Kings v. Knicks PBP thread

[VF21]

Welcome, fellow Kings fans!

I just got home. I have a fire to start in the woodstove, a few chores to do around the house and some coffee to make. Then, it should be just about game time!

Whoooooooooo!

I have my lucky socks, purple slippers, Kings "trekkie" shirt, Bibby jersey and faithful Kings blankey all ready. The icons are all assembled in their proper places.

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I want to give a big thanks again to ReinadelosReys and 6th, who filled in admirably for me and did an excellent PBP job for the Warriors game. Nice to know I have such talented players able to come in off the bench in an emergency.

We have about an hour until game time...

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[VF21]

House Party has started. They're featuring Jeannie as the Royal Court Dancer of the night.

I thought these would be pretty cheesy, but they're actually not too bad.

 

[VF21]

Watching Grant and Jerry talk with the team warming up behind them, I haven't seen Webber, Pedja or Cat.

 

[Rockmeister]

Webber and Peja are not playing tonight. However, I haven't heard anything on Cat yet.

 

[VF21]

My guess is Cat is out. He wasn't on the court practicing as far as I could tell.

 

[Bballkingsrock]

Ok, thanks for the update VF21!!!

 

[xrzn]

VlF21, check your PMs. I sent my picks, the game hasn't started when I pressed eneter to post my picks for the prediction game.

 

[VF21]

Grant just announced Chris and Pedja ARE expected to play tomorrow. Cat is out tonight and will be a game-time decision tomorrow.

...sigh...

GO KINGS!!!!

Brad? We need you!!!!!



They just showed Mo Evans. The scar on his head is huge!!

 

[Bibby_Is_Clutch]

Like I said last game... let them rest while we play some weaker teams. It lets them get healthy but it also lets Miller and our bench get hot and some good playing time.

 

[VF21]

Keys to the game:

•Guard matchups
•Who plays and how much
•Go inside

Knicks line-up: Ariza, Thomas, Nazr, Crawford, Marbury

Kings line-up: Barnes, Songaila, Miller, Evans, Bibby

We're just about ready to start. Remember to use the OTHER game thread for ongoing discussions. Thank you and


GO KINGS!!!!!

 

[Entity]

I understand playing tomorrow. it will give them 2 days off after the game to see how they react to playing. I wouldn't have thought they would have played a back to back anyway. Play tomorrow so they won't be rusty for the Suns on Tuesday.

 

[VF21]

According to Grant, there was a lot of pushing and shoving in the Knicks practice yesterday. Not actual fighting, but guys were pretty testy...

Ready for the tip.

 

[VF21]

Tip to the Knicks.

Nazr with a one-arm dunk to start.

2-0 NY

Kings ball. Mo inside, up and off the glass for two.

2-2

Knicks ball. Thomas for two.

4-2 NY

 

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Mo jumper miss; ball oob. Kings ball.

Bibby jumper for two.

4-4

10:35 left

Ariza for two.

6-4 NY

Darius to Bibby, miss. NY board.

 

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Good defense by Kings. Knicks miss; Kings board.

Darius called for double-dribble as he tries to play power guard.

Knicks ball.

thomas miss; Nazr board. Walks inside and puts it up for two.

8-4 NY

Careless play by Kings results in ball rolling on the floor. Luckily, Bibby eventually gets it. To the corner, three miss.

Knicks board. Turnover.

Barnes with the shot, oob off Knicks.

Still Kings. DArius miss. Knicks board.

 

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Miller blocks shot, but Nazr gets the put-in on a slam.

10-4 NY

Another Kings miss; NY board.

Thomas for two.

12-4 NY

7:56 left

Adelman calls time out and commercial.

Kings just look cold.

 

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Kings ball. Almost turnover, but Evans saves it and passes it out to Darius for the jumper.

12-6 NY

Knicks miss; DArius board.

Evans goes inside, out to Barnes who misses the jumper. Knicks board.

FSM for two.

14-6 NY

6:50 left

Kings ball.

Evans shot short; off front of rim. Barnes goes for rundown but is beat by NY.

FSM miss; Kings ball.

Miller for two.

14-8 NY

 

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Knicks lose pass to Bibby.

Bibby passes to Barnes, who drives inside and tries to spin around. Almost gets ball stolen, but it goes oob off Knicks. KIngs ball; Bibby shot goes around and back out. Knicks ball.

FSM for two.

16-8 NY

Barnes with the ball, almost stolen again by Ariza. Oob. Still Kings ball.

Miller jumper for two.

