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ot necessary is the Clippers win one
forty to one fifteen over the Washington Wizards.

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Here at Crypto dot com Arena,
Welcome into your postgame show. I'm

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at a moslet coming up. We'll
have second half highlight, your postgame box

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score, you'll hear from the head
coach and more plus Clippers top and am

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five to seventy LA Sports If you
do want to get on early. Eight

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six six nine, eight seven two
five seventy is the phone number. Before

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we get into the meat and potatoes
of what happened on the court, I

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do want to talk about Russell Westbrook. He left the game, didn't return

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in the second half with a fractured
left hand. Obviously, the game almost

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became blurred into the background a little
bit. Carlo. With that news from

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Russ a guy who has not missed
a game all season long. For this

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Clippers team, Bones Highland got run. It's gonna be necessary for him to

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get run moving forward. He'll be
their backup point guard. And we saw

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what he was able to do the
first few games of the season, and

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even going back to the preseason,
guys were speaking glowingly of Bones Highland and

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just how much he improved during the
summer. But a big opportunity for him.

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But of course we're hoping for a
speedy recovery from Russ. Yeah,

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you can only hope for the best. Somebody who has pulled the Clippers out

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of some dark spots and games with
his energy, with his momentum, somebody

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has been a heartbeat for this team, who's made such an impact in the

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community as well. You really hope
that Russell Westbrook's able to make a speedy

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recovery. But similar to the other
injuries, the Clippers have had to open

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the door of opportunity and who is
gonna walk through the door, Who's gonna

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kick it down and who's gonna find
a way to make an impact with this

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team because the Clippers are gonna need
somebody to do so. It seemed like

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Bones Highland didn't have a bad first
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Yeah, well, just one of
seven from the field. We kind

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of expected that there'd be some rust
he'd have to knock off, but seven

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assists in just sixteen minutes of play
in the second half was finding Brandon Boston

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down the stretch during what we'll call
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big and the starters got some run. You mentioned it. I think the

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biggest stat maybe in this ball game
was the Clippers ending up with just nine

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turnovers, just seven by the time
the starters left and headed to the bench.

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They had seven turnovers in the fourth
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obviously on Wednesday night. So just
a great job responding by taking care

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of the basketball and that led to
some easy offense for this Clippers team on

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I mean, I asked TYLERU pregame, how do you be a great defensive

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team in transition when you're backpedaling,
and he said, well, it starts

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with not turning the ball over,
And the Clippers did that tonight. They

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did not turn the ball over a
lot, And I was able to help

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them stop this Washington team that loves
to get out and transition, and the

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Clippers were able to get out on
their own. I mean, we talked

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about this team being more aggressive in
the break, getting easy buckets, and

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I think Adam, there was a
lot of that tonight for the Clippers,

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a lot of dunks, a lot
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It was a great job by the
Clippers to take advantage of opportunities against

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this Wizard's team that doesn't get back
a lot on the defensive end. Senate

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earlier, but this team looked like
they wanted to respond, that they were

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upset about what happened, letting a
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fourth quarter against the Lakers. Kawhi
Leonard with twenty seven points and some huge

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throwdowns, including one on Kyle Kuzma
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The athleticism, the explosion. This
Clippers team looked quicker after just one day

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off, and what we saw what
two days off against the Lakers. I

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felt like tonight they did. They
really got up for this game, and

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I think that's what was important.
You know, Tyler always talks about it

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doesn't matter, maybe so much about
the result, but the process to how

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you got there. For the Clippers, right, he wants to see his

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team grow. He wants to see
them be mentally sharp, to have integrity

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on the defense. And I thought
that's what they had in this ball game.

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They came out with that focus.
It started with Paul George's early eleven.

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It then was James Harden who had
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Kawhi Leonard but the cap on an
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get it done down the stretch.
All three of those guys played great basketball

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tonight. I believe Leonard and Harden
combined for half the team's points going into

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the fourth quarter, and the Clippers
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those guys getting it done early.
It's what happens on him when you're able

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to knock down some threes and when
you're able to be healthy. Really looked

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like Paul George did not miss a
beat tonight. Yeah. PG thirteen finishes

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with those twenty two points eight to
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Also speaking to Kawhi Leonard in that
athleticism, it was Paul George getting

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to the basket for his first two
buckets. That impressed me. He was

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intent on getting some easy ones and
then was very decisive with his play out

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there, picking his spots, but
getting there quickly, not taking too much

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time, not playing with this food
too much. It was just PG.

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Thirteen going to work. Yeah,
I loved it, and I think that

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was a big part of the success
tonight. Fifteen of your nineteen made free

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throws come for your big three in
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that's huge when you talk about putting
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free throw line, controlling that battle. It's something the Clippers have done really

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well this year in terms of making
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at the charity stripe. And I
was impressed with the Clippers in this one.

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It's one way to not only keep
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then to also open up opportunities outside
the arc when you're so aggressive getting downhill.

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Clippers with their fourth highest scoring game
of the season. They put up

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one forty and it's kind of impressive
to hold a team to one to fifteen

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with that many possessions out there.
Actually, Washington finishes with those one to

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fifteen. The Clippers finish them off
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They'll need it. They'll be in
Minnesota on Sunday against the Timberwolves. They're

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zero to two against them. Twelve
thirty. Tip. We'll have your pregame

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shows starting at eleven thirty. Carlo, my guy, great car Save travels.

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We'll see you soon. Hopefully we'll
put a lid on things between our

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you know, our beef and uh
yeah, yeah, all right, your

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hats are coming at them. Your
hats are coming. Don't worry. Oh,

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it's all good. The Clippers get
a huge victory tonight. They bounce

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back. They win one forty one
fifteen over the Wizards. Coming in next

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here in your post game show,
second half highlights right here on the Los

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Clippers win one forty one fifteen over
the Wizards here in downtown Los Angeles.

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Welcome back into your post game show. I'm at a Maslin Coming up,

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we'll get to your final box score. We'll have Clippers stock for you on

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but right now. Second half highlights.

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Clippers led seventy nine to sixty four
close the second quarter strong. It was

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Kawhi Leonard having a huge dunk on
Kyle Kuzma, who was not prepared for

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that, and Kawhi continued it in
the third quarter. Rifle a past George

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right corner pump pick the three side
steph triple in and out put back dunk.

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Kawhi Leonard attacking Kuzma. You're a
winning in the painting. Lace it

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up on the right hand, blend
them Kawhi Leonard left wet go line,

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extended jams lent into the paint,
spins, faseline jumper. Oh my goodness,

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Kawhi Leonard one on one against chrisprit
Down the left Downy goes Leonard all

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the way to the rim o.
Mike Poe why Sky walk in with a

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right handed jam Leonard right wing three
x Poe Whi Leonard Kawhi would end up

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with fourteen points in the third quarter. The Clippers were up one ten to

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eighty five. He did not have
to play in the fourth, and they

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would cruise to a one forty one
to fifteen victory here at home at Crypto

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over the Washington Wizard. They dropped
their fourteenth straight. Coming up next to

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your final box score. Clippers win
big over DC here because of the two

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to one to three connection. Being
back Paul George, He's back. Russell

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Westbrook unfortunately fractured his left hand.
We'll have more on that coming up on

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hunt for a LARRYO. B.
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Clippers win one forty to one fifteen over

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the Wizzards here at Crypto. Welcome
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we do have Clipper Stock seventy LA
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two five seventy eight sixty six ninety
seven two five to seventy. After a

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contest where the Clippers shot almost fifty
eight percent from the field, they bounced

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back for shooting just thirty three percent
from the outside their last eight games.

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They went thirteen at thirty two that's
almost forty one percent from three, and

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they had just nine turnovers just ten
for the Washington Wizards. But the Clippers

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played well enough defensively, had a
lot of miscues early in the third quarter.

