[Game] Kings vs Mavs, 12/29/2021 730pm PT/1030pm ET

[iowamcnabb]

He called for it, took it and swished it. Gotta love the confidence.

Little infusion of life into this team and the fanbase.

 

[kingsboi]

Kings may not be very good year in and year out but they are usually good for 2 or 3 game winning shots just like the one we witnessed tonight

 

[sactowndog]

Happy for Metu on that shot and hell of a dish by Fox. Fox played a very efficient game tonight.

 

[The Effort Police]

someone said Fox cant pass when he drives.

Fox could always playmake.

He just looks bad next to Haliburton who's a literal god of passing, but he's always been an above average playmaker.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Ha...game winning 3 and we are at 3 pages on this game thread. <facepalm>

Always dips when we aren't winning for stretches and game threads become too negative. But we all come flooding back in when we win one or two games haha

 

[miltonap]

wow, what a shot. pretty good win for the Kings, played a lot better today on the defensive end and fortunately came out with a dub. That's got to feel good.

Keep it up

 

[Woot!]

wow, what a shot. pretty good win for the Kings, played a lot better today on the defensive end and fortunately came out with a dub. That's got to feel good.

Keep it up

On second night of a B2B, no less. Looking for another win in the rematch in a couple.

 

[The_Jamal]

48 minutes
22 points
15 rebounds
1 assist
3 steals
1 block
0 turnovers
4-7 from 3
8-16 FGA
pretty good defense

The Bagley/Metu combo was excellent and filled the Hali scoring void and Fox being a little more reserved with his shot selection. That 5th spot with the Fox/Hali/Barnes/Holmes has been such a blackhole this season, maybe the Kings found their answer at the 4 with getting a closer look at these guys.

 

[Woot!]

First set of consecutive wins in 3 weeks.

 

[mac]

Best pass from Fox we've seen all season

 

[coolhandluke]

Kings may not be very good year in and year out but they are usually good for 2 or 3 game winning shots just like the one we witnessed tonight

If there was a stat for lottery team with most game winners, we would be #1.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

did fox celebrate with the team?

 

[coolhandluke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1476431748514955267

Fox could not have placed that any more perfect. Let Metu just hit that perfectly in rhythm.

Great play but the announcers should know when to shut up. The crowd is going crazy, stay with it. Don't try to drown authentic noise with your inane commentary. What are the producers doing?

 

[iowamcnabb]

did fox celebrate with the team?

Looks like he celebrated with fans on the other side. The play kinda took him away from the celebration pile, but you could tell he was fired up.

 

[Livinthedream]

I saw Bagley jumping into the pile very happy. I know he may or may not be around but it's nice to see him productive and then happy when he wasn't on the floor at the end.

Gentry went with the offense/defense substitutions during the last 30 seconds of the game. Marvin was in for the.......defense. Let that sink in.

 

[SLAB]

PLAY IN BABY SALL OUT FOR IT EMBRACE IT LOVE IT BUY BUY BUY

 

[steelevt]

Lol that was fast

edit: must be someone from the east coast cuz it said Thursday, December 30

 

[Warhawk]

Great play but the announcers should know when to shut up. The crowd is going crazy, stay with it. Don't try to drown authentic noise with your inane commentary. What are the producers doing?

People will complain about just about anything, apparently.

Really, who the heck cares? We just had a backup big swish a game winning 3 and you don't like the excitement from the announcers? Let everyone enjoy the win. Them talking certainly didn't erase any enjoyment I had of the shot.

 

[upinsmoke]

Great play but the announcers should know when to shut up. The crowd is going crazy, stay with it. Don't try to drown authentic noise with your inane commentary. What are the producers doing?

Facts. In boxing it's called stepping on the call not sure if that applies to all sports.

 

[kingsboi]

If there was a stat for lottery team with most game winners, we would be #1.

you may be right in this instance

 

[Solicitor]

Fox could always playmake.

He just looks bad next to Haliburton who's a literal god of passing, but he's always been an above average playmaker.

Fox can pass but Hali is a pnr virtuoso

 

[coolhandluke]

People will complain about just about anything, apparently.

Hey, it just the basics of commentating. You should always enhance authentic reaction with your commentary instead of rambling over it. I understand it's an inexperienced team but the producers should know what they are doing.

From the perspective of a fan, let me soak in the atmosphere. Don't pull me back to the studio. Gosh, it isn't that hard.

 

[coolhandluke]

View attachment 10811Lol that was fast

edit: must be someone from the east coast cuz it said Thursday, December 30

Haha, must be some salty Mavs fan. Powell did the right thing on defense and people are blaming him?

 

[EIM86]

as much as I want to tank, that was a nice pass and shot. It’s nice watching the players be happy

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Ha...game winning 3 and we are at 3 pages on this game thread. <facepalm>

Your expectation is more of a facepalm moment. 15 consecutive seasons of sub .500 ball, no playoffs, and the team looking subpar many nights so far this season and you’re somehow shocked and disappointed by the lack of interest?

Give everyone a small break here.

We’ve seen this movie many times before. A game like this, or two, is usually followed by several poor performances.

It was really cool to see Metu step up and hit a game winner. But this was a game a decent team shouldn’t have needed a game winning 3 to win. Dallas was missing half their team while the KINGS were basically at full strength.

Be disappointed if/when this team is playing winning basketball late into a season and the fan interest is low. Until then, it’s a short-sighted POV.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

someone said Fox cant pass when he drives.

That was the exact type of play you know Swipa can execute most any time and why you draw it up.

His speed and quickness makes it really hard to stop. He’s gonna beat his man 101 most the time resulting in an easy shot for him or an open shot for a teammate. He clearly made the right read and pass on the final play.

 

[NewArena]

Fox could always playmake.

He just looks bad next to Haliburton who's a literal god of passing, but he's always been an above average playmaker.

Agreed. People wanna pin him as the next Tyreke Evans and that's just not true

 

[NewArena]

48 minutes
22 points
15 rebounds
1 assist
3 steals
1 block
0 turnovers
4-7 from 3
8-16 FGA
pretty good defense

The Bagley/Metu combo was excellent and filled the Hali scoring void and Fox being a little more reserved with his shot selection. That 5th spot with the Fox/Hali/Barnes/Holmes has been such a blackhole this season, maybe the Kings found their answer at the 4 with getting a closer look at these guys.

It feels good to have a full roster again, that's for sure. I'd love to know our record with everyone available or at least our main guys

 

[Albatros]

Oh no, 2 wins on the spin is going to get Vivek believing this is a conference finals team.

 

[kingdivac]

zzzzz..... .500? ..... zzzzzz