WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.280 --> 00:00:07.440 Get your fall. It's time to react LA Clippers Basketball. This is Clippers 2 00:00:07.480 --> 00:00:11.919 Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Moslin. You know 3 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:16.879 he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and get the 4 00:00:16.960 --> 00:00:21.359 podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio are and now your host. He makes everything 5 00:00:21.399 --> 00:00:27.359 happen. Adam Mosley, the Clippers blazed their path to victory against the Trail 6 00:00:27.399 --> 00:00:31.800 Blazers, and Kawhi Leonard reminds everyone to wear their mask. Welcome in to 7 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:35.920 Clippers Talk. I'm at Am Maslin eight six six nine eight seven two five 8 00:00:36.119 --> 00:00:41.840 seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number or 9 00:00:41.880 --> 00:00:45.679 get to me at follow Adam a on Twitter. Coming up, we'll have 10 00:00:45.799 --> 00:00:49.359 Bill Horrenda on NBA Expert. He'll join the show. We'll get to your 11 00:00:49.359 --> 00:00:54.159 phone calls. You'll hear from head coach sharnlu and Kawhi Leonard, who was 12 00:00:54.280 --> 00:00:58.079 the star of the contest in his return, missed the last two games with 13 00:00:58.159 --> 00:01:03.079 that facial laceration. That that's why he was wearing the Hannibal Lecter mask out 14 00:01:03.119 --> 00:01:06.480 there. Don't know what his Uh, well, I'm not going to get 15 00:01:06.519 --> 00:01:08.079 into some of the Hannibal Elector lines because I'll get in trouble here. I 16 00:01:08.120 --> 00:01:15.719 know that movie's rated. Kwi Leonard not PG thirteen also can go rated R. 17 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:19.439 He had twenty eight points on seventeen shots and went three of five from 18 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:23.359 distance. The one shot that has eluded him a little bit at times has 19 00:01:23.400 --> 00:01:27.799 been his outside shot, even going back to last season. But he was 20 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:32.400 seven of eight from the free throw line. And the difference in the ballgame 21 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:36.480 to me was after the Clippers were up by nineteen in the first half, 22 00:01:36.959 --> 00:01:40.760 Kawai took control of the game in the third quarter, where he had ten 23 00:01:40.799 --> 00:01:45.120 points in the first four minutes of the period. He would finish with sixteen 24 00:01:45.400 --> 00:01:49.120 of its twenty eight and the third quarter pedal to the medal, and it 25 00:01:49.159 --> 00:01:52.519 was also Paul George. He had eight points in the third. The two 26 00:01:52.560 --> 00:01:57.319 one three connection really closed this game out early they were up by as many 27 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:01.319 as thirty because they combined for twenty four of the Clippers thirty one points in 28 00:02:01.400 --> 00:02:06.640 that third quarter. But once again, the ball movement was just impeccable. 29 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:09.680 It was just beautiful to watch, and we talked about it postgame a little 30 00:02:09.680 --> 00:02:15.280 bit with Noah Eagle. But for a team that people talked about having chemistry 31 00:02:15.400 --> 00:02:19.840 issues all of last season and then after what happened in the bubble. Well, 32 00:02:19.919 --> 00:02:23.680 one way to build that chemistry is to have better ball movement, to 33 00:02:23.800 --> 00:02:29.039 share the basketball because it gets everybody involved. It also keeps guys in rhythm, 34 00:02:29.680 --> 00:02:31.879 and it helps them. I think it's human nature. If you're more 35 00:02:31.919 --> 00:02:37.719 involved on offense, you're going to give better effort on defense. But specifically, 36 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:40.560 I think it's kept guys in rhythm from three, and it's got them 37 00:02:40.599 --> 00:02:46.840 more open shots. They win eighteen of thirty eight after having sixteen made three 38 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:52.000 pointers just yesterday. But eighteen for thirty eight isn't even as good as they 39 00:02:52.039 --> 00:02:55.039 were because in that first half when the Clippers had a big I believe it 40 00:02:55.080 --> 00:03:00.000 was a twenty one point lead, they were fourteen of twenty one from three 41 00:03:00.439 --> 00:03:02.960 in the first half to start things off. So they only hit four more 42 00:03:04.080 --> 00:03:07.199 three pointers in the second half, and it didn't matter. They have a 43 00:03:07.319 --> 00:03:12.319 multitude of ways to beat you, and a lot of guys that are contributing 44 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:16.439 right now and looking like they've been playing in tehront Lu's offense for years. 45 00:03:16.599 --> 00:03:21.680 It's unbelievable what he's been able to get so far at a Reggie Jackson, 46 00:03:21.919 --> 00:03:23.879 who I didn't talk about enough yesterday, had a really good ball game, 47 00:03:23.919 --> 00:03:29.439 had eleven points yesterday, has eleven points in twenty two minutes again tonight against 48 00:03:29.439 --> 00:03:32.560 Portland Axon Jackson four of six from the field, but two or four from 49 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:37.360 distance. He's such a good spot up shooter, and when he's playing the 50 00:03:37.400 --> 00:03:40.919 analytics game, when it's a catch and shoot game from him, and then 51 00:03:42.000 --> 00:03:46.400 he's also getting to the basket and he had a beautiful reverse layup that you 52 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:50.840 have to see to believe. I believe it turned into an and one as 53 00:03:50.879 --> 00:03:55.199 well. But he's just one of many guys that's making a big difference and 54 00:03:55.280 --> 00:04:00.680 playing within the offense and getting his while getting other involved. And when the 55 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:05.639 ball movement is like this, it just makes things so much easier. And 56 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:09.919 you've seen it all season long, and I've told you this stat, but 57 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:15.280 they're passing the ball on average forty more times per game. That is a 58 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:18.959 huge difference for an offense that is a different identity than what we saw last 59 00:04:19.040 --> 00:04:25.240 year. And it starts with Kawhi Leonard and PG thirteen. You're superstars who 60 00:04:25.319 --> 00:04:29.639 have taken it upon themselves to make sure to get the others, as Shaq 61 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:34.759 would say, the role players three through eleven, players that are out there 62 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:40.319 right now on the roster getting on court time. Well, Kawhi Leonard I 63 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:43.800 believe this is the second time this season, but Kawhi Leonard and PG thirteen 64 00:04:43.920 --> 00:04:47.319 led them an assists tonight. They both had seven. Kawhi