Kings-Mavericks play-by-play thread, March 24

[VF21]

Peja fouled by VanHorn, to the line again.

Makes first; and second.

54-51 Mavs

1:00 left

Finley miss; Peja and Thomas try for the board but Mavs get it as VanHorn climbs up Peja's back. NO call. Mavs put-back for two.

56-51 Mavs

Kings ball. Ball oob off Skinner. Mavs ball.

Dirk inside to VanHorn for two.

58-51 Mavs

Kings call 20 second time out.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball, tipped away by VanHorn. Bibby runs it down but buzzer sounds.

End of first half.

58-51 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Bibby miss.

Dirk miss.

Bibby FOR THREE!!!

58-54 Mavs

Bradley gets a bucket and a +1 from Bibby.

61-54 Mavs

Thomas miss; Mavs board.

Bibby, Evans, Peja, Thomas and Skinner on the court.

Bibby called - late - for another foul. 3PF, 2nd team foul.

Mavs miss; Cat tips board to Bibby.

Bibby misses driving lay-up, Mavs board.

Terry miss; Tut board.

Tut to Cat, to Peja who gets away from Finley and puts up his patented fall to the left jumper.

61-56 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Mavs miss; Kings board.

Peja called for offensive foul... 4th team foul.

Mavs ball.

Dirk for two.

63-56 Mavs

8:45 left

Bibby out to Pjea for wide open THREE from above the key.

63-59 Mavs

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball. Good defense by Peja on Josh Howard forces him to travel. Turnover.

Kings ball.

Thomas to Cat, who works around Finley and gets the shot.

63-61 Mavs

Kings steal. Bibby almost loses it, Cat gets it. Over to Peja, who goes around Howard and passes to Thomas, but it's just a little high. Oob. Mavs ball.

Terry miss; Dirk miss; Thomas board.

Bibby inside, to Peja who tries to pass to Skinner but forces it and it goes oob.

Mavs ball.

 

[VF21]

Finley from the corner for three.

66-61 Mavs

KIngs bal. Bibby pull-up jumper off the front of the rim. Mavs board.

Howard strolls down the middle of the lane with NO interference for very easy two.

68-61 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

IMHO the Kings can win this game IF they just focus a little more. Peja has done great but forced a couple of passes. Bibby has forced some shots, although he's doing a good job of running the offense. Minor adjustments and attention to detail and we could take this.

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[VF21]

Kings ball.

6:10 left in third

Bibby to Cat, miss. Mavs board.

Finley miss; Cat board.

Cat to Bibby FOR THREE!!!!!

68-64 Mavs

Mavs ball. Steal by Cat, results in him exploding all the way to the rim for the lay-up.

68-66 Mavs

GO KINGS!!!

Dirk goes up for lay-up, gets fouled by Thomas. Officials call it a flagrant. Bucket counts.

Dirk shoots the T.

71-66 Mavs

Thomas called for another foul against Dirk. More contact but this one not called a flagrant. Thomas 4PF.

Dirk to the line.

 

[VF21]

Dirk makes both.

73-66 Mavs

4:35 left

Kings ball.

Cat miss; called for loose ball foul.

Kings need to take a deep breath and pull themselves together.

Dirk at the line again.

He misses first; makes second.

74-66 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Bibby miss; Tut with the board, fouled by Harris. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Kings miss; Howard board.

Mavs miss; Bibby board.

Peja FOR THREE from the popcorn stand!!!!!

74-69 Mavs

Harris for two.

76-69 Mavs

3:21 left

Bibby to Cat, to Darius back to Cat - for two.

76-71 Mavs

Mavs ball.

2:55 left

Mavs miss; Henderson gets it but travels.

Kings ball.

Dirk to the bench amid boos. Van Horn back in.

Bibby to Peja, to Darius in to Tut, who gets the lay-up to bounce around and in.

76-73 Mavs

Mavs miss; Darius board. Flips to Cat, in traffic. Ball stripped by Harris. Mavs ball.

Bibby steals the ball but the officials say he used his leg, which he didn't. Mavs ball.

 

[VF21]

Mavs miss, Darius muscles for the board.

Bibby up the court, Howard called for 4PF on Cat.

Peja out, Evans in - probalby for rest of quarter. 1:33

Bibby two misses, Mavs board.

Mavs shot, slapped from behind by Cat - knocks the ball away - and Jack Nies calls the foul on Cat.

Mavs at the line for two. Makes first; misses second.

76-73 Mavs

Bibby to Cat, who drives inside - passes over to Evans at the baseline for two.

76-75 Mavs

Dirk in and out; Darius board. Pass to Cat, who goes too high off the glass.

Mavs end the third quarter with a miss.

76-75 Mavs

 

[VF21]

Mavs miss to start the 4th; Kings ball.

Cat for two.

77-76 KINGS

Dirk to the line on Darius foul. 1PF, 1st team foul.

Makes first; and second.

78-77 Mavs

Cat miss; Daniels board.

Finley miss; ball oob off Mavs.

Kings ball.

Bibby brings the ball upcourt, taking his time - setting up a play. Inside to Darius for the up and under.

79-78 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Dirk over Darius for two. Peja getting ready to come back in.

Cat out, Peja back in.

Skinner out, Thomas in.

Bibby fouled; non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Thomas jumper for two.

81-80 KINGS

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

Terry miss; gets his own board. Van Horn miss; Peja board - 7th.

Bibby for long two.

83-80 KINGS

Mavs shot blocked by Thomas; Henderson draws foul from Thomas (I think). Will be 4PF for Thomas.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Bibby, Evans, Peja, Darius and Thomas on the court for the Kings.