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Coach lou was upset with that transition
defense, sense of urgency out there,

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especially after what happened against the Lakers
on Wednesday night, called a quick

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timeout, and the Clippers seemed to
take that to heart. They started playing

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better on that end. And when
you're scoring at will, and you got

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Kawhi Leonard, who I think had
four dunks in this one. My favorite

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the one on Kyle Kuzma to end
the first half, but a putback dunk,

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another one in traffic just ahead of
steam going to the basket in this

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one for his twenty seven, just
nine of twenty shooting. Still looking for

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a stroke from the outside, He's
two of eight, but PG thirteen was

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back. Had seventeen of his twenty
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eight of fifteen, two of six
from distance, but look to be in

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rhythm. The timing was there,
whatever it is. When he comes back

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from injury, he hits the ground
running. He's like that James Harden twenty

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eight twenty one of them came in
the second quarter and the Clippers win one

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forty to one fifteen over the Wizards. Got a treat for you coming up

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next on Clippers Talk. Carlo Jmenez
is going to be hanging out with me

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here at Crypto dot Com Arena eight
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of Los Angeles. We will talk
to you at eleven thirty on Sunday.

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Clippers in Minnesota to take it on
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attack mode. Adam Osley, Well, the Clippers made the Wizards disappear tonight

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here at Crypto dot Com Arena with
a one forty to one fifteen victory.

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For the game got out of hand
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Clippers led by as many as twenty
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forty one fifteen. They respond after
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Wednesday night to Los Angeles Lakers.
Welcome to Clipperstock. I'm Adam Oslin,

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Coach Loop post game. Also Chuck
Mockler from Clips and Dip will be here.

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But Carlo, let's start with this. Russell Westbrook leaves after the first

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half, doesn't return and has a
fractured left hand. It is unfortunate.

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He has been an iron man for
this team. He hasn't missed a game

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all season long. We know what
a tough guy Russell Westbrook is, but

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unfortunately it looks like he'll be out
for some time now. We don't want

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to speculate. We're still looking for
more information details on the injury, but

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we did see Bones Highland in this
one, and we heard at least from

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Tylo post game that quote Bones is
going to get his opportunity. Yeah,

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and I think for Bones Thailand,
you know you can't really ring the bell

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better than that and say hey it's
time to lock in. You're gonna be

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a rotation piece. I mean,
you think about the minutes Bone Island.

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Law Murray put out the tweet earlier. Bones Highland hasn't played a first half

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since November, and he's about to
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every first half until James Harden gets
back into this Clipper lineup. So Russell

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Westbrook probably gonna miss most of March. And we talked about it earlier,

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Chuck Mocklers talked about it extensively.
But this Clipper team is gonna need everyone

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in March. So now you're down
a body in Russell Westbrook and all of

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a sudden, all hands on deck
and now everyone's got to dig in a

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little bit more super unfortunate injury.
We wish Rush a speedy recovery. It

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opens up the door for somebody like
Bones Highland who hopefully can take advantage of

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this. Bones Highland did have seven
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of this one getting into the ballgame, just one of seven from the field.

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Didn't have the rhythm out there,
they didn't have the touch on the

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jumper, did have an acrobatic move
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couldn't get the layup to go.
But this is somebody we saw earlier this

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season that I was convinced was going
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leap, that he was primed for
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in the league. This is somebody
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playoffs against the Phoenix Suns. He
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playoffs. He's not afraid of the
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the world. I think he's made
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and obviously the opportunity is there,
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and you bunt it up off the
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much talk about Kawhi Leonard taking Bones
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look, I guarded Kawhi and practice
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lot from that on the defensive end. Somebody who had all the praise in

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the world and is now going to
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rotational piece for a team that's looking
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Feels like a great chance for him
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because Bones Higland can really space the
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who's already loves to tinker with lineups
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new ways to find strengths for his
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offensively at him. Opens it up
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bones Tiland out there and his three
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bone Tiland's got all of his misses
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three, so he's just getting those
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gonna start knocking him down some threes. But this is somebody who can be

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such an impactful piece on that end
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does spread the floor. I'm excited
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a guy who can shoot it from
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high percentage. He doesn't turn down
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they'll have to pull the reins back
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coach lou always say, be you
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you know. I don't think they're
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too little. He's gonna be aggressive. This is somebody that we saw.

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He took shots with confidence while being
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I just like the fact that this
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plays to win and he puts pressure
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aren't familiar with his game, it's
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we saw during training camp, but
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back to Nicholas Patoomb talking about him
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said, the guy that impressed them
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He seemed to be at a different
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preseason. We saw it early on
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Harden, and he was attacking more
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time in his career where he was
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within ten feet of the basket.
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do and where his game's at.
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eight games, Highland had scored seventeen
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I'll talk about somebody who was a
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You can't really do it better than
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nine for this clip team, he
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It was talked to this offseason about
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defensively. He was primed for rotational
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shake it up the big James Harden
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get a little different. You move
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But there's a reason why they play
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this morning. There's a reason why
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end of the bench are always prepared
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yeah, did we see bones Highland
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times today. Of course, he
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months. But now he's got a
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and it's gonna start with a big
game against Minnesota. So that's the major

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story coming out of tonight's game,
aside from the Clippers. As I said

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earlier, what would Patrick Beverley say, we need to get our look back

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after a game against the Lakers where
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in that fourth quarter. They played
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who they are. They win one
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Here at Crypto dot Com Arena.
Unfortunately, the other part of the

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news is Russell Westbrook fractured his left
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If we want to see the play
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Azarlie on Twitter, you can find
that there. Coming up next, we'll

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talk more and unpack the situation that's
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now back in the rotation as they
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Wizards here at Crypto dot Com Arena. I'm Ouda Moslin. We got your

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radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo
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Jake Warners in the house and you're
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Clippers win one forty to one fifteen
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the Washington Wizards. The big they
were just that tonight. Kawhi with fourteen

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of his twenty seven points in the
third quarter, Paul George with eleven of

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his twenty two in the first quarter, James Harden with twenty one of his

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twenty eight and five three pointers made
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turns dominating at times, and it
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Los Angeles Clippers over a team that's
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flexed on them a little bit.
They looked like a team with elite talent

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tonight. That played to their ability. Welcome back into Clippers Talk, I

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meta, Maslin, we got your
radio voice of the Clippers here in Carlo

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Jimenez. Obviously the story is and
we're monitoring it. Russell Westbrook fractured his

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left hand. It occurred on that
very play that Tomarazzarli did put up on

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his Twitter account. That was confirmed
by coach Lou post game, who talked

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about Bones Highland getting that big opportunity
and he did get some run in this

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one in sixteen minutes in the second
half. Carlo, Yeah, And I

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thought what really impressed me at it
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because you don't you think of Bones
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get you a bucket. That's what
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he was a ten Player of the
Year. But if he can also be

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that facilitator for this Clippers team.
That was something Russell Westbrook I think did

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so well as constantly we'd see him
with six seven assists a night for this

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Clippers team, and then you average
about five of a game. So if

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you can get that same sort of
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when they hit that magic number of
thirty assists, and Bones Highland hopefully he

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can be a big part of that
with the second reunit. There was a

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great play by him in the fourth
quarter, a little wrap around pass underneath

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the basket to Brandon Boston. That's
the type of stuff you're talking about.

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He has to play and be a
playmaker out there and not just be a

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scorer. But this is somebody that
looked to be making some strides coming into

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this season, and I think,
look, obviously it's a huge opportunity.

