[Game] Boston Celtics @ Sacramento Kings, 12/20/2023, 7:00pm PST/10:00pm EST

[est.1999]

Hard to believe this team played last night AND is missing it’s best player

Difference between a contender and a pretender. I’m starting to put this s*** on coach now. You gotta make sure your guys are prepared

 

[HndsmCelt]

Starting to look just a little bit like kings basketball again

 

[reptilexcq2]

Referees suck in this game. Porzinga has been impeding progress all game long and never call a foul on him. That was one of the keys to Boston advantage. You would think they call that a foul when player are being aggressive and when the Kings are playing at home...but they swallow their whistle. Tough to win when the referees are constantly screwed up calls.

 

[Tetsujin]

Doesn’t help that bald Derrick White is shooting like Steph Curry.

 

[hrdboild]

Eff that. Boston is good but they're not +26 points better than us good. We're playing like trash. The guys need to start playing with pride on defense. Forget the score for now and just focus on stopping them one possession at a time. That's how we get back in this game.

 

[Kingz19]

This game would probably be going differently if the Celtics had just won last night lol

 

[NewArena]

Stupid calls also kill momentum

Exactly. It's not hard to put some blame on the refs at all

 

[SLAB]

Difference between a contender and a pretender. I’m starting to put this s*** on coach now. You gotta make sure your guys are prepared

It’s the talent, not the coach. We’re just not built elite in the current build.

 

[Tetsujin]

This game would probably be going differently if the Celtics had just won last night lol

Celtics were so pissed off that Zinger actually decided to try playing through minor pain for once.

 

[fansinceday1]

It’s the talent, not the coach.

Maybe the kings lack of defense?

 

[Tizzy Flip]

That's not how it works in basketball. Basketball is a dynamic game of momentum and runs. If bad calls consistently keep the momentum with one team, it can result in a big lead, as opposed to being within striking distance. With fair officiating we're probably looking at an 8-10 point Celtic lead right now.

This is where Brown needs to stand up for his team then. Be more vocal. Get a T to make the point that we deserve respect too. We should have more than 1 T based on what everyone is saying

 

[KF8]

Difference between a contender and a pretender. I’m starting to put this s*** on coach now. You gotta make sure your guys are prepared

I wouldn't say that the Kings are pretenders. They are still a developing team only in their second year of playing winning basketball. A lot will depend on Murray being able to reach his fullest potential and what other moves the Kings make to improve the team.

 

[kingsfan_4Life]

Exactly. It's not hard to put some blame on the refs at all

I agree that some blame goes to the refs, but we would still be losing by a fair amount........ I HATE Boston, but I respect how good they are as a team........

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, the Kings got some rest, and the C's burned up their starters a bit so maybe a comeback in the 4th is on the table.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Celtics legs could give out in the fourth! Don't give up!

 

[Tetsujin]

Glad to see that people are taking this one game in stride and not making any sweeping generalizations about the character/intelligence of the team.​

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I would have put McGee in in the second quarter.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Yeh I want to see them get back in this. Have enough pride to not lose by 20 on your home court. I don’t think we would win this even if we were playing well, Boston is just on one. Still, show some fight and get it to under 15

 

[ESP47]

As annoying as this is, remember the Kings have beaten the top 3 teams in the west already. It's not as if they can't beat good teams. They're just terribly inconsistent for some reason.

 

[fansinceday1]

Not only did they play last night, but it was also an overtime game. They expended a ton of energy last night.
No excuses here. This is pathetic. I’ve seen a few too many of these crap games this year. 40 point blowouts.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Sadly I think McGee's knee is more fragile than monks noggin

 

[Kingz19]

Dallas had a pretty suitable team for Luka with Brunson, Porzingis, DFS, and Dinwiddie and they just blew it up because it’s hard to tell when you have the right guys around Luka.

 

[hrdboild]

Yeh I want to see them get back in this. Have enough pride to not lose by 20 on your home court. I don’t think we would win this even if we were playing well, Boston is just on one. Still, show some fight and get it to under 15

At this point if we can get the lead down to single digits, Boston might collapse from the weight of potentially blowing huge leads in back to back games. We're only a 14 point run away from making that happen.

 

[reptilexcq2]

It's time to trade Barnes and Huerter. Often time, Barnes disappeared in the starting lineup. Now, I understand the offense doesn't go through him and that leave him standing most of the time...but YOU HAVE GOT TO contribute in some way, rebound, defense, block shots...SOMETHING. But he doesn't do any of that...you don't often see him do any of those things. This is why the Kings have a glaring weakness in team defense. You have Fox and Keegan playing strong defense but everyone else is are just meh. Hell, I bet even Vezenkov is more active than Barnes when he's on the court.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Kings doing a horrendous job of supporting McGee's attempts to protect the rim.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

As annoying as this is, remember the Kings have beaten the top 3 teams in the west already. It's not as if they can't beat good teams. They're just terribly inconsistent for some reason.

They could get blown out in a couple of games and still win a 7 game series

 

[Sluggah]

Javale going for some sort of record of inadvertently triggering an opponent 3

 

[hrdboild]

Frickin' McGee. The man is fool's gold.

 

[Kingz19]

Mark couldn’t even finish his praise of Javale’s energy before JAAVAAALLE throws an errant outlet pass

 

[SacTownKid]

And that might do it.