[Game] 49/82: Kings @ Timberwolves 03 FEB 2025, 5pm PT/8pm ET

[AaronPDX]

Without Sabonis, Kings lose that game. Without Fox......any questions?

This is Sabonis's team.

 

[LoungeLizard]

Light it!! Great win. They came together to grind this thing out. Let’s keep it rolling into the all star break.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1886619281225605469

 

[Showtime]

33/7/5 on 56% shooting and taking over in the 4th. Damn.

 

[SacTownKid]

Moerso, just happy the competitiveness is back. Minny on the road is not a an easy place to win, especially with all the turmoil this team has gone through, the last week.

DC's got to start trusting Carter or Monte needs to go get another rotation player or 2. We are not going to last burning the starters 38 a game.

It won't matter, any player that's looking over their shoulder constantly is going to suffer. Huerter did too. Christie has to start sticking to a rotation at some point. That will breed consistency. Carter isn't about this season, his jump will come this summer if it does. That's been Monte's pattern but right now it's more relying too much on his starters for Christie. Shaky bench play when the score hasn't changed gets him far too nervous, haha.

 

[Makaveli]

11 bench points. We have got to get somebody that can score off the bench. I’m glad we will have 5 guys that can score 20-30 because we need at least 3 of them to do it every night.

 

[TaxMan]

Honestly, the PHI game and the OKC game are throw-aways. There's just no reasonable expectation on the guys to show up for those when Fox had his foot out the door.

We keep playing like this, add LaVine to the mix, we'll be just fine.

I’m hoping we get another impact trade or two tomorrow. At a minimum I’d love to see us pick up Jonas. Domas needs help and we desperately need a big mother****er on this team to be an enforcer.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Yeah, he hated that dude lmao

would love to know if it is solely for quitting on the team after he came to play with him or what? Players tend to have each other's backs.

 

[captain bill]

Deebo’s huge smile about LaVine says a lot. We might have the most disrespected squad in the NBA, both individually and collectively. Even Doug getting massive disrespect as a coach. Hope it fuels them into beating everyone

 

[The_Jamal]

I’m hoping we get another impact trade or two tomorrow. At a minimum I’d love to see us pick up Jonas. Domas needs help and we desperately need a big mother****er on this team to be an enforcer.

I'd be stunned if we weren't in on Jval. Everything just lines up for him to be here and we just got the right assets to make a trade as easy as possible with the freshly minted TPE's and a couple 2nds

 

[sono]

They can play gritty defense when their heads are clear. Timely offensive responses were flawless throughout the game.
Deebo is the Wolves killer.

 

[megapoxy]

Hopefully Carter is fine, Malik is fine and Lyles is fine cause he was holding his right shoulder as it was shown during a time out.

 

[captain bill]

would love to know if it is solely for quitting on the team after he came to play with him or what? Players tend to have each other's backs.

He came here to play with De’Aaron and Fox repaid him by forcing his way out when we were playing the best ball of the season. I’d hate him too

 

[Makaveli]

**** yeah!

Vibes improved, headed back towards immaculate.

Has anybody pointed out that we were with Fox for 3 of the 7 win streak. Those 3 games @GS Mia and @boston

 

[Caccia]

That was way too close to a five second count.

Scary, is what it was.

 

[sono]

Deebo’s huge smile about LaVine says a lot. We might have the most disrespected squad in the NBA, both individually and collectively. Even Doug getting massive disrespect as a coach. Hope it fuels them into beating everyone

I like a dark horse.

 

[New Era]

Did anybody notice what DDR said in the post game interview? Morgan asked him how it's been the last "24 hours with all the emotion" and DDR said something like "well, it's goes back like a month and a half" which is about the time Fox quit on the team.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1886619043433734392

LMAO. Watch Malik.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

He came here to play with De’Aaron and Fox repaid him by forcing his way out when we were playing the best ball of the season. I’d hate him too

I get the vibe that he likes Lavine better as a player, so he's probably fine with how it turned out

 

[SacTownKid]

Deebo’s huge smile about LaVine says a lot. We might have the most disrespected squad in the NBA, both individually and collectively. Even Doug getting massive disrespect as a coach. Hope it fuels them into beating everyone

Yeah, the Kings have built a team full of players with chips on their shoulders. Always underrated. Deebo is DeFrozen. LaVine is worth a 2nd round pick. Monk will always be known for being the guy that Jordan had to call back over when he missed the first smack to the back of the head. Christie was just a company shill.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

He came here to play with De’Aaron and Fox repaid him by forcing his way out when we were playing the best ball of the season. I’d hate him too

That is the narrative most of us share. You see a lot of "Kings fans" elsewhere with other takes about how the org is the problem and players typically tend to blame the org. So yeah, pretty interesting if Deebo's take is the fan take, especially with him just getting here.

 

[Makaveli]

Honestly, the PHI game and the OKC game are throw-aways. There's just no reasonable expectation on the guys to show up for those when Fox had his foot out the door.

We keep playing like this, add LaVine to the mix, we'll be just fine.

Lavine is a man of focus imagine playing as good as he has been knowing the team you are does not want you and has been offering you up to every team in the NBA. how is he gonna feel when gets that Sacramento fan love?

 

[gunks]

Did anybody notice what DDR said in the post game interview? Morgan asked him how it's been the last "24 hours with all the emotion" and DDR said something like "well, it's goes back like a month and a half" which is about the time Fox quit on the team.

I can't wait until Fox has a few bad games in a row, is called out by Spurs media, and enters his annual "sullen-cycle", torpedoing team chemistry.

 

[BenchMob]

Keon is a well spoken and confident young man on the stand

 

[Caccia]

Hopefully they have made it through the storm battle tested and ready to go on a run. I’m excited to see how Zach fits in. I love that Christie already has a common bond with him.

DeMar had glowing comments on LaVine in the post-game interview, and says the fans are in for a treat.

 

[The_Jamal]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1886619043433734392

LMAO. Watch Malik.

Monk recruiting Naz. I see you big fella.

 

[NewArena]

MF’ing LIGHT IT!!!!! I can’t wait to watch the highlights omg. The run starts now, folks!

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Did anybody notice what DDR said in the post game interview? Morgan asked him how it's been the last "24 hours with all the emotion" and DDR said something like "well, it's goes back like a month and a half" which is about the time Fox quit on the team.

There was also a coach change although I still think that's largely on Fox.

 

[TaxMan]

Keegan with a really nice game…but I must say I’m disappointed he disappeared offensively after that first quarter.

 

[Tetsujin]

Monk recruiting Naz. I see you big fella.

Recruiting Naz and going at Gobert. The real King of Sacramento.