[Game] Kings vs. Celtics, 2/3/21, 7pm PST, 10pm EST

[Hoovtrain]

For as poorly as they played/shot that 1st half, I’ll gladly take this halftime score

 

[Woot!]

Also gotta give love to Bags. 9 pts, 6 boards in 14 1/2 min. Didn't love all his decisions there, including some that worked on. But he played a *very* forceful half.

 

[Woot!]

Buddy 3-10 from the floor, if he can get hot in the third could be huge for us.

And he missed a bunch that were a LOT more open than many he often takes - and makes. W/Buddy, immediate past performance doesn't much predict immediate future performance.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Start out with the 2-3 zone interesting

 

[Iced Espresso]

I just realized something, I think they did it on purpose, Buddy mocked full court pressure at the start of the quarter, I wonder if it made detecting the zone harder for the Celtics.

 

[SacTownKid]

Love seeing Buddy pull off the Bird move on the Celtic there.

 

[hrdboild]

Does anyone else find it odd that Theiss throwing Bagley toward the corner while he cuts to the basket is a no call but Barnes getting almost all ball is a shooting foul? I realize this is consistently how the game is called, but the definitions for illegal contact are pretty much just arbitrary nonsense at this point in my opinion.

 

[SacTownKid]

Holmes keeps getting lost on defense. Make it easy, just switch and stay man to man!!!

 

[kingdivac]

Not a good sign with low FTA compared to Celtics....

 

[KainLear]

Does anyone else find it odd that Theiss throwing Bagley toward the corner while he cuts to the basket is a no call but Barnes getting almost all ball is a shooting foul? I realize this is consistently how the game is called, but the definitions for illegal contact are pretty much just arbitrary nonsense at this point in my opinion.

I can make a list of things that are arbitrary nonsense based on the official's mood of the day at this point, in my opinion.

 

[Sluggah]

Suddenly nothing falling.

 

[Woot!]

Yeah - 3-seconds just isn't a thing any more.

 

[SLAB]

Well this fell apart fast.

 

[SacTownKid]

Finally, just run high middle pick and roll and you'll bust the zone. You don't need that enter the ball in to the free throw line college BS at this level with the defensive 3 second rule.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Ice cold again

 

[Tetsujin]

kings have gone cold again. Worse, they’ve decided to not give De’Aaron the ball again.

 

[Iced Espresso]

Wonder if Walton will look to Cojo to save us?

 

[Woot!]

One of their worst 3-pt shooting performances of the year so far.

 

[Iced Espresso]

We've got one player as a + in the +/-

Haliburton.

 

[Spike]

So. Um. Yeah.

 

[kingdivac]

They'll need the rest of the quarter just to get back in the game (hopefully) towards even. Playing like against the Pelicans, but the Celtics are better....

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Hali nails one off the pass fake yet again

 

[Iced Espresso]

Hopefully the Celtics get tired legs.

 

[SLAB]

Ty3ese

 

[kingdivac]

That was timely and needed.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Ty3ese

Tyr3s3

 

[SLAB]

I’m shocked we got better when Hali came in.

just y’all wait until CoNo comes in!

 

[hrdboild]

Ty-threese!

/jreynolds

 

[Tetsujin]

I’m shocked we got better when Hali came in.

It’s almost like having your four best players on the floor at once is good or something.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

I’m shocked we got better when Hali came in.

just y’all wait until CoNo comes in!

"...doomed to repeat it..."