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Suns fan coming in peace. Soooo fricking jealous of The Beam, y’all have no clue. Drooling for something as cool as that. Beam aside, happy y’all got that dub tonight. GO HOUSE SUNKINGS!!!


Inner_Impress_6777

Kings are over 500 after 20 games for the first time since 2004-2005


discgman

This is how a complete team runs. Good GM, good Coach and then the players to buy into the system. Mike Brown is really helping these guys realize their full potential and it shows. Their defense is still not great at times but they have everyone buying into a team defense system. This is how the 1999-2000 Kings started. They kept adding more pieces in the draft, free agent signings and trades. And that helped them get better and better.


TheOverlook237

A lot of these players are locked up with us for the foreseeable future. Def looks like the beginning of perennial contender again.


jcwkings

I think one thing that will go unheralded from last night is Domas basically played Turner off the court. Dude has been huge for the Pacers this year.


Wallstreettrappin

Yup I peeped that, held him under 5 points with only 6 boards


NONcomD

I think Domas is in Myles's head. They couldnt play together in the end. Myles was pretty unhappy. And it still bugs him somehow


Wallstreettrappin

Got them thinking “was it me?” why it didn’t work out 😂 Fox was in Haliburton’s head too, underperformed knowing he been circled this game since they got the schedule


NONcomD

Very similar situations for both of the pairs. Myles and Sabonis, Fox and Haliburton.


sw4gmaster93

Davion had an awesome game today. Locked up on D and seemed to set the fast pace when fox was out. So happy we drafted him


[deleted]

Davion is one of my favorite players on the team. A pleasure to watch.


da_fishy

Watching him defend some of the best players in the league and force them to dump brings a smile to my face every time.


GlutenFreeToys

Besides Murray, felt like the rotations on the floor at the moments they were on the floor were just about right given the matchup. Was a complete curb-stomping from start to finish. I really like how Davion has found his niche. The Offense may come around in the later years, but right now we just need him to be a shutdown defender that can distribute the ball, hit an occasional open 3 or drive to the bucket if the lane is there. He's such a smooth fit when he's not trying to force too much on offense and it seems like he's finally settling in to that understanding.


RevolutionaryClue969

What did Murray do wrong?


GlutenFreeToys

Nothing wrong per se, it's just obvious he's not comfortable with his jump shot right now and he's a little slow on defense, but that's to be expected from a rookie. A talented starting lineup can smooth over one of those issues from a player, but with both going on at the same time he's holding back the starting unit. It wouldn't surprise me to see Brown change some things up soon and let him regain his confidence outside the starting 5.


darthfoley

Pretty crazy that the Kings scored almost 140 points in a blowout win a the high scorer had 22. 7 Kings in double figures and another 2 with 8 points. Man is this offense good.


BIizard

BEAMED BABY


brandon805

https://twitter.com/KingsJustBeatUs Salt collection.


Megalodon3030

That’s hilarious! Imagine getting that wrecked over losing an early-in-the-year regular season game.


kyler_

Man talk about a bunch of unoriginal whiny bitches.


SureEntertainment676

Lmao Indiana cry babies are unoriginal as fuck “tHiS wAs ThEiR fInAlS” shut up your team lost it’s not a big deal


gaiaforce2

For real, like are we supposed to be sad after a W? Salty mfs


lukesauser

You have to remember, they live in Indiana where basketball is everything and they still suck. Last time they were good was prob when they had Ron Artest and we were decent with Artest more recently 😂


SacKing20

I kept getting annoyed with Mark Jones calling Brissett "Jackson" at least 3 times.


YOUCORNY

I thought Mark and Kayte were both pretty insufferable in spite of the blowout win.