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I think he's ready for this.
I think Bones Highland has maybe been waiting

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for this. Just think about what
we've been through the last couple of weeks,

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the All Star Break, the Clippers
coming into this one where just three

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and five their last eight games coming
out of the Grammy road trip. But

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also bones Hiland and PJ. Tucker
were both sent home in that Golden State

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game up in San Francisco. These
two guys wanted more playing time, they

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wanted to be traded, thought they
were going to be just to get more

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opportunities out there to get on the
court. Well, Bonnes Highland's gonna get

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his fill now, yeah, Yeah, you want to talk about somebody who

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has a chance to prove he belongs
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who saw a lot of time with
Denver but then left there in the middle

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of the last season, got an
opportunity with this Clipper team, was great

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in training camp. Now he's got
a chance these next twenty five, now

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twenty four games the Clippers have to
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run. And you're gonna need it
because there's gonna be tired lakes, there's

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gonna be nights where you need that
intensity. One thing that Paul George talked

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about with Russell Westbrook, so that
stood out is you never had a bad

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practice with russ Why because he always
had the intensity, He always had that

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enthusiasm, And now that kind of
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Can you be that energy spark?
Can you be somebody who comes in with

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a smile on your face to work
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being enthusiastic, and holding everyone accountable. I think just you know, he

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doesn't have to do that vocally,
but with his enthusiasm and energy, that's

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gonna be the key in my eyes
to this Clipper team because you lose that

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spark of energy and enthusiasm off the
bench that you had in Westbrook. It's

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a great point. It's hard to
replace the leadership from Russell Westbrook on this

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Clippers team, whether he's on the
court or off of it. Now,

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of course, he'll be cheering his
guys on until he returns. We don't

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know what that timeline could be at
this point, but it's being called a

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fractured left hand. What's interesting to
me about bones Highland is when they brought

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him in, well we talked about
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president of basketball operations. When they
brought him in for two first round picks,

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and they got him from the Denver
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win the championship, there was some
bad blood, it appeared, between him

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and Jamal Murray. There was a
schism there. And as good as he

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was and the direction he was trending
with Denver, they moved on from him

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to the Clippers benefit, I believe, but he has some big game experience

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and the guy that he reminded everybody
of, not just because of body type,

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but right away with the way he
plays was sweet Lou Williams. We

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had him and Clippers rewind earlier with
a game winner against Washington back in twenty

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seventeen against the Wizards. But the
pick and roll playmaking, the wiry strength

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and the ability to put it up
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that game three last season against the
Phoenix Suns, where I know a lot

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of people, including myself, felt
like the Clippers were on the wrong end,

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the short end of the stick officiating
wise in that one as Russell Westbrook

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had a turnover where there was a
take foul by Devin Booker that wasn't called

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and he even raised his hand and
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it and ended up in a turnover. They would eventually fall once twenty nine

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to one twenty four, but in
that ballgame, Bones gave them a lift

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off the bench. He had twenty
and he had a three pointer rim in

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and out that I believe would have
gave him a one point lead, and

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it felt like the top was gonna
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that shot. This is one of
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league for people who don't know that. And I think your point about Denver

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is spot on because when you what
he's being asked to Bones Highland right now

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is to be a plug in piece
to a championship aspiring team, and that's

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exactly what he's done his entire career. That's exactly what he's been part of.

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That's exactly what he was drafted to
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So his role throughout his three years
really hasn't changed, and he knows how

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to fulfill that role. And so
I think for the Clippers, that's why

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you have so much trust. That's
why maybe he hadn't played since January thirty

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first, but Tylu postgame saying Bones
is gonna have that opportunity because they've seen

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him in this role, They've seen
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he's not having to reinvent the wheel, figure out who he's not. He's

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just gonna be himself that he's been
in the NBA. I think that's exciting

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with this Clipper team is there's a
chance for him to be comfortable and excel,

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which is what you need for guys
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team rally around diversity. It's been
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this Clippers crew going back to twenty
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in. But they have the most
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obviously had injury issues and they've had
different guys step up. We've called a

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recent game the stay ready Clippers game
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When Kawhi or Paul George or both
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would find a way to get victories. I mean, in a season where

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they didn't have Kawhi Leonard the entire
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Paul George only played I think thirty
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record. It speaks to coach lou
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team and guys stepping up in big
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moment. Next, we'll come back. We'll get to some of your phone

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calls eight six six nine eight seven
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seven two five seventy. You'll also
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who fractured his left hand tonight against
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played sixteen minutes, seven assists to
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field. But if you can work
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I don't think it's gonna take that
long. And they don't have time to

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wait. Minnesota's coming up on Sunday, Milwaukee on Monday. More Clippers Talk.

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We got your radio voice of the

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Clippers in Carlo Jimenez here at Crypto
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Clippers win one forty one to fifteen
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coach lou on the injury to Russell
Westbrook. We'll also have Chuck Mockler on

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from Clips and Dip. But first
we do have some calls coming in.

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Sean in Inglewood, Sean, what's
up? You're on clipper Stoft without Amazon?

405
00:27:19.920 --> 00:27:22.960
Hey, Adam, how you doing? I was at the game tonight.

406
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It was good to see the guys
maybe get out of the funk a

407
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little bit, and it was good
to see bones Tivan, like you said,

408
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so maybe there will be some momentum
going into the Minnesota game. I

409
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do have to ask you a question. Is Zuba's gonna be ready for Minnesota

410
00:27:40.680 --> 00:27:47.359
and aulstin Milwaukee? Sean, I
don't know. I'm hoping. I would

411
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love to guess that. You know, he didn't play tonight to get a

412
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little bit more rest before obviously a
big back to back against some big teams.

413
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We'll see what happens. So I
hope he will be ready to go.

414
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And of course they went both they
needed to have to at least get

415
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the split right, my friend,
Yeah, at least be one of these

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fifteen one of these days, so
it would be nine, all right,

417
00:28:11.880 --> 00:28:15.839
Sean. I appreciate the phone call
Morris in Long Beach here on Clippers stop

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00:28:15.880 --> 00:28:21.160
without a Mauslin Morris. I know
you got some positivity. Yeah, I

419
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wanted to go. I was at
the game tonight. I wanted to run

420
00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:27.519
you down, but it had some
real good I was very stationary. You

421
00:28:27.559 --> 00:28:33.000
could have run me down anyway.
But I'm gonna tell you, nice to

422
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see that bones Tiland, like the
first caller said, nice to see him

423
00:28:37.319 --> 00:28:40.079
get on the floor now. And
he's very fortunate. They came from Denver

424
00:28:40.400 --> 00:28:41.759
and he's had to wait awhile,
but you know, coffee had to wait

425
00:28:41.759 --> 00:28:45.039
two years before he got on the
floor, you know. And so I

426
00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.000
think the Clippers are very fortunate to
have a guy like mister bone Tyland on

427
00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:51.119
their team. He's gonna do well. I was the press. He got

428
00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:55.400
him in seven assists. That is
impressive with minimal turnovers. But you know,

429
00:28:55.599 --> 00:28:57.759
tonight, after what they went through
with the Lakers the other night,

430
00:28:59.119 --> 00:29:02.160
Adam, I don't think anybody gonna
beat you guys tonight. They had a

431
00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:07.000
real nasty taste in their mouth,
and whoever their face was gonna lose tonight,

432
00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:10.079
so bet to see them get to
win and I'll see the next time.

433
00:29:10.119 --> 00:29:14.559
Okay, all right, Morris,
I'll try appreciate the phone calls.

434
00:29:14.640 --> 00:29:18.599
VTB would say they were playing like
their hair was on fire. Carl,

435
00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:19.640
I just realized you had your headset
back on. Do you want to say

436
00:29:19.640 --> 00:29:23.359
anything about Morris's call there? Appreciate
it Straighten out Sean and Inglewood for me,

437
00:29:23.400 --> 00:29:27.640
since I gotta do it most arms
now. No. I appreciate positivity,

438
00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:30.920
good, good looks from Bones.
I don't think that was a great

439
00:29:32.000 --> 00:29:34.319
opening act, and you got the
misses out of the way. No one's

440
00:29:34.319 --> 00:29:37.559
gonna come on the floor after not
playing a month and shoot five for five,

441
00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:42.000
so I can't really expect him to
do it offensively in terms of scoring

442
00:29:42.039 --> 00:29:45.440
the ball, but passing the ball
that was impressive from Bones Higland, so

443
00:29:45.440 --> 00:29:48.599
I'm excited. I am excited.
You want to talk about a new wrinkle,

444
00:29:49.319 --> 00:29:52.400
and look, Minnesota's gonna have little
to no tape on Bones Tiland.

