WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.200 --> 00:00:05.559 Time for a postgame Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:05.639 --> 00:00:09.039 Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:09.160 --> 00:00:14.000 LA Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:14.320 --> 00:00:18.600 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're LA 5 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:23.920 Clippers, They're locking in every game every night, Adam Osland. The Clippers 6 00:00:23.960 --> 00:00:28.399 shoot forty nine percent from free and they put the Chicago Bulls away late one 7 00:00:28.480 --> 00:00:32.799 twenty six to one eleven Inshy Town. Welcome into your postgame show. I'm 8 00:00:32.840 --> 00:00:35.960 Adam Oslin. This is Clippers Locker Room. If you want to get on 9 00:00:36.039 --> 00:00:40.039 early for Clippers Talk eight sixty six ninety seven two five seventy. But first 10 00:00:40.039 --> 00:00:43.079 we head back out to Carlo Jimenez, your radio voice of the Clippers from 11 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:49.520 United Center. Just a much needed dominant performance, especially late by this Clippers 12 00:00:49.520 --> 00:00:53.119 team that was tested a little bit, Carlo, but they rose to the 13 00:00:53.200 --> 00:00:56.880 challenge. They passed that test with flying colors they did. I mean talk 14 00:00:56.960 --> 00:01:00.039 about getting pressured late. I think the lead got to eight down the stretch 15 00:01:00.079 --> 00:01:03.120 after it was twenty points, but the Clippers were able to punch back. 16 00:01:03.200 --> 00:01:07.719 You mentioned the defense from Kawhi Leonard was on another level. But two one, 17 00:01:07.840 --> 00:01:12.920 three at of them without James Harden looked unstoppable today. Twenty eight for 18 00:01:14.040 --> 00:01:18.959 George, twenty seven for Leonard. They were lethal all night long. Impressive 19 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:23.640 stuff from those two. Yeah, they were ultra efficient out there, which 20 00:01:23.680 --> 00:01:26.079 is what you need from your superstars. And I think there was a little 21 00:01:26.120 --> 00:01:29.680 something extra from the Clippers tonight. They knew they let one get away from 22 00:01:29.680 --> 00:01:33.640 them, being up by twenty two against Minnesota. No Kawhi the last three 23 00:01:33.719 --> 00:01:36.879 quarters of that one. He more than made up for it with his appearance 24 00:01:36.920 --> 00:01:40.560 in this one. His defense late the bucket he was able to get late. 25 00:01:40.680 --> 00:01:44.760 But the three point shooting from this team in that fourth quarter, just 26 00:01:44.959 --> 00:01:49.560 timely bucket after timely bucket, and that helped put Chicago away when they were 27 00:01:49.560 --> 00:01:53.920 trying to make that run. Yeah, the Clippers finished with a ton of 28 00:01:53.959 --> 00:01:57.840 assists in this one, thirty two on the ballgame, as they were able 29 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:01.319 to swing the rock around the horn. It was impressive stuff. I thought 30 00:02:01.599 --> 00:02:06.239 it started with Bones Highland's ability to find angles. I mean, Adam, 31 00:02:06.239 --> 00:02:09.439 we had the treat of sitting courtside and Hyland would make some passes and you 32 00:02:09.479 --> 00:02:14.280 were like, he didn't see that. I don't know where what other eye 33 00:02:14.319 --> 00:02:15.960 he has in the back of his head, but there was just no way 34 00:02:16.000 --> 00:02:20.000 he was finding guys in the corner. He was excellent. The Clippers really 35 00:02:20.080 --> 00:02:23.120 ripped it around the horn. It led to wide open threes. I'd love 36 00:02:23.199 --> 00:02:27.039 to know how many of those threes they hit today were wide open. It 37 00:02:27.080 --> 00:02:30.000 felt like almost all of them. In Credit Chicago, I mean, how 38 00:02:30.039 --> 00:02:34.039 many times did the Clippers hit a three and the Bulls responded with one of 39 00:02:34.080 --> 00:02:37.080 their own. They shot forty five percent in this one, but the Clippers 40 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:39.919 were just the better team defensively down the stretch. You mentioned Bones Highland. 41 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.479 He gets the start. No James Harden, there's no Russell Westbrook obviously, 42 00:02:44.680 --> 00:02:49.919 seventeen points, eleven eleven assists, six of nine, shooting four of seven 43 00:02:50.039 --> 00:02:53.719 from the outside, a huge three pointer, or laid one of the daggers 44 00:02:53.759 --> 00:02:57.759 for the Clippers, but for Steals as well. The bugaboo with him was, 45 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:00.319 oh, can he play defense well enough? Can he stay on the 46 00:03:00.360 --> 00:03:04.960 court on that end? He has more than held his own since he'd been 47 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.520 put on a Clipper's jersey. Defensively, he's been great. It's the second 48 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:10.560 straight game he sets a career high in steals. I mean, that's how 49 00:03:10.560 --> 00:03:14.639 good he's been on the defensive end, so active with the hands. It's 50 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:17.120 something Tylu talked about pregame. He said he is trying his hardest and you 51 00:03:17.120 --> 00:03:23.360 can see that every single time Hyland was the catalyst to get this team going 52 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:25.439 from the get go, the steal, the bucket and then a three and 53 00:03:25.479 --> 00:03:29.919 the Clippers tied it up at five, they would go on a huge eleven 54 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:32.479 zero run. They would take the lead and they would never relinquish it. 55 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:37.919 What a start from bones Highland gives Tylu a lot more to think about in 56 00:03:37.960 --> 00:03:42.479 the best way possible. Love seeing Pg. Thirteen get off the snide shooting 57 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.319 wise, where he just hadn't been himself over the last month month and a 58 00:03:45.360 --> 00:03:49.120 half now. The efficiency hasn't been there. He just hasn't had enough of 59 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:52.400 those games where you look at him and go, okay, that's Paul George 60 00:03:52.439 --> 00:03:57.560 Tonight, though eleven of twelve, six of seven from three to twenty eight 61 00:03:57.599 --> 00:04:01.439 points seven assists to just one turnover. He looked the part of being that 62 00:04:01.560 --> 00:04:06.879 best supporting actor to Kawhi Leonard being best actor you could say with the Academy 63 00:04:06.919 --> 00:04:12.680 Awards coming up this last Sunday. Yeah, that was a dangerous duo today. 64 00:04:12.759 --> 00:04:15.560 I mean fifty five between them. George miss one shot. It was 65 00:04:15.600 --> 00:04:20.160 in the second quarter, but outside of the second quarter he was perfection for 66 00:04:20.199 --> 00:04:23.800 the Clippers. Seven assists, a block of steel. I thought, he 67 00:04:24.000 --> 00:04:27.639 Adam. I thought. When I enjoyed most about PG thirteen is it never 68 00:04:27.720 --> 00:04:30.279 felt like he forced right, I mean, of those twenty eight shots, 69 00:04:30.279 --> 00:04:32.360 did you ever feel like there was one shot he took or you're like, 70 00:04:32.399 --> 00:04:34.720 wow, he must be really feeling it. Not at all. I mean 71 00:04:34.759 --> 00:04:39.439 he took all the shots that he knows he can make and not What was 72 00:04:39.519 --> 00:04:43.959 most impressive to me, this was a repeatable performance for somebody like PG thirteen. 73 00:04:44.160 --> 00:04:46.800 Yeah, he was in his bag. He was shooting over the top 74 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:49.560 of Alex Caruso. Not easy to do. But this is what has made 75 00:04:49.639 --> 00:04:53.720 him a Hall of Famer in this league. Yes, he will be there 76 00:04:53.759 --> 00:04:59.000 eventually, and hopefully he'll be retiring with the Clippers at some point here down 77 00:04:59.000 --> 00:05:00.600 the road. But there has worked be done. Speaking of tomorrow, they're 78 00:05:00.600 --> 00:05:04.240 in New Orleans. They're taking on the Pelicans. This is easily the biggest 79 00:05:04.279 --> 00:05:09.399 game of the season so far here, Carlos. Yeah, huge game against 80 00:05:09.439 --> 00:05:12.920 a team that is surging after the All Star Break at the heels of the 81 00:05:12.920 --> 00:05:15.839 Clippers right now in that five spot, and with a win, they can 82 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:19.279 move a game closer. If the Clippers want to prove that they belong and 83 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:24.680 have any sort of chance at stealing a three seed, they need to win 84 00:05:24.759 --> 00:05:29.040 tomorrow in New Orleans, a place up until this season they had not won 85 00:05:29.079 --> 00:05:30.800 in under ty Lou. You want to do it twice in one year, 86 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:34.360 That's what the Clippers are gonna have to do. Tomorrow night. Tiptime will 87 00:05:34.399 --> 00:05:39.079 be at five from the Big Easy. We'll have your pregame show starting at 88 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:43.639 four for Clippers and Pelicans. Clippers win in Shytown on twenty six to one 89 00:05:43.680 --> 00:05:46.240 eleven, Carlo Jmenez. Great call is always safe travels. We'll talk to 90 00:05:46.279 --> 00:05:48.680 you tomorrow, my friend, talk to you tomorrow, Adam. We'll see 91 00:05:48.720 --> 00:05:53.120 the Clippers can do it again. Let's call baby, Let's go. 