Preview: Kings at Clippers, The Turkey Bowl
HOLY CRAP!
The Kings finally get back on TNT and it's:
1) Thanksgiving night,
2) when the Kings have fallen to a 4-9 record,
3) opposite the CLIPPERS!, who are
4) 2-13.
Thus, this game shall be dubbed the Turkey Bowl. Because ... seriously? You might want to hit "undo," TNT.
STARTING LINEUPS & INJURIES
The Kings roll with Luther Head, Tyreke Evans, Donte Greene, Carl Landry and Samuel Dalembert. Everyone else should be available off the bench.
The Clippers' most recent starting five consisted of Eric Bledsoe, Eric Gordon, Al-Farouq Aminu, Blake Griffin and DeAndre Jordan. That starting five has an average age of 21. GUH. Chris Kaman and Baron Davis are out for this game; Randy Foye is deemed questionable.
SCOUTING REPORT
Check out HighTops' scouting report. Mine follows.
Obviously, as a team with a 2-13 record, the Clippers have some problems. Basically, they are not good. They don't shoot well, defend well, or do anything but rebound and draw fouls particularly decently. It's a tough slog for a really, really, really, really young team.
Gordon and Griffin are stone-cold killers. The best way to defend Griffin is to foul him. The Kings have no qualms about fouling opposing big men, so the key will be in doing it before he cocks back for the dunk. Gordon has struggled with his outside jumper this season, so (assuming Head guards him) you'd like to see him dared to fire away a bit, just to test his accuracy.
On the other end: do what you wanna do. What a wonderful opportunity for the Kings' offense to get back in good spirits. Jordan can block shots, but that doesn't mean Evans shouldn't challenge him. Ditto for Landry against Griffin -- I have no question Blake will put up some points, but Landry can match those.
Vinny Del Negro coaches the Clippers. Thirty-five ... thirty-five ...
MATCHUP OF THE GAME
Head vs. Gordon. Head has had huge defensive games three contests in a row. The Kings need a fourth to pick up another win.
PLAYER TO WATCH
DeMarcus Cousins has been on a nice little run of that, and no one on the Clippers' roster should be able to handle him deep in the paint. The struggle is in DMC getting deep into the paint. He tends to set up at least 10 feet from the rim, leaving either lots of room to make up or a jump shot in his immediate future.
COMMEMORATIVE HAIKU
Eat food, fall asleep
Wake up for Kings and Clippers
Halftime? Back asleep
DETAILS
7:30 PM on TNT and KHTK 1140 AM. Game threads at 7:30 and 9.
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Happy Thankgiving
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Nagging feeling...
Blake will posterize someone on the Kings tonight…
Hard work beats talent when talent is hardly working...
That's like saying you have a nagging feeling that someone will be eating Turkey today.
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by Aykis16 on Nov 25, 2010 12:19 PM PST up reply actions 2 recs
I have a nagging feeling that Griffin and Sammy are going to meet a foot above and to the left of the rim
and the results could be epic.
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Can't lie, I'm scared
Away game against a ‘worse’ team on a holiday and on national TV? Shit!
"Children want what they want when they want it." ... Andy Sims
In NBA history, anyways.
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by AnotherStupidSN on Nov 25, 2010 5:16 PM PST up reply actions
"Vinny Del Negro coaches the Clippers. Thirty-five ... thirty-five ..."
You’re a cold man, Tom Ziller. Cold, cold, cold.
(Rec’d)
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I wanna see hard fouls from Sammy and Carl...
…clip that griffin’s wings…pull him down to earth…
by getPGwithbounce on Nov 25, 2010 12:43 PM PST reply actions
Woo Hoo!!!
We get to hear what Barkley thinks of his former coach, lol.
by MarcusC on Nov 25, 2010 1:48 PM PST via mobile reply actions
I don't get it.
What’s so scary about Blake Griffin?
by JZiadeh on Nov 25, 2010 1:50 PM PST reply actions 2 recs
Violet flag
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Nov 25, 2010 5:01 PM PST up reply actions
Fuschia Flag
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Nov 25, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Let's just say it's a flag with several colors incorporated
"Cousins is the Blaster to Evans’ Master, the Hammer to Evans’ Sickle"- HP
by tomroadrunner on Nov 25, 2010 5:02 PM PST up reply actions
Anyone else
Feel like we should win this game….by at least 10? Maybe it’s because of my thinking that the Clipers are always the Clipers but, DMC/Dali should cancel out whatever Griffin does, Reke and Gordan should go Neck and Neck, so we have Greene/Beno/Garcia/Casspi who will out play Bledsoe, Aminu, Jordan and lets never leave out TopHat who will either be completely shut down by Griffin (which leaves DMC to destroy Jordan) or get Jordan into foul trouble and having them to move Aminu to PF….Kings by 10…..Reke has 20-7—10, DMC has 15-12-3 blocks, Top Hat has 20-7 and JT gets dunked on by 3 different players but has 12 points all off of jumpers….
The Clippers continue to perplex
Much like the Kings. Both teams are reckless, with glints of promise that run hot and cold but mostly cold.
I went to a Clips/Kings contest at Staples last season and was very impressed with Eric Gordon. Like Aykis I would love to see him as #13’s backcourt mate. He defends very well – he has the strength, hustle and cojones to stay in front of and stay in front of the Lay Up King. Luthah will have trouble with Gordon’s brawny game – If Tyreke covers Gordon I expect to see a good deal of Beno who should feast on Eric Bledsoe. Getting Gordon into foul trouble (good luck) would do much to insure a Kings victory. In the frontcourt without Kaman it is Griffin and Aminu. DMC and Carl should overtake those two – I wouldn’t mind seeing Donté do single man coverage on Griffin and try and keep him off the boards. Aminu has been a pleasant surprise – his numbers are more than respectable.
My attempt at Haiku:
Tonight TNT
means Chuck, Ernie, Kenny, Kings
Clippers – all Turkeys
by betweentheeyes on Nov 25, 2010 3:56 PM PST reply actions 1 recs
BLake Griffin is a force of nature.
He’d be rookie of the year, if not for John Wall’s brilliance in endgame situations (against the Sixers too, damn it)
There can only be one Noce!
I'm pretty sure Blake is going to win RoY very easily.
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Then again
If the Clippers have the worst record in the NBA, and Wall leads his team to the playoffs (somehow), I can see people making the case for him. But the numbers are going to be in Griffin’s favor in a big way.
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Jeez, I don't know...
19-4-9 is pretty damn good, especially with 3 steals a game. In fact, I’d think that trumped Griffin’s 19-11.
Wall is top 10 in assists and steals and slight ahead in scoring
I think he will take home the trophy.
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All I'm hoping for
is Cousins at least forces his way into the conversation and makes it interesting.
This.
Durant led the Sonics to the NBA's worst record his rookie season.
He won the award.
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But he was by far the best rookie that year
Who finished No. 2, and how close was it?
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by NewEraKings on Nov 25, 2010 11:11 PM PST up reply actions
Horford
Durant got about 75% of the 1st place votes, a mandate to say the least.
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What 214 said.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Don't really think it matters Chen.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
No way that's a flagrant.
EvilCowtownInc: Screwin Suckaz over since 1985...... On Twitter
No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....
Love that pass from Reke to Donte.
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No mistakes in the tango, Donna. Not like life. Simple. That's what makes the tango so great. If you make a mistake, and get all tangled up, you just tango on.....

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