445
00:29:52.599 --> 00:29:56.720
That's another thing that's coming in.
He'll probably play twenty five minutes and Timberwolves

446
00:29:56.720 --> 00:30:00.960
will be feeling them out just as
much as the rest the Clippers teammates.

447
00:30:00.160 --> 00:30:03.440
Who are playing with them for the
first time in the month. So it

448
00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:07.200
will be definitely an interesting game and
I'm excited for Bones to shine. Ryan

449
00:30:07.319 --> 00:30:11.359
and Burbank, You're on Clippers Stop
with Adam Oslin and your radio voice of

450
00:30:11.359 --> 00:30:15.359
the Clippers and Carlo Amenez. Ryan, what's up, Adam? This was

451
00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:22.359
this was a much needed win to
get that horrid, this terrible pace at

452
00:30:22.359 --> 00:30:26.319
a Clippers fan's mouth after Wednesday,
which was for me, one of the

453
00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:29.079
two worst losses of the year,
along with that loss of Denver and the

454
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B Squad Nuggets. I actually thought
it was worse than that loss. So

455
00:30:33.440 --> 00:30:37.359
but I agree with you, those
are the two worst. Yeah. And

456
00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:42.319
here's the thing is that, I
obviously, shooting the ball makes a huge

457
00:30:42.319 --> 00:30:47.480
difference for for just defense in general, right because it doesn't matter about rebounding

458
00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:49.200
at that point. You're you're making
shots and you're forcing the other team to

459
00:30:49.240 --> 00:30:52.119
have to make shots, and the
Clippers play better when that's the case.

460
00:30:52.160 --> 00:30:56.240
So it was it was great to
see them shoot the ball. I really

461
00:30:56.240 --> 00:31:00.240
want to put to bed though this
notion there's been this chatter among Clipper fans.

462
00:31:00.440 --> 00:31:03.839
I don't know if Paul George is
that important. I'm not sure we

463
00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:07.559
should give him an extension. All
this stuff. Paul George is fantastic.

464
00:31:07.880 --> 00:31:12.160
He's an absolutely still stellar, awesome
player. He showed it tonight. He

465
00:31:12.160 --> 00:31:15.839
didn't look like he was injured at
all at him and I talked to you

466
00:31:15.880 --> 00:31:18.359
on Wesley and I said they should
have sat Paul George. He looked like

467
00:31:18.440 --> 00:31:22.279
he was hurt. But tonight he
looks really good and he played really well.

468
00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:26.359
And the Clippers are just a different
team. When he's actually shooting the

469
00:31:26.400 --> 00:31:30.680
ball well and he's engaged. They
they're a top end talent team. When

470
00:31:30.720 --> 00:31:33.720
they have their top end talent available, they're capable of beating anyone. And

471
00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:38.240
I just hope that this team just
stays healthy. I want do there this

472
00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:42.319
for the road trip. I really
hope he's good and I want to see

473
00:31:42.319 --> 00:31:45.119
what this team can do fully healthy, locked in. I know Rustbrook has

474
00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:49.119
now hurt, which sucks, but
the top the starting five, I want

475
00:31:49.119 --> 00:31:52.720
to see the starting five locked in
and ready to go for this road trip

476
00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:56.000
because they owe Minnesota one after they
came and they beat him up. I

477
00:31:56.039 --> 00:32:00.400
agree, Ron appreciate the phone call. It was like, but it was

478
00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:05.759
to the point in some ways too
well formulated. I appreciate Ryan one of

479
00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:08.279
our best callers here. Carlo listen, if I was greeting essays, that's

480
00:32:08.279 --> 00:32:13.240
an A doubt about it, that's
an A say anything better than ay A

481
00:32:13.319 --> 00:32:15.599
plus. Uh, all right,
we'll take a quick time out. We'll

482
00:32:15.599 --> 00:32:19.680
come back. Chuck Mockler is going
to join us. Clippers win one forty

483
00:32:19.720 --> 00:32:24.160
one fifteen here at home over the
Washington Wizards. We got Carlo Jimenez in

484
00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:30.000
the house. We're working through it
right now with the unfortunate news that Russell

485
00:32:30.039 --> 00:32:34.039
Westbrook cracktured his left hand. Happened
in the first half if you want to

486
00:32:34.039 --> 00:32:38.839
see the play at tomer Azarli and
kind of looked down on it after going

487
00:32:38.880 --> 00:32:42.319
for a steal. It didn't look
like much. We didn't think much of

488
00:32:42.359 --> 00:32:45.519
it at the time, but obviously
it turned out to be a little bit

489
00:32:45.519 --> 00:32:52.039
more concerning. Bones Highland has his
opportunity. This Clippers team, they're deep,

490
00:32:52.200 --> 00:32:57.079
something we've talked about all the time. This will test their depth Sunday

491
00:32:57.119 --> 00:33:00.480
in Minnesota. Pretty big test.
We're on that coming up next right here

492
00:33:00.680 --> 00:33:05.200
on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network
at A five seventy LA Sports LA Clippers

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basketball is on the two one three
era continues. You're listening to the La

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00:33:09.119 --> 00:33:15.519
Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers respond in a big way,

495
00:33:15.720 --> 00:33:22.039
well, a big victory. They
win one forty to one fifteen over the

496
00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:25.039
Wizards here at Crypto dot Com Arena. And it really wasn't even that close.

497
00:33:25.680 --> 00:33:29.839
The starters were out midway through the
fourth quarter. Welcome back in.

498
00:33:29.960 --> 00:33:32.319
This is Clippers Talk. I'm outa
maslin. We got your radio voice of

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00:33:32.359 --> 00:33:37.880
the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez here tonight. It's a special addition, a Clippers

500
00:33:37.960 --> 00:33:39.880
Talk. But it is not like
one of those Star Wars special editions.

501
00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:45.720
Didn't like those you heard the music
there. I thought Rogue one wasn't bad,

502
00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:51.839
But Rogue one's fantastic. Okay,
I'm talking about those special edition episode

503
00:33:51.880 --> 00:33:57.759
four, five, and six.
Oh okay, they're bad. I actually

504
00:33:57.799 --> 00:34:00.799
own what's called Okay, maybe I
don't own it. I heard of something

505
00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:05.240
called the despecialized additions. I haven't
heard of this. Look it up on

506
00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:07.960
lote. It's pretty interesting. Okay, you might have to go to the

507
00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:13.199
dark night. All right. We
got Chuck Mackler on with us from Clips

508
00:34:13.280 --> 00:34:17.519
and Dip. After tonight with the
news coming out that Russell Westbrook fractured his

509
00:34:17.800 --> 00:34:23.480
left hand, Chuck, what was
your initial reaction to the unfortunate news with

510
00:34:23.599 --> 00:34:29.760
Russ. I think you know,
everyone's was probably pretty similar, as you

511
00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:34.360
just feel bad for Russ, right, this is the best team he's been

512
00:34:34.400 --> 00:34:37.840
on May I don't know, maybe
maybe ever close to close to ever,

513
00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:42.280
you know, probably his best shot
at winning a RAG lately for sure.

