WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:07.000 This is first basketball. The game is over if you're gonna get Clipper down, 2 00:00:07.839 --> 00:00:11.880 but the time to react has just begun. I'm so happy with Bomber 3 00:00:12.000 --> 00:00:17.760 doing. This is Clippers Talk with your host Adam Mosley on air after every 4 00:00:17.839 --> 00:00:21.600 game here and on the iHeart Radio app. This is what they have been 5 00:00:21.600 --> 00:00:25.120 building towards. All the other pieces were in place all now to get in 6 00:00:25.199 --> 00:00:30.879 on the action and let your voice be her Now, your host Adam osled 7 00:00:32.920 --> 00:00:37.119 the Denver Nuggets may have a joker, but your Los Angeles Clippers have a 8 00:00:37.119 --> 00:00:43.479 batman in Kawhi Leonard, and the Clippers win by twenty three as he played 9 00:00:44.079 --> 00:00:48.799 like a certain player who wore the number twenty three. Your Clippers win Game 10 00:00:48.840 --> 00:00:52.759 one one, twenty to ninety seven over the Denver Nuggets. Welcome in the 11 00:00:52.799 --> 00:00:56.799 Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Moslin. Coming up on the show. We will 12 00:00:56.840 --> 00:01:00.119 get to postgame audio from Doc Rivers. We'll get to all your phone calls 13 00:01:00.159 --> 00:01:03.840 eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven 14 00:01:03.959 --> 00:01:10.159 fifty and far bought Essen Shari from SI Now will be here as well. 15 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:14.680 But what can you say about Kawhi Leonard? I mentioned this all the time. 16 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:19.680 I talk about the similarities between he and Michael Jordan. Those are some 17 00:01:19.799 --> 00:01:23.799 lofty expectations. It's high praise, but at least when it comes to the 18 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:30.879 mid range and the hands, it's all earned. It's due, he deserves 19 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:34.040 it. And he had nineteen points in the first half, and is it 20 00:01:34.159 --> 00:01:38.760 just a coincidence that he finishes with twenty nine. Didn't even have to play 21 00:01:38.840 --> 00:01:42.879 in that fourth quarter, and the Clippers' biggest lead was also twenty nine, 22 00:01:44.159 --> 00:01:49.760 and it really wasn't even that close because defensively, they handled their business. 23 00:01:49.719 --> 00:01:53.920 Kawhi Leonard is about that business. Paul George said it post game after Game 24 00:01:55.000 --> 00:01:59.159 six and that win over the Dallas Mavericks. He just has a business like 25 00:01:59.480 --> 00:02:05.200 attitude about him, where he's calm, he's cool, he's even keel. 26 00:02:05.319 --> 00:02:10.599 He's the perfect superstar. He really is, because what he does best translates 27 00:02:10.639 --> 00:02:16.319 best come playoff time, the mid range shooting. That's normally what teams are 28 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:20.680 willing to give up. They're trying to stop the layoffs, they're trying to 29 00:02:20.680 --> 00:02:25.159 stop the three point shots. But Kawhi Leonard is most comfortable between eight and 30 00:02:25.240 --> 00:02:30.159 sixteen feet and it doesn't matter if you have a hand in his face or 31 00:02:30.240 --> 00:02:35.199 not, he's gonna get that shot off. And I think almost all of 32 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.039 his points in that third quarter, when he had ten of his twenty nine, 33 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:42.280 came in that range in that area, and he had some acrobatic shots 34 00:02:42.319 --> 00:02:47.319 too. But as always, it wasn't just him. I thought of Visa 35 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:51.879 Zubos played about as well as you could defensively. In the twenty four minutes 36 00:02:51.919 --> 00:02:55.520 he was out there against Nikola Yokich. Big Zoo only had four points, 37 00:02:57.120 --> 00:03:00.319 two of three from the field, but had seven rebounds three offensive rebounds. 38 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:07.159 Two of those extra possessions that he created turned into points right away. He 39 00:03:07.240 --> 00:03:10.000 was making hustle plays, as was PG thirteen, as was Kauhi everyone on 40 00:03:10.039 --> 00:03:15.400 this team, especially when Patrick Beverly is out there in his first game back 41 00:03:15.520 --> 00:03:19.840 just twelve minutes. I thought they were very impactful, though, considering he 42 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:23.319 hit two three pointers in the first three minutes he was out there in the 43 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:28.159 game, and he's been hitting and he's been scoring with the long ball all 44 00:03:28.159 --> 00:03:32.680 season long. It goes back to December. Since then, Patrick Beverly has 45 00:03:32.719 --> 00:03:39.360 been shooting over forty five percent from three. It's basically exactly what he did 46 00:03:39.439 --> 00:03:46.919 last season also, and when this team has Patrick Beverley and their complete roster, 47 00:03:46.000 --> 00:03:52.319 they're complete squad. They're now twelve and one this season. That one 48 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:57.560 loss did come to the Los Angeles Lakers back in March. But the Clippers 49 00:03:57.560 --> 00:04:01.039 are still getting better. That what's scary for the rest of the league. 50 00:04:01.080 --> 00:04:06.840 They're still building chemistry, they're still learning each other's tendencies out there on the 51 00:04:06.879 --> 00:04:12.960 court while they're winning a game by twenty three against the Denver Nuggets, who 52 00:04:13.000 --> 00:04:15.399 just came back down three one. In that first round series against the Utah 53 00:04:15.480 --> 00:04:21.839 Jazz where Jamal Murray was ridiculous. He had multiple fifty point games. He 54 00:04:23.000 --> 00:04:28.879 and Donovan Mitchell Jamal Murray averaged over thirty points per game in those seven games. 55 00:04:29.480 --> 00:04:32.839 Jamal Murray had just twelve points tonight against the Clippers on five of fifteen 56 00:04:32.920 --> 00:04:40.199 shooting. There's that elite perimeter defense that we thought this team would have and 57 00:04:40.279 --> 00:04:44.360 has had for most of this season. But when they're healthy, they have 58 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:48.759 three of the top five perimeter defenders in the league in Paul George In, 59 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:54.120 Kawhi Leonard and of course Patrick Beverly, and you can throw Marcus Morris in 60 00:04:54.160 --> 00:04:59.680 there as well, remember he was their best perimeter defender on Luka Donci's last 61 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:03.399 round. A Visa Zubots was great when he was in the game defending the 62 00:05:03.480 --> 00:05:06.360 rim against Luca. And again, to go back to my point about a 63 00:05:06.399 --> 00:05:12.800 Visa Zubots, he was great against Nikola Yokich just fifteen points, three boards, 64 00:05:12.879 --> 00:05:16.600 six of fourteen shooting. He is not an easy guard. He's one 65 00:05:16.600 --> 00:05:23.240 of the toughest center's, toughest versatile centers in this modern day of NBA basketball. 66 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:27.439 We've seen where he can step out and hit the three point shot. 67 00:05:27.480 --> 00:05:30.480 I think he shot forty percent from distance last round. And he actually played 68 00:05:30.519 --> 00:05:35.720 better in that Game seven to get them to move on than Jamal Murray did. 69 00:05:36.160 --> 00:05:40.720 And there was one other player I was watching as kind of an X 70 00:05:40.759 --> 00:05:44.319 factor going into this series because he had played really well for Denver against the 71 00:05:44.319 --> 00:05:51.040 Clippers all season long, and it was Grant who had eleven points in the 72 00:05:51.120 --> 00:05:58.040 first quarter. Jeremy Grant did. He looked great. I thought he was 73 00:05:58.040 --> 00:06:00.920 going to be a problem. He outscored Kawaii, had ten in the first 74 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:03.839 and so did Marcus Morris. And they were hitting the long ball early. 