WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.600 --> 00:00:04.679 The game is over, Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame 2 00:00:04.719 --> 00:00:10.080 reaction has just begot Kawhi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. This 3 00:00:10.400 --> 00:00:14.240 is Clippers locker Row, a recap of today's game and a look ahead on 4 00:00:14.359 --> 00:00:19.160 your hope for LA Clippers basketball. And now your host, You, sir, 5 00:00:19.320 --> 00:00:24.559 are a bad man, Adam Ousley. Clippers went in San Antonio one 6 00:00:24.719 --> 00:00:28.679 thirty one, so one twenty six. Welcome into your postgame show coming up. 7 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.079 We got second half highlights and you'll hear from the head coach and the 8 00:00:32.119 --> 00:00:35.359 players after this one, plus your postgame box score. But first, back 9 00:00:35.399 --> 00:00:39.039 over to your voice of the Clippers, and Noah Eagle Noah Kawai back in 10 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:43.399 San Antonio led them from the beginning. Emo certainly did. Don't you want 11 00:00:43.399 --> 00:00:46.200 to hear from me more than the coaches and the players anyway, Adam, 12 00:00:46.200 --> 00:00:50.640 That's why we go to you first. He was great. This was a 13 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:55.679 throwback performance if I've ever seen one. It's it's fitting, it's poetic because 14 00:00:55.679 --> 00:00:58.479 this is where he did develop all those skills. And I think that's why 15 00:00:58.520 --> 00:01:03.319 a lot of the Spurs fans still feel somewhat burned and upset. By the 16 00:01:03.359 --> 00:01:07.640 way that it ended and the way that he left. And I understand it 17 00:01:07.719 --> 00:01:11.560 because they feel like they helped to create the monster that he became, and 18 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:15.680 this beast on the court that could lead the Toronto Raptors to the NBA Finals. 19 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:19.079 They felt like that was built here. But Kawhi is a maniacal work 20 00:01:19.120 --> 00:01:23.120 ethic on his own, and we've seen it with the Clippers ever since he 21 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:27.599 came to LA. He has been there every single day. He's the first 22 00:01:27.599 --> 00:01:30.480 guy in, the last guy out. You hear all those cliches about those 23 00:01:30.519 --> 00:01:34.319 hard workers, that's him. I mean, that's what he does, and 24 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:37.959 so that's why it comes out in a game like this. That's why he 25 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:40.840 can turn it on when you need it the most. And I think this 26 00:01:40.920 --> 00:01:44.599 was a really good example that he is ready. He is ready to just 27 00:01:44.680 --> 00:01:48.920 take this team and carry them as far as he possibly can. Now it's 28 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:52.319 all about can the rest of the guys pull their own weight and make it 29 00:01:52.400 --> 00:01:56.319 as easy as possible for him not to carry them. But I think that 30 00:01:56.560 --> 00:02:00.239 this was as encouraging of game that we've seen out of Kawai. He had 31 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:02.000 four dunks. I mean, when's the last time he had four dunks in 32 00:02:02.040 --> 00:02:07.439 a game, Yeah, that's awesome. Awesome to combine that with his thirty 33 00:02:07.480 --> 00:02:09.400 six points on eighteen shots, he could not really ask for much more. 34 00:02:09.560 --> 00:02:14.039 Defensively, he was great too. Paul George had a couple of buckets in 35 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:17.719 the fourth but was distributing. He had six assists in the third quarter alone, 36 00:02:19.000 --> 00:02:22.560 tied a career high with twelve plus sixteen points, and those two worked 37 00:02:22.560 --> 00:02:24.800 well, especially down the stretch, very much so. Look, Paul George 38 00:02:24.840 --> 00:02:28.560 wasn't going out there and he didn't shoot the lights out. He was above 39 00:02:28.599 --> 00:02:30.599 fifty percent from the floor and two of three from downtown, hit a critical 40 00:02:30.639 --> 00:02:35.879 three down the stretch in the fourth quarter. But his twelve assists were awesome. 41 00:02:36.039 --> 00:02:38.080 His twelve assists were necessary. He and Kawhi you mentioned, they combined 42 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:44.120 for nineteen assists, nineteen of them between the two of them. They're not 43 00:02:44.199 --> 00:02:46.560 point guards, but this is what I think everybody's been trying to explain that 44 00:02:46.879 --> 00:02:51.120 even without a traditional point guard, you've got playmakers, You've got guys who 45 00:02:51.120 --> 00:02:54.719 can get other people shots. And Paul George proved once again that he is 46 00:02:54.840 --> 00:02:59.360 very much that guy for this team. Sixteen points and twelve assists in thirty 47 00:02:59.400 --> 00:03:02.960 two minutes than a snap at and he did thirty two minutes again minutes restriction. 48 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:06.719 So normally he's playing thirty six, thirty seven, thirty eight, even 49 00:03:06.759 --> 00:03:08.879 forty minutes on some nights. So to do that in thirty two minutes as 50 00:03:08.919 --> 00:03:12.719 impressive as it is, and I think he's starting to look more and more 51 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:15.879 like himself, which is important coming off the hamstring, because that's something that 52 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:17.960 you second guess, kind of how you cut, how you run, how 53 00:03:19.000 --> 00:03:22.360 you sprint, when you stop, when you slow down, all those little 54 00:03:22.400 --> 00:03:24.599 things that you don't you second nature when you're going out there healthy, well 55 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:27.840 you have to think about it when you come back from an injury. So 56 00:03:28.120 --> 00:03:30.240 this was a lot of encouraging signs all around. We heard from Zoo after 57 00:03:30.280 --> 00:03:32.800 the game. He said he thought the defense was good, not great, 58 00:03:32.879 --> 00:03:36.840 and so it just needs to get better. That's exactly what I think the 59 00:03:36.879 --> 00:03:38.879 rest of the team feels. I'm sure the coaching staff feels. But room 60 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:43.639 for improvement is good because we're only forty eight games in, got a whole 61 00:03:43.680 --> 00:03:46.319 bunch of these left, and so the Clippers have to take advantage of the 62 00:03:46.360 --> 00:03:50.759 final thirty four games of the regular season. I think that I do that 63 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:53.360 math right out of my thirty four games left in the regular season, that's 64 00:03:53.400 --> 00:03:58.280 a lot of runway for them, that's a lot of opportunity for them to 65 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:01.080 keep rectifying their mistakes. But only nine turnovers in this game. So yeah, 66 00:04:01.120 --> 00:04:04.960 their defense wasn't great, but their offense was spectacular. Sometimes one is 67 00:04:04.960 --> 00:04:08.240 going to carry the other. We've seen it with this team. Yeah. 68 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:11.919 One thirty one one twenty six final score. Clippers get the victory in San 69 00:04:11.960 --> 00:04:16.079 Antonio, Texas. Two Step continues on Sunday. There's no Ego Mansion programming. 70 00:04:16.160 --> 00:04:21.959 Note that game is starting earlier eleven thirty. Tip just I can see 71 00:04:21.959 --> 00:04:27.480 you sooner, that's right, and then we'll do it back down town Los 72 00:04:27.480 --> 00:04:30.639 Angeles Tuesday night in the Battle for Los Angeles. But Clippers got work to 73 00:04:30.639 --> 00:04:33.959 do. They got Luca the Don coming up on Sunday. No Eagles safe 74 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:40.360 travels a short trip, but we'll talk to you then. Can't wait coming 75 00:04:40.439 --> 00:04:44.560 up next second half highlights Clippers win by five over the Spurs. And you're 76 00:04:44.560 --> 00:04:48.439 listening to the Los Angeles Clippers radio as and who told you to put them? 77 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:54.319 Cheas on Double Cup Love due to one Aleen on Philip fixed that you 78 00:04:54.360 --> 00:04:59.759 should really get your feet all. It's like living the road deal. Three 79 00:05:00.000 --> 00:05:03.959 Clippers win one thirty one to one twenty six and san Antonio over the Spurs, 80 00:05:03.959 --> 00:05:09.399 thanks two thirty six from the former Spur and Kawhi Leonard his season high. 81 00:05:09.480 --> 00:05:12.240 Welcome into your post game show. I'm at a Moslin coming up on 82 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:15.120 a M five seventy LAS Sports. We will have Clipper stock for you eight 83 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:18.720 sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven two 84 00:05:18.800 --> 00:05:21.800 five seventy if you'd like to get on early. But let's get to your 85 00:05:21.800 --> 00:05:27.680 second half highlights. Clippers trailed by seven at the half, We're down seventy 86 00:05:27.720 --> 00:05:31.680 two to sixty five. Gave up sixty six percent shooting in that first half 87 00:05:31.680 --> 00:05:35.639 to San Antonio. But in that third quarter, nobody was hotter than Kawhi 88 00:05:35.720 --> 00:05:40.800 Leonard. Leonard crossing back and forth on so hand drive, little spins right. 