Kings-Mavericks PBP for Saturday, Oct. 18

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Bobby slows it down... hands off to Jason, then over to KT, who spins inside and draws the foul.

Kenny to the line on foul by Gerald Green.

12.1 seconds left.

KT at the line... First shot doesn't go; second does.

61-54 Mavs

Mavs inbound

7 seconds left

KT called for holding on to Dirk way outside, sending Nowitzki to the line.

3.7 seconds left

Dirk makes first; and second.

63-54 Mavs

Bobby long three at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first half.

 

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Kings ball to start the third quarter... Beno, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Hawes

Moore inbounds to Beno. Sets the offense, kicks in to Hawes, handoff to Moore - shot blocked but Beno snags it and puts it in.

63-56 Mavs

Mavs ball.

Dirk for two.

65-56 Mavs

11;14 left

Haven't seen hide nor hair of Mark Cuban yet... And American Airlines is very quiet.

Moore to the line on foul by Howard, I think...

Moore misses first; makes second.

65-57 Mavs

 

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Mavs miss; second chance miss. Salmons rebound.

Beno beats Kidd but can't get shot to fall. Martin fouled while going for rebound. Non-shooting. Kings to inbound.

Martin on the cut inside, fouled by Wright who looks very frustrated with Martin's speed. Three team fouls on Dallas. Kings inbound; miss. Mavs rebound. Dampier inside for two.

67-57 Mavs

10;10 left

Kings shot over the backboard. Mavs ball.

Dirk from the side for two.

69-57 Mavs

 

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Illegal screen called on Martin. Mavs ball. Delay of game warning against Sacramento.

9;38 left

Martin called for bump foul on Wright. Mavs to inbound.

Kidd bass; Hawes rebound. Forward pass to Beno, pullup jumper at the foul line for two.

69-59 Mavs

Mavs ball; steal by Kings and Salmons has easy dunk at the other end.

69-61 Mavs

Wright miss; Salmons rebound. Miss; Moore rebound. Salmons off the glass for two more.

69-63 Mavs

Rick Carlisle calls time out.

8;15 left

 

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Mavs inbound.

Good defense by Kings but Howard steps back for long two.

71-63 Mavs

Hawes drives inside, kicks out to Beno and Udrih has two more.

71-65 Mavs

Mavs miss; Hawes rebound. Pass to Martin, back to Hawes. BULLET PASS from Hawes to Moore for the dunk.

71-67 Mavs

7;10 left

Mavs ball. Knocked oob by Martin. Mavs inbound.

Reggie Theus called for a technical foul over something about stepping too far onto the court or something like that... Dirk at the line. Makes the freebie. Reggie and the head official still discussing it.

Mavs to inbound.

72-67 Mavs

Mavs inbound; offensive foul called on Mavs. Kings to inbound.

 

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Beno miss; Mavs rebound.

Dirk for two on nice dish by Kidd.

74-67 Mavs

Beno miss; Wright rebound. Beno with the near steal but it goes off his foot and oob. Mavs to inbound.

Dirk miss; Beno rebound. Beno cuts around inside, gets into traffic, able to get the ball to Salmons but it's stolen. Mavs ball. Nope, Kings ball.

Hawes for two on second chance.

74-69 Mavs

Mavs miss; Kings ball.

Martin for two.

74-71 Mavs

5;24 left

 

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Howard to the line on blocking foul by Moore, who was this close to drawing the charge.



Howard at the line. Makes first; Miller in for Moore. Makes second.

76-71 Mavs

5;10 left

Kings ball. GOOD ball movement by the Kings, nice cut inside by Beno who makes the bucket and gets the +1 courtesy of Dirk Nowitzki.

Bonus good.

76-74 Mavs

GO KINGS!!!!

 

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Howard miss; Hawes box out for the board.

Kings miss; Mavs rebound. Dirk to the line on foul by Miller.

Dirk makes first; Bobby J in for Beno. Dirk makes second.

78-74 Mavs

Kings ball.

