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Breaking down today's action with the pre
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every night. Adam Oslan Clippers make it

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six straight eleven of their last fourteen
as they win one twenty one to one

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thirteen over the Golden State Warriors here
at Crypto dot Com Arena. Welcome into

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your postgame show. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. We got second half

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highlights, your postgame box score,
and Clippers talk on AMPI seventy LA Sports.

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But first back to your radio voice
of the Clippers in Carlojmenez. What

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just a gutsy win by this Clippers
team without Paul George, they faced adversity

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late, they had those clutch time
minutes and they stepped up during crunch time

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once again, Carlos, I mean
they continue to just close out games so

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well with that Norman Palell plus the
starters lineup, and it was it was

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excellent to watch because these are experiences
where you gain callouses for later in the

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year, for playoff time. You
learn how to play through situations where you

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have a big lead, all of
a sudden it's down to three with under

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four minutes, but you still close
it out. You finish the game strong.

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And that's what the Clippers did tonight. And they were able to finish

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strong. Why because Norman Powell had
eight straight points to finish the game.

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Norm was excellent. This was a
great gut check win for the Clippers,

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who, as Amir said, was
so happy to have them on post game.

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They're figuring out who they are.
They're figuring out who they are,

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and they're a great basketball team.
And how about a mirror coffee. Stay

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ready so you don't have to get
ready. His number was called No.

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Paul George. He's in the starting
lineup, plays thirty minutes, has eighteen

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and knock down four to three pointers
and was making big, scrappy plays.

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He was on the court, getting
the steal, getting the board, just

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doing everything he could to help this
team win. When he had been completely

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out of the rotation, he had
averaged a singular point in his previous eleven

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games, a singular point, and
he came in and had eighteen, the

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most since his last start in January
last season. It was so fun to

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watch him scrap on the defensive end. At him that doesn't show up in

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the box score, but his effort
on every single possession is why I think

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TYLERU keeps him out late in the
game because he knows that Amir is gonna

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give it him all. He was
flying the closeouts with Steph Curry, flying

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the Klay Thompson, staying with guys
as they drove by. I mean,

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I don't think I'm gonna sleep tonight. I'm so caffeinated from that experience.

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It was so much fun to watch
him battle on every single possession. And

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you've talked about it, and we've
talked about it, how the minutes for

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Kawhi, PG and Harden are starting
to tally up because Tyler said, we

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need to win some games. They're
getting back some of those wins. A

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mirror feels like a guy you could
slot in there and play big minutes down

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the stretch alongside Kobe Brown, Norm
Russ, whoever. If he continues to

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play this way and put out this
effort on the defensive end, it shows

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off the depth of this Clippers team. When a guy who I thought was

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the best player for an entire month
for them back in January of twenty twenty

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two had been out, the rotation
comes in tonight and just fits in seamlessly.

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It's about the depth, it's about
the chemistry, it's about them knowing

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who they are out there, and
it's about James Harden being that system.

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He played almost forty three minutes tonight, dropped twenty eight points, five of

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six from distance. On a night
where they didn't have Paul George. We

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knew someone would have to step up
and supplement some of that scoring. James

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Harden was willing, able and just
looked magnificent out there for the Clippers in

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a time where they really needed him. Now. I don't know what they're

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putting in those postgame drinks, but
thirty four year old James Harden looked twenty

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four tonight. The way he was
able to play, I mean almost out

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a triple double, got everybody involved
four blocks at him. That's ridiculous,

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that's ridiculous. His deflections are through
the roof. He did everything they needed

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him to do to win, and
there was so much chatter. Yeah,

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I mean, you're the receipt.
You got the receipt. You know,

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you know the amount of this will
never work. He's only gonna do what

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he wants to do. James Harden
came into tonight and showed us, hey,

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I could play like this every night. If we need me to win

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us a ballgame, I'll do it. But also I'm gonna get people involved

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like he did Tuesday against Sacramento and
come away with seven assists and six rebounds

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and kind of take a back seat, but he was the first on plus

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minus tied with Norman Powell. I
mean, it's a perfect match. He's

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such a selfless player. It's a
James Harden that I don't think a lot

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of people see because the narrative around
him in the national media is the total

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opposite of what we're seeing in terms
of his ability to get his teammates of

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all to make the dirty play,
to be the connector as a superstar.

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But he's doing it all right now
for this Clippers team. He had seven

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of their first eight assists the ballgame. He was making sure everybody else got

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fed and then he would look for
his shot afterwards. And when you only

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need twelve to get to twenty eight
points. That tells you the efficiency is

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there. He's getting to the free
throw line multiple times, was fouled on

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a three pointer, goes eleven of
twelve from the charity Strive. But as

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you mentioned, those four blocks and
the fifteen assists, that is some of

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that stuff that I think will surprise
people when they think, oh, he's

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just a dribbler, he's an isolation
player. He plays by himself on an

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island. No, he has fit
in perfectly with this Clipper squad. He's

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fit in so so well. Tylu
talked about a pregame in his presser that

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he's like an extension of him on
the court, like another coach. He'll

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often come to the sideline and James
will talk about something that ty was gonna

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tell James. They're on the same
radio wavelength and they've been excellent as a

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duo on the court. And man, this team is fun to watch.

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There's so many great positives to take
out it today. The Russ and Harden

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minutes in that second quarter to start
were really, really good. The Clippers

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were able to boun to a big
lead. I thought Daniel Tye had solid

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minutes contesting shots. Russell Westbrook continued
to give juicy he had nine points in

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just nineteen minutes, and if Eatsu
Zubats was great around the rim once again.

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Kevon Looney under ten points against this
Clipper team. He hasn't scored more

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than ten against Clippers all year.
That's a tough, experienced, gritty Golden

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State team. And the Clippers come
away with a big time win and the

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I wanna keep it rolling. Clippers
win one twenty one to one, thirteen

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over the Golden State Warriors. They
make it six straight. They've won eleven

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of their last fourteen games, and
they got another one coming up at Crypto.

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At this four game homestand Saturday night
it'll be against the New York Knicks.

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The revenge tour continues. They lost
their first game in New York with

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James Harden a few weeks back.
They have a chance for redemption. Seven

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thirty tip. We get to pregame
show starting at six thirty. Carlo Jimenez,

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great call as always. Let's do
it again on Saturday night. Oh

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yeah, let's do it again.
Wait Adam, see you Saturday night.

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Nixon Town Clippers win one twenty one
to one thirteen over the Golden State Warriors.

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More postgame with second half highlights coming
up next. Right here on the

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Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network, the
LA Clippers continue their hunt for a larryob

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They still want to get that Lario
beat. Don't miss a moment all season

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long. This is the LA Clippers
Audio Network. Clippers win one twenty one

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to one thirteen over the Golden State
Warriors and they get the dub over the

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Dubs here at Crypto dot Com Arena
without Paul George. Welcome back in.

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I'm adam OSLM. This is your
Clippers postgame locker room show. Clippers winners

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of eleven of their last fourteen games. They've won six straight. They are

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the hottest team in the NBA.
It's almost like it just took a little

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tweak into the starting lineup, empowering
James Harden, who dropped twenty eight tonight

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on six of twelve shooting plus fifteen
assists to just four turnovers. On real

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We knew he needed to step up
without Paul George. He did so.

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Clippers led it the half by thirteen. Speaking of PEG thirteen shoutout popcas P

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sixty nine fifty six was the score
at the half and a mere coffee in

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place of Paul George in the starting
lineup after he had six points and a

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couple of three pointers in the first
half. Kept it going in that third

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quarter. Gives it up coffy near
corner. A three is in the air

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and in the bucket there's the tenth
assist for James. I'm here copy another

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corner pocket three pounce pans to box. He drives down the lane. He

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flips it up, no pfensive rebound
poppy put back to the fowl and one.

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The pot is hot and the caffeine
is dear. Gives it up coffee

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park corner, drives by Looney into
the paint, pulls it back. Crick

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the line jumper rims around and down
the home room for a mirror. Who's

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got fourteen for the Clippers. He's
on a heater deep on the right side.

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Shakespa Jempski with five to shoot,
left corner coffee three swirls in a

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mere coffee. He's hot, a
mere coffee. With eleven points on the

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third quarter, Kawhi Leonard had eight
Clippers led though by just six heading into

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the fourth after a quick six to
oh run by the Golden State Warriors,

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including a CP three buzzer beater at
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then in the fourth when it was
a very close game down the stretch,

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it came down to clutch time once
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core stepping up late for the Clippers. Kicks at Norman Powell with four angles

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to the rim, right handed fluid
rims in NORM with the home rule as

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he greases the cylinder. Norman Powell
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down home. Norms got fifteen for
the second straight contest. The claw in

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the traffic left handed handle shovels pale
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lamp up and end. He took
contact as well. Left corner it's Norman

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Poal into traffic of the right hand
a fancy finger roll for two NORM with

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Norman Powell with ten of his twenty
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eight straight for the Clippers at one
point during clutch time, and the Clippers

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go on to win one twenty one
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They make it six straight victories.
They're coming back to take on the

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New York Knicks here on Saturday night. More on that plus your final box

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score right here on your Los Angeles
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thirteen over the Golden State Warriors Here
at Crypto dot com Arena. Welcome back

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into your postgame show. I'm Adam
Oslin. Clippers winners of six straight,

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eleven of fourteen since the new starting
lineup, and they didn't even have Paul

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Georgian it tonight, but still Terrence
Man starting. But it was a mere

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coffee filling the roll of PG thirteen
doing his best impression as he could.

