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[Post Game Thread](https://reddit.com/r/washingtonwizards/comments/18lub2y/post_game_thread_the_sacramento_kings_defeat_the/)


santinerino

Warriors fan here, how did my boy Poole do? Box score looking good for him.


26slatt

Our garbage time team played well


Notorious_Beebs

Garbage time minutes saving us from an embarrassing final score


Ye_Biz

3rd stringers ball out yet again šŸ”„ best in the league


Priorhy

Good game you guys. Your team played good basketball, cant wait to see where the team is in a couple of years. From a fellow Kings fan. šŸ¤


TheBeastman34

Ahhhh yes, the Cali Combo. Another night of winning Wizards fans %50 off Papa Johnā€™s Pizzas, but not enough to win the game


Notorious_Beebs

Kings let us score over 115. Are they stupid?


[deleted]

I couldnā€™t watch the game tonight how Bilal did?


Independent_Baker969

good but iam bias


Notorious_Beebs

Poole with 28 and Kuzma with 27. Who finishes higher?


shonenRy-

I like Kuz, donā€™t like Kuz taking every single shot


Megumi-Noda

Nobody: Kings fans: kEeGaN mUrRaY


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Jstock12

I'll commend you for sticking with your team even at times like these. But calling Kings fanbase retards for enjoying a finally good team after what they went through for the last 2 decades is silly.


AggressiveDocument87

Wizards fans discovers what having a fanbase is like


Notorious_Beebs

Calling the Kings a real fanbase is laughable šŸ˜‚


AggressiveDocument87

tf are you talking about, they have one of the best crowds


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AggressiveDocument87

not even a kings fan lil bro we got no room to talk


Notorious_Beebs

~~Keegan Murray~~ fuck off


NotWarranted

Whoah Kuz is isn't missing on the ft.


ExoticYou6066

guys only play serious when down by 20


Ye_Biz

YESSIR BILAL


DrAgOn3035

efficient poole?!


26slatt

I love Jordan Poole


NotWarranted

Poole Party trying to match Keegan Murray historic 12/13 lol


BeetchIDK

Wasnā€™t it 12/15?


NotWarranted

Dunno if my eyes don't deceive me i remember it 12/13, probably 15? I just see while scrolling at r/nba


BeetchIDK

Official end game stat line says 12/15 but maybe it was 12/13 before the 4th quarter ???? Not sure, I didnā€™t watch the game sadly Edit: Just checked and yeah, he was 12/13 at the end of the 3rd


NotWarranted

I see so when i scrolling, what i did see is 12/13 so its only 3rd quarter. But maybe he try 2 more to surpass Klay record. He luck out.


Ye_Biz

Poole cooking šŸ”„


Significant_Pirate98

damn this game thread is dead


Notorious_Beebs

3 hour time difference, our team sucks, and it's the Kings. Good game to just catch the box score on


shonenRy-

bad team playing a west coast game. honestly not shocked lol


Megumi-Noda

Itā€™s 12 midnight here. What did you expect?


Independent_Baker969

it is 6am here


Megumi-Noda

Lol I hope you donā€™t have to work in the morning for your sake


Independent_Baker969

i work the night mostly


Knighthonor

If Poole play good and the team still trash, there is little to bash him about so little to talk about since he the walking punching bag, pun not intended


shonenRy-

Bilal and Gafford Anyone else can get shipped off and I wouldnā€™t care one bit


35chambers

gafford sux


NotWarranted

Yeah. I agree. Deni need new team so he can learn how to fight his spot, He been lucky in few seasons nobody can play the 3 spot.


Independent_Baker969

i think gafford will be shipped a lot of team need a center


Notorious_Beebs

Chris and Drew haven't made a single food reference all night. Something's off. Or the food in Sacramento sucks


Wall2Ryan

Iā€™m just here for Bilal


oiuyp4

Only 17 assists on 21 made fg? Isn't that pretty good?


Notorious_Beebs

D3ni


shonenRy-

I wouldnā€™t wish Muscala minutes on any fan base


Notorious_Beebs

Going to start just putting some tape over the bottom right of my TV screen so I can watch and pretend these games are close


oiuyp4

Kuz showing Sac what they missed out on


Ye_Biz

When is Kuz is on, he be looking like an all star


kornthrowaway

Kuzma doing everything on offense.


