Kings-Cavaliers PBP thread for Nov. 9

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans! It's Kings game day!!!

And this, of course, is the Kings game PBP thread, where I - arguably the most homer of resident homers - do my best to give those of you who cannot see the game a running narrative. Kind of like radio but you have to read it instead of listening to it ... and there aren't as many commercials.



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Okay, that was the commercial.

I've got my favorite coffee brewing for the game and I'm starting a fire in the woodstove as the temperature outside seems to be dropping like a rock. I'm wearing my purple slippers, as any good homer at home in front of a warm fire would be wont to do, and I've got on my nice long-sleeved Kings shirt and my crystal Martin necklace. Corny? Probably but I'm pulling out all the stops. The only thing I haven't done is create a toilet paper holder voodoo doll of Lebron James. Those who have been here for the playoffs KNOW the power of the TPH voodoo dolls but I have to be careful. I can't waste their power this early in the season.

So, Kings fans, settle back and get ready for an evening of Kings basketball. My only decision is whether to watch News10 and put up with Angela Tsai or turn to ESPN and risk hearing the dulcent tones of He Who Shall Not Be Named.

All together now...

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Ready for the tip... Garcia, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Miller for the Kings. Z tries to steal the tip and they give it to the Kings.

Kings inbound.

Garcia turnaround into the low post on dish by Salmons for two.

2-0 KINGS

Salmons with a steal; good spacing. Martin from the corner grazes the side of the backboard. Cavs ball.

Miss, but Z tips it in.

2-2

 

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Garcia to Miller, to Martin, back to Miller. Miss but Z called for loose ball foul when he pushes Moore in the back. Still Kings ball, new shot clock.

10;35 left

Nice ball movement, Moore jumper won't go. Cavs rebound.

Gibson three off the mark; Kings rebound, think it was MIller.

Martin with the ball, drives against Pavlovic and draws the foul. Martin to the line for two.

 

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Makes first; Martin leading the NBA in FT attempts followed closely by Lebron James. Martin makes second.

4-2 KINGS

Lebron to the line for two on foul by Garcia, who seems to think he's the same size as Lebron...

Martin is also 4th leading scorer in the NBA, right behind Lebron in 3rd.

Lebron makes one of two. Kings ball.

4-3 KINGS

 

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9;45 left

Kings inside, shot bothered by Lebron and oob off Kings.

Salmons with the steal, running out. Fouled by Drew Gooden, who was the theft victim at the other end. 3 team fouls on the Cavs already.

Salmons to the line.

Makes both...suh-weet.

6-3 KINGS

 

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James from the corner doesn't go; Moore fouls Gooden and sends him to the line.

9;15 left

Gooden makes first; they're saying Varajao is still a contract holdout. Gooden makes second.

6-5 KINGS

9;11 left

Nice move by Salmons to the left but jumper is off; Cavs rebound.

Z inside against Moore, Moore covering him really well. Z with an elbow that isn't called, falls to the side, makes a bucket and heads to the line for the +1.

8-6 Cavs

KT at the table to come in for Moore, who has two quick fouls.

Garcia driving inside, draws foul from Gibson. Fourth team foul on the Cavs. KT in for Mikki.

Still Kings ball.

 

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24-second violation on the Kings on a couple of busted plays. Cavs ball.

8;13 left

Lebron open but misses three; Z with the rebound. Garcia called for foul away from the ball - holding James. Still Cavs ball.

Kings now in the zone.

Pavlovic with an airball, Z misses the putback, Miller grabs the board.

Martin doubled, kicks out to Garcia who takes an impossibly long shot ... and misses. Cavs ball.

Gooden with two off the glass.

10-6 Cavs

Kings ball, stolen by the Cavs. Lebron for two.

12-6 Cavs

 

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MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!

12-9 Cavs

Cavs ball, blocked by Miller, ball to Salmons. Shot blocked, Cavs ball. Z passes to the official. Kings ball. Douby in for Garcia, who probably needs to take a couple of deep breaths and relax a bit.

Martin miss; Gooden board.

6;05 left

Another bad pass by Z; KT finds it. Gets it to Douby, who gets a nice mid-range jumper.

12-11 Cavs

5;41 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Lord, just shoot me now...

