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George just wanted to remind Portland fans of what they were missing with his own
version of Dame Time Lillard Time. PG thirteen scores ten points in the final
four minutes. The Clippers come back down six with two minutes to play,
and they win one thirteen to one twelve in the Mota Center in Portland,
over the Trailblazers. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin to eight six
six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five
seventy is the phone number coming up here on the show. We'll get to
your phone calls. I think Jeff and Tarzana just called in which says that
private number. Jeff Wood, my friend Charles Mockler from Locked on Clips will
be here. We'll have postgame audio, hopefully from PG thirteen. I'm guessing
he went on T and T after this big victory. You'll also hear from
coach lou after the Clippers do it again the comeback clips. They did it
against Detroit the other night while they were under manned, without Paul George,
without Kawhi Leonard. Tonight they do it without one half of the two one
three connection as Paul George puts on his best performance I think so far in
the Clippers uniform, at least during crunch time, as he scores ten points
in the final four minutes. He was that good. He finished with thirty
three points. He's now been scoring thirty or more and six of his last
seven games. The Clippers are seventeen and five post All Star Break, and
they just made it two in a row. But they've been one of the
hottest teams since the All Star Break. Now they've been playing their best basketball
when it's required. And also, no matter who was out there, different
guys stepping up. It was Reggie Jackson against his former team in Detroit.
I thought also late in this one, Nicholas Batoum was fantastic. He and
the fourth quarter started things off with a dunk He had a jumper, he
had a tip in shot off a miss three from I want to say Reggie
Jackson, who would hit a big three pointer in the fourth quarter. And
Nicholas Batoum also had a fantastic, beautiful pass a lib pass for an alley
to DeMarcus Cousins, who had his best game so far as a Clipper,
had eleven points and six boards and just thirteen minutes. So Nicholas Batoum haunts
his former team. Reggie Jackson did it against the Detroit Pisteds. But the
Clippers are just finding ways to win. I'm telling you. I said this
earlier this week, but there have been games lately that they have won that
I think they would have lost earlier in the season. Adversity reveals character,
and they've been through a lot of it. With all the injuries going on
without Kawhi Leonard tonight, and he's going to be out for a week,
he's going to be reevaluated as that foot injury will be reevaluated in a week.
It's a little bit concerning, but the Clippers continue winning anyways. Oh
and by the way, it's not that concerning because the head coach came out
pregame, I should remind myself t lew And said, they're being precautionary.
They're being overly cautious because they want to make sure at Kawhi Leonard is as
healthy as he can be going into the playoffs. And we are just twelve
games away from playoff basketball with your Los Angeles Clippers. But I just really
admire the way they've been fighting. It's reminiscent of the last few years of
the transitional phase in between lib City and the two one three connection, the
twenty seventeen twenty eighteen season, the twenty eighteen twenty nineteen season. Now they
have a much more talented team, even with guys out right now, when
you have a superstar like Paul George, those teams were doing it without an
all star. They got superstars now. But they've been developing this going back
to the midway through that third quarter. Midway through the third against the Atlanta
Hawks, down twenty two, tlou pulls the starters. Yeah, we've talked
about this story before, but Nicholas Batoum said it. Something was born out
of that. Something changed after that. They have been forming their identity since
then, and I think it is just being a resilient basketball team that refuses
to lose and does not give up even when they're down six with two minutes
left in a ball game like they were tonight. Incredible comeback against Portland who
played great. Yeah they did. Didn't have Damian Lillard. They didn't have
Yusuf Nurkic. CJ McCollum is an absolute killer. If you watch that Game
seven between the Blazers and Nuggets a couple of years ago in the playoffs,
it wasn't Damian Lillard who pulled them through to get them to the Western Conference
Finals. It was CJ McCollum. He hit all the big shots late.
He also has some Dame time in him and hopefully Damian Lillard is back soon.
There have been so many guys missing right now, so there's an all
first team that is on the bench right now. Throughout the NBA between Lebron
and a d and Kawhi Leonard and Paul George have been injured at times and
unfortunately the ACL tear with Jamal Murray, Brooklyn has only had their Big three
in seven games playing together so far because of injuries and now Damian Lillard with
the Blazers Donovan Mitchell with the Utah Jazz. It's been an incredibly unfortunate year
when it comes to bad luck with injuries with teams, and everybody's been having
to deal with it, some to more drastic extents than others. But these
two teams that played tonight have certainly been through it and still are. And
I thought Portland played a really good basketball game. They still scored one twelve,
and they actually outscored the Clippers by three in that fourth quarter, but
the Clippers were down four going into the half. And in that third quarter,
Jon Rondo was just absurd. He had six of his nine points.
