Kings-Pistons PBP for Jan. 20

[VF21]

Webber behind-the-back pass knocked oob off Miller. Still Det ball.

Rip for two.

57-44 Det

Miller shot in and out; rebound bounces around and Detroit gets it.

Webber layup blocked by Artest; Kings ball.

Sheed called for 4PF and he talks to Salvatore about it while Miller heads to the line.

Makes first; McDyess in for Sheed. Makes second.

57-46 Det

Prince miss; Garcia board. Bibby miss; Prince board.

 

[VF21]

Foul on Cisco, Prince to the line.

Makes both.

59-46 Det.

Miller drives the lane, misses the layup. Det ball.

Prince for three.

62-46 Det

Time out...

4;47 left.

 

[VF21]

Corliss, Garcia, Artest, Bibby and Miller on the court.

Kings inbound.

BIBBY FOR THREE!

62-49 Det

4;19 left

Webber half-hook over Miller for two.

64-49 Det

Artest miss; Rip board.

Webber into Miller, who is called for blocking foul..

Webber to the line. Kings in penalty.

Webb misses; Hunter in for Billups. Second is a miss with Artest grabbing the board.

Steal by the Pistons.

 

[VF21]

Prince miss; Miller board.

3;09 left

Salmons in for Bibby. MIller in to Artest, who is triple-teamed and dishes out to Corliss. Ball is bobbled and Garcia called for pushing off...

Rip at the line.

Makes first; Quincy in for Artest. Delfino in for Prince. Makes second.

66-49 Det

I miss the days when substitutions made sense and the Kings looked like they actually had a game plan...

Another Garcia turnover. Det. ball.

 

[VF21]

McDyess jumper for two.

68-49 Det

Douby to Garcia back and forth several times, burning clock, until Garcia finally dishes inside to Corliss who draws the foul.

Corliss at the line, misses first. Misses second.

68-49 Det

Douby, Salmons, Garcia, Corliss and SAR on the court now...

Hunter miss; SAR board.

 

[VF21]

SAR inside, misses wide open lay-up. Det ball.

...Look out, lottery. Here we come... Whoooooo!!!

Webber nice pass inside to McDyess, who loses it oob but they say it was off the Kings. Still Det ball.

McDyess jumper for two.

70-49 Det

ANOTHER Kings turnover. Hamilton breakaway and two more points.

72-49 Det

Are we having fun yet?

Douby three attempt from the corner is no good. Det. ball.

21 seconds left in the quarter.

 

[VF21]

Delfino three at the buzzer is, of course, good.

75-49 Det

End of the third quarter.

Det has an 18-3 run to end this quarter...

Any thoughts about us being "unsucky" should now be firmly and totally removed from our minds...

 

[VF21]

Webber with 10 points and 10 rebounds on 4/8 shooting...

Kings ball to start the 4th.

Garcia, Salmons, Corliss, Williams and Artest on the court.

Garcia baldy misses a three; Detroit ball.

McDyess for two more.

77-49 Det

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!

77-52 Det

 

[VF21]

Pistons for two.

79-52 Det

Salmons to Garcia at the baseline, and he misses again.

Det ball.

Pistons shot partially blocked by Artest, Kings ball.

Corliss spin inside, kicks out to Salmons in the corner. Shot goes 3/4 of the way down and finds a way to pop back out.

Webber inside, draws foul from Corliss.

Webb to the line.

 

[VF21]

Misses first; makes second.

80-52 Det

Corliss miss; Det board.

Webber misses elbow jumper; Kings ball.

9;02 left

We just need to go on a 28-0 run.

Hunter miss; Murray miss; Justin with the rebound.

Artest with the ball, stolen by Delfino. Garcia with the steal and the breakaway.

80-54 Det

Time out and commercial.

8;14 left

 

[VF21]

Pistons ball, knocked oob off the Kings. Still Det. ball...

Jerry trying ... and failing ... to come up with anything positive to say about tonight's game.

Detroit miss; Kings ball.

SALMONS FOR THREE!!!

80-57 Det

Hunter impossible shot off the glass...and of course it's good but Hunter may be hunt. He's trying to walk it off.

82-57 Det

Time seems to be standing still in Detroit. I looked at my DVD recorder, however, and apparently time is passing...

