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Clippers fall one twenty one to one
hundred here at Crypto dot com arena to

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the Minnesota Timberwolves. Welcome into your
postgame show. I'm at a Oslin coming

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up in just a bit on AM
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Clippers Talk eight six six nine eight
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eight seven two five seventy is the
phone number. But first we are rejoined

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by your radio voice of the Clippers
in Carlo Jimenez. Oh, Carlo.

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We sold this game as a battle
for first place in the Western Conference,

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and at this point it just looks
like the Timberwolves outclass the Clippers in this

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ball game. They were the better
squad, they were the bigger, stronger,

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more physical team. As I said
earlier, it showed out there.

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Yeah, and look they were well
rested. They hadn't played since the Clippers

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last play on Saturday. They hadn't
played since Friday, so I mean they

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had a couple days off before playing
this Clipper team today, and they came

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out with that focus, with that
rest, with that intensity from the get

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go. I thought the Clippers did
a good job staying with them. They've

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led late in that second quarter.
But Minnesota, Adam, like you said,

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I think the size was too much
of each Zubots just wasn't in shape,

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didn't have enough rhythm in this one
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Clippers late. And Daniel Tye gave
him good minutes. But Rudy Gobert is

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tough to stop, especially in the
regular season. He's one of the best

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regular season players in the NBA.
Seventeen points today and ten rebounds. Bright

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spotter of the Clippers. I like
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struggled in this one, one for
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really didn't shoot the ball well at
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it was the points in the paint, Adam. When you take away the

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threes, for Minneso. I'm gonna
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Here here we go. Am I
good at math? Am I good at

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quick math? All from me here? When you take away the three,

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so we go? I got I
got I got it. The Timberwolves were

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thirty six fifty one give inside the
three point line they shot tonight. Seems

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good, seems very good. Tough
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you in points in the paint sixty
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getting to the free throw line when
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to try to combat that run by
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lot defensively, they were playing aggressively, they were playing hard. They just

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were at a mismatch, a disadvantage
in this one, and Minnesota seemed to

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make them pay for it. Even
Rudy Gobert had the free throw line did

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some damage against them. But this
is a team that we know. We

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know how good the Minnesota Timberwolves are. We also know the Clippers are better

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than they played tonight, and we
talked about it during the broadcast in the

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fourth quarter, but a Beata Zoo
just doesn't quite look like himself. Really,

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I shouldn't even say quite look like
himself. He's not close to being

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the guy we saw where through two
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he was playing the best basketball of
his career. One hundred percent agree,

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and that's why Tyler left him out
late. I mean to get his

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legs, to get some win,
to find his way back. When Zubats

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first got injured at him, we
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that might be best case scenario.
He comes back early against Miami, but

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one hundred percent is a far ways
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Zubats a positive for the Clippers,
And something you gotta remember is Tyler is

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gathering information like an algorithm like AI. He is understanding how this offense moves

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for the Timberwolves, and I think
the kyropractor is no eagle would call him.

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Continues to see holes and see matchups
that the Clippers can maybe take advantage

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of in the playoffs. He knows, and I think this team knows that

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you don't win the postseason in the
regular season. Yes, you need to

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be a top three seed. You've
mentioned it so much. The Clippers right

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now in a jockeying position. Really, the top four teams in the Western

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Conference almost all neck and neck and
even, but the Clippers continue to gather

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ways that Minnesota beats him and then
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I'll be interesting to see those two
matchups in March, Adam. We

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know March is the gauntlet for the
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the season gets the toughest. And
to play on Minnesota team twice in the

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stretch, yeah, that's gonna be
hard. But what are the Clippers gathering

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from this one that they take into
that game? And look, some of

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this is just inordinate poor shooting.
Nice by the Clippers. You give Minnesota

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credit, but Paul George is better
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Even Kawhi Leonard shooting under fifty percent
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bench, Russell Westbrook's just three or
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has to get right. We could
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think the first shot he took was
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the mark. You never see that
from Norman Powell. That's why we've been

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campaigning for him to be in the
three point Contest. So this is a

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team in a bit of a transition
right now before the All Star Break that

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simply has to get right and get
healthy, and we think they will,

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but one more game to go.
Wednesday night. They'll be in San Francisco

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taken on the Golden State Warriors,
who are playing much better basketball. Tiptime

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will be at seven. We'll have
your pregame show starting at six. Carlo

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Jimenez, great call. As always, We'll talk to you on Wednesday.

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Talk to you Wednesday, and I'm
a great part about the NBA. You

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play just two days later. Yes, sir, get this one out of

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your system. Clippers fall tonight one
twenty one to one hundred at home to

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the Minnesota Timberwolves. More postgame coming
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New Sports. Car Oh, I
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one twenty one to one hundred.
They were on the wrong ends of a

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twenty one point loss to the Timberwolves. Here at Crypto dot com arena.

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I'm Adam Oslin. Welcome back in
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seventy eight six six nine eight seven
two five seventy. Clippers ended up shooting

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just over forty percent from the field
forty and a half percent, to be

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exact, just nine of twenty eight
from the outside. Meanwhile, the Minnesota

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Timberwolves at fifty four percent from the
floor eleven of thirty four from distance.

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These are the two top three point
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into this game, and the Clippers
were just five of fourteen in the first

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half from three just four of fourteen
in the second half from distance. Did

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not shoot to their capabilities. They
did only turn over thirteen times, but

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ended up leading to seventeen points for
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on that end after a rough first
half for them where they had six turnovers,

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leading to twelve points for the Clippers
fourteen overall for the Timberwolves, who

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ended up getting up one more shot
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thirteen times in that third quarter.
When they started to open things up,

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the Clippers went small and they just
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They struggled in that area tonight.
They didn't have a player get to twenty

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points. Kawhi Leonard eighteen didn't play
in the fourth quarter. Paul George eighteen

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on five of sixteen shooting. James
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Russell Westbrook with eleven off the bench, but just three of eleven shooting a

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mere coffee. They'd do his part. He had ten on four or five

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shooting. Some of those buckets came
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But it was Karl Anthony Towns who
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had fourteen in the first half.
He had twenty four points in the game.

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Anthony Edwards was held in check till
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Timberwolves started to pour it on.
Finished with twenty three points as he had

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only six in the first half.
Clippers fall by twenty one. While we

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have a moment, let's pause ten
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Heanks a producer Katie Newton for the
reminder. The Clippers get out scored sixty

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four to forty two points in the
paint wise, and they fall by twenty

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one here at home to the Minnesota
Timberwolves. Coming up next well, preview

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Wednesday's game, final game before the
All Star Break, Clippers in San Francisco

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taking on the Golden State Warriors,
who are playing much better basketball. One

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tonight one twenty nine to one oh
seven over the Utah Jazz. I'm a

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Mosland and you're listening to your postgame
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B. They still want to get
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twenty one at home to the Minnesota
Timberwolves with the final score of one twenty

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one to one hundred. Welcome back
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adam A. As I mentioned earlier, Clippers close out the pre All Star

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Break schedule on Wednesday in San Francisco
against the Golden State Warriors, who just

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had one of the best wins of
the season with the Steph game winner over

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Phoenix the other night. They would
be victorious again tonight They won big in

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Utah one twenty nine to one oh
seven. They have currently won five in

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a row. They don't get much
easier. This Warriors team, I think,

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is starting to believe they've turned a
corner. Jonathan Kaminga is back in

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the rotation. Clippers are gonna have
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they're gonna have to put in a
better performance obviously than what we saw tonight

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in pretty much every facet of the
game. Up next, we will hear

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Adam Ousley, Well, that was
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place in the West. The Clippers
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eight sixty six ninety eight seven two
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Clippers were just completely outclass tonight at
the hands of the Timberwolves, a team

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with a ton of size with the
best defense in the NBA. They have

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been from the first week till now. Clippers had an off shooting to night.

