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Game 4 will.
game 1
game 2
which loss do u think hurt the kings more? game 1 or game 2?
I think game 2 'cause if hurts so much more, when you had the game in your pocket and its taken from you in the last seconds. (.4 ?)
Game 4 will.
Game 2. .4 seconds all over, except the decimal was in the wrong place. And they missed.
Losing a game you should have lost is digestible -- Ok, we did something wrong and we paid the price. Let's fix this. But losing a game you should have won? Sisyphus had more chance of recovering from that.
No, they will win game 4
Spurs will win game 3, then close it out in SA....just like I predicted from the getgo.
It's got to be two. Professionals can shrug off a loss when they just didn't show up for the game. But here they playing nearly as well as they could possibly be expected and they couldn't hold on down the stretch. That's got to feel a lot worse to know that even your best may not be enough.
u think? I think if they will win one, it will be game 3. We still will win it in 5 or 6(as I predicted)
game 2 loss has to hurt more sincethey were soooooo close.
they actually did have a chance & lost it.
I say Sac takes Friday's game by a margin of 5-10 points, and then the Spurs edge by in a nailbiter on Sunday to go up 3-1 coming back to SA.
If the Kings lose game 3 Friday they will fold like a cheap lawn chair.
Hammer down!!!!!! It's time for some more rest!
Game 2 reminds me of the Portland series in 99. They kept it pretty close but then when Elliott hit the MDM, kinda took all the wind out of their sails.
Game 2 reminds me of the Portland series in 99. They kept it pretty close but then when Elliott hit the MDM it kinda took all the wind out of their sails.
game 2 was a killer to sac. we will have the momentum from that game, but sac will get some back since Artest will be back and they are at home. think it will be another nail bitter friday, will decide it this goes 4 or 6.
34-point beatdown or a dagger leading to an overtime win?
I think it's a toss up.
They can't be in good mental shape.
That being said, the Spurs need to come out very aggressive at Arco. Getting off to a good start is key in Game 3.
I think the Spurs will win Game 3, but I think they may struggle to close them out in Game 4. It's very tought to sweep a team and close them out on their own floor, and Sacramento has a lot of pride. I predict Spurs will win the series in Game 5.
In terms of the question, I think the blowout probably hurt more, based on the postgame quotes. They're seeing Game 2 as "we played hard, just came up short, now we're going home" - they had no excuses to make about Game 1. But the impact of the two losses together has to be tough.
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Did you see game 2 WCF '99?
It wasn't close at all; Portland was up by tons. The Miracle was so huge because it capped an almost impossible comeback.
This one is tough on the Kings, but not MDM or .04 tough....because arguably their best player wasn't there.
Mentally they have that to fall back on.
ie: We could have won that w/o Artest - we'll get 'em when he gets back.
Spurs still have some psyche crushing to do in this one IMO.
That's my thoughts. If the Kings are going to win one, it has to be game three I think, or they will fold like a cheap suit Sunday.
You would think that, on the surface, but I've seen these series go this way - one team goes up by 3, on the verge of being swept, and they fight and claw for their pride and dignity and pull out a win, and then lose the series in 5 or 6 games. It's not logical, but it's what happens most of the time when you are facing a quality team. Sacramento has a lot of pride. They're going to fight like to not get swept if they go down 3-0. The pressure is MORE on the Spurs at that point, because Sacramento has nothing to lose.
If we lose game 3, on the other hand, Sacramento will believe they've got a chance to get back in the series. It's more important to win game 3, I think, to maintain psychological advantage.
They obviously weren't hurt by the game 1 loss considering they deserved to win that game, and they almost did.
Except the Kings have one crutch they can lean on: Artest was out.
If they can convince themselves that all they have to do is play like this again with Artest and they'll win, then game 3 will be a huge dogfight.
So I say neither wins hurts them more. The one that will hurt them will be game 3.
It's the same old situation to this point--nothing remarkable has happened until a home team loses.
game two hasd to hurt the most because they were never in game one in the first place
But remember, for that to happen Artest has to step up and cover the twenty some points that Martin put up last night. With that bum thumb, and Bowen all over him, I don't think he can do that, unless of course he takes about 40 shots getting there.Except the Kings have one crutch they can lean on: Artest was out.
If they can convince themselves that all they have to do is play like this again with Artest and they'll win, then game 3 will be a huge dogfight.
I actually like the Spurs chances better with Artest than without him.
Not that I would expect Martin to have another career night though.
And I haven't checked the stat sheet, but I know that kid had to be shooting an out of sight percentage. I just don't see Ron Ron doing that.
There are certainly arguments for why the Kings might be worse on the offensive end with Artest out, because he has a prediliction for overestimating his offensive abilities and dominating the ball.
I'm just saying if the Kings play like they did last night and have Artest they're going to be very tough. Manu is unlikely to have another game like that if Artest is on him.
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