How's Keegan Doing?

[Franisdaman]

Suns @ Sac @ 9:30 PM on NBA TV. Redemption? Repeat? We'll see. Say hi to KD, Booker, Beal, and the 3 pt specialist Eric Gordon.

#7 (and current play in team) Phoenix is one game behind #6 New Orleans. If the Suns somehow tie the Pelicans in the final standings, Phoenix won the season series over New Orleans 2-1.

Remaining schedules:

#7 Suns at #8 Kings
#7 Suns at #2 Minnesota

#6 Pelicans at #9 Warriors
#6 Pelicans vs #10 LA Lakers

 

[Hawksfor3]

#7 (and current play in team) Phoenix is one game behind #6 New Orleans. If the Suns somehow tie the Pelicans in the final standings, Phoenix won the season series over New Orleans 2-1.

Remaining schedules:

#7 Suns at #8 Kings
#7 Suns at #2 Minnesota

#6 Pelicans at #9 Warriors
#6 Pelicans vs #10 LA Lakers

Without looking at the box score, I'll bet Mike played almost the entire bench. He's done that several times this season. That tells you, that at times he's "searching" for the right combination. He's done that when other teams have solidified their rotations. I'm not including any injuries. I suspect that some big moves may be coming in the off-season. At least, I hope so. With the current roster, I just don't see how he can meet the team goals he set, especially on the defensive side of the ball. The defense has improved, but they still can't get enough stops.

 

[Franisdaman]

Minnesota beat Atlanta

OKC beat Milwaukee

San Antonio beat Denver by 1 point (huge upset, to say the least)


With one more game to go, here's the Top 3 seeds in the West:

1. Minnesota............56-25
2. Oklahoma City....56-25
3. Denver..................56-25

 

[Hawksfor3]

Been watching Pels against the Warriors. 1st quarter stats for NO: 28% FG and 13% 3 PT. LMAO, never fails. Blow out the Kings and suck afterward. 1-8 from 3.

 

[EagleHawk]

Person/people with the cow bells need to be beaten badly and often

 

[Hawksfor3]

Person/people with the cow bells need to be beaten badly and often

Hell no!

 

[Hawksfor3]

Kings go down to the Suns. Keegan with 23 pts, 7 rebs, and 3 stls.

 

[Franisdaman]

Kings go down to the Suns. Keegan with 23 pts, 7 rebs, and 3 stls.

The Kings (45-36) are now the #9 seed in the Western Conference with 1 game to go.

Other Keegan's stats:

43 min (of 48 possible)

5-12 (42%) from 3
4-7 (57%) from 2
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9-19 (47%) overall shooting

0-0 (0%) FTs

23 Points
7 Rebounds (2 offensive)
3 Steals
0 Assists
0 Blocks

0 Turnovers
1 Foul

 

[hawkjt]

Kings outscored 12-4 down the stretch to lose by one. Choking like dogs.
Last possession is typical Kings.
Down one with 8 seconds...fox dribbles into a triple team and gets stripped. Hero ball at its worst.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Portland @ Sac @ 2:30 PM tomorrow on Root Sports and League Pass. Final game of the regular season. Last opportunity to see Keegan and Kris together.

 

[LaQuintaHawkeye]

Kings outscored 12-4 down the stretch to lose by one. Choking like dogs.
Last possession is typical Kings.
Down one with 8 seconds...fox dribbles into a triple team and gets stripped. Hero ball at its worst.

I'm not sure they need an overhaul, but if the Kings don't make some big moves in the offseason, or over the next couple offseasons, then I hope Keegan gets out and to a better organization. Miami or Boston are a couple of teams that I think he would shine with.

 

[Franisdaman]

I'm not sure they need an overhaul, but if the Kings don't make some big moves in the offseason, or over the next couple offseasons, then I hope Keegan gets out and to a better organization. Miami or Boston are a couple of teams that I think he would shine with.

The Kings need to take a hard look at how they went from the #3 seed in the Western Conference last year to the #9 seed this year. If the playoffs started today, JUST TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS, they'd have to beat #10 seed Golden State at home and then they'd have to beat the loser of #7 Phoenix/#8 LA Lakers (road game).

Look at all the games they've blown this season.

This was as of April 9th:

 

[Hawksfor3]

I'm not sure they need an overhaul, but if the Kings don't make some big moves in the offseason, or over the next couple offseasons, then I hope Keegan gets out and to a better organization. Miami or Boston are a couple of teams that I think he would shine with.