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You credit Minnesota some. You also
say, yes, some of this

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performances on the Clippers. But we'll
talk about it all. We'll get into

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it coming up on the show.
We'll get your phone calls. We'll hear

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from coach Lou, We'll hear from
the players. We'll also hear from Chuck

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Mockler. I believe it's his turn
tonight. Yeah, I believe because the

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Clippers lost. It wouldn't be will
updeck and the Clippers lost a game by

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twenty one. Were they led at
the half by four after being in that

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uphill battle throughout the majority of the
first half. Clippers were down four after

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the first quarter, and really the
only guy to show up early was Kawhi

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Leonard. We'll say the Clippers were
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They only made seven field goals in
that first quarter. Kawhi had five

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of them. He had eleven points. Clippers were down twenty eight to twenty

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four after one, but near the
end of the second quarter is where the

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Clippers started to make their push.
They went small. They went on a

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ten to zero run with Harden Man, Kawhi Russ and PG to end a

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half. So the big four plus
Terrence Man and they ended up going to

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plus four with that lineup, and
they were up four to half. They

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knocked down a couple of three pointers. There was some sloppy mistakes by the

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Timberwolves. To end that second quarter, the Clippers took advantage. It was

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a three point from Paul George,
then a steal from James Harden to Russ,

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back out to James Harden who knocked
down a three to end the first

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half. At the busser, Clippers
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the fifteen minutes in the locker room, they gave it away because they came

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out and got blitzed a quick eight
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by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Didn't like
seeing that felt like a first quarter type

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Clippers performance. Early in that third
it was Anthony Edwards who started get it

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going. After having just six points
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quick four. The first four points
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throw line. That would be a
theme in the third quarter, where after

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attempting just six free throws in the
first half, the Timberwolves got up thirteen

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in the third quarter alone. It
wasn't because ah the officials, the refs,

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the Clippers were on the wrong end
of a poorly officiated game. No,

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they just couldn't defend without fouling,
partially because they went small. Aviata

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Zubots got into foul trouble and Mason
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half. He has to play better. I know. He's also coming back

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from what we thought could have been
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timing there, there's a rhythm,
and he hasn't caught it yet. Aviatza

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Zubots, meanwhile, was this his
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injury that he suffered or at least
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a much closer contest just about three
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it fourth game back from the injury. Joined them on the road trip,

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played against Miami, but he hasn't
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got to twenty three minutes tonight.
I think that was his minutes limit in

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garbage time in the fourth quarter where
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he just doesn't look right. And
he said it after the first game in

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Miami when he was back, that
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It's amazing that a professional athlete it's
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guy who rarely misses any time missed
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looked lost out there and said the
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I think it still is. But
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extra run late, and I think
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Coach Lou wanted to see him reach
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catch a rhythm. He did have
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quarter, a couple of good defensive
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Timberwolves team, I think it's pretty
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in spurts like they did end of
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with it for an extended amount of
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their offense is going to suffer and
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and trying to be aggressive to match
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it leads to a lot of fouls. I don't fault the effort, but

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there was a mismatch and Minnesota slowly
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outscored the Clippers in that third quarter
forty to nineteen, and again got to

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the free throw line thirteen times,
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in the first half. Because the
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need a Viata Zubas to be one
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him to be right. They need
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they might end up going to PJ. Tucker the next time around in Martin

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against Minnesota, who they still play
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letdown. We thought, oh,
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the final shot. No, Minnesota
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they were the bigger, stronger team. They had extended time off, and

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the Clippers, outside of that spurt
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didn't play their game, and they
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bad off shooting nights. Paul George
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to get to his eighteen points.
I thought Kawhi was pretty good overall.

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Typically is of course, eight of
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his moments like the back to back
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one with the right hand, and
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some momentum to end that second quarter. He had a ridiculous offensive rebound at

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one point leading to a James Harden
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out of a timeout in the third
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range. But then they went small
with the Vitza Zubats getting his fourth foul

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and being on a minister restriction,
and they got punished. That's how you

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end up with a twenty one point
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fourth quarter. Glad he didn't,
because they weren't coming back in this game,

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not against this defense. They lived
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rated defensive team in the NBA tonight. They're that good. The Clippers had

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their moments on offense where I thought, Okay, they're hunting Mike Conley Jr.

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That's the right move. He gives
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for his size, he's just undersized. They started things off with James Harden.

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They tried to play through him against
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get as many opportunities, I believe, but that's what you have to do

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and knock down mid range jumpers because
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Gobart was spectacular the stifle tower at
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play where he had two blocks,
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Avitza Zubots. It was just incredible. He is a generational rim protector.

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Gonna be in the Hall of Fame, he's that good. And now he

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has a better defensive team around him
than he had in Utah, where he

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mostly held up that defensive rating by
himself. Now you got Jade McDaniels,

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Anthony Edwards, a very good defender
who again was kept in check, bottled

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up in the first half, just
six points. Some of his damage in

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the fourth quarter when the game was
getting away from the Clippers. But you

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get a night like that from him
where he starts three of nine and you

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don't take advantage of it. In
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twelve points, just like he did
in the third quarter. Of Minnesota came

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alive then too, So the Clippers
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four in the first half to absorb
the expected run that the Minnesota Timberwolves are

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going to make in that third quarter. But when you have to go small

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that often, I think it starts
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going plus four to end and a
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minus five in the third before Daniel
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also just six' eight. He
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then in the fourth quarter they went
minus four very quickly going small, trying

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to get back into it. I
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the fourth and while last time out
of Minnesota they made their big push and

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almost pulled it off, losing by
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that wasn't gonna happen. Minnesota.
They were impressive. You gotta tip your

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cap to them. They were a
much better squad and they beat up the

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Clippers on the interior, scoring sixty
four points in the paint to the Clippers

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forty two eight sixty six nine eight
seven two five seventy is the phone number.

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Let's start things off with Jeoffrey and
East Hollywood, hopefully not King Jeffrey.

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Jeffrey even better, Jeffrey, what's
up here on Clippers stop without Amasen?

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Hey, Adam, it's you know. I was at the game today,

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man, and jeesus, dude,
it was. It was tough the

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first things. First, man,
the fans, dude, like, I

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don't know what we need, you
know, whether it's the new arena or

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they need to get more into it, man, And no pun intended,

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but you know they need to get
more into it, dude. And some

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of it was because the Clippers weren't
giving them enough. There weren't a lot

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of high energy plays. You know, No I understand that, but you

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know, and I tweeted at you
this man. There was a lot of

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Wools fans and a lot of Lakers
fans in the house. And when you

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got Kawhi Leonard, who's been playing
to that, you know, he'm playing

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his butt off for this for this
team. Yeah, at the free throw

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line and you're not chancing MVP for
the dude and it's only me and a

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few other people in the whole arena. That's a problem. Well, I'll

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see that tonight. There may have
been some Wolves fans it's a transplant city,

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but for the most part, recently, like against Detroit on Saturday,

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there were a lot more chants.
They were much louder chants recently for Kawhi

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for vyp for sure. For sure, it's just you know, being at

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the game and just seeing this product. Man, it was it was tough

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one, you know, one last
thing before I let you go at him.

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We need another big whether it's just
you know, personally, I want

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Blake, and I know a lot
of Clipper fans are gonna be it's gonna

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fit to fifty. Honestly, when
it comes to a Blake topic, you

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know, I just think one for
the vibes obviously. Two, I just

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think, you know, he will
bring that presence of you know, like

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I feel like he's hungry. I
don't know, even if it's just a

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twelfth man spot off the bench man, I just think, you know,

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just having that one body. PJ
Tucker, obviously he's not gonna be you.

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Today was the perfect chance to get
him into the game with how bad

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they were struggling. If we're not
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it's not gonna happen. I would
would I wouldn't say that, Jeffrey.

