[Game] Kings vs. Heat, 1/30/21, 5pm PST, 8pm EST

[kingsboi]

that last sequence....huh?

 

[dude12]

Awful

 

[Tetsujin]

Ugh. Bam blocked that

 

[Sluggah]

Curious.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

What point am I supposed to remember and who will tell me if we have a two for one?

How am I supposed to know if I am going to remember a particular basket at the end of a game?

For example, which one basket tonight was the one that cost us? Grant, we need you?

 

[SLAB]

As good as Fox was that entire 4th quarter, he was equally bad that last minute.

I appreciate the alpha mentality, but it cost us the game tonight.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I'm going to need you to put this in pasta terms.

If only the Kings could stuff their opponents like my noni's stuffed pasta shells not only would we get the win but nobody would go away hungry.

 

[Sluggah]

He’ll be back.

*ahem*

 

[SacTownKid]

Kind of one of those instances where you wonder what this team eventually looks like having the threat of Marvin Bagley out there at the end. Holmes didn't really factor in on that play at all anyway.

 

[Kingz19]

That was a terrible last play. It’s like they didn’t expect Fox to get crowded

 

[Tetsujin]

As good as Fox was that entire 4th quarter, he was equally bad that last minute.

I appreciate the alpha mentality, but it cost us the game tonight.

He was trying to draw fouls despite the refs clearly not giving him any whistles for some reason. Also I don’t know why we decide to pass that last play into the coffin corner.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Well tough loss but hard fought game. A fair amount of missed opportunities late

 

[SLAB]

*ahem*

yeah, that’s awful. Lol

 

[Woot!]

As good as Fox was that entire 4th quarter, he was equally bad that last minute.

I appreciate the alpha mentality, but it cost us the game tonight.

Going 3-8 from the line in a 1-pt loss didn't help either.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

If only the Kings could stuff their opponents like my noni's stuffed pasta shells not only would we get the win but nobody would go away hungry.

Thank you Vinny. You're the hero we didn't know we needed.

 

[SwipaTical]

Max deaaron jacking up a 3 when not necessary. If only he was great at driving to the hoop ...

 

[kingdivac]

Tough loss......needed a bit more from several players that wasn't there tonight.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Pretty brutal loss.

 

[SacTownKid]

That was a terrible last play. It’s like they didn’t expect Fox to get crowded

With Fox and Haliburton all you literally have to do is run high middle pick and roll. One day I believe they will fully commit.

 

[SLAB]

Going 3-8 from the line in a 1-pt loss didn't help either.

I see you remembered those points.

 

[KainLear]

I wish there is something one can do about the refs across the board. I know there are a lot of it just from passionate fans but there are so many calls that were either a: flat-out missed, b: ref didn't believe the less-senior players (on both sides of the floor) and 'awarded' the senior player, or c: make-up calls for some previous complaints by certain players/coaches.

 

[Tetsujin]

Jimmy Butler had more free throws than the entire Kings team combined.

 

[midtowner]

Fox needs games like this to figure it out. I need a beer to deal with it.

 

[SacTownKid]

I wish there is something one can do about the refs across the board. I know there are a lot of it just from passionate fans but there are so many calls that were either a: flat-out missed, b: ref didn't believe the less-senior players (on both sides of the floor) and 'awarded' the senior player, or c: make-up calls for some previous complaints by certain players/coaches.

On that up and under Fox clearly got hit on the shoulder by Herro too. He didn't complain, hopefully that earns him some points. haha.

 

[Volblorx8634]

As good as Fox was that entire 4th quarter, he was equally bad that last minute.

I appreciate the alpha mentality, but it cost us the game tonight.

I've been on him all night, and I agree with you, but in most cases that's what you get with the alpha mentality. It's the Russell Westbrook syndrome: keeps you in the game but ultimately costs you at the end.

And like I said earlier, that's what is keeping Fox from that next big jump. He needs to be able to do what he did in the 4th more often (obviously not to that extent) without those illadvised 3s and forced layups in traffic.

 

[SLAB]

I wish there is something one can do about the refs across the board. I know there are a lot of it just from passionate fans but there are so many calls that were either a: flat-out missed, b: ref didn't believe the less-senior players (on both sides of the floor) and 'awarded' the senior player, or c: make-up calls for some previous complaints by certain players/coaches.

Android refs. No superstar calls. Make it happen.

 

[Livinthedream]

That ball should have gone to Buddy on that last play. Fox didn't recognize the double team quick enough. .

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Winnable game that hopefully leads us to our final piece of the puzzle, I guess.

I do wish Bagley had been out there in the final possession, even if he has given us no reason to trust his defense, with 4 seconds left and a 1 point game come on Luke.

 

[Volblorx8634]

On that up and under Fox clearly got hit on the shoulder by Herro too. He didn't complain, hopefully that earns him some points. haha.

That was technically a foul, but I'd bet most of the time at that juncture in the game the refs won't call that. Obviously, we also got the short end of the stick tonight.

 

[Tetsujin]

also I’m fine with Walton riding his guys (it is what it is) but how the hell did Holmes play more minutes than Bagley tonight AND why the hell did CoJo get 14 minutes despite being a total net negative on the night?