Kings-Magic play-by-play thread for Mar. 15

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Well, fellow Kings fans, the adventure continues...

Tonight's game could have been very emotional for one and all, but with Doug apparently not traveling with the team we have a little bit more time to gather our emotions before we have to welcome back one of "our own" into Arco in a different uniform. Hedo will be here tonight, but he played for the Spurs last year so the feeling won't be the same.

This is definitely a March I don't think many of us could have foreseen back in November.

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All of my old rituals have changed. I'm trying to figure out which new ones will stay and which, like some of our current roster, will most likely not be around next year. It's certainly a different feeling.

I have my Bibby jersey, a NEW pair of purple slippers, my lucky socks and my Kings blankey. Some of my stuffed creatures have been retired, others have been moved to new locations. Just like the team, everything will eventually find the place where it belongs.

So, let's get ready for tonight's game. I have some chores to do around Forest Central before the game, so I'll check back in shortly before House Party begins.

GO KINGS!!!!!
 
Almost time for House Party. It's gotten cold up here in Forest Central. After a week of spring-like conditions the forecast is for rain/snow by the weekend. Having a flower garden up here is always an adventure. Poor little bulbs start to grow, send up marvelous green shoots and actually develop buds only to face the cruel harsh snow of late March. I have iris and daffodils. The iris are okay, but the daffodils are gonna be in for a rude shock. Having lived up here long enough, I have some large plastic buckets I can turn upside down to protect the daffodils. :D

My iris are deep purple. In 2002 they were in full bloom for the WCF...and beleive it or not they have not bloomed since. Even the flowers knew. ;)

House Party has started and there's a nice crowd standing behind Kox and Kara. I don't see any familiar faces, but that doesn't mean at least one of our members isn't standing there. :D
 
The story of the year in the NBA: Grant Hill. I am truly glad to see him able to come back and be a real productive player in the NBA. From everything I've heard and read, he is a class act. And the sport could definitely use more players like him - on and off the court.
 
Kingsgurl, 1kingzfan, Reinadelosreys, DocHolliday are the ones that immediately come to mind. I know there are more...
 
Kings lineup: Bibby, Cat, Peja, Darius and Skinner - making possible the Cat-Skinner reference.

Magic lineup: Nelson, Francis, Hill, Howard, and Battie

Keys to the game:

Wings transition - Defense by the 1, 2 and 3
Remember the rookies - Howard and Nelson
Euro shootout - Peja and Hedo
 
Erik Daniels has a very odd hairdo, short dreads held back by a low-rider headband.

:eek:

Almost ready for the tip-off. Cat gives his former team-mates a cordial welcome. Slamson on the sidelines, dressed like St. Patrick.

Dick Bavetta throws the tip - oob off Hill. Kings ball.

Cat to Bibby, to Skinner - tries to pass to Peja but it's intercepted. Francis for two.

2-0 ORL
 
Darius pass inside to cutting Tut.

2-2

GOOD defense by Kings forces turnover. Bibby to Cat, to Darius - jumper for two.

4-2 KINGS

Tut forces shot, ORL miss; Peja board.

Peja to Tut, drives inside and gets the two.

6-2 KINGS

Howard shot blocked by Tut; Kings ball.

Tut fouled by Howard; to the line for two.

Misses first off the glass behind the rim; misses second.

ORL with the board.

9:50 left

Hill cuts inside easily for two.

6-4 KINGS

KIngs shot rims out; Cato board.

Nelson for two.

6-6
 
Doug is NOT there.

Bibby for two.

8-6 KINGS

Ball oob on bad pass by Francis; Kings ball.
 
Bibby to Cat back to Bibby to Cat, pass inside to Tut who draws foul from Francis. Non-shooting. Third team foul on ORL.

Peja shot blocked from behind; ORL board.

Hill for two.

8-8

7:50 left

Bibby to cutting Tut for the slam.

10-8 KINGS

Francis up-fakes Cat, gets the bucket and the +1.

Bonus good.

11-10 ORL

Bibby inside, out to Darius for another nice jumper.