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I think it's gonna happen sooner than
later. I don't know about Wednesday against

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the Golden State Warriors, just because
they're a smaller team, but I would

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expect to see him at some point, especially in marsh when you got seventeen

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games. Coach Lou said he's gonna
get his opportunity. I believe that I

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do. I hope you're right,
even though again for the vibes, I

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want Blake Griffon on this team,
bro fact, I understand even have a

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chance to win the Chip. I
feel like it's just the perfect Indrella story

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man moving into the new arena with
hopefully with the new banner and Blake Griffin

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being a part of that team.
I just feel like it's it all kind

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of lines up, ironically. I
I really do feel that way. And

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last thing before I let you go
this time for real great fan of yours,

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what you do with the podcast with
the guys I've been listening to them

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since loged on cliffs and you know, I really do like what you guys

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do. And uh yeah, man, I can't wait to see you guys

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at the end of a dome and
I'll be there as a half season ticket

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all of the start. So I'll
let you go now, man, Jeffrey,

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I appreciate the phone call, appreciate
the love and your passion for Blake

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Griffin. Look if physically he's capable, of course he's hungry, it's just

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about can't you move out there?
What does he look like? And right

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now they don't have an open roster
spot, so it's a little bit more

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complex. Then just bring him in, see what he has. We'll see

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Clippers win. Excuse me, Clippers
lose one twenty one to one hundred.

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I'm still thinking of that Detroit game
obviously on Saturday, I'm trying to go

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back to a better time. Clippers
lose by twenty one tonight to the Minnesota

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Timberwolves. And it's just rare to
say the Clippers have lost a game lately.

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It's like that they had won thirty
two of forty one heading into this

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one. We'll take a quick time
out, we'll come back here at Crypto

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dot Com arena. The fans always
win. It's still a great environment regardless.

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Clipper Nation was talking to some people
postgame. They still had a good

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time. It was a disappointing lost
to a very good Minnesota Timberwolves team on

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a night where you could have taken
back first place. But it's gonna be

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like this the rest of the season. When you look at the top four

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and I'll uphit you on the NBA
standings coming up, it's just gonna be

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musical chairs, somebody always getting bumped
out. More Clippers Talk. Next,

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you're on a five to seven LA
Sports. The LA Clippers continue their hunt

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for a Larryo b They still want
to get that Larryo bea don't miss a

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moment all season long. This is
the LA Clippers Audio Network. You you

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got what I need. What I
need right now after a twenty one point

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loss by the Clippers to the Minnesota
Timberwolves is to have our radio voice of

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the Clippers back on. Who can
lift our spirits? Carlo Jimenez on Clippers

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Talk for the first time eight six
six nine, eight seven two five seventy

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eight six six nine eight seven two
five seventy is the phone number as I

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get the double double later on tonight. You know what I mean, That's

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all I meant by that. Let's
just say big brother Jake Warner, who

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will be on in a little bit
here, not too happy with me aus

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he was breaking down the equipment.
Just your meat of cut in all of

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a sudden with Carlo, pay him
overtime. I'll slip him much twenty I

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ain't gotta pay this guy. You
got paid in Vegas, Vegas, Baby

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Vegas. You walking on us.
Clippers lose by twenty one. Carlo Jimenez

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is hanging out, so I'm like, hey, what are you doing?

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You want to come back on the
show eight six six nine, eight seven

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two five seventy. We're gonna hear
from the head coach in just a little

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bit, Carlo. You need a
little postgame Q and A with Daniel Tice.

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Was he in good spirits? What
was some of the subject matter with

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DT? Yeah, he was,
he wasn't good spirits. We talked about

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his World Cup win. He got
a gold medal, first ever for Germany

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this summer. We talked about,
hey, he wants to travel to Hawaii

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because the first time living on the
East Coast Okay or the West Coast,

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I should say, makes sense?
Why not? But he was good.

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He said, you know, the
Clippers struggle a little bit as a late

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he said, time change, long
road trip. I think, Adam,

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the Clippers are still feeling it from
that seven game road trip. I mean,

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that's not gonna wear off in just
a weekend. And you saw it

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today with the focus. But he
was in good spirits. I don't think

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there's any reason to panic if you're
the Clippers. I don't think there's any

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reason to hurry. It might make
some major changes. Detice as always happy

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to be here, and we're happy
to have them, happy to have him

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opening the helping the Clippers out.
All right, your first call here on

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Clippers Talk Mike in La. You're
on Clippers Stop with Adam Austlin and your

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radio voice of the Clippers and Carlo
Jimenez after they fall once twenty one to

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one hundred here at home to the
Timberwolves. What's up, Mike, Mike,

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So, first of all, Carlo, welcome to Clipper Nation. Relatedly,

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thank you, thank you. Awesome
job, awesome job so far.

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We are so happy to have you. You're too kind. On a more

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on a more somber note. You
know, this was just disheartening tonight because

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you look at this trend about the
Clippers losing to teams with size, and

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a night like tonight just makes me
question whether we can win it all this

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year. I mean, we would
come get up against one of these teams

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in the playoffs. I don't know, curious, is too your guys thoughts

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on that as to you know,
potentially how that would translate the seven game

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series, and I mean what we
can do. Obviously, we can't really

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make any roster moves at this point. So I mean, oh, he's

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just had a color talk about Blake
Griffin. Mike, Mike, the season

404
00:29:48.559 --> 00:29:52.440
is not over. They lost one
game in February. They're thirty two and

405
00:29:52.559 --> 00:29:56.359
ten in their last forty two games. Come on, now, it's not

406
00:29:56.599 --> 00:29:59.799
It's not the end of the world. We'll be okay. We'll be okay.

407
00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:04.000
We gotta trust ty Lou. I
appreciate that. You know you were

408
00:30:04.039 --> 00:30:07.559
only gonna get down in the duffs
here. Thank you for the phone call,

409
00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:10.640
Mike. I'll just say this,
Yes, they have lost to some

410
00:30:10.839 --> 00:30:15.039
teams with size, they also happen
to be really good teams. It's not

411
00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:18.039
just you know, a bottom dweller
in the league that happens to be a

412
00:30:18.079 --> 00:30:22.720
mismatch for the Clippers. These are
very top end squads, like the Timberwolves

413
00:30:22.759 --> 00:30:26.559
tonight, like the Cleveland Cavaliers.
They didn't have a Vitza Zubats for that

414
00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:30.559
game, and they're still working through
Zubots coming back with Maybe he was on

415
00:30:30.680 --> 00:30:33.480
a twenty three minute restriction tonight and
he hit that and then was pulled in

416
00:30:33.559 --> 00:30:37.359
the fourth quarter, and coach Lou, as you mentioned earlier, Carlo was

417
00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:40.720
trying to get him at least to
that mark to build up reps out there.

418
00:30:40.880 --> 00:30:42.799
I mean when we talked the coach
Lou pregame, he almost laughed when

419
00:30:42.799 --> 00:30:47.039
he said the minute when he said
there's gonna be a minute's restriction on Vita

420
00:30:47.119 --> 00:30:49.079
Zubots because it was so short.
Emphasis on the word short. I mean,

421
00:30:49.119 --> 00:30:52.119
he did not play a lot in
this game. I think they tried

422
00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:53.920
to save his minutes in case it
was close. Late it wasn't. They

423
00:30:53.960 --> 00:30:56.839
were like, we're not going to
not play him, you might as well

424
00:30:56.119 --> 00:31:00.519
get the cardio in in Big Zoo. He did cardio like big brother Jake

425
00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:06.319
Warner did yesterday. Eighteen miles.
The LA Marathon is shaking right now.

426
00:31:06.519 --> 00:31:07.720
What about me? I did ten
on a treadmill. Man, what do

427
00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:14.039
you want? That's not eighteen?
Think bros? After me right now.

428
00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:18.480
Let's hear from Shelley and Riverside Shelley
second time here on Clippers Talk. You

429
00:31:18.559 --> 00:31:22.000
got Adam Oslin and Carlo Jimenez post
game. That's a treat. What's up,

430
00:31:22.039 --> 00:31:26.160
Shelley, Hey there, Hey there, it is a treat. And

431
00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:30.079
Carlo, I have to tell you
I follow them on social media and I

432
00:31:30.240 --> 00:31:33.839
just appreciate the behind the scenes.
You know, it's kind of cool that

433
00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.880
you do that. It's really cool. So don't stop, thank you.

434
00:31:38.119 --> 00:31:42.799
I will keep it up. Yeah, all right, so real quick,

435
00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:48.079
I just wanted to say I'm not
concerned at all about this loss. It

436
00:31:48.240 --> 00:31:53.200
is heartbreaking. You know, it's
a long season. You gotta stack wins.

