Kings-Nuggets PBP for March 11

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AI from the corner for three.

71-62 Den

Artest starts to work inside, called for traveling.

Denver ball.

Garcia in for Martin.

Najera miss; Kings rebound.

Artest off the glass for two.

71-64 Den
 
Kings with another good defensive set; Denver miss; Kings ball.

Artest three doesn't go but KT comes in, snags the board and the putback for two.

71-66 Den

Nene miss; Garcia fights for the board and wins it. Melo shoves him oob. Foul on Melo.

Kings ball. Bibby pass for KT deflected oob by Denver. Still Kings ball.

KT inbounds to Bibby, who is shoved oob. Kings to inbound again.

Bibby pass for Miller out of his reach; AI grabs the ball and runs the court for two, and the +1 from Garcia.

3;59 left

Bonus good.

74-66 Denver
 
Artest inside, shot doesn't go but he heads to the line against on hard foul by Najera.

Artest makes first as it bounces back to front, side to side and then drops; makes second.

74-68 Den

3;40 left
 
Kleiza drives inside, runs into Artest and gets a trip to the line.

Makes first; Corliss in for KT. makes second.

76-68 Den

Kings ball.

Artest miss as Bibby is knocked down by Melo - no call. Denver ball. Miss, but Melo gets the putback.

78-68 Den

GO KINGS!!!!!

Artest draws the foul from Melo. 3PF. Ron to the line after the break.

Time out and commercial.
 
Love Artest's hustle but he HAS to keep Bibby involved IMHO. I know he wants to help the Kings win today but I hope he doesn't try to do it all himself.
 
Artest makes first; Salmons in for Bibby. Misses second. Denver rebound.

78-69 Denver

Good D by Artest and Corliss on Melo, but he kicks inside to Nene for the bucket and the +1 on foul by Miller.

Bonus good.

81-69 Denver

Kings miss; Denver board.

Denver shot blocked by Miller; Artest with the rebound.

1;37 left

Corliss for two.

81-71 Den

GO KINGS!!!!

Melo miss; Najera takes rebound away from Cisco. AI to the line on foul by Garcia.

Misses first; and second. Nene gets the rebound. New clock for Denver.

Kleiza miss; Artest board.

Artest to Corliss, jumper doesn't go; Denver rebound.

Melo from the side for two.

83-71 Den

22 seconds left

Corliss for two.

83-73 Denver

AI tries to get around Cisco and can't. Finally takes jump shot and it misses ...

End of the third quarter.
 
Denver starts the 4th. Blake for two.

85-73 Den

Martin, Cisco, Corliss, Salmons and SAR on the court for the Kings.

Kings miss; Denver ball. SAR called for non-shooting foul. Still Denver ball.

Denver miss but tip-in is good.

87-73 Denver

SAR long jumper misses; Denver board.

Denver miss; Kings board.

Martin jumper airballs, SAR putback blocked by Camby. Nuggets ball.

Kleiza for two more.

89-73 Denver

Musselman calls time out...

10;35 left
 
Corliss for two.

89-75 Den

Bibby in for Cisco. Denver turnover.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

89-78 Denver
 
Iverson being guarded by Salmons, blows past him and crashes into Bibby, who is called for the foul sending AI to the line. As Jerry Reynolds says, I HATE that call because Bibby had to be somewhere...

AI makes both.

91-78 Denver

Kings miss; Blake alley to Kleiza oop. Game of his life... obvious winner of the TDM award tonight.

Kings miss; Corliss tries for the rebound but is called for the loose-ball foul.

Denver to inbound.
 
AI inside to Najera.

95-78 Denver

Another Kings miscue; Denver ball.

Denver long miss; Corliss rebound.

Blake called for foul on Bibby, non-shooting.

Bibby miss; Denver board.
 
Denver miss; Najera putback is good.

97-78 Denver

Whatever good was happening a while back has been totally sucked out of the Kings.

It will take a downright miracle for the Kings to pull this out. The momentum they seemed to be building has come to a screeching halt and they're starting to look more than a little frustrated.
 
Bibby, Artest, Martin, Salmons and Miller now on the court.

Artest with the turnover; Denver ball.

Miss; Miller rebound.

Artest three ricochets off the rim, but Salmons finds it. Kicks it back inside to Artest in traffic. Ball oob, still Kings.

Salmons inbounds to Bibby for two.

97-80 Denver

6;39 left

AI pull-up jumper for two.

99-80 Denver
 
Artest takes another long jumper that doesn't go; Denver ball.

Kings have totally gone away from any kind of TEAM play or ball movement.

Denver miss; Artest rebound. Runs the court, gets the hard hit, puts up the shot and goes to the line after the shot doesn't go.

Artest misses first; makes second.

99-81 Denver

5;43 left

Najera inside for two off the glass.

101-81 Denver

Bibby for two more.

101-83 Denver
 
Melo dunk doesn't go but he's heading to the line.

Makes first; and second.

103-83 Denver

Martin jumper is good.

103-85 Denver

Gee, Bibby and Martin taking shots and getting points. What a concept.

Camby to Melo for two at the other end.

105-85 Denver
 
Kings ball. Kicked oob by Nuggets. Still Kings.

Bibby dishes inside to cutting Martin, whose shot is blocked by Camby but he fouls Kevin in the process.

Martin makes first; and second.

105-87 Denver

4;24 left
 
Melo from the side for two.

107-87 Denver

And another record is apparently going to fall tonight as Denver is going to win in Arco for the first time since 1997.

Artest for two.

107-89 Denver

AI to the line on foul by Martin.

3;45 left
 
AI makes both.

109-89 Denver

Bibby from the corner for long two.

109-91 Denver

Iverson under pressure loses the ball and Artest finds it. Hand off to Martin, who misses. Miller tries for the rebound and it goes oob. Not sure who touched it last...

Time out and commercial.

...sigh...

I blame this loss on the early Daylight Saving Time.
 
Reminder: ESPN is going to announce who got into NCAA March Madness at 3 p.m. PDT.

Denver miss; Salmons from the corner in and out. Denver rebound.

Denver alley to oop that goes nowhere. Kings ball.

2;33 left

Martin drives the lane, gets the bucket and the +1.

Bonus good.

109-94 Denver

Time out and another commercial...
 
Denver ball. Oob, still Denver. Melo miss from the side; Kings ball. Artest brings the ball up the court and takes the top of the key shot without another King touching it...

:(

Kleiza tries for the rebound, is hit and loses ball oob. Kings ball.

Martin for two.

109-96 Denver

Melo flies inside and gets the two.

111-96 Denver

Garcia back in. Gets the ball, spins and drives AND travels, negating his bucket. Denver ball.

1;13 left
 
Garcia is in for Bibby, who is in the locker room for a "precautionary x-ray" as he has a "sore midfoot."

...

...

Some times words just fail.

:(

Melo at the line. Makes first; Karl pulling his starters with 59 seconds left on the clock. Makes second.

113-96 Denver

Johnson commits foul so Melo can leave the game.

I'm waiting for the strategic time outs by Musselman to begin.
 
WHY are our starters still on the court????????????????????????????

Martin miss; Denver ball.

Martin drives inside, draws the contact, gets the hoop and heads to the line once again.

Bonus good.

28.1 seconds left.

113-99 Denver

Denver burning the clock. Steal by Martin on a bad pass. Artest tossing the ball. Cisco for long two...

113-101 Denver

And the end of the game.

Kings leave this afternoon to begin a 5-game road trip.
 
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