[Game] Kings @ Lakers, 11/15/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern (ESPN)

[KingsFanSince85]

Fox, Domas, and Red Velvet were great tonight on O.

As I’ve stated many times, when Velvet shoots and plays like this the KINGS are tough to beat.

We all want to see him keep this up — and clearly he is capable of doing so based upon the first couple months last season — but I especially want to see this type of performance in 13 days against the Warriors. They’ve been getting off far too easy.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725033475349385623

lol that zany Vivek

 

[Tetsujin]

What are Sasha and Red Velvet doing with their hands? Also Keegan with the blankest possible expression for a victory photo.

 

[kingdivac]

Huerter is now lifting the Kings instead of impeding them. They probably are in for dogfights the last 2 games without his stellar shooting. Breaking out of his slump.

 

[Joshoua]

LeEmptyStats

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725026816639844626

Was wondering why this garbage was posted then saw the comment, yes lebron loves them stats in losses

 

[iowamcnabb]

Looks like that calf strain transformed Trey into the artist formerly known as Prince

 

[kingsboi]

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What are Sasha and Red Velvet doing with their hands? Also Keegan with the blankest possible expression for a victory photo.

just like his minutes, Davion has disappeared in that photo as his jersey is displayed in front of the table

 

[mrlaze]

Davion is between HB and Keon.

 

[mrlaze]

I wish I could watch these games.

 

[GWD]

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What are Sasha and Red Velvet doing with their hands? Also Keegan with the blankest possible expression for a victory photo.

Please remedy my ignorance. Why the four finger flash??

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

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What are Sasha and Red Velvet doing with their hands? Also Keegan with the blankest possible expression for a victory photo.

You kidding me? Keegan is smiling ear to ear here. The man is ecstatic.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

just like his minutes, Davion has disappeared in that photo as his jersey is displayed in front of the table

He is in the photo as well. Oddly enough, Slawson is not in the photo even though we saw him make an appearance in the game.

 

[ESP47]

Last night was definitely a Mike Brown DPOG night. Had those guys playing the passing lanes beautifully. It was as if they knew what the Lakers were going to do about 20% of the time.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

You kidding me? Keegan is smiling ear to ear here. The man is ecstatic.

It would be interesting to see what kind of expression he would have to make, in order for some to not feel the need to comment about his expression

 

[macadocious]

Please remedy my ignorance. Why the four finger flash??

It’s a 3 Musketeers thing, all for one, one for all. They also have adopted I Swear as their 23/24 team song.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

The dude has played for 21 seasons. Why so many act so shocked when somebody that plays that long starts setting or breaking records escapes me.

Because it's not the breaking records part that's why people are shocked; it's the still being really, really, really good at basketball part. Chief was washed in Year 20. Cap was washed in Year 20. Dirk was washed in Year 20. Kobe wasn't completely washed, but he was a shell of himself in Year 20. Duncan, who didn't make it to 20 years in the NBA but played until he was 39, was washed at 39.

LeBron James is still the best player on a team that went into last night's game with a winning record; that's never happened. That's the reason why people are shocked; the records are just the clickbait headline.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It’s a 3 Musketeers thing, all for one, one for all. They also have adopted I Swear as their 23/24 team song.

The All-4-One version, or the John Michael Montgomery version?

 

[Telemachus]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725218738847563909

 

[reptilexcq2]

Barnes literally lets Hachimura drive by him for a dunk. That's inexcusable. This is not a pick n roll crap...this is one on one. This shows how weak Barnes defense is. If you allow someone like Hachimura to drive by you...how are you even going to guard elite players? That's why he didn't put up a fight against LeBron...it's too easy.

 

[sactowndog]

As I’ve stated many times, when Velvet shoots and plays like this the KINGS are tough to beat.

We all want to see him keep this up — and clearly he is capable of doing so based upon the first couple months last season — but I especially want to see this type of performance in 13 days against the Warriors. They’ve been getting off far too easy.

for me the bigger deal has been Keegan’s wing defense. It has been significantly better than I anticipated. He has been able to move his feet laterally and guard smaller players with much more agility than I have seen before.

that has allowed Barnes to slide over and guard the slower players. I still wish we had signed Cam Reddish instead of Sasha but Keegan’s defense has made the wing much less of a defensive black hole.

 

[Bfreeman]

Please remedy my ignorance. Why the four finger flash??

WIN STREAK, 4!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

WIN STREAK, 4!

Let's get some feet pictures going!

 

[Caccia]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725218738847563909

This is the kind of defense I was talking about earlier this month: fast hands and fast feet, rather than trying to manhandle the other team or constantly crash through screens. Also boxing out. The Kings and Lakers were about even in total rebounds, despite a combined 19 for Anthony Davis and LeBron James. But the Kings had 50 rebounds versus 36 for Portland, and 52 versus 38 for Oklahoma City.

 

[kingsboi]

He is in the photo as well. Oddly enough, Slawson is not in the photo even though we saw him make an appearance in the game.

I know he is. It was my attempt at making a joke of it, you can see a head in the photo

 

[NewArena]

What a satisfying win this was and is. You can feel how special this team is and how that Fox injury really may have been a blessing in disguise. I didn’t think we’d realize it this fast, but, WOW! Keegan’s defensive leap on its own, is enough to make us better suited for post season action.

 

[NewArena]

High ankle sprain, no timetable for return as far as I know.

Alex Len and Lyles injuries last season would have really really hurt us. Shout out to our depth

 

[NewArena]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1725003070931628289

I mean, if this were Tyrese who did this, Kevin O'Conner would be calling for a national holiday.

He was super high on us last season. I guess this is his new shtick for attention lol it’s quite amusing.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Maybe I missed this discussion but did Davion not dress for this last game? I see his jersey on the table

 

[206Fan]

HB is getting a lot of hate, but he had the toughest assignment on the floor: LeBron. AD is a close 1st, but he was hobbled for this game. No one else on the team can consistently check LeBron. Keegan has been great defensively, but he doesn’t have the strength against LeBron. Duarte has the strength, but he’s a foul machine.

All things considered, I thought he played fine. He hit his open shots and got some key steals for us at the end.

However, I think it’s clear that HB is on the decline. Maybe that’ll temper some expectations.

 

[ESP47]

HB is getting a lot of hate, but he had the toughest assignment on the floor: LeBron. AD is a close 1st, but he was hobbled for this game. No one else on the team can consistently check LeBron. Keegan has been great defensively, but he doesn’t have the strength against LeBron. Duarte has the strength, but he’s a foul machine.

All things considered, I thought he played fine. He hit his open shots and got some key steals for us at the end.

However, I think it’s clear that HB is on the decline. Maybe that’ll temper some expectations.

He's definitely on the decline but we don't really have a better option right now. He's kind of in the Jason Thompson spot at the moment.

Hopefully he's just having a rough patch and the last 9 games aren't his norm going forward. He came out guns blazing in that first game and dominated with 33pts and then promptly looked completely different in every game after that and has only averaged 9ppg since. He's also only averaging 3.4reb per36. I know rebounds are a bit scarce with Sabonis out there but there's more opportunities than that.

Agreed on Duarte. Small sample size to begin the year but he's been a bricklayer since his sophomore season began and can't stop fouling these days.