437
00:31:53.319 --> 00:31:56.880
You understand that there will be losses. You just want your wins to

438
00:31:57.039 --> 00:32:04.119
outnumber the losses, which are do
like with no shame. You know,

439
00:32:04.319 --> 00:32:08.319
it's hard because as Clipper fans like, we want to puff out our chests

440
00:32:08.640 --> 00:32:13.880
and boast about the Clippers, and
sometimes that's hard where we are. But

441
00:32:14.160 --> 00:32:15.359
I mean, you just got to
look at the big picture. And I

442
00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:21.000
just have two last points. Number
One, I do think PJ. Tucker

443
00:32:21.160 --> 00:32:22.920
is important, and I think that
we're going to head in that direction.

444
00:32:23.559 --> 00:32:28.839
I think I think it was either
you, Adam, or it could the

445
00:32:28.920 --> 00:32:37.359
guys. Somebody was talking about how
James Harden said like he's got to get

446
00:32:37.400 --> 00:32:43.119
in the rotation, and I think
that was basically the nod for like,

447
00:32:43.480 --> 00:32:46.200
look, Ty, you know,
get it together. Let's make that happen.

448
00:32:46.240 --> 00:32:50.960
But my last point before I go, what are we talking about?

449
00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:54.000
Blake Griffin? I remember that I
have been a Clipper fan for like ever,

450
00:32:54.359 --> 00:32:59.160
like really, and I mean he
was always great and all that,

451
00:32:59.279 --> 00:33:02.400
but I never was like, yeah, this is like Michael Jordan to me.

452
00:33:02.640 --> 00:33:08.759
I just never understood people that are
just crazy to that point. And

453
00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:15.079
we're just it's twenty twenty four,
you know, we're not bringing Blake Griffin

454
00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:19.720
so that fans can be happy.
We're trying to win a championship. What

455
00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:22.640
are we talking about? Like,
Becket's under my skin, it always has.

456
00:33:23.559 --> 00:33:28.759
He's great. Let's retire his jersey, Lob City. I mean,

457
00:33:28.839 --> 00:33:31.200
he put us on the map in
anyways, But oh my god, what

458
00:33:31.279 --> 00:33:37.119
are we talking about not shit,
have a good night. I understand Shelley,

459
00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:39.400
there's something to that. Look,
they don't have an open roster spot

460
00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:45.160
right now, so Shelley spin facts. It depends on a lot of things,

461
00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:49.079
including Blake Griffin's current health. He
hasn't been on a team all season

462
00:33:49.200 --> 00:33:52.200
long. Typically there's a reason for
that. We'll see what happens. I

463
00:33:52.319 --> 00:33:55.599
know there's a love affair still with
Blake Griffin, who helped put this team

464
00:33:55.720 --> 00:33:59.880
on the map during the Lob City
days. But Carlo, you want to

465
00:34:00.359 --> 00:34:02.359
that. I mean, I love
the PJ. Tucker point because we got

466
00:34:02.519 --> 00:34:06.359
to look at who TYLERU is.
Right. This is somebody who said publicly,

467
00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:08.880
look, I don't run my good
out of timeout plays until post All

468
00:34:08.920 --> 00:34:13.280
Star break when we're a good team. I keep my cards close to the

469
00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:16.199
chest. I gotta imagine at him. Tlud didn't keep PJ. Tucker around

470
00:34:16.400 --> 00:34:19.800
just to have him sit on the
bench and be a cheerleader for this team.

471
00:34:19.880 --> 00:34:23.599
There is another wrinkle that he sees
with this offense and defensively with PJ.

472
00:34:23.760 --> 00:34:27.960
Tucker that he can throw out late
in the season, maybe in a

473
00:34:28.440 --> 00:34:31.079
playoff series, and teams are gonna
not know how to react. It's all

474
00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:35.199
about matchups when it comes down to
the playoffs, that's what matters. It's

475
00:34:35.199 --> 00:34:37.639
why you see some guys play twenty
minutes in one series and then zero minutes

476
00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:40.679
the next series. It's who you're
playing against and how you match up.

477
00:34:40.840 --> 00:34:45.599
I think PJ. Tucker could pee
a key piece of this team down stretch.

478
00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:47.559
I'm a PJ. Tucker fan.
I always have been. I understand

479
00:34:47.639 --> 00:34:52.679
he's older now, he had his
opportunities this season, but coach Lou did

480
00:34:52.800 --> 00:34:55.239
say recently after the trade deadline,
with him still on the roster, he'll

481
00:34:55.280 --> 00:34:59.559
get his chance. He'll get an
opportunity. So I don't think this is

482
00:34:59.599 --> 00:35:04.719
somebody who is just a break glass
in case of emergency type of player.

483
00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:07.960
When you have seventeen games coming up
in March, I expect Coach lu to

484
00:35:08.079 --> 00:35:12.880
go deep into his bench, and
that includes PJ. Tucker, especially in

485
00:35:12.960 --> 00:35:15.880
matchups like this and against a team
like the Pelicans. If you're talking about

486
00:35:15.960 --> 00:35:21.320
size, Norm Powell may have put
it best he said right after the trade

487
00:35:21.360 --> 00:35:23.039
deadline that you know PJ. Tucker
is an a forcer. Ye, he

488
00:35:23.199 --> 00:35:27.840
can wreck guys in a playoff series, even in just a few minutes.

489
00:35:27.920 --> 00:35:30.280
Here and there we're not talking about
thirty five minutes. We're talking maybe just

490
00:35:30.440 --> 00:35:36.760
ten minutes where you put him on
Jokic or Zion or just being that disruptor

491
00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:38.960
type of player. That's somebody who
PJ. Tucker has been for a long

492
00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:43.840
time, and we saw enough to
see that. I think his lateral quickness

493
00:35:43.920 --> 00:35:46.119
is still there. I think defensively, a lot of what he has provided

494
00:35:46.159 --> 00:35:51.679
over the years is still contained and
something that he can offer this team one

495
00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:53.719
hundred percent agree. I mean,
PJ. Tucker is the definition of a

496
00:35:53.760 --> 00:35:57.199
defensive pass. That's what he does. He's gonna get under your skin.

497
00:35:57.480 --> 00:36:01.039
He's gonna be physical and wait the
Clippers with his he can play without worrying

498
00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:05.360
about fouls. I mean, he
can play without worrying about picking up back

499
00:36:05.440 --> 00:36:08.280
to back fouls, without worrying about
being too aggressive on the defensive end.

500
00:36:08.360 --> 00:36:12.360
I think there is a role.
I see your role for him, and

501
00:36:12.519 --> 00:36:15.159
I just can't wait till Tyler rolls
it out and everybody who was saying there's

502
00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:20.480
no spot for PJ. Tucker is
gonna be backpedaling on the words. Yeah,

503
00:36:20.519 --> 00:36:22.519
I'm not giving up. He's still
got a ton of strength left.

504
00:36:22.719 --> 00:36:27.079
Even at the age of thirty eight. This is somebody who can bully some

505
00:36:27.239 --> 00:36:30.800
guys and get them off their spots. Let's hear from before we break.

506
00:36:30.920 --> 00:36:34.880
Raman and Santa Clarita, you're on
Clipper stock. You got Adam Oslin and

507
00:36:35.039 --> 00:36:37.400
Carlo Jimenez and a party going on
in the background. Roman, what's up?

508
00:36:38.039 --> 00:36:40.880
Hey, how's it going? Hey? It's good to have you both

509
00:36:40.920 --> 00:36:45.199
here. I haven't haven't been on
here with Carlos Semenez, So welcome to

510
00:36:45.280 --> 00:36:47.599
Clipper Nation. I'm new to Clipper
Nation myself. I'm a Laker fan,

511
00:36:47.679 --> 00:36:52.039
but you guys have been hold on
Carlo. He's our favorite Laker fan.

512
00:36:52.119 --> 00:36:54.159
Trust me, listen to this guy. I know, I don't know.

513
00:36:54.320 --> 00:36:58.519
He made your recoil for a second. I felt the same thing the first

514
00:36:58.559 --> 00:37:01.079
time he called in. See Eric
and then say you're a Laker fan.

