[Game] Kings vs. Jazz - 6PM PT/9PM ET

[iowamcnabb]

Get em out and give the depth some
Minutes please

 

[Tetsujin]

For a guy who can obviously get up and dunk when he wants to, Fox seems nailed to the floor lately. Not sure what's up with that but it's noticeable.

Don’t really blame the guy for saving his knees and ankles the wear and tear when he’s expecting to play extra games

 

[Woot!]

8 boards for Keon tonight. Very nice.

 

[Tetsujin]

We want Mason! We want Mason!

 

[NewArena]

Get Fox outta there until we cleanse Golden 1 of its dark injury demon.

 

[NewArena]

Kings will be a fun underdog going forward. I kinda like people counting them out

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Kings will be a fun underdog going forward. I kinda like people counting them out

I feel like it could be beneficial for fans and the team alike to be counted out after the Huerter and Monk injuries. Until last year we'd be cursing ourselves for sweeping the Mavs who were competing for playoff position while we need a homerun in the draft. Those losses hurt but maybe we'll now flip the script again.

And at least there's a chance we'll get Monk back if we can hang around the post season.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Does Sexton have a contract bonus on the line? Why is he still in the game?

 

[Tetsujin]

it’s all on Fox, Sabonis, and Keegan’s shoulders for the foreseeable future and if this is what is needed to kickstart Keegan’s development into guy number three for us, so be it.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Is Will Hardy ready to wave the white flag?

he’s not inclined to sub himself out

 

[Woot!]

Game was tied at 58. Then Kings went on a 37-19 run to close the 3rd.

As it should be.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The Jazz for the Sacramento Kings:

 

[KF8]

Turns out that Keegan and HB can have big scoring outputs in the same game.

With Monk out this will need to happen more often. Barnes/Murray will essentially become the kings 3rd option.

 

[Tetsujin]

Does Sexton have a contract bonus on the line? Why is he still in the game?

Despite the Jazz being a tanking team for most of the last two seasons, he and Keyonte George are the only guards on their roster young enough to be thrown into garbage duty.

 

[hrdboild]

43 wins in the books now with 8 games left. Still a lot left to play for. Bench scoring is going to be difficult without Monk and Huerter but getting Lyles and Vezenkov back helps there. And the offense overall looked really good tonight. Keegan and HB need to be ready every night. Those guys finding some consistency is what we need to go on a nice run to close out the season.

 

[joemama]

how the hell does Walker Kessler only have four fouls?

Welcome to the National Betting Association

 

[coolhandluke]

If Lyles or Sasha were there for the previous Mavs game, we might have won.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

knock wood because scoring hasn't come as easy this season but at least we have our defenders healthy with the season on the line and a lot of guys eager to take some of that scoring load on. Barnes has been better. Keegan was good. Mitchell is making all that mid-season "trade bait" run pay dividends. Sasha being healthy can hopefully get some of that Huerter 3 point specialist.

 

[DynaPamm]

Barnes has to be one of the most under appreciated shooters in the league

Yea and it was even better cause I wore his jersey tonight caw caw the Falcon landed tonight

 

[megapoxy]

I guess this was the 1st match this season that someone else from the Kings had a double double first in the game besides Sabonis.

 

[megapoxy]

If Lyles or Sasha were there for the previous Mavs game, we might have won.

Maybe Kessler would get 0 minutes, so perhaps not.

 

[coolhandluke]

Maybe Kessler would get 0 minutes, so perhaps not.

Fair point. Kess hit some timely triples that game.

 

[megapoxy]

Nice stat!

https://twitter.com/statuses/1774638643707285828

 

[Caccia]

Nice all around performance from Fox tonight

The Kings broadcast had a graphic showing that the team is 23-28 when Fox has six or fewer assists. I tried to talk about this back in January, but the pattern is even clearer now. They need him to pass the ball.

 

[captain bill]

Kings will be a fun underdog going forward. I kinda like people counting them out

It's gonna be a completely different team. After Davion our rotation was Lyles Len Kessler Sasha. Smallest guy 6'7". Ellis talking Huerter's spot and Davion taking Monk's makes us slower, more half court oriented, and better defensively. Keon improves 3 point shooting. They'll be a lot less aggressive on the break. We have size and defense. It'll be very interesting to see what this team looks like over the last 8 games.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

What are the chances we outwin New Orleans?

 

[hrdboild]

ESPN or TNT need to lock Harrison Barnes up for a future broadcasting contract ASAP (assuming that's something he would want to do). That guy was born to talk in front of a camera.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1774627148302791072

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

 

[coolhandluke]

What are the chances we outwin New Orleans?

Pelicans and Suns play each other twice. Can't see us beating out both of them for that sixth seed.