WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.280 --> 00:00:06.240 Welcome into Clipperstock. There's a new sheriff from town. You won't be able 2 00:00:06.280 --> 00:00:09.039 to deny it. You're going to go to the NBA Finals. I believe 3 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:12.880 in my heart this is the best team in the history of the franchise. 4 00:00:13.039 --> 00:00:19.519 I am all about the Clipper Nation. This is Clippers Talk. They're trying 5 00:00:19.519 --> 00:00:24.120 to win the whole thing. A postgame look. It's your La Clippers recapping 6 00:00:24.160 --> 00:00:28.559 the game, the stars and looking ahead to what's next. To hear episodes 7 00:00:28.600 --> 00:00:33.439 you've missed. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or wherever you podcast. 8 00:00:33.840 --> 00:00:43.079 Now your host of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Oslin without Kawhi Leonard without John 9 00:00:43.079 --> 00:00:47.880 Wall. Paul George reaches back to his twenty twenty one playoff run and drops 10 00:00:47.880 --> 00:00:52.560 a forty spot in Sacktown, and the Clippers win one eleven to one, 11 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.759 O nine over the King's Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm out of Oslin eight 12 00:00:56.799 --> 00:01:00.000 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two 13 00:01:00.039 --> 00:01:04.239 five seventy is the phone number. Get to me at follow Adam a coming 14 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:07.799 up on the show. You're gonna hear from PG. Thirteen and the head 15 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:11.560 coach and William Updyke from clips and dip. But while we have a moment, 16 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:14.200 let's get it out of the way now and pause ten seconds for station 17 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:18.719 identification. Here on a five seventy l A Sports, this is LA Clippers 18 00:01:18.799 --> 00:01:25.239 Basketball, A five seventy KLAC Los Angeles eight seven KYSR HD to Los Angeles 19 00:01:25.439 --> 00:01:30.079 and iHeart Radio station. It was a slow start for Paul George, just 20 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:34.719 four of his forty points in that first quarter, but he started to catch 21 00:01:34.760 --> 00:01:41.719 fire in the second, erupted for fifteen and it was an open three pointer 22 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:46.480 that Sacramento gave him that led to a Mike Brown time out that really seemed 23 00:01:46.480 --> 00:01:49.719 to get Paul George and rhythm. That's all it takes with great players like 24 00:01:49.799 --> 00:01:55.120 him. Struggled the other night against the Los Angeles Lakers offensively. Remember we're 25 00:01:55.120 --> 00:01:59.319 talking about a two way superstar here, a guy who was top three and 26 00:01:59.400 --> 00:02:01.040 MVP and it's a Player of the Year vote in just a couple of seasons 27 00:02:01.079 --> 00:02:06.640 ago. But after going four of twelve from the field against the Lakers, 28 00:02:06.680 --> 00:02:10.000 where he still had ten boards and four assists, he ends up going sixteen 29 00:02:10.080 --> 00:02:19.039 of thirty one for forty points, hit three three pointers and just ridiculous shots 30 00:02:19.080 --> 00:02:23.159 in that fourth quarter over Dearren Fox that will just leave your breathless with some 31 00:02:23.240 --> 00:02:29.360 of the footwork from PG. Thirteen. He is one of the ninth Wonders, 32 00:02:29.439 --> 00:02:32.120 eighth Wonders in the world. He's six nine and he can move like 33 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:37.759 that and has handles like that. Call him the third Splash Brothers sometimes because 34 00:02:37.759 --> 00:02:44.680 of his outside shooting, but the handle at that height is just unreal to 35 00:02:44.800 --> 00:02:47.360 watch. You forget how tall he is because he's just got the ball on 36 00:02:47.400 --> 00:02:52.159 a string, and Dearren Fox found that out. A few different Kings did 37 00:02:52.159 --> 00:02:54.759 in this one. They couldn't guard him whatsoever. He was just toying with 38 00:02:54.840 --> 00:03:00.360 them. Ten of his forty and the fourth but missed a three pointer as 39 00:03:00.400 --> 00:03:05.360 the Clippers were up by three that would have been the kill shot. It's 40 00:03:05.479 --> 00:03:10.520 tapped though by Nick Batoum into the hands of Reggie Jackson and then Norman Powell, 41 00:03:10.520 --> 00:03:15.360 who would knock down free throws late to close this one out. And 42 00:03:15.400 --> 00:03:22.840 Norm struggling first two games this season, hasn't looked quite right, hasn't found 43 00:03:22.840 --> 00:03:28.840 a rhythm yet, is right now three of eighteen total, going back to 44 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:34.400 Thursday night against the Lakers. But I wonder if those two free throws to 45 00:03:34.479 --> 00:03:38.400 really sink and clinch this one for the Clippers can get him going, because 46 00:03:38.439 --> 00:03:40.800 Pale just hasn't been able to find it whatsoever, even at the rim. 47 00:03:40.840 --> 00:03:45.800 He's just missing layups right now, just as timing looks off. He had 48 00:03:45.840 --> 00:03:50.120 that eruption in their final preseason game with thirty four points and something like sixteen 49 00:03:50.159 --> 00:03:53.919 minutes, but hasn't got it going yet. And yet the Clippers are two 50 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:59.479 and oh, haven't played close to their best. Basketball, didn't have Kauai, 51 00:03:59.639 --> 00:04:02.599 didn't have John Wall tonight, and they went by two in Sacramento against 52 00:04:02.639 --> 00:04:06.479 a hungry King's team that is trying to break the longest playoff droute in North 53 00:04:06.520 --> 00:04:11.400 American sports right now, going back to two thousand and six, the last 54 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:15.039 time they made the playoffs, and they have those ambitions this year, and 55 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:19.680 they lost opening night to the Portland Trailblazers. Jaron Fox gave the Clippers everything 56 00:04:19.720 --> 00:04:25.319 he could. He had thirty six, but Demonta Sabonis was getting locked up 57 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:30.040 Alcatraz style with no escape like Clint Eastwood this time, as Rocco was there. 58 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:38.399 Robert Covington was unreal with his defense, he and Zubas just did a 59 00:04:38.480 --> 00:04:42.279 number on Demonta Sabonis, who was two time All Star in this league, 60 00:04:42.800 --> 00:04:46.240 and Rocco in the fourth as teams were trading free throws, nobody had anything 61 00:04:46.279 --> 00:04:53.000 going offensively, and Robert Covington had a big throw down and then had a 62 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:59.240 steal on Sabonis for a layup that really got the momentum back in the Clippers 63 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:03.639 favor. And then it was Reggie Jackson finding Terrence Man underneath the basket for 64 00:05:03.720 --> 00:05:06.879 a dunk and a layup. And then Reggie got into the scoring act as 65 00:05:06.920 --> 00:05:14.839 well. He had a tough scoop shot over Holmes where he just had also 66 00:05:14.879 --> 00:05:17.319 had the ball and a string was dancing back and forth. It looked a 67 00:05:17.360 --> 00:05:21.480 little bit like playoff Reggie four or five for him three or three from distance. 