Kings-Magic PBP for Dec. 4

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

Hopefully the team will have left the "loss" karma on the road and they'll return to their winning ways in Arco tonight.

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GO KINGS!!!!!

 

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Jim Kozimor just chatted with Hedo for a couple of minutes. He, as most former Kings do, had good things to say about the organization, the city and the fans. His English has really improved. I could actually understand most of what he said. I can't even begin to imagine how I would sound had I tried to learn Turkish in the same amount of time.

 

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No Artest tonight; John Salmons will start at the 3.

 

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Magic lineup: Nelson, Hill, Hedo, Battie, Howard

 

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Kings lineup: Bibby, Martin, Salmons, KT and SAR - I think

 

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KT draws the assignment of guarding Howard.

Tip to the Magic.

Magic turnover; Kings ball.

Bibby without his headband tonight. Hedo covering Martin, who kicks out to SAR in the corner. No good; Magic board.

Ball to Howard; another turnover. Kings inbound.

 

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Bibby pull-up jumper from top of key is short, but he's going to the line on foul by Nelson.

11;05 left

Mike makes first; and second.

2-0 KINGS

Magic ball. Inside to Hedo, who elbows against Bibby, goes inside, and gets the bucket.

2-2

Bibby jumper short; Hedo board.

 

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Hedo inside to Howard in the post. He's fouled by Salmons. Howard heading to the line for two.

Misses first; makes second.

3-2 ORL

Bibby pass to Martin, who is fouled by Grant Hill who cannot keep up with Kevin. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball. Salmons shot, blocked by Howard but Salmon says with it, ball to KT for two.

4-3 KINGS

Hedo from the corner no good; SAR board.

 

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Kings ball. Grant Hill called for second foul. He heads to the bench. Kings to inbound.

Martin landing gear up jumper for two.

6-3 KINGS

9;05 left

Battie jumper, foul by SAR. Tony to the line.

Dooling, I think, in for Grant Hill.

Battie makes first; and second.

6-5 KINGS

Kings ball. Knocked oob by Hedo. Kings to inbound. Salmons pass deflected and into ORL hands.

Hedo for two.

7-6 ORL

 

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KT drives inside but forgets to dribble the ball. Travel called. ORL ball.

8;14 left

Howard for two.

9-6 ORL

SAR turns the corner and drives inside, right into Howard. Ball oob off Kings.

ORL fast break and Hedo with two more.

11-6 ORL

Time out and commercial.

7;38 left

 

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David Stern in the crowd about six rows back, watching the action.

Kings ball.

Lots of ball movement, but nothing falls. SAR continues to try and challenge Howard. If he does that it's gonna be a long night. Martin inside, ball oob off Magic.

Kings ball. Martin called for travel.

ORL ball.

 

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Nelson long two.

13-6 ORL

Bibby from the corner for long two.

13-8 ORL

Hedo passes up jumper and tries to dunk. Ball hits back of iron and ends up in the cheap seats. Ball to Kings.

 

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Salmons puts the ball on the floor, challenges Hedo and draws the foul. Salmons at the line for two.

Makes first; misses second but Kings get the rebound. Martin inside, ball out to Bibby who misses but KT gets the rebound.

Inside to SAR, who insists on testing Howard again and gets nowhere fast.

ORL ball.

Miss; SAR board pass forward to Kevin, who is fouled and going to the line. ORL in the penalty for the rest of the quarter.

Martin makes first; second goes in and out.

13-10 ORL

5;35 left

 

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ORL ball. Dooling miss; Bibby board.

Martin drives inside, tries lay-up between Battie and Howard. No good. ORL ball.

Nelson miss; Salmons board.

Bibby has ball knocked out of his hands; KT gets it, shoots and it's blocked by Battie. Kings save it. Salmons gets it. He's fouled and will be going to the line after the break.

4;37 left

Time out and commercial...

And HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO CORLISS WILLIAMSON!!!

 

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Salmons at the line. Makes first; Miller in for SAR. Misses second.

13-11 ORL

Arroyo in for ORL.

Hedo gets around Salmons for long two.

15-11 ORL

Salmons dish cross court to Miller for 15-footer.

15-13 ORL

Battie miss, off the shotclock. Kings ball.

 

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Miller out of the high post, dishes to Bibby whose jumper is short. ORL board.

ORL miss; Arroyo putback misses; off the shotclock. Kings ball.

Jerry says he thinks Bibby's wrist is still bothering him.

Salmons jumper in and out; Howard board.

2;39 left

Hedo working on Salmons, gets a half-step and puts up the jumper for two more.

17-13 ORL

Miller sweet dish inside to Martin for two.

17-15 ORL

Take that, Miller haters!!!!



Battie for two at the other end.