Leonard I think 65 00:04:47.399 --> 00:04:50.839 had six of those in the first half. That's the most assists he's had 66 00:04:50.959 --> 00:04:57.560 in any half in his career. We saw this transformation last season from him 67 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:00.079 out of necessity because they don't have that tradition, no point guard. They're 68 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:06.399 obviously making up for it right now, but collectively, but he averaged almost 69 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:12.680 five assists per game last season. Kawhi Leonard and PG thirteen, and we've 70 00:05:12.680 --> 00:05:15.120 talked about this a little bit too, but Tehron lou is running a lot 71 00:05:15.120 --> 00:05:18.759 of different stuff offensively, a lot more motion out there, a lot more 72 00:05:18.839 --> 00:05:25.199 activity. But also because he played under Phil Jackson with the Los Angeles Lakers, 73 00:05:25.519 --> 00:05:28.720 you're seeing a little bit of that triangle offense. You have Kawhi Leonard 74 00:05:28.720 --> 00:05:31.519 in the MJ position, you have Paul George and the Scottie Pippin position, 75 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:36.839 who was a really good facilitator and PG thirteen. While he is lethal and 76 00:05:36.879 --> 00:05:41.319 he is one of the best scorers in the league, he is making that 77 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:45.360 adjustment to also being a really good playmaker. Playmaker p out there. He 78 00:05:45.439 --> 00:05:47.920 finished with twenty three points. He was second in scoring for them, and 79 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:53.519 again had those seven assists and was ultra efficient, going four of nine from 80 00:05:53.519 --> 00:05:57.839 the outside eight of fifteen from the field. It just looks so effortless when 81 00:05:57.879 --> 00:06:00.839 he has it going. He looks like a six nine Steph Curry at times 82 00:06:00.879 --> 00:06:04.920 on nights like tonight, when it's that level of volume of three pointers, 83 00:06:04.959 --> 00:06:11.000 and then also the efficiency he is taking and making a lot of three pointers 84 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:14.399 over the last few years off the bench. By the way, Lou Williams 85 00:06:14.399 --> 00:06:19.560 follows up his twenty point performance yesterday against the Timberwolves with a fifteen point performance. 86 00:06:19.720 --> 00:06:24.879 Again, he shot the ball well seven of thirteen, was a plus 87 00:06:24.920 --> 00:06:28.879 ten, led the bench in the plus minus category. And there's just so 88 00:06:28.920 --> 00:06:32.040 many guys sparking the ball club. That's obviously how you get out to thirty 89 00:06:32.079 --> 00:06:38.480 point leads. But they come in waves. It's like the second rocket ignition 90 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:43.240 on a shuttle. The first one hits and then the second one takes them 91 00:06:43.240 --> 00:06:47.079 even further. And that's the way the Clippers are playing because guys are igniting 92 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:51.959 this offense over and over again, and when they're coming in waves like that, 93 00:06:53.560 --> 00:06:56.879 I mean you're at their mercy. This offense is too good. Sir 94 00:06:57.000 --> 00:07:01.160 Gebaka said this before about a week ago, that offense is gonna come easy 95 00:07:01.279 --> 00:07:05.759 for them. Defense is what they need to work on, and they've been 96 00:07:05.839 --> 00:07:10.160 much better in that area too. They only had six blocks compared to ten 97 00:07:10.480 --> 00:07:15.879 last night, but their rim defense was elite. They were well. They 98 00:07:15.920 --> 00:07:21.439 had multiple rim deterrence where midway through the third quarter the Portland Trailblazers only had 99 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:27.160 ten points in the paint. They weren't able to get in there because you 100 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:30.319 have two guys in Serge Ibaka and a Visa Zubots now coming off the bench 101 00:07:30.439 --> 00:07:33.839 that not only clogged the paint. They're not just big bodies. They're good 102 00:07:33.879 --> 00:07:39.800 athletes and they redirect shots even when they're not blocking them. They're making guys 103 00:07:39.839 --> 00:07:45.480 hesitate. They're making the Portland Trailblazers have nineteen turnovers in the ballgame, when 104 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:49.560 the Clippers only had eleven after just thirteen last night. So they even improved 105 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:55.319 in that area, and they are eleven and oh over the last year and 106 00:07:55.360 --> 00:07:58.920 a half. Now, going back to the last season, when they have 107 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:03.279 thirty or more assists in a ball game, and of their forty seven shots, 108 00:08:03.519 --> 00:08:09.839 thirty were assisted. That's over sixty percent of their maid shots being assisted. 109 00:08:09.240 --> 00:08:13.959 We just didn't see this as much last season. This is a different 110 00:08:13.040 --> 00:08:18.680 offense and everybody is getting involved, and I think, I think for more 111 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:20.839 al I think in the locker room, I think for guys still learning how 112 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:24.800 to play with one another, it's a lot easier when you're getting involved on 113 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:30.040 offense. Luke Kennard, while he had his best game last night with fifteen 114 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:33.120 points, he still looked a little bit hesitant at times. Had a nice 115 00:08:33.200 --> 00:08:37.799 jumper late in this one. Had five points on two of five shooting, 116 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.759 but only took five shots. But there's so much firepower on this Clippers team. 117 00:08:41.799 --> 00:08:46.600 We'll get more into the defense later and Serge Ibaka and a Visa zoobots. 118 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:50.039 But coming up, we'll take a quick break. We'll come back. 119 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:54.720 You'll hear from head coach toron lou The Clippers win by twenty three. Again, 120 00:08:56.159 --> 00:09:00.279 this is not a best of Clippers talk from last night they did it 121 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:03.399 again, this time against the Portland Trailblazers. They're four and one on the 122 00:09:03.440 --> 00:09:11.600 season, and the offense is humming and the masked Kawhi Leonard, it's Hannibal 123 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:15.679 Lecter, it's the mask, it's zero I don't know, whatever you want 124 00:09:15.679 --> 00:09:18.000 to call it. It was the mouth part of it. It really looked 125 00:09:18.039 --> 00:09:22.639 like Hannibal Lecter and iron Man, as Noah Ego brought up during the broadcast 126 00:09:22.799 --> 00:09:26.559 as well, Clippers win one twenty eight to one zero five. In Kawai's 127 00:09:26.679 --> 00:09:31.679 return, you're listening to a M five to seventy LA Sports