Kings-Trailblazers PBP for March 13

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Greetings, fellow Kings fans!

The Kings have had a fews day off to rest and practice. Hopefully that's time enough for Brad to recover a bit more from the bruised tailbone. Those things hurt so it's fairly easy to understand how his performance on the court could suffer ...

I'm looking for more time for the "kids," and I really hope to see Hawes continue to flourish with his expanded role.

Chance of rain around game time here in the forest but it's not like the winter when I have to worry about snow knocking out my satellite reception. If it rains hard enough to affect my satellite dish, I'm gonna have more problems than the PBP.

Purple slippers? Check.

Gevalia French Vanilla coffee? Check.

Garlic on the menu for whatever I fix for dinner? Double or triple check!!

GO KINGS!!!

 

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I just got home a couple of minutes ago. My house is ice cold and I've got to start a fire in the woodstove before I do anything else. So, bear with me fellow Kings fans. I'll pick up the PBP once I get the fire (and my coffee) going...

GO KINGS!!!

 

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Udrih, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings

Blake, Roy, Pryzbilla, Aldridge and ??? for the Blazers

Artest with the only bucket so far.

2-0 Kings

AND a steal by Artest and two more points.

4-0 KINGS

 

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Webster is the fifth guy on the court for Portland.

He's heading to the line to shoot three on a foul by Mikki Moore.

10;22 left

Misses first off the lower front of the rim;misses second and Nate begins to pace; makes third.

4-1 KINGS

Udrih blows by Roy but shot is blocked; PTB ball. Artest steal, kick to Udrih, back to Artest for two more after Pryzbilla called for goal-tending.

6-1 KINGS

9;56 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Roy for three.

6-4 KINGS

Udrih to Moore for the elbow jumper.

8-4 KINGS

Offensive foul on PTB. Kings inbound.

9;10 left

Martin for two.

10-4 KINGS

 

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Martin called for non-shooting foul on Roy. PTB inbounds.

Blake miss; Artest rebound.

Udrih to Miller, back to Udrih for two.

12-4 KINGS

Beno is doing a muy bueno job of playing the point!

Aldridge for two.

12-6 KINGS

8;02 left

 

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Oops. Udrih pass was intended for Mikki but with no eye contact Mikki was facing the wrong way. Ball oob. PTB...

Roy for two.

12-8 KINGS

That errant pass was NOT Moore's fault.

Udrih save on Moore miss doesn't go but MIller heads to the line on the putback foul.

Miller makes both.

14-8 KINGS

Kings d forces long shot and a miss but Aldridge chases it down. Blake miss; rebound oob. Kings will inbound.

6;41 left

 

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Pryz called for non-shooting foul on Udrih. Kings inbound.

MIller miss; Roy rebound.

Webster from the corner for three.

14-11 KINGS

5;58 left

MIller miss; Roy called for loose ball foul. Third team foul. Kings inbound.

Udrih pass intended for Martin but too far in front of him and oob. PTB ball.

Aldridge miss; Martin rebound.

 

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Miller passes up the jumper and starts to go inside; called for the travel. PTB inbounds.

5;24 left

Frye miss; Moore rebound.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!

17-11 KINGS

Blake inside to WEbster for two.

17-13 KINGS

Martin inside, ball knocked oob. They say off the Kings so PTB has it.

4;24 left

 

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Frye half-hook good over Moore.

17-15 KINGS

Martin drives inside, fouled by Webster who hobbles away. Martin at the line. Salmons in for Artest.

Martin makes both.

19-15 KINGS

4;00 left

Roy half-hook rolls in.

19-17 KINGS

Martin to Moore, back to Martin out to Miller.

MILLER FOR THREE!!!

22-17 KINGS

 

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Jones for three.

22-20 KINGS

Martin miss from way outside; PTB ball.

Offensive foul on Aldridge. 2PF.

Time out and commercial.

2;38 left

 

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Udrih, Garcia, Salmons, Moore and Hawes for the Kings

Salmons inside for two.

24-20 KINGS

Roy miss; Frye rebound. Loose ball foul sends Frye to the line. Sergio in for Roy.

Frye makes first; misses second. Moore rebound.

24-21 KINGS

1;51 left

Salmons to GArcia, inside to Moore for two and the +1. Nice pass by Salmons and Garcia, and nice hook by Moore.

26-21 KINGS

Douby in fort Udrih.

Moore bonus is good.

27-21 KINGS

 

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Jack starts to cut past Mikki, fouled. Non-shooting. 2PF for Moore. Moore out, Shelden in.

PTB inbounds.

Jones miss; Garcia with the running rebound, slows down, kicks over to Douby who takes it home for two.

29-21 KINGS

NICE judgment play by Cisco.

PTB ball. Garcia with the steal. Fouled and heading to the line.

Garcia misses first; makes second.

30-21 KINGS

55 seconds left

 

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Outlaw miss but fouled by Salmons. Outlaw to the line.

One of my few ongoing gripes is the number of times Salmons and Garcia put people on the line trying to block jump shots.

Outlaw misses first; makes second.

30-22 KINGS

Salmons for two.

32-22 KINGS

Outlaw with the flying dunk and he hangs on the rim a bit too long and is called for the technical when he chooses to do a pullup.

32-24 KINGS

Douby misses the freebie.



15.8 seconds left

Kings inbound.

Garcia doubled, bail out pass is bad but Shelden saves it and is fouled. Williams to the line.

4.6 seconds left.

Makes first; AJ in for Hawes. Makes second.

34-24 KINGS

PTB ball. Buzzer shoot off the glass freaking goes in. Frye from barely across the midcourt line.