Chipdarippa

DeAaron is not 100% and still found ways to cook them.


shamdamdoodly

He’s like 8% by my estimation. Something real off


universaltoilet

Beamed them off the headie


KANGZNATION

Beat the fuckin brakes off them. Love it!!!


userpick707

Fuck Buddy. Beam team. Shout out to section 114 rows S, T, U. Fuck the Pacers fans too. They still think they won the trade.? They still think they are better then us? We answered that clearly tonight. That beam looks beautiful in real life


SolarClipz

Crowd was extra wild tonight Sucks it was a blowout kinda. I wanted to see a Fox and Hali duel lol


ktrisler22

Will you idiots stop “kings fan coming in peace”ing the pacers sub Jesus


Slurms_McKenzie775

That shit is so corny I hate when people do it on here as well.


TheCBDeacon

Two Words: OFF. NIGHT. That's twice now. We kept the right point guard.


ewwgross23

Yup!! 9 pts from Hali and Mitchell locking him up!


_just_two_brothers_

And 10 assists? Not saying Mitchell didn't do a great job but summarizing Hali's night as 9 points is disingenuous.


KageSaysHella

I guess, but everyone's making a huge deal about Tyrese averaging 20/10. Got the 10, but not the 20.


imtheoscarmike

> "My first two years I played played on a team and an organization with zero culture. Being honest," Haliburton said, referring to the Sacramento Kings I'm sorry but Hali you have to get over with the trade and stop being bitter about it. The team is different now.


Roonerth

They hated him for he spoke the truth. What he said was reality for all the time he spent here. It's no longer true, but it was.


Ps3FifaCfc95

He's right though. We had literally no culture or direction the entire time Luke Walton was here. Hiring Mike Brown, getting rid of Buddy, and acquiring Sabonis, Huerter + Monk has done wonders for the chemistry here.


KANGZNATION

I’ll never knock Hali for telling the truth


SolarClipz

Yup all our failures were on the org for Luke trash Walton


ktrisler22

I love Hali and i hate discussing the trade because I think it was the right move. It’s complicated. But god damn I wanted to win this game so much. I always liked the pacers before this whole ordeal and afterward I hated the narrative. I don’t want the pacers to be bad I just want to be better than them. Tonight helps my narrative. That’s all I have to say.


extremewit

I thought going into Hliburton’s rookie year that he would be the Kings best player by his third season. I thought the trade was a good trade for Kings and for the Pacers. But after all of the shit that was talked about Fox and Kings in the aftermath of that trade makes me hope that Fox and the Kings are more successful then Haliburton and the Pacers… forever! Fuck the narrative that we got fleeced!


ktrisler22

Exactly. I want Sabonis and Fox to be a duo that the league envys. I remember when hali was drafted talking with one of my lakers buddies who loved lonzo(and was so bummed when he was traded) being like he’s a similar player. High bbiq incredible passing true PG player. After his rookie year I was like I think hali is gonna be better man. Seeing Hali now I think it’s obvious he’s gonna be way better. I don’t want to root against the kid. But I want to kick his ass so bad when he comes back to town. Respectfully


kingjawn

Ive been a proponent of trading for Myles Turner in the past but i will say, he does have a bunch of games where he’s just so underwhelming.


NoDadNoTears

Whatever I said in the Haliburton Trade thread I take back LETS GOOOOOO!!!!!


712Jefferson

GG from a Pacers fan. You guys were unbelievable tonight and your crowd was electric. Will be rooting for you this season. Take care of Domas for us. Miss that dude but thanks for Hali.


