[Game] Kings vs Celtics, 3/21/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Kings need to ATTACK THE BASKET with Fox or going inside to Domas.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Come on Mike that’s not worth the challenge

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Brown's gonna lose this.

 

[Sluggah]

Having to use our challenge here sucks.

 

[iowamcnabb]

They need to allow us to play defense but that’s a foul by the rules I’d say

 

[hrdboild]

There's no chance they reverse this.

 

[Hoovtrain]

Which is still a case of the stats not backing up the eye test, because the Celtics have 27 missed shots, and the Kings have 21 defensive rebounds. Like I said, the timing makes the ones they don't get stand out way more.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Bad challenge. They'll call it unsuccessful, and then they'll be able to make worse calls the rest of the game because we've used the challenge. Besides, it's not like there's a chance they'll take the points off the board, so this is to...not have Brown take a free throw?

 

[miltonap]

That's a terrible use of that challenge

 

[HndsmCelt]

I get the frustration but I don't think that's a winning challenge

 

[SLAB]

The NBA un-banned black masks.
And another abysmal challenge by Mike Brown.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Mike trying to send a message but I don’t think that’s the way to go

 

[SacTownKid]

The Celtics are going to get the calls over Sac on defense, they actually run a modern defense of switch ball and have a team that can do it. The Kings are going to have to win the way they always do, on offense. Edwards is a big help but one guy doesn't make up for that kind of difference.

 

[HndsmCelt]

As we suspected the challenge fails, but at the end the big problem here is that the Refs re messing this game up

 

[Capt. Factorial]

May as well just get a T if you want to make a point. No point to wasting a challenge.

 

[Joshoua]

That’s embarrassing. How the hell are NBA refs so damn bad. Man, I thought NFL refs were bad……

nfl refs could be bad but just bad nba refs is pure corruption for bigger market teams

 

[KainLear]

It's true. This is how Boston plays -- they sell calls. The part about it that's so frustrating though is that Davion drew a charge that was ignored, Monk obviously got pushed off balance as he was shooting and that was ignored. I can't deny that Boston is masterful at drawing contact but there are just too many instances of obvious illegal contact on Kings players being ignored. That's what makes it feel like 5 on 8.

The "vet advantage" is such that, not only do you have to (for the most part) draw said foul, but you also have to sell said foul in a way the refs understand the agony.

I don't like it either but the Kings will have to get to a point where the refs think "De'Aaron Fox cannot have missed that layup...", or it'll just be Bibby's face against Kobe's elbow all over again.

 

[hrdboild]

Hmm, maybe the plan there was just to slow the game long enough for the players to get their emotions in check. They're pretty heated about the calls too.

 

[Sluggah]

Um. What the hell happened there?

 

[Hoovtrain]

Nice perimeter D

 

[SLAB]

And this is why we needed to win yesterday.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Um. What the hell happened there?

Refs decided the Celtics needed the ball, I guess.

 

[hrdboild]

Ah there it is. The rare and elusive "literally nothing is called travel anymore, but that apparently qualifies" whistle.

 

[Kingz19]

Well, the defense was left in the locker room

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Have we stopped them yet this half?

 

[Hoovtrain]

Maybe a defensive stop would be nice.
this game is about to spiral

 

[KainLear]

Marcus Smart with the veteran wit taking Keegan for a trip.

 

[fansinceday1]

Im Sorry but our defense is attrocious

 

[The_Jamal]

annnnd all that good defense in the 1st half gone the first 5 minutes. Sheesh

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Celts D is elite. They’re putting us deep in the shot clock on a lot of possessions