[Game] Kings @ Mavericks, 3/05/2022 2pm Pacific 5pm Eastern

[Tetsujin]

The Kings have historically fared awful in early matinee games this season (including a blowout loss in Dallas earlier in the year) but the Mavs might also be sitting Luka and I don't think we've seen this particular collection of Kings players play an early game yet.

Quite simply, the Kings stealing a win here very much keeps them alive in the play-in hunt and one game back in the win column from the Pelicans and the Lakers. The tank remains postponed.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1499824501030227968

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

It seems that maybe the issue with these early games, is that they always seem to be playing a team from back east, who are used to a time that is 2-3 hours further ahead.

This is the only excuse I can come up with

 

[Larry89]

Dorian Finney Smith going for 40

 

[steelevt]

Dorian Finney Smith going for 40

Or Brunson

 

[Tetsujin]

Or Brunson

Why not both?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500207804769976322

Kings losing by fifty.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

With Luka out, I’d honestly favor our chances of winning. With the Lakers collapsing, I wouldn’t say we’re out of the play-in race quite yet. We can’t let Brunson go off like he did against us back in Sacramento the first time we played the Mavs at home. He was feasting that night.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500223772653076481

 

[gunks]

Haven't the Mavs been ok without Luka? Could be a trap game.

 

[Noble]

We're winning this one

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500225948079296512

Deuce moving on up the media ranks.

 

[The_Jamal]

Honestly, don't think this game matters much in the grand scheme. We get the Knicks at home but after that:

Nuggets @home
Jazz on road
Bulls @ home
Bucks @home
Celtics @home
Suns @home
Pacers on road
Magic on road
Heat on road
Rockets on road
Rockets on road
Warriors @home
Pelicans @home
Clippers on road
Suns on road

Just a brutal remaining home schedule and any easy teams are all road games. I'd be extremely impressed if the Kings could rifle off 7 or 8 wins in this stretch. 4-5 is more likely.

 

[EIM86]

We're winning this one

 

[Tetsujin]

Honestly, don't think this game matters much in the grand scheme. We get the Knicks at home but after that:

Nuggets @home
Jazz on road
Bulls @ home
Bucks @home
Celtics @home
Suns @home
Pacers on road
Magic on road
Heat on road
Rockets on road
Rockets on road
Warriors @home
Pelicans @home
Clippers on road
Suns on road

Just a brutal remaining home schedule and any easy teams are all road games. I'd be extremely impressed if the Kings could rifle off 7 or 8 wins in this stretch. 4-5 is more likely.

If we do manage to go .500 down the stretch, all the tanking talk would have been really dumb because this team would have really been too good to tank and if we lose anyways, it'd achieve the same purpose as tanking without bruising egos/potentially damaging relationships with the guy we just traded for.

 

[Sam0ah]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500207804769976322

Kings losing by fifty.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500225948079296512

Deuce moving on up the media ranks.

This is good thing.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Tell me with a straight face that Powell can guard Sabonis.

 

[Tetsujin]

Sabonis has McHale-level footwork. Just unbelievable stuff.

 

[Tetsujin]

Mavs out here trying to guard Sabonis with two 6'8"/6'9" guys.

 

[Sluggah]

These nets sound great.

 

[Tetsujin]

Mavs might need to bring Boban out tonight.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500234138590191617

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Mavs out here trying to guard Sabonis with two 6'8"/6'9" guys.

I mean, it's still very early in the game but, so far, it's definitely not working out for Dallas like it did when the guy in the pivot for Sacamento was Richaun Holmes.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Sabonis has scored or assisted on 15 of our first 15 points.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Sabonis has scored or assisted on 15 of our first 15 points.

Is that good?

 

[miltonap]

I think the Kings look solid on defense

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Is that good?

To be honest, I don't like our chances if Sabonis scores or assists on every point we have for the entire game.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1500234690724204547

The one thing I will say about Alvin Gentry: He runs some beautiful set actions.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

This team looks really solid in the small sample size we’ve had, and Monte still has so many pieces he can move to make it better.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

To be honest, I don't like our chances if Sabonis scores or assists on every point we have for the entire game.

Well, it looks like you're in luck!

 

[Tetsujin]

Richaun about to check in.