1 00:00:00,560 --> 00:00:07,200 Somebody said on Twitter, there was in e clips in Phoenix. Is in 2 00:00:07,320 --> 00:00:14,359 Clippers? Yeah, they won one o five to ninety two over the Suns 3 00:00:14,480 --> 00:00:18,519 in Phoenix. Welcome back in on Madam Oslin, this is Clippers stock. 4 00:00:18,559 --> 00:00:23,399 Here on the Patriot Am eleven fifty eight seven seven five to zero eleven fifty 5 00:00:23,440 --> 00:00:26,640 eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty is the phone number coming up you're 6 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:31,079 gonna hear from Russell Westbrook post game. But first joined the show is Big 7 00:00:31,199 --> 00:00:36,759 Chuck Mockler from Clips and Dip for some double dip here on Clips, I 8 00:00:36,759 --> 00:00:40,039 always missed that here on Clippers Talk. What's up, Chuck? How are 9 00:00:40,039 --> 00:00:45,880 you doing? I'm doing okay. I think the Clippers won, which is 10 00:00:46,399 --> 00:00:49,560 which, Hey, we're happy about. They clipped the specific division, which 11 00:00:49,600 --> 00:00:55,320 I know you're very excited about. But perhaps I'm higher. Hey, I 12 00:00:55,359 --> 00:00:58,520 want to, but you know, you gotta build, you know. Half 13 00:00:58,600 --> 00:01:03,119 This game was phenomenal and also just I think one of the craziest first quarters 14 00:01:03,200 --> 00:01:07,200 anyone watching that maybe had ever seen. At the end of the season, 15 00:01:07,239 --> 00:01:11,640 games get really weird. Right now. They were out hardening Kawhi. So 16 00:01:11,079 --> 00:01:14,640 I'm happy they got the win. I'm trying to figure out how much stock 17 00:01:14,680 --> 00:01:18,120 to put into it, you know, into the bad stuff, I guess. 18 00:01:18,159 --> 00:01:22,079 But I don't think we learned too much about the Clippers team other than 19 00:01:22,200 --> 00:01:25,120 you know, if Zu gets played off the floor, things aren't gonna go 20 00:01:25,159 --> 00:01:27,799 well. But I don't think that's a big shock to anybody. What's crazy 21 00:01:27,920 --> 00:01:33,519 is Phoenix desperately needed that game. They got dropped into the seventh spot, 22 00:01:33,560 --> 00:01:36,079 so they're in the seven to eight matchup right now, in the play in 23 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:41,519 because the Pelicans took down the Portland Trail Blazers for them to not show up, 24 00:01:41,560 --> 00:01:44,400 and some of it's the Clippers, but some of it's them too, 25 00:01:44,599 --> 00:01:49,200 And just how poor they were in that first quarter. They looked mentally fragile. 26 00:01:49,920 --> 00:01:53,680 You know, it just looked like a team that broke. And I've 27 00:01:53,719 --> 00:01:57,439 heard that from Suns fans a lot this season. I hadn't really seen that 28 00:01:57,480 --> 00:02:01,400 against the Clippers. I know they've given up a ton of leads this year 29 00:02:01,439 --> 00:02:06,280 and that's been an issue for them. Fourth quarters have not gone their way. 30 00:02:06,799 --> 00:02:09,919 But my goodness, the Phoenix Suns. That was a tough, tough 31 00:02:09,960 --> 00:02:14,400 loss on fan appreciation night. But the Clippers, you got to give him 32 00:02:14,439 --> 00:02:17,400 a ton of credit for that because the way they came out with Russell Westbrook 33 00:02:17,439 --> 00:02:23,759 shot out of a cannon and just executing so quickly out there and finding the 34 00:02:23,800 --> 00:02:25,280 seams and the defense. You know, it wasn't like they just came out 35 00:02:25,319 --> 00:02:30,520 and hit ten three porters in the first quarter or something like that. They 36 00:02:30,639 --> 00:02:36,039 just sliced and diced and dissected the defense every which way. Chuck, Yeah, 37 00:02:36,080 --> 00:02:38,360 I really, I mean, and shout out to Russ for what one 38 00:02:38,439 --> 00:02:42,439 hundred and ninety nine career triple doubles, which is really hard to kind of 39 00:02:42,439 --> 00:02:45,400 wrap your head around. He had two steals in this game, and I 40 