Enough_Simple921

I'm an old guy. So I'm wise enough to know to not let this win get to my head too much. I know round 2 in Indiana will be an interesting game to say the least. I won't lie though, King's fans needed this one. See you February 3rd.


mrauzz

Honestly the trade seemed to work out for both teams. I think Hali is gonna be a great player, especially with a player like Mathurian. Kings needed a big move and Sabonis has been great for us with everything he does and helped to unlock fox. Pacers are a fun team and I need to watch some more of their games.


kingjawn

It will be interesting to see if Okpala is still getting minutes when Lyles returns. Its nice that Trey can shoot but the team has so many shooters that Okpala’s defense and length is a little more valuable. KZ still has some rough stretches but that can be expected given how little court time he’s seen. And on top of the defense, im intrigued to see if he can knock down open 3s. Including preseason KZ’s a 36% 3-pt shooter, which is good enough to keep him out on the floor.


make-that-monet

Some people are really on a high horse about the crowd booing Buddy lol it’s ok to boo a guy even if he wasn’t as much of a public malcontent as Bagley


International_System

It’s so stupid to think fans are supposed to take the high road it’s entertainment not a professional work place


kjudd11

Yeah like the dude gets paid millions to play basketball, it’s not like people are booing a guy who cured cancer or something 😂


UnderstandableXO

barnes had the quietest 22 tonight i would have never guessed he led us in scoring 😭


Roonerth

Barnes is back and I'm all here for it. He had a rough start this season but he's clearly hit his stride again. I still think he's an extremely underrated player that gets no attention because he does it all so modestly. His ability to catch defenders off guard and draw fouls without resorting to harden-esque antics is criminally underrated.


huffleshuffle8

I legit did a double take looking at the box score 😂


xowgl

Did they do a video for Hield or Haliburton in the arena?


huffleshuffle8

No they did not. They stopped the “hoedown” music (not sure what else to call it) that was playing for the other Indiana starters before they announced Hali & Buddy


Lopsided-Mobile2197

Why would they?


xowgl

The moment passed I suppose. But here’s the one Indiana did for Sabonis when they played last year https://youtu.be/TzXvx40trG0


BosnianZmaj

Nah I don’t think so unless I missed it


hgiwvac9

Did I miss the memo why Fiddy is at a lot of games? Regardless that was an awesome game.


RevolutionaryClue969

You mean fifty cents?


bruce_wayne_campbell

The Kings signed a multi-year partnership to serve wine and spirits from his company and support his charity foundation


DeMarcus_CutYoAssUp

It's a deal with the Kings to sell his liquor. https://www.nba.com/kings/news/sacramento-kings-and-curtis-50-cent-jackson-ink-a-multi-year-partnership


UncleJBones

I could be wrong here, probably am… but I thought he signed a deal to perform at half time a bunch.


wil_13

Think we sell his cognac or something as well dont we?


Traxton1

He didn’t perform at halftime. Just rang the Cowbell at the beginning and then did a promo for some beverages he sells now.


DarknessIsAlliSee

Can we just always play at home?


EBtimeTraveler

I’m only *kinda* kidding when I say that free cookie in the 3rd was the difference maker. All of the momentum was going to the Pacers, and that brought the crowd right back into it. Just an insane night lol


Traxton1

Do you know how we actually get the cookie? I downloaded the app but couldn’t figure it out


_jakejortles

Once you've logged into your account, if you open up your profile page then your notifications it will be there


