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February 15th doesn't seam to be a good day for Kings to play basketball.
5 straight losses on this day.
However, on february 15th 1998 kings beat Wizards 88 - 86 to improve to 23 - 29 for the season. Richmond lead Kings with 29/6/4. Corliss had 24/6/3,Owens and Stewart combined for 22 rebounds. Abdul - Rauf had 10 of the bench. My question is - who are all ther players ?
"This was a very hard-fought game," Sacramento coach EddieJordan said. "The Wizards have been playing very well on thiroad trip. They beenvery scrappy in every game. We justhappened to fight real hard and Mitch came up again with somebig shots down the stretch, and we finally rebounded when weneeded to."
"A win is a win," Richmond said. "They were missing keyplayers. We knew it would have been even tougher tonight ifWebber and Howard had been in, but their bench stepped up andthat's how they win, teams take them lightly and they get onefrom them. We knew they were making a run at us, we had thegame and they came back with urgency. But we got the win andthat's what matters." --------------------------------------------------------------
Kings 24 - 28 on a 2 games winning streak finally, finally, finally won a road game. And Kings finally, finally, finally not the last in the Pacific anymore. Only 2,5 games away from the 8th PO spot - Kings are going into a ASB with a realistic hope that they can turn the things around. Only Jazz are between us and LA Kobes. In a perfect world Kings would win the next 2 and lakers would lose the next 2 - kings would beat lakers next Thursday and get to the 8 spot a week from now. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect but we will catch them - oh yeah.
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We have talked a lot about "starting" the young guys and playing them much more, etc. Would be nice if we had 82 home games. Unfortunatelly, it is very normal for young players without experience to struggle on the road. You can't learn experience. You have to "pay Your dues." That is why good teams have a large number of veterans playing most minutes. If You want to win - You have to go with the experience. Kevin Martin is capable of playing great on the road. However he has only shown flashes of that. It would be fine if he would have come of the bench but as a starter on the road - it just isn't enough. A healthy bonzi Wells would make Kings a better team and there is just no way around it.
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Rebounding sure improved. we have been doing it well to a point where it won us a game tonight. Whatever reason has caused this trend - we should keep it. Certainly - the team seams to have a different attitude in general and also KT has been really good on boards lately. we will win lot's of games if we can dominate the glass this way. it is impressive considering the tendency to play a good portion of the hobbit ball every night.
Keep it up Kings!!!
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As we close to a trade deadline (and the Lakers game) the trades will happen here and there until the last day. It might get crazy. Hopefully kings can steel something from the desperate/dumb/ GM's in this league. Clippers got Radmanovic today and it can help them down the road. We don't really care because a) we can't really catch them and b) they can't beat us. Hopefully, none of the trades will make our rivals better because we can use any help that we can get. And we can't be too proud to take it.
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A great win tonight. We put so much effort and lot of energy to get it and it paid off. We might pay for it tomorow night but we also might develop a great momentum going into the ASB. Kings won the game on the boards - period. Never thought - it would be possible but what is normal these days - anyways ? We had 4 players that carried the heavy load tonight. Kevin joined in OT and the bench was on strike tonight. Bulls had several players playing well, but they couldn't get a rebound. Any road win - no matter how we got it - is just monumental these days.
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Grizzlies sure enjoyed tonights game. they are rested at home and they are waiting. We beat them last time and I am sure - they still remember. We got nothing to lose. Might as well give everything since the break is coming anyways. first quarter will be crucial. If we start flat - it can get ugly. We will need something of the bench. We have to home that Fratello will be stupid enough to play Atkins more than Bobby. We can win the game but the odds sure doesn't favor us at this point.
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Mike - well, we needed him big to win on the road and we got it. Finally. Defensively he sucked again and Bobby is waiting tomorow.
Ron - I was just hoping he doesn't foul out. Keep feeding him those pills
SAR - very inconsistant but it is expected. We need more.
Brad - was 2 assists short from a tripple double. came up big again
Bonzi - hopefully soon.
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Kevin - continues to struggle on the road. he needs to improve and score 14 pts again
Cisco - nothing tonight. Tomorow maybe.
KT - what do You say to a guy who did so much and almost ruined it by pulling Shaq. I couldn't help but remember a certain game 7 of the WCF a while ago.
The rest either didn't play or will not play or just shouldn't play
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RA - pulled a rabit out of the hat. I am sure that he is looking to the ASB very much.
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This is the 3rd time that we play Grizzlies this season and there are certain tendencies. We can't stop Gasol. miller will not play. Warrick will have a pre dunk competition. Bobby will be very motivated. Hopefully atkins will shoot a lot. warrick will get his threepeat of the TDM award to pull even with Milt Pallacio. We have got nothing to lose.
