Kings-Grizzlies PBP for Feb. 12

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Brad with the dribble, fouled by Darko. Kings inbound.

Miller pass inside to Martin in the low post. He spins and is fouled. Martin to the line.

Makes first; misses second. Darko rebound.

62-61 KINGS

Defensive three second on Kings. Muffy to the line. Miss. Grizz to inbound.

Muffy looks aghast.

Gay three doesn't go; Darko and Moore scramble for the board and Moore is ... called for another foul. Darko at the line. Moore with 5PF.

Makes first; and second.

63-62 Grizz

8;33 left

Memphis in the zone, Artest working. Bibby and Martin open but Artest continues ISO. Ball oob off Grizz. Kings inbound and Bibby gets two.

64-63 KINGS

Warrick at the other end on Moore for two.

65-64 Grizz

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!

67-65 KINGS

 

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Darko half-hook goes right into Kevin's hands. Martin all the way, misses off the glass on a tough shot that he may actually have made tougher than it needed to be. Grizzlies rebound.

Warricks drives inside and draws foul...from Moore. They say it's his 5th so the previous one must have been on someone else.

Warrick to the line. Makes first; Moore out, Salmons in. Misses second. Darko over the back on Brad for the foul.

67-66 KINGS

Kings inbound.

6;59 left

 

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Kings turnover. Grizzlies ball.

Warrick for the dunk and the +1 on foul by Bibby.

Reggie had yelled, "Run 210" or something like that. Someone on the court tried to point out the problem with running that play and Reggie, clearly a little frustrated, yelled "RUN IT ANYWAY!!!"

LOL!!!

Bonus good.

69-67 Grizzlies

Time out and commercial.

 

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71-69 Grizzlies

Went out to grab firewood so don't know who got the two baskets.

Artest trying ISO again, misses. Grizzlies rebound.

Muffy to the line on foul by Bibby.

5;29 left

Sorry. Satellite rebooted.

77-72 Grizzlies

 

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Salmons drives inside, kicks out to Ron.

ARTEST FOR THREE!

77-75 Grizz

Warrick from outside for long two.

79-75 Grizz

Martin from the corner goes in...and pops back out.

Grizzlies rebound. Gay miss; Salmons rebound. bibby quick shot doesn't go; Warrick rebound.

Kings have lost their rhythm, IMHO.

2;45 left

Conley inside, reach-in foul called on Bibby.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Conley at the line. Airballs the first; makes second.

80-75 Grizz

Beno in to Artest for two. Bibby and Martin out, Beno and Douby in.

80-77 Grizz

Warrick drives inside, crawls up Brad's chest and is called for the offensive foul.

Kings ball.

1;58 left

Beno to Artest, inside to Brad for two.

80-79 Grizz

 

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Navarro miss; Darko and Brad play volleyball with the rebound and Darko gets lucky off the glass for two.

82-79 Grizz

Douby in and out; Grizz rebound.

Darko over Brad for two more.

84-79 Grizz

Kings ball.

Beno drives into traffic and loses the ball. Gay on the run, fouled by Salmons.

Gay to the line. Misses first; Beno out and Bibby back in. Misses second; Douby rebound.

Beno may be in the Theus doghouse...

Douby to Artest, back to Douby and over to Salmons. Shot blocked by Gay, who starts to break but is fouled by Salmons, preventing two more easy points.

Gay to the line again.

21.1 seconds left.

 

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Makes first; Hawes in for Brad. Makes second.

86-79 Grizz

Kings ball. Bibby holding for final shot with 15 seconds left.

Bibby to Douby, across to Salmons, over to Douby, who loses the ball under the basket as time expires.

Wow. That was a fugly quarter.

86-79 Grizzlies going into the fourth.

 

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Grizz ball ... oh the bald 40-year-old guy is apparently Brian Cardinal.

Navarro drives inside, fouled by Artest. Non-shooting. Grizz to inbound. They run the same play and this time Navarro heads to the line on another foul by Artest.

Makes first; Artest is pointing at the court and yelling something at Theus. I think he's trying to tell him how to coach. Navarro makes second.

88-79 Grizz

Douby miss from the corner; Grizzlies ball. Grant is talking as though it was Martin who missed that shot but unless Martin is now wearing #8, Quincy is still playing the 2.

More weird rotation changes as the Grizz are at the line again. Warrick makes first; misses second.

90-79 Grizz

bibby, Douby, Jones, Salmons and Moore for the Kings?!?!?!?!?

Kings miss; Grizzlies rebound. Oob, still Grizz.

 

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Warrick from the side for two.

92-79 Grizz

Salmons to JOnes, bounce to Moore, dish to Douby. Out to Salmons, who drives into four Grizzlies and is called for traveling. That thump-thump noise you hear is the sound of the wheels ALL falling off the Kings bus at the same time.

Martin back in for Jones. Grizz to inbound.

