Kings-Suns PBP for Friday, Nov. 14

[VF21]

Suns turnover - that makes 17 - as they lose the ball oob. Kings inbound.

3;42 left

If the Kings could get their act together, they could win this game. They simply do not look like the same team we've been watching recently.

Suns miss; Hawes rebound. Pass to Udrih, who is charged for traveling even though he passed while in the air before his feet touched the ground. Suns ball.

ANOTHER Suns turnover and it's the Kings ball again.

Theus calls time out...

67-54 Suns

Grant and Jerry talking to Gary G.

 

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Douby in for the Kings. Salmons drives inside, splits the defense and gets the hooop.

67-56 Suns

Suns ball. Douby called for the foul... non-shooting. Suns to inbound.

2;18 left

Bell airball with Udrih smothering him. Kings rebound.

BENO FOR THREE!!!!

67-59 Suns

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Bell for three.

70-59 Suns

Salmons to Hawes in the corner, ball goes in and rims back out. Shaq rebound.

Hill miss; Miller rebound.

Quick shot by Douby is off; Suns rebound. Sure would be nice to see a couple of actual ... um, what are they called? ... PLAYS??????

Suns miss; Miller rebounds again.

26 seconds left.

Udrih with the ball, sets the offense, dishes to Salmons, pullup jumper is good. Nice - that looked like one of those "play" things.

70-61 Suns

Kings with a foul to give but Douby lets the Suns player get right by him. Suns lose ball oob and that's the end of the third quarter. Theus is yelling something about the players on the court not hearing him yell "FOUL!!!"

 

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Suns ball to start the fourth quarter.

Turnover; Hawes outlet to Salmons on the run, misses but Bobby Brown is fouled on the loose ball. Kings inbound.

Brown, Hawes, Salmons, MIller and Douby for the Kings

Singletary called for the foul on Miller. That's two quick team fouls on the Suns.

11;25 left

Kings inbound.

Brown miss; HIll rebound.

Amare drives the paint, he's met in the air by Hawes but they give the call to Stoudemire and he heads to the line. GOOD play by Hawes IMHO.

Amare misses first; and second. Miller with the rebound.

70-61 Suns

Kings ball.

 

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Salmons spins inside, misses but gets the ball to Douby. Quincy for two.

70-63 Suns

Singletary from the corner for three.

73-63 Suns

Brown loses the ball and Singletary on the run for the easy two. Shot blocked by Douby!!! Bell tries for the second chance and Miller hits him from behind. Bell to the line.

Misses first; Miller with 4PF. Makes second.

74-63 Suns

If the Kings could just put together some kind of run, they'd be right back in this game.

9;47 left

Kings ball. MIller to the line on three-second violation by Amare. Freebie is good.

74-64 Suns

Kings to inbound again.

9;47 left

 

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Salmons past Amare for two more.

74-66 Suns

Good pressure D by the Kings. Suns miss; Hawes rebound. Outlet to Brown, over to Douby and his jumper is good, which wakes up Arco.

74-68 Suns

DE-FENSE!!!!

Amare in the paint, non-shooting reach-in foul called on Hawes ... or maybe Miller.

8;46 left

Time out ... and commercial break.

 

[VF21]

Oddly enough, the lineup of Brown, Douby, Salmons, Hawes and Miller actually seems to be getting to the Suns more than any other combination. I like to see Reggie using the different combos... This is the time to figure out what can work under what circumstances. Of course, the fact that Shaq is on the bench right now could also be part of the reason the Kings have closed to within 6 points...

GO KINGS!!!

And ANOTHER courtside interview by Angela Tsai??????? Wow, just wow... I may have to keep my remote handy so I can mute the volume.

Suns turnover and the Kings have it back again...

 

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Shot from outside is short, Suns rebound.

Suns miss; Kings rebound.

7;57 left

Brown to Salmons, who drives inside, dishes to Hawes on the baseline and he gets two more.

74-70 Suns

Shaq back in...

Diaw for three.

77-70 Suns

Salmons doing a pretty good job of running the point for the Kings at the moment.

 

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Salmons with two more.

77-72 Suns

Diaw responds with two over Salmons.

79-72 Suns

Salmons to Hawes, back to Salmons and bounce pass into traffic, intended for Hawes but goes oob off his leg. Suns ball.

6;23 left

Hill shot blocked in the air by Douby; Hawes with the ball. Over to Salmons, who is now playing a little too much iso IMHO. He goes inside and his one-handed floater is really short.

Suns ball. Shaq to the line for two after the break.

79-72 Suns

 

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The very large human in the Suns jersey at the line... the first free throw shot misses; the second one is good.

80-72 Suns

Kings ball.

Udrih, Salmons, Douby, Miller and Hawes for the Kings

Douby running floater for two.

80-74 Suns

5;25 left

And we see the hack-a-Shaq for the first time tonight. Quincy does the honors.

First bounces, rolls and drops in; second also goes. I think he does it just to spite us.



Kings ball.

82-74 Suns

 

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MIller drives inside, past Shaq, who reaches over Miller's shoulder, smacking him in the face and neck. Miller to the line.

First good; second good.

82-76 Suns

GO KINGS!!!

This time, Udrih smacks the Shaq.

 

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First shot goes off the right side of the rim and into Hawes hands; second shot drops.

83-76 Suns

Kings ball. Udrih calling the play, dishes to Douby, and then out to Miller. Miss but Beno chases down the board and Kings have a new shot clock to work with.

Salmons drives inside, and he's heading to the line courtesy of Boris Diaw. 4PF. Amare Stoudemire back in...

Salmons makes first; and second.

83-78 Suns

Suns ball. Shaq kick out and back to Shaq whose hook doesn't fall but he gets the rebound and the dunk.