12-11 KINGS
 
Please use the other thread for discussions. ;)

Thank you.

Ball oob off ORL> Kings ball.

Peja fallaway sideways jumper for two over Hill.

14-11 KINGS

Nelson to Hill in the corner, miss. ORL board; Hill for two.

14-13 KINGS

Bibby to Peja, he works around HIll and gets a lay-up but it's too hard off the glass.

ORL ball. Ball oob - not sure off whom.

time out and commercial.

5:42 left in first.
 
Kings ball.

Bibyy to Peja, back to Bibby - miss. Howard board.

ORL ball. Darius on Howard, Howard travels.

Kings ball.

Cat to Peja, another falling sideways jumper good.

16-13 KINGS

ORL miss; Tut board.

Give and go from Bibby to Peja, inside to Darius who misses the lay-up. ORL board.

ORL shot blocked by Tut again.

Poor Cat pass saved by Peja. Sloppy sequence - turnover by Kings.

4:02 left

ORL ball - Peja slaps ball oob off Howard. Kings ball. NICE play by Peja!

Bibby in the post on Nelson, ball oob...

ORL ball.
 
Hill from the corner for two.

16-15 KINGS

Cat fallaway jumper for two.

18-15 KINGS

Hill for two more.

18-17 KINGS

Biby to Cat, hard pass to Skinner who goes up and has shot blocked. ORL ball.

Miss. KIngs ball. Cat for two.

20-17 KINGS

ORL ball. ANother turnover. Peja to Cat, miss. Skinner tips the ball to Darius, who misses. Skinner gets the board and puts it in himself!!!

22-17 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Hedo checks in to a nice round of applause.

ORL ball.

Hill miss; loose ball foul on Thomas, in for Darius. Non-shooting. Still ORL ball.

Battie for two, in for Cato.

22-19 KINGS

Cat loop shot doesn't go; ORL ball.

Evans ready to come in.

ORL miss; Tut board.

Pjea over to Thomas for the long two.

24-19 KINGS

Peja looking VERY GOOD so far.

Steal by Bibby, runs the court with Peja - over to Peja for the lay-up.

26-19 KINGS

Ball oob off Kings, still ORL ball.

Cat out; Evans in.

Airball by Battie; Kings ball.

Bibby nearly has ball stolen, Peja recovers and shoots from half-court at the buzzer. No good.

End of first quarter.

26-19 KINGS
 
ORL ball to start the second quarter.

Bibby, Evans, Corliss, Darius and Thomas on the court.

Francis miss; Hedo miss. Thomas with the board.

Thomas almost turns over ball. Goes oob off ORL. Still Kings ball.
 
Bibby airball from downtown; ORL board.

Francis for two.

26-21 KINGS

Bibby, behind Corliss screen, broken up - over to Thomas for long two.

28-21 KINGS

Hedo miss over Corliss; Thomas board.

Bibby to Darius for the elbow jumper.

30-21 KINGS

Darius called for bump-foul on Howard. Couple of words exchanged. Non-shooting foul.

HOuse in for Bibby.

Still ORL ball.

Francis miss; ORL board. Francis miss again; Thomas board.

30-21 KINGS

9:28 left

House to Darius, to Corliss - half-hook over Hedo is good.

32-21 KINGS

Ball stolen by Evans. Evans all the way, bumped by Hedo - no call. Darius gets the board and is fouled by Battie.

Time out and commercial.

Darius to the line after the break.
 
Darius at the line.

Makes both.

34-21 KINGS

Hedo drives inside for bucket and the +1.

Bonus good.

34-24 KINGS

Evans pull-up jumper for two.

36-24 KINSG

8:21 left

Kings shooting 59%

Nelson for two.

36-26 KINGS
 
Corliss to Evans to House - shot blocked. ORL ball.

Fast break by Hill for two.

36-28 KINGS

Inside to Darius, hand off to Evans for the dunk.

38-28 KINGS

Garrity from the corner for three.

38-31 KINGS

7:02 left

Time out and commercial.
 