HT is doing a spotlight feature on Lebron James and his appearance at the ESPY awards. She's even giggling at her own jokes as Grant and Jerry's reactions are paramount to those of the sphinx...

Cavs ball, miss. Kings rebound.

5;23 left

Miller jumper doesn't go; LBJ with the rebound.

Not much passing by the Kings at the moment.

Gooden from the baseline for two more.

14-11 Cavs

Douby to the line on foul by Gibson. 2PF.

 

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Brown and Jones in for Z and Pavlovic ...

Douby makes his first; and second.

Hawes is, in fact, sitting IN UNIFORM on the bench next to Bibby, in his dapper sports jacket and untucked-in white shirt.

Cavs ball. Martin with the steal from Devon Brown, goes coast to coast and dunks the ball with AUTHORITY!!!

15-14 KINGS

Damon Jones tries a three and airballs it. Crowd laughs...

Zone doing much better for the Kings.

Kings ball.

4;00 left

Salmons to the line. Makes first; and second.

17-14 KINGS

 

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Brown from the corner.

17-16 KINGS

Kings ball. Martin drives inside, kisses the glass, goes in and pops back out.

Cavs ball. Douby gets the ball, runs the court and gets the two.

19-16 KINGS

Brown to the line on foul by Douby.

Makes first; misses second.

19-17 KINGS

3;07 left

Theus calls time out ... and commercial.

Martin leading all scorers with 7.

 

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Douby miss; lots of hustle by Kings for the rebound, three tries, no points. Cavs pull down the rebound.

Damon Jones from the opposite corner but same result. Kings ball.

KT on dish by Martin gets the rollaround to fall.

21-17 KINGS

1;58 left

 

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Cavs ball, deflected by Salmons but Gooden gets it back and hits for two.

21-19 KINGS

Martin drives inside, called for traveling. Grant says it was a good call, I'm not sure I agree.

Cavs ball.

1;33 left

Elbow jumper for Lebron.

21-21

Douby miss; Brown with the rebound. Drop off to LBJ for the falling away dunk.

23-21 Cavs

 

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51 seconds left

Unforced turnover by the Kings, not sure who because Grant and Jerry were still waxing poetic about James.

Cavs ball. They're reminiscing now about James' first game in the NBA, which they broadcast from Arco. Yawn.

Whistles blowing as Grant tells Jerry to check his mailbox and still says NOTHING about what's going on on the court...

Cavs miss; Douby rebound.

Kings ball.

Nice pass inside to KT by Douby. Unfortunately it's slapped out of KT's hands and off KT oob.

Cavs ball. Miss; putback miss. KT with the foul, sending Simmons (?) to the line with 2.4 seconds left.

 

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Simmons misses first; Damon Jones comes in. Greene in for Martin. Orien Greene bears a strong resemblance to Jim Jackson, BTW.

Simmons misses second.

Miller tries half-court shot at the buzzer. No good.

End of the first quarter.

23-21 Cavs

 

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Cavs ball to start the second.

Looks like a pretty good crowd in Arco tonight.

Brown from the baseline for two.

25-21 Cavs

Angela Tsai is useless...BTW.

Salmons quick move inside for two.

25-23 Cavs

11;18 left

Good team defense by the Kings results in a loose ball rolling on the floor and the Kings getting it.

 

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Salmons elbow-jumper doesn't go. Cavs ball.

Brown for three.

28-23 Cavs

KT doubled, kicks out to Salmons, who is fouled, makes the bucket but it doesn't count. Still Kings ball.

Martin back in for Salmons.

Douby at the point, jumper in and out. Cavs rebound.

Damon Jones for three.

31-23 Cavs

9;43 left

Garcia, Martin, Douby, Moore and KT on the court for the Kings.

Kings miss; Cavs ball. Sloppy offense by the Cavs; ball oob. Kings ball.

 

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Oh crap. Cisco tries to do it all, spins, one-on-one, miss. KT rebound but putback doesn't go.

Cavs ball. Two more for the Cavs.

33-23 Cavs

8;41 left

Reggie - not looking like he's a very happy camper - calls a time out. Commercial break.

 

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Grant and Jerry ask what's happened to the Kings? Offhand I'd point a finger at KT and Mikki... but maybe I'm being unfair.

Kings ball.