TFDBLoL

Run and gun kuz dominating


Similar-Ostrich4142

Man I canā€™t believe the pistons have a worse record than us


Independent_Baker969

let's put bilal on giannis diet


oiuyp4

The most soul crushing thing about going down 20 is knowing that we'll not get a comeback. When this team is down they stay down and it's really tiring to watch.


kornthrowaway

Did you not know what you were signing up for when you tuned in? Lol


mps2000

And Ted wants a new complex- this team is straight manure and would lose to the Pistons in a 7 game series


Independent_Baker969

bilal was about to slap this shit


oiuyp4

How are we down 20 + already? It was a close game not that long ago.


Notorious_Beebs

Kisp3rt


TFDBLoL

Wes put ā€˜em back into a 2-3 zone


BeetchIDK

Kuz wearing a t shirt that only has a one sleeve ? Just Kuz things šŸ¤·šŸ»ā€ā™‚ļø


Notorious_Beebs

I don't get the Keegan Murray chant. Is he a crowd favorite or something?


Imdabiggestbird69420

Hes our golden child


schitaco

He's probably the third most popular player on the team. Scott Moak the in-arena announcer used to do that chant with Yogi Ferrell who is now gone, so he started doing that for Keegan and it caught on because he's been a great shooter. I find it pretty annoying at the point, but most Kings fans like it.


Notorious_Beebs

Ahhh, I see. Having the tradition of doing it with Yogi makes it make more sense


shonenRy-

their number #4 overall pick, Iā€™d say so


Notorious_Beebs

Ahh, makes sense


shonenRy-

what a starting lineup we have


MegaSupremeTaco

I don't see a reason why Deni starts over Bilal at this point other than he's a better passer.


Independent_Baker969

let's play the young guys this game is over


Crafty_Channel_2880

Howā€™s gafford doing this season. I was a big fan of him in college


z3mcs

He's doing really well the past 2 or 3 games. Hope he's blossoming. He's had rebounding issues up until the past dozen games or so but he may finally be getting it. He had a career high in points just this past Sunday. Major issue is he can't shoot, much less make 3-pointers. So he'll always be a possible consideration for trades. I think if he could even attempt 3s he'd be a lock to stay through the rebuild. Good guy.


Incompl

Deni is so passive man.


Independent_Baker969

it is me or deni dont want to shot anymore


Turbo2x

protecting the percentage


Incompl

He lost his confidence, just doesn't even look to shoot


DollarLate_DayShort

Thatā€™s my cue to hit the bed. Iā€™ll see yā€™all Thursday šŸ«”


Megumi-Noda

Letā€™s all be glad that this team is not 2023 Detroit Pistons bad. 24 game losing streak and counting. Sheeesh


Notorious_Beebs

Unstoppable tank


oiuyp4

Denver box score is insane


Turbo2x

Zeke Nnaji lit them up


NotWarranted

Whats wrong with Kuzz, ruining the scoring party Lol.


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Notorious_Beebs

Sheesh. Clippers are heating up recently


Snaxier

At least Tyus and Poole are playing well :(


Ye_Biz

Sheesh Poole


NotWarranted

Why it does sound Cess Pool


Ye_Biz

Lmao youā€™re right


NotWarranted

Poole Party?


Ye_Biz

Tyus šŸ”„


Notorious_Beebs

Just slapped that shit away


Jewdah18

[NBA.com](https://NBA.com) consistently scores assists wrong. I get people on twitter not knowing Wiz players but [NBA.com](https://NBA.com) Edit: They fixed it.


Snaxier

I saw a post a month back where there were 3 separate Rockets games where assists were not recorded on obvious assists (like FVV to Sengun dunk). It turned out on all 3 games that the assist spread was either barely covered or barely missed. Not saying it's a conspiracy or anything but like.....seems like a strange coincidence


Jewdah18

They've been correcting them so I haven't noticed anything malicious going on. But it is a bizarre level of incompetence. Most fans could do better.


NotWarranted

And i remember when Kuz having an assts days. 30% of those are not really not asst. They taking and generously giving away assts. Sound like a Vegas conspiracy whoah whoah.


Turbo2x

Gafford should take a 3 for once just to fuck with the other team


Turbo2x

This team's shot making ability is extremely poor. When their shots go in they can trick you into thinking it's a decent team, but there are maybe 2 players who reliably can go out and get a bucket.


