[Game] Kings at Spurs, Friday December 6, 5:30 PM PT/8:30 PM ET

[Capt. Factorial]

The kings could be pretty shorthanded on the guard line tonight, depending on how some questionables pan out:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1203035243151683584

Although this has already been posted in the Bogdan thread, may as well talk about it over here as it concerns tonight...

 

[c-webb1s#1]

No Marvin? Come on, man. It's a freaking thumb and he's completely healed from it.

 

[Kingster]

If I'm a betting man, Joseph plays because he looked pretty good in the prior game. Bogs is a big question mark. The question with him is becoming not will he play, but should he play. Based on what I've seen from him over the past 2+ years, if he's questionable then he probably should not play.

Especially if Bogdan doesn't play, it's going to be pretty excruciating watching Bagley sitting on the sidelines, knowing he's healthy.

Leaving the injury status of various players aside, this team is going to have to play smarter ball than the two prior games in order to have a chance against the Spurs.

 

[jcassio]

The Spurs are underachievers this year, which is always a danger for the Kings.
Is Kyle Guy with the team? If so, it would be a gas to see our two 2nd rounders playing together tonight. With promise. More likely, Luke will have Buddy playing the point and Ariza the shooting guard.

 

[fnordius]

So, we either leapfrog from 11th in the West to 9th, or drop to 12th. With Dallas and Houston games following, this seems like a fine time to win one.

 

[steelevt]

So, we either leapfrog from 11th in the West to 9th, or drop to 12th. With Dallas and Houston games following, this seems like a fine time to win one.

The last 2 games were fine times to win too

 

[L'Optimisme]

Kings need this one.

 

[SacTownKid]

Kings need this one.

Oddly enough it's the most winnable on paper. This is a rough patch for the team to get through so hopefully picking up one of these on this trip happens. It's still early in the season but throwing up a donut after being within a hair of .500 will hurt.

 

[NewArena]

Why are they being so damn overly cautious with Bagley? Enough already

Why do they think we have the luxury to lose games like this in the western conference?

 

[NewArena]

Let’s go!! We got this

[tweet]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1203119893769379840

 

[SacTownGrantFan]

Go Kings!!

 

[Sluggah]

My keys for the game...

build a lead.
keep the lead.

 

[SacTownKid]

Duddy Hield putting on a show!

 

[KingKong]

Buddy off again!

 

[VF21]

Why are they being so damn overly cautious with Bagley? Enough already

Why do they think we have the luxury to lose games like this in the western conference?

If it comes down to being overly-cautious or not being cautious enough, I'll take the former every night of the year. You really think they don't want him back just as badly as we do?

 

[Capt. Factorial]

The entire team has the shooting slump in their heads at this point.

 

[burekijogurt]

DeRozen shot was a 2

 

[VF21]

At this point, I don't even expect Buddy to hit anything until about the 3rd quarter.

 

[dude12]

Just a brutal first quarter on both sides.

 

[VF21]

Just a brutal first quarter on both sides.

It's hard to believe those are the SPURS. As hard as it is sometimes being a Kings fan, imagine the angst throughout San Antonio. They aren't used to anything like this...

 

[VF21]

O/T - How in the hell can they say Harden didn't get a dunk?

 

[Sluggah]

This is...not the best basketball

 

[VF21]

This is...not the best basketball

This is...a very generous assessment of what we're observing.

 

[burekijogurt]

lol, they just let Dedmon take his time...

 

[Capt. Factorial]

How in the world does Poeltl make Dedmon look like a slug?

 

[KingKong]

Dedmon is really, really bad.

 

[VF21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1203131113436090369

 

[SacTownKid]

How in the world does Poeltl make Dedmon look like a slug?

The Kings are letting the vacuum of that dead building put them to sleep. We've seen the Kings try to play with one eye open and end up losing as a result. They better wake up here.

 

[miltonap]

is Dedmon that much better than Giles ?

 

[VF21]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1203129600768823297