He had one of the best assists you'll see all season, just to a
wraparound pass with some spin on it to get past a nest canter to his
teammate for an easy layup. It was just stupid rabbit out of the hat
type stuff, as Noah Eagle put it. But he got in transition and
crossed up his man and got a layup, and it looked like Boston Rondo.
Maybe it's hyperbole, but he's looked to have younger legs since he has
joined the Clippers. You know, while we have a moment let's pause ten
seconds for stationed identification. Here on a five seventy LA Sports, this is
LA Clippers Basketball, A five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, seven KYSR HD two
Los Angeles, and iHeart radio station. Hope Safe Harbor covers that too.
But Gen Rondo has hit the fountain of youth, as has Nicholas Beatum this
season, Pat pat at times with big throwdowns. I don't know what's going
on with some of the old older guys, including even someone like Kawhi Leonard.
He's just twenty nine, but he's looked better overall, even dealing with
this foot injury. He had the big two handed alley oop on Sunday against
the Timberwolves that he had to go up and get. Paul George had one
of those in this game on a set play in the first quarter, I
want to say, or early second quarter, on a lob from Jen Rondo.
They got bounced. They're an older team, but they've been showing off
that bounce here and there. But Rondo's got it too. He played twenty
two minutes tonight. He had an incredible offensive foul that he drew on someone
who didn't even have the ball. Paulas Jefferson ran into him and he drew
that foul. It was special. It was a heady play, only something
for gen Rondo would be able to pull off. But this Clippers team,
it's coming together chemistry wise, through the injuries, through the adversity they've been
overcoming at all, and that can make you more battle tested for the playoffs.
That's what they need. Paul George, He's been under so much scrutiny.
He's had so much unnecessary hate his way by the NBA fans who just
want to slander him on Twitter and try to get retweets and likes by putting
his name out there. They do it all the time, and it's completely
undeserved, sometimes way out of line. But I saw the other night ESPN,
and it was in the game in Philly where they lost by three.
They put up that graphic showing where he's been in the fourth quarter or at
the end of games, and he hasn't shot the ball well in certain parameters,
and they didn't really explain it very well what that stat actually meant,
and in context, it didn't include playoff big shots that he had hit.
It was just regular season and it was just a feed into that false narrative.
I would say he's been up and down in the playoffs, but he's
been up. He's had big playoff performances. Everyone just remembering that Game seven
from last season. I think he had thirty three in Game six against the
Denver Nuggets tonight. For him to come through the way he did to pull
this team across the finish line, it was a special performance from Paul George.
He gets to thirty three, but it's not even just getting ten points
in the fourth quarter. All ten came with about three and a half minutes
left. They're down five, and he's going right to the basket over and
over again in transition, getting layups, not getting fouls called, and then
he finally does, probably because he had earned it by then. Finally Scott
Foster throw him a freaking bone. He goes five of six from the line,
but he had to hit those two to put the Clippers up one to
get this victory by a final score of one thirteen to one twelve. And
that thirteen is in there because it was PG thirteen if you're into numerology or
anything like that. But it was just appropriate that they win by that scores.
PG thirteen steps up late and all that scrutiny about Clippers and clutch time.
They've turned that narrative around. Right before the All Star break, they
had some bad moments against Washington, against Boston, against the Brooklyn Nets.
I think that game in Brooklyn was near there. Although PG thirteen had an
amazing corner three late in that game. Still there was a lot of talk,
a lot of talking heads that were coming at the Clippers neck about them
and crunch time. Well, lately they've been amazing at fourth quarters and they're
peaking at the right time. Isn't that what you want? You learn those
lessons during the regular season, and then you just continue to build and then
eventually you get better because of all that, all those difficult times you went
through, all that adversity, that verity that you faced, and you hope
you're ready for the test come playoff time. Right now, outside of injuries,
the Clippers look to be there. With twelve games to go, twelve
games left in the regular season, They've been tested. I feel like they
have passed a lot of these tests recently here the past couple of weeks.
But what a performance from PG thirteen. All right, let's check this out.
Let's see if it's Jeff. Since I don't have a screener, I'm
running everything tonight. Mourn me, Jeff and Tarzana. You're on Clippers died
without of males, and I think it's Jeff? Is it Jeff? Of
course it is? Who else would it be? Thank goodness? I mean
consistent as consistent as Jerry West was. Yeah, you're a real mister klutch
when it comes to calling in only on after victories by the Clippers. But
hey, all right, well let's you know what I could cut. You
know, it's like, do you know the story on Jerry West? Right,
Daddy? He would sometimes six to his stomach when the Lakers lost all
those championships to Boston. He didn't want to He didn't want to be someplace.