and the Clippers 128 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:37.399 radio network levels upper boom inside the letter there he erased it at the rim 129 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:43.480 by never had a chance. This is LA Clippers basketball on the official home 130 00:09:43.600 --> 00:09:50.200 of your LA Clippers mother. I'm all right wing with a mount batch you 131 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:52.759 at corner, but two on the Newyor side and back a letter baseline drive 132 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:56.759 gets to the rim, preverse layup, goes down, bust the foul, 133 00:09:56.960 --> 00:10:00.399 whooping hard for the man in the mask as he goes to the we throw 134 00:10:00.399 --> 00:10:03.039 a line for one more. You know, Kauhi can't say, no one 135 00:10:03.159 --> 00:10:07.720 cared who I was till I put on the mask like Baine because he is 136 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:11.320 a two times final MVP, but it was just so good to see him 137 00:10:11.320 --> 00:10:15.080 out there, and he stood out even more because of what he was wearing. 138 00:10:15.399 --> 00:10:18.679 But it was really his game that spoke most for him with the twenty 139 00:10:18.720 --> 00:10:22.120 eight points to lead the Clippers to a twenty three point victory. I'm back 140 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.679 to back nights. Kawhi letter not in the game or not playing last night, 141 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:28.759 but that was the way to do it. Twenty eight points, by 142 00:10:28.759 --> 00:10:33.399 the way, in just thirty minutes. These Clippers, their offense has been 143 00:10:33.480 --> 00:10:35.919 off the charts when it comes to efficiency so far, but they were the 144 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:41.559 second best offense in the regular season last year, so I guess they can 145 00:10:41.600 --> 00:10:45.159 take one more spot. They can be even more historic if they take over 146 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:48.120 what the Dallas Mavericks did, which was set the old time offensive efficiency record 147 00:10:48.200 --> 00:10:52.399 last season. Maybe the Clippers can do that. With the amount of passing 148 00:10:52.519 --> 00:10:56.799 we're seeing from them, it just makes the game so much easier, and 149 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:00.120 so does the defense that we've seen from them. A Visa Zubats, for 150 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:01.879 the first time in his career, has back to back games where he has 151 00:11:01.919 --> 00:11:05.960 three blocks in each game. Just seven points, but he only had to 152 00:11:05.960 --> 00:11:09.960 play fifteen minutes. Him coming off the bench has really been a revelation and 153 00:11:11.000 --> 00:11:15.679 it's something people didn't see coming initially. But this is what Tehron Lou does. 154 00:11:16.279 --> 00:11:20.559 He's a mad scientists. He's a step ahead. He's playing that chess 155 00:11:20.559 --> 00:11:26.519 master three thousand out there. He is one of the best strategists in the 156 00:11:26.559 --> 00:11:31.159 game today. If you listen to other head coach talk about him and how 157 00:11:31.320 --> 00:11:37.120 in a seven game series he will attack your weaknesses over and over again and 158 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:39.919 make you pay for them and exploit every weakness that you have. That's great 159 00:11:39.919 --> 00:11:43.279 coaching, and we've already seen in early this season, and I think the 160 00:11:43.360 --> 00:11:48.000 last two games have proved what happened on Sunday was an aberration. I think 161 00:11:48.039 --> 00:11:52.840 the rest of the NBA has proved them losing by fifty one is a fluky 162 00:11:52.960 --> 00:11:56.200 thing that has happened because of a shortened preseason where they played about half as 163 00:11:56.200 --> 00:12:00.399 many games as usual, and then a training camp that has been in about 164 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:05.519 a quarter of the time as it normally would be. You're seeing wonky scores 165 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:11.480 all over the place. And to epitomize that or I guess the best example 166 00:12:11.480 --> 00:12:16.000 of that would be what happened yesterday with Milwaukee in Miami taking on the Heat. 167 00:12:16.440 --> 00:12:20.480 They win by forty seven against a good Heat team. The Heat come 168 00:12:20.519 --> 00:12:26.720 back tonight and they win by fifteen against Milwaukee. It's just there have been 169 00:12:26.759 --> 00:12:31.120 a lot of uneven wonky wacky scores out there so far in the NBA. 170 00:12:31.200 --> 00:12:37.399 But the Clippers in their four wins, they have at least been up by 171 00:12:37.559 --> 00:12:43.279 twenty at one time. In their four wins. They've looked dominant at times. 172 00:12:43.320 --> 00:12:46.279 It's still early in the season. It's a process, it's a journey. 173 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:48.960 You don't get too high, you don't get too low. But I 174 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:52.440 like what we're seeing from the Clippers, and I like to see a twenty 175 00:12:52.440 --> 00:12:56.559 three point win again, this time against the Portland Trailblazers. Were speaking of 176 00:12:56.600 --> 00:13:00.399 defense. Damian Lillard, Dame Dolla could not buy a buck. It went 177 00:13:00.480 --> 00:13:05.080 three of fourteen, and he has struggled against the Clippers going back to last 178 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:11.279 season. Now, in that ballgame where you referenced earlier with Noah Eagle, 179 00:13:11.399 --> 00:13:16.279 Damian Lillard was blocked in the fourth quarter late by Patrick Beverley. But I 180 00:13:16.320 --> 00:13:18.240 believe he didn't even score in the fourth quarter of that one. When it 181 00:13:18.360 --> 00:13:22.879 was Dame time. It was a close game, and it was Kawhi Leonard 182 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:26.399 who I think had eighteen points in the fourth quarter to close out that contest. 183 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:31.919 Kawhi is just on another level and he had sixteen points early in the 184 00:13:31.000 --> 00:13:35.399 third quarter for the Clippers to really put this game away. They were up 185 00:13:35.399 --> 00:13:39.120 by as many as thirty all right. Speaking of the head coach, Tron 186 00:13:39.279 --> 00:13:45.440 Lu and the wonders he has done so far with his offense and also how 187 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:52.360 they're looking defensively. Here was Tahron Lu postgame. Congrats on the win. 188 00:13:52.639 --> 00:13:56.080 This is your third game of thirty assists in the season. You've only had 189 00:13:56.080 --> 00:14:01.480 five so far. What is that attributed to? What's the under tie system? 190 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:05.919 Well, we're just playing playing really good basketball, playing trusting basketball. 