10;17 left

Cardinal miss; Moore rebound.

Douby drives into traffic attempts a really ugly circus shot and misses. Grizzlies rebound. The Kings offense right now sucks.

9;32 left

Navarro in and out; Martin rebound. Cardinal slaps the ball out of Martin's hands and Grizz have it. Navarro miss but he gets his own rebound.

Warrick for two.

94-79 Grizz

 

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This is painful. Our Kings have managed to find a way to get the Grizzlies fans involved. In fact, I suspect the few there in the beginning called their friends to come enjoy the fun.

Grizzlies foul somebody. Time out and commercial.

...sigh...

 

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Kings inbound.

Bibby passes to Artest, who apparently has hands of super glue as far as other guys in purple are concerned. He draws a foul and heads to the line... Our bench looks as though they'd rather be in Nashville.

Artest makes both.

94-81 Grizz

Cardinal commits a foot fault on the inbounds. LOL!!! Kings ball.

8;42 left

Martin to Miller, and to Artest, who gets the foul from Cardinal. Non-shooting. Kings inbound.

Artest inside, off the glass, miss. Artest rebound and kick out to Bibby, who misses. Grizzlies ball.

It's almost like the entire Kings team has simply decided to let Artet have his way and do it all...

Grizzlies ball. Artest called for the non-shooting foul. Grizzlies inbound. Pass to Collins inside, who is being guarded by Bibby?!?!?!?!? Bibby called for the foul and Collins at the line.

 

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Collins misses first, possibly because his hair throws him off-balance. Makes second.

95-81 Grizzlies

Memphis still in the zone; Martin from the elbow doesn't go. Grizzlies rebound.

Grizzlies miss; Brad and Collins go for the rebound. Collins called for the loose-ball foul. 4PF.

Kings inbound.

bibby to Brad to Martin, back to Miller and over to Martin, who puts it on the floor, drives inside and gets the bucket.

95-83 Grizz

Beno must not be in the doghouse since he's at the table to come in.

Grizzlies shot blocked by Moore and oob. 1 second on the shot clock. Navarro airball. Kings ball.

6;40 left

Gay and Muffy back into the game. Warrick out.

 

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Kings ball. Much better ball movement this time. Martin driving again and he draws another foul. Martin at the line.

Makes first; and second.

95-85 Grizz

6;27 left

Illegal screen called on Collins; Kings ball.

Beno, Miller, Bibby, Martin and Artest for the Kings

Martin airball; Brad with the catch. Kicks out to Mike in the corner.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!

95-88 Grizz

Hrm. That "miss" by Martin "MIGHT" have been a pass for brad. Well, maybe not but it sounds better than airball.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Grizzlies ball.

Gay miss; Brad rebound.

Martin to Beno, back to Martin, back to Beno. Maritn inside, kicks out to Beno, who goes inside and misses off the glass. Grizzlies rebound.

5;07 left

Conley inside for two almost by invitation.

97-88 Grizz

Kings miss; Grizzlies rebound.

Muffy for three.

100-88 Grizz

 

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Brad to Martin to Beno, who drives inside and misses. Grizz ball.

Navarro miss; Kings rebound.

Bibby kicks to Beno, who misses the three. Grizzlies rebound.

Our "offense" looks like something drawn up in Bizarro World...

Grizz miss; Brad rebound.

bibby three doesn't go; rebound saved by Muffy, who ends up in the second row. Gay inside, grabbed and hugged by Artest.

Gay to the line. And the Kings deserve credit for restoring some kind of faith to the Grizzlies faithful - all four of them.

Gay makes first; and second.

102-88 Grizzlies

bibby pass to cutting Brad for two.

102-90 Grizzlies

 

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Navarro spinning jumper for two.

104-90 Grizz

Brad inside, kick to Bibby, who hands off to Artest, inside to Miller, and then Beno finally gets it for two.

104-92 Grizz

2;04 left

Muffy miss; Conley rebound.

Grizz miss; Miller rebound, kick to Beno. To MIller, then Beno, then Bibby. Gay and Bibby collide on the rebound. Grizz get it.

1;06 left

Grant, ever the wise, says "Bad loss for the Kings tonight." Gee, Grant, ya think????

Muffy for three.

107-92 Grizz

 

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Kings miss; steal and give to Martin for two.

107-94 Grizz

Ball oob.

13.2 seconds left.

Time out and commercial.

Kings ball when they return to end the agony.

 

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In other news, the Sacramento Bee is reporting the announcement by the Writers Guild of America that their membership has voted and the strike is expected to be over.

http://www.sacbee.com/114/story/707196.html

Kings inbound, bring the ball cross the line and run out the clock. The Grizzlies fans are standing to cheer their team. And the Kings fans are trying to get out of the arena without being seen.

As the camera goes to commercial, it shows Jason Hamm talking to Muffy...