[Game] 38/82: Kings @ Celtics 10 JAN 2025, 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET

[Vinny Basketballerino]

We just beat the defending champs by 17 points on their home court at full strength while missing our best player.

Let that sink in.

 

[Caccia]

Did something happen with Keon? I couldn’t fully watch the game and didn’t see him the last quarter?

First, Coach Christie left Carter in there because he was on such a roll. Who saw that coming? It was eight straight points for the rookie--the Celtics were not even trying to guard him at the arc. Second, they put in Lyles for some extra height in the closing 4:13. I thought it would be Ellis, but by golly, it worked, and they held Boston to 7 points the rest of the way.

 

[gunks]

We just beat the defending champs by 17 points on their home court at full strength while missing our best player.

Let that sink in.

Domas played tonight

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Domas played tonight

Yeah but he didn't do much other than the 472 rebounds.

 

[est.1999]

NOBODY thought the Kingsvwould win this game.

That spread was so stupid. -11.5 Celtics!?

 

[captain bill]

Forget the play-in time to start asking if we can get to top 6 to clinch a playoff spot

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877913236106072410

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

A KIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINGS WIN IN BEAMTOWN....I MEAN BEANTOWN....MEANS JUST ONE THING, KINGS FAM BAM!!!!

LIGHT THAT MUTHA EFFING BEAN!!!



JUST LIGHT THAT ISH!!!

 

[forza kings]

Christie’s decision making and coaching IQ are amazing. Wasn’t expecting this much of an improvement. Totally eliminated the dump plays.

 

[sactowndog]

Nice win! Loved the light the beam chants in Boston!!!

 

[Caccia]

In case no one else has said it: this was a statement win.

 

[GWD]

Random comment: Is it me or does Mark Jones come across as “fake” to anyone else? I much prefer Draper as I feel like he actually cares about this team and you can feel that when he speaks. I feel like Mark Jones is just here to collect a paycheck and pretend like he’s invested in this team…anyways…carry on!

Mark Jones is here for Mark Jones. He plays the same role with the Kings that he plays for national broadcasts. That is, emphasize neutrality so to not offend the other side. But he also knows how to play a bit of a homer when in a situation that allows it. In other words, he is an actor and plays to his audience. It is part of the job.

At least he has toned down the food references a bit. But what I find annoying is that his reading list on flights between games must totally consist of a thesaurus. Trouble is, many on the synonyms he uses are inappropriate or at least malformulated. Keep it simple, big words are not impressive and only tend to focus on the speaker rather than the contest at hand.

 

[sactowndog]

Can we just keep Fox as a game time decision until we lose a game!

 

[sono]

SAC vs BOS
AST: 26 / 22
STL: 11 / 5
BLK: 8 / 7
TO: 9 / 15
REB: 62 / 51

Defense wins!

 

[Jc121]

Christie’s decision making and coaching IQ are amazing. Wasn’t expecting this much of an improvement. Totally eliminated the dump plays.

I totally agree and I love that he goes for the smart plays that makes the other team make the mistakes.

 

[sactowndog]

Mark Jones is here for Mark Jones. He plays the same role with the Kings that he plays for national broadcasts. That is, emphasize neutrality so to not offend the other side. But he also knows how to play a bit of a homer when in a situation that allows it. In other words, he is an actor and plays to his audience. It is part of the job.

At least he has toned down the food references a bit. But what I find annoying is that his reading list on flights between games must totally consist of a thesaurus. Trouble is, many on the synonyms he uses are inappropriate or at least malformulated. Keep it simple, big words are not impressive and only tend to focus on the speaker rather than the contest at hand.

He came here because his daughter was playing at San Jose State. Most of the words he uses are very accurate and not at all malformulated. His language skills are superb. My Smith College educated wife watches partly because she loves his language skills.

 

[Section 101]

Biggest stat of the game Boston score by quarter 27, 28, 21, 21.

Never got a 30+ pt quarter.

 

[forza kings]

I hope Fox will cut down on his 3PT attempts when he comes back. Outside of that bad habit that he is not good at, he is still our best player.

 

[sactowndog]

Ok? And we adjusted. Let's see how we close here, but Brown and Tatum have 34 points on 28 shots. That's PHENOMINAL

We did. I think we have a gap but I’m going to enjoy this win and we can argue later.

BTW nice 3 point shooting by Carter!

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Biggest stat of the game Boston score by quarter 27, 28, 21, 21.

Never got a 30+ pt quarter.

King's kept them under control for most of the game, which is all the more impressive

 

[Kingz19]

What a performance. I did not expect a win @Boston..let alone running away with it how they did. That might be their most impressive regular season win since they got good again. It’s certainly the best team they have beaten.


To find Devin Carter in such a weak draft at 13. I’m going to go ahead and call that a steal. Beast rebounder. Beast defender. A lot of swagger on offense. He’s getting his welcome to the NBA moments out of the way quick. Steph dropping that three in his face and Brown got him a couple times. But he also did well on Brown on a few possessions. Also, he grabbed a rebound in traffic so easily.

Well worth the wait so far.

Carter put them on the mat in the 4th but DeMar put the game on ice.

That is how I envisioned DeMar’s role when we got him. A guy to help us nurse leads to where they don’t get overly sped up and blow leads in crunch time. He’s a closer.

Domas absolutely dominant. Probably would’ve had 35 rebounds if not for all the holding. 3-4 from three as well.

Trey was excellent off the bench. You know he didn’t like Brown with how he’s played since the switch.

Keegan strong game and defense.

The three point defense remains to be vastly improved since the switch.

Sunday is a big game. @Chicago carries the same significance of the Heat came coming off the Warriors win. Kings need to keep this going.

They look really good right now.

 

[kingsfan101]

And the "K's" are without Fox.

Fox who?

 

[NewArena]

I didn’t think our 3 point shooting would ever get back to NBA level lmao my goodness we couldn’t throw the ball in an ocean just two weeks ago,

 

[See_Hanks]

I totally agree and I love that he goes for the smart plays that makes the other team make the mistakes.

He did play on one of the best teams in NBA history IMO, even though it was just a 5-6 year run. He knows what wins.

 

[See_Hanks]

Forgot to say, Devin Carter has looked REALLY good.. Like REALLY REALLY good. I am fine with trading Fox. Sometimes the best team on paper isn't the best team on the court. We have learned this this year. I was thinking a 30 win team, but it could be even better than that!

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Carter plying like he did vs the defending champs in his 4-5 game and no preseason or training camp is simply amazing. They thought they could put a big and sag off and they paid for it also took multiple players to the rim and was good defensively

 

[Caccia]

In the post-game interview with Mark and Kayte, Sabonis said he told DeRozan to just slow the game down in the fourth quarter.
Mission Accomplished!

 

[Angelo127]

Forgot to say, Devin Carter has looked REALLY good.. Like REALLY REALLY good. I am fine with trading Fox. Sometimes the best team on paper isn't the best team on the court. We have learned this this year. I was thinking a 30 win team, but it could be even better than that!

Fox needs to stay but they really need to play Keon I hope Doug doesn't make the same mistake in riding that Fox Monk Derozan Keegan Sabonis lineup too long

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1877918632929309140

 

[NewArena]

Ok our first loss is going to hurt so much more now because i was fully expecting it to be tonight LOL