68 00:05:21.720 --> 00:05:25.040 They had. The only two point where he hit was that scoop shot, 69 00:05:25.079 --> 00:05:29.639 and he had fourteen points and five assists, and after having eight turnovers 70 00:05:29.680 --> 00:05:32.959 in the first half, Clippers shared things up a little bit more, only 71 00:05:33.040 --> 00:05:38.560 ended with thirteen turnovers in the ball game after having twenty two the other night, 72 00:05:38.959 --> 00:05:43.000 finished nine to twenty two from distance, twenty of twenty two from the 73 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:46.240 free throw line. Remember the Clippers missed eleven free throws against the Lakers tonight. 74 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.639 It was the King's missing free throws. In fact, they missed eleven. 75 00:05:50.680 --> 00:05:56.240 They were fifteen of twenty six. Unbelievable. You can say that was 76 00:05:56.279 --> 00:05:59.759 a gift in the Clippers favor, But they did what they had to and 77 00:06:00.199 --> 00:06:06.519 George stepped up being that good without Kauai, without John Wall in just the 78 00:06:06.600 --> 00:06:11.639 second game here of the season, knowing it's on his shoulders, he's got 79 00:06:11.720 --> 00:06:15.759 to do a little bit more, and boy did he deliver a forty spot 80 00:06:15.879 --> 00:06:18.120 his fifth so far as a Clipper. One of those came in the playoffs. 81 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:24.319 Here's his breakdown of forty plus point games forty points or more in his 82 00:06:24.360 --> 00:06:26.920 career. He's got five with the Clippers, five with the Pacers, ten 83 00:06:27.000 --> 00:06:30.360 with the Thunder that season where he was third in MVP voting. Yeah, 84 00:06:30.399 --> 00:06:33.680 he had, I want to say at least six of them. Then he 85 00:06:33.720 --> 00:06:38.560 had a month where I think he averaged thirty six per game something like that. 86 00:06:38.879 --> 00:06:41.800 So he is more than capable. He feels good, had a great 87 00:06:41.839 --> 00:06:46.959 off season, didn't take any days off outside of his wedding from working out 88 00:06:46.040 --> 00:06:50.000 and training this team is locked in and focused, and you saw the depth 89 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:55.720 shine through. I thought Luke Kennard, who only hit one three pointer in 90 00:06:55.759 --> 00:06:59.600 this one after going three or three from distance against the Lakers, but it 91 00:06:59.600 --> 00:07:01.839 was nice to see him getting the mid range couple of those in the third 92 00:07:01.879 --> 00:07:06.399 quarter. Tough shots there and if Eats the Zoobots being featured more offensively. 93 00:07:06.959 --> 00:07:14.079 Who had a big throw down off a pass? Who was it from ive 94 00:07:14.079 --> 00:07:16.120 eats the zoo Bots though I said this on Twitter, he's out for blood 95 00:07:16.199 --> 00:07:23.600 right now at the rim. He is going full Reebok shack Logo Zoobots right 96 00:07:23.639 --> 00:07:27.879 now, just wants to tear down like he's got a blood vendetta against the 97 00:07:28.000 --> 00:07:30.839 Ram. But it was often assist from PG in the second quarter for a 98 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:34.759 big throw down. He had a spin move though on Sabonus in the second 99 00:07:34.800 --> 00:07:39.480 half, or he used his pivot that was just nasty. It was beautiful. 100 00:07:39.519 --> 00:07:43.120 And remember he dunked onto Monte Sabonus before when he was with the Pacers. 101 00:07:44.040 --> 00:07:46.720 So the Clippers had their number and a couple of different ways, but 102 00:07:46.800 --> 00:07:53.959 the number was forty from Paul George, big time from your superstar. It's 103 00:07:54.000 --> 00:07:56.879 not just that with him. The defense. Is there a couple of steals 104 00:07:56.959 --> 00:08:00.839 a block, but yeah, leading them to victory, ten of those coming 105 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:05.160 in the fourth quarter. Let's go to Javier and Lahabra heights. Javier, 106 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:13.160 your first up on clipper stock. Javier, have you ever got you now? 107 00:08:15.439 --> 00:08:16.360 Okay? Are you doing? I don't think you've ever taking my call? 108 00:08:18.000 --> 00:08:20.879 Uh? Yeah, Paul George, what a game. I mean what 109 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:26.360 he scored, forty points, he looked, he looked determined today and the 110 00:08:26.399 --> 00:08:31.040 way he played I noticed the last couple of games. He's like you said, 111 00:08:31.040 --> 00:08:33.679 he worked on his game over the summer, but he's got this post 112 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:37.480 move which is helping this game. I don't think he did that much last 113 00:08:37.559 --> 00:08:43.799 year, but Distris seems like he is posting up more and and shooting those 114 00:08:43.000 --> 00:08:48.159 mid jumper mid rains jumpers. So that's going to help his game. Another 115 00:08:48.159 --> 00:08:52.799 thing I want to bring up is, like you said, Zoobach thought that 116 00:08:52.919 --> 00:08:54.840 was just that one game with the Lakers, But you know this is a 117 00:08:54.879 --> 00:09:00.480 second time, second game, and he's determined. I believe he us Wait, 118 00:09:01.159 --> 00:09:05.559 but he looks active. I mean that spin move he did and uh 119 00:09:05.960 --> 00:09:09.639 and the rebound he goes after the ball. I mean it's impressive. He 120 00:09:09.799 --> 00:09:13.000 also worked on the team over the summer. But yeah, he uh, 121 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:18.039 he's like you said, he's going like not quite a shock, but he's 122 00:09:18.519 --> 00:09:22.360 he's going very well. The last thing, Adam, what's going on with 123 00:09:22.600 --> 00:09:26.480 Norman Powell. I know he hat like he said, he made to his 124 00:09:26.480 --> 00:09:30.720 two features at the end, but he don't seem like he's there mentally because 125 00:09:31.279 --> 00:09:35.320 I know this after he misses a shot or he gets upset and then his 126 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:37.000 teammates are like, you know, patting him on the back if it's all 127 00:09:37.039 --> 00:09:39.360 right, you're gonna get your shot. I mean, is he still Is 128 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:43.240 he healthy because he's I don't I don't seem he doesn't seem like he's healthy. 129 00:09:43.320 --> 00:09:46.559 But you know, I don't know. Just thank you for taking him 130 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:50.679 a call, and we'll see you tomorrow at the game home opener tomorrow. 131 00:09:50.799 --> 00:09:54.480 Clips taken on the Phoenix Suns. To my knowledge, he's healthy. I 132 00:09:54.519 --> 00:09:58.879 think he's just maybe pressing a little bit. It's early in the season. 