75 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:11.000 They started five for eleven from distance the Denver Nuggets. They were hot in 76 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:13.839 that first quarter, That's why it was tied at thirty one, but from 77 00:06:13.839 --> 00:06:20.680 then on they went four for twenty five from three. The Clippers held them 78 00:06:20.720 --> 00:06:26.839 down. They did what they have to do, which is play elite defense, 79 00:06:26.879 --> 00:06:30.240 which they're more than capable of, and that helps them create offense. 80 00:06:30.040 --> 00:06:35.079 Fifteen turnovers they turned into eighteen points on the Denver Nuggets, and they were 81 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:39.720 playing downhill. They were playing their tempo. I took note of this in 82 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:44.079 the second quarter, but the Clippers had been playing at a top ten pace 83 00:06:44.279 --> 00:06:47.920 all season long, Denver a much slower pace, bottom ten pace in this 84 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:53.519 league. And the Clippers got the game and they imposed their will on Denver 85 00:06:53.959 --> 00:06:59.600 by getting the game going at their speed. That was also big, winning 86 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:04.480 by twenty three though in game one. That sends a message that lets you 87 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:09.560 know this team is still locked in, as Kawhi Leonard has been talking about 88 00:07:09.600 --> 00:07:15.000 since the playoffs started, but really it happened in games five and six against 89 00:07:15.000 --> 00:07:19.920 the Dallas Mavericks. Eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven 90 00:07:20.000 --> 00:07:24.839 five two zero eleven fifty is the phone number if you want to get onto 91 00:07:24.879 --> 00:07:29.160 Clippers stock or get to me at follow Adam A. And actually we're periscoping. 92 00:07:29.360 --> 00:07:31.439 I think it's been successful so far. I haven't had a commercial break 93 00:07:31.480 --> 00:07:36.639 to check, but we're periscoping on Twitter at follow Adam A. And we're 94 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:41.160 gonna continue to do this throughout the playoffs from here on, as long as 95 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:46.720 I'm technologically savvy enough. But I mentioned those last two games against the Dallas 96 00:07:46.759 --> 00:07:50.720 Mavericks and Noah Eagle was talking about it pregame during the game. There was 97 00:07:50.759 --> 00:07:55.959 a sense of urgency after that series was tied up at two games a piece 98 00:07:56.000 --> 00:08:01.439 that we hadn't seen earlier in the series. After Luca Dontage hit that ridiculous 99 00:08:01.439 --> 00:08:07.879 step back twenty seven foot three point shot, the Clippers flipped things around quickly. 100 00:08:07.959 --> 00:08:11.959 Game five, they put up the third most points ever in a playoff 101 00:08:13.000 --> 00:08:16.920 game at one fifty four, but they started to defend the three point shot 102 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:20.000 much better. They started to defend the others, the role players for the 103 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:26.639 Dallas Mavericks much better. The miscues defensively were gone. They weren't switching as 104 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:31.720 much, Kawhi Leonard was fighting through some screens, and they would end up 105 00:08:31.759 --> 00:08:35.320 winning the next two games and finish them off in six, but they looked 106 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:39.279 like they were starting to click in offensively, but most importantly, I think 107 00:08:39.279 --> 00:08:45.159 defensively, the communication was there. Guys were covering for one another. They 108 00:08:45.159 --> 00:08:48.600 were playing five guys on a string. And when you hold Dallas under one 109 00:08:48.639 --> 00:08:54.320 hundred points that special. They did that, and they just held Denver to 110 00:08:54.440 --> 00:08:58.120 ninety seven, even though there was garbage time to be played and Denver had 111 00:08:58.159 --> 00:09:05.440 thirty points the fourth quarter. This was a top five offense in the Bubble 112 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:09.919 playoffs so far, the Denver Nuggets, they were that good. They may 113 00:09:09.960 --> 00:09:11.879 have tired legs, but I think it was more about what the Clippers were 114 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:18.480 doing to them defensively and making them work on the other end. With going 115 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:20.399 to the basket. You saw Patrick Beverly, aside from the two threes he 116 00:09:20.480 --> 00:09:24.639 hit in the first quarter, he went at Nikola Yokich I think it was 117 00:09:24.639 --> 00:09:28.360 in the third quarter, took it coast to coast, went right at him 118 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:33.320 right alley put a layup on him. If he does have a flaw the 119 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:39.480 joker, it's defensively. You have to make him work on that end because 120 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:43.320 eventually that's going to exhaust him on the other end, especially because he's going 121 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:46.159 up against a Visa Zoobots, somebody else who I thought played really well in 122 00:09:46.200 --> 00:09:52.919 this game, Monster Tress. We've been wondering when the monster was gonna be 123 00:09:52.159 --> 00:09:58.279 unleashed. It's his nickname, and it's because of the energy he brings, 124 00:09:58.559 --> 00:10:01.440 especially offensively. I've been calling him for three years since he came to the 125 00:10:01.519 --> 00:10:07.679 Clippers the Dennis Rodman of offense because of what he brings you on that end, 126 00:10:07.039 --> 00:10:11.039 because of how relentless he is at the rim. And that's what he 127 00:10:11.120 --> 00:10:15.440 did in the second quarter. This reminded me a little bit of his play 128 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:18.720 in Game five against the MAVs, where he was struggling offensively early, but 129 00:10:18.799 --> 00:10:22.399 he was attacking and he was getting fouled, and he went five of six 130 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:26.879 from the free throw line in that second quarter. But he had a huge 131 00:10:26.919 --> 00:10:33.120 block on Michael Porter Junior, a tone setter defensively for the Clippers. They 132 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:37.000 needed that and for him to rev up the engine defensively, I think that 133 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:39.879 gets him going offensively, and you could see it. And then late in 134 00:10:39.879 --> 00:10:43.759 the game he had eight points in the fourth quarter. He's starting to round 135 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:50.480 into form. What's scary about this Clippers team is they have a gear they 136 00:10:50.480 --> 00:10:54.320 can get to that, no one else can match them at They have a 137 00:10:54.360 --> 00:10:58.960 seventh gear, the McLaren gear. Whatever is the fastest car in the universe. 