34-27 KINGS

End of the first quarter.

 

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Sorry for the delay. Lots of good Kings stuff. NOTHING from PTB.

8;09 left

42-27 KINGS

Roy finally gets to the line.

Makes first; misses second. Jack chases down the rebound.

42-28 KINGS

PTB miss; another rebound.

Aldridge from the corner for long two.

42-30 KINGS

 

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Salmons for three.

45-30 KINGS

PTB miss; Kings board.

Salmons to the line. Makes both.

47-30 KINGS

PTB miss; Miller rebound.

Udrih, Garcia, Salmons, Artest and Miller for the Kings

Webster called for non-shooting foul. 3rd team foul. Kings inbound.

6;26 left

 

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Garcia give and go to Miller, broken up. Roy to Webster for two.

47-32 KINGS

Good ball movement by the Kings, out to Garcia in the corner. Miss. PTB ball. Miss, but long rebound goes right back to them. Webster pass knocked oof off Miller.

Time out and commercial.

PTB ball after the break.

5;24 left

 

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PTB to inbound.

Outlaw for two.

47-34 KINGS

Udrih, Martin, Artest, Moore and Miller for the Kings

5;05 left

Moore pass inside to Artest, knocked away by Webster who seems very unhappy about being claled for a foul as he hit Artest in the arm. Non-shooting. Kings inbound.

Moore for the dunk.

49-34 KINGS

Outlaw for two.

49-36 KINGS

 

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Udrih miss; PTB rebound.

Webster miss; Udrih runs it down. Jumper in the paint doesn't go; PtB rebound.

Roy miss; Udrih rebound. Lead pass to Artest past Blake for the dunk.

51-36 KINGS

3;33 left

Blake miss off the glass; Moore rebound.

Miller drives the paint and is fouled by Roy. Miller moving much better, BTW, heads to the line to shoot the freebies.

Misses first; makes second.

52-36 KINGS

 

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PTB lose it oob. Kings ball. Artest shot blocked by Pryzbilla.

Blake to Roy for two.

52-38 KINGS

Offensive foul called on Kings, not sure who but might have been Martin. (I looked away for a seconde...and Grant didn't name the player.)

Time out and commercial.

2;43 left

PTB ball after the break.

 

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PTB ball.

Blake from the corner for three.

52-41 KINGS

2;23 left

Salmons in for Moore. MIller inside off the glass for two.

54-41 KINGS

PTB ball. Outlaw in and out; Udrih rebound.

Corss court to Martin in the corner, way in and back out. Miller rebound, knocked out of his hands and PTB has it.

Blake from the opposite corner for three.

54-44 KINGS

Martin on excellent Udrih forward pass for two.

56-44 KINGS

Kings with the steal, Artest on the run, Udrih trailing. Artest hard inside, kicks back to Beno for two.

58-44 KINGS

 

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Blake miss; James Jones oob trying for the flying rebound.

Kings to inbound.

39.4 seconds left

Udrih to Miller, miss. PTB rebound.

PTB calls 20 second tim eout.

23.0 seconds left. 17 seconds on the shot clock for PTB.

 

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PTB miss, Udrih rebound and forward to Martin, who gets inside in traffic but off the glass shot won't fall.

PTB rebound.

End of the first half.

58-44 KINGS

 

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PTB ball to start the third. Miss; Moore rebound.

Miller cuts inside, nice bounce pass to Martin, whose shot is blocked by Roy. PTB ball.

Miss; Udrih snaps up the ball, kicks forward to Martin. Miss, Udrih rebound and putback for two.

60-44 KINGS

10;48 left

Blake pass nearly stolen by Martin but deflected oob. PTB inbounds.

Long three in and out; Miller rebound.

Udrih to Moore, back to Udrih. Out to Miller, another good jumper.

62-44 KINGS

 

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Aldridge miss; Martin tips the rebound to Moore. Over to Udrih, jumper doesn't go. PTB rebound.

Aldridge inside for the dunk.

62-46 KINGS

Kings turnover, but Roy returns the favor and Martin saves it. Martin to Miller, blocked and rebounded by Pryzbilla. PTB ball.

8;55 left

 

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Aldridge over Moore for two.

62-48 KINGS

8;35 left

Pryzbilla called for foul on Martin who was cutting inside. Kings inbound. Artest inside, misses off the glass but heads to the line on foul by Pryzbilla. 3PF.

 

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Artest makes both.

64-48 KINGS

Aldridge miss; Udrih rebound.

Artest to Martin, who goes inside for the dunk but it doesn't go with interference by Pryzbilla. PTB rebound.

Webster tries for the one-handed flying dunk and it doesn't go. Foul by Miller.

Webster to the line.

 

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Makes both.

64-50 KINGS

7;02 left

Udrih to Miller, back to Udrih who goes inside but it won't fall. Miller tipback doesn't go but he point blank takes the ball away from Pryzbilla AND draws another foul.

Pryzbilla with 4PF.

Miller at the line.

Makes first on a bounce and a roll; Frye in for Pryzbilla. Miller makes second.

66-50 KINGS

PTB loses the ball oob on good inside defense by Miller.

Kings ball.

 

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Artest three way off; PTB rebound. PTB miss; Kings rebound.

5;53 left

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings inbound. Miller turn-in jumper partially blocked. PTB rebound.

Aldridge miss; Miller rebound.

5;15 left

Moore half-hook rolls out; PTB rebound.

Ball oob off Kings; PTB inbounds.

4;55 left

Frye miss; Miller rebound.

Miller to Martin, back to Miller. Inside to Artest, who is fouled by Frye.

Artest at the line.