WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:05.679 Welcome into Clippers Talk. Here's a new sheriff in town. You won't be 2 00:00:05.759 --> 00:00:08.839 able to deny if you're going to go to the NBA Finals. I believe 3 00:00:08.880 --> 00:00:12.080 it in my heart. This is the best team in the history of the 4 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:18.679 franchise. I am all about the Clipper Nation. This is Clippers Talk. 5 00:00:18.839 --> 00:00:22.440 They're trying to win the whole thing. A postgame look. It's your La 6 00:00:22.519 --> 00:00:27.519 Clippers recapping the game, the stars and looking ahead to what's next. To 7 00:00:27.600 --> 00:00:32.479 hear episodes you've missed. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or wherever you 8 00:00:32.560 --> 00:00:41.200 podcast. Now your host of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam auslin. Ela former 9 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:48.159 Spur, took down the Spurs tonight. Kawhi Leonard back second straight game for 10 00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:52.439 the Clippers. He has eleven on five of eight shooting with four assists, 11 00:00:52.439 --> 00:00:57.200 and the Clippers have their first wire to wire win of the season. They 12 00:00:57.240 --> 00:01:00.439 go on to win one, nineteen to ninety seven over Sin Antonio. Clippers 13 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:04.400 led by as many as thirty in this one. Welcome into Clipper Stock. 14 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:08.640 I'm Adam Oslin eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty 15 00:01:08.760 --> 00:01:14.000 nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number coming up. We're looking 16 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:19.200 for postgame audio from coach Lou Will get to your phone calls. But this 17 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:23.280 just came down the wire. Paul George, who had twenty one points in 18 00:01:23.319 --> 00:01:27.239 the first half, had eighteen of them in the first quarter, where the 19 00:01:27.280 --> 00:01:30.760 Clippers had their best quarter of the season. They put up a forty spot 20 00:01:32.359 --> 00:01:36.680 and we're up by eighteen after the first twelve minutes thanks to those eighteen points 21 00:01:36.799 --> 00:01:41.599 from Paul. George didn't play in the second half, was experiencing right knee 22 00:01:41.680 --> 00:01:46.719 soreness, and our friend law Murray from The Athletic just tweeted this, I'm 23 00:01:46.799 --> 00:01:49.159 checking the blue check mark. I guess you gotta do more verification than that 24 00:01:49.280 --> 00:01:53.599 right now, but I'm pretty sure it's law Murray. A source close to 25 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:59.799 Paul George tells The Athletic that George does not believe that his knee soreness is 26 00:02:00.439 --> 00:02:06.719 and that he expects to play Monday night versus the Jazz at maybe better news 27 00:02:07.040 --> 00:02:10.960 than anything else you're gonna hear tonight, because at first there was some concern 28 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:15.039 Kauai's back. He had the right knee injury, obviously a serious injury with 29 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:20.159 ACL and then Paul George doesn't play in the second half, and you're just 30 00:02:20.199 --> 00:02:23.639 wondering when you can get everybody on the same page at the same time with 31 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:28.120 all these moving parts with the Clippers. But it looks like Paul George will 32 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:31.560 be just fine. The Clippers they were more than fine from the outside. 33 00:02:31.599 --> 00:02:38.520 They finished shooting a season high twenty one made threes twenty one to thirty nine, 34 00:02:38.280 --> 00:02:43.599 fifty four percent from three. They shot fifty five percent from the field. 35 00:02:43.599 --> 00:02:46.039 They were better from three in the first half than they were from two. 36 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:50.240 They were scorching hot, and they've been due for a game like this, 37 00:02:50.759 --> 00:02:54.000 multiple games like this. They're much better than where they've been a thirty 38 00:02:54.039 --> 00:02:58.439 four percent three point shooting team. We know that the guys are there, 39 00:02:58.439 --> 00:03:02.719 the personnel is there. They have players on this team that have proven that 40 00:03:02.800 --> 00:03:07.360 they can shoot it from the outside at a very high clip. And now 41 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:10.680 it's starting to happen, and it just looks like everything's starting to fall into 42 00:03:10.680 --> 00:03:14.680 place now that Kawhi Leonard's back. I know it's one game. I know 43 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:20.199 what's San Antonio. They've lost nine of their last ten, But the way 44 00:03:20.240 --> 00:03:23.759 the Clippers offense was running in that first quarter was special, and it was 45 00:03:23.840 --> 00:03:30.719 everyone playing off at Kawhi Leonard and John Wall, who had nine assists in 46 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:36.080 the first quarter alone, one shy the franchise record back in twenty sixteen CP 47 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:40.439 three A tennessis quarter once for the Clippers. John Wall finished, though, 48 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:46.680 with fifteen assists in the ball game, most assists for a Clipper since who 49 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:52.560 else but Chris Paul in twenty seventeen versus Charlotte. We were a twenty six 50 00:03:52.759 --> 00:03:58.240 of twenty seventeen. He brings a different element to this team. He threw 51 00:03:58.840 --> 00:04:03.639 I counted them. I think this is accurate. Five lobs, two of 52 00:04:03.680 --> 00:04:10.719 them to Kawhi Leonard, one of them to Reggie Jackson on an awe up 53 00:04:10.840 --> 00:04:15.639 layup where he was fouled, one to Paul George, and then the oop 54 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:19.560 to Terrence Man in the third from the three point line. The vision of 55 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:24.480 John Wall is special. Also got a lob to Ka Whai to start the 56 00:04:24.519 --> 00:04:30.000 fourth quarter for a layup. But fifteen assists the Clippers go for a season 57 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:34.439 high as a team thirty two. Their best number before this was twenty six 58 00:04:35.000 --> 00:04:42.439 versus the Spurs on November fourth. So if this offense can start to turn 59 00:04:42.519 --> 00:04:45.959 things around, and the defense was still good enough, holding the Spurs and 60 00:04:46.079 --> 00:04:54.199 ninety seven points. Now the Clippers can start facing top level competition and feel 61 00:04:54.319 --> 00:04:58.279 very confident going into those ball games like Monday Night against the Utah Jazz team 62 00:04:58.360 --> 00:05:01.759 that their rally around the fact that they don't feel like they have maybe a 63 00:05:01.800 --> 00:05:06.399 superstar a star market has played like one though so far this year, but 64 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:10.480 they weren't supposed to be this good. They beat Portland, who was at 65 00:05:10.480 --> 00:05:14.279 the top of the West earlier. Tonight, Clippers is gonna face them at 66 00:05:14.319 --> 00:05:16.199 home Monday night. Tip time for that one is at seven thirty. We'll 67 00:05:16.240 --> 00:05:20.759 have Clippers countdown at six thirty. Gone too long without talking about Norman Powell. 