Kings-Magic PBP for Nov. 1

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

I suppose the obvious question is who will be the better magicians tonight? The Orlando Magic at home or the traveling Sacramento Kings? The Kings really need to pull a rabbit or something out of their hats after last night's game.

Looking at the box scores, however, it wasn't all bad. Any time we have TWO (count 'em) players with double digit rebounds there has to be at least cause for a little bit of a smile. Hawes had 11 and Williams had 10. You add Jason Thompson's 7 into the mix (4 of which were offensive boards) and you have to be impressed. Three Kings players with a total of 28 boards? I cannot remember back to a time when that has been the norm...

It's a very rainy day here in the forest which is a very welcome relief. I can only hope this is the beginning of a LOT of rain. We need it, our reservoirs need it and you folks down the hill certainly wouldn't mind it, I'm sure. Lots of snow forecast for the higher elevations which should bring a smile to the resort operators.

We've got our game discussion thread going already and it's nice to see piksi in good form.

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In years past, I've always worn my good-luck purple slippers during Kings games. For some reason, I quit doing it last year...but I am glad to announce THEY'RE BACK!

As I've said in some of my blogs, this year is all about heart and hustle, effort and enthusiasm. I hope to see that tonight. It's not about the wins and losses - it's about building for the future.

Now, I'm off to split some kindling and make sure I have enough firewood in to last through the game. See you back here for HPL.

Let's get ready for some Kings basketball!!!!

 

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Hey, look! It's Teko Herdaglue!!!



For those who don't know, that's actually what one broadcaster - I think the guy from Boston - actually called Hedo.

In a pre-game interview with Grant, Reggie made a good point. He said it's not about winning and losing right now; it's about how you play. He said he needs to know what he can expect from players, good and bad, and that those who are putting forth the most effort are the ones who will be seeing the most time.

By George, I think he's got it!!!

GO KINGS!

 

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Kings - Udrih, Martin, Salmons, Moore, Hawes

Magic - Nelson, Pietrus, Turkoglu, Lewis, Howard

Our Kings are really going to have their work cut out for them...

 

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Jerry's keys to the game (How obvious can JR get?)

1. Value the ball

2. More pass, less dribble

3. Forward matchup

And to think, Jerry Reynolds gets the big bucks.

Okay, ready for the tip... Howard v. Hawes

 

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Tip to the Magic.

Whooooooo! Kings steal by Martin and runout for first two.

2-0 KINGS

Magic ball. Lewis inside, up and under doesn't fall but Magic gets the rebound. Second chance doesn't fall; Kings rebound.

10;56 left

Non-shooting foul on Udrih, Kings inbound with only 2 on the clock. Hawes miss; Magic board.

Nelson from the corner for three.

3-2 Orl

 

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Kings ball; Martin drives inside and shoots. Block by Howard. Magic ball.

Salmons fouls Hedo, non-shooting. Magic inbounds.

Ball to Howard inside, Hawes grabs on and I think ties it up but they call it a foul on Hawes. Magic inbounds...

Howard to the line on foul by Udrih.

Misses first; misses second. Hawes rebound.

Kings ball. Udrih to Hawes, handoff to Salmons, kick out to Hawes, over to Udrih, miss. Hawes slaps the board but Pietrus grabs it... Magic ball.

Hedo smacked in the head by Howard on loose ball. Kings have it. Pass intended for Martin is off-course and Magic have it back.

Lewis for three.

6-2 ORL

Salmons dish to Hawes inside for two.

6-4 ORL

 

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Hedo over Martin for two.

8-4 ORL

8;35 left

Martin curling behind the Hawes screen, offensive foul called on the Kings. Magic have it back.

Howard half-hook off the spin is good.

10-4 Magic

Moore mid-range jumper for two.

10-6 Magic

Magic under the hoop, scramble for the ball, Moore called for foul on Howard, sending Superman to the line.

Makes first on three bounces and a weird drop; makes second. Howard shoots a blistering 59% from the stripe, BTW.

12-6 Orl

 

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Salmons drop off to Moore, but shot won't fall. Magic rebound. Nelson all the way for two more.

14-6 ORL

7;07 left

Hawes hook shot blocked by Howard. Magic rebound.

Orlando pass broken up by John Salmons, Martin is already breaking for the basket. Salmons to Martin for the running dunk.

14-8 Orl

 

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Teko to the line on foul by somebody...

First is good; second is, too.

16-8 ORL

Kings ball.

6;27 left

Good ball movement, Martin at top of the key kicks to Salmons at the elbow. Jumper is good.

16-10 Magic

Magic ball, turnover by Howard. Kings ball.

NICE play by Sacramento, dribble penetration by Udrih leads to handoff and dunk by Mikki.

