Kings-Mavericks PBP thread for March 12

[VF21]

6:21 left

Bonzi inside, ball slapped out of his hands and oob. Still Kings ball.

6:17 left

Miller jumper from the side for two.

36-32 KINGS

Daniels pass to Powell, miss and Bonzi grabs it. "MINE!!"

Kings ball.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!

39-32 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

Arco on their feet!!!

 

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Dirk miss on easy stroll inside; Bonzi board.

SAR bad pass, Mavs ball.

Daniels for two.

39-34 KINGS

4:54 left

Ball inside to Artest in the low post, he powers around and gets the left-hand lay-up to fall.

41-34 KINGS

Mavs miss; SAR board.

SAR jumper from the side is good right over Diop.

43-34 KINGS

Whooooooot!!!

 

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Dirk for two.

43-36 KINGS

3:42 left

Artest sweet jumper off Miller screen.

45-36 KINGS

Dirk miss and Kings steal it. Nice ball movement but then Martin tries an alley-oop for Miller and it doesn't work. Martin and Miller laughing, but Adelman doesn't look happy.

Mavsw ball.

Howard miss; Martin board.

Artest jujmper off the rim; Stack board.

Stack for two.

45-38 KINGS

 

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MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

48-38 KINGS

Dirk off the glass for two.

48-40 KINGS

1:58 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

Bad possession. No communication. 24-second violation. Artest is mad at himself about it...

Mavs ball. Daniels miss; KT board.

Bibby, Martin, KT, ARtest and Miller on the court for the Kings.

Miller miss; Dirk board.

1:04 left

Miller with pass interception, gives to Bibby who goes all the way and gets the nice lay-up inside.

50-40 KINGS

Dirk miss; Martin board. Diop called for foul when Diop tried to mug him for the rebound.

Kings ball.

 

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Ball oob off Dallas. 5 seconds left on the 24-second clock.

Artest in to Miller, who works inside and gets the lay-up.

52-40 KINGS

Dirk at the buzzer - wide open - for three.

52-43 KINGS

 

[VF21]

End of the first half.

 

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Turner says: We liked the first half. Stuck with the game plan, moved the ball well. We missed lay-ups but we moved the ball well.

He said they plan to play Martin against Terry, as Kevin is the only one who is as quick as Jason is...

Grant and Jerry talking about the league impression of this team...

Mavs ball to start the second half.

Dirk miss off the glass; Diop board. Second chance shot no good, another Diop board. Loose ball foul on the Mavs. Diop. 3PF.

Kings ball.

11:13 left

 

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Martin jumper short; Diop board.

Terry miss; ball oob off KT. Still Mavs board.

Josh Howard will not return to the game, he reinjured his hamstring.

Terry miss; Kings board.

Miller side jumper in and back out; Diop board.

10:12 left

Dirk fadeaway for two.

52-45 KINGS

 

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Artest inside, draws the double, passes to Martin, pass back to Artest is interrupted.

Mavs ball and two at the other end.

52-47 KINGS

Miller jumper off the rim; Dirk board.

9:00 left

Dirk trips over Miller's foot. Miller called for foul. Non-shooting. Still Mavs ball.

Daniels over Miller for long two.

52-49 KINGS

8:40 left

Bibby three doesn't go; Mavs board.

Mavs for two.

52-51 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

Mavs called for defensive three second violation.

Miller to shoot the freebie.

Good.

53-51 KINGS

Still Kings ball. BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!

56-51 KINGS

 

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Mavs ball. Diop called for traveling. Kings ball.

7:19 left

Artest miss; Miller board. ARtest shot blocked, Miller with another board.

Kings miss; Dirk board.

Daniels miss, but his own put-back is good.

56-53 KINGS

6:43 left

 

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Armstrong called for foul on Bibby. Diop and Armstrong out; Dampier and STack in.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

59-53 KINGS

Dirk miss; Martin board.

Miller jumper for two.

61-53 KINGS

 

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Terry for two.

61-55 KINGS

Miller miss; Dampier board.

Stack miss; Miller board.

Bibby miss; Miller board but it's knocked oob. They call it Mavs ball.

5:00 left

Terry in and out; Artest board.

Artest drives inside, draws foul from Stackhouse, who isn't very happy.

Artest to the line for two.

 

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Ron misses first off right side of rim; makes second.

62-55 KINGS

4:33 left

Defensive three second call on the Kings. Dirk to the line for the freebie.

Good. Still Mavs ball.

They just showed Mark Cuban. Blech.

Mavs miss, Dirk board. Miss, Dirk board. Miss, Kings ball.