138 00:10:58.000 --> 00:11:01.759 Now, I just remember the game Need for speedback in the day, 139 00:11:03.200 --> 00:11:07.919 the Lamborghini Diablo from the nineties, whatever you want to say it is. 140 00:11:07.639 --> 00:11:13.240 He's got that nitrous ox side. He takes them to another level when he's 141 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:18.159 playing with energy on both ends, and tonight he was and that matchup versus 142 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.360 Mason Plumley was a good one for him. Nikola Yokich, well, he 143 00:11:22.399 --> 00:11:26.720 can take advantage with the plethora of moves he has offensively against Monster Tress, 144 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:31.600 but you want zoobots matched up against the Joker for the most part, and 145 00:11:31.679 --> 00:11:35.960 it worked and it worked beautifully. But this Clippers team to open up this 146 00:11:37.039 --> 00:11:41.720 series with a dominating win like this where they really never had to look back 147 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:43.759 at all in the second half. It wasn't like with Dallas coming back even 148 00:11:43.759 --> 00:11:48.759 in that Game six where they brought it within six with nine minutes left in 149 00:11:48.799 --> 00:11:52.720 the fourth quarter. The Clippers just dominated from the second quarter on. That 150 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:56.120 was the story of this game. And once again Kawhi Leonard was brilliant. 151 00:11:56.120 --> 00:12:00.559 I thought Paul George was pretty good too, because he also didn't play heavy 152 00:12:00.559 --> 00:12:05.559 minutes, and he also was doing the little things during offensive foul so to 153 00:12:05.679 --> 00:12:09.080 Manstitrez, Paul George actually drew two of them, was on the floor. 154 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:15.159 I love when you see superstars hustle like that and do some of those little 155 00:12:15.200 --> 00:12:18.240 things. And the Clippers with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, both of them 156 00:12:18.440 --> 00:12:22.320 love to do the little things because they both want to play defense. They 157 00:12:22.360 --> 00:12:28.240 know they can affect the game on both ends. It's something they've been doing 158 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:31.120 all season long. But now with them playing more minutes in the playoffs, 159 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:37.600 you're really getting to see that two one three connection thrive. Clippers win one 160 00:12:37.600 --> 00:12:41.879 twenty to ninety seven over the Denver Nuggets. We'll take a quick quick break, 161 00:12:41.919 --> 00:12:46.600 we'll come back. I'll see if it's still working here with the periscope 162 00:12:46.639 --> 00:12:50.919 that is, and I know the Patriot AM eleven fifty has us covered, 163 00:12:50.519 --> 00:12:56.000 but we're trying to simulcast online because I'm a hip like that ticker. Yeah, 164 00:12:56.200 --> 00:13:01.639 Clippers win game one by three. Coming up next, we'll talk to 165 00:13:01.639 --> 00:13:07.840 Farbodes and Shari. You'll also hear from Doc Rivers post game and your superstars 166 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:13.480 you're listening to Clippers talk here on Periscope on AM five seventy and at follow 167 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:20.000 Adam May on Twitter, and of course on the Patriot amleven fifty. Your 168 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:24.919 LA Clippers are up one game to none here in this best of seven second 169 00:13:24.039 --> 00:13:31.399 round series on the Denver Nuggets after they dismantle them in this opening game with 170 00:13:31.440 --> 00:13:37.399 a final score of one twenty to ninety seven. Kawhi Leonard finished with twenty 171 00:13:37.480 --> 00:13:41.799 nine points. Marcus Morris was seven of ten, went four of five from 172 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:46.279 distance. That future dad strength. I know he's already a dad, but 173 00:13:46.639 --> 00:13:52.600 he's about to get even stronger, and he looked like that. And your 174 00:13:52.679 --> 00:13:56.399 Los Angeles Clippers appear to be peeking and playing their best basketball at the right 175 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:01.519 time, which is what we wanted all season long. There was a method 176 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:05.919 to their madness with making sure they were healthy and ready to go for games 177 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:11.039 like this, and Kawhi Leonard once again just looks like a different player in 178 00:14:11.080 --> 00:14:18.919 the playoffs. Playoff Kauai is ninety six MJ He's Michael Jordan in the mid 179 00:14:18.039 --> 00:14:24.759 range. He was twelve of sixteen from the field twenty nine points, had 180 00:14:24.840 --> 00:14:26.440 nineteen of those in the first half. Didn't even have to play in the 181 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:33.799 fourth quarter. But what he does best works best in the postseason with his 182 00:14:33.919 --> 00:14:41.440 mid range attack because nobody can guard it. And now in this analytics driven 183 00:14:41.559 --> 00:14:46.200 league, they're not supposed to eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight 184 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:50.679 seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. Coming up, we'll get to your 185 00:14:50.679 --> 00:14:56.039 phone calls. You'll also hear from Doc Rivers post game, but first I 186 00:14:56.039 --> 00:14:58.919 want to get to my friend farbaud Essen Shari, who covers the Clippers four 187 00:15:00.279 --> 00:15:03.559 SI SI. Now that is far Bob. Thanks for coming on Clippers Stock 188 00:15:03.559 --> 00:15:07.840 tonight. I appreciate it. What's the first thing you think I'm going to 189 00:15:07.879 --> 00:15:11.559 say right now? They won? Because you're coming on Clippers Stock and your 190 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:18.000 record is intact your perfect, I basically just caused a sweep. There does 191 00:15:18.080 --> 00:15:24.279 seem to be a connection between whenever far Bad joins me post game and what 192 00:15:24.360 --> 00:15:28.559 occurs well pregame or during the game, which you just have to use me 193 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:33.840 sparingly, like it's the Trump carter to you. Yeah, that was a 194 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:35.840 big one for you to help them win by twenty three, and they were 195 00:15:35.919 --> 00:15:39.720 leading by as many as twenty nine. Speaking of that number, Kawhi Leonard 196 00:15:39.720 --> 00:15:43.960 had twenty nine points on just sixteen shots, went twelve of sixteen from the 197 00:15:43.960 --> 00:15:48.519 field. I always like to compare him to ninety six MJ when they came 198 00:15:48.559 --> 00:15:52.440 back the Bulls after losing to the Orlando Magic and they went seventy two and 199 00:15:52.519 --> 00:15:58.000 ten and they ended up winning in six games over the Seattle SuperSonics in the 200 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:03.080 NBA Finals. But MJ that season was so lethal in the mid range that 201 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:07.519 second three peat. MJ was so refined between eight and sixteen feet. His 202 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:11.799 game, his arsenal moves, everything he has. How do you see that 203 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.480 comparison? Is it too far? Because I think Kawhi Leonard has a similar 204 00:16:15.519 --> 00:16:19.679 game. No, you know what, this might be a hot take or 205 00:16:19.720 --> 00:16:23.480 blastness or I don't know. But when you see Kawhi, especially now, 206 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:27.519 the way he's developed, just because of the length of his arms, the 207 00:16:27.600 --> 00:16:33.279 length of his hands, his body type, it's so similar to MJ. 208 00:16:33.639 --> 00:16:37.639 Where it just feels so much more effortless because of his body type to get 209 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:41.000 to the spots that he gets to. It's so much different than when you 210 00:16:41.039 --> 00:16:45.240 would watch Kobe. Kobe had Michael Jordan's moves right, but Kobe didn't have 211 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:49.720 the hands or the arms that Jordan had, and that's something Phil Jackson said 212 00:16:49.759 --> 00:16:52.720 himself. So when Kobe had to get to his spots, there was a 213 00:16:52.720 --> 00:16:59.399 lot more finesse or a lot more force behind it. With Kawhi, it's 214 00:16:59.480 --> 