[Game] Sacramento Kings @ Los Angeles Clippers, 12/12/2023, 7:30pm PST/10:30pm EST

[Tetsujin]

LOL Even when we win the challenge, we lose the challenge

 

[iowamcnabb]

I wonder what the data says about us turning around our 3 point shooting in the second half when we shot it poorly in the first? I can’t recall a game where they started collectively falling, do yoh? If not, maybe we need to have a secondary offense in place when we need to pivot.

 

[KF8]

LOL Even when we win the challenge, we lose the challenge

I don't get it.. why is it a jump ball if it's clearly out on zubac

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't get it.. why is it a jump ball if it's clearly out on zubac

The Clippers play in LA

 

[Caccia]

PG13 is out with a groin pull?

 

[Kingz19]

PG taking the rest of the night off with pretendonitis. He logged the most minutes for the Clippers last night .

If the Kings would’ve just come out and matched their energy, Clippers might’ve been folding about now.

 

[hrdboild]

At full strength the Clippers are like a Super Saiyan version of the Pelicans, inasmuch as they are strongest where the Kings are the weakest. Especially when Leonard plays: the Clippers are 7-3 in their last ten games versus the Kings when Leonard was available, and all three losses were one-possession games. Basically, if Leonard plays, the Kings have pretty much play perfectly to beat this team.

The Kings are not playing perfectly.

I can't argue with the numbers but this feels like a different team than last season with James Harden running point.

My impression with the Pelicans is that they keep beating us because Zion can literally only dunk on offense and yet we have no defender who can meet him at the rim and stop him. With the Clippers it's just a steady stream of pick and rolls springing their stars for iso baskets or kick outs to open shooters. We all know what the plays are yet we can't stop them. Which is probably what it feels like to play against these Kings when the threes are dropping. Mostly it just seems like we can't hit the broad side of a barn from outside tonight and yet we're determined to fire away anyway because that's just who we are.

 

[Tetsujin]

DOMAS WHY THE **** ARE YOU TRYING TO ISO UP KAWHI?! THATS KAWHI FREAKING LEONARD

 

[gilly420]

Add Clippers to NOP/Rockets as teams we are getting crushed by.

 

[HndsmCelt]

It bears repeating that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again expecting different results.

 

[Sluggah]

When we’re bad this season…we’re like…cursed bad.

 

[Rob-The-Great]

Why do we win so pretty yet lose so ugly! Where is the balance from this team!

 

[Tetsujin]

I'm not sure why all of Kevin's shots are so short tonight. It's not like he played extra minutes last night or anything.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

I've figured out why we are losing.

The Clippers are scoring many times, and the Kings are not scoring very many times. This is the fundamental problem.

 

[KF8]

When we’re bad this season…we’re like…cursed bad.

It's a result of living and dying by the 3. If kings aren't making their 3's it's not their poor defense that can bail them out.

 

[hrdboild]

The Clippers are playing with that Golden State "these guys are scared of us" energy right now. Something else we're really missing tonight is Malik Monk's swagger.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

We are losing in ALL phases of the game.

 

[Bosnian Diehard]

This team is pretty soft. No pride.

 

[Capt. Factorial]

Can we say that K9 lost his job?

I don't know, but he was not listed in the announcement

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

There is something just mentally off with this team this year. I can't put my finger on it. We have mostly the same players. What in the world is going on?

 

[hrdboild]

This team is pretty soft. No pride.

Unfortunately, this seems accurate. A better team would stop shooting threes and take the ball hard at the basket. Back-to-back is just an excuse. They're not showing much fight regardless of circumstances.

 

[KF8]

SHOCKED! Kings actually made a 3 this quarter

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Remember the Bulls comeback! Down 35 with 5 minutes to go in the third and we won it!

 

[NewArena]

Here's what we need to happen in the second half:

Two of the Barnes/Huerter/Monk trio needed to actually contribute on offense or one of them needs to catch fire and put up 20+.

Fox needs to stop yapping about the calls and get his head in the game. Other than drilling three triples he's been part of the problem on both ends. Mix in the mid-range pull up and some drive and kicks, stop falling for Harden's ref baiting antics.

Keegan needs to focus on locking up Paul George. Kawhi is in can't miss mode again and we probably should just let him get his points as long as they're mostly long twos.

Right now the Clippers are shooting 50% from deep. We're overhelping and leaving shooters wide open. Our defense functions best when we anticipate and get over screens instead of trying to rotate everything.

It can be done! Go Kings!

Love this post! We may not have a miracle tonight, but it’s important not to get too down after these duds. We know we have a good team and it’s normal for a team to go cold after shooting the lights out just hours beforehand.

 

[HndsmCelt]

Unfortunately, this seems accurate. A better team would stop shooting threes and take the ball hard at the basket. Back-to-back is just an excuse. They're not showing much fight regardless of circumstances.

It's as if the idea of fighting toe to two in the paint never crossed their mind.

 

[Tetsujin]

Unfortunately, this seems accurate. A better team would stop shooting threes and take the ball hard at the basket. Back-to-back is just an excuse. They're not showing much fight regardless of circumstances.

The problem is that every time they try to go hard at the basket, someone ends up dribbling the ball off their foot or throwing the ball directly into Kawhi's hands or something.

 

[SacTownKid]

On a back to back, might be time to call it in a few minutes. Get the young guys in. No reason to risk injuries on risky plays to get back into it.

 

[NewArena]

HOW THE HELL DO THE REFS KEEP GETTING THESE OBVIOUS TIP OUTS WRONG?

That LA home cooking is undefeated! In related happy news, that other evil LA team lost - so, my night isn’t going so bad.

 

[Vinny Basketballerino]

Here's a distraction for you... just happened...

https://twitter.com/x/status/1734796088190624135

 

[KF8]

On a back to back, might be time to call it in a few minutes. Get the young guys in. No reason to risk injuries on risky plays to get back into it.

I would put the guys who have been struggling in. Maybe they can gain some confidence back.