Kings-Hawks PBP for Feb. 12

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Welcome, fellow Kings fans...

I don't know about anyone else, but I'm really thinking the Peja-Artest trade was sure the best thing for all parties concerned. I'm watching the Spurs-Pacers game and there's a spring in Peja's step I hadn't seen in a LONG time. And his game has stepped back up and he looks like the Peja of old. I'm happy for him and I'm happy for the Pacers, and more importantly I'm happy for the Pacer fans.

It's a beautiful day - again - up here in the forest. I'm not ready to say goodbye to winter, but this has been nice. Being able to "air out" the house in February doesn't happen very often. I haven't had a fire in the woodstove for nearly a week. That NEVER happens in February. I'm enjoying it, but I'll be glad to see some more rain and/or snow.

This is the play-by-play thread. In addition to this offering, you can check in at piksi's game discussion thread (be SURE and read the intro post) and you can join the chat at Mr. S£im's CHAT PARTY LIVE (mIRC, server irc.bludgeon.org, channel #Kingsfans). He generally opens up the room a little before game time... Been a little quiet lately, so we're hoping to get more people to check in and share the excitement today...

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Game tonight is at 6 p.m. House Party Live starts at 5:30 p.m.

US women's hockey team doing a pretty good job of dispatching Germany. Two games, two shutouts! They face Finland next...GO USA!!!

 

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U.S.A.

 

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Welcome again!

Almost game time...

 

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Kings lineup:

Bibby, Martin, Artest, KT and Miller

Hawks lineup:

Ivey, Johnson, Smith, Harrington, Pachulia

 

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Last four games, Kevin has averaged 20.8 points on 9.5 shots.

Whoaaaa!!!

 

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Getting ready for the tip off.

Tip to ATL.

Ivey miss; KT board.

 

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Good ball movement, Artest spins inside, kicks out to Miller for two.

2-0 KINGS

ATL miss; Martin runs down the board. artest smothering Johnson.

KT for two.

4-0 KINGS

Zaza for two.

4-2 KINGS

10:25 ledt

 

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Artest jumper off the rim; board goes oob off Smith.

Kings ball, new clock.

Miller bounce pass luckily goes oob off Hawks. Still Kings ball.

Miller jumper doesn't go; Kt board. Miller shot blocked, ATL board.

Hawks ball, Artest steals the ball but it goes oob. Still ATL ball.

Harrington for two.

4-4

 

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Bibby pull-up jumper for two.

6-4 KINGS

Johnson miss; ATL gets the loose ball. Harrington from the corner for three.

7-6 ATL

Harrington called for foul on KT. 1PF. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Artest three off the rim; Pachulia board.

Offensive three second call on Hawks.

Kings ball.

 

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KT bad pass inside to wide open Artest. Ball oob.

ATL ball.

ATL bounce pass inside to Johnson, who is fouled by Artest. 1PF. Non-shooting. Still Hawks ball.

8;20 left

Steal by Artest. Kings ball.

Bibby in the corner for two.

8-7 KINGS

Hawks airball, long pass by Miller to KT. Bibby three is short. Harrington boarrd.

 

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Smith shot totally ruined by Miller and Martin. Kings ball.

Ball oob off ATL. Still Kings ball.

7:22 left

Miller works inside for soft one-handed lay-up.

10-7 KINGS

KT with a steal.

Martin in the corner, bounce pass inside to Miller, who is tied up with Zaza.

Jump ball.

 

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10-7 KINGS

6:49 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Jump ball to the Hawks.

You can hear Koz doing the radio broadcast in the background.

Zaza for two.

10-9 KINGS

6:11 left

Martin for two on very tough fallaway jumper.

12-9 KINGS

Johnson for long two.

12-11 KINGS

 

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Miller inside to KT for the dunk.

14-11 KINGS

Hawks jumper miss; Kevin up for the board in crowd of red shirts. Ball oob off Hawks.

Kings ball.

Williams in for ATL.

Martin has no one guarding him but the Kings don't seem to see him. KT miss; Hawks board.

ATL miss; Martin board. He brings the ball up himself, passes to Miller. Zaza called for foul as he tries for the ball. Still Kings ball.

Miller floater doesn't go; ATL ball.

 

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Hawks miss; Artest board.

Bibby finally spots Kevin at the high elbow, who looks, drives inside and draws the foul.

Kevin to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

16-11 KINGS

Zaza to the bench with 2PF.

Martin with the steal, and the run down the court. Up high, draws foul. Bibby right there...

Martin back to the line.

Makes first; Cisco in for Artest.

Makes second.

18-11 KINGS

 

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Johnson for two.