And when they finally won against New York, I believe he had a
quote because he didn't have his best series that they had to overcome me,
the guy who won a finals MVP while his team lost before. He was
such a perfectionist. He was so hard on himself that even after they were
remember that nineteen sixty nine when they lost the series. Ye okay, you
know, Adam, I have a lot of sports knowledge. It's been around
a long time, so not a profession like Jerry West. Jerry West is
one of the greatest players. I never think that guy gets all the credit
that he deserves, not only as a great basketball player and a great human
being. Look what he's done for the Clippers, Yes, sir, I
mean with Steve Bamber and turning that team around. And you know, I
knew the Clippers were going to win today because Charles Barkley predicted them to loots.
He did this recently too, Yep, he does. I love Charles,
You're a funny man. Would I would make a lot of money if
I bet against him. But you know, they were so clutched today.
And it's not just Paul George. It's guys like Nicholas Betoon, Reggie Jackson,
and they've really put a really good team out there. And now even
another thing happen when you come to think that now players not only want to
play for the Lakers and the Knicks, a lot of players would sign with
the Clippers now because of the way the organization has been turned around, and
that you can't say twenty years ago when they had that different owner. And
I am so proud of this team and no matter what happens, I will
be a Clipper fan to the day they die, to the day I die,
and I hope before I do, the Clippers won a championship. That's
one of my dreams. Jeff, thank you for the phone. Call me
too. I concur and it's Jerry West, It's Michael Winger, it's Trent
Redden, and it's Lawrence Frank. You're president of Basketball Operations. Speaking of
someone who never gets enough love, Lawrence Frank has been brilliant. This front
office has been brilliant. Steve Ballmer has changed the culture completely, and yes
it has turned into a destination franchise. Something special though, has been going
on with this team this season. It just feels different than last year.
It feels like they've melded together some of that grit and grind from a couple
of years ago with now having a team that is filled with a lot more
talent, but they still have that mentality and they still have that attitude or
you gotta play for forty eight minutes no matter who was out there, and
different guys stepping up each and every night. But Paul George was unbelievable down
the stretch. That was one of his best performances that I've ever seen in
his career. All right, coming up next, we will get some more
of your phone calls. I'll screen him during the break. Eight sixty six
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is the phone number. Clippers win one thirteen to one twelve in Portland over
the Blazers thanks to PG thirteen, who had ten points in the last three
and a half minutes. What's a victory? Clipper Nations? You're listening to
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in here? Sus sus susan, I'm sorry. Well, I wouldn't take
doubt for their Clippers tonight. Paul George would not allow it. He has
ten points in the fourth quarter, all critical ones in the last four minutes
when the Clippers were down six with two minutes left in Portland and they go
on to win one thirteen to one twelve. Welcome back into Clippers Talk.
I'm out of maslind eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six
six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number coming up in this
very segment you will hear from coach Louis. Let's get to the phone calls.
Fools movie, Joe and North Hills. You're on Clippers Stop with Adam
Oslind. I just kind of post malone for you. What's up, Joe?
Oh yeah, I feel good about them having come from behind winn.
There's there's something about when you have a lot of those wins. You played
better in the playoffs. You play better under pressure. You you believe you
can come back when you're down in the playoffs and and and you're off and
down in the playoffs because you're you're playing tight game. So I think that's
good for our heads. And Paul George is playing, was playing in that
zone like Kauai was in when he was playing for Toronto. I just I'm
a happy man. I need my buddy boogie. Tonight was played like he
was actually an NBA player instead of an old man trying to play in the
NBA. Well, Joe, I thought Boogie looked really good. Eleven points,
six boards, but three offensive rebounds, and he was bullying guys out
of the paint and boxing them out and playing to his size. And that's
all they need. They don't need a lot. And hopefully Serge Ibaka's back
sooner than later. We'll see, but Boogie Cousins has been a great pickup.
He's on his second ten day right now. We'll see what transpires moving
forward. Let's go to CJ and Alhambrah. CJ, what's up here on
Clipper's side with that? I'm astin. Yeah. First of all, when
a night just celebrate. I know it was a little touch and go tonight.
First of all, it's for twenty. Happy for twenty brother. I
hope you had your weight steat tastey edible before the show. Do I sound
like it? Well? You know, well, man, I see how
you do do it post game. You gotta be on a cloud nine after
a win like this though, regardless you're way up. You know what.
Hey, look, if you did or didn't or will or will not,
I'll take one for you. Maybe I did already, who knows, But
look, Tonight's gay Man really just was awesome because, first of all,
we broke Lawler's law. We allowed Apartment to get into the triple digits and
we show them what's up. Second of which, throughout this entire season,
we have really sucked in the clutch and in the last like four minutes where
we are down by just a few possessions and we actually broke through tonight,
and thanks to PG for that defense. Offense wasn't really all there, but
our rebounding really pulled us through. I think it was the rebounding that that
really kind of saved us, you know, So that in itself was awesome.