133 00:09:58.600 --> 00:10:03.480 Guys are fighting for minutes. He gets thrown into the starting role in both 134 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:09.080 games with Kawhik coming off the bench, maybe putting too much on himself, 135 00:10:09.080 --> 00:10:13.960 and that happens sometimes. But again, it's two games. I'm not concerned 136 00:10:15.039 --> 00:10:18.080 yet about Norman Powell. He'll figure it out. I'm hoping those two big 137 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:20.399 free throws he hit at the end, the only free throws he took, 138 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:24.159 he hit him to secure this victory for the Clippers. I'm hoping that gives 139 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:28.840 them some confidence going into tomorrow night's ball game against Phoenix. Tip time for 140 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:31.120 that one's at seven pm off. Clippers countdown at six quick time out here 141 00:10:31.120 --> 00:10:35.919 on Clippers Talk will come back, William Updyke will be here. We'll get 142 00:10:35.960 --> 00:10:39.240 back to your phone calls to Sean hold on for me eight six six nine 143 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:43.879 eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy Clippers 144 00:10:43.960 --> 00:10:46.159 win a one eleven to one O nine over the Kings. They improved at 145 00:10:46.159 --> 00:10:52.120 two and oh on the season. Phoenix tomorrow big one. Speaking of free 146 00:10:52.120 --> 00:10:54.840 throws, DeAndre eight and just got psyched out of the free throw line by 147 00:10:54.919 --> 00:11:00.279 Damian Lillard. There night to lose that ball game, and ot what Phoenix 148 00:11:00.279 --> 00:11:03.639 is gonna be hungry? More Clipper stock next right here on them five seventy 149 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:07.679 ol sports. Don't save us, she don't wanna be saved. Don't save 150 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:11.279 Uck. She don't wanna be saved. Don't save ck. She don't wanna 151 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:16.399 be said, don't save she don't want to be Teddy got it? Count 152 00:11:16.399 --> 00:11:20.360 it from distance the odds on favorite to hoist the Larry o'bright heavily can test 153 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:26.600 it and it doesn't matter. On the home of your LA Clippers. Last 154 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:31.039 time that I check, check its five chains on my neck. It was 155 00:11:31.120 --> 00:11:35.519 no smote on my bread last time that I check. Welcome back into Clippers 156 00:11:35.679 --> 00:11:39.120 Talk. I'm at a Maslin's here on am by seventy LA Sports eight six 157 00:11:39.200 --> 00:11:43.240 sixty nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five 158 00:11:43.399 --> 00:11:48.000 seventy is of the phone number if you want to get on Clippers win one 159 00:11:48.080 --> 00:11:52.399 eleven to one on nine in Sacramento, improved to two and oh is Paul 160 00:11:52.440 --> 00:11:56.879 George. Pg. Thirteen drops a forty spot. And because we're playing the 161 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:00.960 Nipsey Hustle. And the last time that I checked, you know it's a 162 00:12:01.039 --> 00:12:05.799 crossover double dipping like episode here, you dipped the chip and you dipped again. 163 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:11.399 We got my guy on. William Mupdyke from Clips and Dip, a 164 00:12:11.519 --> 00:12:16.519 podcast of ours with Chuck Mockler as well, well, what's up my friend? 165 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:20.879 Hey, good to be here, man, just enjoying the clip is 166 00:12:20.919 --> 00:12:24.360 being two and oh during what a four ways high for number one on the 167 00:12:24.399 --> 00:12:28.240 West. Let's do it. So let's talk about something with Paul George because 168 00:12:28.320 --> 00:12:31.559 you use this word a lot. Everybody loves to use it with him, 169 00:12:33.120 --> 00:12:37.039 and it's appropriate. But he's just so smooth with it, fresh, skippy, 170 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:41.519 smooth with it. And he was all that tonight. Yeah, yeah, 171 00:12:41.559 --> 00:12:45.639 I mean I love to see it drop in forty in a game where 172 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:48.879 he had to lead the team. I mean really, like the only question 173 00:12:50.039 --> 00:12:54.399 is, like we just need to see these games in like in coordination with 174 00:12:54.600 --> 00:12:58.240 Kauai like that. That's the only thing that we want to see in the 175 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:03.519 regular season. But for Paul George taking over tonight being the leader, I 176 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:05.000 mean, you gotta love it. He struggled a little bit from three, 177 00:13:05.320 --> 00:13:09.679 but everywhere else, I mean, I just don't know what more or else 178 00:13:09.759 --> 00:13:13.240 you could ask for from him. He was all over this game and you 179 00:13:13.320 --> 00:13:16.279 know, he knew what his assignment was and he came out and he did 180 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:20.600 it and yeah, man, it just looked great. It was a great 181 00:13:20.720 --> 00:13:26.480 bounce back game after seeing him kind of like, I don't want to say 182 00:13:26.559 --> 00:13:30.799 forced things in the last game, but he didn't really he didn't really thrive 183 00:13:30.919 --> 00:13:33.399 at the same level. And I think that Paul George is kind of at 184 00:13:33.399 --> 00:13:35.720 a point right now, right where I think at other points in his career 185 00:13:37.360 --> 00:13:41.519 it was fine to let the game come to him right and now I think 186 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:45.039 he's in a place where he does need to once again, I hate to 187 00:13:45.120 --> 00:13:48.279 use the word force, but he has to push the issue a little bit. 188 00:13:48.279 --> 00:13:52.720 And you know, if that doesn't look pretty right away, can he 189 00:13:54.600 --> 00:13:58.039 bounce back from that and still find that Paul George gear getting into that game 190 00:13:58.120 --> 00:14:01.320 that is so smooth food and so clean and that we all loved to see. 191 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:05.200 You gotta take the game. The game is mine. And he only 192 00:14:05.279 --> 00:14:07.559 had four points in the first quarters, so he did haul his damage in 193 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:13.200 those last three quarters, including ten points in the fourth. Somebody who's become 194 00:14:13.240 --> 00:14:18.120 a fan favorite very quickly. This was I think his twenty fifth game now 195 00:14:18.279 --> 00:14:20.799 as a Clipper. Robert Covington. In that fourth quarter, his defense was 196 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:26.399 stellar overall, but he had the steel leading to the dunk layup. He 197 00:14:26.519 --> 00:14:30.960 had a dunk right before that. He had back to back big possessions where 198 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:33.200 he just really affected the game, aside from what he did to Demontus a 199 00:14:33.240 --> 00:14:37.320 bonus where he just had him, well he had him. I don't know 200 00:14:37.320 --> 00:14:41.320 if his coffing season is uh, he put him in Alcatraz is how I'm 201 00:14:41.320 --> 00:14:46.399 gonna put it. His defense was spectacular, Oh absolutely, yeah. Seven 202 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:50.600 boards. I mean, like next to Zoo leading the team in rebounds. 