00:17:03.919 very fitless, the same way Jordan wasn't. It's kind of like, weirdly 215 00:17:03.000 --> 00:17:07.640 blasphemous to say that he's, you know, the closest thing to ninety six 216 00:17:07.720 --> 00:17:10.279 MJ. But the more you watch it, I mean, he's not going 217 00:17:10.319 --> 00:17:12.200 to get forty points a game or thirty seven points a game, kind of 218 00:17:12.240 --> 00:17:17.480 like you know Jordan or Kobe would, but just the mannerism of it is 219 00:17:17.519 --> 00:17:21.880 so similar. Hey, he averaged thirty three on fifty four percent shooting plus 220 00:17:21.920 --> 00:17:26.200 ten boards and five assists in the last series and he was even more efficient 221 00:17:26.279 --> 00:17:30.839 tonight, which is just unbelievable. Yeah, I understand it. It's too 222 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:34.960 high a praise for some people to accept because MJ's their goat. But we 223 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:38.240 may look back ten years from now and be like, Okay, Farboden Adam, 224 00:17:38.279 --> 00:17:44.480 we're onto something. Let's move on to a visa zubots here. Because 225 00:17:44.480 --> 00:17:48.920 he was so important to what they did and in that series last round, 226 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.640 and I know Chris stat Porzingis wasn't there, and he was a tough matchup 227 00:17:52.680 --> 00:17:56.960 for Visa Zubots, of course for anyone, but this was one of his 228 00:17:56.039 --> 00:18:00.799 best defensive games we've seen all season long. We're I feel like he was 229 00:18:00.839 --> 00:18:04.599 so good against Nikolay Yoki that even when Zubos was out of the game, 230 00:18:06.240 --> 00:18:08.400 like the Joker was seeing ghosts out there, like he was still thought of 231 00:18:08.519 --> 00:18:15.400 Visa Zubos was there. Honestly, I can't even remember, like the Clippers 232 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:19.000 slayed so well together defensively, and I thought a lot of that tone started 233 00:18:19.000 --> 00:18:23.480 with the starting lineup, and I can't even remember a shot that like an 234 00:18:23.480 --> 00:18:27.279 actual jumper that Yoki hit this game, besides that one that went like over 235 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:30.359 the backboard where you're like, okay, he can have that, or was 236 00:18:30.440 --> 00:18:34.079 not he missed and started running the other way and it went in the reverse 237 00:18:34.240 --> 00:18:40.160 Nick Young. The fact that that is the only thing I can remember him 238 00:18:40.200 --> 00:18:44.920 even hitting this game shows you know how good of a job Zubos did, 239 00:18:44.920 --> 00:18:48.759 because he just didn't give him anything. And it's you know, it's only 240 00:18:48.799 --> 00:18:52.960 one game, you know, and you never want to take too much out 241 00:18:52.000 --> 00:18:55.440 of it. But that was a game where it just looked like Denver had 242 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:59.240 no answer for a lot of what the Clippers are doing and they're gonna have 243 00:18:59.279 --> 00:19:06.200 to adjust. How much of this dominating victory do you attribute to just having 244 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:10.720 Patrick Beverly's presence out there, even though it was only for twelve minutes. 245 00:19:11.000 --> 00:19:14.440 He has the two three pointers early on. He can't miss from there this 246 00:19:14.519 --> 00:19:19.039 season, but he always has that mindset that I feel like permeates throughout the 247 00:19:19.200 --> 00:19:23.400 entire Clippers roster whenever he's in the game, even if it's on a minutes 248 00:19:23.440 --> 00:19:29.000 restriction like in this one. Well, I think Patrick Beverley will always be 249 00:19:29.119 --> 00:19:33.640 the quote unstatable guy for the Clippers. His presence will always help. They 250 00:19:33.799 --> 00:19:37.039 called him, you know, the head of the snake today. But just 251 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:42.480 Marcus Morris's consistency, that is something I don't think anyone saw coming. Paul 252 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:48.160 George finally returning to form, and it kind of is reminiscent of, you 253 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:51.559 know, the year the Spurs went to seven with the MAVs and all of 254 00:19:51.599 --> 00:19:57.400 a sudden started beating everybody. I think the Clippers needed that kind of punch 255 00:19:57.480 --> 00:20:02.799 in the mouth by the Mavericks in that first round to kind of get to 256 00:20:02.799 --> 00:20:04.400 where they are now. Now we'll see what happens in game two or three, 257 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:08.119 because if if there's anything we've seen in these playoffs, like even if 258 00:20:08.119 --> 00:20:11.240 you're up two oh, doesn't seem to mean much. You can go to 259 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:15.119 seven pretty quickly. You know, things change really really fast in these playoffs 260 00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:19.960 at a day of rest. But it looks good for him. The Bubble 261 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:26.680 tournament vibes are real. There have been crazy performances, crazy shooting performances, 262 00:20:26.759 --> 00:20:32.400 that backdrop that just frames the baskets so well, that's how Doc Rivers has 263 00:20:32.400 --> 00:20:37.039 described it. We've seen teams shoot the ball with incredible efficiency, but Denver 264 00:20:37.279 --> 00:20:41.359 held to just ninety seven points. Someone else I wanted to ask you about 265 00:20:41.400 --> 00:20:48.960 here far Bod is Monster Tress because he obviously wasn't what we expected him to 266 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:51.920 be, or maybe he was because he hadn't played in so long, But 267 00:20:51.960 --> 00:20:56.240 he didn't look like himself in that first round series, outside of maybe Game 268 00:20:56.400 --> 00:20:59.279 five, where I thought he played really well and poured it on late with 269 00:20:59.319 --> 00:21:02.400 sixteen points in the fourth quarter. He had eight points in the fourth quarter 270 00:21:03.039 --> 00:21:07.359 fifteen points total. But does he have a better feel for the game. 271 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:11.920 Is his timing. Does that seem to be there now that he's, uh, 272 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:14.839 you know, he's seven games in. You could say since he returned, 273 00:21:15.519 --> 00:21:18.200 it definitely looked like he got his groove back. And the other thing 274 00:21:18.200 --> 00:21:21.920 you have to remember was with that previous matchup, he was really in a 275 00:21:21.920 --> 00:21:25.480 losing situation because almost every single time he went on the floor was against Boban 276 00:21:25.799 --> 00:21:27.119 yea, and it was kind of like, well, what are you gonna 277 00:21:27.160 --> 00:21:33.440 do? Like Boban can block Dwight Howard without jumping, right, So what 278 00:21:33.599 --> 00:21:37.000 is what is Tred's really gonna be able to do? He's he's always gonna 279 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:40.079 have to shoot a weird floater over him or something, because that's the only 280 00:21:40.119 --> 00:21:41.680 thing he's been able to do. And I think one thing I want to 281 00:21:41.680 --> 00:21:45.160 add, you know, before anything else is said, is there have been 282 00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:51.319 games the Clippers have had where, say against the Pelicans or Game four against 283 00:21:51.359 --> 00:21:55.200 the MAVs, where it was like, Okay, they're gonna hit twenty five 284 00:21:55.319 --> 00:21:59.400 threes, twenty seven threes, they're up by forty. Good game, right, 285 00:21:59.440 --> 00:22:02.240 they just hit twenty seven threes and there's nothing you can do about that. 286 00:22:02.759 --> 00:22:06.240 Today was different. Today they only hit ten threes and it just felt 287 00:22:06.759 --> 00:22:11.400 way more demoralizing than of forty point victory due