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He had eighteen points, knockdown four
threes, big hustle plays the Clippers were

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scrapping. They ended up with nine
blocks and six steals and a ton of

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deflections. They end up shooting fifty
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That's forty one percent from distance.
They go twenty six of thirty from

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the free throw on They've been much
better there over the last week. They

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were led by James Harden twenty eight
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He had a historic performance. More
on that coming up on Clippers Stock eight

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five seventy Outside of Los Angeles,
we are leaving you until Saturday night,

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Clippers taking on the Knicks. Right
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starting at six thirty outside of LA, we'll talk to you, and then

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Adam Osley, I know in numerology
there's something with the number six, sign

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of the beast. Well, the
Clippers are beasting right now. Six straight

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victories, eleven of fourteen. They
take down the Golden State Warriors one twenty

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one to one thirteen. Here at
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Paul George as James Harden drops twenty
eight, goes five of six from distance,

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six of twelve from the floor,
has fifteen assists, seven rebounds,

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and four blocks. Welcome into Clipperstock. I'm Adam Oslin. Eight six six

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out of May coming up. We
got postgame audio from the players and the

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head coach. You'll also hear from
Chuck Mockler of Clips and Dip. We'll

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get to your phone calls. But
Clipper Nation, I know you're coming out

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of the woodwork tonight. If you
weren't believing before and what I was telling

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you about James Harden from day one, how about now. I know there

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were a lot of doubters. I
know there were a lot of people who

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are stereotyping his game, saying he's
just a dribbler, isolation player, can't

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work within a team concept. How
about now, have you not seen a

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difference. And by the way,
he's been doing a lot of this stuff

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the last couple of seasons in Philly
with Brooklyn, he already was deferring to

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guys. He helped Joe Embiid get
the MVP. He played next to k

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D and Kyrie. He was ripe
for this moment to be next to two,

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one, three and to fill in
scoring wise without Paul George tonight,

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you think they win this game with
doubt James Harden tonight doing what he did.

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No, they had to get this
guy. It was the right move.

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Set it from day one. He
will unlock the best version of Kawhi

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and Paul George and tonight it wasn't
just the fifteen assists and the way he's

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been setting the table, but he
was dropping three pointers and getting to the

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free throw line after being fouled on
three pointers multiple times. It happened.

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Players who have scored twenty eight points
had fourteen assists, seven boards and three

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blocks in the last forty seasons.
Nikola Jokic, Lebron, James Larry Bird,

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Charles Barkley, Magic and James Harden. That's good company. Right there.

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That's impressive. I got one more
for you. Players with twenty eight

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plus points, fifteen plus assists,
seven plus rebounds, four plus blocks in

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the last forty seasons. Guys who
have had that stat line Lebron James in

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twenty ten and James Harden tonight.
That's it. And you didn't want this

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guy. You were hesitant about this. Look. I know plenty of people

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here on Clippers Talk did want him, and I understand he could be polarizing.

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You want to talk about his off
the court stuff, but this is

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about what he's bringing to this Clippers
team on the court and how he can

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elevate them, not just in the
regular season, but as the third option

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in a playoff series. Two,
he's making life easier for everyone right now.

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Kawhi Leonard, I'm gonna tell you
this, this is the best version

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of Kawhi since the torn acl against
the Utah Jazz in Game four of the

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twenty twenty one second round playoffs.
This is it. This is the most

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light on his feet that I have
seen him over this stretch, and I

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think it's one he's feeling good physically. Two Mentally, he knows that this

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team has what it takes to win
a championship. The pieces are there.

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The point guard that he and Paul
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here now, and he's excited,
and he's got pepinist step, he's got

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burst, and he continues to torch
teams. Last six games coming into this

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one, he was at sixty two
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from the outside. Tonight he gets
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He stays on the heater. What
a board he got laid off? The

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miss from a mere coffee boardman gets
paid, goes to the free throw line,

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knocks them both down. Only two
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all they needed to put this game
away. Put him up by six,

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and the Clippers would win one twenty
one to one thirteen. But I'm not

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going to gloss over a mere coffee
and what he was able to do tonight,

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getting the start with no Paul George. You know how hard it is

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to find a rhythm, to find
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bench and easing your way into the
ball game, but starting when you haven't

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been in the rotation, when you
haven't played close to meaningful minutes and to

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come through with a performance like this. Thirty minutes played four to three pointers

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hit by a mere coffee eighteen points. They didn't credit him with a stealer

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or a block, but I saw
this man on the floor for a loose

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ball. I want to say it
ended up with one of those Norman Powell

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buckets in the fourth quarter where he
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straight at one point, Powell Rangers, stand up, call your zords,

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morph whatever you want to do.
It's morph In time. It's Norman Powell

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time. He has been unreal to
start off this season. The guy who's

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been notorious for slow starts drops twenty
one points tonight, is shooting forty five

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percent from three. On the year, he goes nine to thirteen shooting.

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He only needed one three as he
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That lineup late with Norman next to
Harden, next to a mirror,

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next to Kawhi with a vitza zubots
did damage. I was I wonder when

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Big Zoo and Kawhi were coming back
in. It happened about the eight minute

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mark. Clippers were bleeding points.
They had gone small, but coach Lou

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knew what he was doing. He
knew exactly how they were gonna win this

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game and how guys were gonna have
enough gas left in the tank to do

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so and get him across the finish
line. Norn Powell appropriately hit the final

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two points of the ball game at
the charity stripe as they just couldn't stop

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them. What a victory by the
Clippers. What a month. This Clippers

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team with James Harden is the third
option. This is a championship contender.

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This Clippers team with Kawhi Leonard back
at this level with more bounce and bursts

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than I saw in the three months
where he was spectacular before tearing the meniscus

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in Game one against the Phoenix Suns
in the first round. This Kawhi Leonard

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is different. This is that unstoppable
force. This is a guy who is

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not just on a heater offensively.
He's able to play elite defense and have

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enough wind. Why because he's not
bringing the ball up the floor every time

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it's James Harden or Russ. They
got other guys that make life easier on

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Kawhi your number one option. That's
the path to success. That's how you

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make yourself have a chance to win
it all. This is the formula,

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this is the blueprint, and that's
what I've been saying was going to happen

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if you give it time and believe
in this squad. And James Harden,

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with what he said at his introductory
press conference, it's all come to fruition.

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He wants a chance to win.
He wants a chance to be heard

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by his head coach, and Coach
Lu said pregame they have a constant dialogue

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to the point where they can finish
each other's sentences with what they're seeing out

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there. James Harden is an extension
of coach Lou And if you didn't know

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about his vision and his passing and
what he can do defensively with his quick

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hands, I don't want to call
you a casual, but you haven't been

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paying attention. Your pigeonholed him as
just a scorer and ISO player. I

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don't like that. Brandon basketball,
guess what superstars can evolve too. He's

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done it. Russell Westbrook has done
it coming off the bench. He gave

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him great minutes tonight too. And
I love the role he's playing. Just

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shot out of a cannon when he's
out there on the floor playing defense,

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had a block to end the first
half on CP three, a layup to

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start the fourth, a big,
big board over Dario Sarge in the fourth

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quarter. Can't say enough about the
Clippers team, this Clippers team and the

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way they are trending. But I
guess I'll let somebody else now take over.

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I'm gonna hand the baton to start
things off tonight to my guy Lenny

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in Inglewood. Lenny, before I
run out of breath, I don't have

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the same cardio, I don't have
the same win as somebody like Kawhi Leonard,

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a two way superstar. So I
gotta give it to somebody else here,

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Lenny, what's up? Gim me
the because you in your bag?

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Man, I love it. You
in your bag. You can call it

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it, claim it, claim it
man, because I say, I say,

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I do believe we got ourselves a
squad man. Uh, this version

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of James hard I was telling a
friend of mine, Man, I've never

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seen a player go through the evolution
that James Harden has done. Came in

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the league as a pistol pack in
six six man goes to Houston, they

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build a team around him. He
becomes a volume shooter MVP Candidate one the

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MVP. Then huh won the MVP
in twenty eighteen. Yeah, yeah,

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right, what I'm saying, You're
right, he won the MVP. Then

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he goes to the NETS has to
remake his game, and I didn't think

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he could do. When he did
at the NETS, I was like,

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what is this dude? Man?
He was putting up twenty six and ten

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and then and then he dropped down
to twenty two and then last year.

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I'm telling you something, man,
I'm you right. I knew if we

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had that version of James were good, were good. And don't know,

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man, how you gonna shut down
four shooters four buckets in a seven game

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series. Man, everywhere on the
floor you got a bucket. And then

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my boy Powell just doing what just
doing norm pile things and you're right,

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got to give it up to coffee
coming in there. Man. You know,

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like Sweet Lou said, you stay
ready. If you stay ready,

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you ain't got to get ready.
And that's what that's what Coffee did tonight.

