WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.160 --> 00:00:04.200 The game is over, Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame 2 00:00:04.240 --> 00:00:09.679 reaction has just begot Kawhi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. This 3 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:13.759 is Clippers locker Room, a recap of today's game and a look ahead on 4 00:00:13.919 --> 00:00:18.679 your hope for LA Clippers basketball. And now your host, you, sir, 5 00:00:18.879 --> 00:00:24.559 are a bad man, Adam Ousley. Well, it was a lower 6 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:27.600 scoring affair this time, you could say, against the Kings. But once 7 00:00:27.640 --> 00:00:32.439 again the Clippers lose by one in heartbreaking fashion with a one twenty eight one 8 00:00:32.640 --> 00:00:38.399 twenty seven final in favor of Sacramento. As the Clippers have lost all five 9 00:00:38.439 --> 00:00:42.359 games after the All Star Break. Welcome into your postgame show. Coming up, 10 00:00:42.799 --> 00:00:45.679 we will have Clippers Talk eight six six nine, eight seven two five 11 00:00:45.759 --> 00:00:48.280 seventy. We'll get the second half high light of postgame box scoring and coach 12 00:00:48.359 --> 00:00:52.200 luin the players. But first, back up to Golden One Center with Noah 13 00:00:52.280 --> 00:00:57.119 Eagle. No, we talked about it early on the mis free throws and 14 00:00:57.320 --> 00:01:00.479 Sacramentore going perfect from the line. Look to be the differ prince in this 15 00:01:00.520 --> 00:01:03.439 one. Yeah, I mean, that's all it is. And that was 16 00:01:03.439 --> 00:01:07.159 the Clippers two years ago, Adam, when they made the Western Conference Finals. 17 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:10.239 They were the team that would go twenty six to twenty six to the 18 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:14.719 line and it won them many games, many many games. To go nineteen 19 00:01:14.760 --> 00:01:17.159 of twenty seven at the free throw line in the game you lose by one 20 00:01:18.079 --> 00:01:21.280 is brutal. I mean, there's just no way around it. You cannot 21 00:01:21.359 --> 00:01:23.879 afford with the way this season has gone the way this stretch after the All 22 00:01:23.879 --> 00:01:27.840 Star Break has gone to miss eight free throws in the game and a game 23 00:01:27.840 --> 00:01:33.200 that's tightly contesting the game. You battled so hard in an epic fashion to 24 00:01:33.239 --> 00:01:36.680 come back in this fourth quarter on a second out of a back to back 25 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:41.760 without Kawaid, Leonard Norman Powell, Marcus Morris or Vietsa Zubots. The little 26 00:01:41.799 --> 00:01:44.439 things are what add up. And I kept saying that this team had a 27 00:01:44.519 --> 00:01:49.200 very small margin of victor, of a small margin of error, and we 28 00:01:49.239 --> 00:01:53.319 saw it play out in that exact fashion at the very end. Now, 29 00:01:53.680 --> 00:01:57.560 do I agree with a foul call with seven seconds remaining. No, Generally 30 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:00.719 the whistle is swallowed in that case, and I think that the Clippers will 31 00:02:00.719 --> 00:02:04.879 feel the same way. They got the defensive stop they needed to, but 32 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:09.080 again, it's just second chance opportunities, fouls on potential rebounds, all the 33 00:02:09.120 --> 00:02:13.719 little things that add up, and eventually the Clippers dropped their fifth in a 34 00:02:13.840 --> 00:02:16.319 row. And these are character builders, no doubt about it. But man, 35 00:02:16.360 --> 00:02:20.400 do they really hurt in the moment? Yeah, well, sixteen games 36 00:02:20.479 --> 00:02:23.599 left and it didn't look like Sabonis sold it somewhat. And Robert Covington was 37 00:02:23.639 --> 00:02:28.120 awesome in this game. In thirty one minutes when they couldn't buy a three 38 00:02:28.199 --> 00:02:30.240 early in the fourth quarter, he hit a couple of them. He was 39 00:02:30.400 --> 00:02:35.520 huge, no doubt about it. I mean, they wouldn't have even been 40 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:38.039 close in this game without Robert Covington. And I know a lot of people 41 00:02:38.080 --> 00:02:42.120 are going to point out that that play where it went right through the hands 42 00:02:42.159 --> 00:02:45.240 of Russell Westbrook, but I do want to say same deal with him. 43 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:47.080 They wouldn't have been even closed in this game without Russell Westbrook. Twenty seven 44 00:02:47.080 --> 00:02:50.800 points and ten assists in thirty six minutes. I thought he was great. 45 00:02:50.840 --> 00:02:53.199 He twelve sixteen from the floor. He didn't take that many bad shots or 46 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:57.520 anything. He really didn't turn the ball over. So sure in a big 47 00:02:57.560 --> 00:03:01.159 moment he may have had a blunder. You take way more than of the 48 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:04.840 good than any of the bad, and for him, there was very little 49 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.759 bad today. So for both those guys, Westbrook not catching and securing the 50 00:03:07.840 --> 00:03:14.280 ball and Covington committing what was apparently the touch foul underneath. I haven't seen 51 00:03:14.319 --> 00:03:16.879 the play back yet, so I can't really speak to it until I do. 52 00:03:17.039 --> 00:03:21.759 But those two guys were great and the team wouldn't have been even in 53 00:03:21.840 --> 00:03:24.000 it if it wasn't for them. And I'm still looking for a closer replay 54 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:28.319 of the final shot by Paul George where he thought he was fouled on the 55 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:31.639 right arm. But I did like the assertiveness and he was much more aggressive 56 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:36.919 in the second half where he took twelve shots and that three point he hit 57 00:03:37.000 --> 00:03:39.120 in the two man game with Russ and also the high off the backboard lay 58 00:03:39.199 --> 00:03:42.680 up he had in the fourth quarter. Absolutely clutch, he was. He 59 00:03:42.719 --> 00:03:45.680 was super clutch, and that fourth quarter he was great, four of eight 60 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:47.840 from the floor, thirteen points. He was a plus five, but to 61 00:03:47.960 --> 00:03:52.039 him was a plus seven, and again to prove my point from before, 62 00:03:52.400 --> 00:03:54.199 Russell Westbrook was a plus twelve and the fourth quarter at him, they just 63 00:03:54.240 --> 00:03:58.000 don't they don't come back in this game if it's not for the energy come 64 00:03:58.120 --> 00:04:00.520 he comes back with when he re en through the game. I just thought 65 00:04:00.560 --> 00:04:04.599 overall, this was a tough way to lose. And to your point as 66 00:04:04.639 --> 00:04:09.199 well, I gotta take a look at that shot. Upon the first replay, 67 00:04:09.240 --> 00:04:12.560 I saw it didn't look like Peeg got hit, but you know he 68 00:04:12.680 --> 00:04:15.319 felt it. So I would love to take a closer look as well. 69 00:04:15.919 --> 00:04:17.160 Just a tough one. And now they got to get back to the drawing 70 00:04:17.160 --> 00:04:20.839 boards Sunday, and you got a Memphis team coming in that always likes to 71 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:24.399 take it to the Clippers, and it's the first matchup of the season. 72 00:04:25.279 --> 00:04:28.879 Just a lot, a lot to really get through in that short amount of 73 00:04:28.879 --> 00:04:31.879 time. And so we'll see if LA has that mental makeup which right now, 74 00:04:31.959 --> 00:04:34.879 based on what they did tonight, they proved themselves a whole lot. 75 00:04:34.959 --> 00:04:39.480 And I thought they really showed a lot about their ability to bounce back after 76 00:04:39.560 --> 00:04:43.439 a tough loss last night. Shorthanded tonight down by thirteen and the fourth quarter, 77 00:04:43.480 --> 00:04:46.519 to come back and take a lead and probably give yourself a chance or 78 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:48.759 maybe should win this game. That says a lot about where the team is. 79 00:04:48.879 --> 00:04:53.040 Yeah, they no doubt fought with key guys out, including Kawhi Leonard, 80 00:04:53.040 --> 00:04:56.360 and come up just short. They lose eight to one twenty seven in 81 00:04:56.519 --> 00:05:00.600 Sacramento to the King's No, what you gonna mentione? It's Sunday. They're 82 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:03.720 taking on the Grizzlies back in downtown Los Angeles. Tip time for that one 83 00:05:03.800 --> 00:05:08.160 is at seven. We'll have Clippers countdown for you at six. You know, 84 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:11.160 if you don't mind freeze drying from gym boys for me, maybe you 85 00:05:11.199 --> 00:05:14.759 could have coming up on. I don't know how that cheese stays at him. 86 00:05:14.800 --> 00:05:16.040 That's a lot of cheese. But I know, listen, I know 87 00:05:16.120 --> 00:05:19.279 you get cheesy when it's all gets down to business, especially on your cheap 88 00:05:19.319 --> 00:05:23.000 days. I'm gonna call them cheese days for you. It's easy with dad 89 00:05:23.079 --> 00:05:25.879 jokes too. Yeah, that's what you do best. But there's nothing wrong 90 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:29.040 with that. No, you go, great call as always, We'll talk 91 00:05:29.040 --> 00:05:31.240 to you on Sunday. Adam can't wait. Coming up next. Second half 92 00:05:31.319 --> 00:05:36.800 highlights. Clippers lose a brutal one in Sacramento. They come up a point 93 00:05:36.879 --> 00:05:43.040 short twenty seven. Your final and favor of the Kings or postgame next here 94 00:05:43.040 --> 00:05:47.079 on the Los Angeles Clippers. Right the animal Clippers fall by one up in 95 00:05:47.160 --> 00:05:54.279 Sacramento to the Kings. The hits keep on coming. They've lost five in 96 00:05:54.279 --> 00:05:57.759 a row since the All Star Break. Welcome back into your postgame show. 97 00:05:57.759 --> 00:06:00.959 I'm atam Moslin eight six six ninety seven two five seventy as we have Clippers 98 00:06:00.959 --> 00:06:05.319 stock coming up on AMPI seventy LA Sports eight six six ninety seven two five 99 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:13.519 seventy. Let's get to your second half highlights. Clippers were down by five 100 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:17.000 at the half. The score was sixty eight to sixty three in favor of 101 00:06:17.040 --> 00:06:19.879 the Kings. I mentioned it, but Paul George had just four shots in 102 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:23.920 that first half. He started to get it going though on the third, 103 00:06:24.240 --> 00:06:26.680 trying to get it to George, but Toomb can't do so. Now he 104 00:06:26.720 --> 00:06:29.519 does on the bounce pass just inside the ark, George facing up, Tenna 105 00:06:29.519 --> 00:06:31.319 shoot cross over down the left valley, long strides fan sit in with the 106 00:06:31.399 --> 00:06:36.040 right hand PG. Thirteen with eleven eighty three eighty two, Clippers down by 107 00:06:36.040 --> 00:06:40.839 one, Westbrook left to right, bounce pass right alboh It's George facing up, 108 00:06:40.879 --> 00:06:45.399 tries a fifteen footer and response right over Davis. George now with thirteen 109 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:49.199 seven in the quarter. Yeah, that's where he had Clippers, though, 110 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:55.560 we're still down by five exiting the third at one oh one to ninety six, 111 00:06:55.759 --> 00:07:00.600 but at that point Paul George had fifteen points. Now heading into the 112 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:03.920 fourth, Clippers were down by thirteen early on as they started zero of eight 113 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:08.600 from the outside in the final period, But then Paul Georges reinserted and he 114 00:07:08.680 --> 00:07:12.120 started to get it going. George driving kick for Westbrook, working on Fox 115 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:15.079 again down the right alley, kick it out Comington, swing at George or 116 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.360 right wing. Three is on the way and good for Paul George. He's 117 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:23.879 got twenty three one, twenty two, one, sixteen three fifteen remaining far 118 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.800 side. Said Bonus had it knocked away, but Toom saved it. Gordon 119 00:07:27.879 --> 00:07:30.879 has it. Here it comes Westbrook. A minute of play left to right, 120 00:07:30.079 --> 00:07:33.279 Westbrook on the right wing, guarded by Barnes on the outside. Clippers 121 00:07:33.319 --> 00:07:36.600 can tire take the lead. Bobbing inside. George looks like he was Poald. 122 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:42.000 Kick it out Westbrook, swing at George. Quarter three coh. Paul 123 00:07:42.160 --> 00:07:47.920 George looks it down one twenty five, one, twenty four, Clippers in 124 00:07:48.000 --> 00:07:53.120 front, forty five seconds left. Fans on their feet here at golden one 125 00:07:53.160 --> 00:07:56.480 center, but toom will inbound far side get it in for George a few 126 00:07:56.519 --> 00:07:59.319 people behind the line. George looking to drive on Barnes down the right alley 127 00:07:59.360 --> 00:08:05.600 to the ram high the window Poe Paul George gets it to go one seven, 128 00:08:05.680 --> 00:08:09.879 one twenty six. Clippers in front PG thirteen with thirteen points in the 129 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:13.680 fourth quarter, Clippers were in front, in front there with thirty three seconds 130 00:08:13.759 --> 00:08:18.360 left at one twenty seven to one twenty six. They got the miss from 131 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:22.160 deeron Fox. They got the basketball, almost had an eight second turnover in 132 00:08:22.199 --> 00:08:26.120 the backcourt. They got into the front court, but Eric Gordon threw it 133 00:08:26.160 --> 00:08:30.959 to Russell Westbrook went between his hands and over his head and out of bounds. 134 00:08:31.079 --> 00:08:37.240 Kings would call a time out. Demontis Sabonis ends up getting fouled going 135 00:08:37.360 --> 00:08:41.960 for an offensive rebound by Robert Covington on a miss from deeron Fox was seven 136 00:08:41.039 --> 00:08:45.679 seconds left. He goes to the free throw line knocks down both to put 137 00:08:45.759 --> 00:08:48.559 him back up by one. Since Sacramento goes on to win once twenty eight 138 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:54.240 to one twenty seven. As Paul George would miss a pull up three pointer 139 00:08:54.279 --> 00:08:58.480 where he thought he was fouled as the buzzer sounded. Clippers lose one twenty 140 00:08:58.559 --> 00:09:03.480 eight to one twenty seven up north to the King's. Second time in a 141 00:09:03.519 --> 00:09:09.759 week they've lost by one to Sacramento. Coming up next well, previous Sunday's 142 00:09:09.840 --> 00:09:15.039 game, Clippers back home taking on the Memphis Grizzlies. You're listening to your 143 00:09:15.039 --> 00:09:18.679 post game show right here on the Los Angeles Clippers or Good Network. Clippers 144 00:09:18.679 --> 00:09:22.960 lose by one, this time up in Sacramento to the Kings, after losing 145 00:09:22.000 --> 00:09:26.679 two and by one in downtown Los Angeles a week ago. Final score Kings 146 00:09:26.720 --> 00:09:33.279 one twenty eight, Clippers one twenty seven, as they would miss eight free 147 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:37.080 throws, a big one in the last two minutes from Russell Westbrook, who 148 00:09:37.080 --> 00:09:41.000 did have a great game overall, unfortunately missed that free throw and had to 149 00:09:41.000 --> 00:09:48.120 turn over late, but he's still finished with twenty seven points. Tennisis was 150 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:54.799 a plus eleven out there. Robert Covington fifteen points season high six of eleven, 151 00:09:54.840 --> 00:09:58.919 three of eight shooting from distance on a night where the Clippers still struggled 152 00:09:58.960 --> 00:10:03.559 from the outside overall fourteen of forty one that's thirty four percent. But those 153 00:10:03.600 --> 00:10:09.159 miss free throws the four they had in the last two minutes of the third 154 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:11.559 quartermake it. Mason plumbly missed two, then a mere coffee miss two, 155 00:10:13.559 --> 00:10:18.879 and Sacramento went twenty six of twenty six from the charity striving. That was 156 00:10:18.919 --> 00:10:24.840 the difference. Clippers lose by one once twenty eight to one twenty seven to 157 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:31.080 the Kings. Their next one is coming up on Sunday against the Memphis Grizzlies. 158 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:35.039 I believe we're playing the Denver Nuggets tonight. Yes, they were. 159 00:10:35.639 --> 00:10:41.320 They lost in Denver one thirteen to ninety seven. Gonna be hungry. They 160 00:10:41.399 --> 00:10:46.360 get a day off as well. There'll be the Clippers first game against John 161 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:50.240 morand the Grizzlies this season. Well, they see him two more times after 162 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:54.639 Sunday as well. Clippers have to stop the bleeding somehow, some way, 163 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:58.240 get a victory on Sunday. Before we get out of here. I do 164 00:10:58.279 --> 00:11:03.200 want to remind you tip time for Sunday night's game from Crypto dot com arena 165 00:11:03.360 --> 00:11:07.639 is at seven. We'll have Clippers countdown starting at six. Outside of Los 166 00:11:07.679 --> 00:11:09.759 Angeles, we are leaving you until then, but coming up next year on 167 00:11:09.840 --> 00:11:18.799 AMP five seventy LA Sports, we got Clipper stock. Welcome into Clipper Stock. 168 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:22.240 Here's a new shore from town. You won't be able to deny it. 169 00:11:22.320 --> 00:11:24.720 You're going to go to the NBA Finals. I believe it in my 170 00:11:24.799 --> 00:11:28.480 heart. This is the best team in the history of the franchise. I 171 00:11:28.519 --> 00:11:33.919 am all about the Clipper Nation. This is Clippers Talk. They're trying to 172 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:39.559 win the whole thing. A postgame look, it's your La Clippers recapping the 173 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:43.120 game, the stars and looking ahead to what's next. To hear episodes you've 174 00:11:43.159 --> 00:11:48.480 missed. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or wherever you podcast. Now 175 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:58.240 your host of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Oslin. Whoa God, no, 176 00:11:58.720 --> 00:12:05.600 God, please no, whoa, whoa, whoa. Another day at the 177 00:12:05.639 --> 00:12:09.639 office for the Clippers. Another loss, unfortunately by one again to the Sacramento 178 00:12:09.799 --> 00:12:15.120 Kings, this time up north. They lose. Wasn't even that high scoring 179 00:12:15.320 --> 00:12:18.559 one twenty eight to one twenty seven. I'm kidding, but after the one 180 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:22.320 seventy six one seventy five game a week ago, Yeah, low scoring nineties 181 00:12:22.399 --> 00:12:26.799 basketball affair, Clippers lose by one again. Deja vu. They have lost 182 00:12:26.919 --> 00:12:33.519 five straight. Welcome in the Clippers Talk. I'm at dam Oslin eight six 183 00:12:33.600 --> 00:12:37.399 six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven two five 184 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:41.799 seventies the phone number. You can also get to me on Twitter at follow 185 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:48.480 Adam as. Many are some trolling, some with some serious and suggestions of 186 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.240 how the Clippers can turn this free fall around. Maybe Zach will pick up 187 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:58.080 on that and play the late great Tom Petty heading into the break here coming 188 00:12:58.159 --> 00:13:01.919 up on the show, we're looking propost game audio from coach lou and the 189 00:13:01.960 --> 00:13:07.039 players. I mentioned the desperation mode the Clippers have to be in right now. 190 00:13:07.240 --> 00:13:11.279 Paul George said it after last night, and I thought we saw it 191 00:13:13.039 --> 00:13:20.840 this underman squad without Norman Powell, Kawhi Leonard of Vita Zoobots, Marcus Morris 192 00:13:20.360 --> 00:13:24.720 on the second night of a back to back after giving away at twelve point 193 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:30.360 lead early in the third quarter against Golden State last night, they were the 194 00:13:30.399 --> 00:13:37.480 ones down thirteen multiple times in the fourth quarter, and they battled. It 195 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:43.240 was one thirteen, one hundred, eight nineteen left, then the Clippers down 196 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:50.000 one sixteen to one h three, was six fifty two left, and they 197 00:13:50.159 --> 00:13:54.480 kept coming. And Paul George, who I went after a little bit in 198 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.440 the first half because he only took four shots ended up with thirteen points on 199 00:13:58.480 --> 00:14:01.679 the fourth a latch three off the two man game with him and Russell Westbrook 200 00:14:01.720 --> 00:14:07.600 in the far side corner. A layup in traffic could have been an a 201 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:11.440 one maybe, but just a ridiculous shot that he hit to put him up 202 00:14:11.440 --> 00:14:16.840 by one high off the top of the backboard. It would drop and somehow 203 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:20.879 the Clippers had a one point lead with thirty three seconds left at one twenty 204 00:14:20.919 --> 00:14:26.919 seven to one twenty six, and I thought it was going to be a 205 00:14:28.000 --> 00:14:35.279 classic Clippers turnaround come back, a gritty effort win by an underman shorthanded squad 206 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:39.000 like we had seen over the years. But like we have seen this season, 207 00:14:39.039 --> 00:14:43.399 they come up just short as there would be a tough call on the 208 00:14:43.440 --> 00:14:50.879 other end, as Demonte Sabonis was fouled by Robert Covington minimal contact, But 209 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:54.840 we'll see what a two minute reports says tomorrow. Not that it will make 210 00:14:54.879 --> 00:14:58.919 anyone feel better if they say it was a bad call. Roco was called 211 00:15:00.159 --> 00:15:03.639 the foul in a game that he played great in and they would hit both 212 00:15:03.639 --> 00:15:09.200 free throws, Sabonis knocked him down. Paul George had a look glad he 213 00:15:09.279 --> 00:15:13.840 took that shot. That's what you have to get from your stars. He 214 00:15:13.960 --> 00:15:16.399 thought he was fouled. Still haven't seen a replay that was close enough to 215 00:15:16.480 --> 00:15:20.519 know if he was. I think it was dear and fox on him. 216 00:15:20.519 --> 00:15:24.679 But he would miss that three pointer and the Clippers lose by one again to 217 00:15:24.840 --> 00:15:31.720 the Kings, not in double overtime. Final score in regulation one twenty eight 218 00:15:31.879 --> 00:15:37.679 to one twenty seven. I mentioned Robert Covington having a sour play at the 219 00:15:37.759 --> 00:15:43.440 end of this one that a lot of people are gonna remember, but I 220 00:15:43.480 --> 00:15:48.480 hope instead you remember how well he played, because in thirty one minutes, 221 00:15:48.000 --> 00:15:52.879 for a guy who was getting Dnp's left and right all season long, I 222 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:58.639 can't understand it either. His defense was great, but also his offense. 223 00:15:58.759 --> 00:16:03.919 When the Clippers started that fourth quarter down by five, they missed their first 224 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:11.519 eight three pointers till Roco hit a couple clutch shots, and when he wasn't 225 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:17.039 hitting threes and went three of eight from distance, he was taking guys off 226 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:22.360 the dribble and getting layups, attacking closeouts. Finished with two steals, but 227 00:16:22.519 --> 00:16:27.799 I mean he had deflections also ended up his steals for others four boards in 228 00:16:27.879 --> 00:16:33.799 a season high of fifteen points. I gotta think he starts playing more. 229 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:37.720 There's sixteen games left in the season. He and Nicholas batoum on the court, 230 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:41.919 trapped, Sabonus turned into a steal, and I believe a Russell Westbrook 231 00:16:42.000 --> 00:16:45.320 lay up on the other end. Another guy that people are going to point 232 00:16:45.360 --> 00:16:51.799 to for being the goat you don't want to be. And he's been scapegoating 233 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:56.639 far too much this season by Lakers and their fans, and this loss is 234 00:16:56.679 --> 00:17:03.080 not on him. Get it the turnover late as the Clippers are up by 235 00:17:03.120 --> 00:17:06.119 one, and there probably should have been an eight second violation. Anyways, 236 00:17:06.119 --> 00:17:08.000 it didn't look like they got into the front court in time, but Eric 237 00:17:08.039 --> 00:17:12.920 Gordon tried to pass to Russ who was open, and he was looking where 238 00:17:12.920 --> 00:17:17.119 he was going before he caught the basketball as it went over his head and 239 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:25.839 out of bounce. And it's really unfortunate because he played great. And honestly, 240 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:27.440 if you think he's the problem right now, if you think he lost 241 00:17:27.480 --> 00:17:32.559 this game tonight, I'm probably gonna call you a casual. The guy was 242 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:37.240 a plus eleven in a game they lost by one. He was absolutely keeping 243 00:17:37.279 --> 00:17:41.759 them in it. He had I want to say, fifteen and seven at 244 00:17:41.799 --> 00:17:47.240 the half, was leading them and scoring, was setting guys up, playing 245 00:17:47.240 --> 00:17:55.000 aggressively going out. Daron Fox had ten assists, hit a three, twelve, 246 00:17:55.079 --> 00:17:57.160 was sixteen from the field, sixteen shots first twenty seven points. He 247 00:17:57.200 --> 00:18:02.119 was efficient. It is a damn shame that a lot of people, and 248 00:18:02.160 --> 00:18:07.200 I know the casuals and Sports Center highlights are just gonna zero win on that 249 00:18:07.279 --> 00:18:11.599 play at the end and that turnover that didn't lose the Clippers the game. 250 00:18:11.839 --> 00:18:15.559 You would say it was a bad caller or a weak caller or tiki tack 251 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:21.000 call. At the end, guy's going for an offensive rebound and maybe if 252 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:22.519 Sabonis doesn't get found there, he comes down with it and puts it up 253 00:18:22.599 --> 00:18:30.599 in any ways, but it's not on Russ. Don't oversimplify things. And 254 00:18:30.680 --> 00:18:34.279 the majority of his games so far he's played really well. Even in the 255 00:18:34.319 --> 00:18:37.880 last two games where he had struggled in second halfs, he was very good 256 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:45.480 in first halfs. This team only has seven turnovers. Tonight, I saw 257 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:52.440 Michael Eaves. I believe it was anchor at the Evil four letter looking for 258 00:18:52.519 --> 00:18:56.079 low hanging fruit, and maybe I him for even giving him attention here. 259 00:18:56.359 --> 00:19:02.079 I think it was him, but somebody was pointing out the amount of turnovers 260 00:19:02.079 --> 00:19:04.279 the Clippers have had since Russ has been on the team. They had seven 261 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:11.960 tonight. It's great number, half as many as they average. Yeah, 262 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:15.480 he had five of them and that one late. At least one of them 263 00:19:15.519 --> 00:19:21.519 wasn't on him. It was a passing Nicholas Batoum who didn't meet the basketball 264 00:19:21.960 --> 00:19:29.240 in the second half. Still Batoum hit big shots too. The Clippers fought. 