Kings@Rockets PBP for Tues, Feb. 13

[VF21]

Alston razzle-dazzle... and miss. Rebound oob off Rockets. Kings ball.

SAR drives inside, draws foul from Deke and gets the hoop on the continuation. SAR at the line for the bonus.

Miss.

60-58 KINGS

Rockets ball.

Good defense by Kings, Alston slams into Bibby while Howard is called for illegal screen. Kings ball.

8;09 left

Bibby pullup jumper looks good ... and is good.

62-58 KINGS

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

And, despite what you might be reading in the game thread, Mike Bibby is having a good game IMHO.

Houston ball.

7;53 left

Turnover. Kings ball.

Martin fakes McGrady, shoots and draws the foul.

Martin at the line again. 3 team fouls on Houston.

Kevin makes first; and second.

64-58 KINGS

 

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McGrady miss; Martin goes up and oob to snag board and kick it to Bibby. Kings ball.

Bibby miss; Rockets ball.

Battier from the corner for three.

64-61 KINGS

Bibby called for technical. Howard takes the freebie.

64-62 KINGS

7;00 left

Bibby drives inside, sees KT in the paint, bullet pass and slam down for two for the Kings.

66-62 KINGS

 

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Alston tries something fancy, KT steals it.

Kings ball.

Martin kicks inside to SAR, who drives in and is called for offensive foul.

Houston ball.

6;01 left

McGrady gets around Artest, SAR tries to block the shot and is called for the foul...

McGrady makes first; misses second. KT with the rebound, passes forward - right into McGrady's hands.

Houston miss; Kings bal.

SAR inside, kicks out to Ron.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!

69-63 KINGS

 

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McGrady tough shot for two.

69-65 KINGS

5;05 left

Artest inside, fouled by McGrady. 3PF.

Artest at the line. Makes first; Head in for McGrady, Corliss in for SAR. Makes second.

71-65 KINGS

 

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Howard backs down KT and gets the half-hook.

71-67 KINGS

Martin makes an impossible shot despite Luther Heads' best defense.

73-67 KINGS

Rockest nearly lose the ball, they save it. Shot misses, Corliss snags the board.

Artest fallaway over Battier is good. Ron with 27 points.

75-67 KINGS

Head for three.

75-70 KINGS

 

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3;16 left

KT over to Corliss, who kicks to Artest. Tough miss, Rockets ball.

Battier with another bouncing drop shot for three.

75-73 KINGS

Martin miss; Rockets board.

2;26 left

Howard tear drop off the glass for two.

75-75

Kings call time out ... and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

2;14 left

Corliss inside, gets the bucket off the glass and heads to the line on the +1 off ??? Grant and Jerry talking about Hank Aaron...

Bonus good.

78-75 KINGS

Alston mistake; Corliss finds it. Corliss mistake; Cisco finds it.

cisco and Salmons in for ARtest and Martin.

Kings ball.

KT flying hook doesn't fall. Hayes rebound.

 

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Battier miss; Corliss board.

Bibby to Corliss, who drives the paint hard and draws another foul from Hayes. 5PF.

Corliss at the line again.

1;05 left

Makes first; Hayes out, Deke back in. Wells in for McGrady. COrliss makes second.

80-75 KINGS

1;00 left

 

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Battier miss; Corliss board.

Bibby to Corliss, who drives the paint hard and draws another foul from Hayes. 5PF.

Corliss at the line again.

1;05 left

Makes first; Hayes out, Deke back in. Wells in for McGrady. COrliss makes second.

80-75 KINGS

1;00 left

 

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Battier miss; Corliss board.

Bibby to Corliss, who drives the paint hard and draws another foul from Hayes. 5PF.

Corliss at the line again.

1;05 left

Makes first; Hayes out, Deke back in. Wells in for McGrady. COrliss makes second.

80-75 KINGS

1;00 left

 

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Rocket miss.

Corliss miss.

Alston for two.

80-77 KINGS

13 seconds left.

Kings ball.

Corliss inside, ball knocked out of his hands. Houston chases it down but buzzer sounds.

End of the third quarter.

Kings with the lead heading into the fourth.

Whooooooooooooo!!

 

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Rockets ball to start the 4th.

Bonzi miss; KT board.

Garcia, Salmons, Bibby, KT and Corliss for the Kings.

KT for two off the glass on nice assist by Salmons.

82-77 KINGS

GO KINGS!!!!

Lots of hustle by Cisco, results in turnover by Houston when ball goes oob.

Kings ball.

10;58 left

Kings inbound. Wells called for holding Corliss.

Still Kings ball.

 

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Good ball movement by the Kings, Salmons assist to Corliss for two.

84-77 KINGS

10;35 left

Rockets call time out... and commercial.

Bonzi Wells looks horrible. He's out of shape and he does not look anything like last year's #42 for the Sacramento Kings...

