WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:06.040 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:09.800 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:09.839 --> 00:00:14.880 the LA Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.120 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:25.120 LA Clippers, They're locking in every game, every night, Adam Osland Clippers 6 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:29.679 hold on in San Antonio. They make it three wins in a row as 7 00:00:29.679 --> 00:00:33.000 they are victorious with a one oh nine, one oh two victory over the 8 00:00:33.039 --> 00:00:36.799 Spurs. Welcome into your postgame show. I'm Adam Oslin coming up. Second 9 00:00:36.840 --> 00:00:40.039 half, highlight your post game box score, and we'll have Clippers Talk at 10 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.600 eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six ninety eight seven 11 00:00:43.640 --> 00:00:47.039 two five seventy. But first back to your radio voice of the Clippers in 12 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:52.920 Carlo Jimenez. Carlo wasn't necessarily pretty late, but the Clippers got the dub 13 00:00:53.000 --> 00:00:56.920 nonetheless, and I thought that jumper from Kawhi Leonard out of a timeout was 14 00:00:57.039 --> 00:01:00.479 huge in the fourth. Yeah, Kawhi Leonard really sad. The tone of 15 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:03.920 that second half. Our Santenstian Richard Wiggins letting me know. In the first 16 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:06.799 half he was three for seven with nine points. In the second half, 17 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:10.680 Adams seven for ten with seventeen I don't know if it was the booze. 18 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:14.200 I don't know if he hears the outside noise, but it felt like all 19 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:17.640 second half, especially to start that third quarter, it's just a different beast 20 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:21.359 attacking the rim and the Klaw was going to work. Really was able to 21 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:25.239 sink his talents into this game and help the Clippers get over the hump a 22 00:01:25.319 --> 00:01:27.760 couple times. San Antonio was charging back into this game, and thankfully the 23 00:01:27.760 --> 00:01:30.319 Clippers were able to hang on to the lead. Yeah, thirteen points in 24 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:34.280 the third quarter from Kawhi Leonard to your point, setting that tone to start 25 00:01:34.319 --> 00:01:38.959 the second half. Clippers got contributions all over the place. I thought a 26 00:01:38.959 --> 00:01:42.000 beatz Zu Bots was very good in this one. Late in the game, 27 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:45.519 the Clippers went small, they held on and knocked down some pre throws from 28 00:01:45.599 --> 00:01:49.599 Russell Westbrook. But once again Daniel Tye was good. But Terrence Man got 29 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:53.799 off the snide and I thought him coming back in for defensive purposes. Had 30 00:01:53.799 --> 00:01:57.719 two steals on the ball game, but also contributing offensively in this one. 31 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:00.519 That could get him going and finding a rhythm. Now, yeah, he 32 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:02.799 was excellent in this one. It really started off with that breakaway dunk, 33 00:02:02.879 --> 00:02:07.000 and you thought Terrence came back with a huge file on his face as if 34 00:02:07.039 --> 00:02:09.800 to say, Okay, that felt good. I got a field goal under 35 00:02:09.800 --> 00:02:14.400 my belt. Let's go back to playing basketball. And his adjustment is just 36 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:17.919 gonna keep happening. And we all know Terrence's gonna figure it out soon for 37 00:02:17.960 --> 00:02:22.599 this team. A good win for the Clippers, A mere Coffee was excellent 38 00:02:22.639 --> 00:02:25.240 off the bench Adam after Norman Powell had to sit out that second half with 39 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:30.159 some tightness, so the Clippers got contributions everywhere. It felt like a team 40 00:02:30.199 --> 00:02:35.719 win, and they finished this two game road trip. It felt like somewhat 41 00:02:35.719 --> 00:02:38.400 of a playoff game late with the way we're going back and forth with two 42 00:02:38.479 --> 00:02:42.159 victories, just how you want to draw it up. And now you have 43 00:02:42.240 --> 00:02:46.439 a chance to really head into the buzzsaw. You've gotten a couple wins under 44 00:02:46.439 --> 00:02:49.759 your belt, the losing streak's over, You're on a winning streak. Can 45 00:02:49.759 --> 00:02:53.639 they focus up with these next five games in seven days? Yeah, no 46 00:02:53.719 --> 00:02:57.360 doubt. Not gonna be easy and I like the Clippers having to fight and 47 00:02:57.439 --> 00:03:00.599 claw for this one because it can make you more battle to to being in 48 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:04.400 these close games late. Sometimes. Sure, you like an easy one where 49 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.680 they blow them out like they did Monday night, but san Antonio was desperate 50 00:03:07.719 --> 00:03:09.879 for a victory couldn't get it. But I still like the fact that the 51 00:03:09.879 --> 00:03:15.039 Clippers ended up pulling it out the way they did, where they got pushed 52 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:16.599 at the brink a little bit. And Paul George, by the way, 53 00:03:16.680 --> 00:03:20.840 who went about ten minutes I want to say, without a field goal of 54 00:03:20.879 --> 00:03:23.759 in game time at one point, knock down two jumpers early in that fourth 55 00:03:23.800 --> 00:03:27.879 quarter that were also very clutch. Plus the free throws as we mentioned, 56 00:03:28.280 --> 00:03:31.400 Yeah, free throws were big down the stretch. Harden and George and Russell 57 00:03:31.439 --> 00:03:36.479 Westbrook all hitting a pair of three throws to push the game from two possessions 58 00:03:36.520 --> 00:03:39.039 to three possessions. I'm interested. One thing that was interesting to me, 59 00:03:39.120 --> 00:03:45.680 Adam, I'm sure you'll talk about later is going small late with Wembin Yama 60 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:50.960 on the court, taking Aviza Zubats off and having Russ Terrence man, Kawhi 61 00:03:51.039 --> 00:03:53.759 Leonard, and Paul George with James Harden out there The reason I thought it 62 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:58.479 was interesting is because it felt like Zubats was making an impact on the glass. 63 00:03:58.520 --> 00:04:01.080 And I wonder if this was an opportunity where head coach searn lu felt 64 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:04.479 like he had a chance to experiment with that lineup, see what it looked 65 00:04:04.520 --> 00:04:09.159 like, give it another look, and see how he wants to play it 66 00:04:09.199 --> 00:04:12.680 going forward. But it was one we hadn't seen a lot of And so 67 00:04:12.800 --> 00:04:15.600 to finish the game with dank group, I'll be intrigued to what the conversation 68 00:04:15.720 --> 00:04:21.040 is postgame, especially with coach louse comments pregame when he talked about heat going 69 00:04:21.079 --> 00:04:26.160 small ball is usually a last resort. He says he doesn't really think it 70 00:04:26.199 --> 00:04:29.560 as a legitimate lineup unless he needs to have that lineup in there where he 71 00:04:29.560 --> 00:04:32.519 feels like he's just gonna outscore teams down the stretch. Maybe that was the 72 00:04:32.560 --> 00:04:35.920 case. But something that was new in this one and a critical part of 73 00:04:35.959 --> 00:04:40.319 the ball game, Yeah, that's definitely worth monitoring. So is this so 74 00:04:40.319 --> 00:04:44.879 a mere coffee getting ten minutes in this ball game? During significant, meaningful 75 00:04:45.000 --> 00:04:48.120 minutes in that third quarter, he really gave them a jolt offensively. He 76 00:04:48.199 --> 00:04:51.639 was a plus eighth out there in his ten minutes diving to the floor for 77 00:04:51.720 --> 00:04:57.319 loose balls. I really like the effort premiere Coffee in his first real significant 78 00:04:57.360 --> 00:05:00.920 minute so far this year. Yeah, and the championship teams have