[Game] Kings vs San Antonio Spurs, 3/7/2024, 7:00p PT/10:00p ET

[Tetsujin]

It's time for the Kings to relax, kick back, and jack, jack, jack away. After all, they deserve it. They won against the freaking Lakers and tonight is a back-to-back. Take 'er easy. They need the rest. Vivek should get them all recliners for their bench seating. No need to stress about defense and all that effort stuff. Wemby isn't playing so it's basically a JV high school team they'll be facing. Piece of cake.

Three games in four nights is never easy. Kings coming out of a 3-fer-4 2 of 3 ain’t bad.

 

[kingsboi]

Ok. So I just did something I don’t often do anymore and that’s watch “Inside the NBA”. This might be the 3rd or 4th time I’ve watched a short portion of it this season.

I already knew it was BAD (which is why I mostly avoid it) but it’s still hard for me to believe just how BAD it really is. I mean, these guys get paid megabucks to know absolutely nothing about what’s actually going on in the league. It’s clear as day that Shaq, Kenny and Chuck don’t bother doing any research whatsoever and often don’t even know the names of many players nor which teams they play for.

Tonight, Barkley was railing on the KINGS for having the worst defense in the league and that’s why he’d take Dallas over them in a potential play-in matchup.

Does TNT have any interns capable of fact-checking these guys and furnishing them with accurate data? Because not only are the KINGS not the worst defense in the league, many sources I’ve seen have them around the middle of the pack or worse case in the low 20’s. And even more hilarious than that — the Mavericks defense is rated worse!

What bothers me about Barkley, Shaq, and Kenny is that when they push these false or misleading narratives — there are lots of casual fans watching and listening. Is it that damned hard to pay just a little bit of attention or at least have an intern fact check your dumb @$$?

We get it. The KINGS are not a postseason front runner nor considered a legit threat to advanced very far. But citing defense as the reason they won’t beat a statistically worse defensive team is just dreadful analysis. It’s unbecoming of what shows like that are supposed to be about.

These clowns should be imprisoned for stealing their paychecks. And if basketball analysis isn’t what they are there for — then stop having them talk about the games and the players! Have them narrate and comment on tiktok videos or something similarly unfunny.

having Jamal Crawford and Candace Parker on there from time to time is a good alternative. Most of us know what we get from the big three, its for entertainment a bit of a shouting match between Charles and Shaq and its funny to watch. Charles is big time now, he even managed to get a CNN show so these media networks are milking that cash cow.

 

[Woot!]

AWESOME finish.

AND, having now scanned these pages, I think it's almost as awesome that no one mentioned the 4 or 5 steps Domas took at the end of his game-winning steal and dunk. If a play like that had gone the other way, I'm pretty sure it would have been, um, noted.

Oh, well - GO, KINGS!

 

[TheMobb]

AWESOME finish.

AND, having now scanned these pages, I think it's almost as awesome that no one mentioned the 4 or 5 steps Domas took at the end of his game-winning steal and dunk. If a play like that had gone the other way, I'm pretty sure it would have been, um, noted.

Oh, well - GO, KINGS!

I could be wrong but I don’t think that was a travel because his dribble was still live. You have 2 steps after you pick your dribble up.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

I could be wrong but I don’t think that was a travel because his dribble was still live. You have 2 steps after you pick your dribble up.

100% not a travel. He takes gather steps which is within the rules

 

[New Era]

AWESOME finish.

AND, having now scanned these pages, I think it's almost as awesome that no one mentioned the 4 or 5 steps Domas took at the end of his game-winning steal and dunk. If a play like that had gone the other way, I'm pretty sure it would have been, um, noted.

Oh, well - GO, KINGS!

It wasn't a travel.....

 

[ESP47]

Davion with yet another good game.

He and Keon really picked up the slack for Huerter and Keegan's combined 3 points.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

BEANS were lit last night!!!!

 

[Hoovtrain]

Looking back at this, and man ... this was Arco Arena coded. I think the Spurs were genuinely shaken and panicked after Malik hit that three and the noise level of that crowd.

wild. Grew up going to all sorts of games at arco 1 and 2…loudest by far I’ve ever heard it was 1994 against Seattle. They were down about 13 most of the game then Closed on like 33-1 run and walt Williams capped it with a 360. Put them at 9-7 which was like 82-0 to us back then. Thought I was going to pass out that game due to the sheer delirium at arco that night

 

[captain bill]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1765984353325056509

Sabonis on boos - I don't agree with it, I don't understand it, we're here fighting for our city

Honestly anyone complaining about Kings not lighting it up for the home crowd can start and end there. This is an electric team and the people who go to games to constantly boo don't deserve it (especially on a night like tonight)

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

It's wild to me how national talking heads will be dismissed as terrible just for saying the same things that half the people on this message board say every day.

