12/20 Darken the Beam

[DeadlySplitter]

This is insane even for 2023 standards of NBA

 

[bigq]

a lot of points being scored.

 

[chilidawg]

Teams are a combined 17/27 from 3 so far.

20/30. 60 points on 30 shots is pretty good.

 

[kieckeredinthehead]

Scal: “Always gotta wonder how a guys gonna perform on his birthday.”

does anyone ever?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

These teams look like their running the Grinnell College System, with a little Loyola Marymount thrown in.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

C's go 8-12 in the quarter from deep, and are down by 3.

That has to be virtually impossible.

 

[Ed Hillel]

Wtf did we just witness?

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Queta got hammered multiple times. And they end up calling him.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Queta butchered all of that pretty impressively.

 

[Pollard's Spartan Beard]

This is a fucking blast. This game, an Old Fashioned and a gummy - what's not to like? I find the Kings to be pretty enjoyable as far as Californian NBA teams go.

 

[radsoxfan]

NBA refs are so bad lol.

Queta was fouled 12 times.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Queta butchered all of that pretty impressively.

Fake edit: But he's a really good screener.

 

[joe dokes]

1st time ever for this 5 on the floor?

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

That last possession gave me flash backs to OT last night

 

[Deathofthebambino]

I could inject this shit into my veins

 

[HowBoutDemSox]

Pritch certainly isn’t gun shy tonight.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

Offensive rebounds. Interesting.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Both teams on pace for 200?

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Shot-making right now is outrageous on both sides.

 

[radsoxfan]

These refs are INSANE.

The Celtics have been fouled so obviously under the basket so many consecutive times. What's going on? Mesmerized by the 3s?

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

24-45 from three by both teams combined already - bonkers

 

[joe dokes]

Shot-making right now is outrageous on both sides.

Im on radio. Is anyone playing defense?

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Im on radio. Is anyone playing defense?

Cs have been pretty open, but Fox is hitting pretty well contested shots. Cs are playing hard.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Im on radio. Is anyone playing defense?

It doesn't even matter, everything is going in.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

Cowbells are weak

 

[benhogan]

play Pritchard 35 minutes tonight, his stroke is mustard right now

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Jaylen/KP two man game is lethal.

 

[ifmanis5]

Wish they'd made some of these shots in the 4th qtr last night.

 

[timelysarcasm]

Yeah I'm not mad - most of the Kings 3s are contested (some better than others).

The shooting on both sides is totally absurd.

 

[benhogan]

Is Joe trying to cool off White?

 

[radsoxfan]

Celtics again averaging more than one 3 PT attempt per minute.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Is Joe trying to cool off White?

Seems like he's slotting Jaylen into the normal Tatum minutes and White into the normal Jaylen minutes.

Jrue and the bench mob was pretty interesting.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Stroke it, Sam

 

[timelysarcasm]

Cus Crise

Hauser is back!

 

[benhogan]

Jaylen needs to stop leaving his man on D

 

[radsoxfan]

It's going to be hard for Jaylen to make 1st team all defense when he routinely refuses to keep track of his own man away from the ball.

Give the guy credit for hyping himself in the face of insurmountable odds.

 

[The Mort Report]

Announcer Drew has grown on me so much and he's definitely starting to settle in

 

[chilidawg]

Brown with only 7 points, but 5 assists and 0 turnovers so far.

 

[chilidawg]

Celtics again averaging more than one 3 PT attempt per minute.

And they're well behind the pace of the Kings!

 

[bigq]

This is a fucking blast. This game, an Old Fashioned and a gummy - what's not to like? I find the Kings to be pretty enjoyable as far as Californian NBA teams go.

Old fashioned is a good call. This game is reminding me of a 1982 Denver Nuggets track meet.

 

[Buster Olney the Lonely]

Sick lob

 

[CJM]

Man, I've got a soft spot for the Kings, but Sabonis is chippy as hell.

Lot of hustle and gritty play here from starters and bench. They're not playing like a team wore out from a tough loss during a cross-country trip.

 

[Deathofthebambino]

Tied the NBA record, 28 combined 3's in the first half, 14 for each team.

 

[chilidawg]

Good quarter. Holding the Kings to 25 seems like a major win after the 1st.

 

[radsoxfan]

That was a fun half to watch...wow

 

[bigq]

74 first half points is impressive.

 

[MyDaughterLovesTomGordon]

Dang it - I feel like I need to stay up for this now.

 

[DeadlySplitter]

Sacramento is 14-0 scoring 120+ and 2-9 otherwise. That seems at risk tonight.

 

[benhogan]

let Derrick White run this damn offense

 

[chilidawg]

Man, I've got a soft spot for the Kings, but Sabonis is chippy as hell.

Lot of hustle and gritty play here from starters and bench. They're not playing like a team wore out from a tough loss during a cross-country trip.

C's have been pretty good on the second night of back to backs for a couple years now iirc.