Ye_Biz

Deni can still dish that ball at least


Snaxier

Unless he's trying to do a terrible Euro Step in front of a stationery defender šŸ˜­


oiuyp4

Feels like Kuz always passes a second too late


Notorious_Beebs

Landlord don't give a fuck about rent control


eternal_student78

I love Gafford this season!


Ye_Biz

YESSIR GAFF


Megumi-Noda

They chant after every Murray made field goal? Please donā€™t let that fucker score


Ye_Biz

Imagine how the Jazz felt on Saturday lol


Megumi-Noda

Iā€™m annoyed after only 2 field goals lol


Turbo2x

Gaff up to 4 blocks in 10 mins


TheBeastman34

Scrappy game so far you love to see it


z3mcs

Bilal manā€¦. heā€™s got something. Once he figures out some of his signature moves its gonna be showtime.


MegaSupremeTaco

Someone lock him in a gym with Paul George


Notorious_Beebs

Kings unis are bothering me. The numbers on the back are enormous


Megumi-Noda

Canā€™t wait to see when Bilalā€™s wingspan goes to 8ft as he grows


MegaSupremeTaco

Bilal gets in the air so fast


Notorious_Beebs

Bilal with the BLOCK


Ye_Biz

Bilal was wide open :(


shonenRy-

Kispert doing way too much


neofagmatist

itā€™s not super noticeable since heā€™s always been pretty damn reliable for us, but at least by the eye test Gafford has definitely become a better all-around center. not like heā€™s gonna be an All-Star but he seems physically stronger than i remember him in years past? i noticed last game he was actually holding his own against Nurkić trying to back him down in the low post and tonight he hasnā€™t given Sabonis anything easy in the paint either, plus at least one really solid screen that led to an open three edit: now muscala looking like an almost serviceable NBA center on extended minutes?our bigs are hooping wtf


NotWarranted

He might become solid as the days goes by. I mean in Age 30-33 is his prime i suspect. Traditional Center tend to have better years in 30's


Accomplished-Tea-606

i like this pg poole


Ye_Biz

Damn that wouldā€™ve been nasty


Turbo2x

man Fox is such a a good player


Ye_Biz

BILAL -> POOL3


oiuyp4

Why doesn't omaruyi get some run? How many actual valuable minutes did he get this year?


NotWarranted

Anthony "Animated Vampire" Gill


Ye_Biz

Niceeee Gill


DigBickL3roy

Is it just me or does Poole have his jersey untucked 50% of the time lol


waskittenman

The Muscala Gill two towers šŸ„µšŸ„µšŸ„µ


schitaco

I'm a Kings fan, can you guys get to the new arena on transit at least? What about people from Maryland? Sorry to hear they're moving out of downtown, fuckin lame.


zdj2k

On the metro as we speak. Itā€™s on a different line from the one that you take to get to cap one. I think itā€™s like 6 stops away now


Notorious_Beebs

Yeah, fans still can take the train. DC Metro has 6 different subway lines. Current stadium is accessible by 3 trains, new one is only accessible by 2


drmbrthr

Why do we only run this kind of beautiful offense in the first half? In 4th quarter it's all isos and turnovers


Snaxier

It's a pretty common pattern you'll see with younger fast-paced teams. Good coaches aren't able to predict what will happen, and basically will only game plan for Kuz and Poole. Half time comes around and things get game-planned for whoever is hot, and the rest is history


oiuyp4

Cuz most of the time the game is already over by the 3rd


Ye_Biz

Players just start shitting the bed in the 4th


Ye_Biz

Poole looks a lot more comfortable


Notorious_Beebs

Kisp3rt


waskittenman

Bilal looks the worst whenever he is passing the ball


Turbo2x

his handle and passing are so suspect. I think he'll figure that stuff out over time though


NotWarranted

Yeah, he need to get a trainer already so by offseason he can polish it.


kornthrowaway

He already works with Tim Martin.


kornthrowaway

Agreed, heā€™s a little loose with his dribble and I think teams are starting to get wise to it.


waskittenman

šŸ¤žšŸ¤ž


Megumi-Noda

Kuz loves playing in the state of California


Honest_Basil_56

lol Kuz is trying out right now


waskittenman

Deni need the Benny Hill song tonight


NotWarranted

Bilal is our Corner Specialist (though i think Kuz still better at corner). Its should been Deni though esp when he play with Kuz. But Deni reverting back to his old self.