So YEA for tonight, YEA for four twenty. I know, I
know, I'm anxiously waiting for Ibaka to come back. I know others are,
others are well, but I think Morris has solidified himself as the starting
four. It's his spot to keep, and you know Vacca could join.
Yeah oh no, no, no, no, Morris needs the four spot
as a starter. He's back in as a starter that was announced that has
nothing to do with Serge. You mean a visa zubosh Yeah, yeah,
no, no, no, no, no, I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
I meant getting to see a CJ. You see what happens? Well,
look at you, look at you, Adam. No, but but
seriously, I think Morris deserves the starting four. He is starting. I
think Marcus Morris is the starter. He was named the starter that had nothing
to do with Serge Vacca. Oh five, Well we'll lay off the animals.
Well, you know what, one last thing was, one last thing
before I grab another one? All right, all right, Yogi Ferrel,
not really feeling that, not really feeling that, CJ. You know what
else you are with a CJ. You know what else you aren't feeling gen
Rondo? You want me to pull that call? And you want to know
something, I think he deserved the sub of the game today because of just
that one crazy assist. That was real nice, CJ. Thank you for
the phone call. All right, let's hear a post game. Let's uh,
let's find her our sea legs here a little bit. I believe we
have coached lou for you post game after the Clippers win one thirteen to one
twelve. Let's see mystery post game? Sound all right? Can complaining?
All right? First question go to Tomare, Yeah, they talking guts on
the wind. Where did you mean you guys shot some thirty percent from the
from three only? In terms of what did you think the biggest I guess
the most important area that led the Knight's win was I thought just being resilient,
you know, not giving in. We had all the chance to give
in, but our team, you know, we just kept fighting. You
know, we kept scrapping. We didn't want to lose that game. And
you know, this team has been finding ways to win all year, so
that was just good to see some great contributions. I thought, you know,
that second half of Nico and Reggie Jackson really took the challenge on CJ
and and Pal you know who really hurt us. It took the challenge in
every regard. I thought Cousins came in and did a great job. Offensive,
were just making some good passes. I'm scoring eleven points I think he
had, So it was just a total team win. But the biggest thing
for me is just being resilient, not giving in and just keep competing.
And PG was special tonight. You know, I thought he really control the
game. I thought down and Stretch really took his time, got other guys
shots and got all the guys involved, but also brought us home by scoring
the basketball as well. I'll move over to Law. First of all,
we're watching them on the broadcast, and it looked like you were really animated
when the game, right, when the game ended, right when CJ missed
that last shot. Was there any explanation for or I don't know, it
seemed like you were yelling at somebody or something. I can't remember. I
was mad. I can't say I probably getting fined, but I mean,
I have to thought. We played to the officiate, you know, all
night, and it was like a playoff game, you know, they you
know, both sides were physical. Wasn't a lot of food throws, and
you know, you know, like I said, just kept playing through it.
And that's what I was pretty animated about. But you know, we
kept fighting. You know, we didn't complain. We got some tough calls,
you know that happens throughout the course of the game, but we stuck
with it. And I was probing about guys for that. We'll move over
to far By. Hey, coach, what have you seen from PG in
these in these last seven games? And he's averaging thirty two points on fifty
five percent shooting. Uh, what is there anything that stood out to you
the most in these last seven games you've seen from him. I mean,
it's what he was doing all season, you know, before the injury.
So you know, he's back to playing at a high level. You know,
you feeling better, and you know he's been doing this all season,
so it's nothing new. But like I said, he's been carrying us.
You know, I'm being out I think three or four games, but you
know, PG has really stepped up, you know, and made his teammates
better, but also scoring the basketball as well. Tonight, had eleven rebounds,
you know. So I'm just doing everything the complete game tonight, and
we needed every bit of it. Kay. We move over to justin Russea.
Hey, coach, how would you evaluate the team's defense tonight? Overall?
I mean McCullum scores twenty eight, but he takes twenty six shots.
Carmelo has eighteen on eighteen. Were you thrilled with the defense? We're kind
of in the middle, kind of in the middle. I got to go
back and watch it. You know. The only shot you know, thirty
super seferent three and forty four from from the field, so that usually equals
equals a pretty good night. But I thought they scored a little too fast.
It wasn't too keleysed with our communication, our switches. They got a
couple of shots in transition, we didn't give matched up. So you know,
just those things, you know, we've got to continue to keep getting
better at. But the biggest thing for me is just communication. We've got
to get better with our talking and communication out there on the floor. To
deepens a side, O, Hey, Andrew can goad You had said when
when region was added that you know, obviously it's gonna there's an acclamation period.