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You could tell he's been on that
bench rather than sulking and wonder where

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he was ready? Man, he
was ready. He still in and performed

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beautifully. But I just you know, you're right, man. Uh.

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The fact that hard and stepped up
defensively, Now, we never knew Harden

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to the defensive player. Four blocks. I believe Harden has led the league

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in steels multiple times. People will
say, oh, he's just crashing passing

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lanes. He's always been a good
post defender. He has struggled at times

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on the perimeter. But what happens
is when you have guys sharing the scoring

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load like the Clippers do now,
then they can veer into other areas of

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their game to help the team win
and start doing some of the little things.

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The block he had on Potzimski in
the fourth quarter, it was so

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quick. I thought it was Kawhi. I said, Kawhi, and I

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look James. He got off up
the seat man and not only blocked him,

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was blocked him to control it.
I believe he had another one on

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Kevon Looney where it looked like he
was gonna have an easy layup on the

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mismatch and he knocked it out of
bounds. He's got some of the quickest

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hands you'll see. Man. I
love it. And let me tell you

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something. Golden State wanted this game. Oh, they were desperately. They

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played hard too. Yes, Clay, I haven't seen Clay toppers like that

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since since since he eliminated Oka.
See that man he put up with fourteen

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points. That was game six.
Clay out here tonight, Yeah exactly.

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He was man everywhere. I mean
he was hitting three points from twenty three

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feet out. It was. It
was phenomenal. Man. I was like,

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I thought we would be in some
trouble, but no, baby,

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we're good. We are good,
and now we got Tylue. We got

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him the pieces that he needs.
And now I just need to see what's

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gonna happen. Two things. One
thing, I think that another level we

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can reach because if you look at
Paul George, Paul George's been playing,

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but he ain't been playing classic Paul. He's not been an efficient of a

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guy. I'm hoping he works it
out, not recently, but he's also

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been playing heavy, heavy minutes.
I think he's been averaging something like thirty

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eight minutes a game the last couple
of weeks. Well, let him rest,

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let him rest, let him do
what he needs to do until he

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gets back. We're good, and
I think that I'm just curious to see

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how We're gonna work in Mason plumbly
here because I want to know how.

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I want to see how that's gonna
work. Because Maniel Thice is still nice

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and he's doing what he does.
And uh, but I know Tyler,

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you know Tyler, we trust so
but man, what I'm getting all new

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gear tomorrow. Man, that's time
he bust off some new gear. So

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getting my clue everything. Man,
what just just an awesome maestro performance by

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Harden with the team looking this nice, you got to improve the fit as

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well. Right, you want to
match him? Look good? Feel you

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got to get the drip. That's
right, all right? If you do

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your thing? Man, all good, All right? Letting you appreciate the

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phone call. Eight sixty six nine
eight seven two five seventy is the phone

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number. We'll come back. We'll
get to your calls. We'll hear from

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coach Lou. We got Chuck Mockler
coming on from clips in Dip, taking

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you till about fifteen after the top
of the hour. As to Kay Newton

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for making that work. Clippers win
one twenty one to one thirteen over the

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Golden State Warriors, And there haven't
been many times in the two pine three

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era where they've looked better than this. Winners of eleven of fourteen against stiff

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competition, beaten Sacramento, finally,
beaten Denver, beaten Golden State twice.

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Now and tonight they were going for
it. If you saw CP three hit

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that shot at the end of the
third quarter and also the hit he put

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on Daniel Tis chief shot Flagrant one, didn't like it. They were playing

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with some edge and Steph Curry gets
held to five of seven seen shooting by

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the Clippers again, third straight game
where he has not gotten off against them.

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Unbelievable. Clippers make it six straight. More Clippers sock here On five

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seven LA Sports. The LA Clippers
continue their hunt for a Larry O b.

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They still want to get that Larryo
be. Don't miss a moment all

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season longed. This is the LA
Clippers Audio Network, Clipper Nation. If

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you were one of the people that
was disrespecting James Harden, I'm just gonna

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need the apology to be as loud
as the disrespect was. That's all I'm

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asking for. It's all I'm asking
for. I tried to set you down

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the right path. I didn't lie
to you. I told you from day

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one. What was gonna happen?
James Harden has bought in the Clippers that

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bought into his style of play,
and look at this, all of a

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sudden eleven or fourteen six straight victories. They look like a well oiled machine,

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even in a game where Paul George
was out. Welcome back in the

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Clippers stock. I'm out a Maslin. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two

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five seventy is the phone number.
Speaking of James Harden postgame has left hand

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wrapped. He said, it's fine, just a jammed finger who crisis averted,

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all right, speaking to someone who
may be having a crisis of faith

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of the way he knows basketball,
Sean and Inglewood. Sean, you're on

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Clippers stock without a Maslin. I
fancy you calling in on a game where

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the Clippers win. Strange, he
started with me already having yeah, well

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you earned it. If I have
not, Oh, okay, okay,

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Sean, let me, let me, let me set, let me set

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the table. Then here's why you
earned it. When James Harden hit that

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game winner against the Houston Rockets for
the Clippers to break the losing streak,

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what do you email me? I
don't remember I'm calling the well you want

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to pull up for you because it's
I still don't want them. I still

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don't want James Harden. I still
don't like him. That's what the email

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said. Yeah, So anyway,
getting to this game, I thought it

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was a playoff atmosphere, Okay,
like the other callers, shiit they Golden

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State really wanted and needed this game, and it was it was the intensity

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was there. I really enjoyed the
game. But I want to say that

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I didn't expect Coffee to get that
many shots in the game. He got

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one less than Kawhi. You know
why Why Because they left him wide open,

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right, because they kept leaving them
open. But I was going to

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say, Kawhi and James Harden had
some extreme efficiency in their shooting. And

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James Harden's defense was better than I
ever saw it, so I'm giving him

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00:30:56.640 --> 00:31:03.359
a thumbs up on that. I
also like the defense that Westbrook played in

405
00:31:03.400 --> 00:31:07.079
a block shot he got on Chris
Paul was amazing. So there was just

406
00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:11.839
a lot of good high points and
it seems like they kind of finally got

407
00:31:11.839 --> 00:31:18.279
their continuity. Would you agree?
Yeah, I knew it was gonna take

408
00:31:18.359 --> 00:31:22.880
time. I knew also you couldn't
have Russell Westbrook in the starting backcourt next

409
00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:25.279
to James Harden. I said it
back in July. If you bring in

410
00:31:25.400 --> 00:31:27.880
James, you gotta bring Russ off
the bench. You're preaching to the choir.

411
00:31:29.200 --> 00:31:34.160
I wasn't that concerned. I knew
it would come together eventually. But

412
00:31:34.960 --> 00:31:38.519
yeah, the way they're playing now, with the sense of urgency, when

413
00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:44.559
you talk about a playoff like atmosphere
here tonight, Sean, there's a different

414
00:31:44.759 --> 00:31:48.720
edge to the Clippers. They want
to be great defensively. Kawhi Leonard is

415
00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:52.359
calling guys out, even up thirty
against Sacramento in the third quarter when they

416
00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:56.440
had miscues on the defensive end,
he says, nah, I'm chasing perfection

417
00:31:56.599 --> 00:32:00.920
here, and I think he senses
this is a roster that can win the

418
00:32:00.960 --> 00:32:07.240
whole thing, and that's why he
wants guys locked in and building championship habits

419
00:32:07.319 --> 00:32:12.519
right. And another thing, we're
twenty four games in and this is the

420
00:32:12.559 --> 00:32:19.000
first time we didn't have Paul George, so Paul and Kawhi have been pretty

421
00:32:19.039 --> 00:32:22.119
much on it, been focused,
been there. That's good to see if

422
00:32:22.119 --> 00:32:24.839
we want to keep that up as
well, because you know, the best

423
00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:30.759
of the ability is availability, so
you can't predict entries and there's nothing you

424
00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:35.559
can do about it. It's unfortunate, that's right, But I appreciate the

425
00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:38.559
where it's going right now. All
right, well, let's keep praying to

426
00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:42.920
the basketball gods. Then they keep
it going, knock on wood, whatever

427
00:32:42.960 --> 00:32:45.400
it is you want to do.
All right, John, appreciate the phone

428
00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:50.799
call. Didn't really walk back anything, but whatever, Howie in the eight

429
00:32:50.839 --> 00:32:53.079
one eight, how are you gonna
try to rain on the parade again tonight?

430
00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:57.359
You're gonna go or on me?
Or you're actually seeing what I've been

431
00:32:57.359 --> 00:33:02.000
talking about with this team. Yeah, I'm here. Hello, Yeah,

432
00:33:02.000 --> 00:33:07.839
that's sorry about that that last call
last game. But tonight that was an

433
00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:10.680
impressive win. I mean that was
a really impressive win. Harden, you

434
00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:15.039
know, doing his thing. But
that last play by Kawhi at the end

435
00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:20.079
of the game when he stole the
ball, what was it like a minute

436
00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.039
left or something. He stole the
ball on the guy got the rebound.