515
00:37:01.239 --> 00:37:07.320
But all right, this season,
I've been following this season, I've been

516
00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:09.239
following, and you guys, you
know, you guys look great today.

517
00:37:09.320 --> 00:37:13.119
I'm you know, I see that
as they have some tired legs, there

518
00:37:13.199 --> 00:37:15.039
is some adjustments that need to make. But you know that that Minnesota team

519
00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:19.480
is no joke, you know.
I hopefully they don't match up with them

520
00:37:19.519 --> 00:37:22.719
in the first round. But I
think Zubac getting his legs and getting PJ.

521
00:37:22.880 --> 00:37:24.920
Tucker back in that rotation with me
and Adam have talked about numerous times

522
00:37:25.519 --> 00:37:30.719
PJ. Tucker can dominate for a
ten minute span and give you some give

523
00:37:30.760 --> 00:37:34.119
you some legs, give you some
body. I think, you know,

524
00:37:34.400 --> 00:37:37.880
Tice getting him more than five minutes
in a game, I think that would

525
00:37:37.920 --> 00:37:40.280
be you know, beneficial. But
you know, especially if Plumbley's having an

526
00:37:40.320 --> 00:37:45.079
off game. But I think we
got to go somewhere other than Kawhi Leonard

527
00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:47.880
leading the pack and then once he's
off the floor, that's it, you

528
00:37:47.960 --> 00:37:51.320
know what I mean. We got
to get some scoring going. You know

529
00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:54.519
PG thirteen, you can't can't be
you know, just become non existent out

530
00:37:54.559 --> 00:37:58.679
there. I think you know,
this game, they did look a little

531
00:37:58.719 --> 00:38:00.960
tired, and they did look a
little off beat. But getting Zoo back

532
00:38:01.000 --> 00:38:04.719
and getting getting his legs er,
I think is important. And I think

533
00:38:04.800 --> 00:38:07.079
you know, like you said that
seven games fan is is and you know

534
00:38:07.119 --> 00:38:10.239
it just doesn't go away. This
is a this is an older veteran team,

535
00:38:10.360 --> 00:38:15.079
so so I think you know they're
gonna come back strong against Golden Golden

536
00:38:15.119 --> 00:38:16.360
State, and you know, we'll
see what happens. But you know,

537
00:38:16.440 --> 00:38:20.280
I agree, No, Blake Griffin, that's that's that's a silly concept.

538
00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:22.800
I like Miller coming up that I've
seen him in the G League and that

539
00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:25.559
that dude can ball, So I
think he's good coming off the bench with

540
00:38:25.639 --> 00:38:30.280
some energy. You know, Go
Clippers. You know I'm hoping for you

541
00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:35.519
guys this year, So go Clippers. Hey Laker fans saying go Clippers on

542
00:38:35.599 --> 00:38:38.760
Clippers talk, I'm here for it. They're coming to the light side.

543
00:38:39.440 --> 00:38:42.760
I love it. I love it. Paul George, by the way,

544
00:38:42.920 --> 00:38:45.199
just five of sixteen from the field. I don't care how good your defense

545
00:38:45.360 --> 00:38:49.440
is. That is still an off
night from him. He is much better

546
00:38:49.559 --> 00:38:52.280
than that. I am thankful he
at least got up sixteen shots and continued

547
00:38:52.280 --> 00:38:55.400
to go at Rudy Gobert in the
paint. It's not like this Clippers team

548
00:38:55.519 --> 00:38:59.400
wasn't still aggressive. They seem to
know in that game plan, Hey,

549
00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:01.920
you're gonna lose battles going against Rudy
Gobert, but you just have to stick

550
00:39:02.000 --> 00:39:07.320
with it and hopefully over time,
with a couple more meetings against this squad,

551
00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:09.880
you get him in foul trouble.
You find some cracks in this defense

552
00:39:10.000 --> 00:39:13.840
that is that good. They're the
number one defense for a reason. They

553
00:39:13.880 --> 00:39:16.239
are, and they have length.
McDaniels is an excellent on ball defender.

554
00:39:16.280 --> 00:39:21.199
You picked up somebody like Monte Morris
who can guard one on one. Alexander

555
00:39:21.280 --> 00:39:23.239
Walker is lengthy, he can get
in passing lanes. I mean, they

556
00:39:23.280 --> 00:39:27.880
did a great job today of forcing
turnovers thirteen for the Clippers, who played

557
00:39:27.880 --> 00:39:30.239
their best quarter in the second when
they didn't turn the ball over, outscoring

558
00:39:30.559 --> 00:39:34.000
the Timberwolves twenty nine to twenty one. That seems to be the key for

559
00:39:34.039 --> 00:39:36.199
this team. Adam just got to
take care of the basketball. Hang on

560
00:39:36.280 --> 00:39:37.679
to the rock, protect it like
at your child. When you're going up

561
00:39:37.719 --> 00:39:42.719
against a team that is likely to
win the rebounding battle against you, you

562
00:39:42.920 --> 00:39:45.800
have to win the turnover battle.
And that was something the Clippers did do

563
00:39:46.039 --> 00:39:50.719
the first meeting where they were in
that game late because of it. The

564
00:39:50.800 --> 00:39:53.199
possessions were still there for them because
even though they got beat up on the

565
00:39:53.280 --> 00:39:58.639
boards, they only had I think
six or seven less turnovers in Minnesota in

566
00:39:58.719 --> 00:40:02.360
that ballgame. A quick time out. Chuck Mockler's coming back on Carlo.

567
00:40:02.480 --> 00:40:06.679
Thanks for doing this. We're gonna
do it again. Hell y'all, don't

568
00:40:06.679 --> 00:40:09.599
worry about that anytime. Eight six
six nine eight seven two five seventy eight

569
00:40:09.719 --> 00:40:14.000
six six ninety seven two five seventy. The Clippers fall one twenty one to

570
00:40:14.079 --> 00:40:16.800
one hundred at home to the Minnesota
Timberwolves. And you were listening to Clipperstock.

571
00:40:16.840 --> 00:40:22.199
You're on M five seventy LA Sports. The LA Clippers continue their hunt

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00:40:22.280 --> 00:40:24.000
for a LARRYO. B. They
still want to get that LARRYO. B.

573
00:40:24.280 --> 00:40:29.639
Don't miss a moment all season longed. This is the LA Clippers Audio

574
00:40:29.840 --> 00:40:32.800
Network. Clippers fall one twenty one
to one hundred at home to the Minnesota

575
00:40:32.880 --> 00:40:37.280
Timberwolves. Welcome back in. This
is Clippers Stock. I'm out of Maslin.

576
00:40:37.880 --> 00:40:42.199
Eight six six nine eight seven two
five seventy is the phone number right

577
00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:45.599
now. We are joined here with
the little clips and double dip on Clippers

578
00:40:45.679 --> 00:40:52.800
Talk because we got big Chuck Mockler
on Chuck. Where was this game lost

579
00:40:52.119 --> 00:40:59.079
by the Clippers? Oh man,
I mean I probably won two minutes into

580
00:40:59.079 --> 00:41:01.039
the second quarter or something like that, or the third quarter. Excuse me,

581
00:41:02.559 --> 00:41:07.440
no, this this is such I
mean, you know this is an

582
00:41:07.639 --> 00:41:10.239
Understandably, it's tough to watch this
team, you know, kind of get

583
00:41:10.320 --> 00:41:15.039
pushed around by a bigger team,
right, Tyler talked about in the post

584
00:41:15.159 --> 00:41:19.320
game presser. You know, the
guys need to execute better, uh,

585
00:41:19.440 --> 00:41:22.480
in the offense with a big team
like the Timberwolves. In the execution.

586
00:41:22.440 --> 00:41:25.840
You know, it wasn't up to
stuff tonight, obviously, but this this

587
00:41:25.960 --> 00:41:30.800
is a great Timberwolves team. This
team, you know, this this one

588
00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:32.079
especially, it was like, okay, it's it's a little more real,

589
00:41:32.159 --> 00:41:37.719
I guess than that I initially thought
from them. But I don't know where

590
00:41:37.760 --> 00:41:40.639
this this game was lost. I
don't think there was a guy, you

591
00:41:40.719 --> 00:41:44.400
know, that they could have traded
for that makes this this game will win

592
00:41:44.559 --> 00:41:47.320
or anything like that. But you
know, you gotta hope PG shoots better

593
00:41:47.360 --> 00:41:51.559
than thirty one percent. You gotta
hope Zoo goes betther than forty percent.