514
00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:45.920
So you just feel gutted for Russ, especially on you know, such a

515
00:34:45.960 --> 00:34:50.519
special night for him, and and
things like that. And then my thought

516
00:34:50.920 --> 00:34:53.480
immediately went to, well, obviously
this is no a chance for Bones Highland,

517
00:34:53.960 --> 00:34:59.280
but now we have a this is
a big rotational hole to fill furthest

518
00:34:59.679 --> 00:35:02.320
the of the year, right,
Like I think everyone's seen the figure,

519
00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:08.639
like six weeks or something like that
is the usual timeline somewhere for people coming

520
00:35:08.679 --> 00:35:13.440
back from a hand tracks er.
So bum for Russ. And you know,

521
00:35:13.599 --> 00:35:16.239
thankfully Bones is young, so his
legs will be fresh because we're gonna

522
00:35:16.239 --> 00:35:21.920
need him starting Sunday. We've got
kind of a roundtable conversation here. Carlo

523
00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:23.760
Jimenez, your radio voice of the
Clippers, is with us. We got

524
00:35:23.840 --> 00:35:29.760
Chuck Mockler on the phone. Nobody
pressed the panic button or anything like that,

525
00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:31.960
or just bring it together a little
bit of the Clippers' brain trust,

526
00:35:32.119 --> 00:35:36.800
if you will, to try to
work through what they're gonna have to figure

527
00:35:36.840 --> 00:35:40.199
out now without Russell Westbrook. But
Carlo we talked about it a little bit

528
00:35:40.239 --> 00:35:45.119
earlier. Bones is somebody that can
at nite and be a spark for this

529
00:35:45.320 --> 00:35:50.480
team. We've seen it before and
you're gonna need it because, as Chuck

530
00:35:50.599 --> 00:35:54.519
knows, it's March. We're here. We're here. It's no more talking

531
00:35:54.559 --> 00:35:59.800
about it. We are in March. It is March first, and there's

532
00:35:59.800 --> 00:36:04.800
going to be tired legs. There's
two three games in four days coming up.

533
00:36:05.199 --> 00:36:10.000
Both include Milwaukee and Minnesota. So
it begins now for the Clippers.

534
00:36:10.199 --> 00:36:14.519
Who is going to be that energizer, Who is going to fill that role

535
00:36:14.559 --> 00:36:17.039
for Russell Westbrook? Bones Hyland with
his offense, seems like a perfect fit

536
00:36:17.360 --> 00:36:21.440
for this Clippers group. Charles,
what did you think of the performance from

537
00:36:21.519 --> 00:36:23.760
PG. Thirteen. It just felt
like, Oh, he didn't miss any

538
00:36:23.800 --> 00:36:28.360
time. He just hit the ground
running. Yeah, he hit the ground

539
00:36:28.440 --> 00:36:30.880
running, not as you know I
from three it was a little rough.

540
00:36:30.920 --> 00:36:35.400
He did only get six attempts up, which which isn't what he's usually gonna

541
00:36:35.400 --> 00:36:37.360
take. But no, he looked
fry, he was moving really well.

542
00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:40.559
He got six boards too, which
I think is also kind of a really

543
00:36:40.679 --> 00:36:45.920
encouraging thing for the Clippers. Rebounding
has been kind of rough recently, so

544
00:36:46.039 --> 00:36:51.079
PG being back feeling good enough about
his body to you know, go in

545
00:36:51.119 --> 00:36:53.360
there and get the boards was good
to see. But we're gonna need the

546
00:36:53.400 --> 00:36:59.440
scoring, you know, come Sunday
and Monday. But encouraging signs from Paul

547
00:36:59.480 --> 00:37:02.760
George and we're encouraging signs from Terrence
Man too, which was awesome to see.

548
00:37:04.159 --> 00:37:07.280
Terrence Man is four straight game Carlow
where he just looked like a different

549
00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:12.039
player offensively. We know all the
intangibles and everything he brings and being that

550
00:37:12.119 --> 00:37:15.960
connector out there with the starting unit. But I believe he's been in double

551
00:37:15.960 --> 00:37:19.719
figures his last four games. Coming
into this one. He was averaging almost

552
00:37:19.800 --> 00:37:22.440
eighteen his last three games. Another
efficient game for Man. Yeah, six

553
00:37:22.559 --> 00:37:27.079
or seven from the field, twelve
points. Clippers continue to improve now at

554
00:37:27.119 --> 00:37:30.039
fifteen to two. When he scores
in double figures. You want to talk

555
00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:31.880
about guys who when they have good
nights, usually things work out for the

556
00:37:31.880 --> 00:37:36.880
Clippers. Terrence Man is one of
those guys, and I thought it was

557
00:37:36.880 --> 00:37:38.679
interesting at him when I asked ty
Lou Pregame about, you know, what

558
00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:42.280
has he done to turn in the
corner? He said, he's rebounding,

559
00:37:42.280 --> 00:37:45.840
and he's running, he's grat he's
being aggressive on the glass defensively, and

560
00:37:45.880 --> 00:37:49.039
he's getting out in transition. And
we saw him with the transition dunk today,

561
00:37:49.360 --> 00:37:52.000
I mean climbing that imaginary ladder and
rocking the rim. So I think,

562
00:37:52.159 --> 00:37:55.199
you know, Terrence Man can continue
to play like this, What a

563
00:37:55.280 --> 00:38:00.079
spark that would be for the Clippers, considering for the majority at the start

564
00:38:00.119 --> 00:38:04.639
of the season he was for the
most part struggling to find a rhythm offensively.

565
00:38:04.679 --> 00:38:07.679
If he could be a ten plus
point a night guy the rest of

566
00:38:07.679 --> 00:38:09.639
the year, look out if you're
a defending team trying to match up with

567
00:38:09.639 --> 00:38:13.920
the Clippers. That put back dunk
he had off the Kawhi miss, I

568
00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:17.000
believe in the third quarter was special. He just has more pop And there's

569
00:38:17.039 --> 00:38:22.840
been some murmurs that and Chuck,
I think maybe you've heard this too,

570
00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:27.039
but he's still that ankle injury was
more severe than people realize. You know,

571
00:38:27.119 --> 00:38:30.840
he's getting back to that athleticism that
we've come to know from Terrence Mann.

572
00:38:32.320 --> 00:38:36.440
Yeah, that was nagging on him
a lot longer than I mean,

573
00:38:36.480 --> 00:38:39.599
I think any of us kind of
expected right when it happened in real time.

574
00:38:39.679 --> 00:38:45.480
I remember everyone kind of being a
little concerned that he was kind of

575
00:38:45.559 --> 00:38:49.840
right back into it. But yeah, he's looking fully healthy. His cuts

576
00:38:49.840 --> 00:38:52.519
have been great. He's been making
the right read kind of on both sides

577
00:38:52.519 --> 00:38:58.360
of the ball. James Harden also
his I don't know if explosiveness is the

578
00:38:58.440 --> 00:39:00.519
right word you would use for James
Hart right now at the stage of his

579
00:39:00.599 --> 00:39:05.440
career, but he is getting downhill
a lot easier. And you know,

580
00:39:05.519 --> 00:39:10.760
tonight not against the most you know, stallwart of defenses, but Harden being

581
00:39:10.760 --> 00:39:15.000
able to get into the paint really
helps the Clippers offense, even when the

582
00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:20.119
pick and roll or with the pick
and roll especially. Yeah, that second

583
00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:22.480
quarter was special. He had twenty
one points, but a little bit more

584
00:39:22.519 --> 00:39:25.719
burst from him. I felt like
this was one of the better games from

585
00:39:25.800 --> 00:39:30.559
Daniel Tyson, Mason Plumley. With
out of Itza Zubats, they were more

586
00:39:30.559 --> 00:39:32.639
physical out there. I felt like
big Plump gave him some really good minutes

587
00:39:34.119 --> 00:39:37.559
in that third quarter. What did
you see from Big Plump tonight, Carlo,

588
00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:39.920
Yeah, I mean I thought he
was able to clean up the offensive

589
00:39:39.960 --> 00:39:43.960
glass really well. I thought he
played within himself for the most part.