203 00:14:50.960 --> 00:14:52.559 This is what we need if we're gonna make the small ball work, right, 204 00:14:54.600 --> 00:14:56.840 And you know he didn't didn't get a lot of attempts from three in 205 00:14:56.919 --> 00:15:01.120 this one, but the like the de bence looks stellar. Robert Covington, 206 00:15:01.240 --> 00:15:05.559 man, I mean he is. You know, he's up there with that 207 00:15:05.879 --> 00:15:09.679 sort of Nick Vatum level of guys who like he needs to be the glue 208 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:13.039 to make a lot of lineups work. And it's a lot of pressure, 209 00:15:13.200 --> 00:15:16.080 and I know that there are going to be some growing pains, and I 210 00:15:16.120 --> 00:15:20.559 think that we've seen that through two games, right Like things have not. 211 00:15:20.279 --> 00:15:24.679 We have not been putting away teams in the way that I feel like the 212 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.200 talent level of this team is capable of. But I think that this was 213 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:33.279 a step in the right direction for Robert Covington obviously getting those minutes of versus 214 00:15:33.320 --> 00:15:39.279 that first game versus the Lakers, so you love to see it is a 215 00:15:39.399 --> 00:15:43.159 step in the right direction. Not to take a quote from Doc rivers Booth, 216 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:46.759 the Clippers led by as many as twelve, they win by two. 217 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:52.159 Paul George has forty. We talked about some of these closing lineups, and 218 00:15:52.279 --> 00:15:56.120 there are a lot of different match nations out there. We saw Luke Kennard 219 00:15:56.399 --> 00:16:00.919 in the fourth quarter. Some we saw Reggie Jackson, and I thought, 220 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:03.440 Terrence Man, you know, only got six minutes last game, played fifteen 221 00:16:03.519 --> 00:16:07.720 in this one. But Reggie hooked up with him twice, finding him right 222 00:16:07.919 --> 00:16:12.600 at the basket and then got a little crazy scoop shot on homes. Paul 223 00:16:12.679 --> 00:16:17.120 George was kind of in that twenty twenty one playoff mode, but Reggie Jackson 224 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:21.440 was helping out in that way too. Yeah. I mean, look, 225 00:16:21.679 --> 00:16:26.360 Reggie, I was pretty critical of his game first game out against the Lakers, 226 00:16:26.799 --> 00:16:30.759 came out with a lot better, showed what he can do with that 227 00:16:30.960 --> 00:16:33.960 continuity, you know, sort of being that table setter for this team, 228 00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:38.639 and you know, was perfect from from three point range. It was. 229 00:16:38.759 --> 00:16:42.840 It was great to see, Like, look, Reggie you know, he's 230 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:48.879 a player who have to accept both polar extremes of the ups and downs, 231 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:52.799 right, because it is only you have to accept one part to get the 232 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.600 other part. But it was great to see him come in, be in 233 00:16:56.759 --> 00:17:03.119 rhythm and really get every one else going. So Reggie, I mean, 234 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:07.599 just a great bounce back game for him like that. That was incredible. 235 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:11.759 William Updyke from Clips and Dip as our guest here post game after the Clippers 236 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:15.920 win one to eleven to one O nine in Sacramento over the Kings. One 237 00:17:15.960 --> 00:17:19.440 guy talked about and he's really struggled so far, Norman Powell just one of 238 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:25.559 ten four points. Did hit those two free throws late? What do you 239 00:17:25.640 --> 00:17:30.640 attribute these early season struggles too? Granted it's only two games. Look, 240 00:17:30.039 --> 00:17:33.119 I mean, you hit the nail on the head. It's only two games. 241 00:17:33.519 --> 00:17:37.319 We kind of talked about this a little bit coming into the season, 242 00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:41.279 but I feel like of all the new pieces, Norman Powell is the guy 243 00:17:41.400 --> 00:17:48.000 who's gonna have to adjust the most, and you know he's been, you 244 00:17:48.079 --> 00:17:51.640 know, he's been pressing into that starting role now in two games. I 245 00:17:51.799 --> 00:17:55.519 don't know exactly, you know, what those conversations were like what that was 246 00:17:55.599 --> 00:18:00.119 like in trading Campbell, that was like leading up to everything. But he 247 00:18:00.319 --> 00:18:03.519 is a guy who, you know I've talked about he's someone who's gonna need 248 00:18:03.559 --> 00:18:07.119 to make sacrifices as he comes to this team. You know, he's a 249 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:11.559 guy who's improved to scoring. He's looks sharper basically every season he's been in 250 00:18:11.640 --> 00:18:14.759 the league. And this is going to be a difficult adjustment for him to 251 00:18:14.839 --> 00:18:18.559 sort of find the flow of the game. You know, I talk about 252 00:18:18.599 --> 00:18:22.240 the game, not Paul George not letting the game come to him, Whereas 253 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:26.880 like Norm Powell is in the situation where like he kind of needs to let 254 00:18:26.960 --> 00:18:30.920 the game come to him because there's a couple other guys above him. We're 255 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:33.519 kind of who are gonna dictate how the game goes and how things flow. 256 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:37.599 And I think that that you know, on paper, you know, he's 257 00:18:37.640 --> 00:18:41.200 a great off ball shooter. You know, he brings that downhill attack. 