594
00:41:51.760 --> 00:41:55.119
Terrence was a little rough tonight.
Norm wasn't right, like I don't know.

595
00:41:55.519 --> 00:41:59.320
It may have been the physicality,
but the execution also wasn't there.

596
00:42:00.239 --> 00:42:02.840
To me, it's still about getting
better internally. If Ittzu Zubats has to

597
00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:07.599
get right. Mason Plumbley still doesn't
look right to me, he just has

598
00:42:07.719 --> 00:42:10.000
not been good enough and didn't play
in the second half. They went to

599
00:42:10.079 --> 00:42:15.880
Daniel Tys instead to no avail this
Clippers team and ended up losing by twenty

600
00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:17.440
one. But as you mentioned,
that third quarter is where things got away

601
00:42:17.480 --> 00:42:22.559
from them. A forty to nineteen
win in the third quarter by the Timberwolves,

602
00:42:23.280 --> 00:42:27.199
that's just too much to overcome against
a team with this good of a

603
00:42:27.320 --> 00:42:30.679
defense, that plays like it.
You can see it out there. They

604
00:42:30.760 --> 00:42:35.440
are fantastic on that end. That
is their identity. They're basically a bottom

605
00:42:35.480 --> 00:42:38.639
ten offense. And it did not
matter at all tonight holding the Clippers to

606
00:42:38.760 --> 00:42:43.920
one hundred and putting up one hundred
and twenty one on them. But you

607
00:42:44.000 --> 00:42:46.360
know, I'm still wondering if at
some point we see PJ. Tucker out

608
00:42:46.360 --> 00:42:50.800
there. We've had a few calls
on it tonight. I'm not saying it's

609
00:42:50.880 --> 00:42:55.199
the cure all. I'm just wondering
if that size issue can be remedied at

610
00:42:55.360 --> 00:43:00.960
all by better play from the Clippers. And also somebody who just hasn't had

611
00:43:00.000 --> 00:43:02.559
an opportunity in a while, and
Coach lou said he's gonna give it to

612
00:43:02.639 --> 00:43:07.440
him at some point. Yeah,
this was a game. You know,

613
00:43:07.719 --> 00:43:10.880
you see the kind of what the
backup center play was tonight. I mean,

614
00:43:10.960 --> 00:43:13.960
all of the centers. It was
a little rough tonight, but you

615
00:43:14.039 --> 00:43:16.119
know, Mason only played nine minutes, but it was it looked a little

616
00:43:16.239 --> 00:43:21.679
rough. Tye came in for a
very limited stint and couldn't get anything going

617
00:43:21.760 --> 00:43:23.880
either. So you would think,
you know, if the Coopers are going

618
00:43:23.920 --> 00:43:32.159
to commit to going small, which
didn't really work tonight unfortunately. I mean

619
00:43:32.320 --> 00:43:36.559
maybe, yeah, like you try
and especially against the bigger team like the

620
00:43:36.599 --> 00:43:39.039
Timbrels, you maybe give Chucker some
run because he's gonna need it, right

621
00:43:39.320 --> 00:43:44.039
this is d n P Thirty six
or something like that, and if he's

622
00:43:44.119 --> 00:43:46.800
gonna play, it kind of has
to happen soon. He's the second oldest

623
00:43:46.840 --> 00:43:51.239
guy in the league. You can't
just really pop off the bench and then

624
00:43:51.280 --> 00:43:53.360
be asked to play super physical minutes
if it gets to that point. But

625
00:43:54.000 --> 00:43:58.719
once an interstriction for Zoo gets lifted, Tyleru talked about that being a pain.

626
00:43:58.800 --> 00:44:01.760
You know, he's kind of trying
to play these six minutes stamp that'll

627
00:44:01.800 --> 00:44:05.639
make things look a little bit better, But yeah, I don't know,

628
00:44:05.760 --> 00:44:08.239
tough go Tonight size wise, I
thought it was a bit of the Russ

629
00:44:08.320 --> 00:44:12.199
roller coaster. Tonight gave him some
really good minutes in the first half,

630
00:44:12.280 --> 00:44:15.079
but struggled in that third quarter.
The miss Donk a couple of miss layups

631
00:44:15.119 --> 00:44:20.639
where he was just going at Rudy
Gobert with reckless abandon. I appreciate the

632
00:44:20.760 --> 00:44:23.880
effort, but the execution wasn't always
there and ended up with a three pointer.

633
00:44:23.960 --> 00:44:25.960
I think Walker had one on the
other end, or maybe it was

634
00:44:27.039 --> 00:44:31.280
Kyle and Anderson. A lot of
guys just did not perform to their capabilities,

635
00:44:31.880 --> 00:44:35.679
but Norm Powell not being right in
a game like this where I think

636
00:44:35.719 --> 00:44:39.599
he had twenty four last time in
Minnesota, and Aviatza Zubats still not looking

637
00:44:39.760 --> 00:44:44.840
right timing wise, maybe it was
just a recipe for disaster, because this

638
00:44:44.920 --> 00:44:49.480
Timberwolves team is too good and you
have to have everyone really be at their

639
00:44:49.559 --> 00:44:52.039
best, and the Clippers got a
couple of guys who are banged up right

640
00:44:52.119 --> 00:44:57.159
now and just don't look right.
Yeah, Norm, you know, I

641
00:44:57.239 --> 00:45:00.440
don't know. I kind of excuse
Norm a little bit. If you saw

642
00:45:00.480 --> 00:45:05.639
what happened on Saturday. It's kind
of a little surprising he was playing today

643
00:45:05.840 --> 00:45:09.960
he didn't look all the way there. Yeah, Russ, in the beginning,

644
00:45:10.000 --> 00:45:13.400
it worked great, right. I
think his first two touches he gotn

645
00:45:13.440 --> 00:45:15.960
and one and then got another foul. But then the ball started finding its

646
00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:20.719
way to him behind the three point
line. Kind of a little bit by

647
00:45:20.840 --> 00:45:23.559
design, it seemed, you know, the Clippers went small and they let

648
00:45:23.639 --> 00:45:28.239
a really big team kind of just
play free safety, which we've seen the

649
00:45:28.280 --> 00:45:30.719
Heat do right when Russ is out
there sometimes, so that backfired, but

650
00:45:31.440 --> 00:45:35.679
I also kind of got it.
We haven't really mentioned Harden. He had

651
00:45:36.400 --> 00:45:38.119
kind of a tough game. He
had a tough what was it second quarter

652
00:45:38.559 --> 00:45:42.719
on Saturday, but the shooting percentage
wasn't there from him, but felt a

653
00:45:42.760 --> 00:45:45.440
little iso heavy sometimes, which is, you know, credit to the Wolves

654
00:45:45.519 --> 00:45:50.519
defense for being able to disrupt that. But if there is gonna be that

655
00:45:50.599 --> 00:45:52.079
much ice of ball, you do
hope he shoots better than thirty eight percent.

