[Game] Kings @ Grizzlies, 11/22/2022 5pm Pacific 8pm Eastern

[kingdivac]

LIGHT IT

....MFers

 

[KainLear]

“Morant leads Grizz to 4 point loss”

"Grizz fall despite a strong effort from Ja"

 

[Tetsujin]

“Morant leads Grizz to 4 point loss”

Ja Morant scores 34 points in triumphant return to action!

 

[kingsfan101]

They'll use terms like "rebuilding". I'm not sure that the Jazz talked about this season's team with a new coach in those terms

Don't actively follow them, but yes, I didn't hear them use the term either. I guess I just assumed it from their moves, as did many others. Seems like they had other ideas.

 

[Entity]

It wasn't just him. They panicked for sure. And the calls from the sidelines made things worse. Once it became a foul shooting game so there was no reason to have Sabonis on the floor. Also, you intentionally foul with less than 4 seconds so you don't guard the inbounder, you need the extra body out there to fill the gaps. A win is a win but teams definitely are going to notice how the Kings dealt with the full court press.

The press made us look silly for sure. Like embarrassing

 

[SacTownKid]

I mean, he also didn't touch Ja at all when he tried the 3, but refs gonna ref.

True. Klay Thompson gets the stop all day long, lol. Fox needs to chill on the complaining though. He was right most of the game. Morant got every single call that Fox should have gotten on those little bits of contact but still.

 

[coolhandluke]

Kings winning both the game and L2M report.

 

[macadocious]

League pass cut out right before Ja’s last free throw.

some puckered ass butts in that 4th

 

[The_Jamal]

We basically played NOT to lose at the end. I know the Grizz have a good defense, but the inexplicable turnovers were mind boggling.

Refs were letting MEM play extremely physical and the compounded on some bad calls with just really stupid turnovers and let it snowball on them. But God damn, it'd be nice to play in crunch time where the game is called fairly.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595262129849831425

 

[hrdboild]

It wasn't just him. They panicked for sure. And the calls from the sidelines made things worse. Once it became a foul shooting game so there was no reason to have Sabonis on the floor. Also, you intentionally foul with less than 4 seconds so you don't guard the inbounder, you need the extra body out there to fill the gaps. A win is a win but teams definitely are going to notice how the Kings dealt with the full court press.

Better that we get this out of the way now so we don't panic when we face this level of pressure in the playoffs.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I mean, he also didn't touch Ja at all when he tried the 3, but refs gonna ref.

It looked like he got underneath him on the way down. At any rate, I would have fouled before the shot, to avoid that chance

 

[Section 101]

We basically played NOT to lose at the end. I know the Grizz have a good defense, but the inexplicable turnovers were mind boggling.

They stopped moving when doubled. The open guy needs to find the spot for the pass.

 

[Entity]

So when was last time we won 7 in a row? I’m assuming the same time the 6 was because nobody has talked about 7

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595262493957689345

 

[The_Jamal]

It looked like he got underneath him on the way down. At any rate, I would have fouled before the shot, to avoid that chance

I actually think that was a good call. Looked like Fox landed in his shooting space.

Now if the roles were reversed, I'm not sure we get that call, but hey

 

[Entity]

We get to see how we look on a back to back after a tough one. Keegan should be well rested

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Barnes is their best player under pressure. I would have him trying to receive the ball and not taking it out of bounds

 

[SacTownKid]

Refs were letting MEM play extremely physical and the compounded on some bad calls with just really stupid turnovers and let it snowball on them. But God damn, it'd be nice to play in crunch time where the game is called fairly.

Yeah, they really let the Grizz play "handsy" defense. That's a respect thing for sure. Outside of the bad calls hopefully the Kings learn from this and take another step. They need to work on simple things now, like inbounding the ball under your own basket under pressure.

 

[KainLear]

Refs were letting MEM play extremely physical and the compounded on some bad calls with just really stupid turnovers and let it snowball on them. But God damn, it'd be nice to play in crunch time where the game is called fairly.

First, we got complacent and sloppy. Then MEM made an effort to come back. Refs then saw it and understood their assignment now would be to slightly tilted the calls favoring them for a more exciting game. Then suddenly it looked like we kept turning the ball over.

This is straight up what's known in video games as "the rubberbanding design", where they make your Mario's cart run slower when you are ahead so Yoshi can catch up.

 

[dude12]

Screw it. Kings beat a team that they don’t matchup well with because of their ability to be physical. Yeah, the refs let these guys be more physical than we can ever hope to be. They beat these guys on the road in a muddied up game. That in itself is impressive

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Got called up for dinner when we were up 12. Uncomfortable but anywho this thread doubled in size during those final minutes. It's nice to have been melting down alone and then seeing I was not alone.

 

[kingdivac]

So when was last time we won 7 in a row? I’m assuming the same time the 6 was because nobody has talked about 7

That would be the heyday team - probably 2001-2002

 

[kingsboi]

last couple minutes lasted a whole quarter in real time. ugh.

Kings still playing 5 vs 8?

 

[NewArena]

Man, when Keegan finds his game, we're gonna kill people.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

I actually think that was a good call. Looked like Fox landed in his shooting space.

Now if the roles were reversed, I'm not sure we get that call, but hey

Yup. Even if it's a "50/50" call, it's a bad play. Which is why I foul before the shot. If you don't, then you have to give space to avoid a possible foul, which gives them a chance to make the 3

 

[KainLear]

It looked like he got underneath him on the way down. At any rate, I would have fouled before the shot, to avoid that chance

Yeah that'd be the only way that can be explained, even tho Ja was intending to fall to lure the sympathy call.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595262913304211456

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Refs were letting MEM play extremely physical and the compounded on some bad calls with just really stupid turnovers and let it snowball on them. But God damn, it'd be nice to play in crunch time where the game is called fairly.

As soon as that Ja prayer 3 went in at the shot clock buzzer I knew we were gonna be in for a tight game.

And make no mistake — the refs continue to disrespect the KINGS at nearly every turn in the waning moments. Gifting Morant that foul call with seconds to play was an absolute joke. An embarrassment.

But we know the league is pretty much dead set on making these games as close and exciting as possible.

 

[NewArena]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1595249060205805576

Super impressive