[Game] 22/82: Kings vs. Rockets 03 DEC 2024, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[SacTownKid]

Jones just does something every game that's like whoa. That's hard to block hook shots like that. What a quick jump.

 

[Caccia]

Great leaping Jehoshephat! There goes Isaac.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Go Wenatchee Valley Knights!

 

[Tetsujin]

Hopefully we just got the terrible quarter of basketball out of the way early tonight

 

[SacTownKid]

You can feel the crowd getting restless already. It seemed to actually force Fox to do something though. Keep groaning fans. haha.

 

[megapoxy]

MB doing his Darvin Ham/Chill Guy hands in my pockets again.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It's quiet as hell at the Eagle: you can probably hear the play-by-play inside the arena.

 

[Tetsujin]

Jones just does something every game that's like whoa. That's hard to block hook shots like that. What a quick jump.

He then followed it up with a near block on a close out three that caused the Rocket to airball it directly into another Rocket’s arms.

 

[Caccia]

Hopefully we just got the terrible quarter of basketball out of the way early tonight

The overall play was okay but the shooting was poor. Houston is very effective with their screens, more so than the Kings, certainly. Set more screens and your shooters can get open.

 

[coolhandluke]

Is holding a team to less than 30 in a quarter progress?

 

[SacTownKid]

He then followed it up with a near block on a close out three that caused the Rocket to airball it directly into another Rocket’s arms.

Good timing, good hands, pretty strong. I think Monte might have found a nice defensive prospect here.

 

[Tetsujin]

The overall play was okay but the shooting was poor. Houston is very effective with their screens, more so than the Kings, certainly. Set more screens and your shooters can get open.

It helps that the Rockets actually seem to want to shoot the ball. The Kings have mostly just been running out the shot clock and the. Heaving whatever shot they have with three or four seconds left in the possession.

 

[Tetsujin]

Isaac just met Amen Thompson at the top of his layup. amen might be the most athletic player in the league.

 

[SacTownKid]

Don't want to turn this into a Domas vs. Jones thing, but the defense is noticeable.

 

[Tetsujin]

This Isaac/Keegan/Crowder front court is actually causing the Rockets problems running their offense

 

[Tetsujin]

Not a goaltend

 

[coolhandluke]

Don't mind the close goaltend. Keep that energy going.

 

[SacTownKid]

And that block might have been clean.

 

[coolhandluke]

Nice activity by Kev.

 

[Spike]

Well. Could be worse.

 

[Tetsujin]

Isaac just making guys adjust their drives to the rim lol

 

[SacTownKid]

No more Monk and Huerter together, not workable against quicker teams.

 

[coolhandluke]

We need to milk that Sabonis to Monk connection more. That's nigh unstoppable.

 

[Tetsujin]

Domas comes in and the Rockets immediately go on a run (replacing Isaac and Fox and Crowder might also have something to do with it)

 

[Caccia]

Where is Keon Ellis?

 

[Spike]

Where is Keon Ellis?

Saving him for the 4th quarter

 

[Tetsujin]

Where is Keon Ellis?

Among other issues the Kings have had this season, Keon has really not been very good at all this year aside from that one random explosion game. Also for some reason, he and Domas always get cooked on pick and rolls.

 

[SacTownKid]

Domas comes in and the Rockets immediately go on a run (replacing Isaac and Fox and Crowder might also have something to do with it)

In fairness, Monk took a gamble 3 and we know what happens when the Kings miss those. It is rather shocking that Jones played up on pnr and Domas is still dropping and with help coming over. Early in the game he was hedging out on those and it looked pretty good. Then again, that was with Fox and not Huerter.

 

[SacTownKid]

Had to rewind that Eason foul, yeah Domas just stood there, didn't even come over to help Huerter out. Wow. Yeah, something might be up behind the scenes. That was all effort.

 

[coolhandluke]

Flop VanVleet