Kings-Suns PBP for Oct. 11 (pre-season)

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

Well, it may not have been perfect, but Reggie Theus' debut as our coach was fun and it was a clue, I think, to the type of atmosphere the team and the fans are going to share this season.

Yes, it was just one pre-season game but we saw a much more focused TEAM and we saw our veterans playing as though they really wanted to be there.

Tonight's game should be interesting, to say the least, as some of the camp invitees still have yet to step foot on the court for some game time.

For those of you who may be new, this is the Kingsfans.com play-by-play thread. I make no attempt to hide my bias - I'm a Kings fan to the bone - but I'm also a fan of the game of basketball so I do my best to give you an idea of what I'm seeing on the court as it takes place. Mistakes occasionally happen so if I don't get a name right or occasionally lose track of the score momentarily, it's just part of the whole deal. :)

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If you want to discuss the game while it's on, feel free to join in our discussion thread. This thread is more of a narrative than anything else, so I ask that people not use it for ongoing discussion. The PBP thread came to be because of our members who, for whatever reason, cannot see the game live and wanted a way to follow the action that was more personalized that what you can find on nba.com or yahoo, etc.

So, settle down and get ready for another night of Kings basketball!

GO KINGS!!!
 
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Since I have no affiliation with this site (financial or otherwise), I'm pretty sure I'm allowed to explicitly say that! Google gets pissy when owners of a site tell people to click on the ads. :)
 
Yes, clicking on the ads does help, but there isn't a lot of revenue garnered in that way. People who want to do a little more are why we created the Contributing Memberships. I'm just letting them know it's available. No one is under any kind of obligation.
 
Now, back to the topic at hand...

I fully expect to be home in time for the beginning of the game. If I'm not here right at 7 p.m. please do not lose hope. I'll pick up the PBP the moment I get the computer up and online. As I said, though, I don't really anticipate any problems this time of year. We aren't expecting snow - yet.

:)
 
Whooooooo!!! It's time for Kings basketball...

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Bibby, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings
Nash, Bell, Hill, Marion and Diaw for the Suns
 
And yes, Brad's hair is still in the cornrows. Reggie looks a little more relaxed with a camels-hair jacket. Mikki Moore making a point of greeting a bunch of the fans in the first row.

Ready for the tip...
 
Okay, here we go...

Tip to the Suns.

Good ball movement by the Suns but Kings stay right with them. Hill for three doesn't go; Bibby with the board.

Bibby miss; Suns board.
 
Bell miss; Moore board.

11;04 left

Kings slow it down - nice dish by Miller inside to Artest in the post. Ron-ron to the line on the foul.

Makes first, misses second. Marion with the rebound.

1-0 KINGS
 
Hill called for steps with Miller smothering him; Kings ball.

Miller powers in and gets the two.

3-0 KINGS

Marion floater inside for two.

3-2 KINGS

10;07 left

Moore turnaround jumper off balance; Suns ball.

Diaw to Hill for two off the glass.

4-3 Suns
 
Martin three doesn't go; Suns ball.

Bell to Marion for three more.

7-3 Suns

Bibby to Artest, turnaround airball. Suns ball.

Miss; Kings ball.

Bibby to Miller, miss. Suns ball. Marion on the run for two more.

9-3 Suns

8;30 left

Theus calls time out...
 
Kings ball.

Bibby for long two.

9-5 Suns

Nice D by Kings results in a turnover; Kings ball.

Bibby fallaway doesn't go; ball oob. Suns ball.

Diaw inside, fouled by Miller.

Diaw at the line.
 
7;47 left

Cisco in for Martin

Diaw makes both.

11-5 Suns

Artest drives inside, dishes to Cisco, who misses the layup. Suns ball, Miller fouls to prevent the bucket.

Diaw back to the line.
 
KT in for Miller.

Diaw makes both.

13-5 Suns

7;28 left

Bibby cuts around Nash, Nash called for pushing foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Bibby inside, kicks out to Arteest, over to Cisco in the corner. Cisco for two.