00:02:45,400 --> 00:02:49,520 think both of them came within like three minutes of each other in the first 41 00:02:49,599 --> 00:02:53,039 quarter or something like that, really early, so he was a great again 42 00:02:53,360 --> 00:02:57,800 rush that's the tone. That's exactly what he did tonight. It yeah, 43 00:02:57,840 --> 00:03:00,159 it was. It was. I mean, you know, vintage Russ can 44 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:02,479 say right with a triple bubble and everything like that. So you know, 45 00:03:02,719 --> 00:03:06,879 he got to start, which is awesome. He seems to dislike playing the 46 00:03:06,919 --> 00:03:10,080 Thuns, which I think we can all rally behind, you know, and 47 00:03:10,159 --> 00:03:15,479 we needed a thirty nine minutes right when you're out Kawhi and James Harden at 48 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:19,960 the end of the season, Russ, you know, partially having to play 49 00:03:19,960 --> 00:03:23,960 thirty nine minutes because things got weird. It's still it's very valuable for the 50 00:03:23,000 --> 00:03:27,479 Clippers to have a guy who can go play thirty nine minutes the way that 51 00:03:27,560 --> 00:03:30,560 he just played thirty nine minutes. Yeah, and I don't know what. 52 00:03:30,759 --> 00:03:35,000 I have liked to see them blow them out and for Paul George and everybody 53 00:03:35,039 --> 00:03:39,080 to get more rest. I will, I would, it would be nice. 54 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:44,240 I also think you learn more in close games, though, And it 55 00:03:44,360 --> 00:03:47,560 was a game where they were up by seven in the fourth quarter and Paul 56 00:03:47,639 --> 00:03:53,360 George again hit tough shots. And in fourth quarters this season, he's shooting 57 00:03:53,400 --> 00:03:55,960 fifty two percent from the field, forty four percent from three. He's a 58 00:03:57,000 --> 00:03:59,919 plus one twenty eight and five hundred and fifty one minutes at least. He 59 00:04:00,120 --> 00:04:02,840 was coming into this ball game in the fourth quarter. Best on this Clippers 60 00:04:02,879 --> 00:04:09,039 team, and just continues to come through late. He's had two game winners 61 00:04:09,039 --> 00:04:12,400 in the last week. And he actually made a couple of passes after some 62 00:04:12,439 --> 00:04:15,800 bad turnovers early on the fourth quarter that kind of sealed the game tonight. 63 00:04:16,519 --> 00:04:19,720 Yeah, I mean everyone's been saying it he's peaking at the right time. 64 00:04:19,759 --> 00:04:24,160 He's on the up swing, what you know, whatever one of those you 65 00:04:24,199 --> 00:04:27,920 want to use to describe it. It's happening and it's fantastic for the Clippers, 66 00:04:27,920 --> 00:04:30,319 So kawhi out. It gives Paul George a chance to maybe feel is 67 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:34,319 more of the one. Right in the beginning of the season, he talked 68 00:04:34,319 --> 00:04:38,519 about he wants to be number two, whatever, whatever. I think it's 69 00:04:38,600 --> 00:04:41,680 very clear that when Paul George is playing like the number one, he seems 70 00:04:41,720 --> 00:04:45,560 to enjoy it and the Clippers, you know, look a lot better when 71 00:04:45,560 --> 00:04:48,759 he's kind of taking those kinds of shots or looking for those shots specifically, 72 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:53,079 there are going to be some turnovers. He had one late that was really 73 00:04:53,079 --> 00:04:55,480 frustrating. He's just kind of trying to bring the ball up from the dribble 74 00:04:55,519 --> 00:05:00,600 behind the back. But yeah, you know what, I'm talking abou elbow 75 00:05:00,959 --> 00:05:04,600 right after he just stuck a tough shot over two defenders. But that's kind 76 00:05:04,639 --> 00:05:08,959 of what you get with Paul George. Right Sometimes it is two steps forward, 77 00:05:09,000 --> 00:05:12,360 one steps back. Right now, it's like five steps forward, one 78 00:05:12,399 --> 00:05:16,439 step back, which is peak Paul George, and along with a couple other 79 00:05:16,480 --> 00:05:20,519 guys like Terrence Man and a mere coffee. He's playing as well as he 80 00:05:20,639 --> 00:05:25,879 has all season at the right time. Man Terrence Man goes eight for ten, 81 00:05:26,360 --> 00:05:30,160 one of one from the outside. He was fourteen for his last fifteen 82 00:05:30,879 --> 00:05:34,319 coming into this game, so what is that He's twenty two for his last 83 00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:40,560 twenty five overall, that's insane with some three pointers in there too, plus 84 00:05:40,639 --> 00:05:45,000 ten boards. I can't say enough about Man starting to peak at the same 85 00:05:45,079 --> 00:05:47,680 time too. And just the Clippers overall, they're seven to one their last 86 00:05:47,680 --> 00:05:51,279 eight games. Was something born out of coach Louke calling him soft because it 87 00:05:51,360 --> 00:05:56,160 sure seems like it right now. Chuck, Yeah, I think that helps. 88 00:05:56,240 --> 00:05:59,160 We talked about it on clips and DIP. I don't think any professional 89 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:04,040 athlete likes their coach publicly declare that their identity is a soft one. So 90 00:06:04,519 --> 00:06:11,160 kudos to TYLERU for pushing that button when he definitely had to. I've been, 91 00:06:11,319 --> 00:06:15,079 you know, harping on wanting good process. There's a game tomorrow which 92 00:06:15,120 --> 00:06:18,759 I don't know, no idea what to expect tomorrow after what we saw tonight 93 00:06:19,199 --> 00:06:23,399 from these two teams. And then you know they play the Jazz, which 94 00:06:24,600 --> 00:06:27,920 that's gonna be an odd one and then you know they got the Rockets at 95 00:06:27,920 --> 00:06:31,319 twelve thirty two. So I think for us good process hunters, we're gonna 96 00:06:31,360 --> 00:06:34,199 have to be content with what we have, which is, like you said, 97 00:06:34,199 --> 00:06:38,959 a seven and one record, and there are some good things to look 98 00:06:39,000 --> 00:06:42,879 at. While you know Kawhi rests up from the playoffs. Yeah, I'm 99 00:06:43,480 --> 00:06:46,199 I'm wondering if they're just gonna rest guys tomorrow. Paul George played thirty nine 100 00:06:46,199 --> 00:06:51,360 minutes after playing forty four on Sunday, has anticipated James Harden did not go 101 00:06:51,920 --> 00:06:58,680 in this one. It's just I think we've seen enough, like they've gathered 102 00:06:58,720 --> 00:07:02,120 themselves. They've recovered from being five hundred for a couple of months, and 103 00:07:02,160 --> 00:07:06,040 they've shown enough lashes to me where I'm not saying it's like the run where 104 00:07:06,040 --> 00:07:09,920 they were twenty six and five, but I feel really good about this team 105 00:07:10,319 --> 00:07:14,439 and where they are overall. How do you feel at the moment, as 106 00:07:14,600 --> 00:07:18,319 the chances have only increased of them taking on the Dallas Mavericks in the first 107 00:07:18,399 --> 00:07:26,800 round, where are you at with that likely matchup here? Chuck? It's 108 00:07:27,519 --> 00:07:31,759 I mean I have it Clippers winning the series. It might be in six 109 00:07:31,879 --> 00:07:35,959 or seven games. This is going to be an absolute blood bath. I 110 00:07:36,079 --> 00:07:40,000 know the Clippers are very good. I love the Clippers. I think they 111 00:07:40,079 --> 00:07:44,079 can fit in an NBA championship. The MAVs are also talking, like you 112 00:07:44,120 --> 00:07:46,360 said, you know, peaking at the right time. They have two guys 113 00:07:46,399 --> 00:07:50,279 who can create their own shot. They have two guys who seem to enjoy 114 00:07:50,319 --> 00:07:55,560 playing with each other right now and kind of can attack the Clippers in ways 115 00:07:55,879 --> 00:07:58,879 that they might. I don't know, man, I could go down a 116 00:07:58,920 --> 00:08:01,560 rabbit hole. I think I think the Clippers are gonna win