590
00:39:44.440 --> 00:39:47.239
Ten rebounds tonight and he finishes with
a double double. That's huge for the

591
00:39:47.239 --> 00:39:51.280
Clippers off the bench, and I
thought he did a great job in the

592
00:39:51.280 --> 00:39:54.480
paint. It's something the Clippers give
them credit, averaging sixty points in the

593
00:39:54.480 --> 00:39:59.079
paint their last two games, and
that was a huge piece a part of

594
00:39:59.079 --> 00:40:04.880
that twenty six games and six five
losses stretches. They were dominant in the

595
00:40:04.920 --> 00:40:07.039
Payton night in and nine out.
So to do that with out of eats

596
00:40:07.159 --> 00:40:10.679
zubats big positive for the Clippers.
Charles, how do you feel about the

597
00:40:10.760 --> 00:40:15.800
backups? The backup bakes tonight,
just filling in and doing what they could

598
00:40:15.840 --> 00:40:20.599
for Big Zoo. They were awesome. Daniel Tye starting games. He's been

599
00:40:20.679 --> 00:40:24.920
really efficient and he's kind of surprising. Daniel Tys kind of surprises the opponent.

600
00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:29.199
I feel like when he's efficient,
and I don't mean that disrespectfully towards

601
00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:31.480
Daniel Tys, but you look up
and It's kind of like when Jamichael Green

602
00:40:31.559 --> 00:40:36.079
used to come in for some random
spot starts for the Clippers and he'd be

603
00:40:36.199 --> 00:40:38.400
like six of seven or something like
that, where you're like, wow,

604
00:40:38.440 --> 00:40:42.440
like this this was a great way
to kind of start things off, you

605
00:40:42.480 --> 00:40:45.920
know, because that is the shakiest
part right when when Zoo's got in there.

606
00:40:46.119 --> 00:40:50.480
Plumbly, I love what Carlos said
about playing within himself. I think

607
00:40:50.480 --> 00:40:54.800
he only tried to run the break
once today, which is a big plus.

608
00:40:54.800 --> 00:41:00.400
Sometimes he gets a little point plumb
happy out there. But now,

609
00:41:00.440 --> 00:41:02.119
hats off to them. We talked
about them need to be better on the

610
00:41:02.119 --> 00:41:07.400
pod than they are. And hopefully
Big Zoo can go on Sundays and battling

611
00:41:07.480 --> 00:41:13.039
that fever this whole week. So
hope he travels with the team and hope

612
00:41:13.039 --> 00:41:16.639
he's hydrated and field one hundred.
Obviously against Minnesota, it would be huge

613
00:41:16.639 --> 00:41:21.280
to have a Beata Zoo bots back. Last time he was still in a

614
00:41:21.280 --> 00:41:24.599
minute restriction against the Timberwolves, and
there's twenty one point loss here at home.

615
00:41:24.639 --> 00:41:28.760
But plumbly, a little baby hook
in the fourth quarter, I thought

616
00:41:28.800 --> 00:41:32.280
some good defensive possessions. Daniel Tice
had a huge dunk in the third,

617
00:41:32.480 --> 00:41:37.599
also had a three pointer in this
one, and he's been showing that ability.

618
00:41:37.639 --> 00:41:39.840
He hasn't taken a lot, but
he has been efficient so far from

619
00:41:39.840 --> 00:41:45.360
the outside. Carlo and I think
it's just the threat of that that opens

620
00:41:45.519 --> 00:41:50.079
things up for the Clippers because now
when Daniel Tye sets a screen, opposing

621
00:41:50.079 --> 00:41:53.000
defenders aka Rudy Gobert can't be in
a deep drop, right, you can't

622
00:41:53.039 --> 00:41:58.719
be five feet into the paint because
if you pick and pop with Daniel Tice,

623
00:41:58.880 --> 00:42:00.719
now Gobert has tom out from the
top of the arc itt something Tyler

624
00:42:00.800 --> 00:42:05.119
talked about pregame about Anthony Davis.
So the Clippers found a lot of success

625
00:42:05.159 --> 00:42:08.239
against ad because Tys pulls him out
of the paint, forces him to play

626
00:42:08.599 --> 00:42:13.159
away from the rim, and the
Clippers can get a lot more buckets underneath

627
00:42:13.199 --> 00:42:15.960
the iron. So uh in that
ability, his ability to hit threes with

628
00:42:16.199 --> 00:42:21.639
consistency just gives you so much more
flexibility in the offensive end, and we've

629
00:42:21.679 --> 00:42:25.440
seen it the last two games.
Lastly, here Chuck looked like Kawhi Leonard

630
00:42:25.920 --> 00:42:29.960
just had a little bit of a
mean streak in him tonight with some of

631
00:42:30.000 --> 00:42:35.960
those dunks he had the way he
yammed on Kyle Kuzma to end the first

632
00:42:36.000 --> 00:42:39.920
half after Kuzma caught Daniel Tye at
the rim. That was nasty. I

633
00:42:39.920 --> 00:42:44.519
believe he had four dunks in this
one, and there was just a little

634
00:42:44.519 --> 00:42:47.639
bit more pop out there. I
don't know if he was upset personally about

635
00:42:47.639 --> 00:42:53.119
what happened against the Lakers on Wednesday
night, but this was more of that

636
00:42:53.440 --> 00:42:59.559
a man possessed Kawhi Leonard. Yeah, well, I can't imagine he felt

637
00:42:59.559 --> 00:43:02.880
good about what happened on Wednesday night, so this is fair. Probably came

638
00:43:02.920 --> 00:43:07.320
in with a bit of a chip
on his shoulder and really wanting to get

639
00:43:07.320 --> 00:43:10.920
into the road trip on the right
foot, right, because it's not just

640
00:43:12.000 --> 00:43:15.639
the back to back. They also
play the Rockets for you know that three

641
00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:20.639
and four in Houston, So Kawhi
and Harden not having to play the fourth

642
00:43:20.760 --> 00:43:24.199
just because of how well they were
playing in the first three quarters is awesome.

643
00:43:24.199 --> 00:43:28.000
And yeah, I hope Kawhi is
a man possessed because when that happens

644
00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:30.719
that he usually needs the Clippers in
multiple games in a row. I guess

645
00:43:30.719 --> 00:43:34.880
I was alluding to some of that
chatter that people were talking about. Oh

646
00:43:34.960 --> 00:43:37.039
Lebron, James got the best of
him. It's like, guys, how

647
00:43:37.039 --> 00:43:40.400
many games straight did they win against
Lebron? And how many times did Kawhi

648
00:43:40.559 --> 00:43:45.480
Leonard get the vessel Lebron? How
quickly we forget, We'll never forget.

649
00:43:45.519 --> 00:43:52.199
Cheuf Malkler No the best, Chuck. Are you sleeping okay? Because March

650
00:43:52.280 --> 00:43:55.119
is here? Are you? I
feel like you're talking about the nightmare and

651
00:43:55.159 --> 00:44:00.320
now it's a arrive. It's not
a nightmare if you don't sleep, Carlo,

652
00:44:00.400 --> 00:44:05.320
that's something you'll learn making old macho
man Randy Savage line, I'm living

653
00:44:05.320 --> 00:44:10.239
in a nightmare. Thanks for coming
on post game tonight, my friend.

654
00:44:10.760 --> 00:44:15.559
We'll talk to you on the YouTube
tomorrow. Yep, thanks for having me.

655
00:44:15.679 --> 00:44:20.280
Let's go clips. I know we
do have some postgame audio. Our

656
00:44:20.360 --> 00:44:27.239
producer Katie Newton has it. It's
regarding Russell Westbrook and the fractured left hand,

657
00:44:27.639 --> 00:44:30.599
and we want to hear from coach
Lou on the situation and the development

658
00:44:30.920 --> 00:44:35.280
midway through the ball game. Russell
Westbrook didn't play in the second half.