Martin drives insides, draws contact from Damon Jones, falls sideways, gets the bucket and the +1. Damon Jones is NOT happy.

Heheheheeheh.

33-26 Cavs

8;20 left

Brown miss, Moore almost gets the rebound but Z reaches above him and grabs it. Pavlovic miss; Kings rebound.

Martin kicks it into overdrive, draws another foul from Damon Jones and heads to the line again. Damon Jones even LESS happy, considering how he thought himself to be the future of the Kings franchise a while back.



Lebron back in.

Martin makes both.

33-28 Cavs

 

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Crowd alive!!!

Cavs miss; Kings scrap for the ball, Garcia goes to the floor, grabs the ball, does a shovel pass to Martin, who drives forward, dishes to Douby for two.

And the crowd goes wild!!! (And so do I...)

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!!!!!

33-30 Cavs

Time out and commercial.

 

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Gibson for three.

36-30 Cavs

Garcia works around, gets the bucket and a stroll to the stripe for a bonus off a nice screen by Brad Miller.

Bonus good.
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36-33 Cavs

Garcia, Martin, Miller, Moore and Salmons for the Kings.

8;32 left

Brown with an up and under circus shot for two and +1. Brown still on the floor, may well be seeing stars and cute little tweety birds after the hard foul by Miller.

 

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bonus good.

39-33 Cavs

Garcia inside, miss but Miller is there to clean up the mess.

39-35 Cavs

8;04 left

gibson with another long three.

42-35 Cavs

Martin for two.

42-37 Cavs

 

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Cavs ball. Whistle away from the ball. Cavs to the line - but not sure why as Grant and Jerry are talking about Lebron AGAIN. Must have been a defensive three-second as they shot one FT.

43-37 Cavs

Gooden alley way too high and behind for Lebron. Still Cavs ball after oob.

Cavs miss; Salmons with the rebound.

Miller bounce pass inside to Moore, dish out to Salmons. Three does everything but fall. Cavs ball.

Cavs miss; garcia loses the rebound and Cavs find it.

4;35 left

Gibson miss; Moore with the rebound. Flip to Cisco, over to Martin. Three doesn't go. Cavs rebound.

 

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Gooden miss; Moore boxes out for another rebound.

3;59 left

Kings ball.

Garcia inside and off the glass for two. "The good Francisco" ...

43-39 Cavs

Cavs miss; Salmons rebound. Over to Martin, upfakes, gets the defender to jump into him, and heads to the line...again.

Makes first; and second.

43-41 Cavs

3;28 left

 

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Z half-hook doesn't go; Miller finds the rebound. GOOD ball movement, kick out to Salmons who sets his feet and shoots.

SALMONS FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!

44-43 KINGS

Whoooooo!!!

2;49 left

Kings called for three-second violation.

Cavs to shoot the freebie after the time out and commercial.

 

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Z shoots the bonus ... and misses.

Cavs ball.

2;49 left

Watkins in for Moore. Lebron drives in and draws a foul from Salmons. 1PF.

Still Cavs ball.

Lebron drives inside, kicks out to Pavlovic in the corner.

45-44 Cavs

Miller inside, steps back out and kicks to Martin. Back to Miller, then to Martin who hits behind another nice screen by Miller.

46-45 KINGS

Jones for three more.

48-46 Cavs

 

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1;34 left

Kings miss; Cavs miss. Miller rebound, knocked oob. Still Kings ball.

Salmons miss; Z board.

Pavlovic and Lebron on the break, Martin catches up and fouls him. Non-shooting foul saves two points. Cavs to inbound.

1;03 left

Heheheheeh. EXCELLENT pressure by the Kings forces Lebron to pass into the crowd.

Kings ball.

45 seconds left.

 

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OMG!!! Martin kicks out to Salmons, who drives inside working against Lebron, and gets a beautiful up and under to fall!

48-48

Cavs ball.

Nothing inside, Cavs have to kick out to Lebron way outside with 2 seconds left on the shot clock. Miss.

Kings ball with 1.3 seconds left.

 

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Miller inbounds to speeding Martin, but pass is broken up.

End of the first half and the Kings and the Cavs are locked up at 48-48.

GO KINGS!!!

 

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GREAT piece on Reggie Theus during half-time. No comment on Angela Tsai's contribution after the video piece...