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February 15th doesn't seam to be a good day for Kings to play basketball.
5 straight losses on this day.
However, on february 15th 1998 kings beat Wizards 88 - 86 to improve to 23 - 29 for the season. Richmond lead Kings with 29/6/4. Corliss had 24/6/3,Owens and Stewart combined for 22 rebounds. Abdul - Rauf had 10 of the bench. My question is - who are all ther players ?
"This was a very hard-fought game," Sacramento coach EddieJordan said. "The Wizards have been playing very well on thiroad trip. They beenvery scrappy in every game. We justhappened to fight real hard and Mitch came up again with somebig shots down the stretch, and we finally rebounded when weneeded to."
"A win is a win," Richmond said. "They were missing keyplayers. We knew it would have been even tougher tonight ifWebber and Howard had been in, but their bench stepped up andthat's how they win, teams take them lightly and they get onefrom them. We knew they were making a run at us, we had thegame and they came back with urgency. But we got the win andthat's what matters." --------------------------------------------------------------
Kings 24 - 28 on a 2 games winning streak finally, finally, finally won a road game. And Kings finally, finally, finally not the last in the Pacific anymore. Only 2,5 games away from the 8th PO spot - Kings are going into a ASB with a realistic hope that they can turn the things around. Only Jazz are between us and LA Kobes. In a perfect world Kings would win the next 2 and lakers would lose the next 2 - kings would beat lakers next Thursday and get to the 8 spot a week from now. Unfortunately, the world is not perfect but we will catch them - oh yeah.
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We have talked a lot about "starting" the young guys and playing them much more, etc. Would be nice if we had 82 home games. Unfortunatelly, it is very normal for young players without experience to struggle on the road. You can't learn experience. You have to "pay Your dues." That is why good teams have a large number of veterans playing most minutes. If You want to win - You have to go with the experience. Kevin Martin is capable of playing great on the road. However he has only shown flashes of that. It would be fine if he would have come of the bench but as a starter on the road - it just isn't enough. A healthy bonzi Wells would make Kings a better team and there is just no way around it.
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Rebounding sure improved. we have been doing it well to a point where it won us a game tonight. Whatever reason has caused this trend - we should keep it. Certainly - the team seams to have a different attitude in general and also KT has been really good on boards lately. we will win lot's of games if we can dominate the glass this way. it is impressive considering the tendency to play a good portion of the hobbit ball every night.
Keep it up Kings!!!
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As we close to a trade deadline (and the Lakers game) the trades will happen here and there until the last day. It might get crazy. Hopefully kings can steel something from the desperate/dumb/ GM's in this league. Clippers got Radmanovic today and it can help them down the road. We don't really care because a) we can't really catch them and b) they can't beat us. Hopefully, none of the trades will make our rivals better because we can use any help that we can get. And we can't be too proud to take it.
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A great win tonight. We put so much effort and lot of energy to get it and it paid off. We might pay for it tomorow night but we also might develop a great momentum going into the ASB. Kings won the game on the boards - period. Never thought - it would be possible but what is normal these days - anyways ? We had 4 players that carried the heavy load tonight. Kevin joined in OT and the bench was on strike tonight. Bulls had several players playing well, but they couldn't get a rebound. Any road win - no matter how we got it - is just monumental these days.
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Grizzlies sure enjoyed tonights game. they are rested at home and they are waiting. We beat them last time and I am sure - they still remember. We got nothing to lose. Might as well give everything since the break is coming anyways. first quarter will be crucial. If we start flat - it can get ugly. We will need something of the bench. We have to home that Fratello will be stupid enough to play Atkins more than Bobby. We can win the game but the odds sure doesn't favor us at this point.
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Mike - well, we needed him big to win on the road and we got it. Finally. Defensively he sucked again and Bobby is waiting tomorow.
Ron - I was just hoping he doesn't foul out. Keep feeding him those pills
SAR - very inconsistant but it is expected. We need more.
Brad - was 2 assists short from a tripple double. came up big again
Bonzi - hopefully soon.
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Kevin - continues to struggle on the road. he needs to improve and score 14 pts again
Cisco - nothing tonight. Tomorow maybe.
KT - what do You say to a guy who did so much and almost ruined it by pulling Shaq. I couldn't help but remember a certain game 7 of the WCF a while ago.
The rest either didn't play or will not play or just shouldn't play
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RA - pulled a rabit out of the hat. I am sure that he is looking to the ASB very much.
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This is the 3rd time that we play Grizzlies this season and there are certain tendencies. We can't stop Gasol. miller will not play. Warrick will have a pre dunk competition. Bobby will be very motivated. Hopefully atkins will shoot a lot. warrick will get his threepeat of the TDM award to pull even with Milt Pallacio. We have got nothing to lose.