89 00:05:40.800 --> 00:05:45.279 Foltzer from ten and he's got another Kawhi Leonard with seventeen points on seven 90 00:05:45.319 --> 00:05:49.040 of ten shooting, and la is back within seven seventy four to sixty seven. 91 00:05:49.519 --> 00:05:53.199 George from right to left off a screen to his right from zubats. 92 00:05:53.240 --> 00:05:58.879 George drive right hooks at nearside corner Leonards three ball's good kawhi. Leonard nails 93 00:05:58.920 --> 00:06:02.279 it. He's got twenty and the clips are within a duce eighty three eighty 94 00:06:02.279 --> 00:06:05.480 one with six forty five to play. In the third, George long strides 95 00:06:05.519 --> 00:06:09.879 to the rim, threw behind zubots, picked up by Ba tomb shovel it 96 00:06:09.920 --> 00:06:15.079 for Leonard. Stepped back near side corner three oh kawhi. Leonard drills it. 97 00:06:15.720 --> 00:06:19.879 At the end of the shot clock he finds away give him twenty five 98 00:06:19.920 --> 00:06:24.560 and the Clippers are within four. On the right wing, Marcus Morris, 99 00:06:24.560 --> 00:06:28.079 holding on his left hip, surveys and bounces for Leonard shore corner far Syde 100 00:06:28.079 --> 00:06:32.240 spins baseline Leonard to the rim. Oh. He started again a kowai hammer 101 00:06:32.360 --> 00:06:36.680 with a left hand and the clips are within two. He's got twenty seven 102 00:06:38.480 --> 00:06:41.639 ninety to eighty eight with four twenty to play. Here in the third, 103 00:06:41.639 --> 00:06:49.040 George drives baseline feed at Leonard farside corner three oh kowaie Leonard splash. He's 104 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:57.480 got thirty time out spurs Clippers by three ninety three ninety with three thirty three 105 00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:00.079 to play. In the third, after having fifteen in the first half, 106 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:05.680 Kawhi duplicated that in the third quarter alone with fifteen more. Yeah, he 107 00:07:05.759 --> 00:07:10.439 was up to thirty and the Clippers had the lead heading into the fourth by 108 00:07:10.519 --> 00:07:15.600 three at ninety eight to ninety five. And then early in that third quarter 109 00:07:15.879 --> 00:07:19.480 after he had six assists and was dishing and playmaking in the third well, 110 00:07:19.560 --> 00:07:25.399 Paul George got into the scoring act Leonard and bounds near sideline Zubos top of 111 00:07:25.439 --> 00:07:29.079 the key around to Jackson, finds the curling George lobs it towards the rev 112 00:07:29.160 --> 00:07:31.439 sevehow gets it to go off the window. George, with a right hand 113 00:07:31.480 --> 00:07:35.639 has thirteen and the Clippers are up one, fifteen, one, ten around 114 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:40.040 the horn, it goes George's open farside corner, ties up the three and 115 00:07:40.120 --> 00:07:45.199 knocks it down PG thirteen from the outside. He's got sixteen points. That 116 00:07:45.399 --> 00:07:48.879 is perfect ball movement by LA for their twenty ninth assist. Some big shots 117 00:07:48.920 --> 00:07:51.920 there from Paul George, but to put a kapper on this one, it 118 00:07:53.000 --> 00:07:55.920 was back to the claw. Get it to Leonard at the mid court. 119 00:07:55.959 --> 00:07:59.000 Logo double team comes right away. The Baul Facon drive to his right. 120 00:07:59.079 --> 00:08:03.720 Leonard the Paul fake out side. He's done it again. Kawhi Leonard claims 121 00:08:03.720 --> 00:08:09.199 the imaginary ladder and stuffs it with the right thirty six for the claw one 122 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:15.439 twenty the icing on the cake Kawhi Leonard with four dunks in this one. 123 00:08:15.560 --> 00:08:18.920 Clippers go on to win in an offensive shootout in San Antonio one thirty one 124 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.800 to one twenty six over the Spurs. Coming up next, you'll hear from 125 00:08:22.839 --> 00:08:28.240 Norman Powell and the head coach Poll by the way, twenty six off the 126 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:33.159 bench on nine of eleven shooting. He's got fifty six points down in his 127 00:08:33.240 --> 00:08:37.639 last two games. He's been ridiculously hot. Clippers obviously have work to do 128 00:08:37.759 --> 00:08:41.919 defensively. They'll beat in Dallas Sunday, taking on Luca don Chich and the 129 00:08:41.960 --> 00:08:43.519 Mavericks. More on that coming up as well. Here in your pros game 130 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:48.759 show on the Los Angeles Clippers Radio Net one, the doctor went from tween 131 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:52.879 in the hands of the whole brick, staying in his right mindstrated the words 132 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:58.559 of make a blob, Sam, I'm letting me speak with the week. 133 00:08:58.639 --> 00:09:01.639 I mean the rookies Monts Clippers win one thirty one to one's twenty six in 134 00:09:01.799 --> 00:09:07.360 San Antonio over the Spurs. Welcome back into your post game show coming up 135 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:11.000 on AM by seventy LA Sports. We'll have Clippers stock for you eight six 136 00:09:11.039 --> 00:09:15.960 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five 137 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:20.200 seventy or get to me at follow Adam a on Twitter. Clippers end up 138 00:09:20.200 --> 00:09:24.360 shooting sixty three percent from the field, fifteen of twenty eight from the outside. 139 00:09:24.080 --> 00:09:28.600 Spurs weren't far behind him fourteen of twenty six from distance, and they 140 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:33.879 shot fifty seven percent from the falow After shooting sixty six percent in the first 141 00:09:33.879 --> 00:09:37.840 half. It was that third quarter where the Clippers played much better defensively. 142 00:09:37.960 --> 00:09:41.519 They outscored the Spurs thirty three to twenty three in those twelve minutes. In 143 00:09:41.600 --> 00:09:48.600 Kawhi, Leonard burned his former team with thirty six his season high, his 144 00:09:48.759 --> 00:09:52.759 highest total since coming off the ACL injury, plus four dunks in this one, 145 00:09:52.799 --> 00:09:56.960 and he goes four to five from the outside. Clippers next game. 146 00:09:56.960 --> 00:10:03.000 As I mentioned, coming up in Dallas on Sunday, early game, there 147 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.960 was a time shift. There's not in terms of you know, Central time 148 00:10:07.039 --> 00:10:09.120 or anything like that, but it was going to be later on but the 149 00:10:09.159 --> 00:10:13.279 Dallas Cowboys are taken on San Francisco forty nine or so. Tip time at 150 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:16.320 eleven thirty. We'll have Clipper's countdown for you are starting at ten thirty am 151 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:20.440 Pacific time. Outside of Los Angeles. We'll talk to you then in La 152 00:10:20.919 --> 00:10:37.639 is Clippers Talk next. You be good. Welcome into Clipper Stock. Here's 153 00:10:37.679 --> 00:10:41.759 a new sheriff from town. You won't be able to deny it if you're 154 00:10:41.759 --> 00:10:43.840 going to go to the NBA Finals. I believe in my heart this is 155 00:10:43.879 --> 00:10:48.840 the best team in the history of the franchise. I am all about the 156 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:54.000 Clipper Nation. This is Clippers Talk. They're trying to win the whole thing. 157 00:10:54.320 --> 00:10:58.960 A postgame look, it's your La Clippers recapping the game, the Stock 158 00:11:00.200 --> 00:11:03.279 said, looking ahead to what's next. To hear episodes you've missed, subscribe 159 00:11:03.320 --> 00:11:09.960 to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or wherever you podcast. Now your host of 160 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:18.360 Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Auslin Kawhi. Leonard leaves Spurs fans feeling spurned as 161 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:22.759 he has. Thirty six is season high back in San Antonio and the Clippers 162 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:26.879 win one thirty one to one twenty six over the Spurs. Welcome into your 163 00:11:26.879 --> 00:11:30.559 postgame show. This is Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin to eight six six 164 00:11:30.679 --> 00:11:33.639 ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 165 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:37.320 is the phone number if you'd like to get on. You can also tweet 166 00:11:37.360 --> 00:11:41.080 at me at follow Adam a on Twitter. Coming up, you're gonna hear 167 00:11:41.080 --> 00:11:45.240 from Norman Pale head coach tehronlu as well. We'll get to your phone calls. 