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

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Capt. Factorial

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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?
 
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.
 
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.
 
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