191 00:14:07.120 --> 00:14:09.919 Everybody is on a string. We know we have a lot of guys that 192 00:14:09.960 --> 00:14:13.879 are capable, and we're just playing with trust and playing freely. So you 193 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:16.759 gotta give a lot of credit to to Lou in his system. What's been 194 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:20.039 the biggest difference for you starting to season out? You know, shooting very 195 00:14:20.080 --> 00:14:24.559 well, they making very well. No difference to me. I don't know. 196 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:30.840 I like to think I've been doing it so, but it's been fun. 197 00:14:31.799 --> 00:14:33.320 I'm I'm glad we'll it's a great start. Guys are playing hard, 198 00:14:33.320 --> 00:14:39.240 were locked in, so it's been great. Hey Lou, congrats on a 199 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:43.000 big w you guys. Through three quarters, you guys had a better shooting 200 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:48.440 percentage from three point range than it was over sixty percent. Did you feel 201 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:54.360 that in the game and kind of what would you attribute that to? Obviously 202 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:58.720 not head coach Ron Leo, but this is the underground goat, Sweet Lou 203 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:01.679 Williams post game. Actually, I didn't, you know, I didn't even 204 00:15:01.679 --> 00:15:03.840 realize we were shooting the ball. Well, I thought we were defending, 205 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:05.840 we were communicating, we were talking, we were down, we were engaged 206 00:15:05.840 --> 00:15:09.320 in the game and just prepared to play on both ends of the floor. 207 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:13.000 So I really wasn't the pinpoint one thing. But you know, when the 208 00:15:13.039 --> 00:15:18.480 balls moving around like that, it's contagious and good things happen. He Lou, 209 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:22.200 you guys really kind of slowed down Damian Lillard offensively tonight outside of him 210 00:15:22.240 --> 00:15:24.480 going to the line. What were you guys able to do that was so 211 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:30.279 successful with him? And did any of that banter stuff from the bubble between 212 00:15:30.600 --> 00:15:33.879 Dame and you guys at that factor in tonight at all. No, I 213 00:15:33.960 --> 00:15:37.039 literally wouldn't mention one time. You know, that's everything in the bubble is 214 00:15:37.080 --> 00:15:39.879 the past. We like to forget about the whole experience, to be honest 215 00:15:39.919 --> 00:15:43.679 with you. So no, it didn't go into it. But you know, 216 00:15:43.720 --> 00:15:46.399 we know he's a high level guy. He needs a lot of attention 217 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:50.919 from from from our from our team, and you know, we have a 218 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:52.120 lot of guys that's prepared to take that challenge. And I thought we did 219 00:15:52.159 --> 00:15:58.720 a great job tonight. Hey were happy early New Year's thank you. Just 220 00:15:58.759 --> 00:16:03.399 one know, Ty had mentioned that every a couple of days he's been running 221 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:08.480 practices where you, Kawhi and PG are the primary playmaker. Is that something 222 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:11.440 that you think has been helping you or do you think it's just been kind 223 00:16:11.440 --> 00:16:15.879 of the same for you this year. I think in the long run, 224 00:16:15.919 --> 00:16:18.759 it's going to be important for us to get a lot of rips on the 225 00:16:18.799 --> 00:16:21.320 floor together. Usually in practice, you know, you got a black team, 226 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:23.279 you got a white team. The start us make practice with the starters. 227 00:16:23.279 --> 00:16:26.440 In the second groups practice with the second group, but a lot of 228 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:29.960 times we would finish the game in the fourth quarter with kind of a mix 229 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:32.960 of the groups, and so he's done a good job of putting us in 230 00:16:32.960 --> 00:16:36.480 a position where we know where we're gonna be at certain points of the game, 231 00:16:36.639 --> 00:16:40.799 and so that's been beneficial for us. There were sweet Lou Williams post 232 00:16:40.840 --> 00:16:45.919 game after the Clippers beat the Blazers by twenty three points. Lou Williams, 233 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:49.080 it's not just his scoring, and he had fifteen points and he had twenty 234 00:16:49.120 --> 00:16:53.279 points last night, but it's the chemistry he's been building with the bigs and 235 00:16:53.399 --> 00:16:57.519 setting guys up. And I believe he had a couple of nice passes also 236 00:16:57.639 --> 00:17:03.000 to Nicholas Battoon, who one of them turned into an intentional foul, the 237 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:07.160 other turned into an easy jam. Don't forget Lou Williams has led this team 238 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:11.720 and assists the last couple of years eight six, six, ninety seven, 239 00:17:11.759 --> 00:17:18.440 two five seventy Joshua in Mammoth Lakes. Joshua a Mammoth victory for the Clippers 240 00:17:18.480 --> 00:17:22.039 in this one, what'd you think? I thought it was great. But 241 00:17:22.200 --> 00:17:26.319 let's get serious now, because we know that the Clippers are gonna be in 242 00:17:26.440 --> 00:17:32.559 the championship and we have to start sitting these guys before it's too late. 243 00:17:32.640 --> 00:17:36.319 We need Kawhi on the bench. We need PG on the bench. We've 244 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:41.200 invested way too much into Luke Kennard and we got young budding stars like parents 245 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:45.039 Man coming red hot off the bench. Joshua, Joshua, hold on a 246 00:17:45.119 --> 00:17:49.640 second. You already want guys to start sitting. It's game five of the 247 00:17:49.720 --> 00:17:56.960 regular season. The playoffs start in June. We can't have any risks man. 248 00:17:56.160 --> 00:18:00.279 We've been through too much. I've been watching Whipper games Man since they 249 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:06.319 were trotting out Elton Brann and Corey mcgetti. We've gone far too far now 250 00:18:06.680 --> 00:18:10.079 to have something like what happened in the bubble. We need Kawai on the 251 00:18:10.160 --> 00:18:14.559 bench, we need PG on the bench. Just start the subs and we 252 00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:18.000 can make it to the playoffs. We'll bring these guys in when it comes 253 00:18:18.039 --> 00:18:22.119 into crunch time, but we need Luke Knard red hot when playoffs start. 254 00:18:22.359 --> 00:18:26.200 We need a Reggie Jackson looking like he did on the Oklahoma City sunder. 