168 00:11:45.360 --> 00:11:52.799 But guys, Kawhi is back like he is dangerously close to being exactly 169 00:11:52.840 --> 00:11:58.559 where he was I think pre ACL injury. I said the other night that 170 00:11:58.360 --> 00:12:05.919 I don't think really know where he's at physically until the playoffs start, and 171 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:09.720 the Clippers still have work to do to get in there and make sure they're 172 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:13.120 not in the plane or outside of that because things have been bad. They 173 00:12:13.440 --> 00:12:16.480 had lost nine of their last eleven coming into this one. This was not 174 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:20.039 necessarily a must win. I don't know if you can really define it by 175 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:24.720 that, but a much needed win, let's put it that way. They 176 00:12:24.759 --> 00:12:28.399 had to have it in San Antonio against a team with I believed, just 177 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:33.159 fourteen victories on the season, bottom three offense, bottom three defense. Clippers 178 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:35.799 had to find a way to win this one, and Kawhi just willed them 179 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:41.159 to this victory. I mean, the Clippers were down seven at the half, 180 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:45.879 the Spurs were shooting sixty six percent from the field at the half, 181 00:12:46.919 --> 00:12:50.159 and Kawai had fifteen points on the first half. A couple of throwdowns, 182 00:12:52.039 --> 00:12:54.000 a two handed one that stuck out to me. I think it was his 183 00:12:54.120 --> 00:13:00.679 first dunk, a two handed rim rocker. He looked good, as he 184 00:13:00.799 --> 00:13:03.080 has the last five games. Coming into this one, was getting twenty eight 185 00:13:03.080 --> 00:13:09.320 points and efficient twenty eight. But he's been much better than that overall. 186 00:13:09.039 --> 00:13:13.360 When you go back even further where I want to say, over his last 187 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:20.440 fifteen games. Now he's shooting something like, yeah, fifty six percent from 188 00:13:20.440 --> 00:13:24.320 the field, forty one percent from three, and eighty three percent from the 189 00:13:24.320 --> 00:13:28.759 free throw line. He looks the part. He looks like a top five 190 00:13:28.799 --> 00:13:33.000 player, top three player, and a guy who, in a playoff situation, 191 00:13:35.600 --> 00:13:37.360 maybe the best player in the world. Because that's where he was at 192 00:13:39.039 --> 00:13:43.879 in twenty twenty one, right before he tore his right acl no one was 193 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:46.919 playing better than Kawai. No one was more efficient, more dominant on both 194 00:13:48.000 --> 00:13:52.720 ends of the floor. And that's also changed defensively, he's looked good. 195 00:13:52.519 --> 00:14:03.159 The Clippers haven't. Unfortunately, they've been following quickly in the defensive rating category 196 00:14:03.279 --> 00:14:07.600 and it's probably only going to get worse after giving up. Yes, they 197 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:09.960 were better in the second half, especially in that third quarter where they only 198 00:14:09.000 --> 00:14:13.320 gave out twenty three points and they won it thirty three to twenty three, 199 00:14:13.399 --> 00:14:16.720 really the difference of the game, but they still gave up to the San 200 00:14:16.720 --> 00:14:24.720 Antonio Spurs, a poor offensive team. Fifty seven percent shooting, and the 201 00:14:24.759 --> 00:14:28.080 Spurs went fourteen of twenty six from the outside. That's fifty three percent, 202 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:33.080 just slightly better than the Clippers shot. They were at fifty three point eight 203 00:14:33.080 --> 00:14:35.960 percent, the Clippers at fifty three point six percent from three, thanks to 204 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:39.279 Kawai going four or five, Marcus Moore's three of six a big one in 205 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:43.279 the fourth quarter. Paul George had a big three point in the fourth he 206 00:14:43.320 --> 00:14:48.240 went two of three. Norman Powell though, also four of five, and 207 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:54.200 in his last two games now he scored fifty six points. And listen to 208 00:14:54.240 --> 00:15:00.000 this efficiency. Norm has absolutely been on a heater his last two games. 209 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:05.600 She's eighteen of twenty four from the field, thirteen of fourteen from three and 210 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:09.320 didn't really play in that fourth quarter against the Utah Jazz Wednesday night and still 211 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:13.840 kept it going. It just carried right over. I want to say he 212 00:15:13.879 --> 00:15:20.840 had thirteen points in the first half. But the Clippers defensively haven't been good 213 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.639 enough. Good enough against the Spurs. Okay, because they shot their highest 214 00:15:24.679 --> 00:15:28.240 fiel goal percentage of the season and their highest three point percentage of the season 215 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:31.559 and made their most field goals of the season with fifty one. Makes the 216 00:15:31.559 --> 00:15:39.480 Clippers, But Saint Antonio I believe is the worst defensive team in the league. 217 00:15:39.120 --> 00:15:43.639 Yes, they are. The Clippers, though, over their last fifteen 218 00:15:43.639 --> 00:15:48.879 games coming into this one, they've been twenty fourth defensively, and that dropped 219 00:15:48.919 --> 00:15:54.080 six spots after the Utah Jazz game. They were eighteenth defensively their last fifteen 220 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:58.519 games coming into the Utah game. Then it went to twenty four after that 221 00:15:58.559 --> 00:16:03.679 one where Utah hit nine team three pointers, so they haven't necessarily been getting 222 00:16:03.720 --> 00:16:08.080 better on that end at all. Clippers were ninth overall this season coming into 223 00:16:08.080 --> 00:16:12.759 the game, but they haven't played like a top ten defense over the last 224 00:16:12.759 --> 00:16:17.879 month and a half. The defensive raiding will tell you that the Spurs shooting 225 00:16:17.960 --> 00:16:21.159 like that they did. We'll tell you that over seventy points in the first 226 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:26.279 half. Something has to change there. I said it on Twitter. Kawhi 227 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:30.080 has been far too good for them to be losing this many ball games right 228 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:41.080 now, having lost nine of their last twelve. Now, the Clippers gotta 229 00:16:41.159 --> 00:16:45.600 get back to playing better in first quarters and not getting behind defensively. Now, 230 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:51.000 they won the first quarter against San Antonio forty one thirty six, But 231 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:55.440 that thirty six number pops, It's the same number they gave up, same 232 00:16:55.519 --> 00:16:57.759 number of points they gave up Wednesday night in the first quarter to the Utah 233 00:16:57.840 --> 00:17:04.079 Jazz, And over their last five games they are averaging giving up thirty four 234 00:17:04.240 --> 00:17:10.680 points in the first quarter alone to their opponents. They are starting slow. 235 00:17:10.960 --> 00:17:15.759 It has been a consistent pattern, has been a trend and not something you 236 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:18.119 can have as a championship team, as a team that wants to contend for 237 00:17:18.160 --> 00:17:23.359 a championship. Has to change. So you want to say a win's a 238 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:30.200 win, They're not all created equal. It can't just be bottom line, 239 00:17:30.279 --> 00:17:33.319 they won the ball game. There are always things to work on. The 240 00:17:33.359 --> 00:17:38.880 Clippers can't get away playing defense like this Sunday against Luca don chich Their maps 241 00:17:38.880 --> 00:17:45.519 are gonna put up one fifty and Lucas gonna have seventy of them. They 242 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:49.839 just can't. They gave up forty two points in the paint in the first 243 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:53.640 half. I'm still looking to see how much that changed in the second half, 244 00:17:55.440 --> 00:17:59.960 but it looked basically like the Rockets game, where they were giving up 245 00:18:00.039 --> 00:18:03.319 points in the paint over and over again to start things off, and then 246 00:18:03.400 --> 00:18:06.920 they turn the faucet off a little bit. In fact, they did in 247 00:18:06.960 --> 00:18:08.839 this one too. Second half. They only gave up twenty points in the 248 00:18:08.880 --> 00:18:14.240 paint. Spurs ended up with sixty two total, Clippers had fifty four, 249 00:18:14.720 --> 00:18:18.400 but far too easily. The Spurs were getting into the teeth of the defense 250 00:18:18.440 --> 00:18:22.480 of the Clippers, and guys just keep getting beat off the dribble. And 251 00:18:22.640 --> 00:18:27.559 that has to be a pride thing. That's pride evan with you, that's 252 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:36.799 Purcellus Wallace would say, And that pride needs to be there because losing those 253 00:18:36.880 --> 00:18:41.680 one on one battles is what breaks down your defense completely. It gets everybody 254 00:18:41.720 --> 00:18:48.480 else out of position. Guys need to take it upon themselves to take on 255 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:52.880 the challenge of staying in front of their man that has to start happening. 