265 00:19:30.839 --> 00:19:33.839 It was a different type of loss, a loss none the same. 266 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:37.359 I see a lot of people on Twitter saying I'm more encouraged by this, 267 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:48.480 but it's still five straight losses and the hemorrhaging continues and they're falling down the 268 00:19:48.519 --> 00:19:52.039 standings. I'll update you on those eight six six nine eight seven two five 269 00:19:52.160 --> 00:19:56.920 seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 270 00:19:57.200 --> 00:20:03.799 Let's go to Damien La Damien, and you're on Clipper stock without I'm awesome, 271 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:08.640 Adam Adam Adam man. Another tough loss, bro. I want to 272 00:20:08.680 --> 00:20:11.720 start it off with a positive though, because I listened to you guys on 273 00:20:11.759 --> 00:20:17.880 the broadcast tonight. What a call by you and Noah, And you know 274 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:22.119 what a call by Noah I'm just glad to be here. Hey, you 275 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:25.279 know you're contributed, bro, and I appreciate everything you brought to the table 276 00:20:25.319 --> 00:20:27.400 too, especially in the post game, free game and halftime shows. But 277 00:20:27.480 --> 00:20:32.440 yeah, Noah was on fire tonight, and you know, like, we 278 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:36.519 really don't deserve you a Clipper nation. You guys are awesome. But I'm 279 00:20:36.599 --> 00:20:41.119 encouraged. I'm encouraged a little bit by some of the things I saw. 280 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:45.240 I want to rant for like ten seconds, Bro. The refereeing. You 281 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:51.279 know, they've been getting really involved in competitive matchups. I don't really know 282 00:20:51.319 --> 00:20:53.519 what that's about, seeing as the ratings of them down for the last five 283 00:20:53.599 --> 00:21:00.400 years. But the refereeing, you know it. I'm not I'm not interested 284 00:21:00.440 --> 00:21:03.279 in complaining about the officials tonight. I'm not. I know. I know 285 00:21:03.359 --> 00:21:06.599 you want to go after the Sabonus play or the Paul George play or something 286 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:10.519 specific. Okay, but just saying overall the refereeing, I'm not interested. 287 00:21:11.440 --> 00:21:12.440 Well no, no, no, no, I know I just went around 288 00:21:12.440 --> 00:21:15.240 a little quick. I have to get that out of my assistem. I'm 289 00:21:15.240 --> 00:21:17.880 done. But you know, but one thing I do want to say, 290 00:21:17.880 --> 00:21:19.599 actually want to piggyback off of what you said, because I too have been 291 00:21:19.640 --> 00:21:23.119 on Twitter and I've seen all the Westbrook slander and everything like that. You 292 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:26.960 got to stop with that. Man. If you think that he's the reason 293 00:21:26.039 --> 00:21:32.400 why we're losing games right now, you're really, really, really just distorted 294 00:21:32.480 --> 00:21:37.200 in your basketball views. He's been playing better every single game. He's improved 295 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:40.880 in the areas where we need him to be improving in. Like I said, 296 00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:41.519 you know, when I was at the game the other day, I 297 00:21:41.599 --> 00:21:45.119 told you, and he get well, he gets the fifteen assists, we 298 00:21:45.160 --> 00:21:48.680 won't lose. So when they figure it out, when they get all these 299 00:21:48.759 --> 00:21:52.240 guys together, when we get healthy, I really think it could be something 300 00:21:52.319 --> 00:21:56.400 dangerous. But the problem is we're losing time. Man. We gotta win 301 00:21:56.440 --> 00:21:59.240 games. We gotta find ways to win game. If that means we've got 302 00:21:59.319 --> 00:22:02.119 to be more regrets, if that means we got to come out and play 303 00:22:02.200 --> 00:22:03.880 harder, whatever it is we have to do. We have to get off 304 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:07.000 things that aren't working quicker. We just got to play from the hip a 305 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:10.880 little bit better. And I trust Tilu to do that because he's a field 306 00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:15.319 guy. How do you feel I feel like I think Clippers have lost five 307 00:22:15.359 --> 00:22:19.680 in a row. And four of these games were extremely winnable. And I 308 00:22:19.680 --> 00:22:23.440 don't know if that's encouraging or discouraging to you. It depends on how you 309 00:22:23.440 --> 00:22:26.920 look at it, because I did say this here night. At times it 310 00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:30.960 has felt like they had forgotten how to win these close games. That's what 311 00:22:32.039 --> 00:22:34.880 it is looked like at times. Now they battled back and they were under 312 00:22:34.920 --> 00:22:38.759 man tonight, and I do think there were some good signs. And Russell 313 00:22:38.799 --> 00:22:41.599 Westbrook, no, he was not the problem. You didn't watch. If 314 00:22:41.599 --> 00:22:45.880 you're just going out and posting oh and five with Russell Westbrook like you didn't 315 00:22:45.880 --> 00:22:52.759 watch, you did do? I think Paul George should have been more aggressive 316 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:56.920 in the first half. Yes, did he step up late? Yes? 317 00:22:56.240 --> 00:23:00.759 Did the Clippers lose this one? At the free throw line? They actually 318 00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:06.119 got more attempts than Sacramento if you want to point to the officials. The 319 00:23:06.160 --> 00:23:11.480 problem is they miss eight of the twenty seven attempts. Sacramento didn't miss once 320 00:23:11.759 --> 00:23:17.160 on their twenty six. Clippers lose by one to the Kings. We'll update 321 00:23:17.160 --> 00:23:18.359 you on the standings. We'll get back to your phone calls eight six six, 322 00:23:18.480 --> 00:23:22.880 ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five seventy. 323 00:23:22.920 --> 00:23:27.880 You're listening to Clippers stock. You're on em by seventy l a sports 324 00:23:27.880 --> 00:23:32.119 something. I said, huh, the Clippers losing by one one twenty eight 325 00:23:32.160 --> 00:23:37.759 to one twenty seven and sacraments up to the Kings. The pattern continues, 326 00:23:38.079 --> 00:23:45.680 not just the losses, but the close gut punches. They were more like 327 00:23:45.680 --> 00:23:49.759 a John Claude punch. And was fort eight six six nine eight seven two 328 00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:56.960 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 329 00:23:56.000 --> 00:24:02.000 Welcome back into Clipper Stock. I'm Adam Oslind. Let's go to John 330 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:11.839 in Santa Monica, California. John. What's up John? Europe? Hey, 331 00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:14.359 Adam, how's it going? Yeah? I mean I can't believe we 332 00:24:14.400 --> 00:24:15.480 still haven't won a games since All Star. You know, you see the 333 00:24:15.519 --> 00:24:18.640 game at Phoenix, you think we're really going in the right direction, and 334 00:24:18.680 --> 00:24:21.599 to think that, you know, we haven't won a games since then, 335 00:24:21.640 --> 00:24:25.720 it's just beyond disappointing, you know, especially when you see players like Westbrook 336 00:24:25.799 --> 00:24:27.920 having a great game tonight and Gordon having a great game tonight, and just 337 00:24:27.960 --> 00:24:30.839 that you know that past obviously wasn't what it caused us to lose the game 338 00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:34.279 tonight. But it's frustrating, you know, it's just you hope this team 339 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:37.079 hasn't but you just you see more and more, and I mean it's just 340 00:24:37.400 --> 00:24:41.240 it breaks your heart. They're finding ways to lose right now and that is 341 00:24:41.279 --> 00:24:45.279 a little bit troubling. Am I wrong? No, Yeah, it's exactly 342 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:48.240 it. And there's just like you said earlier, these close games where you 343 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:52.200 know they're more than winnable against teams that you know, you feel they could 344 00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:53.720 they could beat this team. You know, there's no reason why. And 345 00:24:55.000 --> 00:24:56.799 I feel like a night late tonight tonight, even though Covington played great, 346 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:00.599 you still miss Zobots tonight. You know, I think it's Zubosch was in 347 00:25:00.640 --> 00:25:03.279 the game. I think maybe we would have had a little bit obviously better 348 00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:07.599 defense than we had going to against against the bonus. I'm concerned about Big 349 00:25:07.680 --> 00:25:10.720 Zoo now because when he came back against Minnesota, I thought, yeah, 350 00:25:10.759 --> 00:25:12.640 there's a good chance he doesn't play both on the back to back, but 351 00:25:12.759 --> 00:25:18.480 not playing either game the last two there's a level of concern there. And 352 00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:21.319 it's the right calf injury, and we've seen the way these things can be 353 00:25:21.359 --> 00:25:25.160 managed. It seems to be like a hamstring where you just don't know. 354 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:29.480 It's a little bit more unpredictable and trying to manage it. But yeah, 355 00:25:29.519 --> 00:25:33.000 I hope Zoo can come back soon. They desperately need to give it coming 356 00:25:33.039 --> 00:25:33.799 two minutes. I mean, if this is going to be right now, 357 00:25:33.839 --> 00:25:37.039 then at least I hope they start keeping Covington playing right now, because I 358 00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:41.000 mean, while I think Plumble's played great for us, I just don't think 359 00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:44.720 you know he's playing on jumping into the starting role as center right now. 360 00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:48.240 Maybe the blessing in disguise coming out of this one is that Robert Covington got 361 00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:52.480 to show what he can do and still do to help this team on both 362 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:56.839 ends, because I thought it was a breath of fresh air to see him 363 00:25:56.880 --> 00:26:00.480 out there and see some of those wings stop lineups with him and Nicholas Patum 364 00:26:00.559 --> 00:26:03.599 on the court at once. John. I appreciate the phone call, my 365 00:26:03.599 --> 00:26:07.240 friend. We'll talk to you on Sunday. Okay, take care, let's 366 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:12.799 go to Let's see hey Zeus and Plinza. Hey Zeus, you're on Clippers 367 00:26:12.839 --> 00:26:17.400 