Kings ball.

Williams drives inside and draws the foul. To the line.

 

[VF21]

Justin misses both...

Det ball.

Kings shooting 34% from the field and 65% from the line.

Delfino called for traveling. Kings ball.

6;36 left

 

[VF21]

Douby in the paint for two.

82-59 Det

Pistons miss; Kings board.

Salmons drives inside, gets the bucket and the +1.

Bonus miss.

82-61 Det

We're closing the gap.



Foul on Garcia, 3PF. Non-shooting. Still Pistons ball.

 

[VF21]

Delfino passes to some guy sitting in the second row mid-court.

Time out and commercial.

Kings ball after the break.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball.

5;48 left

Douby miss; Pistons ball.

Delfino shot blocked by Garcia but he (Cisco) is called for the foul. 4PF.

Delfino to the line.

Misses first; makes second.

83-61 Det

5;20 left

Corliss from the elbow for two.

83-63 Det

 

[VF21]

Detroit inside, shot blocked by Williams. Oob. Still Detroit ball.

MIss; Pistons board. Miss, another board. Miss, whistle. Some Piston guy to the line for two.

Makes first; misses second. Corliss rebound.

84-63 Det

Cisco tries to razzle-dazzle dribble and almost loses the ball, wastes a LOT of time, finally kicks over to Ronnie Price who has to shoot at the buzzer. Miss, but Kings chase down the board. Williams fouled and going to the line.

I like Justin William's hustle and energy, even if he can't hit a free throw to save his life.

Misses both. Detroit ball.

3;54 left

 

[VF21]

Murray to Nazr for two.

86-63 Det

Offensive foul on Corliss. Detroit ball.

Maxiel inside for the "in your face" dunk and the +1 on foul by Douby.

bonus miss. Delfino grabs the board.

88-63 Det

Maxiel tries to do the same thing, and misses. Williams with the rebound. Justin is fouled and heading to the line.

3;08 left

Come on, Justin. You can do it.

Hey, he does it!

Makes first; misses second. Detroit grabs the rebound.

88-64 Det

Why am I still doing this?

 

[VF21]

Detroit miss; Kings ball.

Kings call a time out, and I'm guessing it's to phone in their orders for the food they want on the plane.

2;54 left...

 

[ImAKing]

this job must really suck for you this season right VF? i give you props for doing it.

 

[VF21]

Corliss inside, shot looked partially blocked. Pistons rebound.

Turnover on the other end; Kings get the ball back.

Douby to Williams for the dunk. He sure can get good height!

88-66 Pistons

Maxiel tries to go inside for another dunk, and Corliss smacks him.

Maxiel to the line.

2;09 left

Misses the first after it bounces off the rim, off the top of the backboard, back on the rim and then off. Makes second.

89-66 Det

Price cuts around the baseline, dishes to Corliss who is hit HARD and shakes it off.

 

[VF21]

Corliss to the line for two.

Makes first; misses second. Delfino with the rebound.

89-67 Det

Ball oob; still Pistons.

1;50 left

Delfino floater no good because of offensive foul.

Corliss for two and the +1.

Bonus good.

89-70 Det

 

[VF21]

Detroit loses the ball oob. Kings ball.

1;17 left

Price bounce pass to Williams, who is fouled.

Justin at the line... GO JUSTIN!!!!

Misses first; misses second.

89-70 Det

Pistons ball. Jumper no good; rebound goes oob.

Kings ball.

47.4 seconds left.

 

[VF21]

Kings shot tipped in by Williams.

89-72 Det

Layup by Murray.

91-72 Det

Douby for long two.

91-74 Det

Pistons ball. Shot clock off. They bring the ball cross the line and that's it. They let the clock expire.

End of the game.

 

[kennadog]

I think the Kings expired long before the clock did. Like somewhere between Boston and Detroit.

 

[VF21]

this job must really suck for you this season right VF? i give you props for doing it.

Thanks... I have to admit that even I get discouraged at times. In this case, though, I did think it was worth sharing how Williams did.

I like him, even if he can't shoot FTs. At least he blocks shots, he gets in there for rebounds, etc. He has heart and hustle, and we need both.