When those agonizing last minutes and seconds had mercifully run out, when the 97 point fourth quarter lead had finally gone down better than Kobe Bryant's Cheeseburger, when Bobby Jackson had made the clinching free throws and Gavin and Joe Maloof had allegedly danced out on the floor, the Kings had their 9 6 split and the series was tied.
Kings game 9 security blanket is full of holes.