Game 27 - at LA Clippers

by Tom Ziller on Dec 29, 2006 2:29 PM PST in Game Threads

Well, I had written a fairly substantial game thread. Then, the interwebs happened. That post is, sadly, no longer with us. Pour some gin for that post. RIP, post.

With the quickness, then:

John Salmons will probably start since Ron Artest got Charlie-Elephant'd by a Sixer the other night.
Kevin Martin and Shareef Abdur-Rahim are mostly recovered from the flu and should play.
Mike Bibby is not yet back. I think everyone - Grant Napear, Mike Bibby, and me - should refrain from exclaiming that "Mike Bibby is back!" until his season FG% gets over, say, 38%. Fair?
15 straight vs. the Clippers. Hmm.
A halftime trade, followed by a Corey Maggette game-winner for the Kings and a threatening look over to Mike Dunleavy is not only unlikely, it's impossible. So don't go expecting it.

Let's go Kings!

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Re: Game 27 - at LA Clippers

Shake n bake!

by bballblog on Dec 29, 2006 2:31 PM PST reply actions

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apparently trade talks are dead between l.a. and sac, sorry guys.

by CrownUs93 on Dec 29, 2006 2:54 PM PST reply actions

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Mike Bibby is back! There, now I said it too.

Lots of interesting games on tonight. Our whole division is up and running so hopefully the standings will shuffle a bit in our favor. I want to see more Price. GO KINGS! Save a lil bit of energy for tomorrow night because I'm going!

by pyro on Dec 29, 2006 3:08 PM PST reply actions

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under further investigation i have concluded that this is another fake artest injury:

on the sac bee article "defense performance has jumped up a notch" it stated artest collided with alan henderson in wednesday's game. however upon review on nba.com alan henderson didn't even play in the game. smells fishy.

by CrownUs93 on Dec 29, 2006 3:29 PM PST reply actions

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Like Salmons fishy? That is so classic and I would LOVE to know what the real skinny is. I'm such a Gladys Cravitz. All we need now is a Larry Brown sighting to make this a full-on drama.

by pyro on Dec 29, 2006 3:49 PM PST up reply actions

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That has to be the biggest BS ever. Henderson wasnt even activated for the game. Huh??? What the hell??

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 6:21 PM PST reply actions

Re: Biggest BS Ever

I'll argue that on the grand scheme of things, his not being activated ranks fairly low on the Biggest BS-o-meter. Heck, I can think of a dozen more just off the top of my head, but I'll try to avoid politics here. Kusian hates it when I do.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 7:18 PM PST up reply actions

Re: Biggest BS Ever

It was Kevin Ollie not Alan Henderson, lazy journalism by Sam Amick

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 7:26 PM PST up reply actions

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16-12, Kings in the first. They're showing some good shooting, but have missed 2 of 2 3-pointers, by Artest and Bibby. Do you think those guys know they aren't supposed to be shooting from back there? Also - Cutino Mobley could be trouble tonight. Looks good early.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 7:54 PM PST reply actions

This has got to be a typo...

"K. Thomas drives to the hoop for a finger roll..."

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 7:56 PM PST reply actions

First Maggette sighting

He comes in off the bench for Thomas, and immediately makes a layup. In related news, Artest did start this game, not Salmons.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 7:58 PM PST reply actions

Kevin Martin

K-Mart has 10 points nearing the end of the first quarter. Six of those are from flawless free throw shooting. Kings are up 24-19.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 8:02 PM PST reply actions

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Clippers playing good defense right now and the Kings are missing 9 straight shot.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 8:13 PM PST reply actions

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All you need to know.

Kings FG %: .360
Clips FG %: .609

Yeah.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 8:18 PM PST up reply actions

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And the score at halftime is:

Los Angeles Clippers 46
Sacramento Kings 45

by bballblog on Dec 29, 2006 8:43 PM PST up reply actions

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True. Maggette leads all scorers with 13. Four have 10.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 8:44 PM PST up reply actions

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And now we're getting killed. I spoke too soon. :(

by bballblog on Dec 29, 2006 9:12 PM PST up reply actions

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Things are taking a turn for the worse. The Clips have started strong in the second quarter, and are up, 32-27.

Maggette has 9 and is 4-4 with 3 boards.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 8:17 PM PST reply actions

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Could we please have a dominating 3rd quarter for once? Instead of the other way around.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:05 PM PST reply actions

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Seriously. I was just going to say something to that effect. It's such ugliness... it deserves a look from the stats bureau.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:12 PM PST up reply actions

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Instead Brand is dominating

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:12 PM PST reply actions

Beating a dead horse...