258 00:18:41.359 --> 00:18:42.759 There's a lot of things that like when when you look at it or you 259 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:47.720 think about it, you know, sort of objectively, it seems like it 260 00:18:47.759 --> 00:18:51.359 would fit really well. It's a lot different though, to like come into 261 00:18:51.400 --> 00:18:56.880 a team and not really know where your place is not really be able to 262 00:18:56.920 --> 00:18:59.960 get into your rhythm in the same way. So I think that norm Power 263 00:19:00.000 --> 00:19:03.839 now Well is one of those guys who are gonna have to give. We're 264 00:19:03.839 --> 00:19:07.359 gonna have to cut a lot of slack, honestly to at the early part 265 00:19:07.440 --> 00:19:11.359 of this because he has a harder adjustment period. I think that some of 266 00:19:11.400 --> 00:19:15.640 these other guys, especially guys who are you know, coming back from injury 267 00:19:15.640 --> 00:19:18.640 and are used to being with this team. So it's one of those things 268 00:19:18.720 --> 00:19:22.000 that I think that it's going to be worth it, and it's going to 269 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:26.200 be worth ultimately the struggle that he goes through. But you know, it's 270 00:19:26.319 --> 00:19:30.640 not. It's not as it's not as easy as plug and play for him. 271 00:19:30.720 --> 00:19:33.599 You know, he's not He's not one of these he's not used to 272 00:19:33.680 --> 00:19:38.240 being one of these glue guys like a Nick Matue or even Robert Covington who 273 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:41.359 are just meant to kind of fill a lot of holes and they're not, 274 00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:47.640 you know, they're not used to sort of letting things be dictated on the 275 00:19:47.720 --> 00:19:49.599 offensive end sort of by other players. And I think that that is going 276 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:53.000 to be an adjustment periods he learns to warm up to that and get into 277 00:19:53.079 --> 00:19:56.319 that, but I do think that, you know, it's gonna be all 278 00:19:56.400 --> 00:20:00.920 the better for this team because the ceiling of what he brings is still so 279 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:07.440 high. It's just a matter of getting all those pieces integrated. And unfortunately, 280 00:20:07.519 --> 00:20:11.440 with the injury that he had last season, like it's not quite at 281 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:15.319 the point chemistry wise where we would like it to be. And even you 282 00:20:15.400 --> 00:20:19.920 know, with two two main superstars out, even in the best case scenario 283 00:20:21.079 --> 00:20:25.000 where he didn't end up having that foot injury, I still think he would 284 00:20:25.000 --> 00:20:29.799 be a little bit further behind and like sort of finding his flow and his 285 00:20:29.960 --> 00:20:33.640 fit with this team than some of these other pieces. Yeah, I'll certainly 286 00:20:33.680 --> 00:20:37.880 get a lot of opportunities moving forward to with Kawhi Leonard coming off the bench 287 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:41.720 for the foreseeable future, at least for now, we'll see what happens with 288 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:44.160 that. But one more for you here, what will what are you looking 289 00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:49.279 forward to tomorrow the most and the home opener against Phoenix Man So this is 290 00:20:49.359 --> 00:20:53.839 gonna be, in my approximation, the biggest challenge for this Clippers team. 291 00:20:55.079 --> 00:20:59.480 So I'm curious to see what we're able to make happen with these small ball 292 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:03.359 lineups. Defensively, I'm curious to see I'm assuming, you know, I 293 00:21:03.640 --> 00:21:07.960 once again you know what can happen when you assume. But I'm assuming that 294 00:21:07.039 --> 00:21:11.920 we have Kawai and Paul George's book together. I'm curious to see those pieces 295 00:21:11.079 --> 00:21:18.000 integrate together. And yeah, I'm like, I'm ready for the challenge for 296 00:21:18.039 --> 00:21:22.920 this Clippers team because no disrespect to the Kings or the Lakers, but this 297 00:21:23.160 --> 00:21:27.240 is gonna be This is going to be more of a test, I believe, 298 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:32.960 regardless of where you think the Suns are or where their championship window is 299 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.359 at this point, this is this is a well coached team as a team 300 00:21:37.400 --> 00:21:41.720 that's been deep in the playoffs, made the finals. Birth this is going 301 00:21:41.759 --> 00:21:44.119 to be a challenge for this Clippers team. And I think if they can 302 00:21:44.160 --> 00:21:47.680 get to three and OL, that's really gonna say a lot about where this 303 00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:51.799 team is, especially when you consider that there's still you know, this is 304 00:21:51.839 --> 00:21:56.039 still the draft phase, like this this is you know, we're if we're 305 00:21:56.160 --> 00:22:00.400 drawing this out as a graphic novel like this is very much still pensive right 306 00:22:00.480 --> 00:22:03.359 now, we're not using pen So if they're able to go ahead and get 307 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:07.240 this win, I feel like that's gonna say a lot about where this team 308 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:14.279 is at and where ty Low is at in maximizing this team early in this 309 00:22:14.440 --> 00:22:18.319 season. And I think that that would be a very encouraging look, you 310 00:22:18.400 --> 00:22:22.680 know, for it's encouraging of a look as it can be. In game 311 00:22:22.839 --> 00:22:26.559 three of an eighty two game season. Follow him at will Updike on Twitter. 312 00:22:26.759 --> 00:22:32.359 Also follow at Clippers Pod for the clips and Dip podcasts with he, 313 00:22:32.640 --> 00:22:36.160 myself and Charles Mackler. We're up to about three a week right now, 314 00:22:36.279 --> 00:22:38.720 could be more than that. Well, thanks for doing this tonight and coming 315 00:22:38.759 --> 00:22:44.519 on Clipper Stock absolutely, thanks for having me. Always a pleasure, Adam. 316 00:22:45.640 --> 00:22:48.640 You know you do so much for this team, and it's a pleasure 317 00:22:48.680 --> 00:22:52.039 to hear your pleasure to work with you anytime. Feelings mutual, my friend, 318 00:22:52.200 --> 00:22:56.319 I'll take a quick time out here. Eight sixty six nine eight seven 319 00:22:56.359 --> 00:23:00.039 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seven The get back 320 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:03.319 to your phone calls you'll hear from Paul George and Coach Lou post game after 321 00:23:03.319 --> 00:23:07.640 the Clippers winn in Sacramento one eleven to one oh nine, where Paul George 322 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:11.599 has forty I'm out of moslind this is a five seventy only sports score sets 323 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:15.960 because I came to shake the frame and half with the brts. That falls 324 00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:18.039 like math for what do you want to try to flip flow? Flip it 325 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:22.759 down La Clippers basketball, but up top clip puts it down plus the foul 326 00:23:23.000 --> 00:23:27.119 every game all season long. On their official hole. It's missing. I'm 327 00:23:27.160 --> 00:23:30.440 on a mission. It is hitting now was taking it hitting women? It's 328 00:23:30.480 --> 00:23:34.400 a missing whissing Melissa the glissen les under water one mission, but the movement 329 00:23:34.480 --> 00:23:37.519 is work, sir words would nerve be betted? I said it? Word? 330 00:23:37.599 --> 00:23:41.720 Damn you nerd man? You heard coming back and telling Elli you now 331 00:23:41.799 --> 00:23:45.039 he's a form of pillies and rallies, sarrow schooling the flow there. Clippers 332 00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:51.680 win one eleven so one oh nine in Sackramento over the Kings. This is 333 00:23:51.720 --> 00:23:55.599 Clippers stock. I'm out of moslind eight six six nine eight seven two five 334 00:23:55.720 --> 00:24:00.599 seventy. Got postgame audio from Coachlo and Paul George coming up at first Seangway, 335 00:24:02.160 --> 00:24:04.039 Sean, what's up? You're on Clipper stock? Hey, Adam, 336 00:24:04.160 --> 00:24:08.319 nice to hear from you tonight. I just wanted to comment on a couple 337 00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:14.799 of things. First of all, the difference between zoo Back and the difference 338 00:24:14.880 --> 00:24:19.359 between Paul. Right now, zoo Back is more confident in his games. 