guys like 79 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.000 Kamir who come off the bench after not making an impact for a couple of 80 00:05:03.079 --> 00:05:06.519 days and make a huge impact late in games. And that's big for the 81 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:11.279 Clippers because depth is always a luxury in the NBA, and so when you 82 00:05:11.360 --> 00:05:14.519 have a guy like a Mirror when Norm goes down to come in and be 83 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:18.000 valuable on the offensive and especially the defensive end. I thought it was huge 84 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:20.800 for this Clippers team. It got them back in the game. And one 85 00:05:20.800 --> 00:05:24.600 thing that impressed me about am here is he was not flustered. I mean, 86 00:05:24.800 --> 00:05:28.319 how hard is it to sit out for four straight games, watch your 87 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:30.720 teammates play. You're one of the first players to get in the gym day 88 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:33.360 of game to get shots up and warm up. Then you got to kind 89 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:36.199 of hang out for a couple of hours while everybody else warms up. But 90 00:05:36.319 --> 00:05:42.399 to make an impact in this ballgame was so impressive from Amir Coffee. Huge 91 00:05:42.399 --> 00:05:45.959 confidence booster for him, huge confidence booster for anybody who follows this team, 92 00:05:46.160 --> 00:05:50.120 and you just love to see that the Clippers have this cornucopia of options on 93 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:54.759 both ends well put. Clippers win one to nine to one oh two in 94 00:05:54.839 --> 00:05:58.720 San Antonio. Three straight victories for the Clippers. As Carlo mentioned, they're 95 00:05:58.759 --> 00:06:02.160 coming back home be taking on the Pelicans. Friday night tiptime is at seven 96 00:06:02.240 --> 00:06:06.600 thirty. We'll have Clippers countdown for you starting at six thirty. Now, 97 00:06:06.639 --> 00:06:10.399 Carlo, I gotta throw it back at you. What are you most thankful 98 00:06:10.399 --> 00:06:14.240 for? My friend, one of my most thankful Adams. I'm most thankful 99 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:17.920 to do this with you. Let's go and big brother Jake Warner. Today 100 00:06:17.959 --> 00:06:21.879 we have Ben Halk Richard Wiggins hanging out with us. Man. I mean, 101 00:06:21.920 --> 00:06:25.240 we got the best jobs in the world, don't we. We do. 102 00:06:25.519 --> 00:06:28.279 Let's do it again on Friday night. Great call my friend. Thank 103 00:06:28.360 --> 00:06:30.720 you. I'll see you Friday, Adam. Let's get another one. Let's 104 00:06:30.759 --> 00:06:33.399 keep the good times rolling back at the Crip. Then coming up next here 105 00:06:33.399 --> 00:06:38.800 in your postgame show second half highlights, Clippers win by seven in San Antonio, 106 00:06:39.000 --> 00:06:43.000 and you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win one 107 00:06:43.040 --> 00:06:46.279 oh nine to one oh two in San Antonio. Yes, coming back to 108 00:06:46.480 --> 00:06:51.920 Cali Friday night, We'll start a home back to back against the Pelicans and 109 00:06:51.920 --> 00:06:58.279 then Saturday at home against the Dallas Mavericks. Welcome back into your post game 110 00:06:58.319 --> 00:07:00.040 show. I'm Ada Moslin. Coming up your final box score. We'll have 111 00:07:00.040 --> 00:07:03.240 Clippers talk on am FI seventy LA Sports as well. Eight sixty six nine 112 00:07:03.319 --> 00:07:08.920 eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is 113 00:07:09.000 --> 00:07:13.319 the phone number. Clippers are up fifty four to forty eight after leading by 114 00:07:13.319 --> 00:07:15.839 as many as seventeen in the first half. But then there was an interesting 115 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:23.120 situation with coach Craig Popovich going to the microphone and saying, hey, stop 116 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:27.199 booing, and while Kawhi Leonard was at the free throw line, it sounded 117 00:07:27.279 --> 00:07:31.480 like this second Pops on the mic, the boon and let these guys play 118 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:34.519 start. I know those last it's not who we are knock off. The 119 00:07:34.600 --> 00:07:45.240 booing really off. Telling the fans to play off Kawhi Leonard to no avail 120 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:48.759 as they would boo Kawhi Leonard even more so. But when he came out 121 00:07:48.800 --> 00:07:54.519 in that third quarter, he had a little something extra him. Kawhi Leonard 122 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:56.839 bounce fast to him at the right elbow. He spins, He goes to 123 00:07:56.879 --> 00:08:01.399 the rim and a vicious right hand hammer to shoot left angle. Leonard checks 124 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:03.720 the clock with four tries, A three, hits a three. Kawhi with 125 00:08:03.879 --> 00:08:09.040 five street as he silences the booze, Leonard the hot hand steps back against 126 00:08:09.079 --> 00:08:11.959 so hand, crosses over free throw line, steps through, flutter up, 127 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:16.040 flutter in Kawhi Leonard with seven by himself. Leonard far wing, Here come 128 00:08:16.079 --> 00:08:22.399 the booze pulls up from eighteen and splash Kawhi. Leonard with a bucket underneath. 129 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:24.480 Leonard with a right hand, gets by everyone and is able to finish 130 00:08:24.720 --> 00:08:30.079 a rebound for James. Harden throws out ahead Leonard two handed, a right 131 00:08:30.120 --> 00:08:33.120 hand himmer didn't even take a drivel. He took it to the rim. 132 00:08:33.720 --> 00:08:37.320 Kawhi. Leonard would go five of six with thirteen points in the third quarter 133 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:41.039 alone. Clippers got up by as many as eighteen, but heading into the 134 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:45.960 fourth it was just eighty two to seventy. Things got tight down the stretch. 135 00:08:46.000 --> 00:08:50.120 The Clippers were having a difficult time trying to pull away from this San 136 00:08:50.120 --> 00:08:54.440 Antonio Spurs team that was desperate for a victory. But out of a time 137 00:08:54.519 --> 00:08:58.399 out, as I believe it was just a seven point game, Kawhi Leonard 138 00:08:58.399 --> 00:09:03.960 would also them through with this big bucket looks for Leonard. The Claw team 139 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:07.879 high twenty four to far outbow one on one with Johnson takes it into the 140 00:09:07.919 --> 00:09:13.120 Pate spins over left shoulder, baseline jumper money too. Why Leonard in his 141 00:09:13.399 --> 00:09:16.360 bag? One oh two ninety three That was what two twenty five left and 142 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:20.759 the Clippers would go on as they hit their free throws late to win one 143 00:09:20.840 --> 00:09:24.120 O nine to one O two over the San Antonio Spurs. And after losing 144 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:28.320 six in a row, five straight with James Harden, they've now won three 145 00:09:28.360 --> 00:09:33.600 straight with the Bearded Wonder and the Clippers are now six and seven on this 146 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:37.399 young season. Coming up next to your final box score plus Clippers Talk coming 147 00:09:37.440 --> 00:09:39.039 up on a M five to seven e LA Sports eight sixty six nine eight 148 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:45.080 seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy. Clippers 149 00:09:45.159 --> 00:09:48.639 win by seven in San Antonio and sweep the regular season series, and you're 150 00:09:48.679 --> 00:09:52.639 listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win one O nine to 151 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:56.799 one oh two in San Antonio, over the Spurs. They've won three in 152 00:09:56.799 --> 00:10:03.080 a row. They're headed back to Cali Friday night. They'll take on the 153 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:07.039 New Orleans Pelicans. They've been thorn in the Clippers side going back a few 154 00:10:07.120 --> 00:10:11.840 years. Tip time for that ones at seven thirty. We got Clippers countdown 155 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:16.879 your pregame show starting at six thirty. Clippers end up shooting forty five percent 156 00:10:16.879 --> 00:10:20.799 from the field, just nine of twenty eight from the outside, but the 157 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:26.279 Spurs just thirty eight percent shooting from the floor eleven of thirty eight from distance. 