68 00:05:20.879 --> 00:05:27.720 His Clippers season high of twenty six points. An efficient twenty six from 69 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:30.600 Norman Powell. He went ten of fifteen from the field, five of seven 70 00:05:30.639 --> 00:05:34.360 from the outside, and at twelve of his twenty six points in the fourth 71 00:05:34.439 --> 00:05:39.519 quarter and all of a sudden, he's become one of the better scores for 72 00:05:39.519 --> 00:05:44.079 the Clippers in that final period where he gets on a roll where the downhill 73 00:05:44.399 --> 00:05:48.160 or with the shooting and the passing was unbelievable around the perimeter for the Clippers. 74 00:05:48.240 --> 00:05:53.439 Finding open looks, finding guys who were due to hit some of those 75 00:05:53.480 --> 00:05:57.759 looks. The only way you get to thirty two assists is guy's making shots. 76 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:02.399 It's not that the ball movement. Well, the turnovers have been atrocious 77 00:06:02.399 --> 00:06:06.360 at times, don't get me wrong. And they only had fourteen five of 78 00:06:06.399 --> 00:06:11.720 them just in the first half. They had five more in the third quarter 79 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:14.720 and then four more in the fourth quarter, and they have to get that 80 00:06:14.839 --> 00:06:17.000 under control. Fourteen is a decent number. You'd like to get it closer 81 00:06:17.040 --> 00:06:23.879 to twelve. But considering how bad they've been averaging fifteen point seven turnovers per 82 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:28.560 game so far this season, the ball movement was better. There were less 83 00:06:28.600 --> 00:06:34.600 careless passes, just those unforced turnovers that have been hurting this squad. It 84 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:41.680 looks like they're starting to clean some things up here. So a special performance. 85 00:06:41.800 --> 00:06:46.000 And now our friend Joey Lynn caught this on Twitter. I'm just getting 86 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:49.560 all the updates here. Woaj eat your heart out, Joey Lynn at Joey 87 00:06:49.639 --> 00:06:54.879 Lynn does it for SI Now caught Paul George talking with Steve Balmer after the 88 00:06:54.920 --> 00:06:59.199 games, saying a little soreness, but I'm okay, a little sorenis, 89 00:06:59.199 --> 00:07:02.399 but I'm okay, So chrisis averted. It looks like with Paul George and 90 00:07:02.439 --> 00:07:06.639 that right knee, that is the hope right now. Clippers improved to ten 91 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:10.759 and seven. They've won two in a row. They're taking on Utah on 92 00:07:10.839 --> 00:07:13.560 Monday night. Let's get out to the phone lines eight six, six, 93 00:07:13.680 --> 00:07:17.240 nine, eight seven two five seventy and first up, Javier and Lahabra Heights. 94 00:07:17.240 --> 00:07:21.839 You're on Clippers stop without a maslin Hi, Javier, it was a 95 00:07:21.920 --> 00:07:26.399 bad him. Thank you for taking our call again. Yeah, that's finally 96 00:07:26.439 --> 00:07:29.319 a game that, like you said, it was finally a blowout. I 97 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:31.519 think that's the first one of the season. And a couple of teams. 98 00:07:32.360 --> 00:07:38.199 The assist you said earlier, it was thinking thirty two assists, so that's 99 00:07:38.480 --> 00:07:43.000 you know, the ball was moving all over the quart especially in the first 100 00:07:43.040 --> 00:07:46.839 quarter or second quarter, and you know who was It wasn't just John Wall 101 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:51.920 Kawhi Leonard has been on tent intent on getting that ball movement, getting the 102 00:07:51.920 --> 00:07:57.879 ball hopping, playing hot potato with it, making the extra pass. He's 103 00:07:57.920 --> 00:08:01.800 not just going out there and trying to score, which he was able to 104 00:08:01.879 --> 00:08:03.959 in that third quarter where he had five of his eleven points hit a three 105 00:08:05.000 --> 00:08:09.839 pointer looked much better in the mid range in this game. But Kawai talked 106 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:13.560 about it postgame Thursday night, after the victory over Detroit, saying, we 107 00:08:13.720 --> 00:08:18.040 got to start ramping things up, we got to have more of a sense 108 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:22.920 of urgency. I'm paraphrasing, but he was talking about how the team was 109 00:08:22.959 --> 00:08:24.920 looking right now and how they have to improve, and he basically said in 110 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.800 every area, we have to improve. The leadership from Kawai, and then 111 00:08:28.800 --> 00:08:33.720 it played out on the court tonight. I thought with him setting the example 112 00:08:33.000 --> 00:08:37.279 of just making the extra pass but go ahead of here. Yeah, knowing 113 00:08:37.440 --> 00:08:41.399 that, but John Wall, that was pretty impressive. Like you said, 114 00:08:41.440 --> 00:08:45.240 those lobs, I mean, and he played it very well. I mean 115 00:08:45.720 --> 00:08:48.720 nine assists and with the first half or ten assists, I mean, he 116 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:52.440 was he was cleaning smart basketball. That's what you got to play, especially 117 00:08:52.519 --> 00:08:56.159 you're going to be leading to team as a point guard. And I don't 118 00:08:56.200 --> 00:09:00.720 think he had one single turnover in the first half, so that was good. 119 00:09:00.759 --> 00:09:03.919 And the second thing is Kyle he looked really well too. He starts 120 00:09:03.960 --> 00:09:09.440 scoring, being aggressive. Episode hopefully continues because like you said, the next 121 00:09:09.440 --> 00:09:15.120 game is Utahs. So he played the way to play today. They'll be 122 00:09:15.279 --> 00:09:18.200 Utah, thank you, Adam. Appreciate the phone call, Jabbier. Just 123 00:09:18.279 --> 00:09:22.840 to underscore how good the passing was tonight. There was one play in particular. 