256 00:18:53.039 --> 00:18:59.079 Now there's thirty four games left. Clippers are at five hundred, back there 257 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:03.079 after being under it. Today's starting starting the day off twenty three and twenty 258 00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:06.799 four, now at twenty four and twenty four. But San Antonio's nine good 259 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:10.839 ball club. They're the second worst team in the West fourteen and thirty two. 260 00:19:11.440 --> 00:19:15.200 And it's not like the Clippers were able to completely run away with this 261 00:19:15.359 --> 00:19:18.599 one. Starters got out of the game and what about four minutes left. 262 00:19:18.640 --> 00:19:25.039 I want to say thanks to some great ball movement in the fourth quarter. 263 00:19:25.480 --> 00:19:29.160 Also Reggie Jackson getting into the act in the fourth after a tough first half. 264 00:19:29.880 --> 00:19:33.920 He had nine points in the fourth alone, finished with thirteen on four 265 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:38.079 of eleven shooting, but was hitting some critical shots early on. Without Kawhi 266 00:19:38.200 --> 00:19:41.920 Leonard out there on the court, they needed the backups to get it going. 267 00:19:42.200 --> 00:19:48.480 He and Norman Powell played well, Norman Powell especially just I mean, 268 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:52.400 twenty six points on nine of eleven shooting. Just stupid efficiency going on. 269 00:19:52.839 --> 00:20:00.759 We'd like it though. We're okay with that, but the Clippers backups have 270 00:20:00.960 --> 00:20:04.319 been getting beat up early in fourth quarters. When the Clippers stormed back in 271 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:08.759 third quarters been a trend because they've had to to get back into ballgames, 272 00:20:10.319 --> 00:20:15.079 but then they run out of gas. Happened against Philly, Miami, Denver. 273 00:20:15.920 --> 00:20:21.039 It's been happening far too often. This has to be the start of 274 00:20:21.160 --> 00:20:25.640 something. Though. Offensively, I'll say this. Over that time, I 275 00:20:25.759 --> 00:20:29.200 gave you the last fifteen games coming into this one, where the Clippers have 276 00:20:29.319 --> 00:20:34.920 been twenty fourth defensively. Offensively over those fifteen games, they've been better nineteen 277 00:20:37.039 --> 00:20:40.640 instead of twenty seventh overall where they've been on the season. For the most 278 00:20:40.680 --> 00:20:45.559 part, they've been a bottom three offense all year, so that has improved, 279 00:20:45.279 --> 00:20:49.440 but the defense has completely slipped. They gotta get them both on the 280 00:20:49.519 --> 00:20:56.319 same page. Almost every championship team is top ten in offense and top ten 281 00:20:56.880 --> 00:21:03.640 in defense. Got to find a way to play well on both ends of 282 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:07.880 the court. I think it starts in first quarters. They can't keep giving 283 00:21:07.000 --> 00:21:12.119 up thirty plus in the first twelve minutes. It's an attitude thing, it's 284 00:21:12.119 --> 00:21:21.400 an urgency thing. Was their progress offensively maybe, but defensively they've been regressing 285 00:21:22.480 --> 00:21:25.559 for some time now. It's not a small sample size. A month and 286 00:21:25.559 --> 00:21:30.240 a half and Kauai has been playing I think I think he's played sixteen in 287 00:21:30.279 --> 00:21:33.880 the last twenty games. How have they been losing this much? Was getting 288 00:21:33.920 --> 00:21:42.319 these type of performances from Kauai follow the leader, but that defensive end, 289 00:21:44.480 --> 00:21:47.200 Coach lu sent it coming into the year, that's where they have to make 290 00:21:47.240 --> 00:21:51.119 their name. That has to be their identity. You lock in and dig 291 00:21:51.200 --> 00:21:53.119 in on that end of the floor, whether or not shots or falling that 292 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:59.279 night, you can stay in the game. That's what kept them winning ball 293 00:21:59.359 --> 00:22:02.880 games early on this season. First quarter of the year, they were great 294 00:22:02.960 --> 00:22:07.880 defensively, regardless of who was available. Have to get back to that. 295 00:22:08.720 --> 00:22:12.880 So some positives, but still some negatives. Tonight, giving up one hundred 296 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:15.519 and twenty six points to the San Antonio Spurs, that's not going to cut 297 00:22:15.599 --> 00:22:19.880 it against good teams. You played defense like this against top level teams in 298 00:22:19.920 --> 00:22:22.839 the West, in the East, you're gonna get beat. Most nights. 299 00:22:25.039 --> 00:22:29.960 Clippers survived though, through their own hot shooting and Kawhi Leonard going for a 300 00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:34.400 season high of thirty six and having fifteen in the third quarter and just hitting 301 00:22:34.519 --> 00:22:40.720 tough shots. That farside corner three hit. I forget who we shot that 302 00:22:40.839 --> 00:22:42.759 in the face of. But the guy was draped all over him, didn't 303 00:22:42.799 --> 00:22:47.599 matter. And by the way, he had seven assists, and Paul George 304 00:22:48.559 --> 00:22:53.480 finished with with tying a career high twelve assists. So even though he only 305 00:22:53.519 --> 00:22:57.079 had sixteen points and took thirteen shots, and I talked about that at nauseum 306 00:22:57.240 --> 00:23:00.440 in the pregame show, he's got to be more AGGRESSI offensively. You get 307 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:03.279 twelve assists like that, and six of them coming in the third quarter when 308 00:23:03.279 --> 00:23:07.160 the Clippers made their push, I'm okay with it. His playmaking was on 309 00:23:07.279 --> 00:23:11.519 point because then it's not like it took him out of rhythm. He actually 310 00:23:11.599 --> 00:23:15.240 knocked down a big three and hit a big jumper in the fourth quarter, 311 00:23:15.559 --> 00:23:22.680 also got to the rim, So big plays down the stretch from Paul George, 312 00:23:22.920 --> 00:23:26.960 regardless of what role he was playing out there, regardless of what Kawhi 313 00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:30.359 Leonard was doing, who had six of his thirty points in that fourth and 314 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:36.039 finished things off with another right handed hammer, as I believe Noah Eagle put 315 00:23:36.079 --> 00:23:40.400 it thirteen of eighteen though from the floor, four or five from the outside 316 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:45.160 to get those thirty six points, just reminding san Antonio of what they are 317 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:51.680 missing. Just an absurdly impressive game from Kauai. And it's been the last 318 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:55.599 couple of weeks, now three weeks. Really we're over and over again. 319 00:23:55.680 --> 00:23:59.200 He's trying to carry this team. The sense of urgency has been there with 320 00:23:59.319 --> 00:24:02.960 him. Guys have to get in line and say, okay ka, why 321 00:24:03.039 --> 00:24:07.839 is the leader here we go. We gotta start winning now. There's thirty 322 00:24:07.000 --> 00:24:11.039 four games left and by the way, Clippers end up with thirty one assists. 323 00:24:11.119 --> 00:24:15.799 But when the two one three connection combines for nineteen of them, your 324 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:22.000 superstars are passing the ball like that good sign. Guys were making shots and 325 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:26.960 I thought of each a Zubos the last two games now much more active. 