Kings-Lakers PBP thread for Jan. 4

[VF21]

Kobe long miss; Salmons board.

Cisco inside, able to get the defender off his feet, gets the two.

61-52 LAL

LAL turnover; Kings ball.

Cisco turnover; LAL ball.

Something going on but TNT is putting the camera on Marv and Chuck. Grrr.

Crowd booing loudly, but we're seeing Marv and Chuck.

Walton at the line.

Misses first; makes second.

62-52 LAL

 

[VF21]

Martin drives inside, shot blocked by Bynum but Bibby gets the followup.

62-54 LAL

1;29 left

Kobe to the line on foul by Garcia.

Bibby, Martin, Cisco, SAR and Salmons on the line.

Kobe makes first; and second.

64-54 LAL

 

[VF21]

Garcia with the ball, passes to Salmons, who spins and then charges the defender. Offensive foul.

LAL ball.

Salmons covering Kobe.

Kobe showboating - ball stripped by Salmons. Kobe to the line.

Crowd NOT happy.

Kobe makes first; Quincy Douby into the game for Salmons.

I SEE VLADE!!!!! He's sitting at the scorer's table right next to Gary Gerould!!!

HI VLADE!!!!

Kobe made second.

66-54 LAL

Quincy to the line on foul by Parker.

 

[VF21]

Oops. Make that Bibby to the line on foul by Parker.

Makes first; and second.

66-56 LAL

"If you're 7 or 8, you're not in the playoffs. You're just road-kill." - Charles Barkley

Kobe to the line...again. I think I was charged with that foul.

49.1 seconds left

Makes first; and second.

68-56 LAL

 

[VF21]

And the foul-fest continues.

Bibby to the line on foul by Vujocic.

Makes first; and second.

68-58 LAL

Kobe for three.

71-58 LAL

Cisco three goes in and out; LAL board.

LAL for three.

74-58 LAL

Martin at the buzzer barely misses.

End of the first half.

 

[VF21]

Walton for two.

Bibby for two.

76-60 LAL

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

Non-shooting foul on KT. 4PF. Still LAL ball.

Walton right over KT for two.

78-60 LAL

SAR shot blocked, LAL runs it down.

The Kings are horribly mismatched right now, trying to guard Walton and Bynum...

Kobe great pass to Bynum, who almost drops it but gets the bucket.

80-60 LAL

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Artest desperation three doesn't go; LAL board.

Parker miss; Kings board.

Bad shot by Bibby; ball oob off LAL. Still Kings ball.

Corliss now in - for Martin.

Corliss with the ball, drives inside, draws foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

SAR for two.

80-62 LAL

Cook for three...

83-62 LAL

KT dish inside to Corliss for two off the glass.

83-64 LAL

 

[VF21]

Cook miss; Artest board.

Bibby three from the corner doesn't go; Cook board.

LAL turnover; Kings ball.

Bibby drives the paint and gets two.

83-66 LAL

Bynum to the line on foul by SAR.

Makes both.

85-66 LAL

SAR dish inside to Artest. Whistle. Foul on Kobe, non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Bibby dish to Corliss for two.

85-68 LAL

 

[VF21]

Kobe bounce-pass goes oob. Kings ball.

6;27 left

A Kings team with a plan might well have been able to win this game, IMHO.

Kings miss; KT with the putback.

85-70 LAL

KT doing excellent job of covering Walton, who has just picked up his 4PF.

Kings ball.

Turiaf in for Walton.

 

[VF21]

Bibby dish to SAR for two more.

85-72 LAL

5;32 left

LAL called for three-second violation.

Kings ball again.

Bibby to SAR for ANOTHER open jumper.

85-74 LAL

Time out and commercial.

Arco showing support...

 

[VF21]

Lakers ball.

Bibby collides with one of the Lakers, hitting his head and getting called for the non-shooting foul.

Still Lakers ball.

Bibby playing HUGE defense against Kobe, ARtest ends up with the steal and they run the court, but SAR goes too soft to the hoop and the Kings walk away with nothing...

Cook for two at the other end.

87-74 LAL

Bibby inside for two.

87-76 LAL

Evans miss; KT board.

 

[VF21]

Oh lord, shoot me now. Beautiful inlet pass from ARtest to Thomas, who puts it up soft off the glass and misses.

LAL miss.

Kings ball.

31;7 left

Bibby shot way in and back out; LAL board.

Bad pass by Cook; Artest has it.

Ill-advised three by Artest doesn't go; LAL board.

Parker three doesn't go; KT board.

Bibby all the way, gets the bucket AND draws the +1.

 

[VF21]

2;19 left

Barkley complimenting Mike Bibby...

Mike gets the bonus.

87-79 LAL

GO KINGS!!!!

SAR attempts the steal, called for non-shooting foul. 4th team foul on the Kings. Lakers in the penalty.

LAL ball. Time out and commercial.

2;06 left

 

[VF21]

Evans three doesn't go; Bibby saves the rebound. Kings ball.

Miss. LAL ball. Rad bad pass. Kings ball. Bibby miss; LAL ball.

MIss. KT goes over Bibby to try and get the rebound and it goes oob. Still LAL ball.