Nice shot by Cat off the glass for two.

40-31 KINGS

House, Cat, Peja, Corliss and Thomas on the court.

Non-shooting foul on Hedo by Cat. Still ORL ball.

ORL for two.

40-33 KINGS

Corliss out to House, who almost loses it. Over to Thomas in the corner, but it rims out. Garrity with the board.

Another corner three - this time by Nelson.

40-36 KINGS

Thomas to Cat, miss by Peja with a strong board and the put-back.

42-36 KINGS

Nelson for two.

42-38 KINGS

Hosue for two.

44-38 KINGS
 
Battie miss; Corliss board.

Bad pass by Corliss; ORL ball.

Sloppy pass by Hedo goes oob. Kings ball.

Bibby and Tut back in; House and Corliss to the bench.

Bibby to Peja, to Bibby to Thomas to Cat - shot over Hedo doesn't go. ORL ball.

Nelson for two.

44-40 KINGS

Thomas jumper in the same spot for two more.

46-40 KINGS

Tut with the steal. To Peja, to Thomas - back to Peja under the bucket for sweet two.

48-40 KINGS

Hedo miss; Battie board.

3:14 left

Ball oob. Still ORL ball.

time out and commercial.
 
ORL ball; Hedo walks. Kings ball.

Bibby to Cat, back to Bibby o pull up jumper short. ORL board.

Bibby strips ball, but ORL recovers. Thomas gets it, and throws it forward to Bibby for an easy two.

50-40 KINGS

Garrity for another three.

50-43 KINGS

Bibby to Thomas, who sets a beautiful screen for Peja - and PEJA FOR THREE!!!!!

53-43 KINGS

Francis called for a T. Not sure why.

Peja misses the shot. Peja muttering to himself.

ORL ball.
 
Hill shot in and out; Cato fighting for the board is fouled. To the line for two on the foul by Tut.

Makes both.

53-45 KINGS

1:50 left

Bibby to Thomas, around to Cat - miss. Francis board.

Francis for two.

53-47 KINGS

bibby, to cutting Thomas for nice smooth lay-up.

55-47 KINGS

Whoooooooooooooo!!!

Hedo shot blocked by Tut. Kings ball. Bibby pass forward to Peja, perfect catch and perfect lay-up.

Oh yeah, baby!!!! That's Kings basketball!!!!!

57-47 KINSG

Bibby passes to Thomas for two more.

59-47 kINGS
 
Francis miss off Cato screen; Tut with the board.

Bibby for long two!!!

61-47 KINGS

ORL shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first half.

Bibby already has 8 assists.

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Welcome back, Peja!!!!
 
To review:

Peja is playing like he was playing last year before Webber came back only BETTER. This is the best I have seen him play in a LONG time. He is involved. He's working with his team-mates. Thomas has set a couple of screens for him that have worked out quite well. Peja and Bibby and Cat are passing to each other, working to find the open shot. Peja is passing inside to Darius and Thomas. I have been very critical of Peja Stojakovic. What I'm seeing tonight is a dedicated player who has his mind on his game. I am very proud of him.
 
VF21 said:
To review:

Peja is playing like he was playing last year before Webber came back only BETTER. This is the best I have seen him play in a LONG time. He is involved. He's working with his team-mates. Thomas has set a couple of screens for him that have worked out quite well. Peja and Bibby and Cat are passing to each other, working to find the open shot. Peja is passing inside to Darius and Thomas. I have been very critical of Peja Stojakovic. What I'm seeing tonight is a dedicated player who has his mind on his game. I am very proud of him.
can't wait to get home and watch this game!
 
You'll like it, Celt.

Assists/turnovers ratio: 17/4
FG% - 62%

This is team KINGS basketball. Whoooooooo!!!
 
ET - Ball movement has been key. Everybody has been involved and that's the way we want to keep it! Need to work a little on defense to shut down the lay-ups and dunks.

Pick and rolls, shovel passes, shot blocks, full-court passes, etc. It's all good.

Peja with 15 points in the first half, Thomas with 10.
 
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