124 00:09:22.879 --> 00:09:26.320 It was in the first half. Wall got into the open court and 125 00:09:26.399 --> 00:09:30.000 you can hear the excitement of the crowd from Clippers fans whenever he does. 126 00:09:30.080 --> 00:09:33.600 Now our friend farbought Ess and Shari pointed this out, but it's palpable. 127 00:09:33.960 --> 00:09:39.000 You can tell when John Wall starts to push the basketball and plays with tempo, 128 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:41.919 that excitement builds in the arena for a highlight that could be coming, 129 00:09:41.919 --> 00:09:46.039 and there were many of them tonight. But he went behind his back, 130 00:09:46.799 --> 00:09:52.200 gave it to the tomb. He made the extra pastor Reggie, and then 131 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:54.279 he made a pass to Norman Powell in the nearside corner for a three pointer, 132 00:09:54.840 --> 00:10:01.639 and multiple guys turned down good shots for a great open look for Norm, 133 00:10:01.720 --> 00:10:05.480 who all of a sudden looks to be fitting in perfectly with this team. 134 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:09.399 Same with Reggie Jackson. Reggie last nine games over fifty percent from the 135 00:10:09.440 --> 00:10:13.639 field, over forty percent from three. I heard a lot of phone calls 136 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:20.440 on this Clippers talker on the Clippers stock sessions here late night. People complaining 137 00:10:20.440 --> 00:10:24.480 about Reggie Jackson not getting those right now. It's weird. Sean and Inglewood, 138 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:28.440 where are you? Every time you call a guy out, he starts 139 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:31.200 playing so much better. I know you're gonna take credit for it now, 140 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:33.759 coming up more Clipper stock. Back to your phone calls eight six, six 141 00:10:33.840 --> 00:10:37.159 and ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 142 00:10:37.240 --> 00:10:41.519 seventy. Clippers win one nineteen to ninety seven over the Spurs here in downtown 143 00:10:41.519 --> 00:10:48.360 Los Angeles. And this is a five seventy LA Sports George and Lennard running. 144 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:54.320 You're listening to LA Clippers basketball up top. Clipper puts it down plus 145 00:10:54.360 --> 00:11:01.480 the foul every game of all season long on their official home Clippers win one 146 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:05.799 nineteen to ninety seven over the San Antonio Spurs. Welcome back into Clippers Talk. 147 00:11:05.799 --> 00:11:09.480 I'm out of Moslin live from downtown Los Angeles. Clippers improved to ten 148 00:11:09.559 --> 00:11:13.399 and seven, and they'll be waiting for the Utah Jazz who were coming in 149 00:11:13.440 --> 00:11:16.879 Monday night. It'll be a good one. Tip time seven thirty pre games 150 00:11:16.879 --> 00:11:22.799 starting at six thirty. I mentioned Paul George the right knee soreness kept him 151 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:30.039 out of the second half, but it looks to be hopefully much ado about 152 00:11:30.039 --> 00:11:35.080 nothing with some of the reports we've gotten postgame. Now, a little bit 153 00:11:35.159 --> 00:11:41.000 of soreness, nothing to be too concerned about, and the athletic is reporting 154 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:46.440 that he'll be available to go Monday against the Utah Jazz. But speaking of 155 00:11:46.480 --> 00:11:50.080 available to go, Paul George with eighteen points in the first quarter where the 156 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:54.759 Clippers led by eighteen. And remember his last four games, and I got 157 00:11:54.759 --> 00:11:58.759 this from Dennis Dagastino or statistician here. Last four games, Specie was shooting 158 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:03.200 just thirty four percent from the field. He was really struggling. And he 159 00:12:03.240 --> 00:12:09.559 came out in this one and went eight of twelve and five of eight from 160 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:13.799 three and just looked in rhythm for those twenty one points he scored in fourteen 161 00:12:13.879 --> 00:12:18.960 minutes in the first half. Look really good. All right, let's go 162 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:24.120 to Morris and long beach. Morris, what's up here on Clippers stalk Adam. 163 00:12:24.159 --> 00:12:28.399 Every everything that you saw tonight in tonight's game, you're gonna see that 164 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.879 in the NBA, except for one thing. You're not gonna see a guy 165 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:37.000 getting nine assists in one quarter. I mean, you're not gonna see guys 166 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:39.480 get hurt all the time, but nine assists in one quarter, you need 167 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:43.720 some help. Though, you need some help. You made Paul George out 168 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:48.000 there making every shot. He took. Four of the nine assists from John 169 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:50.720 Wall in that first quarter went to Paul George. I'm trying to tell you, 170 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:54.440 but you know what, I guarantee, when those guys get the ball 171 00:12:54.519 --> 00:12:58.440 from from from John wall for some reason, they seem to like it at 172 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:01.200 him. Seems to babe this it's pretty good. And uh, you were 173 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:05.039 talking about when he's coming down in the middle of the court on a fast 174 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:09.320 break like somebody Runner two twenty and everybody's getting all excited. I said this 175 00:13:09.440 --> 00:13:13.960 before, but I needed evidence. I needed evidence John Wall is this team 176 00:13:13.960 --> 00:13:16.559 will goes as far as he goes. Okay, this team will goes. 177 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:18.399 You gotta have a quarterback. Somebody's got to be able to distribute the ball. 178 00:13:18.600 --> 00:13:22.639 And your boy Leonard, my god, it looks like what he does 179 00:13:22.720 --> 00:13:26.559 he and everybody just seems there. Confidence level just seems to rise. Jackson's 180 00:13:26.600 --> 00:13:30.120 hidden shots. You remember earlier people was talking about and need to you know, 181 00:13:30.159 --> 00:13:33.559 do something Jackson ain't talking about no talk about him, no more and 182 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:37.799 and and Paul's hidden shots. It seems like everybody's game just rise. It's 183 00:13:37.840 --> 00:13:41.039 just with him on the floor, including john Wall getting nine assists. But 184 00:13:41.039 --> 00:13:43.960 I'm gonna tell you you're not gonna see that. No more at him anyway. 