158 00:10:26.000 --> 00:10:30.399 Clippers was sixteen turnovers, as eleven came in the first half, when 159 00:10:30.440 --> 00:10:33.559 they had just seven in San Antonio Monday night, led to just eight points. 160 00:10:33.600 --> 00:10:37.639 Though the defense was good enough for the most part. They were able 161 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:41.120 to hold down the Ford even when San Antonio was making a run late. 162 00:10:41.120 --> 00:10:46.200 Clippers, led by as Minnie as eighteen. Kawhi Leonard led them in scoring 163 00:10:46.240 --> 00:10:50.440 with twenty six, had seventeen on seven of ten shooting. Of his twenty 164 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:54.279 six points in the second half, Paul George with twenty four, James Harden 165 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:58.559 was sixteen, nine assists, four turnovers, and how about a mere coffee 166 00:11:00.080 --> 00:11:05.000 playing meaningful minutes ten minutes. It was a plus eight out there, gave 167 00:11:05.039 --> 00:11:09.399 them a boost in that third quarter. Meanwhile, Victor Wimenyama finished with twenty 168 00:11:09.399 --> 00:11:16.399 two fifteen and three blocks for sid Andsdio, but the Clippers did just enough 169 00:11:16.480 --> 00:11:20.639 to hold on late. They win by seven. Coming up next on AM 170 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:22.840 five seventy LA Sports, we'll have Clippers Talk for you eight six six nine 171 00:11:22.879 --> 00:11:26.960 eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five seventy Outside of 172 00:11:26.960 --> 00:11:33.240 Los Angeles, we will talk to you on Friday in La Slipperstock. Next. 173 00:11:33.279 --> 00:11:39.399 Happy Thanksgiving. Hello Clippers fans. If you're gonna go for it, 174 00:11:39.480 --> 00:11:41.960 if that's what you want to do, you do Welcome the Clippers Talk. 175 00:11:43.039 --> 00:11:46.480 Your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Do it 176 00:11:46.759 --> 00:11:52.360 to hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast 177 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:58.399 differentation on Henmy right now your host on your home For the Clippers, they 178 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:05.200 were in attack mode. Adam Astley a little. They hate us because they 179 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:11.000 ain't no longer with us from the San Antonio Spurs fans who were booing Kawhi 180 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:16.159 Leonard, and so he quieted those boozze in the third quarter, as the 181 00:12:16.159 --> 00:12:18.919 Clippers would go on to win one oh nine so one O two in San 182 00:12:18.919 --> 00:12:26.879 Antonio over the Spurs, sweeping the season series as Kawhi has twenty six points, 183 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:30.559 seventeen of them coming in the second half as he went ten of seventeen 184 00:12:30.759 --> 00:12:33.480 from the floor in the final twenty four minutes and the Clippers hold on to 185 00:12:33.559 --> 00:12:37.200 win by seven. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm at a Moslin to eight 186 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:41.399 six six ninety seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 187 00:12:41.519 --> 00:12:45.919 seventy is the phone number if you'd like to get on. Coming up on 188 00:12:45.960 --> 00:12:48.240 the show, you're gonna hear from the Claw Kawhi Leonard, also Chuck Mockler 189 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:50.919 from Clips and Dip will be here. We'll get to your phone calls. 190 00:12:50.960 --> 00:12:54.759 You can also get to meet at follow Adam A. You wanna talk about 191 00:12:54.799 --> 00:13:01.200 your favorite side, what you're thankful for. It's all good tonight. As 192 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:03.320 the Clippers have won three in a row after losing six in a row. 193 00:13:03.399 --> 00:13:07.720 They're coming back home taking on the Pelicans Friday night, a home back to 194 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:13.840 back Pelicans, then Mavericks on Saturday, and then the Denver Nuggets on Monday. 195 00:13:15.080 --> 00:13:20.200 So it was a critical pivotal, important victory tonight because the gauntlet is 196 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:24.080 approaching for the Clippers. What I've been talking about all season, going back 197 00:13:24.120 --> 00:13:28.519 to the preseason, going back to the offseason, is how tough this Clippers 198 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:33.679 schedule gets about a month in and they are entering the teeth of it right 199 00:13:33.720 --> 00:13:37.399 now. But a nice victory for the Clippers. They didn't play their best. 200 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:41.919 They weren't as focused, it seemed like early on with those eleven turnovers 201 00:13:41.960 --> 00:13:46.840 in the first half, some sloppy basketball out there after They had just seven 202 00:13:46.879 --> 00:13:54.000 turnovers period through four quarters. Monday in San Antonio, the Clippers came out 203 00:13:54.000 --> 00:13:58.559 in the first quarter and just didn't have that laser focus. Defensively, they 204 00:13:58.559 --> 00:14:01.240 were pretty good, but I would say San Antonio was still missing a lot 205 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:05.720 of shots. They won the first quarter of twenty six to fourteen, but 206 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:09.039 they had six turnovers. Now, they didn't lead to any points, but 207 00:14:09.120 --> 00:14:13.320 they were losing possessions because of that. When you're shooting fifty five percent from 208 00:14:13.360 --> 00:14:16.679 the field in the first quarter and sixty percent from three, you probably should 209 00:14:16.679 --> 00:14:20.240 be up more than twelve. You probably should be up fifteen to twenty. 210 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:24.600 Not easy to get up twenty in a first quarter in twelve minutes. But 211 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:28.399 San Antonio was three for twenty one in the first quarter, and I felt 212 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:33.639 like the Clippers they let them off the hook a little bit. They didn't 213 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:39.039 take advantage of the fact the Spurs were that poor in the first quarter. 214 00:14:39.759 --> 00:14:45.080 And then in the second after the Clippers started fast, as did Paul George. 215 00:14:45.639 --> 00:14:48.879 I want to say, he went on his own little nine to zero 216 00:14:48.919 --> 00:14:56.200 run and the Clippers were up by seventeen early in the second as he would 217 00:14:56.240 --> 00:14:58.519 hit a jumper, a three, another three. He scored eight straight points. 218 00:14:58.559 --> 00:15:03.799 So now then he would start to go cold, and the Clippers would. 219 00:15:03.799 --> 00:15:05.399 As a team in that second quarter, they went about five and a 220 00:15:05.440 --> 00:15:13.159 half minutes from the seven thirty eight mark to about the two minute mark without 221 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:18.960 scoring a field goal. That is ice cold. That's unbelievable, and I 222 00:15:18.960 --> 00:15:22.639 think part of the reason it happened was twofold. First, Paul George was 223 00:15:22.679 --> 00:15:26.840 the only guy scoring to start that second quarter. It was all running through 224 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.799 him. Yeah, he had a rhythm, but nobody else really did. 225 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:37.120 And then San Antonio couldn't stop fouling, and I think it took the Clippers 226 00:15:37.120 --> 00:15:41.360 out of their offense, out of their flow, and they weren't knocking down 227 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:46.720 free throws twenty two to twenty nine, seventy six percent after they shot almost 228 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:52.240 ninety percent Monday night, and they need to be better there. So once 229 00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:58.960 again self inflicted wounds, turnovers, miss free throws, missed opportunities. But 230 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:03.200 I don't want to say was hack of Clippers, like it was some strategy 231 00:16:03.240 --> 00:16:06.720 from Greg Popovich to intentionally foul them to take them out of their offense. 