326 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:30.519 We talked about him looking a little bit tired out there. Coach Lewis said 327 00:24:30.519 --> 00:24:33.960 as much. Twelve and sixteen boards, eight offensive rebounds after he had seven 328 00:24:34.359 --> 00:24:41.799 against Utah. He played like a force at times defensively, though he taught 329 00:24:41.799 --> 00:24:44.599 would know what Eugo post game said, You know, we still got to 330 00:24:44.640 --> 00:24:48.079 be better on that end. We can't give up that many points. Better 331 00:24:48.160 --> 00:24:52.279 in the second half, only given up fifty four. But that first half 332 00:24:52.359 --> 00:24:56.640 performance when a team shooting sixty six percent against you, if the Clippers weren't 333 00:24:56.680 --> 00:25:00.799 just as hot, just about as hot. They get blown out. Spurs 334 00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:03.319 could have ran away with this one with the defense they're playing. So there 335 00:25:03.359 --> 00:25:07.400 are things to shore up. But as we've said for a while now, 336 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:11.960 long term, the great news right now is Kawhi Leonard looks like himself. 337 00:25:12.519 --> 00:25:15.680 And I didn't expect him to look this good this soon, and I certainly 338 00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:18.359 didn't expect if it was going to happen. For the Clippers to be losing 339 00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:23.279 as many games as they had been. It is shocking. But it's been 340 00:25:23.319 --> 00:25:26.400 their defense, and that's why I've been harping on it here. It's got 341 00:25:26.519 --> 00:25:30.880 a change. I think it will. I think this can do wonders for 342 00:25:30.960 --> 00:25:33.960 them. They know there has to be a sense of urgency. Paul George 343 00:25:34.000 --> 00:25:40.000 said it after the loss to the Philadelphia seventy six ers. You can talk 344 00:25:40.039 --> 00:25:44.119 the talk they gotta start walking in as they'll be in Dallas against a team 345 00:25:44.160 --> 00:25:48.000 they know very well who they beat and had a big victory against just about 346 00:25:48.279 --> 00:25:52.519 two weeks ago. Dallas hasn't forgotten that Luca I think, still had forty 347 00:25:52.559 --> 00:25:56.720 one or forty three in that game. Clippers survive the hot shooting from San 348 00:25:56.799 --> 00:26:00.319 Antonio as Kauai was the best player on the floor and look like the best 349 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:03.880 player on the planet. He has thirty six Clippers win one thirty one to 350 00:26:03.960 --> 00:26:07.200 one twenty six back in his old stomping grounds in San Antonio. We'll take 351 00:26:07.200 --> 00:26:11.920 a quick call before we take our first time out, Javier and lahabber Heights. 352 00:26:11.119 --> 00:26:15.839 You're on Clippers stock without amazin. Hey, what's up? And thank 353 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:18.759 you for taking my call? Oh real quick. I think the Clippers were 354 00:26:18.839 --> 00:26:22.559 like one half away. I'm losing this game. They would have lost this 355 00:26:22.680 --> 00:26:25.960 game. I think honestly, Steve Womrowitch I said, you know what, 356 00:26:26.200 --> 00:26:30.680 just justmantle the whole team because there's no excuse for them to score seventy two 357 00:26:30.720 --> 00:26:36.000 points to the Spurs. I mean, I mean that's I mean, yeah, 358 00:26:36.079 --> 00:26:37.799 win, is it? I mean, like you said, win, 359 00:26:38.000 --> 00:26:42.200 some wins are different than others. How you win matters, how you lose 360 00:26:42.279 --> 00:26:45.279 matters. It always does. To me. I hate the cliche wins. 361 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:52.880 A win like that's just that is lazy. It's extremely lazy to just say, 362 00:26:52.960 --> 00:26:56.359 oh, okay, they got a w who cares. Yeah, Well, 363 00:26:56.000 --> 00:27:00.160 trust me, the coach is still watching tape whether or not they one 364 00:27:00.559 --> 00:27:04.799 who are lost, like they're still figuring out ways to get better. And 365 00:27:04.920 --> 00:27:07.960 you know what, you know what, I'm looking at the team, you 366 00:27:07.039 --> 00:27:11.119 know what the problem is in my opinion, you know what. It's just 367 00:27:11.319 --> 00:27:15.000 it's like this. I'm gonna give a metaphor. It's like you're for a 368 00:27:15.079 --> 00:27:18.880 company and the owner says, you know what, guys, we have a 369 00:27:18.960 --> 00:27:22.559 goal. Let's say we're going to sell fifty million dollars for this year. 370 00:27:22.880 --> 00:27:25.920 If you guys get this goal at the end of the year, I'm gonna 371 00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:29.440 do hear. It's a big bonus. And there's fifteen of you working in 372 00:27:29.440 --> 00:27:32.519 the cells. You come to work at them, everybody comes to work, 373 00:27:32.559 --> 00:27:36.200 your coworkers six in the morning, working your butt off, working, working, 374 00:27:36.240 --> 00:27:37.880 trying to get those leads, trying to work and try to get to 375 00:27:38.000 --> 00:27:41.920 that to that goal at the end of the year. And you took down 376 00:27:41.000 --> 00:27:48.440 closers Bob and Bill Kawaii and Paul George don't show up sometimes to work to 377 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:52.759 the office. How do you think you and your coworkers are gonna feel like 378 00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:56.440 in the middle of let's say the summer, you're not even closer your goal 379 00:27:56.720 --> 00:27:59.640 at them? Yeah, Well, it's a bad analogy, because it's one 380 00:28:00.319 --> 00:28:03.960 one thing is a physical sport, the other is just so I don't think 381 00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:07.519 it's that physical selling. I don't know, Glen Garry, Glenn Ross. 382 00:28:07.559 --> 00:28:12.960 I know there's some knives involved. I mean, it's just I mean, 383 00:28:14.119 --> 00:28:17.200 Javier, what do you want them to do if they're hurt. They're hurt. 384 00:28:18.880 --> 00:28:22.720 What if they're hurt, they're hurt. There's not much you can do 385 00:28:22.839 --> 00:28:26.799 about it. But you said it the other day. They pay thirty five 386 00:28:26.839 --> 00:28:30.440 percent of the time they've been together, Yes, because they've been hurting, 387 00:28:30.720 --> 00:28:37.359 not just because of no reason. So you need to be available, Adam. 388 00:28:37.720 --> 00:28:41.279 It's it's illogical to say they should play while a guy has a torn 389 00:28:41.359 --> 00:28:45.559 acl Like, do you think Kawai Sho should have played last season? They 390 00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:49.079 should have played, Okay, just last season. Okay, Well that's a 391 00:28:49.160 --> 00:28:56.160 big chunk of the thirty five percent and missing an entire year. Okay, 392 00:28:56.200 --> 00:29:00.720 how about this for Adam. Yeah, when Kawai's hurt, okay, and 393 00:29:00.799 --> 00:29:03.119 then you think they're both gonna play, something happens. Oh, now Paul 394 00:29:03.160 --> 00:29:07.000 George is out and then Paul George comes back. Oh no, knock, 395 00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:11.640 Kawai's out. So it's bad luck. Do you think they're doing it on 396 00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:14.960 purpose? Have here? This is my point. What do you want them 397 00:29:15.039 --> 00:29:18.599 to do to scream at their bodies to be more healthy? What else can 398 00:29:18.640 --> 00:29:22.000 they do other than to rehab and try their best to get out there? 399 00:29:23.720 --> 00:29:30.839 Exactly? I mean, Adam here, you got nothing. No, no, 400 00:29:30.920 --> 00:29:33.480 no, no, Adam, Adam, they have to I understand what 401 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:36.119 you're saying, but you know what, you gotta take care of the bodies. 402 00:29:36.440 --> 00:29:38.359 I mean, you don't think they're doing that. You don't think they're 403 00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:41.920 doing that. Have you looked at Kauai? Have you looked at Paul George? 