Kings-Warriors PBP for March 26

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Welcome, fellow Kings fans!

It's a brilliant day here in the forest. A beautiful blue sky, with white fluffy clouds are a sharp contract to the glistening snow and bright green of the trees... The snow is melting pretty quickly now and I can actually see patches of ground in some areas while there are still drifts of 2-3 feet in others.

Today is an IMPORTANT game for the Kings. Of course, in late March, they're all important. We just need to see them come out and take care of business, looking like they really want to be playing after April 17.

Here's what today's Bee has to say about the matchup:

http://www.sacbee.com/content/sports/basketball/kings/story/14235259p-15056607c.html

KINGS UPDATE
Status: The Kings are banged up, but then again, what NBA team isn't this time of season? It could mean more time for the reserves, including Corliss Williamson and Jason Hart. Home success aside, the Kings will be tested by an athletic Warriors bunch that is fresh off a stunning victory in Dallas.

Trend: Winning at home has become almost automatic again. The Kings have won 14 consecutive games at Arco Arena, with Ron Artest unbeaten in the building since his arrival just over two months ago.

Injury report: Kevin Martin, bruised thigh, questionable.

WARRIORS UPDATE
Status: The Warriors aren't out of the playoff picture yet, but they'll have to piece together a monster of a run from here on out. Jason Richardson, the Kings suspect, will be ready to play. He has had some of his best outings against Sacramento (33 points in an earlier Warriors victory this season). Since the All-Star break, Richardson is averaging 27.3 points.

Trend: The Warriors have let games get away down the stretch, and they've allowed teams to run up and down the court at will, yielding 100.2 points. Derek Fisher is a player the Kings know well from all those Lakers seasons, and Richardson has had three 40-plus games in his last eight outings.

Injury report: Baron Davis, ankle, out.

Projected lineups:
Kings - Bibby, Wells, Artest, KT and Miller
Warriors - Fisher, Richardson, Dunleavy, Murphy and Foyle

Best matchup: Wells vs. Richardson - Richardson is a tough handle because he never stays still, either running and dunking, shooting from downtown or attacking the rim. Wells, meanwhile, is especially strong on the boards.
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Let's get ready to spank the Warriors and send them back to Oakland.

 

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Although the Bee mentioned a Wells-Richardson matchup, Tank and Koz both seem to feel Ron will be spending time trying to make JRich a very frustrated warrior.

Kevin still out; Baron Davis out.

 

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Both team lineups are as shown above...

Joe Crawford, Jack Nies and Violet Palmer doing the officiating tonight...

One thing about Crawford. If he sees Palmer do something he doesn't like, he'll reverse it. Of course, Palmer has liked us since Webber left...

 

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Tip to Sacramento. MIke with a white legging on his right leg tonight...

Pass inside to Wells, who is called for traveling.

Warriors ball.

GS miss; Miller board.

KT turnover; GS ball.

GS miss; Kings ball.

ANOTHER Kings turnover as KT lets a pass go oob...

10;58 left

Fisher in to Foyle for two.

2-0 GS

 

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KT drives inside, puts it up against the glass, bounces around and drops off. GS board.

Bibby called for foul on Fisher. Non-shooting. Still GW ball.

Fisher miss; Miller board.

10;11 left

Bibby inside, kicks out to Artest who misses three; GS board.

Fisher wide open - miss; Kings board.

Teams shooting a combined 1 of 9...

GS non-shooting foul. Still Kings ball.

 

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Wells miss; GS board.

Dunleavy three doesn't go; Kings ball.

Miller pass cross court to Wells, who steps inside and gets the soft lay-up to fall.

2-2

8:50 left

Warriors ball. KT called for two hands on back; non-shooting. Still Kings ball. Some loudmouth is really hassling the officials.

GS miss; Kings board.

KT with the ball, loses it to GS.

GS ball. Miss; second chance good.

4-2 GS

 

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Artest miss; Miller tips the board right to a Warrior.

JRich for two.

6-2 GS

Artest pass inside to KT, who tries to go up and is lucky he doesn't lose the ball again. Jump ball called with Foyle.

Foyle blocks the ball off the official's hand, Kings ball.

Bonzi inside, lay-up rolls off. GS ball.

Dunleavy for two.

8-2 GS

6:59 left

Time out and commercial...

 

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Kings ball.

Bibby for two off Miller screen.

8-4 GS

Bibby has changed leggings. He is now wearing the black one...

GS miss; Kings ball.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!

8-7 GS

GS turnover on bad pass by Fisher; Kings ball.

Artest good feed inside to Miller, who can't get lay-up to roll the right way.

GS ball.

Foyle for two.

10-7 GS

 

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Bibby off-balance three doesn't go; GS ball.

Wells with the steal, Fisher fouls him to prevent the breakaway ...

Non-shooting foul. Still Kings ball.

Wells inbounds to Bibby, who gets it back to Bonzi for two.

10-9 GS

Dunleavy with easy two.

12-9 GS

 

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Good lord. Another bad pass by the Kings, GS ball.

Bad pass by GS, Kings ball. Bonzi called for loose ball foul AND gets called for a technical for punching the ball into the stands. Holy crap! Bonzi has just been ejectged from the game.

 

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Grant says it's automatic now if a player throws a ball into the crowd because of the Kevin Garnett episode...funny, but I hadn't heard anything about it.

Cisco in as our SG.

15-9 GS

This sucks.

 

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Miller miss; GS board.

Murphy miss but tip-in is good.

17-9 GS

Arco seems stunned.

