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

[Bosnian Diehard]

Doesn’t make sense to foul in that situation.

 

[Kingz19]

Shame the Kings couldn’t get the ball to Huerter in the final few minutes. Don’t know if they did a good job defending him or they just stopped getting him the ball

 

[KainLear]

I must say I am pleasantly surprised by Kessler Edwards, I think he might be able to crack into rotation going into the Playoffs.

 

[iowamcnabb]

We were due.

 

[SLAB]

We suck, we’ll never win again.

Spoiler

not rly

 

[Kingster]

Can't win them all. Unfortunately!

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Why did they foul?

My thought exactly. You get a stop and you get the ball with four seconds.... the Wolves weren't running their offense, just trying to run out the clock. We should have had a chance to tie with 3-4 seconds left. I have no idea what a foul gains you there.

 

[hrdboild]

There was a window of opportunity there for a few minutes late in the 4th but Minnesota was just scoring too easily and too often.

 

[sauce-26]

A loss was bound to happen. Seemed Brown went deep into the bench due to guys just running out of gas

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Can't win em all. I feel like we've beaten a lot better teams during this stretch but Conley has given them something different for sure.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I must say I am pleasantly surprised by Kessler Edwards, I think he might be able to crack into rotation going into the Playoffs.

Really, really liked his defense. Solid addition.

 

[hrdboild]

I didn't watch the first three quarters... was Keegan injured or just in his head?

 

[PacMan]

On the bright side, Kessler Edwards looks good. Good d and decent shot

 

[The_Jamal]

Might be seeing Kessler leap-frog TD in the rotation here in the next few games. Played some really excellent defense and gives the Kings some actual size on the wing. Valiant effort on Ant, got smoked on that one lay-up and defended that back-breaker about as well as you can hope.

 

[sactowndog]

Shame the Kings couldn’t get the ball to Huerter in the final few minutes. Don’t know if they did a good job defending him or they just stopped getting him the ball

Yeah a step back 3 wasn’t the best shot. The Kings continue their streak of losing to teams on the 2nd night of a back to back.

anyone know the last one they won?

 

[Tetsujin]

We suck, we’ll never win again.

Spoiler

not rly

These tight losses don’t hurt as much when you’re actually confident that the Kings will win another game sometime within the next month.

 

[pdxKingsFan]

I didn't watch the first three quarters... was Keegan injured or just in his head?

Don't think he was hurt but he was off his game. Didn't get a shot until late in the first or early second quarter. Passive and not himself. Like much of the team, tbh.

 

[Woot!]

Also Huerter is the hot hand and had at least temporarily got free on that scramble. I'm sure he'd have been closed out, but Barnes was maybe the third best option there, and that is probably being generous.

Good grief, man. The dude was 3-4 from 3 at that point. "Maybe the third best option"?

 

[kingdivac]

That's game.....close but no cigar...... poor to lose at home,,,,Kings did not take advantage of their 3rd quarter run to start the 4th, and couldn't break through. Gotta get Murray better involved and the missed FTs had the opposite affect tonight.

 

[reptilexcq2]

I don't understand why they need to foul...make them miss and hopefully win it with a 3 with 4 or 5 secs left...that would be the best opportunity to win. Also, why not hack Golbert at the end there? Do they not allow hack anymore? I don't get it. If we make smart decision, it could have turn our favor.

 

[PacMan]

Yeah a step back 3 wasn’t the best shot. The Kings continue their streak of losing to teams on the 2nd night of a back to back.

anyone know the last one they won?

The last game? Clippers was coming off a back to back after losing to warriors the night before

 

[sauce-26]

Yeah murray wasnt aggressive tonight. 2 shots on the night, no points, and only 20 minutes

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Good grief, man. The dude was 3-4 from 3 at that point. "Maybe the third best option"?

He rushed the shot. Yes. Even driving there would have been preferable. I don't think it was a good look.

 

[Ozymandias]

Good try.

We didnt have our A-Game tonight(though Huerter certainly did) and still made a team shooting 50% from 3 on a lot of attempts execute and sweat it out til the very end.


Kessler Edwards in crunchtime eh? Good to see.


I'm sure much of the focus will be on things we didnt do, but the Timberwolves played pretty damn good, McDaniels and Anderson especially. Also their bench deserves credit, Lyles got hot during the 2nd half for us but overall their Bench won the battle which may have decided a very close game.

 

[The_Jamal]

Yeah a step back 3 wasn’t the best shot. The Kings continue their streak of losing to teams on the 2nd night of a back to back.

anyone know the last one they won?

Minny was rested. We were on the 2nd night of a back to back

 

[The_Jamal]

Good try.

We didnt have our A-Game tonight(though Huerter certainly did) and still made a team shooting 50% from 3 on a lot of attempts execute and sweat it out til the very end.


Kessler Edwards in crunchtime eh? Good to see.


I'm sure much of the focus will be on things we didnt do, but the Timberwolves played pretty damn good, McDaniels and Anderson especially. Also their bench deserves credit, Lyles got hot during the 2nd half for us but overall their Bench won the battle which may have decided a very close game.

Maybe not the thread for it, but did you have a scouting report on Kessler? Were you high on him in the draft process? I know a lot of the NBA draft twitter nerds liked his skill-set/upside

 

[reptilexcq2]

I didn't watch the first three quarters... was Keegan injured or just in his head?

I think they took him out because he couldn't guard.

 

[reptilexcq2]

The Wolves shoot the light out....it's like they couldn't miss. That's the bright side, teams need to shoot the light out to beat the Kings.

 

[KF8]

Minny was rested. We were on the 2nd night of a back to back

Minny played last night against the Lakers

 

[kingdivac]

I don't understand why they need to foul...make them miss and hopefully win it with a 3 with 4 or 5 secs left...that would be the best opportunity to win. Also, why not hack Golbert at the end there? Do they not allow hack anymore? I don't get it. If we make smart decision, it could have turn our favor.

The counter-thinking is, if the other team rebounds the ball off a miss, the game is over....I agreed with the earlier foul, Time is a big premium then. Fox missed the needed 3 to keep it alive. Maybe Lyles would've been good to have out there actually.