Clippers follow the regular season finale here at Crypto dot Com Arena for the final
time here in downtown Los Angeles. They lose one sixteen to one oh five.
It's time for playoff basketball, though. Clippers will be taking on the
Dallas Mavericks right back here next weekend. Coming up, we'll hear from big
brother Jake Warner on his memories here in downtown Los Angeles as we celebrate twenty
five years here with the Clippers in this building. But joining the show right
now for a little Clips and double dip on Clippers stock is will Updyke.
Well, let's get right into it. Your best memory of a Clipper game
here at Crypto dot Com Areno formerly known as Staples Center. Ooh man,
that's a tough one. Christmas Day, Lakers, the past, the pad,
that's steal. I think that might be. I think that's up there
with my favorite. I like that Clippers were down double digits. It was
a classic late and I love Patrick bever So. Any new Rakles, anything
that I don't know, an epiphany or a revelation you have had when thinking
about this outcoming series against the Dallas Mavericks right now? Will you know I'm
it's great that we got some rest for all the key guys. And you
know, I'm assuming given from what we've heard, which has you know,
been a little bit shrouded in mystery, but Kawhi Leonard is going to be
good to go. But what I've really like from these last couple of weeks
is just the extended burn that we've gotten for some of these role player guys.
I mean, I feel like I'm here Coffee is really pop, which
she's done all season long, but just getting even more minutes, even more
comfortable. I think it's great seeing Terrence out there able to sort of run
the show, you know, top TOI your talent between these two teams,
both pros and cons. But it's going to be really, really difficult.
I do in my mind the Clippers still do you have a bit of a
depth advantage. It just depends on how they're going to be able to work
through rotations. But getting everybody into this sort of playoff form, getting the
best out of you know, your your roster as deep as as deep as
that ends up being, whether at ten guys or it goes all the way
to two or what have you. Getting those guys really up to speed and
really comfortable in games. I think is great preparation for the playoffs. And
obviously harden Kawhi and Paul George had extensive experience there. I mean Norm Powell
as well, So not as much concerned with them, Glad that they glad
that they got some time off, Glad that we were able to do that
to end the season. We didn't have to necessarily fight and claw to secure
the seed that we the best seed that we could get. Daniel size finish
was sixteen points and ten boards in this game. I thought he looked really
fresh and spry out there. How do you see the backup big man rotation
shaking out and being used against the Dallas Mavericks will Man. I think that
is such a huge question mark because so much of this series I think could
really depend on how much Viza zu Beck is going to be able to play
out there on the floor. You know, if Zo can assert himself and
be good for you know, thirty thirty plus minutes a night. I think
then I think next up in the rotation, it'll probably I want to say
that they'll go with Tys and or PJ. Tucker for some looks as good
as Mason Plumley has been. I think that Tye is going to prioritize a
little bit, a little bit of the spacing and some of the versatility at
the five, as we have seen him do kind of throughout the season.
Quickly here final question, things kind of worked out for the Clippers. On
the final day of the regular season. Denver did not get the number one
seed. They're in the two three with Minnesota. Should both those teams win
their first round matchups, they would be matched up against one another. It's
okay, see waiting to find out who the A seed's going to be.
Okay, see at the top of the West. Just what do you observe
here? Because it seems like this is not too bad of a path.
We don't want to get ahead of ourselves. The Dallas Mavericks are brutal and
they can easily win this series if the Clippers are not on their game,
and even if they are. But was nice to see some of the West
and actually things kind of work in the clippers favor for once here. Will
Yeah, I mean I gotta agree. Look like you said, we just
can't. You just can't think about the second round right now while it's nice
to know that Denver won't be waiting right around the corner. Nothing matter,
but this series starting on what I believe will be Saturday. That's just getting
four wins against the Mavericks is really the only thing that matters. And as
I said, like, well, it'll be great to not be staring down
Denver immediately after that. I just can't really think beyond this series right now.
And the Clippers shouldn't be either. I'm with you. We have talent
like Dallas does and that new reloaded front. Shae's MVP it might mean that,
It might mean that, or it's Luca or I don't think it's gonna
go to Yokis now because they finished second, and there's just fatigue with giving
him his third regular season MVP after coming off the finals MVP last year.
You know how it worked well. I mean, if Shaye won the MVP,
I would be I would be over the moon. I would be over
the moon for him, Yeah, no doubt. And then I'd like to
see the Clippers take them on in the second round, should they be lucky
enough. Will Thanks for doing a little double dip here, my friend.
I appreciate it absolutely. Thanks for having me let's go clip, Let's go playoffs,