Kings-Mavericks PBP for April 3

[VF21]

Howard miss; Miller with the tough rebound.

Miller to Bibby, who fights inside and gets a tough shot to fall.

42-42

3;22 left

Mavs ball.

Howard miss; ARtest tips the rebound out by Stackhouse gets it. Inside to Terry, who loses it. Kings ball. Bibby to Martin, who is called for traveling again...

Time out and commercial.

I'd like to see that last play again. I don't think Kevin traveled.

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball.

2;57 left

Stackhouse miss; KT airborne for the rebound.

42-42

Kings ball.

KT to the line.

Makes first on two bounces; misses second.

43-42 KINGS

Rebound oob off the Mavericks. Kings ball.

2;35 left

 

[VF21]

Martin inbounds.

KT to Kevin at the side. Martin for two.
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45-42 KINGS

Buckner miss; long board right to STackhouse. Mavs ball.

Terry off the glass for two.

45-44 KINGS

1;42 left

 

[VF21]

Martin drives inside, Buckner called for foul. Kevin back to the line.

1;33 left

Misses first; makes second.

46-44 KINGS

1;24 left

Mavs pass knocked away by Martin but Mavs chase it down...and then lose it on the roll oob.

Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

George back in for Howard.

Artest inside, over to Miller and out to Bibby. MIss. Mavs ball.

Croshere for two.

46-46

Martin miss; Artest rebound. Ball slapped oob. Still Kings ball.

44 seconds left.

Miller bounce pass to Artest in the post, spin and hook for two.

48-46 KINGS

Terry for three.

49-48 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Kings ball. Working it inside to Miller, who loses it. Mavs pick it up ...

End of the first half.

49-48 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball to start the second half.

Turnover; Kings ball.

Nice dish by Bibby inside to Artest for the dunk.

50-49 KINGS

Mavs miss; ball oob. Officials discussing who touched it last... Still Mavs ball.

Terry miss; Artest rebound.

SAR jumper is good.

52-49 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Howard from the side for two.

52-51 KINGS

10;15 left

Good ball movement, Miller drives inside. Ball knocked out of his hands and oob. Kings inbound.

Bibby for two from the side.

54-51 KINGS

Martin with the high-flying steal. Kings ball.

Bibby pull-up misses; Terry rebound. Called for traveling. Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

9;22 left

Bibby alley to Kevin, who is slammed during the oop. No call. Mavs ball.

Howard for two.

54-53 KINGS

Artest jumper for two AND the +1.

56-53 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bonus good.

57-53 KINGS

Mavs ball.

8;37 left

Dampier miss; tries for the rebound and Ron takes it away from him. Kings ball.

SAR miss; Mavs rebound.

Mavs miss; Miller rebound. Foward pass to Kevin, who resets the offense.

Artest jumper short; he gets his own rebound. Dish out to Mike. Miss.

Mavs rebound.

7;32 left

 

[VF21]

Harris tries to go inside, fouled hard by SAR.

Harris makes both.

57-55 KINGS

7;21 left

Martin three off to the left; Mavs rebound.

Howard miss; Kings rebound. Martin to Miller, jumper misses. Loose ball foul called on Howard. Still Kings ball. 3PF on Howard.

 

[VF21]

SAR jumper for two.

59-55 KINGS

Double personals called on Brad Miller and Stackhouse. Mavs ball.

Stackhouse for two.

59-57 KINGS

6;19 left

 

[VF21]

Kings turn the ball over but I don't know how. Mavs ball. Miller out; KT in.

Stackhouse miss; SAR board.

Hrm... I looked away for a minute and now it's 59-59.

Time out and commercial.

Grant said something about ARtest going to the line...

 

[VF21]

Artest at the line...

Makes first; and second.

61-59 KINGS

Mavs shot blocked by Bibby; Martin gets the loose ball.

Kings ball.

5;00 left

Artest to the line again.

Makes first; Salmons in for Martin.

Makes second.

63-59 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Mavs miss; Diop called for loose ball foul. Kings ball. 5th team foul on the Mavs.

4;44 left

KT at the line for the Kings.

Misses first; makes second.

64-59 KINGS

Artest with the steal from Stackhouse, but the edge of his heel goes oob. Mavs ball. Miss; Kings board.

Salmons on the breakaway for two more.

