Kings-Raptors PBP thread for Jan. 29

[VF21]

Artest misses first; lots of chatter among Kings players. Looks good to see again. It's been absent for a long time.

Makes second on bounce off rim.

103-94 Raps

Calderon strolls inside and gets two.

105-94 Raps

Martin miss; Miller board.

Artest miss; Martin and Mo Pete going for the board. Pete gets it, Martin going for it. Raps call time out.

Commercial.

 

[VF21]

Raps ball.

Raps miss; Artest board.

5:35 left

Pass inside to KT, who draws foul.

KT to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

105-96 Raps

5:27 left

 

[VF21]

Villa drives in, hits KT hard and is called for the foul. Not happy but it was definitely the right call.

Kings ball.

Artest miss; Mo Pete board.

4;50 left

KT knocks ball oob; still Raps ball - with 9 seconds on shot clock.

James miss; KT board.

Bibby inside to Artest for left-handed lay-up.

105-98 Raps

 

[VF21]

James miss; Bosh board.

Villa up, shot blocked by Miller. Kings ball.

Artest on the other end, gets great pass from Bibby, gets the board and the +1.

Bonus good!

105-101 Raps

3:30 left

 

[VF21]

Sow fouled by KT; only third team foul. KT scowling at the offiical. Still Raps ball.

KT called for another foul on Sow. KT working just a little too hard, put both hands on Sow.

Still Raps ball.

Villa miss; 4 purple shirts go for the board, Miller gets it.

Artest inside, suddenly falls to the floor for no discernable reason (since no whistle was blown). Mo Pete for three on the other end.

108-101 Raps

Miller strolls in for two.

108-103 Raps

Pete miss; Artest board.

 

[VF21]

Bibby for two.

108-105 Raps

1:44 left

Mo Pete miss; KT board.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

108-108

Bibby from 26 feet away with nothing but net.

AFter it goes, he turns around, smiling, and patting at his chest - heart.

Time out.

1:13 left

 

[VF21]

Raps ball.

When SAR is healthy and Bonzi is back, we're gonna have fun, fellow Kings fans!

Bosh drives inside, draws foul from KT.

To the line for two.

Makes first; misses second. Martin with the board.

109-108 Raps

 

[VF21]

Bibby to KT, who passes inside to Artest, who spins in the paint and is fouled.

Artest to the line for two.

Makes first nice and sweet; and second!!!

47.2 seconds left

110-109 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Mo Pete runner for two.

111-110 Raps

Time out Kings.

31.9 seconds.

 

[VF21]

Kings ball.

Artest working hard inside. Whistle blows. Jimmy Clark calls foul first on Sow, but then changes his mind and calls it a jump ball. Kings get the ball.

Bibby with the ball - almost loses it. Puts up a shot and Raps steal it. James fouled. To the line.

Misses first.

7.6 seconds left.

Makes second.

112-110 Raps

7.6 seconds left.

Kings call time out.

 

[VF21]

Artest drives inside for the lay-up and the tie.

112-112

3.2 seconds left.

Time out.

 

[VF21]

I like the intensity and focus Artest shows AND the way he just seems to make the other guys want to have the same.

They just showed Geoff Petrie. Who is standing there, stoic as ever.

Artest telling Kings to talk to each other on defense. Scream it on! Let each other know what's going on!!!

3.2 seconds left.

Rose to inbound.

James pressured by Bibby, takes last shot and it doesn't go.

Game into overtime.

 

[VF21]

Overtime beginning. Horrible toss, tip to the Kings.

Artest jumper doesn't go, Villa board.

Rose miss; Martin board.

4:22 left

112-112

KT drives inside, put it in the book and send him to the line on +1 from Bosh. 5PF.

Bonus good.

115-112 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bosh miss; Miller board.

Hands off to Bibby. Excellent play by Artest. Miller runner won't go, Raps board.

Raps three doesn't go; Kings board.

Bibby pass to cutting KT, who loses the ball.

Raps miss; Bosh board. Loose ball foul on MIller. 5PF.

Bosh to the line for two.

 

[VF21]

Misses first;

2:53 left

Makes second.

115-133 KINGS

Kings ball.

Artest foul-line fadeaway jumper for two right over Rose.

117-113 KINGS

James for two.

117-115 KINGS

 

[VF21]

Bibby works around James, runs the baseline, turns and gets the bucket and draws the +1 from Bosh, who has fouled out. Bosh still swearing at the officials. Jimmy Clark hits Bosh with the whistle, literally, and tells him to get off the court. Clark STILL screaming at Clark. He's removed from the court.

119-115 Kings

Bibby shoots the bonus...and the technical. Both good.

121-115 KINGS

Time out Raptors.

 

[VF21]

Replay showed there really wasn't much contact by Bosh with Bibby, but.. oh well.



Raps ball. James inside for two.

121-117 KINGS

1:54 left

Bibby miss; loose ball foul on KT. 5PF.

Raps ball.

 

[VF21]

James for three.

121-120 Raps

Bibby three doesn't go, James grabs the board in traffic.

Raps ball. Stripped by KT.

Kings ball.

43.2 seconds left.

Villa called for foul on Miller.

KT was poked in the eye. Adelman calls time out.

Will be Kings ball after the break.

 

[VF21]

Still Kings ball.

Artest jumper doesn't go; Raps board. Foul on Martin.

31.4 seconds left.

Raps make both.

122-121 Raps

Time out Kings.

 

[VF21]

31.4 seconds left.

Lots of strategy being discussed in the Kings huddle. And Mike Bibby is very focused on clipping his nails. I actually think it's a stress management technique at this point...

As long as it works.

GO KINGS!!!

 

[VF21]

Kings use the clock. Bibby for two!

123-122 KINGS

11.2 seconds left.

Raptors call time out.

 

[VF21]

THINK DEFENSE!!!!

(And yes, I realize the irony of that statement...)

 

[VF21]

Raps ball.

Crap.

Jalen Rose from the corner gets a clutch two leaving 0.4 seconds on the clock.

124-123 Raps

20 second time out

 

[VF21]

Enough time for a perfect catch and shoot ala Derek Fisher...

Toronto calls 20 second time out after seeing what Kings set up on the court.

 

[VF21]

Matin inbound. Bibby doesn't have time to shoot before the buzzer.

124-123 Raps

Final score...

Grant is whining about the win-loss on the road trip. Sorry, Grant. Stuff a sock in it.

I saw potential...

We didn't have Bonzi, SAR could only play very limited minutes, and Bibby got virtually no rest because Hart is hurt.

Grant can be negative all he wants.

Boo on Grant Napear.

 

[treewoman]

Thank you - wonderful job as always, VF!!

 

[Prophetess]

you on the other hand, are awesome.

Thank you once again. You have no idea how valuable these pbps are.


THANK YOU!

 

[Milles]

Thanks VF, I was following your PBP until the Kings were up 121-115...oops