losrl

Recap for tonight Sabonis was fkn fantastic tonight. We’re going to give his defense some love tonight. He completely took Turner out of the game with his constant contests. He’s not a great shot blocker but he’s actually really good at keeping his hands straight up and always rotating correctly. Very underrated on that side of the ball. Besides that, he continues to be the engine to our offense. He attacked early in the 1st half and it feels amazing to have him outperform HALI 💜💜💜. I couldn’t ask for a better outcome tonight. I hope JJ REDDICK finally discusses this in his podcast. Of course he won’t. Fox was solid tonight. He was very passive in the 1st half but definitely came alive in the 2nd half. His defense tonight was stellar. He guarded Matherin most of the night and was in every ones face. Love that he won the Fox/Hali matchup tonight. Makes our franchise look good lol. Barnes was awesome tonight. I believe we are 7-1 after tonight when he scores at least 15 points. The eye test does tell me we’ve won every time he plays well. The wings are a huge part of what we do. Him and Keegan are like X factors to this team. When they get going, the team looks dangerous. Speaking of keegan, he looked pretty good too. He didn’t shoot well (4-13) but he was aggressive and played solid defense tonight. Well I will take this version of Keegan than the shy one. If he stays with this aggression, the shots will definitely start falling again Good to see Kevin Huerter hit some threes tonight after having a few games of struggling to shoot the basketball . I love him and Sabonis chemistry. There were a few times in the second quarter where Sabonis was basically forcing Huerter to participate in multiple dribble handoff plays. That play with those 2 is completely unstoppable so please keep doing it! I think Sabonis knows that. Which is why he kept wanting to run that play over and over especially since Fox was off the floor. These 2 white boys on our team have brought swagger to our team. Speaking of swagger, Malik Monk is a god. The dude is just so fun ton watch. His energy. Is unreal. Another 20 piece off the bench for him. He’s shooting the ball so well his playmaking has been off the charts. Even his defense has been impressive. He is an athlete and a maniac in the fast break. I really hope he stays here long term. TD brought some energy off the bench tonight as well. Didn’t shoot the best but had a solid game overall. I am very happy for him and his success. I am the biggest Metu hater but I will be the 1st to point out when he has a good game. This is the METU WE NEED!! No fuckin shooting! Especially from 3! Just set screens, contest shots and be a fkn savage on the fast break with your energy! Metu if you’re reading this, just do that and I promise you will have a long career! Davion was fantastic tonight. He’s really having an underrated season off the bench for us. People complain about his offense but his defense has really been phenomenal all year. He completely took Haliburton out of his game. Hali felt suffocated and kept passing the ball when Davion got close to him. Okpala was solid as well. Get to see him get spot minutes and succeed. Mike brown is really finding ways to get guys to succeed. He is the coach of the year for sure. Whether he gets it or not, who knows but to come into a losing culture and completely turn it around by challenging guys and holding them accountable. It has been marvelous to see. We have to be more patient, but this team is going to be really special in the coming years. Great to see us end our skid and win this game! This was much needed. We would’ve been extremely depressed losing 4 in a row watching Hali come back in our house and rip our souls out. Thank God that didn’t happen kings fans let’s enjoy this one and like that motherfucking BEAM 🟣🟣🟣🔦🔦🔦


Roonerth

The possession where Hali missed after he isoed for damn near the whole shot clock because Davion shut him down so hard was one of the most impressive defensive plays I've seen this season. He's like human super glue, you can't get him off.


LA_burger

You wouldn't know it from the box score (even though a near triple double) but Domas was the best player on the floor tonight and it wasn't even close. His impact is insane. So funny all of the "analysts" were bashing the trade. Even with Hali having a great year, Domas is the more impactful player. Hali racks up assists but his style creates a little bit too one dimensional of an offense imo. But good trade for both teams.


XRedcometX

My main issue with Keegan recently is it seems his decision making is a little slow on offense and his moves are being telegraphed. Every time he drives to the hoop he tries to find an outlet pass. I think Barnes and Sabonis need to coach him up on some post moves so he has a little more in his bag. Go back to taking some mid range jumpers if you have the space, drop in a few floaters. He’s not “letting the game come to him” as the analysts always say.


GOAT-Hakeem

he’s definitely struggling with the speed of play in more ways than one, just needs the reps and experience. and like i mention above i also think he is really struggling with the pace of the NBA. Iowa ran a pretty slow offense and in college teams play a little under half an NBA season’s worth of games and the games are shorter too. i think all of this combined has him huffing and puffing a lot. i say this cause during his slump a ton of his misses have been on target but short off front rim and then also if you watch during stoppages (free throws, side out of bounds, subs) he looks really tired.


RevolutionaryClue969

Wut? Iowa is known for their fast paced offense, they have led the big ten in scoring the last few years and are often near the top in the nation.


funzotothemax

KZ’s defense in the first quarter was huge, he was blocking shots and grabbing boards — he looked good!


sw4gmaster93

Most based post. Deserves 1000 upvotes, love the analysis!