66-59 KINGS

Time out

 

[VF21]

Mavs inbound.

Foul called on somebody but Grant and Jerry are prattling about something else. Still Mavs ball.

Stackhouse for two.

66-61 KINGS

3;48 left

Salmons to SAR, who spins and misses the shot off the glass.

Terry for two more.

66-63 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Salmons to SAR, who starts to drive inside and is fouled.

SAR to the line.

Garcia in for Bibby.

3;13 left

SAR makes first; and second.

68-63 KINGS

Mavs ball.

 

[VF21]

Mavs miss on deflected shot; Garcia with the rebound.

Kings ball.

2;44 left

Artest jumper in and out; Mavs rebound.

Terry for two.

68-65 KINGS

2;13 left

 

[VF21]

SAR trapped, kicks over to Garcia at the side. Airball. Mavs ball.

Howard to the line.

Makes first; and second.

68-67 KINGS

1;42 left

 

[VF21]

Artest miss; KT with the save. Kicks out to Salmons, who misses from downtown. Rebound disputed but they say it's oob off the Kings.

Miller in for SAR.

1;20 left

Mavs to inbound.

Stackhouse for two.

69-68 Mavs

56 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Miller to Artest, out to Salmons, who drives inside for two.

70-69 KINGS

Stackhouse misses; Artest explodes over Dampier and takes the rebound away. And then they turn the ball over by not getting it across midcourt in 8 seconds...

Crap.

Mavs ball.

18.9 seconds left

 

[VF21]

Mavs holding for the final shot of the quarter.

STackhouse airball at the buzzer on great defense by Salmons on Howard.

End of the third quarter.

70-69 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Kings ball to start the 4th quarter.

Garcia, Salmons, KT, Artest and Miller on the court.

Turnover; Mavs ball.

Stackhouse for two and the +1 on foul by Miller.

71-70 Mavs

bonus good.

72-70 Mavs

11;16 left

 

[VF21]

Ball oob off Mavs. Still Kings ball.

9 on the shot clock.

Garcia inbounds to Salmons, who goes one-on-one for no good reason, kicks to Artest who has to take an impossible shot. Miss. Mavs rebound.

Mavs miss; Salmons board.

Kings pass knocked oob. Still Kings ball. Oh lord - shoot me now.

Salmons three doesn't go; KT rebound. They kick it out to Salmons again - who promptly misses another three.

Terry for three.

75-70 Mavs

Musselman calls time out.

Who the bleep gave Salmons the green light to shoot bleeping threes?

 

[VF21]

Bibby back in for Garcia.

DAMN IT! Stupid effing Salmons takes another three shot from the same spot ... with the same result. I'm gonna hurl.

Mavs ball.

9;23 left

Dampier called for foul. Kings ball.

 

[VF21]

Miller inside to Martin, who has the ball stripped. Mavs ball.

Dampier gets lay-up for two.

77-70 Mavs

8;44 left

Non-shooting foul on Mavs. Still Kings ball.

Nice move inside for Bibby who gets the off-balance lay-up to fall.

77-72 Mavs

Bibby, Martin, Salmons, Miller and Artest on the court.

Mavs ball.

Howard fouled by Artest beyond the stripe. Howard to the line for three.

 

[VF21]

Makes first; and second; and third.

80-72 Mavs

7;48 left

Martin cuts inside, gets the bullet pass from Miller, the lay-up and the +1.

80-74 Mavs

Bonus good.

80-75 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Harris starts to go inside, tries to bounce the ball behind his back and loses it oob off his own heel. Kings ball.

Artest and Miller give and go gives Artest two more points.

80-77 Mavs

Time out and commercial.

7;09 left

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball.

Howard draws another foul from Artest.

Howard at the line again.

6;44 left

Makes both.

82-77 Mavs

Kings ball.

Miller pass to Artest knocked away by George. Mavs ball. Steal but Salmons loses it back to the Mavs.

Artest smothers Howard; Martin on the fast break for two.

82-79 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Howard drives inside, met by Artest and Miller. 5th team foul on the Kings. Howard at the line again. 3PF for Artest.

Makes first; and second.

84-79 Mavs

5;21 left

Miller jumper from the stripe goes in despite being fouled by Diop. Miller to the line for the +1. Miss, But Martin gets the rebound.

Jumper misses; Mavs board.

84-81 Mavs