404 00:29:41.960 --> 00:29:45.119 Do they look out of shape? Do they look like Luca don Chitz 405 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.880 or James Harden? Okay, Adam act at last question here. Let's just 406 00:29:48.920 --> 00:29:52.839 say the Clippers keep playoffs real quick, Adam, they go to playoff, 407 00:29:53.400 --> 00:29:57.079 they lose in the first round. Would you keep Kawai and Paul George for 408 00:29:57.160 --> 00:30:00.720 next year and the year after that? Bridge if we get there, Javier 409 00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:06.960 Geez, thanks for the phone call. Let's start things off tonight eight six 410 00:30:07.039 --> 00:30:11.000 six nine eight seven two five seventy. Javier. Obviously, he stays in 411 00:30:11.079 --> 00:30:15.000 shape to be able to carry those goalposts around like that Clippers win one thirty 412 00:30:15.039 --> 00:30:21.880 one to one twenty six in San Antonio over the Spurs. I think they 413 00:30:21.920 --> 00:30:26.880 would have lost after that call. They're taking on Luca don Chich, who 414 00:30:30.079 --> 00:30:33.319 is one of the greatest players I've ever seen. Already, I feel very 415 00:30:33.359 --> 00:30:36.960 comfortable saying that. If you're a Clippers fan, you've seen him a lot. 416 00:30:37.599 --> 00:30:41.440 You know this, you're an expert on Luca don Chich. That will 417 00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:45.799 be an early game ten thirty pre game four US on Sunday. Coming up. 418 00:30:45.839 --> 00:30:51.240 You'll hear from Norman Powell and Coach low right here on Clippers Stock on 419 00:30:51.240 --> 00:31:07.680 AM five seventy l A Sports. Everybody. Everybody get well, the Clippers 420 00:31:07.720 --> 00:31:11.039 are back to five hundred. They went to San Antonio one thirty one to 421 00:31:11.200 --> 00:31:18.599 one twenty six. I'll be honest. You want to win a game like 422 00:31:18.720 --> 00:31:22.279 this with some style points, but you also can't get greedy because the Clippers 423 00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:26.480 just aren't playing great basketball outside of Kawhi Leonard and Norman Powell. Last couple 424 00:31:26.480 --> 00:31:30.880 of games, giving up one hundred and twenty six points far too many, 425 00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:33.759 but they only gave up fifty four in the second half. Seventy two of 426 00:31:33.799 --> 00:31:38.640 those game in the first half so they played better as the game went along. 427 00:31:38.799 --> 00:31:42.400 I said this on Twitter at follow out of May. But I don't 428 00:31:42.400 --> 00:31:45.440 know. Do they believe they're flip the switch type of team and that's why 429 00:31:45.519 --> 00:31:49.640 they could get into a shootout and be okay. Eventually? Maybe it worked 430 00:31:49.680 --> 00:31:56.480 this time. We'll see what happens against the Dallas Mavericks coming up on Sunday. 431 00:31:56.160 --> 00:32:00.440 Coming up, you will hear from Norman Powell, but I hear from 432 00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:04.400 the head coach first. After the Clippers win one thirty one till one twenty 433 00:32:04.480 --> 00:32:09.279 six over Kauai's former team in the Spurs, he goes thirteen of eighteen from 434 00:32:09.279 --> 00:32:15.200 the field, thirty six points, four threes and four dunks plus seven assists. 435 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:19.720 Just did everything out there. A couple of steals both came in the 436 00:32:19.759 --> 00:32:22.640 third quarter when the tide really turned. The Clippers outscored in by ten in 437 00:32:22.720 --> 00:32:25.119 that period. Here was coach Slew the post game speaking with the media. 438 00:32:28.039 --> 00:32:30.559 Yeah, I think so, like I felt it this morning. You know, 439 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:34.319 I just think having our guys back and everyone going back to their natural 440 00:32:34.440 --> 00:32:37.279 roles, you know, helping us out a lot. And you know when 441 00:32:37.319 --> 00:32:39.000 Kawai and PG you know, on the floor we play at a high level. 442 00:32:39.079 --> 00:32:43.759 And so offensively, we know we're gonna be able to score to basketball. 443 00:32:43.799 --> 00:32:45.359 You know, one hundred and thirty one points, sixty three percent from 444 00:32:45.359 --> 00:32:49.079 the field, fifty four percent from the three, you know, and so 445 00:32:49.680 --> 00:32:52.680 we know we're gonna be able to score to basketball. So that's very encouraging. 446 00:32:52.039 --> 00:32:54.240 Just now, defensively, we got to do a better job of locking 447 00:32:54.279 --> 00:32:58.720 the end and understand our principles. And you know, this team over here, 448 00:32:58.720 --> 00:33:00.160 they don't. They do a good job of catching and going driving it 449 00:33:00.240 --> 00:33:04.079 slot cuts, you know, and so Pop hass those guys playing the right 450 00:33:04.160 --> 00:33:06.359 way every single night. And so it was a tough game for us. 451 00:33:06.359 --> 00:33:07.680 I knew it would be, but I just felt tonight it was gonna be 452 00:33:07.720 --> 00:33:10.640 a good night for us. Just even though we got behind, we still 453 00:33:10.680 --> 00:33:14.160 had the right spirit. We played the right way, and like I said, 454 00:33:14.200 --> 00:33:17.000 having our two guys back and healthy, that was huge for us back 455 00:33:17.039 --> 00:33:21.640 and healthy. It was a thirty six points before right another dunk. You 456 00:33:21.680 --> 00:33:24.079 see him dunk now with him se whole game to the row and us, 457 00:33:24.359 --> 00:33:28.160 he looked to be kind of lighting. Yeah, he he looks really good. 458 00:33:28.279 --> 00:33:30.240 You know, his pop is there. I'm offensively getting into his spots. 459 00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:32.359 I think in posts like he I think he had three dunks to night, 460 00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:36.119 you know, post ups, you know, going quick before the double 461 00:33:36.160 --> 00:33:38.000 team can come, and so he looks really good. And then you know, 462 00:33:39.000 --> 00:33:43.200 just by getting PG to the point guard position and let him hand on 463 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:45.440 the ball more, I thought he made some really good passes, you know, 464 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:47.640 twelve assists, no turnovers, you know, having only nine turnovers tonight, 465 00:33:49.039 --> 00:33:51.319 and playing through our best players. And so that's how we want to 466 00:33:51.400 --> 00:33:53.480 play, That's how his team has been constructed. And so when we have 467 00:33:53.559 --> 00:33:55.880 those guys on the floor, we know we can be a dangerous team. 468 00:33:57.079 --> 00:33:59.240 And we just gotta keep our guys healthy and up right, and I think 469 00:33:59.279 --> 00:34:02.279 we can do some pretty good things. A nice well little bit for the 470 00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:07.119 whole teams. Part of that to sort of get him up back back in 471 00:34:07.200 --> 00:34:09.159 the old Yeah, you know, thirty one assists, like I said, 472 00:34:09.239 --> 00:34:13.360 PEG having twelve of those, and have him at the point guard position where 473 00:34:13.440 --> 00:34:15.320 we played through Kauhi, we played through PG, but PG having a ball 474 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:17.199 in his hand, so he's steal in a rhythm and the floor of the 475 00:34:17.239 --> 00:34:21.000 game. And so that was huge for us tonight, making that change, 476 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:22.400 and we got a lot of work to do, you know, but I'm 477 00:34:22.519 --> 00:34:25.280 very excited about you know, the work we're gonna put in to get there. 478 00:34:25.679 --> 00:34:29.840 But we found the way we want to play, and so continue to 479 00:34:29.880 --> 00:34:30.840 keep building on. It's gonna take a little time, but I like when 480 00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:35.840 I saw tonight something coach Lou brought up there. I should have brought it 481 00:34:35.920 --> 00:34:38.280 up as well, but obviously he is the mastermind. I should have pointed 482 00:34:38.320 --> 00:34:44.400 this out. Clippers tied a season low with just nine turnovers. Thirty one 483 00:34:44.440 --> 00:34:47.159 to assist to thirty one assists to nine turnovers, more than a three to 484 00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:55.360 one team assist to turnover ratio is spectacular, and then only having two turnovers 485 00:34:55.840 --> 00:35:01.159 by Kauai and Paul George. You could say that this was the best passing 486 00:35:01.239 --> 00:35:07.280 game of Pg's career. Twelve assists to zero turnovers. It ties his career 487 00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:09.760 high with twelve assists. But I'm guessing in that other game where you had 488 00:35:09.760 --> 00:35:15.119 all those assists, he had at least one turnover. That is necessary for 489 00:35:15.239 --> 00:35:20.199 this team to turn things around. Overall, we know the turnovers have been 490 00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:25.000 an issue all season long, and to have those guys have nineteen assists combined 491 00:35:25.079 --> 00:35:30.119 to just two turnovers. It starts with them. Kawhi has been very good, 492 00:35:30.559 --> 00:35:34.480 surehanded, of course, claw take care of the basketball. Paul Georgia 493 00:35:34.519 --> 00:35:37.760 struggled in that area and has had some head scratching turnovers here and there, 494 00:35:38.159 --> 00:35:43.840 not tonight. And I also like what coach lew said having the ball in 495 00:35:44.000 --> 00:35:47.199 his hands, Unlike the game against Philly, we're in that third quarter, 496 00:35:47.280 --> 00:35:51.719 Kawhi had fourteen a twenty seven, and it's just like looked like Paul George 497 00:35:52.519 --> 00:35:58.159 kind of disengaged a little bit and was out