185 00:13:43.960 --> 00:13:46.000 I appreciate you taking my call, but you're not gonna see that. 186 00:13:46.039 --> 00:13:50.039 No more. Talk to you later. I'd like to see it more. 187 00:13:50.600 --> 00:13:54.000 I'd be fine with seeing it more. And Morse not assist in the quarter 188 00:13:54.960 --> 00:14:01.720 is somewhat of an outlier special performance, of course, but John Wall obviously 189 00:14:01.799 --> 00:14:03.559 is capable. This is someone who has had twenty assists in the game before. 190 00:14:03.639 --> 00:14:07.840 He finished with fifteen tonight for the Clippers. But you mentioned a lot 191 00:14:07.840 --> 00:14:11.240 of guys playing with all of a sudden john Wall, with his passing, 192 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:16.320 even though his shot has failed him at times so far this season, he 193 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:18.799 could still get to the basket. He had a nice lay up in the 194 00:14:18.799 --> 00:14:22.000 fourth quarter. But Norman Powell has come alive along with Reggie Jackson. Powell 195 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:28.639 now in his last seven games, has been in double figures in six of 196 00:14:28.679 --> 00:14:35.759 them and had that efficient twenty six tonight. His season high had efficient fourteen 197 00:14:35.799 --> 00:14:41.600 against Detroit before that had games of seventeen and sixteen against Houston, and Brooklyn 198 00:14:41.639 --> 00:14:48.320 had an eighteen point game against Los Angeles Lakers seventeen against the Cleveland Cavaliers. 199 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:52.639 So all of a sudden, that six man and six man of the year 200 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:56.799 opportunity that could be in front of John or excuse me, Norm Powell, 201 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:03.360 it looks to be presenting itself. Something is different with the way he's been 202 00:15:03.360 --> 00:15:07.000 playing. I think guys are just fitting in. There's seventeen games into the 203 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:11.759 year. It's still very early. Tagus in Walnut, Tagus sharing Clippers stop 204 00:15:11.840 --> 00:15:18.200 without am Azel. I TEUs, hey you're doing Adam. I'm in the 205 00:15:18.320 --> 00:15:22.480 car with my fiance and she's a Laker fan, and I told her in 206 00:15:22.559 --> 00:15:28.600 hey, I gotta call Adam, so my apologies pretty good. I'm sorry 207 00:15:28.600 --> 00:15:33.159 now, my apologies, but you know, congratulations at the same time. 208 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:37.840 All right, I'm pretty sated. I told her I'm gonna call at him. 209 00:15:37.879 --> 00:15:39.440 But it was good man. I love the game. I think we've 210 00:15:39.519 --> 00:15:43.360 been waiting for a game like this for a while where we didn't give up 211 00:15:43.399 --> 00:15:50.200 the lead, and no coincidence that we're getting a lot more open looks from 212 00:15:50.240 --> 00:15:54.120 the three points, especially from the three point line. With Kauie back, 213 00:15:54.480 --> 00:15:58.600 there's just a lot more room, a lot better shot. Uh. That's 214 00:15:58.639 --> 00:16:03.200 two questions. One where when Luke comes back, where do you see him 215 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:11.360 coming in as far as in the rotation? What's the second question? The 216 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.519 second question is with Covington not playing a kind of out of the rotation, 217 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:21.879 I feel like since we have so many wings that I know there's a Miles 218 00:16:21.960 --> 00:16:25.879 Turner talk. But other than that, do you see like Clippers just adding 219 00:16:26.000 --> 00:16:30.320 to their roster with one more big man just because there's Zoo backets and fluble 220 00:16:30.480 --> 00:16:34.279 early? Do you think that they'll just maybe get one more big guys? 221 00:16:34.759 --> 00:16:40.519 I know Moses Brown is doing pretty well, but he hasn't got consistent minutes. 222 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:44.399 So do you see them going that route with maybe like a white Side 223 00:16:44.559 --> 00:16:48.840 or someone else? Yeah, Tajus, I appreciate the phone call. I 224 00:16:48.960 --> 00:16:56.879 think it's possibility White Side Derek favors it's white Howard's doing work overseas right now. 225 00:16:57.879 --> 00:17:03.399 There are guys available. You mentioned Miles Turner and those trade rumors that 226 00:17:03.480 --> 00:17:08.319 are out there. The good thing about the Clippers is they have a lot 227 00:17:08.440 --> 00:17:11.559 to work with. They have a lot of options because of how well they've 228 00:17:11.640 --> 00:17:17.400 drafted and because of the guys they brought in in free agency. And even 229 00:17:17.440 --> 00:17:22.319 though Roco's out of the rotation right now, I'm not worried about him all 230 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:26.440 of a sudden showing up for big minutes in the fourth quarter Monday night against 231 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:30.680 the Utah Jazz. This team stays ready. That's been their motto for a 232 00:17:30.759 --> 00:17:34.880 long time. It'll have to be the same with Luke Kennard, and with 233 00:17:36.079 --> 00:17:41.640 how hot he's been from the outside, shooting forty eight percent from three spot 234 00:17:41.720 --> 00:17:45.200 up three pointers for him right now feel like a layup. It's just too 235 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:49.480 easy. I'm not worried about him cooling off. He's dialed in. But 236 00:17:49.599 --> 00:17:52.960 they'll have to get by with Adam right now. It's gonna be tough to 237 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:56.200 fit these guys into the rotation. That's Coach Lows. It's Coach Lew's blessing 238 00:17:56.240 --> 00:17:59.480 and a curse, I guess at the same time. He's got this amazing 239 00:17:59.599 --> 00:18:03.359 roster. But how do you keep everybody in rhythm, how do you keep 240 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:07.839 everybody involved? It's not easy, but he's the perfect guy to figure this 241 00:18:07.960 --> 00:18:12.960 out, and Coach Lou we trust all right, quick time out, Clippers 242 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:18.279 