[Game] Kings @ Heat 11/4/2024 5:15 PST/8:15 EST

[kingsboi]

Do they take them down in February?

I've seen some keep them up a week into January

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

OK, but that's still a bit weird to me. Would have made a bit more sense if they had saved the gimmick up for the first (or last) NBA...erm...Emirates Cup games.

I do not disagree with anything that you have said.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

My prediction for tonight's game: Beams Will Be Lit.

My prediction was spot on!

 

[NewArena]

Lmao welcome to Sacramento buddy

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853640116272767289

 

[dude12]

Kings overcome the refs and the Heat for a helluva win. Refs didn’t try hard enough according to Pat Riley

 

[PorchSurfin]

Alec Burks plays for the Heat now so prepare for splashed threes and off balance fade away mid rangers that cash. Foul merchant Kevin Love is another guy to keep an eye on.

how about we outshoot the opponent from 3?

if Kev is out how about bombs away from Buckets?

Keon needs to get on someone’s nerves

Nit to pick on you but...none of that happened and they actually won!

 

[NewArena]

He played roughly 5 minutes in the 4th. Brown went with Monk to close over him.

Which honestly helped us win. Monk wasn’t perfect tonight but he had some timely buckets and was efficient

 

[reptilexcq2]

FINALLY, the Kings win a close one kudos to Sabonis!!! We got to win more close games and not let it slip away since we have two of the most clutch players in the league.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Nit to pick on you but...none of that happened and they actually won!

i intentionally put it out there to trick the universe

 

[KingsFanSince85]

28 personal fouls to 15 is just stupid officiating.

It’s not too often that it’s the other way around, especially in road games against good org’s.

It’s not hard to know why.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

I DVR’ed this one so i just got through YELLING at my screen lmao Go KINGS!! Light that mf BEAM baby. We never ever win these games (felt like a playoff game) let alone in freaking Miami.

I still remember winning in Miami when Swipa got up with his “red shoes”

ATL and MIA. Not many road wins there for us historically. So winning both is a GREAT thing.

 

[megapoxy]

MB told that Domas took the crown at the press conference as well, I think it was deserved ruining Adebayo's night (this medal ceremony thing for Team USA gold).

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853660593867391478

 

[OptimusRhyme]

man watch ellis on the last possesion. great awareness not chasing rozier. helping deny butler then still contesting rozier. what a baller

 

[iowamcnabb]

Deuce and Mo pointed out that on that 4 point play, Derozan felt Herro’s arm so he shot knowing he would draw the foul. Watching it live I just thought he was going for a quick 3. Super smart play.

they also said that the kings are shooting something like 22 percent on wide open threes so far. Have to think that number will tick up soon

https://youtube.com/shorts/_LfcGc4mCWs?si=N1RZLAR_4IRgy3P_

 

[sono]

Deebo joins the team, and suddenly, this team becomes 1st in free throw % from last in the 2022/23 season.
Shooting from downtown is no longer our bread and butter; somehow, they manage to pile up more wins shooting from the perimeter and under the basket.

 

[iowamcnabb]

I just finished rewatching the whole game. We actually did better defensively than I initially thought. The second quarter collapse was really just a couple made threes, a turnover or two and a few fouls that didn’t go our way.

 

[sono]

The perfect camera angle of the game winner!

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853644042946400602

 

[megapoxy]

I think this was the first match (cause it happened also with Utah, Portland and Atlanta) that the Kings didn't concede a 10-0 or worse run in the final 15 minutes of the regulation, it did happen though in the end of 2nd quarter just before halftime.

For sure it was a great win, first with such a happy ending this season but despite DDR and Fox/Domas heroics, if we continue the trend to shoot so bad from the 3 while our opponents thrive from the same spot, it will take us nowhere. I guess that made some forum members frustrated around halftime and we saw similar stuff in several matches before this season.

Last year at some point there was a statistic that if a team shot 20+%better from 3 than their opponent (not sure how to explain it well in English, like if shooting 45% and the opponent lower than 25%) more than 90something% times they won the match.

Against their Heat things turned around when we stopped their 3s (Larsson, Herro, Robinson) in the 2nd half and we started making our own (Keegan, Fox, DDR) in the 2nd half without shooting in such a high volume (maybe better that way) so the margin percentage wise wasn't that big. At halftime we had 3/14 3s vs 11/20 for the Heat, but at 2nd half we had 7/13 while the Heat only 4/16.

 

[sactowndog]

I think this was the first match (cause it happened also with Utah, Portland and Atlanta) that the Kings didn't concede a 10-0 or worse run in the final 15 minutes of the regulation, it did happen though in the end of 2nd quarter just before halftime.