Pass inside to Miller, who spins and loses ball. Terry called for the foul. Dirk really upset. Avery Johnson swearing, called for technical. Storms onto the court and gets ejected. Yeah. Lot of drama, reminiscent of what Nellie used to do to get his team fired up...

Miller misses the first technical.

 

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Miller makes the second technical.

63-56 KINGS

Kings ball.

KT miss; Dirk board.

Dirk miss; Bibby board.

Martin floater inside doesn't go; Mavs board.

Stack three doesn't go; Martin board.

3:02 left

 

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Artest jumper in and out; Martin steals the ball but can't get the side jumper to fall.

63-56 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

2:40 left in the third.

 

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Stackhouse for two.

63-58 KINGS

Bibby jumper in and back out; Mavs board.

Stack with two more.

63-60 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!!

SAR tries to go inside, has ball stripped. Mavs ball.

Stack three from the corner doesn't go; whew. Kings ball.

Bonzi pass inside to SAR, up for dunk but blocked from behind by Dampier.

Mavs ball.

Stackhouse miss, ball oob. Kings ball.

 

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GO KINGS!!!!!

Bibby three in and out; KT board.

Bibby three in and out, ball oob. Mavs ball with 22.6 seconds left.

 

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KIngs with a foul to give, Bibby smacks Dirk but NO call.

Mavs miss at the buzzer.

End of three.

63-60 KINGS

 

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Kings ball.

Miller to Bonzi in the post, Dampier called for goal-tending.

65-60 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!!

Dirk fallaway jumper for two.

65-62 KINGS

Martin, Wells, Artest, SAR and MIller on the court

Bibby miss, Kings board. ARtest miss, Mavs board.

Terry from the corner for three.

65-65

 

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Bibby drives inside, ball stripped.

Mavs ball. Stack miss, gets it back. Misses second. Kings ball.

10:00 left

Whew.

SAR for long two.

67-65 KINGS

 

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Mavs ball. Dirk jumper won't go, Wells with the board after Bibby boxes out Daniels.

Wells inside, ball knocked away by Mavs. Mavs ball.

Dirk miss; Kings board.

Artest going inside, looks as though he's tripped but no call. Dirk with the ball, draws foul from Artest. Non-shooting.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Kings really need to take a couple of deep breaths and relax. They look way too frenetic at the moment.

Mavs ball.

8:53 left

Terry miss; Artest board.

Martin in, Bibby out.

Kings ball, kicked by Mavs. Kings will inbound.

Artest jumper for two when he couldn't find anyone open.

69-65 KINGS

Dirk airball because of Artest; Miller with the catch.

7:44 left

ARTEST FOR long two!!!

71-65 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball. Wells called for nonshooting foul. Still Mavs.

Wells called for reach-in foul. 4PF. Two team fouls on the Kings.

Daniels to the line.

Makes first on the roll; and second.

71-67 KINGS

Artest drives inside, draws foul from Powell.

To the line for two. First team foul for Mavs this quarter.

Ron misses first; misses second.

Mavs ball.

Wells gets inside and takes the charge from Daniels. Second team foul on Mavs.

Kings ball.

6:51 left

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

GO KINGS!!!

Kings ball.

Artest pass inside to Bonzi in the low post, up and misses the dunk but is fouled by Powell.

Bonzi to the line. Cuban not happy.

Makes first; misses second.

72-67 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!

Dirk for two.

72-69 KINGS

6:09 left

SAR spins on Dampier, gets inside and gets the half-hook to go.

74-69 KINSG

 

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Powell miss; Miller board.

5:30 left

Kings ball, turnover. Think Martin stepped oob at endline in traffic.

Mavs board.

Martin out, Bibby in.

Daniels out, Stackhouse back in.

Mavs ball. Terry airball from the corner, but Bonzi called for block and hits Terry's hand.

Terry to the line. Bonzi with 5PF. KT back in, SAR out.

4:51 left

Dampier out, Diop in.

Terry makes first, misses second.

74-70 KINGS

 

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KT inside, passes out to Miller who tries long jumper but misses. Mavs ball.

4:18 left

Stackhouse elbows Bibby in the throat, offensive foul called.

Kings ball.

4:06 left

 

[VF21]

Bibby for two.

76-70 KINGS

3:43 left

GO KINGS!!!!!

KT guarding Dirk, called for hard foul on Dirk.

Dirk to the line for two.

3:32 left

 

[VF21]

Dirk makes both.

76-72 KINSG

Kings ball.

Artest to Bibby, jumper off the rim. Mavs board.

GO KINGS!!!!

Terry for two over Miller.

76-74 KINGS

Oh lord... GO KINGS!!!