win one nineteen to ninety seven over the San Antonio Spurs. More Clippers talk 243 00:18:18.400 --> 00:18:27.000 next right here on him five seventy LA Sports George and Lena running. You're 244 00:18:27.079 --> 00:18:33.720 listening to La Clippers Basketball. I'm clipp puts it down plus the foul every 245 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:40.759 game of all season long on their official home Clippers improved to ten and seven 246 00:18:41.559 --> 00:18:45.920 on this young season. They win one nineteen to ninety seven over the San 247 00:18:45.000 --> 00:18:51.279 Antonio Spurs, led by as many as thirty in this one largest margin or 248 00:18:51.359 --> 00:18:56.480 largest lead they've had so far this season. Welcome back into Clippers Talk. 249 00:18:56.960 --> 00:19:00.960 I'm Adam Oslin. A lot of guys a highlight, six players in double 250 00:19:00.039 --> 00:19:04.599 figures. Reggie Jackson has just looked completely different the last week week and a 251 00:19:04.640 --> 00:19:08.880 half. Now, catch and shoot Reggie is most definitely back when four of 252 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:14.000 four from distance from the outside is the Clippers hit twenty one three pointers, 253 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:18.799 but he was perfect to get to his twenty points was eight of eleven overall, 254 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:22.920 and after not having a game with twenty or more points this season, 255 00:19:22.519 --> 00:19:26.400 last two games, twenty three points and then twenty points tonight. So Reggie 256 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:33.599 Jackson is starting to heat up and speaking to coach lowing those rotations and knowing 257 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:37.240 who to play and win and know one who to stick with and ride out 258 00:19:37.599 --> 00:19:41.799 some of the lolls. Reggie Jackson, he's one of those guys. They 259 00:19:41.839 --> 00:19:45.400 call him Reggie roller Coaster. Sometime the Reggie experience. His play can be 260 00:19:45.519 --> 00:19:49.160 up and down, but it's been really consistent the last nine games, which 261 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:53.599 means the majority of the year where he's been above fifty percent from the field, 262 00:19:53.720 --> 00:19:59.160 above forty percent from the outside. The Clippers can just cut down on 263 00:19:59.200 --> 00:20:03.759 the turnovers. If they did tonight they were just fourteen, their offense will 264 00:20:03.799 --> 00:20:07.160 be in very good shape. They just have to get out of their own 265 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:10.640 way. They've been their own worst enemy. All right, Let's go to 266 00:20:10.960 --> 00:20:12.720 Andrew from Long Beach. Andrew, you're on Clippers stop without am Oslin. 267 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.160 Hey, what's going on? Adam A long time listener, first time caller. 268 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:21.400 I'm actually coming home from the game right now, and I just wanted 269 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:23.319 to give you your flowers. One of my favorite things to do after going 270 00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:27.440 to any game is turning on AM five seventy and listenings. Oh. I 271 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:32.640 appreciate that, Andrew, and the fact that you joined forces with Will and 272 00:20:32.720 --> 00:20:37.680 Chuck to do clips and dip is just legendary. But we're trying clips and 273 00:20:37.720 --> 00:20:41.079 double dip Monday night count on that, Yes, sir, yes, sir. 274 00:20:41.240 --> 00:20:44.279 But anyways, I'm glad I went to this game. I got the 275 00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:47.559 tickets last minute, man, and for the first time off season, we 276 00:20:47.640 --> 00:20:49.519 stuck by our moniker give no quarter, and man, it was a blast 277 00:20:49.559 --> 00:20:52.599 to watch when the balls moving and the shots are dropping. It's just a 278 00:20:52.680 --> 00:20:56.079 thing of beauty. If we can play like that every game, it's hard 279 00:20:56.119 --> 00:20:59.160 to beat us. But anyways, the last caller kind of mentioned this, 280 00:20:59.279 --> 00:21:02.119 but I just wanted to touch on it a little more and get more of 281 00:21:02.200 --> 00:21:07.160 your take on it. Why isn't Rocco playing man? Why is Roco subject 282 00:21:07.200 --> 00:21:11.240 to dnps and garbage time? I knew we were gonna have figuring out the 283 00:21:11.359 --> 00:21:14.759 rosters and figuring out minutes for all the guys, but I thought that would 284 00:21:14.839 --> 00:21:18.720 fall more on like guys like Man or Coffee. But why Roco wire signed 285 00:21:18.759 --> 00:21:22.599 him just to subject him to garbage time? Here's my best guess with that. 286 00:21:22.960 --> 00:21:26.279 And I appreciate the phone call Andrew. I appreciate the love as well, 287 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:30.599 but I think coach Leu knows what he has in Roco. I think 288 00:21:30.640 --> 00:21:33.680 he's trying to figure out early in the season what he has with some of 289 00:21:33.759 --> 00:21:37.519 these other guys and some of these other lineups. I don't think he's worried 290 00:21:37.519 --> 00:21:42.400 about Roco being cold coming into a game or being ineffective, like I said 291 00:21:42.480 --> 00:21:47.359 Monday night, if he gets big minutes against a really good Jazz team, 292 00:21:48.440 --> 00:21:52.119 I think he's trying to see what he has with guard lineups, with mixing 293 00:21:52.200 --> 00:21:53.920 and matching different guys, with some of the new guys like John Wall, 294 00:21:56.359 --> 00:22:00.519 and Rocco's just a very solid, reliable player. Think about this way. 295 00:22:00.119 --> 00:22:04.400 He came in last year to this Clippers team from Portland and just hit the 296 00:22:04.480 --> 00:22:11.039 ground running. It didn't take long at all. He was so productive for 297 00:22:11.119 --> 00:22:15.000 them, and I think early in the season, also considering where the West 298 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:18.039 is and where teams are and the Clippers just being a game and a half 299 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:22.119 back, I think currently of being the top seed in the West, it 300 00:22:22.319 --> 00:22:26.000 gives you a little bit more time to try to maybe experiment a little bit 301 00:22:26.119 --> 00:22:30.400 early in the season and figure out what you have and what guys can do. 302 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:37.880 But Rocco, he's a proven commodity. That's my best guess. That's 303 00:22:37.920 --> 00:22:41.960 all I got for you, quick time out here at Clippers Stock