lakers @ Kings Game Thread

[fansinceday1]

The ROY hype must have really gone to rekes head. Does he really think that he can go 1 on 1 with the likes of lebron and Kobe?

 

[Merdiesel]

I am so sick of this cheatin bull****.

3 consecutive bull**** calls on brockman in the 4th.

Kobe tearing Udoka's arm off in the 3rd.

Gasol throwing JT down in overtime.

This **** has gone on long enough.

 

[Sluggah]

out of gas. good game.

 

[6th]

Okay, Coach, here is what you should do.

At next practice, take Tyreke and Beno aside and make them dribble the damn ball until their arms fall off. You want to dribble? Fine!

 

[piksi]

this ALWAYS happens to us

ALWAYS us

 

[Arco Thunder]

I don't care about the officials, I don't care about the stupid Laker fans in Arco. What I truly care about is that our Kings were playing excellent, efficient TEAM ball right up until the time when Tyreke Evans decided it was all about him. That's not what I want or expect to see from our Kings.

I agree.

 

[Larry89]

It was all great until Tyreke comes back in and dribbles out the clock until 12 14 seconds, then the Refs put the final icing on the cake

 

[Andre87]

we as dumb as parrots period.

 

[VF21]

Beno wasn't the problem.

 

[MassachusettsKingsFan]

I need to perminently remove this game from my memory. I need one of those MIB flash things. Were can I get one of those....

 

[Luv4Kings]

Let's take a step back folks. We're in 11th place, playing a favored team in 1st place and we took them to double OT. Scared the pants off the Lakers I'm sure. We're on the way up.

 

[AleksandarN]

Evans better learn from this. This is not how basketball is played.

 

[SacKings384]

When you talk about who lost us that game... It's Tyreke Evans... He absolutely DESTROYED our offense. I mean DESTROYED. Since he entered, we have scored TWO POINTS. TWO! He would hold the ball until 7 or 8 on the shot clock doing absolutely NOTHING. So frustrating to watch.

 

[kings4lyfe32]

hey coach westphal, I BET YOU TAKE A DAMN TIMEOUT NEXT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Arco Thunder]

The ROY hype must have really gone to rekes head. Does he really think that he can go 1 on 1 with the likes of lebron and Kobe?

I hate to say this, but I think you are right.

 

[piksi]

Let's take a step back folks. We're in 11th place, playing a favored team in 1st place and we took them to double OT. Scared the pants off the Lakers I'm sure. We're on the way up.

don't get your point at all

this is a tough loss

 

[Larry89]

now we get to hear a bunch of bandwagoning Lakers fans cheer

 

[Sluggah]

hope they don't let this loss get to them.

 

[VF21]

Let's take a step back folks. We're in 11th place, playing a favored team in 1st place and we took them to double OT. Scared the pants off the Lakers I'm sure. We're on the way up.

And all of that is fine. The problem is, at least for me, that we would have WON this game if we didn't end up watching a younger version of John Salmons out there for the latter part of the first overtime.

It was winnable, and Tyreke lost it. Yes, he's still young and learning but this game WAS winnable.

 

[TIG Kings]

Beno wasn't the problem.

I agree....even with his last turnover, there was half of it on JT because he should move toward the basket for a dunk....

 

[Arco Thunder]

I could care less if we have a "super star" on our team. The games have to be won by a team effort. Period.

 

[SacKings384]

Evans - F
Evans for the Lakers - A+

 

[Rockmeister]

Dammit the Kings could have won the freaking game if they didn't put Tyreke in the game. Tyreke gets an F for not playing TEAM basketball. How can you play 46 minutes and have only 2 freaking assists. I hope he is not becoming a selfish player.

 

[6th]

Beno wasn't the problem.

Granted Tyreke was the larger problem. But, if you watch again, see how much dribbling Beno does also (in the OT) periods. Neither guy got us into our offense.

 

[Larry89]

Let's take a step back folks. We're in 11th place, playing a favored team in 1st place and we took them to double OT. Scared the pants off the Lakers I'm sure. We're on the way up.

This is not how you go up, you actually went down this game with horrible play

 

[Luv4Kings]

don't get your point at all

this is a tough loss

It's called, taking the big picture view.

 

[PejaFanatic]

Evans it's not all about you. It's about the Kings. I'm done.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I am not a happy camper. We let this slip away because Evans isn't learning the lesson he desperately needs to learn.

I think he will learn it in due time. This will be a bitter loss after the quick jump to start the first OT. Its better to learn now when nothing is really on the line except pride. I can't help but flash back to a young Kobe trying to win games all by himself early in his career (and much laughter at every game losing brick and airball) and hope that Tyreke learns and develops the same way.

 

[Rockmeister]

Granted Tyreke was the larger problem. But, if you watch again, see how much dribbling Beno does also (in the OT) periods. Neither guy got us into our offense.

Sorry, I disagree. In the first OT, Beno did get the Kings in the offense and then when Westphal put back Tyreke in the game, the offense stalled.

 

[Luv4Kings]

This is not how you go up, you actually went down this game with horrible play

All of which is correctible with experience. I remember the Kings in '99 and 99-00 and we lost too many stupid games at the end. Adelman always said it takes time to learn how to win games like this. We have a lot to learn.