Kings - Sonics PBP thread

[VF21]

Welcome, fellow Kings fans!!

Well, it's been interesting to say the least...and, you know what? That's all I'm going to say about the last 48 hours.

I washed my lucky socks (again), the purple slippers (again), the Kings "trekkie" shirt (again) but NOT my Bibby jersey. He's on a streak right now and I don't want to do anything to upset it. This superstition stuff gets pretty complicated!!!

Tonight's game should be interesting. I look for the Kings to come out with a LOT of intensity. My guess is they're going to do everything possible to avoid any confrontations with the officials. If Joe Crawford is in Seattle, they might as well head back to the airport right now...

Game time is 7:30, with the highly-touted Lakers-Pistons match taking place first. Yeah. I'm sure the ratings are gonna be through the roof for that one. I love how they're trying to promote it as some big deal. Thank God for Comcast tonight. At least I won't have to suffer through the TNT announcing crew.

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This is the play-by-play thread, provided for those members who cannot see and/or hear the game, and aren't quite satisfied with reading the game info. at other sites. Hey, what can I say? We just try harder to please!

If you want to talk with other Kingsfans.com members during the game, you have two options. You can use the game thread started by piksi - or you can check out the CHAT room at mIRC, servcer: irc.bludgeon.org, channel: #Kingsfans.

I'll be back before the game to give you the latest from House Party.

Have a good afternoon and

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[SaCKiNgS24]

Thank God for Comcast tonight. At least I won't have to suffer through the TNT announcing crew.

lucky you, I on the other hand have to listen to that chump Barkley before the game, at halftime and after the game.

 

[Twix]

lucky you, I on the other hand have to listen to that chump Barkley before the game, at halftime and after the game.

You can always change the channel.

I didn't know this game was going to be on TNT. Should be a good game.

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Well, I don't think we have to worry about the early game going to overtime.

With 4:50 left in the first quarter, the score is:

Pistons 23-6

That's twenty-three to six.

Six. As in one more than five.

 

[iheartBrad]

yikes

 

[SaCKiNgS24]

Well, I don't think we have to worry about the early game going to overtime.

With 4:50 left in the first quarter, the score is:

Pistons 23-6

That's twenty-three to six.

Six. As in one more than five.

you never know whats gonna happen, i remember the score being 31-18 with the kings/suns game.

 

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I'm not quite ready to compare the Pistons-Lakers game to a Kings-Suns game.

 

[VF21]

There is now 5:48 left in the fourth quarter. The score is 93-68 in favor of the Pistons. I don't think, as I said before, that overtime is going to be a real worry tonight.

 

[VF21]

Tag getting the start for Miller, according to Grant.

 

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A tribute to Webber, and well deserved, for something no other Kings player has ever done: back-to-back triple-doubles. It's a shame that was kind of over-shadowed by the other events of the Phoenix game. Props to Webber, nonetheless!!!

 

[VF21]

Keys to the game:

•Defend the three
•Fortson factor
•Move the ball

Remember to use the game thread started by piksi for your ongoing discussions, comments, questions, etc.

Thank you.

 

[VF21]

Kings in white so the Sonics could wear their road jerseys at home once for the fans to see.

Starting lineup: Bibby, Cat, Peja, Chris and GREG OSTERTAG (aka TAG)

 

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Tip to the Sonics

Luke miss; Webber board.

Pedja pullup jumper for two.

2-0 KINGS

Lewis miss; Webber board.

Pedja doing good job at both ends against Rashard Lewis, the "all-star."

WEbber for two.

4-0 KINGS

 

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Sonics for two.

4-2 KINGS

Cat for three!!!

7-2 KINGS

Sonics miss; Webber boarrd.

Pedja three misses off the back of the rim. Sonics board.

Sonics for two.

7-4 KINGS

9:40 left

Tag misses; Sonics board.

Allen misses; Webber board.

Pass forward to Pedja for the lay-up and two.

9-4 KINGS

 

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Allen going inside; fouled by Tag.

Allen at the line.

Makes first; and second.

9-6 KINGS

Bibby to Webber, miss. Sonics board.

Luke for three.

9-9

8:28 left.

Bibby to Webber, to Pedja - lay-up blocked. James board.

Allen miss; Webber board. (His 5th)

Webber up and in with the left hand for two more.

11-9 KINGS

 

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Allen miss; Evans board and put-in.

11-11

7:22 left

Webber with the ball. Luke tackles Bibby, and nearly rips his arm off. Foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Cat for two.

13-11 KINGS

Good defensive presence by Kings.

Allen miss; Bibby board.

Bibby to Cat, over to Pedja to WEbber and over to Cat - three misses; Sonics board.

Miss; Tag board.

 

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Bibby fallaway misses; Sonics board.

LUke miss; BIbby board.

Bibby to Cat, lay-up bounces off glass and ricochets off rim. Sonics board.

Lewis miss; Tag board.

Another quick Kings shot and another miss. Sonics ball.

5:11 left

Time out and commercial.

13-11 KINGS

Reasonably sure Adelman is going to remind the team to PASS the ball and NOT settle for the quick pullup jumper.

 

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Sonics (hereafter referred to as Sx) ball.

Darius in, Tag out because Radmanovic is in.