will come 304 00:22:41.000 --> 00:22:45.039 back close things out. Preview Monday Night's game against the Utah Jazz. This 305 00:22:45.200 --> 00:22:52.279 is a five seventy l a sports George and Leonard running. You're listening to 306 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:59.160 LA Clippers Basketball Top Clipper puts it down plus the foul every game of all 307 00:22:59.279 --> 00:23:03.799 season law on their official hole. Let first get their most dominating victory of 308 00:23:03.880 --> 00:23:08.400 the season with a one nineteen ninety seven win over the San Antonio Spurs here 309 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:12.200 in downtown Los Angeles. It was their first wire to wire winning of the 310 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:18.079 season, their biggest win margin, winning by twenty two season high fifty five 311 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:22.240 percent from the field, a season high twenty one made three pointers, and 312 00:23:22.319 --> 00:23:25.640 they led by as many as thirty. That's their biggest lead of the season 313 00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:30.799 so far. Perhaps this offense is starting to come alive. Perhaps, as 314 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:33.640 our friend Brian Siembl would say, you know that guy Kawhi Leonard pretty good 315 00:23:33.640 --> 00:23:37.279 at basketball. You know, makes a big difference, makes it life easier 316 00:23:37.400 --> 00:23:41.839 for everyone else out there. Clippers taking on the Utah Jazz Monday night. 317 00:23:42.039 --> 00:23:45.599 We'll be looking to win three straight. I'm not gonna be easy. Tip 318 00:23:45.640 --> 00:23:52.480 time at seven thirty Clippers pregame Clippers Countdown show starting at six thirty. Programming 319 00:23:52.559 --> 00:23:55.920 note on the podcast. For Clippers Talk, we will attach the interview with 320 00:23:56.079 --> 00:24:00.680 Ralph Lawler that we did pre game. Really cool. He has the book 321 00:24:00.720 --> 00:24:03.319 out. He was in the building tonight, your longtime voice of the Clippers. 322 00:24:04.319 --> 00:24:10.799 It's Bingo forty years in the NBA. Check it out. It's even 323 00:24:10.839 --> 00:24:14.599 on Amazon. It's everywhere you've been on the Amazon, like like everything's not 324 00:24:14.759 --> 00:24:17.240 already on it. Okay, before we get out of here, I do 325 00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:22.759 want to think no evil. We'll talk to you'all Monday. My friend Brian 326 00:24:22.880 --> 00:24:26.240 Seamen being on the call of Mike for Tello, a good friend, Ralph 327 00:24:26.319 --> 00:24:30.440 Lawlor, Big Brother Jake Warner here in downtown Los Angeles, the head engineer 328 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:36.839 Big Brother Jake Podcast Colin ye see Yeezy back in Burbank doing amazing fill in 329 00:24:36.920 --> 00:24:41.200 work, helping us out you, the callers, the listeners until Monday night 330 00:24:41.240 --> 00:24:44.079 with their pregame show starting at six thirty. For Clippers Jazz, I'm out 331 00:24:44.119 --> 00:24:57.400 of Maslin. We will talk to you that welcome back in the Clippers Countdown. 332 00:24:57.440 --> 00:25:00.319 I'm out of Moslin as we are just about thirty minutes away. From 333 00:25:00.359 --> 00:25:04.440 tip off here and downtown Los Angeles. It's the Clippers and Kawhi Leonard taken 334 00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:08.559 on the San Antonio Spurs. Still to come, we'll get to an NBA 335 00:25:08.680 --> 00:25:14.319 out of town scoreboard. But joining me right now, Clippers Royalty is in 336 00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:17.359 the house for this one. Clipper Nation, I know you're gonna love this. 337 00:25:17.960 --> 00:25:21.920 I'm joined by the great Ralph Lawler. His book has just been released. 338 00:25:22.519 --> 00:25:26.880 It is Bingo forty years in the NBA, appropriately tid oled. Ralph, 339 00:25:26.079 --> 00:25:29.319 is a pleasure joining you once again. It's good to see you, 340 00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:30.519 my friend. Well, Adam, it's a it's a kick for me, 341 00:25:30.720 --> 00:25:34.799 believe me. Walking into this building for the first time since probably May of 342 00:25:34.920 --> 00:25:41.559 twenty nineteen, my last game before retirement. I got goosebumps from head to 343 00:25:41.640 --> 00:25:45.799 toe when I walked in and saw the arena, and it's it's special to 344 00:25:45.880 --> 00:25:51.039 be Clipper Nation obviously misses you, Ralph. What do you miss most about 345 00:25:51.119 --> 00:25:55.640 being outside the broadcasting booth? And how's retirement been or retirement is great? 346 00:25:56.559 --> 00:26:00.440 Joe and my wife and I don't miss a whole lot, people, is 347 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:02.680 what we miss. I don't miss a job at all. I don't miss 348 00:26:03.160 --> 00:26:07.039 broadcasting, being on radio, being on television, holding a microphone to my 349 00:26:07.119 --> 00:26:11.160 hand, preparing for the games. All that that was just second nature to 350 00:26:11.319 --> 00:26:14.720 me, and it's such a large part of my life. I don't miss 351 00:26:14.839 --> 00:26:18.480 any of it. What we miss is coming into this building and seeing ab 352 00:26:18.720 --> 00:26:23.119 down in the media room where he greets us and has for all those years. 353 00:26:23.920 --> 00:26:32.119 Here was Staples Center, and seeing Hector amrrors from the security staff of 354 00:26:32.279 --> 00:26:36.359 the Clippers, and seeing you, and seeing all the people here that we've 355 00:26:36.480 --> 00:26:40.759 known so well for so long. And we missed the travel because the travel 356 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:45.200 had a compact group of fifty sixty people who you virtually lived with for seven 357 00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:52.200 months of the year. You went through the joy of winning, the misery 358 00:26:52.319 --> 00:26:56.240 of losing. You had dinners together, You spent just so much time together. 