But at one point to night he was at think plus twelve in his
first fifteen minutes. He threw some some seeing I passes kind of where is
is he farther? Is he farther along? I guess in picking up things,
picking up guys tendencies. Then maybe you even expected or is this about
where you thought he might be. I mean he's been asking a lot of
questions, you know, PG Kawai and the guys just what don't want the
ball delivered? You know how they want it. But I mean, if
you see just how he gets PG on the full of backdoor layoups, you
know, Kawhile's back door layups, getting some easy baskets, and you know,
when you score like PG and kauhi are, you know, it's good
to get some easy baskets. You know, kind of opened up the basket
for you. And Ronald's been great with that, you know. So he's
always talking to those guys, and they watched film together on the plane.
You know, so just adding Rondo, like I said, having a quarterback
on the floor has really been valuable to us. Can move over to Mason,
he coach, what did you make a boogie as sort of like a
hub in the posts and the second unit? It seemed like you only have
one assistant, but it seemed like every possession started with a boogie post up
and then the balls swing around the court. Well, in the first half,
I saw they were they were double teaming him every time we touched it.
So we wanted to try to use that to our advantage in the second
half. You know, if they're gonna come in double just stay space.
You know, Pat Pat did a good job of depthing on the backside,
and Luke Knar had a couple of shots one he turned down a Nico gotting
shot. You know, Ronald was able to catch him going on one of
the swing swings. So there's double team the post. You know, we
want to try to put two in the basketball and then play from there because
we know, like I said, book, he's a great pass or out
of the post. He's unselfish. But also he was able to go to
work when they played the one on one. It's American gay. Yeah,
Ty, you talked about Rondo sort of adjusting, asking questions and seeing more
guys like the like the ball and all that, but like, have you
seen guys maybe like try to adjust to him and his you know, his
timbo. I know i've's this before, but how have you seen that progression
go along as you guys have played more games. Yeah, I mean it's
going well. You know, like I said, Ronald's catching the ball,
you know, one or two steps in front of a half court home initial
outlet. So he's always talking to guys, encouraging guys that run the floor.
And the more we run the easier, the more easy baskets gone we're
gonna get because guys got to protect the rim first, and that's what's opened
up our three point shot and you know, offensive to night and we spent
one hundred and thirteen points. But I thought we did a good job offensive
and sharing the ball. I thought we got some great shots that we didn't
make and that's gonna happen, but to stay with the game plan and continue
to keep going and keep fighting, and we did. So. It was
a great way of horse gets a team that's you know, playing tough and
playing hard and still play for playoff positions. So there was your head coach.
Cheelu postgame talked about his team battling just finding ways to win games now
and Portland they're trying to make sure they don't end up in the play in
tournament this season like they had to be in last year. They got worn
out just trying to get into the playoffs. They're currently in the sixth slot
or in the sixth seed position in the West. They would be mashed up
against the Clippers who are in the three spot currently and don't know, well,
you know what, I'm not even going to tempt fate there. I
just hope everybody gets healthy for this playoff run everybody. I know that's not
going to happen with Denver, but you want to beat everybody at their best,
and it would be a fun series seeing the Clippers take on the Portland
Trailblazers in the first round with the star power you'd have out there all right.
Coming up next here on the show, Charles Mochler from Locked on Clips
will be here. We'll get back to your phone calls eight six six nine
eight seven two five seventy. Tay, just hold on, We'll get to
you. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number,
Paul George p G thirteen came through late and the Clippers come through with
another win. They win one thirteen o one twelve in Portland over the Blazers.
This is Clippers Talk here on Amp five seventy l s fours in the
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twelve to one oh seven, La down by five one minute remaining in the
fourth quarter. George top of the key weaves his way through the deep fence,
down the mid of the lane all the way to the Ramedy fakes at
home. Pg. Thirteen's got two boards, got twenty nine overall and the
Clippers are down three, one twelve to one on nine Morris with a rebound
George on the front court quickly down the right alley. George of the rim
bakes at home on the left hand Pg. Thirteen, getting it done in
the clutch. Thought he was fouled as well, but he brings it to
one, one twelve, one eleven with thirty three point six seconds remaining and
Terry Stotts calls it time out for Portland. George of the mid court logo
nine seconds left, moved to his right. McCollum picks him up. George
down the right alley all the way to the rim, and he felled.
Paul George will go to the free throw line with four point eight remaining and
a chance to give the Clippers a one point lead. Narrator says he would
Noah Eagle on the call there Pg. Thirteen, with the comeback helping the
Clippers to a one thirteen to one twelve victory, with him having ten points
on the fourth quarter down the stretch they win in Portlands one thirteen O one
twelve. Welcome back in two Clippers stock. I'm at a Maslin coming up.
