Kings-Rockets play-by-play - March 13

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Kings inbound. Bibby, Cat, Peja, Thomas and Skinner on the court.

Ming back in for HOU.

Thomas draws foul from ???? and goes to the line. Michaels and Brown talking about MIng and how many players he's played with in two plus years at Houston.

Thomas misses first, makes second.

They're still blathering about the Rockets personnel. NOTHING about the game.

52-42 HOU

JB miss; Thomas board.

Peja with the ball, passes inside to Skinner who shot is blocked by Ming.

HOU for two.

54-42 HOU

Bibby miss; recovers his own board. Ming climbs over Skinner's back and Skinner gets called for the loose ball foul. Clearly wrong...and Hubie says it's pretty clear.

Skinner back out and Darius in.

HOU ball.

James for three.

57-42 HOU

 

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HOU with the steal and two more.

59-42 HOU

Cat drives inside, gets the bucket and the +1.

59-44 HOU

Cat at the line after the time out and commercial.

 

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2:47 left

Snapper says Sacramento doesn't have enough fire power. Walton says this is one of the great teams in Houston franchise history. Real power in the Western conference. Blah, blah, blah...

MORE talking about the Rockets. I would dearly like to hear just a couple of words about how Skinner, Thomas and Corliss are working out but that would require Michaels and Brown to quit drooling about Ming.

Blech.

Cat at the line for the bonus...miss. Ming board.

MORE about Ming.

HOU for two more.

61-44 HOU

MORE about Yao Ming - this time how well his English is doing.

Peja for three, but they still talk about MING>

61-47 HOU

 

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HOU at the line.

James makes both.

63-47 HOU

Bibby to Cat, drives inside - lay-up won't go, Thomas can't get putback to go. HOU ball.

Tracy for two.

65-47 HOU

The crowd apparently has had their vocal cords removed.

Kings ball; oob somehow but still Kings.

Darius jumper over Ming doesn't go. Loose ball foul called on Howard.

1:04 left

Thomas at the line.

Makes first; misses second. Tracy with the board.

65-48 HOU

More praise of the Rockets. James turnover. Bibby on the runaway lay-up for two.

65-50 HOU

Ming moves left, gets foul call on Darius.

Ming at the line.

 

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Makes first; misses second.

Thomas with the board.

66-50 HOU

Bibby drives inside, loop shot won't go. Thomas with the ball, fouled and to the line.

Makes first; and second.

66-52 HOU

End of the first half.

Hubie Brown says RA has to decide whether to start Thomas or Darius for the rest of the year. Well, doh...

 

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Half-time feature all about - any guesses? - Yao Ming and how well he's fitting into things, etc.

Getting ready for the third quarter to start and Al says Adelman has to be worried about his post-Webber Kings. Brown says Michaels isn't exactly right. Skinner hasn't been able to play much because of foul trouble. He pretty much corrected everything Al Michaels said. LOL!!

 

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Tracy for two.

68-52 HOU

Peja over Ming doesn't go. HOU board.

Peja steal; Cat drives the lane for two.

68-54 HOU

Ming over Skinner, miss. Kings ball.

Peja drives inside and over Tracy, but can't get shot to fall.

HOU ball. Howard shot knocked away by Darius.

Cat for three!!

68-57 HOU

10:00 left

Yao for two.

70-57 HOU

 

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Bibby, Cat, Peja, Skinner and Darius on the court.

HOU miss; Tracy clutching back as though he pulled something.

Kings ball. Bibby miss; HOU board.

Wesley for two.

72-57 HOU

Darius for two.

72-59 HOU

Bad pass by HOU; Kings ball.

8:47 left.

Ball oob off HOU; still Kings ball.

Cat from outside for three more on Bibby assist.

72-62 HOU

Crowd awake.

HOU miss; Darius board.

 

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Cat miss; Darius putback knocked away. Goal-tending called!!!

72-64 HOU

Whooooooooooo!!!!!!!!

Time out and commercial.

 

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HOU miss; Skinner board.

Bibby miss; ball oob. HOU ball.

Bibby just not in the groove so far tonight.

Tracy dishes to Deke, ball oob off Peja. Still HOU ball.

7:16 left.

Howard miss; gets his own board and the put-back.

74-64 HOU

Peja to Bibby, out to Cat - three off back of rim; HOU board.

Deke with the bucket but doesn't count as he's called for traveling. Kings ball.

Darius for two.

74-66 HOU

Tracy miss; Cat board.

Peja long three misses; Deke over Skinner for the board.

Sura miss; loose ball foul called on HOU.

 

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Bibby drives inside, passes out to Cat for THREE MORE!!!!

74-69 HOU

Crowd is alive!!!

Howard for two.

79-66 HOU

4:33 left

Wesley for three.

79-69 HOU

Kings miss; HOU board.

Tracy fakes Peja and gets two more.

81-69 HOU

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

Bibby to Cat, inside to Skinner for two.

81-71 HOU

HOU miss; Skinner board.

Bibby pass to Peja, who misses the long two but Skinner puts it in!!!

81-73 HOU

GO KINGS!!!!!