4;15 left

Salmons with the ball, pass to Miller. He loses it. Mavs find it. Mavs return the favor on the other end.

Martin on the run; fouled by Jason Kidd. Kevin to the line. Mavs in the penalty.

Martin makes first; Cisco in for Salmons. Martin makes second.

78-76 Mavs

 

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Howard able to get around and over Hawes for two.

80-76 Mavs

Hawes miss on forced shot; Mavs ball.

3;08 left

Mavs turnover; Kings ball. Miller drives inside, fouled by Bass.

Miller will head to the line after the time out.

Grant and Jerry chatting with Gary Gerould...

 

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Miller made one of two. I missed a bit starting a birthday thread.



83-77 Mavs

Cisco to the line on foul by Dirk.

 

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Garcia makes first; and second.

83-79 Mavs

2;27 left

Mavs ball.

Dish inside to Diop for the dunk.

85-79 Mavs

Nice feed by Miller to cutting Garcia for the dunk.

85-81 Mavs

 

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Howard lay-up for two.

87-81 Mavs

GARCIA FOR THREE!!!!

87-84 Mavs

1;22 left

Bass jumper from the stripe for two. (Stripe, bass, heheheheh!)

89-84 Mavs

Kings miss; Mavs rebound but loose it oob. Kings ball.

59.6 seconds left

Thompson miss on forced shot; Miller second chance is good.

89-86 Mavs

 

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Howard to the line on foul by Martin, 4PF.

Misses first; makes second.

90-86 Mavs

Kings ball.

Errant pass by Kings leads to back-court violation, despite valiant effort at saving it by Bobby. (Pass was Cisco's, I think...)

Mavs ball.

bobby totally smothering Jason Terry, forcing bad shot. Garcia rebound.

Martin jumper doesn't go. Howard rebound and he runs the court, getting the lay-up to fall at the buzzer.

92-86 Mavs

End of the third quarter

 

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Mavs ball to start the fourth. Kings showing the zone... Terry three doesn't go; Miller rebound.

Kings ball.

Bobby to Miller to Martin, pullup jumper doesn't go. Mavs rebound.

Green from the side for three.

95-86 Mavs

Stackhouse called for foul on Garcia away from the ball. Kings to inbound...

Garcia and Stackhouse still jawing at each other. Inbound, Martin blows by Diop, who fouls out of instinct.

Martin at the line. Makes first; KT in for Jason Thompson; Martin makes second.

95-88 Mavs

Kings still in zone. Green three misses this time; Miller rebound.

 

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Mavs ball to start the fourth. Kings showing the zone... Terry three doesn't go; Miller rebound.

Kings ball.

Bobby to Miller to Martin, pullup jumper doesn't go. Mavs rebound.

Green from the side for three.

95-86 Mavs

Stackhouse called for foul on Garcia away from the ball. Kings to inbound...

Garcia and Stackhouse still jawing at each other. Inbound, Martin blows by Diop, who fouls out of instinct.

Martin at the line. Makes first; KT in for Jason Thompson; Martin makes second.

95-88 Mavs

Kings still in zone. Green three misses this time; Miller rebound.

 

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Garcia miss; Mavs rebound.

Garcia takes a bad step and has to leave as it's the same ankle he's already tweaked. Salmons back in... Pete Youngman talking to Cisco, who shakes his head and limps to the bench.

Mavs ball.

Green from the side for three more.

98-88 Mavs

Kings ball. Martin drives inside, loses the ball. No call. Mavs ball.

Udrih back in for the Kings. Stackhouse to Diop for two more.

100-88 Mavs

9;00 left

KT miss; Mavs ball.

Mavs lose it oob. Kings ball after the mandatory time out and commercial.

8;54 left

 

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Very nice video clip of Bobby Jackson talking about Kevin Martin. Seems Martin is even more of a gym rat than Bobby, as Bobby says Martin shows up even earlier to the practice facility than Jackson does...



Word on Cisco is a strained calf muscle...