656
00:45:53.280 --> 00:45:58.039
Yeah, a lot of guys again
struggled in this ball game, and

657
00:45:58.199 --> 00:46:02.079
overall, collect the Minnesota Timberwolves were
just the much better team. They look

658
00:46:02.119 --> 00:46:07.639
to be more connected, they know
who they were a little bit more out

659
00:46:07.679 --> 00:46:10.159
there. That identity isn't grained now. It is crystallized with them. I

660
00:46:10.239 --> 00:46:14.360
mean they've been the number one offense
going back to I think the first week

661
00:46:14.440 --> 00:46:17.480
of the NBA season and it just
hasn't stopped. Still felt like there were

662
00:46:17.559 --> 00:46:23.920
some positives there from Kawhi Leonard going
at Ja McDaniels. Some he looked a

663
00:46:23.960 --> 00:46:29.639
little bit more comfortable against the length
of Jaden McDaniels than the last time around,

664
00:46:29.719 --> 00:46:34.280
who is a phenomenal defender. Yeah. I mean the two dugs by

665
00:46:34.480 --> 00:46:37.519
Kawhi to and that first quarter were
pretty incredible. First of the left and

666
00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:40.079
then the right things were great,
and then the end of the half was

667
00:46:40.119 --> 00:46:44.960
great too. But yeah, no, the battle between McDaniel's and Kawhi was

668
00:46:45.519 --> 00:46:49.039
really incredible to see. You saw
McDaniel strip Terrence Maan at one point,

669
00:46:49.320 --> 00:46:52.679
just he was being a little careless
with the ball. So yeah, Kawhi

670
00:46:52.719 --> 00:46:55.960
did look a little more comfortable against
the length on some of the other guys,

671
00:46:57.039 --> 00:46:59.920
so maybe they can follow see next
time. But yeah, I mean

672
00:47:00.000 --> 00:47:01.119
that's all we could really hope work. I think we play them two more

673
00:47:01.199 --> 00:47:07.519
times. One of them is a
Bucks Timberwolves back to back or something like

674
00:47:07.639 --> 00:47:08.840
that. But I think we get
the Timberwolves. Yeah, I know,

675
00:47:09.159 --> 00:47:13.039
I think we get the Timberwolves first
in that one, So there's two more

676
00:47:13.159 --> 00:47:15.639
chances, and let's hope they you
know, show up, show up a

677
00:47:15.639 --> 00:47:21.719
little bigger next time. So how
important do you peg that game Wednesday night

678
00:47:21.880 --> 00:47:23.679
up in Golden State against a team
that has won five in a row,

679
00:47:23.880 --> 00:47:29.039
that is playing much better, that
maybe has found themselves, especially with that

680
00:47:29.159 --> 00:47:31.760
victory over the Phoenix Suns, with
the Steph Curry game winner last game before

681
00:47:31.800 --> 00:47:36.280
the All Star Break? How big
do you think that is, Chuck,

682
00:47:37.639 --> 00:47:40.599
I you know you don't want to
go Yeah, I'd like to win a

683
00:47:40.679 --> 00:47:46.880
Pacific Division game before the All Star
Break. That would feel good. Yeah,

684
00:47:46.960 --> 00:47:51.639
exactly, especially with kind of how
they played tonight. So you want

685
00:47:51.679 --> 00:47:54.360
to go in to the All Star
Break as healthy as possible and playing as

686
00:47:54.400 --> 00:47:59.079
well as possible, somewhere between those
two things. And if they get a

687
00:47:59.239 --> 00:48:01.039
you know, a solid win,
I guess, like you said, a

688
00:48:01.159 --> 00:48:05.719
Warrior's team that's been playing a little
bit better, I would feel pretty good

689
00:48:05.760 --> 00:48:07.519
about it. Let's just get out
of this thing and the guys can relax

690
00:48:07.599 --> 00:48:14.320
for a while before next month's schedule
starts. Clippers Faull Tonight one twenty one

691
00:48:14.360 --> 00:48:17.159
to one hundred to the Minnesota Deceimberwolves
here at Crypto dot Com Arena. He

692
00:48:17.360 --> 00:48:22.159
is Chuck Mackler of Clips in Dip
Fame. Chuck, we'll talk tomorrow on

693
00:48:22.199 --> 00:48:25.800
the YouTube, my friend. Thanks
for doing this tonight. Yep, sound

694
00:48:25.840 --> 00:48:30.119
good. Thanks for having me.
Coming up next, we will close things

695
00:48:30.199 --> 00:48:32.840
out here on Clippers Talk. We'll
have big brother Jake Warner on for some

696
00:48:34.000 --> 00:48:38.880
positivity. Of course, Clippers lose
by twenty one at home. Here's some

697
00:48:38.960 --> 00:48:43.960
positivity home. I'm not stepping on
Jake's toes. They've still won thirty two

698
00:48:44.000 --> 00:48:46.719
of their last forty two games,
twenty seven of the last thirty four since

699
00:48:46.760 --> 00:48:52.320
December first, seventeen of their last
twenty three. How about that. Take

700
00:48:52.400 --> 00:48:55.119
that for data. More Clippers Talk
next year only have five seventy LA Sports.

701
00:48:55.639 --> 00:49:00.719
The LA Clippers continue their hunt for
a Lario bit. They still want

702
00:49:00.760 --> 00:49:04.360
to get that Larryo beat. Don't
miss a moment all season long. This

703
00:49:04.639 --> 00:49:08.079
is the LA Clippers Audio Network.
Clippers lose one twenty one to one hundred

704
00:49:08.199 --> 00:49:14.440
here at Crypto dot Com Arena to
the Minnesota Timberwolves, and with that it

705
00:49:14.599 --> 00:49:16.840
was a battle for first place.
They dropped down to third in the Western

706
00:49:16.880 --> 00:49:21.239
Conference standings. They were a game
and a half back of the Timberwolves,

707
00:49:21.320 --> 00:49:23.639
just a half game back of the
second seed, currently held by the Oklahoma

708
00:49:23.760 --> 00:49:29.199
City Thunder. I did get some
help tonight Denver lost to Milwaukee. I'm

709
00:49:29.199 --> 00:49:32.760
Adam Oslin. You're listening to Clippers
talk. Let's hear from Jose in Downey.

710
00:49:32.920 --> 00:49:38.199
Jose what's up? How you doing? Adam? You know what,

711
00:49:38.800 --> 00:49:42.400
I don't know if it's been the
last two times that I've gone to the

712
00:49:42.480 --> 00:49:46.480
game, the Pelicans and then now
this game. It was a little disheartening.

713
00:49:49.480 --> 00:49:52.599
Got beat up tonight, got beat
up in the Pelicans Repelicans game as

714
00:49:52.639 --> 00:49:57.880
well. The length is really getting
to them. I would have wished they

715
00:49:57.920 --> 00:50:04.239
would have done something to help out
Paul George. I think playing center sometimes

716
00:50:04.800 --> 00:50:08.119
and then playing that power forward spot. You know, he gets beat up

717
00:50:08.159 --> 00:50:10.440
on the defensive side. He tries
to play as great as he can on

718
00:50:10.480 --> 00:50:14.519
the defensive side, and then he
doesn't show up on the offensive side.

719
00:50:15.679 --> 00:50:21.320
But I mean they're just getting pushed
around these last two games with Man.

720
00:50:21.559 --> 00:50:22.880
I love to see Man out there. He has a lot of energy,

721
00:50:23.000 --> 00:50:28.519
but I mean, last couple of
games, he struggled on the offense twenty

722
00:50:28.559 --> 00:50:34.800
five minutes today at two points.
It's just it's a little disheartening to see

723
00:50:35.239 --> 00:50:38.440
last week's game against the Pelicans,
this game for first place. I would

724
00:50:38.480 --> 00:50:45.679
have really liked to see one of
those wins at least. Again, I

725
00:50:45.719 --> 00:50:47.760
don't know if I'm still just annoyed
because I was there both games. You

726
00:50:47.840 --> 00:50:52.360
know, it's not your fault.
It is not your fault. Okay,

727
00:50:52.559 --> 00:50:55.960
they're taking out really good teams,
and unfortunately they were on the wrong end

728
00:50:57.039 --> 00:51:00.239
of a couple of these ones.
Jose, Yeah, I mean, but

729
00:51:00.360 --> 00:51:04.800
I mean, I do hope.
I mean, I really do think Paul

730
00:51:04.840 --> 00:51:07.719
Jege can stick it out for us
playing that small ball center and then also

731
00:51:08.159 --> 00:51:12.519
playing that power forward spot. But
I mean, I think the other guys

732
00:51:12.559 --> 00:51:15.400
around him have to pick up a
little bit on the scoring side if he's

733
00:51:15.440 --> 00:51:17.639
gonna be putting all that effort on
the defense, you know, but I

734
00:51:17.679 --> 00:51:22.960
would love to see them drive more
and get back to to that free throw

735
00:51:22.000 --> 00:51:28.440
line. They're really settling for shots, especially against these longer teams. Some

736
00:51:29.039 --> 00:51:31.519
some screens, double screens. I
didn't see a lot of single order even

737
00:51:31.559 --> 00:51:35.800
double screens today to try to get
free open some shots. If you're gonna

738
00:51:35.800 --> 00:51:38.280
take those shots, you know.
Yeah, I appreciate the phone call,

739
00:51:38.400 --> 00:51:42.880
Jose. It was a struggle against
the number one defense in the NBA.