Tracy floater for two.

83-73 HOU

Bibby to Peja, who puts it on the floor and tries to drive inside but misses the shot.

Wesley on the fast-break for two.

85-73 HOU

1:45 left

Darius jumper doesn't go; HOU board.

Howard in transition for two more.

87-73 HOU

 

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Bibby for two.

87-75 HOU

Howard shot partially blocked but Deke with the put-back.

89-75 HOU

Sura reach-in foul on Mobley. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Thomas for two.

89-77 HOU

Howard miss; Kings board.

Bibby LONG three doesn't go at the buzzer.

End of third quarter.

89-77 HOU

 

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Bibby to Cat, back to Bibby - back to Cat, who has lapped the court at least twice. Non-shooting foul on someone on the Rockets but no idea who because Michele Tafoya was busy talking to Terrel Owens and Gavin Maloof about TO trying out for the Kings. They're still talking to TO while the game proceeds. More blatherings.

Bibby for two.

91-79 HOU

Bibby, House, Cat, Thomas and Skinner on the court.

HOU ball, stolen by Bibby. Bibby runs up court but ball is whistled dead. Bibby shoots from half-court and it's good but it doesn't count. HOU with a non-shooting foul, so Bibby brings the ball up again.

O-foul on Cat, HOU ball. Ming for two.

93-79 HOU

Bibby to Thomas, miss. Foul on Wesley for delay of game. Still Kings ball.

Bibby miss; House gets the board and then throws it oob on poor no-look pass.

HOU ball.

9:45 left

Cat with the steal. Bibby to Cat, who drvies inside and can't get the rebound to go. Ming with the ball, taken away by Skinner and inside to Cat for the dunk.

93-81 HOU

 

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Kings miss; HOU ball.

James for two and the +1.

95-81 HOU

James to the line for the bonus after the time out and commercial.

 

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Bibby, House, Thomas, Corliss and Cat on the court.

James makes the bonus.

96-81 HOU

Cat for two.

96-83 HOU

8:16 left

HOU called for illegal screen. Kings ball.

Good ball movement, pass inside by House to Thomas who gets the bucket and draws the foul ... from Ming.

96-85 after the bonus doesn't go. JB tries for the board and steps on the line. Kings ball.

House for three!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

96-88 HOU

HOU calls time out and commercial.

 

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HOU ball. Nice defense but JB gets forward leaning floater to go off the glass.

98-88 HOU

Corliss miss; House rebound but he loses it. HOU ball.

Tracy for two but it's taken away on offensive foul.

Whew.

Kings ball.

House pass to Thomas stolen by JB. HOU ball. Foul on Ming.

6:31 left.

Time out Kings. Ming at the line following the commercial break.

 

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Bibby, Cat, Peja, Thomas and Skinner on the court.

Ming makes both.

100-88 HOU

Cat miss; Ming board.

6:11 left

TRacy miss; peja board.

Bibby to Skinner, who is knocked to the floor and no call. Thomas oob off HOU. Still Kings ball. Inbound play to Peja for the lay-up.

100-90 HOU

Tracy miss; jump ball Cat and Sura on the rebound attempt.

Horrible toss, re-do...

HOU on the tip.

Padgett miss on Thomas block; Ming for the board, loose ball foul on Padgett. Kings ball.

Peja miss; board to Bibby. Another miss; but Kings still have it.

Peja with the ball runs over Ming and is called for offensive foul.

Technical foul called on Mobley. JB makes the bonus.

HOU ball.

 

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JB loses the ball in the lane; Kings. Peja from outside, miss. Bibby with the board, back to Peja who makes the THREE!!!

101-93 HOU

Tracy miss; Skinner board.

Cat three miss; Skinner board. Out to Bibby, pass inside to Skinner for the slam dunk!

101-95 HOU

3:32 left

HOU miss; Skinner board but bobbles the ball and it goes oob. HOU ball.

Ming driving inside; Skinner all over him. finally called for foul on MIng.

Yao to the line for two.

Adelman yelling at the team - WHERE WAS THE DOUBLE TEAM?

Yao makes both.

103-95 HOU

Peja to Bibby, three doesn't go. HOU board.

 

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Tracy for two.

105-95 HOU

Cat with the ball, over to Bibby who is tripped by James. Bibby to the line for two.

2:26 left

Makes first; misses second. Ball tipped oob. Officials say off Cat. HOU ball.

James for three at the 24-second mark.

108-96 HOU

Time out and commercial.

 

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1:59 left

I'm not too upset about this loss, especially when Yao and Deke did so well at the center AND the Houston bench combined for 50 points.

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Peja to Bibby, pass to Skinner goes awry. HOU ball.

HOU miss; but get the board. They're working the clock. Another miss; Cat board.

54 seconds left.

Skinner to the line for two.

Misses both.

Hubie Brown says 3 out of 4 for the new Kings AIN'T bad at all. And I agree...

HOU for two more.

111-96 HOU

Cat pull-up three misses; HOU board.

Running out the clock.

End of the game.

 

[ImaKingsFan]

Thank you VF21 for the as always stellar play by play.