Kings-Bobcats PBP for March 14

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No time for an introduction...

Today is my busiest work day, but I'm going to start the PBP anyway. As long as it's a decent game, I'll continue for all of you but if it's a repeat of last night I'm going to go back to work...

That said, I certainly hope tonight's game is better.

GO KINGS!!!

Kings - Bibby, Martin, Artest, Thomas, Miller
Bobcats - Felton, Carroll, Wallace, May, Brezec

 

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The Bobcats play in Charlotte Bobcats Arena. I like that. No commercial tie... although I think the Kings could do a lot worse than Arco. Last night's game was played in the QuickenLoan Arena.

I'm going to say it early:

Attention Sacramento Kings: Don't drink the kool-aid at half-time!!!

Correction to the starting lineup: McInnis is starting at the 2 for the Cats.

 

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And the Kings take the court in the delightful gold lamé, accented stunningly with black shoes.

Cats balance out the look with day-glo white uniforms with blindingly white shoes.

Cats with the tip and a quick two to start.

2-0 Cats

Martin heads to the line and quickly evens the score.

2-2

May for two.

4-2 Cats

11;00 left

Artest rims out; Cats board.

 

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There is an atmosophere of bad junior varsity basketball in the arena, as there are more seats visible than fans.

Cats miss; Kings board.

KT gets his requisite one half-hook out of the way for two.

4-4

I suspect there are more people in Arco right now watching teams practice for March Madness than there are in the Bobcats arena.

Kings ball. Oob, still Kings. And yep, KT's second half-hook doesn't go. Cats ball.

9;24 left

May from the side for two.

6-4 Cats

 

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Bad pass by Bibby results in runout bucket for Carroll.

8-4 Cats

Word from Grant, BTW, is the reason Bibby was limping early in yesterday's game is because he rolled his ankle right at the beginning of the game...

Artest for two.

8-6 Cats

May for two more.

10-6 Cats

Miller to Artest for two.

10-8 Cats

Wallace having trouble staying in front of Artest.

May for two more.

12-8 Cats

7;45 left

 

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Bibby miss from downtown; Miller rebound. Over to Martin, who sees cutting KT for the dunk.

12-10 Cats

Cats shot blocked by Miller, putback misses and Miller rebounds.

KT to the line on the other end.

He's added a weird bounce off his head to the FT shot and he misses first; makes second.

12-11 Cats

6;54 left

Carroll for long two.

14-11 Cats

 

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Non-shooting foul on the Cats, still Kings ball but they turn it over and Cats get it.

Carroll called for traveling and Kings get it back.

6;24 left

Artest inside, gets the pass and the fallaway off-balance lay-up goes in.

14-13 Cats

5;55 left

Time out and commercial.

KT actually doing a good job now of putting more pressure on Sean May.

Seats and people are about equal now in the arena...

 

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Carroll for three.

17-13 Cats

Kings ball. Artest fouled and going to the line.

Makes first; misses second.

17-14 Cats

Cats miss; Kings board.

Bibby for two.

17-16 Cats

Cats miss; Martin rebound. Martin takes it all the way, gets inside and draws the foul. Martin at the line.

 

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Misses first; makes second.

17-17

4;41 left

Morrison for two.

19-17 Cats

Martin drives inside and gets two more.

19-19

Felton miss; May rebound. Wallace tries to get by Artest and ends up having the ball stolen by Ron. Artest drives inside with a GREAT move, kicks out to Mike.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!

22-19 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

 

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It was a 20 second time out and Miller scored two while they were at commercial.

24-19 KINGS

Cats ball.

May for long two.

24-21 KINGS

2;55 left

Bibby pass, intended for Miller, is about ten feet away from him and goes into the stands.

Cats ball.

 

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Now there's another time out... Comcast shows a summary of Martin's collegiate career. He was the NCAA's 2nd leading scorer in 2004 for those who may not have known. And his college - Western Carolina - is about 180 miles west of Charlotte...

The Kings are working on an 11-4 run at the moment.

And thankfully, that ends the filler stuff they had to use because they went to commercial at the wrong time.



2;47 left

Cats inbound.

 

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Felton tries, misses, tries again. Kings gets the rebound but they don't have a handle on it and the Cats get it back.

Corliss in for KT.

Wallace elbow jumper for two.

24-23 Kings

Artest fouled and heading to the line. Salmons standing at the scorer's table. Bibby out/Salmons in. Grant says Bibby moving well, shows no sign of last night's limping.

Artest makes first; and second.

26-23 KINGS

1;49 left

 

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Cats ball. Martin with the steal. Martin and Salmons on the run. Martin dish to Salmons for the dunk.

28-23 KINGS

Felton for two.

28-25 KINGS

At least this game is not gonna be slow paced...

Martin breaks inside as Morrison just stares at him, kicks to Corliss for two.

30-25 KINGS

Wallace for three on the other end.

30-28 KINGS

40 seconds left

Miller miss; Cats board.

 

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Felton to the line.

Makes first; misses second.

30-29 KINGS

Kings ball, turnover and cheap bucket by the Cats.

31-30 Cats

Offensive foul by Artest. Kings ball.

Wallace at the buzzer - shot doesn't go. End of the first quarter.

 

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Kings ball to start the second quarter.

Kings shot 71% in the first quarter and are down by one.

Salmons, SAR, Garcia, Corliss and Martin on the court.

Kings miss; Cats board.

Cats turnover; Kings ball.

Shot blocked, SAR with the rebound, shot goes oob off Cats.

Martin heads to the line again.

Makes both.

32-31 KINGS

 

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Cats turnover; Kings ball again.

10;51 left

SAR airballs his spinning half-hook but Corliss catches it and makes the two.

34-31 KINGS

Morrison miss; SAR rebound.