to twenty plus threes. For 288 00:22:11.440 --> 00:22:15.680 them to win the way they did today with only ten mate threes, it 289 00:22:15.799 --> 00:22:19.759 just feels different. It feels much more solid. They didn't just get hot 290 00:22:21.680 --> 00:22:26.240 for Jamal Murray to go just five of fifteen from the floor. The Clippers 291 00:22:26.359 --> 00:22:30.720 just completely impose their will on them. They were able to do anything they 292 00:22:30.759 --> 00:22:34.880 wanted to, really on both ends of the floor. They win by twenty 293 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:38.839 three, with the final score of one twenty to ninety seven. Far Abod, 294 00:22:38.880 --> 00:22:42.680 what do you think Denver tries to do to adjust to try to fight 295 00:22:42.759 --> 00:22:47.119 back, and look, they're not out of this series. They're down one 296 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:51.480 game right now. It just feels like more because of how bad they lost 297 00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:53.720 and it wasn't even as close as the final score. But what adjustments do 298 00:22:53.759 --> 00:22:59.240 you think Mike Malone makes. I think they're gonna have to double Kawai immediately, 299 00:23:00.200 --> 00:23:03.160 and they're gonna have to. It's they're basically gonna have to pick their 300 00:23:03.200 --> 00:23:07.880 poison. They're gonna have to see if Marcus Morris shot. Paul George keeps 301 00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:12.559 making shots, but they're gonna have to double Kawhi because you coverage Kawai and 302 00:23:12.559 --> 00:23:17.599 that dude's gonna get twelve out of sixteen almost every time. If there's anything 303 00:23:17.599 --> 00:23:21.640 we learned in that MAVs series, He's gonna get his unless you don't let 304 00:23:21.720 --> 00:23:25.799 him get his. And it's an unfortunate situation for Denver, but they're just 305 00:23:25.839 --> 00:23:30.799 gonna have to pick their poison the same way Blitz Damian Lillard and their series, 306 00:23:30.839 --> 00:23:33.640 and they had to let a mean you beat them. They're gonna Denver 307 00:23:33.759 --> 00:23:36.960 has to do the same thing where but Morris is a much better shooter than 308 00:23:36.960 --> 00:23:40.039 a mean news though we'll see how that goes. It could backfire, but 309 00:23:40.200 --> 00:23:42.319 they got to do something like that. It was weird because as soon as 310 00:23:42.359 --> 00:23:47.839 you said they gotta double Kauai, your phone got really robotic, like like 311 00:23:48.039 --> 00:23:52.240 Kauai was trying to reach through the phone line like the terminator that he is, 312 00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:56.599 and say it's still not gonna help them. He is far Bought, 313 00:23:56.680 --> 00:24:00.039 Isn't sorry. Follow him on Twitter at Farbot unders gore E. He covers 314 00:24:00.079 --> 00:24:03.519 the Clippers for SI. Now, Farbot, we'll talk to you later in 315 00:24:03.559 --> 00:24:07.480 the series, depending on how long ago. Thanks for doing this. Tonight 316 00:24:07.720 --> 00:24:11.640 just saved me for the critical one. I will if it's that pivotal game 317 00:24:11.720 --> 00:24:14.400 five and it's tied at two too, you know I'm coming to you. 318 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:19.279 He is far bought esm Sorry if you would like to get on Clippers stock 319 00:24:19.319 --> 00:24:25.400 tonight eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero 320 00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:29.359 eleven fifty and I believe we still have Let's go to a quick call before 321 00:24:29.359 --> 00:24:33.839 we get out of here. Tagus in Walnut. He's a regular here on 322 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:37.319 Clippers stalk tags. What's up? If you're on with Adam Oslin, how 323 00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:41.559 are you hey, Adam gray Win. It's always good when the Clippers don't 324 00:24:41.640 --> 00:24:45.160 let them come back. You guys touched on a lot of things already. 325 00:24:45.480 --> 00:24:48.400 I think for me, the biggest key was after that first quarter it was 326 00:24:48.400 --> 00:24:52.319 a tie game and Kwaie was out. I think Beverly wasn't in there. 327 00:24:52.359 --> 00:24:57.519 And then I think pg's defense in that early in that first five six minutes 328 00:24:57.640 --> 00:25:03.720 with doubt Kwai, they got that lead from like from a tie to a 329 00:25:03.799 --> 00:25:07.240 seven or eight point lead. And you know, with all his struggles, 330 00:25:07.279 --> 00:25:11.440 he says he can impact the game in different ways, and you saw it 331 00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:15.359 on the defensive end today from guarding Murray making feels, taking charges. I 332 00:25:15.400 --> 00:25:19.599 think that was really the turning point in that second quarter, and when Kwai 333 00:25:19.759 --> 00:25:23.680 came back in, they just pushed that lead even further. Thanks Adam, 334 00:25:23.920 --> 00:25:27.440 appreciate you. Yeah, the Clippers won that second quarter by eighteen points. 335 00:25:29.039 --> 00:25:32.720 They won it thirty eight to twenty. And this is actually interesting because of 336 00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:37.519 how good they are defensively. The Clippers only scored twenty two points in the 337 00:25:37.599 --> 00:25:42.480 third, but they only gave up sixteen. So you see the contrasting styles 338 00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:45.279 there, where they can beat you anyway you want, where they can put 339 00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:48.359 up thirty eight points in a quarter and beat you, and they can score 340 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:55.160 just twenty two and still win that quarter by six points. That's how versatile 341 00:25:55.240 --> 00:25:59.960 this team is, and that's how they were built. They were intelligently designed 342 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:03.720 by Lawrence Frank and this Clippers front office to be multiple, to be have 343 00:26:03.880 --> 00:26:10.920 that switchability. And with Patrick Beverley back and hopefully if he can stay healthy, 344 00:26:11.359 --> 00:26:15.079 the Clippers do have a chance to at least take out Denver in five 345 00:26:15.160 --> 00:26:18.559 games. We don't want to get ahead of ourselves, but they're good enough 346 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:22.680 to beat anyone. I've been telling ya all season long. I believe they're 347 00:26:22.720 --> 00:26:26.799 that underground super team. They have the underground goat and they have the best 348 00:26:26.880 --> 00:26:30.880 bench in NBA history. They have different ways to do it than the Golden 349 00:26:30.920 --> 00:26:34.599 State Warriors of the past or some of the other all time great teams. 350 00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:37.319 All right, coming up next, we'll get back to your phone calls. 351 00:26:37.359 --> 00:26:41.519 Eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven to five two zero 352 00:26:41.599 --> 00:26:48.240 eleven fifty. Clippers win by twenty three in Game one over the Denver Nuggets. 