85-78 Suns

 

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Miller in the paint, ball stripped by Shaq but Miller gets it back and puts it in.

85-80 Suns

Suns ball.

Suns miss; Miller rebound. Shaq and Brad running the floor, Shaq ties it up and it's gonna be a jump ball.

3;43 left

 

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Suns get the tip... Hill miss and Hawes boxes out Amare for the board!!!

Kings ball.

Udrih drives the paint, shot bounces off the back rim, Hawes with the putback but it's waived off as "in the cylinder."

3;06 left

Suns ball.

Time out and commercial break.

 

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Miss; Kings ball.

Hawes misses the three; Miller battling for the rebound, he's fouled and heading to the line. Suns now in the penalty.

2;40 left

Misses first off back of rim; makes second.

85-81 Suns

GO KINGS!!!!!!!!

Shaq inside, dishes out to Hill. AIRBALL. Hawes catches it, forward pass to Beno.

TWO POINTS!!!

85-83 Suns

Amrare miss; Douby with the rebound!!!!!

 

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Beno kick out to Douby in the corner, miss. Hill rebound.

DE-FENSE!!!!

1;31 left

Shaq kick out, Bell loses the ball off the tip of his fingers. KINGS BALL!!!

Miller with the ball, passes up jumper and puts it on the floor. Shaq slaps it away and Suns have it back.

1;25 left

Dragic to the line. Makes first; misses second. Miller rebound.

86-83 Suns

Kings call time out.

1;09 left

 

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Come on, Kings!! You can do it!!!

Singletary in for Dragic...

Kings inbound. Beno with the ball. Beno miss; Hawes rebound. Salmons inside, hands to Miller who is hit hard by Amare and heads to the line.

Miller makes first; Shaq is on the bench. Second shot rims out. Suns ball.

86-84 Suns

48.7 seconds left

Suns call time out...

 

[VF21]

Bobby Jackson standing up in front of the Kings bench, exorting them to play "SOLID D! SOLID D!!!"

In case I may have given you the wrong impression, the Kings weren't lackadaisical or not caring tonight. They just couldn't catch a break on a lot of their shots. Their effort has been there, however, as has their heart. And that's worth applauding!

 

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Shaq back on the court for the Suns.

HIll shot blocked by Salmons, Miller rebound. Pass is knocked away but the Kings get it back and Douby heads inside. He's fouled and heading to the line.

I may need a defibrillator before this is over.



21.5 seconds left

Douby at the stripe. Douby needs to do!!! And he does...the first time. And he do the second!!!

We're tied up!!!

86-86

21.5 seconds left.

DE-FENSE!!!!!

 

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Donte Greene calls the team together for a huddle... That is team spirit, boys and girls, and our Kings have it!!!

DE-FENSE!!!!!

Suns inbound.

 

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Grant Hill drives inside, shot misses. Miller grabs the rebound and immediately calls time out!!!

3.2 seconds left.

I LOVE THIS TEAM!!

 

[VF21]

GO KINGS!!!

Kings to inbound. VF21 should probably start breathing here pretty quick... It's win or go to overtime, fellow Kings fans.

Theus burns his 20-second time out after he sees the Suns defense. He's charting something for the Kings...

 

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Theus talking to Miller and Hawes as they take the court...

Salmons, Beno, Douby, Miller and Hawes for the Kings.

Kings inbound.

Miller to Douby, shot is short and the buzzer sounds.

We're going to overtime. Douby was wide open. I have to think that was nerves and a little bit of rust.

 

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Fashion note: Kevin Martin looking VERY good in his three-piece suit.

 

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The combination of Miller and Hawes is impressing the hell out of me, BTW...

Jump ball and Shaq called for stealing the tip. KINGS ball!!!

Kings keep the same lineup. Hawes with the ball, almost stolen by Amare but knocked oob. Kings to inbound.

4;48 left

Douby pullup jumper is also short. Suns rebound.

Shaq miss; Suns able to snag the rebound. Amare for two from the elbow.

88-86 Suns

Kings ball.

 

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Spencer called for offensive foul - moving screen. Suns ball.

3;41 left

Amare with two more.

90-86 Suns

GO KINGS!!!

Kings ball. Udrih inside, goes past Shaq, miss. Hawes keeps it alive inside and heads to the line. SPencer Hawes has the "lean and hungry" look...

 

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Makes first; and second.

90-88 Suns

DE-FENSE!!!!!

Suns ball. Hill from the elbow for two.

92-88 Suns

 

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Udrih drives inside, gets past Singletary who hits him hard and sends him to the line.

Udrih makes first; misses second. Shaq rebound.

92-89 Suns

2;46 left

Amare miss; Hawes rebound. He looks around for the outlet but no one is on the run.

Douby from the outside and ANOTHER short shot. I think he's tired...

Suns ball.

Suns miss; Shaq with the rebound. He starts to move inside and Hawes hits him. 5PF.

 

[VF21]

...sigh...

First is good. Have I mentioned recently that I hate Shaquille O'Neal? Second goes way off. Miller has to strongarm the rebound from Amare, and he does.

Kings call time out.

93-89 Suns

2;04 left

 

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Bobby Brown in for Douby.

Kings inbound. Udrih setting the offense. Goies inside, dumps out to Miller. Miss but Udrih gets the rebound. Beno drives the paint, challenging Amare, and gets the running floater.

93-91 Suns

Beno fouls Amare, non-shooting. Suns to inbound.

1;25 left

Hill fadeaway for two.

95-91 Suns

Salmons with the ball, spins and tries to get past Hill. Hill called for the foul. First in last two minutes so Kings inbound.

Miller from the side, miss. Miller slaps rebound out to Brown, miss. MIller called for reach-in foul on Amare, sending him to the line at the other end.

56.3 seconds left.