the season could clinch a 50 win season.

 

[HndsmCelt]

So what will the excuse be from the national media as to why the clippers lost? What is the new excuse to ignore the kings?

Well that's the awful double-edged sword isn't it? They criticize the Kings for not making moves before the trade deadline now they'll make excuses for the clippers because they're working in new players.

 

[steelevt]

So what will the excuse be from the national media as to why the clippers lost? What is the new excuse to ignore the kings?

Probably leave out the Kings winning. Headline will be something like “Clippers lose 5 straight”

 

[Woot!]

We played like crap tonight but we won!

Yeahhh.... no.

Last few min sucked and they missed a lot of open threes. But, 53% overall, won the rebounding battle, 26-26 from the line, 26:11 ratio... "played like crap"? Nah.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sabonis for All-NBA isn't even a hot take, considering that All-NBA still goes by position. Can anybody name three centers in the league this year that are better?

 

[NewArena]

Remember when Sabonis and the squad used to miss free throws all night? Don’t wake me up.

https://twitter.com/statuses/1631890684910383104

 

[Tetsujin]

Probably leave out the Kings winning. Headline will be something like “Clippers lose 5 straight”

“Russ makes big clutch time play in controversial Clippers loss”

 

[LoungeLizard]

I’m dying. Keegan joins the post game with K9 and Mo and he puts on the headset and says “You guys turned the set?”

 

[Remi]

Sabonis saved the game - last 4 points from him.
Lyles was on fire, Fox did great too, Malik had great duo plays with Sabo, but not shooting, bench helped a lot.
Overal - win is a win despite some loopsides

 

[Caccia]

This was a rare game where we nearly collapsed at the end. We're not used to teams doubling Fox like that. But we'll take the W any day!

They better get used to it. Of course, Fox is so fast, he makes it really tough to double-team him, like the failed trap near mid-court.

 

[hrdboild]

Thats not true - they played like crap to end the game.

I wouldn't even say that. The Kings had some shots go halfway down and out in the last 2 minutes, there were some very suspicious calls and no-calls from the refs which gave some momentum back to the Clippers, and Paul George is a good player and made tough baskets. Domas still had to hit those clutch free throws to take the lead and he made it look easy. This was probably the least stressful game I've watched all season after the Kings already proved over and over again in the last 2 weeks that they're an elite team and are capable of making big plays on both ends when it counts. Just my perspective.