437
00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:25.720
I feard who got the rebound he
stole out of him. That was impressive

438
00:33:27.079 --> 00:33:30.119
and once again making the big defensive
play and he should be nominated for Defensive

439
00:33:30.160 --> 00:33:35.279
Player of the Year and Wow,
they're just playing really good. I mean,

440
00:33:35.359 --> 00:33:38.440
keep it going. And the best
thing I like about it is seeing

441
00:33:38.559 --> 00:33:45.519
Warrior fans leave the building after a
loss, you know, and then you

442
00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:47.359
walk back to your car and you
got to hear him talking to themselves like,

443
00:33:47.559 --> 00:33:51.160
oh man, you know if you
would have hit that Curry would have

444
00:33:51.240 --> 00:33:52.400
hit that shot, we would have
beat him. You know, you walk

445
00:33:52.400 --> 00:33:55.359
into your car, right. I
love that man, because there was like,

446
00:33:55.359 --> 00:33:59.480
what five thousand? How many Warrior
fans are there? Like five thousand

447
00:33:59.559 --> 00:34:04.599
maybe so loud? A few more
than I would have liked. But I

448
00:34:04.680 --> 00:34:07.960
understand when the Lakers were down for
seven years and didn't make the playoffs,

449
00:34:08.039 --> 00:34:12.840
a lot of them turned into Wolden
State Warriors fans while they were winning championships.

450
00:34:12.840 --> 00:34:16.440
So that's what happens. No shade, just facts. Howie, appreciate

451
00:34:16.519 --> 00:34:22.320
the phone call. Glad you enjoyed
this one, all right, Howe?

452
00:34:22.320 --> 00:34:29.679
In the eight one to eight a
win so good. Even Howie had to

453
00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:35.119
say, yeah, this Clippers team
looking impressive. We'll take a quick time

454
00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:37.119
out. No, we won't hobber
in the Hobber Heights. Javier, you're

455
00:34:37.119 --> 00:34:43.800
on Clipper stoff without Amazon here,
Abadam, Thank you for taking a call.

456
00:34:45.039 --> 00:34:49.320
You know what, I'm speechless since
the last time I called you was,

457
00:34:49.559 --> 00:34:53.480
I believe November twenty seventh when they
lost to the Nuggets with Richie Jackson

458
00:34:53.519 --> 00:34:59.079
and Janny Jordan. I say,
you know what's gotta go it say that

459
00:35:00.079 --> 00:35:05.119
how's it going now? Exactly?
There one since that game, I think

460
00:35:05.159 --> 00:35:07.199
they won six out of seven.
I think the only loss was in Golden

461
00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:10.239
State. So you know, you
got to give it up. I mean

462
00:35:10.440 --> 00:35:14.920
it just now. I'm just you
know, he's doing I don't know what

463
00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:17.480
he's doing now, Tylu, but
he's doing something right. And you did

464
00:35:17.599 --> 00:35:22.400
mention earlier about Kawhi that he is. He's talking more on defense. I

465
00:35:22.559 --> 00:35:25.559
notice every time you put the camera
on him, he's telling the players the

466
00:35:25.599 --> 00:35:30.119
word to be And like you said
earlier, he's diving for the ball.

467
00:35:30.199 --> 00:35:31.519
He wants that ball, and there's
a loose ball, he's out there getting

468
00:35:31.599 --> 00:35:35.719
it. So that kind of shows
the team that he he's here to win,

469
00:35:36.599 --> 00:35:38.559
so you know, and just keep
it up and I'll just keep him

470
00:35:38.559 --> 00:35:42.239
off shut with Tyloo now so we'll
see what happens. All right, thank

471
00:35:42.239 --> 00:35:44.960
you think you can come my car? All right? Now that's fair.

472
00:35:45.920 --> 00:35:51.480
That's a Maya Copa that's owning it. I think Sean will get there eventually.

473
00:35:51.920 --> 00:35:54.159
We'll see. I love him.
Anyways, let's go to Roman and

474
00:35:54.199 --> 00:36:01.159
Santa Clarita. Roman, you're on
Clippers soccer in that going. Uh tried

475
00:36:01.199 --> 00:36:07.079
to call in last time, ran
out a time again. You're my favorite

476
00:36:07.159 --> 00:36:12.199
Laker fan. Well, you agree
that during those seven years when they didn't

477
00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:16.519
make the playoffs and they were picking
first, second, and third every years,

478
00:36:16.559 --> 00:36:20.960
some of those Laker fans turned into
Golden State Warriors fans and they were

479
00:36:21.079 --> 00:36:23.960
made. Yeah. I mean they
could stay gold and stay Warrior fans for

480
00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:28.320
all week here because we stick with
our teams in LA. You know what

481
00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:31.679
I mean. My point is not
everybody did. Yeah, I know,

482
00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:34.960
I know, but those are those
are the ones that jump on Those are

483
00:36:34.960 --> 00:36:37.639
the same thing as Patriots fans.
They jump on the wagon when they're winning,

484
00:36:37.880 --> 00:36:40.400
and then when the wagon's not going, they're off. Right now,

485
00:36:40.800 --> 00:36:45.440
I'm on the wagon with these Clippers. You know, I'm not. I'm

486
00:36:45.480 --> 00:36:46.760
not a Clippers fan, but I'm
I'm a James Harden fan. I'm a

487
00:36:46.840 --> 00:36:51.920
Kawhi fan. I'm a basketball fan, and Kawhi Leonard is playing like an

488
00:36:52.039 --> 00:36:57.119
MVP right now, James Harden playing
like an MVP right now. Kawhi's playing

489
00:36:57.199 --> 00:37:00.119
like an MVP all year though,
you know, And what I'm seeing is

490
00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:05.000
exactly what we said when they got
James Harden. I remember going on with

491
00:37:05.079 --> 00:37:07.840
you right when they got James Harden, the first time I ever called yep,

492
00:37:07.199 --> 00:37:09.840
and everybody was doubting it. I
mean, I remember how a year

493
00:37:09.920 --> 00:37:15.800
calling and saying fires, tylu,
that's not part of that's not part of

494
00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:21.039
allowing the team to grow, you
know. And what it comes down to

495
00:37:21.199 --> 00:37:23.000
is James Harden was getting his legs
under him, learning a new team.

496
00:37:23.800 --> 00:37:29.119
And let's just say he is who
we thought he was. We knew he

497
00:37:29.400 --> 00:37:32.360
was, but him and him and
Kawhi the last few games. I Paul

498
00:37:32.400 --> 00:37:36.280
George last time I called, I
said, Paul George just didn't look right

499
00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:38.920
out. There's something's bugging him.
You know, something's going on. Defensive

500
00:37:38.920 --> 00:37:43.400
efforts tonight we said, you know, you said a mere coffee and I

501
00:37:43.519 --> 00:37:45.320
agreed with you a couple of weeks
back, like why is he not getting

502
00:37:45.360 --> 00:37:51.800
in the games? And when his
number was called there he is doing exactly

503
00:37:51.880 --> 00:37:54.719
what we knew he can do.
Absolutely, And you know what, half

504
00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:58.639
off to you because you've been right
on this whole time with Harden. I've

505
00:37:58.679 --> 00:38:01.000
been with you, and we knew
that he was going to command that court

506
00:38:01.159 --> 00:38:05.559
like a floor general. And Kawhi
is over there at being the star that

507
00:38:05.639 --> 00:38:07.719
he is, you know, because
he's allowed to be because the little pressure

508
00:38:07.800 --> 00:38:12.199
is taken off of him and we
can't see James Harden scorer and Paul George

509
00:38:12.280 --> 00:38:16.320
and coffee tonight, norm Pal,
I mean the pieces are falling into place

510
00:38:16.400 --> 00:38:21.519
when you have a floor general like
that. You're absolutely right. Harden was

511
00:38:21.559 --> 00:38:22.800
the way to go in a way
to stay. And you don't get rid

512
00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:27.239
of your coach when you when you're
starting the system with a new with a

513
00:38:27.320 --> 00:38:30.039
new player that's a superstar. So
I agree with you, Adam. I've

514
00:38:30.239 --> 00:38:35.880
been loving watching these Clippers over the
last two months. You know what,

515
00:38:36.599 --> 00:38:43.199
you know, Ball, Roman,
I love basketball? Why k B.

516
00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:49.039
You know Ball appreciate the phone call
as always quickly, Daniel, you're having

517
00:38:49.079 --> 00:38:54.880
me, Thank you Daniel and echo
park you Yeah, he Adam, I'm

518
00:38:54.920 --> 00:38:58.400
going to make this clear out and
go to see my friend play open mic

519
00:38:58.519 --> 00:39:00.000
on suns that bull bide. But
let me say one thing, dude,

520
00:39:01.280 --> 00:39:06.360
Crippers defense, we've been top we're
top five. Down, dude, we

521
00:39:06.519 --> 00:39:08.599
are top five. We got to
focus on that. Keep it going.