232 00:16:07.519 --> 00:16:11.799 But indirectly it did, just the fact that they couldn't defend without fouling, 233 00:16:11.200 --> 00:16:15.960 and then the Clippers just didn't know how to find it again. It was 234 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:21.120 from let me see here and Aviza zubats dunk was seven thirty eight left in 235 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:26.720 the second quarter, all the way till Terrence Man had a one foot dunk 236 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.000 at the two fifty three mark. That's how long the Clippers went without a 237 00:16:30.039 --> 00:16:34.159 field goal made in the second They were going to the line a lot, 238 00:16:34.480 --> 00:16:41.159 they were missing Paul George chart to cool off, and the Clippers offense with 239 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:45.919 that was out of source at the half. After being up by seventeen in 240 00:16:45.960 --> 00:16:49.000 the first half, it was just a lead of fifty four to forty eight, 241 00:16:51.200 --> 00:16:56.799 and Kawhi Leonard was being booed, even more so than Monday Night by 242 00:16:56.840 --> 00:17:03.079 San Antonio fans who scorned Kawhi left them when he was traded. There was 243 00:17:03.119 --> 00:17:11.160 a lot going on with that situation, some bitter feelings, acrimony, and 244 00:17:11.359 --> 00:17:18.079 this happened with Greg Popovich of the San Antonio Spurs the only other time, 245 00:17:18.200 --> 00:17:22.359 and Carlo Jimenez was wise enough to remember this. I knew Doc Rivers had 246 00:17:22.359 --> 00:17:25.680 got on the mic before for the Clippers. I couldn't remember what the occasion 247 00:17:25.799 --> 00:17:32.000 was or why Carlo texted me. It was when he encouraged the crowded Staples 248 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:37.799 Center to give Dirk Novinsky a standing ovation in his final game there and his 249 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:42.559 farewell tour in his final season. Classy moved by Doc Rivers. This was 250 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:48.680 a little bit different, as Greg Popovich was trying to temper the booze coming 251 00:17:48.720 --> 00:17:52.440 down on Kawhi Leonard, who was at the free throw line. Listen to 252 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:56.920 this. Excuse me for a second, Pops on the mic and let these 253 00:17:56.920 --> 00:18:00.480 guys plays. I know those last It's not who we are. I'm off 254 00:18:00.480 --> 00:18:08.480 the board. I'm telling the fans to way off. Kawhi Leonard didn't work 255 00:18:10.240 --> 00:18:15.799 to no avail. In fact, they ramped up the booze and Kawhi airbolt 256 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:19.880 a shot to end a half and the Clippers are just up by six against 257 00:18:19.880 --> 00:18:25.519 the San Antonio team that went three for twenty one from the field in the 258 00:18:25.559 --> 00:18:29.440 first quarter. But we'll tell you about the second half after this. We're 259 00:18:29.480 --> 00:18:34.200 gonna pause ten seconds for station identification on a seventy LA Sports. This is 260 00:18:34.359 --> 00:18:41.480 LA Clippers Basketball AM five to seventy KLAC Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD 261 00:18:41.599 --> 00:18:47.279 two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. Well, I don't know if they were 262 00:18:47.319 --> 00:18:52.920 booing during halftime what the show? Was a little dog doing tricks or something 263 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:56.559 like that, but Kawhi Leonard may have been fuming in the locker room. 264 00:18:56.079 --> 00:19:00.240 Now, Kawhi doesn't show a lot of emotion. He's famous for that. 265 00:19:00.359 --> 00:19:07.599 They call him a robot. Maybe he was recharging, he was switching out 266 00:19:07.640 --> 00:19:11.200 into the emotion ship like data in Star Trek. When he got his emotion 267 00:19:11.319 --> 00:19:17.000 ship, I don't know. But he came out with the vengeance to start 268 00:19:17.039 --> 00:19:22.599 the third quarter, and after a first half where he struggled, to say 269 00:19:22.640 --> 00:19:26.480 the least, he was just three of seven from the field for nine points. 270 00:19:26.519 --> 00:19:29.839 He would outdo that. In the third quarter alone, he went five 271 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:33.480 of six and had thirteen points. In the third the Clippers got up by 272 00:19:33.519 --> 00:19:37.799 as many as eighteen, and it was a two to seventy heading into the 273 00:19:37.839 --> 00:19:45.200 fourth quarter for the Clippers. But something else happened. A mere Coffee, 274 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:51.720 who I have been campaigning for to get minutes Clipper Nation, has been telling 275 00:19:51.759 --> 00:19:56.640 me we don't have any wings anymore. We lost Marcus, we lost Roco, 276 00:19:57.359 --> 00:20:03.200 we lost batoomb a Mere Coffee still on this team. This is a 277 00:20:03.240 --> 00:20:11.039 guy that had carried them and was their best player for a month in January 278 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:15.680 of twenty twenty two. He's more than earned minutes. He has come through 279 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:22.480 in big comebacks against Philly. He's hit crucial daggers. He can guard multiple 280 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.400 positions. He can kind of just fit in offensively in the same way Terrence 281 00:20:27.440 --> 00:20:33.160 Man does a good connector knock down a shot here and there doesn't ever really 282 00:20:33.240 --> 00:20:37.119 hurt you because he does all the little things and has some of the intangibles. 283 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:42.920 And two weeks ago, when the Clippers had dropped their first two after 284 00:20:42.960 --> 00:20:48.400 the James Harden trade, I said this on Clips and Dip with Chuck Mockler, 285 00:20:49.960 --> 00:20:55.839 I hate that. How has that not been talked about? For the 286 00:20:55.960 --> 00:21:03.759 hellscape that Clippers Twitter is right now? It's the moment apparently, But this 287 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:07.319 is an actual important issue that I think could be discussed. This is a 288 00:21:07.400 --> 00:21:11.880 real this is okay, do we have to start second half bones minutes? 289 00:21:12.039 --> 00:21:17.039 Watch? Well? That was something else? Maybe that's crazy bringing up at 290 00:21:17.079 --> 00:21:21.720 him something else. I'm sorry, here we go. That's insane. There's 291 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:25.039 one other thing that's been on my mind, and it's going back to the 292 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:30.000 Lakers game when Norman Powell played like twenty three straight on court minutes, he 293 00:21:30.079 --> 00:21:33.920 got the middle of the third un till he fouled out and overtime. Have 294 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:40.920 we just like forgotten or not not caring about a mere coffee anymore? Is 295 00:21:41.160 --> 00:21:48.319 a mere coffee still on the team? Last think he was more than serviceable, 296 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:52.119 and that was a game where they were getting beat up on their defensive 297 00:21:52.240 --> 00:21:56.160 end. He could have switched on to multiple guys if you had him out 298 00:21:56.200 --> 00:22:00.400 there against the Lakers, and he's a big body, I think fade my 299 00:22:00.440 --> 00:22:07.319 ass out. I have been bringing him up and talking about him, and 300 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:11.759 fans were telling me we got bigger issues than that. Well, when you 301 00:22:11.880 --> 00:22:18.400 lose three wings and you have one that's more than serviceable, and you're struggling 302 00:22:18.480 --> 00:22:26.519 in that area of having that switchability on the perimeter in guarding guys. A 303 00:22:26.559 --> 00:22:34.079 mere Coffee's him and he comes in, gets a layup quickly. At one 304 00:22:34.119 --> 00:22:40.640 point he was on the floor getting a steal on San Antonio, making the 305 00:22:40.720 --> 00:22:45.240 hustle plays. He ended up in just ten minutes, having four points three 306 00:22:45.279 --> 00:22:48.519 boards in that steal, two of three shooting, as he would knock down 307 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:52.279 a jump shot in the fourth. But he was a plus eight in those 308 00:22:52.319 --> 00:22:56.680 ten minutes. The reason they got up eighteen and the third was a mere 309 00:22:56.720 --> 00:23:02.160 Coffee was on the floor bringing that energy, bring in that jolt. As 310 00:23:02.200 --> 00:23:06.680 Noa Eagle used to say the Folgers Soldier, as Brian Seman would say, 311 00:23:06.680 --> 00:23:11.240 a mere coffee. Coffee is for closers. Is an all time call from 312 00:23:11.240 --> 00:23:15.759 Brian Seaman when he hit a big shot, He's more than capable of giving 313 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:22.920 this team minutes. And I've been scratching my head wondering they got him on 314 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:26.519 this team friendly deal. He was also almost moved this summer from Malcolm Rock. 315 00:23:26.559 --> 00:23:30.720 Didn't it didn't happen. He's still on the team. You lose three 316 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:36.440 wings how does mere Coffee not play? And to his credit, Coach Loh 317 00:23:36.480 --> 00:23:40.599 played him tonight and it was the right time. And I don't know if 318 00:23:40.599 --> 00:23:44.720 they win this ball game without him. He helped extend the lead and keep 319 00:23:44.799 --> 00:23:52.839 San Antonio at arm's length. His defense, his hustle, and the ability 320 00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:56.680 to bring the ball up the court. By the way, give your stars 321 00:23:56.720 --> 00:24:02.920 some rest. H mirror has to be in the rotation more. To me, 322 00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:07.279 been saying it that clipp was from twelve days ago. The other day 323 00:24:07.319 --> 00:24:11.240 I said it too. And the reason they got him on this team friendly 324 00:24:11.279 --> 00:24:15.119 deal wasn't to just not play him or only if there's a ton of injuries 325 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:21.799 on the team. No, they're entering a gauntlet coming up. Guys are 326 00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:26.160 gonna need rest. And I think that's what Lou's thinking. Was time to 327 00:24:26.160 --> 00:24:29.640 get him in rhythm because he's gonna start playing more. Clippers are about to 328 00:24:29.759 --> 00:24:36.920 enter a five and seven stretch. But he was great, Stay ready, 329 00:24:36.960 --> 00:24:40.240 so you don't have to get ready. Love him, You're Coffee thankful for 330 00:24:40.319 --> 00:24:41.839 him tonight. All right, quick time out, we'll come back. We'll 331 00:24:41.880 --> 00:24:45.240 get to your phone. Calls eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 332 00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:49.039 eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. Clippers win by seven in 333 00:24:49.079 --> 00:24:53.160 San Antonio, final score one O nine to one to two over the Spurs. 334 00:24:53.200 --> 00:24:56.440 Clippers of one three in a row. They're coming back home to take 335 00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:59.960 on the Pelicans. Ooh, and then Dallas on Saturday, Pelicans Friday Night, 336 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:12.720 Dallas Saturday Night, and then the Denver Nuggets on Monday. And you 337 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:18.480 know what season a giving here? I got a pair of tickets to the 338 00:25:18.519 --> 00:25:22.279 Clippers game against the Dallas Mavericks in section one to eleven, row thirteen. 339 00:25:22.680 --> 00:25:26.720 These are good seats for Saturday's contest at Crypto tip off for that one is 340 00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:30.759 a night game. Seven point thirty best caller tonight wins a pair of tickets 341 00:25:32.200 --> 00:25:34.880 to go see the Clippers versus Luka, Doncic and Kyrie Irving on Saturday. 342 00:25:36.200 --> 00:25:40.640 More Clippers suck next here on a five to seven Ela Sports Clippers worth three 343 00:25:40.680 --> 00:25:45.720 and seven now six and seven after a three game winning streak with a beard 344 00:25:45.799 --> 00:25:51.200 in James Harden, he finished with sixteen nine assists. Oh what a beautiful 345 00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:53.960 behind the back pick and roll play with the behind the back pass to a 346 00:25:55.039 --> 00:26:00.880 vista Zubats to a throwdown on Wemby in the second half on re and Harden 347 00:26:00.759 --> 00:26:04.319 got up twelve attempts at the free throw line. We've been on the wrong 348 00:26:04.440 --> 00:26:08.119 end of that so many times when he was with the Houston Rockets. Now 349 00:26:08.200 --> 00:26:12.079 he's gonna get those free throw attempts up for the Clippers. Some say it's 350 00:26:12.119 --> 00:26:18.599 foubating, Others say it's just crafty, smart basketball and taking advantage of the 351 00:26:18.680 --> 00:26:22.319 rule book. Clippers win one on nine to one O two. Welcome back 352 00:26:22.400 --> 00:26:26.359 into Clippers talk. I'm out a Mosland. You know what, I'm gonna 353 00:26:26.359 --> 00:26:30.160 praise a Mere Coffee a little bit more. Here. Here was me four 354 00:26:30.279 --> 00:26:33.599 days ago talking about a mirror as I toot my own horn. This is 355 00:26:33.599 --> 00:26:38.720 what I said. God, I'm old enough to remember when a Mere Coffee 356 00:26:38.759 --> 00:26:41.960 signed that new contract. What a bargain it was to get him at that 357 00:26:42.079 --> 00:26:47.000 price three years, eleven million or whatever it was. It's not for him 358 00:26:47.079 --> 00:26:51.240 to sit on the bench. That doesn't make it a bargain. That makes 359 00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:55.720 it kind of worthless. You're not getting your return on that money. Tonight 360 00:26:55.759 --> 00:27:00.160 they did fade my ass out. They played them ten minutes. Was a 361 00:27:00.200 --> 00:27:06.559 plus eight out there. Finally a Mere Coffee minutes love to see it, 362 00:27:06.720 --> 00:27:08.480 Pam and Temple City. You're on Clippers stop with that a maas and what's 363 00:27:08.519 --> 00:27:15.079 up? Thank you Adam. I'm first of what I want to thank God 364 00:27:15.160 --> 00:27:19.720 for all of you guys, the Clippers family and everyone there. And I 365 00:27:19.880 --> 00:27:23.519 just am so faithful to still be in my home because I was in the 366 00:27:23.599 --> 00:27:30.039 preussics of addiction. But I was equally what you were saying about a mirror. 367 00:27:30.359 --> 00:27:34.480 I was so happy to hear his name being called tonight, you know, 368 00:27:34.559 --> 00:27:38.200 by Carlo, because it's so rare. And as you said, what's 369 00:27:38.200 --> 00:27:41.079 the point of getting a good deal on someone if you don't ulize them. 370 00:27:41.359 --> 00:27:45.920 Here people can say we have bigger problems, but the thing of it is 371 00:27:45.920 --> 00:27:48.279 is not me. We don't address a problem that's there by giving him being 372 00:27:48.319 --> 00:27:53.839 a solution. He was a solution tonight, And that's a great point. 373 00:27:55.200 --> 00:27:57.880 Just because they had other problems doesn't mean a mere coffee can help in some 374 00:27:59.079 --> 00:28:03.440 areas on the marsh, which is having another wing still on this team that 375 00:28:03.640 --> 00:28:08.160 is reliable and that is staying ready and prepared when his moment is called. 376 00:28:08.759 --> 00:28:11.839 And I can't wait for them to get over five hundred and God bless you 377 00:28:11.839 --> 00:28:15.400 guys, A wonderful Thanksgiving. I love you guys. Thank you all right, 378 00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:19.720 if we love you too, Pam, Happy holidays, Happy Thanksgiving. 379 00:28:21.119 --> 00:28:25.559 Let's go to Morris and Long Beach. Morris, what's up you're on clipper 380 00:28:25.599 --> 00:28:29.240 sack with that Amausen? Hey listen, don't tell me that, Kawhi Leonard, 381 00:28:29.240 --> 00:28:32.599 don't get emotional. Go check out that four point shot that Hardened hit 382 00:28:32.680 --> 00:28:36.839 the other night. Oh yeah, and focus on your boy, Kawhi. 