 

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Houston to inbound. Jerry says Christina Mendonca of News10 had said that if the Kings win 10 in a row she'll get a mohawk...

Alston inside for quick two.

84-79 KINGS

Good ball movement by the Kings, veteran moves by Bibby are just too much for Alston to handle. Bibby to the line...

Bibby misses first; makes second.

85-79 KINGS

10;00 left

Houston ball. Alston with the ball, Bibby reaches in, knocks it away to Garcia, but Bibby called for foul.

Artest in for Bibby. Still Houston ball.

Bonzi able to get roll-around lay-up to fall.

85-81 KINGS

 

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KT tries to shoot hook over Mutumbo with predictable results... Houston ball.

Alston miss; Garcia board.

9;00 left

Salmons spins twice, fallaway jumper is good.

87-81 KINGS

Houston ball.

 

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McGrady with the ball, kicks over for three from the corner. Doesn't go. Ron chases down the board.

Kings ball.

7;57 left

Corliss miss; Artest put-back miss. Bonzi board.

Bonzi miss; Kings ball.

Kings with good ball movement, reset their offense. Very bizarre - Artest totally missed the shot clock. Kings called for 24-seconds. He apologizes to his team...

Rockets ball. Artest with the steal. Cisco miss from the side. Rockets ball.

 

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Head off the glass for two.

87-83 KINGS

6;32 left

Martin finally getting set to come back in...

Corliss cross-court pass, intended for garcia, goes oob. Martin in for Cisco.

Still Kings ball. 9 on the shot clock.

6;21 left

Salmons miss; Rockets board.

 

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McGrady with another miss; KT board.

Salmons takes a lot of time, finally drives inside and Deke blocks the shot from behind. Rockets ball.

5;26 left

McGrady miss on excellent Salmons defense.

Artest powers inside, will not be denied. Gets the bucket and will head to the line for the +1 after the time out and commercial.

5;15 left

89-83 KINGS

Artest to shoot one ...

 

[VF21]

Ron-Ron has frustrated Tracy McGrady all night long... Salmons has also been excellent on defense.

Ron Artest with 29 points thus far...on 9 of 18 shooting.

Bonus good.

90-83 KINGS

5;10 left

 

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Hayes miss, putback miss, Salmons board. NICE move.

Kings ball.

Martin gets past McGrady, puts up his shot and Tracy knocks it into about the 12th row. Still Kings ball.

Artest for two right at the 24th second.

92-83 KINGS

Rockets ball.

4;14 left

McGrady for three.

92-86 KINGS

 

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GO KINGS!!!!

Good spacing and ball movement. Corliss inside, shot blocked by Battier. Rockets ball.

McGrady for two.

92-88 KINGS

3;26 left

 

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Martin three rolls around and won't fall. Rockets board.

3;05 left

bonzi drives inside, Corliss called for foul.

Wells to the line.

 

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Makes first, right after Grant talks about what a horrible free-throw shooter he is; makes second.

92-90 KINGS

3;02 left

Bibby, Martin, Salmons, Artest and KT on the court.

Martin jumper rims out; Rockets board.

McGrady for three off the glass.

93-92 Hou

2;28 left

 

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Salmons inside, shots rolls around and falls off.

McGrady miss; Martin board.

2;03 left

Artest tough shot misses; Rockets board.

WHY Musselman didn't call a time out is beyond me...

I am very, very, very, very angry...

Martin on the breakaway is totally clobbered by McGrady but they say it was a clean shot on the ball. Rockets ball.

McGrady for two.

95-92 Houston

Time out and commercial.

 

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After McGrady's three off the glass it is my humble opinion Musselman should have called a time out to calm the crowd and settle things down. He didn't. He just sat there. The Kings looked disjointed, the play with Salmons was four white jerseys and John in the paint...

1;19 left

So, to clarify - I'm not mad about the non-call on Martin but I'm FURIOUS with Musselman for staring at Tracy McGrady like a kid viewing some kind of superhero.

What a crock of dooty!

 

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Artest inside, off the glass for two.

95-94 Rockets

McGrady for two.

97-94 Rockets

Kings ball.

54 seconds left.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, Ron-Ron!!!!!

97-97

40 seconds left

Rockets call time out.

 

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Kings have fought hard and shown heart and effort. And Ron-Ron deserves a ton of credit. He has played McGrady about as well as anyone I've ever seen...

Houston ball.

Hayes drives inside, Artest strips the ball away from him...

23.5 seconds left.

Kings call time out.

 

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GO KINGS!!!

Kings with a foul to give if necessary.

 

[VF21]

Kings bring the ball up.

Rockets do not have a foul to give.

Artest in trouble, falls and loses the ball. McGrady picks it up but shot at the buzzer doesn't go.

We're heading to overtime.