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Welcome back in This is your postgame locker room show. I'm 128 00:08:50.919 --> 00:08:56.080 at a Mosland. Coming up next, we'll get to your final box score. 129 00:08:56.120 --> 00:08:58.919 We'll also have Clippers stock on the M five seven E LA Sports if 130 00:08:58.919 --> 00:09:01.600 you want to get on early eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight 131 00:09:01.679 --> 00:09:07.799 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's get 132 00:09:07.799 --> 00:09:11.279 to second half highlights. Though the Clippers led at the half sixty four to 133 00:09:11.519 --> 00:09:16.639 fifty three, Kawhi Leonard had sixteen points in the first half kept it going 134 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:20.759 in that third quarter. George on the right wing, fine subots in the 135 00:09:20.799 --> 00:09:22.879 paint kicks at Highland, swings it left corner. It's a three for Kawhi 136 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.200 and it's in bones highlight another assist. The claw with twenty two to one 137 00:09:28.279 --> 00:09:33.559 three is combined for forty points and the Clippers lead Selty six fifty eight bounce 138 00:09:33.639 --> 00:09:39.919 fast to Highland, swings at Leonard left corner three buckets Kawhi from distance his 139 00:09:39.080 --> 00:09:43.080 second three, and the Clippers are up eighty eight sixty nine, largest leader 140 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:48.919 of the ball game with four forty nine to go in the third Kawhi Leonard 141 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:52.720 had nine more points than that third quarter. The Clippers extended their lead by 142 00:09:52.720 --> 00:09:54.919 a point. They were up by twelve at ninety two to eighty head against 143 00:09:56.000 --> 00:09:58.279 the fourth, and then to help put this one away, it was his 144 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:03.879 counterpart PG thirteen. Paul George left wing coffee, looks for Norman pound coffee 145 00:10:03.879 --> 00:10:09.759 instead of text back out George break wing three ferries in again George on fire. 146 00:10:09.240 --> 00:10:13.200 Seven minutes of playing the fourth, Clippers up one oh eight ninety six. 147 00:10:13.759 --> 00:10:20.240 Leonard surveys kicks at George left corner three. That's it. Paul George 148 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:24.879 went twenty eight on six for seven and the Clippers lead one to eighteen to 149 00:10:24.919 --> 00:10:33.240 one oh two. PG thirteen's three points shooting has been on fire, straight 150 00:10:33.360 --> 00:10:37.919 lethal six of seven from distance for Paul George. He had twenty eight points 151 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:45.240 on twelve shots on real efficiency as the Clippers hold on to win one twenty 152 00:10:45.279 --> 00:10:48.360 six to one eleven in Chicago over the Bulls. There'll be in New Orleans 153 00:10:48.399 --> 00:10:52.080 tomorrow. This was a front end of a back to back taking on the 154 00:10:52.080 --> 00:10:56.799 team in the New Orleans Pelicans. It is right behind them in the NBA 155 00:10:56.919 --> 00:11:00.759 standings, trying to take that four seed from your Los Angeles clip, Yush. 156 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:05.000 Coming up next, we'll get to your final box score. Clippers end 157 00:11:05.080 --> 00:11:09.080 up winning big in Shyetown one twenty six to one eleven. You're listening to 158 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:18.279 Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network every Clipper game all season. Law, they didn't 159 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:22.879 stop playing hard. You're listening to the LA Clippers Audio Network streaming of the 160 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:30.720 iHeartRadio wave. Clippers went in Chicago one twenty six to one eleven. Welcome 161 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:33.440 back into your postgame locker room show. I'm out a Moslin. Coming up 162 00:11:33.440 --> 00:11:37.159 next on a five to seventy LA Sports, we'll have Clippers talk for you 163 00:11:37.320 --> 00:11:41.559 eight six six nine eat seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven 164 00:11:41.639 --> 00:11:48.120 two five seventy. The Clippers ended up shooting sixty percent from the field, 165 00:11:50.360 --> 00:11:54.000 and I'm gonna go with this box score because it says fifty percent from three. 166 00:11:54.480 --> 00:11:56.759 I thought it was forty nine percent. No. They went twenty of 167 00:11:56.919 --> 00:12:03.639 forty from the outside, scorching hot shooting, led by Paul George and Kawhi 168 00:12:03.720 --> 00:12:09.840 Leonard. Paul George was eleven for twelve w twenty eight points, seven assists, 169 00:12:09.879 --> 00:12:15.519 one turnover, six of seven from three. Kawhi Leonard twelve with seventeen 170 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:18.559 for his twenty seven bones Highland in the starting lineup. My player to watch 171 00:12:20.000 --> 00:12:24.200 my guy the skeleton key seventeen points, six of nine shooting four seven from 172 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.960 the outside and eleven assists, a career high off the bench. normOn Powell 173 00:12:28.960 --> 00:12:33.600 had eighteen. Meanwhile, Demarto Rosen with eight quick points to start the fourth 174 00:12:33.679 --> 00:12:35.919 quarter. Then the clock came in, put the clamps on. He didn't 175 00:12:35.960 --> 00:12:41.360 score again, finished with twenty one on six of sixteen shooting. The Clippers 176 00:12:41.399 --> 00:12:46.000 go on to win by fifteen in Chicago. They'll be in New Orleans tomorrow, 177 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:48.679 same tip time at five, same pregame show starting right back here at 178 00:12:48.720 --> 00:12:52.879 four outside of Los Angeles. We are leaving you until then. Coming up 179 00:12:52.919 --> 00:12:54.639 next here on a five seventy e LA Sports. We got Clippers stock. 180 00:13:03.519 --> 00:13:07.480 Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, if that's what you 181 00:13:07.519 --> 00:13:11.519 want to do you do. Welcome the Clippers Talk. Your first chance to 182 00:13:11.559 --> 00:13:16.320 react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Doing to hear every episode. 183 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:24.279 Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast on Henry right now your 184 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.360 host on your home for the Clippers. They were in attack mode, Adam 185 00:13:28.480 --> 00:13:33.080 Osley, I know MJ wasn't hitting threes like this at United Center. The 186 00:13:33.080 --> 00:13:37.480 Clippers go twenty of forty from the outside. They put up one twenty six 187 00:13:37.519 --> 00:13:43.480 and beat the Bulls one twenty six to one eleven in Shytown. Welcome into 188 00:13:43.519 --> 00:13:48.679 Clipperstock. I'm Adam oslind eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight 189 00:13:48.759 --> 00:13:52.080 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number if you'd like 190 00:13:52.159 --> 00:13:56.960 to get on here on Clipperstock. Well hear from coach lou coming up in 191 00:13:56.039 --> 00:14:00.799 just a little bit. I think Will Updike is going to be joining me 192 00:14:00.879 --> 00:14:03.600 tonight. I don't know. It was a victory. He usually comes on 193 00:14:03.679 --> 00:14:05.480 when they win and not when they lose, but he came on last time 194 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:11.039 when they lost. So this was quite the response from the Clippers after blowing 195 00:14:11.039 --> 00:14:13.840 a twenty two point lead to the Minnesota Timberwolves where they did not have Kawhi 196 00:14:13.960 --> 00:14:20.360 Leonard the last three quarters of that ball game on Tuesday night, Kawhi flew 197 00:14:20.399 --> 00:14:24.440 with them. We didn't even know if that was going to happen. He 198 00:14:24.480 --> 00:14:31.039 had the backspasms, but I told everyone, if you listen to me, 199 00:14:31.399 --> 00:14:35.200 if I know it's a big one, if you listen to me. I 200 00:14:35.240 --> 00:14:37.720 brought up the situation where he had backspasms in March of twenty twenty one. 201 00:14:39.080 --> 00:14:43.879 Didn't hear anyone else say it, where he missed one game and returned the 202 00:14:43.039 --> 00:14:48.919 very next game. That's what happened tonight, same thing. Flew with the 203 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:52.639 team, came back to play against the Bulls, went twelve to seventeen from 204 00:14:52.679 --> 00:14:58.799 the field and had twenty seven points. Lockdown defense late on Tamar de Rosen, 205 00:14:58.360 --> 00:15:05.679 guy who I'm rated four from San Antonio to Toronto. There's always something 206 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:09.559 extra, and Kawhi faces off against him. Deamarrow a quick eight points to 207 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:13.480 start off that fourth quarter, and then Kawhi just shut the water off, 208 00:15:13.759 --> 00:15:18.679 didn't score again, and the Clippers would end up winning by fifteen, led 209 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:22.360 by as many as twenty one, but the Bulls had it to within eight. 