We'll get back to your phone calls. You'll hear from PG thirteen post
game eight six six nine eight seven two five seventies the phone number. But
joining the show right now is the man in charge, Charles in charge,
Charles Mockler, who does it for Locked on Clips. Charles, Thanks for
doing this. That's one of the best games I've ever seen Paul George play,
certainly in a Clippers uniform, but it was big for the Clippers,
and I thought it was also big for him to have a moment like that
leading into the playoffs with just twelve games left here in the regular season.
Yeah, first of all, thanks for having me. And yet we're watching
Paul George have his best break as a Clipper, right. I mean,
he's been absolute unbelievable. He almost brought us back against the seventy six ers.
He hit clutch shot after clutch shot and then some clutch three throws tonight.
This is the perfect time to be building towards what we're gonna see,
which is gonna be a you know, for the Clippers version of it,
a healthy lineup going into the playoff, and yeah, he's just speaking at
the right time. It feels like, what have you loved most about genre
Rondo? Because there's a lot to love even though a lot of Clipper Nation
they had to do a U turn, I had to do a U turn.
I had to put four reverse the motion of me a little bit better
of me. I'm not going to pretend like they didn't. So you've been
You've been Rondo? Oh? Interesting, I have. And I'm happy about
it though, because I'm thank the Clippers are winning. So has he brought
just different elements you didn't think he still had in his game? What is
it? What is it about his game that has surprised you? I guess
with his play as a Clipper, I don't know if it's surprising, but
it is surprising. Actually, his passing is somehow better than what I thought
it was going to be. I was really you know, that's an aspect
that even if you weren't super excited about Rondo, had to be you know,
conscious of for sure. But he through just some absurd passes to Paul
George, saw you throw one on the baseline that just had some kind of
a bunch of English on it. He's able to kind of pass through guys
and Cole huffs that is on Twitter. But he's able to pass guys open
like a quarterback, which is one of the crazy things. He hits guys
in stride a lot, and it's just been it's been very helpful. We'll
see what happens in the playoffs. I hope playoff Rondo shows up or just
consistent Rondo, but right now, I mean, there's not a whole lot
to not like. Tylu has also used them very well, which I think
is helping Matt situation out too. He's Charles Mockler. He covers the team
for Clipper Nation, but does so on Locked on clips. Follow him on
Twitter at Charles m O c k l e R. Somebody else who I
thought got a little bit of revenge his PG thirteens on that revenge tour,
and not really because he had great years in Portland and he left to go
to Charlotte. But it's always there's a little bit more juice going up against
your former employer, as our friend Bryan Steam would say. And Nicholas Batoum
came up huge again down the stretch. I believe he had six of his
eleven points in that fourth quarter. His only assist came in the fourth a
lab passed to de Marcus Cousins. But he brought this type of energy from
the beginning of the season and it just continues. He has gotten better,
even though he's older. Now. I saw somebody say, of course he
does this against Portland's night, but it's like, well, he's been doing
this all season long. He's been coming up big with big plays all season
long. For the Clippers. It's that and it's I mean, it's the
unselfishness. He wants to be the glue guy, right like him and Marcus
Morris are somehow on this symbiotic what's the fantastic teammates wave like, which is
great and yeah, you know, but teams start a little bit low.
But he's been in the legal one time. He knows how to get back
into a rhythm. He's not gonna stop making effective plays even when the shop
bart falling, and when they are, it's just a bonus and a bonus
for the whole year for the Clippers. The best bat minimum contract, I
mean obviously this year, other than maybe Reggie Jackson. Yeah, that's that's
the thing. The Clippers have two of them. And Reggie Jackson hit another
big three pointer in the fourth quarter that had people freaking out. He did
it obviously against the Detroit Pistons, where he won that game. Down the
stretch. He hit a big three against Philly that has been overlooked because they
ended up losing that game by three. But he's been so amazing considering that
Pat Bev has only played in about forty games this season. Reggie Jackson,
I think you said this before, maybe on this show, but he's been
the de factos starter basically just because Pat Bev has been out so much,
and Reggie has absolutely been a part of what's been special about this Clippers team
all year. He is our defacto starting point guard. The playoff minutes are
going to be interesting, depending when Patrick Reckerley comes back to full strength,
but I think Clippers, I mean, we can't be too worried about it.
Right Like, he's shooting great from outside, he's making good decisions for
the most part, which is probably people's biggest gripe from last year. But
he's really tightened all that up and he's been I mean just fantastic all the
way around. So we just got to hope it keeps up, because part
of me does keep thinking that this team might come back down to earth in
some way, but we just kind of hope it doesn't happen all at once.