Clips FG%: .565
Kings FG%: .412

<sigh>

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:16 PM PST reply actions

Re: Beating a dead horse...

Maybe a Maggette would rejuvenate this putrid offense.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:18 PM PST up reply actions

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The Clippers are playing well... Get Williamson and Salmons into the game and take Bibby and Thomas out.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:17 PM PST reply actions

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The third quarter has been the achilles heel of the Kings all season something needs to be resolved for the Kings.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:25 PM PST reply actions

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Historically speaking, the Kings always used to fade in the 4th. At least this way, we're not pained and gnashing our teeth quite as much.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:28 PM PST up reply actions

Statistically speaking...

In the third quarter, the Clippers increased their lead by 1000%.

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:29 PM PST reply actions

Re: Statistically speaking...

Yeah... thats sad but true

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:50 PM PST up reply actions

Kevin Martin

The man is 3-11. The Kings just do not have a serious second scorer to take his place when he has an off game. (Sorry Bibby and Artest, you're just not Pippen...)

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:47 PM PST reply actions

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How many times is Kaman going to foul out before the refs actually call it

by PissedOffGorilla on Dec 29, 2006 9:50 PM PST reply actions

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Im about ready to send my congratulations to the Clippers for finally beating the Kings again.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 9:51 PM PST reply actions

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3 1/2 minutes... 8 point margin. It'll be tough, but I've seen bigger surprises. Go Kings Go!

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:53 PM PST up reply actions

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The Kings' streak is over. A lot of patterns are being shattered as of late. Home superiority, ball movement, swagger, and winning streaks against mediocre teams. At least they're consistant in some way.

by PissedOffGorilla on Dec 29, 2006 9:54 PM PST reply actions

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Bibby has 26 points... when did that happen?

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:56 PM PST reply actions

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at the end he got the eye of the bibby except none of his teammates followed suit

by CrownUs93 on Dec 29, 2006 10:06 PM PST up reply actions

Not a good progression...

1:09    SAC - M. Bibby missed a layup
1:15    LAC - C. Maggette hit a technical free throw
1:15    SAC - Technical foul on M. Bibby

D**n it Bibby!

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by louismg on Dec 29, 2006 9:58 PM PST reply actions

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Bibby's score is only part of the story. His horrific defense doesn't have a stat column.

by PissedOffGorilla on Dec 29, 2006 9:59 PM PST reply actions

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bibby got a righteous tech. livingston missed a layup and went down and when bibby went for the fast break he grabbed his ankle and pulled him to the ground and no call was made.

it was at a crucial time because it would have cut the lead to six if he made the free throws

by CrownUs93 on Dec 29, 2006 10:05 PM PST reply actions

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The defensive and offensive efficiency show up on the box score.

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 10:11 PM PST reply actions

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Another 3rd quarter kills the Kings... Even in the Philly game, the Kings gave up 31 to Philly however scoring 30 points on their own. I just don't frigging understand what the lapse is?

by kingme18 on Dec 29, 2006 10:13 PM PST reply actions

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there is major hatred in that locker room, i just don't understand of all the teams i see play they have the least emotion as a unit

by CrownUs93 on Dec 29, 2006 10:17 PM PST reply actions

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A righteous tech? Consciously deciding to take a loss with 1:15 left and possession so that you can stop the game to argue a call is righteous? If that was Artest instead of Bibby, we'd all be talking about what a bat-shit crazy cancer that guy is. But Bibby sabotages his team by deliberately drawing a technical foul late in a close game (and not for the first time this season, I might add), and he's righteous? I guess we deserve we get - namely, another loss. And we're still talking about trading Artest? Can anyone explain this madness?

Freakin' Kings.

by DB on Dec 29, 2006 11:27 PM PST reply actions

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Livingston intentionally tripped Bibby, which is a shitty thing to do, but I agree, Bibby's got to be smarter than to get a T arguing at that point. The game wasn't quite over, and if the ref didn't see the trip, he didn't see the trip.

The Clippers - the Best NBA Team in LA!

by Steve Perrin on Dec 30, 2006 12:20 AM PST up reply actions

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Bibby's tech was incredibly selfish, because the Kings still had an opportunity to get a fairly quick bucket as Livingston was also down.

Hey, trust me, I'd like to see Artest and Bibby moved on. But I think Artest, because of his extremely volatile personality and shaky trade value, is the priority. And with a team delivering an impact player on offense on a freaking platter, well...

by Tom Ziller on Dec 30, 2006 8:04 AM PST up reply actions