Kings-Pistons PBP for Nov. 18

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!!

It's beginning to get cloudy here in the forest, which this time of year could mean clouds, rain or even snow. (Not too likely for the latter, unfortunately, as it's just not cold enough but hope springs eternal).

I've got my French Vanilla coffee brewing and I even made some of my (in)famous garlic chowder. Both are usually good luck charms as far as the Kings go, so I'm hoping they work again.

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Tonight's game will, I hope, be another fun game. My expectations aren't too far afield, I don't think. I just want to see heart and hustle, energy and excitement. And I want to see Kevin Martin continue to be all he can be - and more!

Now, it's outside to split some kindling and get ready for tonight's game.

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Personal update - I'm back, with all my fingers and toes still intact. (Not always a foregone conclusion when I have to split kindling...) So, I'm really for tonight's game.

My keys to the game?

1. Lots of coffee
2. Lucky purple slippers
3. GARLIC!!!

 

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I think that was Muss strategy too. He just put it on the slides

 

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Oh, no you didn't?!?

Compare me to Muss? Dude, it's like so fortunate for you that you live far away...

 

[piksi]

no I didn't really since Your strategy worked at least once

 

[fnordius]

3. GARLIC!!!

Are some of Detroit's players... not human?

 

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Heheheheheh.

Well, it's worked all these years for me. I can honestly say I have NEVER encountered a vampire here in these deep and dense woods.

Now, here's the starting lineups:

Billups, Hamilton, Price, Maxiell, and Wallace for the Pistons

Udrih, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings

They showed the concourse a moment ago. Those who were at the home opener will remember, perhaps, that Kevin Martin's life-size poster was actually hidden behind one of the trinket vendor displays. It's nice to notice that error has been corrected.

 

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And we're just about ready...

Sheed and Brad in the middle for the toss. Brad gets it as Sheed swings and misses. Ball to Beno.

Brad to Martin, in to Artest, who misses but ball oob off Det. Still Kings ball.

Artest inside, kicks out to MIller. Miss. Maxiell board.

Billups for long two.

2-0 DET

 

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Beno ties it up with a nice jumper.

2-2

Sheed miss; Moore board.

10;47 left

SUH-WEET bounce pass by Miller to the cutting Kevin Martin, Kevin is shoved in the back by Hamilton but gets the backwards teardrop to fall and heads to the stripe for the freebie.

Bonus good.

5-2 KINGS

 

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Billups miss; Martin airborne for the board.

Miller inside, gets by Sheed but the layup won't go. Ball oob. Det ball.

No KT or SAR tonight, according to Grant. No further comment...

Det. miss; Kings board.

Beno miss; Det. board.

9;40 left

 

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Prince for long two.

5-4 KINGS

Beno to Martin, to Moore and back to Kevin, side dish to Miller, miss but Moore draws the loose ball foul from Maxiell. Still Kings ball.

9;12 left

Martin inside to Artest, kick out to Moore at the stripe. Good for nice two.

7-4 KINGS

 

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Rip floater for two.

7-6 KINGS

Beno with a nice lead pass for Miller, who is clobbered by Maxiell and heads to the line. Maxiell with 2PF heads to the bench. Johnson in for Maxiell.

Miller makes first; misses second off to the left.

Detroit ball.

8-6 KINGS

 

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Pistons called for three-second violation.

Kings ball.

8;26 left

GO KINGS!!!

Martin jumper over Hamilton goes in and pops back out; Det board. Hamilton quick jumper for two.

8-8

Martin over Hamilton doesn't miss this time.

10-8 KINGS

Defensive three-second call on the Kings.

Rip to the line. Bonus good after his 10-second bounce, side pop, bounce routine at the line.

10-9 KINGS

Still Det. ball.

Hamilton to Sheed for two more.

11-10 Det

 

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Martin from the corner in and out; Johnson rebound.

7;16 left

Prince driving layup is bothered by Moore, who also saves the rebound.

Kings ball.

Miller pass intercepted; Det ball. Rip for two.

13-10 Det

6;34 left

Martin drives inside, is hammered hard by Johnson, but bounces right back up and goes to the line. 4th team foul on Detroit.

Misses first; makes second.

13-11 Det

 

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Miller alley to Martin oop. Whoooooooo!!!!

13-13

And the crowd comes alive!



Detroit ball. Hamilton over Martin for two.

15-13 Det

 

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Artest three misses; Sheed rebound.

