[Game] Kings vs. Bucks 3/13/2023 7p PST/10p EST

[Rob-The-Great]

Give trey the chain tonight!

 

[Joshoua]

Kinda wish Lyles fought him in the 1st half, could have been a game changing double election!

next level thinking he should’ve noticed Lopez getting mad after his eye was bleeding

 

[sactowndog]

He may get to skip the road trip

nah he will get maybe 1 game

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Kings Reddit bombarded with prickly Bucks “fans”. Brook is at least as much responsible as Lyles for what happened wish he had gotten his head ripped off.

That'll learn you to stay off reddit.

 

[SacTownKid]

When are we gonna let Murray finish a game?

NEVER!!! hahaha. Probably the same way he got the starting spot. If the team hits a skid at some point.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

By the way - Trey WON the fight. Let's not lose sight of that. He got a throat hold in and Lopez got moved around.

 

[NewArena]

Probably the first loss I’m not genuinely pissed over in some way. This Bucks team is insane on both ends, and we still played em tough. Bring this energy the rest of the season and we can win 50 games or come close

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Matt Barnes couldn't wait to say that he was Ok with this. haha

 

[Woot!]

Kings' only real chance was to keep hitting those open 3's. But, still, they shot 42% - and Huerter was out of his mind even w/the Buck applying plenty of pressure. Hard to be too mad about the misses.

 

[Kingz19]

Both the Kings and Bucks played a really good game. A good game from the Bucks will beat a good game by the Kings at this time.

Kings missed a lot of easy shots in the second half, especially at the beginning of the third when they saw seperate 9 point and 8 point leads evaporate in less than a minute.

They needed more offense from the bench and from the starting forwards to beat a Milwaukee team that is on.

Bench was pretty lackluster outside of Trey and Monk in the first half. Offensively non-existent in the second half. I still want to see Kessler out there. He plays D, can play in the flow, and he isn’t afraid to shoot. Yeah he bricked them all today but no point turning on the only guy on the roster that can bring what he brings. Some nights he’ll make those shots and his stints have mostly been positive.

Keegan needed to have a better game. Had a lot of good positions to score but couldn’t put it in the hole. had a rough game and then had some bad lapses defensively in the second half.

Great games by Domas, Fox and Huerter.

 

[NewArena]

Good news is the Suns are gonna lose another

 

[Kingster]

He may get to skip the road trip

He earned it!

 

[SacTownKid]

Defense lost this game. I feel we were just trading baskets, Davion and Edwards needed to be on the floor even though Edwards missed a couple of shots.

Can't go 100% on offense all the time. Bucks did whatever they wanted on offense.

In the playoffs you're going to need to defend, good lesson for them I hope

The Kings will be an interesting case. How far does the best offensive team and bottom 5 on defense go? It'll be fun either way.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I’m pretty sure GA said something and that’s why Lyles went for the steal and pushed him. Lyles isn’t having it.

You absolutely love to see this fight. There are no negatives in this.

 

[Larry89]

Keegan was getting hunted in the 4th, really had a tough time navigating screens and getting through them.. was causing all sorts of problems

 

[miltonap]

The Kings will be an interesting case. How far does the best offensive team and bottom 5 on defense go? It'll be fun either way.

I think with someone like Edwards their top potential definitely got higher, I really don't know.

 

[Kingster]

Because that iso ball is what playoff ball comes down to, mark it down, it always does. Or at least the players that can feed themselves usually get served first and last. My guess is Domas and Fox were spent. They played the whole 4th and Fox has kind of been gassing out the last few games as it is.

There's no reason Fox shouldn't have gas in the tank. He's had a TON of games off from maternity leave, a wrist, a hammy, and from the All Star break. I want more from Fox. I thought he could have been more aggressive pushing the ball in the 4th.

 

[206Fan]

When are we gonna let Murray finish a game?

Murray just isn't playing consistent ball right now. He couldn't make his 3s and was starting to get targeted on defense. Barnes was also getting targeted by Middleton, but at least Barnes brings more to the table on offense than an off-shooting night Keegan. I'm starting to suspect his PT goes down as we near the season unless he gets himself out of his slump...

Old age question with Keegan, if he's not making his 3pt shots, what else is he bringing to the table?

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Kayte sounding so motherly: "I do not condone fighting."

Certified Mama Bear Katie.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

That'll learn you to stay off reddit.

TBH even for reddit it seemed over the top. I’ve always had a strict look but don’t touch rule with other team’s forums and I thought even on Reddit that was considered the norm.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

The Bucks, 76ers, Celtics are tier one. I think we can argue the kings are in tier 2. And that isnt a bad thing.

Teir 2 and I'd argue right on the cust of Tier 1.

 

[Livinthedream]

Because that iso ball is what playoff ball comes down to, mark it down, it always does. Or at least the players that can feed themselves usually get served first and last. My guess is Domas and Fox were spent. They played the whole 4th and Fox has kind of been gassing out the last few games as it is.

Brown was trying to get Lopez out of the paint. Lopez was messing everything up.

 

[SacTownKid]

I think with someone like Edwards their top potential definitely got higher, I really don't know.

He'll help but the Kings defensive woes are partially a flawed system. It's like how Keegan got pulled on those 3 point shots from Middleton early. How was that any different than Huerter leaving that same corner open? People can cherry pick isolated defensive stats all they want without context and make it look positive but the result is what it is. PPG isn't anything if the pace is high, but those opponent FG%'s don't lie.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

James Ham just keeps asking players if this is playoff basketball in the most condescending way.

 

[Woot!]

I’m pretty sure GA said something and that’s why Lyles went for the steal and pushed him. Lyles isn’t having it.

Zero doubt. You could tell from Gianni's' reaction too - he knew he baited him.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

lol. That is no 4 game suspension. 1 game, maybe 2 max. I’d put my money on 1 game.

I'm a pessimist when it comes to the league office

 

[SacTownKid]

There's no reason Fox shouldn't have gas in the tank. He's had a TON of games off from maternity leave, a wrist, a hammy, and from the All Star break. I want more from Fox. I thought he could have been more aggressive pushing the ball in the 4th.

He's playing both sides of the ball though and that does matter. Playing an insanely high pace on both ends has it's drawbacks.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

There's no reason Fox shouldn't have gas in the tank. He's had a TON of games off from maternity leave, a wrist, a hammy, and from the All Star break. I want more from Fox. I thought he could have been more aggressive pushing the ball in the 4th.

Not to mention he shot more 3s tonight than Steph curry

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Teir 2 and I'd argue right on the cust of Tier 1.

Not sure the west has a tier 1* so one lucky tier two team going to the finals.


*Suns if they are for real.

 

[206Fan]

Not to mention he shot more 3s tonight than Steph curry

Just checked the box score, how in the world did Fox end up 5-12 from 3pt? Felt like he missed all his 3s tonight