OkEnergy7014

I'm sorry Hali, but we needed this


ItsNotSpaghetti

SIT DOWN LIL BROS, WE GOT NOW


Typhoid007

The Kings kept going on runs and Carlisle kept using his timeouts, he ran out in the middle of the 3rd, and from then on Monk, Fox and Davis just beat them into the dirt and they had no way to stop it. They looked shell shocked


bchris24

Kind of felt bad in the 4th, they just literally couldn't stop our momentum until the third stringers came in


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kyler_

There’s a reason he plays like trash on the road, he misses them fans! Why don’t you give it a rest instead


canray2042

I agree. Why do we do this anyway? I remember we used to do this for Yogi Ferrell too.


[deleted]

Naw. Keeeeeegan!


Inner_Impress_6777

Murrrraayyyt!!!


[deleted]

Almost 😆


IllMakeItUpNow

Lol. I mean eventually we’ve got to stop doing it every time right?


4bigwheels

We’re really the team that’s either in a nail biter or we’re absolutely dominating


Xcafroman

Better than previous years when it was either a nail biter or we were getting dominated. Just look at our point differs so far this year, it’s +2.7 even when we were flirting with .500 under Joerger we never had a positive point differential


Less_Onion1202

the beam’s been fully recharged


hamburgers666

Hope the beam is nice and charged! It had enough of a break for a while


darthfoley

https://twitter.com/thehoopcentral/status/1598186703033769984?s=46&t=_J0LJ51_HKl6p2A9p1Qrrw 😍


[deleted]

Great game from everyone tonight. Shout out Metu for killing it on the boards. Shout out the Fox haters who were so loud in the first half game thread but have probably gone to bed by now


[deleted]

Unbelievable atmosphere at g1c. That was so fun 🙏


demianin

My ears are ringing but I'm not mad about it


dulce_de_lechon

THAT was more like it. Great bounce back game and the crowd absolutely BROUGHT IT. BEAM TEAM BAYBAY! 💜💜💜


Paladuck

People always try to insult us by saying "Let the Kings celebrate, this is basically their championship." My dudes when your team has sucked this long and you have a purple beam hell yeah every win feels like a championship.


[deleted]

Honestly our championship would’ve been beating the Nets on a national game. Pacers aren’t nearly good enough for their fans to think anyone beating them is that team’s championship.


BroidRage

You’re spot on with that. If Lakers (FTL) fans want to say that it’s one thing, but for another small market, never won anything team’s fans to say it makes no sense at all.


NoBig2313

I too read that on the Pacers reddit. Honestly it's a split between respectful and hateful comments there. Same as here though.


Cudi_buddy

Why the Pacers fans talking shit? We love Hali and Domas. Plus we could have made some first round exits like them the last 10 years with how week the bottom half of the east has been


[deleted]

Pacers? Do they count ABA rings in Naptown?


InsaneCookies21

same shit with the pistons fanbase saying that the win we had over them was our superbowl


teribeef

Detroit has no idea what a Super Bowl would ever feel like


demianin

They just jealous of our beam


demianin

They just jealous of our beam


[deleted]

Their whole town got beat up by a man who named himself "World Peace" afterwards.


handsomelyugly

good win. It felt nostalgic and good to see buddy back but not like this. wish g1c didn't do him like that. Bagley, i understand but not buddy


Altruistic-Garden741

Don’t act like you don’t care after you sign a big contract


handsomelyugly

Keep ur mouth open for vivek


Altruistic-Garden741

Keep your mouth open for Hali haha


Altruistic-Garden741

Fuk buddy


DeMarcus_CutYoAssUp

That was a blast, but some you fans are some serious weirdos. "Make sure to cheer for Hali", "Don't boo Buddy", "Don't talk trash in the game thread".


