Kings-Bulls PBP thread for Feb. 14

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Happy Valentine's Day!

Here's hoping the Kings massacre the Bulls.

I'm trying to get some stuff done around the house before the game, so I'll forgo the usual intro...

I'll be back in time for the game.

 

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Okay, I've discovered that if Northern California is experiencing an early spring, all I have to do is go outside and uncover my daffodil and iris bulbs and the weather will almost immediately change.



Tonight's game could be interesting. Certainly don't think the Bulls are gonna want to be spanked on their home court they way they were a few nights ago.

Kings lineup: Bibby, Martin, Artest, KT and Miller

Bulls lineup: Hinrich, Gordon, Deng, Chandler and Harrington

Happy birthday to our very own slugking50!!!

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Kings in gold.

Dick Bavetta officiating, with LeRooy Richardson and Jason Phillips.

Grant kissing Bavetta's arse big time...no surprise.

Tip to Kings to start the game.

Artest miss; Chandler and martin go for the board, Chandler wins.

Bulls ball.

Harrington for two.

2-0 CHI

 

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KT jumper off; Deng board.

Harrington miss; KT board.

10:55 left

Miller with the ball, stolen by Gordon - run out for two.

4-0 CHI

Miller jumper off; CHI board.

 

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Bulls jumper good.

6-0 CHI

Jerry makes sure everyone knows the Kings are missing on "good looks." That always cracks me up...they're still misses.

Miller to the line.

Makes first; and second.

6-2 CHI

 

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Hinrich miss; Harrington board.

Gordon miss; Miller board.

Kings ball.

bibby jumper off the glass no good.

Artest tries for steal, called for foul on Chandler. Non-shooting. 1PF for Ron.

Stil CHI ball.

9:05 left

Steal by Martin, pass forward to KT and two points.

6-4 CHI

 

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Chandler miss; Miller board.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!

7-6 KINGS

Deng inside for two.

8-7 CHI

KT jumper miss off the rim; long rebound. Artest called for loose ball foul. 2PF.

Ron out; Cisco in.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Oops. My bad. Artest still in...

Bulls ball.

Harrington jumper for wo.

10-7 CHI

 

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Martin jumper won't go; Harrington board.

Bulls miss; Martin board.

Another pull-up jumper doesn't go; CHI board.

6:51 left

Bulls miss; Martin board.

Kings ice cold so far...

Martin fallaway jumper doesn't go; Bulls board.

Ball oob; still Bulls.

 

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Deng miss; board tipped back to Bulls. Bulls for three.

13-7 CHI

Harrington called for foul on Thomas. 2PF. Darius in for Harrington.

Still Kings ball.

Artest jumper doesn't go, KT struggles for the board but misses the putback.

Bulls ball.

Darius for two.

15-7 CHI

5:25 left

Gordon sends Bibby to the line for two on good driving move inside by Mike.

Bibby misses first - stupid gold uniforms!

Makes second.

15-8 CHI

 

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Artest steal, dishes inside to Martin. Shot blocked by Artest puts it back for two.

15-10 CHI

BUlls miss; Thomas board.

Miller miss; ARtest board.

Pass to Miller, who loses ball inside. Bulls ball.

4:30 left

Bulls miss; Miller board.

Martin doubled and trapped, Adelman calls 20 second timeout.

 

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Kings ball.

Shot clock winding down, Miller bounces pass but no one gets it. Bulls ball.

Nocioni has ball knocked out of his hands by Artest, oob.

3:44 left

Artest out, Cisco in.

Kings ball.

Bibby for two from the corner off Miller screen.

15-12 CHI

Gordon inside for two.

17-12 CHI

 

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KT drives inside for the dunk, fouled by Chandler, who protests...

KT to the line for two.

3:02 left

Makes first; pargo in for Bulls.

KT misses second.

17-13 CHI

Corliss out tonight because of back spasms. Will not play.

Pargo for two.

19-13 CHI

 

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Bibby trapped, bounces ball off Bulls and oob.

Time out and commercial.

Will be Kings ball after the break.

 

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Bibby for two.

Darius for two.

Bibby for two.

Gordon for two.

