Kings-Raptors PBP for Jan. 17

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!!

I enjoyed my quick trip down to Sacramento this past weekend for my delayed family Christmas. Sorry I wasn't able to provide the PBP for those games...

I'm working but I've made time to take a long break so I can bring you tonight's action. I'm looking forward to hopefully seeing more of Justin Williams, as I think the young man might just have a bit of a future with us. At this point, I'd like to see the youngsters have enough time for management to evaluate them completely in terms of the future of the Kings.

You know, I'm impressed with the membership of this forum. Even with the slide into the bottom of the barrel the Kings are on, we have fans here to express hope for the long term. It's tough on a message board when the team most people got to know disappears. Kingsfans.com is so much more than just a message board, however, and I think our slogan above says it all. We ARE the #1 Sacramento Kings Online Community and you all are terrific neighhbors and friends.

If you would like to help defray the expenses of keeping Kingsfans.com up and running, please consider becoming a Contributing Member. We've been here through the good times, and we'll be here during the bad so we can all be a part of building back to the good.



I'm back to drinking my Gevalia French Vanilla coffee and I've got a nice fire going in the woodstove so I'm pretty much set. Now it's up to the Kings...

Oh, one more thing. In case anyone has doubted it, I LOVE THIS TEAM!!! As we face the inevitable loss of a number of players currently in the uniform of the Sacramento Kings, we just have to remember that it's the name on the front, and not the name on the back.

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

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Sorry I'm late...

Bosh came out with some early points. Martin, Miller and Bibby have scored.

Our starting lineup is Bibby, Martin, Artest, SAR and Miller

10-6 Raps

Martin miss; Ford board.

8;05 left

Rasho for two.

12-6 Raps

 

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Miller passes inside to Artest in the post. Fouled by Garba...

Ron at the line.

Misses first off back of rim; makes second.

12-7 Raps

7;34 left

Raps miss; Martin board.

SAR inside, doubled, dishes out to Mike.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!

12-10 Raps

Ford called for traveling. Kings ball.

 

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Not enough ball movement by the Kings until too late into the clock. Kings called for 24-second violation. Raps ball.

6;25 left

Garba miss; MIller board.

Bibby splits the defense and gets two.

12-12

 

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Ford jumper for two.

14-12 Raps

Kings ball.

Rasho fouls SAR.

Time out and commercial.

5;22 left

 

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Kings inbound.

Bibby to SAR, who drives inside and gets two.

14-14

Raps miss; Bibby board.

Bibby jumper misses; Raps board.

Ford off the glass for two.

16-14 Raps

The PA system in the arena is excruciatingly loud, even over the TV...

Kings ball.

Kings miss; Raps ball.

 

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Bargnani for three.

19-14 Raps

3;37 left

Miller pass inside to cutting Martin, who is shoved from behind.

Kevin at the line.

Makes first; and second.

19-16 Raps

Bosh in and out; Martin board.

SAR jumper from the paint is good.

19-18 Raps

 

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Parker inside for two.

21-18 Raps

Martin in the corner, out to Bibby, miss. Raps board.

Ford miss, Bosh rebound. Fouled.

2;30 left

Time out...

 

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Bosh at the line.

Makes first; and second.

23-18 Raps

Salmons and Williamson in for Martin and Miller.

Artest for three.

23-21 Raps

Raps miss; Salmons board.

SAR fallaway from the paint for two more.

23-23

 

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Raps pass ball oob; Kings ball.

Corliss pass inside to SAR is off and goes oob. Raps ball.

Whistle but no idea why. Grant doesn't bother to explain...

Moving screen called on Raps. Kings ball.

46.2 seconds left.

Bibby three misses; Bosh board.

Parker miss; Salmons board.

Artest drives inside and draws the foul.

4.5 seconds left.

Ron at the line for two.

 

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Williams and Garcia in ...

Artest makes both.

25-23 KINGS

Raps shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

End of the first quarter.

 

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Kings ball to start the second.

Salmons, Corliss, Justin, Garcia and Martin on the court for the Kings.

Miss; Raps board.

Raps miss; Salmons board.

Corliss loses the ball under the basket; Raps ball.

 

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Raps miss; Salmons taps the board to Corliss.

Martin to the line. Misses first; makes second.

26-23 KINGS

Raps ball.

10;41 left

Mo Pete for two.

26-25 KINGS

Salmons forces the shot and it misses; Raps board.

Calderone strolls inside for two.

27-26 Raps

 

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Another Kings miss; Raps baord.

Raps miss; Kings save the ball.

Miller at the table to come back in. Brad in for Corliss.

Kings to inbound.