659
00:44:35.960 --> 00:44:39.199
Unfortunately, it's being called a fractured
left hand. Let's hear from coach Lou

660
00:44:39.239 --> 00:44:43.920
postgame on the situation, any sort
of update on Russell or did you see

661
00:44:43.920 --> 00:44:50.599
what happened to him? Yeah,
just feel just feel bad for us,

662
00:44:50.800 --> 00:44:52.320
you know, right now, and
just you know, you never want to

663
00:44:52.320 --> 00:44:57.400
see a player. I get heard
Pool drove around. He tried to deflect

664
00:44:57.400 --> 00:45:00.599
it from the back. I think
he hit his elbow with his hands.

665
00:45:00.599 --> 00:45:02.280
So we don't know what timetable.
I don't know if he needs surgery or

666
00:45:02.320 --> 00:45:07.480
anything yet, but he's out right
now, so I'm just trying to figure

667
00:45:07.480 --> 00:45:12.920
it out. Any you watch the
play, it just looked so innocuous,

668
00:45:12.960 --> 00:45:16.519
It looked harmless at the time,
but obviously Russ was shaking that hand and

669
00:45:16.639 --> 00:45:21.400
unfortunately it's bad news. And we
all feel bad for Russell Westbrook. With

670
00:45:22.119 --> 00:45:27.960
his commitment to playing every single game
so far this season for the team Carlow,

671
00:45:28.039 --> 00:45:32.199
he has just been a common denominator
and a thread throughout this entire season.

672
00:45:32.519 --> 00:45:36.519
And that's why I think it's gonna
be interesting to see how Tyler adjusts.

673
00:45:36.719 --> 00:45:38.320
I mean, think about that first
game Norm missed at him. It

674
00:45:38.400 --> 00:45:44.760
was like the lineups just went out
the window and into the wind and then

675
00:45:44.760 --> 00:45:47.920
out the country the doorside. I
mean, we saw lineups where we were

676
00:45:47.960 --> 00:45:52.760
like where, how, what,
and so it'll be interesting to see what

677
00:45:52.800 --> 00:45:55.960
the lineups look like with Russ not
in because, similar to Norm Palely,

678
00:45:57.000 --> 00:46:00.159
he has just been so consistent.
You hadn't really I've seen him not being

679
00:46:00.199 --> 00:46:05.559
a ballgame. Do you just plug
Bones Highland and have him play his minutes?

680
00:46:05.559 --> 00:46:07.760
Says Tyler, want to try something
different. I don't know, but

681
00:46:08.079 --> 00:46:13.239
I'm really intrigued to see what that
experimentation looks like, how much he's willing

682
00:46:13.280 --> 00:46:15.719
to experiment something to keep an eye
on, for sure. The one concern

683
00:46:15.800 --> 00:46:19.159
I would have is, and I
think this was one of the big reasons

684
00:46:19.159 --> 00:46:22.440
why Bones was completely out of the
rotation, is because if you have him

685
00:46:22.440 --> 00:46:28.360
and Norman Powell out there on the
court defensively, your point of attack defense

686
00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:30.599
will suffer some just because they're two
guys that are undersize. It's not like

687
00:46:30.639 --> 00:46:34.840
they don't compete out there. We
saw I think there was a lot of

688
00:46:34.880 --> 00:46:37.559
talk last season coming in from Denver
fan saying, well, Bones Highland doesn't

689
00:46:37.559 --> 00:46:42.360
give you that effort defensively in a
Clippers jersey. I've seen it, and

690
00:46:42.440 --> 00:46:45.800
I saw it again tonight. But
those two guys, it's difficult. We'll

691
00:46:45.800 --> 00:46:50.360
see how they stagger them. Maybe
how they can get them both play,

692
00:46:50.440 --> 00:46:52.800
but at some point there's not much
you can do. You just might have

693
00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:57.320
to play both of them. Yeah, yeah, I agree, And I

694
00:46:57.360 --> 00:47:00.320
think the Clippers, you know,
let's be honest, they in minutes soda

695
00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:02.679
last time. They found a ton
of success going with a super small lineup

696
00:47:02.840 --> 00:47:07.199
that maybe didn't have the same punched
defensively but offensively gave teams headaches. So

697
00:47:07.440 --> 00:47:10.559
when you go to that small ball
against the Timberwolves, is Bones Highland now

698
00:47:10.559 --> 00:47:15.159
a part of your closing group.
That that's gonna be something we'll definitely watch

699
00:47:15.199 --> 00:47:17.719
out for a lot of newness,
a lot of new stuff to talk about

700
00:47:17.840 --> 00:47:22.599
because one of your rotation pieces is
not in there, and there's gonna be

701
00:47:22.599 --> 00:47:24.760
a lot of dialogue around it.
There's gonna be I think an adjustment period.

702
00:47:24.800 --> 00:47:29.320
That's the biggest thing. It's not
gonna be Highland playing Ress's minutes.

703
00:47:29.519 --> 00:47:31.480
I wouldn't imagine it would be.
And that's that's what we're gonna do.

704
00:47:31.519 --> 00:47:35.639
We're just gonna trade one guy for
another. I gotta imagine there will be

705
00:47:35.679 --> 00:47:40.840
an adjustment to how that looks.
So I'm I'm very very interested at I'm

706
00:47:40.840 --> 00:47:45.920
intrigued. I am looking forward to
it. What's gonna happen at that five

707
00:47:45.920 --> 00:47:50.639
minute mark in Minnesota. It's a
brave new world for the Skipper team.

708
00:47:50.719 --> 00:47:57.480
Right now, before we close out
with big brother Jake Warner here, let's

709
00:47:57.559 --> 00:48:00.519
get to marvenon downtown Los Angeles.
Marvin, you're on Clippers side with that

710
00:48:00.599 --> 00:48:05.920
of Alsam and your radio voice and
the Clippers in Carlo Amennez, Hey,

711
00:48:05.960 --> 00:48:08.760
Adam. This was a great rebound
game for the Clippers to get back to

712
00:48:08.800 --> 00:48:15.840
their winning games and ways. And
also which Russell Westbrook is peedy recovery,

713
00:48:15.920 --> 00:48:22.840
but a great opportunity for both Highlands
to chip in and to boost the second

714
00:48:22.920 --> 00:48:28.119
unit even the first one unit as
well when he has the opportunity. And

715
00:48:28.320 --> 00:48:30.719
also last but not least, I
was I say this because I was at

716
00:48:30.719 --> 00:48:34.960
the game the other night. I
mean, go for the go for the

717
00:48:34.960 --> 00:48:37.480
touchdown, not the field goal.
You got three point shooters, you got

718
00:48:37.639 --> 00:48:46.679
Kawhi, you got a hard uh
yeah, you are hardened. And Powell

719
00:48:47.360 --> 00:48:53.960
not to mention down the line thirteen
and also coffee. I mean, I

720
00:48:54.079 --> 00:48:57.800
understand that if you're down by one
point, but if you're down by two

721
00:48:57.840 --> 00:49:02.000
and it's the Lakers go. Thank
you appreciate the phone call. We talked

722
00:49:02.000 --> 00:49:07.880
about it during the broadcast. Carlo, I thought that would be the way

723
00:49:07.920 --> 00:49:10.440
they would go, considering they just
looked like they were out of gas.

