The Road to catching the Spurs

[kingdivac]

Here's that 7 game win streak.

Sun, Mar 17
vs Chicago

vs Brooklyn

vs Dallas

vs Phoenix

@ Los Angeles

@ Dallas

@ New Orleans

We'll see.....

 

[The_Jamal]

Having the tie break with the Spurs is huge.

The Spurs game on March 31st at home is a must Win. We basically need the Spurs to lose 2 more games than we do the rest of the way. They have 16 more games and we have 17 more games.

Not impossible, but we need to concentrate on Winning every game from here on out. If we go on a tear, like a 13-4 or 12-5 to finish the season, I think we make the playoffs!

Think this is the magic number for us to have a chance+winning the game against the Spurs. Spurs still have games against:

Home:
Bucks, Warriors, Blazers, Kings

Road:
Nuggets, Celtics, Rockets

And their only cake games are:

Home:
Knicks, Cavs, Mavericks, Hawks

Road:
Cavs, Mavericks

So we'll see. Not losing all hope yet, just a matter if we can keep beating up the bad teams and games we should win.

 

[Sac.1989]

I've said it before, our schedule does ease out. We need to win a few tough ones and then it's on us

 

[kingdivac]

Infuriating? C’mon. Most of us expected the team to flail this season in hopes for some growth of the young players. We’ve well exceeded that. It’s nice to at least still have a (thin) chance at the playoffs after all this time.
This Kingsfan has enjoyed the hell out of this season’s ride so far.

Good I'm glad you have....this Kingsfan is tired of the playoffs drought,. They didn't flail, so to expect more during the season is a natural progression. The Kings have been at or just above .500 for most of the season. Had the Kings had a Pelicans or Mavericks-type season, maybe I'd agree with your sentiment, but they've done better. So yes, to be this close to a playoff slaughter even is angering, especially as it might be 1 or 2 game differential. Is this premature? Maybe.....can expectations change? You bet.

 

[kingdivac]

I've said it before, our schedule does ease out. We need to win a few tough ones and then it's on us

This is the crux of the problem - winning tough ones.

 

[Telemachus]

Did anyone really not expect the Kings to make this playoff run difficult? They have built their reputation as the kardiac Kings by getting in a whole and then making the late game come back. They have simply done the same with the season. They dug themselves a whole and now have the rest of the season to make a miraculous comeback.

 

[bajaden]

The Kings goal should be to get within one game of the Spurs prior to our game with them. If we win that game, we would be in a tie, and we win the tie breaker. Would make for some late season high drama that we haven't seen in a long time.

 

[steelevt]

No kings game today, so it's a good day to be a bucks fan

 

[Amiga]

watching the bucks

 

[FoxRocketFan]

Need to make game threads for Spurs games lol.

Must lose game for Spurs

 

[Fear the Putin]

Aldridge having his way with the Bucks who need someone other than Giannis to step up.

 

[miltonap]

Are the spurs ever going to lose

 

[Amiga]

bucks choking great

 

[luckytkp]

Spurs with a 10pts lead.

 

[burekijogurt]

they keep missing open threes.

 

[Section 101]

Stupid bat!

 

[Tetsujin]

I don't know what pagan god the Spurs are praying to to get all the good teams to absolutely suck against them but it's working thus far.

 

[SLAB]

F’ing Spurs.... :/

 

[Fear the Putin]

27 and 16 for Aldridge with 7 minutes to go. Brook Molasses Lopez can't stop him.

 

[Tetsujin]

Literally anyone on the Bucks roster not named Bledsoe is having his worst game of the season.

 

[Sactown ExPat]

I’m stunned a Pop disciple is gift-wrapping an important win for the Spurs. Crazy. It’s almost as stunning as Pop gifting wins to his proteges when they are on the hot seat.

 

[burekijogurt]

well, there goes that.

 

[kingsboi]

yeah, there is no catching the Spurs. They have single digit losses at home.

 

[SLAB]

We done.

 

[miltonap]

Cool Marco belinelli decided not to play like a scrub like he did with us

 

[Fear the Putin]

now is the time for Kings fans in every city the Spurs and Clippers are playing in to deliver hearty meals of Kobe beef.
amirite? :/

 

[FoxRocketFan]

Damn if the Spurs keep playing like this Kings aren't catching them.

:-(

 

[upinsmoke]

Isnt there a rule against consecutive winning seasons?

 

[Tetsujin]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1104945175065812992

 

[Sac.1989]

The Spurs doing what we need to, win tough games. Just got to focus on us and hope the Spurs fall back to Earth in time