383 00:28:36.880 --> 00:28:40.200 Oh I saw the basketball. Yeah, I mean, I said, whoa 384 00:28:40.279 --> 00:28:41.400 it man? Looks like he just won one hundred thousand dollars. Old, 385 00:28:41.519 --> 00:28:44.880 he just he's got what you call a poker's face. I don't know. 386 00:28:44.880 --> 00:28:47.480 I don't gamble, but they got to think all a poker's face. Right, 387 00:28:47.680 --> 00:28:49.000 you don't know what the guy's thinking. You know something's going on, 388 00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:52.920 which you do know what he's thinking. That's Kawhi Leonard. I'm gonna share 389 00:28:52.960 --> 00:28:55.640 something with you. Do you know? The only one game? Only one 390 00:28:55.680 --> 00:28:59.279 game in the lost column. In the lost column, sep rates to six 391 00:28:59.359 --> 00:29:02.519 through eleven. This is gonna be a tag year, Adam, Adam, 392 00:29:02.519 --> 00:29:03.680 It's gonna be a tag year. Who would have thought minnesot would be in 393 00:29:03.680 --> 00:29:07.880 first place, and I want to say something about the fans boing, I 394 00:29:07.960 --> 00:29:11.240 love me some NBA players and then Kawhi and whatnot. But I'm with the 395 00:29:11.279 --> 00:29:15.279 fans, man, That's what we do. Adam, we boomed. Oh 396 00:29:15.359 --> 00:29:18.000 did you hear? Did you hear? Kawhi? Leonard? After the booze 397 00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:21.400 on Monday, he was asked about it, and he said, Hey, 398 00:29:21.880 --> 00:29:25.720 they're trying to win out there. I understand it. He didn't take my 399 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:29.359 boy, he didn't have an issue with it, so I'm interested to hear 400 00:29:29.400 --> 00:29:32.279 what he said tonight. Morse, thank you for the phone call. Hey 401 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:34.440 Morris, you want to be in the running for going to the game on 402 00:29:34.559 --> 00:29:40.599 Saturday? Absolutely you gon lost my mind? Mind and hold on, hold 403 00:29:40.640 --> 00:29:42.079 on, stay on hold for me. Then you're in the running. All 404 00:29:42.160 --> 00:29:47.119 right? Got it? Got a pair of tickets to give away Clippers in 405 00:29:47.279 --> 00:29:52.119 Dallas on Saturday. Quickly, Lenny and Inglewood. Lenny, what's up here 406 00:29:52.119 --> 00:29:53.799 on Clippers talk with Adam? Allisl is this is the first time you've called 407 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:57.079 in so far this season? Lenny, what's up? Yeah, Adam, 408 00:29:57.079 --> 00:30:00.880 I'm glad you would pick that up because I've been paid. Man, I 409 00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:06.119 wasn't gonna say nothing. Yeah, man, I've been because I've been, 410 00:30:06.160 --> 00:30:07.720 because I've been here before, and give you get excited. But I'm gonna 411 00:30:07.720 --> 00:30:15.880 say something. James Harden had the coldest quote of the NBA season when he 412 00:30:15.960 --> 00:30:22.799 said, I'm not a system player. I'm a system and I gotta admit, 413 00:30:22.920 --> 00:30:26.200 man, I was not a big fan of Russell Westbrook joined the team 414 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:32.599 last year. But I'm seeing some growth and maturity and he he I'm I'm 415 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:34.160 I'm on his He's on my list now, man, for on my face 416 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:38.079 because I think when he when he decided to step down, I'm nicely fall 417 00:30:38.160 --> 00:30:42.960 back and say I'll come off the bench. I just thought that showed for 418 00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:49.559 a former MVP player, growth and maturity. Man, he's ready to assume 419 00:30:49.640 --> 00:30:52.319 the you know, the mantle man of being, of being that leader. 420 00:30:52.359 --> 00:30:56.680 And I think that, uh, you need special things like that from a 421 00:30:56.680 --> 00:31:00.440 special player for a team to do special things. So I'm you know, 422 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:07.559 I'm I'm looking with guided optimism towards Pelicans because Pelicans slappers around like a JV 423 00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:11.519 team for the past two years, yep. And we need, we need, 424 00:31:11.680 --> 00:31:15.000 we need to get that doll going and get that revenge. And then 425 00:31:15.039 --> 00:31:21.559 obviously Luca and Kyrie who's been playing shooting lights out coming and you know, 426 00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:25.400 we all know about Denzel, But if we can get two out of those 427 00:31:25.440 --> 00:31:27.640 three, we there, we're right there. And I think I think you 428 00:31:27.680 --> 00:31:32.599 were right when you said Harden has to get in game shape. But his 429 00:31:32.880 --> 00:31:37.839 passes our phenomenon. Man, that that dude is is next level. And 430 00:31:37.880 --> 00:31:40.759 I remember, I think he's two years out of what he was at the 431 00:31:40.799 --> 00:31:44.960 nets when he was doing twenty one and ten. So if we can get 432 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:48.559 eighteen nineteen and still ten, we're right there. Man. And Daniel Tice, 433 00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:52.519 that's the pick up. But that's the pickup of the other season right 434 00:31:52.559 --> 00:31:55.880 so far. Hey, guess who let him in rebounding tonight? Tice with 435 00:31:55.960 --> 00:32:01.240 eleven five offensive boards. He's man, a mobile, big man who's tough 436 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:06.160 and can move. I mean, he's right there, man, Like you 437 00:32:06.200 --> 00:32:09.720 know, I know we still need plumbing, but I'm glad. I'm glad 438 00:32:09.720 --> 00:32:14.880 they picked up Tys man because he's just what we needed. So Russell falling 439 00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:19.039 back hard and stepping up and Tys right there, three great moves, and 440 00:32:19.079 --> 00:32:22.279 I think that's that's what you're gonna see moving forward. I appreciate the phone 441 00:32:22.319 --> 00:32:23.240 call, Lenny, you want to be in the running for the tickets for 442 00:32:23.279 --> 00:32:28.680 Saturday against Dallas. You know I do. Hold on, then hold on, 443 00:32:28.759 --> 00:32:30.599 then I appreciate you. It's good to hear from Lenny. Tys had 444 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:34.720 an early offensive rebound, one of his five. He had a floater at 445 00:32:34.720 --> 00:32:37.880 the end of the first quarter off a really nice pass from Russ. He 446 00:32:37.920 --> 00:32:42.079 had a floater in the fourth quarter and then a layup off a nice Russ 447 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:46.759 feet. Tyson's fit like a glove so far. Speaking of gloves, Kawhi's 448 00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:51.920 got some big ones. Let's hear from him postgame after he led the Clippers 449 00:32:51.920 --> 00:32:55.920 with twenty six and amidst the booze that were going on back in San Antonio. 450 00:32:57.279 --> 00:33:00.079 It just brought out the fire and that dog Kawhi Leonard in the second 451 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:05.799 half. Let's set it over to Patrick with Kawhi Okay, thank you very 452 00:33:05.880 --> 00:33:07.759 much, Kawhi. Third straight win. It was tough, give them some 453 00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:10.839 credit, but you guys, hang on, what's your takeaway? You know 454 00:33:10.920 --> 00:33:15.160 that Spurs are always going to fight. They don't give up. They push 455 00:33:15.200 --> 00:33:17.640 it till they end at a fourth quarter. And I mean it was a 456 00:33:17.640 --> 00:33:21.960 good win for us to test us a little bit down the stretch a second 457 00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:23.880 quarter, something happened that just doesn't happen in sports. When your former coach 458 00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:28.160 Papovich addressed the crowd to just stop booing, you just had a long embrace. 459 00:33:28.400 --> 00:33:30.559 What were you thinking at the time when that happened. I was focused. 