[Game] 41/82 Kings vs. Rockets 16 JAN 2025, 7pm PT/10pm ET

[Double-K]

Knicks fan, was calling Knicks his "wife" and Kings "his mistress" in beam season 1. He is quite famous in twitter/X for posting clips/memes etc, but this season he got in a feud with several fans (including Reece, Fox's wife) and now it seems he goes Kings way again.

I think it is our fault to think these "influencers" have a set allegiance at all and not just understand clearly that they go where the wind blows the strongest.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

i dint get it. Are we only allowed to say positive things about a player when they are playing terrible? Nothing said was egregious imo

This begs a follow-up question: what would have to be said about a player for it to be considered egregious in your Personal Record Book™?

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Barkley has been fairly consistent throughout his broadcast career about being harder on players when coaches get fired. He has always felt that coaches get a disproportionate amount of the blame when teams underperform.

Charles isn’t wrong and if you just watched say the Indiana and Detroit games you could come to the conclusion the players quit and got Brown fired on purpose but I’m not sure that tracks if you’ve watched every Kings game since Brown arrived or at least every game in calendar year 2024.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

LIGHT DA BEAM!! View attachment 13129

Take it easy, there are kids on This forum!

 

[megapoxy]

Played 8 min and got a block and a board. Christie went offense after Keon went down.

He went down several times in both sides of the court (drew a charging foul from Brooks as well) so maybe he was protected. It was his most "passive" game, he couldn't outhustle the Rockets as he usually does, Keegan did though and big kudos to him!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Was good to see. I still wouldn't choose him to shoot a critical technical

one of those great if he makes it but … he made it thank god.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Keegan with maybe his best offensive performance of the season if you factor everything in? Made his threes including a big one that should have sealed the game, worked inside the arc and took the ball and ran in transition. Well done Keegs

 

[Caccia]

Malik was quite clearly miffed DeMar missed him(or ignored him) for a wide open three but he got the three anyway.

True, but DeRozan had a good look at a mid-range jumper and in his hands, that's a higher percentage shot. Right call by DeMar.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Charles isn’t wrong and if you just watched say the Indiana and Detroit games you could come to the conclusion the players quit and got Brown fired on purpose but I’m not sure that tracks if you’ve watched every Kings game since Brown arrived or at least every game in calendar year 2024.

What I'm convinced of, is that this recent 8-2 record would not have happened with Brown still there. For whatever reason, it has produced a very noticeable change in play and results

 

[Double-K]

Keegan with maybe his best offensive performance of the season if you fact everything in? Made his threes including a big one that should have sealed the game, worked inside the arc and took the ball and ran in transition. Well done Keegs

He hit a couple early ones and got braver. I like the Keegan Murray who don't hesitate too much and just go for it and live with the result.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Keegan with maybe his best offensive performance of the season if you fact everything in? Made his threes including a big one that should have sealed the game, worked inside the arc and took the ball and ran in transition. Well done Keegs

Big boards down the stretch after Sabonis fouled out too.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

What I'm convinced of, is that this recent 8-2 record would not have happened with Brown still there. For whatever reason, it has produced a very noticeable change in play and results

Not even sure we go 4-6.

 

[Double-K]

True, but DeRozan had a good look at a mid-range jumper and in his hands, that's a higher percentage shot. Right call by DeMar.

Although Monk was WIDE OPEN for at least 10 full seconds like literally no one remembered him... haha

Good thing DeMar got that And-1 too.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Anyone know the capacity of the team plane? Ive alway been curious. Do they have a section for players, one for coaches and then one for medical staff, media and maybe the front office when they go to away games?

 

[coolhandluke]

Keegan with maybe his best offensive performance of the season if you fact everything in? Made his threes including a big one that should have sealed the game, worked inside the arc and took the ball and ran in transition. Well done Keegs

If Keegan could play like this against a long athletic Rockets team, he can do it against anyone. He has to play to his strengths and think like a finisher/scorer first and passer second. Get his feet set like today and that three is going down.

 

[megapoxy]

True, but DeRozan had a good look at a mid-range jumper and in his hands, that's a higher percentage shot. Right call by DeMar.

Yeah they talked about it before Deebo getting that free throw from "and 1" and they seemed to be ok (hugging and smiling).

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1880131174556922279

 

[PurpleHaze]

Post-game entire TNT panel all about the Rockets. No mention of the team that just won the game. Who should be on All-Star team from Rockets, yada, yada, yada.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Not even sure we go 4-6.

Yeah, as much as how the firing went down was not a good look, how the team has looked and performed since then, proves to me that it was the right move. Christie reaches the players in a different way that resonates with them

 

[iowamcnabb]

If Keegan could play like this against a long athletic Rockets team, he can do it against anyone. He has to play to his strengths and think like a finisher/scorer first and passer second.

yeh it’s 100 percent mental with him. He doesn’t have an elite handle so that limits him, but he has enough of a bag to do what he did tonight every night. His biggest area of growth for sure

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Derozen was a great pickup. Can we say it now?

 

[Double-K]

Big boards down the stretch after Sabonis fouled out too.

It's interesting to note that Sabonis, as the league's number 1 rebounder, functions like a government stimulus package for the team—singlehandedly keeping us from ranking at the bottom in team rebounding, especially given the steep drop-off in production after him.

 

[TaxMan]

Am I a terrible human for saying that my mind went THERE as soon as it saw the image before it managed to steer its way back on track???

Hahaha….same but only one of us had the guts to post it

 

[PurpleHaze]

Derozen was a great pickup. Can we say it now?

Yes can say it, as long as not saying trading him for Jimmy Butler makes any sense at all.

 

[sactowndog]

beat the number 2 seed in the West twice, you take it anyway they come.

rockets are a decent match up for us as their scoring is mostly Green, Sengun and Van Vleet. We can match up with that.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Charles isn’t wrong and if you just watched say the Indiana and Detroit games you could come to the conclusion the players quit and got Brown fired on purpose but I’m not sure that tracks if you’ve watched every Kings game since Brown arrived or at least every game in calendar year 2024.

Yeah, that's where the take falls apart for me: like I said earlier in the season, ninety percent of the board was on Brown's neck for his coaching decisions, rotations, etc., and as soon as Fox went on Draymond's podcast, all of the scapegoat energy immediately shifted to him.

I lowkey feel like a lot of people wake up in the morning looking for reasons to blame players for something.

 

[TaxMan]

https://twitter.com/statuses/1880131174556922279

I love Malik

 

[kingsfan_4Life]

I don't need personalities on the boardcasting team. Aren't the stars out there laying their bodies on the line to entertain us not enough?

Can we just get the facts and move on? Do we really need the color commentary?

Our local broadcast team is fine. Not the best, but fine.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Nice win

Offense is humming. Hung 132 in regulation on one of the best defensive teams. I think I heard them say that’s a season high against Houston.

They’re finally playing in another gear at home under Doug.

First game home after a road trip, national TV, young athletic opponent. This was an easy loss 3 weeks ago.

I'm convinced the biggest factor is just not practicing so much between games. They looked fresh the whole game. I just think Brown was running these guys ragged in practice during the season, which seems nuts to me. You're playing 3-4 games a week. You need to rest.

 

[sactowndog]

Yeah, that's where the take falls apart for me: like I said earlier in the season, ninety percent of the board was on Brown's neck for his coaching decisions, rotations, etc., and as soon as Fox went on Draymond's podcast, all of the scapegoat energy immediately shifted to him.

I lowkey feel like a lot of people wake up in the morning looking for reasons to blame players for something.

Nah. I blame Monte morning, noon and night ;-)