Hawes for two.

100-90 Mavs

KT called for foul. Mavs guy at the line. Makes first; and second.

102-90 Mavs

 

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Kings ball. Beno, Bobby, Hawes, KT and Salmons for the Kings.

Kings miss; Mavs miss. Kings miss; STackhouse rebound. Kick to Green for two.

104-90 Mavs

Brown and Greene ready to come in at the next break...

Kings miss; Terry for three.

107-90 Mavs

6;57 left

Commercial break.

 

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Brown, Green, Williams, Thompson and Hawes for the Kings

Kings ball. Turnover, Mavs ball and flying dunk for two.

109-90 Mavs

6;35 left

Greene in for Salmons.

Mavs ball again. Miss; Hawes board.

GOOD ball movement, kick out to Hawes and nice dish inside to Thompson (or maybe Greene) for two.

109-92 Mavs

Mavs for two.

111-92 Mavs

 

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Hawes jumper doesn't go; Mavs rebound.

Gerald Green flies in for another showtime dunk, pleasing the Mavs fans...well at least those still around.



113-92 Mavs

Another Kings turnover at the other end and Mavs have it back.

4;40 left

I'm just watching energy and focus here as this lineup isn't going to win us any games.

Mavs ball; Hawes battles for possession, called for reach-in. Non-shooting. Still Mavs ball. And three more for Green.

116-92 Mavs

 

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Jason Thompson miss from the elbow, more points for the Mavs.

118-92 Mavs

3;51 left

Time out...

Looks like the Mavericks are just going to run up the score, which would have really bothered me at one point but right now, I don't care. Put some fire into the kids we've got out there right now. Give them something to remember the next time we face the Mavericks.

Oh, BTW? Have I mentioned tonight just how much I hate Dallas, the Mavericks, Mark Cuban and pretty much anything else from there?

 

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Bobby Brown to the line...

Makes first; and second.

118-94 Mavs

Brown, Donte, Shelden, Thompson and Hawes are on the court for the Kings. Cisco Garcia, according to Grant, just limped very slowly off the court and into the locker room...

This current group of Kings is quick, but they aren't cohesive...yet. There are benefits to each one of these kids, however, and the potential is really exciting to watch.

They're showing how the arena was converted for use tonight after a ice hockey game this afternoon. They can complete the conversion in TWO HOURS. In Arco, it takes THREE days.

118-98 Mavs

2;47 left

 

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Oh crap... I shouldn't have said anything. They just showed the smirking Mark Cuban. Blech...

Shelden Williams to the line. Makes both.

118-100 Mavs

Mavs get two. Kings head back to the line after another good drive inside results in a foul.

Brown makes first; and second.

120-102 Mavs

2;18 left

Mavs turnover after missed shot and oob. Kings ball.

Donte Greene long shot doesn't go; Mavs rebound.

I would like to see Donte Greene work a little harder to get a GOOD shot and not just the first open shot.

 

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Mavs back at the line and they get one of two. Kings rebound.

121-102 Mavs

Brown to Hawes, up and in for two more.

121-104 Mavs

Brown pass to Hawes and a NICE bounce pass to Williams. Shelden to the line after reach-in foul by Mavs.

Misses first; makes second.

121-105 Mavs

1;16 left

 

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Brown miss, Hawes rebound. Miss, rebound. Miss, rebound...foul.

Hawes to the line.

42.1 seconds left

Hawes makes first; and seocnd.

Hawes with 15 points, 10 boards and 6 assists.

121-107 Mavs

Mavs for three.

124-107 Mavs

Kings ball. Foul away from the ball. Shelden Williams to the line on foul by Singleton.

21.2 seconds left

Makes first; and second.

124-109 Mavs

 

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Mavs kill the clock.

Buzzer sounds.

GOOD EFFORT by our Kings, IMHO. Not perfect, of course, but there's potential there and I like the way Reggie is balancing the minutes, at least so far.

Now back to Sacramento and a visit from the Trailblazers Monday night...