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

[KF8]

Some of these turnovers.. just low IQ

 

[captain bill]

Everyone’s ready for the break, clock operators included

 

[megapoxy]

Will Nix get to play at his birthday? That's a motive for the rest of the team to demolish Pelicans and grant him a gift in his last game I guess with the team.

Update, hopefully not the Pelicans destroying us for him to find playing time

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Gonna be tough with Alvarado and Hawkins heating up

 

[SacTownKid]

Malik gets no love.

 

[Sac.Kings]

Road W by 8 is not "barely beating" a team.

Also, maybe a practice would help after firing your coach and trading your star player and incorporating now FOUR new rotation pieces.

Didn’t we have to come back from 20 down to beat them just a short while ago? Just saying.

Monk’s carelessness is not something new, it was minimized with Fox as they shared ball handling duties, but now he’s front and center and the issues are more glaring. That’s not lack of practice, that’s lack of discipline. I can understand Lavine and the new guys, ball being thrown out in offensive sets and whatnot, but I know what Monk can do, and he can be way better than what he has been showing. He has to be better.

As I wrote this he got blocked from behind for the second time this half. Why? He’s got multiple 20 point scorers on this team and driving into traffic with no plan is the best he can come up with? Please.

 

[TaxMan]

Why is every player that has ever entered the nba named Hawkins a great shooter? Has there ever been a loafing Hawkins center?

 

[iowamcnabb]

Gotta defend those 3s better. 46 percent for Nawlins.

 

[Sluggah]

Nice answer

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Monk's lob passes to Keon are always bulls eye

 

[TaxMan]

Ok then

 

[Sac.Kings]

And credit where it’s due, this is the Monk we need all the time. When he plays the right way, he’s a pleasure to watch. Passing is his forte. Spot up shots are his strength. Just play smart and to your strengths, value the ball. It’s the simple things I want to see from him.

 

[captain bill]

Great outlet great dunk

 

[Kingz19]

Malik is out of control

 

[Sluggah]

lol

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Every fast break we run is in contention for the worst fast break ever

 

[captain bill]

3 stooges on the break

 

[Kingz19]

Zach Attack heating up

 

[SacTownKid]

Zach finally saying F it, and taking his shots.

 

[megapoxy]

Malik is out of control

Made the first 2 shots (our 2 first baskets both 3s) and then went 1/8

Kings having 21 assists in 23 made field goals means DDR isn't scoring much with his ISO plays

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Why is that free throws?

 

[TaxMan]

Now this looks better. Just can’t now give up a 10 point run by the pelicans. You can see how good these guys can be in stretches but just so inconsistent. I feel like that will get cleaned up a bit over the all star break.

 

[Sac.Kings]

That fast break hurt my soul, even though we scored. Clearly was related to unfamiliarity with one another but still, ouch.

 

[Kingz19]

Awful defense

 

[captain bill]

Should be a bigger lead with the break we were robbed off

as long as it’s close I’m fine with this. Up 5 is great. Not too worried about Pels in the 4th

 

[Kingz19]

7 Kings have 2 or more assists

 

[captain bill]

Zach Attack heating up

Zach finally saying F it, and taking his shots.

new team + 2 young kids and living out of a hotel room (I assume). Hopefully he gets settled in over the break and we see a lot more of this on the other side

 

[reptilexcq2]

Terrible defense as usual allowing a depleted Pelicans to hang around. The fact that the Kings can't dominate them is concerning. It shows the Kings starting lineup inability to stop anybody in this league in terms of scoring.

 

[Sac.Kings]

Terrible defense as usual allowing a depleted Pelicans to hang around. The fact that the Kings can't dominate them is concerning. It shows the Kings starting lineup inability to stop anybody in this league in terms of scoring.

While some of that is true, we are also very busy shooting ourselves in the foot every third possession with a turnover or dumb shot. The scoring potential of this team is of epic proportions, but we aren’t even close to it yet.

 

[Sluggah]

Forgot this is all star weekend. Wish I’d made plans to leave town.