210 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:28.879 I believe early in the fourth. My goodness, the hot three point 211 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:37.080 shooting from this Clippers team and this game was just special. In that fourth 212 00:15:37.200 --> 00:15:45.639 quarter they ended up going seven for eleven from three was some huge shots. 213 00:15:45.639 --> 00:15:50.080 From PG thirteen, Paul George, you want to talk about a complete turnaround? 214 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:56.759 A response after I criticized him for not taking enough shots, for only 215 00:15:56.799 --> 00:16:02.240 taking I believe eleven against Minnesota and a game where or Kawhi Left didn't think 216 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:07.240 it was aggressive enough. Well, he only took twelve shots tonight. But 217 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:10.440 if that's all it takes to get to twenty eight points because you hit six 218 00:16:10.559 --> 00:16:15.080 three pointers, I'm completely fine with that. Elite efficiency. From PG thirteen 219 00:16:15.080 --> 00:16:21.240 Paul George, stellar performance, seven assists, just one turnover. A little 220 00:16:21.279 --> 00:16:25.720 miscommunication with Bones Highland. My guy, the skeleton key, got the start. 221 00:16:26.440 --> 00:16:30.279 He's ready for this moment. I keep telling everybody this. He's built 222 00:16:30.320 --> 00:16:37.720 different. Bones Highland is a dog out there. He doesn't shy away from 223 00:16:37.759 --> 00:16:42.279 an opportunity like this. No James Harden, he starts. They don't have 224 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:48.639 Russell Westbrook. Obviously. Bones played thirty one minutes and had seventeen points, 225 00:16:48.039 --> 00:16:52.919 a career high eleven assists on six of nine shooting and four of seven from 226 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.759 distance, huge three point eight. As the Clippers were knocking down everything, 227 00:16:57.200 --> 00:17:03.000 Bones was also a part of that, one of the biggest shots of the 228 00:17:03.039 --> 00:17:11.559 game to put Chicago away. Really happy for this young man. The Clippers 229 00:17:11.599 --> 00:17:15.119 don't have, as people point out, many young guys on this team. 230 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:22.119 They're an older squad. Just ask Anthony Edwards. Older squads typically are the 231 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:26.440 ones that win championships. You gotta be a little bit seasoned, you gotta 232 00:17:26.480 --> 00:17:30.200 have that veteran savvy, but you also have to have young legs here and 233 00:17:30.240 --> 00:17:34.119 there. And during this span in March, where I was telling everybody all 234 00:17:34.200 --> 00:17:37.480 season long, I believe he would get his opportunity. Don't like the way 235 00:17:37.519 --> 00:17:42.759 it came with Russell Westbrook breaking his hand, but it created the opportunity for 236 00:17:42.880 --> 00:17:48.119 Bones Highland to step up. No James Harden Tonight first game he has missed 237 00:17:48.119 --> 00:17:55.680 as a Clipper, and Bones shined in Shytown. This is what he's capable 238 00:17:55.720 --> 00:18:02.960 of. He's different than Russ. He's an absolute marksman from the outside. 239 00:18:03.160 --> 00:18:04.960 And even though he started off I think at one point this season he had 240 00:18:04.960 --> 00:18:10.400 missed fifteen straight three pointers. Now it came over the span of three or 241 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:12.880 four months because he was in and then he was out of the lineup for 242 00:18:12.920 --> 00:18:15.440 some time. You bring in James Harden, you got two Hall of Famers 243 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:18.200 playing in front of you with him and Russ. That's what happens. Not 244 00:18:18.240 --> 00:18:22.200 gonna get minutes. The guy had to be sent home with PJ. Tucker 245 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:27.039 right before the All Star break because they won time on the court. They 246 00:18:27.039 --> 00:18:30.519 were upset, thought they were going to be traded. Well, look at 247 00:18:30.559 --> 00:18:38.240 him now getting his shot and making them. I just love to see a 248 00:18:38.279 --> 00:18:45.160 young guy take advantage of the moment like this, because when you play this 249 00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:48.519 well and you have that element to your game where you can spread the floor 250 00:18:49.759 --> 00:18:55.200 and be a marksman from three, I want to say, now he's nine 251 00:18:55.279 --> 00:19:00.839 for his last fifteen from the outside, you can get running a playoff series 252 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:07.680 two. I think Bones Highland is starting to earn that trust. Got to 253 00:19:07.759 --> 00:19:11.440 keep it going, got to continue to play well. Don't expect Russ back 254 00:19:12.519 --> 00:19:17.319 un till likely the playoffs, or at least the week before. If it's 255 00:19:17.359 --> 00:19:22.960 a six week recovery from that broken hand, Bones has time to show what 256 00:19:22.000 --> 00:19:26.920 he's made of, to show how he can help this team in a playoff 257 00:19:26.960 --> 00:19:30.319 setting. Two you take care of the basketball like this, eleven assists to 258 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:36.799 one turnover, you can play for Coach Lou. I believe that he turned 259 00:19:36.799 --> 00:19:44.799 some heads tonight, especially because he played defense. Bones ended up with four 260 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:49.519 steals. He picked up two personals early laun Murray came along with me pre 261 00:19:49.599 --> 00:19:52.720 game. We were talking about it, and he said, his issue is 262 00:19:53.559 --> 00:19:59.680 he can get foul happy. He can be overly aggressive by overreacting to moves 263 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:06.720 from the opposition, the man he's guarding. Now, you like the effort, 264 00:20:07.599 --> 00:20:11.480 but you don't want to get thrown out of position by overreacting and being 265 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:15.359 shook and being baited into fouling. Happened early on. Picked up two fouls 266 00:20:15.440 --> 00:20:22.359 in the first quarter, did not fail again. That is huge. So 267 00:20:22.880 --> 00:20:29.440 the one issue he was having he cleaned up during the game and he tied 268 00:20:29.480 --> 00:20:34.160 a career high with eleven assists, set a new career high with four steals. 269 00:20:36.559 --> 00:20:41.119 I'm telling you, guys, Bones is him made for this. One 270 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:47.519 of the opportunity is seizing it. This is a development for this team. 271 00:20:48.440 --> 00:20:52.119 When you have a schedule like the Clippers do now with seventeen games remaining, 272 00:20:52.440 --> 00:20:57.920 with how congested it is and concentrated it is with five and sevens, three 273 00:20:57.960 --> 00:21:03.759 and fours, the back to backs. You need juice, you need young 274 00:21:03.839 --> 00:21:11.400 legs, you need guys that can explode towards the basket. I talked about 275 00:21:11.400 --> 00:21:15.559 this over the last week, but he went from just getting to the basket, 276 00:21:15.599 --> 00:21:19.480 then one game he just hit three pointers, to now having that mix 277 00:21:21.200 --> 00:21:26.559 and stead. He died of both getting downhill, getting layups, but also 278 00:21:26.880 --> 00:21:30.079 still looking for a shot from the outside. That's what makes him dangerous. 279 00:21:32.519 --> 00:21:37.039 He has enough confidence out there. It's almost that irrational confidence we used to 280 00:21:37.039 --> 00:21:41.720 talk about with Austin Rivers, where even though he's playing next to Paul George 281 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:45.440 and Kawhi Leonard, as much as he was finding those guys, he still 282 00:21:47.119 --> 00:21:49.559 knows he has to look for his own two and be a threat out there. 283 00:21:51.599 --> 00:21:55.200 You can't teach stuff like that most guys you're next to all these Hall 284 00:21:55.240 --> 00:22:00.839 of famers, you're just gonna defer young players. He's twenty three bones doesn't 285 00:22:00.880 --> 00:22:06.200 do that. He has the confidence you need to play at this level. 286 00:22:07.480 --> 00:22:11.519 That belief in himself. Can't say enough about his performance, can't say enough 287 00:22:11.519 --> 00:22:15.200 about what Paul George was able to do. Started six of six, finished 288 00:22:15.200 --> 00:22:19.799 eleven of twelve, six of seven from three the shots he was making. 