It never happened with the three point shooting. I mean, I know
they didn't shoot great from there tonight. I think it was the first time
they won or they were one in four when they shot underneath thirty percent from
distance, and they were there tonight just twenty eight percent from three on eleven
of thirty eight. But they hit some timely ones and somebody else who I
thought gave them a real boost. And I don't know what side you were
on with them signing to Marcus Cousins to attend day contract, but they needed
some beef, they needed somebody else in the paint, and I thought his
effort was spectacular fighting for rebounds tonight. Especially. Yeah, we were pretty
I mean over on Locked On Cliffs, we were pretty excited about Boogie.
It seems like this is the first year that I've ever heard Lawrence Frank talk
about vibes, and he's talked about that with Rachel Rondough he's rogal Rondo and
Boogie cousins. So from that perspective, it's a great sighting. Guys who
want to be around each other play better. It's just how it works.
And I think Paul George said we saw vintage Boogie tonight, which is funny.
Like if he if he's going to be the third center or fourth whenever
Search comes back. It's a great position to be in. He brings a
good energy to the locker room. He was laughing at Scott Foster tonight.
Everyone like him. It's it's great. You want to endear yourself to Clipper
nation. That was it. He is Charles Mockler again. Follow him on
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to have to paud every day, but he does it and he does a
great job. Charles. Thanks for coming on Clippers talk to night. I
appreciate it. Thanks for having me and happy holiday. Let's go Clips.
Let's it go Clippers win one thirteen and one swell they come back late in
Portland. PG. Thirteen was out of his mind down the stretch or you
know, just playing like he has been in the last couple of weeks.
If more Clippers talk coming up next, we'll try to get to you or
try to get you PG thirteen postgame audio, We'll get to your phone calls.
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got a lot of people trying to draill my energy to trying to take away.
Clippers win one thirteen to one twelve in Portland over the Trailblazers. PG
thirteen goes to work down the stretch, re enters the game at the six
minute mark of the fourth quarter, has ten points in the last four minutes.
Clippers were down by six with two minutes left, and the way he
scored just go into the basket over and over again. He hasn't been getting
a great whistle all season long. Yeah, it's been frustrating, I know
for Clipper Nation to have to watch him get hacked multiple times. But finally
he was rewarded and would knock down both free throws to give them the one
thirteen to one twelve victory. Welcome back into Clippers Talk. I'm at a
Maslin eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. We do have Paul
George audio coming up here, but first let's go to Greg Inventora. Greg,
welcome back to Clippers stock. How are you, Adam? You and
Noah are so much superior in your coverage pregame, postgame and call that to
the Lakers guys that I just want you to know that it's it's strikingly better
in all regards. That's very kind. That all right. Secondly, you
know, I don't know if anybody's said this before, but I see Paul
George as a Clayton Kershaw having great seasons during the regular season, doing everything
right, and then not coming through in the postgame and the postseason. And
I think this is going to change this year. I've been listening to carefully
to Paul George this year, how he's performed, and I think he's going
to break through and the Clippers are going to have a great postseason and Paul
is going to step it up and actually become did he name himself playoff Paul
or whoever named him that he is going to end up being that at him,
I think, Greg, thank you for the phone call as always,
longtime caller here on Clippers Talk, one of my favorite voices to listen to,
So compliment your way as well. Greg. There was something interesting that
PG thirteen said recently and I never would have thought this, but that foot
injury it changed something about him. He said he had a breakthrough because he
knew he just had to go out there and ball and give it his all,
no matter if he's hurt or not. It seemed like, I don't
know, he was peeling back the layers a little bit and giving us some
insight into the psychology of a superstar. And since then, I mean,
how can you argue he's been playing his best basketball. I know he says
it's not his best of his career, and there's a pretty high standard when
you're talking about a guy who's been third in MVP voting before third and defensive
player of the Year voting before, but he's played his best basketball of the
last couple of years now. He did say that before we hear from PG
thirteen post game tags and wallnut tages here on Clipper Stop without Hi awesome.
Hey Adam, Before I ask you my question, how shocked were you the
PG got that call at then? Because I thought he got felled on the
two previous drives. And I think that's why you got it. I think,
I'm sorry. I think that's why he got it because he finally passed
the threshold of whatever they were looking for to give him that call late.
But you're right, because they often swallow their whistle late in the game like
that. Right. I'm gonna ask you about Reggie Jackson and Zoo book.
