Kings-Nuggets play-by-play (PBP) thread 3/26

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Nene tries to pass; bounces ball off Tag right into Bibby's hands.

Kings ball. Cat draws foul from JOhnson 4PF.

Cat to the line.

Makes first; misses second. Tag with the board and back to the Cat.

Cat drives inside and gets the tear drop off teh glass to go.

71-69 Den

Melo out to Buckner for three.

74-69 Den

Andre steal from Mobley. To Melo for the showtime dunk.

76-69 Den

4:02 left in third

Cat over to Bibby for three, off to the right. Tag board and foul on Nene.

Tag to the line for two.

 

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Boykins back in for Denver. Peja in for Darius.

Tag misses first - rather flat ; misses second. Melo with the board.

Denver miss; Nene board.

Boykins miss; Bibby board.

Bibby to Cat, to Thomas for the solid jumper.

76-71 Den

GO KINGS!!!!!!!!!!!

Nene for two.

78-71 Den

2:33 left in third

Bibby to Thomas back to Bibby - pass inside to Peja is stolen.

Melo with the ball, fouled by Thomas to prevent the bucket.

time out and commercial.

Melo will be at the line for two after the break.

 

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Mel makes both.

80-71 Den

Kings ball.

Cat sandwiched between Nene and melo, receives hard blow to "groinal region."

Makes first, and second.

80-73 Den

Den miss; Kings board.

Kings miss; Persons board.

Buckner miss; Denver tips board to Cat, runs all the way - behind the back pass to Peja for easy lay-up.

80-75 Den

Melo nice pass inside to Nene for the dunk.

82-75 Den

5o seconds left in third

Peja moving well without the ball; draws foul from Buckner and Elson - who is getting ready to check in - is called for a T.

Peja shooting the T.

Good.

82-76 Den

George Karl arguing with the officials.

Peja at the line for two.

Makes first; makes second.

82-78 Den

Backcourt violation by Denver.

Kings ball with 28 seconds left.

 

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House uses up the clock, passes inside to Corliss who misses. Denver board but they cannot convert before the buzzer.

82-78 Denver after three.

 

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Kings shot 28% in the third quarter and are down by 4. If we improve that percentage by just a bit, we could easily win this game. We need Bibby and Cat to get their fourth quarter mojo working.

GO KINGS!!!

Denver to start the fourth.

House, Cat, Peja, Thomas and Corliss on the court.

Foul called on House 1PF. NOn-shooting.

Boykins for three.

85-78 Den

House to Thomas, to House who gets the over the back baseline shot to fall.

85-80 Den

Buckner for three.

88-80 Den

Of course Buckner - who ususally can't reach the hoop from 3-point land - is making them...

House, toe on the line, for two.

88-82 Den

 

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Foul on Najera, 5PF.

Kings ball. House called for pushing off on Boykins. RA says, "Bullbleep" to the refs.

Denver ball.

Denver driving inside, Darius knocks ball oob. Still Denver.

House, Cat, Peja, Darius and Corliss on the court.

Boykins for two more over House.

90-82 Den

Cat playing one-on-one, but Denver called for defensive 3-second violation.

Peja to the line.

Makes shot.

90-83 Denver

Kings to inbound. Ball stolen by Nene, but he dribbles the ball oob and it's Kings ball.

 

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9:26 left

Peja two steps to his left and the jumper for two.

90-85 Den

Boykins brushes by Corliss and apparently Corliss' armhair scratches Boykins. Non-shooting foul.

Still Denver ball. Boykins to Elson, horrible miss. Peja board.

Real quick shot by House misses; Denver board.

Elson inside for lay-up.

92-85 Den

Bibby, HOuse, Peja, Darius and Corliss on the court.

Corliss being mugged by Nene. Finally foul is called.

Time out and commercial.

 

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If anything, RA needs to remind the team to play KINGS ball. They're forgetting to pass on occasion and going for the quick first shot. Just about every time they do, it bites them in the posterior.

8:18 left

Somebody just needs to sit on Earl Boykins.

Kings ball.

Bibby to Corliss, pass knocked oob. Still Kings ball. 2 seconds left.

Inbounds to Peja to Darius for two.

92-87 Den

Andre for two.

94-87 Den

GO KINGS!!!!!

Bibby to Corliss, who has a pass knocked off and stolen by Buckner.

Denver ball.

Boykins drives the lane for two. (Saying that almost makes me hurl up my spleen.)

Kings call time out... and commercial.

96-87 Denver

 

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Bibby for two.

96-89 Den

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

Melo for two.

98-89 Den

Elson called for foul on Cat. Cat to the line.

6:24 left

Makes first; Skinner in for Darius.

Makes second.

98-91 Den

GO KINGS!!!!!

Boykins out to Buckner, over to Melo for three.

101-91 Den

thomas drives inside, gets slammed by no call. Denver board.

Melo miss; Andre miss; Kings baooard.

Bibby three off to the left; Denver board and pass ahead to Melo for another windwill showtime dunk.

103-91 Denver

 

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Thomas airball; Cat with the putback.

103-93 Denver

Delay of game warning to Kings.

Denver ball.

Boykins miss; Thomas board.

Bibby pass inside to Skinner, who goes up for lay-up and gets shot blocked by Melo. Ball oob. Still Kings.

Pass in to Thomas, who drives around the bucket and goes too hard off the glass.

Denver ball.

Najera miss; ball oob off Denver.

Kings ball.

Cat to Bibby, to Thomas - to Peja who works against Najera, shot misses.

Najera draws foul from Peja, 5PF.

Najera to the line.

Kings playing one-on-one way too much again.

 

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3:59 left

Najera misses first off front of rim; misses second. Skinner board.

Bibby drives all the way and gets the lay-up.

103-95 Den

Boykins miss; Najera with the putback.

105-95 Den

Bibby to Thomas, to bibby - three doesn't go. Den board.

Boykins with the breakaway for two more.

107-95 Den

Double-foul in the backcourt, according to Grant. He says Skinner and Melo. The camera was on Boykins and didn't show what was happening backcourt. Grant also says George Karl in Violet Palmer's face.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Ah, they take away Boykin's bucket.

105-95 Denver

 

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Denver ball inbounds.

2:42 left.

Yuck.

Wide open Najera in the p[aint gets the pass and the EASY two.

107-95 Den

Another Kings turnover and TWO MORE in the paint from Denver.

109-95 Denver

2:00 left.

 

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Non-shooting foul on Denver.

Kings ball.

Cat drives inside for the up and in.

109-97 Den

Denver killing time...

Buckner walks inside and gets two more in the paint.

111-97 Den

bibby to Cat, over to Thomas - miss. Denver board.

1:00 left.

Denver has played VERY WELL tonight.

Andre airball; Kings ball.

Apparently George Karl told the Nuggets he would take them to Las Vegas if they won 6 out of the next 8. They have won 6 of 6. My comment is that I think the Maloofs were fined by the league for that same kind of thing...

Denver with two more.

113-97 Den

Loose ball foul on Denver.

Evans to the line.

20 seconds left.

Makes first; and second.

113-99 Denver

Denver walks off the time on the clock.

Game over.

 

[Lazio84]

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thanks for pbp VF

 

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You're welcome.