289 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:26.880 Nothing you can do about it. Alex Caruso was there PG. Thirteen six 290 00:22:26.960 --> 00:22:32.880 ' nine, just shooting over the top of guys. I'm sure he heard 291 00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:37.519 some of the chatter after his performance against Minnesota, not stepping up without Kawhi 292 00:22:37.559 --> 00:22:42.799 Leonard, not being aggressive enough, not staying in attack mode. He looked 293 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:48.480 focus. This Clippers team look focus. They haven't lost three games in a 294 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:52.960 row now since that six game losing streak when they first brought in James Harden, 295 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:59.519 and we're just figuring things out. But this is the type of performance 296 00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:03.799 you needed going into New Orleans tomorrow. They had the night off. They 297 00:23:03.880 --> 00:23:08.200 just lost to the Calves yesterday at home. They're waiting for the Clippers and 298 00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:15.640 they're looking their chops because right now, standings wise in the West, they're 299 00:23:15.680 --> 00:23:21.359 just two and a half games behind the Clippers, and they've already won two 300 00:23:21.599 --> 00:23:26.119 of the first three. If they win tomorrow, they will have the head 301 00:23:26.160 --> 00:23:30.000 to head tiebreaker. Make it three games now behind the Clippers, because the 302 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:36.000 Clippers one tonight, but they know they're within striking distance. It is the 303 00:23:36.000 --> 00:23:38.640 biggest game of the season Tomorrow. The Clippers are gonna have a tough time 304 00:23:38.920 --> 00:23:45.200 getting a top three seed. What can't happen is you slide below four, 305 00:23:45.559 --> 00:23:49.480 because that means you don't have home court even in the first round, and 306 00:23:49.559 --> 00:23:56.160 that just can't happen. So this is the one you circle tomorrow against New 307 00:23:56.240 --> 00:24:02.720 Orleans. But the way they played tonight, have them well prepped and just 308 00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:06.960 well rested enough. Paul George at thirty five minutes, Kauiet thirty four, 309 00:24:07.759 --> 00:24:11.079 Zubots at thirty two, Bones at thirty two, team minute thirty. Nobody 310 00:24:11.079 --> 00:24:17.359 played above thirty five minutes. And I'm hoping James Harden is back and he 311 00:24:17.519 --> 00:24:22.599 was getting a night off dealing with a little left shoulder injury because they're gonna 312 00:24:22.599 --> 00:24:26.200 need him against the Pelicans. Hopefully he's ready. Morrison, long Beach before 313 00:24:26.200 --> 00:24:30.160 we break here on Clippers stock after they win one twenty six to one eleven 314 00:24:30.240 --> 00:24:34.720 in Chicago over the Bulls. Morris, what's up, hey, Let's just 315 00:24:34.759 --> 00:24:37.799 talk about the elephant in the room, Adam. The elephant elephant in the 316 00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:42.200 room, namely one NBA team that has not blown a twenty point lead. 317 00:24:45.720 --> 00:24:48.240 Uh. I don't have the stats in front of me, but there are 318 00:24:48.319 --> 00:24:53.839 some this season I don't know if Denver's giving up a twenty point lead this 319 00:24:53.920 --> 00:24:59.000 year, I guess they did. They came back foot Well, they didn't 320 00:24:59.039 --> 00:25:03.640 give it up, but they did come back. Well, I'm gonna give 321 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:04.599 you amen on that one, my brother, Amen. But you know, 322 00:25:04.640 --> 00:25:08.039 I'm gonna tell you something. I wouldn't trip on this. Everybody goes through 323 00:25:08.079 --> 00:25:12.119 this and something that Kawhi Leonard said, uh that made me feel confident about 324 00:25:12.160 --> 00:25:15.079 the team this year. He said it last year. He said, I'm 325 00:25:15.119 --> 00:25:18.799 built for the playoffs. Okay, I'm built for the playoffs. And and 326 00:25:19.440 --> 00:25:22.920 the next time the Pippers get home, I have a home game. And 327 00:25:22.960 --> 00:25:26.359 he said the free throw line, everybody needs to be hollering MVP. MVP. 328 00:25:26.519 --> 00:25:29.119 Put some pressure on him. Let him know that we riding him. 329 00:25:29.400 --> 00:25:32.920 Kawhi, you are man, Okay, we go as you go. And 330 00:25:32.920 --> 00:25:34.920 and he inspires people around him. You don't have to score forty points to 331 00:25:36.000 --> 00:25:38.079 inspire that team. And I'm gonna tell you something. He's leading the team 332 00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:41.799 with his defense. If you don't think this is the court, look what 333 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:45.200 happened in Minnesota. We'll forget that one. But he leads his team with 334 00:25:45.319 --> 00:25:48.519 defense. Okay, So everybody need to get behind this man. Let him 335 00:25:48.559 --> 00:25:51.359 know we following him on his shoulders. Give me some tickets out of him. 336 00:25:51.599 --> 00:25:53.240 You got to get me, and I'm gonna take something you give me. 337 00:25:53.359 --> 00:25:56.359 I'mamma signed and they're gonna have to throw me out. Man, they 338 00:25:56.359 --> 00:25:59.480 would have to. That's okay. I'm not violent, but they didn't have 339 00:25:59.480 --> 00:26:00.680 to throw me out. The last time I was there, I embarrassed everybody 340 00:26:00.680 --> 00:26:03.920 that was with me. But I don't give their old people. You got 341 00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:07.039 to get me in the business for fans, fanatics people like me. Get 342 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:08.680 me in there, put me on the hold, Get me in there at 343 00:26:08.759 --> 00:26:11.480 them, because we need some crazy people in there right now. We need 344 00:26:11.519 --> 00:26:15.799 some inspiration right now. We got a few games left me. The season's 345 00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:19.400 almost sober, and we can't get up. We got a team that can 346 00:26:19.559 --> 00:26:22.519 do it well. We got to believe too, and we've been blessed. 347 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:26.440 Our guys ain't hurt. Okay, people, the old Kawhi is out. 348 00:26:26.480 --> 00:26:29.359 I know Steven Adam went great, Not Stephen Avenue, Stephen D. Smith. 349 00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:32.400 He probably went crazy for a day, but that's for one day. 350 00:26:32.400 --> 00:26:34.720 Man. You probably said you should retire again. How's that looking right now? 351 00:26:36.759 --> 00:26:38.119 When he was Kawhi in the policy. You ought to see what this 352 00:26:38.119 --> 00:26:41.119 fool was doing in the NBA this year. So he is an MVP candidate. 353 00:26:41.200 --> 00:26:45.319 But because he don't have like forty four points like Kawhi, like or 354 00:26:45.720 --> 00:26:48.279 Rods in there the other night against Indiana, you know, people ain't looking 355 00:26:48.319 --> 00:26:52.119 at his defense, but you saw how important defense was the other night against 356 00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:56.400 Minnesota. I've been looking at his defense, Morris, because you brought it 357 00:26:56.519 --> 00:27:00.880 up. Here's the on off numbers. When Kawhi is on the floor, 358 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:07.279 the Clippers have a defensive rating of one ten, which is about top five 359 00:27:07.319 --> 00:27:11.680 in the league. When he's off the floor, it goes to one twenty, 360 00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:15.559 what should be bottom of the league. Got him, I got him, 361 00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:18.680 good guy. I didn't know where that draft. Now that's that brother, 362 00:27:18.759 --> 00:27:21.440 that's that's too that's drastic. But I'm trying to tell you that's what 363 00:27:21.519 --> 00:27:23.599 makes him a bad You know what his defense in an NBA god him. 364 00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:26.119 You know that's better than me because you get paid. If you can't stop, 365 00:27:26.160 --> 00:27:30.200 nobody forget it. Because all of them guys, the guy is sitting 366 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:32.359 on the bench and never get on the floor. That's a bad man. 367 00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:36.519 If you can't stop nobody forget it, and Kawhi will slow. He won't 368 00:27:36.559 --> 00:27:38.960 baby fletch you out flat. But you're not gonna get your average. And 369 00:27:40.039 --> 00:27:41.960 that's the name of the game. Keep a guy below his average. And 370 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:44.519 he kept the Marrowroth to blow his average, did me? But anyway, 371 00:27:44.519 --> 00:27:45.799 get me in that building at them. They're gonna have to throw me out. 372 00:27:45.799 --> 00:27:51.000 But I ain't violent. We need some crazy people right now in that 373 00:27:51.079 --> 00:27:52.400 building for the last few games. I mean, we got to be crazy, 374 00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:56.799 all right, flor all right, all right, I got you, 375 00:27:56.920 --> 00:28:00.160 Boris. I'll look for some tickets if I can find play to win the 376 00:28:00.240 --> 00:28:07.720 game. You're the guy, thanks or netwards, you do play the win 377 00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:10.680 the game. And the Clippers won in Chicago one twenty six to one to 378 00:28:10.680 --> 00:28:14.440 eleven. I thought you were going for that. Steven a Clip saying Kawhi 379 00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:18.640 should retire after he tours Meniscus in the first round last year against Phoenix, 380 00:28:19.119 --> 00:28:25.880 do you know over Kawhi Leonard's last one hundred games or so in the regular 381 00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:30.599 season, and that those two games he played in Phoenix last year in that 382 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:37.839 first round series, he's got shooting splits of about fifty two, forty five, 383 00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:47.319 ninety over one hundred games sample size, just unbelievable efficiency. And then 384 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:49.680 you add in the defense. Yeah, he should be in the MVP conversation. 