Isaac finished +26 in a game his team lost by two.
[Game] Kings @ Magic - 3/23/2024 - 4:00PM PST/7:00PM EST
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SacTownKid
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This is a list built on coaches having an idea of what "winning" basketball is even if it doesn't fit their talent vs. ones that play to the strengths of their players. Karl literally came out and admitted it right before he was ousted in Denver, he'll go down swinging with a style over building to suit his stars.
Kingster
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Kings were fortunate that Orlando had a difficult time breathing in the last couple of minutes of the game. Ellis surpassed himself in this game. Couldn't be happier for him; I loved his confidence and assertiveness. Murray didn't have a shot attempt in the last five minutes of the game and only 12 shot attempts in this game, which is criminal. For the Kings to become elite rather than a fringe playoff/playin team Murray must become more central to their offense. I'll take the win, but I still haven't seen the Kings play offensively like I think they can, even with Heurter out of the lineup.
chief bromden
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Yeah, and also the NBA told the refs to officiate the game like the playoffs started at the all-star break....
captain bill
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Def worth pointing out as a factor in scoring drop since it's league-wide but Keon is obviously responsible for a massive part of that all by himself
GWD
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Aha, this makes a brilliant point.
megapoxy
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Regarding the "league not calling so many fouls" , still the Kings are among the best teams in defensive rating in March and I don't think it is because other teams don't take advantage of the "less fouls policy".
The defensive rating will remain good having the next game against the Sixers that will be again super physical, Sixers only won 3 out of last 10 and in all their wins they allowed their opponent to score no more than 98 points. In 6 of those 10 matches they scored less than 100, so another battle is to be expected!
The defensive rating will remain good having the next game against the Sixers that will be again super physical, Sixers only won 3 out of last 10 and in all their wins they allowed their opponent to score no more than 98 points. In 6 of those 10 matches they scored less than 100, so another battle is to be expected!
I think the improvement in defensive numbers has quite a bit to do with that, and obviously replacing by far the worst defender with the best defender in the starting lineup
iowamcnabb
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We deserved those bricked Magic threes. Mr 6 points a game decided to turn into Bill Russell? Banking in a 3 and get fouled? Several shooters bounces. They had a lot go their way. Nice nice nice
KingsFanSince85
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Par for the course with this team beating Orlando tonight after losing to arguably the worst team in the league a couple nights ago.
Crazy, crazy season.
PorchSurfin
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To be fair Kuzma always goes ham on us.
PorchSurfin
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I dont think people realize just how bad of a defender Huerter really is
iowamcnabb
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Isaac’s season high for points before tonight was 18. The next highest was 12.
sactowndog
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Yeah though curious why he didn’t insert Edwards for Barnes.
upinsmoke
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He tries hard and stays focused he just doesn't have the athletism and dimensions to keep up.
Agreed
ShastaKingsFan
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Getting 19 points from Keon...along with his constant elite defense, in a game where you don't get any production from Monk. That is big.
Hard to imagine they get this win, without him on the floor
Hard to imagine they get this win, without him on the floor
Stan.Helsing
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Phew! The King almost done Harrison Barnes'd this game too but Fox and Ellis came to the rescue.
Monk 0/11 FG
Barnes 3/10 FG
Monk 0/11 FG
Barnes 3/10 FG
Does anyone think that the improved defensive rating relative to the rest of the league is because now they're calling less fouls on the kings and allows us a fairer opportunity to play better defense compared to the other "better defensive" teams who have always gotten less foul calls even before the policy change? I mean before the FT disparity allows more opponents to make a living off the line while preventing us from being more physical and play good defense? But this new direction of the league seems to have evened it out a little for us since we were not getting freedom to play better defense before with the ticky tack calls. Of course having Keon in also is a big factor.
TaxMan
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The take foul rule doesn’t happen in the last 2 minutes.
It’s Keon. He talks on D, dudes now know where to be, and he’s flying around disrupting plays. The reffing is different now, for sure. But having 3 plus defenders on the perimeter helps more.
forza kings
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We all thought Davion was a very good defender for the last few years until a real deal true defender came along in the name of Keon Ellis.
Let's be fair to Davion. He's an elite on ball defender against opposing PGs and some smaller SGs. I'd say within those bounds he's a better man defender than Keon. But Ellis is a much better team defender and significantly more switchable.
Davion is a very good defender, but let’s be real his impact is limited with his lack of length. His super power is his lateral quickness and man defense, but if a team wants to get him off their guard they just set a pick and get a switch. They are both good but different defenders, Keon’s length and ability to disrupt makes him more impactful.
Telemachus
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One of Keon's biggest strengths on defense is his ability to get through screens. The way he gets through screens is amazing.
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