The Kings(17-9)host the Spurs(23-6)at Arco Arena sunday night for the first game for 2005 for Sacramento San Antoino is number one in the Southwest Division of the Western Confernce,and Is one of the elite NBA teams,and with Tim Duncan at the helm,the Spurs have been incredible peroid. No offense to the Kings,but i believe the Spurs will take this game.we will do alright with scoring,but i think the Spurs will tear up our defense and get the win.sorry about this,but I'm just telling it like it is.I'll root for the Kings to win,and i hope we can get a win,but i just don't see this happening. :-o Spurs 106 Kings 96
To me, the story of this game will be the pace at which it is played. If it is a run and gun kind of game, I think that the Kings might be able to pull it out (provided their bench steps up and plays well in the absense of Bobby Jackson). However, if the Spurs are able to slow this game down and force the Kings to play halfcourt defense all game, then the Spurs will be able to take this one. Being biased, I'll take the Kings by 4.
Very nice win tonight.Having not seen the game and judging from the boxscore id say the Spurs didnt play very well.They shot below 40% from the field ,and actually got outrebounded by the Kings :dance: .Does anyone know if this win was due to SA not playing well or the Kings playing really well?The final score indicates that the game was being played at the Spurs pace.Either way its really good to see the Kings beat the best team in the L after seeing them struggle their past few games.Hope they keep it up ...
The most surprising aspect of this victory... San Antonio is perhaps the best team in the league, their bench is impeccable and is solid in every facet of the game. Yet somehow Sacramento, who struggles to play defense to begin with, sticks around in a relatively low scoring contest. They contain an opposing all-star power foward, something they've struggled with in recent times. But most impressive, The Kings match San Antonio's bench, even without Bobby Jackson who's nearly all of their production as a reserve. Great Effort, Great Heart, GREAT Win. Defeating The Best Team in the league without such a huge part of your offense, like Bobby Jackson, is quite the feat. These are the types of victories that teams build their seasons on. Knowing your capable of defeating the best in your conference gives you a certain swagger, allowing players to perform with increased confidence, thus taking them to that infamous "next level". I only see good things coming out of this victory...
I'm glad that the Kings won last night.I admit i didn't give the Kings much of a chance to win against San Antonio.sorry bout that,but i thought that the Spurs were going to be a bit much for the Kings,and i was wrong. Peja was the big factor in the game with 28 points and Webber had a great game.so i think the Kings have proven that we can beat the elite of the NBA this year.
Theyre also one of the few teams to beat the suns MR_SACK_ING.Anyone see the highlights of this game.Fair to say that Kevin martin has the pass of the year so far.Behind the back between barry's legs,woo weee!
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting GiantMidget:</div><div class="quote_post">Theyre also one of the few teams to beat the suns MR_SACK_ING.Anyone see the highlights of this game.Fair to say that Kevin martin has the pass of the year so far.Behind the back between barry's legs,woo weee!</div> This is true.i just had a feeling that the Kings were going to lose,and they didn't.i looked like the fool for this one,and i'm glad that i was wrong in this..yeah that pass you are talking about was off da hook for sure
Brent really got owned on that play from Martin, Chris Webber must of tought him that one. Was a decent game in the end, the Spurs were really off where nothing dropped. Poor free-throw and three-point shooting did It. That said I don't even think the Kings played that well either. Spurs just played worse.
its that team defense that kinda poked its head out a couple weeks ago & then disappeared. Like I said during that long winning stretch, if they can play this kind of team defense on a night in night out basis, they are going to win some big games.
And that's what the Kings will be doing all year i Believe.if we can play like you say we can,great...but we really need the Kings to be consistent all year long,especally when it comes to the playoffs.