For sure it was a great win, first with such a happy ending this season but despite DDR and Fox/Domas heroics, if we continue the trend to shoot so bad from the 3 while our opponents thrive from the same spot, it will take us nowhere. I guess that made some forum members frustrated around halftime and we saw similar stuff in several matches before this season.

Last year at some point there was a statistic that if a team shot 20+%better from 3 than their opponent (not sure how to explain it well in English, like if shooting 45% and the opponent lower than 25%) more than 90something% times they won the match.

Against their Heat things turned around when we stopped their 3s (Larsson, Herro, Robinson) in the 2nd half and we started making our own (Keegan, Fox, DDR) in the 2nd half without shooting in such a high volume (maybe better that way) so the margin percentage wise wasn't that big. At halftime we had 3/14 3s vs 11/20 for the Heat, but at 2nd half we had 7/13 while the Heat only 4/16.

yep we simply have to get better at hitting our 3’s especially Keegan. He has been trending down the past two years. Not sure who the Kings shooting coach is but he ain’t doing a good job.

 

[sactowndog]

Deebo joins the team, and suddenly, this team becomes 1st in free throw % from last in the 2022/23 season.
Shooting from downtown is no longer our bread and butter; somehow, they manage to pile up more wins shooting from the perimeter and under the basket.

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And yet we are 24th in 3 point percentage

 

[GWD]

Given the officiating in this game, it was surprising that Sabonis was not called for a foul on Bam during the final play. After watching the replay over-and-over, it appeared Sabonis had Bam's jersey in his grasp and gave Bam a shove on the rebound. Bam acted like he was pushed out of the way (whether real or fake) and Sabonis had clear access to the rebound. It will be interesting if the "Two-minute report" addresses this play.

But a win is in the books regardless. We never know when just the one more win will be a decisive factor at the end of the season.

 

[New Era]

Given the officiating in this game, it was surprising that Sabonis was not called for a foul on Bam during the final play. After watching the replay over-and-over, it appeared Sabonis had Bam's jersey in his grasp and gave Bam a shove on the rebound. Bam acted like he was pushed out of the way (whether real or fake) and Sabonis had clear access to the rebound. It will be interesting if the "Two-minute report" addresses this play.

But a win is in the books regardless. We never know when just the one more win will a decisive factor at the end of the season.

I would be surprised if the NBA doesn't say that's a missed call. We finally had one go our way!

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1853815608091230365

 

[iowamcnabb]

Looks like a light push while he was in the air but Bam didn’t react so it likely wasn’t much. Bam is also a well known flailer.

 

[luckytkp]

yep we simply have to get better at hitting our 3’s especially Keegan. He has been trending down the past two years. Not sure who the Kings shooting coach is but he ain’t doing a good job.

My guess his increased strength messed up his shooting.

 

[Srzly]

My guess his increased strength messed up his shooting.

Agree. I think adding that much muscle will really screw up the muscle memory for a bit. He just has to get used to it. I’m confident he will.

You can see that almost all of his misses are too long or too short and almost never off the mark, which would indicate he is trying to figure out how much strength to put into each shot.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

Deebo joins the team, and suddenly, this team becomes 1st in free throw % from last in the 2022/23 season.
Shooting from downtown is no longer our bread and butter; somehow, they manage to pile up more wins shooting from the perimeter and under the basket.

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Sabonis is also trending up from the line, which is significant towards this %

 

[ESP47]

Great win. Really held it together after getting destroyed from 3 in the first half.

I blame the NBA for subjecting us to watching Jimmy Butler absolutely spaz his way to the line all game. I can barely tell the difference between him and Austin Reeves anymore. Does the NBA really actually think that NBA fans want to watch that kind of garbage or do they just allow it so they can use the refs to control the outcome of games?

 

[iowamcnabb]

Agree. I think adding that much muscle will really screw up the muscle memory for a bit. He just has to get used to it. I’m confident he will.

You can see that almost all of his misses are too long or too short and almost never off the mark, which would indicate he is trying to figure out how much strength to put into each shot.

Keegan has said himself that almost all of his misses are on target but short. I’d love to hear a shooting coach’s opinion on this but it seems like this would be an easy fix. Could he start his shooting motion a little higher? Could he have more emphasis on the follow through? Could he aim six inches higher with his eyes on the back of the rim? If he is missing by six inches most of the time that should be able to be figured out

 

[iowamcnabb]

Great win. Really held it together after getting destroyed from 3 in the first half.

I blame the NBA for subjecting us to watching Jimmy Butler absolutely spaz his way to the line all game. I can barely tell the difference between him and Austin Reeves anymore. Does the NBA really actually think that NBA fans want to watch that kind of garbage or do they just allow it so they can use the refs to control the outcome of games?

one solution, and this is a bit controversial, is the NBA could install tasers just below the backboard. If a spaz motion is detected, they get hit with a quick burst.