Mavs at the line.

Make both.

83-82 KINGS

8:55 left

Bibby with the ball. Foul called on Finley away from the ball. NOn-shooting. Still Kings ball. 2 team fouls for Mavs.

PEJA FOR THREE off Darius screen.

86-82 KINGS

Peja - 32 pts on 12 shots.

Mavs miss; Thomas board.

Darius drives the lane, draws foul. 3rd team foul on Mavs.

Darius to the line.

 

[VF21]

Darius makes first; and second.

88-82 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!!

Crowd very loud!!!

Darius with the steal!!!

Kings ball.

Bibby to Thomas, jumper misses. Dirk board.

7:47 left

Dirk off the front of the rim; Evans board.

Evans double-teamed, gets ball to Bibby - inside to Darius, who can't get the bucket to fall but Thomas gets the board, goes up strong and draws the foul.

Thomas to the line.

 

[VF21]

Kings now in the bonus for free throws.

Thomas makes both.

90-82 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!!

Good defense by Kings. Dirk over Evans for two.

90-84 KINGS

Bibby controlling the pace of the game. Peja got hit iin th head, no call.

bibby for two.

92-84 KINGS

Dirk miss; Thomas goes airborne for the board.

Bibby to Thomas, who goes inside and loses the ball on a pass intended for Darius.

Mavs ball.

CAt back in; Evans out.

 

[VF21]

Van Horn miss; Howard tip miss; Darius board.

5:47 left

Bibby fouled on a long jumper. Dirk bats the ball into the stands...no call. Officials huddle and Dirk gets called for a technical. Dirk arguing vehemently.

Peja at the line for the T.

Bonus good.

93-84 KINGS

Dirk still furious.

Time out and commercial.

Bibby should be at the line to shoot two after the break.

 

[VF21]

ARCO is really into this game. I was lucky enough to attend a playoff game last year against the Mavs (thanks Kingsgurl!!!) and it sounds almost as loud as that was...

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!

Bibby going to the line.

 

[VF21]

Bibby makes both.

95-84 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!

Mavs ball. Van Horn two on a non-called walk.

95-86 KINGS

Bibby over to Thomas for another nice jumper.

97-86 KINGS

4:54 left

Howard for two.

97-88 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bibby miss; Mavs board.

Dirk guarded by Darius, bad shot. Kings board.

Thomas shot won't go. Mavs ball.

VanHorn for two.

97-90 KINGS

Bibby passes to Peja, who drives inside and draws foul from Howard. - 5PF.

Peja makes first; and second.

99-90 KINSG

3:37 left

Harris works hard and drives inside quickly for two.

99-92 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bibby to Thomas for two.

101-92 KINGS

Dirk for three.

101-95 KINGS

2:34 left

Thomas drives inside, Mavs want charge call. Don't get it. Ball oob off Mavs.

Time out and commercial.

Will be Kings ball after the break.

Crowd on their feet and LOUD!!!

 

[VF21]

During the commercial, Avery Johnson comes half-way onto the court to yell at the officials and gets called for a T.

Grant and Jerry seem to think the Kings may have gotten a bit of a gift on that last no-call. No problem. Royalty likes gifts.

Peja to shoot the T. Good.

102-95 KINGS

Kings ball.

Bibby jumper off the rim. Bibby rushed that shot IMHO.

Mavs ball.

2:11 left

Howard miss; Thomas and Finley going for the board. First officials say the ball belongs to the Mavs but they reverse the call. Kings ball. Adelman telling them to USE THE CLOCK!!!

 

[VF21]

Bibby with the ball. Van Horn stumbles into him. Bibby to the line for two.

1:44 left

GO KINGS!!!!!

Bibby makes first; misses second. Mavs board.

103-95 KINGS

Mavs for three.

103-98 KINGS

1:29 left

Bibby slowing down the momentum again.

Bibby to Peja, long three doesn't go. Thomas called for loose ball foul. 5PF. Non-shooting. Mavs ball.

 

[VF21]

Harris miss; Thomas board.

Bibby with the ball, waits for about 5 seconds, drives inside and passes the ball out to the corner for somebody but no one there. Clear miscommunication and/or blown play. Ball oob. Mavs ball.

44 seconds left.

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

Mavs ball.

Finley miss; put-back miss; Cat with the rebound after Darius tips it.

103-98 KINGS

Cat fouled by Dirk, to the line for two.

32.3 seconds left.

Cat makes first; and second.

105-98 KINGS

ARCO THUNDERS!!!!! On their feet and LOUD!!!

Mavs call 20 second time out.

 

[VF21]

Dirk passes up three to drive inside and misses. Darius board. Dirk grabs Darius. Darius to the line for two.

25.8 seconds left.

Makes first; makes second.

107-98 KINGS

Whoooooooooooo!!!!

Harris inside for two with no opposition.

107-100 Kings

Dirk fouls Darius on inbounds, but no call.

Mavs ball.

Peja fouls Howard.

Makes first; misses second intentionally but Peja gets the board and is fouled immediately.

Peja to the line for two.

107-101 KINGS'

They show Mark Cuban and he doesn't look happy. Poor baby.

13.9 seconds left.

Peja makes first; and second.

109-101 KINGS

Harris three doesn't go.

KINGS WIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

 

[RAIDER925]

Good job posting...This thread is def. great for those who can't watch on tv

 

[ImaKingsFan]

Good job posting...This thread is def. great for those who can't watch on tv

I loudly second that--it is my lifeline to the KINGS!! Thanks VF21, you Rock!!