[Game] Kings vs. Timberwolves 3/4/2023, 7p Pacific/10p Eastern

[kingdivac]

10 assists in 1st half, is a red-flag for a team that averages 27 per game. That coupled with strong 3pt shooting is much of the 10pt deficit. Giving up 74 pts is a failure for a half.

 

[Fantazija]

Agreed about the defense. But how about diversifying the offense? Sabonis can't do it all. What does Murray have? One shot attempt? The guy is shooting 40% from 3 and he has one freaking shot in the first half. Move the ball and get some guys open.

I agree that offense does not look smooth as usual but can't argue with 64 points.If 130 is not enough to win problem is on the other end

 

[The_Jamal]

One of the worst first halfs in a while

Weird thing is, only down 10. And our offense is so explosive, that's virtually nothing.

Kings have been excellent this year, even in games they've played absolutely horrible 1st halves, of still giving themselves a shot to come back and win. That's the beauty of a team that drop 120+ with ease; if you find 5-6 minutes of good defense, we're going to be back in the game.

 

[Kingster]

I agree that offense does not look smooth as usual but can't argue with 64 points.If 130 is not enough to win problem is on the other end

They are forcing it with their offense, which causes turnovers, which in turn allows Minni to run and get easy shots at the basket or wide open 3s. I do agree, however, about the defense. We could use more D in just about every game this season.

 

[kingdivac]

The game is similar to the Kings/Suns recent loss, with the Kings trying to play catchup all game, but unable to.......

 

[Caccia]

Source?

You did not see him holding the wrist and wincing the last two minutes? He missed a game this week due to soreness in the left wrist already, so we know it's a problem.

 

[sactowndog]

Let’s hope the lay-up line to the basket stops.

 

[SacTownKid]

Well, I guess Brown is going with the old, "They'll eventually miss their wide open 3's" strategy. Light pressure on pick and roll is pointless. Switch into pressure and make it tough for a few plays at least.

 

[Kingz19]

Still can’t get stops

 

[KF8]

You did not see him holding the wrist and wincing the last two minutes? He missed a game this week due to soreness in the left wrist already, so we know it's a problem.

yea I'm aware just wasn't sure that there were talks about him missing the second half

 

[Sluggah]

Yikes.

 

[Kingz19]

Fox is having himself a dud tonight

 

[Woot!]

Wolves w/a 68/64/68 shooting line.

UGLY.

 

[iowamcnabb]

They are going to go on a cold stretch any moment and we are going to get hot at that exact moment.

 

[kingdivac]

Game is about to get ugly ---- at home.

 

[Kingster]

Still can’t get stops

Partly due to Kings lack of D and partly because Minni is blazing hot from the outside. They can't miss.

 

[The_Jamal]

Watching this Wolves team, you see the vision where they could be insanely good. Edwards developing into a superstar #1, Gobert/McDaniels anchoring what could be an elite defense, Kyle Anderson glue guy. Is it possible you can fit KAT into this? The issue really becomes I don't think anyone with a star guard/wing of the caliber of KAT would be willing to flip him in a deal. So do you look for a rebuilding package to get back the lost Gobert assets?

 

[Kingz19]

Partly due to Kings lack of D and partly because Minni is blazing hot from the outside. They can't miss.

well, they shouldn’t miss a lot of threes as they aren’t being contested

 

[Ozymandias]

Gotta stop the bleeding here a bit. Just get this to single-digits by the 4th n its way more managable.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

Glad I didn’t buy tickets, they were super expensive for this game lol.

 

[Kingz19]

Yeah

Kings just didn’t bring it tonight

they need to figure out how to be better on their home floor

 

[SacTownKid]

If it's one of those terrible defense nights and Fox isn't cooking, the Kings almost have no shot.

 

[kingdivac]

Gotta stop the bleeding here a bit. Just get this to single-digits by the 4th n its way more managable.

Nothing to indicate that's gonna happen.....they've been behind all game besides a couple times in the 1st. Just like the Suns game.

 

[Ozymandias]

Tracy McGrady once scored 13 points in 33 seconds..

This is a 13 point deficit with 16 minutes left on the clock. Lotta time left.

 

[Kingz19]

Fox really needs to start scoring. Even his bad games need to be productive offensively

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

TREY LYLES

 

[Caccia]

yea I'm aware just wasn't sure that there were talks about him missing the second half

I see. Here is a brief twitter thread:

https://twitter.com/x/status/1632230952654237696

 

[KainLear]

Haha we are doing so badly, Kyle Draper even got time to admire a baby.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Signs of life but we're still down by 10

 

[SacTownKid]

Interesting, I wonder if Keegan is getting benched tonight. He got pulled way early and the new guys are playing. Keegan has really struggled this year against Kyle Anderson. It's funny because Kyle Anderson is almost like looking at a future Keegan once he puts on a few pounds in the weight room.