1;09 left

Bryant miss; KT rebound. Bibby dish to Corliss, who works inside, gets the bucket, puts Turiaf on the floor and draws the foul. Nice play, Big Nasty.



OOps. They don't count the bucket. Corliss to shoot two.

Misses first; makes second.

87-80 LAL

 

[VF21]

Cook pass inside to Rad, who loses the ball oob. Kings ball.

37.8 seconds left

Bibby brings the ball up the court, drives inside and draws the foul from Farmar. Mike to the line.

Misses first on three bounces; makes second.

87-81 LAL

Bryant drives inside, makes the bucket and draws the foul from Salmons.

bonus good.

90-81 LAL

Corliss half-hook is good.

90-83 LAL

4.8 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Bryant tries to drive inside, shot doesn't go - he "may" have been fouled but no call.

End of the third quarter.

90-83 LAL

 

[VF21]

LAL ball to start the fourth.

Corliss called for a non-shooting touch foul. Still LAL ball.

11;45 left

Ball inside to Bynum, Corliss pulls the chair out again - and Bynum falls to the floor and is called for traveling.

Kings ball.

Artest around Walton for two.

90-85 LAL

Walton miss; Kings ball.

Artest to cutting Martin for two.

90-87 LAL

Holy crap...

 

[VF21]

Sasha for two.

92-=87 LAL

Corliss to Martin, who sees Sasha heading his way, and shoots, drawing the foul.

Kevin to the line ...

Makes first; misses second. LAL board.

92-88 LAL

Artest totally smothering Walton. Artest called for foul, 4PF. Salmons back in.

Sasha miss but long board goes back to LAL. Walton jumper good.

94-88 LAL

Artest takes a three from the corner and misses. LAL board.

Walton pass inside to Bynum goes oob...off Kings. Still LAL ball.

8;58 left

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

LAL ball.

Kobe for three.

97-88 LAL

Garcia misses the hoop entirely on his three attempt. LAL ball.

Sasha for two.

99-88 LAL

Martin for two.

99-90 LAL

8;01 left

Cook to Bryant in the high post for a one-handed reverse dunk.

101-90 LAL

 

[VF21]

Artest for two.

101-92 LAL

7;15 left

Evans for three.

104-92 LAL

Kings ball. Foul called on Cook away from the ball. Bibby back in...Cisco out.

Strong move inside by Salmons gets two more off the glass.

104-94 LAL

 

[VF21]

Kobe daggere for two more.

106-94 LAL

Martin miss; LAL board.

LAL miss; Bibby board.

Some boos from the crowd over the Kings' shot selections.

Bibby inside, draws another foul.

5;42 left

Time out and commercial.

Bibby at the line after the break.

 

[VF21]

bibby one of two.

106-95 LAL

Salmons miss from the corner but Artest gets it, puts it back and draws the foul.

Bonus good.

106-98 LAL

5;12 left

LAL inside, Evans called for traveling. Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Bibby bounce pass to Corliss, who gets two more off the glass.

106-100 LAL

Kobe tries to drive inside after excellent defense by the Kings. He goes to the floor, jump ball with Corliss.

Tip to LAL> Parker miss; loose ball foul on LAL.

Kings ball.

106-100 LAL

4;23 left

Lakers in the penalty. Kobe whining to the offiical. Bavetta tells him to step aside. Jackson talks to Bavetta as Martin heads to the line.

Makes first; misses second.

106-101 LAL

 

[VF21]

Kobe fallaway goes off the side of the backboard and oob. Kings ball.

3;56 left

Bibby dishes to Corliss again, he goes inside again ... and draws another foul.

Corliss to the line. Walton has fouled out. Buh-bye, Luke!!!! He stands there, apparently not understanding the concept of fouling out...

Cook back in.

 

[VF21]

Corliss makes first.

Lakers call time out.

106-102 LAL

Corliss to take second shot after the break.

 

[VF21]

Corliss back at the line...

Makes second.

106-103 LAL

LAL ball.

Cook miss but Kobe puts it in.

108-103 LAL

KIngs ball.

3;28 left

Corliss half-hook up and Artest tips it in.

108-105 LAL

Bynum inside. Non-shooting foul on Artest. Still LAL ball.

Traveling call on Bynum on force by Corliss. Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Bibby lead pass inside to Corliss, who is fouled again.

Corliss to the line again. Foul on Cook.

2;40 left

Makes first; and second on two bounces.

108-107 LAL

 

[VF21]

LAL miss; they get the board and Kobe loses it on a Martin steal. Martin inside, draws the foul and heads to the line.

Holy crapola, Kings fans.

Martin to shoot two.

Makes first; and second.

109-108 KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[VF21]

Kobe for three.

111-109 LAL

Good movement by the Kings, Martin heading back to the line on another foul. This time by Rad.

1;38 left

Makes first; I can feel the electricity from Arco all the way up here.

Makes second.

111-111

...Must remember to breathe...

 

[VF21]

Artest going for the steal, is called for ticky-tac foul and has fouled out. 4 team fouls on the Kings.

Cisco in.

Bryant misses over Cisco; Bibby board.

1;11 left