This is not Greg Oden.
Well, it was nice to see some basketball last night. Wait. I couldn’t see jack shit thanks to News 10, Comcast, and the Kings. And even better, I couldn’t even listen to it without paying an ass-chewing amount thanks to NBA.com since I already threw down $200 bucks to watch the Kings on League Pass. So much for being a fan and wanting to support your team eh? The annual $500 bucks I thrown down on them simply isn’t enough to watch a meaningless, boring, preseason game. Silly me.
As to the game, the Kings played well for the first half keeping up with the high powered Blazers, even leading late in the 2nd quarter. Jason Thompson and Tyreke Evans both had strong first halfs but both cooled down in the 2nd as did the rest of the team.
The Blazers front line of Greg Oden and LaMarcus Aldridge abused the Kings on the defensive end (I’m sensing a problem…) with Oden going for 18 & 9 in limited action and Aldridge dumping in 20 points during his limited floor time.
The Kings only managed to shoot 37% for the game which was not helped by the combined efforts of Nocioni, Martin, and newcomer Sergio Rodriguez who combined to shoot 4 of 35 on the night.
A better effort from those three and the Kings might be returning to Sacramento, victory in hand.
The same two teams meet tonight at Arco – Game time is 7:00 PM.
Life long San Francisco Giants/49ers/Sacramento Kings fan living in Southern California after getting lost on a family trip to see Shamu in the early 90's. I'm currently the Editor of both the San Francisco Giants (Around The Foghorn) and Sacramento Kings (A Royal Pain) blogs on the FanSided network, where I'm paid in gum. In addition, I am the co-administrator of KingsForum.net, a Sacramento Kings fan forum. As you can tell by my fandom choices, I'm a bit of a masochist. As to the rumors, yes, they're true - I was the one who shot 50 Cent nine times, and yes, it ain't no fun if the homies can't have none, especially when you don't include a unicorn in the festivities. Am I right, or am I right?
If you need to find me, I'd check your local county jail intake first - or hit me up on Twitter @aroyalpain or @roundthefoghorn if you're feeling risky.
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