522
00:39:08.840 --> 00:39:14.800
And uh man, did I love
it? Dude? We are creeping in

523
00:39:14.920 --> 00:39:16.880
the top five. We've been holding
these guys down to like one hundred or

524
00:39:17.000 --> 00:39:29.079
left or one five where money I
love it by enjoy open mic. I

525
00:39:29.159 --> 00:39:34.480
hope Chapelle shows up out of nowhere. Clippers win one twenty one to one

526
00:39:34.679 --> 00:39:39.719
thirteen here at Crypto dot Com arena, and Clipper Nation is starting to come

527
00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:45.159
around on James Harden. The doubters, they're seeing what I saw all along.

528
00:39:45.760 --> 00:39:50.079
Tried to tell you it's okay that
he's a system. That system is

529
00:39:50.119 --> 00:39:53.599
a top seventy five player. Ever, that system is now the third option,

530
00:39:53.800 --> 00:39:58.039
not the first, not the second. He's third on this Clippers team.

531
00:39:58.519 --> 00:40:01.800
But tonight he turned into a first
option at times they needed him to.

532
00:40:02.519 --> 00:40:08.000
He stepped up twenty eight fifteen,
seven boards, four blocks in forty

533
00:40:08.039 --> 00:40:14.639
two minutes without Paul George. The
reinforcements are here, and they come in

534
00:40:14.719 --> 00:40:19.920
superstar form. This is how you
can weather injuries better. This is how

535
00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:23.719
you can get through a treacherous regular
season schedule. Nobody's got tougher than the

536
00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:30.880
Clippers stack talent, and Kawhi and
Paul George have been wanting that prototypical floor

537
00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:37.079
general. They got it in James
harden More. Clippers started coming up eight

538
00:40:37.159 --> 00:40:39.920
sixty six, ninety seven two five
seventy eight sixty six ninety eight seven two

539
00:40:39.960 --> 00:40:46.880
five seventy. Juck Mockler will be
here from C and D. Clippers are

540
00:40:46.920 --> 00:40:55.119
won six straight eleven of fourteen since
shifting to the new starting lineup. Tonight

541
00:40:55.159 --> 00:41:00.519
though it was a mere coffee in
place of the injured Paul George. So

542
00:41:00.760 --> 00:41:05.559
happy for him. Get this opportunity, meet the moment, make the most

543
00:41:05.639 --> 00:41:09.880
of it and make fourth threes.
I know Brian seemens happy he's back to

544
00:41:12.039 --> 00:41:16.639
coffee. Puns runneth over more clipperstock. Next here on m five seventy LA

545
00:41:16.679 --> 00:41:22.199
Sports, the LA Clippers continue their
hunt for a Larry O. B.

546
00:41:22.559 --> 00:41:24.519
They still want to get that LARRYO. B. Don't miss a moment all

547
00:41:24.639 --> 00:41:30.800
season long. This is the LA
Clippers Audio Network. I mean, do

548
00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:35.360
you believe me now about James harden
To being the guy that should be starting

549
00:41:36.239 --> 00:41:39.360
and Russell Westbrook coming up the bench? Is it working well enough for you

550
00:41:39.679 --> 00:41:45.400
Clipper Nations, the doubters on James
hard. They make it six straight.

551
00:41:45.880 --> 00:41:51.960
They've won eleven of fourteen since Terrence
Man was put in the starting backcourt next

552
00:41:52.000 --> 00:41:55.159
to James, and they're playing some
of the best basketball of the two to

553
00:41:55.159 --> 00:42:00.639
one three era. James Harden steps
up with twenty eight points and forty one

554
00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:06.760
minutes, fifteen assists, seven boards. Historic night from him, but when

555
00:42:06.800 --> 00:42:10.679
they needed it most for him to
show that yeah, he can still shoot

556
00:42:10.719 --> 00:42:15.760
the rock well too, No,
Paul George, no problem. James will

557
00:42:15.800 --> 00:42:19.880
drop twenty eight on twelve shots.
James would go to the free throw line

558
00:42:20.239 --> 00:42:25.079
twice for three free throws after being
fouled on three pointers. Clippers win one

559
00:42:25.119 --> 00:42:29.599
twenty one to one thirteen over the
Golden State Warriors. Welcome back into Clippers

560
00:42:29.679 --> 00:42:31.599
Talk. I'm Adam Oslin. Well, we have a moment. Let's pause

561
00:42:31.679 --> 00:42:36.880
ten seconds for station identification. Here
in Los Angeles Clippers Audio networking AM five

562
00:42:36.920 --> 00:42:42.320
to seven LAS Sports. This is
LA Clippers Basketball AM five to seventy KLAC

563
00:42:42.480 --> 00:42:47.480
Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD
two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. And

564
00:42:47.639 --> 00:42:53.920
now joining this show is Chuck Mockler
from Clips and Dip after the Clippers make

565
00:42:54.000 --> 00:43:00.400
it six straight victories, Charles,
did I tell any lies on our recent

566
00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:04.320
episode on YouTube when I had to
call out some people for the way that

567
00:43:04.440 --> 00:43:07.000
they treated James Harden when they started
zero to five with him, and now

568
00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:10.719
they've won six straight. Seems like
things are working out, eh, Chuck,

569
00:43:13.599 --> 00:43:17.239
Yes, things are working out right
now. It's been fantastic to see

570
00:43:17.400 --> 00:43:22.360
James Harden step maybe flower than some
people thought he was going to step into,

571
00:43:22.920 --> 00:43:25.639
you know, a prominent offensive role
for this team. He should be

572
00:43:25.760 --> 00:43:30.360
taking when you know two and three
is healthy, James should be at the

573
00:43:30.559 --> 00:43:35.360
second or third most field goal attempts, and you look at it tonight and

574
00:43:35.599 --> 00:43:37.079
he was so efficient he didn't need
the extra one, so that's good.

575
00:43:37.199 --> 00:43:43.800
But you can just see him building
more confidence as this starting lineup continues to

576
00:43:43.840 --> 00:43:46.400
get more time to jail. Terrence
didn't have the best game, which is

577
00:43:46.440 --> 00:43:50.400
a bit of a shame, but
James was able to kind of still have

578
00:43:50.480 --> 00:43:52.760
a good game, still be the
engine of the team and stuff like that.

579
00:43:52.960 --> 00:43:57.320
So he's been phenomenal. Hitting twenty
five thousand points as the Clippers.

580
00:43:57.320 --> 00:44:00.440
Pretty cool too, So let's help
this keeps up. But this game was

581
00:44:00.480 --> 00:44:05.719
the perfect example of why the Clippers
traders are games Harden and how he can

582
00:44:05.840 --> 00:44:07.559
lift you in the regular season.
We'll get to the playoffs when we get

583
00:44:07.599 --> 00:44:12.079
to them. Right now is exactly
what he's supposed to be doing. Look,

584
00:44:12.559 --> 00:44:15.880
if he can lift you in the
regular season, then he can lift

585
00:44:15.920 --> 00:44:20.760
you in the playoffs by you having
a higher seed entering the tournament. He

586
00:44:20.880 --> 00:44:23.679
can raise your floor and your ceiling
with the way he plays. And I'm

587
00:44:23.719 --> 00:44:28.679
just not worried about him in the
playoffs as a third option next to Kawhi

588
00:44:29.159 --> 00:44:32.320
and Paul George. But speaking of
Kawhi, Leonard mentioned it yesterday. I

589
00:44:32.440 --> 00:44:37.760
think this is the best he has
looked since tearing the ACL. I know

590
00:44:37.880 --> 00:44:40.360
the shooting splits, it hasn't been
three months yet. We'll see how that

591
00:44:40.639 --> 00:44:44.880
ends up. It's gonna be hard
to match shooting forty seven percent from three

592
00:44:45.000 --> 00:44:49.280
for three straight months. But just
the movement, the ability out there,

593
00:44:49.760 --> 00:44:52.920
the bounce, how light he's been
on his feet, And I'm wondering if

594
00:44:53.000 --> 00:45:00.079
part of it is because he's encouraged
and revitalized, because he knows one he

595
00:45:00.119 --> 00:45:04.280
doesn't have to do everything. It
gives him more energy to expand on the

596
00:45:04.320 --> 00:45:08.559
defensive end, but also because he
can see that this team has the talent

597
00:45:08.719 --> 00:45:14.320
in the right pieces to make a
run and the two one three era is

598
00:45:14.440 --> 00:45:17.679
far from over. Well, I
think it's it's the talent the right pieces

599
00:45:17.679 --> 00:45:21.719
that have been there, you know, kind of on paper for a lot

600
00:45:21.840 --> 00:45:24.000
of this two one three era.
Every year it felt like we'd be like,

601
00:45:24.039 --> 00:45:28.079
oh, this is the best Clippers
roster we've maybe ever seen. But

602
00:45:28.280 --> 00:45:32.480
now guys are more so locking in. The Kauhai's example of getting things done

603
00:45:32.639 --> 00:45:36.360
almost just curased because I forgot around
the radio, But I think you know

604
00:45:36.440 --> 00:45:38.000
what I was going to say,
like, he's here to get things done

605
00:45:38.079 --> 00:45:42.360
this year, and everyone else is
feeling that. There were clips of him,

606
00:45:42.800 --> 00:45:45.880
you know, being frustrated during the
losing streets and I kicked the chair

607
00:45:45.440 --> 00:45:49.519
or something like that, which is
good to see because you want to see

608
00:45:49.559 --> 00:45:53.360
that from the heart and soul of
this team. So now we're seeing the

609
00:45:53.440 --> 00:46:00.159
good side of that and everyone is
locking in and on the same wavelength as

610
00:46:00.239 --> 00:46:04.800
Kawhi Leonard in terms of the grittiness
and understanding how urgent things are. Some

611
00:46:04.920 --> 00:46:07.400
of these boards that the Clippers got
late in this game, a Mere Coffee

612
00:46:07.880 --> 00:46:13.039
had one that ended up in a
James Harden assist to Kawhi for a dunk.