Miller pass inside is knocked away; Raps ball.

Loose ball foul on Graham. 3PF. Kings ball.

9;08 left

Kings inbound.

Salmons to Garcia back to Salmons for two.

28-27 KINGS

 

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Mo Pete for three as Garcia left him unattended.

30-28 Raps

Salmons for two.

30-30

8;10 left

Garba miss; gets his own board and the putback.

32-30 Raps

Time out and commercial.

 

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Garba at the line on a +1.

Good.

33-30 Raps

SAR on nice setup by Salmons for two more.

33-32 Raps

Calderone off the glass for two and the +1.

SAR, Salmons, Artest, Miller and Martin on the court for the Kings.

Bonus good.

36-32 Raps

 

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Miller called for traveling. Raps ball.

7;10 left

Parker shot blocked by Miller; Salmons grabs it.

Kings ball.

Good ball movement by the Kings, dish to Salmons who drives inside for two.

36-34 Raps

Mo Pete runner off the glass for two.

38-34 Raps

 

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Calderone called for pushing Martin. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Bibby back in. Sets screen for Kevin.

MARTIN FOR THREE!!!

38-37 Raps

Garba for two.

40-37 Raps

5;28 left

 

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Artest to Bibby, who drives inside and draws the foul.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Bibby at the line.

Makes first; and second.

40-39 Raps

Parker miss; SAR board. Starters back on the court.

Bibby floater for two.

41-40 KINGS

Parker miss; SAR called for loose ball foul on the rebound.

4;47 left

Raps inbound.

 

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Bosh able to get around two defenders and go to the rim for two.

42-41 Raps

SAR jumper from the baseline won't go; Raps board.

Mo Pete lay-up for two.

44-41 Raps

Kings ball.

Miller jumper goes way in and finds a way to pop back out; ball oob. SAR out, Corliss in. Still Kings ball.

Miller to Martin and back to Miller, who is called for traveling but the replay doesn't show it. Raps ball anyway...

GOOD defense by the Kings leads to 24-second violation.

Kings ball.

 

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Miller off the glass won't go; followup doesn't either. Raps board.

Ford is a little out of control and is called for offensive foul as Martin is knocked about 15 feet across the court.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

Artest off the dribble for two.

44-43 Raps

Artest with the steal.

Artest to Martin, over to Miller and back to Martin. Miss, Artest with the rebound but he's called for offensive foul as he was surrounded by white with no purple jerseys in sight.

Rpas ball.

Ford miss; Miller board.

Bibby to Artest, miss; Raps board.

1;26 left

Mo Pete with another lay-up.

46-43 Raps

 

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Kings miss; Raps board.

Garba fouled by Corliss.

Garbajosa at the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

47-43 Raps

1;00 left

Miller jumper slightly off; Mo Pete board.

Ford loses ball oob. Kings ball.

Bibby pull-up jumper doesn't go; Raps board.

 

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Bosh miss; Bibby board. Tries to pass to ARtest, but ball knocked away.

End of the first half.

48-43 Raps.

 

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Kings ball to start the third. Turnover; Raps ball.

Martin knocks the ball away. Kings ball.

Artest gets around two defenders, but can't finish. Raps ball.

Miller called for non-shooting foul. 2PF. STill Raps ball.

Raps miss; Martin board.

SAR off the glass for two.

48-45 Raps

Bosh inside past SAR for two.

50-45 Raps

10;02 left

Martin for two.

50-47 Raps

 

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SAR with the steal.

Bibby to Martin, who misses but gets the rebound. Out to Bibby, who misses. Raps ball.

9;22 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Raps inbound.

Ford miss; Raps slap it back to Garba, who misses. Kings board.

Martin works inside, gets the runner, makes the bucket and draws the foul.

Bonus good.

50-50

Yay!!!!

8;52 left

Parker miss; Miller board.

Martin pass for Bibby kicked oob by Raps; still Kings ball.

 

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Martin to MIller, who passes to cutting Bibby. Mike is fouled.

Bibby at the line.

Makes first; and second.

52-50 KINGS

Turnover; Kings ball again.

SAR jumper for two.

54-50 KINGS

Bosh floater doesn't go; Miller called for loose ball foul. 3PF.

7;50 left

Raps inbound.

Ford miss; Rasho board. Ford dish inside to Rasho for two.

54-52 KINGS

 

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Artest with the ball, taken away but Raps give it right back via traveling call.

Kings ball.

7;10 left

Good ball movement by the Kings, Artest for two.

56-52 KINGS

Raps miss; Ford board.

Bosh for the dunk.

56-54 KINGS

Artest to Bibby in the corner, miss. Raps board.