staff without Hm Bastin. Hey, Adam, thanks for having me on man 368 00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:19.880 and I just want to say I appreciate everything you do with Will and Chuck 369 00:26:19.960 --> 00:26:25.039 in the clips and bit podcasts. Really love you're back and forth and you 370 00:26:25.119 --> 00:26:29.160 guys is you guys are views and opinions on the Clippers. Man, so 371 00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:33.000 thanks for having me on. And I you know, like you were saying, 372 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:34.440 like everyone else has been saying, Man, this is really a heartbreak, 373 00:26:34.559 --> 00:26:38.519 this loss. But you know, it did actually give me some hope 374 00:26:38.559 --> 00:26:44.079 because I saw while there was like some sloppy play like in the in the 375 00:26:44.799 --> 00:26:48.319 in the third, second and third quarter and stuff where you know, affectiment, 376 00:26:48.359 --> 00:26:52.960 I took the leads. I did see some essence of the comeback Clippers 377 00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:55.839 that we that we kind of got used to seeing in the past few years, 378 00:26:55.880 --> 00:26:57.920 like you know, without Kauai or of those times like when we had 379 00:26:57.960 --> 00:27:02.559 like Lou William on the team. Still you know, I was like we 380 00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:03.880 were able to fight back, you know, and get back in the game. 381 00:27:04.720 --> 00:27:07.839 You know, Paul George, despite everything he said on the JJ Reddick 382 00:27:07.880 --> 00:27:14.440 podcast, I really thought that he he showed leadership tonight. I mean despite 383 00:27:14.480 --> 00:27:15.920 you know, you know, a couple of errors here and there, and 384 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:21.079 then you know that missed by by you know that turnover by Russell Westbrook at 385 00:27:21.079 --> 00:27:22.920 the end. You know, it really sucked, man, because he had 386 00:27:22.960 --> 00:27:25.440 such a such a great game, you know, but I really thought, 387 00:27:26.480 --> 00:27:29.119 you know, Paul George started slow, but he really like kind of came 388 00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:32.799 came in for us, came through for us towards the end, despite the 389 00:27:32.839 --> 00:27:37.160 slimiss shot at the end. Obviously. Yeah, Paul George had twenty two 390 00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:40.880 of his twenty eight in the second half. Yeah, nine in the third, 391 00:27:41.240 --> 00:27:45.559 thirteen in the fourth quarter. Hit the big shots, hit a tough 392 00:27:45.680 --> 00:27:48.440 layup, a big three pointer. Russ found him for that. I thought 393 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:53.880 Russell Westbrook was so good throughout and I appreciate the phone call his Zeus early 394 00:27:53.960 --> 00:27:57.240 on this one. He had a steal on Sabonis, He went coast to 395 00:27:57.359 --> 00:28:03.640 coast, went at Fox for a layup. You know, there were times 396 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:07.519 where he was the one trying to wield the Clippers back when they got down, 397 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:11.039 when they had to battle, because Sacramento is that good, and the 398 00:28:11.039 --> 00:28:18.359 Clippers were without Kauai and a Visa Zubots and Norman Powell. There was a 399 00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:22.960 time where he turned down a three and took a fade away in the first 400 00:28:22.960 --> 00:28:27.319 and started talking to the crowd who was getting on him. They saw him 401 00:28:27.319 --> 00:28:30.240 lining up for that three pointer, he didn't take it. He has done 402 00:28:30.279 --> 00:28:36.319 this multiple times now in his five games as a Clipper. That's not Russ 403 00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:42.160 being Russ. That is someone much more in control making better decisions out there. 404 00:28:45.480 --> 00:28:52.559 But that layup he had off the PG strip in the second half was 405 00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:57.200 special, and he got he got to steal on Deer and Fox a couple 406 00:28:57.240 --> 00:29:02.200 of them, and those two were kind of going back and forth. You 407 00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:07.039 liked the competitiveness. You would have liked to see a Clippers victory, though. 408 00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:10.960 They need one desperately, and they don't get any easier. They got 409 00:29:10.960 --> 00:29:15.160 three more games with Memphis. First one starts on Sunday, So this is 410 00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:21.240 a team that they have to play desperate, They have to play with urgency. 411 00:29:21.319 --> 00:29:23.480 I thought we saw some of it tonight. They certainly didn't quit. 412 00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:27.720 There were a lot of people saying, look, it's Sacramento. You're going 413 00:29:27.759 --> 00:29:32.799 into the Lions then, and they locked the door behind you. That's a 414 00:29:32.799 --> 00:29:37.160 really tough place to win. They're looking to light the beam and light you 415 00:29:37.240 --> 00:29:40.480 up with their shooting, and they could get on top of you quick. 416 00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:48.000 And I thought the Clippers the most part, just kept battling down many guys. 417 00:29:48.279 --> 00:29:52.200 Let's go to Alex and Fresnell. Alex, what's up? You're on 418 00:29:52.240 --> 00:29:56.759 Clippers sock without? I am awesome, hey man, A big fan this 419 00:29:56.880 --> 00:30:00.480 once say, I think we played with without Kawai. I think we played 420 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:04.799 pretty good game tonight. But I want to say too, I mean with 421 00:30:06.640 --> 00:30:11.279 a different roster. I mean, what a couple. What when when we 422 00:30:11.440 --> 00:30:15.480 had Kawai NPG come back from injury, we lost? I think we went 423 00:30:15.640 --> 00:30:22.759 oh and four games straight. So I think it's just the matter of finding 424 00:30:22.799 --> 00:30:26.559 a greight roster at this point. But you said, when Kawai and Paul 425 00:30:26.599 --> 00:30:30.920 George come back from injury, what's the right roster? Then you don't want 426 00:30:30.960 --> 00:30:33.720 those two? No, I know what he's saying. I want the most. 427 00:30:33.880 --> 00:30:38.160 No, it's just at this point, I think TYLERU is just trying 428 00:30:38.200 --> 00:30:42.680 to find a good point to fit within. I mean, what we got 429 00:30:42.720 --> 00:30:49.559 bones Gordon and Westbrook could I think we're just trying to find this right roster 430 00:30:49.759 --> 00:30:52.960 to play, and I think it's still all mixed up at this point. 431 00:30:55.039 --> 00:30:59.039 No, I can't get to disagree with that. Alex. They they haven't 432 00:30:59.079 --> 00:31:02.920 had a continue and coach lew had talked about. I think the quote was 433 00:31:03.000 --> 00:31:07.480 something about getting a nine man rotation going by next week. They're sixteen games 434 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:12.359 left. I asked the question on Twitter. But it's hard to have a 435 00:31:12.480 --> 00:31:18.920 sense of urgency while also shuffling lineups this much. Some of it is just 436 00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:22.160 out of necessity. They have new guys, they have to try them out, 437 00:31:22.079 --> 00:31:26.079 but they are running out of time and I don't know if they can 438 00:31:26.200 --> 00:31:30.160 escape some of the bad habits they've had all season. Tonight, While you 439 00:31:30.160 --> 00:31:33.720 can say that one turnover killed them late, overall that kept them in it 440 00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:38.519 the way they took care of the basketball before that, they had a lot 441 00:31:38.599 --> 00:31:45.440 of turnover issues and three of the last four games they were okay against Denver, 442 00:31:45.839 --> 00:31:52.160 but against the Kings the first time they had twenty five turnovers. Against 443 00:31:52.359 --> 00:31:55.920 the Minnesota Timberwolves, I want to say they had another twenty five against Golden 444 00:31:55.960 --> 00:32:00.480 State, they had sixteen. And sometimes it's when they happen as well, 445 00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:05.759 they just end up being crushing blows, self inflicted wounds that this team can 446 00:32:05.799 --> 00:32:09.039 ill afford to have. Let's take a quick time out. We'll come back 447 00:32:09.200 --> 00:32:15.160 looking for postgame audio from coach Lou Clippers lose on one twenty seven in Sacramentos 448 00:32:15.160 --> 00:32:20.799 of the Kings out scored him by four and the fourth after being down thirteen. 449 00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:27.559 It looked like it was going to be a classic Clippers comeback, but 450 00:32:27.680 --> 00:32:30.599 we said it a lot this season. Those comebacks have been coming up short 451 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:37.079 lately. We'll Clippers stop next during a five seventy l A sports to get 452 00:32:37.119 --> 00:32:38.680 me in trouble. You want me to their old school, I'm not gonna 453 00:32:38.720 --> 00:32:45.680 do it, Zach Clippers one twenty eight, one twenty seven in Sacramentso they 454 00:32:45.799 --> 00:32:52.559 lose by one again, four of their last five games during this losing streak 455 00:32:54.240 --> 00:33:00.200 extremely winnable, but they're finding ways to lose now. They also found a 456 00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:04.319 way to come back, and they found a way to have a thirty one 457 00:33:04.440 --> 00:33:09.119 to seven assist to turnover ratio better than four to one. That's fantastic. 458 00:33:10.440 --> 00:33:15.200 That kept them in it. But they did settle early in the fourth quarter. 