Kings-Jazz PBP for Feb. 8

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

Clear weather today so hopefully my power and phone service will be uninterrupted. I will admit, however, that when the power went off during the Sonics game I took it as more of an omen than anything else.

I've got the old standby garlic chowder ready to go, my purple slippers are here AND I'm back to French Vanilla coffee so, once again, I've done my part. The rest is up to the Kings.

And I certainly hope it's not the team we saw on Wednesday. I don't like the LA Kobes and I certainly don't like the Sacramento Rons. It's a team game and what we were subjected to on Wednesday certainly wasn't team basketball.

Anyway, that's enough of my ranting.

GO KINGS!!!!

 

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Clear weather today so hopefully my power and phone service will be interrupted.

Freudian slip?

 

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Oops. Guess we'll have to see what happens.

 

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Brad is back and Beno, too.

 

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Kings: Bibby, Martin, Artest, Moore, Miller
Jazz: Williams, Miles, Kirilenko, Boozer, Okur

Artest up against Kirilenko with Harpring coming off the bench... Look for Jerry Sloan to try and push Ron's button every possible chance he gets.

 

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Getting ready for the tip...

Kings have it. Martin to Moore to Bibby. To MIller, bounce pass to Artest, miss but Moore there for the cleanup dunk right on top of Boozer.

2-0 KINGS

Jazz ball.

Boozer inside for two and the +1 on foul by ? Bonus good.

3-2 Jazz

Miller inside to Moore, kick out to Martin.

Martin for two.

4-3 KINGS

Boozer miss; Martin rebound. Martin to Miller, over to Bibby, inside to Moore, who is fouled by Okur. Mikki to the line.

 

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Misses first; and second.

Jazz rebound. Okur travels, ball back to the Kings.

10;21 left

Bibby to cutting Martin, who drives inside, kicks out to Bibby. Bibby dish inside to Moore for the one-handed dunk.

6-3 KINGS

Jazz ball. Martin with the steal. Three doesn't go; Okur rebound.

Williams for two.

6-5 KINGS

 

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Artest in the low post, turns and finds Miller barreling into the paint. Throw down for Brad!!!

8-5 KINGS

Jazz miss; rebound oob. Kings ball.

8;53 left

Non-shooting foul on Miles; Kings will inbound. 2 team fouls on Jazz.

Bibby miss; Boozer rebound.

Miller with the pass interception; kick to Bibby, and beautiful pass to Kevin.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!

11-5 KINGS

Williams inside, fouled by Miller. Williams to the line.

 

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Williams misses first; Salmons in for Miller. Makes second.

11-6 KINGS

Miles called for foul on Martin. Non-shooting. 3 team fouls. Kings inbound. Artest drives the paint and shot is blocked by Boozer. Jazz ball.

Okur from the corner for three.

11-9 KINGS

Martin cuts behind Moore screen, dishes out to Bibby. Ball knocked oob off Jazz. Kings inbound.

Bibby running hook doesn't go; Artest rebound but he turns it over. Boozer with the ball and Bibby steals it. On the run, Martin already in the corner. Bibby kicks to him and...

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!

14-9 KINGS

 

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Williams miss; Moore rebound.

Martin turnover; Jazz rebound.

Salmons called for reach-in foul. 1PF.

6;25 left

3 team fouls on Kings. Jazz inbound.

Okur drives and sees Boozer wide open. Boozer for two.

14-11 KINGS

Artest off the dribble goes by Boozer for two off the glass.

16-11 KINGS

Williams for easy lay-up inside.

16-13 KINGS

 

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Artest drives inside, loses the ball. Martin finds it, kicks back to Ron. MIss; Jazz rebound.

Okur miss; Moore rebound.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh, look fellow Kings fans! Kevin is back.

Whooooooooo!!!

Jazz miss; Bibby rebound.

Jazz steal but Martin steals it right back, kicks out to Salmons. Miss; Jazz rebound.

Time out and commercial.

4;30 left

 

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Miller on the bench BTW with two early fouls.

Jazz ball.

Boozer inside and right over Moore for two.

19-15 KINGS

Bibby for long two.

