1/15 - POSTGAME | Sacramento Kings (88) - (95) Oklahoma City Thunder

Thabo Sefolosha · Post #1 » by **Thabo Sefolosha** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:29 am

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SACRAMENTO KINGS at OKLAHOMA CITY THUNDER

• Record: 24-20
• Standing: #5
• http://www.nba.com/games/20180115/SACOKC
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InTheSabonus · Post #2 » by **InTheSabonus** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:36 am

Just want to take a break from the usual complaints to say **** nba refs they're **** jokes the lot of them

Osirus89 · Post #3 » by **Osirus89** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:40 am

InTheSabonus wrote:Just want to take a break from the usual complains to say **** nba refs they're **** jokes the lot of them

Amen to that. Props to Paul George coming up big on the defensive end tonight. I'm critical of his play at times, but he made sure the game didn't get too close after Sacramento was gifted 3 points on the technicals. Carmelo also had a really good game. (11 3pt fga is good) Had to vote for 2Pat though. Those 2 3s he hit on successive possessions was huge.

RalphSampsonJr · Post #4 » by **RalphSampsonJr** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:41 am

InTheSabonus wrote:Just want to take a break from the usual complains to say **** nba refs they're **** jokes the lot of them

Yea something has got to give with these refs this year. How many stars getting. Ejected this season?

Poor game though. Would of lost to 20 out of 30 teams with that performance

Post #5 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 3:49 am

I know he shot like garbage tonight but I knew nd of like Bogdanovic. He has a good looking shot.

Post #6 » by **retrobro90** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:00 am

Wish I could say it was a tale of two halves for Westbrook but this was probably one of his worst games of the season if not the worst. Five first quarter TOs and some of them were downright brain dead. Didn't get it under control all game. Lots of bad reads and misconnections after the pass was obvious to the sacramento defense. Good shot selection throughout I suppose but still terrible from the stripe. This whole team hasn't been 80%+ from the line in what feels like an eternity.

NaturalThunder · Post #7 » by **NaturalThunder** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:01 am

Wooh.

We managed a paltry 95.3 ORtg against a 13-29 team who's the worst defensive team in the league.

But hey, at least we won...yay!

Fire Billy Donovan. Now.

He's had plenty enough time to show that he has no idea how to install a semi-competent offensive system.

NaturalThunder · Post #8 » by **NaturalThunder** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:03 am

RalphSampsonJr wrote:
InTheSabonus wrote:Just want to take a break from the usual complains to say **** nba refs they're **** jokes the lot of them

Yea something has got to give with these refs this year. How many stars getting. Ejected this season?

Poor game though. Would of lost to 20 out of 30 teams with that performance

The other 28 teams in the NBA are better defensive teams than the Kings, and we managed just a 95.3 ORtg tonight.

I think you're being generous in saying this performance would be 20 out of 30 teams.

DoubleJ13 · Post #9 » by **DoubleJ13** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:04 am

Of all the things that I didn't figure would be such a massive issue with this team, their ability to be miserable on FTs was not high on the list & yet here we are.

Also I miss Robes.

NaturalThunder · Post #10 » by **NaturalThunder** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 4:07 am

DoubleJ13 wrote:Of all the things that I didn't figure would be such a massive issue with this team, their ability to be miserable on FTs was not high on the list & yet here we are.

Also I miss Robes.

Especially because the three players that lead us in FTA are career 82%, 85%, and 81% FT shooters. But Westbrook is shooting, by far, a career worst 71% from the FT line, Carmelo is shooting 75% from the FT line (6% worse than his career average), and George is shooting 81% from the FT line (4% worse than his career average).

Yet another confounding, frustrating storyline in a season full of frustrations.

Post #11 » by **bondom34** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 6:25 am

I hate this team. I thought Westbrook was the only one who seemed like he cared for stretches, but they just stink. Zero entertainment value honestly.

Post #12 » by **dakomish23** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:01 am

Every win counts.

They would of lost this game in the beginning of the season.

Hope they take care of LAL b/c the next 6 will be tough:

@CLE
BKN
WAS
@DET
PHI
@WAS

A great team would go 4-2 in that stretch
A good team 3-3

Post #13 » by **dakomish23** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 7:02 am

Knrstz wrote:I know he shot like garbage tonight but I knew nd of like Bogdanovic. He has a good looking shot.

Better floor game than some might think too. Solid player for sure.

InTheSabonus · Post #14 » by **InTheSabonus** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 8:25 am

Now we're just one bad week away from falling out of the top 8 in the west altogether.

Pillendreher · Post #15 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:05 am

The kid screaming 'DEFENSE' every possession gave more effort all around than us. Not fun to watch. We were just lucky the Kings ran out of gas in the 2nd half.

Post #16 » by **ThunderBolt** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:33 pm

I just heard on sportscenter that George said “we were more focused tonight. We took it at them early”. Are these guys for real? These guys buy in to their own hype way too much.

Pillendreher · Post #17 » by **Pillendreher** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 1:58 pm

Knrstz wrote:I just heard on sportscenter that George said “we were more focused tonight. We took it at them early”. Are these guys for real? These guys buy in to their own hype way too much.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/wizards/westbrook-anthony-help-thunder-rally-past-kings-95-88/2018/01/15/d816e1a8-fa70-11e7-9b5d-bbf0da31214d_story.html?utm_term=.8d5ef6fe0410

“We were definitely more focused,” George said. “We’ve been in this position where we played a sub-.500 team and for whatever reason, we tried to turn it on and win the ballgame late in the fourth. Tonight we took it at them early, got that cushion and that carried us through the finish.”

He must have meant being up by 1 point 5x in the 1st quarter and, then being down by 15 in the 2nd quarter and not getting another lead till 6:47 in the 3rd quarter.

Maybe him thinking letting 2.5 quarters pass by is 'taking it at them early' is the problem.

Bergmaniac · Post #18 » by **Bergmaniac** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 5:19 pm

Knrstz wrote:I just heard on sportscenter that George said “we were more focused tonight. We took it at them early”. Are these guys for real? These guys buy in to their own hype way too much.

I think he actually sleepwalked during the whole first half, so no wonder he doesn't remember anything from it.

Reign23 · Post #19 » by **Reign23** » Tue Jan 16, 2018 10:26 pm

I really don't know why melo shoots so terrible. you could say he's done, but then I think he got some really great dunks the last 5-10 games that he didn't have in him the last few years. his shooting form is still great.. just don't know why he bricks so many shots.

getrichordie · Post #20 » by **getrichordie** » Wed Jan 17, 2018 5:05 am

Reign23 wrote:I really don't know why melo shoots so terrible. you could say he's done, but then I think he got some really great dunks the last 5-10 games that he didn't have in him the last few years. his shooting form is still great.. just don't know why he bricks so many shots.

It’s no secret that he is well past his prime. His career FG% is 45 and he’s shooting 41.5 this year. It’s not that hard to believe is it? Plus his 3PAr this season is the highest it’s ever been in his career (9.3 per 100, career = 5.1)...

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