18-13 KINGS

3:09 left

Bibby pull-up doesn't go; ATL board.

Williams for two.

18-15 KINGS

Cisco pull-up three doesn't go. Miller and Williams (I think) tie up the board.

Jump ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Jump with Batista and Miller. Bad toss. Try again...

Another bad toss, but the Kings get it.

Miller jumper for two.

20-15 KINGS

Williams miss; Bibby board.

Collision with MIller and ??? Ball oob off Hawks. Still Kings ball.

MIller out, SAR in. Grant says Miller hurt his thumb a little bit. Remember what happened last time.

Bibby skip pass horrible. ATL steals and gets the bucket.

20-17 KINGS

ANOTHER bad pass by the Kings - Garcia this time, another two at the other end by the Hawks.

20-19 KINGS

SAR to the line on foul by ??

Makes first; and second.

22-19 KINGS

1:07 left

 

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ATL for two on wide open dunk.

22-21 KINGS

Bibby jumper short, Cisco hustles for board. Gets it over to SAR, who dishes inside to KT, who gets the bucket and the +1.

KT bonus no good. Lane violation called. Another chance for Thomas.

39.6 seconds

Kenny makes this one.

25-21 KINGS

 

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Hawks for two.

25-23 KINGS

KT shot blocked by Smith. ATL ball.

1.9 seconds left.

End of the first quarter.

25-23 KINGS

 

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Kings ball to start the second.

Martin miss; ATL board.

Artest back in, BIbby on the bench.

Martin, Cisco, Artest, KT and Miller on the court.

Harrington falls down, able to call timeout before Miller ties him up.

11:23 left

 

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ATL to inbound.

SAR not KT on the court.

Johnson miss; Garcia board.

Artest at the point, Dishes out to Miller, back to Artest, back to Miller, Martin in the corner...three off the rim; Smith board.

ATL miss; MIller and martin for the board, Brad gets it and passes to Martin. Pass inside to Cisco, who draws the foul from William. 1PF.

Cisco to the line for two.

10:35 left

Makes first; and second.

27-23 KINGS

 

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ATL ball.

Harrington miss wearing an Artest coat SAR board.

Artest jumper for two.

29-23 KINGS

Long three doesn't go, Artest slaps the board to Cisco.

Martin miss; Smith board.

Artest and SAR double Smith in mid-court. Artest called for the foul. Non-shooting. Still ATL ball.

Harrington miss; Cisco board.

9:00 left

 

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Brad called for three second violation.

ATL ball.

Time out and commercial.

29-23 KINGS

 

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ATL ball.

Miss; Cisco board.

Miller dish inside to SAR for easy lay-up.

31-23 KINGS

8:14 left

Johnson for two.

31-25 KINGS

Miller alley intended for Martin but pass hits the front of the rim. ATL ball. Miss, Cisco board.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!

34-25 KINGS

 

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Martin out; Bibby in.

Tony Delk in for the Hawks. Warm round of boos.

Miller called for foul. Non-shooting. Still ATL. Steal by Artest, runs the court and gets the two.

36-25 KINGS

Zaza tip for two.

36-27 KINGS

6:39 left

Cisco long miss; Bibby board.

Pass to Miller, long miss. ATL board.

 

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Bibby with the steal and the breakaway. Harrington called for the clear path foul.

Bibby to the line to shoot one and then the Kings will get the ball.

Bibby misses the freebie.

Artest inbound, spin and pass to Miller, who spins and travels.

ATL ball.

5:57 left

36-27 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

 

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ATL ball.

Harrington three doesn't go; SAR board.

5:30 left

Steal by Atlanta, but shot blocked by Brad.

Kings ball.

ARTEST FOR THREE from the corner.

39-27 KINGS

4:50 left

 

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Johnson for two.

39-29 KINGS

Miller passes up open shot, gets yelled at by Adelman.

Harrington to the line for two.

Makes both.

39-31 KINGS

Artest for two.

41-31 KINGS

Johnson miss; Cisco board.

 

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Cisco pull-up doesn't go; ATL board.

3:17 left

Childress miss; Cisco board but he loses it oob. ATL ball.

Cisco out, Martin in.

Zaza for two.

41-33 KINGS

3:03 left

 

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Miller from the corner doesn't go; ATL board.

Johnson miss; long board back to Hawks.

Johnson gets three from the wing.

41-36 KINGS

Grant and Jerry speculate Miller may have injured his thumb and that could be why his shot is now off.

Artest powers inside, gets the bucket to fall with the left-hand shot and draws the +1. Ron getting the high 5 from some of the guys under the Kings basket.

Time out and commercial.

43-36 KINGS

Ron at the line for the freebie after the break.