Kings-Jazz PBP for Dec. 4

[VF21]

Okur long jumper doesn't go; Moore rebound.

Artet dish inside to Moore for ANOTHER wide-open dunk!!!

56-53 Utah

Utah ball.

DE-FENSE!!!

Williams working the clock, dish to Okur and back out to Williams. Shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first half.

This is shaping up to be a pretty good ball-game!!

GO KINGS!!!

56-53 Utah

 

[VF21]

Martin and Artest lead all scores with 15 and 13. Miller with 9 points AND 7 rebounds in the first half.

Kings ball to start the third quarter.

 

[VF21]

Beno, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings.

Beno dish to Martin, jumper is short. Utah rebound.

Okur shot blocked by Miller, Artest with the rebound.

Beno drives inside, miss but Moore is there to clean up.

56-55 Utah

Utah ball. Beno with the steal, forward pass to streaking Martin for two.

57-56 KINGS!

WHOOOOOOOOO!!!

 

[VF21]

Williams with two.

58-57 Utah

10;31 left

Nice dish inside to Moore, who turns and gets the half-hook to fall.

59-58 KINGS

Boozer for two.

60-59 Utah

Beno for two.

61-60 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Williams miss; Miller rebound. Ball to Beno, then to Martin, To Moore, and back to Beno who drives inside, goes off the glass - miss. Utah rebound.

Brewer for two.

62-61 Utah

9;05 left

Lots of ball movement, out to wide-open Miller who passes up the three and drives inside. Lot of attempts but no goal. Ball oob off Kings. Utah ball.

Okur for two.

64-61 Utah

 

[VF21]

Beno drives inside, kicks over to Miller. Jumper doesn't go; Utah rebound.

Non-shooting foul on Martin. Still Utah ball.

8;11 left

Williams fouled by Beno. 3PF. Still Utah ball.

Okur miss; Beno rebound.

Offensive foul called on Moore. Utah ball.

7;50 left

Utah miss; Martin rebound.

Martin trapped in front of the bench, has to burn a time out.

Time out and commercial.

7;31 left

 

[VF21]

Kings turnover on the inbound. Utah ball.

Illegal screen called on Boozer. 3PF. Kings ball.

7;19 left

Beno to MIller, Martin cutting inside is fouled under the basket. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Martin bounce-pass to Artest, fadeaway jumper doesn't go. Miller called for loose ball foul. Utah ball.

Boozer miss; Moore and AK mixing it up. Moore called for loose ball foul as one hair from Mikki's head floated against AK.

Utah ball. Boozer for two.

66-61 utah

Kings miss; Boozer rebound.

 

[VF21]

Offensive foul on Boozer. 4PF.

KT in for Moore.

Martin drives inside, scores but it doesn't count as he's called for offensive foul on Millsap in position.

Utah ball.

6;00 left

Brewer shot blocked by Miller, ARtest finds it. Martin driving inside, HORRIBLE no-call by the officials but Utah gets the ball.

Miss, but Utah gets it back.

Williams jumper for two.

68-61 Utah

 

[VF21]

Beno miss; Artest tips the rebound to Beno, over to Martin. Who fakes Williams and gets two.

68-63 Utah

Williams miss; Artest rebound.

4;40 left

Pass intended for KT inside, but Utah ends up with it.

Utah ball.

Pass stolen by Beno. Martin open and on the run but ball goes oob on miscue between Beno and Kevin. Still Kings ball.

Miller inside, draws foul from Collins.

4;13 left.

Misses first; makes second.

68-64 Utah

 

[VF21]

GO KINGS!!!

Utah ball, Kings with another steal.

Martin against Williams, drives inside. Misses but Miller is not going to let Utah get the ball. He goes to the floor and slaps the ball oob off Utah. Hrm... They change the call after about 20 seconds and give the ball to Utah.

Boo!!!!

3;44 left

AK jumper is short; Williams tips the ball right to Artest, who alleys to Martin's oop! Weel, not exactly oop as Kevin had to take three steps to dunk it.

68-66 Utah

 

[VF21]

Williams for two.

70-66 Utah

Kings ball.

3;02 left

GO KINGS!!!

Beno to Martin, dishes inside to KT, who doesn't do much but luckily he's saved by a foul and will head to the line after the time out.

Grant and Jerry talking to Gary Gerould.

 

[VF21]

Oops. Wasn't a shooting foul. Kings inbound.

Martin NICE dish to Miller, who passes up a jumper and drives inside for two. It's taken away on what Jerry and Grant agree is a bad call.

Utah miss; Artest rebound.

Artest for two.

70-68 Utah

Salmons in for KT who was in for Moore.

Williams for two.

72-68 Utah

Artest driving inside, loses the ball oob. Hawes in for Miller. Utah ball.

 

[VF21]

Utah turnover; Kings ball.

Artest off the glass doesn't go; Hawes putback doesn't go. Artest called for reach-in foul, sending Collins to the line.

1;15 left

Makes first; Garcia in for Beno. Hart in for Williams. Misses second but Harpring gets the rebound.

73-68 Utah

 

[VF21]

Millsap for two.

75-68 Utah

Kings ball.

