[Game] Kings vs Jazz 12/30/2022 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern
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I gotta tell you, the angle from @macadocious's seats was better than any of the TV angles on this. This dunk was unreal. This dunk was on the level of the mythical Jerian Grant Flies Like A God Damn Eagle dunk except Olynyk was in the way. Best dunk I've ever seen live, not sure there's any competition.
This is 100% what happened. It seemed pretty obvious to me live, but the replay on the big screen was *quick*. Brown was asking his staff about it and as soon as the replay went on the big screen the whole arena erupted and Brown went with the review without any other evidence. It worked.
Note to crowd: don't be overenthusiastic when the replay isn't quite that obvious.
Note to crowd: don't be overenthusiastic when the replay isn't quite that obvious.
Jazz fan thread for those interested
https://jazzfanz.com/threads/dec-30-2022-08-00pm-mt-jazz-at-kings.175972/
https://jazzfanz.com/threads/dec-30-2022-08-00pm-mt-jazz-at-kings.175972/
There is some interesting stuff over there. One was Vanderbilt's plus minus, another a discussion on Will Hardy not responding to Conley's requests to challenge calls - and I think some level headed response like we have experienced that it often isn't good enough to just be "right" but you have to be extra right when it was a judgement call in the first place. Lot of complaining for a team that basically entered the tank race and yet is going to get the tank pieces from Minnesota.
What a game!
Even with his poor shooting from three (and that stupid non-call charge) Markkanen was amazing. Full credit to him. He's the main reason why this game was so close (honorable mention: Kings' closeouts on threes). I had a blast, my eardrums had a blast, and this was the second-most exciting Kings game I've been to live. (Number one was the Donté Greene Knew It From Before Tyreke Shot It game. Apologies to this game, but it is what it is.)
My buddy who went with me (has kids so a somewhat more casual fan; doesn't have cable so can't watch all the games) made a point to mention before the game that he didn't get the Sabonis hype - he had been to two games and felt that Sabonis had underwhelmed. Anyway, we got there early, and it was time for me to buy a fresh jersey in our free time before the game - I considered a purple Fox but found (the only) Sabonis gray City hiding in a bunch of Davions and went with that. So clearly when I modeled it for my buddy there was a good-natured grudge match begun. Domas (and my sarcastic "he sucks!") more or less shut him up in the first three possessions of the game and by the end of the game I think my buddy had turned around on him. The Kings didn't need another Ferrari. The Kings needed to till some soil, sow some seeds, and harvest some crops. I'm damn happy with the yield so far.
Anyway, however well Sabonis performed, we needed the whole team tonight. In the final 13 seconds, we had Barnes with the huge offensive rebound, Keegan with the assist, Huerter with the three for the lead; and then Fox with the swipe, Barnes with the contest, and Davion with the box out to close out TWO defensive stops. It was beautiful. Tear-to-the-eye kind of stuff.
And that purple beam, shooting up into the rain and the low-lying clouds? Epic. Worthy of one of these:
Even with his poor shooting from three (and that stupid non-call charge) Markkanen was amazing. Full credit to him. He's the main reason why this game was so close (honorable mention: Kings' closeouts on threes). I had a blast, my eardrums had a blast, and this was the second-most exciting Kings game I've been to live. (Number one was the Donté Greene Knew It From Before Tyreke Shot It game. Apologies to this game, but it is what it is.)
My buddy who went with me (has kids so a somewhat more casual fan; doesn't have cable so can't watch all the games) made a point to mention before the game that he didn't get the Sabonis hype - he had been to two games and felt that Sabonis had underwhelmed. Anyway, we got there early, and it was time for me to buy a fresh jersey in our free time before the game - I considered a purple Fox but found (the only) Sabonis gray City hiding in a bunch of Davions and went with that. So clearly when I modeled it for my buddy there was a good-natured grudge match begun. Domas (and my sarcastic "he sucks!") more or less shut him up in the first three possessions of the game and by the end of the game I think my buddy had turned around on him. The Kings didn't need another Ferrari. The Kings needed to till some soil, sow some seeds, and harvest some crops. I'm damn happy with the yield so far.
Anyway, however well Sabonis performed, we needed the whole team tonight. In the final 13 seconds, we had Barnes with the huge offensive rebound, Keegan with the assist, Huerter with the three for the lead; and then Fox with the swipe, Barnes with the contest, and Davion with the box out to close out TWO defensive stops. It was beautiful. Tear-to-the-eye kind of stuff.
And that purple beam, shooting up into the rain and the low-lying clouds? Epic. Worthy of one of these:
I’ve watched the fox dunk about 20 times, from multiple angles and I still don’t understand it. It looked like it was going to be a relatively standard fox drive where he absorbs contact, gets the whistle and lays it in. But for some reason when Olynyk makes contact fox continues to elevate. I think he even surprised himself to be above the rim at that point.
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