613
00:46:13.079 --> 00:46:15.360
But if you go back and watch
that rebound, that rebound, it

614
00:46:15.480 --> 00:46:20.159
pops, because I feel like you
don't see stuff like that a lot from

615
00:46:20.800 --> 00:46:23.039
this this era of the Clippers.
But we saw a mirgate one, Kawhi

616
00:46:23.079 --> 00:46:28.280
had a great one and many got
fouled. Like we're seeing that snapshot of

617
00:46:28.320 --> 00:46:31.280
those gritty rebounds late in this game
is what this Clipper seem is about,

618
00:46:31.320 --> 00:46:36.639
and we're seeing that identity come from
Kawhi. I had to pull some receipts

619
00:46:36.679 --> 00:46:43.559
on myself from a show that we
did probably six weeks. Yeah, no,

620
00:46:43.679 --> 00:46:46.480
it was a positive receipt, but
me saying you'd just forgotten about a

621
00:46:46.599 --> 00:46:51.760
Mere Coffee. There's still a wing
on this team that can help them.

622
00:46:52.159 --> 00:46:57.480
And he got some run when they
were in San Antonio for that Texas Stationary

623
00:46:57.639 --> 00:47:01.679
two step, but since then has
and played meaningful minutes and I couldn't be

624
00:47:01.840 --> 00:47:07.000
more impressed with his level of professionalism, with coming into a game, getting

625
00:47:07.119 --> 00:47:12.400
the start and making the most of
it. To this degree tonight, he

626
00:47:12.559 --> 00:47:16.159
looked incredible and it's such a difficult
position to be in, yet he thrived.

627
00:47:19.000 --> 00:47:22.239
Yeah, he came through. He
was not afraid to shoot at all

628
00:47:22.360 --> 00:47:25.960
eleven, three point at ten and
you know he can an above average amount

629
00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:30.840
of them. So you do really
love to see the confidence not gone at

630
00:47:30.840 --> 00:47:36.679
all from a mirror. He had
a tough offseason obviously, but he stepped

631
00:47:36.760 --> 00:47:39.079
up really when the Clippers needed it. On a night when Terrence didn't quite

632
00:47:39.239 --> 00:47:45.280
have it all the way there,
a mirror really picked up slack. But

633
00:47:45.400 --> 00:47:47.639
yeah, he's ready to go.
You mentioned his attitude. I couldn't agree

634
00:47:47.679 --> 00:47:54.039
more. Him and Bones have just
been as professional as you could possibly be

635
00:47:54.960 --> 00:47:58.960
during a time when the Clippers are
playing, like you said, some of

636
00:47:59.000 --> 00:48:01.039
their best basketball with three era.
So big shout out to him he or

637
00:48:01.079 --> 00:48:06.400
big shout out the Bones just for
you know, the attitude during all of

638
00:48:06.440 --> 00:48:09.440
this and to sign of a good
locker room and good leadership from Kawhi,

639
00:48:09.599 --> 00:48:15.679
Paul, George James now, but
also of course coach lou With making sure

640
00:48:15.760 --> 00:48:20.400
guys still feel like they are involved
in the process of what's happening with this

641
00:48:20.519 --> 00:48:23.840
Clippers team right now and knowing that
they need to stay ready because it could

642
00:48:23.920 --> 00:48:29.679
be their opportunity. It could be
their night. Now. Norman Powell has

643
00:48:29.760 --> 00:48:31.840
had a lot of these nights to
start off this season, but this was

644
00:48:31.880 --> 00:48:36.800
one of his best. In the
fourth quarter in a close game. He

645
00:48:36.920 --> 00:48:39.599
scored eight straight for them, had
ten of his twenty one points in the

646
00:48:39.679 --> 00:48:45.280
fourth and the Powell Rangers it was
morph in time and he morphed into the

647
00:48:45.400 --> 00:48:50.960
closer. I guess you could say
he was awesome. Well, Norm.

648
00:48:51.039 --> 00:48:52.760
The great thing about one of I
mean one of the great things about Norm's

649
00:48:52.800 --> 00:48:58.760
game to night is he only took
four threes. If Norm can find a

650
00:48:58.800 --> 00:49:00.199
way to get a bucket, he's
going to do it over and over and

651
00:49:00.280 --> 00:49:04.400
over until you stop him. And
he was getting to the rim at will

652
00:49:04.679 --> 00:49:07.679
against this Warriors tevem It did not
matter who was on him, and that's

653
00:49:07.719 --> 00:49:09.079
great. We said, hey,
go for it, man, you're gonna

654
00:49:09.079 --> 00:49:13.920
shoot seventy percent. Yeah, get
us close to the hoop as possible if

655
00:49:13.920 --> 00:49:16.000
they're gonna let you. He had
a steal, he had five boards,

656
00:49:16.119 --> 00:49:22.320
which I think is very helpful against
a rebounding you know, as good of

657
00:49:22.360 --> 00:49:25.960
a rebounding team as the Warriors are. But this is Norm's best stretch as

658
00:49:25.960 --> 00:49:30.199
a Clipper. I don't think that's
too you know, something too crazy to

659
00:49:30.239 --> 00:49:34.639
say right now, but the Clippers
has needed it. But talk about someone

660
00:49:34.679 --> 00:49:39.440
who stays ready. He's been a
revelation to open this one, A Viatza

661
00:49:39.519 --> 00:49:45.480
Zobos didn't have an eye popping box
score ten and eight, did his job,

662
00:49:45.599 --> 00:49:49.599
but a couple of blocks and had
a possession where he got CP three

663
00:49:49.800 --> 00:49:53.400
to travel because of his defense.
Uh, and then a nice finger roll

664
00:49:53.760 --> 00:49:59.000
to start off things in the third
quarter. But overall, just speak to

665
00:49:59.039 --> 00:50:02.000
a Vitza Zuba and maybe the moment
he's having over the past couple of weeks

666
00:50:02.039 --> 00:50:07.800
with this new starting lineup where you're
seeing the growth in different areas from him

667
00:50:07.840 --> 00:50:10.679
and make maybe making that leap at
the age of twenty six to just becoming

668
00:50:12.119 --> 00:50:15.599
a more consistent, a more dominant
player who plays with more confidence on offense.

669
00:50:17.119 --> 00:50:21.960
I think one of the things that
speaking to his confidence is it was

670
00:50:22.039 --> 00:50:24.880
in the fourth quarter. I think
Norm had kind of a breakaway and he

671
00:50:25.360 --> 00:50:30.159
hit Zoo with you know, not
a hectic pass, but a quick pass.

672
00:50:30.320 --> 00:50:34.199
Zoo was like five to nine feet
away and he hit just a one

673
00:50:34.239 --> 00:50:36.800
handed floater, you know what I
mean. It wasn't anything. It wasn't

674
00:50:36.800 --> 00:50:39.039
an authoritative dunk or anything like that, but it was late in a close

675
00:50:39.159 --> 00:50:43.840
game. He had no hesitation going
up with it, kind of away from

676
00:50:43.920 --> 00:50:47.199
the rim, and it was It
was perfect. So I think that little

677
00:50:47.360 --> 00:50:52.559
piece of his game tonight is kind
of emblematic of how good he's been all

678
00:50:52.760 --> 00:50:58.519
year. He's made the right decision
for the most part all year. You

679
00:50:58.599 --> 00:51:01.159
know, we say ten and eight
an okay game from Zoo a year ago.

680
00:51:01.199 --> 00:51:05.320
We would be hyped if he averaged
that, but he's out pacing that.

681
00:51:06.440 --> 00:51:10.400
He's been fantastic and closing lightups,
which is a little surprising to seem

682
00:51:10.519 --> 00:51:15.000
from Tyleru. But when it's working, it's working really well. What was

683
00:51:15.039 --> 00:51:20.239
that stat going around He's saved the
most points at the rim per seventy five

684
00:51:20.320 --> 00:51:24.800
minutes or something like that in the
league. Like he's he's having his best

685
00:51:24.920 --> 00:51:29.199
year as a Clipper. It's really
I feel like we've said that about a

686
00:51:29.360 --> 00:51:34.360
handful of guys so far. But
I mean, Zoo playing good defense is

687
00:51:34.400 --> 00:51:37.920
great to see. Yeah, and
we thought he might be a little tired,

688
00:51:37.960 --> 00:51:42.360
you know. He We liked his
zero basket in the off season last

689
00:51:42.400 --> 00:51:45.400
year and stuff like that. But
I hope that the fitness is still there.