339 00:24:19.440 --> 00:24:25.400 He worked on this game, but he's just w's more confident and so he's 340 00:24:25.480 --> 00:24:30.960 really not making mistakes. He's doing his little pivot moves now and he's just 341 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:36.000 you know, he's growing, and so the confidence is in him. The 342 00:24:36.119 --> 00:24:41.759 difference with Powell a little bit different because he doesn't have he needs to have 343 00:24:41.920 --> 00:24:45.799 a breakout game and he doesn't have a confidence like he had before. There's 344 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:51.119 about five or six Clippers on the team that guys there on the bench last 345 00:24:51.200 --> 00:24:55.160 year that scored over thirty points in the game. Those guys need to have 346 00:24:55.519 --> 00:24:59.920 a game where they break out. Once they break out, then they'll feel 347 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:03.240 confident that, hey, the coach and everybody knows that I can do it 348 00:25:03.359 --> 00:25:08.039 again. And right now Powell needs to have one of those games, and 349 00:25:08.160 --> 00:25:12.079 I think to have one probably in the next two or three games. And 350 00:25:12.200 --> 00:25:17.599 tomorrow's game versus s Phenix. What now, I agree with you. So 351 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:22.039 I think it's just playing with purpose and knowing your role. And there's a 352 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:26.440 lot of maneuvering right now with lineups, and Norm just hasn't gotten comfortable. 353 00:25:26.599 --> 00:25:29.400 But I agree he has one big game. That's all it's going to take, 354 00:25:30.759 --> 00:25:33.720 right, And he kind of sees himself as your Lou Williams or you're 355 00:25:33.880 --> 00:25:38.880 you know that this man guy that just comes in and just turns it up, 356 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:44.039 you know, so eventually he'll have that. He just you know, 357 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:48.160 he's kind of in between let the game come to you and and just be 358 00:25:48.359 --> 00:25:52.559 Norman Paul. You know, yeah, I'm with you. I still think 359 00:25:52.640 --> 00:25:56.960 those two significant free throws to seal it, that that could have a carryover 360 00:25:56.039 --> 00:26:00.599 effect into into tomorrow's game. Yeah. I thought about that the minutes that 361 00:26:00.720 --> 00:26:04.119 happened. So I agree with you one hundred percent on that that. You 362 00:26:04.240 --> 00:26:07.000 know, like they say, you see the ball go through the hoop or 363 00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:10.720 he can he can walk away from there. Said it wasn't for those two 364 00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:12.680 three three throws, who probably would have lost or the game would have been 365 00:26:12.720 --> 00:26:17.880 tagged that last minute shot. So you know, that's something to build on, 366 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:19.759 and we're not worried about it. And he's done it before. He's 367 00:26:19.799 --> 00:26:26.279 approven commodity. And the funny thing about it, the Clippers of only I 368 00:26:26.400 --> 00:26:30.359 think right now playing about sixty to seventy percent of their potential and their tool 369 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:37.079 and off not even yeah. I said, tomorrow is gonna be a really 370 00:26:37.240 --> 00:26:41.359 good game of Phoenix will buckle if you hang in there and playing tough, 371 00:26:42.160 --> 00:26:47.200 as they've proven before. But you know, he has to play tough through 372 00:26:47.240 --> 00:26:49.400 the three quarters and then you blow them out in the fourth quarters. All 373 00:26:49.480 --> 00:26:55.000 right, John, I appreciate the phone call Phoenix coming off a tough loss 374 00:26:55.039 --> 00:27:00.720 against Portland last night. You ot or DeAndre Ayton, mister critical free throw 375 00:27:00.839 --> 00:27:03.960 light. Here was coach lou Though post game after the Clippers win in Sacramento 376 00:27:04.000 --> 00:27:07.759 improved to two and o, they win one eleven to one or nine over 377 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:11.480 the Kings. He got called for that offensive foul and then the technical for 378 00:27:11.640 --> 00:27:14.559 arguing it. And it seemed like from that point on, I think he 379 00:27:14.640 --> 00:27:18.279 scored twenty eight points or no, thirty six points pretty much from the second 380 00:27:18.319 --> 00:27:21.200 quarter on. Did you see a change from him late in that second quarter 381 00:27:21.240 --> 00:27:23.799 after that moment, I don't know. I mean, I thought he just 382 00:27:25.279 --> 00:27:26.720 you know, took his time, got to a spots. I thought, 383 00:27:27.680 --> 00:27:30.720 you know, down a stretch, he really carried us. And so they 384 00:27:30.759 --> 00:27:32.960 started a double team, and so we got to work on our double team 385 00:27:33.000 --> 00:27:34.799 space and you know more. But I thought he really just did a good 386 00:27:34.880 --> 00:27:38.400 job with just selling down, selling into the game and taking with the deepense 387 00:27:38.480 --> 00:27:42.640 gave him. And so I'm going small and the second half just really opened 388 00:27:42.680 --> 00:27:45.759 up the driver lanes for him to get to the basket and get to his 389 00:27:45.839 --> 00:27:48.920 mid range. And he was he was, he was really good tonight. 390 00:27:49.160 --> 00:27:52.400 It's maybe a biggest topic, but there are three delayed game calls. Well 391 00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:55.720 did you was there a pattern to that? Was there a reasoning that they 392 00:27:55.799 --> 00:27:59.160 should shared with you why those were called? It was my fault, Yeah, 393 00:27:59.160 --> 00:28:02.079 I take what I mean. I thought I thought that it was you 394 00:28:02.119 --> 00:28:03.480 gotta be on the corporate They saying you gotta be down there to take the 395 00:28:03.519 --> 00:28:07.240 guy, gotta be taking the ball out of balance when the when the horn 396 00:28:07.359 --> 00:28:10.480 goes off, Which that's my fault because I didn't know that rule, you 397 00:28:10.559 --> 00:28:12.680 know, so you know it is what it is, and so you know, 398 00:28:12.759 --> 00:28:15.039 you hate to lose the game off, you know, those type of 399 00:28:15.160 --> 00:28:18.039 violations. And I mean, I think it's stupid, but I mean it 400 00:28:18.200 --> 00:28:21.960 is what it is. I mean, like, what's what's what about? 