459 00:33:15.680 --> 00:33:21.559 Starting the quarter down five, they took a ton of threes. I 460 00:33:21.599 --> 00:33:25.680 want to say six of their first seven shots at least were from distance, 461 00:33:25.839 --> 00:33:32.039 and they weren't falling bones Highland. God bless him because he's so aggressive out 462 00:33:32.079 --> 00:33:37.240 there. One of nine, but oz of six from three. He was 463 00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:40.160 putting them up. I don't mind it, that's what he's out there to 464 00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:45.119 do. But in twelve minutes had just four points and again one of nine 465 00:33:45.160 --> 00:33:50.079 shooting. He's young, they'll continue to get better. It was a steal 466 00:33:50.119 --> 00:33:54.119 to get him for two picks. But we said at last game, you 467 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:59.640 know, the Clippers settled in the second half. They had thirty two points 468 00:33:59.680 --> 00:34:01.759 in the pain in the first half against Golden State. Yesterday they had just 469 00:34:01.920 --> 00:34:06.559 ten in the second half, and I thought they settled too much down the 470 00:34:06.640 --> 00:34:10.320 stretch in the fourth to let the Kings build up that thirteen point lead to 471 00:34:10.400 --> 00:34:17.960 where the Clippers did come back admirably. I mean they battled, they had 472 00:34:19.039 --> 00:34:22.199 some of that heart and toughness. And coach Lou said it. I put 473 00:34:22.280 --> 00:34:27.280 up this clip earlier in the day, but he said, you can't give 474 00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:30.400 in. Yeah, you can miss shots, yeah, you can have turnovers. 475 00:34:30.599 --> 00:34:32.880 You can't get in. You can't get down on yourself. You have 476 00:34:32.960 --> 00:34:39.679 to continue to compete and fight. And they're in a hole and they've dug 477 00:34:39.760 --> 00:34:45.199 it for themselves. And I know a lot of people are just going to 478 00:34:45.280 --> 00:34:50.360 focus on Russell Westbrook and say they're oh of five since getting RUSS. I 479 00:34:50.440 --> 00:34:54.960 don't think it's nearly that simple. They've been consistently inconsistent all season long. 480 00:34:55.039 --> 00:34:58.199 When they had a six game losing streak, was Russ there, No, 481 00:35:00.000 --> 00:35:05.119 this is who they've been. That's their identity. Unfortunately, being consistently inconsistent 482 00:35:05.519 --> 00:35:08.360 and not building enough good habits. They give up too many key offensive rebounds, 483 00:35:08.960 --> 00:35:13.480 including fouling Sabonis on a key one late. He would put them up 484 00:35:13.519 --> 00:35:15.320 by one. Paul George had a shot at it, thought he was fouled, 485 00:35:15.360 --> 00:35:19.280 couldn't get the three to go. Clippers lose by one. Lenny and 486 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:22.639 Inglewood, you're on Clippers stock with Adham Austin. What's up Lenny, hey 487 00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:31.159 man? I I mean, it just seems like they say it's getting late 488 00:35:31.239 --> 00:35:40.800 early, and I'm just curious in a situation like this, if they do 489 00:35:42.079 --> 00:35:46.199 go play out the rest of the season and looks like they're gonna fall, 490 00:35:46.400 --> 00:35:51.679 they fall short way short of their goals, which was to me get into 491 00:35:51.719 --> 00:35:54.719 the finals. And I'm with you. I've said it all along. It 492 00:35:54.840 --> 00:36:00.400 is a championship type or bust year. Yeah, it has to be. 493 00:36:00.519 --> 00:36:04.119 It's year four. Paul George and Kawhi Leonard and Kawhi has been playing at 494 00:36:04.159 --> 00:36:07.079 too high of a level for them to be losing games. In fact, 495 00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:10.440 I posted this earlier today on Twitter at follow out of May and Lenny will 496 00:36:10.440 --> 00:36:15.760 get right back to you. Hold on. But it's amazing to me how 497 00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:21.079 good Kawai has been. And I want to say, it's the last twenty 498 00:36:21.119 --> 00:36:23.480 one games now, and I got it for you right here. Since he 499 00:36:23.639 --> 00:36:30.159 started playing regular minutes again at thirty seven a night since January seventh, in 500 00:36:30.239 --> 00:36:36.679 his last twenty one games, he's getting twenty eight points on fifty three fifty 501 00:36:36.880 --> 00:36:40.960 ninety shooting splits, and the Clippers in those games are twelve and nine. 502 00:36:42.840 --> 00:36:50.360 That just seems impossible. They are wasting a top five player performance that they're 503 00:36:50.400 --> 00:36:53.639 getting out of Kauai every night lately, and they're not getting victories. And 504 00:36:53.679 --> 00:36:58.119 I told you also before their defense just hasn't been good enough all season long. 505 00:36:58.239 --> 00:37:00.119 That has been a constant. You take out the first seven games of 506 00:37:00.159 --> 00:37:06.119 the season, and they basically have been bottom ten in the last almost sixty. 507 00:37:06.199 --> 00:37:09.800 Now that that's maybe who they are on that end, it shouldn't be, 508 00:37:10.760 --> 00:37:15.079 and maybe the difference is personnel in some ways, and having Robert Comington 509 00:37:15.159 --> 00:37:19.320 out there was great tonight. But let me keep going. I'm sorry, 510 00:37:20.159 --> 00:37:22.920 No, I think those are all excellent points, and I you know, 511 00:37:24.119 --> 00:37:31.280 to me, you know, just I think Kawai man hasn't vindicated with the 512 00:37:31.360 --> 00:37:37.360 whole oh low management thing, and I think they really can't put that hang 513 00:37:37.480 --> 00:37:40.679 out on him. But they handled him right. And anyone who's mad that 514 00:37:40.719 --> 00:37:45.360 he's not playing tonight, look at how good he's been. He is back 515 00:37:45.519 --> 00:37:50.599 to one twenty twenty one Kawhi Leonard level and that is remarkable in his first 516 00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:53.800 year back off the a c L. Absolutely, And my last point is 517 00:37:53.840 --> 00:38:00.280 this, you know, Kauai is just you can't you just can't put anything 518 00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:07.400 like that up on the block. But I mean, there's there's no way 519 00:38:07.559 --> 00:38:10.639 you can take this same team into the next year. So I'm just curious. 520 00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:15.039 I mean, do you think there's going to be some shakeups or what? 521 00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:19.840 Lenny, I don't even want to go down that road yet. Let's 522 00:38:19.880 --> 00:38:22.800 cross that bridge when we get there. Season's not over all, right, 523 00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:27.000 I get it, they've lost five in a row. It is disheartening, 524 00:38:27.079 --> 00:38:31.400 discouraging in some ways. It's worse than the six game road or losing streak. 525 00:38:31.480 --> 00:38:36.119 It probably is. I said this after they lost four yesterday, because 526 00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:40.199 it's so late into the season to hit the skid like this. So I 527 00:38:40.360 --> 00:38:46.360 understand, but there's games to be played when there's not I'll tell you what 528 00:38:46.440 --> 00:38:51.559 I think. But I appreciate the phone call my friend Ryan and Burrbank. 529 00:38:51.599 --> 00:38:57.719 You're on Clippers, soife without im Austin yeh, Adam, it's a pleasure 530 00:38:57.880 --> 00:39:02.840 to talk to you with always. Look, man, I mean there's to 531 00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.239 me when it comes down to the Clippers right now. Number one is Covington's 532 00:39:07.239 --> 00:39:15.760 gotta get minted. He has to get minted. Look Marcus Morris during the 533 00:39:15.840 --> 00:39:19.119 playoff run, it's twenty twenty, twenty twenty one. It look great. 534 00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:25.159 I know he's had big shots. Give me Covington. Gives those minutes to 535 00:39:25.199 --> 00:39:30.159 Covington at this point, he looks more athletic, he looks better defensively, 536 00:39:30.920 --> 00:39:32.719 and Adam, I think he hit the nail on the head really, because 537 00:39:32.880 --> 00:39:37.199 the thing is, I don't find the Clippers taking three. I don't find 538 00:39:37.239 --> 00:39:40.519 that because that's what the league is. You look at the you know, 539 00:39:40.679 --> 00:39:45.880 most of the last couple of champions five the Lakers a bubble they've been three 540 00:39:45.960 --> 00:39:52.880 point union styled teams. But the biggest constant that has happened to season as 541 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:58.280 it's terrible, it's not good. And and again you have a game like 542 00:39:58.400 --> 00:40:04.199 this where you had a chance to win this game again after the Toronto over, 543 00:40:04.320 --> 00:40:07.239 so forget the turnover for a second, and you couldn't get the rebound 544 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:13.639 from Sabonis and then you foul live well, and it was going to Rocco, 545 00:40:14.000 --> 00:40:19.920 but they called the foul. I watched it again and Sabonis it looked 546 00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:22.440 like he sold it. He did. Was there some contact? Did it 547 00:40:22.559 --> 00:40:25.559 look worse than it was? Yes, I can see why it was called. 548 00:40:29.559 --> 00:40:31.199 My question of you having would that be called to foul in the playoffs? 