19-15 ORL

 

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Bibby for long two.

19-17 ORL

1;30 left

ORL miss; KT board.

Bibby with the ball, drives the baseline and is shoved oob. Mike to the line for two freebies.

Cisco in for Salmons.

Bibby makes first; and second.

19-19

ORL ball.

Hedo with the ball, guarded by KT and Cisco. Cisco called for foul - looked like he fouled KT. Still ORL ball.

Darko into the game.

 

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Volleyball play by ORL results in 4 on 1 by the Kings. Bibby no look to Cisco who gets the bucket and the +1.

No joy from the stripe.

21-19 KINGS

Howard off the glass for two.

21-21

Oh good grief. Bibby to Garcia in the corner, whose three shot goes off the side of the backboard.

ORL ball.

Hedo shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

21-21

End of the first quarter.

 

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Corliss in, with Brad, Bibby, Martin and Cisco.

Bibby for two.

23-21 KINGS

Darko dishes inside to posting Howard, who catches the ball and is fouled HARD by Miller. Welcome to Sacramento, Dwight.

Howard to the line.

Makes first; misses second. Ball oob off Corliss' fingertips. ORL to inbound.

Arroyo miss; Corliss board.

 

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Miller jumper miss; ORL board.

11;03 left

Darko tries to cut around Bibby and loses ball oob. Kings ball.

Good ball movement, Cisco cuts in and dishes back to Corliss for two.

25-22 KINGS

Illegal defense called on Cisco. Dooling shoots the freebie and misses it.

ORL ball.

Ariza now in for the Magic.

Arroyo drives inside, draws foul from Bibby. To the line.

Makes first; and second.

25-24 KINGS

 

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Martin to Miller, inside to cutting Cisco who puts up dumb shot and ORL promptly takes it away from him.

ORL ball.

9;46 left

Dooling inside, out to Arroyo at the baseline for two.

26-25 ORL

Miller to Bibby, jumper is short. Darko board.

Darko half-hook over Miller for two off the glass.

28-25 ORL

 

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Martin off-balance jumper doesn't go. Ariza board.

Dooling for three.

31-25 ORL

Miller to Martin, over to Corliss who is called for traveling. ORL ball.

Time out.

 

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Grant and Jerry talking to Gary Gerould, who says Stern made it clear there WILL be a plan and it will have Stern's name on it.

 

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Price and Salmons in.

ORL for two.

33-25 ORL

Kings ball. Perserverance by Miller, who gets it on the second try AND gets the +1.

Price, Martin, Salmons, Corliss and Miller on the court.

Bonus good.

33-28 ORL

7;52 left

 

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Dooling miss; Corliss board. Bounce ahead to Martin, who loses his balance and falls backwards. He's okay (Grant in error said it was Price - it wasn't. It was Kevin).

ORL for two at the other end.

35-28 ORL

Salmons nice no-look pass to Corliss who makes the best of it.

35-30 ORL

ORL called for three-second violation. Kings ball.

 

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Martin miss; Darko board.

Darko tries to muscle past Miller, uses his shoulder and Brad goes flying. Offensive foul. Kings ball.

Darko takes it away from Corliss; ORL ball.

Magic gives it back. Kings ball.

Price shot from top of the key doesn't go but he's going to the line on foul by Arroyo.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Price at the line - makes first; and second.

35-32 ORL

Some full-court pressure from the Kings. Ball over to Arroyo, who tries to get around Bibby and is fouled. Non-shooting.

Bibby, Price, Miller, KT and Salmons on the court.

Nelson inside for two.

37-32 ORL

Good ball movement by the Kings, but it's negated by a three-second call on KT. ORL ball.

 

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Bogans for three.

40-32 ORL

Miller fallaway jumper is short; Price with the rebound. Gets ball back to Miller, who is fouled by Darko.

Brad at the line.

Makes first; and second.

40-34 ORL

4;20 left

 

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Nelson tries to go inside, loses ball and Bibby finds it.

Kings ball.

Price bounce pass to Salmons goes oob. ORL ball.

ORL miss, SAR rebound. Miller out.

Bibby long shot won't count on foul away from the ball on Bogans. Kings inbound.

3;42 left

Oh, crap. KT out to SAR, who once again tries to go inside against the bigger ORL players. Kings luck out with SAR going to the line on foul on Hedo.

SAR makes first; Howard in for Garrity. SAR makes second.

40-36 ORL

 

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Magic ball. SAR called for foul on Darko. 4th team foul on Kings. ORL inbounds.

Ronnie Price with the steal out of nowhere, runs the court and gets the dunk. Crowd comes ALIVE!!!!!

40-38 ORL

Almost another steal with Bibby knocking the ball out of Nelson's hands but it goes oob.

Time out and commercial.

2;49 left