401 00:28:21.960 --> 00:28:23.799 All the challenge is going to the screen and mind that don't stow the game 402 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:26.839 down. So I just don't I mean, I don't know, but that 403 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:29.319 that's my fault, and I gotta be better, you know, getting the 404 00:28:29.359 --> 00:28:33.240 guys out of time house faster. Ty Pauls talked about doing whatever it takes 405 00:28:33.279 --> 00:28:37.480 the season to lead the Clippers, and you know, whether it's with Kauai, 406 00:28:37.599 --> 00:28:41.279 he's takes maybe a secondary little rule tonight, he takes over the lead 407 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:45.200 rule. What what is it taking somebody to be able to kind of change 408 00:28:45.279 --> 00:28:47.839 rules like that all the time the way he does. I don't I don't 409 00:28:47.839 --> 00:28:49.240 think he has to change rules. I think it has to be aggressive, 410 00:28:49.359 --> 00:28:52.160 you know. I think it's it's not one two, whatever's one and one. 411 00:28:52.480 --> 00:28:55.880 And you know, those two guys got produced and play at a high 412 00:28:55.960 --> 00:28:57.160 level for us to win on both sides of the floor, you know, 413 00:28:57.279 --> 00:29:00.160 And so I had to talk with people. You know, he's he's a 414 00:29:00.240 --> 00:29:03.680 great player, and so you know, you gotta be aggressive and do what 415 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:04.839 you do. You know, you can't take a back seat. You know, 416 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:07.759 you gotta be aggressive, and both of y'all gotta be aggressive because you 417 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:11.400 know, Kawhi is gonna be a process. You know it's gonna be you 418 00:29:11.480 --> 00:29:14.559 know, a while before he's back, you know to the Kawhi. We 419 00:29:14.680 --> 00:29:17.880 know, you know, so like tonight, it's you know, I thought 420 00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:19.440 he was aggressive, thought he was great. I thought the second half the 421 00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:22.799 ball really moved. We had seventeen assist in that second half. But you 422 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:25.839 know, got a little stagnant once we had to take a Reggi yeat with 423 00:29:25.920 --> 00:29:26.920 no point guard, it's kind of hard to kind of figure out. But 424 00:29:27.359 --> 00:29:30.039 I thought Luke nar was great. Defensively, I thought ta Man came in 425 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:33.920 and gave us great minutes. You know, so you know Roco, you 426 00:29:33.960 --> 00:29:37.519 know, off the bench, was great. Nico with his ball pressure and 427 00:29:37.759 --> 00:29:40.880 you know, deflections and steals and so it's a total team effort. And 428 00:29:40.960 --> 00:29:42.160 so you know, even a mirror coming in for that stretch for four and 429 00:29:42.200 --> 00:29:45.519 a half minutes did a great job. So a total team effort and you 430 00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:48.599 know, just had to grind it through, you know. I know Reggie 431 00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:51.240 was you know, on a little restrictions, so he couldn't you know, 432 00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:52.359 we had to get him in and out, and so it was kind of 433 00:29:52.880 --> 00:29:55.839 got kind of stagnant, you know, without a point guard. But like 434 00:29:55.920 --> 00:30:00.359 I said, Peg did a great job bringing us home Valley Sports there, 435 00:30:00.720 --> 00:30:04.839 Thanks for that post gay of audio. Of course, you know that was 436 00:30:04.880 --> 00:30:11.960 an interesting comment at the end from Coach Lou because Paul George came out and 437 00:30:11.200 --> 00:30:18.680 unequivocally said, I'm number two in the pecking order behind Kauai. There's no 438 00:30:18.839 --> 00:30:23.920 disagreement there, there's no ego there. He knows he's the number two option. 439 00:30:25.440 --> 00:30:27.119 But you just heard Coach lu say, I talked to Paul George, 440 00:30:27.160 --> 00:30:32.599 and I'm wondering if it came after Paul George said that, because he said, 441 00:30:32.599 --> 00:30:37.359 I want him to be aggressive, I want him I want both those 442 00:30:37.440 --> 00:30:42.480 guys to be one and one and I'll take a back seat. That's interesting. 443 00:30:44.000 --> 00:30:47.559 I wonder if that happened after Paul George said no, I'm yeah, 444 00:30:47.599 --> 00:30:51.519 I'm number two. I know who I am now. He also said he 445 00:30:51.599 --> 00:30:56.119 knows who Kauai is, and he knows that he is very confident in his 446 00:30:56.200 --> 00:31:00.960 own talent. Obviously tonight dropping a forty spot as to go to number one 447 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:03.440 option. But you saw he made the past to Kawhi Leonard to hit the 448 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:10.519 jumper in Lebron's face. That really was the dagger to win Thursday night. 449 00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:15.880 It was Paul George making that past to Kauai. We'll see, though he 450 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:19.119 said it. Kawai has got a ramp up still. They're bringing him along 451 00:31:19.160 --> 00:31:25.160 slowly. Hopefully that means he'll be back tomorrow. He and John Wall because 452 00:31:25.200 --> 00:31:27.640 this was the first back to back of the season. But I will say 453 00:31:27.680 --> 00:31:34.279 this about Kawhi Leonard. I have never since I've seen him at San Diego 454 00:31:36.799 --> 00:31:41.680 ever observed him being this engaged and this vocal, regardless of if he's playing 455 00:31:41.880 --> 00:31:51.119 or not. I'm telling you the Kawhi Leonard meme gifts or just gifts showing 456 00:31:51.200 --> 00:31:53.880 my age that people put up there where you catch him smiling like it's so 457 00:31:55.039 --> 00:32:00.559 significant just to see him smiling or laughing the fun guy. It's kind of 458 00:32:00.599 --> 00:32:05.400 getting old now because he's doing it all the time. You saw him laughing 459 00:32:05.440 --> 00:32:07.799 with Terrorist May on the bench. You saw him engaged in the hotels. 