Kings-Sonics PLAY BY PLAY thread for May 1 - 7:30 PM

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2:55 left

Adelman talking animatedly to Brad...

Lewis at the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

55-50 KINGS

Bibby brings the ball up. Over to Keny, pull-up jumper doesn't go. Lewis with the board.

Cat and Allen really covering each other.

Lewis loses ball on Peja slap-away.

Peja drives inside, draws foul from Collison on the lay-up.

Peja to the line for two.

2:12 left

Makes first. Darius in, Miller out.

 

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Peja misses second, but Kenny gets the board.

Pass back to Peja, who works inside and draws another foul from Lewis.

Peja back to the line for two more.

Makes first; and second.

58-50 KINGS

1:59 left

SX ball. Thomas called for foul on Lewis, 1PF.

Lewis to the line for two.

 

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Makes both.

58-52 KINGS

Bibby setting up the offense. Looks around, has Rad on him and shoots over him for two.

60-52 KINGS

Cat forces Allen to turn ball over.

Kings ball. Bibby pass too low for Darius. Oob. SX ball.

1:05 left

20 second timeout called by SX.

 

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Allen to Luke to Allen - to Lewis, Bibby with the steal.

Kings ball. Out ot PEJA FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

63-52 KINGS

Collison for two.

63-54 KINGS

Bibby inside to Thomas, who is triple-teamed and still gets the lay-up to go.

65-54 KINGS

Luke with the ball, drives inside hard and draws the foul from Darius.

Luke at the line for two. Makes first.

Adelman calls 20 second time out. 9.1 seconds left.

Luke still to shoot one FT.

65-55 KINGS

 

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SX shooting just under 59%...

Luke makes second.

65-56 KINGS

Bibby pull-up jumper FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

68-56 KINGS

SX ball as time expires.

End of the first half.

Whooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

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Kings ball to start the third.

Peja jumper off the rim; Allen board.

Luke for open jumper.

68-58 KINGS

Thomas screen, Bibby shot off.

SX ball.

Allen for two more.

68-60 KINGS

Brad jumper doesn't go. SX ball.

Evans drives inside, loses ball oob - off Miller. Still SX ball.

 

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James working against Thomas, Kenny goes for the ball and is called for the foul. 2PF.

James to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

68-62 KINGS

Kings ball. Thomas called for traveling. SX ball.

9:45 left

Allen three doesn't go; Lewis board.

Lewis shot blocked by Brad; Kings ball.

Cat drives around; shot blocked and oob. Still Kings ball.

Peja for two.

70-62 KINGS

 

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Lewis three misses; Kenny board.

Bibby has balled knocked out of his hands and is fouled by Evans. Peja has tape on his left thumb.

Still Kings ball. Thomas with the ball, finally passes to Cat.

Cat three at the 24th second doesn't go; SX ball.

Allen cuts inside, ball knocked oob. Still SX ball.

Good defense by Cat on Allen, who cuts around and is barely brushed by Thomas. FOul called. Non-shooting.

Still SX ball.

Lewis for two.

70-64 KINGS

 

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Brad with the ball, passes inside to Thomas who is fouled.

Thomas to the line.

Makes first; and second.

72-64 KINGS

Cat all over Allen. James with the high pick, Cat steals the ball but Allen gets it right back and gets the bucket for two.

72-66 KINGS

7:07 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Still Kings starters...Kings ball.

Bibby to Miller, covered by Evans. Miller drives inside and draws the foul.

Miller to the line for two.

Misses first; makes second.

73-66 KINGS

Lewis inside for the jam.

73-68 KINGS

Brad with the ball, passes to Peja who works aggressively inside and draws the foul from Lewis. Kings in the bonus.

Peja to the line.

Makes first; and second.

75-68 KINGS

 

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Luke out to Lewis, over to Luke - miss; Evans miss; Peja board.

Peja to Bibby, who has ball stolen by Allen - and quick two.

75-70 KINGS

Brad miss; SX board.

SX miss; Bibby board.

Cat wide-open three in and out; James board.

5:00 left

Lewis shot blocked by Thomas; jump ball called.

 

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Thomas tips to Peja.

Pass to Bibby. to Peja, then to Thomas, bad pass inside for Bibby. Allen saves it. SX ball.

SX miss; Peja salvages the loose ball.

ANOTHER bad pass by the Kings - backwards pass by Bibby intended for Thomas. Knocked oob by Evans. Still Kings.

Peja miss; SX board.

Brad tips ball out of Luke's hands. Bibby with ANOTHER bad pass. He's limping. Sonics give the ball right back.

75-70 KINGS

3:40 left

Bobby in for Bibby. Pete Youngman looking at Bibby's left foot.

 

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Bobby passes to Brad, who drives inside against James and draws the foul.

James out; Fortson in.

Miller at the line for two.

Miller misses first; Bibby appears to be okay. He's clipping his nails.

Miller misses second. SX board.

 

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Allen for three.

