What an Awesome Matchup !! Now that's NBA BASKETBALL!
WOW what a great matchup between Evans and Jennings! Great game by both players but a
BETTER game by Evans! And how about the defense by Beno on Jennings? Awesome! Kinda sketchy rebounding there at the end, but they pulled one off on the road!! They never looked like they were out of the game or that the tide was turning. It always looked like it was going to the very end, and it did. Amazing that 2 rookies were battling at the end of a game for the win.
I was surprised that Wesphal gave Hawes so much praise after the game in his press conference. I didn't see it. I thought Hawes had another poor game. But if the coach said he did well what the hell do I know? I'm ok with that!
But Evans clearly had this game circled on his calender. He really had an outstanding game capped off by an even greater finish. He just SMOKED Bogut in the post. Bogut never had a chance! He crossed Bogut over so badly that I thought he was gonna fall backwards AND down. Amazing take to the rim. Allstar like. A lot like Dwayne Wade goes to the rim. I am more and more certain that this kid is VERY special every game. I think the Kings have hit the friggin LOTTERY on this kid!
Great game by JT as well, especially against a bigger player like Bogut, who is turning into a pretty decent big man lately. Only goes to show you it takes longer for big men sometimes. Maybe we just need to be more patient on Hawes. He still needs to get stronger but in a year or two who knows? GO KINGS !!
On a side note, I have never seen Michael Redd play so poorly. I didn't even recognize him. He had no jumper. Sad to see a player of his status play like that. Hope he turns it around