McNair did little to nothing in both the offseason and Trade Deadline, and it provided no hedge after Huerter and Monk got injured. Sasha Vezenkov went down prior to the Monk and Huerter injuries, but he's only provided flashes of what he could be in the future. The Kings can use at least one piece in the starting rotation and one bench piece IMO, and that's if Monk decides to stay in Sacramento this offseason, as he's on an expiring contract.

 

[Hawksfor3]

The Kings need to take a hard look at how they went from the #3 seed in the Western Conference last year to the #9 seed this year. If the playoffs started today, JUST TO GET INTO THE PLAYOFFS, they'd have to beat #10 seed Golden State at home and then they'd have to beat the loser of #7 Phoenix/#8 LA Lakers (road game).

Look at all the games they've blown this season.

This was as of April 9th:

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Just watched Matt's podcast, and he provided footage from the last play where Fox was hacked by Beal. Hard to see the contact because Booker was in the way, so make your guesses. Blowing big leads was the most frustrating thing for me this year. The Kings had a 16 pt lead in the 3rd, and gave it up once again. Fox and Mike Brown may have an argument about the foul at the end, but that's not why they lost.

 

[Franisdaman]

Minnesota beat Atlanta; OKC beat Milwaukee; San Antonio beat Denver by 1 point (huge upset, to say the least). With one more game to go, here's the Top 3 seeds in the West:

1. Minnesota............56-25
2. Oklahoma City....56-25
3. Denver..................56-25

By the way, the Wolves' TV crew got this wrong last night. They put up a graphic stating that since the Wolves have the best Western conference record (37-14), that they were the current the #1 seed; they showed OKC (35-16) at #2 and Denver (32-19) at #3.

Well, apparently the 3-way tie breaker is your record vs the other 2 teams, which makes the current top 3 seeds this:

1. Oklahoma City.....56-25
2. Minnesota............56-25
3. Denver...................56-25

 

[Franisdaman]

Just watched Matt's podcast, and he provided footage from the last play where Fox was hacked by Beal. Hard to see the contact because Booker was in the way, so make your guesses. Blowing big leads was the most frustrating thing for me this year. The Kings had a 16 pt lead in the 3rd, and gave it up once again. Fox and Mike Brown may have an argument about the foul at the end, but that's not why they lost.

So, that's at least 14 blown double-digit leads this season. If they just win half of those 14, they'd be at 52-29 and the #4 seed

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[Hawksfor3]

I imagine Kenyon and Michelle are there and will have a nice dinner with Keegan and Kris following the game.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Kings win 121-82. Will play GS on Tuesday in the Play-in.

 

[hawkirugged17]

 

[Franisdaman]

Kings win 121-82. Will play GS on Tuesday in the Play-in.

The Kings finished the regular season at 46-36 and the #9 seed in the Western Conference. They have to win 2 games in the play in tournament to get into the 8 team Western Conference playoffs.

Keegan's stats from today:

27 min (of 48 possible)

2-7 (29%) from 3
2-5 (40%) from 2
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4-12 (33%) overall shooting

2-2 (100%) FTs

12 Points
5 Rebounds (1 offensive)
1 Steal
1 Assist
1 Block

1 Turnover
3 Fouls

 

[Franisdaman]

One bad thing about the play in tournament: the #8 seed in both the Eastern Conference (will face #1 seed Boston) & the Western Conference (will face #1 seed OK City) won't be determined until Friday.

Western Conference Play in Tournament:

#7 seed (49-33) New Orleans
#8 seed (47-35) LA Lakers
#9 seed (46-36) Sacramento
#10 seed (46-36) Golden State

• TUES, 6:30 CT, TNT: #8 LA Lakers at #7 Pelicans (winner gets 7 seed)
• TUES, 9:00 CT, TNT: #10 Warriors at #9 Kings (loser enters Draft Lottery)
• FRI, TBD, TNT: Winner 9/10 vs loser 7/8 (winner gets 8 seed) (loser enters Draft Lottery)

 

[hawkeye_wx]

Portland shot 7-45 from 3pt range against the Kings. One guy was 0-15.

 

[Franisdaman]

The season ends for either Golden State or Sacramento Tuesday night.

 

[Franisdaman]

 

[hawkjt]

Keegan won the matchup with Kris...the whole family won, period.
What a dream come true for Murray family. Congrats to them all.

