[Game] Play-in Tournament 9/10 game: Kings vs. Mavericks 16 APR 2025, 7pm PT/10pm ET (ESPN)

[gunks]

The basketball hoop is our best defender. Thanks for the stop, big fella!

 

[Tetsujin]

(This game would be much closer if we had just started Jonas)

 

[Merdiesel]

It’d be nice if we had a point guard.

 

[SacTownKid]

Somebody get Jonas a redbull. He might need to ironman this one.

 

[coolhandluke]

Held them under 100.

 

[TheMobb]

Is LaVine really trying to protect his FG% in a game that’s not counted? Throw it up

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

1-2-3 Cancún! Kings needed to shave at least 12 points off the deficit by the end of the third to have a chance; 5 ain't gonna cut it.

 

[SLAB]

Murray is weak and not aggressive.

Murray will never be more than a mid defensive role player. Should have traded him after the rookie season tbh

 

[SacTownKid]

Is LaVine really trying to protect his FG% in a game that’s not counted? Throw it up

This is the first time he's done that dribble around, oops did I run out of time thing, haha. He does usually shoot that. WTF.

 

[iowamcnabb]

Got it to 16 twice but couldn’t capitalize. Not going to get back into this with 2 pointers. Gonna need to start getting more 3s up and give ourselves a punchers chance

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Held them under 100.

I'm afraid I've got some Bad News!

 

[Tetsujin]

Is LaVine really trying to protect his FG% in a game that’s not counted? Throw it up

To be fair, guys having absolutely no clue how much time is left on the clock has been a running theme of this team going back to the start of the season.

 

[SacTownKid]

Got it to 16 twice but couldn’t capitalize. Not going to get back into this with 2 pointers. Gonna need to start getting more 3s up and give ourselves a punchers chance

Yeah, it's really tough to come back down that far because every run break is a backbreaker. This is Zach time, but this season Zach time usually comes up short if it's too late or far down.

 

[sackings]

Too many iso plays since the trade happened. Keegan not even putting up shots anymore. Christie got away early with running the same plays as Brown. This game is over…

 

[TaxMan]

Murray will never be more than a mid defensive role player. Should have traded him after the rookie season tbh

Keegan’s inability to become an offensive force might be the one thing that forever sank the Beam Team from having any staying power. We “ran it back” on the belief he was a star and it just never happened.

 

[iowamcnabb]

The Mavs have some pretty silly smiles on their faces given the season they’ve had. At least wipe those off

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Murray will never be more than a mid defensive role player. Should have traded him after the rookie season tbh

Trade a defensive roleplayer? Since when do teams not need those?

 

[SacTownKid]

Keegan’s inability to become an offensive force might be the one thing that forever sank the Beam Team from having any staying power. We “ran it back” on the belief he was a star and it just never happened.

In fairness to Monte he didn't bank everything on it. He went after Siakam but they wanted Keegan and Siakam said he wouldnt re-sign. Meh.

 

[TaxMan]

Need Zach to go nuclear in the fourth.

 

[SacTownKid]

Trade a defensive roleplayer? Since when do teams not need those?

And like a really, really good one. Haven't Kings fans been begging for that for like 15 years? lol.

 

[Tetsujin]

We’re just wasting time off the clock every single possession passing up shot after shot in the hope of, I dunno, magically finding a 16 point shot?

 

[TaxMan]

Why challenge that?

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

Keegan’s inability to become an offensive force might be the one thing that forever sank the Beam Team from having any staying power. We “ran it back” on the belief he was a star and it just never happened.

This is fair, for sure, but I still say you had to find out. If a player shows what Murray showed his rookie season and you trade him that quickly, you better be right.

 

[SacTownKid]

Why challenge that?

He might have been slightly moving? I'm done guessing on these challenges they always seem to be the opposite of actuality.

 

[Tetsujin]

This is fair, for sure, but I still say you had to find out. If a player shows what Murray showed his rookie season and you trade him that quickly, you better be right.

Keegan also probably develops more of his offensive game in a situation where he’s not asked to be the 5th option either. And then Kings fans would immediately enter “Why the hell did we trade him?” Mode.

 

[Mr. S£im Citrus]

We’re just wasting time off the clock every single possession passing up shot after shot in the hope of, I dunno, magically finding a 16 point shot?

Musselman calling plays from home.

 

[megapoxy]

There were numerous fouls to be challenged way earlier in the game. This will be lost for no reason at all.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Well boys, it's been a. Good ride. If this is how it goes down let Zach and derozen take all the shots. No turning back now

 

[datamanwes]

We should have McDermott and Zach out there shooting threes and the rest of the team should get them the ball quickly and play defense

 

[Rob-The-Great]

We should have McDermott and Zach out there shooting threes and the rest of the team should get them the ball quickly and play defense

We need defensive stops. We can't match scores