690
00:51:45.440 --> 00:51:49.280
I think it will because he's just
playing so well right now. And

691
00:51:49.360 --> 00:51:52.000
a great point by you. That
bucket he made. It was a four

692
00:51:52.079 --> 00:51:54.239
point game, one six to one
oh two, was seven minutes left,

693
00:51:54.280 --> 00:52:00.360
and he finessed that layup in off
a nice feed from Norman Palell. He's

694
00:52:00.440 --> 00:52:05.719
just showing much better touch, more
consistently, at least around the basket,

695
00:52:05.920 --> 00:52:08.480
and I'm glad they're trusting him late
in games because I've always felt like when

696
00:52:08.519 --> 00:52:14.360
he gets the opportunity, he's proven
to me that he can close, that

697
00:52:14.480 --> 00:52:19.239
he can do it on both ends
and not be a liability somewhere just because

698
00:52:19.280 --> 00:52:22.599
he doesn't have the jumper or can't
play five out when Big Zoo is out

699
00:52:22.639 --> 00:52:28.480
there in a closing lineup. Let's
see one more for you here, Chuck.

700
00:52:29.079 --> 00:52:34.960
Just defensively, what we're seeing from
this team. They've been so dominant

701
00:52:35.079 --> 00:52:40.639
on that end. But it's not
just because of personnel or the roster or

702
00:52:40.719 --> 00:52:46.440
finding the right rotations. There's a
level of urgency and effort that we've noticed

703
00:52:46.559 --> 00:52:53.480
that has been just throughout the forty
eight minutes at a much higher level than

704
00:52:53.519 --> 00:52:58.320
we have seen, especially last season. You know, when they couldn't really

705
00:52:58.400 --> 00:53:01.639
they were about ten DP defense for
the majority of the year after that great

706
00:53:01.719 --> 00:53:06.960
star by beats Zubats holding it down. But they never really figured it out,

707
00:53:07.079 --> 00:53:09.960
and Coach Luke kept saying defensive intensity, defensive intensity, but the message

708
00:53:10.039 --> 00:53:15.199
never came through. It's happening now
you're seeing it out there eyeball test and

709
00:53:15.360 --> 00:53:20.920
the advanced numbers tell you this team
can be great defensively, and they're buying

710
00:53:20.960 --> 00:53:25.320
in right now. Yeah, it's
really impressive to see. I think back

711
00:53:25.360 --> 00:53:29.079
to all the talk they had about
how much more they were able to practice

712
00:53:29.119 --> 00:53:32.400
in the off season. They practice
after that back to back or I think

713
00:53:32.440 --> 00:53:35.960
it was either a back to back
or like a three and four or something,

714
00:53:36.000 --> 00:53:37.800
and they practiced on a day that
it was kind of surprising if you

715
00:53:37.840 --> 00:53:42.679
were a Clipper fan, you're reading
about them practicing after all we heard,

716
00:53:43.159 --> 00:53:45.960
you know, kind of historically about
the lack of time they got together.

717
00:53:45.159 --> 00:53:51.559
So I think maybe setting that tone
and really following through with it from ty

718
00:53:51.639 --> 00:53:52.880
lu on, we're going to practice, We're going to run like this is

719
00:53:53.639 --> 00:53:58.320
that's what helps you on defense,
is not stopping and things like that.

720
00:53:58.440 --> 00:54:04.639
You mentioned the consistency of the DEE
and I think the new emphasis specifically on

721
00:54:04.880 --> 00:54:08.199
practice and the intensity and the frequency
of it is really helping the Clippers.

722
00:54:08.679 --> 00:54:12.800
And to go back to the point
we were just talking about, it helps

723
00:54:12.840 --> 00:54:15.440
Chun Kwhi. Leonard is playing as
well too, because when someone on your

724
00:54:15.480 --> 00:54:17.920
team is playing as good a defense, you know as Kwi Leaners, it

725
00:54:19.000 --> 00:54:21.760
makes you want to play good defense
too, So I think that's a big

726
00:54:21.840 --> 00:54:25.000
boost as well. Great point.
Clippers win one twenty one to one thirteen

727
00:54:25.039 --> 00:54:29.960
over the Golden State Warriors. He
is Chuck Mockler of Clips and Dip.

728
00:54:30.719 --> 00:54:34.800
We'll have a new YouTube episode coming
for you later this week. Chuck,

729
00:54:34.840 --> 00:54:37.559
thanks for doing this tonight, a
little Clips and double dip here on Clippers

730
00:54:37.599 --> 00:54:39.920
Talk. My friend, Hey,
thanks for having me. Let's go clip

731
00:54:40.440 --> 00:54:45.559
well, cose things out next with
a few phone calls, maybe brother Jake

732
00:54:45.599 --> 00:54:49.360
Warner of course in the building.
What are you looking for on X there,

733
00:54:49.400 --> 00:54:53.079
Jake? What are you looking for? Clippers win today's twenty one to

734
00:54:53.239 --> 00:54:59.840
one thirteen. Congrats to James Harden
gets to twenty five thousand career points.

735
00:55:00.679 --> 00:55:04.840
He was holding the ball in the
locker room. His left hand is heavily

736
00:55:04.880 --> 00:55:08.960
wrapped in ice, But you say
he just jammed a finger. Indiana Pacers

737
00:55:09.199 --> 00:55:13.920
aren't taking this ball. More Clippers
stock next year. On m five to

738
00:55:13.920 --> 00:55:19.000
seventy LA Sports, the LA Clippers
continue their hunt for a LARRYO Bee.

739
00:55:19.199 --> 00:55:22.639
They still want to get that Larryo
beat. Don't miss a moment all season

740
00:55:22.760 --> 00:55:27.239
longed. This is the LA Clippers
Audio Network. Remember when the Clippers were

741
00:55:27.280 --> 00:55:31.400
down eight to nothing to Klay Thompson
who did finish with thirty. It was

742
00:55:31.440 --> 00:55:36.480
an ugly start, but a beautiful
finish. Clippers win one twenty one to

743
00:55:36.599 --> 00:55:39.840
one thirteen over the Golden State Warriors. They make it six straight. They've

744
00:55:39.880 --> 00:55:45.519
won eleven of fourteen since when the
new starting lineup with Russ coming off the

745
00:55:45.559 --> 00:55:51.360
bench, who I think is really
starting to enjoy this fan favorite six man

746
00:55:52.320 --> 00:55:57.119
role he's in. He's getting a
ton of love from Clipper Nation the building.

747
00:55:57.239 --> 00:56:00.679
He's feeding off of it. There
is a love affair with Russell Westbrook

748
00:56:01.880 --> 00:56:08.800
embracing coming off the bench, sacrificing
the VTB self sacrifice to help this team

749
00:56:09.320 --> 00:56:13.639
get to this place where they've now
won six in a row and looked much

750
00:56:13.679 --> 00:56:16.800
more like a well oiled machine welcome
back into clipper Stock. I'm at a

751
00:56:16.840 --> 00:56:20.519
maslin before we get out of here, Tajus and Walnut, who's been holding

752
00:56:20.559 --> 00:56:23.159
on patiently, Tagous, Sorry for
not getting to you earlier. I knew

753
00:56:23.239 --> 00:56:27.960
some people needed to come in here
and apologize, but you know, I

754
00:56:28.000 --> 00:56:31.559
think I only got it from Howie. Tajus, what's up? Okay?

755
00:56:31.840 --> 00:56:37.159
So you and I've been wanting Amir
coffee. And when we when we heard

756
00:56:37.199 --> 00:56:43.480
that Paul George wasn't playing, I
was thinking, uh, who who's he

757
00:56:43.559 --> 00:56:46.519
gonna start? And I was thinking
he might go bone Thailand to you know,

758
00:56:46.599 --> 00:56:51.320
play small. But I'm so glad
that Emir got to run. And

759
00:56:52.239 --> 00:56:54.119
it's just that, you know,
we never got to see a mere play

760
00:56:54.559 --> 00:56:58.679
with Kawhi PG and everyone on the
floor. We've seen him play with all

761
00:56:58.719 --> 00:57:00.880
the role players and he played well. So now that he gets to play

762
00:57:00.960 --> 00:57:05.519
with the stars, it's going to
be really interesting to see. And we

763
00:57:05.599 --> 00:57:07.920
hope hopefully he can get some more
run. And he does kind of feel

764
00:57:08.000 --> 00:57:14.239
the void that Covington and but Toom
when they got when they left. He

765
00:57:14.320 --> 00:57:21.360
fills that same void in a lot
of similar and similar ways. And two,

766
00:57:22.239 --> 00:57:23.760
you know, I've been always wanting
I was happy with the hard and

767
00:57:23.840 --> 00:57:27.920
trade. I wasn't one of the
people who were doubting it. Uh,

768
00:57:30.559 --> 00:57:34.159
I have the receipt right here,
Tagus and Walnut was for James Harden being

769
00:57:34.199 --> 00:57:37.559
a Clipper, I got it.
No, And you know what, the

770
00:57:37.639 --> 00:57:39.639
media just kind of, you know, wanted to say, oh, he

771
00:57:39.719 --> 00:57:45.440
can't stick around and carry that narrative, the narrative you know, for the

772
00:57:45.559 --> 00:57:47.079
casuals and everything. But if you
look at it, he was in Houston

773
00:57:47.119 --> 00:57:51.400
for a long time and when he
went to Brooklyn, yeah, he has

774
00:57:51.519 --> 00:57:54.280
to get traded. But if he
was really the issue, then once he

775
00:57:54.360 --> 00:57:58.320
got traded, why did Kyrie leave? And then why did k D leave?