There are substitutions in the fourth quarter. What you thought about it? I
think I think Reggie came in with about like four minutes left Toronto, And
do you think that was more just for a normal sit down Toronto or do
you think that they were kind of slacking off on the d and Ty thought
that they wanted to add a little bit more shooting on that end. And
for Zoo, they brought him in probably with one minute left. I know
in the fourth quarter they went small. I don't think Ken and his Cantra
was playing, But they also went small on the second quarter and they had
Carmelo guarding Demartha's Cousins, and I think Cousins scored a few baskets. So
what do you think was the reasoning why of not playing Zoo in that fourth
quarter as well? I don't know if they were trying to get a different
look, if they were experimenting a little bit. But when he came back
in with a couple of minutes left, he came in at the one fifty
three mark. For Terrence Man, I forgot to mention this Pg. Thirteen
had a great pass to Zoo for an easy one. And as for Reggie
Jackson, yeah, he came in about the four and a half minute mark,
can immediately hit a three. Stay Reggie, stay ready as he always
does. But there were some interesting lineups tonight, like DeMarcus Cousins playing next
to pat pat Patrick Patterson, the Kentucky guys out there. We've seen this
before, but maybe a little bit of tinkering from TLU. But when they
had to figure it out, when they had to perform late, the right
guys were out there. T Lou continues to press all the right buttons.
Here was PG thirteen post game after the Clippers come back down six with two
minutes left. I think we got Paul George audio all right, So pool
on second, hey, PG parents on the one night. A lot of
has been made, obviously about the team's three point success this year, but
you personally, is this the best she felt in the mid rain with your
pull up game? Late? I've been a mid range player in Indiana,
you know, because of the shoulder problems and OKC, I struggled in the
mid range and I might just shoot much last year, So love late,
this is the best I felt in the mid range. Okay, we'll move
over to till mir Hey, Paul, congrats on the wind one of the
You know, it was some more news today about the George Floyd verdict came
down. I wanted to know what your thoughts were on a considering you know
how active you, you and some of the players were in the bubble last
year activated, you know, speaking out for social justice. What was your
reaction to uh the news today? Uh? I mean I was happy they
made the right decision. I spoke about it public game. You know,
they made the right decision and for the nation, that's a step in the
right direction. We'll move over to the law. Well, I remember earlier
this season we asked about picking up the pace and you said that, you
know, it's not really the team's DNA based on personnel to really push the
pace all the time. Felt different at the in those last two minutes,
you guys are down six, you were drawing fouls, scoring layups off of
even the three that CJ mccollin made. I mean, can you describe what
those last two minutes were like with the ball in the hands, having to
take this game away from the Blazers. Uh? Yeah, well, I
mean the addition to Rondo, you know, improved our pace overall, but
just dough that stretch. I knew we had to play a little faster.
We had to attack when their defense wasn't sad, and you know, I
just wanted to put pressure on They made big shots type his thing, you
know, for a team that's that's making shots to come down to score on.
So you know at that point that that was my my my thought process
was just to play faster and just be aggressive on the other end, We'll
move over to far By. Hey, PG, congrats on the win.
After the game, you had spoken about how you know your goal is to
get a ring for yourself and for the franchise. What does it mean to
you? You know, knowing that if you guys do win a ring like
you are the first person to bring it to this franchise like it is a
It is a very high level of immortalization for a player to be the first.
You know, what does that mean to you? Oh? Man,
it means everything. You know, it means everything and to you know,
just be uh. You know, remember with this special group to be the
first to bring a championship to the Clippers. This is an amazing locker room
and it's amazing group top bottom, from staff uh to players. You know,
it'll mean everything to do it. Being from you know, so cal
being a California kid, you know it'll be an emotional uh, you know
moment in a moment, I'll you know, never forget the moment. I'll
cherish. But you know that that's what drives me. That's honestly what's driving
me and what's fueling men. Move over to Miriam, Hey, Paul,
what do you make of Boogies contributions tonight, it seems like he's sort of
finding his place there. What did you make that? Yeah, I think
book is finding his way. I think he's uh, you know, we're
getting flashes of vintage Boogie with this, you know, play making ability,
scoring ability, stretch the floor knocked down a three fo tonight. I think
what uh, you know what what you know we will you know, I
think what will be most impressive about his game for us is he automatically draws
double teams. You know, you can't really guard him one on one because
he has so many moves and he's a score. You know, you know
it's not a score. I'm a block. So I think, you know,
he's instant offense for us. Dumped the ball down for him, and
he's a playmaker at that point, makes the right place tonight. I thought,
you know, we had great looks, great shots off his passes,
and then he took care of his matchup. So I thought that, you
know, Boogie was was was great tonight for us, and it's just good
to see him get another game winner's belt and uh, you know, more
confidence with this group. There was PG thirteen post game after he willed the
Clippers to a victory where they really had no business winning down six with two
minutes left, But that's just what they do. That's what this team has
been doing this season. But it was great to see Paul George come through
to that level, ten points in the last four minutes and the two game
winning free throws to seal it for the Clippers. They're right back at it
tomorrow night. No rest for the weary. They're taken on the Memphis Grizzlies
from Staples Center. Before we get out of here, I do want to
thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler back here
in Burbank, Zach o'caldy until tomorrow night, back at Staples. Hope to
see you there. Clippers taken on the Grizzlies. I'm out of Oslin.
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