Kings-Pistons PBP for Nov. 18

[VF21]

Hayes with a dunk after Sheed pushes off Artest and sends him to the floor.

41-35 Det

Beno floater inside for two.

41-37 Det

Detroit miss; rebound oob. Kings ball.

7;07 left

Beno, Martin, Cisco, Artest and MIller on the court for the Kings.

Beno able to drive inside again and get two.

41-39 Det

 

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Offensive foul called on Sheed. Saunders yelling at the official.

Kings ball. Beno drives inside again, ball knocked out of his hands and oob. Still Kings ball.

Garcia to Artest, who drives inside against Sahm. Ron to the line on body shot by Sahm.

Ron makes first; misses second.

41-40 Det

Pistons ball.

Artest goes to the sidelines momentarily to get a cut treated.

Official and Sheed having a bit of a chat.

Sahm at the line for Detroit.

 

[VF21]

First shot really flat, goes in and pops back out; second good.

42-40 Det

6;00 left

Beno to Artest, who drives inside and goes high off the glass against Sheed.

42-42

 

[VF21]

Hamilton inside, gets the bucket and draws the +1. Not sure from whom.

5;40 left

Time out and commercial.

Rip will shoot his freebie after the break.

 

[VF21]

Beno, Martin, Artest, Garcia and Miller for the Kings.

Rip miss; Miller rebound.

44-42 Det

NICE running floater by Ron right against Sheed. Good for two more.

44-44

Ron looking good AGAIN in the power forward position.

5;13 left

Sheed to the line at the other end. Ron and Sheed really battling for every inch of space on the court.

Sheed makes both.

46-44 Det

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Miller inside, misses the lay-up but battles hard for the rebound and gets to the line.

Brad misses first off the front of the rim; Moore in, Cisco out. Artest shifts back to the 3.

20-second time out called.

46-44 Det

4;59 left

 

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Brad makes second.

46-45 Det

Pistons ball. Grant announces Celtics finally lost tonight - to Orlando.

Sheed spin against Miller for two.

48-45 Det

Salons to the line on foul by Sahm, who goes to the bench and gets Prince back into the game.

4;23 left

Salmons first in and out; Beno, Martin, Salmons, Moore and Miller on the court.

Salmons makes second.

48-46 Det

 

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Prince for two.

50-46 Det

Nice ball handling, dish by Martin inside to Moore for the dunk.

50-48 Det

3;37 left

Hamilton miss; Moore rebound and give to Beno. Miss; loose ball foul on Miller. 2PF.

Prince to the line. Hawes in for Miller.

Prince misses first; misses second. Hawes with the rebound.

GO KINGS!!!

3;14 left

Salmons against Hamilton, fadeaway doesn't go. Moore was open but Salmons didn't see him.

Pistons quick two at the other end.

52-48 Detroit

 

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Martin miss; rebound goes oob.

Pistons ball.

Time out and commercial.

3;44 left

 

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Detroit ball.

Sheed spin on Hawes and patented fallaway jumper is good.

54-48 Det

Kings ball.

Beno inside, kicks to Martin. Miss but Beno gets the board. Passes to Salmons, who is called for traveling. Detroit ball.

1;39 left

 

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Hayes three doesn't go; Moore catches the rebound.

Hawes right over Sheed for two.

54-50 Det

1;02 left

Hayes to the line on foul by Martin. Misses first; misses seocnd. Hawes goes HIGH for the rebound.

Kings ball.

Billups sitting on the bench with a t-shirt on and towel around his neck.

Kings miss; Detroit rebound and another quick two.

56-50 Det

Beno to cutting Mikki Moore. Moore with the flying albatross dunk!!!

56-52 Det

 

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Detroit ball. Hamilton to the line.

14.0 seconds left.

Rip makes first; and second.

58-52 Detroit

Kings ball.

beno holding for final shot, takes the long jumper - no good.

End of the first half.

58-52 Detroit

 

[VF21]

Grant and Jerry remark - and I agree - that Mikki Moore is doing much, much, much better now that they're using him more as a cutter and spot shooter and not forcing him to try and play the low post.

 

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Billups starts the third with a three.

61-52 Det

Moore shot blocked by Prince. Det ball.

Moore called for a technical. Rip misses the freebie. On replay, you see why Moore was upset.

Detroit ball.

Kings ball.

Nice patience by Artest, finally Beno cuts inside, ARtest gets him the ball and Beno gets the bucket.

61-54 Det

Sheed with a lucky roll for two.

63-54 Det

Beno for two more.

64-56 Det

 

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Oops. 63-56 Det

Det miss; Moore rebound.

Moore to Beno, back to Moore for the catch-and-shoot and two more points.

63-58 Det

Billups miss; rebound goes right into Sheed's arms.

9;29 left

Detroit miss; Beno rebound.

 

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Artest inside, kicks out to Miller, who still can't get a shot to fall.