it. But 117 00:08:01,360 --> 00:08:05,040 you know, it's hard to think of it as anything other than going to 118 00:08:05,040 --> 00:08:09,360 be a very very difficult series. It's gonna be hell, but hopefully not 119 00:08:09,439 --> 00:08:13,639 the hell that the Phoenix Suns were in in that first half. Something we 120 00:08:13,720 --> 00:08:18,000 talked about, we were texting about earlier today. You know, a lot 121 00:08:18,000 --> 00:08:24,399 of Clipper Nation has been saying they're probably just resting Kawhi Leonard end of the 122 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:31,079 season. But I would caution against that a little bit, because Kawhi didn't 123 00:08:31,079 --> 00:08:33,559 play in a huge game against the Denver Nuggets. That's still really meant something 124 00:08:33,600 --> 00:08:39,840 for this Clippers team. I just don't want to you know, assume everything 125 00:08:39,919 --> 00:08:43,600 is completely fine. We're hoping for the best. But that wasn't a game 126 00:08:43,639 --> 00:08:46,559 you could just give away. They ended up winning it. But I think 127 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:48,960 if he was healthy, he would have played in that game, right, 128 00:08:50,639 --> 00:08:54,200 Yeah, I think so. I mean, you know, he's on the 129 00:08:54,279 --> 00:08:58,000 report for a reason. It said soreness, which you know, I'm choosing 130 00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:03,080 to believe it's thorness and it's just the regular maintenance. But yeah, it's 131 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,240 hard to not have that kind of I guess gnawing as the word I would 132 00:09:07,320 --> 00:09:09,840 use to you in the back of your head right now. Clippers fans. 133 00:09:09,879 --> 00:09:13,799 Also, I know y'all want them update, We're not going to get an 134 00:09:13,840 --> 00:09:16,720 update until you know the team decided to give us one. Tylu was asked 135 00:09:16,919 --> 00:09:20,799 a couple of games ago, you know, the whole thing of like if 136 00:09:20,799 --> 00:09:22,840 that were a playoff game, would Kawhi have played. He didn't answer that 137 00:09:22,879 --> 00:09:26,480 part of the question, So I don't know. We'll know what we know. 138 00:09:28,639 --> 00:09:30,840 I just keep an eye on the injury reports, I guess, but 139 00:09:30,960 --> 00:09:33,480 I don't necessarily want to see him playing any of these three game too, 140 00:09:33,559 --> 00:09:37,159 So it's a bit of a double edged sport. Let's just hope we can 141 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,759 all balance on the right side of that over this next week or so. 142 00:09:41,320 --> 00:09:45,200 Yeah, I guess my central point there is I don't think it's just load 143 00:09:45,279 --> 00:09:48,639 management for the sake of load management going on with Kawhi Leonard, because we 144 00:09:48,679 --> 00:09:52,120 really haven't seen that all season long, And there was a game that men 145 00:09:52,200 --> 00:09:54,919 a tons of the Clippers for them to win and to also try to keep 146 00:09:56,120 --> 00:09:58,519 the Denver Nuggets from getting that one seed, and they got it anyways, 147 00:09:58,519 --> 00:10:03,240 and they should a ton of grit. But this Clippers team, we all 148 00:10:03,279 --> 00:10:09,480 know they go as far as Kawhi Leonard takes them. So hopefully, if 149 00:10:09,519 --> 00:10:13,200 he's able to go in one of these last three games and it's not something 150 00:10:13,279 --> 00:10:18,480 more serious, maybe we can get a look at him before the playoffs start. 151 00:10:18,519 --> 00:10:22,120 But regardless, good to see the Clippers get another victory tonight in Phoenix, 152 00:10:22,159 --> 00:10:26,039 final score one five to ninety two as they thrashed the Phoenix Suns early 153 00:10:26,080 --> 00:10:31,320 and held on late. Charles, thanks for doing this here a little clips 154 00:10:31,399 --> 00:10:35,399 and double dip here on Clippers Talk. Thanks for having me. Let's go Clips