255 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:30.160 And I mean these guys ready to go because we know PG and Kawai will 256 00:18:30.200 --> 00:18:33.400 be out under a game the second the playoffs start. Joshua, thank you 257 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:37.599 for the phone call. Interesting strategy. Start the subs and then if the 258 00:18:37.680 --> 00:18:41.799 game's close, then maybe bring in Kawhi Leonard or Paul George. Look, 259 00:18:42.720 --> 00:18:47.000 the two on three connection was out from I think the eight minute mark on 260 00:18:47.799 --> 00:18:52.559 in the fourth quarter. There wasn't really any risk of injury and a lopsided 261 00:18:52.640 --> 00:18:56.319 affair or what in some people would say is garbage time or when the game 262 00:18:56.400 --> 00:18:59.920 got away from the Portland Trailblazers. Kawhi Leonard wasn't out there in the last 263 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:03.279 minute. I think they were both well managed when it came to minutes. 264 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:07.440 Neither played more than thirty in the ball game. But I appreciate your passion. 265 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.279 Joshua, become a regular here on Clippers Talk. You go back to 266 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:15.160 the two thousand and six team that took on the Phoenix Suns in the second 267 00:19:15.279 --> 00:19:19.000 round. Coming up, you will hear from the head coach Ron lou But 268 00:19:19.119 --> 00:19:23.920 my friend Bill horrenda basketball expert, he will join the show and we'll get 269 00:19:23.960 --> 00:19:29.599 back to your phone calls. Jeff Tagus, hold on, this is Clipper 270 00:19:29.640 --> 00:19:32.920 Stock. I'm out of Moslin and you're listening to AM five to seventy l 271 00:19:32.960 --> 00:19:41.319 A Sports. You're Los Angeles Clippers start the season off four and one, 272 00:19:42.000 --> 00:19:47.119 they win one twenty eight to one oh five at Staples Center over the Portland 273 00:19:47.200 --> 00:19:51.000 Trailblazers. Coming up, we'll get back to your phone calls eight six six 274 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:55.200 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 275 00:19:55.279 --> 00:19:59.200 Also get to me at follow Adam Ay on Twitter. We had some reaction 276 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:02.960 to our last call Joshua and Mammoth, who had an interesting theory, which 277 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:06.759 is just don't play the starters at all unless it's a close game late. 278 00:20:06.839 --> 00:20:11.359 Don't start them. They aren't even starters anymore. But all opinions are welcome 279 00:20:11.440 --> 00:20:15.880 here on Clippers Talk, including from this man, Bill Horrenda, my friend 280 00:20:15.960 --> 00:20:19.000 from the nine to one six. He's an NBA contributor. Follow him on 281 00:20:19.160 --> 00:20:23.119 Twitter at Bill A t R E n d A. Bill, thanks for 282 00:20:23.200 --> 00:20:27.319 coming on Clippers Talk absolutely, Adam, my pleasure. Thanks for having me, 283 00:20:27.559 --> 00:20:30.720 Bill. I know you followed this Clippers team closely the last couple of 284 00:20:30.920 --> 00:20:36.880 seasons. What's the biggest difference you've seen with their style of play now under 285 00:20:36.880 --> 00:20:41.920 a head coach Toron lou Well. I think he certainly wants to play faster. 286 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:45.000 He wants to put players in a position that they're comfortable with, and 287 00:20:45.079 --> 00:20:48.839 I think sharing the basketball has been evident, Adam. And this is all 288 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:53.799 without sacrificing anything on the defensive end, which we saw a great defense tonight 289 00:20:55.319 --> 00:21:00.599 containing McCollum to a degree and certainly containing Lillard. So to me, when 290 00:21:00.640 --> 00:21:06.400 you look at thirty two assists versus Minnesota and you come up again tonight with 291 00:21:06.599 --> 00:21:11.440 thirty assists versus Portland, thirty two versus Denver, you are moving the ball 292 00:21:11.759 --> 00:21:15.640 side to side, and there is a very magnanimous nature with this Clippers team. 293 00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:22.160 And that also to me speaks to the chemistry and the accountability good in 294 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:26.599 the short term for the Clippers, and this is something that should be sustainable 295 00:21:26.920 --> 00:21:30.920 throughout the season and into the playoffs. They've been very generous sharing the basketball, 296 00:21:30.960 --> 00:21:36.000 as you say, their bill and something else we weren't sure about early 297 00:21:36.119 --> 00:21:38.599 in the season, but Serge Ibacca, when he was announced as a starter, 298 00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:42.160 it made some people raise an eyebrow. They thought of Visa Zubots without 299 00:21:42.200 --> 00:21:45.720 Montrez Harold. He's finally going to start and get a lot more minutes under 300 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:51.039 a head coach Tehron Lou But just talk to or speak to how good Serge 301 00:21:51.160 --> 00:21:55.960 Abaca has been throughout his entire career and how good he's looked seamlessly now fitting 302 00:21:55.960 --> 00:22:00.599 in with this Clippers roster. Yeah, he is a professional, as everyone 303 00:22:00.680 --> 00:22:03.680 around the league knows when you look at Lawrence Frank. The two goals stated 304 00:22:03.759 --> 00:22:11.279 objectives during the offseason improved the playoff rotation with a range shooting five and also 305 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:15.960 a rim deterrent. And you have that in Abaka. He spaces the floor. 306 00:22:17.160 --> 00:22:21.839 As we know in the NBA you are guarded as much as your range 307 00:22:21.920 --> 00:22:25.839 is and he has three point range that opens up passing lanes. He's a 308 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:29.759 proven winner. Of course, he did it big time with Kauai and Toronto. 309 00:22:30.319 --> 00:22:33.559 And you know, also the second stated goal was increasing playmaking and they 310 00:22:33.640 --> 00:22:38.119 believe they've achieved that with the tomb at Kennard. But again, you know, 311 00:22:38.599 --> 00:22:42.559 part of the scenario in the league is that when you are a big 312 00:22:44.279 --> 00:22:47.599 and you know how to win, you know how to prepare. This really 313 00:22:47.680 --> 00:22:52.519 fits seamlessly with tylu right. He talks about pace, yes, playing faster, 314 00:22:52.680 --> 00:22:59.599 but also preparation, accountability, communication, execution. That's Abaca personified. 315 00:23:00.279 --> 00:23:03.279 The Clippers win one twenty eight to one oh five over the Portland Trail Blazers. 316 00:23:03.319 --> 00:23:07.480 My guest here on Clippers Talk is Bill Horrenda. Bill Paul George. 