SAR and Corliss inside, nothing going, so it's kicked out to Salmons who drives right at Morrison and draws another foul. Non-shooting.

Price in Martin. Soft pass by Kings picked off by Wallace, and is fouled by Corliss. Cats ball.

Anderson three misses, long rebound goes to Wallace. Cats miss; loose ball foul on Sean May. 4th team foul on the Cats.

Kings ball.

9;31 left

 

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Salmons shot blocked by Wallace. Cats ball, but it's stolen by Price and he gets it to sprinting Salmons for two.

36-31 KINGS

Wallace for two.

36-33 KINGS

8;50 left

Corliss for two.

38-33 KINGS

Wallace out of control and loses the ball; Kings find it.

Ball oob at the other end off the Kings.

Time out and commercial.

8;30 left

Cats ball after the break.

 

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Cats ball.

Wallace works inside, puts it up and is fouled.

Wallace makes first; and second.

38-35 KINGS

8;00 left

Good ball movement by the Kings. Cats showing the zone. Artest back in for Corliss. Price has ball stripped.

Cats for three.

38-38

 

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SAR mid-range jumper for two.

40-38 KINGS

7;08 left

Wallace jumper for two more.

40-40

Price to Salmons, who's able to get through the zone and get the two.

42-40 KINGS

 

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May miss; three Kings go for the rebound, cancel each other out and Wallace gets it.

Wallace tries again to go around Artest and gets the ball stolen again. But the Kings turn it over and Cats get it back.

Bibby back in, Price out.

Wallace tries for flying dunk and misses; Brezec puts it back.

42-42

SAR for two and the +1 on foul by May.

44-42 KINGS

Time out.

SAR at the line for the freebie after the break.

 

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SAR gets the lucky bounce and the extra point.

45-42 KINGS

5;14 left

McInnis in and out; Bibby board.

Bibby, Artest, Salmons, SAR and Garcia on the court for the Kings.

Artest miss; Cats board.

Wallace tries, shot blocked by Garcia, who gets the rebound and passes full court to the waiting Artest for the dunk.

47-42 KINGS

Cats miss; Kings ball.

Bibby pass to Artest, who is fouled by Wallace as he tried to steal the ball.

 

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2PF on Wallace.

Artest at the line. Misses first; makes second.

48-42 KINGS

4;03 left

Bernie Bickerstaff called for a technical after he's given lip to the officials for nearly a full minute. He's still upset and talking as his son tries to calm him down.

Salmons????? took the freebie. SALMONS???????????? Oh lord, give me strength...

Cats ball.

Brezec for two.

48-44 KINGS

Bibby, Garcia, Miller, Salmons and Artest on the court.

Miller to the line on foul by McInnis.

Garcia out, MArtin back in.

 

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Miller makes first; let me repeat my shock and chagrin that John Salmons would attempt a technical shot... Miller makes second.

50-44 KINGS

3;28 left

Cats ball off Wallace's knee but Cats run it down and then turn it over. Bickerstaff is NOT a happy camper and may, in fact, get kicked out so he doesn't have to watch the rest of this...

Kings ball. Wallace picks up third foul trying to take a charge from Bibby.

Mike to the line; Wallace to the bench.

Bibby makes first; misses second.

51-44 KINGS

2;56 left

 

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Cats for two.

51-46 KINGS

Martin with quick two at the other end.

53-46 KINGS

REMINDER TO KINGS: Do NOT drink the Kool-Aid. In fact, don't drink anything. It might have kool-aid in it.



Brezec fouled and heading to the line.

Time out and commercial.

2;29 left.

 

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Brezec makes first; misses second. Miller with the rebound.

53-47 KINGS

Good ball movement and...

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!

56-47 KINGS

1;51 left

Blonde guy with ponytail for three for the Cats.

56-50 KINGS

Martin drives inside and earns another trip to the stripe.

Makes first; misses second.

57-50 KINGS

Cats ball. Carroll miss; Cats run it down and give it back to Carroll who doesn't miss the second time.

57-53 KINGS

1;06 left

 

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Martin for two.

59-53 KINGS

McInnis miss; Miller board.

Bibby kicks over to Martin, who drives inside, shoots and has his shot blocked. Carroll called for questionable foul. Martin at the line.

32.2 seconds left

Martin makes first; and second.

61-53 KINGS

 

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Carroll miss; Miller nearly tackles the Cat going for the rebound and Bibby is called for non-shooting foul. Still Cats ball.

Cats for three.

61-56 KINGS

Artest at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first half.

 

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Kings ball to start the 3rd. Artest called for foul away from the ball.

Cats ball. May for three.

61-59 KINGS

11;09 left

KT pass to Martin, who goes up, misses shot and looks like he came down wrong. He limps back up the court.

Cats guy to the line. Makes first; and second.

62-61 Cats

...sigh...

Martin looks okay. Good ball movement. Miller inside, fouled by Brezec. Still Kings ball.

Bibby miss; May rebound.

 

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Wallace tries to get a shot past Artest, but it's blocked by Miller. Ball oob, still Cats.

Brezec miss; Bibby with the running rebound. Bibby all the way gets two despite foul by Carroll that's not called.

Oops. Score correction:

63-63

Cats ball.

Miss, miss again, Carroll airball and Kings get it on the fourth miss by Cats.

Miller jumper for two.

65-63 KINGS

8;50 left

 

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Wallace airball from the corner; Wallace grimacing and may have hurt his back when he dove oob to try and save a ball a minute or so ago.

Wallace steals the ball from Artest and gets it to Felton, who is fouled by Bibby. Cats ball.

Wallace wants to stay in the game, despite Bick's attempt to sub Anderson in.

Cats miss; Kings board.

Martin miss; May board.

Cats miss; Brezec loose ball foul. Kings ball.

7;46 left