460 00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:12.200 And they went up to Sacramento. They didn't wait. I mean, it's 461 00:32:12.200 --> 00:32:15.319 just a quick trip. He and John Wall both went up there. But 462 00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:21.480 Kauai is just in a different place than I've ever seen him before. And 463 00:32:21.599 --> 00:32:24.960 he talked about it before the season of just how much he missed the game. 464 00:32:25.240 --> 00:32:30.160 And you can't take anything for granted. But it's playing out that way, 465 00:32:30.920 --> 00:32:35.000 with the way he's trying to rally his team and be a cheerleader even 466 00:32:35.039 --> 00:32:39.720 when he's not playing. It's just it's it's wild to see, but you 467 00:32:39.880 --> 00:32:43.640 love to see it. Also, as the kids say, all right, 468 00:32:43.720 --> 00:32:45.000 quick time out, we'll come back. He'll hear from Paul George. We'll 469 00:32:45.000 --> 00:32:49.079 close things out with that. After the Clippers win one eleven to one O 470 00:32:49.240 --> 00:32:53.279 nine in Sacramento over the Kings, they improved a two and l more Clipper 471 00:32:53.319 --> 00:33:00.720 stock next Karenty am five seventy only sports another banker. Now man should boy 472 00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:10.440 Kanye Chita shutdown? What's going on? Ye? But right here Henny got 473 00:33:10.519 --> 00:33:15.440 it? Count it from distance? The odds on favorite to hoist the Larry 474 00:33:15.519 --> 00:33:19.240 o'bright heavily can test it and it doesn't matter. On the home of your 475 00:33:19.440 --> 00:33:30.640 La Clippers Flints. Clippers win one eleven to one on nine over the Sacramento 476 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:36.880 King's Insattown. Welcome back into Clippers talk. I'm out of Oslin Tomorrow. 477 00:33:37.039 --> 00:33:39.640 First back to back of the season is the home opener for the Clippers. 478 00:33:39.680 --> 00:33:45.480 They were the away team Thursday night at the Crypt against the Lakers. It's 479 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:49.680 officially the home opener they're taking on the Phoenix Suns. Tip time at seven. 480 00:33:49.759 --> 00:33:52.680 We'll have your Clippers countdown pregame show starting at six. More on that, 481 00:33:52.759 --> 00:33:57.480 but first let's hear from PG thirteen after a drop forty for the first 482 00:33:57.559 --> 00:34:01.319 time in a little over a year, sixty thirty one from the field, 483 00:34:02.079 --> 00:34:05.920 five or five from the free floor line, three of ten from distance, 484 00:34:06.079 --> 00:34:08.760 a forty spot from Paul George without Kawhi Leonard and John Wall And here he 485 00:34:08.880 --> 00:34:14.079 was post game on Vallet Sports with Jamie Maschio Oka. I know, did 486 00:34:14.079 --> 00:34:15.599 you take you know what you're in that take a moment if you need it, 487 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:20.400 But that that game ended up being a pretty close one at the end. 488 00:34:20.519 --> 00:34:22.519 How did you guys hold them off? Ah, this is a tough 489 00:34:22.559 --> 00:34:25.039 team. It was a tough young team. They've always been tough at home. 490 00:34:25.880 --> 00:34:29.440 They're young, they're scrappy. They played with a ton of face. 491 00:34:29.519 --> 00:34:31.239 It's tough to keep up with. We did a great job of just staying 492 00:34:32.440 --> 00:34:37.159 staying through it, sustaining their blows. It was tough. I mean, 493 00:34:37.239 --> 00:34:38.119 this team, they get it, the score, they get it, they 494 00:34:38.159 --> 00:34:42.159 come right down, right back down at you. We stayed with it throughout 495 00:34:42.159 --> 00:34:44.480 the whole game and we got the way. You guys were a little bit 496 00:34:44.639 --> 00:34:47.599 slow out of the gate. You went into the half with a deficit. 497 00:34:49.119 --> 00:34:52.039 What changed in that third quarter? It looked like you guys were able to 498 00:34:52.159 --> 00:34:54.679 figure something out. What were you able to take advantage of or execute there 499 00:34:54.719 --> 00:34:58.840 in the third We well, we thought we were doing a good job defensively, 500 00:34:58.880 --> 00:35:00.360 we were just giving up second chance points, was getting up a lot 501 00:35:00.400 --> 00:35:05.000 of offensive rebounds, and then you know, they were pushing the pace. 502 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:07.480 If we scored, they were coming right back at us. So I think 503 00:35:07.480 --> 00:35:08.960 we eliminated that. We rebounded the ball a little bit better. In the 504 00:35:09.000 --> 00:35:12.559 second half. We got out and running and created an offense on our own, 505 00:35:13.039 --> 00:35:15.400 and we were able to push the lead. Oh, you look like 506 00:35:15.480 --> 00:35:17.440 you're in mid season form. You're taking a little break there in the fourth 507 00:35:17.519 --> 00:35:22.320 quarter, getting some rest on the bench on the night that you're putting up 508 00:35:22.400 --> 00:35:24.920 forty points. What does it say to you that your teammate is able to 509 00:35:25.039 --> 00:35:29.440 push that lead to double digits. Well, you're taking a break. Yeah. 510 00:35:29.519 --> 00:35:30.840 I mean they did a heck of a job. I mean they made 511 00:35:30.840 --> 00:35:34.239 it easy for me throughout the game. I got to do a better job 512 00:35:34.320 --> 00:35:37.400 closing it out. They they threw some stuff at me towards the fourth quarter, 513 00:35:37.880 --> 00:35:40.320 but I gotta go a better job and those moments of just being efficient. 514 00:35:40.840 --> 00:35:44.320 But I mean, the guys won the game. You know, I 515 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:46.920 was just able to keep him in there. But that that that's that segment 516 00:35:46.960 --> 00:35:51.679 where they really push the lead is really what we won the game. And 517 00:35:51.719 --> 00:35:53.840 from there we just kind of kept the league Clippers two and oh yeah, 518 00:35:53.880 --> 00:35:57.400 I love it. I love it. Another one tomorrow, let's go. 519 00:35:58.199 --> 00:36:01.360 Oh you can tell it. The exuberance and giving credit to everyone else while 520 00:36:01.400 --> 00:36:07.000 he dropped forty. The guys won the game. And it was that stretch 521 00:36:07.039 --> 00:36:12.360 where Rocco was out there, just back to back layups for him, a 522 00:36:12.559 --> 00:36:15.599 steal, a swiping score. As Noah Eagle would say, He'll be back 523 00:36:15.639 --> 00:36:20.320 on the call tomorrow from downtown Los Angeles, Clippers taking on the Suns. 524 00:36:21.159 --> 00:36:24.440 Tip time at seven, Clippers countdown shows starting at six before we get out 525 00:36:24.440 --> 00:36:28.639 of here. Do you want to thank Kevin Dana for filling in for Noah 526 00:36:28.719 --> 00:36:32.400 Eagle? I don't think Noah as well. We were texting cool like that. 527 00:36:35.000 --> 00:36:38.239 Big thanks to Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler, big brother, Jake Warner 528 00:36:38.280 --> 00:36:43.280 will see you tomorrow night. Zach O'Cawley, A producer, Katie Newton back 529 00:36:43.360 --> 00:36:46.960 here in for a break. Thanks Katie, the callers, listeners, and 530 00:36:47.079 --> 00:36:51.320 sail tomorrow at six with your pregame show. I'm Adam Oslin for the home 531 00:36:51.360 --> 00:37:05.920 opener. Yeah, we'll talk to you by This has been Clippers Talk, 532 00:37:06.320 --> 00:37:10.320 a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam Oslam. If you like the 533 00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:15.599 show, subscribe to Clippers Talk on the iHeartRadio, wapp or wherever you podcast. 534 00:37:15.880 --> 00:37:21.159 They have the best pat This team has those championship ingredients. They have 535 00:37:21.320 --> 00:37:24.679 some of that DNA. You can see it. This is Clippers Basketball. 536 00:37:24.880 --> 00:37:29.360 Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network