Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiight. What the hell was that!?!? Did the Kings just beat the Spurs or did I have one of my more entertainingly fevered dreams, like the time I won Adriana Lima in a lottery?

Because I could have swore I just saw Mikki Moore outplay Tim Duncan, Beno Udrih outplay Tony Longoria and John Salmons outplay Manu “rapidly balding” Ginobili.

This was the absolute case-in-point game that explains completely why this team is growing on me like an especially exciting fungus. I actually said aloud during the third quarter (to no one in particular) that I don’t even care if the Kings win this game because I have enjoyed how well they have played. They hustled, they played with heart, they didn’t allow Desperate Housewives to drive to the hoop all night and they played defense. More than anything, though, they had fun. They were chest bumping, head patting, the acceptable form of butt slapping, exalting victorious dunkings on high…

After the third quarter the Kings had stretched a four-point cushion out to 13 by scoring an unfathomable 34 points in the frame. Listen carefully, Kings fans, as this is likely the only time I will utter the following: Mikki Moore rules. He shot 8-for-9 from the floor, scored 17 points and had two blocks. He also threw down a disgusting, nasty, putrid, filthy, gross, dank, rancid, rotten and steaming dunk on Tim Duncan’s head in the fourth quarter that nearly sent me into cardiac arrest. He played so well that talking head Jim Kozimor moaned (while watching a replay of a Moore dunk) “Oh, Mikki, gimme some of that two-hand love.” I sat and stared at the screen for what seemed like 15 minutes after I heard it. It was truly accidental improv comedy at its finest.

Udrih, a member of the Spurs from 2004-06, scored a career-best 27 points against his former mates. He basically did whatever he wanted whether it was driving the length of the court for a layup or settling for an ill-advised nothing-but-net three.

Kevin Martin was non-existent except for an impressive little eight-point flurry early in the third. He finished with 10 points, but missed his first six shots and seems to be in the first real slump of his career.

Miller stepped up and played his butt off, ripping off a 17, 10 and 7 game, much like he used to do in years past. He made a very Vlade-esque behind the back pass that led to a layup that sent the few fans in attendance at ARCO into a frenzy.

It was just fun basketball and if they can play like that with even a shred of consistency, maybe a playoff run isn’t so far out of this realm. The Kings play four more at home during this homestand, starting with the Warriors on Wednesday.