[Game] Kings vs Thunder 1/20/2023 7pm Pacific 10pm Eastern

[Tetsujin]

And the Lakers beat the Grizzlies on a missed free throw to narrow the gap between the Kings and Memphis for the 2 seed!

 

[Larry89]

Alright guys it looks like Keegan is good at basketball

 

[NewArena]

LIGHT THE BEAAAMMM BABY!!!

 

[Turgenev]

Was a little worried about this one. Good to win against a team playing well. Really enjoying the Kings squad this year.

 

[Livinthedream]

In one week I went from wondering if the Kings could hold off Dallas for home court in the first round to eyeing that 2 seed.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

In one week I went from wondering if the Kings could hold off Dallas for home court in first the round to eyeing that 2 seed.

That 2 seed is a long way away. But if before the season you had told me we had a shot to host Game 1 of a playoff series, I'd have...said you were crazy.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616677998706720770

 

[iowamcnabb]

Is this the first game that Sabonis has been out rebounded by a teammate this year?

 

[kingdivac]

Murray sniped the Thunder out tonight. Good win....Thunder were playing well entering game. Defense atrocious on Alexander including help defense.

 

[kingdivac]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616677998706720770

And it didn't work

 

[sactowndog]

Murray sniped the Thunder out tonight. Good win....Thunder were playing well entering game. Defense atrocious on Alexander including help defense.

Yeah surprised we didn’t see more Davion minutes to slow down SGA

 

[SacTownKid]

And it didn't work

Fox actually manning up made the difference there. This team is pretty decent playing honest pressure D.

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Jeezus … the refs were treating SGA as if they somehow believed he was actually Michael Jeffrey Jordan.

If Swipa the Fox got half those bogus calls, he’d average 40.

 

[NewArena]

The way Keegan, Sabonis and Fox fit together so perfectly omg it gives me chills

 

[kingdivac]

Yeah surprised we didn’t see more Davion minutes to slow down SGA

They let him get whatever he wanted all over the paint.....this isn't new though.....this team's defense sucks. Sabonis is a great player and all star but is a poor shot-blocker - not even above average like his Dad.

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616683583950979072

 

[coolhandluke]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616683583950979072

Domas looks like a proud Dad whenever Keegan scores.

 

[SacTownKid]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616683583950979072

That was there all night long, Brown took it to them for sure. Huerter or Murray, pick your poison Domas.

 

[kingdivac]

Kings schedule is about to get a notch tougher.....every win is necessary for Playoff push.

 

[kingsfan101]

issue they're gonna come upon now though is their lack of open roster spaces for those picks and some of their earlier picks coming up for extensions after they've already given SGA and Dort huge extensions. Giddey and Poku are gonna ask for extensions this summer and they might not be able to keep both at this point.

Was thinking the same. They shall quite likely trade some of these guys and picks for an established star. They have established a core, and getting a star is a surer way of making a big jump.

If they manage to pull it off (with the stash they have, they likely will), they could be scary good, particularly if Chet is any good.

 

[ShastaKingsFan]

In one week I went from wondering if the Kings could hold off Dallas for home court in the first round to eyeing that 2 seed.

Lets not get ahead of ourselves here. There's a lot of season to go, so better to stay in the present

 

[KingsFanSince85]

Whomever the ref was that called Huerter out-of-bounds at the end needs to be reprimanded badly.

He was standing right there … you can’t convince me that he could see Huerter step out but couldn’t see the obvious foul — in a situation where everyone knows the losing team wants to foul immediately.

The officials treatment of the KINGS has risen to ludicrous levels.

 

[SacTownKid]

Kings schedule is about to get a notch tougher.....every win is necessary for Playoff push.

I think it's a great thing with the deadline coming up. They'll know where they're at for sure.

 

[Fantazija]

Alright guys it looks like Keegan is good at basketball

It is so great that he is getting his NBA education on a winning team instead of jacking a gazillion shots a game aka Ivey or Banchero in meaningless games

 

[PorchSurfin]

That 2 seed is a long way away. But if before the season you had told me we had a shot to host Game 1 of a playoff series, I'd have...said you were crazy.

We can always look back on the predictions

 

[PorchSurfin]

It is so great that he is getting his NBA education on a winning team instead of jacking a gazillion shots a game aka Ivey or Banchero in meaningless games

"Some" would say we missed by not Getting Ivey.

 

[NewArena]

I just can't thank God enough that Sabonis hurt the right thumb, as opposed to his left. My Goodness.

 

[Fantazija]

They let him get whatever he wanted all over the paint.....this isn't new though.....this team's defense sucks. Sabonis is a great player and all star but is a poor shot-blocker - not even above average like his Dad.

Kings did quite well on not letting SGA score on layups, which he does very consistently on other teams.He made some really tough shots with a defender right in his face(he does that consistently as well).For example he dropped the same 37 on Sixers and Biid is considered one of the best rim protectors in the league.The dude is just that good

 

[NewArena]

Love seeing this from Pacers fans.

We had one that was supposed to be a leader and one that wants to be a leader ahead of him so he didn't need to be a vocal leader. No matter how you look at it, the Hali trade doesn't happen without Domas. Not sure including Turner plus picks would've gotten it. I don't think rim protection played into the trade as much as Sac not wanting Turner. Not to mention Domas's wife wanting to be in Cali, so Domas may have requested a west coast trade

reply -

Nah its about the previous years before that when we could have traded Turner and built the team around Domas. KP never wanted to part with Turner because rim protection was more important than running a modern offense. When you see how the Kings have taken the reigns off Sabonis, it really makes the Pacers look like one of the most inept franchises. Now of course it helps that the Kings brought in alot of good players this season too. But it starts with Domas.

He showed the ability to do this during the Bjorkgren year, but we had crap players around him.
It makes Rick look stupid for taking the ball out of Sabonis' hands last season and dropping his usage rate.
Hell we could have hired Mike Brown at any time over the past several years too.

 

[NewArena]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1616683583950979072

Why in the world would you go zone against these shooters? Lol!