385 00:28:51.119 --> 00:28:53.920 You know, I've been preaching it hashtag Claw for MVP. More Clippers 386 00:28:53.920 --> 00:28:57.519 sock next after they win by fifteen in Chicago, they're in New Orleans. 387 00:28:57.519 --> 00:29:03.079 Take it on the Pelicans tomorrow, a game with huge seating implications. This 388 00:29:03.200 --> 00:29:17.000 is Clippers socke. You already in five to seventy ELI sports. In the 389 00:29:17.039 --> 00:29:19.000 case of Kawhi Leonard, I stand alone probably on this, but I don't 390 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:22.160 care. I think the man should retire. George on the right wing finds 391 00:29:22.200 --> 00:29:25.759 Zu wants in the paint kicks at Highland Swings it left corner. It's a 392 00:29:25.839 --> 00:29:30.440 three for Kawhi and it's in phones highlight. Another assists the claw with twenty 393 00:29:30.680 --> 00:29:34.920 two to one. Three is combined for forty points and the Clippers lead seventy 394 00:29:36.000 --> 00:29:38.920 six fifty eight. Bounce basket to Highland Swings at leonard left corner. Three 395 00:29:40.200 --> 00:29:45.279 buckets go Whi from distance his second three, and the Clippers are up eighty 396 00:29:45.279 --> 00:29:48.960 eight sixty nine, largest leader of the Bowl game with four forty nine to 397 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:52.599 going the third Carla Jamenez on the call, zachar Ocaldi with a mixed stephen 398 00:29:52.640 --> 00:29:59.640 A Smith with a bad take as the Clippers when in Chicago one twenty six 399 00:29:59.759 --> 00:30:04.279 till one eleven, steven a you bum apologize. Kawhi is having one of 400 00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:10.400 the best seasons of his career, if not his best. Clippers, for 401 00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:18.599 the thirteenth straight season have secured a winning record that is the longest run in 402 00:30:18.720 --> 00:30:23.759 the NBA. Currently, they win by fifteen over the Bulls. They will 403 00:30:23.799 --> 00:30:29.960 be taking on the Pelicans tomorrow. Welcome back into Clippers Stock. I'm Adam 404 00:30:30.000 --> 00:30:33.640 Osland. Let's go to Keith in La Keith. You're on Clippers Stock. 405 00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:37.920 What's up, Adam? Good to talk to your brother man. First of 406 00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:41.599 all, man, you know as a former DJ man, I dig your 407 00:30:41.640 --> 00:30:42.839 punk, my brother, man, I hear you bumping. You know what 408 00:30:42.880 --> 00:30:45.720 they call the bumper music and all that I was back in my foot. 409 00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:52.839 That was all Zachi zach O calledy Well, shout out man to you know, 410 00:30:52.960 --> 00:30:57.319 former professional DJ, term musician here and forty year Clipper fan. Let 411 00:30:57.319 --> 00:31:00.799 me tell you something, bro, sit me next to Morris. If you 412 00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:03.759 send out some tickets, man, I'm serious about that. Adam. You 413 00:31:03.880 --> 00:31:07.759 nailed it, Bro. I mean this when tonight, I'm gonna say a 414 00:31:07.759 --> 00:31:08.480 couple of things that won't be too long, Bro, but I got to 415 00:31:08.640 --> 00:31:12.519 use. Adam, I'm talking to you is Clipper. We're Clipper Nation here. 416 00:31:12.839 --> 00:31:18.200 I'm saying, I need to give a Star Wars analogy. That is 417 00:31:18.240 --> 00:31:22.160 what this unit here. We've been dealing with dark Lords and Darth Vadis for 418 00:31:22.160 --> 00:31:27.079 forty years, bro, laughing stock of the Let me tell you something. 419 00:31:27.119 --> 00:31:36.680 The Clippers were not shooting like Stormtoppers tonight, they say. And that's the 420 00:31:36.759 --> 00:31:41.079 thing, as I said it before, Adam, this could be the unit. 421 00:31:41.359 --> 00:31:44.920 When the Clippers are playing that kind of defense, when they're focused, 422 00:31:44.920 --> 00:31:51.559 when peg is on fire like tonight, they are are going to be something 423 00:31:51.559 --> 00:31:53.559 to continue. But it's the reason I'm gonna say this, and now I'm 424 00:31:53.599 --> 00:31:56.200 kind of leave it alone or kind of hop on off. The reason I 425 00:31:56.319 --> 00:32:00.319 used the Star Wars analogy. You remember that they had to use the right 426 00:32:00.400 --> 00:32:02.799 kind of proton bomb. Remember it was just like only like the little three 427 00:32:02.839 --> 00:32:06.559 foot thing, y'all. Remember Star Wars and all that Clippers knew. You 428 00:32:06.599 --> 00:32:08.519 don't use an analogy. I'm cunning, yeah, to blow the death Star 429 00:32:10.240 --> 00:32:15.960 exactly. But the point is, even though our chances are narrow and slim, 430 00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:17.960 this is the unit we got, the Luke Skywalkers. We got to 431 00:32:19.000 --> 00:32:22.160 see three pie know, we got our team to do it. And I 432 00:32:22.200 --> 00:32:27.079 yielded my explain or whatever, I uelded the plane. Hey they got they 433 00:32:27.119 --> 00:32:36.160 got Zubaka as well. Uh too easy, Hello Mercy, All right, 434 00:32:36.480 --> 00:32:38.400 tulle next time, my brother, go Clippers tomorrow man, no doubt, 435 00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:43.799 go Clippers. Appreciate the phone call. Keith as always one of my favorites. 436 00:32:43.839 --> 00:32:47.880 Here. Look, if the Clippers are going to do something that's never 437 00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:53.240 been done by this franchise, they need everybody to play, to be playing 438 00:32:53.279 --> 00:32:58.200 at the highest level. So it was a sight for sore eyes to see 439 00:32:58.200 --> 00:33:04.400 Paul George go eleven for twelve from the field and six of seven from three 440 00:33:04.480 --> 00:33:07.640 twenty eight points on twelve shots. This is the type of stuff he's capable 441 00:33:07.680 --> 00:33:13.319 of. If they're gonna be able to win at all, he has to 442 00:33:13.359 --> 00:33:20.160 play like Robin to Kawhi's batman, and at times, I don't know, 443 00:33:20.279 --> 00:33:24.279 be more like night Wing. Be his own guy, be a one to 444 00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:30.680 a to what Kawhi Leonard's doing out there. Paul George is as good as 445 00:33:30.720 --> 00:33:36.000 he wants to be. He has all the talent in the world. Sometimes 446 00:33:36.000 --> 00:33:38.759 it feels like it's between the ears a little bit, he loses focus. 447 00:33:40.160 --> 00:33:46.559 But to respond and bounce back like this very encouraging. Let's go to John 448 00:33:46.640 --> 00:33:50.599 in La John, you're on Clippers stop without a month soon after they win 449 00:33:50.599 --> 00:33:54.519 by fifteen in Chicago, John, what's up? Yeah? Wow, Yeah, 450 00:33:54.839 --> 00:34:00.720 thanks to you have a great shows. Always three game post game listen. 451 00:34:00.039 --> 00:34:08.880 I think it's gonna be pretty hilarious when the Lakers season ends prematurely and 452 00:34:09.280 --> 00:34:14.840 they're hanging their hat on the end season tournament win and and and the win 453 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:19.199 against the Clippers, and the series win against the Clippers, where the Clippers 454 00:34:19.199 --> 00:34:23.599 most likely will be deep in a playoff run. It looks like we'll see 455 00:34:23.719 --> 00:34:30.159 John. Nothing nothing is guaranteed. Nothing is guaranteed right now. I don't 456 00:34:30.199 --> 00:34:34.000 think there's as much difference between the top of the West and the bottom. 457 00:34:34.079 --> 00:34:37.280 I think there's some really dangerous teams that are just trying to figure they're just 458 00:34:37.320 --> 00:34:40.880 starting to figure things out. I should say it's gonna be a blood bath 459 00:34:40.920 --> 00:34:45.039 of first round series in the West. Yeah. And a good friend of 460 00:34:45.079 --> 00:34:51.239 mine always says health equals well. So that's the Clippers, I mean, 461 00:34:51.840 --> 00:34:55.599 for sure in a nutshell, but it's yeah, good win. You know, 462 00:34:57.239 --> 00:35:04.239 Chicago's coming off over time, unreal game last night and losing Kobe White. 