 

[NewArena]

Sometimes i forget we still have Sasha. He was playing so well before he went down, and i can really see him hitting big clutch shots for us in the playoffs

 

[NewArena]

wild. Grew up going to all sorts of games at arco 1 and 2…loudest by far I’ve ever heard it was 1994 against Seattle. They were down about 13 most of the game then Closed on like 33-1 run and walt Williams capped it with a 360. Put them at 9-7 which was like 82-0 to us back then. Thought I was going to pass out that game due to the sheer delirium at arco that night

I really wish i could have experienced playoff games from that era. WOW

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Most people who watch them don't really care about the facts. They listen because they are entertained by them always clowning around. Charles is a huge draw. Even when he says things that aren't true, he's extremely compelling and entertaining.

I get what you’re saying here. But as I said at the end of my last post, stop talking about basketball and clown around about other topics then. They just need to give up the ruse and admit they aren’t in it for real basketball analysis. It’s just the “Inside the NBA” comedy hour (or half hour) after the game.

The problem with feigning interest and knowledge about the game is that they are misleading casual viewers that don’t know any better. And that is partly why all-star voting and other narratives go the way they go. Newbies and casual fans believe these HOF’ers (and Kenny) know what they’re talking about.

 

[Hoovtrain]

wild. Grew up going to all sorts of games at arco 1 and 2…loudest by far I’ve ever heard it was 1994 against Seattle. They were down about 13 most of the game then Closed on like 33-1 run and walt Williams capped it with a 360. Put them at 9-7 which was like 82-0 to us back then. Thought I was going to pass out that game due to the sheer delirium at arco that night

was a blast. Remember my mom taking us to tower the following season for newly released SRO tix when they made the playoffs against SEA ….stood up against the wall next to the skyline lounge for game 3 lol. WCF was pretty wild as well.

 

[NewArena]

This flat out gives me more confidence going into the playoffs vs last year, especially with us starting out on the road this time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766154414409085089

 

[Kingster]

Ellis needs to start at the 2 already.

If you heard the post-game with Fox, I think he agrees with you. He was pretty effusive in his praise of Ellis.

 

[Kingster]

This flat out gives me more confidence going into the playoffs vs last year, especially with us starting out on the road this time.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1766154414409085089

If the Kings didn't have their highly efficient scoring, safe to say they wouldn't have won the game.

 

[upinsmoke]

Sometimes i forget we still have Sasha. He was playing so well before he went down, and i can really see him hitting big clutch shots for us in the playoffs

He was?

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1765984353325056509

Sabonis on boos - I don't agree with it, I don't understand it, we're here fighting for our city

Honestly anyone complaining about Kings not lighting it up for the home crowd can start and end there. This is an electric team and the people who go to games to constantly boo don't deserve it (especially on a night like tonight)

Looked like those boo's might have woke your team up Domas.

 

[The_Jamal]

Looked like those boo's might have woke your team up Domas.

Because Domas is the only guy this season that doesn't take games off. We aren't booing him

 

[whitechocolate]

My theory this season has been that the play-in has made Kings fans crazy. Not too long ago, we wanted just 41 wins; just an 8th seed. Suddenly we want to be a 6th seed and have about 50 wins. So fans overreact to every bad loss and every player who has a slump. Personally, I'm enjoying the season. I don't have a desire to boo any of our guys. I think we can be a particularly dangerous underdog in the Playoffs and I can wait while the team develops and gets its pieces together. So long as it's before Wembanyama takes over the league.

I'm not judging. I'm just not tripping.

 

[spok22s]

You can call it a coincidence but in the final minute Keon came back in and Kings turned things around.

In before the "Keon better than fox" posts. Jk jk.. I hope.

 

[Woot!]

I could be wrong but I don’t think that was a travel because his dribble was still live. You have 2 steps after you pick your dribble up.

Yeah, you can take 2. You can't take 4. He took 4. But... whatevs.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

It wasn't a travel.....

The art of "the gather". How to avoid touching the ball with your other hand, while taking as many extra steps as possible. It's not a carry though

 

[TheMobb]

Yeah, you can take 2. You can't take 4. He took 4. But... whatevs.

If your dribble is live you can take 100

 

[Tetsujin]

In case it makes anyone feel any better the (Steph-less) Warriors are getting absolutely boatraced by the Wemby-less Spurs and Vassell is out tonight too

 

[macadocious]

The spurs aren’t bad. They’ve been tanking all year for some reason. They are a 30ish win team with their current personnel.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

My theory this season has been that the play-in has made Kings fans crazy.

Well it is nuts that suddenly the play-in is what potentially knocks us out from the 7th seed and 2 games shy of 5 to get the Dubs who are 5 games back of the 8 seed in.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

It's wild to me how national talking heads will be dismissed as terrible just for saying the same things that half the people on this message board say every day.

Wild in what way? All of those people are wrong.

Over the past 6 games (including tonight), the Spurs beat OKC and Indiana by double-digits and played both the KINGS and T-Wolves close (within double-digits) and are currently beating the Warriors (as I type this) by 17 entering Q4 (w/o Wemby and Vassell).

Not one of the uneducated "national talking heads" nor the half of the board here at KF can justify their position wrt the KINGS struggling to beat San Antonio on a back-to-back as a bad or terrible win. Not with the way the Spurs have been performing lately and the competition they've been doing it against. 4 of their past 6 have also been on the road.