Salmons to Martin, who gets Brewer off his feet, gets the bucket AND the +1.

75-70 Utah

Martin bonus doesn't go... but rebound is oob off Utah. Kings ball.

41.8 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Salmons inbound to Martin who goes straight inside and gets the spinning left-hander to fall.

Suh-weet!!!!

75-72 Utah

Collins miss; Kings rebound.

Artest dish to Salmons for two more.

75-74 Utah

Martin fouled coming down the court but officials apparently don't see it. Martin in a lot of pain.

Williams for two and Martin hobbles to the bench.

End of the third quarter.

77-74 Utah

 

[VF21]

Douby, Garcia, Salmons, Artest and Hawes on the court. They show Martin limping to the locker room.

AK for two.

79-74 Utah

Hawes inside, shot blocked by AK. Utah ball.

Harpring miss, ball oob off Kings?

 

[VF21]

Utah ball. Miss and oob. Kings ball. Hawes out, Moore back in.

Douby at the point. Salmons drives inside and is hit hard by Millsap and AK. Salmons to the line.

10;47 left

Report on Kevin Martin is he pulled a groin muscle and will not be returning. Grant is saying it could be bad as those can take a long time to heal.

Salmons makes both.

79-76 Utah

Boozer called for offensive foul.

Kings ball. 5PF on Boozer.

 

[VF21]

Salmons to the line. Makes first and second.

79-78 Utah

Utah ball.

10;19 left

Douby nearly gets the steal. Williams finally gets away from him and draws the foul, heading to the line.

Williams at the line.

Makes both.

81-78 Utah

10;03 left

 

[VF21]

Salmons jumper for two.

81-80 Utah

GO KINGS!!!

9;44 left

Okur for three.

84-80 Utah

Douby cross-court to pass to Salmons, who cuts inside, gets the bucket and the +1.

Bonus good.

84-83 Utah

GO KINGS!!!

 

[VF21]

Utah miss; Salmons rebound. Artest down on the floor, holding an ankle. Salmons draws the foul and heads to the line. Artest gets up slowly but stays on the court.

Salmons gets both.

85-84 KINGS

8;56 left

Okur long miss; Millsap rebound. Harpring ran over Garcia, but no call. They both were on the floor. Whistle and GARCIA is called for a foul on Harpring.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Non-shooting foul. Still Utah ball.

8;39 left

Millsap for two.

86-85 Utah

Douby inside, draws foul from Okur and heads to the line.

8;16 left

Makes first; and second.

87-86 KINGS

Utah ball.

 

[VF21]

Williams miss; second chance miss. Garcia called for loose ball foul as he climbs up Harpring's back.

Still Utah ball.

Okur miss; Moore rebound.

Kings ball.

Douby over to Cisco, who almost loses the ball but Salmons manages to save it and gets it inside to Moore, who is fouled. Moore to the line. Utah in the penalty.

7;29 left

GO KINGS!!!

Makes first; and second.

89-86 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Okur miss; Millsap rebound. Foul called on Artest. 4PF. Still Utah ball.

Beno called for foul on Williams. Kings now in penalty. Willams to the line.

Makes first; and second.

89-88 KINGS

Beno, Salmons, Artest, Moore and Milelr for the Kings.

Salmons drives inside, whistle blows. Shot rolls around ... and around ... and around. Drops but they say foul was before the shot.

Salmons to the line.

6;50 left

 

[VF21]

Salmons makes first; Boozer back in for Utah. He has 5 fouls. salmons makes second.

91-88 KINGS

Utah ball.

Artest smothering AK. Williams pass to Okur, jumper for two.

91-90 KINGS

6;20 left

 

[VF21]

Pressure defense by Utah, ball oob but Kings retain possession. Artest pass intended for Moore but off the mark. Williams on the run for two.

92-91 Utah

Defensive three seconds called on Utah.

5;51 left

Someone from the Kings will shot the freebie after the time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Miller steps to the stripe and hits the freebie.

92-92

Kings ball.

Beno cuts right, passes cross court intended for Salmons but fails to see the Utah guy in between. Utah ball.

5;27 left

Three second violation on the Kings.

Williams bonus good.

93-92 Utah

Still Utah ball.

Utah miss; Salmons rebound.

 

[VF21]

Artest half-hook from the low post is good.

94-93 KINGS

Williams nice three behind Boozer screen is good.

96-94 Utah

Artest drives inside right against Boozer, gets the bucket and draws the foul from Okur.

Bonus doesn't go.

96-96

 

[VF21]

DE-FENSE!!!

Good D by the Kings, STEAL by Salmons, and the breakaway dunk for TWO!!!

98-96 KINGS

Utah ball.

Boozer for two.

98-98

3;46 left

 

[VF21]

Beno to Salmons, who gets the ball inside to Artest, who gets two on a goal-tending call AND a +1.

100-98 KINGS

Miss on the freebie.

Utah ball.

3;23 left

Williams miss; Salmons rebound! GO SALMONS!!!!

Beno driving floater for two!!!

102-98 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Okur dish inside to Boozer, who gets the bucket and the +1 on foul by Miller.

102-100 KINGS

Boozer to shoot the +1 after the time out and commercial.