16-10 NY

4:52 left

 

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Thomas airball, Bibby with the catch on the fly.

Miller running down the court, Kurt Thomas steps on the back of his foot, sending Miller to the floor hard.

Clear path foul called.

Miller makes it.

16-11 NY

Still Kings ball.

Miller looks okay. My heart stopped for a moment.

Evans out to Miller, who is totally burning Nazr all over the court. Two more from Brad.

16-13 NY

Knicks miss; Bibby board to Barnes.

Kings miss; Miller board. Miller shoots and misses; Barnes with the recovery and the put-back and the +1.

16-16 after Barnes makes the bonus.

 

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Knicks in and out; Kings board.

Miller with the ball; fouled by K. Thomas. Miller to the line.

3:29 left

Miller makes first; and second.

18-16 KINGS

Good defense by Kings. Ball oob; still NY ball.

FSM for two.

18-18

Sweetney and Hardaway in for the Knicks.

Bibby jumper with his toe on the line for two.

20-18 KINGS

 

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Nazr for two and the +1.

20-20

Nazr will shoot the bonus after the break.

Commercial...

 

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Nazr for the bonus. Miss. Barnes board.

2:30 left

20-20

Bibby to Darius, jumper short off front of rim.

Knicks ball.

Evans out; Kevin in.

Martin draws charge from Hardaway.

Kings ball.

Bibby for two.

22-20 KINGS

Tag in for Miller.

 

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FSM drives right by Bibby and Barnes, for two and the +1.

Misses the bonus, Darius with the board.

Bibby to Darius for the jumper.

24-22 KINGS

1:26 left

FSM drives inside, Nazr follows and he gets the ball for the one-handed slam...again.

24-24

Kevin for a sweet and clean three!

27-24 KINGS

 

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Darius steals the ball. Gets it forward to Barnes, who throws the alley but not even Kevin can jump high enough to get the pass. Ball oob; Knicks ball.

Kings showing a zone for the first time.

Darius fouls Sweetney.

11.6 seconds left.

Sweetney at the line.

Makes first; and second.

27-26 KINGS

NY with a foul to give, mess up and foul Bibby as he's going up to shoot from behind the line. Grant and Jerry say it's a good selling job by Bibby.

Mike to the line for three.

 

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Misses first; misses second...

It might be a cosmic pay-back.

Makes third.

28-26 KINGS

Bibby looks embarrassed.

Crawford for three at the buzzer.

29-28 NY

 

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Kings ball to start the second quarter.

NY foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Barnes to Miller, who tosses the jumper up and it goes in off the glass AND he draws the +1. Miller pumped.

31-29 KINGS after the bonus

Kevin, Bibby, Miller, Barnes and Tag on the court

NY for two.

Miller covered, hands off to Kevin who steps to the left and makes the jumper for two.

33-31 KINGS

Sweetney drives inside against Tag and gets the two.

33-33

Bibby drives against FSM, passes him, tosses up the half-hook. Gets it and draws the +1.

Misses the bonus.

35-33 KINGS

 

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Hardaway from the corner for two.

35-35

Miller passes inside to Evans, who is called for the o-foul.

NY ball.

Eddie House coming in for Bibby.

Knicks ball.

NY for two.

37-35 NY

9:30 left

Kings miss; NY board.

Tag blocks shot. Ball over to House. Inside to Evans, who draws foul.

Evans to the line for two.

 

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Evans misses first and second.

NY with the board.

NY miss; House board.

House with the pull-up jumper for two.

37-37

8:20 left

NY ball.

Sweetney drives inside, lowers his shoulder and slams right into a really big guy. Tag falls to the floor and Arco shudders.

Offensive foul on Sweetney.

Kings ball.

Time out and commercial.

 

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Kings ball.

Tag, Miller, Martin, House and Evans

Kings turnover. NY ball.

TThomas for two.

39-37 NY

House behind Tag screen, miss. NY board.

Penny for two.

41-37 NY

Evans miss; Tag with the o-board. Out to MIller, who drives inside and draws the foul.

Miller to the line.

Makes first; and second.

41-39 NY

TTHomas for three off the glass.

44-39 NY

Kings lose the ball oob. NY ball.

TThomas for two more.

46-39 NY

5:36 left

Time out and commercial.

 

[VF21]

VlF21, check your PMs. I sent my picks, the game hasn't started when I pressed eneter to post my picks for the prediction game.

Your PM was sent at the same time I closed the thread, so you're in luck.

Next time, don't push it to the very last second.