549 00:40:32.960 --> 00:40:37.239 Probably not, But if it was gonna happen, it was gonna happen 550 00:40:37.320 --> 00:40:40.639 for the home team, and they were in Sacramento and Sabonis was an All 551 00:40:40.679 --> 00:40:45.719 Star this year. So so my thing though is again though, if you 552 00:40:45.800 --> 00:40:51.519 weren't trying to win a Gamian again, the threes don't bother me as much 553 00:40:51.559 --> 00:40:53.079 as because look, the three will come to three will go and and in 554 00:40:53.159 --> 00:40:57.760 today's NBA you're shooting more three thing or none. But again, do we 555 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:04.719 have to play defense to actually get into guys and stop guys. Don't tell 556 00:41:04.760 --> 00:41:08.679 me that these guys can't any I mean I'm looking at some even Aaron Born 557 00:41:08.760 --> 00:41:10.440 at that time, so I'm like, dude, I've seen him play the 558 00:41:10.480 --> 00:41:15.199 people for the bouts, thank you. So when I look at all these 559 00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:17.840 players, I'm like, where's the defensive mentality? Birth Like, I want 560 00:41:17.880 --> 00:41:22.400 to play Ryan. That's one of the most baffling things all season long with 561 00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:29.400 this team that Coach Low keeps saying, defensive mindset, come out, hit 562 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:31.800 first, make a stand on that end. Shots are gonna come and go. 563 00:41:31.960 --> 00:41:36.440 The defense has to be a constant for them, and it hasn't been. 564 00:41:36.920 --> 00:41:43.079 They've been close to bottom ten the entire year. It is perplexing as 565 00:41:43.199 --> 00:41:45.159 anything, but some of it. I do think a lot of three guard 566 00:41:45.239 --> 00:41:50.239 lineups early on some guys that aren't here anymore. They've been trying so many 567 00:41:50.360 --> 00:41:55.199 things with lineups and roster moves and and there was just another big shake up 568 00:41:55.239 --> 00:41:59.559 with having to incorporated guy into the starting lineup in Russell Westbrook. And I'm 569 00:41:59.559 --> 00:42:01.840 not blaming him at all. This is what they wanted, this is who 570 00:42:01.880 --> 00:42:06.079 they wanted. They want a point guard. They got him. But a 571 00:42:06.159 --> 00:42:09.480 guy who's playing thirty five minutes a night and played thirty five minutes in this 572 00:42:09.559 --> 00:42:15.000 one, it's hard to get him up to speed with everyone else. When 573 00:42:15.039 --> 00:42:19.480 there's so many moving parts going on. There was bound to be a learning 574 00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:22.920 curve, and there has been. I don't think tonight at all, he 575 00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:25.320 was the problem. I think it was just they were down guys. They 576 00:42:25.400 --> 00:42:29.679 fought, they battled, they gave what they could. I didn't like the 577 00:42:29.760 --> 00:42:31.599 three pointers early in the fourth quarter. They took far too many. But 578 00:42:31.679 --> 00:42:39.239 outside of that, I can't put much on these guys. They fought right. 579 00:42:39.360 --> 00:42:43.119 Let me ask you something. When I screened your call, your phone 580 00:42:43.199 --> 00:42:45.360 sounded amazing. What happened? You put me on the bluetooth? Just be 581 00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:51.199 honest, yea yea killing me brother, killing me? Man? How are 582 00:42:51.199 --> 00:42:53.480 you gonna Are you gonna fake me out like that? When I screen you 583 00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:59.719 and you sound so good, h D and then you put me on the 584 00:42:59.719 --> 00:43:07.320 boot. I hope you're driving safe, clippers. I'm not gonna make a 585 00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:12.360 film on Louise reference here. They're driving. There's some bumps in the road 586 00:43:12.480 --> 00:43:19.960 right now. They gotta figure things out. Tonight you can say there was 587 00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:22.119 some positive but in the end they lost, and there's sixteen games left in 588 00:43:22.159 --> 00:43:25.719 the season. I'll update you in the standings. We'll hear from coach lu 589 00:43:25.800 --> 00:43:29.400 Next we'll get back to your phone calls. Eight sixty six nine eight seven 590 00:43:29.480 --> 00:43:32.360 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. This is 591 00:43:32.440 --> 00:43:37.599 Clippers Talk, Karen MP five seventy l a sports somebody I want to show 592 00:43:37.679 --> 00:43:43.360 love to. In this game. They also have zero shot without Eric Gordon 593 00:43:43.440 --> 00:43:47.679 playing the way he did. Eight of thirteen, three of seven had a 594 00:43:47.800 --> 00:43:52.079 steal, had some deflections leading to steals for others. Twenty one points, 595 00:43:52.719 --> 00:43:58.119 best plus minus on the team, a plus eighteen in a game the Clippers 596 00:43:58.239 --> 00:44:02.119 lose by one up in seven Recramento to the Kings. This still could be 597 00:44:04.440 --> 00:44:08.719 a first round matchup, but I gotta be honest, the Clippers wouldn't be 598 00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:13.639 the three seed in that scenario, They'd be in the sixth spot. Welcome 599 00:44:13.639 --> 00:44:16.800 back in the Clipper stock. I'm Adam Oslin eight six six nine eight seven 600 00:44:16.840 --> 00:44:21.840 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Clippers right 601 00:44:21.880 --> 00:44:25.079 now are in the eighth spot behind Minnesota, who beat the Lakers tonight, 602 00:44:25.199 --> 00:44:30.039 half game behind them. And remember Minnesota winning that game against the Clippers here 603 00:44:30.079 --> 00:44:35.880 to night. I told you this was a brutal loss. Because they won 604 00:44:35.960 --> 00:44:39.039 the season series, they have the tiebreaker over them, Kings have the tiebreaker 605 00:44:39.119 --> 00:44:44.800 over the Clippers. They have pretty much l zero shot at three seed. 606 00:44:45.159 --> 00:44:50.159 That's what it is. Clippers three and seven now their last ten, they've 607 00:44:50.239 --> 00:44:53.320 lost five in a row. David and Sino, you're on Clipper stock without 608 00:44:53.320 --> 00:45:00.840 Am Moslin, Hi, Adam, thanks making my call. Another brutal lost 609 00:45:00.000 --> 00:45:04.960 night. But there are some positives out of there. I gotta give credit 610 00:45:05.039 --> 00:45:08.800 to Sacramento making every every single one of their free throws. It would have 611 00:45:08.840 --> 00:45:13.960 been nice we could have made a couple more there. Those free throws at 612 00:45:14.000 --> 00:45:16.960 the end of the third quarter, two miss by Plumley, two miss by 613 00:45:17.000 --> 00:45:21.679 a mere Coffee who was out in transition. Some people will saying he's not 614 00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:23.559 a good free throw shooter. He should have given it up to somebody else. 615 00:45:24.639 --> 00:45:28.960 That those two really hurt because they could have been down one head against 616 00:45:29.039 --> 00:45:32.679 the fourth. And the good point about Eric Gordon, it was a good 617 00:45:32.719 --> 00:45:37.239 pick up there, and you know, and so there's some things we got 618 00:45:37.320 --> 00:45:42.719 to take away from tonight, and it does feel like worse than the sixth 619 00:45:42.760 --> 00:45:46.599 game losing streak earlier this year. But we're still around and now they're still 620 00:45:47.280 --> 00:45:52.360 was sixteen games left, so be okay, all right, Dave. I 621 00:45:52.440 --> 00:45:55.239 appreciate the phone call. I like the positives. Eric Gordon got things started 622 00:45:55.280 --> 00:46:00.960 with an N one. He was really good, I thought, after the 623 00:46:01.079 --> 00:46:07.320 last two games where he struggled mightily last couple. Now he stepped up in 624 00:46:07.400 --> 00:46:12.679 a big spot. Third quarter. He hit a big three to put him 625 00:46:12.719 --> 00:46:15.320 up by two. He had a big layup. He had all twenty one 626 00:46:15.360 --> 00:46:19.159 of his points before the fourth. I'm not sure how much he ended up 627 00:46:19.159 --> 00:46:23.480 playing in the fourth quarter. Terrence Mann had eight points. But you know, 628 00:46:23.559 --> 00:46:27.280 it's more about the defense and doing some little stuff. But he hit 629 00:46:27.320 --> 00:46:32.199 a couple of three pointers that were big. Chris in LA, you're on 630 00:46:32.239 --> 00:46:36.719 Clippers stoff with that. I'm anster. Thank Chris. It's been tough. 631 00:46:37.039 --> 00:46:40.079 It's been tough man, But I don't know why Tyluke can't see it. 632 00:46:40.679 --> 00:46:45.880 I've been saying it all along. I really believe Terrence Man needs to be 633 00:46:45.960 --> 00:46:50.079 in this starting lineup. If you if you set out Mooke, I love 634 00:46:50.199 --> 00:46:52.400 Mooke, but he's got to sit out, and you bring Kawai at the 635 00:46:52.440 --> 00:46:57.000 four, PG at the three, Man at the two, Westbrook at the 636 00:46:57.159 --> 00:47:00.199 at the one. Bording comes right off the bench with Bones Thailand. Whoever 637 00:47:00.320 --> 00:47:06.360 catches a group between those three close out the game pretty hopefully Norman Powell will 638 00:47:06.400 --> 00:47:09.400 be back to come off the bench with Eric Gordon. Yeah, yeah, 639 00:47:09.480 --> 00:47:14.719 no, I'm sorry Norman Powell and h and Eric Gordon, but we gotta 640 00:47:14.760 --> 00:47:16.800 find a way to get Bone some minutes. He looks off because he's a 641 00:47:16.880 --> 00:47:22.039 rhythm player. He's got to get comfortable and we need his spacing, we 642 00:47:22.119 --> 00:47:25.800 need his three point shooting. But more so, we gotta get we We 643 00:47:27.320 --> 00:47:30.159 gotta get Terrence Man in that starting lineup. He was the reason for that 644 00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:34.599 winning streak. He's got to get minutes. He's he's the glue. He's 645 00:47:34.639 --> 00:47:38.320 the young Nico on our team and we need that. And I don't know 646 00:47:38.400 --> 00:47:43.360 why Tyler can't see it. And it just sucks that Rust missed that because 647 00:47:43.400 --> 00:47:45.880 he had such an amazing game and I'm still rooting for this guy. I 648 00:47:45.960 --> 00:47:51.559 still see good things. But all you have to do is catch that ball 649 00:47:51.960 --> 00:47:54.679 that would have been free throws or even an open layup. Man. That 650 00:47:54.880 --> 00:47:58.480 was a tough game, dude, and it's it's tough because I've been a 651 00:47:58.519 --> 00:48:02.079 fan since Poul Richardson and this is a tough ride. Man. Yeah, 652 00:48:02.719 --> 00:48:07.440 Well keep the faith, Chris, as I like to say, they got 653 00:48:07.519 --> 00:48:10.719 