Kings-Hornets PBP thread for Dec. 11

[VF21]

bibby miss; SAR board.

Bonzi inside, miss. Brown board.

NOK with two more.

Kings with only 8 assists so far.

50-47 NOK

PEJA FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

50-50

 

[VF21]

Paul for two.

52-50 NOK

Good ball movement byt he Kings. SAR has ball striped. Bonzi returns the favor at the other end.

PEJA FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

53-52 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Paul at the line. Makes both.

54-53 NOK

SAR hook doesn't go, Bonzi and Miller can't get a hand on the board.

NOK ball.

Paul with two more to end the first half.

56-53 NOK

 

[VF21]

Kings ball to start the second half.

Bibby for two!

56-55 NOK

NOK ball. Miss, Kings board.

Kings miss but Bonzi just swarms all over Smith, takes away the rebound and gets the putback.

57-56 KINGS

NOK to the line for two.

One and one.

57-57

 

[VF21]

Bonzi inside, saves another second chance and gets it to SAR for two.

59-57 KINGS

Paul for two over MIller.

59-59

9:45 left

Bibby to Peja, inside to MIller for the two-legged, two-handed jumper and the +1.

Bonus good.

62-59 KINGS

 

[VF21]

NOK miss; Kings board.

Bibby inside to SAR for the slam.

64-59 KINGS

8:48 left

Brown inside, up for sure basket but Miller dissuades him.

Brown to the line for two.

Makes first, and second.

64-61 KINGS

8:35 left

 

[VF21]

Good ball movement by Kings but pass is picked off.

Smith at the other end throws it down with authority.

64-63 KINGS

Kings miss; NOK board.

NOK for two.

65-64 NOK

 

[VF21]

Peja jumper short; Paul board.

Paul for two.

67-64 NOK

7:25 left

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!

67-67

 

[VF21]

Brown for two.

69-67 NOK

Miller standing, holding the ball. NOK with a non-shooting foul. Still Kings ball.

Bonzi to Peja FOR THREE!!!!!!

70-69 KINGS

6:23 left

Smith and Bonzi collide, go to the floor. Whistle. Bonzi called for foul. 4PF. Garcia in...

...sigh...

 

[VF21]

NOK for two.

71-70 NOK

Bibby has ball stolen; NOK ball.

NOK miss; Kings ball.

Bibby drives inside, cannot decide what he wants to do so he draws a foul.

time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Bonzi on the bench.

Bibby, Garcia, Peja, SAR and Miller on the court

Kings ball.

SAR inside, gets bucket on bounce after lay-up.

72-71 KINGS

5:00 left

Good defense by KIngs, NOK clock winding down, NOK almost loses ball. SAR called for foul on Brown.

Brown to the line.

73-72 NOK

 

[VF21]

Correction: Foul called on Garcia, not SAR.

Cisco at the other end - redeems himself by drawing foul. NOn-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Miller jumper from the elbow for two.

74-73 KINGS

4:15 left

NOK miss; Bibby board.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!

77-73 KINGS

 

[VF21]

NOK miss; Kings ball.

SAR fouled. To the line for two.

Makes first; makes second.

79-73 KINGS

3:19 left

 

[VF21]

NOK ball. MIss, Bibby tips board to Miller.

Kings ball.

Bibby pass outside to Garcia, who immediately takes a shot. Miss. NOK board.

NOK miss; Peja board.

Good ball movement, Bibby shot bounces up and hits the clock.

79-73 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

NOK ball after the break.

 

[VF21]

Peja gets to shoot a freebie on a Mason technical that occurred during the break.

80-73 KINGS

NOK ball. Kings playing zone.

NOK with new clock...Mason for two.

80-75 KINGS

1:20 left

Too much ball movement; Bibby gets the ball with only 2 seconds left. Ball doesn't hit rim. NOK ball.

 

[VF21]

Looks as if Bibby is actually talking to Cisco, telling him what to do and where to move.

Butler for three.

80-78 KINGS

Kings ball.

35 seconds left. Oob. Still Kings.

 

[VF21]

MIller with the ball, loses it...Peja fouls Claxton to prevent the breakaway.

Makes first; and second.

80-80

GO KINGS!!!!!

Bibby cuts inside, starts to pass outside to Peja - pass stolen. NOK ball.

BLAST!!!!!

Claxton steps oob with 1.8 seconds left.

End of the third quarter.

80-80

NOK ball.

Garcia able to track down loose ball.

 

[VF21]

Oops. Sorry. Start of fourth quarter.

KT back in. Gets elbow jumper to go.

82-80 KINGS

Brown shot blocked by SAR; KT board.

Bibby, Garcia, Peja, KT and SAR on the court.

Cisco with a turnover.

Claxton for two.

82-82

10:33 left

 

[VF21]

Hart at the table to come in. Bibby pass totally off the mark. NOK ball.

West with the ball, Cisco knocks it out of his hands. He tries to recover, travel called.

Kings ball.

Hart in, Cisco out.

Pass inside to SAR, for explosive dunk and the +1.

SAR bonus good.

85-82 KINGS

 

[VF21]

KIngsgurl just screamed defense at the top of her lungs - I know her voice!!

NOK for two.

Kings miss, KT absolutely takes away the rebound and draws the foul from West.

KT to the line.

9:22 left

Makes first; misses second.

86-84 KINGS

NOK ball

 

[VF21]

SAR with two blocks on one NOK possession. Ends up in a 24-second violation.

SAR with four blocks. (I think it's more like 6, but my tally doesn't count.)

Time out and commercial.

Kings ball after the break.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball.

8:50 left

Peja miss; Claxton board - KT tips the ball out of his hand and is called for the foul. Good ol' Violet.

NOK ball.

Miller in; SAR out. Wells in; Peja out.

NOK for two.

86-86

 

[VF21]

Bonzi double-teamed, tries to pass. Ball oob between Hart and Miller.

NOK ball.

7:56 left

West to the line on foul by Miller.

Makes both.

88-86 NOK

Bibby to Bonzi, strong move in the paint. Draws the foul. To the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

88-88

 

[VF21]

NOK ball. Bibby grabs Claxton, no call. Brown backs into Bibby, Brown called for non-shooting foul.

Kings ball.

Miller jumper rolls around and doesn't go. Hart knocks board oob. NOK ball.

6:57 left

Butler miss; NOK board.

Claxton tries to work inside, finds double-team. Loses ball oob.

Kings ball. Delay of game warning on NOK.

 

[VF21]

6:38 left

88-88

Kings ball after the break.

 

[VF21]

Bibby miss; Miller board.

Another Bibby miss; Bonzi board. Bonzi to the line for two.

Makes both.

90-88 KINGS

Vroman fouled out.

Butler miss; Peja board.

 

[VF21]

Peja drives inside strong and gets the bucket.

92-88 KINGS

5:20 left

Brown jumper for two.

92-90 KINGS

Bonzi spins, has nowhere to go - bounces ball oob off NOK. Still Kings ball.

Bonzi same move, passes back to SAR who gets the hook.

94-90 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Paul runs into Bibby, no call. Bibby brushes Paul and is called. Paul to the line for two.

4:27 left

Makes first; and second.

94-92 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Kings ball.

MIller handoff to Bonzi, who goes inside again, spins and delivers!!!

96-92 KINGS

3:55 left

Brown miss; Bonzi and SAR go for the board. SAR gets it.

Kings ball.

Bibby to Peja, inside to SAR who draws the foul.

SAR to the line for two.

3:33 left

 

[VF21]

Misses first; second goes in and back out.

time out and commercial.

96-92 KINGS