353 00:26:48.759 --> 00:26:52.319 Game two is on Saturday. We'll get more into that. You'll hear 354 00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:57.359 from Doc Rivers next post game. You can also get to me at follow 355 00:26:57.359 --> 00:27:03.200 Adam Ay and we are live on pair Roscope on AM five seventy LA Sports 356 00:27:03.200 --> 00:27:07.599 and their account and of course my Twitter account at follow Adam a. We're 357 00:27:07.599 --> 00:27:11.599 gonna start doing this for Clipper stock. It's gonna become very familiar to you 358 00:27:14.000 --> 00:27:18.799 Clippers with that familiar win when they have their entire roster. They are twelve 359 00:27:18.000 --> 00:27:22.079 in one this season. More Clipper stock coming up next. Right here on 360 00:27:22.119 --> 00:27:27.440 the Patriot AM eleven fifty. Leonard on the left wing. Leonard with four 361 00:27:27.480 --> 00:27:30.240 points so far in this first quarter, working against Bill Seth, crossing over 362 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:33.079 to his left down the left alley against the ram Bull extension, lays it 363 00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:37.319 in with the left hand Kawhi Leonard so crafty to make it twenty four twenty 364 00:27:37.519 --> 00:27:41.799 Williams down the right alley finds Leonard shore corner faceline drive letter to the rim. 365 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:47.400 Oh he can Burt's contact inside, no foul call, but Kawhi Leonard 366 00:27:47.440 --> 00:27:52.640 with a special k finish Noah Eagle on the calls. The Clippers win one 367 00:27:52.799 --> 00:27:59.039 twenty to ninety seven over the Denver Nuggets in Game one, and we had 368 00:27:59.039 --> 00:28:03.279 a little bit of echo there we are on AM five seventies periscope account on 369 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:06.759 their Twitter account. That's a little bit confusing at a five seventy l A 370 00:28:06.839 --> 00:28:10.880 sports. Just go to at follow Adam A. Follow Adam A on Twitter. 371 00:28:10.960 --> 00:28:14.640 Of course you're listening to the Patriot A M eleven fifty as well. 372 00:28:15.119 --> 00:28:19.480 Clippers go up one game to none in this best of seven second round series 373 00:28:19.480 --> 00:28:25.039 on the Denver Nuggets, and they won by twenty three and it really was 374 00:28:25.119 --> 00:28:33.359 not that close. Danny in La Denny, you're how are you pretty good 375 00:28:33.359 --> 00:28:37.519 at yourself? Oh? It's always a good night when the Clippers win in 376 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:41.319 a playoff game, especially, Oh, yes, Yeah, it's just a 377 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:45.880 day like everybody's been saying. You know, they're still adding, not that 378 00:28:45.319 --> 00:28:49.559 they're still not at their full potential, but they're coming along fine. Uh, 379 00:28:51.200 --> 00:28:56.000 we have a very good big shot at getting that Larry O'Brien, that 380 00:28:56.160 --> 00:29:00.000 Larry oh b thank you, Denny. Yes, we heard it last season 381 00:29:00.039 --> 00:29:03.880 and from Kawhi Leonard when he won it. He's the Rating Finals MVP. 382 00:29:03.400 --> 00:29:10.079 Some people sometimes forget that. Look at what's happened to the Toronto Raptors even 383 00:29:10.119 --> 00:29:15.880 though they won tonight's game and Og Nanobi hit the three pointer with point five 384 00:29:15.079 --> 00:29:19.640 seconds left and I saw Derek Fisher was trending, of course, but it 385 00:29:19.720 --> 00:29:26.000 was a Raptors help me og and Anobi your only hope type of moment. 386 00:29:26.599 --> 00:29:30.000 But they're still down two games to one, and they're missing their guy. 387 00:29:30.599 --> 00:29:34.200 They're missing Kawhi Leonard right now. Siakam hasn't played very well so far in 388 00:29:34.200 --> 00:29:41.200 this series, in the playoffs overall, Kawhi Leonard is the ultimate threat when 389 00:29:41.200 --> 00:29:47.319 it comes to playoff basketball. He gets better and better, not just when 390 00:29:47.319 --> 00:29:51.920 the playoffs come, but as each round progresses. You saw it last season 391 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:55.920 in that second round against the Philadelphia seventy six ers who were stacked at the 392 00:29:55.960 --> 00:30:00.279 time. They had Jimmy Butler, plus they has made the move for Yes 393 00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:03.200 Harris from the Clippers, and of course they had a healthy MBAD and Ben 394 00:30:03.240 --> 00:30:10.000 Simmons and Kawhi beat him on a game winner, series winner in Game seven, 395 00:30:11.160 --> 00:30:14.200 and I think he put up a forty spot in that game. But 396 00:30:14.319 --> 00:30:18.799 he can carry a team by himself. The good news is and I think 397 00:30:18.839 --> 00:30:22.640 this is the reason. One of the reasons he wanted to come back home 398 00:30:23.039 --> 00:30:27.000 to play with the Clippers is because he knew the death on this team and 399 00:30:27.079 --> 00:30:32.559 how good they were. And of course they also bring in Paul George to 400 00:30:32.640 --> 00:30:36.480 sweeten the deal, who had nineteen points. I want to hear though, 401 00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:41.079 another reason he came to La to play with your Clippers the head coach Doc 402 00:30:41.200 --> 00:30:45.480 Rivers. Here he was post game after the Clippers win Game one in this 403 00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:48.519 best of seven second round series over the Denver Nuggets by a score of one 404 00:30:48.720 --> 00:30:53.400 twenty to ninety seven. Hey, Doc, wanted to ask you about the 405 00:30:53.440 --> 00:30:57.519 pick and roll defense tonight against Yo Kitchen Murray. You guys held them to 406 00:30:57.880 --> 00:31:03.400 combine twenty seven point points and just the job you guys did against them. 407 00:31:03.480 --> 00:31:07.079 Yeah, yeah, I thought we glittered it up a little bit. First 408 00:31:07.119 --> 00:31:10.079 quarter defense was not good, but then from that point on, I thought 409 00:31:10.079 --> 00:31:14.359 we really locked in, you know, got into the ball, you know, 410 00:31:14.440 --> 00:31:17.240 blew up a couple of their handoffs. But they're just so difficult, 411 00:31:17.400 --> 00:31:22.079 honestly, So you know we'll take the effort tonight for sure. Ohm, 412 00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:26.200 your next go ahead, And Doc, this is being your first postseason to 413 00:31:26.319 --> 00:31:30.000 quiet, what do you see in him? I mean, he's like I 414 00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:33.920 think today he joined Michael Jordan as as having since the merger the only guys 415 00:31:33.960 --> 00:31:37.599 that score at least twenty nine points in their first seven playoff games of a 416 00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:44.880 postseason. Just efficient. You know, he puts the work in though you 417 00:31:44.880 --> 00:31:48.839 know there's there are a few guys that all work them. So he puts 418 00:31:48.839 --> 00:31:52.519 an in and so when the game starts he can withdraw, you know, 419 00:31:52.759 --> 00:31:55.960 and so he does been a lot of work in, but he's very efficient. 420 00:31:56.839 --> 00:31:59.920 I've been very impressed with how he can get it through. You're all 421 00:32:00.079 --> 00:32:05.720 fens, you know, he's been great for us. Dan Wilkie, your 422 00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:08.119 next go ahead, Hey, do come up to be nice to answer questions 423 00:32:08.119 --> 00:32:14.799 about Kawai and Michael Jordan and not spend fifty thousand dollars. Yeah, they're 424 00:32:15.039 --> 00:32:21.039 very well said Pat Beverley played twelve minutes. But but what is it just 425 00:32:21.119 --> 00:32:24.720 about sort of his or presence that seems to do something different to your team. 426 00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:30.359 It gives us energy where not a particularly loud team on the floor. 427 00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:37.559 Defensively, Pat is in a lot of ways with that starting lineup, he's 428 00:32:37.599 --> 00:32:42.079 the defensive captain with his voice. Now he calls out coverages, he holds 429 00:32:42.240 --> 00:32:46.400 everybody responsible, and to have that voice to start games, it's just invaluable. 430 00:32:47.200 --> 00:32:51.359 And then what it does, it just leaks over to the rest of 431 00:32:51.359 --> 00:32:53.880 the team. So when you see him playing like that and talking like that 432 00:32:54.000 --> 00:32:59.319 on defense, it helps the entire team. Doc people when they talk about 433 00:32:59.319 --> 00:33:02.000 Pat almost exclusively talk about his defense. But this is a guy who shoots 434 00:33:02.359 --> 00:33:07.240 thirty eight from three. Yeah, every year, stepped into two right away 435 00:33:07.240 --> 00:33:10.519 for you guys tonight. Those were those tone setting shots a little bit. 436 00:33:10.720 --> 00:33:15.880 Those were great, very much so because he hadn't played. But I do 437 00:33:15.119 --> 00:33:20.400 I think people forget about his offense. You know, he's a terrific especially 438 00:33:20.440 --> 00:33:23.759 corner shooter, and he knows that and he gets to those spots. So, 439 00:33:24.319 --> 00:33:28.240 uh, you know. Good for him. Go ahead, Sanjo, 440 00:33:29.039 --> 00:33:31.480 Hey doc speaking to Marcus, what are your thoughts on his performance tonight? 