2005 PLAYOFF play-by-play - Game #1

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Whooooooooooo!

It's finally here! The playoffs. All past problems forgotten - it's a new day!

As game time approaches, I'll be sitting here wearing my Bibby jersey, with my lucky socks, luck purple slippers AND wrapped in my lucky Kings blankey.

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This is a good day to be a Kings fan. (Of course, every day is a good day to be a Kings fan...) The playoffs are starting; the Kings are in the playoffs. Everything from this point on, IMHO, is plastic flowers on the icing on the cake.

Come on in, grab a chair, fasten your seatbelts and hold on tight! I think we're in for a great ride!!!!!

GO KINGS!!!!!!
 

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Getting closer - and they actually showed a teaser, saying Brad will play limited minutes with the brace on his leg and Peja is a game-time decision.

Anybody else starting to hum a certain Pointer Sisters song??

:D
 

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doone said:
I'm taking a wild guess here...I'm so excited?
Good guess. :D

Tonight’s the night we’re gonna make it happen
Tonight we’ll put all other things aside...

I'm so excited, and I just can't hide it.
I'm about to lose control and I think I like it!...


GO KINGS!!!!
 

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Okay, I just switched to News10 so I won't miss any of the pre-game chatter.

Grant and Jerry - They just showed clips of Bibby walking in earlier today, looking GOOD! And Brad, in Key Arena doing warm-ups, in uniform with the brace on his leg.

OMG...It's almost game time!!!!!

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!

Grant says: GREAT NEWS for Rick Adelman! This is the first time all year he has ALL 12 players able to play! Peja felt great after practice...

Excuse me while I wipe away a bit of a tear.

Whooooooooot!
 

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They just showed Rad - He has short dreads with beads at the end of each one. Kind of a variation (very poor one) of one of Serena William's hairstyles. He looks ridiculous.
 

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They're showing the singing of the National Anthem. Operatic white guy - not very good.

Keys to the game:

• Transition defense

• Bibby time

• Banged-up athletes
 

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Remember, during the game please post your comments in the game discussion thread...

:D

Starting line-ups:

Kings: Bibby, Cat, Peja, Thomas and Skinner (LOL! Bibby did his Crab Dance as he was being introduced...)

Sonics: Ridnour, Allen, Lewis, Evans, James
 

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In case I don't remember later, let's just enjoy the ride for as long as it lasts!!!

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!!
 

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Jim Kozimor - Talking about guys coming back, takes another opportunity to take a dig at Grant Napear, talking about people who accused Bobby of not having any heart. Grant is very quiet...very, very quiet. And Jerry finally says something off-topic.

We're ready to go.
 

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Tip to the Kings - Thomas miss, board to Peja. airball.

SEA ball. Luke miss; Evans board. Allen miss; oob but kept alive by SEA. Luke miss again; Evans board. Evans miss; finally put-back.

2-0 SEA
 

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Thomas to Mobley, shot off-balance. No good. SEA board.

Ron Garretson, Benny Adams and Jimmy Clark doing the offiiciating.

Peja called for foul - non-shooting. Still SEA ball.

Lewis to Evans to James - shot clock violation.

Kings ball.
 

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Illegal defense called on James - technical foul.

Peja to the line to shoot the freebie.

Swish.

2-1 SEA

Still Kings ball.

9:40 left

Bibby shot blocked by Luke; Bibby tips board to Cat, miss. SEA board.

Lewis for two.

4-1 SEA
 

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Thomas misses easy lay-up; SEA ball.

Lewis step-back for two more.

6-1 SEA

Delay of game warning on Seattle.

Kings ball.
 

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Jimmy Clark warns Seattle bench to pipe down.

NOn-shooting foul called on Lewis for holding Peja. Still Kings ball.

Kings miss; Skinner board but put-back blocked by James.

SEA ball.

Allen for three.

9-1 SEA
 

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Adelman trying to get a time-out called. Bibby shooting as the whistle blows. Official calls time, Bibby walks by official and says something...

I think Bibby might have been called for a technical as they went to commercial.
 

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8:00 left

Grant and Jerry not saying anything about a technical but I sure thought I saw the official holding up his hands to indicate a player number...

Koz is talking about Peja's tendency to fade in the playoffs.

Bibby talking to one official, Rashard Lewis to another.

Kings bring the ball inbounds.

Another miss; SEA board.

SEA shot blocked by Skinner, Kings ball.

Bibby inside, hands off to trailing Peja who gets the lay-up.

9-3 SEA

Allen miss; Peja board.
 

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Thomas drives inside, puts up the lay-up - no good but Skinner gets the slam put-back.

9-5 SEA

6:40 left

Allen inside around Cat for two.

11-5 SEA

Cat miss; SEA board.
 

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SEA board. Evans off-balance is sent to the floor by Skinner. Non-shooting. Pretty loud thump. Still SEA ball. James hook for two.

13-5 SEA

Peja pass to Skinner in the post, who drives inside against James for the lay-up.

13-7 SEA

James on the other end for two.

15-7 SEA
 

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Bibby inside, passes out to Cat, who drives back inside for two.

15-9 SEA

Lewis outside for long two.

17-9 SEA

Skinner working out of the high post, out to Peja - shot forced and a miss. SEA board.

Radmanovic, with the dumbest hairdo in the history of sports, into the game.

O-foul on SEA. Kings ball.

Grant and Jerry giggling about the hairdo. Jerry says he's never seen anything like that - on a male.

Peja for THREE!!!!!

17-12 SEA
 

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Skinner and Thomas both block shots; oob. Still SEA ball.

Jackson and Miller into the game...

Allen shot goes in.

19-12 SEA

Jackson has ball stolen; Miller running with Evans, fouls him and sends him to the line. Miller looking pretty good mobilitywise.

Evans at the line for two.

Makes first; Darius in for Thomas.

Evans misses second; DArius board.

20-12 SEA
 

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Biobby miss; hustling Miller gets the board - out to Peja. Miss. SEA ball.

Daniels for two in transition.

22-12 SEA

Miller works hard against Collison and gets the lay-up.

22-14 SEA
 

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Allen miss on wide open shot; Peja board.

Bobby miss on wide open shot; back to Bobby, who passes outside to Peja. Peja drives the paint, makes the bucket and draws the foul from Evans.

22-16 SEA

Time out and commercial.

Peja to the line for the bonus after the break.
 
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