sixteen games left, they have time, and they have I still think the 654 00:48:10.880 --> 00:48:15.719 right coach to figure this thing out. Last call before we hear from coach 655 00:48:15.800 --> 00:48:20.800 Lou Morris and long beach. Morse, what's up? You know what, 656 00:48:20.920 --> 00:48:22.760 Adam? Let me share something with you. I'm gonna say what nobody else 657 00:48:22.840 --> 00:48:29.000 wants to say. The reason why folks don't like Russell westbook is because he 658 00:48:29.079 --> 00:48:30.920 don't know how to dress. Have you seen some of the clothes this man 659 00:48:31.000 --> 00:48:37.559 where I have? He's got style. Okay, And I'm gonna tell you 660 00:48:37.639 --> 00:48:40.400 something. Nobody dresses like that. He probably had his own person making this 661 00:48:40.480 --> 00:48:44.239 clothes for him. That's that's number one and the reason why we lost this 662 00:48:44.360 --> 00:48:47.079 game. You got the statistics, I don't. We lost this game because 663 00:48:47.400 --> 00:48:52.119 I believe Sacramento got twelve points off of offensive rebounds. Can you check that 664 00:48:52.239 --> 00:48:55.800 for me, Adam, I'll check it for you right now. You got 665 00:48:55.840 --> 00:49:01.000 anything else, Morrise, No, I just to say this. Lenny didn't 666 00:49:01.039 --> 00:49:04.800 want to say it, but I'm gonna say it. H If we don't 667 00:49:04.840 --> 00:49:07.000 do what we're supposed to be doing this year, we can't go in the 668 00:49:07.079 --> 00:49:10.119 next year with this, with this team at him. And I want to 669 00:49:10.519 --> 00:49:15.159 feel so bad for mister Bamber. I've never met the man, but he 670 00:49:15.280 --> 00:49:17.280 reminds he won us. He's a fan. But I feel so bad for 671 00:49:17.360 --> 00:49:22.039 the guy because he's doing all he could do. He's playing the luxury tax, 672 00:49:22.480 --> 00:49:24.239 He's given the players everything they want. They played once a week, 673 00:49:24.679 --> 00:49:28.480 and what do we got for him. We're not We're not really giving him 674 00:49:28.519 --> 00:49:32.880 a good return on his investment. Let me say the best advantage is in 675 00:49:34.000 --> 00:49:37.320 sports. His ownership and the Clippers do have the right guy that has to 676 00:49:37.360 --> 00:49:40.320 give you hope. Well, you know what, I'm Adam, I'm gonna 677 00:49:40.360 --> 00:49:43.800 take that run with it. I'm gonna take that run with it, and 678 00:49:43.880 --> 00:49:45.599 I do have hope. I'll get with you next time, all right, 679 00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:50.679 Morse, I appreciate the phone call. I got hope still because Coach slew 680 00:49:50.760 --> 00:49:55.400 the chiropractor tinkering tie. He proved it in twenty twenty one. He was 681 00:49:55.480 --> 00:50:00.159 able to out adjust the opposition and make the right moves when they had to. 682 00:50:01.079 --> 00:50:04.800 Let's hear from a post game after the Clippers lose one twenty eight to 683 00:50:04.880 --> 00:50:07.599 one twenty seven, and the sacraments of the King's good job. But just 684 00:50:07.400 --> 00:50:10.440 you know, firing and Fox getting the ball of his hands. My rotations 685 00:50:10.519 --> 00:50:14.920 is really good. It hurts when a couple of rebounds because the bonus is 686 00:50:14.960 --> 00:50:16.440 down there, But I thought, overall just fine. Just trying to get 687 00:50:16.440 --> 00:50:20.280 the ball in his hands and rotating was pretty good. And then offense he 688 00:50:20.360 --> 00:50:22.800 was able to score the basketball. Finally makes me shots. In that fourth 689 00:50:22.880 --> 00:50:30.079 quarter, I see that that's a possession came down to a loose ball foul. 690 00:50:30.199 --> 00:50:32.199 I'll read out there, like, what would you see just on that 691 00:50:32.280 --> 00:50:36.000 possession? Like you got to stop obviously, God call I didn't get a 692 00:50:36.079 --> 00:50:40.000 chance to see it. Yet. Who was so good? We attack the 693 00:50:40.039 --> 00:50:45.239 pain tight. I'm curious when he went out though and air with him. 694 00:50:45.400 --> 00:50:49.239 I laid after a quarter, it seemed like the shot section was almost all 695 00:50:49.320 --> 00:50:52.320 threes. Really not attack them. They're very many, which you need. 696 00:50:52.360 --> 00:50:57.960 Could just a shot slation in that second half in the fourth quarter, I 697 00:50:57.960 --> 00:51:00.880 don't understand it. In the fourth quarter, Yeah, I mean, I 698 00:51:00.960 --> 00:51:06.320 don't know. I mean, I don't understand what you're asking. I'm just 699 00:51:06.360 --> 00:51:09.280 wondering late if you felt like the shots that they got were once you're happy 700 00:51:09.320 --> 00:51:13.519 with, or heil you get or settling for jumpers. Oh you mean in 701 00:51:13.599 --> 00:51:15.920 the f in the fourth quarter? Starting the fourth quarter? Ye oh, 702 00:51:15.000 --> 00:51:17.760 I mean they were twitching one through five, you know, because we were 703 00:51:17.880 --> 00:51:21.239 you know, when we go small. But I thought when maces on the 704 00:51:21.280 --> 00:51:22.400 floor and we got a chance to get downhill and attack, we did. 705 00:51:22.440 --> 00:51:25.239 We got some pretty good shots, and we got some open threes. And 706 00:51:25.320 --> 00:51:29.320 so if a team was gonna collapse and helping the pain, you can't get 707 00:51:29.360 --> 00:51:30.719 to the rim, then you know, you gotta kick it out, you 708 00:51:30.800 --> 00:51:34.159 know for open shots and open threes, which I thought we got some good 709 00:51:34.239 --> 00:51:36.880 looks that we just didn't make it earlier on especially like it, like you 710 00:51:36.880 --> 00:51:38.280 said, in that fourth quarter, we just didn't make What did you think 711 00:51:38.320 --> 00:51:42.519 of for us, especially after the last nine years? Segonder spotlight? If 712 00:51:42.559 --> 00:51:45.360 you think they played against him what he bounced back tonight, I thought it 713 00:51:45.400 --> 00:51:46.840 was great, you know, I thought they try to you know, protect 714 00:51:46.880 --> 00:51:50.079 the pain and sag Off, I mean did a good job of just catching 715 00:51:50.119 --> 00:51:52.159 him still attack and getting into the basket, getting to the rim and making 716 00:51:52.199 --> 00:51:55.400 the right play, you know. And so I thought he did a good 717 00:51:55.480 --> 00:51:58.519 job of just you know, reading what the defense was giving him, and 718 00:51:58.599 --> 00:52:01.559 he did a good job of attacking. Derek had a really strong game, 719 00:52:01.760 --> 00:52:07.400 especially the first half where he helped Russ something that's scoring everything. Uh. 720 00:52:07.719 --> 00:52:09.400 I thought he gave him a start yesterday. How do you feel like he 721 00:52:09.480 --> 00:52:13.440 was able to take advantage of that better today? Yeah? I thought he 722 00:52:13.559 --> 00:52:15.000 was. You know, he was good. I thought, you know, 723 00:52:15.119 --> 00:52:17.519 just with that starting lineup, just able to get shots and Russ and PG 724 00:52:17.639 --> 00:52:21.559 those guys, you know, manufacturing open shots, and we know he could 725 00:52:21.559 --> 00:52:23.679 shoot the basketball and so have him on the floor and also be able to 726 00:52:23.679 --> 00:52:27.159 attack and get down hill and get into the paint and get some a couple 727 00:52:27.199 --> 00:52:29.599 of layups as well. And so I thought it was really good tonight. 728 00:52:30.719 --> 00:52:36.519 Let's just see what the true I've seen somewhere as the rotation. Yeah, 729 00:52:36.840 --> 00:52:38.280 I play the night. What would you think of this minutes? I thought 730 00:52:38.320 --> 00:52:42.079 it was great, just his deflections. I thought a couple of block shots, 731 00:52:42.599 --> 00:52:44.760 uh, driving clothes out, was getting to the basket, making the 732 00:52:44.880 --> 00:52:47.480 right play, I thought he did a really good job, just you know, 733 00:52:47.519 --> 00:52:51.880 on both sides of the basketball. I think he was talking about Roga 734 00:52:51.960 --> 00:52:55.360 there. I just trying to hear that correctly, that question by Andrew Griffe 735 00:52:55.360 --> 00:52:58.880 at the ly time. So they're talking about early in the fourth quarter all 736 00:52:58.920 --> 00:53:01.559 the three points shooting. I just went through the game blog and it looks 737 00:53:01.599 --> 00:53:07.400 like nine of their first ten shots or from three to start off the fourth. 738 00:53:07.960 --> 00:53:13.119 Yeah, and they miss their first eight. So a couple of things 739 00:53:13.159 --> 00:53:16.599 you could point to for what did the Clippers in tonight? Boils down to 740 00:53:16.719 --> 00:53:22.880 this. They got sixteen games left, they're in the eight spot and they're 741 00:53:23.000 --> 00:53:28.920 holding onto that by a game. The Lakers are in the eleventh spot, 742 00:53:30.280 --> 00:53:37.760 two games back of the Clippers, still outside of the play in just one 743 00:53:37.840 --> 00:53:44.519 baby Al David style. They gotta take down the Memphis Grizzlies on Sunday. 744 00:53:44.800 --> 00:53:49.320 Tip time for that one is at seven. I'll love Clippers countdown at six 745 00:53:51.159 --> 00:53:52.800 before we get out of here. I do want to thank the Clippers organization, 746 00:53:52.920 --> 00:53:57.199 Noah Eagle, Brian Seaman, Ralph Lawlor, big brother, Jake Warner, 747 00:53:57.199 --> 00:54:00.519 a head engineer, Katie Newton who's out. But Zacho called you filled 748 00:54:00.599 --> 00:54:07.000 in beautifully for her. Our producer tonight until Sunday Sunday Sunday with the pregame 749 00:54:07.039 --> 00:54:17.119 show starting at six I metam Osla. We'll talk to you that. This 750 00:54:17.719 --> 00:54:23.719 has been Clippers Talk, a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam Oslay. 751 00:54:23.920 --> 00:54:28.960 If you like the show, subscribe to Clippers Talk on the iHeart Radio, 752 00:54:29.000 --> 00:54:31.760 wapp or wherever you podcast. They have the best page. This team 753 00:54:32.039 --> 00:54:37.480 has those championship ingredients. They have some of that DNA. You can see 754 00:54:37.519 --> 00:54:43.559 it. This is Clippers Basketball. Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network