441 00:33:31.599 --> 00:33:36.759 It was terrific and and that I think we'll get lost in his offense, 442 00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:40.680 but man, I tell you defensively in his passing and his facing and being 443 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:45.319 in the right place. I mean, he was. He was a prose 444 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:51.319 pro tonight. Just very efficient. Uh. He played such an intelligent basketball 445 00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:55.400 game. It was. It was great to see Andrew. Go ahead, 446 00:33:58.599 --> 00:34:00.960 Hey, doctor, have you guys wrapped up that first round? You'd mentioned 447 00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:04.359 that you felt like just kind of collectively, the intensity was a little slow 448 00:34:04.400 --> 00:34:07.440 to wake up in that first round. Was that something you revisited in the 449 00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:09.920 last two or three days with your guys about getting off to a faster start, 450 00:34:10.280 --> 00:34:14.559 well, just getting off to a playoffs start, you know, and 451 00:34:14.599 --> 00:34:16.719 you're like, you're in the playoffs, and you know, I didn't think 452 00:34:16.760 --> 00:34:22.360 we joined it until I Game four. But now we're here and we're playing 453 00:34:22.360 --> 00:34:25.639 well, we're playing hard. That's what I saw tonight. You know we're 454 00:34:25.639 --> 00:34:29.840 gonna make mistakes, but when you play hard, you can cover up for 455 00:34:29.920 --> 00:34:32.840 him. And I thought we did that tonight. Shane Young, go ahead, 456 00:34:32.880 --> 00:34:37.360 you're next, Hey, Doc, just wondering what you think of Montress 457 00:34:37.400 --> 00:34:39.880 stretch in that second half there, And do you think this is a matchup 458 00:34:39.880 --> 00:34:43.800 Taylor made for him to really get going. Yeah. I don't know if 459 00:34:43.840 --> 00:34:47.800 any matchup is tailor many for anyone. But you know, listen, Tres 460 00:34:47.960 --> 00:34:52.440 was gone for thirty days, right, and so he's still just starting to 461 00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:57.079 round in and you can finally see it coming, and so they get him 462 00:34:57.239 --> 00:35:05.800 in now. The playoffs will be huge for us moving forward. Last one 463 00:35:05.840 --> 00:35:12.280 we're gonna go to Mark Mdina Go ahead. Mark. You mentioned about the 464 00:35:12.320 --> 00:35:17.199 playing part helps smart when you look at that as I think it's just a 465 00:35:17.239 --> 00:35:22.840 different intensity to the playoffs because you're gonna play the same team. They're they're 466 00:35:22.880 --> 00:35:27.679 overly prepared for you, and so the little things stand out. One mistake 467 00:35:27.719 --> 00:35:31.119 will cause your basket. Uh, one mistake will cause a turnover. You're 468 00:35:31.199 --> 00:35:36.840 running right, you'll you'll get a basket or shot, and if you don't 469 00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:40.119 execute, uh, it's gonna hurt you. And part of that is intensity 470 00:35:40.480 --> 00:35:45.760 and focus and you know you have to have that on every single play, 471 00:35:45.079 --> 00:35:50.280 and I don't think we understood that early on. I think we do that. 472 00:35:51.599 --> 00:35:54.760 The Clippers plays with that sense of urgency. Yes, thank you, 473 00:35:54.800 --> 00:36:00.559 Doc Rivers. Another big Clippers win in the playoffs and Game one of the 474 00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:06.719 second round series they win by twenty three. Kawai has twenty nine. And 475 00:36:07.599 --> 00:36:13.039 here's something nice little nugget for you, excuse me, dating back to last 476 00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:17.480 postseason, Kawhi Leonard has fifteen straight playoff games with at least twenty points, 477 00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:25.360 which is the longest active streak in the NBA. And to me, he's 478 00:36:25.440 --> 00:36:31.159 moving even better than he did last season with the Toronto Raptors. We're seeing 479 00:36:31.239 --> 00:36:39.280 Kawhi Leonard get better the two time finals MVP. It's getting scary for the 480 00:36:39.320 --> 00:36:43.039 rest of the league. Coming up next, we'll get back to your phone 481 00:36:43.039 --> 00:36:46.519 calls eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero 482 00:36:46.599 --> 00:36:51.840 eleven fifty They listen to clipperstock. I'm at a Moslin and this is the 483 00:36:51.880 --> 00:37:00.119 Patriot AM eleven fifty by Nitza. Back on the cornt W Hilary ob and 484 00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:16.960 suck the home of the La Clippers. This is LA Clippers basketball. The 485 00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:22.039 Clippers hold one of the best offenses in the league to just forty two percent 486 00:37:22.119 --> 00:37:28.440 shooting from the field. The Denver Nuggets just nine of thirty six from three. 487 00:37:29.519 --> 00:37:34.400 That's clamp City defense. It's no coincidence that Patrick Beverley was back for 488 00:37:34.440 --> 00:37:37.840 this game. Had missed eleven of their last ten games inside the bubble, 489 00:37:38.239 --> 00:37:44.119 had just played in game one of last or the first round series against the 490 00:37:44.159 --> 00:37:49.639 Dallas Mavericks and didn't quite look like himself offensively, only played twelve minutes. 491 00:37:49.719 --> 00:37:52.559 But I think some of that was because the Clippers were up by as many 492 00:37:52.599 --> 00:37:57.639 as twenty nine after they got twenty nine from Kawhi Leonard. Game two is 493 00:37:57.760 --> 00:38:04.679 on Saturday. But first let's go to Jeff and Tarzana. Jeff, what's 494 00:38:04.760 --> 00:38:08.800 up? Adam? Never a doubt? Well, yeah, after that first 495 00:38:08.880 --> 00:38:13.079 quarter, it was tied in the first quarter. After that it was over. 496 00:38:13.679 --> 00:38:15.599 You know when you stop and think they gave up thirty one points in 497 00:38:15.639 --> 00:38:22.639 the first quarter and they only gave up thirty six for the next two quarters. 498 00:38:22.639 --> 00:38:25.840 That's a hell of a defense. But you know, I'll give Denver 499 00:38:27.000 --> 00:38:31.360 credit for being a little tired. This is probably a six game series with 500 00:38:31.519 --> 00:38:38.159 Kawai at the top, but with alt Patrick Beverley, do you notice the 501 00:38:38.199 --> 00:38:43.159 difference how the team runs smoother. He's like the head of the snake there. 