 

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Sx ball.

Music in the arena is so loud you can't hear the whistles. NO crowd noise.

Allen for two.

13-13

Kings ball.

Bibby to Webber, bounce pass to Sonics but Webber gets it back. Shot misses; Sx ball.

Evans drives inside, right over DArius, who is called for the foul.

Evans at the line.

Misses first; makes second.

14-13 Sonics

Kings ball. Webber pass inside to Darius for two.

15-14 KINGS

Sonics shot knocked away by Webber; Kings ball.

Pedja drives in, up for lay-up. Fouled by Rad. Pedja to the line.

Makes first; and second.

17-14 KINGS

3:43 left

Ridenour out; A. Daniels in.

 

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Sonics ball. Sonics miss; Evans board but slapped away by Pedja. Pedja to Bibby, in to Darius for two.

19-14 KINGS

Rad for two off the glass and the +1.

19-16 KINGS

Sonics will be at the line for one after the time out and commercial.

 

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2:56 left in the first quarter

OMG. Fortson with the Pippi Longstocking do. Blech!

Barnes in for DArius.

Rad at the line for the bonus. Good.

19-17 KINGS

Bibby for two off a Webber screen.

21-17 KINGS

Lewis for his first two.

21-19 KINGS

2:12 left

Cat for three from the corner.

24-19 KINGS

 

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Sx ball. Webber knocks it oob. Still Sx. Bibby with the steal.

Bibby drives the lane, and puts up the loop for two more.

26-19 KINGS

Lewis for three.

26-22 KINGS

Cat from the corner barely misses; Fortson boxes out Barnes for the board.

Sx ball.

Lewis inside, up and under for two.

26-24 KINGS

 

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Webber drives inside, draws foul from Fortson. Fortson not happy. Webber to the line for two.

Mo Evans in.

Webber makes first; and second.

28-24 KINGS

Daniels for two.

28-26 KINGS

Pedja open look - long three misses; Sonics board.

Webber going for the steal, called for foul. Sure looked like all ball to us, meaning me, Grant and Jerry. Non-shooting foul. Still Sonics ball.

Sonics oob. Kings ball with one second left.

End of first quarter.

28-26 KINGS

 

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Pedja taking a breather.

Bibby, Mo, Matt, Webber and Darius on the court

Sonics try zone against the Kings.

WEbber jumper over Fortson for two more.

30-26 KINGS

Sx for two.

30-28 KINGS

Kings miss but we didn't see it because they were showing an iso shot.

Allen for three.

31-30 Sonics

Bibby miss; Rad board.

 

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Daniels miss; DArius board.

Bibby for two.

32-31 KINGS

Allen for three from the top of the key.

34-32 Sonics

9:40 left

Bibby pull-up j miss; Fortson board.

Rad miss; Bibby board.

Tough play sends Webber to the floor; Sonics ball. Foul by Bibby.

Sonics at the line for two. After the time out and commercial.

 

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House, Cat, Pedja, Darius and Tag on the court.

Rad at the line.

Makes first; and second.

36-32 Sonics

Delay of game warning to Seattle.

Kings ball.

House to Cat to House to Cat to House to Cat to Pedja for three!!!

36-35 Sonics

8:30 left

Luke for two.

38-35 Sonics

 

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Good ball movement until Cat passes to Tag, who doesn't know it's coming. Sonics ball.

Rad miss; Pedja tap to House. House to Cat, in and back out. Sonics ball.

Collison tries the dunk and Tag blocks it. House quick shot in transition misses; Sonics ball again.

Sonics miss; DArius board.

House to Darius, who drives inside for the lay-up past Fortson.

38-37 Sonics

6:56 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Tag, Darius, Pedja, House and Cat on the court.

Lewis, Collison, Rad, Luke and Daniels for the Sonics.

Sonics ball.

Rad drives inside, meets three Kings. Draws foul from one of them - Cat, I believe.

Rad at the line.

Makes first; and second.

40-37 Sonics

6:40 left

House to Darius, to Cat - fadeaway misses. Rad board.

Collison for two.

42-37 Sonics

Pedja nice pass inside to Darius for the 5 footer.

42-39 Sonics

Sonics miss; Tag board over Collison.

 

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Cat in the air jumper, draws foul from Collison.

Daniels out; Allen back in.

Cat at the line.

Makes first; second goes all the way in and pops back out.

42-40 Sonics

Collison half-hook over Tag for two.

44-40 Sonics

Pedja from the corner, off the rim. Rad board to Luke.

4:40 left

Webber and Bibby at the table to come back in.

Collison shot blocked by Tag, over to Allen. Shot misses; Tag board.

Kings ball.

Darius inside to Taq for lay-up.

44-42 Sonics

 

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Sonics miss; Cat board.

Cat to Darius to Tag, to House - for three!!

45-44 KINGS

3:20 left in first half.

Pedja really giving Lewis fits. Pass to Rad, who misses from downtown. Lewis draws foul from Tag.

Webber and Bibby back in. Tag and House to the bench.

Lewis at the line for two shots.

Makes first; and second.

46-45 Sonics

3:10 left

Collison out; Fortson in.

KIngs ball. Darius pass to Cat for the two-handed jam.

47-46 KINGS