317 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:11.240 He took a lot of flak after how last season ended. He came into 318 00:23:11.319 --> 00:23:15.279 this year and he really took ownership of what happened inside the bubble. But 319 00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:21.680 to me, this Clippers team, their ceiling is somewhat about what he is 320 00:23:21.799 --> 00:23:25.720 able to do on the biggest stage. He raises their ceiling and to me 321 00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:30.359 makes them one of the contenders and maybe the team to beat. How do 322 00:23:30.400 --> 00:23:33.480 you see Paul George's season going? Because he's off to this hot start and 323 00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:37.920 as the Clippers are in this revenge mode. So is he really to prove 324 00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:42.480 himself this year? But no question about it. And you know, I 325 00:23:42.599 --> 00:23:48.079 think what you're seeing is even after the Dallas debacle on Sunday, he owned 326 00:23:48.119 --> 00:23:52.000 it like you alluded to and recognize that, you know, this is an 327 00:23:52.039 --> 00:23:56.000 admiration. After that game, I kind of felt like, you know, 328 00:23:56.319 --> 00:24:00.160 Hub Brown, there were three or four games in the NBA preseason, you 329 00:24:00.279 --> 00:24:03.519 just turn the page, you move on to the next one, but without 330 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:10.240 forgetting that you must maintain your professionalism and get the job done. So even 331 00:24:10.519 --> 00:24:15.480 from his words and also his deeds on the floor. He has been terrific 332 00:24:15.519 --> 00:24:19.559 and I think we cannot forget the advantage to being healthy, even though we 333 00:24:19.680 --> 00:24:25.680 had a condensed off season of course due to this pandemic scenario, but to 334 00:24:25.839 --> 00:24:32.240 be healthy in training camp both he and Kawhi to set the foundation that certainly 335 00:24:32.400 --> 00:24:34.640 will pay dividends down the road. And I think you know, the NBA 336 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:40.440 in a lot of ways, Wolves nowt to ACBC accountability, chemistry, balance 337 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:45.400 and consistency, and that's really what George has to deliver and what the Clippers 338 00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:49.920 collectively have to do is deliver it consistently over the season. I'd be very 339 00:24:49.960 --> 00:24:56.000 optimistic there is a very good Foreign one start for the Clippers. Answering a 340 00:24:56.160 --> 00:25:00.680 number of questions early on under Ty Low, it's been a very solid start. 341 00:25:00.880 --> 00:25:03.200 Yeah, I'd add another a in there for adjustments because so we've seen 342 00:25:03.240 --> 00:25:07.839 a lot of that so far with head coach Ron Lewis, some adjustments we 343 00:25:07.920 --> 00:25:11.160 didn't see last season. He is Bill Horrenda. Follow him on Twitter at 344 00:25:11.200 --> 00:25:15.880 b I L L H E R E N d A. Bill. Thanks 345 00:25:15.920 --> 00:25:18.279 for doing this tonight. We'll have you on Clippers stock again hopefully sometime next 346 00:25:18.359 --> 00:25:22.240 week in the New Year, and happy New Year, my friend. Happy 347 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:27.079 New Year to you, Noah and the entire Clipper nation banks Adam eight six 348 00:25:27.119 --> 00:25:30.839 six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. We'll take a 349 00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:36.240 quick break. Zach's on top of things. It's that commercial with Kyler Murray 350 00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:40.559 anticipating everything that Tim Tebow is about to say. That's been Zach tonight, 351 00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:44.319 his first time on the board, running at all, like he's got eight 352 00:25:44.480 --> 00:25:47.920 arms like an octopus. Coming up next, Yes, we'll get to Jeff 353 00:25:47.960 --> 00:25:52.119 and Tarzana and tagious. Clippers win by twenty three over the Portland Trailblazers. 354 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.319 They're four and one on the season and Kawhi Leonard is back back. You're 355 00:25:56.359 --> 00:26:00.519 listening to Clippers stock here on Am five seventy l A Sports every time I 356 00:26:00.640 --> 00:26:17.480 fell in the building. Everybody up and they stay there. The Clippers are 357 00:26:17.599 --> 00:26:21.880 six verse seven from downtown and lead at twenty five sixteen four and a half 358 00:26:21.920 --> 00:26:25.519 to play first quarter. The Clippers sit the State Will Center to log on 359 00:26:25.559 --> 00:26:27.359 the near side cars. He over on Lillard George, No look fat letter, 360 00:26:27.440 --> 00:26:33.359 kitchen shoot left wing three. Oh it's bottom it's GOHI Leonard, welcome 361 00:26:33.440 --> 00:26:37.319 to the three boy party. Welcome to the party, pal, Yeah, 362 00:26:37.359 --> 00:26:41.160 it's a Christmas movie. Kawhi Leonard goes three to five from distance. The 363 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:47.640 Clippers go eighteen of thirty eight from three. They're shooting I want to say 364 00:26:48.079 --> 00:26:52.960 forty five percent from three as a team so far this season, just five 365 00:26:52.079 --> 00:26:56.519 games, but it was good to see Kawhi Leonard return. Just his third 366 00:26:56.599 --> 00:26:59.880 game so far in this young season. He had twenty eight points. He 367 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:03.359 led the Clippers in scoring. He had a move I believe it was at 368 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:11.240 the start of the third quarter where he had Robert Covington in a bad place 369 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.799 in a phone booth, but Kawai had lost his dribble. He used his 370 00:27:15.960 --> 00:27:19.440 pivot to get around one of the better defenders in the league for a little 371 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:25.240 underhand flip layup. It was impressive. He is as skilled as they get. 372 00:27:25.599 --> 00:27:27.799 He also had a block immediately to start off this contest, like he 373 00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:30.480 saw his teammates get ten blocks yesterday and said, I want to be a 374 00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:33.599 part of that block party. Plus Kawai at three steals, he fills it 375 00:27:33.680 --> 00:27:37.000 up. He does it all. He's a two way player. Eight six 376 00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:40.759 six nine, eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. You're listening 377 00:27:40.799 --> 00:27:44.440 to clipper Stock. I'm at a Moslin. Let's go to Dan, Dan 378 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:47.319 the Man and Diamond Bar. Dan. What's up? You're on Clipperstock. 379 00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:53.240 I just like the sound perspective that your guest gaze. What was his How 380 00:27:53.279 --> 00:28:00.160 do you spell his last name? Bill Horrenda? And it is ATR E 381 00:28:00.519 --> 00:28:06.160 N d A. Yeah, okay. As far as commenting, I was 382 00:28:06.200 --> 00:28:08.839 surprised that I thought the clips are gonna be over their head and I didn't 383 00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:11.519 know that Clay was going to play, and so I thought, I don't 384 00:28:11.559 --> 00:28:14.440 know what kind of game is it's going to be. And ye know what's 385 00:28:14.480 --> 00:28:18.880 kind of the opposite of what what I accept it, but seeing the ball 386 00:28:18.960 --> 00:28:22.119 move and seeing the defense because it was non existent in the Dallas games. 