 

[Franisdaman]

Keegan won the matchup with Kris...the whole family won, period.
What a dream come true for Murray family. Congrats to them all.

The money's not bad, too.

Keegan's Career Earnings:
2022-23:....$8,008,440
2023-24:....$8,409,000
TOTAL:.......$16,417,440

Next season he is scheduled to make $8,809,560

Kris' Earnings:
2023-24: $2,847,480

Next season he is scheduled to earn $2,990,040

 

[Hawksfor3]

GS @ Sac @ 9 PM tomorrow night on TNT and TruTV. One and done for both teams. Go Keegan. My prediction is a loss for Sac, unfortunately.

 

[Franisdaman]

GS @ Sac @ 9 PM tomorrow night on TNT and TruTV. One and done for both teams. Go Keegan. My prediction is a loss for Sac, unfortunately.

The Kings have to win tomorrow and Friday just to get into the playoffs as the #8 seed.

• TUES, 6:30 CT, TNT: #8 LA Lakers at #7 Pelicans (winner gets 7 seed)
• TUES, 9:00 CT, TNT: #10 Warriors at #9 Kings (loser enters Draft Lottery)
• FRI, TBD, TNT: Winner 9/10 vs loser 7/8 (winner gets 8 seed) (loser enters Draft Lottery)

 

[Hawksfor3]

The Kings have to win tomorrow and Friday just to get into the playoffs as the #8 seed.

• TUES, 6:30 CT, TNT: #8 LA Lakers at #7 Pelicans (winner gets 7 seed)
• TUES, 9:00 CT, TNT: #10 Warriors at #9 Kings (loser enters Draft Lottery)
• FRI, TBD, TNT: Winner 9/10 vs loser 7/8 (winner gets 8 seed) (loser enters Draft Lottery)

When Sac plays GS @ G1C, there's almost as many GS fans there.

 

[Hawksfor3]

OT: Just learned that Jordi Fernandez will become the Head Coach of the Nets, following this post-season. Good luck to Jordi! @Franisdaman.

 

[Franisdaman]

Does Golden State's or Sacramento's season end tonight?

The #9 seed Kings (or the #10 Warriors) have to win tonight and Friday just to get into the playoffs as the #8 seed.

The Play in Tournament Schedule for the Western Conference:

• TUES, 6:30 CT, TNT:....#8 LA Lakers at #7 Pelicans (winner gets 7 seed)
• TUES, 9:00 CT, TNT:..#10 Warriors at #9 Kings (loser enters Draft Lottery)
• FRI, TBD, TNT:..............Winner 9/10 vs loser 7/8 (winner gets 8 seed) (loser enters Draft Lottery)

Charles Barkley said today that the Warriors are done as we know them (he says they're old, worn & torn).

Hit the PLAY button.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Does Golden State's or Sacramento's season end tonight?

The #9 seed Kings (or the #10 Warriors) have to win tonight and Friday just to get into the playoffs as the #8 seed.

The Play in Tournament Schedule for the Western Conference:

• TUES, 6:30 CT, TNT:....#8 LA Lakers at #7 Pelicans (winner gets 7 seed)
• TUES, 9:00 CT, TNT:..#10 Warriors at #9 Kings (loser enters Draft Lottery)
• FRI, TBD, TNT:..............Winner 9/10 vs loser 7/8 (winner gets 8 seed) (loser enters Draft Lottery)

Charles Barkley said today that the Warriors are done as we know them (he says they're old, worn & torn).

Hit the PLAY button.

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They may have some older guys but TJD and Podziemski kave stepprd up. And you have the usual suspects like Green, Kuminga, Paul, Looney, Wiggins, Curry, and Thompson. I'm afraid Sac's season ends tonight.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Bump. Kings game coming on shortly.

 

[Hawksfor3]

Lakers take down NO.

 

[hawkirugged17]

Draymond 3 answered by a Keegan 3 to start the game!

 

[hawkirugged17]

First 3 Kings' possessions are Keegan 3 attempts. He makes 2.

 

[EagleHawk]

First 3 Kings' possessions are Keegan 3 attempts. He makes 2.

Make it 3️⃣ threes

 

[hawkirugged17]

Make it 3️⃣ threes

 

[Franisdaman]

Keegan ended the 1st quarter with a game-high 14 points (in 12 minutes). He shot 4-7 (57%) from three and 5-10 (50%) overall.

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