16-12 Magic

 

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Howard ka-blamb for two!

Kings ball. Nice drive by Udrih gets the bucket and the +1.

5;24 left

18-14 Magic

Udrih to the stripe for the freebie after the commercial break.

 

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Bonus good.

18-15 Magic

Jump ball, controlled by Orlando, and Magic get two more after Salmons gets in the air trying to block a shot and Pietrus gets around him, shoots and gets the +1 as Hawes tried to protect the hoop.

21-15 Magic

Kings ball.

4;53 left

Whew. Martin to Salmons, who cuts inside, almost loses it but gets the high teardrop to fall.

21-17 Magic

Thompson in for the Kings. Reddick pass to Howard, who gets inside Thompson and heads to the line on a Thompson +1 after he gets the bucket.

Bonus good.

24-17 Magic

Thompson from the side for two.

24-19 Magic

 

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Lewis quick-shot misses; Salmons rebound.

Martin gets around Reddick but running left-hander doesn't fall. Magic ball. Martin blocks the pass oob. Magic to inbound.

3;16 left

Reddick airball to the left. Kings to inbound. Stan Van Gundy looks stunned...

UDRIH FOR THREE!!!

24-22 Magic

Good ball movement by the Magic, reach-in foul called on Jason Thompson.

2;36 left

Commercial time out...

 

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Our Kings look like a TEAM right now. Williams and Jackson in for Hawes and Udrih.

Magic at the line. Make both.

26-22 Magic

Kings ball.

Howard on the bench at the moment, and Anthony Johnson is in for Magic.

Offensive foul on Moore - illegal screen - and ball goes back to Magic.

2;19 left

Lewis jumper is short; Martin with the rebound. Martin for two over Reddick. And oddly enough I don't see the "flat out awful" that some in the game thread are using to refer to Kevin.

26-24 Magic

Orlando for two.

28-24 Magic

Williams to the line on foul by Hedo.

 

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Williams makes first; and second.

28-26 Magic

Douby will come in at the next dead ball.

Magic ball.

Salmons called for reach-in foul, sending somebody in white to the line. Douby in for Martin.

1;23 left

Rashard Lewis at the line - misses first; makes second.

29-26 Magic

 

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Salmons to the line on foul by Battie. Makes first; Kenny Thomas in for Moore, as Moore, Hawes and Thompson all have two fouls each... Salmons makes second.

29-28 Magic

Jerry thinks Douby will be a tough matchup for Reddick... We'll see.

Orlando ball.

Reddick horrible shot but Lewis grabs the board. KT alters Lewis' shot and Kings have the ball back.

Salmons elbow jumper doesn't go. Magic rebound.

25 seconds left

Transition defense by the Kings looking like they actually know what it is.

Hedo for three.

32-28 Magic

Douby holding for final shot of quarter... Drives past Reddick, shot doesn't go, putback doesn't go, third chance is good ... but just a little too late.

End of the first quarter

 

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Kings ball to start the second quarter.

Douby, Martin, Williams, Jackson and KT for the Kings.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!

32-31 Magic

Orlando ball.

Hedo nice running floater right over Douby for two.

34-31 Magic

 

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Jackson to Martin, back to Jackson for long fallaway two.

34-33 Magic

10;40 left

Reddick miss; Kings rebound.

Douby to Williams, he drives inside but runs into Howard. Magic rebound.

Hedo fallaway for two more over Martin, who tried but cannot stop the 6'10" Teko.

36-33 Magic

Jackson for two from the same spot.

36-35 Magic

Williams called for non-shooting foul. Magic inbounds.

 

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Udrih back in for Douby. Pass to Howard over Williams and Superman has two more.

38-35 Magic

Williams for two ...

38-37 Magic

Superman flies in for two.

40-37 Magic

Martin miss; Magic rebound.

Hedo around Martin and over Jackson for two more.

42-37 Magic

Udrih for two.

42-39 Magic

 

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NICE move by Shelden as Howard has the ball and tries to muscle past Williams. Shelden grabs the ball and won't let go. Jump ball after the commercial break...

Now this is fun to watch. Our kids are competing! And Kenny Thomas is doing a totally adequate job...

 

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Jump ball - Howard and Williams. Tip to the Magic.

Anthony Johnson for two.

44-39 Magic

Martin with the ball, able to draw the foul from Pietrus, who is upset that Martin got him to leave his feet and drew the foul.

Martin to the line. Makes first; and second.

44-41 Magic

7;40 left

Lewis inside, cut off by KT. Pass to Bogans, whose shot goes oob. 1 second on shot clock for Magic... Moore in for KT>

Kings with the breakaway but 24 second violation on the Magic takes away the advantage and Kings will inbound.

