Kings-Hawks PBP for Dec. 10

[VF21]

Salmons inbounds to SAR for two.

48-35 KINGS

Stoudemire from the mid-stripe for three.

48-38 KINGS

Bibby drives inside again...and is going to the line again. I have to wonder if they are following the PBP and realized they weren't driving inside since, as soon as I mentioned it, they started doing it.

Bibby misses first; makes second.

49-38 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Williams for two.

49-40 KINGS

Bullet pass from Miller inside to Martin, who gets his first bucket of the night.

51-40 KINGS

ATL ball and ... say it with me ... another ATL turnover. (They stepped oob.)

Kings ball.

Martin pull-up jumper is good.

53-40 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Oh good lord. Lue goes inside, tries to spin and trips over his own foot. Honest, folks. I'm not making this up. Turnover. Kings ball again.

21 seconds left

Bibby kicks the ball to Salmons, who stutter-steps. ATL ball.

Lue shot at the buzzer doesn't go but at least he didn't trip over his own foot.

End of the first half.

53-40 KINGS

 

[VF21]

First half summary - whew.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball to start the second half. Martin with a driving lay-up, doesn't go. ATL ball.

ATL turnover on illegal screen. Kings ball.

11;34 left

Bibby to Artest, inside to Miller who draws the foul. MWilliams with 4PF.

Miller misses first; makes second on about third bounce. Rim sounds really bizarre...

54-40 KINGS

Offensive foul on Williams, 5PF. Woodson takes him out...

Kings ball.

Bibby over to Miller, for another mid-range jumper.

56-40 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Lue three-pointer around and out; ATL board.

Zaza fouled by Miller, primarily because the way Zaza fell you'd think he was shot.

Zaza at the line. Makes first; and second.

56-42 KINGS

Kings ball, inside to SAR, who spins around and draws foul from SWilliams. SAR to the line. Woodson staring at the court as though he's watching paint dry.

9;59 left

SAR makes first; and second.

58-42 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Smith drives inside, miss. Zaza runs it down.

ATL miss; Artest board.

Artest ahead to Martin, who drives inside and is hit in the head and face by Claxton, 4PF.

Martin to the line.

Makes first; and second.

60-42 KINGS

If the Hawks aren't careful, they won't have enough guys left to finish the game.

Smith for three.

60-45 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Miller puts it on the floor, "drives" inside and gets the lay-up off the glass

62-45 KINGS

Zaza to the line on foul by Miller, 2PF.

Makes first; and second.

62-47 KINGS

Nice ball movement, third touch is Bibby and he gets the jumper to fall.

64-47 KINGS

Smith misses; Kings board.

More good ball movement by the Kings, SAR to open Martin for two more.

66-47 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Zaza to the line on foul by Martin.

One of two.

66-58 KINGS

Kings miss; ATL miss.

Kings miss.

Lue miss; SAR tips rebound to Martin, who saves it from going oob.

Martin dish inside to Miller for two.

68-48 KINGS

ATL for two.

68-50 KINGS

6;09 left

Artest turn-around jumper for two.

70-50 KINGS

 

[VF21]

ATL rolls the ball along the floor, finally picks it up and they miss. Kings ball.

Martin misses a three, ATL board.

5;07 left

Lue running jumper good.

70-52 KINGS

WHOOOOOOOOO!!!

Bibby alley-oop to Martin is GOOD!!!

72-52 KINGS

4;35 left

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

ATL ball. Bibby, Martin, Salmons, SAR and Miller on the court.

Wright for two.

72-54 KINGS

Miller to Martin, in to SAR, back over to Martin who is cutting inside. Foul. Martin to the line.

Makes first; and second.

74-54 KINGS

4;02 left

 

[VF21]

ATL travels; Kings ball.

Miller pass inside to Martin, bad pass but Martin able to get it to Salmons. Salmons for two.

76-54 KINGS

Uh-oh. Guess what. ATL passed it oob again. Kings ball.

2;58 left

Miller cutting inside, Salmons sees him and gets him the ball. Non-shooting foul on the Hawks. Still Kings ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Grant and Koz talking about Price's dunk and how it could well be the dunk of the year for the Kings.



Miller at the line. Makes both.

78-54 KINGS

ATL ball. What will they do this time?

Wright for two.

78-56 KINGS

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!

81-56 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Stoudemire for three.

81-59 KINGS

Martin to Miller, inside to SAR, who salvages a bad pass and converts it into a trip to the line.

SAR at the line.

Makes first; misses second. Kings rebound.

82-59 KINGS

Cisco in for Martin.

1;52 left

Bibby for two.

ATL for two.

84-61 KINGS

 

[VF21]

SAR back at the line on foul by Wright.