13-7 Suns
 
Suns miss but rebound goes right back to Marion, who gets it to Hill in the corner.

16-7 Suns

Bibby pass inside to KT, shot rejected. Suns ball.

Suns miss; Kings ball. Cisco drives inside, "out of control" - called for offensive foul.

Suns ball.

5;58 left

Suns ball, knocked oob.

Time out ... and commercial.
 
Daunte Culpepper in the front row at Arco. Who says Sacramento doesn't get stars?

;)

Suns ball.

Barbosa to Marion, who is called for traveling.

Kings ball.

5;44 left
 
Moore to Bibby, miss but KT there for the tip.

16-9 Suns

Suns miss; Martin rebound.

Bibby, KT, Martin, Moore and Cisco on the court.

Kings turnover in traffic; Bibby called for reach-in foul. Suns ball.

Nash to Barbosa for three.

19-9 Suns
 
Cisco cross-court pass to Martin, high but he snags it, pulls it in and shoots at the buzzer for two.

19-11 Suns

Suns ball. Bell called for foul. Kings ball.

Douby in for Bibby.

4;08 left
 
Little too much standing around. Kings lose it, Suns get it.

Suns return the favor and Mikki ends up with the ball. Garcia dish to KT inside for turnaround two.

19-13 Suns

3;24 left
 
Marks wide open for two.

21-13 Suns

DOUBY FOR THREE!

21-16 Suns

Bell with three in return.

24-16 Suns
 
Douby three doesn't go; Moore with the rebound. Hands off to Martin, who drives inside, draws the foul and will head to the line after the time out...
 
2;19 left

24-16 Suns

Martin makes first; and second - on the bounce. :)

24-18 Suns
 
Marks for three from the corner.

27-18 Suns

Martin called for traveling; Mustafa Shakur comes in for Martin.

Suns ball. Miss. KT rebound.

Shakur wears #22.

Shakur, Cisco, Douby, KT and Justin Williams on the court for the Kings.

24-second violation. Suns ball.

Hill for two.

27-18 Suns
 
Oops. Kings lineup is Shakur, Salmons, Douby, KT and Justin Williams.

Williams to the line on foul by Barbosa.

26.7 seconds left.

Remember, Justin's success from the stripe was limited at best - and somewhat unorthodox.

First misses but it hit the rim. Second misses after bouncing on the inner rim.

Suns ball.

29-18 Suns

Hill running down the clock.

Kings almost steal it. Suns turnover. Williams heaves the ball towards the bucket - buzzer to end the first quarter.
 
Kings ball to start the second. Same lineup as above.

Salmons nice drive inside, kiss off the glass is good.

29-20 Suns

Marks flies in, tries for the dunk, and misses - but is fouled by Shakur.

Marks makes first; Moore in for KT. Marks makes second.

31-20 Suns
 
DOUBY FOR THREE!!!

31-23 Suns

Suns ball, knocked oob by Kings. Still Suns. Salmons steal.

Kings ball.

Oob. Still Kings ball. Douby to Moore, jumper is short. Suns ball.

Marks miss; Williams rebound. Ball to Shakur.

Moore working inside, draws the foul.

10;03 left

Moore at the line.
 
Makes first; Strawberry in for Suns. Second misses and bounces oob. Suns ball.

33-24 Suns

9;55 left

The berry misses from the corner, Barbosa misses; Kings recover.

Salmons blows by Marks for two.

33-26 Suns

9;31 left

Suns turnover; Kings with the ball again.
 
Douby works inside, miss. Hill from the side for two.

35-26 Suns

Williams hammered inside, no call. Ball oob. Suns ball.

Time out and commercial.

8;44 left
 
Trivia question: Kevin Martin set a record last season with 484 free throws made. Whose record did he break?
 
Suns inbound and watch it roll right out of bounds. Kings get the ball back.

Bibby, Salmons, Moore, Miller and Artest on the court.

Ball oob; still Kings.

Bibby miss; Marion board.

Banks for two.

37-26 Suns

7;44 left

Artest airball; Miller with the save and the +1.

Bonus won't go.

37-28 Suns
 
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