460 00:33:31.000 --> 00:33:32.759 I didn't know if it was him or not. I was at the 461 00:33:32.759 --> 00:33:37.240 free throw line. But you know, like you said, they're a very 462 00:33:37.279 --> 00:33:40.960 classy organization and I'm pretty sure he wants to keep it that way. Lastly, 463 00:33:42.519 --> 00:33:44.880 you guys have won three in a row. What makes you think that 464 00:33:44.920 --> 00:33:46.319 your team right now has starting to gel it? Can maybe, you know, 465 00:33:46.440 --> 00:33:51.160 rattle off a nice win streak just winning winning games. I mean, 466 00:33:51.200 --> 00:33:54.480 winning doesn't always show you that you're getting better. But we're happy that we're 467 00:33:54.480 --> 00:33:58.400 getting these wins. And we still got a lot to improve on that you 468 00:33:58.440 --> 00:34:01.519 see down the stretch making carell turnovers and you know not just get in our 469 00:34:01.519 --> 00:34:07.519 spots. Thanks for the time and happy Thanks there was Kawhi Leonard. I 470 00:34:07.599 --> 00:34:10.079 like we said there, winning doesn't always tell you that you're getting better. 471 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:15.039 They still had some mistakes. There was a turnover with about two minutes left 472 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:17.400 in the fourth quarter. By Russell Westbrook looking for Paul George. That stuff 473 00:34:17.440 --> 00:34:23.679 has to be cleaned up. But Kawhi understands the fans where they're coming from. 474 00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:29.559 But also talking about San Antonio being a classy organization. You like that, 475 00:34:29.559 --> 00:34:31.400 that's the way to handle it. And he was so focused with the 476 00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:36.679 free throw line. Uh, he didn't even know if it was coach Pop 477 00:34:36.800 --> 00:34:38.880 or somebody else. He went four for four from the charity stripe. More 478 00:34:38.920 --> 00:34:44.079 Clippers coming up here on a M five seventy, LA sports. We just 479 00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:46.840 sitting here, try to win, trying not to sin. Clippers winning San 480 00:34:46.880 --> 00:34:52.199 Antonio one oh nine to one O two and Kawhi Leonard's old stomping grounds. 481 00:34:52.199 --> 00:34:55.280 As they booed him, they were raining upon him as he was raining down 482 00:34:55.400 --> 00:35:00.960 threes and tough jumpers. Especially in that third quarter second half, Kawhi had 483 00:35:01.000 --> 00:35:06.280 seventeen of his twenty six on seven of ten shooting, and the Clippers win 484 00:35:06.320 --> 00:35:08.159 by seven in San Antonio. They've won three in a row. Mike and 485 00:35:08.360 --> 00:35:10.519 La, you're on Clippers stock with that, amaz On. What's up? 486 00:35:13.360 --> 00:35:17.199 Hey? I just want to say, I think these next three games I 487 00:35:17.400 --> 00:35:23.519 can't over overestimate just how important they are you know, I mean the last 488 00:35:23.599 --> 00:35:28.280 the last three games have been great. Obviously, Houston is playing really well, 489 00:35:28.320 --> 00:35:31.280 and San Antonio is tough to beat any team, you know, twice. 490 00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:37.039 But it's what. It's New Orleans, Denver and Dallas, New Orleans, 491 00:35:37.159 --> 00:35:42.519 Dallas, Denver, New Orleans, Dallas on a back to back Friday, 492 00:35:42.559 --> 00:35:49.840 Saturday, Denver Monday. If we can go two and one and they're 493 00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:52.639 back to five hundred, those three games and they're back to five hundred, 494 00:35:52.639 --> 00:35:58.800 I will I will be thrilled. That would that would convince me. The 495 00:35:58.880 --> 00:36:04.440 next three games, I guess I think are so important to proving that how 496 00:36:04.480 --> 00:36:07.760 far we've come and how far we're going. I just I can't overstate it 497 00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:09.360 enough. All right, Mike, I appreciate the phone call. I'm with 498 00:36:09.440 --> 00:36:14.280 you. You're in the running for the tickets as well. Stay on hold 499 00:36:14.360 --> 00:36:16.639 for me, Jose and Southgate. Jose, what's up? You're on clipper 500 00:36:16.639 --> 00:36:23.039 stock without a mauza. Adam? All right, Adam, since we're doing 501 00:36:23.119 --> 00:36:27.000 it, go ahead and run the go ahead and run the cliff for me, 502 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:30.639 our cliffs and the Carl Tart. You my message saying, oh someone 503 00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:32.960 say a mere coffee should start? Oh no, I'm just saying, Okay, 504 00:36:34.039 --> 00:36:37.719 look, I'm thankful for a mere coffee. Well thanks, thanks for 505 00:36:37.800 --> 00:36:40.159 my mama, but no, a mere coffee. Terrence Man and Zubac they've 506 00:36:40.199 --> 00:36:45.559 been there. They see they they've been there is a lou Williams is Montress 507 00:36:45.599 --> 00:36:47.679 Harro. They've been there when we're up three to one. They see how 508 00:36:47.719 --> 00:36:51.159 it is at the end of the season where it's like we're there, boy, 509 00:36:51.280 --> 00:36:53.159 we're there. So that's why a mere coffee is ready to come in. 510 00:36:53.599 --> 00:36:55.280 That's why I said that. But I'm just thinking, you want to 511 00:36:55.360 --> 00:36:59.599 run back all these clips, but three in a row, it makes sense 512 00:36:59.639 --> 00:37:02.159 why it's time. Everybody's been talking about racking up the wins because they knew 513 00:37:02.199 --> 00:37:05.960 they were coming. We just got to rack them up once. Not in 514 00:37:06.079 --> 00:37:09.599 us happy things giving. I'm gonna be all camping for the weekend, so 515 00:37:09.800 --> 00:37:15.039 go ahead and enjoy that game. Adham Cardinals rested off Playford. All right, 516 00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:17.800 so you're camping, so you're not in the running, but we appreciate 517 00:37:17.840 --> 00:37:21.519 the phone call all the same. Jose, we'll take a quick time out. 518 00:37:21.559 --> 00:37:24.440 We'll come back from with Chuck Mockler from Clips and Dip already played some 519 00:37:24.519 --> 00:37:28.800 clips from the show over the past couple of weeks and me talking about a 520 00:37:28.840 --> 00:37:34.719 mere coffee. Oh didn't see this earlier, Norin Palll does have a groin 521 00:37:34.840 --> 00:37:38.599 injury, he smiled post games, said he'd be good on his way out 522 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:43.760 of the arena. He dealt with groin soreness to begin the season. That 523 00:37:43.840 --> 00:37:46.159 came from Andrew Grid for the LA Times. He joined me pregame. Clippers 524 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:51.079 win one O nine to one O two in San Antonio over the Spurs. 525 00:37:51.239 --> 00:37:53.920 Chuck Mockler from Clips and Dip coming up next right here on five seven LA 526 00:37:53.960 --> 00:37:58.840 Sports. They want to bring a banner with them to the into it. 527 00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:07.320 Don more LA Clippers basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win one 528 00:38:07.360 --> 00:38:10.559 on nine to one on two and San Antonio over the Spurs on a night 529 00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:15.480 where Great Popovich she got on the PA mic told San Antonio Spurs fans to 530 00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:21.079 stop booing as Kawhi Leonard was at the free throw line. More from Kawhi 531 00:38:21.199 --> 00:38:24.199 postgame on pop doing that, he said, quote, I guess he was 532 00:38:24.239 --> 00:38:28.760 aiming it toward me, as people told me after the game. At the 533 00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:30.320 time, I was just in the moment trying to knock down my free throws 534 00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:36.000 he did. He also elaborated talking about Spurs fans, quote one of the 535 00:38:36.079 --> 00:38:38.039 best fans in the league. They're very competitive, and once I step on 536 00:38:38.119 --> 00:38:42.079 this basketball court out here, they show that they're going to be for the 537 00:38:42.159 --> 00:38:45.000 other side. When I'm on the streets or going into restaurants, they show 538 00:38:45.119 --> 00:38:50.239 love. So it is what it is. I like classy all round. 539 00:38:50.400 --> 00:38:52.039 I don't have a problem with the fans doing that. If Pop does, 540 00:38:53.079 --> 00:38:57.719 more power to them. He's a legend there. They didn't exactly take heat 541 00:38:57.800 --> 00:39:01.440 or listen to what he said, but uh, it was an interesting night. 