463 00:35:04.320 --> 00:35:07.519 So Clippers went in tonight and that's what they have to do, you 464 00:35:07.559 --> 00:35:12.320 know, they have to take someone out while they're down a little bit, 465 00:35:12.440 --> 00:35:16.480 you know, and it's good. They got good energy, you know. 466 00:35:16.559 --> 00:35:21.480 I hope Hardon can for a switch. I know he's played a lot of 467 00:35:21.519 --> 00:35:28.239 minutes, but I feel like he's kind of been a little lackadaisically, just 468 00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:31.000 a little sloppy with the basketball, you could say, John I agree on 469 00:35:31.039 --> 00:35:37.199 that. I think a game off his first as a Clipper. If he's 470 00:35:37.239 --> 00:35:39.199 back in tomorrow against New Orleans, and we'll update you on that. We'll 471 00:35:39.199 --> 00:35:43.760 hear from coach Louke coming up. But that could be exactly what he needs, 472 00:35:43.760 --> 00:35:47.440 a little reset after having I believe, five turnovers against Minnesota and he 473 00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:52.239 was hard on himself post game, so that could be part of the calvary 474 00:35:52.559 --> 00:35:57.519 arriving. If he's able to go tomorrow against the Pelicans, biggest game of 475 00:35:57.559 --> 00:36:00.920 the season. We'll have your pre game starting at four We'll have coach Lou 476 00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:05.239 Audio coming up next. After the Clippers went into Chicago and won one twenty 477 00:36:05.320 --> 00:36:10.119 six to one eleven as they shot fifty percent from three and sixty percent from 478 00:36:10.119 --> 00:36:15.440 the floor. You're listening to Clippers Sock here on MPI seventy LA Sports. 479 00:36:15.559 --> 00:36:20.719 The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a Lario B. They still want to 480 00:36:20.719 --> 00:36:23.639 get that Larryo B. Don't miss a moment all season long. This is 481 00:36:23.679 --> 00:36:30.920 the LA Clippers Audio network. In the case of Kawhi Leonard, I stand 482 00:36:30.920 --> 00:36:32.840 alone probably on this, but I don't care. I think the man should 483 00:36:32.880 --> 00:36:40.119 retire. I mean, maybe he should take his own advice. Clippers win 484 00:36:40.280 --> 00:36:47.079 in Chicago, final score one twenty six to one eleven as Kawhi goes twelve 485 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:52.840 of seventeen from the field, returns from backspasms, and drops twenty seven points. 486 00:36:52.400 --> 00:36:57.880 Plays lockdown defense laid against Amar de Rozan did not give up a point 487 00:36:58.000 --> 00:37:00.880 and the Clippers would win by fifteen as they get ready to go into New 488 00:37:00.960 --> 00:37:05.920 Orleans tomorrow to take on the Pelicans, which could decide who's going to be 489 00:37:05.920 --> 00:37:08.559 four or who's gonna be five in the West. Yeah, the game is 490 00:37:08.719 --> 00:37:13.159 that important. Clippers three games in front of the Pelicans, but they're two 491 00:37:13.239 --> 00:37:16.760 and one so far against the Clippers. They win that game, they'll have 492 00:37:16.800 --> 00:37:22.039 the head to head tiebreaker. If the Clippers win, it comes down to 493 00:37:22.280 --> 00:37:28.960 division record and if you win your division. That's why there's still divisions in 494 00:37:29.000 --> 00:37:32.639 the NBA. I think it's kind of silly, but it comes down to 495 00:37:32.719 --> 00:37:37.039 tiebreakers. The Clippers look like they're gonna go on to win the Pacific Division, 496 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:40.960 but the Pelicans look like they're going to go on to win the Southwest. 497 00:37:42.000 --> 00:37:46.400 So then what's the third tiebreaker? Conference record? The Clippers are twenty 498 00:37:46.440 --> 00:37:52.559 five and seventeen in the West, the Pelicans are twenty four and eighteen, 499 00:37:52.599 --> 00:37:59.639 so the Clippers one game better there tomorrow is a big one. Let's hear 500 00:37:59.679 --> 00:38:02.440 from cod a post game. This also was very important and just the way 501 00:38:02.519 --> 00:38:07.039 in the manner the Clippers were able to win, pulling their starters with about 502 00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:10.760 four minutes left in the fourth quarters, they handled business. When Chicago got 503 00:38:10.760 --> 00:38:15.159 hot themselves, from three, they went sixteen to thirty five from the outside. 504 00:38:15.159 --> 00:38:21.159 That's forty six percent. And it seemed like almost every time the Clippers 505 00:38:21.199 --> 00:38:25.360 hit a three, shy town had the reprisal. The retort, they knock 506 00:38:25.400 --> 00:38:30.360 one down. It was almost impressive if you're a Clipper fan, it was 507 00:38:30.360 --> 00:38:35.920 probably more annoying and frustrating. But the Bulls played well, but the Clippers 508 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:39.559 closed and put them away. Let's hear from coach lou post game after a 509 00:38:39.639 --> 00:38:43.639 victory on the front end of this back to back. I thought we did 510 00:38:43.679 --> 00:38:47.760 a good job taking care of basketball. I thought we did a good job 511 00:38:47.840 --> 00:38:52.679 just getting inside to side, you know, and then just getting to our 512 00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:57.719 next actions, you know, so just playing with pace, getting it up, 513 00:38:57.800 --> 00:39:00.199 getting to our next actions. And so like you know, we're totally 514 00:39:00.199 --> 00:39:02.880 different team, two different teams. When you know Bones is playing and you 515 00:39:02.880 --> 00:39:07.000 know when James is playing, and so you know, James so dynamic and 516 00:39:07.039 --> 00:39:10.480 pick and roll and makes every play, every pass, every play. And 517 00:39:10.519 --> 00:39:13.960 then today we had to do it by committee, so we had to run 518 00:39:14.119 --> 00:39:16.559 picking rolls of Bones PG Kawhi, and we all did a good job was 519 00:39:16.559 --> 00:39:20.920 just taking care of the basketball and making plays for one another, you know, 520 00:39:21.000 --> 00:39:22.280 And so that was just good to see. I thought we did a 521 00:39:22.280 --> 00:39:25.199 good job helding the double teams, the best we've done in a while, 522 00:39:25.440 --> 00:39:29.480 you know, as far as when they double team Kawhi and the post ups 523 00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:32.119 and so just a totally different game, you know, just a totally different 524 00:39:32.119 --> 00:39:37.239 field. And so we have, you know, ways we can play differently, 525 00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:39.719 you know, every night and so on. Tonight was one of those 526 00:39:39.800 --> 00:39:43.719 nights, you know, missing James for the first time and so hopefully he's 527 00:39:43.760 --> 00:39:47.519 healthy, he can get back soon. H what he says soon is soon 528 00:39:47.559 --> 00:39:53.119 as soon as tomorrow hopefully. And when he was there, like a point 529 00:39:53.199 --> 00:39:58.960 of emphasis specifically about how the Bulls were going to play, especially with the 530 00:39:59.000 --> 00:40:02.280 double teams, like they had keepable defenders to go our Kawhi and Paul and 531 00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:06.800 visiting out of thru s to Tory Craig, and they still seem like they 532 00:40:06.800 --> 00:40:09.440 were just gifting y'all three's Like what was the point of emphasis and preparing those 533 00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:14.719 guys to play through those double teams. Just something we've been working on for 534 00:40:14.760 --> 00:40:19.599 the last four years and all year just preparing and you know, like I 535 00:40:19.599 --> 00:40:22.199 said, we haven't been doing a great job of it. And so you 536 00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:24.880 know, I credit Billy for doing it because we haven't handled it. Will 537 00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:28.639 and some we work on and someone used to be really good at, so 538 00:40:28.760 --> 00:40:31.159 just got to get back to being good versus double teams being good at versus 539 00:40:31.199 --> 00:40:35.079 Blitzez and the five man being up, and I thought, PG, you 540 00:40:35.119 --> 00:40:37.840 know, really did a great job of just handling that getting to the short 541 00:40:37.920 --> 00:40:40.400 role with Zoo and DT and those guys making players out of the short row. 542 00:40:40.559 --> 00:40:44.639 You know. So just something that we needed to get better at and 543 00:40:44.639 --> 00:40:46.599 so hopefully we can build out this game. A couple of things there. 544 00:40:47.000 --> 00:40:51.639 It was Coach Lupost game after the Clippers want one by fifteen in Chicago, 545 00:40:51.800 --> 00:40:58.000 but he mentioned handling double teams better, which they certainly need to do because 546 00:40:58.360 --> 00:41:01.360 Kawhi and Paul George and James Harden when he's available, see they see a 547 00:41:01.360 --> 00:41:07.119 ton of them. But he mentioned having multiple ways to play, and when 548 00:41:07.199 --> 00:41:13.599 you create different ways to win, it makes you so much tougher to game 549 00:41:13.639 --> 00:41:16.480 plan for. So tonight they don't have James Harden, who has been a 550 00:41:16.599 --> 00:41:21.719 system for them, so they're running pick and roll with a multitude of guys, 551 00:41:21.760 --> 00:41:24.800 not just bones get the starting spot in place of James Harden, but 552 00:41:24.880 --> 00:41:29.519 Kawhi and Paul George. They haven't done it as much lately. They haven't 553 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:34.119 had to because James Harden has been there. I like the fact that they 554 00:41:34.159 --> 00:41:37.760 may be unlocked a little something that has been missing for a while with running 555 00:41:37.800 --> 00:41:44.280 pick and roll with their wings. They need that. You gotta be versatile, 556 00:41:44.400 --> 00:41:49.519 you gotta find other ways to win in the playoff. It's playoffs series. 