there watching his counterpart go to 498 00:35:58.239 --> 00:36:02.519 work. This time, the ball was in his hands regardless of if he 499 00:36:02.599 --> 00:36:06.559 was getting shots up. And I think he only had four points in the 500 00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:09.159 third quarter, was up to eleven. Yeah, I had seven points in 501 00:36:09.199 --> 00:36:12.599 the first half. All those came in the first quarter. Got off to 502 00:36:12.639 --> 00:36:15.679 a quick start, quiet nine points to the first quarter. But just the 503 00:36:15.800 --> 00:36:21.320 fact that he was moving the basketball and playmaking kept him in rhythm. That 504 00:36:21.480 --> 00:36:25.840 was Coach Low's point. There so a stark contrast to what we saw against 505 00:36:25.960 --> 00:36:30.280 Philly. Even though he didn't take a lot of shots, it was still 506 00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:34.639 just thirteen. The difference was he stayed in rhythm and hit two big ones 507 00:36:35.360 --> 00:36:38.920 in the fourth quarter because he was touching the basketball and being a floor general 508 00:36:38.960 --> 00:36:45.079 out there. Clippers win one thirty one to one twenty six over the San 509 00:36:45.119 --> 00:36:47.280 Antonio Spurs. Terrence Man also, by the way, it gone too long 510 00:36:47.320 --> 00:36:51.760 without talking about him five of six from the field, a nice bounce back 511 00:36:51.840 --> 00:36:57.400 performance after he took just five shots against the Utah Jazz. And that's why 512 00:36:57.400 --> 00:37:02.079 I got on him for that. I know his greatest attribute or his best 513 00:37:02.159 --> 00:37:07.320 contribution to this team isn't necessarily his scoring, but only taking five shots in 514 00:37:07.360 --> 00:37:13.840 a game Wednesday night without Paul George and Kawhi Leonard was a little bit curious 515 00:37:14.280 --> 00:37:16.760 because and now he takes one more with them on the floor, with them 516 00:37:16.840 --> 00:37:22.480 having big game, especially Kawhi Leonard. So the Clippers they were able even 517 00:37:22.519 --> 00:37:24.719 with Kawhi having thirty six because he only had to take eighteen shots. The 518 00:37:24.800 --> 00:37:30.000 ball was still hopping, it was moving, guys were making plays for one 519 00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:34.440 another. But Terrence Man got to the basket a few different times, and 520 00:37:35.559 --> 00:37:40.280 that is his game. Transition game, easy buckets and then you know eventually 521 00:37:40.360 --> 00:37:45.079 he might knock down a big three pointer for you. But finished with those 522 00:37:45.119 --> 00:37:47.840 ten points in twenty one minutes. I thought Roco getting in in the second 523 00:37:47.920 --> 00:37:51.960 half. He only played seven minutes, but he was a part of the 524 00:37:52.079 --> 00:37:54.800 end of the third quarter into the fourth quarter. Ended up being a plus 525 00:37:54.920 --> 00:37:59.480 two in those seven minutes. Didn't fill up, just had two boards if 526 00:37:59.480 --> 00:38:02.440 you're looking at you know, the layman's traditional box score. But I thought 527 00:38:02.480 --> 00:38:06.760 he was effective out there, and some of those lineups they were running in 528 00:38:06.840 --> 00:38:09.679 the first half with Norman Powell and Reggie Jackson out there, that weren't working 529 00:38:09.760 --> 00:38:14.559 and they were getting picked on a lot defensively got better in the second half 530 00:38:15.280 --> 00:38:19.519 next to Roko and Batoomb and I Vitsa Zoobots was out there. At one 531 00:38:19.559 --> 00:38:22.800 point, it seemed like coach lew was tinkering and trying to figure out who 532 00:38:22.840 --> 00:38:25.719 he could put around Norman Pale and Reggie Jackson so we could have them both 533 00:38:25.760 --> 00:38:31.920 out there on the court, but being effective and good enough defensively to make 534 00:38:32.000 --> 00:38:37.079 up for their deficiencies on that end, just kind of insulate them so you 535 00:38:37.159 --> 00:38:40.079 can get that offense out of him. Where Reggie Jackson really came through in 536 00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:44.599 that fourth quarter, as did Norman Powell. I wanted to say he had 537 00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:49.159 eight and the fourth and Reggie had nine. But if those two, if 538 00:38:49.199 --> 00:38:52.079 you can make up for their defensive limitations, then they can play together. 539 00:38:52.679 --> 00:38:55.559 If not, you're in trouble and you could probably only play one of them. 540 00:38:55.599 --> 00:38:59.719 But we've seen a lot of winstop plus Norman Powell, and that's been 541 00:38:59.760 --> 00:39:02.920 good for this team. His ability to attack. He was so good in 542 00:39:04.000 --> 00:39:07.360 this game, just making things happen at the end of shot clocks. Norman 543 00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:12.800 Powell has been coming into his own now as a Clipper. So they get 544 00:39:12.840 --> 00:39:15.760 the victory one thirty one to one twenty six, and San Antonio speaking to 545 00:39:15.880 --> 00:39:19.840 Norman Powell, will hear from him coming up eight six six ninety seven two 546 00:39:19.920 --> 00:39:23.440 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy will also previous Sundays 547 00:39:23.559 --> 00:39:29.440 early game in Dallas. That's all next here on Clippers talk on a five 548 00:39:29.519 --> 00:39:36.519 seventy l A sports doing we we no matter what going money on my mind, 549 00:39:36.679 --> 00:39:38.960 I can never getting up done. And every time I've come up in 550 00:39:39.079 --> 00:40:00.039 the building, everybody was gone the checks. I'm QUICKSI I don't want to 551 00:40:00.119 --> 00:40:06.039 talk over this. Clippers win one thirty one to one twenty six, not 552 00:40:06.199 --> 00:40:09.880 over the Brooklyn Nets since Biggie's there, but in San Antonio over the Spurs, 553 00:40:12.079 --> 00:40:16.400 as Kauai once again scorns his former lover and the Spurs fans. He 554 00:40:16.519 --> 00:40:22.719 has thirty six points on seventy two percent shooting his last five games, okay, 555 00:40:22.800 --> 00:40:27.360 including tonight, thirty six points on the seventy two percent shooting field goal 556 00:40:27.400 --> 00:40:30.079 percentage game before that, twenty seven on fifty percent shooting game before that, 557 00:40:30.199 --> 00:40:34.719 thirty unfifty percent game before that, twenty four and fifty percent game before that, 558 00:40:34.840 --> 00:40:38.159 thirty three on seventy five percent shooting, and he has gone for twenty 559 00:40:38.239 --> 00:40:45.480 or more in six straight games. Kauai is him, He is back. 560 00:40:45.679 --> 00:40:50.559 He looks great, had four dunks, and as always as most players do, 561 00:40:51.079 --> 00:40:54.440 had a little something extra for his former team in the Spurs. Clippers 562 00:40:54.480 --> 00:40:59.480 needed it. They would go on to win one thirty one to one twenty 563 00:40:59.559 --> 00:41:04.480 six. Let's go to Morris in Long Beach. Morris, what's up? 564 00:41:04.519 --> 00:41:08.320 You're on Clivers stock without aim Awsome. Kawhi is back. Listen, Kawai. 565 00:41:08.880 --> 00:41:12.800 That food is back. Remember that place. He was on the right 566 00:41:12.880 --> 00:41:15.960 side of the court in the isolated for him and he checked. The guy 567 00:41:15.239 --> 00:41:21.119 won two dribbles and slammed dunk the Kawai. Yeah, that was on Jacob 568 00:41:21.199 --> 00:41:23.119 Pearl. He got the mismatch. He backed him up to the right wing 569 00:41:23.159 --> 00:41:28.440 and then blew by him. Remember the one he came in from from the 570 00:41:28.559 --> 00:41:31.159 others, the right side wing. He came in from there and dunked it 571 00:41:31.400 --> 00:41:35.639 left handed. Remember that one. He had a two handed dunk, a 572 00:41:35.840 --> 00:41:37.920 left handed dunk, and then two with the right I believe, yeah, 573 00:41:38.159 --> 00:41:42.440 oh, I remember that was sting. That was posted and that was Michael 574 00:41:42.519 --> 00:41:45.360 Jordan. That was poster stuff. Kawahi is back now if we can get 575 00:41:45.440 --> 00:41:50.000 him from here. What's what's up with John? With John wall at him? 576 00:41:50.199 --> 00:41:52.360 What's going on with this is that with an abdominal strain, probably for 577 00:41:52.400 --> 00:41:58.000 at least another week and a half because they said two weeks initially and that's 578 00:41:58.079 --> 00:42:01.079 just to be reevaluated at that point, so he could be out for a 579 00:42:01.159 --> 00:42:07.159 bit. How about Luke We don't know, haven't. We haven't had as 580 00:42:07.199 --> 00:42:09.079 sad as update on him. He's still out with the right calf injury, 581 00:42:09.159 --> 00:42:13.760 but I believe he is with the team. He's traveling with them, so 582 00:42:14.199 --> 00:42:20.000 a good sign there that can return eventually. On this long road run. 583 00:42:20.039 --> 00:42:22.360 I know they're back in Los Angeles against the Lakers Tuesday night, but then 584 00:42:22.360 --> 00:42:25.400 they're right back to the road. Well, we'll go with what we