[Game] 27/82: Kings @ Trail Blazers 18 DEC 2025, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[NewArena]

Mark Davis got the call from Vivek LOL

 

[The_Jamal]

but they didn't win that one....and it could have huge implications

Sorta? POR was 4 wins ahead of us before this game, so even still this early in the year, seemed pretty unlikely they'd fall all the way down to our territory.

And we're going to win another game this season, at some point. I'm more than fine if it's of the back of a massive Raynaud/Keon/Keegan game with good-great contributions from Nique and Cardwell

 

[hrdboild]

OK, I still have to wrap Christmas presents TONIGHT. First person to name an album I have in my library, that's what I turn on for wrapping time once the game ends...

Sports by Huey Lewis and the News

 

[Jdbraver137]

This was the most entertaining game of the year. Thank you to Saric and Westbrooks face for securing the woss.

 

[The_Jamal]

Blazers should be embarrassed on so many levels.

Safe to say Tiago not sticking around for the full-time job next year. That was some Kenny Natt level game management

 

[NewArena]

Tiago putting some horrible film on tape managing this game. Sheesh

He has been absolutely putrid. Maybe coaching experience does matter

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Sports by Huey Lewis and the News

Ahhhhh...I had the tape as a kid, who knows where it is now. But I DO have the Greatest Hits album, so CLOSE ENOUGH. WINNER.

 

[KainLear]

Despite the ending, I love to see Keon getting 32 mins. Cardwell also had 16 mins, and Nique with 20 mins.

 

[SacTownKid]

Safe to say Tiago not sticking around for the full-time job next year. That was some Kenny Natt level game management

He leaves Clingan out there in a free throw shooting contest, haha. Like WTF was he thinking.

 

[NewArena]

That is such an amazingly bad foul call that helps our tank so much

Yup. I think we’ll look back at this game and laugh when we somehow get a top pick in the draft

 

[SLAB]

I didn’t watch the game, but I can only assume we’re going to trade everyone and build around Max now right?

 

[KainLear]

Yup. I think we’ll look back at this game and laugh when we somehow get a top pick in the draft

I'll look back and laugh, regardless.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Deebo made half of the teams threes with….three

 

[KainLear]

I didn’t watch the game, but I can only assume we’re going to trade everyone and build around Max now right?

More or less...

 

[Tetsujin]

Safe to say Tiago not sticking around for the full-time job next year. That was some Kenny Natt level game management

My guy left Clingan out on the floor despite the dude just losing all confidence from the line by the end of the fourth quarter haha

 

[Rob-The-Great]

I just cant root for losses right now. Its just way too early In season for me.

I wanted to win this game and we deserved to win this game. We got robbed period.

Not to mention we will run off 4 or 5 wins in a row at some point this season to ruin our pick regardless, its also a lotto. So worst record doesn't garantee anything.

I wanted to win

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Yup. I think we’ll look back at this game and laugh when we somehow get a top pick in the draft

I don't know about you, but I'm laughing *now*. I'm gonna go pour myself some more alcohol and wrap some presents. To Huey Lewis and the News.

Nobody misbehave, OK?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Ruined Deebos moment. There are only a couple guys in the league that can do what he does

Hope Perry's phone is being lit up right now.

 

[Tetsujin]

He leaves Clingan out there in a free throw shooting contest, haha. Like WTF was he thinking.

In fairness to him Clingan is a pretty solid free throw shooter but he clearly don’t have his stroke tonight.

 

[NewArena]

Hilarious. I am so glad I have zero emotional attachment to this right now.

I truly can’t imagine how many expletives would be flying out of my mouth right now if i cared about this one. It was cool to see the bench have joy and camaraderie at the end when they thought they’d won though.

 

[KainLear]

Deebo made half of the teams threes with….three

I thought you were joking... 6/19 versus 15/45.... what was Slim's trading 2 with 3 theory again?

 

[HndsmCelt]

Makes you wonder if Chancey and his bent nosed friends had money on the game

 

[KainLear]

Makes you wonder if Chancey and his bent nosed friends had money on the game

I heard that the mafia don't play fair.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I just cant root for losses right now. Its just way too early In season for me.

I wanted to win this game and we deserved to win this game. We got robbed period.

Not to mention we will run off 4 or 5 wins in a row at some point this season to ruin our pick regardless, its also a lotto. So worst record doesn't garantee anything.

I wanted to win

I feel like the fact the refs basically handed the home team the win in embarrassing fashion calling that foul at the horn is a win. We're not going to the playoffs. We did everything you could do right. Young guys got huge minutes and showed grit, DeMar showed any team with playoff aspirations should be happy to have him.

Because nothing was at stake or would have improved with a result, it goes down as one of the best nights since the Boston win this year.

 

[The_Jamal]

My guy left Clingan out on the floor despite the dude just losing all confidence from the line by the end of the fourth quarter haha

2-6 FT shooting the last 5:12 of the game. YIKES

 

[KainLear]

I feel like the fact the refs basically handed the home team the win in embarrassing fashion calling that foul at the horn is a win. We're not going to the playoffs. We did everything you could do right. Young guys got huge minutes and showed grit, DeMar showed any team with playoff aspirations should be happy to have him.

Because nothing was at stake or would have improved with a result, it goes down as one of the best nights since the Boston win this year.

I just hope that it isn't a one-time thing. I hope they are finally giving the youth more minute. They'd got some fight in them at least.

 

[sactowndog]

Mark Davis got the call from Vivek LOL

More likely Adam Silver who doesn’t want OKC with a top 4 pick. Can we trade Deebo now please.

 

[iowamcnabb]

It will be interesting to hear what the story on Monk is. Maybe the team is going to sit players occasionally to free up minutes?

 

[KainLear]

It will be interesting to hear what the story on Monk is. Maybe the team is going to sit players occasionally to free up minutes?

Dario got 10 mins out of nowhere... are they just selective showcasing their bench by taking them out for a spin?

 

[hrdboild]

I just cant root for losses right now. Its just way too early In season for me.

I wanted to win this game and we deserved to win this game. We got robbed period.

Not to mention we will run off 4 or 5 wins in a row at some point this season to ruin our pick regardless, its also a lotto. So worst record doesn't garantee anything.

I wanted to win

The Kings by rights shouldn't have even had a chance to win this after they started the 4th quarter getting outscored 25-6. I don't know if anyone deserved to win this -- both teams made critical mistakes with Kris Murray flubbing that inbounds pass to Avdija and Max Raynaud and Russ fumbling the rebound on the free throw. The Kings are going to have a fire sale very soon and won't be making the playoffs so I don't feel bad about shrugging off close losses at this point. All of the young guys played well today which is it's own kind of win.