387 00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:30.720 But is there any further discussion of still bringing in a point guards for general 388 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:34.559 to help the team? Well, behind the scenes, who knows this front 389 00:28:34.599 --> 00:28:38.279 office? Dan works in stealth. But when you see them, you have 390 00:28:38.400 --> 00:28:42.680 another thirty assists game. I mean they're doing it by committee right now, 391 00:28:42.799 --> 00:28:47.000 as a collective, collective group, and in some ways that makes you a 392 00:28:47.079 --> 00:28:51.359 lot tougher to guard when you don't have that traditional set the table point guard, 393 00:28:51.880 --> 00:28:53.720 the guy you know, if you slow him down, you slow down 394 00:28:53.759 --> 00:28:56.519 the offense. If you don't have someone like that out there, you have 395 00:28:56.640 --> 00:29:00.119 to guard everyone when they're willing passer. I think they've been really impressive in 396 00:29:00.160 --> 00:29:04.400 that respect so far. But to be honest with me, going to the 397 00:29:04.519 --> 00:29:14.920 season and not having that key component, did you still feel like are we 398 00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:18.000 missing something? Are we going to be okay? Well? Picking up Luke 399 00:29:18.079 --> 00:29:22.160 Kennard filled a little bit of that void. And I appreciate the phone call 400 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:26.480 Dan because he is a really good playmaker and he was actually running point with 401 00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:30.680 the Detroit Pistons during their two week training camp that they had for all the 402 00:29:30.759 --> 00:29:34.200 teams that didn't get into the bubble. And he's still a young player, 403 00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:37.839 and he's going to be with the Clippers, well at least for four more 404 00:29:37.960 --> 00:29:41.880 years. You got that extension before the season started. I like the way 405 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:45.799 this team is playing with the amount of ball movement. It's very different than 406 00:29:45.839 --> 00:29:48.799 what we saw speaking of traditional point guards with CP three during the Lob City 407 00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:55.240 era. But again, they're making over forty more passes per game than they 408 00:29:55.319 --> 00:30:00.319 did last season, and it's the superstars leading them. Kawhi Leonard said before 409 00:30:00.319 --> 00:30:03.119 the year started, we played too much isole ball last year. We gotta 410 00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:07.079 change that. I want to play the best brand of basketball I've ever played 411 00:30:07.119 --> 00:30:11.440 in my career, and so far, when that many guys are getting involved 412 00:30:11.519 --> 00:30:15.759 offensively, you just don't know where the attack is coming from. And you're 413 00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:18.920 seeing these scoring outbursts from the Clippers, but it's as a team. Nobody 414 00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:22.359 had more than twenty eight points in this game. Nobody had more than twenty 415 00:30:22.480 --> 00:30:27.240 points yesterday, but seven guys were in double figures. That's a different style 416 00:30:27.519 --> 00:30:33.400 of basketball, and I'm enjoying it so far. Tagus in Walnut tags what's 417 00:30:33.480 --> 00:30:38.079 up, hey, Adam? And in speaking about the traditional point guard, 418 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:45.160 I was I think Tarron Lewis had that early on before the fields started, 419 00:30:45.240 --> 00:30:52.680 that he was introducing up just a few triangle sets for Kauai, and I 420 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.440 think once they build that chemistry and run the offensive sets that he wants to 421 00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:02.960 introduce more of this triangle. What's interesting by the triangle is when the Bulls 422 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:06.599 won their six championships, they never had a traditional point card. Nope. 423 00:31:06.759 --> 00:31:11.400 And the Lakers Kobe, I'm sorry, same with the Lakers were on the 424 00:31:11.440 --> 00:31:14.839 same yeah, and That's what I was about to say that with the Lakers 425 00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:18.720 Shack and Kobe, they never had a traditional point guard either, So I'm 426 00:31:18.759 --> 00:31:22.200 not sure right now. I think it's still too early to tell. But 427 00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:27.960 as the season goes on and they run more sets, they'll be interesting to 428 00:31:29.039 --> 00:31:32.799 see, you know, how well they play under the triangle offense, and 429 00:31:32.839 --> 00:31:34.680 it might hey, it might just eliminate the need of that point card. 430 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:40.000 But that's why it's so important to get Marcus Morris back. Let him run 431 00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:42.559 with the starters, build that chemistry. Let the Toom go back to the 432 00:31:42.599 --> 00:31:47.680 bench and play with the bench. And once you build that chemistry, you'll 433 00:31:47.680 --> 00:31:51.920 see kind of management. We'll see where they are as far as if they 434 00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:55.200 need that traditional point Tay, just thank you for the phone call. There 435 00:31:55.240 --> 00:31:59.480 are sixty seven more games left in the regular season, and no Eagle brought 436 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:04.799 up an interesting point earlier regarding Marcus Morris that would if, because of how 437 00:32:04.960 --> 00:32:08.720 well Nicholas Batoum has fit in with their other four guys in the starting five, 438 00:32:09.160 --> 00:32:14.000 that Marcus Morris actually comes off the bench and provides that punch, because 439 00:32:14.079 --> 00:32:16.680 he'll be featured more if he's coming off the bench in the same way that 440 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:22.359 Aviza Zubots has been and Marcus Morris last season before he came over from the 441 00:32:22.440 --> 00:32:25.559 New York Knicks, and he lit up the Clippers in a game, and 442 00:32:25.680 --> 00:32:30.880 I think that he was showing off a little bit, but he was averaging 443 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:34.319 over twenty points per game while shooting about forty three percent from three. He 444 00:32:34.519 --> 00:32:38.440 is very capable of being a two or a one on a team. He's 445 00:32:38.559 --> 00:32:43.240 used to that, so I could see that moving forward as well. But 446 00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:46.880 I trust in the head coach Sharon lou with whatever move he has made so 447 00:32:47.119 --> 00:32:52.359 far, everything has worked out exactly as planned. Outside of one game on 448 00:32:52.480 --> 00:32:57.720 Sunday, jeff In Tarzana, don't bring up that game on Sunday to close 449 00:32:57.720 --> 00:33:00.599 out clipperstock now I going to do. That's the end of the year. 450 00:33:00.640 --> 00:33:04.200 Adam. You don't be better than that. Adam, didn't I tell you 451 00:33:04.960 --> 00:33:08.119 that Kawai would come with a face mask? I believe you did. You 452 00:33:08.200 --> 00:33:12.160 said he was going to go with the Casey Jones hockey mask though, and 453 00:33:12.240 --> 00:33:16.319 I was looking forward to that. But you don't what I don't understand. 