Udrih to the line on foul by Nelson. Makes first; Hawes in for Williams, who had a nice stint out there. Udrih misses second. Magic rebound.

44-42 Magic

 

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Nelson for two inside.

46-42 Magic

Udrih miss; Bogans rebound.

Lewis from the corner doesn't go; Moore chases down the rebound, along with Udrih and Jackson. Kings ball.

Udrih drives inside, dishes out to Jackson. Drop off to Moore, who actually might have been too close - he dribbled and missed the shot. Magic ball.

Hawes covering Howard, knocks ball oob. Will be Magic inbound after the commercial break.

 

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Lewis inbounds to Howard in the post... yep, two points.

48-42 Magic

Salmons to Hawes, but his shot is too hard off the glass.

Magic miss but Nelson takes the rebound away from Hawes and converts.

50-42 Magic

4;53 left

Udrih, Jackson, Martin, Salmons and Hawes for the Kings

Kings miss; Nelson three doesn't go.

Udrih three doesn't go, Howard rebound.

4;20 left

 

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Thompson in for Hawes. Udrih, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Thompson for the Kings.

Howard takes a breather...

Magic at the line. First is good, second good.

52-42 Magic

Moore to Martin, who gets around Nelson and hits the midrange jumper.

52-44 Magic

Nelson pullup jumper bounces, bounces, bounces and rolls in...

54-44 Magic

Kings ball. Martin to the line on foul by Nelson.

 

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Nelson out, Hedo back in...

Martin misses first; makes second.

54-45 Magic

Hrm. It wasn't Nelson who left, unless he has a twin...

Magic miss, Udrih takes the rebound away and Kings have it back.

Moore fouled by Bogans, non-shooting. Kings to inbound. 4th team foul on Magic.

Udrih to Salmons, who is covered by Hedo. Salmons tries ... way too much ... to get past Hedo and doesn't kick it out until the 23rd second. Moore shot too late. 24 second violation. Magic ball.

Hedo for two.

56-45 Magic

Salmons from the wing for two doesn't go; Jason Thompson battles over Lewis for the rebound. Hedo called, I think, for running into Thompson.

Time out for commercial break. I think Thompson will be at the line when they come back but I'm not positive.

 

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2;11 left

Thompson makes both.

56-47 Magic

Magic miss; Kings rebound.

Martin with two more.

56-49 Magic

Moore called for foul; Howard at the line. 3PF for Moore.

1;24 left

Howard makes first; misses second. KT back in for Moore. Bogans gets the rebound after it bounces on three or four sets of hands. KT with the steal, kicks to Martin. Shot is short - possibly altered - and Magic have it back. Miss. Kings ball.

Udrih kicks out to Salmons behind the arc...miss. Magic ball.

 

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Battie miss, but Dwight Howard leaps about building high and snags the board. Magic can hold for the final shot...

10.4 seconds left

SVG calls 20 second time out.

57-49 Magic

I am NOT at all disappointed with the effort thus far. As Thompson and Hawes get better, some of those early foul calls will diminish IMHO.

Udrih, Martin, Salmons, KT and Williams for the Kings.

Lewis from the side for three.

59-49 Magic

Martin open but Kings cannot get him the ball before the buzzer.

End of the first half.

 

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Udrih, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Hawes to start the third quarter...

Totally off-topic: I think Stan Van Gundy is looking more and more like Danny DeVito.

Kings ball.

Nice bounce pass by Hawes to cutting Martin, who is hit hard and heads to the line.

11;43 left

Makes first; and second.

59-51 Magic

Orlando with the ball. Martin has 18 points...

Hedo fadeaway doesn't go; Martin boxes out on Pietrus and snags the board. Kings ball.

NICE give and go by Udrih and Hawes results in Udrih getting two more.

59-53 Magic

 

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Magic to Howard in the post and Martin steals it. Martin on the run and Hawes trails in case Martin misses - but he doesn't.



59-55 Magic

Commercial time out is called.

Magic fans do not look very happy.

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Oops. Martin dished to Salmons for the lay-up on that last possession. I looked away and assumed ...

Magic ball. Turnover; Kings ball.

10;22 left

Udrih to Hawes, back to Udrih and out to Hawes. Lost his grip a little and shot missed. Magic rebound.

Magic miss, Kings have it back.

Hawes oop off Salmons alley is partially blocked. Magic ball.

Nelson from the corner for three.

62-55 Magic

 

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Salmons drives inside, shot swatted away by Howard but Salmons heads to the line on foul by Lewis.

Makes first; and second.

62-57 Magic

GO KINGS!!!

9;12 left

Magic ball. Nelson from the side doesn't go this time, Magic second chance is good.

64-57 Magic

Udrih inside, kick out to Martin for the fake, and kiss off the glass for two more.

64-59 Magic