5;09 left

Billups for three after good defense by the Kings but just not good enough to stop Chauncey from way downtown.

18-13 Det

Moore nice jumper for two.

18-15 Det

Prince floats in for quick two.

20-15 Det

 

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Kings showing patience, resulting in three-second violation on the Pistons.

Time out and commercial.

Martin will shoot the freebie after the break.

4;00 left

 

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martin misses the freebie.

Kings miss; Pistons rebound.

Pistons miss; Garcia with the rebound.

Kick out to Ron.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!

20-18 Det

Miller able to strip the ball from Billups, Kings ball.

Inside to Miller, who misses an easy layup. Detroit returns the favor. Kings ball.

Kings miss; Detroit rebound.

Prince doesn't miss again.

22-18 Detroit

 

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Garcia is in for Beno.

Miller with the ball, whistle ... he was held.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Hawes will come in after Miller shoots his FTs.

Miller makes first; and second.

22-20 Det

Pistons ball.

2;00 left

Non-shooting foul on the Kings; Pistons inbound. Salmons in for Artest. Prince to the line on foul by ????

Makes first; and second.

24-20 Det

Martin to Garcia, over to Moore. Back to Martin. Pullup three doesn't go. Hawes tries to slap the ball out but there's no one there but the guys in red.

Prince wide open for two more.

26-20 Det

1;09 left

 

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Billups whining to the official as he was called for a foul sending Martin to the line. Poor Chauncey...



Kevin makes both.

26-22 Det

 

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Cisco forces turnover, Hawes to Martin. Nice ball movement this possession right up until the moment when Salmons' pass is intercepted...

Billups forward pass to Afflalo who gets the bucket and the +1 on foul by Moore. Justin Williams in. Billups talking to the official again.

Bonus good.

29-22 Det

20 seconds

 

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Garcia playing the clock, and - as I'm afraid I actually expected - he messed up and carried the ball, giving the ball to Detroit.

Billups at the buzzer on a fantastic off-balance, in the air, switch hands shot.

31-22 Det

Someone needs to swat Cisco on the nose with a rolled up newspaper.

 

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Prince miss to start the second; ball oob but Detroit retains possession.

Salmons, Martin, Garcia, Williams and Hawes on the court for the Kings.

Maxiell for two.

33-22 Det.

Salmons drives inside, kicks out to Garcia in the corner. Foot on the line, good for two.

33-24 Det

 

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Bad pass by Detroit goes oob; Kings ball.

10;54 left

Offensive foul. Grant says it's on Williams but the camera focuses on Garcia, who seems to be arguing about something. Not sure what.

Williams out; Beno in. Martin out; Artest in.

Hays miss; Kings rebound.

Artest find cutting Hawes, spin move results in trip to the line.

Spencer makes first; Samb in for Detroit. Hawes gets second.

33-26 Detroit

Samb looks like he weighs about 4 pounds.

 

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Murray miss; Artest rebound.

Lots of subs on the floor for the Pistons, Kings need to get to work!!

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!

33-29 Det

9;30 left

Hayes for three.

36-29 Det

 

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Beno to Artest, back to Beno who drives into lots of traffic, Hawes comes in to help, gets the ball AND the bucket AND the +1. I LIKE THIS KID!!!

36-31 Det

Time out and commercial.

Hawes to the line for the freebie after the break.

 

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They show the boys and girls who are seeing the game from "Brad Miller's Area 52" - they're from the local Boys and Girls Club. I like that the players are doing that.



Hawes at the line. Hrm. Apparently the foul happened before the dunk as they show the score 36-29 and have him set to shoot two.

Hawes makes first; misses second but there's a lane violation so he gets a re-do.

8;51 left

Makes second.

36-31 Det

And Jerry talks about the old days when it was three to make two, which is something I've talked about for years and so few people believed me.



Hawes out, Miller back in. Pistons ball

 

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Pistons miss; Garcia rebound.

Beno bounce pass to Cisco, who drives inside, able to get the ball up when he shouldn't have had a chance, gets the bucket and the +1. And this is why Garcia is going to force me to buy hair dye much more often.

Bonus doesn't go.

36-33 Det

Pistons ball.

 

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Hayes to the line for THREE shots after being fouled in the corner by ... yep, you guessed it.

Makes first; and second; and third.

39-33 Det

7;54 left

We might have to buy Reggie some hairdye, too.

Artest to the line. Pistons now in penalty.

Martin back in.

Artest makes both.

39-35 Det