Kings-Clippers PBP for Jan. 23

[VF21]

Miller with the ball, drives inside and is knocked to the floor from behind by TT. Miller to the line. Salmons in for Artest.

Misses first; Jones in for Moore. Miller makes second.

69-58 LAC

Udrih, Salmons, Garcia, Jones and Miller for the Kings

Thornton miss; Jones board.

Miller inside against Kaman, gets the bucket and the +1. Nice aggressive but controlled move by Miller.

Miller makes bonus.

69-61 LAC

 

[VF21]

LAC shot blocked by Garcia.

Udrih and Garcia on the run, Udrih loses the ball in traffic. Jones with the prevent foul in the backcourt.

LAC ball.

Maggette miss as Garcia knocks it away; LAC with another chance.

Officials starting to take control. Kaman called for the technical. Miller takes the shot and misses.

Kings ball.

3;40 left

Salmons inside, ball oob off LAC. Kings to inbound with 10 on the shot clock.

3;29 left

 

[VF21]

Cisco misses the three, Ross with the rebound. Garcia with the prevent foul. 3PF. 3 team fouls. LAC to inbound.

Ross miss; Kaman putback doesn't go but third chance by Thornton is good.

71-61 LAC

Kings lose the ball oob.

Time out and commercial.

2;48 left

 

[VF21]

LAC inbounds.

Udrih slaps the pass oob. LAC ball with 11 on the shot clock. ET over Udrih for two.

73-61 LAC

2;19 left

Kings ball.

Udrih to Salmons who breaks inside. Miss, but Miller with the grab. Garcia miss, rebound to Maggette.

Thornton miss, keeps it alive and is given the foul call on foul by Jones.

AT at the line. First goes in, rattles around and pops right back to him. Artest back in for Jones, Bibby in for Udrih.

AT makes second.

74-61 LAC

 

[VF21]

Artest inside, miss. Miller with the rebound, draws the foul.

Miller to the line.

Artest has that "I have to do it all myself" look that usually spells doom...

Miller misses first; makes second.

74-62 LAC

1;19 left

Artest and Miller trap Maggette, Miller gets the ball to Garcia who runs it out for two.

74-64 LAC

LAC miss; Artest rebound. Turnover on the other end, LAC on the run. Thornton miss, ball oob off Kings.

33.1 seconds left

Kings with 17 assists and 17 turnovers. Moore back in for the Kings. ET to the line.

 

[VF21]

Makes first; and second.

76-64 LAC

Bibby to Garcia, who drives inside. Lay-up doesn't go, Moore with the rebound and you hear "Oh, ****" as Garcia loses the ball.

End of the third quarter.

That was - in a word - fugly. Really, really fugly.

 

[VF21]

I have to express admiration for Shareef who is there every night in street clothes, being part of the huddles, cheering and urging his teammates on.

LAC ball to stat the fourth.

Thornton miss; Cat with the putback but Cat appears he might have hurt his left arm.

78-64 LAC

Salmons jumper is good.

78-66 LAC

Bibby, Martin, Salmons, Artest and Moore for the Kings

Bibby ties it up with Cat; jump ball. Tip to LAC although Bibby actually outjumped him.

TT for two.

80-66 LAC

 

[VF21]

Garcia to Samons who drives inside and is fouled.

Salmons to the line. Makes first; second rolls around and drops off. LAC rebound.

80-67 LAC

10;14 left

TT inside, ball knocked away by Salmons. Kings ball. Bibby miss; TT rebound.

Thornton miss; Kaman rebound - his 20th - but Martin slaps it away. Kings miss; LAC rebound.

Thornton spins past Artest and draws the foul.

83-67 LAC

...sigh...

9;22 left

 

[VF21]

Bibby alley to Martin oop doesn't go...

85-67 LAC

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

I'm a bad PBP commentator because I'm not going to continue the torture. I realized when I told piksi how ugly this game was that describing it in great detail was about as much fun as having multiple root canals without benefit of novacaine.

At this point, it's only a matter of the final score IMHO.

Good night, all.

 

[treewoman]

I went to bed early and I am glad I did! Reading the PBP I think your a saint to have taken it as far as you did. Ouch! This game hurt