Detroit ball.

Hamilton miss; Moore rebound. 10 pts, 6 boards for Milli.

Beno for two more.

63-60 Det

 

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Maxiell deep inside, tries for the easy lay-up but Miller is there and Maxiell will have to earn his points from the line.

8;02 left

Misses first; makes second.

64-60 Det

GO KINGS!!!

Beno inside, draws the double, kicks out to Artest in the corner. Miss, but Miller saves the rebound. Sheed knocks the ball and Artest oob. No call. Artest to inbound.

NICE inlet pass to cutting Beno results in two more for the Kings.

64-62 Det

GO KINGS!!!

 

[VF21]

Nice defense by Miller results in offensive foul call on Maxiell.

Kings ball. Nice ball movement, Moore sets the screen for Beno. Beno misses but Billups runs into Moore's screen, sending Mikki to the floor. Non-shooting foul, still Kings ball.

Martin inside for nice dunk.

64-64

Arco to their feet!!!

Time out and comemrcial.

7;00 left

 

[VF21]

Detroit ball.

Kings in the zone. Billups tries to get inside, miss. Miller outlet to Martin, who sees Beno open and gets him the ball and Beno does what he's supposed to do.

66-64 KINGS

Good defense by the Kings results in Pistons turnover.

Beno miss; but Moore dives into the crowd, saving the rebound. New clock.

Miller pass to Moore, jumper won't go. Pistons rebound.

5;36 left

Maxiell miss; Miller goes high for the rebound.

 

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Beno to Miller, who passes up a shot and dishes to Martin, miss. Pistons rebound.

Moore with the blocked shot, gets the ball to Beno, who drives inside like some kind of madman, gets the bucket AND the +1. Crowd really showing their appreciation!f

Beno was hammered hard by Maxiell.

Bonus good.

69-64 KINGS

Beno is bueno!

 

[VF21]

Kings still in the zone; Pistons miss, Martin rebound.

4;40 left

15 to 1 run for the Kings thus far.

Artest drives inside, gets the bucket but they charge him with an offensive foul and take the bucket back...

Pistons ball.

4;19 left

Non-shooting foul on the Kings, still Pistons ball.

 

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Hamilton inside, draws the foul and heads to the line.

Makes first; Hawes in for Miller. Makes second.

69-66 KINGS

4;11 left

Beno alley to Martin oop - underhanded at that.

71-66 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Billups for two.

71-68 KINGS

3;34 left

GO KINGS!!!!

Beno dish to Moore inside. MIkki called for offensive foul. 4PF. Sure didn't look like a foul to me. His arms have to be somewhere. Moore out; Miller back in.

Pistons miss; Artest rebound.

 

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Artest three doesn't go but he runs down his own rebound. New shot clock. Kick out to Beno, who drives inside and earns another trip to the line.

2;47 left

Time out and commercial.

71-68 KINGS

Beno to the line for two after the break.

 

[VF21]

Grant and Jerry talking to Gary Gerould, who points out the Kings currently have a +9 in rebounding. Yes, they have nine more boards than the Pistons.

See, it's the garlic!!!!!

 

[VF21]

Beno at the line.

Makes first; Maxiell out, Nazr Mohammed in for the Pistons. Makes second.

73-68 KINGS

2;38 left

Kings still in the zone. Billups drives inside, running into Hawes - no call - and Miller - no call - and ball goes oob off Kings. Still Pistons ball.

Billups miss from the side; Beno with the rebound.

 

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Beno to Miller, and back to Beno. Over to Miller who gets a bizarre bounce off the glass and off the rim and into the hoop for his first field goal.

75-68 KINGS

Sheed for two at the other end.

75-70 KINGS

1;35 left

Pistons force 24-second violation. Pistons ball.

 

[VF21]

Prince to Billups, three doesn't go. Martin with the rebound over Nazr. Martin miss; Detroit rebound.

38 seconds left

Offensive foul on Mohammed as he rams into MIller. Kings ball.

GO KINGS!!!!

 

[VF21]

Beno inside, kicks out to MIller, who passes to Artest, and the Kings get to reset on foul by the Pistons.

Miller miss; Pistons rebound. Miss but Prince gets the putback.

11 seconds left.

Beno with the ball; kicks out to Miller in the corner. Miss to end the third quarter.

This is just not Brad's night for shooting.

Beno with 21 points. His career high is 25.

75-72 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Beno talking with Mike Bibby during the break...

Kings ball to start the fourth quarter.

Pistons showing a zone defense for the first time tonight. Garcia miss; Detroit ball.

Sheed from the side for two.

75-74 KINGS

Garcia, Martin, Artest, Miller and Salmons on the court.

Miller inside, thoroughly mugged and without his headband, gets inside for two and the +1.

Bonus good.

78-74 KINGS

Sheed for two more.

78-76 KINGS