[Game] Kings vs. Nuggets, 2/6/21, 2pm PST, 5pm EST

[OffTheWallJamal]

Great win, and at a reasonable time for us Euros.

Hali always comes up big, as does De'Aaron. Great effort by Barnes, Holmes, and Whiteside too. Buddy found a way to contribute without his shot.

Nice win.

This!

 

[KainLear]

Any Kings team from the last 15 years would have wilted and died with another teams’ star going off like that. It wouldn’t have been close.

Don't underestimate the heart of Mikki Moore and John Salmons.

 

[See_Hanks]

Wonder if you could argue that Haliburton is the best player on the Kings. Glad to see Hassan in there. He played exactly like I would like for him to play. Bigtime game.

 

[SwipaTical]

ARE WE .... GOOD?

 

[SacTownKid]

In this losing effort, it's merely empty stats.

They need to put together an old school Iverson Sixers level defensive team around that dude. I don't know if it can work in todays game but I think they'll have to do something at some point.

 

[Volblorx8634]

In this losing effort, it's merely empty stats.

I strongly disagree with that. Jokic is a legit mvp candidate and the only reason his team didn't get blown out by 20 and isn't a bottom dweller in the western conference.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

ARE WE .... GOOD?

We are .5OOD

 

[Tetsujin]

Wonder if you could argue that Haliburton is the best player on the Kings. Glad to see Hassan in there. He played exactly like I would like for him to play. Bigtime game.

It would be a stupid argument because he’s on a team with De’Aaron Fox

 

[Kingz19]

Barnes probably playing the best ball of his career since the 5 day break. Barnes and Fox have been playing at a legit all star level the last 7 games...you consistently get all star level play from 2 guys with strong play from Hali, Holmes, Whiteside, and usually Buddy. No wonder the team is winning games

 

[Volblorx8634]

Wonder if you could argue that Haliburton is the best player on the Kings. Glad to see Hassan in there. He played exactly like I would like for him to play. Bigtime game.

He's the smartest player on the team, but hard to put him ahead of Fox given his play in the last two weeks. Haliburton isn't someone you can go to at any time for a bucket when the team is in a funk.

 

[SwipaTical]

We are .5OOD

Well that other team was 5-10. This new team is 6-1

 

[jiimbob]

I got to get my Kings game viewing scene together over here.
I’ve been relying on clips and this boards commentary this year trying to save a buck or two, but damn this team is proving too exciting.

 

[See_Hanks]

8-4 when Whiteside gets at least 10 minutes of playing time. 6-2 With 15mins of playing time a game. He's taking what we suck at without him and fixing it single handedly. I really hope he keeps getting playing time over guys like Bagley.

 

[SLAB]

It would be a stupid argument because he’s on a team with De’Aaron Fox

And they’re both on the same team as Hassan Whiteside.

 

[NewArena]

Wow!!! Fox and Halliburton. I can absolutely get used to this

 

[Woot!]

Yes, amazing offensive game for Jokic: 50/8/12/3 in 41 min.

AND Richaun and Whiteside, his opposite numbers, combined for 32/21/2/6 in 48.

 

[Volblorx8634]

The west is a dogfight. 1.5 games separates the suns at 4 from the Kings at 11.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1358209607852724224

 

[SacTownKid]

Well that other team was 5-10. This new team is 6-1

Yeah, amazing what happens when you toss your old schemes on both ends in the trash and start playing your players to their strengths for once. Hey lookee there, Vlade actually did some decent things after all.

 

[PurpleHaze]

HB shut down Porter Jr and that was gigantic effort on D. But team D too which is Kings biggest overall improvement of late. HB in this game Kings MVP despite great effort by Fox and Rese plus Hassan-Holmes.

 

[sactowndog]

Buddy 0-9 from 3 but with 7 assists 0 turnovers and 0 WTF moments perhaps his best game in a long time if not ever.

 

[The_Jamal]

Fox-Hali-Barnes-Holmes is a really, really exciting core to continue to build around. That closing lineup is becoming so strong.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Buddy 0-9 from 3 but with 7 assists 0 turnovers and 0 WTF moments perhaps his best game in a long time if not ever.

No one will ever accuse Buddy of not trying

 

[SLAB]

Lmao the reporter “What’s with ‘Black Falcon’ I’ve never heard that?”

Barnes; “Shoutout to Hassan Whiteside, he’s single-handedly keeping that one alive.”

It’ll live here forever.

 

[Woot!]

Wonder if you could argue that Haliburton is the best player on the Kings. Glad to see Hassan in there. He played exactly like I would like for him to play. Bigtime game.

More than anything, this is a TEAM, Foxy's recent 4th-quarter heroics (and Ty's in this game) notwithstanding. Really hard to imagine this team sitting at .500 after the 5-10 start absent the performances we've seen from each member of the Fox/Ty/HB/Sherlock foursome. And I love what Whiteside's been doing since his return from injury.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1358212414496518144

 

[Woot!]

HB has 6 20+ games in his last 7, and they track perfectly with the team's 6-1 record in those games.

Fox and Ty can get theirs because they're ball handlers. Make sure HB and Holmes stay involved offensively and this team will stay tough.

 

[KainLear]

I strongly disagree with that. Jokic is a legit mvp candidate and the only reason his team didn't get blown out by 20 and isn't a bottom dweller in the western conference.

He lost this game. Those stats don't matter anymore other than counting millions in contract negotiation.

I didn't know there is an option to disagree with fact.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Last time we were .500 this far into the season was when?

 

[VF21]

I LOVE THIS TEAM!