557 00:41:49.559 --> 00:41:54.440 It's all about matchups and having one more move on the chess board than 558 00:41:54.480 --> 00:42:00.119 your opponent. Nobody's better at that. I believe maybe expulsers right there with 559 00:42:00.239 --> 00:42:05.519 him. But coach Lou often gets voted as the toughest guy to game plan 560 00:42:05.679 --> 00:42:09.960 for end game. He's the chiropractors, know what Eagle would say. He 561 00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:15.239 is a strategist, tinkering tie. We'll take a quick time out, we'll 562 00:42:15.239 --> 00:42:20.639 come back well. Hear from I don't know if it's Will or Big Chuck 563 00:42:20.840 --> 00:42:27.599 who's coming on to join me. I believe it's Chuck Mankler coming on. 564 00:42:28.480 --> 00:42:34.119 We also heard from coach Loeu who's optimistic and saying he hopes James Harden is 565 00:42:34.159 --> 00:42:37.440 available tomorrow. So it could come down to how he feels when he wakes 566 00:42:37.559 --> 00:42:43.360 up dealing with that left shoulder issue which he has been working through. Clippers 567 00:42:44.960 --> 00:42:50.280 working through it, trying to get back to closing teams out stepping on their 568 00:42:50.320 --> 00:42:54.360 throat. Late We saw that in Chicago tonight, something to build off of, 569 00:42:54.440 --> 00:42:58.400 but a huge game against the Pelicans in New Orleans tomorrow. More Clippers 570 00:42:58.400 --> 00:43:07.840 stop coming up here on a five to seventy LA Sports Every Clipper game all 571 00:43:07.920 --> 00:43:13.199 season long, they didn't stop playing hard. You're listening to the LA Clippers 572 00:43:13.320 --> 00:43:19.840 audio network. I'm streaming on the iHeartRadio WIP. In the case of Kawhi 573 00:43:19.880 --> 00:43:22.719 Leonard, I stand alone probably on this, but I don't care. I 574 00:43:22.760 --> 00:43:24.599 think the man should retire. Clippers right to left on a nine o run 575 00:43:24.639 --> 00:43:28.039 looking for Mark Terrence Man all the way to the ref. I left your 576 00:43:28.039 --> 00:43:31.400 way up. I'll put back camp by Leonard, Clippers on an eleven old 577 00:43:31.480 --> 00:43:38.519 run, Man, you better retire that sound drop up eleven five? Did 578 00:43:38.559 --> 00:43:43.719 we have to play it three times? Because the Clippers within fifty percent from 579 00:43:43.760 --> 00:43:46.960 the outside twenty to forty from distance? I see you, Zach o'caudy. 580 00:43:47.440 --> 00:43:52.000 Clippers win in Chicago one forty six to one eleven over the Bulls. Welcome 581 00:43:52.000 --> 00:43:57.800 back into Clippers, Doc, I'm into Moslin. Let's get out to our 582 00:43:57.840 --> 00:44:04.360 friend Jack Mockler from cliff in Dip Fame. After a ballgame where Paul George 583 00:44:04.599 --> 00:44:08.599 put up a stat line that only Nikolajokic had before in NBA history. There's 584 00:44:08.639 --> 00:44:12.679 two guys that have had twenty eight points, seven assists, five boards, 585 00:44:13.119 --> 00:44:17.679 one steal, one block on eleven of twelve shooting Nikola Jokic and PG thirteen 586 00:44:17.760 --> 00:44:21.760 Paul George. So we can start there, Chuck, Was that the most 587 00:44:21.800 --> 00:44:24.800 encouraging sign you saw tonight from this Clippers team? Just Paul George getting his 588 00:44:24.840 --> 00:44:30.400 offense on glued? Uh? Yeah, the efficiency was great to see. 589 00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:35.119 I you know, had stops to Paul George for what he did tonight after. 590 00:44:35.639 --> 00:44:38.119 I think after a lot of us are going be disappointed about the game 591 00:44:38.159 --> 00:44:42.920 before this one. But I still don't love the field goal attemps if I'm 592 00:44:42.920 --> 00:44:46.159 being honest. Obviously James Harden isn't there, which makes getting shot, you 593 00:44:46.199 --> 00:44:49.760 know, more difficult, But I still would have liked to see more than 594 00:44:49.800 --> 00:44:52.960 twelve attempts. I guess he didn't necessarily need them because he was so efficient. 595 00:44:52.159 --> 00:44:57.599 He had twenty eight on twelve tams. What do you know? I'd 596 00:44:57.679 --> 00:45:01.800 want more tamp because what happens when the efficiency isn't there? Right, Because 597 00:45:01.840 --> 00:45:05.119 that's what we've been worried about. We need the efficiency to be there. 598 00:45:05.239 --> 00:45:07.679 This is something he can build on, which is great. So TVD on 599 00:45:07.760 --> 00:45:13.679 if he plays tomorrow. I think he probably will, but I hope to 600 00:45:13.719 --> 00:45:16.719 see it again tomorrow because the efficiency was great and he was more aggressive to 601 00:45:16.760 --> 00:45:22.400 start this game, which I think everyone was excited about. Yeah, he 602 00:45:22.440 --> 00:45:25.159 had fifteen points in the opening quarter and I guess coach leu we heard from 603 00:45:25.239 --> 00:45:29.239 him earlier. But he also said the Clippers are going to emphasize getting the 604 00:45:29.239 --> 00:45:32.880 ball back in pg's hands more during the rest of the season and have him 605 00:45:32.920 --> 00:45:37.880 run more pick and rolls. Something he mentioned that you know, without James 606 00:45:37.880 --> 00:45:42.199 Harden, it's kind of a culture shock because you've had him running high pick 607 00:45:42.239 --> 00:45:45.679 and roll for so long. Now. This is the first game he has 608 00:45:45.679 --> 00:45:49.360 missed as a Clipper tonight, though it was Bones Highland running it, it 609 00:45:49.440 --> 00:45:52.719 was PG, it was Kawhi, And I think that's a good thing overall, 610 00:45:52.840 --> 00:45:57.159 to just have more looks and more of a varied attack out there. 611 00:45:57.239 --> 00:46:00.480 Chuck, Yeah, I think the varied attack. I totally agree with you 612 00:46:00.519 --> 00:46:05.679 there. It's going to be TBD on us getting the ball in Paul George's 613 00:46:05.679 --> 00:46:08.480 hand Moore will be an overall good thing. Or you know, depending on 614 00:46:08.519 --> 00:46:14.000 what the turnovers look like, there might be some adjustments there. But bone 615 00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:20.280 Tiland was phenomenal tonight, the skeleton key your guy making. I think this 616 00:46:20.400 --> 00:46:22.639 is his best case so far obviously for minutes in the playoffs, which is 617 00:46:22.679 --> 00:46:27.480 going to have to be a discussion if he hopefully keeps playing as well, 618 00:46:28.199 --> 00:46:30.920 because he was phenomenal tonight. He threw in a couple passes the zoo that 619 00:46:30.000 --> 00:46:32.800 you couldn't quite handle it. I thought you maybe should have gotten a hand 620 00:46:32.840 --> 00:46:37.800 on so he would have had even a few morrises. But yeah, half 621 00:46:37.920 --> 00:46:43.960 off the ball in's career highs of what this am deal tonight the exact kind 622 00:46:44.000 --> 00:46:47.000 of thing the Clippers need on a back to back, you know, with 623 00:46:47.159 --> 00:46:52.159 this March schedule. I complained often about him being out of the rotation. 624 00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:57.679 I understood it to a degree because you have James Harden to Russell Westbrook, 625 00:46:57.800 --> 00:47:02.559 but considering how different of a player he is than Russ and being able to 626 00:47:02.599 --> 00:47:08.039 spread the floor like he can where I think now he's nine for his last 627 00:47:08.119 --> 00:47:13.599 fifteen from three or something like that, when everybody was worried about his shooting, 628 00:47:13.679 --> 00:47:16.159 Oh you missed fifteen straight? Is he the same guys. The volume 629 00:47:16.199 --> 00:47:20.159 really there, Yeah, it's all still there. He just needed to get 630 00:47:20.159 --> 00:47:23.039 some reps. Like as you said, I think he's making a pretty damn 631 00:47:23.079 --> 00:47:28.480 strong case that you can't go in a playoff series and not get him some 632 00:47:28.639 --> 00:47:32.719 run somewhere. Yeah, he's gonna be you know, even if it's just 633 00:47:32.760 --> 00:47:37.000 a small amount of minutes. The way that he plays is designed kind of 634 00:47:37.039 --> 00:47:42.079 his play style is perfect for we need a couple buckets, we need something 635 00:47:42.119 --> 00:47:45.719 like that. You know, there's there's one hundredth I'm going to be used 636 00:47:45.719 --> 00:47:47.599 for him. Got to watch the files a little bit. That's you know, 637 00:47:47.719 --> 00:47:51.519 obviously, I think that's one of the harder things to figure out when 638 00:47:51.519 --> 00:47:54.039 you're already a guy who's not necessarily known for his defense and you have time 639 00:47:54.079 --> 00:47:58.039 off. That's gonna be something that I think probably takes the longest to come 640 00:47:58.079 --> 00:48:01.719 back. Yeah, and that might be his biggest turtle to more playoff minutes. 641 00:48:01.800 --> 00:48:06.280 But yeah, I'm looking forward to the there's going to be a Bone 642 00:48:06.320 --> 00:48:07.679 playoff game, I think, and it's going to be a lot of fun. 643 00:48:08.039 --> 00:48:12.199 I think he can swing a series. Can you imagine Bones going up 644 00:48:12.239 --> 00:48:17.280 against his former team and the Denver Nuggets and how those minutes to be fair. 645 00:48:17.519 --> 00:48:22.559 But say it's the Western Conference Finals. Okay, let's talk about Norman 646 00:48:22.599 --> 00:48:27.559 fowl here, who I just saw this. He had his fiftieth game of 647 00:48:27.679 --> 00:48:31.800 ten points or more off the bench. He leads the NBA in that area. 648 00:48:31.960 --> 00:48:37.719 I don't even think they have him top ten in six Man of the 649 00:48:37.840 --> 00:48:43.840 Year voting based off the betting odds, which is crazy and wild and uninformed. 