21-15 KINGS

3;46 left

Jazz ball; Martin with the steal and the runout for two more points. Oh yeah!!!!

23-15 KINGS

Jazz lucky tip for two.

23-17 KINGS

 

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Kings ball, Salmons (?) turnover; Jazz ball.

AK-47 inside, fouled and heading to the line.

Makes first; Beno in for Bibby. Makes second.

23-19 KINGS

Beno to Salmons, over to Martin in the corner. And yes...

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!

26-19 KINGS

Jerry Sloan called for a technical ...

Martin at the line, miss.

Time out and commercial.

Martin with 16 points in less than 10 minutes.

2;56 left

 

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Jazz inbound. Harpring now in for Utah.

Boozer floats inside, miss. Artest rebound.

NICE dish by Salmons inside to Moore, who is fouled in the air. Millsap goes to the Utah bench with a cut over his eye. Moore at the line. Millsap heads to the tunnel...

Moore misses first; Garcia in for Martin. Makes second on the bounce.

27-19 KINGS

Harpring for long two.

27-21 KINGS

1;57 left

Beno drives inside, kicks to Moore, then to Salmons, cross-court to Garcia, who steps oob. Jazz ball.

 

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jason Hart sighting...

Boozer miss; Salmons rebound.

Salmons drives all the way into four Jazz; ball oob off AK's head. Kings to inbound.

Hawes in. Garcia airball. Jazz ball.

Korver miss; Salmons rebound. Nice dish to Hawes for the wide open dunk!

29-21 KINGS

50 seconds left

Harpring starts to work inside, fouled by Artest. They're showing Hawes' dunk and Grant says, "Oh boy. Artest better watch it..." Wonderful.

Harpring misses first; Artest still yammering to the officials. Harpring makes second.

29-22 KINGS

Foul on Jason Hart. 5th team foul. Sloan barking at the officials, who are not impressed.

Hawes at the stripe. First good; second miss. Boozer board.

30-22 KINGS

 

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Hart jumper for two. Ball oob and fan passes it back to Beno.

30-24 KINGS

Beno pullup jumper is good.

32-24 KINGS

20 seconds left

Jazz ball. Hart working on Beno, airball but Harpring saves it and gets the second chance.

32-26 KINGS

0.3 seconds left

Kings inbound.

End of the first quarter.

GO KINGS!!!

 

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First quarter impression: This is TEAM basketball. Artest has not come out and tried to dominate the game.

Jazz ball to start the second.

Beno, Salmons, Garcia, Miller and Hawes for the Kings

Non-shooting foul on Garcia; Jazz inbound. Okur miss; Miller rebound.

Nice midrange jumper by Garcia on the Hawes dish.

34-26 KINGS

Harpring miss; Hawes save but it goes to Korver. AK from downtown for three.

34-29 KINGS

 

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Harpring with the steal and the runout for two more.

34-31 KINGS

Beno to Miller, back to Beno who drives inside and gets teardrop off the glass for two.

36-31 KINGS

AK miss; Okur rebound but it's stolen by Beno. Full court pass to Salmons for two.

38-31 KINGS

9;40 left

DE-FENSE!!!

Okur floater stopped by Hawes; Kings rebound. GOOD fast break by the Kings, dish inside to Hawes who is fouled and will head to the line. Okur called for the technical.

Miller converts the freebie. Now Hawes will shoot his two.

Artest in for Salmons.

Hawes makes first; and second.

41-31 KINGS

Whooooooooooo!!!

 

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Harpring jumper.

41-33 KINGS

Hawes set a screen, Garcia cuts around it and is shoved in the face and oob. No whistle; they say Garcia turned the ball over by stepping out of bounds. HORRIBLE no call.

Martin in for Garcia.

Jazz ball.

AK bad miss; Artest finds the ball on the court and picks it up. Pass intended for Hawes goes oob.

Time out and commercial.

8;34 left

Jazz ball after the break.

 

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Williams for two.

41-35 KINGS

Pass intended for Hawes, knocked oob by Boozer. Kings to inbound.

Hawes miss; Harpring rebound.

Korver in and out; Hawes rebound.

Martin to Miller, inside to Haes, handoff to Martin who runs around Boozer and gets two more.

