[Game] 55/82: Kings @ Pelicans 13 FEB 2025, 5:00pm PT/8:00pm ET

[NewArena]

What a heartbreaker. Hard to beat a team 4 times in a row let alone twice on their home floor. I had a bad feeling about this one smh Lakers got blown out by the Jazz in the same situation but i really wanted this one

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Why is DDR shooting the ball!!!!!

They pay him to shoot when he's open and to try to close, because he's proven to be the best at it. No matter how many shots have rimmed out, he will continue to take open shots.

Just the way it is.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Was Christie’s worst game. Demar didn’t have it but you don’t pull him when he’s the most clutch dude in the last 10 years. Monk played 43 mins. He should have played at least 6 mins less, and Keon 6 more

 

[Capt. Factorial]

ok just got home apparently I can find something better to do with my evening?

Yep, don't bother with the recording of this one

 

[fansinceday1]

CJ was unconscious

Those last 3:00 in regulation were mind numbingly stupid.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Damn that’s so annoying. Gotta go turn on the Gleague game to get over this

 

[NewArena]

We’d won 7 in a row in games decided by 5 points or less. Our luck was bound to run out smh i just HATE having to sit with a loss like this. ****

 

[Tetsujin]

Fix the damn defense. Fix the damn turnovers. How does a guy with 6 points at half have over 40! Insane. Top 3 losses of the year for me

The Kings literally haven’t practiced since turning over half the roster.

 

[SacTownKid]

Was Christie’s worst game. Demar didn’t have it but you don’t pull him when he’s the most clutch dude in the last 10 years. Monk played 43 mins. He should have played at least 6 mins less, and Keon 6 more

Keon has a hard time handling strong guards. I'm not sure he would have done anything to stop CJ tonight.

 

[Sherds]

ok just got home apparently I can find something better to do with my evening?

Vaccum, clean the oven, dust behind that cupboard you haven't moved for 5 years... All better options

 

[NewArena]

Was Keon not guarding CJ?? What is this boxscore I’m looking at

 

[Tetsujin]

Those last 3:00 in regulation were mind numbingly stupid.

His only miss was the wide open layup to win the game lol

 

[forza kings]

There will be nights like this. No biggie, we got a good team that will finish at top 6.

 

[The_Jamal]

Fix the damn defense. Fix the damn turnovers. How does a guy with 6 points at half have over 40! Insane. Top 3 losses of the year for me

Not going to happen when the teams best defender doesn't play the last 13 minutes of the game, outside of 9 seconds in regulation and for a 1:22 when down 5 in OT.

The TO's I think get cleaned up with more familiarity. But this team is not going to work unless Doug manages this roster properly and staggers these guys as they should be played. Or trust the game flow of the game and say "Hey, DDR's off, CJ is killing us, time to get Keon in."

 

[Makaveli]

DeRozan is literally the best clutch player in the league by pretty much every single metric. Tonight he just didn’t have it.

Yeah so don’t keep fn giving it to him I mean after 4 straight misses to go to him 4 more times and all he got was 2 from the line. Sabonis could torch anybody they had in the post. Anybody

 

[Padrino]

Don't get it. I just don't get it. Monte McNair actually acquires some useful bench players, and Christie rides the starters 40+ minutes on the second night of a back to back on the road. What? Why?!

I will also maintain that this starting unit is not it. Soooooo defensively poor. I've been saying that the Kings will have to average 120+ ppg just to win more games than they lose. Tonight even that wasn't enough.

Start. Keon. Ellis. It ain't happening, but I'm going to beat that drum ad nauseum.

 

[SacTownKid]

The Kings literally haven’t practiced since turning over half the roster.

And tonight you could see LaVine trying to be a good teammate. This was his night but he let the other guys roll. In time, I think he'll tell his teammates to step out of the way.

 

[fansinceday1]

Nah, it's on Christie. Make the adjustment, not DDR's night, get your best perimeter defender on the floor to match up with the guy who shot 7-12 from 3 and scored 43 points on 25 shots.

Him not being able to manage egos is going to continue to cost this team wins. Again, maybe CJ cooks Keon too, but we're not giving ourselves the best shot to win the game.

If he had put Keon on CJ and he still cooked us, well, then you just tip your cap and say great game. But Christie didn’t do that.

 

[NewArena]

Good lord I’m not even sure a win tonight would have mattered. I’m sure teams like the Suns and Warriors will have a ton of Hornets and Jazz matchups coming

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890248292770218009

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Keon has a hard time handling strong guards. I'm not sure he would have done anything to stop CJ tonight.

He did a good job on him when he was covering him. CJ is also not particularly fast or strong, just crafty

 

[Kingz19]

This is why Doug may be an inspirational players coach and that’s good for a team that needs a morale boost like the Kings did, but isn’t of long term head coach timber. Bad work tonight.

Keon has a really good track record vs CJ.

People forget CJ murdered the Kings in every game last season but didn’t do much in the play in when Keon guarded him most of the game. Granted, New Orleans had 4-5 other ways to kill the Kings instead and still won, but CJ was a ghost in the play in.

Last night Keon matched vs him much of the game. Average night.

Having Keegan chase CJ allowed him to have 4-5 insane performances against the Kings last season. I’m sure Doug was watching.

Terrible loss going into the break

 

[fansinceday1]

Don't get it. I just don't get it. Monte McNair actually acquires some useful bench players, and Christie rides the starters 40+ minutes on the second night of a back to back on the road. What? Why?!

I will also maintain that this starting unit is not it. Soooooo defensively poor. I've been saying that the Kings will have to average 120+ ppg just to win more games than they lose. Tonight even that wasn't enough.

Start. Keon. Ellis. It ain't happening, but I'm going to beat that drum ad nauseum.

Oh yeah, START KEON. Right there with you. But it’s not gonna happen.

 

[iowamcnabb]

11-4 CJ to kings in overtime

 

[Joshyjosh31]

Yes and no. Those are the designed calls. Clear out, let DDR go to work. If he's making them, fine. If he misses 2 in a row, eh, maybe run a damn play.

Now 5 straight bricks for DDR. Let's get the ball to LaVine please.

Terrible offense make or miss

 

[NewArena]

Every point counts btw. How did Sabonis not get to the line at all last night and barely got there tonight? Then you see stuff like this:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1890240182495990187

I know our “defense” lost this one tonight but wtf is this? That’s a foul

 

[SacTownKid]

He did a good job on him when he was covering him. CJ is also not particularly fast or strong, just crafty

Yeah he is, he got where he wanted to regardless of who was on him.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

DeRozan is literally the best clutch player in the league by pretty much every single metric. Tonight he just didn’t have it.

Then pass the ball! We didn't need a hero tonight. We are playing the dam Pelicans

 

[twslam07]

DeRozan missed his last 6 FGAs to end the game. Not to mention he had two non-shooting fouls when the guys were 25 feet away from the basket but we were in the bonus so it gave them FTs. He killed us down the stretch this game.

 

[iowamcnabb]

No one was guarding CJ, he was hitting contested 3s over a guy 6 inches taller than him. He was on one and if you double him is sucky role players were hitting all their shots too

 

[NewArena]

11-4 CJ to kings in overtime

That’s beyond embarrassing. Wow. You HAVE to have Keon in smh