[Game] Kings vs. Pacers, 1/12/2021, 7pm PST, 10pm EST

The only concern is they had to work their butts off AGAIN, just to be ahead by 1. Can they keep up this effort? 3rd quarter ahead.
 
The only concern is they had to work their butts off AGAIN, just to be ahead by 1. Can they keep up this effort? 3rd quarter ahead.

S'why I'd like to see someone else in the rotation. Fox, Holmes, and Barnes have all logged 18 min or more and this is their 3rd game in 4 nights. A lot to ask.
 
Turnovers hurt, if those were even the Kings are probably up 5

Maybe, but some of them were right at the start before the game settled in. Regardless the Kings looked like they got out of a sauna after that half, the Pacers really didn't. They weren't nearly as frantic with what they were doing.
 
S'why I'd like to see someone else in the rotation. Fox, Holmes, and Barnes have all logged 18 min or more and this is their 3rd game in 4 nights. A lot to ask.

But the payoff could be two of those games were basically nights off in regards to effort. haha.
 
Maybe, but some of them were right at the start before the game settled in. Regardless the Kings looked like they got out of a sauna after that half, the Pacers really didn't. They weren't nearly as frantic with what they were doing.

Yup. 4 of the Pacers' first 3 buckets came off TO's. 7 since then isn't bad at all.
 
Guess who had the worse +/- for the Kings in the 1h?

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Just noticed Bjelica did not play in the first half. Hmmm.

Waltons not stupid. He knows he has to tighten that rotation at the very least. I'm interested to see the Pacers and whether they adjust. This so far has been a very similar matchup to the Nuggets which plays into Walton's scheme.
 
Coming into the season I expected Buddy and Bagley to have career/breakout years respectively. I wouldn't have ever guessed that Harrison Barnes would be the revelation.

You have to admit it makes sense though right? Bagley and Buddy are being completely misused for the most part while Barnes is a perfect grindball post up player. Barnes is also playing more PF this year. Depending on the game of course.
 
Coming into the season I expected Buddy and Bagley to have career/breakout years respectively. I wouldn't have ever guessed that Harrison Barnes would be the revelation.

The question is why now? He has always been smart, strong and decently athletic. He was also the #1 prospect at one time.