776
00:57:58.719 --> 00:58:02.239
So obviously he wasn't the issue because
all of them weren't happy in Brooklyn,

777
00:58:02.320 --> 00:58:06.320
and that those points are never brought
up. And the other point that

778
00:58:07.000 --> 00:58:10.400
when he was in Philly, he
took a less contract to sign the other

779
00:58:10.480 --> 00:58:15.039
players on the team, like the
PJ Tuckers and try to win a championship.

780
00:58:15.119 --> 00:58:20.000
So he did sacrifice, but all
that gets lost by the media.

781
00:58:20.440 --> 00:58:25.599
So and the point is also Adam
that I don't think necessarily he's a third

782
00:58:25.639 --> 00:58:30.199
option. Maybe he was in the
beginning. But I feel like as he

783
00:58:30.239 --> 00:58:34.639
get more comfortable, PG Kawhi and
Harden, they're really good at knowing who's

784
00:58:34.679 --> 00:58:37.800
got the hot hand, and they're
willing to sacrifice that someone's got the hot

785
00:58:37.840 --> 00:58:40.360
hand, don't take the back seat. And with Hardened kind of being more

786
00:58:40.440 --> 00:58:45.800
comfy, you'll see kind of like, okay, you know, him taking

787
00:58:45.880 --> 00:58:49.199
more shots, and with all three
of them being a thread, it's just

788
00:58:50.360 --> 00:58:53.840
so good to see that. It's
going to increase their longevity for the rest

789
00:58:53.880 --> 00:58:59.679
of the year, and it allows
what's happening now. You see Kawhi playing

790
00:58:59.760 --> 00:59:02.559
d guarding Steph Curry. He's able
to do that, and that's all because

791
00:59:02.880 --> 00:59:07.559
Harden's there. That's the only thing. Let's give revenge on Saturday against the

792
00:59:07.599 --> 00:59:12.639
Knicks. Thanks Adam. Yes,
I like it. I like it.

793
00:59:12.760 --> 00:59:17.000
Great phone call tagus. Look,
when people talk about sacrificing, I think

794
00:59:17.079 --> 00:59:22.400
sometimes they go, well, he's
playing, you know, fifteen more minutes

795
00:59:22.440 --> 00:59:27.400
a night than Russell Westbrook, So
what's he really sacrificing. James Harden coming

796
00:59:27.440 --> 00:59:34.119
into this ballgame was averaging just ten
shot attempts per game. This is somebody

797
00:59:34.199 --> 00:59:39.320
that used to attempt twenty five shots
a game. That's sacrifice. That's trying

798
00:59:39.440 --> 00:59:44.800
to blend in almost to a fault
at times where he needs to be more

799
00:59:44.840 --> 00:59:49.119
aggressive. But when the situation called
for tonight without Paul George, he was

800
00:59:50.840 --> 00:59:53.719
still only had to take twelve shots
but got to twenty eight points. Unbelievable.

801
00:59:53.800 --> 00:59:57.920
Jose and Southgate Final call of the
night, Jose, what's up here

802
00:59:57.920 --> 01:00:02.800
on Clipperstock without a muscles with suth
Adam Man. I'm just thinking when I

803
01:00:02.960 --> 01:00:06.639
was saying, hey, Adam,
you know Tyler was saying we just need

804
01:00:06.719 --> 01:00:08.199
ten fifteen games, I said,
let's give it to him. I expect

805
01:00:08.239 --> 01:00:12.400
some good wins. We're seeing them. I also remember when Carl Tarboro's on

806
01:00:12.440 --> 01:00:15.480
the podcast back when we were just
running around with chickens with the heads cut

807
01:00:15.519 --> 01:00:17.880
off. I commented, hey,
we needed some manager to put coffee in

808
01:00:17.920 --> 01:00:21.000
the lineup, and I just laughed
it off. But I don't have the

809
01:00:21.039 --> 01:00:25.519
time stand yet. I'll get it. You probably did it. You probably

810
01:00:25.559 --> 01:00:28.679
did it at them. You probably
also study. You know, it makes

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01:00:28.719 --> 01:00:32.239
sense. What else. Let's finish
this. Listen to finish this? Is

812
01:00:32.320 --> 01:00:36.559
this? This home? Is this
home? Stand strong to try last year

813
01:00:36.559 --> 01:00:39.280
at Staples, who was a good
win against the worst today. Not a

814
01:00:39.400 --> 01:00:44.199
changing of the guard game, but
like the Clippers have been hot before,

815
01:00:44.280 --> 01:00:46.760
Clippers have been the hot team in
a before it but it just feels different.

816
01:00:46.840 --> 01:00:50.400
It just looks different on both ends
of both ends of the court.

817
01:00:50.719 --> 01:00:53.199
And we're stacking up these wins like
they were seeing this whole time. I'll

818
01:00:53.199 --> 01:00:55.519
see you on Friday at them.
I mean, I'll see on Saturday night,

819
01:00:55.559 --> 01:01:01.159
Adam. Least go Claire first.
I'd never laugh at coffee. They

820
01:01:01.199 --> 01:01:05.719
gave me an ulcer once. I
know the power of it too much.

821
01:01:06.400 --> 01:01:08.840
Before we get out of here,
we need some powerful words from the fake

822
01:01:08.920 --> 01:01:14.920
philosopher Big Brother Jake Warner Big Brother
Jake Podcast on the podcast one network.

823
01:01:14.960 --> 01:01:16.679
Big Bro, what's up? Man? Feeling good right about Adam? You

824
01:01:16.800 --> 01:01:22.559
know, you know we just love
news break? Yeah maybe hopefully. Yeah.

825
01:01:22.599 --> 01:01:25.719
Clippers won six straight. That's enough
to make anyone feel good. Absolutely

826
01:01:25.880 --> 01:01:30.719
absolutely. I got some positive words
right now. You will never change your

827
01:01:30.760 --> 01:01:35.000
life until you change something you do
daily. The secret of your success is

828
01:01:35.079 --> 01:01:38.880
found in your daily routine. So
it's all about I mean, Chuck brought

829
01:01:38.920 --> 01:01:44.239
it up earlier. This team was
practicing more. They went to a day

830
01:01:44.639 --> 01:01:49.480
three, a day's during training camp. They took a different approach to this

831
01:01:49.559 --> 01:01:53.840
regular season. They wanted to make
it more serious out there. That was

832
01:01:53.920 --> 01:01:59.480
something Frank Lawrence Frank wanted coming out
of the exit interviews of last season.

833
01:01:59.559 --> 01:02:04.840
You're being a more serious approach and
a more locked in focus approach from this

834
01:02:04.960 --> 01:02:08.639
Clippers team. And it starts with
building those daily habits, championship habits.

835
01:02:08.679 --> 01:02:14.280
That's how you gotta do it.
Thank you, Big Bro anytime, perfect

836
01:02:14.320 --> 01:02:15.920
way to engine it as always.
Before we get out of here, I

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do want to thank the Clippers organization, rolb Lawler, Brian Seeman, Noah

838
01:02:21.719 --> 01:02:24.639
Ego, now Carlo Jimenez on the
call, Katie and Newton, our producer

839
01:02:24.760 --> 01:02:30.360
back in the bank. Great job, Katie, big Bro, our head

840
01:02:30.400 --> 01:02:35.679
engineer here, the callers, the
listeners. How many times have I said

841
01:02:35.719 --> 01:02:40.639
this in closing? You either get
on the James Harden bandwagon now or you

842
01:02:40.760 --> 01:02:45.400
might get left behind, or you
might have me calling you out later on

843
01:02:45.559 --> 01:02:49.760
when you try to jump on.
Can you see the vision Clipper Nation?

844
01:02:51.320 --> 01:02:55.320
I know Kawhi can right now.
Clippers won six straight, eleven of fourteen.

845
01:02:55.440 --> 01:03:00.320
They're taken on the New York Knicks
Saturday night. Right back here Crypto

846
01:03:00.360 --> 01:03:02.159
dot com. Marita pregame at six
thirty. I've met a Maslin. We

847
01:03:02.199 --> 01:03:07.400
will talk to you then. Why
he was doing his thing. All they

848
01:03:07.480 --> 01:03:09.360
want to do is win in La. I win. I thought they gave

849
01:03:09.400 --> 01:03:14.039
everything they had. I'm very proud
of them. This has been Clippers Talk,

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01:03:14.280 --> 01:03:17.880
the official postgame reaction of the LA
Clippers. God bless Paul George.

851
01:03:17.920 --> 01:03:22.800
Are you not? It's a change. Don't miss an episode all season law.

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01:03:22.880 --> 01:03:25.360
Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe
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853
01:03:25.440 --> 01:03:29.280
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854
01:03:29.360 --> 01:03:32.239
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