[Game] Indiana Pacers @ Sacramento Kings, 1/18/2024, 7:00p PST/10:00p EST

[NewArena]

Fox really can’t stay in front of McConnoll

All the open 3's he gave up to Gracen Allen the other night was really eye opening to me. Not sure what's been going on with him this month, maybe it's something personal beyond exhaustion. I haven't seen this lack of focus and effort from him since Haliburton was here

 

[Kingz19]

Oh my god lmao

 

[dude12]

Fox got laid out

 

[Sluggah]

Unreal FT shooting

 

[Tetsujin]

Malik’s got the yips

 

[KF8]

lose at the line until the end

 

[HndsmCelt]

Uhh what?? It happens all the time. 76ers are like 3-8 without Embiid. They pretty much concede losses when he sits( except when we played them). But it’s not just Hali. They’re missing Nembhard, Nesmith and just trade Brown. Those are 4 very critical pieces.

Players on the court win or lose. Guys not on the court are only a factor in the minds of the fans and the fantasy folks

 

[pdxKingsFan]

Monstars can give us Malik Monk and DFox back now please.

 

[captain bill]

Embarrassing

 

[Showtime]

No team ever won or Lost based on the players that didn't play. The pacers have played a damn good game put up 124 points and they're not done yet. Don't discount the players that busted their ass on that court because their name isn't Tyrese halliburton.

The point was not to panic at this performance. My counter was that it isn't just normal struggling when a weak team absolutely lights them up.

 

[The_Jamal]

Nightly post:

We don't deserve to win this game, but why do the refs insist on stealing game after game? How is that not a foul on McConnel?

 

[KF8]

key to beating the kings.. hack a king lol

 

[TaxMan]

Why the **** did I turn that game back on with 30 seconds left

 

[NewArena]

And wailing and gnashing of teeth is really uncalled for. Despite the fact that the team has played awful defense tonight and Fox Monk in Barnes have been missing, the team scored at a pretty good clip and showed some signs of Life at the end. The previous two games that we choked on were again games we played pretty well for the bulk of the game. This isn't about changing the coach, making a major trade or dismantling the team it's just about teaming up. 3 days may work wonders

For sure. It's not an excuse to say these guys desperately need rest ... it's just unfortunate they didn't lock those previous two games up that were there for the taking, because i'm pretty sure most of us had this game penciled in as the scheduled loss after the road trip. Nothing was more predictable than tonight, for me personally.

 

[Tetsujin]

Monstars can give us Malik Monk and DFox back now please.

Fox absolutely showed up in that last stretch. Malik is still under the effects of the jinx I put on him in the Suns game.

 

[QWERTYLICIOUS]

Sacramento, California: Where a 5 point loss all of a sudden feels like a 500 point loss.

 

[est.1999]

18/32 from the line lol this team already quit on the season and we’re barely into January. Why should any of us waste energy watching them?

 

[dude12]

Amazing what happens when you apply pressure on defense

 

[Kingz19]

I think Monk’s “I’ll be better” tweet needs a community note at this point

 

[206Fan]

I could’ve lived with missing a game tying 3.

but missing crucial FTs????

Monk is not good enough.

 

[Tetsujin]

key to beating the kings.. hack a king lol

They don’t even need to worry about the free throws. If they throw a guy to the ground, the refs aren’t even gonna call it anyways.

 

[SacTownKid]

Yes! Another report on the way! lol.

 

[HndsmCelt]

For sure. It's not an excuse to say these guys desperately need rest ... it's just unfortunate they didn't lock those previous two games up that were there for the taking, because i'm pretty sure most of us had this game penciled in as the scheduled loss after the road trip. Nothing was more predictable than tonight, for me personally.

Absolutely.

 

[Tizzy Flip]

Players on the court win or lose. Guys not on the court are only a factor in the minds of the fans and the fantasy folks

No, it’s called facts. Lookup records without Embiid, Jokic, Doncic, Lebron on the floor. We just crapped the bed and are mentally weak. This is not an attribute the best teams have

 

[Showtime]

Send Barnes to castle black.

 

[The_Jamal]

I could’ve lived with missing a game tying 3.

but missing crucial FTs????

Monk is not good enough.

to be fair, McConnel is just allowed to push Fox to the ground apparently. Didn't have that one in the cards, but probably should have

 

[Krunker]

No magic comeback this time, although refs refused to whistle at least two obvious calls

 

[KF8]

I could’ve lived with missing a game tying 3.

but missing crucial FTs????

Monk is not good enough.

because the basketball gods are cruel... they let us back in the game only to lose on crucial last freethrows.

 

[SacTownKid]

Amazing what happens when you apply pressure on defense

The Kings play 1 type of defense well and that's it.

 

[Tetsujin]

No, it’s called facts. Lookup records without Embiid, Jokic, Doncic, Lebron on the floor. We just crapped the bed and are mentally weak. This is not an attribute the best teams have

I generally agree with your point but the Pacers have had one of the best records in the league since Tyrese did the splits.