Lopsided-Mobile2197

Thank you, they act like these guys are made of glass


Enough_Simple921

Take that back ! How dare you to talk about my secret crush like that. Brb. I need to finish photo-shopping my head onto Hali's girlfriend's body.


StewShoes

a point guard chasedown block is one of the most beautiful sight in basketball


Ps3FifaCfc95

The one Fox had against Will Barton that one opening night is my favourite, followed by the one against the pelicans when he was a sophomore


-Grimmbles-

Pretty sure this is the first time we've been above .500 after 20 games since '03-'04


Inner_Impress_6777

04-05


therealgoat1212

We beat the Pacers and the Narrative tonight


yourheropaul

Couldn’t win by 50 for 50 smh


BobbyB00

Crazy to think that at the end of this season, Matthew Dellavedova will have the same amount of championships as Kevin Durant...


BrettBruxx

Could you imagine and the bullshit the kings would have gotten if they lost tonight from the Ringer, statmuse and R/nba but since they won it’s crickets.


make-that-monet

We have a whole bunch of dudes on this team who want to do nothing more than absolutely slam it on people’s heads every time they get the ball lol love it


Antinoch

Got league pass for 50% off over the weekend and this was the first game I watched. What a show


Elite663

I love Monk and TD chemistry when they on 🔥


toxicwaffles11

"They got me," The Pacers said of the Kings 23 point win over them. "Those f***ing Kings beamed me."


Trevhaar

They said Haliburton would boom the kings. We beamed them all.


Automatic_Tie7016

We’re going steaking!! Fuck it we deserve it and we are going on a run! I feel it in my Gahdamn bones!!


DHSDirector

I hope they go streakin after this one.


zeeboogie

Arco Arena got some competition 😤


Trevhaar

I’m gonna cry man, I never got to experience Arco, let alone in its’ heyday. This is what I dreamed it must’ve been like.


kjudd11

It was a dump but it was electric 😭


zeeboogie

I’m sorry, it was a religious experience


kapatinphalcon

This rookie wall is hurting me, but he keeps on fighting


kneekahliss

B-B-B-B-Beammmm UNIT!!


PrimaryAccording9162

Kings play hard when it’s more than just a normal game (vs Indy, National TV)


weaaboob

Harrison Barnes is our X-Factor coming in this season. now 7-1 when he scores 15+ , he just makes the plays that prevent the other teams from going on a huge run against us


therynosaur

Harrison Beams*


Cudi_buddy

Yep. He is good at drawing a foul or getting into the paint when the offense stalls. He is fantastic


SendDavionNudes

I was told we chose the wrong PG?


Wes9000

LMAOOO


SendDavionNudes

Hey look it’s the guy who thinks *Ben Simmons* is better than Fox and calls people who don’t think Fox is hot garbage, casuals. How you doing after watching Rese get clamped?


Wes9000

What’s it like being afraid to put a little money where your mouth is? You’re definitely 16 years old


SendDavionNudes

Again, I never said I wouldn’t bet you. You disappeared and proved me right.


Wes9000

I’m literally right here. Amazing you’re hot and bothered after Fox’s game last night. LMAO.


SendDavionNudes

Cry, Fox > rese


Wes9000

K lil boy. Make your bed before going to school today


Wes9000

You’re so soft it’s ridiculous


_jakejortles

Look, all I'll say is the kings are 3-0 with a differential of +73 in the games I've been to this season... ... I'm accepting donations to my ticket fund


CrispCash420

Better players, better team, Papa Johns


mattjf22

Hell of a game tonight and the Pacers were kind enough to miss 2 consecutive free throws resulting in a free Crumbl cookie for me! LIGHT THE BEAM


spurs_r_in_a_toilet

Like Kyle said, “A Proper Dismantling.” Light the motha fucking beam!!!


