Kings-Jazz PBP for Feb. 5

[VF21]

Oops. KT in and not SAR.

I know because we just had a basket taken off the board because KT walked.

Jazz ball.

Okur for two.

45-38 KINGS

Artest miss; putback blocked by Okur, but KT draws the foul.

Kenny to the line for two.

 

[VF21]

KT makes first; misses second. Jazz board.

AK tip after his own miss and good defense by Skinner.

46-40 KINGS

Offensive foul by Martin, who is called for using off-arm... He did.

Jazz ball.

30 seconds left

 

[VF21]

Jazz miss; Kevin board.

Time winding down; Artest jumper at the buzzer is no good.

End of the first half.

Bibby leading scorer with 15.

46-40 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Jazz ball to start the second half.

Ball oob. Still Jazzx. 5 on the clock.

AK shot misses; Artest board.

Cisco reported to have sprained finger...but he's on the bench.

Artest obviously in some discomfort.

Bibby inside to KT for two.

48-40 KINGS

11:00 left

 

[VF21]

AK pass stolen by Artest. Kings ball.

Artest inside, out to KT in the elbow. SAR fouled on the putback. To the line.

SAR makes first; and second.

50-40 KINGS

Jazz ball.

McLeod miss; Artest boxout gives KT easy board.

Bibby miss; Okur board.

 

[VF21]

Collins miss; SAR board.

Runs the court, passes inside to Bibby, who dishes back out to Kevin, who drives inside for two.

52-40 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!!

GOOD defense by KINGS and Mike Bibby especially on Palacio leads to 24-second violation.

Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Nice ball movement, but KT can't get his bread and butter shot to fall. Jazz board.

AK for two.

52-42 KINGS

Bibby jumper off the rim, KT with the board.

Kevin fallaway jumper but he's called for offensive foul so it doesn't count. Arco not happy.

Jazz ball.

7:59 left

Collins with offensive foul on the other end as he runs over Bibby. 3PF.

Kings ball again.

 

[VF21]

Artest shot blocked by AK; second chance doesn't go. jazz ball.

7:25 left

Palacio miss; Artest board.

Bibby hip-hops inside for two and draws the +1 from Collins. 4PF.

Collins out; Tag in to usual warm reception.

Bibby bonus is good.

55-42 KINGS

 

[VF21]

AK almost loses ball but is able to recover and drop the three.

55-45 KINGS

KT called for walking.

Jazz ball.

6:37 left

Okur miss; Martin goes up for the ball but it goes oob. Still Jazz ball.

AK miss; Okur board. Over to AK, who drives inside.

55-47 KINGS

 

[VF21]

SAR spin move has shot blocked by AK.

Jazz ball.

5:41 left

Okur fouled by KT.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Bibby, Martin, Artest, KT and SAR on the court.

Okur at the line for two.

Misses first; makes second.

55-48 KINGS

Kings ball.

Bibby for LONG two on SAR assist.

57-48 KINGS

McLeod miss; Okur miss. Loose ball foul called on Bibby. Okur to the line.

5:04 left

Okur makes first; and second.

57-50 KINGS

 

[VF21]

SAR got hit with a shoulder on the side of the face...Non-shooting foul on Palacio. still Kings ball.

24 second violation on the Kings.

4:35 left

AK, Tag and Okur all on the court for the Jazz.

Match-up hell for the Kings.

Okur over KT for two.

57-52 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bibby miss; Jazz board.

Artest non-shooting foul. Still Jazz ball.

3:43 left

Hook by Okur is good.

57-54 KINGS

Martin running one-handed jumper is good.

59-54 KINGS

 

[VF21]

McLeod called for offensive foul on Artest off the ball.

Kings ball.

3:00 left

NICE play by SAR off the glass over AK and TAg for two.

61-54 KINGS

Tag tries for the dunk. Fouled from behind by Martin.

Time out and commercial.

Tag to the line after the break.

 

[VF21]

Tag at the line.

Makes first; and second.

61-56 KINGS

Cisco, KT, SAR, Bibby and Skinner on the court for the Kings.

Cisco miss; Tag boxout on Skinner for the board.

Jazz ball.

1:55 left

Jazz miss and miss again, board slapped out and jazz run it down.

New clock.

Tag and AK miss connections, Kings with the steal.

Bibby drives inside and draws foul.

To the line for two.

