Kings-Lakers PBP for April 7 - the old-fashioned way

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

I can't get the Live Event function to work properly so I'll do the PBP the old-fashioned way...

First and foremost, GO KINGS!!! Fight your hardest and play the best ball you possibly can. Kick Laker arse!!!

Even if we don't stand a snowball's chance in hell of winning tonight, I will root for the Kings to walk away with a "woss"... it's about the name on the front of the jerseys and about the whole concept of being a fan.

No Kevin tonight, which will make it more difficult, but I just want to see heart and hustle. I like Nocioni's comment about winning not for themselves but for the fans who have their butts in the seats in Arco and will cheer themselves hoarse trying to help the Kings do the impossible.

 

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Lakers lineup is Fisher, Bryant, Ariza, Odom and Gasol while the Kings will start with Udrih, Garcia, Nocioni, Thompson and Hawes...

The Kings are facing a daunting task but stranger things have happened. I just want them to play their best.

 

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Looks like a full house at Arco, with a lot of Laker jerseys in the crowd. Always been that way, BTW, even in the good ol' days. Those Laker fans found a way to get tickets even when they were impossible to get...

And it's official. We're screwed... Dick Bavetta is on the court and he might as well be wearing Laker colors.

Tip to LAL.

Kobe able to get right past Garcia and lob up and under for a quick two.

2-0 LAL

 

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Garcia works against Kobe at the other end and draws the foul, putting himself on the line. And to make my night complete, freaking Angela Tsai is talking right through the first part of the game...

Garcia makes both and idiot Angela is asking stupid questions instead of letting them talk about the game. I hate Angela Tsai...

2-2

LAL misses and Kings have the rebound.

 

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Cisco pulls up and lets fly with a shot right over Kobe's head. Good for three!!!

5-2 KINGS

Ariva responds and the score is 5-4.

Garcia doubled, kicks inside to Hawes and it's 7-4 KINGS.

 

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Bryant misses, Hawes rebound. Nocioni drives inside and gets two.

9-4 Kings

LA responds ...

9-6 Kings

Kings miss; LA with the ball. Foul on Garcia puts Ariza at the line.

 

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Score is now 11-8 after a dunk by Garcia. Hawes shot is blocked and LAL has it back. They miss and Udrih able to get inside and get two.

13-8 KINGS

Gasol inside for two.

13-10

 

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HAWES FOR THREE!!!

16-10 Kings

Gasol inside again for two more.

16-12

NOCIONI FOR THREE!!!

19-12

 

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Kobe smothered, kicks out and LAL almost loses it. They kick back to Kobe and he misses, Hawes with the rebound.

Udrih blows by FIsher but misses the layup. Fisher for three at the other end.

19-15 Kings

7;34 left

Good ball movement by the Kings, Nocioni spins inside but lay-up won't fall. Oob off Kings. LAL ball.

 

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Kobe misses again and Hawes has the board.

High pass almost goes oob but Nocioni saves it. They get it inside to JT for two more.

21-15 KINGS

LAL for two at the other end.

21-17 KINGS

This is a FAST-PACED game!!!

Ariza called for the foul, non-shooting. Kings will inbound.

 

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Garcia around Haes screen, kick over to Udrih and then to Noc in the corner FOR THREE!!!

24-17 KINGS

LAL miss; Kings rebound.

EXCELLENT ball movement by the Kings - JT beautiful feed to cutting Garcia for two more.

26-17 KINGS

 

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LAL with another miss, JT with the rebound. Wow!!! Excellent play - Jason Thompson on the run, kick to Beno, he misses but Jason grabs it up, scores and will head to the stripe for the +1 after the commecial break.

If you don't like this, you're plain insane!!!

GO KINGS!!!!

28-17 KINGS

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

:: pimps chat and leaves ::

 

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I don't know how long the Kings will be able to keep up this pace, but I'm gonna enjoy every single second of it. They are playing truly inspired... Cisco is not going to let them slow down without a fight.



This is the heart of Kings basketball, fellow Kings fans.

 

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www.mirc.org - server: irc.bludgeon.org - channel #kingsfans ... that's Mr. Slim's chat.



JT got the freebie, they exchanged possessions and now Kobe is at the line.

4:55 left.

29-17 KINGS

KB makes both...

29-19 KINGS

LAL with a full-court press almost works but Kings able to keep control. Noc miss and LAL with the board.

Gasol hook doesn't go and Spencer has his fifth rebound.

 

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Jason shot over Gasol looks good but rattles and pops back out.

Fisher three is really short and JT has the rebound. Unfortunately, he forgets about point guards and does a long forward pass that goes oob at the other end of the court. What made it worse was that only Derek Fisher had a shot at it. LAL converts at the other end and it's 29-21 KINGS

 

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Kings miss; LAL ball. Kobe feeds inside to Ariza for two.

29-23 KINGS

Garcia quick pullup before his feet are set and...it misses. LAL miss but Gasol takes the rebound away from Hawes, draws the foul and will head to the line after the time out.

Meanwhile, they've got Angela Tsai interviewing...I can't hate on her too much because it's a kid who came to a game a couple of years ago with his dying father and is back tonight in his honor. But, having said that, I think it's kinda smarmy to make a big deal out of it. Do it and shut up already...

 

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Gasol is at the line and makes both.

29-25 KINGS

Nice dish by Garcia inside to Hawes.

31-25 KINGS

Lakers miss and Kings have it back.

1:48 left

Jackson, Garcia, Greene, Thompson and Hawes for the Kings

Hawes left-hand half-hook over Gasol for two more.

33-25 KINGS

Gasol replies and it's 33-27 KINGS

 

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Jason Thompson able to put up a rainbow hook and it goes...

35-27 KINGS

Kobe for two.

Hawes miss, LAL rebound.

 

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Kobe working inside in traffic, foul called on Garcia and Kobe heads to the stripe.

KB makes both.

35-31 KINGS

 

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Time winding down. 20.6 seconds left. Kings have the ball with 14 on the shot clock. Garcia inbounds, gets it back, drives inside, can't get the shot to finish and Cisco tumbles onto the freaking photographers along the base line. I still think that's just a major injury waiting to happen but Cisco gets up and runs back to the other end.

LAL turnover and Jackson able to get two more before the buzzer ending the first quarter.

37-31 KINGS

 

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Okay, I'm moving over to the Live Events area which is a lot easier.