724
00:49:10.599 --> 00:49:15.400
And you can't go to overtime once
again against the Lakers after a comeback like

725
00:49:15.440 --> 00:49:17.760
that. Yeah, No, I
mean, I think you're right. Kawhi

726
00:49:17.840 --> 00:49:22.480
Leonard got the shot he wanted,
and I don't I understand why you go

727
00:49:22.559 --> 00:49:24.679
for three. But at the end
of the day, you got Kawhi the

728
00:49:24.679 --> 00:49:28.280
ball. Yeah, And I'll take
that ten times out of ten. So

729
00:49:28.480 --> 00:49:30.760
it wasn't a bad look. No, No, In fact, you've seen

730
00:49:30.840 --> 00:49:36.320
him hit harder looks in bigger moments. Just asked Philadelphia, So not worried

731
00:49:36.320 --> 00:49:39.320
about that shot, Jeffrey and East
Hollywood. You're on Clipper stop without a

732
00:49:39.320 --> 00:49:45.719
Mausly and Carlo Amenez. Jeffrey,
what's up? Hey, Adam? We

733
00:49:45.800 --> 00:49:47.599
spoke about a month ago after the
t Wolves. While you know, I

734
00:49:47.719 --> 00:49:52.920
was the one that brought up the
Blake Griffins thing. Franted, you know,

735
00:49:52.679 --> 00:49:57.280
probably another bad idea, but you
know it's funny to talk about the

736
00:49:57.280 --> 00:50:00.559
whole PJ. Tuckers thing. Man. Ever since the Lakers. It's just

737
00:50:00.599 --> 00:50:05.239
really been like, I just don't
see his fit. I really don't.

738
00:50:05.400 --> 00:50:08.440
I don't want to see him dismiss
another minute on the court. You know,

739
00:50:09.320 --> 00:50:12.760
I think today, all in all, was a great team win,

740
00:50:12.920 --> 00:50:15.920
and if we can give those minutes
to Bones, I would rather give it

741
00:50:15.960 --> 00:50:19.480
to that. You know, we'll
figure out the whole big man thing.

742
00:50:19.599 --> 00:50:27.000
I think probably eventually going to get
it back together. Today show pretty decent

743
00:50:27.039 --> 00:50:30.360
flashes and yeah, you know,
I think we're going to be in good

744
00:50:30.360 --> 00:50:36.280
shape. I feel like we're headed
at the right track. I just really

745
00:50:36.400 --> 00:50:42.280
don't think PJ is the answer at
all for the four, the five,

746
00:50:42.400 --> 00:50:44.960
thatever you want to put him in, I just don't see it. I'll

747
00:50:45.000 --> 00:50:49.199
say this, Jeffrey, I don't
think he's been put in the best position

748
00:50:50.480 --> 00:50:53.679
so far. Now he's gotten minutes, but I think the only way he

749
00:50:53.719 --> 00:51:00.320
can really be successful right now is
if they're playing a four out with PJ

750
00:51:00.440 --> 00:51:04.599
at the five, you got four
shooters next to him. It's not easy.

751
00:51:04.599 --> 00:51:07.960
If you're out there next to Uss
Mayson Plumbley in that lineup, you

752
00:51:07.039 --> 00:51:12.199
have three non shooters. Now he
also has to shoot the basketball. Carlo,

753
00:51:12.280 --> 00:51:16.239
we saw him turn down that three
pointer in the fourth quarter where he

754
00:51:16.280 --> 00:51:19.800
had a wide open look and just
didn't take it, and that has to

755
00:51:19.800 --> 00:51:22.760
be his shot because he has to
be a threat. Yeah, And I

756
00:51:22.800 --> 00:51:27.119
think what's another wrinkle of this Westbrook
injury is I think it creaks the door

757
00:51:27.159 --> 00:51:30.159
a little open for PJ. Tucker
because you can play more floor spacers with

758
00:51:30.199 --> 00:51:34.760
Bones Highland, so then he's got
more of a chance With PJ. I

759
00:51:34.760 --> 00:51:37.960
think it just comes down to him. It almost seems like he's got to

760
00:51:37.000 --> 00:51:40.880
remember what it's like to shoot the
ball in a game because he hasn't done

761
00:51:40.880 --> 00:51:45.440
it in quite some time. I
mean this is nine games where he has

762
00:51:45.559 --> 00:51:50.599
not scored the basketball and attempted three
shots. I think if you're Tylu,

763
00:51:50.840 --> 00:51:52.000
you just tell him, hey,
be aggressive. We know he can be

764
00:51:52.039 --> 00:51:54.800
a contributor on this team. He's
been a contributor in the past. He

765
00:51:54.960 --> 00:52:00.000
started the first three games this season
with the Philadelphia seventy six ers, who

766
00:52:00.239 --> 00:52:04.119
playoff aspirations, so he can make
an impact. It's just he's got to

767
00:52:04.119 --> 00:52:07.000
also, similar to Hyland, get
his sea legs under him. Yeah.

768
00:52:07.079 --> 00:52:08.880
I think it's circumstantial. He's just
got to be in the right position.

769
00:52:08.920 --> 00:52:13.199
I understand why they were playing him
and getting other guys run and rhythm and

770
00:52:13.199 --> 00:52:15.559
touches and all that. I just
feel like his best spot is probably gonna

771
00:52:15.599 --> 00:52:20.360
have to be at the five at
this point, next to some shooters.

772
00:52:20.400 --> 00:52:22.440
And like you mentioned, I got
another shooter out there with Bones Highland.

773
00:52:22.480 --> 00:52:25.159
Now, before we get out of
here, let's hear from Big Brother Jake

774
00:52:25.199 --> 00:52:31.039
Warner the Fake Philosopher Maybe Brother Jake
Podcast from the podcast one Network. Big

775
00:52:31.079 --> 00:52:34.960
Bro, we need some positivity with
what we heard about Russell Westbrook in that

776
00:52:35.039 --> 00:52:37.199
left hand. All right, well, I got it for you. Maybe

777
00:52:37.320 --> 00:52:43.039
we'll see if you stay too long
in a bad situation, you'll forget it's

778
00:52:43.079 --> 00:52:46.559
bad and get comfortable while the best
years of your life just pass you by.

779
00:52:47.800 --> 00:52:52.440
Is about me and that girl is
I mean, but he's just about

780
00:52:52.440 --> 00:52:58.000
my ex wife. Moreld of the
story. Don't get comfortable, get out

781
00:52:58.000 --> 00:53:01.719
that comfortable. I like that.
You gotta be comfortable being uncomfortable, something

782
00:53:01.800 --> 00:53:06.960
Lebron would say a lot. Yeah, and he does say it. I'm

783
00:53:07.000 --> 00:53:10.480
sorry, who's that? Oh?
Okay, never heard of him, never

784
00:53:10.519 --> 00:53:14.559
heard him, never heard of him. Slippers win today. I won forty

785
00:53:14.639 --> 00:53:17.400
one fifteen over the Washington Wizards.
They bounced back after falling to the Lakers

786
00:53:17.400 --> 00:53:22.039
on Wednesday night. They'll be in
Minnesota Sunday twelve thirty, tip, eleven

787
00:53:22.159 --> 00:53:23.559
thirty pre game. Before we get
out of here, I do want to

788
00:53:23.599 --> 00:53:29.320
thank the Clippers organization, Ralph law
Lebrian Seeman, Noah Ego, Carlo Jimenez

789
00:53:29.320 --> 00:53:32.119
on the call tonight and with me
for a special edition of Clippers Talk.

790
00:53:32.199 --> 00:53:36.480
Thank you Carlo, thanks for having
me. Hey Newton our producer back in

791
00:53:36.480 --> 00:53:39.480
the bank, the callers, the
listeners, We'll talk to you on Sunday.

792
00:53:42.480 --> 00:53:58.360
Fat Ja your chest means heydays you
see the sun. This guy so

793
00:53:58.480 --> 00:54:01.320
white was doing his thing. They
want to do is win in La Win.

794
00:54:01.480 --> 00:54:06.719
I thought they gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk,

795
00:54:06.960 --> 00:54:10.719
the official postgame reaction of the LA
Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are

796
00:54:10.760 --> 00:54:15.480
you not? It's a change.
Don't miss an episode all season. Law

797
00:54:15.559 --> 00:54:19.159
Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe
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798
00:54:19.280 --> 00:54:22.199
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are great. Thank you for joining us

799
00:54:22.199 --> 00:54:24.960
for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers
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