75-73 KINGS

2:59 left

Bobby to Cat, who drives inside and can't get lay-up to go. Fortson board, but he travels.

Kings ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings inbound.

Corliss drives inside for quick two.

77-73 KINGS

Allen three misses; SX board.

Bobby, Cat, Peja, Corliss and Darius for the Kings.

Rad for three.

77-76 KINGS

1:50 left

Bobby thinks about it, passes to Peja who drives hard inside for two.

79-76 KINGS

Rad three misses; ball oob off SX. Kings ball.

 

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Bobby to Darius to Corlis, over to Cat in the corner.

CAT FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

82-76 KINGS

GOOD defense by Kings, Fortson slams inside and is met by Darius. Fortson to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

82-78 KINGS

50 seconds left.

 

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Bobby to Peja to Corliss, who is working hard on Fortson. Fortson called for foul.

Corliss to the line for two.

37 seconds left.

Makes first; Fortson out; Allen back in.

Bibby in; Darius out.

Corliss makes second.

84-78 KINGS

 

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Allen for two.

84-80 KINGS

Final shot of quarter - Bibby passes inside to Corliss, shot blocked. End of third quarter.

Will be Sonics ball to start the fourth.

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

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SX ball. Bobby totally flattened - no call.

Allen for two.

84-82 KINGS

Corliss drives inside, draws foul from Fortson. 4PF

Corliss to the line.

Makes first; Peja taking a breather. Bibby, Bobby, Cat, Corliss and Brad on the court.

Corliss makes second.

86-82 KINGS

 

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Illegal screen by Fortson, 5PF.

Fortson out; James in.

Kings ball.

Cat pull-up jumper for two.

88-82 KINGS

Allen for three.

88-85 KINGS

 

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Bobby to Cat, to Bibby - over to Corliss. Miss; SX board.

James posts on Brad, and gets the lay-up.

88-87 KINGS

9:50 left

Bibby to Brad, to Corliss - who drives inside and draws foul. Non-shooting. Peja back in; Bobby out.

Brad with the ball, offensive foul against Collison. SX ball.

 

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Allen for three.

90-88 SX

Kings ball.

Adelman calls time out... and commercial.

Personal opinion - Cat has been guarding Allen just about as well as anyone we have could...it's just not enough and Allen just shoots over him.

 

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9:13 left

Kings ball.

Bibby with the ball. Gets open off Miller screen, shot won't go. Ball oob off Sonics. Kings ball.

Corliss miss; SX board.

Allen cuts by Cat and gets two more.

92-88 SX

Bibby to Brad, back to Bibby who cuts inside - puts up the floater. It doesn't go. SX ball.

Lewis three misses; Brad board.

 

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Bibby pass inside, Corliss called for offensive foul against Collison.

Corliss out; Thomas in.

SX ball.

7:51 left.

Daniels shot at the 23rd second, fouled by Bibby - and the shot goes. Three point +1. Bonus doesn't go.

95-88 SX

Brad for two.

95-90 SX

 

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Allen airball; Kings ball.

6:48 left

Bibby to Brad, over to Bibby in the corner. Miss; James board.

Allen passes in to cutting Collison, who gets the bucket and the +1 off Brad.

97-90 Sonics

Collison will be at the line for the bonus after the commercial break.

 

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I honestly don't know how to describe what's happening. Everything that was going right in the first half is going wrong now. Peja isn't getting open; Bibby isn't hitting anything (and I have to suspect his balance foot is hurt again); the Kings are just not looking as though they're the same team that played the first half...and they look as though they're starting to panic.

Collison at the line.

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

Bonus good.

98-90 SX

6:09 left

Bibby pass to Peja for three, in and out. Kings called for loose-ball foul. NOn-shooting. SX ball.

 

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Peja guarding Allen, three shot misses. Kings board.

Bibby drives inside and draws foul from Daniels. Non-shooting. Third team foul for SX. Still Kings ball. Bibby shot is short; comes right back to him. Another miss; Thomas with the board. Can't get the put-back but does draw the foul from Lewis. 4PF.

Thomas at the line.

Misses first; makes second.

98-91 SX

Sacramento only shooting 25% in the second half.

James spins, travels and gets a bucket with no whistle.

100-91 SX

Offensive foul called on Bibby.

 

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James miss; Thomas board.

CAT pull-up jumper for two.

100-93 SX

4:18 left

Lewis miss; Bibby board.

Cat miss; Thomas board and the put-back.

100-95 SX

Time out and commercial...

 

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Sonics with four team fouls.

Sonics ball.

Allen miss; Bibby board.

Peja three doesn't go. Thomas board, knocked out to Bibby, 27 foot shot doesn't go.

Thomas called for foul. Non-shooting. Sonics ball.

Lewis drives inside, draws foul from Brad. 5PF.

Lewis to the line for two.

Lewis makes first; and second.

102-95 SX

 

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Sorry. The whole board locked up on me.

The score is now 107-98 and there's about 1:02 left.