454 00:33:16.799 --> 00:33:21.279 If they put a mask on him last for the night, why didn't they 455 00:33:21.359 --> 00:33:24.799 use the mask on him. You know last night. I mean, it's 456 00:33:24.839 --> 00:33:28.480 one more day to heal, and they wonder, Okay, they won that 457 00:33:28.559 --> 00:33:31.319 game last night, Jeff, Well, you know the way they're playing and 458 00:33:31.400 --> 00:33:37.119 they're shooting. Uh. You know that Sunday was just something that just happened, 459 00:33:37.160 --> 00:33:40.359 you know. I mean when you look at at the NBA, look 460 00:33:40.400 --> 00:33:45.000 at Miami. They get killed by the box yesterday and then they come back 461 00:33:45.039 --> 00:33:50.160 and win today. We don't we don't know what's gonna happen. And the 462 00:33:50.279 --> 00:33:52.559 fact is, if you look at the Eastern Conference. I was looking at 463 00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:55.480 this today, Adam. You know, the West is always supposed to be 464 00:33:55.599 --> 00:34:00.039 tougher, but the East is what like one game under five hundred or something 465 00:34:00.160 --> 00:34:05.359 going into the day. We don't know which conference is actually tough for this 466 00:34:05.519 --> 00:34:08.519 year. For the first time and maybe twenty years, it could be true. 467 00:34:08.639 --> 00:34:13.280 Jeff. I still think the Crane rises to the top, and it 468 00:34:13.360 --> 00:34:16.039 will be in the Western Conference. But the East is more stacked than it's 469 00:34:16.039 --> 00:34:21.159 ever been, especially if James Harden gets traded there. But they have five 470 00:34:21.320 --> 00:34:24.880 teams that are certainly loaded, and the Brooklyn Nets, to me, are 471 00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:30.239 an instant contender along with the Lakers and Clippers. Those are the top three 472 00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:34.639 teams to me talent wise and also where I think they're going as the season 473 00:34:34.719 --> 00:34:37.519 goes along, as long as Brooklyn stays healthy, and that is a concern 474 00:34:37.639 --> 00:34:40.559 with both Kyrie and KD. Before we get out of here, Kawhi Leonard 475 00:34:42.280 --> 00:34:45.239 coming off the facial laceration, led them and scoring with twenty eight points, 476 00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:50.079 had sixteen of those in the third quarter. And here he was postgame on 477 00:34:50.159 --> 00:34:53.360 Fox Sports Prime Ticket with I believe Jamie Mazio Kawai, thank you for joining 478 00:34:53.400 --> 00:34:58.199 me. Six assists for you in the first half. You finished with twenty 479 00:34:58.239 --> 00:35:00.239 eight points. Great to see. If back out on the floor with your 480 00:35:00.280 --> 00:35:04.599 teammates, I wanted to ask you just how you were feeling throughout the game 481 00:35:04.639 --> 00:35:07.559 and if you had any discomfort because of the injury. I mean definitely, 482 00:35:08.280 --> 00:35:13.400 you know, wearing a mask with something new on the floor and you know, 483 00:35:14.000 --> 00:35:15.159 you know, my teammate's got me gone. We shared at the ball, 484 00:35:15.280 --> 00:35:21.159 we made shots, and we built the lead early. Yeah, you 485 00:35:21.440 --> 00:35:24.119 got the lead early and it was a significant lead. Kauai and you guys 486 00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:28.920 really never took your foot off the gas pedal. What was the key in 487 00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:34.079 maintaining that intensity? Our defense, sharing a ball. You know, when 488 00:35:34.679 --> 00:35:38.239 we're getting stopped for sharing a ball, everybody has energy. Everybody says like 489 00:35:38.320 --> 00:35:42.880 being involved and you know, playing basketball and having fun. And you know 490 00:35:42.960 --> 00:35:45.880 that's what we did. Yeah, sharing the ball. You guys had thirty 491 00:35:45.039 --> 00:35:52.920 assists tonight. The team has talked about establishing a defensive mindset. Damian Lillard 492 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:55.679 got the majority of his points tonight at the line. He was just three 493 00:35:55.760 --> 00:36:01.519 of fourteen from the field. What did you guys to basically make him ineffective 494 00:36:01.559 --> 00:36:06.440 from the field shooting? Uh? We just you know, he's a great 495 00:36:06.480 --> 00:36:08.639 player. He could shoot from anywhere on the floor. We took we put 496 00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:12.880 two guys on him and it's picking rolls and you know, try to make 497 00:36:12.920 --> 00:36:15.800 him pass the ball. He missed some easy ones as well tonight. But 498 00:36:16.440 --> 00:36:20.840 as long as we give him a full effort and energy and trying to put 499 00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:24.679 it all right, men contested shot to It's great, all right, Quai, 500 00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:29.320 thank you for your timing. Regrats on the win here tonight. Kawai 501 00:36:29.440 --> 00:36:32.360 and a mask look better than Cameron Diaz in the mask. It's late safe 502 00:36:32.360 --> 00:36:36.639 Harbor hours. Kawhi had twenty eight points. The Clippers get the victory they 503 00:36:36.719 --> 00:36:40.000 win by twenty three. There he was post game. The Clippers next game, 504 00:36:40.119 --> 00:36:45.880 Game six of the regular season, takes place on Friday in Utah versus 505 00:36:45.960 --> 00:36:51.880 the Jazz. Tip time is at six pm with Noah Eagle. Five pm 506 00:36:52.079 --> 00:36:54.639 is when we'll have your Clippers countdown pregame show before we get out of here. 507 00:36:55.280 --> 00:36:58.679 I do want to thank the callers, the listeners, Bill Horrenda for 508 00:36:58.760 --> 00:37:04.559 coming on the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Stemen, Ralph Lawler back 509 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:07.760 at Staples Center. Also big brother Jake Warner back here in Burbank. We 510 00:37:07.920 --> 00:37:14.519 had Zach attack like the Clippers. A lot of nice assists to me tonight. 511 00:37:14.559 --> 00:37:19.519 I appreciate your Zack well done his first night on the board so flawless. 512 00:37:20.199 --> 00:37:22.719 Is that Beyonce's song or a Rihanna? So I forget I woke up 513 00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:29.440 like this whatever calling ye also a big help tonight. Thanks to you both. 514 00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:35.280 Until the Clippers take on the Utah Jazz with their pregame show starting at 515 00:37:35.400 --> 00:37:40.559 five pm on Friday in Utah. I'm Adam Oslin and we'll talk to you 516 00:37:40.679 --> 00:37:42.079 next year.