359 00:26:56.319 --> 00:27:00.240 I miss I missed that a lot. So let's dig into the book 360 00:27:00.279 --> 00:27:03.920 a little bit. Was this always in the back of your mind, you 361 00:27:03.000 --> 00:27:07.599 knew you had these stories. We had Ralph's notebook on the pregame show for 362 00:27:07.720 --> 00:27:11.200 so long, and then once you're retired, it's time to get these out 363 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:14.519 and let people hear a little bit more about not just the NBA, but 364 00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:17.680 Ralph Lawler and the life on the road. Yeah, I kind of felt 365 00:27:17.920 --> 00:27:21.759 in the last few years that I thought there was a book in me. 366 00:27:21.920 --> 00:27:25.319 I didn't really have any idea how to get it out. I was lucky 367 00:27:25.440 --> 00:27:30.279 enough to connect with Santamonica Press and a publisher named Jeffrey Goldman, who helped 368 00:27:30.319 --> 00:27:33.319 me get it out and hooked me up with a guy named Chris Epting, 369 00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:38.680 who's a pretty good author in his own right. And Chris just basically interviewed 370 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:47.000 me two hours at a time on Facebook or not Facebook, but on Skype 371 00:27:47.079 --> 00:27:51.440 or whatever it was that we were communicating with and he would lead me from 372 00:27:51.480 --> 00:27:53.119 one chapter to the other, say we need more of that from you, 373 00:27:53.200 --> 00:27:57.440 We need less of that, how about this? And pretty soon we had 374 00:27:57.480 --> 00:28:03.359 a book and I've loved it. It covers the entire seventy five years, 375 00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:07.119 first seventy five years of the NBA. We have celebrated the anniversary of the 376 00:28:07.200 --> 00:28:11.920 league last year. The very first year in nineteen forty six, my dad 377 00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:15.599 and I were immediate NBA fans. I wasn't even called the NBA in those 378 00:28:15.720 --> 00:28:19.519 days, but that's when the league was really founded because George Mikan was the 379 00:28:21.160 --> 00:28:23.680 star of the game. He was mister Basketball and we knew him because he'd 380 00:28:23.680 --> 00:28:27.799 played at DePaul University in Chicago. He played against our hometown in Pure Illinois, 381 00:28:29.000 --> 00:28:33.119 Bradley Braves, So that kind of gave us a tie to this new 382 00:28:33.240 --> 00:28:37.519 pro league. And could you could hardly follow Adam. There's no such things 383 00:28:37.559 --> 00:28:41.400 the box score in the newspaper in those days. You might just have a 384 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:47.039 little tiny tight see that you know, Team A B, team Team B 385 00:28:47.240 --> 00:28:49.720 one hundred and fourteen to one hundred twelve. That's about all you'd be able 386 00:28:49.759 --> 00:28:53.920 to get. It wasn't until nineteen fifty three that the games were televised nationally, 387 00:28:55.319 --> 00:28:59.480 and that was one game a week on Saturday afternoon on the old Dumont 388 00:28:59.559 --> 00:29:03.759 Network, And we thought we were in heaven to watch these old timers play 389 00:29:03.799 --> 00:29:07.519 on black and white TV, a little seventeen inch screen with wow, this 390 00:29:07.759 --> 00:29:11.680 is so great, and George Yardley and others of the day. We're making 391 00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:15.440 baskets that we thought nobody could ever make in college. So we were very 392 00:29:15.519 --> 00:29:18.759 impressed him. So I've seen the league, and I knew George Mike, 393 00:29:18.839 --> 00:29:23.279 and I knew, of course Jerry West, and Elgin Baylor, knew Bob 394 00:29:23.400 --> 00:29:27.880 Kuzy, Bill Russell, all the great players from the fifties on into the 395 00:29:27.960 --> 00:29:33.119 sixties, and of course in the years after that. I don't think there's 396 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:37.440 many people alive who were a part of the NBA as long as I was, 397 00:29:37.799 --> 00:29:40.839 who also go back to the very beginning of the league. So I 398 00:29:40.920 --> 00:29:45.079 thought that gives me a very unique perspective of the league. So there's a 399 00:29:45.359 --> 00:29:49.119 real history in this about the league, about my time in Major League Baseball, 400 00:29:49.240 --> 00:29:52.519 my time in the National Football League, my time in the National Hockey 401 00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:56.119 League where I broadcast the first hockey game I ever saw and it wasn't very 402 00:29:56.160 --> 00:30:03.200 good. Boxing, and all of it all comes together, and I think 403 00:30:03.319 --> 00:30:07.680 that the guys helped me put it in an order that makes sense, and 404 00:30:07.759 --> 00:30:10.440 I think it'll be interesting to a lot of people aside from JEFH. Flipper 405 00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:14.319 fans. I'm joined by the Hall of Famer Ralph Lawler outside the team's store 406 00:30:14.400 --> 00:30:18.759 here Crypto dot Com arena. The book is called Bingo Forty Years in the 407 00:30:18.000 --> 00:30:22.319 NBA. You're listening to Clippers countdown here. So, Ralph, because you're 408 00:30:22.400 --> 00:30:26.359 in this unique position, you mentioned it, the longevity. It's not just 409 00:30:26.519 --> 00:30:30.599 that you're a Hall of Fame broadcaster, but you became a bit of a 410 00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:33.000 basketball historian. So I do want to throw this question at you, even 411 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:36.759 though I know I've done it before, and I think I know what the 412 00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:41.759 answer is. But I know the answer. You're the best player you've ever 413 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:48.039 seen in person. I think it's Lebron James. I think Lebron James is 414 00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:52.440 the best player that's ever played in the league. And I've seen all the 415 00:30:52.519 --> 00:30:56.599 great ones. Not I hate when you see people write these all time great 416 00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:02.480 things and you know they were born in eighty they didn't see any of the 417 00:31:03.039 --> 00:31:06.559 great old players play. I mean, Bill Russell was the greatest winner of 418 00:31:06.599 --> 00:31:11.119 all time, Michael Jordan was maybe the most gifted athletic artistic player of all 419 00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:17.279 time, but all around skills offense, defense, as a playmaker, I 420 00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:21.960 think that Lebron James is without parallel. So let's talk a little bit about 421 00:31:21.960 --> 00:31:25.880 the Clippers. Then, in all your years with this team, what was 422 00:31:25.920 --> 00:31:30.640 your favorite season or squad to call games for and broadcast for? What season 423 00:31:30.799 --> 00:31:34.799 was most fun or entertaining or gave you the most material to talk about with 424 00:31:34.880 --> 00:31:37.880 this Clippers team. Well, that's that's a tough one, Adam. I 425 00:31:38.319 --> 00:31:41.759 go back to the very first year in San Diego nineteen seventy eight seventy nine, 426 00:31:42.559 --> 00:31:47.119 the team nothing was expected of it was. It was a mixedmatch of 427 00:31:47.759 --> 00:31:52.920 Boston Celtic cast offs and players from