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

[ShastaKingsFan]

If not for Kornet the Kings might be up 10.

Len can neutralize him, but Doug wants to keep offense on the floor

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Derozan playing like crap again this ain’t the heat he won’t get a chance in the fourth to turn it up

 

[TheMobb]

More Monk and Sabonis pick and roll please

 

[Hoovtrain]

I don't know what their other option is? They have to take the open 3's they get. Can't turn them down, whether you want to call it a shoot out or not

Ok

 

[Hoovtrain]

The test is the 3rd. The Celtics are a little lazy this year. As a lot of champs are. Hopefully their starters continue to sleep walk because they've been coasting.

Need to close this half out strong then carry it to the 3rd and hope the trend continues for the Cs

 

[Joshyjosh31]

More Monk and Sabonis pick and roll please

Unstoppable even with derozan man in the paint

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Derozan playing like crap again this ain’t the heat he won’t get a chance in the fourth to turn it up

Shots are just barely missing. He'll keep taking them in his spots and they will fall again

 

[Hoovtrain]

DD having a rough go

 

[gunks]

Shots are just barely missing. He'll keep taking them in his spots and they will fall again

Hopefully. That last one was 3/4ers down

 

[Bfreeman]

Demar and Kev are hurting us right now.

 

[Hoovtrain]

And here come the ticky tack late calls

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Well that’s it for the pick and roll Boston are treating Monk like they do Luka. Putting Tatum on Sabonis and just switching it

 

[thingfish]

How does Jaylen Brown get away with that off arm every time?

 

[Joshyjosh31]

And here come the ticky tack late calls

Personally I toned in to watch that stuff it’s why viewership is up

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Loving this grittiness. Not hitting threes this quarter but hanging around. Very encouraging!

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

How does Jaylen Brown get away with that off arm every time?

Feels like a lot of stars get to do that (Trae Young for example).

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Good half. Right in this, which is all you can ask in Boston

 

[Tetsujin]

Feels like a lot of stars get to do that (Trae Young for example).

just not the stars of the Kings

 

[Hoovtrain]

Nice half I’ll take it. 3Q will be crucial

 

[TaxMan]

Trying not to get upset about this game. Hopefully we stay close at at least have a shot in the 4th

 

[Sluggah]

Not gonna lie. I would have guessed we’d be down by 25 by now.

 

[SacTownKid]

Pretty ugly game so far. It felt like the Kings had far more energy than the C's, just have to keep pushing early in the 3rd. That'll likely set the tone for the rest of the game.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Trying not to get upset about this game. Hopefully we stay close at at least have a shot in the 4th

Yeah, nothing to get upset about. This team is still competing at a different level, regardless of outcome

 

[SacTownKid]

Not gonna lie. I would have guessed we’d be down by 25 by now.

The Kings shooting 9-30 from 3. 60 3's pace, lol. The Celtics can't hit the broad side of a barn so far. That's why haha.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

The Kings shooting 9-30 from 3. 60 3's pace, lol. The Celtics can't hit the broad side of a barn so far. That's why haha.

Kings have had lots of shots barely miss. Could easily be up by a handful

 

[TaxMan]

If we have any shot need Deebo to get on one in the second half

 

[twslam07]

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!

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Game is closer than it looks. Overall very happy to see us hanging with mighty Celtics without the Fasion White Robed King Fox to guide us.

Did anyone tell him he was going to a basketball game not the Player Haters Ball

 

[sactowndog]

Good first half. Really clear we need another defensive forward. Tatum/Brown are huge match-up problems for everyone not named Keegan.

 

[SacTownKid]

Yeah, nothing to get upset about. This team is still competing at a different level, regardless of outcome

And again, this "new" coaching staff is totally changing up the defensive end. They are running blitzes, switches, and just about anything and everything. Teams are obviously still hung up on the old give up all the worst shots possible defense. We'll see if Mazzulla switches up that middle pick and roll action. The Kings were really attacking that when Tatum had the ball.