502 00:38:43.719 --> 00:38:45.559 I mean, I know Kawhai is the best player they have, but 503 00:38:46.360 --> 00:38:50.920 it's kind of the head of the snake. They go as as Patrick Beverley 504 00:38:51.039 --> 00:38:57.679 does, and I think probably you'll see him averaging at least twenty minutes a 505 00:38:57.679 --> 00:39:01.280 game for the rest of the series, don't you, Patrick Beverly, Yeah, 506 00:39:01.480 --> 00:39:05.800 let's hope. So as long as you stays healthy. That left calf 507 00:39:06.119 --> 00:39:09.639 has been an issue. But I appreciate the phone call Jeff callback on Saturday, 508 00:39:09.679 --> 00:39:15.559 hopefully after another Clippers win. Never a doubt, never a doubt that 509 00:39:15.599 --> 00:39:19.920 Jeff and Tarzana's calling in after a Clippers win. Before we get out of 510 00:39:19.960 --> 00:39:22.639 here. I do want you to hear from your leader. Patrick Beverley's one 511 00:39:22.679 --> 00:39:27.039 of them. Of course, he plays with that spirit for the Clippers, 512 00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:31.920 and everybody feeds off his energy and they look like themselves. Their identity returns 513 00:39:32.000 --> 00:39:37.280 whenever he's on the floor. But Kawhi Leonard has been leading them. They 514 00:39:37.280 --> 00:39:42.159 didn't have much from Patrick Beverly obviously outside of Game one last series, he 515 00:39:42.199 --> 00:39:47.079 didn't play, and Kawhi Leonard was that calming presence. And Doc Rivers said 516 00:39:47.119 --> 00:39:51.400 it after Game six when Kawhi came back in and it was only a six 517 00:39:51.440 --> 00:39:53.760 point lead for the Clippers with nine minutes left in Game six, it was 518 00:39:53.800 --> 00:40:00.519 closing time. It was semi sonic. It was Kawhi leonard Us being in 519 00:40:00.559 --> 00:40:05.360 that position so many times in his career and with what the knowledge he's gained 520 00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:08.119 with the Spurs, what he did last season with the Toronto Raptors, he 521 00:40:08.159 --> 00:40:13.800 applies that and it's just second nature for him to take over and to play 522 00:40:13.880 --> 00:40:17.239 calm, steady basketball down the stretch of big games. Here he was after 523 00:40:17.239 --> 00:40:21.920 he had twenty nine points and the Clippers winning Game one. Hey, quiet, 524 00:40:22.480 --> 00:40:25.079 A big focus for you guys defensively obviously, was stopping the yokichmry pick 525 00:40:25.119 --> 00:40:29.159 and roll. You guys limited to them to just twenty seven points tonight. 526 00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:32.199 What do you think he did well defensively against those two. I'm just trying 527 00:40:32.199 --> 00:40:37.280 to contest those shots. I'm staying in front of him. I thought we 528 00:40:37.320 --> 00:40:42.639 did a great job with that. And you know the other defenders as well, 529 00:40:42.760 --> 00:40:45.719 that wasn't in the action. They were in the helpside defense, shout 530 00:40:45.840 --> 00:40:51.119 hands and just you know, that's it. You know, but you know 531 00:40:51.559 --> 00:40:54.880 that team went through a seven game series and I'm sure they'll come back more 532 00:40:54.960 --> 00:41:00.960 prepared for her again too, Thanks Jovan. Next question, we'll come from 533 00:41:00.960 --> 00:41:07.039 home. Go ahead on. Hey, Kauhi, You've been incredibly studied so 534 00:41:07.039 --> 00:41:09.079 far in the playoffs. You and Michael Jordan are like the only players since 535 00:41:09.159 --> 00:41:14.280 the merger to score twenty nine points at least twenty nine points in the first 536 00:41:14.320 --> 00:41:19.159 seven games of the playoffs. Can you talk about your steadiness, like how 537 00:41:19.199 --> 00:41:22.280 important it is to you to be consistent? And Doc said that like this, 538 00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:25.360 it felt like the team's intensity. It's almost like the team didn't arrive 539 00:41:25.480 --> 00:41:30.320 until Game four against Dallas. What did you see tonight as far as like 540 00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:32.719 you guys been locked in. Oh, just I'm just trying to win the 541 00:41:32.719 --> 00:41:37.480 basketball game anyway I can. You know, I've been very fortunate to make 542 00:41:37.519 --> 00:41:43.039 shots, you know up to this point that you know, mindset is just 543 00:41:43.320 --> 00:41:50.880 going in playing defense the whole unit, starting with our leaders or with our 544 00:41:50.880 --> 00:41:53.480 first shooting. We gotta go out there and play defense and then you know, 545 00:41:53.519 --> 00:41:57.599 we could get what we want on the other end. But that's that's 546 00:41:57.760 --> 00:42:01.960 our you know, main focus going up there. And I think you know, 547 00:42:02.079 --> 00:42:07.559 Dallas is a greats quarantine and we felt like if we get stopped so 548 00:42:07.559 --> 00:42:09.119 we can win this series. So we got to keep carrying that over. 549 00:42:10.920 --> 00:42:15.960 Thanks some Next questions from Tamara, go ahead, Hey, Kai, congrats 550 00:42:15.960 --> 00:42:20.039 to the wind. I'm just curious throughout your career, the game is sort 551 00:42:20.039 --> 00:42:22.000 of evolved into the three point line a lot more. But you've really made 552 00:42:22.039 --> 00:42:25.880 an emphasis to hit the mid range shot at a high clip. Just why 553 00:42:25.920 --> 00:42:29.280 do you focus so hard on that, on that shot and how are you 554 00:42:29.320 --> 00:42:34.079 so consistent at it? Just working out, just working on my game, 555 00:42:34.519 --> 00:42:38.559 being confident in my shot, and you know that's pretty much it, and 556 00:42:39.599 --> 00:42:43.880 you know, just trying to get to my spots. But now I'm pretty 557 00:42:43.960 --> 00:42:46.360 much focused on all the areas in my game. But I'm able to get 558 00:42:46.360 --> 00:42:52.320 to my spots right now and I'll make shots thanks to me. Next questions 559 00:42:52.360 --> 00:42:54.960 from Sanjo, Go ahead, Hey Kawhi, what did you think of Marcus 560 00:42:55.039 --> 00:43:01.000 Morris's performance tonight? He need to need a good job playing defense, rebounding 561 00:43:01.000 --> 00:43:06.639 the ball, doing a great job on the switches. You know you've made, 562 00:43:06.639 --> 00:43:10.320 You made shots tonight, some big ones early you know, boosted our 563 00:43:10.360 --> 00:43:15.920 confidence and gave us the lead. So he's very consistent. My next question, 564 00:43:15.960 --> 00:43:22.039 Kahi, comes from Mark Medina there in Orlando with you like walk during 565 00:43:22.079 --> 00:43:34.320 your vast Shipman experience to extract with your teens. You know, I'm not 566 00:43:34.360 --> 00:43:38.400 a guy that you know, talks about you know, what I've done, 567 00:43:39.400 --> 00:43:46.079 you know on different teams. It's just about now, but just giving them, 568 00:43:46.079 --> 00:43:51.000 you know, some thoughts like when Duke, when things do come up, 569 00:43:51.440 --> 00:43:53.800 you know, it's about this year and how we could be better as 570 00:43:54.199 --> 00:44:00.199 you know, this year's team. So you know, I guess just take 571 00:44:00.320 --> 00:44:04.599 him from what I've seen in the past and just trying to make us be 572 00:44:05.039 --> 00:44:08.159 you know, as consistent we could be, and you know, just trying 573 00:44:08.159 --> 00:44:13.920 to keep our focusing, just having us be relaxed. Dude, Kawhi Leonard 574 00:44:14.000 --> 00:44:17.039 lives in the moment better than any other superstar in the game. Right now, 575 00:44:17.199 --> 00:44:22.000 he's the best closer in the game and that works out well because he's 576 00:44:22.039 --> 00:44:25.639 also the best player in the game. And I say it a lot, 577 00:44:25.880 --> 00:44:30.960 but sometimes you gotta pinch yourself. Clipper Nation, he's wearing the red, 578 00:44:30.960 --> 00:44:37.480 white and blue out there. Now. It happened they became that destination franchise. 579 00:44:37.639 --> 00:44:43.719 Now they're trying to become a championship franchise. Step in the right direction 580 00:44:43.760 --> 00:44:46.960 in this game. Game two is on Saturday. Tip time is that six 581 00:44:47.039 --> 00:44:51.599 pm? With the Great Noah Eagle. We'll have Clippers count Down, your 582 00:44:51.599 --> 00:44:57.960 Clippers pregame show starting at five pm on the Patriot Am eleven fifty. Before 583 00:44:58.000 --> 00:45:00.320 we get out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organis Zation, 584 00:45:00.440 --> 00:45:02.559 Noah Eagle, Brian Seaman, the Great Ralph Lawler. Back here in 585 00:45:02.639 --> 00:45:08.519 Burbank, we had the fantastic Sam Zia and Zach Attack working in the background 586 00:45:08.599 --> 00:45:14.239 giving you that good postgame audio. And thanks to you the listeners. This 587 00:45:14.320 --> 00:45:19.280 should be up in podcast form or in periscope form on my Twitter account at 588 00:45:19.320 --> 00:45:22.559 follow Adam ay in about twenty minutes if you missed any of the nice Clippers 589 00:45:22.559 --> 00:45:28.559 Talk postgame show until Saturday is starting at five with your Clippers pregame show, 590 00:45:28.599 --> 00:45:30.760 Clippers Countdown. I'm Adam Moslin. We we'll talk to you then