[Game] 53/82: Kings @ Mavericks 10 FEB 2025, 5:30pm PT/8:30pm ET

[Sac.Kings]

Why do we play so stupid? Why can’t Monk utilize an ounce of intelligence when on the court? Even the Mavs commentators are laughing at us for shooting bricks when we have JV down low.

 

[jphilip]

No AD IF U CANT WIN GO BLOW IT UP

 

[Rob-The-Great]

We have 7ft attempts. For the game!

 

[New Era]

Monk has been rough since the trade

”Rough” is putting it nicely

 

[SacTownKid]

I don't dislike going small here. If Christie isn't going to use Jonas inside then might as well not get torched on the other end.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Don’t wanna hear anything about officiating. The refs were bad. Should not be down either way right now.

 

[Sac.Kings]

I’d start Keon over Monk at this point. Offense runs through Sabonis anyway

 

[Tetsujin]

This is what happens when you have ten more turnovers than your opponent.

Also Keon has been lowkey awful tonight.

 

[SacTownKid]

Don’t wanna hear anything about officiating. The refs were bad. Should not be down either way right now.

And that one foul that Monk was furious over he practically had to do a backflip to even get the contact, lol. The Kings aren't utilizing the mismatch and are instead trying to outrun a much more athletic team right now. They don't even have a center for craps sake.

 

[coolhandluke]

Maybe time for DeRozan to get going again.

 

[The_Jamal]

16 TO's, allowing 42.3% from 3. But Mavs inability to hit FT's keeping this close.

I dunno man, clean it up. Just losing this with beyond sloppy play and Monk being awful

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Don’t wanna hear anything about officiating. The refs were bad. Should not be down either way right now.

Both can be true at the same time

 

[Rob-The-Great]

I’d start Keon over Monk at this point. Offense runs through Sabonis anyway

Why? Keon been bad today too

 

[Elektrik]

F’in refs. Screwed again.

 

[SacTownKid]

This is what happens when you have ten more turnovers than your opponent.

Also Keon has been lowkey awful tonight.

Keon is struggling against the strength of the Mavs guards no question. He does exactly what you have to do though as a light weight and that's attack the dribble.

 

[gunks]

Well, we still have a quarter to figure it out

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

No DeRozan for this long is a crazy decision.

 

[Makaveli]

So Doug elected to go with monk as only starter at the end of the first and Dallas went on 11-5 run. Tried it again to end 3rd Dallas gets 10-4 run

 

[Kingz19]

Stop Malik

 

[kingsfan_4Life]

Kings better make a move now otherwise, Dallas is going to take this one.

 

[Sac.Kings]

This game is already getting out of hand. Smells and feels like a loss.

 

[Elektrik]

Well, we still have a quarter to figure it out

Stop the turnovers, make some threes, take it to the hoop, and play some defense. All things we haven’t been doing

 

[Tetsujin]

Keon looks slower than Klay tonight.

 

[Kingz19]

Where’s DeMar?

 

[Sluggah]

Now we can’t rebound. Yikes.

 

[Tetsujin]

maybe Keon just isn’t physically ready for big minutes?

 

[Tetsujin]

Kyrie tried doing a titty twister on Monk. That’s a foul.

 

[coolhandluke]

That hip push is the real foul.

 

[SacTownKid]

maybe Keon just isn’t physically ready for big minutes?

The Kings can't expect him to be a lone stopper unless he's attacking the ball. If you watch him play, he's not playing defense horizontally, he plays to a side so he can use his back foot for leverage. The Kings need to have that angle covered when he gets beat. He's getting little to no help at times.

 

[coolhandluke]

Predictable overturn of foul call. Don't even have to review it if it is against the Kings.