[Game] Kings @ Spurs, 3/31/2021, 5:30 pm PST, 8:30pm EST

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1377080205458731014

Five in a row! Right in the play-in chase! Luke's rotations don't totally suck!

Surely we're in for a letdown, right?


If we win this one, it's back to full-on game threads, so we're losing!

 

[Woot!]

All things considered, this will be one of the most telling games of the season: playing a solid San Antonio team led by an all-time coaching GREAT. San Antonio has lost 5 of 6 at home* - and, unlike their even worse recent losses to the Clippers (by 33) and Sixers (by 35), the Spurs surely don't think the Kings are the better team.

A loss wouldn't devastate me. But a win would be reason to ramp up the hype even more.

WOOT!!!

 

[kingsboi]

beating the same team in back to back games is tough. Look at the Suns games earlier in the season. Rockets beat the Kings twice in a row and one was without Harden and the other with a checked out Harden.

 

[ESP47]

Incoming seal fart video....

 

[Tetsujin]

Incoming seal fart video....

The official video of the 2020-2021 Kings

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Winning back to backs is tough but San Antonio did sell at the deadline while we appeared to make tweaks in the right direction (certainly the subtraction of CoJo and Bjelica equally beneficial).

 

[Woot!]

beating the same team in back to back games is tough. Look at the Suns games earlier in the season. Rockets beat the Kings twice in a row and one was without Harden and the other with a checked out Harden.

Winning back-to-back is a lot easier once you've won the 1st game.



Nah, I hear you. The Spurs have every reason to come hard.

And Lonnie Walker is listed as probable, which means they get back a key rotation piece.

 

[Section 101]

Winning back-to-back is a lot easier once you've won the 1st game.



Nah, I hear you. The Spurs have every reason to come hard.

And Lonnie Walker is listed as probable, which means they get back a key rotation piece.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1377313854451904514

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

Jahmi'us??? Ramsey's first name is that? All the time I thought it was Jalen. was it because of a football player... casual me.

 

[OffTheWallJamal]

It looked like after every Spurs basket everyone looked at Luke to see if he will call a timeout.

Tbh should have taken one earlier.

 

[SacTownKid]

The overhelp while switching still makes no sense.

 

[The_Jamal]

Love what Fox is doing here. Get downhill, get to the Free throw line, hit all 4 free throws. Don't wait to take over this game.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

The Fake Noise in San Antonio is a bit obnoxious. The Fake Crowd is into every play in the first quarter of an average-leverage regular season game against a non-rival as if it's the final minute of Game 7.

 

[SLAB]

That rebound by Jakob was unacceptable.

 

[Tetsujin]

Spurs currently in shoot like Steph mode

 

[SacTownKid]

Spurs currently in shoot like Steph mode

Wide open. Pop is eating Lukes lunch on his help defense.

 

[Tetsujin]

Wide open. Pop is eating Lukes lunch on his help defense.

The odd full court zone looks were working to disrupt things a bit but then we’d collapse once they got the ball inside the paint.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

You gotta love it when the blatantly bad call allegedly in your favor ends up costing you points.

 

[Tetsujin]

The Spurs are sorta directing the ball into the stands after all their made baskets to slow down the Kings offense and the refs are already calling them on it.

 

[SacTownKid]

One thing Metu gives the Kings is a big that can create up top. Holmes is someone that isn't doing much for you in the high post, Metu can do some damage there.

 

[The_Jamal]

Well this should be significantly worse than 6 point deficit. 2-8 from 3 for the Kings, 6-12 for the Spurs. Just keep hanging around and actually defend the 3pt line.

 

[The_Jamal]

One thing Metu gives the Kings is a big that can create up top. Holmes is someone that isn't doing much for you in the high post, Metu can do some damage there.

The Metu jumper is a real nice wrinkle I didn't know he had.

 

[Iced Espresso]

The Spurs are sorta directing the ball into the stands after all their made baskets to slow down the Kings offense and the refs are already calling them on it.

I heard pop say the Spurs needed to do a much better job with the fast break after last game lol.

 

[SacTownKid]

The Spurs are sorta directing the ball into the stands after all their made baskets to slow down the Kings offense and the refs are already calling them on it.

They're definitely trying to bully the Kings. This is the first time since going with an all guard team basically they've seen this. It will be an interesting look. Right now the Kings are looking a bit small out there against the beef of the Spurs. This could be the game to try out Harkless and Barnes together.

 

[Tetsujin]

Delon heating up

 

[SLAB]

Sup Delon?!

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Le Samouraï is on fire!

 

[Tetsujin]

Moe ain’t toast?

 

[SLAB]

I love our new bench that we got for Bjelica CoJo and second rounders.

 

[The_Jamal]

BEEEEEEEENNNNNNNNCCCCCCCCHHHHHHHHHHH