23-17 CHI

1:49 left

Martin miss; Chandler board.

Gordon for three.

26-17 CHI

 

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martin miss; Bulls board.

SAR in; Martin out.

Pargo three in and out; SAR board.

Bibby off-balance jumper for two.

26-19 CHI

Nocioni shot blocked by Garcia; snagged by Kings.

Bibby pass inside to cutting SAR for two.

26-21 CHI

 

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Gordon miss; Miller runs down the board, falls oob. Kings ball.

Bibby jumper for two more!

26-23 CHI

Pargo miss, buzzer sounds to end the first quarter.

 

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Hinrich miss; Artest board.

Hart, Bibby, SAR, Artest and Cisco on the court.

Bibby two and the +1. Good.

26-26

Darius miss; Kings ball.

Hart miss; Bulls board.

Bulls miss; Cisco board.

 

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Bibby miss; bulls board.

Darius works inside against Cisco, who is called for the foul.

Darius to the line for two.

Makes first; Skinner in for Bibby.

Darius misses second.

27-26 CHI

Cisco miss; Bulls board.

Nocioni miss; Skinner board.

Ball oob off Bulls; still Kings ball.

 

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SAR miss; Nocioni board.

Darius for long two.

29-26 CHI

9:10 left

Artest for two from the corner.

29-28 CHI

Pargo for two more.

31-28 CHI

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings miss; Bulls board.

Cisco tries for steal, knocks ball oob. Still Bulls.

Kings called for kicking ball; still Bulls.

Martin in; Hart out.

Gordon back in for CHI.

7:50 lft

Darius miss; Artest board.

Artest miss; Chandler board.

 

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DArius airball, but Chandler puts it in.

33-28 CHI

Martin miss; Bulls board.

Nocioni miss; Martin board.

Artest drives inside, goes to the floor on blocking foul by Nocioni. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

SAR to the line on foul by ???

Makes first; and second.

33-30 CHI

6:36 left

 

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Offensive foul on Chandler. 3PF. Sweetney in for Chandler.

Kings ball.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!

33-33

6:07 left

Bulls airball, good catch by Skinner.

Kings ball.

SAR jumper short; Bulls board. Loose ball foul on Skinner.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Deng for two.

35-33 CHI

Kings miss; Bulls board.

Bibby and KT back in for Garcia and SAR.

4:47 left

 

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Steal by Artest. Kings ball.

KT called for traveling from the top of the key.

Bulls ball.

Miller ready to come back in.

Skinner and Sweetney tie it up. Bulls get the tip after it ricochets.

Bulls miss; KT with another board.

Kings ball.

4_06 left

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!

36-35 KINGS

 

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Sweetney hook won't go, Skinner board.

Artest miss on turnaround jumper; KT board.

KT to the line on foul by Sweetney.

Miller in for Skinner.

3:19 left

First shot in and back out; second no good.

Bulls ball.

 

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Sweetney for two on putback.

37-36 CHI

Bibby has ball knocked away, Bulls get it.

Sweetney fouls Martin hard, sending him to the floor. As usual, he jumps right back up...

Time out and commercial.

Kings ball after the break.

 

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Kings ball.

Bibby pass goes awry; Bulls ball.

Nocioni off side of rim and oob.

Kings ball.

2:00 left

Miller passes up one jumper, gets ball to Artest and back to Miller. Jumper miss; Bulls ball.

Artest causes turnover; Kings ball.

Kings turnover; Pargo miss. KT board.

Martin goes right at Ben Gordon, goes up, draws foul.

To the line for two.

 

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Kevin makes first; and second.

38-37 KINGS

1:00 left

Bad pass by BUlls ends up in Artest's hands.

Kings ball.

Kings called for traveling, think it was KT.

BUlls ball.

30 seconds left

Miss; Artest board.

 

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Bibby working the clock. Drives inside with 6 seconds left on the shot clock and is fouled.

To the line for two.

11.3 left in the first half.

Bibby makes first; and second.

40-37 KINGS

Martin uses foul - this time they had one to give.

Bulls ball with 6.2 seconds left.

Bulls shot doesn't go.

End of the first half.

KINGS 40-37