April 13, 2001
						Kings Win Jeremydb26 You have to love this team!! However, there are only four emotions you have with this team: 1) Tears of joy - whether it is coming back from 28, 24, or 21 and winning a game or seeing Vlade, Chris, Peja, and Hedo hug and love each other showing that race, color, or nationality doesn't matter. It is about playing as a team and loving the team you play with. Tears of joy - watching the Kings beat the Spurs in OT in SA without CWebb. 2)Tears of sadness - seeing the Kings lose to Philly at home in December after they missed a chance to win in regulation, seeing the Kings get blown out by Dallas and the Wolves, seeing the Kings lose a heartbreaker to the Knicks in NY, seeing the Kings lose a heartbreaker to the Lakers at home.
	Photo by Hallama This fellow narrowly avoided being lynched by Kings fans, last night, as the Kings prevailed despite his incompetence.
	3)Anger - seeing CWebb taking too many jump shots, seeing the team forget how to play defense in close games, seeing the refs screw the Kings (sorry Critic), seeing the refs screw Pollard, losing a game the Kings shouldn't have lost 4)911 heart attack - 9 OT wins, 13 OT games, the Clippers games, the Knicks games, the 76er game at home, the Bucks game, the Lakers games, the Blazers games...shoot, about 50 of the games we played this year! And finally....watching the Kings beat in the Spurs in OT in SA without CWebb!!!!! You may cry because we won, cry because we lost, be angry because of the way we played or the fact we didn't play or were screwed by the refs, need to see your doctor due to a profound loss of hearing, or have 911 on speed dial, the fact of the matter is.... YOU GOT TO LOVE THIS TEAM!!
					Photo submitted by Bonsy Towel Dance The guys celebrate Peja's shot!
	Relive the Magic.  Ecstatic  Exclaimations! celter07 Peja for TWOOOOooo!!!! PistonJW Peja my Prince. What a great comeback! YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bonsy AAAAAA!!!!!!   KINGS WIN! KINGS WIN!!!!   PEJA! PEJA! PEJA!!!! Public Enemy Pager saves his biggest shot for last!!!!!! Wooooooooooooohoooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! JB WAHOOOOO! That was incredible! The Kings will not be denied the Pacific Division lead. That has to be the biggest win of the year! BM KINGS WIN!   YEEEEEEEAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH! Jodystone I love it when my game is wrong, that was a great game. 3 is the magic number go kings!  Peja is the man give that guy a hand. Sioux32 There is a certain satisfaction in beating both the Spurs AND the stripers. Go Kings!!!! Ken I still think the refs made a lot of bad calls, but right now, all I care about is the Kings' W. Gotta be the best win of the season! GO KINGS! The Real JC Wow!!!!!!! did that game have a championship feel or what. They overcame adveristy at every turn to get the win, that is a makeup of a true winner. I swear this team is going to give me an ulcer. burek i jogurt I have severely damaged my nervous system tonight. Met a Sacramento native at NYC's ESPN Sportszone (easy to recognize when a Kings' game is on). We were bouncing off walls the entire game. Promised I will go to church tomorrow if it went in as Peja was driving with the go ahead floater. That means I have to shave and dress nicely. I will scare some people at work for sure.
	I Love This Team Bo Kimble How do you not love this team? My son asks me a lot, who is my favorite King? I lean towards Pollard, but tell me . . . Bobby Jackson, Hedo, C-Webb, Jason, Vlade, Peja, Jon Barry . . . even the guys who don't play. Unbelievable. This team is amazing. I'm out of breath. These guys are crazy. I had an earlier post today . . . Jon Barry would be a big key. A couple three's and some energy. I hate it when I'm right. Speaking of right, cQ, he's been right on Turkoglu all year long. Nice call. This is so much fun. In fact I could see Webber mouthing "I'm coming back." into Vlades ear after the game. (of course I'm kidding, but winning these games in this fashion, he's got to) One last note: Tim Duncan is a man. Great win. Go Kings. God has finally smiled upon us Kings fans. Has this year been one incredible ride? Unbelivable. I mean, most of us used to be on the SacBee board, wondering who would be a better first round pick, Derek Anderson or Olivier St. Jean. Now look at us. I'm so proud to be a Kings fan. We've lived thru the Olden Polynice years, the Dick Motta years, the Bill Russell years. I'm just . . . heck, this team has HEART and COURAGE and everything else. I NEVER, EVER, EVER would've thought that this franchise could've accomplished what it has this year. At least not in my lifetime. Thank you Geoff Petrie, thank you Joe and Gavin. Thank you Chris Webber. Thank you Kings.
	New Rule Changes parso Actually Zone might be good for the Kings. To beat a zone you usually need three things: Good sharp shooters who will punish the zone. Another obvious thing is having penetration to force the zone to collapse. If they collapse punish with Pedja Jwill DC and Hido. However I think having big men who can shoot from midrange is key also. Usually against a well played zone we could give the ball to Vlade or Cwebb around the free throw line. Their ability to turn and shoot will cause the opponents frontline to react opening things up for back cuts. I think and its only my opinion that this rule will help the Kings. They will have the man power to stop Shaq inside and it will be tough to play zone on us... just my humble opinion
	Numbers and Such Critic I didn't see the game, but I found the box score pretty informative beyond just documentation of the contributions of CWebb and Peja and the contributions of BJ, all of which were picked up in the AP report on the game. First, the Kings outrebounded the Spurs 59-58. That says a lot, especially considering the opponent. Second, Vlade stepped up and had a heck of a game against the twin towers. Third, despite going into OT, no Kings starter played more than 41 minutes, which says RA remembered in the heat of battle that he would need some legs in Dallas too. Fourth, Jason had FIVE steals, 9 Assists and 4 t/o's and took only 6 shots, 2 of which were 3's. Those numbers say he was distributing the ball, playing under control and working on D -- in other words, being the PG they need him to be. Fifth, the Spurs guards didn't have big stats, which suggests Christie and BJ were getting help from Jason on D. The Spurs need their guards to bomb away to open up the inside for the big guys. When their guards are controlled, then it becomes a real war for them inside -- they can still win, but they really have to bust their butts to do it. While I realize the Kings' season would have continued even if they had lost last night, I think the Kings really needed to win THAT game. It secured the Texas win they needed to hold off the Lakers just by winning their last 3 (against a decent team they "own" and 2 bad teams). It makes the Dallas game one that is about FIRST seed chances, not a nail biter needed for the 2d seed. IMO, they'll be looser vs Dallas (in the good sense of looser) because of the win. Even if they lose to Dallas, that one win in Texas keeps the Phoenix game from being one where they could start sensing the bottom falling out. IMO, it frees their minds to handle those last 3 games easily, while two Texas losses could have really put a dent in their confidence. Winning a big game in OT with CWebb watching may also have a positive impact on RA considering multiple end-of-game options instead of just running every possession through CWebb. IMO, their best end of game 1/2 court scenario on offense has Jason getting the ball to Peja for a shot, with CWebb and Vlade crashing the boards for a rebound if Peja misses. I still remember the championship Bullets team, in clutch possessions at the end, going not to its acknowledged star (Elvin Hayes) but instead to its coolest guy under pressure (Bobby Dandridge), with E and Wes crashing the boards in case Bobby D missed. We all immitate what we've seen work. Reading that Divac and and CWebb at different times have told Peja to keep firing even if "cold" is a big positive for Peja's confidence and his sense of his role on the team -- and it shows CWebb and Vlade care more about the win than their own personal glory. Think anyone on the Blazers ever said that to Wells? Think Shaq ever said it to Kobe?