740
00:51:43.079 --> 00:51:46.480
They did attempt twenty six free throws
to just nineteen for the Minnesota Timberwolves,

741
00:51:46.519 --> 00:51:51.360
so they got there. I didn't
think they settled too much. They look

742
00:51:51.400 --> 00:51:53.079
to be intent on getting to the
basket and putting pressure on the rim against

743
00:51:53.119 --> 00:51:55.719
Rudy Gobert, which is what you
have to do. You cannot be afraid

744
00:51:57.039 --> 00:52:00.719
he's gonna get some locks. But
you have to continue on with Let's hear

745
00:52:00.760 --> 00:52:05.000
from coach lou post game here on
Clippers talk after they lose one twenty one

746
00:52:05.039 --> 00:52:07.559
to one hundred to the t Wolves, just to kind of talk about the

747
00:52:07.559 --> 00:52:10.920
side of the Cleveland game, this
game, I know, in both of

748
00:52:10.920 --> 00:52:14.960
these games because Minnesota, you guys
have had good spurts, maybe not so

749
00:52:15.039 --> 00:52:17.880
much this one. But what have
you found to be successful against, uh,

750
00:52:19.079 --> 00:52:22.159
the size you guys have gone against
with Cleveland and Minnesota specifically going small.

751
00:52:23.840 --> 00:52:27.800
Mean today they hurt on the rebound
name yeah today they did. Yeah,

752
00:52:28.480 --> 00:52:30.119
So last time you guys played in
Minnesota, you found small to be

753
00:52:30.199 --> 00:52:34.880
there. I mean he has better
for us, you know at times,

754
00:52:34.960 --> 00:52:37.880
just trying to space Rudy out,
get him out of paint. You know,

755
00:52:37.960 --> 00:52:39.440
he's been Defensive Player of the Year
one hundred times for a reason,

756
00:52:39.599 --> 00:52:43.800
you know, and so he's a
problem down low. So just trying to

757
00:52:43.880 --> 00:52:45.760
draw him away from the basket,
trying to play him in rotations like we

758
00:52:45.840 --> 00:52:49.960
did, you know, late in
that second half. So that's probably that's

759
00:52:50.000 --> 00:52:52.840
probably key. Try what did you
see from the center rotation tonight? Obviously

760
00:52:52.880 --> 00:52:55.400
I know you haven't always gone to
all three of them, but today you

761
00:52:55.480 --> 00:52:59.199
did go all three and also tried
small ball. Just what did you see

762
00:52:59.280 --> 00:53:02.719
from those three? I mean it
was like zoo, like I said,

763
00:53:02.760 --> 00:53:06.920
on a mint restriction and then you
know, Mason DT didn't really get a

764
00:53:06.960 --> 00:53:10.000
fair chance. So not really a
huge assessment for tonight, but you know,

765
00:53:10.199 --> 00:53:14.480
just I'm trying to eat up those
minutes you know with zoom be on

766
00:53:14.519 --> 00:53:16.239
a mentor restriction and just you know, trying to find you know, which

767
00:53:16.280 --> 00:53:21.280
big plays well. So A really
didn't get a fair chance tonight. You

768
00:53:21.400 --> 00:53:24.400
mentioned before about offensively they weren't moving
the ball side to side, getting Minnesota

769
00:53:24.400 --> 00:53:29.480
in rotation. Can you can you
look at a game like tonight as hopefully

770
00:53:29.519 --> 00:53:31.440
maybe a wake up call to the
guys about doing those sorts of things.

771
00:53:31.599 --> 00:53:34.599
Yeah, I hope. So,
you know, we've been talking about it,

772
00:53:34.920 --> 00:53:37.679
and you know, we just got
we just got to do it more

773
00:53:37.719 --> 00:53:39.159
often, you know, more consistent. You know, I think we have

774
00:53:39.239 --> 00:53:42.760
some good one on one players,
but at the end of the day,

775
00:53:43.000 --> 00:53:45.039
like just got to be more consistent, you know, getting to the second

776
00:53:45.079 --> 00:53:49.360
and third actions like we have done, you know. And so tonight was

777
00:53:49.400 --> 00:53:52.519
just a tough game for us.
Cliver's fall once Ony one to one hundred.

778
00:53:52.519 --> 00:53:59.760
There was Coach lou post game,
he said going small was the solution,

779
00:54:00.360 --> 00:54:04.599
and it did give them that run
at the end of the second quarter,

780
00:54:04.679 --> 00:54:07.400
or gave them that run at the
end of the fourth quarter in Minnesota.

781
00:54:07.920 --> 00:54:10.920
This Clippers team, though, they
have to get better production at the

782
00:54:10.960 --> 00:54:14.639
center position. You heard Joey Lynn
ask him. You know, this was

783
00:54:14.679 --> 00:54:16.679
one of the few times, or
maybe the first time this season that they

784
00:54:16.800 --> 00:54:21.960
had put all three big men out
there at some point of the ballgame.

785
00:54:22.039 --> 00:54:27.719
They were looking for anything, They
were trying their best to create some energy,

786
00:54:28.280 --> 00:54:31.639
but none of the big men were
good enough against a team that is

787
00:54:32.079 --> 00:54:37.679
extraordinarily tough upfront on that front line. Before we get out of here,

788
00:54:37.840 --> 00:54:43.480
some positivity. Big Brother Jake Warner
Big Jake Podcast on the Podcast one network.

789
00:54:43.519 --> 00:54:47.840
He's a fake philosopher and he's gonna
grace us with a I need something

790
00:54:47.920 --> 00:54:52.079
positive coming out of this game.
We gotta be assertive, man, because

791
00:54:52.159 --> 00:54:54.639
you know we went through a lot
today. Okay, so some of you

792
00:54:54.840 --> 00:54:59.880
think it's all about looking the part
and not being it. I prefer being

793
00:55:00.119 --> 00:55:04.599
the part and not looking it.
Okay, be about that life. Don't

794
00:55:04.599 --> 00:55:08.360
speak about it, be about it. Prove it with actions always. Clippers

795
00:55:08.440 --> 00:55:14.400
have to do that on Wednesday against
a very good currently they're on a hot

796
00:55:14.440 --> 00:55:17.639
streak Golden State Warriors team. Tiptime
is at seven. We got your pregame

797
00:55:17.719 --> 00:55:21.320
show starting at six. Before we
get out of here. I do want

798
00:55:21.320 --> 00:55:23.159
to thank Big Brother Jake Warner for
holding it down as always as our head

799
00:55:23.239 --> 00:55:28.480
engineer here at Crypto dot Com arena
and keep me in check. Katie Newton

800
00:55:28.599 --> 00:55:34.320
back in the bank. The callers, the listeners, Ralph Lawler, Brian

801
00:55:34.400 --> 00:55:37.000
Seman, No what Ego, Carlo
Jimenez on the call in on Clippers Talk

802
00:55:37.079 --> 00:55:43.039
tonight. We'll talk to you at
six on Wednesday for the final game before

803
00:55:43.079 --> 00:55:46.199
the All Star Break. I'm out
a Moslin hoping for a Clippers big bounce

804
00:55:46.320 --> 00:55:51.440
back on Wednesday, a dub on
a day of the week that starts with

805
00:55:51.519 --> 00:55:54.400
a dub. Oh eat that dub. Jameis Winston. We'll talk to you

806
00:55:54.519 --> 00:56:00.199
then. Why he was doing his
thing? All they want to do is

807
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win in La win I thought they
gave everything they had. I'm this has

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been Clippers Talk, the official postgame
reaction of the LA Clippers. God Bless

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Paul George. Are you not?
It's a change. Don't miss an episode

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all season law. Go to wherever
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the show. I got you on
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Thank you for joining us for another
exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball.