Kings-Cavaliers PBP thread for Dec. 6

[VF21]

Bibby, Cisco, Bonzi, KT and SAR on the court.

Kings miss on layup that refuses to fall; Cavs board.

Cisco called for foul on LBJ.

LBJ gets first; misses second but Cavs get o-board and LBJ gets two more.

23-17 Cavs

Kings miss; Cavs board.

Cavs miss; Bonzi board.

Bibby pass to Cisco, who gets the bucket in traffic and the +1.

Bibby out; hart in.

Cisco for the bonus - in, around and back out.

23-19 Cavs

 

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LBJ with the chance for the final short - holds - holds - and then passes to Hughes in the corner. Too late. Buzzer sounds.

End of first quarter.

 

[VF21]

Snow for two.

Kings ball.

Bonzi miss; 2nd miss; 3rd time's a charm.

25-21 Cavs

MIss; Wells board.

Cisco long three in and out. Kings HAVE to remember to pass. I'd like to envoke the mandatory three pass rule again.

Cavs for two.

27-21 Cavs

 

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SAR in lots of traffic, inside for the looping lay-up.

27-23 Cavs

At the other end, SAR is able to break up the Cavs play and knock the ball oob. Still Cavs ball, but only because it bounced off KT's leg.

Peja and Brad in for Bonzi and SAR.

Cavs for two.

29-23 Cavs

Kings ball.

Peja fallaway jumper off back of rim; long board out to Miller. In to Hart for two.

29-25 Cavs

Snow simply strolls inside for two.

31-25 Cavs

 

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KT puts the ball on the floor, blows by Marshall for two.

31-27 Cavs

Hughes for two.

33-27 Cavs

Kings ball. Foul called on Cavs.

Time out and commercial.

8:19 left

 

[VF21]

Still Kings ball.

Hart, Garcia, Peja, KT and Brad on the court.

Miller shot is short but Peja gets the rebound and the second chance bucket.

33-29 Cavs

Good hustle by Brad on the other end, forces the ball oob again. Still Cavs ball.

LBJ going inside; whistle. Foul called on KT, but I think LBJ got the star call.

LBJ to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

35-29 Cavs

7:30 left

 

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Kings for two.

35-31 Cavs

Cavs miss; hart board.

Peja three is short; Hughes board.

6:48 left

Z for two.

37-31 Cavs

Cisco passes inside on nice back-door cut to Peja, who misses another easy lay-up.

Cavs ball.

Time out.

 

[VF21]

Center court has a salute to 4 Pearl Harbor survivors. Bob Addobati, USS Solace; Bill Littlejohn, USS St. Louis; Merl Resler, USS Maryland; Sam Clower, 19th Infantry, US Army.

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[VF21]

LBJ to the line for two.

Misses both; Miller with the rebound.

Hart jumper doesn't go, ball off shot clock. Cavs ball.

Peja is working hard. I don't want anyone to think he's just not trying, because he's showing more hustle than I've seen in a long time. His shots just aren't falling...

Cavs miss; Kings board.

Peja pass inside to MIller, but pass knocked oob by Cavs. Still Kings ball.

Hart and Cisco to the bench, Bonzi and Bibby back in. KT still in for SAR.

MIller miss; Cavs board.

Jones for three.

40-31 Cavs

 

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Miller jumper for two.

40-33 Cavs

KT fouls Z; KT to the bench, SAR back in.

Still Cavs ball.

4:35 left

Snow for two.

42-33 Cavs

Bibby off-balance miss; Bonzi struggles for the board. Oob to the Cavs.

Bonzi called for non-shooting foul. 2PF. 4th team foul on Kings. Still Cavs ball.

Peja really doing a good job of defending LBJ. Cavs miss; Miller board. Pass to Wells, who works inside and draws the foul.

 

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Bonzi makes first after it bounces about three times; second miss off front of rim. LBJ board.

42-34 Cavs

LBJ to the line on breakaway saving foul by Peja.

Makes both.

44-34 Cavs

Wells bucket, slapped away, goal-tending called.

44-36 Cavs

Gooden inside, fouled by MIller. 2PF

 

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Gooden makes first; and second.

46-36 Cavs

3:00 left

GO KINGS!!!!!

Wells inside, ball stolen. LBJ for two.

48-36 Cavs

Only 4th turnover for the Kings.

Peja works inside, lots of traffic. Called for traveling.

Cavs ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

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2:30 left

Kings starters on the court.

SAR called for using forearm against Gooden.

Gooden to the line.

Misses first; makes second.

49-36 Cavs

Bibby works inside, dishes to SAR for the one-handed dunk.

49-38 Cavs

 

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Another bad shot by LBJ because of Peja defense, but Cavs get the board. Second chance no good, SAR board.

Miller pass inside to SAR, who is fouled by Hughes.

SAR to the line for two.

 

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Makes first; and second.

49-40 Cavs

Peja smothering LBJ. He gets away but shot doesn't go. SAR board.

Ball inside to Bonzi, who is in a crowd, waits a bit and powers it up for two.

49-42 Cavs

Hughes for two.

51-42 Cavs

I repeat so there's no mistake: Peja is playing excellent defense against LBJ, continually forcing him to pass away the ball. Peja is doing his job.

Bibby to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

51-44 Cavs

 

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Cavs ball. LBJ trying hard to get something going, finally passes inside and Brad knocks it oob.

Cavs get ball but do nothing.

End of the first half.

 

[nbrans]

Center court has a salute to 4 Pearl Harbor survivors. Bob Addobati, USS Solace; Bill Littlejohn, USS St. Louis; Merl Resler, USS Maryland; Sam Clower, 19th Infantry, US Army.

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Now that's what I call PBP.

 

[VF21]

For what it's worth, I think the Kings are going to win this game going away. Their shots were doing everything but falling in the first half; I think they'll fall in the second half. They're playing much better ball and Peja is working hard; Brad is working hard; Bonzi is working hard; Bibby is trying to get around much faster counterparts and SAR is also working hard.

It's not perfect, but it's about as big a u-turn as you might realistically expect from one game to the next.

I can't hear much of the crowd, but it seems they only come alive for very short bursts. I wish I could yell at them to show some energy - I know the team would feed off it tonight.

Stupid bleeping gold jerseys.

 

[VF21]

Talking to Elston Turner -

We have to protect our paint a little bit more. And we have to make those shots; we're getting good looks. If you're 6'9" or so, DUNK the ball. You have to get those shots in...

Whoa. That is about as direct a "call out" as I've ever heard...

 

[kiparking]

I don't care what other kind of metrosexual jerseys they wear, as long as they win.

 

[VF21]

Cavs ball to start the second half.

Gooden fallaway short but he's fouled.

Misses first; and second.

Peja with the board.

51-44 Cavs

Kings turnover but SAR gets it back and puts it in.

51-46 Cavs

11:12 left

 

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LBJ running right-hander is good.

53-46 Cavs

Bibby for two.

53-48 Cavs

Z fadeaway HIGH arch jumper for two.

55-48 Cavs

10:21 left

Bonzi for two.

55-50 Cavs

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

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Hughes inside to LBJ for two.

57-50 Cavs

Bad pass - Cavs get it.

Cavs ball.

Whistle... lots of discussion. First non-shooting on Brad. Then shooting foul charged to Bonzi.

Z to the line.

Makes both.

59-50 Cavs

 

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Miller to Bibby off the screen for two.

59-52 Cavs

Cavs ball. Quick whistle on SAR. Non-shooting. Still Cavs ball.

O-foul called on the Cavs because Bonzi and Miller hold their ground.

Kings ball.

Two Kings misses but Peja picks up the ball and gets the fadeaway. Crowd comes alive.

59-54 Cavs

Time out and commercial.

8:30 left in the third quarter.

 

[VF21]

Cavs ball.

Cavs miss; Wells board.

Good defense by the Kings.

Darn. Miller jumper on well-executed play goes almost all the way through and pops back out. Cavs ball.

Hughes drives inside, fouled by Brad. 3PF. 4th team foul for the Kings.

Hughes to the line.

Misses first; makes second.

60-54 Cavs

 

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Kings ball.

MIller fouled. To the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

60-56 Cavs

GO KINGS!!!!!

7:00 left

LBJ for two.

62-56 Cavs

Bibby pass to Miller, who is fouled by Hughes. 2nd team foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

...sigh...

Good possession but Bonzi passes to Miller, who doesn't know clock is about to expire. 24-second violation. Cavs ball.

 

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Peja with the steal. Goes all the way, puts up the lay-up and is fouled on the way up by Hughes.

Peja to the line for two.

6:03 left

Makes first after it bounces off back rim; makes second nice and clean.

62-58 Cavs

Gooden half-hook for two.

64-58 Cavs

 

[VF21]

PEJA FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

64-61 Cavs

Hey, listen! There is a crowd in Arco!!!

Cavs miss, but Z tips in.

66-61 Cavs

 

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Ball stolen from Bonzi, Peja fouls Hughes to prevent the easy bucket.

Hughes to the line for two.

Makes both.

68-61 Cavs

4:46 left

Kings ball.

Z called for 4PF. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Bonzi works around deep, dishes out to SAR who bangs in for a hard two.

68-63 Cavs

 

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Cavs miss; Peja board.

Bibby bounce pass to Miller for another jumper.

68-65 Cavs

3:49 left

LBJ smothered by Peja, ball stolen by Bibby. LBJ gets it back. Hughes for two.

70-65 Cavs

Peja short; Cavs board.

Cavs miss; Gooden tries to save ball from oob, tips it to the Kings.

Kings ball.

Peja for two more!

70-67 Cavs