1;25 left

Amazing what happens when you actually dare to enter the paint.



SAR makes first; Artest in for Miller.

makes second.

86-61 KINGS

ATL ball.

Smith drives inside, Garcia all over him. Smith shots, Garcia called for foul. Woodson called for T. Bibby makes the shot.

87-61 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Smith at the line. Misses first; makes second.

87-62 KINGS

1;05 left

SAR drives inside, misses off the glass. ATL ball.

Stoudemire miss; Garcia board.

SAR jumper doesn't go. Smith board.

Cisco with the steal. Garcia pass inside to Salmons for two more.

89-62 KINGS

ATL called for palming. 22 turnovers. Kings ball.

BIBBY FOR THREE at the buzzer.

92-62 KINGS

 

[VF21]

ATL ball to start the fourth.

And... turnover on a steal, but I'm not sure who.

Kings ball. Corliss inside, puts it up, it bounces around .. once, twice and drops in.

94-62 KINGS

Stoudemire for two.

94-64 KINGS

Salmons jumper doesn't go; ATL ball.

Price in for Bibby. Hart, Cisco, Price, Salmons and Corliss on the court for the Kings.

ATL gets two from the stripe.

94-66 KINGS

Kings for two.

96-66 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Two more for each.

98-68 KINGS

9;51 left

ATL for two.

Corliss jumper for two.

100-70 KINGS

 

[VF21]

ATL for three.

Cisco for two.

102-73 KINGS

8;30 left

Nice thing is the bench is getting good minutes for a change.

ATL for two.

102-75 KINGS

Cisco bringing the ball upcourt, right after Jerry talks about his "point guard skills, bounces the ball off his own foot and ATL picks it up. Cisco fouls them.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

And the guy trying for the brand-new car from Folsom Lake Ford, HITS the shot from the emblem.

It's just a good night in ARCO!!!

Hart for two off the glass.

104-75 KINGS

7;30 left

ATL for two.

104-77 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Corliss inside, shot blocked. ATL saves it from oob but then hits it oob by the Kings bench.

Kings ball.

Corliss drives inside, spins and gets two more off the glass.

106-77 KINGS

SWilliams ball - stolen by Corliss. Pass to Cisco knocked oob by ATL.

MWilliams called for technical. And a second technical. He's gone.

Hart to shoot the technical. Miss one, second good.

107-77 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Hart double-dribbles; ATL ball.

Two.

107-79 KINGS

Corliss inside for two more.

109-79 KINGS

5;46 left

Freiji jumper good.

109-81 KINGS

Corliss called for offensive foul. ATL ball.

Time out and commercial.

5;32 left

 

[VF21]

Stoudemire for two.

109-83 KINGS

Price jumper doesn't go; Hart takes the rebound away from two Hawks. Kings ball.

Cisco drives inside, can't finish but Corliss can for two more.

111-83 KINGS

Holy crap! Vitaly Potapenko just checked in ...



Stoudemire to the line on foul by Hart.

Vitaly, Hart, Corliss, Cisco and Price on the court.

ATL makes both.

111-85 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Price drives inside, draws the foul. At the line.

Makes first; and second.

113-85 KINGS

ATL miss; get the rebound. Miss again, but putback good.

113-87 KINGS

3;54 left

Corliss inside, runs into huge defender - unfortunately it was Vitaly.

He's obviously in pain, staying prone on the floor while ATL miosses at the other end. Corliss up, wants to stay in to work it out I think.

Kings miss; ATL miss.

Kings ball. Vitaly impressive with an illegal screen. ATL ball.

 

[VF21]

Jones miss; Potato board.

Time out and commercial.

2;30 left

Grant says shouldn't be too much of a problem getting out of the parking lot because a lot of the fans left at the end of the third quarter. I guess I'm just stupid because I stay to the end - win or lose.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball. Lots of ball movement.

Price jumper at the 24-second is good.

115-87 left

Kings with 24 assists.

ATL ball.

2;00 left

Cisco with the steal.

Hart three doesn't go; ATL board.

1;40 left

 

[VF21]

Jones finds out it's not good to try and run in to Potato. At the line.

One of two.

115-88 KINGS

Kings for two.

117-88 KINGS

ATL at the line again.

Miss both.

Kings ball.

56 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Miss. ATL ball.

ATL for two.

117-90 KINGS

Price to Vitaly, ball bounces away but he saves it. Shoots and ball bounces off side of backboard. ATL ball.

ATL for two.

117-92 KINGS

Price drives inside, slips and get 24 second violation. 2 seconds left on the clock.

ATL ball. Time expires.

117-92 KINGS

Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I don't care if it was the Hawks without their wings, it's a WIN and we needed it!!!