the Buffalo Braves that became the San Diego 428 00:31:53.000 --> 00:31:56.960 Clippers, and nothing was expectedly won forty three games and lost thirty nine, 429 00:31:57.279 --> 00:32:00.240 missed out in the playoffs in the final week of the season, so everything 430 00:32:00.319 --> 00:32:06.160 then was really exciting. Next year they went and made a big deal signing 431 00:32:06.200 --> 00:32:09.240 Bill Walton's a free agent and sadly his feet said that wasn't such a good 432 00:32:09.319 --> 00:32:14.079 idea, but he was the biggest free agent signing in the history of the 433 00:32:14.240 --> 00:32:19.680 NBA at that point. So that first year in San Diego stands out for 434 00:32:19.920 --> 00:32:25.400 sure in terms of the LA years. I think the Darius Miles, Quentin 435 00:32:25.519 --> 00:32:31.599 Richardson lamar Odom group that was so darn exciting. They were so much fun 436 00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:36.119 to watch. They were all eighteen nineteen twenty years old, every single one 437 00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:40.240 of them, and they caught the fancy of the nation. ESPN followed us 438 00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:47.720 around a weekly reality show on Sunday nights. On that team that they never 439 00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:53.160 had great success. Unfortunately, they moved Darius Miles the following year for Andre 440 00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:58.279 Miller and it just didn't work, and so that just kind of fistled out. 441 00:32:58.519 --> 00:33:02.279 And then of course the Lob City era was positively marvelous. I mean 442 00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:08.319 those six years with DeAndre and Blake and Chris Paul. Every single game in 443 00:33:08.440 --> 00:33:15.240 this building then called Staples Center was a sellout. Every single game was They 444 00:33:15.319 --> 00:33:20.519 had never had very many sellouts in this building or any building, or you 445 00:33:20.599 --> 00:33:23.920 know. It was really exciting. They won fifty seven games, and Doc 446 00:33:24.000 --> 00:33:28.720 Rivers first year as a head coach, I think that's the best Clipper team 447 00:33:28.759 --> 00:33:32.839 I've ever seen. I hope the current group can surpass that in time, 448 00:33:34.200 --> 00:33:37.920 but as of right now, I think that that thirteen fourteen team was the 449 00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:42.880 best Clipper team ever. So I know you and your lovely wife have been 450 00:33:42.920 --> 00:33:46.400 watching this current iteration of the Clippers. My question is, I guess it's 451 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:49.920 a two parter here, but what do you think of the state of the 452 00:33:49.960 --> 00:33:52.200 team right now and what do you think it's headed by the end of this 453 00:33:52.279 --> 00:33:57.400 season. It all depends upon Kawhi Leonard's help, you know, Paul George's 454 00:33:57.480 --> 00:34:01.720 health. I think John wall health, and those three guys really make up 455 00:34:01.799 --> 00:34:08.119 a new Big Three potentially for this ball club. I just have no idea 456 00:34:08.199 --> 00:34:12.639 how to predict the health of these guys. You know, Kauai played rather 457 00:34:12.760 --> 00:34:16.039 tentatively in the game the other night. We'll see more tonight, and I'm 458 00:34:16.079 --> 00:34:21.320 looking forward to seeing it firsthand, because he is one of the most gifted 459 00:34:21.360 --> 00:34:24.159 players in the league, certainly a top five player at least in the NBA 460 00:34:24.239 --> 00:34:28.760 when he's healthy. But when he's not healthy, it doesn't make any difference, 461 00:34:28.800 --> 00:34:30.679 you know, because you've gotta get out there, and you gotta be 462 00:34:30.719 --> 00:34:32.719 able to play. When you get into the playoffs, you gotta play thirty 463 00:34:32.760 --> 00:34:36.559 five minutes at night. No, you don't play back to back, which 464 00:34:36.840 --> 00:34:40.719 which helps in the playoffs. But my fingers are crossed. But I'm cautiously 465 00:34:40.800 --> 00:34:45.559 optimistic. Now. You mentioned Chris Paul. He wrote the introduction in the 466 00:34:45.639 --> 00:34:49.920 books. Doc Rivers wrote the afterward Bill Walton with the forward. Is it 467 00:34:50.079 --> 00:34:52.000 true that it was almost as long that he was going to turn that into 468 00:34:52.039 --> 00:34:57.159 a book himself at some point? I'm just wondering, because Bill Walton can 469 00:34:57.199 --> 00:35:00.599 be a little bit lengthy at times. The forward was four chapters. I 470 00:35:00.679 --> 00:35:05.519 think talk a little bit about your friendship, though it's a special relationship between 471 00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:07.519 you and go Walton. Well, it is beyond special, Adam, I've 472 00:35:07.599 --> 00:35:12.400 never had a relationship like this, Uh with a friend. Uh, he's 473 00:35:12.599 --> 00:35:15.360 He and his wife Laurie are as dearer friends as my wife Joe and I 474 00:35:16.119 --> 00:35:22.000 have had in our lives. He's the most generous man I've ever known. 475 00:35:22.119 --> 00:35:27.320 Maybe it's out aside from my father. Uh. He's extraordinary. He has 476 00:35:27.760 --> 00:35:30.239 been. His time is so variable. He's busier now at the age seventy, 477 00:35:30.519 --> 00:35:34.400 than he's been any time in his life, making more money than he 478 00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:37.840 has at any time of his life, between working to pack twelve games and 479 00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:45.840 all the stuff that he does, speaking inccasions all around the country. It's 480 00:35:45.840 --> 00:35:52.880 amazing. He gave us three different sessions this week, helped promote this this 481 00:35:53.119 --> 00:36:00.760 book want a Thursday morning appearance on television in San Diego. Night before we 482 00:36:00.800 --> 00:36:06.320 were on Andy Bernstein's podcast, and then on Thursday night we spent three hours 483 00:36:06.400 --> 00:36:08.639 together at a book signing at the library in San Diego. I mean, 484 00:36:08.719 --> 00:36:14.320 his time is worth tens of thousands of dollars, and I don't think we're 485 00:36:14.320 --> 00:36:19.400 going to get a Bill Clipper Nation come down to the Team Store Ralph Lawler 486 00:36:19.559 --> 00:36:23.159 is here to sign your copy tonight as you're driving in until tip off. 487 00:36:23.719 --> 00:36:28.559 This is Clippers Countdown. I'm Adam Oslin. Ralph. It was a pleasure 488 00:36:28.599 --> 00:36:30.599 speaking with you on the pregame show once again. It's been too long. 489 00:36:30.840 --> 00:36:34.280 It's great seeing you and your family. Thank you very much, Am, 490 00:36:34.320 --> 00:36:35.480 I appreciate it. Great to be here.