[Game] Kings vs. Pacers - 11/30/22, 7PM PST, 10PM EST

[Tetsujin]

One challenge a game isn't enough when the refs suck eggs

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Jalen Smith also has a lot full of used cars

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

I mean, he dove like ****, but it was clearly a foul.

 

[Tetsujin]

Tyrese doing some dentistry on Davion.

 

[Tetsujin]

Swipa takeover time.

 

[Tetsujin]

Not sure how the Pacers have won so many games this season when Rick Carlisle hasn't really shown himself to be a great coach since the early 2010s.

 

[Bfreeman]

Really tell a difference when the Kings play a good team versus a great one. The Pacers are just good.

 

[SacTownKid]

You can tell Davion is trying to punish Hali with his defense, lol.

 

[dude12]

Pacers have to hide Haliburton on D

 

[SacTownKid]

Really tell a difference when the Kings play a good team versus a great one. The Pacers are just good.

And as said, this team is probably less wing-y than the Kings are so it plays to their strengths. Credit where credit is due also, Brown changed up the defensive gameplan and it's paying off.

 

[Tetsujin]

Really tell a difference when the Kings play a good team versus a great one. The Pacers are just good.

Tatum and Booker both nearly had 50-burgers tonight. Their teams have the best records in the league for a reason. Not sure why we as fans of a team that hasn't made the postseason in 16 years can't admit that teams can't win every game.

 

[Woot!]

You can tell Davion is trying to punish Hali with his defense, lol.

We know they have history going back to college days. Competitive, mano-a-mano history.

 

[Remi]

Pacers trying to foul Sabonis out
So far Kings are moving towards win here ....

 

[Tetsujin]

Pacers have to hide Haliburton on D

Pacers running the same crappy defensive scheme Carlisle ran in Dallas (the one that Jason Kidd immediately changed when he got the HC job and turned into one of the best in the league). Myles Turner being the best shot blocker in the league helping him look competent.

 

[kingdivac]

Kings are rebounding better than against the Suns. The 1Q run is carrying them so far.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Looking at the team stats comparisons, I see a lot of similarities to the Suns game, with two notable exceptions:

1. The Kings aren't getting outrebounded this time, and
2. The Pacers don't have Devin Booker.

If Fox gets more aggressive in the second half (and the refs don't job Sabonis), the Pacers are cooked.

 

[SacTownKid]

OK, the thing to look for in the 2nd half is Carlisle's adjustment to the Kings switch scheme. He got Jackson in the post a few times after the switch and I say let him. If their strategy is to have Jackson/Turner go full on Shaq then by all means.

 

[Caccia]

Metu is doing a great job filling in for Sabonis, with 7 rebounds. Huerter, on the other hand, looks like he might have tired legs, with his jump shots going well short. He has played a team-high 17 minutes.

 

[Tetsujin]

Keegan still struggling with his shot but I thought he had a really good half. Strong on defense, made some hustle plays, didn't really force anything.

 

[Kingz19]

Kings should be up 30. Indiana is shooting 32 percent.

Hopefully Brown is reminding them that they always play terribly in the 3rd quarter and to try not to play terribly in the third quarter tonight.

 

[Woot!]

Really tell a difference when the Kings play a good team versus a great one. The Pacers are just good.

Eh. Kings playing hard and pretty well. Pacers shooting poorly from everywhere. A lot of those missed 3's are wide open.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Not sure how the Pacers have won so many games this season when Rick Carlisle hasn't really shown himself to be a great coach since the early 2010s.

I heard someone refer to Carlisle as a great coach earlier this year and it was a head scratcher. Feels like modern game passed him by.

 

[SacTownKid]

Eh. Kings playing hard and pretty well. Pacers shooting poorly from everywhere. A lot of those missed 3's are wide open.

There were some but the Kings have done well on run outs. The few times they blitzed or had a miscue on defense via overhelp it was wide open city, just like every other game they've done it.

 

[MizzouKing]

We know they have history going back to college days. Competitive, mano-a-mano history.

Did not know that…very cool!

 

[Caccia]

I love how Dellavedova is on his feet nearly all game, every game. It's like having a player-coach in reserve.

 

[TaxMan]

One challenge a game isn't enough when the refs suck eggs

I hate how there has to now be a strategy around when to use a challenge. So you just need to let an obvious blown call go early in the game because you won’t have it later. I would be good with each team getting one UNSUCCESSFUL challenge, but unlimited successful challenges. There needs to be some reasonable way to fend off refs repeatedly screwing your team.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Pacers have to hide Haliburton on D

When he signs his designated rookie deal this will suddenly become an issue for everyone currently calling him a future megastar.

 

[TaxMan]

Pacers trying to foul Sabonis out
So far Kings are moving towards win here ....

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Domas has to play smart in the 3rd quarter. We are such a better team with him on the floor, especially when fox is not dominating.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1598171196020772864

 

[dude12]

Kings May lose if the refs keep Domas in foul trouble. Dirty rats