43-35 KINGS

Boozer for two off the glass.

43-37 KINGS

 

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Miller to Artest, three rattles around and pops back out. Miller to the line on foul.

Makes first; Bibby in for Beno. Makes second.

45-37 KINGS

6;59 left

Jazz ball.

Williams to Harpring, taken away by Artest. Out to Martin, miss. Loose ball foul on Artest. 3 team fouls on Kings.

 

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Srange play. Harpring on the dribble, cuts around Artest and bounces it off him out of bounds. Jazz to inbound. Harpring for two more.

45-39 KINGS

Bibby alley to Martin OOOOOOOOP!

47-39 KINGS

Boozer for two.

47-41 KINGS

5;31 left

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!

50-41 KINGS

 

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Boozer inside again for two more.

50-43 KINGS

Bibby, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings

Harpring called for foul on Artest.

Time out and commercial.

4;54 left

 

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Artest at the line. Misses first; makes second.

51-43 KINGS

4;50 left

Harpring shot altered by Artest, Miller grabs it and gives it back to Artest, who rolls down the court like an out-of-control truck and gets the one-handed tomahawk dunk AND the +1 from Miles.

Bonus good.

54-43 KINGS

Williams miss; Moore rebound.

GO KINGS!!!!!

Artest inside, gets under the hoop and dishes to Miller, who is fouled.

4;02 left

Ronnie Price into the game to a nice round of applause.

Miller makes first; and second.

56-43 KINGS

 

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Williams miss; Millsap miss; Bibby rebound but it's knocked out of his hands. Miller finds it, over to Artest, gets it to Martin, miss. Jazz rebound.

Price from the corner for three.

56-46 KINGS

Good ball movement by the Kings, Artest miss. Grabs the rebound but it's knocked out of his hands. Jazz ball.

Williams pass kicked.

Time out and commercial.

2;44 left

 

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Jazz inbound.

Boozer cuts around Hawes, who gets almost all ball but sends Boozer to the line.

Makes first; and second.

56-48 KINGS

2;33 left

Bibby, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Hawes for the Kings

Kings ball - taken away by the Jazz. Jazz to inbound.

Boozer miss; Bibby rebound.

Bibby loses the ball off Price's foot. Boozer ends up at the line and I'll be honest - I have no idea why.

Boozer makes first; and second.

56-50 KINGS

bibby to Martin, to Hawes and then Moore. Miss; Boozer rebound.

 

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Millsap powers over Hawes for two.

56-52 KINGS

Martin starts to drive inside, he's clotheslined by Boozer and still almost makes the shot. Martin to the bench to have Youngman check it out. Yuck. Bloody nose and Pete Youngman working on it...

1;09 left

Martin at the line. Makes first; and second.

58-52 KINGS

Jazz ball. bounce pass oob off Hawes. Jazz inbound. Oh crap. Martin heading to the locker room - my guess? A broken nose. Garcia in.

Williams tries to drive hard inside, he's hit HARD by Hawes. Williams to the line.

49.9 seconds left

Makes first; Justin in for the Kings. Derron makes second.

58-54 KINGS

 

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Salmons to Garcia to Justin, shot blocked. Jazz rebound.

Utah running down the clock... Price for three.

58-57 KINGS

Kings ball, knocked oob off Jazz. Kings to inbound.

2.5 seconds left.

Time out Kings.

 

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Uh oh. Francisco is hurt. He got the inbounds, took a bad step and twisted his back. He's collapsed and on the floor. Franciso is STILL on the floor...

 

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Pete Youngman and another trainer help Frnacisco up. He is obviously in a lot of pain. After looking at several different replays, it looks as though Ronnie Price's leg did hit Garcia in the back BUT Garcia was already out of bounds and there is no foul call. Cisco is limping badly and heading to the tunnel.

Jazz ball.

20 second time out by Jazz.

Ronnie Price goes over to Garcia and apologizes - by touching Cisco in the back. Ronnie obviously feels badly. You can see it on his face.

1.8 seconds left.

Jazz will inbound...

And the body count mounts.

I freaking hate the Jazz.

Jazz inbound. Williams shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first half.

58-57 KINGS