 

[VF21]

Mike makes both.

63-56 KINGS

1:00 left

Williams with the ball; stolen by BIbby. Forward pass to Cisco, who gets the one-handed dunk to go this time.

65-56 KINGS

Palacio with the ball. Travels.

Kings ball.

30 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Bibby drives inside after using clock. Puts it up but Skinner can't get the tip-in to go.

Jazz ball. Harpring drives inside and is fouled hard on the chin by KT.

Harpring to the line.

Makes both.

65-58 KINGS

Kings shot off at the buzzer.

End of the third quarter.

 

[VF21]

Twelve more minutes.

Please, Gods of basketball, do not let them resemble the 12 minutes of Friday.

 

[VF21]

Bibby, Cisco, Artest, KT and Skinner on the court for the Kings.

Bibby drives inside and is fouled by Williams. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Bibby fallaway misses; Skinner with the board.

KT inside for the two-handed dunk.

67-58 KINGS

EXCELLENT defense by Kings, AK desperation shot doesnt hit the rim. 24 second violation.

Kings ball.

10:56 left

 

[VF21]

Artest with the ball, clearly not able to move very well. Pass to Cisco...

GARCIA FOR THREE!!!!!!

70-58 KINGS

Palacio miss; Artest board.

Artest is truly THE WARRIOR KING.

Bibby three barely misses; KT board.

CISCO FOR THREE!!!!!

73-58 KINGS

9:45 left

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Jazz ball. Over and back called. Kings ball.

9:33 left

Bibby to Artest, who passes up three, and dishes to Skinner inside. Miss; Jazz ball.

GREAT defense by Skinner, who smothers Okur so badly he doesn't even see clock running down. ANOTHER 24-second violation on the Jazz.

Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Beautiful KT pass to Skinner for two.

75-58 KINGS

Harpring for two.

75-60 KINGS

8:04 left

KT driving inside, gets step on Harpring, who fouls him. 2PF.

I certainly hope this earns more PT for Skinner. He truly deserves it!!!

KT at the line for two.

Misses first; makes second.

76-60 KINGS

7:50 left

MORE solid defense by the Kings, who shut down the Jazz. Artest really starting to slow down.

 

[VF21]

7:20 left

KT at the line for two...

Makes first; and second.

Even though Artest is clearing not anything close to 100%, he has made a BIG difference in the K's defense.

78-60 KINGS

Jazz ball. Stolen by KT. Kings ball.

Cisco at the point, Bibby at the 2.

Cisco miss; KT board and miss; Jazz eventually get the ball out of the mess.

Okur for two.

78-62 KINGS

6:23 left

Kings ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Jazz miss on good block by Garcia.

Kings ball.

Bibby to the line on foul by ???

Bibby makes first; misses second.

79-62 KINGS

5:50 left

Jazz ball.

Artest called for foul on AK. Basket by AK counts. At the line for the bonus.

MIss. KT gets the board.

79-64 KINGS

Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Cisco sweet pass inside to Skinner, who makes it count.

81-64 KINGS

5:00 left

jazz ball. Cisco with ANOTHER block. KT runs down the board.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!

84-64 KINGS

Harpring for two.

84-66 KINGS

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!~

 

[VF21]

Bibby fancy moves and throws up the jumper, it misses but Skinner is there to tip it in.

Whooooooooo!!!!!

86-66 KINGS

Jazz ball,

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Artest finished for the afternoon. What a wonderful performance.

Jazz at the line for two.

Makes first; KT out; Corliss in.

Bibby, Martin, Cisco, KT and Skinner on the court.

86-67 KINGS

3:25 left

CJ Miles at the line for the Jazz.

Misses first; makes second.

86-68 KINGS

3:21 left

 

[VF21]

Kevin with another running one-hander.

88-68 KINGS

Bibby out for the day; Hart in.

God help us.

88-70 KINGS

Kings ball.

Ball oob off Kings; Jazz ball.

2:36 left

Corliss strips ball but it ends up back in the hands of the Jazz.

Williams drives inside, fouled by Skinner. 3PF

Williams to the line for two.

 

[VF21]

Makes first; and second.

88-72 KINGS

Martin jumper off; Jazz ball.

1:55 left

Jazz for two.

88-74 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Skinner half-hook for two.

90-74 KINGS

1;15 left

Williams for two.

90-76 KINGS

Kings ball.