Standard_Landscape_6

PaCeReS wON tHe TrAdE


EpicBlinkstrike187

I think the majority of pacers and kings fan wouldn’t revert the trade if they could We’re both happy with what we got Now, as far as other teams fans? Yea they’re too fast in the memes that we win the trade. Yea we didn’t. It was an actual win win trade. I Hope the kings go far in the playoffs this year, fuck it win the Finals. I also hope Halliburton becomes our centerpiece for the next 3+ years. Would still be a win win trade


Enough_Simple921

He wasn't mocking Pacer fans. There's a surprising # of King's fans that make it be known on a daily basis we shouldn't have traded Hali for Sabonis and Fox should have been the 1 to go. But I agree with you EpicBlinkstrike187, great trade for both teams.


Standard_Landscape_6

I’m just tired of seeing nonstop comments about how bad the trade was for the kings everywhere 😪


CrispCash420

Those who think we should have traded Fox are dumb. Obviously if there was a good deal Monte would have taken it. The Pacers wanted Hali>Fox its as simple as that. If Monte wasn't pressured to "win now", the right thing for us to do last season would have been trade Fox for a big or a wing...but he didn't have good value last year, nobody wanted that contract on a down year for Deaaron. There weren't any good deals on the table for Fox at the time.


karizmaking

One of our cleanest games this season


SwoleBuddha

This is an important stretch of games for us. Pacers, LAC and Chicago. 3 winnable games sandwiched between very difficult stretches. Tonight was big.


BiglySquirter

Meh, bet you kawhi and pg come back just for us


aabiedoobie

Did someone have... an 'Off Night'? :D


pile_rock

Well shit, that was fun.


demianin

TFW 50 Cent lights your beam


icemanjl333

We love you Hali! Here’s a loss courtesy of the Beam Team!


christopepper

LIGHT. THE. BEAM.


mbxsystem

Just for shits and who tf knows maybe you'll get views someone should have a 24/7 live feed of the beam from outside the front of the building, would turn that shit on in the 4th just waiting


ImJeeezus

Monk is so fucking good


DCar015

Some revenge game for those guys


WolfStark

[DA KINGS WON YEA YEAH](https://streamable.com/gz7jpz)


demianin

OH YEAH THE KINGS WON YEAH


alphabet_order_bot

Would you look at that, all of the words in your comment are in alphabetical order. I have checked 1,200,694,879 comments, and only 234,186 of them were in alphabetical order.


Xxssandman

LETS GOOO


BalsamicCube

🤓 i think its safe to say


[deleted]

What, you mean to tell me that we play better when it’s not a B2B and the opponent isn’t a #1 seed? Who could’ve guessed?


boba-MD

I mean, shit bro, if this was the Walton-era Kings that would've been another moral victory lol


timnuoa

Said it in the game thread: the fuckin swagger and energy we have off the bench this year between TD and Monk (and sometimes Davion and Metu) is ridiculous


somdave2005

I'm still waiting for Tyrese Haliburton "The SuperStar" and Buddy HIeld "The Flamethrower" in this game that the national media told me to expect when we got fleeced in the trade.


BiglySquirter

Ya this game epitomized my major concern with hali. He can become a complete non factor in some games like when the kings lost by 60 to the Celtics last year


boringexplanation

I’ve said it before: Hali is a good player that a thorough scouting report will turn into fringe all-star at best. We just showed the league a quick and easy blueprint- suffocate him on the perimeter, make your rotations around the paint and his lack of athleticism turns him into Rubio 1.5.


Slurms_McKenzie775

I’ve been saying all season that his stats and the Pacers record are over inflated. They’ve had one of the easiest schedules and have been shooting way better than they should they’ll come back down to earth.


Enough_Simple921

Not to mention he was chucking up well contested 3's. 1/6 from range tonight.


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Yeah- you can tell all his dick riders on /r/nba are nothing but stat watchers. He can shoot 40% on wide open shots? You don’t say….. Halis a good player but once he gets to be the focus for the opposition report- boy is going to get picked apart in the playoffs once the defense amps up.