542 00:39:01.559 --> 00:39:06.559 Speaking of now, we got Chuck Mockler here on Clippers Talk. Chuck 543 00:39:06.639 --> 00:39:08.760 don't have a lot of time quickly, what did you think about the situation 544 00:39:08.920 --> 00:39:15.239 with Greg Popovitch trying to take control of the crowd. It was a little 545 00:39:15.320 --> 00:39:19.199 surprising, I guess I didn't think. I'm wondering if you maybe heard something 546 00:39:19.239 --> 00:39:23.320 in the crowd that wasn't a boo that made him do that, because it 547 00:39:23.480 --> 00:39:27.719 was a little I mean, unprecedent isn't the right word. But I think 548 00:39:28.199 --> 00:39:31.559 everyone probably the last time they remember their coach getting on the PA with Doc 549 00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:37.000 doing it for Dirk in a much different scenario. So, I mean, 550 00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:40.559 I'm not sure we'll see this happen again ever maybe, but I guess shout 551 00:39:40.559 --> 00:39:45.159 out to Papovich. It just was a little confusing, and they really didn't 552 00:39:45.199 --> 00:39:49.639 listen to him, despite him, you know, having the status that he 553 00:39:49.719 --> 00:39:52.320 does. But yeah, I don't know a bit of a I guess that's 554 00:39:52.360 --> 00:39:57.360 what happens the night before Thanksgiving when you play an NBA game. People a 555 00:39:57.400 --> 00:40:00.119 little angry right now. They're probably, uh, you know, consuming less 556 00:40:00.239 --> 00:40:04.960 calories the day before the big feast. I'm doing some of that right now. 557 00:40:05.199 --> 00:40:08.039 Is we're getting together me, you and Will Updyke. We're friends on 558 00:40:08.400 --> 00:40:14.760 and off the microphones. Norman Pale suffered a groin injury, it sounds like, 559 00:40:14.880 --> 00:40:16.199 and that was one of the main reasons that a Mere Coffee got some 560 00:40:16.360 --> 00:40:20.519 run out there. I for one, am not surprised with how well a 561 00:40:20.639 --> 00:40:22.960 Mere Coffee played. It was just good to see him out there on the 562 00:40:22.000 --> 00:40:25.119 court. This is somebody that can contribute for this team. But a plus 563 00:40:25.199 --> 00:40:30.280 eight in those ten minutes. What'd you see from Amre? I mean, 564 00:40:30.360 --> 00:40:32.400 he saw all the hustle stuff you want to see from someone who maybe wants 565 00:40:32.480 --> 00:40:37.000 to take or other people want him to take some of PJ. Tucker's minutes 566 00:40:37.079 --> 00:40:40.800 or something like that. The efficiency was phenomenal. You know, he's not 567 00:40:40.840 --> 00:40:45.679 going to shoot sixty six percent all the time. But he dove on the 568 00:40:45.719 --> 00:40:49.679 floor to get that steel, which didn't credit him with the steel, which 569 00:40:49.719 --> 00:40:52.559 I thought, wait, never mind, sorry they did, which I mean, 570 00:40:52.760 --> 00:40:55.000 he's doing exactly what you need a guy at that spot in the lineup 571 00:40:55.039 --> 00:40:58.920 to do, which is try and make something out of a little bit of 572 00:40:58.960 --> 00:41:01.199 a sliver of space something like that. And it was awesome to see. 573 00:41:01.239 --> 00:41:05.559 He had, you know, a rough offseason, a bit of a weird 574 00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:09.360 Clippers career in general for Amir, not through any faultles his own. He's 575 00:41:09.360 --> 00:41:14.239 played well for the most part when called upon, but good stuff. And 576 00:41:14.559 --> 00:41:17.199 I think most fans might have been surprised with norm going out that Bones didn't 577 00:41:17.239 --> 00:41:22.440 come in. But I'm wondering if that's because of what we've seen maybe from 578 00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:27.760 PJ. Tucker in some of the deficiencies, you know, offensively on the 579 00:41:27.760 --> 00:41:30.320 wing slot, which is why maybe Ty went with the bigger a mere coffee 580 00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:32.920 than Bones. But who knows what's gonna happen with that. It doesn't sound 581 00:41:32.960 --> 00:41:37.159 like Norman's too beat up from this groin injury. But I mean, hey, 582 00:41:37.480 --> 00:41:40.079 if anything, Amir made the case for more minutes, and I think 583 00:41:40.119 --> 00:41:44.119 most people want that at this point. Compared to Tucker out there, I 584 00:41:44.199 --> 00:41:46.039 thought he was the first guy correct me if I'm wrong, but coming off 585 00:41:46.079 --> 00:41:52.280 the bench in the third quarter. And it was interesting because I watched the 586 00:41:52.360 --> 00:41:55.000 minutes with PJ. Tucker and Aviza Zubots. I believe there were a minus 587 00:41:55.119 --> 00:42:00.280 one or a minus two in their minutes together, which is actually a big 588 00:42:00.320 --> 00:42:04.480 improvement over what we have seen that du Yeah, that duo in the front 589 00:42:04.519 --> 00:42:09.039 court had been bleeding points for a while now, so yeah, it's an 590 00:42:09.079 --> 00:42:14.840 interesting wrinkle worth monitoring seeing if Emir continues to get minutes. He is a 591 00:42:15.039 --> 00:42:17.239 wing on this Clippers team. Still, that just seems to be the forgotten 592 00:42:17.320 --> 00:42:22.079 man at times, speaking of Big Zoo, that Terrence Man or excuse me, 593 00:42:22.159 --> 00:42:24.880 the James Harden behind the back pass to him and the pick and roll 594 00:42:25.039 --> 00:42:30.599 was unbelievable to beat to Zubots Duncan on Wemby. But James Harden, you 595 00:42:30.639 --> 00:42:35.800 know, nine assists for turnovers, sixteen points, knock down some free throws 596 00:42:35.800 --> 00:42:38.880 eventually late, but the Clippers overall. One of the talking points coming out 597 00:42:38.880 --> 00:42:44.599 of this one is they just have to close better both halves. They didn't 598 00:42:44.639 --> 00:42:50.320 exactly close in style. Any concern from you on that front, I don't 599 00:42:50.400 --> 00:42:53.760 think so. I think it's hard to remember that we're still only you know, 600 00:42:54.880 --> 00:42:59.000 a few games with this new starting lineup and things like that, so 601 00:42:59.719 --> 00:43:00.679 Ty, we were just stillry to figure out the closing lineups. We saw 602 00:43:00.760 --> 00:43:05.880 him swatch out, swap out terrence or swap in terrence for rough late. 603 00:43:06.000 --> 00:43:08.400 So I'm not super worried about it. I know people joke quote unquote, 604 00:43:08.400 --> 00:43:12.320 you know, season starts an hour or something like that. The Clippers still 605 00:43:12.400 --> 00:43:15.719 have a whole addignusus out of when it comes to the schedule with a tough 606 00:43:15.079 --> 00:43:19.679 or with their record with a tough upcoming schedule. But there's no better way 607 00:43:19.719 --> 00:43:22.639 to figure out how to close than what the Clippers have on their plate after 608 00:43:22.760 --> 00:43:25.679 Thanksgiving. So I hope it gets figured out soon, but we hope it's 609 00:43:25.719 --> 00:43:29.360 figured out at the right time. To the most part, quickly give me 610 00:43:29.480 --> 00:43:31.920 some intel on your favorite side dish so I know what to go after first 611 00:43:31.960 --> 00:43:37.559 before it's gone tomorrow. My favorite side dish is a mashed potatoes and gravy. 612 00:43:37.559 --> 00:43:42.320 I don't think there's a better side distion than that. Yeah, that's 613 00:43:42.440 --> 00:43:45.400 that's my go to. Okay, that's strong green bean cast roles. Where 614 00:43:45.440 --> 00:43:47.840 I'll be at, I'll bring the salad. It'll be good to see you 615 00:43:47.960 --> 00:43:52.679 and will Updyke. I am thankful for you guys in the relationship. We've 616 00:43:52.719 --> 00:43:57.960 mended off the podcast as well. It's been a great year with clips and 617 00:43:58.000 --> 00:44:00.519 Dip. My friend, thanks for doing this night. Absolutely and it came 618 00:44:00.559 --> 00:44:04.159 out after a win. Lot of surprise. I thought it was gonna be 619 00:44:04.199 --> 00:44:08.840 will I really did fooled me again. Clippers win tonight one O nine to 620 00:44:08.920 --> 00:44:13.159 one O two in San Antonio over the Spurs. Before we get out of 621 00:44:13.199 --> 00:44:15.000 here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization. No At Eagle, 622 00:44:15.039 --> 00:44:19.960 Bryant Seeben, Ralph Lailer, Carlo Jimenez on the call tonight, the callers, 623 00:44:20.039 --> 00:44:23.039 the listeners, Lenny hold On, you're going to the game on Saturday. 624 00:44:23.159 --> 00:44:27.079 We haven't talked in so long. Clippers and Mavericks, you won both 625 00:44:27.119 --> 00:44:30.880 tickets. Congratulations thanks to Katie Newton, our producer. Back in the bank. 626 00:44:31.000 --> 00:44:34.880 I'm at a Moslin until Friday Night with the Clippers hosting the New Orleans 627 00:44:34.920 --> 00:44:37.239 Pelicans. Tip time at seven thirty, pregame at six thirty. We'll talk 628 00:44:37.280 --> 00:44:39.199 to you then. Every Thanksgiving me