gotta 585 00:42:25.440 --> 00:42:29.119 look at. We got our stead back. I mean, that boy looked 586 00:42:29.159 --> 00:42:31.480 good. He really looked good. I'll let you go ahead, all right, 587 00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:35.719 Morris, I appreciate it. Speaking of their schedule, you know, 588 00:42:35.840 --> 00:42:40.079 the next three games, the Clippers have days off in between each one, 589 00:42:40.960 --> 00:42:45.039 obviously tomorrow, and then they're taking on the Dallas Mavericks Sunday, but then 590 00:42:45.119 --> 00:42:51.880 Monday off and then take on the Lakers, and then Wednesday off and they 591 00:42:51.960 --> 00:42:58.840 host the San Antonio Spurs. So the hope is that you can have Kawai 592 00:42:59.000 --> 00:43:01.440 and Paul George for all of those games. There's not a back to back 593 00:43:01.480 --> 00:43:07.360 in there, with Kauai still not playing in them and Paul George coming off 594 00:43:07.400 --> 00:43:12.599 the hamstring injury. If they can build up reps during this run, and 595 00:43:12.719 --> 00:43:15.679 we may have seen a glimpse of things to come with their passing and then 596 00:43:15.039 --> 00:43:20.400 Paul George finding Kauai for the little alleyup lay up to kind of end this 597 00:43:20.559 --> 00:43:28.679 one. I'm hoping that is prescient, that we see more of that that 598 00:43:28.840 --> 00:43:32.719 the future with the two one three connection is looking very bright because they need 599 00:43:32.800 --> 00:43:37.639 them both last thirty four games in the position they are in in the Western 600 00:43:37.719 --> 00:43:38.800 Conference. More on that coming up, but I do want to hear from 601 00:43:38.840 --> 00:43:45.840 Norman Powell need more of this. Twenty six points on nine of eleven shooting, 602 00:43:45.239 --> 00:43:51.280 and has scored fifty six combined in his last two games he's played. 603 00:43:51.519 --> 00:43:55.400 I believe he's scored more points than minutes he has played. They're close to 604 00:43:57.079 --> 00:44:00.920 He has just been absolutely instant off it's off the bench and in the start 605 00:44:00.960 --> 00:44:05.159 against the Utah Jazz Wednesday. But here was no more pal postgame speaking with 606 00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:08.400 Jamie Maggio on Ballet Sports, an extended conversation as we've sent it over to 607 00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:12.559 Jamie's standing by with Norman Pops. All right, guys, thank you so 608 00:44:12.760 --> 00:44:15.440 much. Norm. The offense had it going tonight. You guys shot sixty 609 00:44:15.519 --> 00:44:20.119 three percent from the field. You were nine of eleven, twenty six points 610 00:44:20.159 --> 00:44:22.199 in twenty seven minutes. What a gout you guys clicking tonight. You know, 611 00:44:22.280 --> 00:44:25.119 we had to really focusing on a defense. Offensively, we're able to 612 00:44:25.159 --> 00:44:30.039 get whatever we wanted moving the ball. Thought we play well, just working 613 00:44:30.079 --> 00:44:34.119 the offense, getting a great shot, but it was a defense to night 614 00:44:34.199 --> 00:44:36.920 I was able to help us pull away. Let's talk about that. Because 615 00:44:36.960 --> 00:44:39.039 the Spurs were able to take control in the second quarter. I'm sure you 616 00:44:39.119 --> 00:44:43.800 guys were frustrated at the half. You responded in the third quarter, and 617 00:44:43.880 --> 00:44:45.400 you also were able to close it out when they made a close down the 618 00:44:45.480 --> 00:44:49.280 stretch. So where were you guys able to take advantage? I'm focusing on 619 00:44:49.360 --> 00:44:51.119 the game plane, the little things, you know. We know they like 620 00:44:51.239 --> 00:44:52.519 to cut, you know, they got I think they're top tend in the 621 00:44:52.599 --> 00:44:58.920 league in and cut scoring off those pushing the pace and rebounding. We were 622 00:44:59.000 --> 00:45:00.239 giving up a lot of that in the first two quarters. Man, you 623 00:45:00.280 --> 00:45:02.840 know, t Lugta Nust. We're holding each other accoutable in the locker room 624 00:45:02.880 --> 00:45:06.760 watching the film, and we wanted to come out and limit those mistakes that 625 00:45:06.800 --> 00:45:08.519 we're having on game plans, you know, and I want to make it 626 00:45:08.519 --> 00:45:13.239 as difficult as possible for them. Stean solid not trying to reach and gammona 627 00:45:13.239 --> 00:45:15.079 go for the home run play, and we did that in the second half. 628 00:45:15.239 --> 00:45:17.159 It's good to see you guys back in the win column. That's gotta 629 00:45:17.239 --> 00:45:21.159 feel good. Was there a sense of urgency to get here. Yeah, 630 00:45:21.280 --> 00:45:23.639 definitely. You know, we all know that May the time is now first 631 00:45:23.679 --> 00:45:25.960 to start stacking these wins. I'm doing the things that we need to do 632 00:45:27.320 --> 00:45:30.360 collectively and individually to help this team win. So hopefully you know, the 633 00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:32.360 way we played in the second half, it's been like a broken record. 634 00:45:32.360 --> 00:45:37.119 But but we got to really lock in and carry this win to the next 635 00:45:37.199 --> 00:45:39.119 one end and keep good to get the ball rolling. Great game, Norman 636 00:45:39.239 --> 00:45:44.880 to the next All right, thank you. Gotta start stacking those victories, 637 00:45:45.119 --> 00:45:47.519 no doubt. Norman Powell their post gamer after the Clippers win one thirty one 638 00:45:47.559 --> 00:45:52.800 to one twenty six, and he has twenty six points in just twenty seven 639 00:45:52.880 --> 00:45:54.760 minutes off the bench, goes four or five from three, nine of eleven 640 00:45:55.400 --> 00:46:00.119 from the field, and really outside the first month of the Sea season has 641 00:46:00.280 --> 00:46:06.079 just been ridiculously hot, so efficient. Because now on the year, and 642 00:46:06.199 --> 00:46:09.320 he got off to such a rough start on the season, now shooting forty 643 00:46:09.320 --> 00:46:14.360 seven percent from the field and forty one percent from three and getting sixteen a 644 00:46:14.400 --> 00:46:17.639 game. I believe he's second in bench scoring in the league. So in 645 00:46:17.760 --> 00:46:22.679 the hunt for that six Man of the Year could be with the fourth Clipper 646 00:46:23.239 --> 00:46:27.199 to win. It be pretty darn impressive. All right, we'll take a 647 00:46:27.280 --> 00:46:29.599 quick time out here. We'll get back to your phone calls. Eight six 648 00:46:29.639 --> 00:46:32.800 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five 649 00:46:34.000 --> 00:46:39.000 seventy is the phone number. Clippers get a much needed, very much he'd 650 00:46:39.079 --> 00:46:45.920 win over the Spurs defense optional, but good enough in the third quarter to 651 00:46:45.039 --> 00:46:51.440 create some separation and win by five. More Clipper stock next year on a 652 00:46:51.559 --> 00:47:00.719 M five seventy al a sports strip A Mans Clippers and Part five and one 653 00:47:00.760 --> 00:47:05.199 when Norman Palace scores twenty five points or more so. That one was the 654 00:47:05.280 --> 00:47:13.360 game against Utaw. Clippers win in San Antonio one thirty one to one twenty 655 00:47:13.519 --> 00:47:16.199 six. Kawhi leads them with thirty six with the starters, Norman Pale off 656 00:47:16.239 --> 00:47:21.480 the bench with twenty six, puled George with twelve assist to zero turnovers. 657 00:47:22.920 --> 00:47:27.400 Reggie Jackson some big buckets in the fourth quarter after struggling in the first half. 658 00:47:29.599 --> 00:47:34.280 Clippers, though, they gotta start stacking wins, as Norman Pale said, 659 00:47:34.320 --> 00:47:37.920 they haven't won two in a row since back on December twenty seven. 660 00:47:38.880 --> 00:47:43.760 It's almost been a month. They got an opportunity to do that. Sunday 661 00:47:44.119 --> 00:47:49.360 early game ten thirty. Pre game they'll beat in Dallas taken on Luca don 662 00:47:49.440 --> 00:47:52.000 Chits and the Mavericks tip off at eleven thirty. Before we get out of 663 00:47:52.000 --> 00:47:55.000 here, I do want to think the Clippers organization didn't Noah Eagle, Brian 664 00:47:55.079 --> 00:48:00.840 Seaman, Ralph Lawler, big brother, Jake Warner, are producer, Katie 665 00:48:00.880 --> 00:48:05.440 Newton, the callers, the listeners until Sunday at ten thirty with the pregame 666 00:48:05.480 --> 00:48:07.840 show with the Clippers and Dallas taken on the Dallas Mavericks. I'm in a 667 00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:15.920 boslin. We will talk to you. Then it's your jass maintain. Then 668 00:48:15.239 --> 00:48:24.360 ondays you see this this guy when it's free. This has been Clippers Talk, 669 00:48:24.760 --> 00:48:30.760 a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers with Adam oslaf If you like the 670 00:48:30.840 --> 00:48:36.039 show, subscribe to Clippers Talk on the iHeart Radio app or wherever you podcast. 671 00:48:36.320 --> 00:48:39.599 They have the best. This team has those championship ingredients. 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