WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.120 --> 00:00:04.200 The game is over. Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame 2 00:00:04.200 --> 00:00:08.720 reaction has just begun. Kawhi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. 3 00:00:09.560 --> 00:00:13.679 This is Clippers locker Room, a recap of today's game and a look ahead 4 00:00:13.679 --> 00:00:18.239 on your home for LA Clippers basketball. And now your host, You, 5 00:00:18.440 --> 00:00:24.239 sir, are a bad man. Adam Auslin. Clippers went and John Walls 6 00:00:24.320 --> 00:00:29.480 returned to DC in front of the fans one fourteen to one oh seven, 7 00:00:30.079 --> 00:00:34.799 Clippers over Wizards. Welcome into your postgame show. I'm Adam Oslin coming up. 8 00:00:34.840 --> 00:00:37.320 We'll get your second half highlight, your post game box score. You'll 9 00:00:37.359 --> 00:00:40.119 hear from the head coach and to Ron Lew and the players after this one. 10 00:00:40.159 --> 00:00:44.960 But first we get back out to Noah Eagle. Big time fourth quarter 11 00:00:45.079 --> 00:00:50.280 with some crucial shots late one from Kawai and three three pointers from Tis the 12 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:54.759 season Saint Nick Batouma Batoum was great, but let's start with Kawai. So 13 00:00:54.799 --> 00:00:57.759 he has that drive to the rim for the for the deuce and traffic that 14 00:00:58.000 --> 00:01:00.679 was huge, right Portz thinks is just the game. Clippers have to come 15 00:01:00.719 --> 00:01:04.280 back down and they need a bucket to go back in front and he provides, 16 00:01:04.280 --> 00:01:07.000 and then Kuzma tizes the game and Batoon provides. But it was off 17 00:01:07.000 --> 00:01:10.760 of a Leonard feet. He made the right play every time. Every time 18 00:01:10.799 --> 00:01:12.040 he was doubled, he got rid of it, found the open man. 19 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.319 But every time he had single coverage, he went right to the basket or 20 00:01:15.359 --> 00:01:19.000 to his mid range, found his spots. And again, it wasn't the 21 00:01:19.000 --> 00:01:22.560 most efficient day in the world, but he was aggressive enough five of thirteen 22 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:25.760 and thirty minutes. Think about it. His normal load, let's say, 23 00:01:25.840 --> 00:01:27.760 is thirty five to thirty eight minutes a game, So in additional five to 24 00:01:27.799 --> 00:01:32.640 eight minutes, he's probably going to get an additional three to five shots. 25 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:36.280 If he's in his normal rhythm, that's gonna get him up to sixteen to 26 00:01:36.319 --> 00:01:40.560 eighteen shots. And if he's a little bit more in rhythm or he's hot, 27 00:01:40.719 --> 00:01:42.519 he's gonna be twenty plus. And that's eventually where they want him to 28 00:01:42.560 --> 00:01:47.159 be. Where Paul George was tonight going thirteen of twenty seven. But I'm 29 00:01:47.159 --> 00:01:51.120 more concerned then with the defensive side. Not concerned, but excited. He 30 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:53.879 goes to the defensive side at the end of the game when the Clippers need 31 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:59.400 one final stop and locks up Chris STAPs Porzingis. He blocks them when there 32 00:01:59.439 --> 00:02:02.159 was a three point clippery lead, the twenty three point eight seconds left or 33 00:02:02.200 --> 00:02:07.280 whatever it was, and they needed one final stop to basically secure the game. 34 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:10.719 Kawhi forced him to the outside, forced a deep three, and got 35 00:02:10.719 --> 00:02:15.520 a piece of it. That's the Kawhi Leonard we know, the two time 36 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:17.639 defensive player of the Year that we know, and he went in there and 37 00:02:17.680 --> 00:02:20.960 he got it done when they need him the most on both ends of the 38 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.960 floor. So you've got to be pleased with what Kawai did. You've got 39 00:02:23.960 --> 00:02:27.840 to be pleased if you're the Clippers overall, because again, all they needed 40 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:30.639 today was a win and they found a way to get it, and that's 41 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:32.159 all that matters at the end of the day. They win by seven. 42 00:02:32.240 --> 00:02:37.319 I thought John Wall had some crucial plays also in the first half, getting 43 00:02:37.319 --> 00:02:40.560 out and running getting some steals. I thought it was a very successful return 44 00:02:40.680 --> 00:02:45.280 back to his home at place, he says, what was the quote that 45 00:02:45.280 --> 00:02:47.840 he had, I still owned this city. Yes, yes, that was 46 00:02:47.919 --> 00:02:52.360 in fact the quote. It was a little Aaron Rodgers Chicago esque. But 47 00:02:52.520 --> 00:02:55.319 for John Wall, it's warned it had given what he brought to the Wizards 48 00:02:55.319 --> 00:02:59.319 and what he brought to DC and has mentioned even more so off the court 49 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:01.599 than he ever did on the court. Everything he meant to them was so 50 00:03:02.159 --> 00:03:07.319 just awesome to the community and to the kids, and he formed a bond 51 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:12.840 with people and with the groups and with the city overall. But yes, 52 00:03:12.960 --> 00:03:15.439 to your point, he was good. I think that he'll probably be frustrated 53 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:19.680 he didn't even do more. He had that one stretch in the second quarter. 54 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:22.400 He was unstoppable, and I think that he almost went away from it 55 00:03:22.520 --> 00:03:25.080 at times. Ends up going five of thirteen goes over four from downtown, 56 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:29.000 only gets four free throw attempts, and that was a little surprising. Overall, 57 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:31.280 I thought he could have attacked from the very beginning all the way through. 58 00:03:31.400 --> 00:03:37.080 But for the most part successful return home, got a great tribute video, 59 00:03:37.319 --> 00:03:39.560 thirteen points on the night, and the most important thing, and he 60 00:03:39.560 --> 00:03:44.360 would be the first to tell you he got the win. Clippers win in 61 00:03:44.479 --> 00:03:47.520 DC, coming back home now to take on the best team in the league, 62 00:03:47.639 --> 00:03:51.919 lost in the NBA Finals, and they got a chip on their shoulder 63 00:03:52.000 --> 00:03:55.199 right now they're trying to get that ship the Boston Celtics Monday night, taking 64 00:03:55.240 --> 00:03:59.800 on the Clippers back in downtown Los Angeles. Tip time for that one is 65 00:03:59.800 --> 00:04:02.360 that seven thirty. We'll have Clippers count down your pregame show starting at six 66 00:04:02.560 --> 00:04:05.319 thirty. No, a great road trip for you. We'll talk to you 67 00:04:05.520 --> 00:04:09.800 back and down town Los Angeles Monday night, Adam. You know that I'm 68 00:04:09.879 --> 00:04:14.319 very excited to see you and big brother Jake and everybody else in downtown. 69 00:04:14.560 --> 00:04:19.279 Can wait, Adam coming up? Man wait, can't wait? Can't wait 70 00:04:19.319 --> 00:04:25.120 for the Noah Eagle highlights. Next, Clippers pulled out late in Washington. 