Kings miss; GS board and Dunleavy with two more.

19-9 GS

1:45 left in the first quarter

Time out and commercial.

 

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Grant talked to Joe Crawford during the time out. Crawford says there's no room for interpretation. If the ball goes into the stands during the game, the officials HAVE to eject the player.
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Kings ball.

Miller miss; GS board.

This is awful. The entire team looks shell-shocked. Arco is like a tomb...

JRich to the line for a freebie after a +1. Luckily he misses it.

21-9 GS

 

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Miller for two.

21-11 GS

Dunleavy in and out; MIller board.

Ball to SAR in the post, he draws foul from Murphy. 1PF. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

ARTEST FOR THREE!!!!!

21-14 GS

Dunleavy for two.

23-14 GS

Artest miss at the buzzer.

End of the first quarter.

 

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Hart, Garcia, Artest, KT and SAR on the court

KT for two.

23-16 GS

Bynum miss; loose ball foul on GS. Non-shooting. Kings ball.

SAR inside, draws the foul.

SAR to the line for two. 2 team fouls on GS.

10:51 left

Makes first; and second.

23-18 GS

 

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Dunleavy from the corner for three.

26-18 GS

Artest miss; GS board.

Murhpy miss; Biedrins board.

KT intercepts the pass. Forward to Hart, who works inside, hands off to SAR for one-handed dunk.

26-20 GS

Garcia stands his ground and takes the charge from Bynum. Offensive foul; Kings ball. 3 team fouls on GS.

Bibby in, Artest out.

 

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Bibby works inside, kicks out to SAR for 15 foot jumper.

26-22 GS

GS ball, SAR called for foul under the basket.

Time out and commercial...

 

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8:59 left

Hart, Bibby, Garcia, KT and SAR on the court

Some little guy at the line for the Warriors.

Makes first; and second.

28-22 GS

Kings ball.

Bibby pass inside to SAR, who draws another foul from Biedrins. Grant says this is the GSW third team foul. Non-shooting. Still Kings ball.

Biedrins out; Foyle in.

SAR for two.

28-24 GS

 

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Heheheeh.

Palmer calls Diogu for an offensive foul against Bibby.

Kings ball.

8:08 left

SAR drives inside for two more.

28-26 GS

GO KINGS!!!!!

 

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Diogu shot blocked by Garcia. SAR called for being in the restricted area. 2PF for SAR.

Diogu at the line.

7:37 left

Makes first; and second.

30-26 GS

Bibby to SAR in the high post, jumper doesn't go but Cisco gets lots of air and gets the putback on a goaltend call against Foyle.

30-28 GS

 

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GS ball.

Diogu jumper for two.

32-28 GS

6:55 left

Ball oob; GS ball.

Hart with the steal, the breakaway and hard foul by Diogu. Meanwhile, Cisco is there and slams down the bucket by the foul occured first.

Hart to the line.

Makes first; Artest RUNS to the score table to come back in for Cisco - who gets a nice round of applause; Hart misses second.

32-29 GS

Grant suspects Cisco may have reinjured his ankle on that last play.

 

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GS miss; Bibby board.

Ball to KT, who passes up jumper, moves in a couple of feet and gets jumper to go.

32-31 GS

GS miss; KT board.

Bibby three gets nothing but air; ball oob.

5:34 left

Time out and commercial.

GS ball after the break.

 

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GS ball.

Foyle half-hook for two.

34-31 GS

Bibby three is short; KT with the board and a new shot clock. Artest shot also short; GS ball.

4:26 left

JRich miss; scrimmage for the board, Bibby ends up with it.

BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

34-34

4:02 left

 

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GS ball. Hart with a steal.

Kings miss; Murphy board.

Ellis for two.

36-34 GS

SAR in the post, passes to Hart, who drives inside, misses the lay-up but draws the foul.

Hart to the line for two.

3:05 left

Misses first off back of rim; makes second.

36-35 GS

Foyle running half-hook for two.

38-35 GS

 

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BIBBY FOR THREE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

38-38

Foyle dunk at the other end.

40-38 GS

Bibby, ball slapped away, goes oob off GS.

Time out and commercial.

2:01 left

 

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Artest jumper short; GS board.

1:45 left

JRich drives into three white jerseys; foul called on Cisco. 1PF.

JRich to the line for two.

Makes first; and second.

42-38 GS

Bibby jumper bounces up and doesn't go; GS board.

JRich shot blocked oob by Miller. Still GS ball.

 

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GS airball, goes oob but KT grabs it and his foot is on the line. Still GS ball.

Fisher miss; Garcia board.

Clock malfunction stops play. Kings to inbound. Cisco may have been hit on bridge of nose but at least his foot is okay...



Kings ball. Less than a minute left.

Artest miss; Bibby with the board. Pushed oob by Murphy.

Bibby to the line for two.

43.6 seconds

 

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Makes first; and second.

42-40 GS

GSW ball.

Fisher inside, kick out to somebody for three.

45-40 GS

Kings ball.

Bibby in and out; GS board.

GS lose ball oob at the buzzer.

End of the first half.

 

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Dunleavy opens the third quarter with a three...

48-40 GS

Artest drives inside, miss but gets the putback.

48-42 GS

JRich loses ball oob on good Kings defense by Artest and KT.

Kings ball.

Miller jumper in and out; GS board.

10:39 left

JRich three misses; Garcia boxout and KT gets the board.

KT inside, passes out to Garcia, who starts to cut inside. Fouled by JRich. 1PF.

Still Kings ball.