650 00:48:44.360 --> 00:48:49.320 Norm also hit big shots in this game eighteen points, only had to 651 00:48:49.519 --> 00:48:52.880 take ten shots to get there. I don't know where they'd be this season 652 00:48:52.920 --> 00:48:55.000 without Norman Powell and how good he's been when we started the year, Like, 653 00:48:55.480 --> 00:48:59.440 you know, Norm could be trade bayed at some point. Maybe he's 654 00:48:59.480 --> 00:49:02.760 a guy that's, uh, what do this it have a surplus of shooting 655 00:49:02.840 --> 00:49:07.400 and he's too small. And now it's like, man, Norman Powell is 656 00:49:07.519 --> 00:49:12.159 unbelievable. What a professional. Yeah, he's kind of a New lou right, 657 00:49:12.360 --> 00:49:15.719 Like he's known for going out there and getting buckets and that's kind of 658 00:49:15.760 --> 00:49:20.039 it. And I do not mean that in a bad way. Norman has 659 00:49:20.039 --> 00:49:22.440 been phenomenal. I don't think enough is getting talked about. Felt that elbow 660 00:49:22.480 --> 00:49:28.079 we took and how it's completely changed, like it's crazy, but no, 661 00:49:28.079 --> 00:49:30.119 Norman has been fantastic. He came into the season talking about wanting to be 662 00:49:30.159 --> 00:49:35.000 an All Star and we talked about this on Clippers on Clips and Dip. 663 00:49:35.079 --> 00:49:37.760 We were like, that would be great too, but if you're if you're 664 00:49:37.760 --> 00:49:40.000 also maybe six tent of the year, that really helps the Clippers. And 665 00:49:40.039 --> 00:49:45.639 he's worked at that. He's put in the work. He doesn't ever get 666 00:49:45.679 --> 00:49:49.239 too down. You know, shoot shoot, and he very much does that. 667 00:49:50.119 --> 00:49:52.840 So yeah, it's he's going to be huge in the playoffs as well. 668 00:49:52.840 --> 00:49:57.920 The Clippers have a lot of scoring on the bench. How surprised and 669 00:49:58.039 --> 00:50:00.760 relieved are you that Kawhi Leonard was the very next game. I think I 670 00:50:00.840 --> 00:50:05.079 was the only person out there that remembered he had backspasms in twenty twenty one 671 00:50:05.119 --> 00:50:07.519 and came back the very next game, and he looked great tonight against Chicago. 672 00:50:08.880 --> 00:50:12.639 Yeah, he was getting anything he wanted. It didn't matter at all 673 00:50:12.719 --> 00:50:15.840 who was in front of him. We say that every single time about when 674 00:50:15.880 --> 00:50:22.400 Kawhi Leonard plays well. His full game was on display tonight. Offensively, 675 00:50:22.480 --> 00:50:25.000 he just you know, he got those mid range spots. He made this 676 00:50:25.320 --> 00:50:30.320 happen. He had a chunky stat line. Yeah, five boards through or 677 00:50:30.360 --> 00:50:35.320 fifth stealing the block. So other than the turnovers, it was a fantastic 678 00:50:35.360 --> 00:50:38.360 performance from Kawhi. Do you think he goes tomorrow? Do you think he's 679 00:50:38.360 --> 00:50:43.880 going to get the back to back. I'm gonna say yes. I'm trying 680 00:50:43.920 --> 00:50:47.400 to be optimistic here, just based upon how he looked tonight, and I 681 00:50:47.559 --> 00:50:52.199 just think back spasms can be something different. Like once they settled down, 682 00:50:52.639 --> 00:50:57.000 just like last time, he was fine. He was good to go. 683 00:50:57.119 --> 00:50:59.679 So we'll see it. I mean, it depends how he feels coming out 684 00:50:59.719 --> 00:51:01.880 of this. Same with James Harden, depends how he feels when he wakes 685 00:51:01.960 --> 00:51:06.800 up tomorrow. But I'm trying to be optimistic with it and that maybe both 686 00:51:06.800 --> 00:51:09.079 of them can go considering the magnitude of that game against the Pelicans. That's 687 00:51:09.079 --> 00:51:14.400 the biggest game of the season right now, right, Chuck, yet again, 688 00:51:14.639 --> 00:51:19.079 I feel but this is the real one, guess Minnesota. Yeah, 689 00:51:19.159 --> 00:51:21.840 right, that's how it goes. But when you you know, when a 690 00:51:21.880 --> 00:51:23.960 team that maybe should have won some games that they didn't, this is now 691 00:51:24.079 --> 00:51:28.639 you know we're in a very important game season. Yeah, I want to 692 00:51:28.679 --> 00:51:32.159 see the Clippers have some good process to build. I've said that I want 693 00:51:32.199 --> 00:51:36.159 to see them build good process in this month, hopefully winning at least ten 694 00:51:36.199 --> 00:51:42.400 games, and they're so far. They're on that path right now. Tomorrow 695 00:51:42.960 --> 00:51:46.119 obviously the win is important, but good process against a larger team will be 696 00:51:46.199 --> 00:51:51.280 very important in the long run too. Well put He is Chuck Monckler of 697 00:51:51.360 --> 00:51:54.719 Clips and Dip. You'll find us on a YouTube later on this week. 698 00:51:54.800 --> 00:52:00.079 But the Clippers are in New Orleans tomorrow taking on the Pelicans, who are 699 00:52:00.159 --> 00:52:04.679 games behind them but lead the head to head season record two games to one, 700 00:52:04.880 --> 00:52:07.320 so they beat them tomorrow. If they can take down the Clippers and 701 00:52:07.360 --> 00:52:12.119 have that head to head tiebreaker, who then we really start sweating. But 702 00:52:12.239 --> 00:52:15.440 the last time the Clippers were there, they played one of their best games 703 00:52:15.480 --> 00:52:19.920 of the season. They completely dismantled the New Orleans Pelicans, So hopefully they 704 00:52:19.960 --> 00:52:22.880 got everybody ready to go on the second night of a back to back. 705 00:52:22.159 --> 00:52:25.239 Chuck, thanks for joining me here with the little Clips and double Dip here 706 00:52:25.239 --> 00:52:29.639 on Clippers Talk. My friend Hey, thanks for having me. Let's go 707 00:52:29.679 --> 00:52:32.719 clips before we get out of here. After the Clippers won one twenty six 708 00:52:32.840 --> 00:52:39.480 to one, eleven in Chicago. Let's hear from the mix, maestro Zach 709 00:52:39.800 --> 00:52:44.280 l Kaldy. Hi, we got more credit from the college tonight than I 710 00:52:44.320 --> 00:52:46.079 did, Zach. I'm jelly over here like you're getting all the love, 711 00:52:46.239 --> 00:52:50.519 Zach. Attack on the board making it sound good. I'll give you some 712 00:52:50.559 --> 00:52:54.000 song suggestions. How about that making me sound good? Making steven A sound 713 00:52:54.119 --> 00:52:58.760 terrible? I love it, Zach. You want to play a little one 714 00:52:58.840 --> 00:53:00.840 in one here? Yea, all right, one question for you, one 715 00:53:00.920 --> 00:53:05.719 question for me. You go first. Yeah, as you know, I 716 00:53:05.760 --> 00:53:09.599 did price picks and I got a little too excited, but I did have 717 00:53:09.639 --> 00:53:15.360 the most fun. I'm just wondering what would be some of your go to 718 00:53:15.840 --> 00:53:19.679 winners when it goes to price picks, Like who are the players you fall 719 00:53:19.840 --> 00:53:22.880 back on? I mean, who did I have tonight? Did I go 720 00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:27.039 with PG? Thirteen? Typically I look for him to bounce back after bad 721 00:53:27.079 --> 00:53:31.000 games. Kawhi Leonard's been the easy call all season long because he's had so 722 00:53:31.079 --> 00:53:37.000 many few bad games. You gotta go more for the next one. I'm 723 00:53:37.079 --> 00:53:40.159 usually looking at points and then I try to look at who Kawhi Leonard is 724 00:53:40.199 --> 00:53:45.599 guarding off. And now tonight I went with Nikolavusevich to have less than twenty 725 00:53:45.639 --> 00:53:52.440 one points. He did, He only had nineteen, So I think I 726 00:53:52.519 --> 00:53:54.719 was a big winner tonight on ice picks. Yeah, what you're saying is 727 00:53:54.760 --> 00:53:59.079 we should probably listen to your picks for price picks. Yeah, that's the 728 00:53:59.119 --> 00:54:02.199 one thing you should listen to me on. Okay. I put all my 729 00:54:02.360 --> 00:54:07.440 energy and effort and knowledge it's power into that. All right. I got 730 00:54:07.480 --> 00:54:10.400 a question for you. Do you like my hat? Yes? I do, 731 00:54:10.519 --> 00:54:15.159 actually, and I like where do Where can people see it? At 732 00:54:15.199 --> 00:54:19.519 follow out of May? You didn't like my tweet from earlier on X at 733 00:54:19.559 --> 00:54:23.639 follow out of May? You know, I get a lot of tweets yound. 734 00:54:24.079 --> 00:54:27.480 So yeah, you gotta scroll through late at night and then respond to 735 00:54:27.480 --> 00:54:30.320 everyone pretty much. Okay, you're big time like that. I get it. 736 00:54:30.480 --> 00:54:31.960 When you mix it like that, that's what's going to happen. Zach 737 00:54:31.960 --> 00:54:36.480 o'cauley, Where can they find you on X? So it's Zach Elk. 738 00:54:36.639 --> 00:54:40.119 So it's so it's z A c E. Okay, So it's Zach Elk. 739 00:54:40.280 --> 00:54:43.840 So it's okay, Okay, very cool, Zach. Thank you for 740 00:54:43.840 --> 00:54:45.800 doing this to night and filling in admirably for Katie Newton. Thank you so 741 00:54:45.880 --> 00:54:49.159 much, Adam. Before we get out of here, I do want to 742 00:54:49.199 --> 00:54:55.119 also thank the Clippers organization, Ralph Lawler, Bryan Seamen, no ego, 743 00:54:55.239 --> 00:55:00.639 Carlo Jimenez on the call, the callers, the listener, his big brother 744 00:55:00.719 --> 00:55:04.840 Jake Warner. Until tomorrow with your pregame show starting right back here at Park 745 00:55:04.840 --> 00:55:07.559 Clippers in New Orleans taking on the Pelicans, and I'm out a Moslim. 746 00:55:07.599 --> 00:55:13.719 We'll talk to you. Then it snazy the die. Someday just go try. 747 00:55:14.079 --> 00:55:22.920 Some days you'll call them Sunday Days. Homes Church