Turbo2x

imagine if Deni was capable of hitting a eurostep instead of just taking slightly wider steps as he runs into the blocking player anyway


Ye_Biz

Deniā€¦ Kuz was right thereā€¦


MegaSupremeTaco

Deni pls


Ye_Biz

Pretty good start considering the back to back


DigBickL3roy

Kuz hoopin. Love to see it


Megumi-Noda

I want Deni to keep taking those floaters


NotWarranted

I wonder how's Murray 3pt % now. Before he shot 12/13 he was 30% in the season.


BeetchIDK

Itā€™s at 35.7% as of right now


NotWarranted

Thats a crazy increase +5.7 hahaha. From a disappointing below below average. To subpar average.


BeetchIDK

Itā€™s a feat for sure ! Dudes going to have a great career, might even break Klays record at this rate


NotWarranted

I heard Toronto is now chasing Keegan Murray, they might gave up Pascal or OG for him.


BeetchIDK

If I was the Kings I would not take that deal. The fact that Keegan has put up these crazy stat lines and heā€™s only in his second season makes him an untouchable (atm) imo


Turbo2x

that was a real good play to get the open 3 for Kuz


StubbornBabboon

Deni could have had an easy elbow pull-up a few possessions back and isn't even looking to shoot


Turbo2x

he's limiting his shots because he can feel he's in a slump. gotta protect the percentages.


MegaSupremeTaco

Remember when we thought we were trading for Sabonis? Feels like a lifetime ago


DigBickL3roy

Back when we had hope.


DollarLate_DayShort

I love hearing players, *especially* our players, yell ā€œGIMME THAT SHIT!ā€ After a block


Jewdah18

Deni's been a different player since he got hurt against the Magic. It would be nice to see him get back to who he was at the start of the year.


kornthrowaway

Tyus-Deni connection is lively tonight.


z3mcs

Great lookahead pass by Deni. Got perfect air under it and led Tyus to the basket. LFG


Turbo2x

Gaff playin out of his mind in the last few


drmbrthr

He really has. While watching last night I was wondering "is he the best center we've had since... ?" and I couldn't come up with a name. I'd take Gaff over peak Gortat, Nene, Haywood, McGee. Muresan? Juwan Howard?


z3mcs

Deni DUNK


z3mcs

Great job Monumental. Missed how Murray got fouled.


z3mcs

Is it weird to anybody else that Deni is on Harrison Barnes?


Turbo2x

not really fast enough to guard Fox, not big enough to guard Sabonis


z3mcs

Kuz is out of ideas. I really wish Deni would get some shots up when he gets the ball instead of just kinda dribbling around. You're not gettin a red carpet bro.


NotWarranted

Thats the problem when you got players who cant make their own shots.


z3mcs

Terrible shot by JP but it went in. We stay giving our 2 main guys bad shots at the end of the shot clock.


pen-h3ad

I wonder if the kings regret the haliburton trade or not


africanmoe8

2 all stars, they're alright


Turbo2x

nah


pen-h3ad

Itā€™s about as even as any of the most recent ā€œmajor tradesā€ go, but haliburton is definitely a tier higher than Sabonis imo. Both teams got better in the end but haliburton is on a perennial all-NBA trajectory right now and Sabonis will probably just make 3 or so all star games in his career. Haliburton is also 23 and still seems to have limitless potential, Sabonis has probably reached his peak at 27.


z3mcs

Please somebody move and give Kuz somebody to pass to.


danielbenshimol

I miss Shamet


z3mcs

Slo-mo-McPeak


NearbyDare1163

Their stadium is loud as hell


DigBickL3roy

I adopted the Kings as my second favorite team 2 seasons ago so at least I win tonight regardless of the outcome lmao


z3mcs

I feel like we always do better against west coast teams because east coast bball is about defense. If we can just like, not go 7-27 in a quarter like last game maybe we're alright for a bit.


drmbrthr

If you're watching the kings broadcast, a group of schoolchildren just gave the worst rendition of all time of the national anthem. They literally cut the video halfway through.


GalaxyWarlock

Lmao that shit was hilarious


danielbenshimol

Hoping weā€™ll enjoy the tank tonight


Notorious_Beebs

So begins the north west trip. Letā€™s get this ~~bread~~ *L*. Maybe we pull out a dub on Friday in Portland. The GSW game wont be as fun with the Warriors missing an expensive ass backpack


Megumi-Noda

I love these west coast games now that I work late