71 00:04:25.199 --> 00:04:29.160 They win one fourteen to one oh seven over the Wizards. Big shots late 72 00:04:29.319 --> 00:04:31.879 coming up and play by play form from your voice of the Clippers, Noah 73 00:04:31.879 --> 00:04:40.560 Eagle, right here on the Los Angeles Can't Wait Radio Network. Yeah, 74 00:04:41.160 --> 00:04:48.360 what's the foul? Every game all season long on their official home Clippers get 75 00:04:48.439 --> 00:04:55.600 the w over the Washington Wizards one fourteen to one oh seven. INDECU, 76 00:04:55.879 --> 00:04:58.680 welcome back into your post game show. I'm Adam Oslin, coming up on 77 00:04:58.720 --> 00:05:00.600 a M five seventy l A sports Well, I've Clippers stock for you eight 78 00:05:00.680 --> 00:05:04.000 six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two 79 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:10.560 five seventy is the phone number. But right now second half highlights. Clippers 80 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:15.000 were down three at the half. It was sixty three sixty in favor of 81 00:05:15.040 --> 00:05:18.120 the Wizards thanks to a twenty five point first half by Kyle Kuzma, who 82 00:05:18.160 --> 00:05:25.000 was on fire from the outside. Started six for six from three, just 83 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:28.439 a ridiculous number. But in that third quarter, speaking of threes, well, 84 00:05:28.480 --> 00:05:30.360 the Clippers got a lot from Paul George. He had nine points. 85 00:05:30.360 --> 00:05:34.639 But to end the quarter they went on a huge fifteen to oh run capped 86 00:05:34.639 --> 00:05:39.519 off by this George will up to write three seconds left shovel at Canard pump 87 00:05:39.560 --> 00:05:46.079 fake left point three at the horn ho Luke Canard connects Clippers with their first 88 00:05:46.319 --> 00:05:49.839 lead of the night as they end the quarter on a fifteen nothing run. 89 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:57.160 Big time shot in DC from Luke Canard Winshan Know and after three Clippers led 90 00:05:57.240 --> 00:06:00.199 eighty six to eighty four. As Noah Eagles said, that was the first 91 00:06:00.240 --> 00:06:03.920 time they took the lead in this ball game. It was an uphill battle 92 00:06:04.319 --> 00:06:09.079 and it continued late in this one. It was a tie game at one 93 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:13.480 oh five before Kawhi Leonard the Claw started to take over. Leonard on the 94 00:06:13.560 --> 00:06:15.439 right wing one minute to play, fourteen to shoot, drives Finnal into the 95 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.079 pink, gets to the rim, bakes at home in the right hand a 96 00:06:18.240 --> 00:06:24.160 bully in a sandbox Kawhi Leonard for two one oh seven, one oh five, 97 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:28.439 fifty five seconds remaining of the fourth. Kawhi Leonard will play some great 98 00:06:28.480 --> 00:06:32.519 defense on Chris Staff's Porzingis, which came after this bucket from who else but 99 00:06:32.759 --> 00:06:36.120 Saint Nicholas Batoum. Looking to get it back to Leonard, they can't do 100 00:06:36.199 --> 00:06:40.680 so chance of defenses, they lob it to him the nearside short quarner double 101 00:06:40.839 --> 00:06:47.920 Batoum a right wing three. It's good Nick Patoum clutch bucket. Who's your 102 00:06:48.000 --> 00:06:53.199 daddy in Washington? I put the Clippers up one ten to one oh seven. 103 00:06:53.199 --> 00:06:56.439 Porzingis tried to answer with a three of his own, but was blanketed 104 00:06:56.439 --> 00:07:00.439 by Kawhi Leonard. Clippers would hit their free throws. Paul George went four 105 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:02.920 for four on clutch free throws late, and they go on to win one 106 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:08.519 fourteen to one oh seven in DC over the Wizards. They're coming back home 107 00:07:08.600 --> 00:07:11.800 Monday night to take on the best team in the East, the best team 108 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:15.079 in the league right now in the Boston Celtics. More on that, plus 109 00:07:15.079 --> 00:07:19.759 postgame audio coming up, plus Clippers Talk at eight sixty six nine eight seven 110 00:07:19.800 --> 00:07:23.879 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy if you want 111 00:07:23.879 --> 00:07:28.319 to get on on AM five seventy LA Sports and just a bit. Clippers 112 00:07:28.319 --> 00:07:32.160 finished the road trip two and two, but a big victory in DC over 113 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:36.720 the Wizards. They overcome the hot shooting from the Wizards, who went sixteen 114 00:07:36.839 --> 00:07:42.079 of thirty three from the outside. Clippers win by seven. You're listening to 115 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:51.240 the Los Angeles Clippers, right you network Clippers improved of fifteen and thirteen as 116 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:56.680 they win one fourteen to one oh seven in DC over the Wizards. I'm 117 00:07:56.720 --> 00:08:00.480 Adam Oslin. This is the official postgame show for your Los Angeles Clippers. 118 00:08:00.519 --> 00:08:03.160 Coming up on AMP five seventy LA Sports. We'll have Clippers Talk for you. 119 00:08:03.279 --> 00:08:07.319 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 120 00:08:07.360 --> 00:08:11.839 seven two five seventy is the phone number. Clippers coming back home after a 121 00:08:11.920 --> 00:08:16.480 two and two road trip to take on the Boston Celtics Monday night in downtown 122 00:08:16.480 --> 00:08:20.439 Los Angeles. Tiptime for that one's at seven thirty, I'll Clippers County down 123 00:08:20.439 --> 00:08:24.399 your pregame show starting at six thirty outside of Los Angeles. We are leaving 124 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.759 you until then, but up next on AM five seventy LA Sports, we 125 00:08:28.920 --> 00:08:50.039 got Clipper Stock. Welcome into Clipper Stock. Here's a new sheriff in town. 126 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:52.799 You won't be able to deny if we're going to go to the NTA 127 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:56.919 Finals. I believe in my heart this is the best team in the history 128 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:03.360 of the franchise. I am all about the Clipper Nation. This is Clippers 129 00:09:03.399 --> 00:09:05.840 Talk. They're trying to win the whole thing. A postgame look. It's 130 00:09:05.879 --> 00:09:11.200 your LA Clippers recapping the game, the stars and looking ahead to what's next. 131 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:16.879 To hear episodes you've missed. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or 132 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:24.559 wherever you podcast Now your host of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Oslin. Tis 133 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:30.360 the season for Saint Nicholas Batoon to make a big appearance, as he did 134 00:09:30.360 --> 00:09:35.360 in that fourth quarter with three three pointers, including a big one late under 135 00:09:35.399 --> 00:09:39.679 a minute with trust twenty three seconds left, actually to put the Clippers up 136 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:43.879 by three at one ten to one oh seven. They go on to win 137 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:48.399 in DC over the Wizards one fourteen to one oh seven. Welcome into your 138 00:09:48.399 --> 00:09:50.720 postgame show. This is Clippers Talk. I'm atam mo Oslin eight six six 139 00:09:50.879 --> 00:09:54.840 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven two five seventy 140 00:09:56.039 --> 00:09:58.600 is the phone number if you'd like to get on. Coming up, we're 141 00:09:58.639 --> 00:10:03.279 looking for some postgame audio Coach lew and the players. But this was a 142 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:09.600 big win for the Clippers, necessary win in some ways to just swing momentum 143 00:10:09.679 --> 00:10:13.639 back in their favor. And they had Kawai Back who had a big lay 144 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:20.399 up late to put them up by two with fifty nine seconds left. Kyle 145 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:24.240 Kuzma, who was amazing for the Wizards in this game and has been all 146 00:10:24.279 --> 00:10:28.399 season long, had a phenomenal performance with thirty five points and started six of 147 00:10:28.440 --> 00:10:31.960 six from the outside finished seven of ten from three. The Wizards, who 148 00:10:31.960 --> 00:10:37.159 shoot thirty three percent on the year from three, went sixteen to thirty three. 149 00:10:37.200 --> 00:10:43.639 That's forty eight percent. Goodwin had a couple, Porzingis had a couple. 150 00:10:43.639 --> 00:10:48.039 Just a really good effort by a Washington team that does have a lot 151 00:10:48.039 --> 00:10:52.720 of firepower. I told your pregame, they still got Kuzma, they still 152 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:56.879 got Porzingis, even without Bradley Beal. They can beat you, and they 153 00:10:56.919 --> 00:11:01.559 were on a back to back and execute offensively, but looked like the desperate 154 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:03.799 team out there because they had lost five straight, but the Clippers had lost 155 00:11:03.840 --> 00:11:09.000 four or five. They finished the road trip now two and two. It's 156 00:11:09.000 --> 00:11:16.559 not great, satisfactory a C grade because they lost the back to back in 157 00:11:16.720 --> 00:11:22.600 Orlando and in Miami, two very winnable games. Yeah, I'd probably give 158 00:11:22.679 --> 00:11:26.759 them a C minus on this trip and they're coming back home to take on 159 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:28.840 the Boston Celtics. Not going to be easy Monday night, to say the 160 00:11:28.919 --> 00:11:33.159 least. Tip time for that one in downtown Los Angeles at seven thirty. 161 00:11:33.159 --> 00:11:37.080 We got Clippers count down at six thirty. But I thought there were some 162 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:41.639 big moments in this game that the Clippers could build off of, and really 163 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:46.840 it started late in that third quarter when they clamped down defensively and held the 164 00:11:46.879 --> 00:11:52.919 Wizards scoreless. Basically the last five minutes of that third Clippers go on a 165 00:11:54.039 --> 00:11:58.320 fifteen to O run, extended into a seventeen O run as PG had a 166 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:03.519 two point start the fourth and for the first time in the game, as 167 00:12:03.600 --> 00:12:07.000 Luke canard, you know what, we got the highlight for you. I 168 00:12:07.080 --> 00:12:09.679 got zach o'quality with me, so I can just call for whatever I want. 169 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:13.960 Now we got the highlight of Luke Canard maybe hitting the biggest shot of 170 00:12:13.000 --> 00:12:18.039 the game at least to that point for sure, to put the Clippers in 171 00:12:18.159 --> 00:12:24.639 front for the first time all game long. It was an uphill battle. 172 00:12:24.759 --> 00:12:30.320 They were skating uphill. They had it to within one multiple times, like 173 00:12:30.440 --> 00:12:33.759 after the first quarter when they started down ten. Nothing talk about an uphill 174 00:12:33.759 --> 00:12:37.440 battle. But here was Luke Canard. To end the third quarter, George 175 00:12:37.440 --> 00:12:39.840 will up to write three seconds left shouble at Canard, pupfic left wint three 176 00:12:39.879 --> 00:12:46.360 at the horn. He Luke Canard connects Clippers with their first lead of the 177 00:12:46.559 --> 00:12:52.679 night as they end the quarter on a fifteen nothing run. Luke would hit 178 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:56.639 another big three pointer at the eight minute mark of the fourth. But Paul 179 00:12:56.720 --> 00:13:03.039 George, what have we been saying? Put up more shots? Being selfish 180 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:09.039 is the new unselfish when you're Paul George, it helps your team when you're 181 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:13.679 that good to shoot more. And I believe not his season high, but 182 00:13:13.759 --> 00:13:22.639 maybe second in shot attempts because he had twenty seven attempts. He I want 183 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:24.799 to say early on when he had the forty point game against the Kings. 184 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:28.159 Yeah, he had thirty one shot attempts, second most shot attempts this season 185 00:13:28.440 --> 00:13:33.080 for Paul George. Got to thirty six points, five of twelve from the 186 00:13:33.120 --> 00:13:41.480 outside, perfect at the free throw line. Paul George needed a game like 187 00:13:41.559 --> 00:13:46.919 this coming off what happened in Miami where he played very well but the Clippers 188 00:13:46.919 --> 00:13:50.600 lost anyways, And it was that game in Orlando where he just didn't look 189 00:13:50.639 --> 00:13:54.440 like himself. He wasn't being aggressive enough. Now he's been able to string 190 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.720 a couple of games together, three of twelve against the Orlando Magic. I 191 00:13:58.759 --> 00:14:03.279 don't care about the number three. Remember Kobe Bryant would say, one of 192 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:09.399 Paul George's heroes, I believe his favorite player ever. You know, he's 193 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:15.559 gonna go three for twenty before he goes three for twelve. He's gonna keep 194 00:14:15.600 --> 00:14:18.519 firing. He's gonna shoot himself out of that slump. And Paul George is 195 00:14:18.559 --> 00:14:22.799 just two efficient of a player and now on the season, and this is 196 00:14:22.799 --> 00:14:26.840 why we've been screaming about this. I want to say Clippers are five and 197 00:14:26.879 --> 00:14:30.840 two when he takes twenty or more shots, it's probably better than that. 198 00:14:31.159 --> 00:14:33.960 But Shane Young did say this on Twitter. Now, Paul George's averaging twenty 199 00:14:35.000 --> 00:14:37.799 four points per game on fifty one percent from the field, thirty eight percent 200 00:14:37.840 --> 00:14:41.039 from the outside, eighty seven percent from the free throw line. After getting 201 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:46.360 off to a miserable start this year and calling himself out after that loss of 202 00:14:46.360 --> 00:14:50.039 the Pelicans, then he hits a game winner the very next night against Houston 203 00:14:50.399 --> 00:14:54.519 and things have pretty much changed since then. But that game against Orlando, 204 00:14:56.679 --> 00:15:01.960 the Clippers lost in overtime, one that got away from him. He regressed 205 00:15:01.960 --> 00:15:05.879 back to being that guy that was too passive out there. In fact, 206 00:15:07.000 --> 00:15:13.080 until the Miami game, he had six straight games of not taking more than 207 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:18.440 eighteen shots. It's just not enough. He's too good. He has to 208 00:15:18.440 --> 00:15:22.080 stay aggressive, mind you, a lot of those games or without Kauai. 209 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:28.200 Now he and Kawhi just got back and Paul George has been available for the 210 00:15:28.279 --> 00:15:33.639 last four, Kawai for the last three, and they go two and two 211 00:15:33.679 --> 00:15:37.600 on the road trip. But I thought it was a building block in that 212 00:15:37.720 --> 00:15:41.759 fourth quarter as they were running the offense through Kawhi. Leonard some growing pains. 213 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:45.639 Yes, he's still trying to get his timing back. One of five 214 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:48.320 from the outside. Just had thirteen points, but a big bucket late and 215 00:15:48.360 --> 00:15:56.360 then the assist to Nicholas Patoun for that three pointer. So Kawhi is the 216 00:15:56.399 --> 00:16:00.320 focal point offensively. We know that's going to happen in the playoffs. Big 217 00:16:00.320 --> 00:16:03.360 moments happening against Charlotte game one of this road trip, where you hit the 218 00:16:03.360 --> 00:16:08.080 game winner. You gotta get those reps in. You have to play through 219 00:16:08.159 --> 00:16:14.600 him. Now. It's just this eighth game of the season. The Clippers 220 00:16:14.639 --> 00:16:17.639 have been very good with him, by the way, I get people asking 221 00:16:17.679 --> 00:16:21.200 me all the time, so what's the record with Kawai. It's good. 222 00:16:21.240 --> 00:16:23.039 They only got two losses. They're six and two with Kawai, and that's 223 00:16:23.039 --> 00:16:27.279 with him not even playing like himself yet, not even close. He's still 224 00:16:27.360 --> 00:16:32.879 rusty. Noticeably, he hasn't scored more than sixteen points in the game. 225 00:16:33.240 --> 00:16:37.240 He had a play though, in this one that I thought was special and 226 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:41.840 very encouraging. He went at the basket a quick move and he was going 227 00:16:41.919 --> 00:16:48.360 in to hammer it and was fouled by Christaps Porzingis. I put the play 228 00:16:48.480 --> 00:16:53.919 at follow out of May on Twitter because I thought it showed that explosiveness and 229 00:16:55.039 --> 00:16:59.039 Kawai taking it up a gear and then also his defense laid on Porzingis, 230 00:16:59.039 --> 00:17:03.279 who was trying to tie the game after the beatumb three pointer. Kawhi gave 231 00:17:03.360 --> 00:17:07.960 him zero airspace. That was the two time defensive Player of the Year Kawhi 232 00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:15.440 Leonard. So we're seeing pieces of who he's been in the past more consistently 233 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:19.000 now, and I think it's eventually going to come together. He just gotta 234 00:17:19.000 --> 00:17:23.920 get more reps. He's played eight games. Clippers as a whole have to 235 00:17:23.960 --> 00:17:29.599 get more games with him and Paul George out there. Not their fault. 236 00:17:29.640 --> 00:17:32.720 Guys have just been banged up and injured. They still don't have Norman Powell. 237 00:17:33.640 --> 00:17:37.799 Terrence Man was coming back from concussion protocols. Luke Nard, I think 238 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:41.720 is on a minute restriction because he didn't play more than twenty four even after 239 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:45.240 hitting some really big shots and helping stretch the floor. You know, I 240 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:48.799 thought Brandon Boston the last couple of games, and really all season long, 241 00:17:48.839 --> 00:17:53.000 he's doing more of the little things and under the radar, like good start 242 00:17:53.039 --> 00:17:56.880 to the season from Boston, who hasn't had a crazy game against the Boston 243 00:17:56.960 --> 00:18:03.319 Celtics like he did last year or the twenty eight points. But I feel 244 00:18:03.319 --> 00:18:08.960 like he's playing within himself more and playing within the flow of the offense and 245 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:11.920 doing some of the little things. He played really good defense at times in 246 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:18.680 this one. That was the big question mark on him. But hustle plays 247 00:18:18.160 --> 00:18:22.079 being scrappy out there. If he's gonna get on the court this season, 248 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:27.319 win this team is healthy, it's gonna take plays like that. It can't 249 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:30.319 just be his scoring because they have plenty of guys that do that already. 250 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:36.720 But the Clippers survive a sixteen for thirty three three point performance by the Washington 251 00:18:36.759 --> 00:18:42.480 Wizards and Kyle Kuzma's twenty five point first half because they get thirty six from 252 00:18:42.480 --> 00:18:47.319 Paul George, who eventually outdueled him, the thirty five from Kuzma, and 253 00:18:47.359 --> 00:18:51.799 they win by seven in DC. Nick in La, you're on Clippers stock 254 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:56.799 with Adamassin high. Nick, Hey, what's up at him? What's up? 255 00:18:56.880 --> 00:19:00.880 Nick? What do you wanna say? Are we gonna get rid of 256 00:19:00.880 --> 00:19:04.519 this medical training staff? Because it ain't it. Everybody's getting hurt? Nick? 257 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:08.160 Anything positive after the win, anything positive after the win? Anything? 258 00:19:11.079 --> 00:19:15.559 Yeah, they played to night points, but before in just three for twelve, 259 00:19:15.240 --> 00:19:19.599 that's oh all They should be big, keep playing better. Okay, 260 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:25.240 Nick, I appreciate the phone call. Look, there's been a lot of 261 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:29.599 erratic plays so far from the Clippers, and they've been up and down so 262 00:19:29.759 --> 00:19:33.240 far this season. But when I mentioned that number of Kawai Learns played just 263 00:19:33.359 --> 00:19:37.880 eight games, Paul George has missed I think nine games. Norman Pale has 264 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.200 been out, Terrence Man has been out, Marcus Morris has been out. 265 00:19:41.640 --> 00:19:47.480 They've dealt with a lot. It's somewhat understandable why they're at fifteen and thirteen, 266 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:52.440 and somewhat impressive that they're still above water. They got to get a 267 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:56.480 long stretch together of good health. Yes, they need it badly in this 268 00:19:56.680 --> 00:20:02.519 month leading into January. Very portant coach Lewis already said it also important. 269 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:06.759 Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on a five seventy LA Sports, 270 00:20:07.000 --> 00:20:11.799 This is LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, ninety eight 271 00:20:11.880 --> 00:20:18.039 seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles, and iHeart radio station's done it. The 272 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:21.279 break, Dumbrius, all right, we'll take a break right now. Eight 273 00:20:21.440 --> 00:20:23.880 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven two 274 00:20:23.960 --> 00:20:29.799 five seventy is the phone number. Clippers win one fourteen to one oh seven 275 00:20:30.119 --> 00:20:37.640 in DC over the Wizards, who got sixty five points combined from port Zingis 276 00:20:37.680 --> 00:20:40.519 and Kuzma. It was a battle. Clippers had to win it late, 277 00:20:41.160 --> 00:20:47.960 but you saw some glimpses and shades of things to come running the offense through 278 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:55.799 Kawhil eight, Paul George taking over, Luke Kennard hitting big shots in DC. 279 00:20:56.119 --> 00:20:57.880 Stop me if you've heard that before. Hit the biggest shot in that 280 00:20:57.920 --> 00:21:02.160 thirty five point comeback last year, second biggest comeback in NBA history. I 281 00:21:02.359 --> 00:21:04.079 know if you knew that, wouldn't it be the Clippers You did it? 282 00:21:04.880 --> 00:21:07.960 That's part is probably unsurprising. 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You're listening to LA Clippers basketball 313 00:23:25.319 --> 00:23:30.000 out Up to Clip puts it down plus the foul every game all season long 314 00:23:30.160 --> 00:23:40.240 on their official home Clippers take some good vibes away from Washington, DCBTV style 315 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:44.960 as they win one fourteen to one oh seven in DC with the return of 316 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:48.680 John Wall in front of the fans this time, got the tribute video and 317 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:52.160 got the w Most importantly, that's all coach Lou wanted. They talked about 318 00:23:52.200 --> 00:23:56.079 schematics and what are you looking for from your team? A win? A 319 00:23:56.200 --> 00:24:02.599 win. It was one of those I don't want to say desperation back against 320 00:24:02.640 --> 00:24:06.920 the wall. There are no regular season must wins, but along the way 321 00:24:06.960 --> 00:24:11.359 you see some important wins, some character building wins. Maybe this is one 322 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:15.440 of them. I think this is more along the lines of just the Clippers 323 00:24:15.880 --> 00:24:19.519 getting healthy, getting right and starting to build around the two one three connection 324 00:24:19.599 --> 00:24:23.960 again. And they won late, playing through Kauai and that kick out to 325 00:24:25.079 --> 00:24:27.640 Nicholas Betune plus the layup he had. They win by seven. Welcome back 326 00:24:27.680 --> 00:24:30.240 in the Clippers talk. I'm out of Oslin to eight six six nine eight 327 00:24:30.319 --> 00:24:36.079 seven two five seventy eight sixty six ninety seven two five seventy is the phone 328 00:24:36.200 --> 00:24:41.279 number Morris in Long Beach. Morris, what's up? Yah? I'm proud 329 00:24:41.319 --> 00:24:42.559 of my guys, Adam, I don't care when nobody say listen. They 330 00:24:42.680 --> 00:24:47.759 was down by thirteen points in the third quarter on the road against a hot 331 00:24:47.839 --> 00:24:51.119 Kusman and they came back. Shout out to George George need to shoot more. 332 00:24:51.200 --> 00:24:52.359 You're late. But I'll tell you what I'd like to see Kawai shoot 333 00:24:52.359 --> 00:24:56.319 more. Kawai shoot twenty five times. Anyway, the big day you talk 334 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:59.359 about a transcending game is on Monday against the Celtics. You want to talk 335 00:24:59.359 --> 00:25:02.799 about lockdown. Let's lock Downtatum win on Monday, and we're rocking a moment. 336 00:25:03.240 --> 00:25:06.119 Thank you Adam, thank you Morris. Yeah, it is a big 337 00:25:06.160 --> 00:25:11.000 game Monday night. Boston currently taken on the Golden State Warriors. But Clippers 338 00:25:11.079 --> 00:25:15.759 were without Reggie Jackson for the first time this season today, who has been 339 00:25:15.799 --> 00:25:23.720 an absolute warrior and mister reliable with just being available, best ability availability. 340 00:25:25.359 --> 00:25:29.319 He's been playing three injury all year long, and they finally gave him a 341 00:25:29.359 --> 00:25:34.240 rest a day off. And maybe we should have seen this coming because John 342 00:25:34.359 --> 00:25:40.000 Wall was going back to DC and it makes sense. He gets the start, 343 00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:45.240 he gets the acknowledgement, the pregame or first time out ceremony with the 344 00:25:45.279 --> 00:25:52.680 tribute video and a standing ovation. That's what I hear. But John Wall 345 00:25:52.119 --> 00:25:56.240 had a run by himself. I think it was a five zero or six 346 00:25:56.319 --> 00:26:00.079 zo runner. He scored six of their nine points in the second quarter and 347 00:26:00.319 --> 00:26:06.920 he got hot quick and hit a jumper and said, this is still my 348 00:26:07.279 --> 00:26:11.039 city. It was a cool moment for him. The fans acknowledged it. 349 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:17.279 They fed off of it. When you play in one place for that long 350 00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:19.279 and you're a five time All Star, that's the type of reception you're going 351 00:26:19.400 --> 00:26:26.599 to receive. They had some good years there with John Wall, but it 352 00:26:26.759 --> 00:26:30.680 was interesting to see him out there with Kawai and Paul George. This is 353 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:34.240 something we wanted to see more of all season long, but injuries gotten in 354 00:26:34.319 --> 00:26:37.920 the way, and coming into this one, there were only about sixty possessions 355 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:41.240 so far with those three on the court together, and we were looking to 356 00:26:41.319 --> 00:26:45.160 see, okay, it was walking to defer more, play, make more, 357 00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:49.240 get them easier shots. He only finished with three assists. He hit 358 00:26:49.240 --> 00:26:53.359 a block on Kuzmano that was fantastic in that second quarter, but five or 359 00:26:53.440 --> 00:26:59.480 thirteen thirteen points, I thought for the most party played within himself. I'm 360 00:26:59.480 --> 00:27:03.559 sure there were a lot of emotions being back this time because he was there 361 00:27:03.839 --> 00:27:07.960 during the COVID season but obviously nobody in the building, but this time in 362 00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:12.200 front of the fans that he performed for for so long and I thought this 363 00:27:12.400 --> 00:27:17.359 was the quickest he had looked all season. John Wall was flying up and 364 00:27:17.440 --> 00:27:22.279 down the court, creating for himself off a couple steals, had that wrap 365 00:27:22.359 --> 00:27:27.079 around that he didn't end up scoring on. But the style, the flair, 366 00:27:27.279 --> 00:27:33.039 the burst is still there from him. Three point shooting still struggling in 367 00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:37.079 that area. Four did hit three of his four free throws, which also 368 00:27:37.240 --> 00:27:41.240 uncharacteristically shooting about sixty five percent of the charity stripe this season. That's well 369 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:45.000 below his career highs. But you gotta think of it this way. He 370 00:27:45.160 --> 00:27:49.400 played forty games total the last three and a half years. That's it. 371 00:27:51.759 --> 00:27:55.960 It's gonna take time and reps. Same with Kawhi coming back after missing an 372 00:27:56.119 --> 00:28:03.599 entire season. So the good news is while the Clippers are learning and either 373 00:28:03.920 --> 00:28:07.880 reconnecting or getting familiar with one another, they still have enough talent to win 374 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:14.119 ballgames like today because I don't think they played their best, certainly not defensively 375 00:28:14.200 --> 00:28:17.799 at times. Now. There was some hot shooting from the Wizards that you 376 00:28:17.920 --> 00:28:22.079 just can't do a lot about with Kyle Kuzma, but the Clippers locked in 377 00:28:22.359 --> 00:28:26.279 played much better when they went small. The second half of that third quarter 378 00:28:26.839 --> 00:28:32.000 and went on that eventual seventeen to oh run to get them up by four 379 00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:36.720 after they were down yes by thirteen in the third and it was looking bleak. 380 00:28:37.519 --> 00:28:40.519 They just didn't look like they had a lot of life to them, 381 00:28:40.559 --> 00:28:44.319 a lot of energy, and Coach Low made the move to go small and 382 00:28:44.400 --> 00:28:48.000 it worked and Brandon Boston played some of those minutes. Luke Kennard was great 383 00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:51.039 there. Terrence Mann was out there a little bit, but it was mostly 384 00:28:51.079 --> 00:28:59.200 centered around Paul George who in forty one minutes had thirty six points and really 385 00:28:59.839 --> 00:29:02.880 was in the driver's seat for this victory for the Clippers. But down the 386 00:29:02.920 --> 00:29:07.680 stretch, Nicholas Batoum three three pointers in that fourth quarter. I told you 387 00:29:07.799 --> 00:29:14.359 pregame. Batoum coming into this one had hit fourteen of his last thirty one 388 00:29:15.599 --> 00:29:21.960 attempts from the outside. Now he's at eighteen for his last forty. He's 389 00:29:22.000 --> 00:29:26.440 been almost shooting fifty percent from three of the past handful of games. Aside 390 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:30.519 from everything else great that he does, which is picking up guys full court, 391 00:29:30.039 --> 00:29:34.400 covering for other mistakes defensively, he's a multi tool Swiss army knife out 392 00:29:34.440 --> 00:29:38.319 there. He's been a godsend for the Clippers Saint Nick. They called him 393 00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:41.759 that for a reason. I think I can put that name on him. 394 00:29:42.400 --> 00:29:45.240 After he hit a big shot against the Denver Nuggets his first season with the 395 00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:49.200 Clippers. I want to say it was Christmas Eve or on Christmas. But 396 00:29:49.640 --> 00:29:53.200 Nicholas Batoum has been so good for this team. He ends up a plus 397 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:59.400 fifteen out there. Luke Kennard a plus seventeen in just twenty four minutes, 398 00:30:00.000 --> 00:30:02.480 and he passed up a shot in the first half. There might have been 399 00:30:02.559 --> 00:30:06.720 early in the third quarter. Actually, now I understand kicking it out to 400 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:10.400 Kawhi Leonard, who was also open. But if Luke Knard has an open 401 00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:12.920 three in the farside corner, he's got to take that shot. He just 402 00:30:14.039 --> 00:30:18.359 does. Noah said it during the broadcast. If you're shooting close to fifty 403 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:21.799 percent from three, you probably should get up ten a game. Now. 404 00:30:21.839 --> 00:30:25.880 He's coming back from injury, but this has been an ongoing thing where they 405 00:30:26.039 --> 00:30:30.920 encourage him to shoot more and more. He has been benched before for turning 406 00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:34.240 down shots. That's how much they want to emphasize. Hey, Luke, 407 00:30:36.039 --> 00:30:40.160 you're too great of a shooter. Don't be passive out there. You help 408 00:30:40.240 --> 00:30:44.039 this team, just like Paul George when you put him up because of your 409 00:30:44.079 --> 00:30:48.240 efficiency. He is an absolute weapon. Led the league in three point shooting 410 00:30:48.359 --> 00:30:51.880 last season, and he's at I want to say, about forty seven percent 411 00:30:52.039 --> 00:30:55.759 now after going three or six from distance and two crucial ones end of the 412 00:30:55.839 --> 00:31:00.519 third quarter and then at the eight minute mark of the fourth when the Clippers 413 00:31:00.559 --> 00:31:03.039 were looking for a bucket, they win the fourth quarter by five points. 414 00:31:03.119 --> 00:31:07.920 They win the game by seven one fourteen to one oh seven in DC over 415 00:31:07.000 --> 00:31:10.839 the Wizards. Coming back back to your phone call, still looking for postgame 416 00:31:10.839 --> 00:31:14.839 audio from coach leu Win the players eight six six nine eight seven two seventy 417 00:31:14.880 --> 00:31:18.000 eight six six to nine eight seven two five seventy. Also preview Monday night's 418 00:31:18.079 --> 00:31:26.000 game against the Boston Celtics. Yeah, they're tough. A rematch last year's 419 00:31:26.119 --> 00:31:30.960 NBA Finals tonight. Do you root for Boston a win so they're not too 420 00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:33.559 desperate for a win on Monday? I don't know what you go for it? 421 00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:37.240 And the Clippers have been running into teams that were down and out, 422 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:41.759 down players and had lost multiple games, and those teams they give you their 423 00:31:41.799 --> 00:31:45.319 best shot, and I thought the Wizards did that Clippers were just better. 424 00:31:45.880 --> 00:31:49.240 A couple of shots better, more Clippers stock, next, daring m five 425 00:31:49.319 --> 00:32:00.039 seventy light sports, Oh, Paul George, La Clippers basketball continue. He 426 00:32:00.119 --> 00:32:04.680 sent his pains as he carries the three on the home of your LA Clippers. 427 00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:15.200 I'm gonna get it back to letter. They can't do so chance of 428 00:32:15.279 --> 00:32:17.720 defenses. They love it to him to bearside short corner double, patoum al 429 00:32:17.799 --> 00:32:25.599 right wing three. It's good. Nick qatoomb clutch bucket. Who's your daddy 430 00:32:27.119 --> 00:32:32.799 in Washington? Noah ego on the call, Zach o'caldy with a mix. 431 00:32:34.599 --> 00:32:38.200 Clippers with the win in DC one fourteen to one oh seven thanks to some 432 00:32:38.319 --> 00:32:45.119 big shots late three three pointers in the fourth from Nicholas batoumb God. I'm 433 00:32:45.119 --> 00:32:47.039 still old enough to remember earlier this season when people said he was washed. 434 00:32:47.839 --> 00:32:52.519 Now it looks like once again he's their third and most important player behind the 435 00:32:52.599 --> 00:32:55.039 two on three connection. Welcome back into Clippers stock. I'm auta oslin to 436 00:32:55.039 --> 00:32:59.559 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven 437 00:32:59.599 --> 00:33:05.240 two five seventy or get to me at follow Adam a seeing some postgame quotes 438 00:33:05.960 --> 00:33:07.920 which could actually find some postgame audio. Oh you know what, I did 439 00:33:08.079 --> 00:33:13.960 find some from Andrew Greife. We'll hear from John Wall coming up as I 440 00:33:14.079 --> 00:33:16.119 talk in email. This is Zachoccaldy at the same time. But coach Lew 441 00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:22.680 said that, and he was asked about going small in that third quarter because 442 00:33:22.799 --> 00:33:25.720 remember what they did to the Dallas Mavericks a couple of years ago when they 443 00:33:25.759 --> 00:33:30.359 had Porzingis in the playoffs. They went small and played them off the court 444 00:33:30.960 --> 00:33:36.039 in that first round series, and that's where they had that big advantage over 445 00:33:36.200 --> 00:33:40.279 Dallas by being more switchable out there. And the Clippers, I know you 446 00:33:40.440 --> 00:33:45.160 probably think because Luca Donchich was so crazy that Dallas won, But no, 447 00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:47.400 actually the Clippers and back to back years beat the Dallas Mavericks, believe it 448 00:33:47.519 --> 00:33:52.279 or not. And Kawhi Leonard was the best player in both of those years. 449 00:33:52.359 --> 00:33:59.079 We talked about it earlier with Noah Eagle, but Kawhi Leonard was putting 450 00:33:59.200 --> 00:34:06.720 up set ninety split sixty like he was Shack back in the year two thousand, 451 00:34:07.359 --> 00:34:10.000 which was the only comparison for an entire series of someone putting up these 452 00:34:10.119 --> 00:34:14.239 numbers. But the difference was Shack was doing this yes, in the NBA 453 00:34:14.320 --> 00:34:20.880 Finals, but he was attempting most of his shots, and I have it 454 00:34:21.000 --> 00:34:24.599 here for you. He was attempting most of his shots from five feet out, 455 00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:34.440 Kauai from fourteen feet out and shack. Was the last time in the 456 00:34:34.519 --> 00:34:37.039 year two thousand, in the NBA Finals against the Indiana Pacers, that someone 457 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:44.159 averaged thirty points per game on sixty percent shooting in an entire series until Kawhi 458 00:34:44.280 --> 00:34:49.320 Leonard did it in the twenty twenty one first round playoff series against the Dallas 459 00:34:49.400 --> 00:34:52.760 Mavericks. It is one of the wildest stats he'll ever see. And I 460 00:34:52.880 --> 00:34:58.360 saw some moments, some glimpses of that Kawhi in this game. Kyle Kuzma, 461 00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:00.519 actually when he was on the Lakers, I thought defended Kawhi better than 462 00:35:00.559 --> 00:35:07.679 anyone else could when he was going up against KCP and those guys, and 463 00:35:07.960 --> 00:35:10.239 Kawhi had a couple of mid range shots over him in this one. I 464 00:35:10.400 --> 00:35:15.559 was like, Okay, there's vintage Kawhi Leonard. That looks like Kawai and 465 00:35:15.559 --> 00:35:20.280 the MIDI need to see more of that. And he's just been short on 466 00:35:20.440 --> 00:35:24.239 so many three pointers and I'm just wondering if it's just still getting the timing 467 00:35:24.320 --> 00:35:28.519 back, getting his legs underneath him. I think that's all it is. 468 00:35:28.960 --> 00:35:32.679 The good news is twice now I make it three times because he hit the 469 00:35:32.719 --> 00:35:37.199 big shot over Lebron in Game one for the Clippers this season, the dagger 470 00:35:37.320 --> 00:35:42.320 shot to put that game away. But then he has the game winner against 471 00:35:42.440 --> 00:35:45.000 Charlotte on this trip, and then the big lay up late in this one 472 00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:52.519 just under a minute left. Here was John Wall though post game after he 473 00:35:52.639 --> 00:35:57.719 comes back to Washington, DC and gets a victory as a Clipper now against 474 00:35:57.800 --> 00:36:02.760 his former team. Here he was hopefully audios, good goods and share him 475 00:36:02.800 --> 00:36:07.280 for whatever expectations you have for the night. How did this went up to 476 00:36:07.360 --> 00:36:12.199 him? It was amazing. It was dope. Yes, the appreciation and 477 00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:16.440 fans coming out on the city, coming out showing love. It was surreal, 478 00:36:16.480 --> 00:36:19.000 you know what I mean, Like, just try to live in a 479 00:36:19.039 --> 00:36:22.559 moment. I'm enjoyed every step in the process that was here and uh, 480 00:36:22.599 --> 00:36:23.800 most important for me just trying to get a in which we give it's a 481 00:36:23.840 --> 00:36:28.320 good game and I know I'm just a bad We work. There's a there's 482 00:36:28.320 --> 00:36:30.639 a moment after U string lamps and the ripports the tip hop where you kind 483 00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:35.719 of positive beat and from the visiting bench where you're thinking about the game at 484 00:36:35.760 --> 00:36:37.719 that point, thinking about ten years here, what's going to your mind? 485 00:36:38.320 --> 00:36:42.880 But one just thinking about all the issue I have here. Uh, so 486 00:36:42.920 --> 00:36:45.360 many people I touched here, so many people touching me, watching and grow 487 00:36:45.400 --> 00:36:50.199 from a young boy to a man. Looked over at the seats where my 488 00:36:50.239 --> 00:36:52.079 mom used to be sitting there, uh and the other fourth seats where my 489 00:36:52.199 --> 00:36:55.800 family used to see that, and just try to uh fantasizing me in that 490 00:36:55.880 --> 00:36:58.519 moment for me, you know, I mean, I feel like, uh, 491 00:36:59.400 --> 00:37:00.480 just being there. Like I said, it's still so severe to me. 492 00:37:00.559 --> 00:37:04.239 Still don't feel right and still feel different. But like I said, 493 00:37:04.280 --> 00:37:07.159 I enjoyed every part of this game and I'm glad we gotta win. And 494 00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:09.639 uh, it was it was. It was a a lot of chills, 495 00:37:09.719 --> 00:37:13.679 trying not to cry, I hold back a lot of emotions and kind of 496 00:37:13.719 --> 00:37:15.360 be in a moment of the game and trying to win. When you have 497 00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:19.599 that six straight points run in the second quarter, you paused in front of 498 00:37:19.639 --> 00:37:22.639 the stands from two sections of stands. For the record, did you say 499 00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:24.320 still my city, Yeah, still my ship or something else? Still in 500 00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:29.320 my city. Yeah, and she's like, I gotta say, just being 501 00:37:29.320 --> 00:37:30.559 in that moment and just being up going on runs here when I played for 502 00:37:30.639 --> 00:37:34.280 ten years. Uh, I just know how much of the city means to 503 00:37:34.320 --> 00:37:36.920 me. Like I said, it's always second home to me. And uh 504 00:37:37.199 --> 00:37:38.719 kind of flat back and forget like I'm in a different jersey. I mean, 505 00:37:38.840 --> 00:37:42.800 just being in that moment and electrifying the crowd and you know, that's 506 00:37:42.840 --> 00:37:45.000 what I've been doing for a lot of years in my career when I was 507 00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:46.800 here, and I think that's a lot of appreciation I get here and how 508 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:50.840 much effort I give when I stepped between those for a longs and uh, 509 00:37:50.920 --> 00:37:52.760 just to see the crowd stand up, I'm like, damn, my might 510 00:37:52.880 --> 00:37:53.639 feel like me. I'm still in the Wizards jersey, you know what I 511 00:37:53.679 --> 00:37:57.519 mean. So it was a dope moment from me. Did you hear that? 512 00:37:57.639 --> 00:38:00.159 I knew it? He said, still my city, That's what he 513 00:38:00.280 --> 00:38:05.679 said. Really cool moment for him. Time out was called afterwards after that 514 00:38:05.800 --> 00:38:10.800 run he had and played some good defense was picking the pocket of his former 515 00:38:10.840 --> 00:38:15.199 team there in the Washington Wizards. Clippers win one fourteen to one oh seven, 516 00:38:16.239 --> 00:38:19.519 and John Wall did note that, Yeah, we got the victory. 517 00:38:20.320 --> 00:38:22.880 That's kind of a big deal as well. He played twenty nine minutes. 518 00:38:23.000 --> 00:38:27.920 Got the start first time this season, I believe, And a lot has 519 00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:31.119 been made of whether or not he could be starting or if it should be 520 00:38:31.199 --> 00:38:35.039 Reggie, and they battled it out in training camp. But one of the 521 00:38:35.119 --> 00:38:38.599 reasons he hasn't started is because he's still not playing back to backs. He 522 00:38:38.719 --> 00:38:43.559 still has a minute's restriction on him, just because he hasn't played much basketball 523 00:38:43.639 --> 00:38:47.719 at all the last three and a half seasons. But he's had some difficult 524 00:38:47.800 --> 00:38:51.440 years in a lot of different ways. If he read the article I believe 525 00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:53.760 he wrote for the Player's Tribune, and it was cool to see him come 526 00:38:53.840 --> 00:38:59.599 back to Washington, DC and be embraced like that. And then the Clippers 527 00:38:59.599 --> 00:39:01.480 get the one fourteen to one oh seven. Coming up next, we'll preview 528 00:39:01.519 --> 00:39:05.880 Monday night's ball game back home. Clippers go two and two in the four 529 00:39:05.920 --> 00:39:08.880 game roadie. They're taking on the Boston Celtics in downtown Los Angeles Monday night. 530 00:39:09.880 --> 00:39:16.199 We're on that here on Clippers Talk on AM five seventy LA Sports George 531 00:39:16.239 --> 00:39:22.239 and Lennard Running. You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball Top. Clipper puts it 532 00:39:22.320 --> 00:39:30.519 down plus the foul every game of all season long on their official home Now 533 00:39:30.639 --> 00:39:35.559 I know it's Zach, I'll call you behind the board. Let's you know. 534 00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:37.519 This is our final segment here on Clippers Top. With this song, 535 00:39:37.880 --> 00:39:43.360 Clippers win one fourteen to one oh seven as they hold the Wizards to just 536 00:39:43.480 --> 00:39:47.280 forty four points in the second half. They finished the road trip two and 537 00:39:47.360 --> 00:39:52.280 two. They're coming back home to take on likely an angry Boston Celtics team 538 00:39:52.400 --> 00:39:55.639 that's down big right now in Golden State. So you're gonna take on the 539 00:39:55.679 --> 00:40:00.280 best team in the league that's coming off a loss to the team that beat 540 00:40:00.320 --> 00:40:04.199 them in the finals. They could come back. They're down fifteen with eight 541 00:40:04.360 --> 00:40:07.280 forty six left. I just don't know if that's when you want to catch 542 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:09.519 the Boston Celtics, But you know there's never a really good time. Clippers 543 00:40:09.559 --> 00:40:12.880 will take them on Monday night. Tip time for that one is at seven 544 00:40:12.960 --> 00:40:16.039 thirty. We'll have Clippers countdown at six thirty. I do want to give 545 00:40:16.119 --> 00:40:21.559 someone else their flowers who I've overlooked in this one. Marcus Morris went five 546 00:40:21.639 --> 00:40:25.000 of ten, all five makes from three and a big one at the six 547 00:40:25.079 --> 00:40:30.360 minute mark of the fourth quarter to put them up by four. Marcus was 548 00:40:30.480 --> 00:40:35.639 really good, finished with nineteen points. I thought defensively, he played one 549 00:40:35.679 --> 00:40:38.119 of his better games on that end of the court. Two and then also 550 00:40:38.400 --> 00:40:42.760 I got a response to my tweet at follow out of May that Kawhi defense 551 00:40:42.800 --> 00:40:47.719 on Porzingis was elite. Clip City said finally, but Zoo, in my 552 00:40:47.800 --> 00:40:52.760 opinion, needs that task as a big It's like clip City Spencer. They 553 00:40:52.920 --> 00:40:57.719 literally won the game going small, and I think you want Kawhi Leonard's defense 554 00:40:57.800 --> 00:41:02.280 on the perimeter in that situation. I just guess absolutely blanketed poor Singis he 555 00:41:02.440 --> 00:41:06.519 had oh he didn't have a look all right, before we get out of 556 00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:09.679 here, Damien in La Damien? What's up here on Clippers stock without amostin 557 00:41:10.840 --> 00:41:15.840 trip bo Ay? How you doing brother? How is it tonight? I 558 00:41:15.920 --> 00:41:19.320 mean, the Clippers got a victory, they needed it. They're coming back 559 00:41:19.360 --> 00:41:21.840 home to take on the Boston Celtics. Now you want a little bit of 560 00:41:21.880 --> 00:41:24.599 momentum, I mean a little bit, you know, like I mean, 561 00:41:25.159 --> 00:41:28.880 you know, I don't know how much that it's going to help us. 562 00:41:29.000 --> 00:41:31.719 I think that would you rather have him play him after a loss though, 563 00:41:32.960 --> 00:41:37.079 well, well, you know what, I don't know, because I meant 564 00:41:37.159 --> 00:41:38.800 to call in a couple of times in the last couple of games, because 565 00:41:39.239 --> 00:41:43.960 we found ourselves in some trap games. And if you, if you took 566 00:41:44.039 --> 00:41:46.840 pre game calls, I would have told you that the Orlando game, for 567 00:41:46.960 --> 00:41:51.079 sure, I was worried that it was a trap game. I was worried 568 00:41:51.119 --> 00:41:52.800 that it could end up like that. And you know, you know what 569 00:41:52.880 --> 00:41:55.079 though, Damien, you know what, though, Yeah, I don't think 570 00:41:55.119 --> 00:41:59.480 the Clippers are in a position to overlook anyone right now. There are two 571 00:41:59.519 --> 00:42:01.519 games over five hundred. They've had guys in and out of the lineup for 572 00:42:01.559 --> 00:42:06.920 a while, Like, there should be no trap games, right you know 573 00:42:07.000 --> 00:42:08.800 they're that That's probably just me speaking as a fan, you know, and 574 00:42:08.920 --> 00:42:12.519 what I expect from the team of what I think they can do even when 575 00:42:12.559 --> 00:42:16.000 we're shorthanded. But you know, these are not This is not typical. 576 00:42:16.079 --> 00:42:19.639 You know, We're not gonna be uh, you know, down the road, 577 00:42:19.679 --> 00:42:22.519 We're not gonna be having a bunch of teams struggling and everything like that. 578 00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:25.800 Once we get going, this is gonna be crazy. I really like 579 00:42:27.000 --> 00:42:30.079 the fact that we got Luke Kennard in there. One are the things that 580 00:42:30.280 --> 00:42:32.039 if Luke Kennard was even lifting in what I would tell him, Man, 581 00:42:32.159 --> 00:42:36.559 you gotta take the shot because that's the team shot. I understand that you 582 00:42:36.679 --> 00:42:39.079 want to be unselfish and everything, and the same thing would cause me, 583 00:42:39.119 --> 00:42:43.559 I think coffee. He passes up a lot of wide open shots, and 584 00:42:43.679 --> 00:42:46.000 those are the teams shots. The teams struggled to get you open, to 585 00:42:46.079 --> 00:42:49.880 get that shot. Take it for the team, don't worry about it, 586 00:42:50.039 --> 00:42:53.039 make miss or whatever. That's the team's shot. I'm always gonna applaud that, 587 00:42:53.559 --> 00:42:57.760 but you know, I'm happy for the win. And yet I do 588 00:42:58.000 --> 00:43:00.239 like the little bit of momentum going into the ball thing. I hope we 589 00:43:00.360 --> 00:43:04.880 can really lock in and give him everything that we got. Though, I'm 590 00:43:04.960 --> 00:43:07.079 with you, Damien, good phone call. I agree with you too. 591 00:43:08.119 --> 00:43:15.760 You're being selfish if you're not taking an open look as Luke Kennard. And 592 00:43:15.960 --> 00:43:20.519 sometimes even when it's not a wide open look, we've seen him relocate off 593 00:43:20.559 --> 00:43:25.440 the bounce and knock down threes. He can do that too. He's playing 594 00:43:25.840 --> 00:43:31.760 much better defense than he has in recent years. I think he's earned the 595 00:43:31.880 --> 00:43:36.440 right to take ten shots per game out there. Make them all threes, 596 00:43:36.800 --> 00:43:40.400 at least nine of them, because that's gonna help the Clippers. He's gonna 597 00:43:40.480 --> 00:43:45.719 knock down four of them at least and if he gets hot, he may 598 00:43:45.840 --> 00:43:49.039 hit seven. See him go eight for eight in the game before where they 599 00:43:49.079 --> 00:43:52.800 came back, but it was against Atlanta two years ago. It hit that 600 00:43:52.920 --> 00:43:57.559 half quarter. Luke Kennard is the best three point shooter in the league. 601 00:43:59.559 --> 00:44:05.760 A certain yourself like that have that swagged that confidence. The thing is you 602 00:44:05.920 --> 00:44:08.119 trust him late in games and in big moments. He's hit big shots. 603 00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:15.880 It's not the issue. He's just unselfish to a fault sometimes and he overpasses 604 00:44:15.960 --> 00:44:20.280 and the Clippers have had this problem at times. Two. What I do 605 00:44:20.559 --> 00:44:22.760 like, though, is that as Kawhi Leonard, and we had to call 606 00:44:22.840 --> 00:44:27.239 for Morris earlier talking about he wishes Kawhi would take more shots, there's something 607 00:44:27.320 --> 00:44:31.920 to that. But also Kawhi, I think, has been intent on keeping 608 00:44:32.000 --> 00:44:37.920 the ball hopping and making sure that he doesn't become a black hole on offense. 609 00:44:37.239 --> 00:44:43.440 And it's just the Kawhi Leonard show in isolations all the time. He 610 00:44:43.559 --> 00:44:49.559 had six assists. He and Paul George led the Clippers in assists. They're 611 00:44:49.559 --> 00:44:54.880 two superstars. They both had six. Luke Nard had five, probably too 612 00:44:54.920 --> 00:45:00.159 many for Luke, too many passes he's he still got up seven shots, 613 00:45:00.199 --> 00:45:04.400 six of them were from distance, and he made a big one who was 614 00:45:04.400 --> 00:45:07.639 a twenty eight footer in the fourth quarter. But something the Clippers can build 615 00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:12.920 off of. But we'll see what happens Monday night against the Boston Celtics, 616 00:45:12.960 --> 00:45:15.559 who were now down one h three to nine. He was seven forty five 617 00:45:15.639 --> 00:45:17.199 left in the fourth quarter. All right, before we get out of here, 618 00:45:17.960 --> 00:45:22.840 I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagles, safe travels, 619 00:45:22.880 --> 00:45:24.559 my friend. Same to Brian Semen. I love you, Ralph Lawler, 620 00:45:25.719 --> 00:45:30.119 big brother Jake Warner, will see you out there Monday night. He's 621 00:45:30.119 --> 00:45:35.360 our head engineer, producer, Katie and Burbank, Katie Newton, and Zach 622 00:45:35.960 --> 00:45:38.840 l Caldy. Zach Attack was on the board for this one the entire way. 623 00:45:39.760 --> 00:45:43.400 Guy's been known to come in for just like the first half a pre 624 00:45:43.559 --> 00:45:47.679 game and help out the highlights, the mixes, the music, all Zach 625 00:45:47.719 --> 00:45:52.840 Attack all the time until Monday night with their pregame show starting at six thirties. 626 00:45:52.880 --> 00:45:58.320 Zachy want okay, I'm Adam Oslin. Will be Clippers taking on the 627 00:45:58.360 --> 00:46:23.440 Celtics. We will talk to you then. And this has been Clippers Talk, 628 00:46:23.880 --> 00:46:29.639 a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam Oslay. If you like 629 00:46:29.800 --> 00:46:34.440 the show, subscribe to Clippers Talk on the iHeart Radio app or wherever you 630 00:46:34.599 --> 00:46:38.199 podcast. 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