Sacramento Kings Thread

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 19
SAC 21

END 1ST

So, we've played well and Orlando has been play catchup ever since Demarcus Cousins gave us the lead early on on this quarter. Hopefull, we can keep this play up and Demarcus, as well. Although, our lead is partly due to the magic's terrible shooting so far.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 28
SAC 27

2ND QTR

Well we have given up the lead, but it isn't a big deal, obviously, as we're only down by a single point. Jason Thompson has been pulling down a lot of boards, on the offense and defnsive side of the ball. We have kept Demarcus Cousins out for a while, while similarly the Magic have kept out Dwight Howard - both for foul trouble.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 36
SAC 33

2ND QTR - Timeout

So, you can't really tell where the momentum is heading - both teams miss a couple shots then make one. Dwight Howard hasn't made much of an impact even while he has been on the floor. Unfortunately, we didn't capitalize on Howard being out ewarlier and we're ow paying for it on the scoreboard. Demarcus already has three fouls, btw.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 46
SAC 41

2ND QTR - Timeout

Tyreke has taken over on offnse for us, scoring 13 points so far. But, we're still down by five even with Howard on the bench. Orlando's bench has been the key factor, scoring more than half of their points so far.

[Bosnian 23]

Tyreke Evans seemed to have rolled his ankle falling down after a drive to the rim. It didn't look good, and he couldn't put any weight on his ankle when heading to the locker room.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 49
SAC 47

HT

Demarcus and Tyreke have been big for us, although Evans hurt his ankle. It seems that he will be fine and able to return for the second half. Marcus Thornton has been awfully quiet, haven't not scored a single point. I hope we take advantage of the opportunities Orlando is giving us to get ahead, and we're only down by two points so we;'re still in this.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 57
SAC 54

3RD QTR

Dwight has picked up his fourth foul (terrible call by the referee honestly), argued the call, and picked up a technical.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 67
SAC 66

3RD QTR

Kings have gone on a run, even with Demarcus sitting on the bench with five fouls. Marcus Thornton has caught on fire this half (just like against Milwaukee) and we are only down by one. At a point, we were trailing by nine points. Our fastbreak opportunities have grown this have, helping our run. Btw, Bill Walton talks to much about other teams, and when he does talk about the Kings, he's only negative.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 74
SAC 72

3RD QTR

So, we're getting closer and closer to taking back lead. The momentum is currently on our side, and how can it not be when we running like we are?! If we can keep Dwight Howard ineffective like he has been (0 pts, 0 rbds, 0 shot attempts), then we have a good shot at winning this.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 81
SAC 79

4TH QTR

So far, no one has scored in the first couple minutes of this fourth quarter., Dwight Howard has been put in, and he finally affected the game - but in a bad way. Marcus Thornton ran his hip into Howard's knee on a screen and is now hurt. It seems to be an illegal screen but it is not confiormed.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 87
SAC 85

4TH QTR

It's been back-and-forth so far, an exciting game. Tyreke Evans will be at the line when we come back from the timeout. "Big Baby" Glen Davis took bad fall and looks in bad shape. This would be a bad loss for Orlando, where Big Baby has been very productive for them.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 93
SAC 89

4TH QTR

I didn't know the backboard was this useful. Hedo used the backboard to make a three-pointer and Dwight Howard made a free throw using the backboard. So, if you minused these four points, things would be all even right now... But other than this we've had a good game.

[Bosnian 23]

ORL 104
SAC 97

FT

So, we lost this game in the first half I believe. We should've done better when Superman wasn't in but it is what it is. We competed tonight against one of the best teams in the East - and that's what is important to me. Tyreke played great tonight, dishing out assist whilst scoring 28 points. Cousins played great as well. The final score doesn't show how well we played though as we fouled towards the end, therefore letting their score increase. Up next Philadephia on the road.

[CKR13]

We did better in offense today. Kings still need to learn to execute down the stretch like trailing under closing minutes. Our defense is still far from what is desired in the west. The Orlando Magic should not even reach the 100+ points mark if Howard is unproductive.

[Bosnian 23]

Postgame questionsfor the Kings players Tyreke Evans and Jason Thompson: