WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:06.000 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:09.759 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:14.880 the LA Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:19.079 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:25.039 LA Clippers, They're locking in every game, every night. Adam Osland the 6 00:00:25.160 --> 00:00:29.760 Clippers, thanks to forty one from the Claw win one seventeen to one to 7 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.119 oh three in Utah, and for the first time since November fifth, they're 8 00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:39.479 back above five hundred at eleven and ten. Welcome into your postgame show. 9 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:43.200 I'm a a Oslin coming up. We got second half highlights. But first 10 00:00:43.320 --> 00:00:46.960 back out to Utah and back to your radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo 11 00:00:47.039 --> 00:00:55.280 Jimenez, Carlo Kawhi Leonard Kawhi Leonard not necessarily saying it like Terrence Man, 12 00:00:55.320 --> 00:00:58.600 like Coach du did for him, but in a similar fashion. Just an 13 00:00:58.600 --> 00:01:03.200 incredible ball game six surveyed from downtown fourteen of twenty three twenty three shots to 14 00:01:03.239 --> 00:01:07.280 get to forty one points, the efficiency off the charts, and just this 15 00:01:07.480 --> 00:01:11.680 the high skill level. He has to do what he does where there is 16 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:18.239 no defense capable of stopping some of those shots. I mean it was like 17 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:23.760 watching a master like Picasso paint. I mean it was like watching Michelangelo sculpt. 18 00:01:25.040 --> 00:01:29.200 The way Kawhi Leonard was able to navigate the defense, find his spots, 19 00:01:29.400 --> 00:01:32.879 knock down his shots at such a high level of efficiency, it was 20 00:01:32.920 --> 00:01:38.079 like watching Shakespeare write his poetry. Adam Oslin, Oh my goodness, what 21 00:01:38.359 --> 00:01:45.760 a pleasant show from the claw. I mean, it is just it's games 22 00:01:45.799 --> 00:01:51.760 like that where you really believe this team down Daniel Tice eight man rotation in 23 00:01:51.959 --> 00:01:55.519 altitude in a place they haven't won a lot, comes away with the win. 24 00:01:55.799 --> 00:01:59.519 If they haven't turned a corner, I don't know who has, because 25 00:01:59.560 --> 00:02:02.159 this team looks locked in and ready to make a run. Clippers eight and 26 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:07.120 three with their new starting lineup with Terrence Man next to James Harden. I 27 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:12.960 believe the first make from James Harden came about midway through the third quarter and 28 00:02:13.000 --> 00:02:15.639 the Clippers were still up double digits. He didn't even take a shot till 29 00:02:15.680 --> 00:02:20.719 midway through the second quarter, but he was making an impact. Seven assists 30 00:02:21.280 --> 00:02:24.319 to just three turnovers was a plus eighteen out there, and even though he 31 00:02:24.360 --> 00:02:28.560 has an off night shooting wise, just to of eight, it doesn't matter. 32 00:02:28.680 --> 00:02:31.439 He controlled the ballgame with that tempo. He was excellent. Eight assists, 33 00:02:31.439 --> 00:02:36.719 four of them came in the fourth quarter to go along with those seven 34 00:02:36.919 --> 00:02:39.919 rebounds. Harden has found his role. He talked about all he wants to 35 00:02:39.960 --> 00:02:44.000 do is help this team win, and people are like, yeah, yeah, 36 00:02:44.039 --> 00:02:46.039 we've heard it before. All you want news help a team win. 37 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:49.680 Every superstar says that. But he's putting it to motion. He's not hunting 38 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:53.360 for shots. He's not trying to add statistics. He's done that. This 39 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:58.240 is a guy who's gone a month of NBA basketball and averaged forty three points. 40 00:02:58.240 --> 00:03:00.280 He doesn't need to prove he's a score to win, and right now 41 00:03:00.319 --> 00:03:05.960 he's helping the Clippers win at a high level with the way he's dictating the 42 00:03:06.000 --> 00:03:09.000 offense. What a luxury to have guys like George and Leonard play off the 43 00:03:09.080 --> 00:03:14.360 ball with Harden orchestrating the offense. You talk with the Kobe Brown post game. 44 00:03:14.439 --> 00:03:19.000 He played thirteen minutes I thought was effective out there overall, still a 45 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:23.319 learning experience for him, but without Daniel Tice, Aviza Zubats played forty two 46 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:28.879 minutes, had eighteen and twelve, a couple of blocks, and was an 47 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:31.960 absolute force out there. With the Utah Jazz not having market in tonight, 48 00:03:32.159 --> 00:03:37.840 Aviza Zubots put on a show near the basket. He was unbelievable. The 49 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:40.960 twelve rebounds, the double double his fourth in his last seven games of Etza 50 00:03:42.039 --> 00:03:46.479 Zubots just continues to play at a ultra high level with this team. And 51 00:03:46.520 --> 00:03:49.879 I think it's in big part at him is because he doesn't have to exert 52 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:53.759 himself that much on the offensive end, because he knows his teammates will find 53 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:57.000 him. You always say you gotta feed the big man. They're feeding Big 54 00:03:57.080 --> 00:04:00.719 Zoo at the block. He's not having to run out and fight his way 55 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:02.919 worked through traffic, and that's allowed him to be such a force on the 56 00:04:02.919 --> 00:04:06.800 glass, such a force on the defensive end. Look, the Clippers came 57 00:04:06.800 --> 00:04:12.120 into this one last time they played Utah, they gave up thirty three second 58 00:04:12.199 --> 00:04:15.719 chance points. This is a Utah Jazz team that led the league in offensive 59 00:04:15.719 --> 00:04:18.560 rebounds. What did the Clippers do? They had more offensive rebounds than them 60 00:04:18.600 --> 00:04:24.480 tonight And a big reason why is because a Vitza Zubots was a menace on 61 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:29.920 the glass, gobbling up anything that was in his vicinity. Vitza Zubots played 62 00:04:29.959 --> 00:04:33.279 to his size tonight and the Clippers overall. Look, it wasn't just Kawhi 63 00:04:33.439 --> 00:04:36.439 Leonard. Yes, the forty one points incredible, but Paul George, as 64 00:04:36.480 --> 00:04:40.680 you mentioned, had eighteen of his twenty in the second half, and to 65 00:04:40.720 --> 00:04:45.600 see him stay in rhythm while Kawhi Leonard was putting on that master class as 66 00:04:45.600 --> 00:04:47.519 you put it, he was still eight of thirteen out there. PG. 67 00:04:47.600 --> 00:04:50.800 Thirteen was also very efficient and he might have not been doing it on the 68 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:56.600 offensive end in the first half. Battam he had six steals tonight. Six 69 00:04:56.839 --> 00:05:00.920 steals. Utah as a team had ten ability to effect on the defensive end, 70 00:05:01.399 --> 00:05:05.839 was unbelievable in his way to pick the pockets of some of these guards. 71 00:05:05.839 --> 00:05:10.120 They guard heavy team. That is the Utah Jazz. You knew you 72 00:05:10.160 --> 00:05:13.480 were gonna get a hungry team. Utah was down fifty two in their last 73 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:16.040 game. They lost by forty, their second worst loss in franchise history. 74 00:05:16.160 --> 00:05:19.439 They came in with a lot to prove, the Clippers jumped on them early 75 00:05:19.560 --> 00:05:23.519 and just never looked back. Kudos to the Clippers in this one. At 76 00:05:23.600 --> 00:05:27.560 him because it felt like a lot of times maybe Utah would make that run 77 00:05:27.680 --> 00:05:30.439 to pull within one possession, but they never did. The Clippers kept it 78 00:05:30.480 --> 00:05:34.800 with that with two possessions or more the entire way. After taking that big 79 00:05:34.879 --> 00:05:40.040 lead in the first quarter, Clippers win one seventeen to one zero three in 80 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:43.879 Utah. They got a victory there in the regular season for the first time 81 00:05:44.040 --> 00:05:49.000 since twenty seventeen. It has been too long. Clippers return home on Monday 82 00:05:49.040 --> 00:05:53.959 after a couple of days off. They'll be hosting the Portland Trailblazers. Tip 83 00:05:54.000 --> 00:05:57.720 Off is at seven thirty. We got Clippers campdown starting at six thirty. 84 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:02.480 Carlo Amenez, great call on Kawhi's forty one point masterpiece. We'll see you 85 00:06:02.480 --> 00:06:06.800 at Crypto on Monday. Oh yeah, we'll see you Monday. Let's keep 86 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:13.639 it rolling. Clippers winning by fourteen in Utah over the Jazz. They're going 87 00:06:13.680 --> 00:06:16.759 back to Cali now and they're eleven and ten now on the season. They've 88 00:06:16.839 --> 00:06:20.800 won eight of their last eleven Bowl games. And you're listening to the Los 89 00:06:20.800 --> 00:06:27.399 Angeles Clippers Audio Network. The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a Lario b 90 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:30.240 They still want to get that Lario beat. Don't miss a moment all season 91 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:36.319 long. This is the LA Clippers audio network. That is Nellie was yesterday 92 00:06:36.560 --> 00:06:42.160 at the n season Tournament as good as the Clippers were tonight and Kawhi Leonard, 93 00:06:42.199 --> 00:06:46.800 who dropped forty one en route to the Clippers winning in Utah one seventeen 94 00:06:46.920 --> 00:06:51.720 to one to three. Welcome back into your postgame. This is Clippers' locker 95 00:06:51.759 --> 00:06:56.319 room. I'm out of Mouslin coming up. We'll get to your final box 96 00:06:56.319 --> 00:07:00.079 score. At the half, Clippers led fifty nine to forty six. To 97 00:07:00.160 --> 00:07:04.519 start off a third quarter. Paul George started this game off slow. The 98 00:07:04.519 --> 00:07:09.040 two to one to three connections started to really connect. Even though Kawhi already 99 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:11.800 had twenty two mooints in the first half, Paul George only had two. 100 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:15.120 But then the tandems work together. Yeah, that's it. Bounce past George 101 00:07:15.120 --> 00:07:18.000 on the left block with Keonte George on him, pulls up on where the 102 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:25.000 double team and rattles it in PG thirteen offensive rebound. Terrence Man kicks at 103 00:07:25.000 --> 00:07:30.439 Paul George left angle three buckets PG with five in the second half, the 104 00:07:30.519 --> 00:07:33.040 Claw rips through on fon Techyo steph back right hand to handle pulleys is waying 105 00:07:33.079 --> 00:07:38.079 to the paint and folds it up for two. The claw on a mission 106 00:07:38.120 --> 00:07:42.079 with twenty six crosses over left hand dancing, dribbles to the free throw line, 107 00:07:42.079 --> 00:07:46.439 gets flamp on techyo the foul the finish. Kawhi Leonard is unstoppable. 108 00:07:46.720 --> 00:07:50.680 All you can do is watch George left angle open hump, fakes the three 109 00:07:50.720 --> 00:07:54.439 fon techyoa close at, dribbles the left hand to the left EBow pulls it 110 00:07:54.480 --> 00:07:56.800 out with the right hand danceas is waiting to the paint. The right handed 111 00:07:56.920 --> 00:08:00.680 layup. They'll count it in a foul. The hoop in the hole for 112 00:08:00.879 --> 00:08:07.639 PG. Thirteen dancing pulls up a three cash go why with thirty two? 113 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:13.800 Leonard is lethal. Kawhi had ten more points in that third quarter, Paul 114 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:18.040 George had eight. They combined for eighteen of the Clippers twenty nine points in 115 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:22.319 the period, and the Clippers led eighty eight to seventy five. Heading into 116 00:08:22.360 --> 00:08:26.800 the fourth, after the lead was down to six, the two and three 117 00:08:26.800 --> 00:08:30.399 connection would have to take him home. Harry shoots a pass four block for 118 00:08:30.480 --> 00:08:35.440 George, rises hits the mid range jumper goes and it's a ninety two to 119 00:08:35.519 --> 00:08:39.200 seventy five Clipper lead. George underneath the rim, goes up and hooping the 120 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:43.759 arm as he's ACKed in the act up by ten. Leonard in the lane 121 00:08:43.799 --> 00:08:48.279 pump fakes and finishes with the right hand thirty six for the claw. Time 122 00:08:48.360 --> 00:08:52.399 out will Hardy nine to shoe. Leonard in a straight jacket, finds George 123 00:08:52.399 --> 00:08:56.360 with five to shoe down the left Dalley lost it. Leonard gets it back 124 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:01.799 with three right wing with two a three off one foot Yes why thirty nine 125 00:09:01.320 --> 00:09:05.519 for the claw, dribbles into the paint. Leonard step back wide open Paul 126 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:11.240 George left wing, three buckets pg. Thirteen. What's the Clippers up? 127 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:16.960 Who are on their way to saying? Sayonara Salt Lake Kawhi dancing it is 128 00:09:16.960 --> 00:09:22.759 a paint nine to shoot Hump fakes looking for help, He'll fade Bill hits. 129 00:09:24.000 --> 00:09:30.919 Leonard is lethal his eighth career forty point team. Kawhi finishes with forty 130 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:33.960 one, had nine in the fourth, Paul George had ten, and the 131 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.080 Clippers would go on to win one seventeen to one oh three in Utah over 132 00:09:39.120 --> 00:09:43.919 the Jazz Clippers make it three straight. More importantly, they're eight and three 133 00:09:43.279 --> 00:09:48.960 since this News starting lineup with James Harden next to Terrence Man in the backcourt. 134 00:09:48.559 --> 00:09:52.279 Clipper's coming home and take on the Portland trail Blazers Monday night. We're 135 00:09:52.320 --> 00:09:56.440 on that in your final box score. Next here in your Clippers' locker room 136 00:09:56.480 --> 00:10:00.519 show, I mean aamaz Lindony. You're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers audio 137 00:10:00.559 --> 00:10:05.480 now. LA Clippers basketball is on the two one three Era continues. You're 138 00:10:05.519 --> 00:10:11.720 listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio network. Kauwai looking like 139 00:10:11.879 --> 00:10:18.320 MJ out there, not Montelle, but ninety six Michael Jordan. Kawhi Leonard 140 00:10:18.360 --> 00:10:24.279 with forty one on fourteen of twenty three, shooting six of eight from the 141 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:31.840 outside. That's not exactly mjesque. No slight. I don't want them to 142 00:10:31.879 --> 00:10:39.399 take anything personally. Kawhi Leonard most points he has scored against a ball club 143 00:10:39.519 --> 00:10:43.679 was forty five against Utah back in twenty nineteen with the Toronto Raptors. He 144 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:48.759 has forty one tonight. He hadn't won in Utah since twenty sixteen. Coach 145 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:54.559 lew had never won there in the regular season as a head coach. The 146 00:10:54.639 --> 00:11:00.600 Clippers hadn't won there since twenty seventeen, Utah had won eleven straight, including 147 00:11:00.639 --> 00:11:05.879 handing the Clippers their first loss of this season over the Clippers in Utah. 148 00:11:05.919 --> 00:11:11.080 But tonight, those forty one points from Kawhi nine coming in the fourth quarter, 149 00:11:11.919 --> 00:11:18.519 a one handed, one leg three pointer, a push shot from three, 150 00:11:20.480 --> 00:11:22.759 stuck it to get him to thirty nine, a fade away to get 151 00:11:22.799 --> 00:11:28.360 him to forty one. Clippers win by fourteen. They're coming back home to 152 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.639 take on the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday. Tip off for that one's at 153 00:11:31.799 --> 00:11:37.200 seven thirty. We got Clippers countdown for you starting at six thirty. Coming 154 00:11:37.240 --> 00:11:39.399 up next on a five to seventy LA Sports, we got Clippers Talk eighty 155 00:11:39.440 --> 00:11:43.679 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two 156 00:11:43.799 --> 00:11:48.720 five seventy outside of Los Angeles. Talk to you on Monday in LA's Clippers 157 00:11:48.720 --> 00:11:54.840 Sock. Next. This has been LA Clippers basketball really good on multitude of 158 00:11:54.919 --> 00:12:00.360 levels. Don't miss a moment all season long on their official home on US. 159 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:05.799 Next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, if 160 00:12:05.799 --> 00:12:09.399 you're gonna go for it, if that's what you want to do, you 161 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:13.919 do Welcome the Clippers Talk. Your first chance to react to all the action 162 00:12:13.080 --> 00:12:18.720 of Clippers Basketball. Do it to hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk 163 00:12:18.799 --> 00:12:24.279 on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast differ on Henry Wright now your host on your 164 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:33.279 home For the Clippers, they were in attack mode, Adam Osley. If 165 00:12:33.279 --> 00:12:39.679 you had any doubts, the cause still got it. Kawhi Leonard drops forty 166 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:43.120 one in Utah as the Clippers win one's seventeen to one oh three over the 167 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:50.720 Jazz. It is their first regular season win in Utah since twenty seventeen, 168 00:12:50.399 --> 00:12:56.360 first for Kawhi Leonards since twenty sixteen. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm am 169 00:12:56.360 --> 00:13:00.320 oslin to eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine 170 00:13:00.360 --> 00:13:03.159 eighty seven two five seventy. While we have a moment, let's pause ten 171 00:13:03.200 --> 00:13:07.639 seconds for station identification. Here in Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network in A five 172 00:13:07.679 --> 00:13:15.559 seventy others. This is LA Clippers Basketball AM five to seventy KLAC Los Angeles 173 00:13:15.759 --> 00:13:22.519 ninety eight seven, KYSRHD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. Kawhi Leonard was 174 00:13:22.559 --> 00:13:26.320 in his bag. It ain't Christmas yet, but if you've watched that Santa 175 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:30.200 video back when he was with the San Antonio Spurs, and he chuckles to 176 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:35.000 himself, Santa's got a whole new bag. Kawhi pulled out the bag of 177 00:13:35.039 --> 00:13:39.519 tricks, the arsenal of shots that he has in his repertoire. It was 178 00:13:39.600 --> 00:13:48.159 a beautiful thing to see. The claw was cooking early. Started things off 179 00:13:48.200 --> 00:13:52.200 with a three pointer, then an an one, a push shot, another 180 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:56.919 three, another and one. Kawhi a right elbow jumper, and he had 181 00:13:56.960 --> 00:14:01.440 fourteen points already in the first quarter. Had a dunk early in the second 182 00:14:01.559 --> 00:14:05.679 off a beautiful ball fake to a Visa Zoo Bots where it looked like he 183 00:14:05.799 --> 00:14:09.440 was gonna toss it to him in a little pick and roll action. Instead, 184 00:14:09.480 --> 00:14:11.559 he faked out the defense. They thought I was going to zoo Kawhi 185 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:16.879 learn came in for the dunk. Then a three to end the first half 186 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:24.279 from Kawhi. Another three pointer before the very end of the first half of 187 00:14:24.320 --> 00:14:28.840 a nice pass from James Harden. Kawhi drew an offensive foul on Walker Kessler 188 00:14:28.840 --> 00:14:33.159 in the third Because he's a two way superstar. He had a push shot 189 00:14:33.159 --> 00:14:41.919 in the third quarter, a tough scoop shot and one a three with John 190 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:46.840 Collins in his face. I'm gonna say John Connors, but Kawhi is the 191 00:14:46.919 --> 00:14:52.840 terminator and he had thirty two after three quarters, had twenty two at the 192 00:14:52.919 --> 00:14:58.440 half, had a big block on Colin Sexton. But the defining shot of 193 00:14:58.519 --> 00:15:09.039 this game a one handed, one legged three pointer from Kawhi, a push 194 00:15:09.039 --> 00:15:16.559 shot from twenty five feet out. Just ridiculous. That's when you know he 195 00:15:16.639 --> 00:15:22.320 has it going. And he would end up with forty one points and the 196 00:15:22.320 --> 00:15:28.360 Clippers will win by fourteen. In Utah, lead was down to six as 197 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:33.919 the Clippers got caught playing with their food a little bit. No disrespect to 198 00:15:33.000 --> 00:15:37.639 this Utah Jazz team, but they have been struggling recently. Just got beat 199 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:43.600 by fifty by the Mavericks and they just haven't been able to score. No 200 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:50.720 marketing in this game. Clippers need to get this victory. They had won 201 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:56.720 there again since twenty seventeen. And it was down to a six point lead. 202 00:15:56.320 --> 00:16:04.759 Things got dicey late, but then Norman Pal stepped up a big three 203 00:16:04.840 --> 00:16:11.000 pointer. It was ninety nine to ninety three and Norman Pal hit the three. 204 00:16:11.399 --> 00:16:19.840 Kawhi Leonard then would get to the free throw line after a take foul, 205 00:16:22.480 --> 00:16:25.120 as I believe Paul George is the one with the steal. He'd hit 206 00:16:25.120 --> 00:16:29.120 the free throw Clippers taken out of bounce. Excuse me, it wasn't Kawhi. 207 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:32.039 Was Paul George of the free throw line after the take foul, he 208 00:16:32.159 --> 00:16:36.080 makes it. Then Kawhi gets a layup and is back up to a twelve 209 00:16:36.120 --> 00:16:42.799 point lead. From six to twelve, just like that we're talking about in 210 00:16:42.840 --> 00:16:51.840 the span of about thirty seconds. It was insane. Kawhi Leonard knocked down 211 00:16:51.879 --> 00:16:59.840 a three, then that was the one handed, one leg at three pointer. 212 00:17:00.000 --> 00:17:03.000 Then he found Paul George the next possession down for a three pointer. 213 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:07.920 Clippers are up one eleven to ninety three, and the game was pretty much 214 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:15.519 over. That's what you need from your superstars to take you home late when 215 00:17:15.559 --> 00:17:18.920 things get tough against a Utah team that had a lot of momentum, calling, 216 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:23.519 Sexton was getting to transition a couple of easy ones, was trying to 217 00:17:23.519 --> 00:17:26.160 get the crowd into it. It's a tough place to play thin air, 218 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:33.240 a crowd that's on top of you. They've always had a great home court 219 00:17:33.240 --> 00:17:37.519 advantage. I've had a great home court advantage in Utah going back to Jerry 220 00:17:37.599 --> 00:17:45.240 Sloan stopped him malone days and on a night where well Carlo Amez was saying 221 00:17:45.279 --> 00:17:51.039 I was having the flu game, Kawhi Leonard looked like MJ. Forty one 222 00:17:51.079 --> 00:17:55.680 points, fourteen to twenty three, shooting six of eight from three. I 223 00:17:55.680 --> 00:18:00.319 believe he started four or four from the outside. Nasty, nasty stuff, 224 00:18:02.240 --> 00:18:11.200 just unguardable. As they were picking on the Utah Jazz, who didn't have 225 00:18:11.240 --> 00:18:14.119 a lot to offer defensively in this ball game, didn't have a lot of 226 00:18:14.119 --> 00:18:18.079 firepower on an offense. Doesn't matter. You gotta beat the teams in front 227 00:18:18.079 --> 00:18:22.400 of you, and the Clippers haven't always done that. Remember, remind you 228 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:26.480 of a game last Monday, this past one day of the week before against 229 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:32.359 the Denver Nuggets who were down they're big three and the Clippers lost to Reggie 230 00:18:32.440 --> 00:18:37.640 Jackson and DeAndre Jordan. So to win in Utah in style with Kawhi getting 231 00:18:37.720 --> 00:18:45.119 forty one and the exercise their demons week. The revenge tour continues for the 232 00:18:45.160 --> 00:18:51.799 Clippers. After getting the monkey off their back against the Denver Nuggets, who 233 00:18:51.799 --> 00:18:56.400 had won eight straight against them, they take down the Jazz in Utah, 234 00:18:56.440 --> 00:19:03.279 who had won eleven straight over the Clippers at home, and Terrence Man, 235 00:19:03.440 --> 00:19:07.279 my player to watch, knock down two to three pointers big from him. 236 00:19:08.440 --> 00:19:15.079 This offense is just getting started. They're just scratching the surface. Guys. 237 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:19.440 James Harden hadn't taken a shot through a quarter and a half of play, 238 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:25.279 and he was still being effective out there. He was getting everybody else good 239 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:30.480 looks. He finished by my box score with seven assists to three turnoverse was 240 00:19:30.519 --> 00:19:37.960 a plus eighteen, tied Kawhi for the best plus minus number, even though 241 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:42.559 he was just two of eight from the field two of six from the outside, 242 00:19:42.599 --> 00:19:47.640 but he got fouled on a step back three pointer. Patented went six 243 00:19:47.680 --> 00:19:51.359 of seven from the charity stripe, so still had twelve points on just eight 244 00:19:51.400 --> 00:19:56.519 shots. Terrence Man with ten as he went four of nine from the field, 245 00:19:56.599 --> 00:20:04.799 two of five from three. Aviatza Zubots played forty two minutes. We 246 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:10.119 thought, oh no, Daniel Tye tonight give you an updown that situation moving 247 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:14.640 forward, But who's gonna play? Tyson has been so good for them. 248 00:20:15.519 --> 00:20:21.160 His defense on Jokic helped the Clippers win that ballgame on Wednesday against Denver, 249 00:20:21.319 --> 00:20:25.720 and Jokis have the worst shooting performance of his career. He missed twenty three 250 00:20:25.720 --> 00:20:33.599 shots. Well, just play of Vitza Zubots More. He is capable. 251 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:38.279 He has been on one of the best stretches of his career the last eleven 252 00:20:38.319 --> 00:20:45.119 games since they went to this new starting lineup. Big Zoo was a force 253 00:20:45.240 --> 00:20:49.359 tonight. He had a layup to start the game, then a big block 254 00:20:49.880 --> 00:20:57.359 put back dunk to end the first Kobe Brown found him for a big throwdown. 255 00:20:59.440 --> 00:21:06.079 Zoo had a shot in the second quarter. He had another layup off 256 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:10.160 a hardened pass, a putback on a Terrence Man missing the third, a 257 00:21:10.200 --> 00:21:15.160 hook to start the fourth quarter. Guys, zubots is still getting better. 258 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:22.519 He's still just twenty six and his rim defense is elite. It's been that 259 00:21:22.599 --> 00:21:27.039 way for years. He's been one of the most underrated players in the league 260 00:21:27.519 --> 00:21:32.000 when you consider his contract and how much he means to this Clippers team and 261 00:21:32.039 --> 00:21:34.880 the way he impacts games on the defensive end. A beat to Zubots. 262 00:21:37.000 --> 00:21:41.039 He stars in his role and it was so good to see him get forty 263 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:45.559 two minutes tonight. I don't know where his Clippers high is it. It 264 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:49.079 might have been tonight. I will look for that coming up. Clippers win 265 00:21:49.160 --> 00:21:52.279 one seventeen to one oh three in Utah over the Jazz, quick time out, 266 00:21:52.279 --> 00:21:55.799 We'll come back. Get to your phone calls eight six six nine eight 267 00:21:55.799 --> 00:22:03.839 seven two five seventy eight six six seven two seventy quick tea and honey break 268 00:22:03.920 --> 00:22:11.000 for me. Who's my voice up in here? Clippers win one seventeen to 269 00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:15.920 one oh three in Utah. They're eight and three with this new starting lineup. 270 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:19.119 Who's that guy that said Russell Westbrook and James Harden can't play in the 271 00:22:19.119 --> 00:22:22.480 back court next to one another? Over and over again. Oh it was 272 00:22:22.519 --> 00:22:30.599 me like in July when these trade rumors are going on. Well, it 273 00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:33.319 looks like they're trying to get away from that because star of the fourth quarter 274 00:22:33.400 --> 00:22:37.559 they tried to go back to. It didn't work. James Harden stuck a 275 00:22:37.599 --> 00:22:40.880 three pointer, but he was right next to Russell Westbrook. The spacing wasn't 276 00:22:40.920 --> 00:22:45.359 there in the near side corner. Split those guys up and you got something 277 00:22:45.359 --> 00:22:51.960 special here. More Clippers stock here On m five seventy LA Sports, The 278 00:22:52.160 --> 00:22:56.000 LA Clippers continue their hunt for a LARRYO. B. They still want to 279 00:22:56.039 --> 00:22:59.680 get that LARRYO. Be. Don't miss a moment all season long. This 280 00:22:59.799 --> 00:23:07.400 is the LA Clippers Audio Network. Kawhi Leonard with a knockout forty one points 281 00:23:07.440 --> 00:23:15.559 season high on twenty three shots in Utah. Clippers win one seventeen so one 282 00:23:15.759 --> 00:23:19.799 zero three over the Jazz, first time they have won there in the regular 283 00:23:19.880 --> 00:23:26.079 season since twenty seventeen. I got to add that qualifier regular season because you 284 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:30.319 know they won there in the twenty twenty one playoffs that famous game five Terrence 285 00:23:30.359 --> 00:23:37.160 Man, Reggie Jackson and PG thirteen handling business. Clippers win by fourteen as 286 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:45.200 Kawhi has forty one points and looks unguardable. No can defense, nothing you 287 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:48.920 can do about it. He is nasty with it. And I was running 288 00:23:48.920 --> 00:23:52.440 the numbers earlier. You know what, I'll put a call on this, 289 00:23:52.559 --> 00:23:59.000 a little radio trick and run the rest of them because he has been going 290 00:23:59.079 --> 00:24:06.440 back to the sacrament So King's game just surging, just so efficient. Remember 291 00:24:06.519 --> 00:24:08.839 when there was those murmurs and I made a post about it on Twitter on 292 00:24:10.160 --> 00:24:12.799 x at follow Adam A. I don't know, guys, does Kawhi look 293 00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:17.759 the same. He's only shooting forty five percent from the field and only thirty 294 00:24:17.759 --> 00:24:22.279 seven percent from the outside. Yeah, well, I'm going to calculate the 295 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:26.880 numbers now over the last five games. Here for you in a second, 296 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:30.519 Lenny and Corona, you're a Clippers stock with Adam Ales and what's up, 297 00:24:30.599 --> 00:24:34.039 Lenny? Adam know how you doing? Thank you for taking my call. 298 00:24:34.079 --> 00:24:37.559 Bud. Hey, Lenny, how are we doing tonight? Dude? Are 299 00:24:37.559 --> 00:24:40.559 you I just wanted to say, you know, I've been critical of a 300 00:24:40.640 --> 00:24:44.079 coach Lou the last uh. I mean, you know, since the beginning 301 00:24:44.079 --> 00:24:45.440 of the year. It's been but you know, with four Hall of Famers, 302 00:24:45.599 --> 00:24:49.200 it is tough to coach, I can imagine. But it was great 303 00:24:49.240 --> 00:24:52.440 to see Kawhid and Night come on and do something you hadn't done the while 304 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:56.519 put up forty one. He looked amazing. He actually did eight out of 305 00:24:56.559 --> 00:25:02.279 eleven. I think we're finding out NBA is paying attention now to who's who's 306 00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:03.799 the team to beat. I think we are the team to beat. I 307 00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:08.880 wanted to bring up one thing about Zubac. He he uh, he did 308 00:25:08.880 --> 00:25:11.839 something the other night against Denver. But you can see it in his eyes. 309 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:15.079 You can see it when they zoom big on him. His eyes were 310 00:25:15.119 --> 00:25:18.319 he was he had a little swagger in his step, He made jokeings. 311 00:25:18.319 --> 00:25:21.160 He played really really good the other night, and that gave him a little 312 00:25:21.160 --> 00:25:23.200 bit of something that I ain't seen from him, you know, since he's 313 00:25:23.240 --> 00:25:26.680 since he's been burying the NBA. He looks great. And with our team 314 00:25:27.160 --> 00:25:32.200 so many scores, weren't the team to beat. Man. I would like 315 00:25:32.240 --> 00:25:34.920 to see, you know, Nix in Bones Highland when you can get five 316 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:37.000 minutes here and there. I know it's hard for him. He comes in 317 00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:41.400 with one minute left. You know, how do you do it right now, 318 00:25:41.480 --> 00:25:44.319 Lenny? Because you don't want to do it right? Yeah, you're 319 00:25:44.400 --> 00:25:47.759 right, Absolutely, it's hard to I'm sure he's not upset. He knows 320 00:25:48.039 --> 00:25:49.799 the guy. You know, the four guys that right are incredible, and 321 00:25:49.839 --> 00:25:52.920 I know that between those guys they figure out who's hot for the night. 322 00:25:53.079 --> 00:25:56.240 Between Leonard and George and Harden, they know who's hot. Nobody's gonna shoot 323 00:25:56.240 --> 00:25:59.799 twenty shots and this they know who's hot, and they get it to the 324 00:25:59.799 --> 00:26:03.640 guy. We're fishing. Now. Everybody better watch out. This isn't team 325 00:26:03.640 --> 00:26:07.039 to beat right here, Clippers, you're it man, This is a fishing 326 00:26:07.079 --> 00:26:11.160 phone call, Lenny shot out of a kid. Hey, Lenny, you 327 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:17.799 gonna call it again on Monday. Al all right, my guy, thank 328 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:19.880 you for your time. Okay, love you too, Lenny. Happy holidays, 329 00:26:19.920 --> 00:26:22.559 thank you for the phone call. Yeah, I'm happy. Thank you. 330 00:26:22.640 --> 00:26:27.880 Here, I can tell my guy was rolling. I got trucked. 331 00:26:29.200 --> 00:26:32.720 I tried to jump in for a second, and Lenny just blew right past 332 00:26:32.759 --> 00:26:36.160 me. And you know, with my throat feeling like this, So this 333 00:26:36.200 --> 00:26:41.559 is just fine with me. Pick me up, Lenny, get away from 334 00:26:41.559 --> 00:26:48.240 ten into those rabbits and come on here and talk Clippers tonight. Man you 335 00:26:48.880 --> 00:26:56.519 Yeah, uh so, Kawhi Leonard over the last five games is shooting sixty 336 00:26:57.200 --> 00:27:06.880 percent from the field. I did not stutter. Sixty percent from the field. 337 00:27:07.359 --> 00:27:11.920 And let's see, he's thirteen for his last twenty one from the outside. 338 00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:18.720 Oh so he's shooting even better from three over his last five games. 339 00:27:18.720 --> 00:27:26.039 He's at sixty two percent. Oh my god. Yeah, I think kawaiso 340 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:27.839 Okay, guys, I think it's all still there. I think he can 341 00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:33.160 still be the number one option on a championship team. That is good news. 342 00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:37.799 That is great news. That is the best news you could possibly have. 343 00:27:38.039 --> 00:27:42.440 After he drops forty one points tonight and the Clippers win one seventeen to 344 00:27:42.480 --> 00:27:47.559 one oh three over the Utah Jazz. You know the voice break, Let's 345 00:27:47.559 --> 00:27:52.640 bring in a Beats a Zubats postgame on Valley Sports with my guy Brian Seaman. 346 00:27:53.039 --> 00:27:56.279 A nice win for you if you can hear us down there, zoom. 347 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.519 You guys are starting to string together wins. You guys even read in 348 00:28:00.559 --> 00:28:04.319 your last eleven games. Where do you feel everything has turned around here these 349 00:28:04.359 --> 00:28:11.000 past couple of weeks. Uh, just repetition. Defense. We've been very 350 00:28:11.000 --> 00:28:15.079 good on that end. Uh. You know today we gave up some offensive 351 00:28:15.079 --> 00:28:18.480 boards and uh we had twelve turnovers. That's that's a number week. We 352 00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:22.200 don't want to go above. But uh, defense and repetition. You know 353 00:28:22.279 --> 00:28:26.240 when you we know this this is a long season is going to be a 354 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:30.240 process. James is a big time player that you know. It requires a 355 00:28:30.240 --> 00:28:34.599 lot of different stuff for us with him. But uh, just repetition. 356 00:28:34.839 --> 00:28:41.359 Just keep working. Uh. Trust trust our system, trust the coaches, 357 00:28:41.440 --> 00:28:45.000 trust your teammates, and uh he's going to work out. Zu. You 358 00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:48.720 got off to a quick start. You're so comfortable now with that left handed 359 00:28:48.720 --> 00:28:52.960 hook shot, whether you use the glass or play it straight in I spend 360 00:28:53.000 --> 00:28:56.599 a lot of hard work with you the interesting coaches, Hasn't it exactly? 361 00:28:57.119 --> 00:29:00.960 That's uh, that's what that was one of emphasis. And uh in this 362 00:29:02.079 --> 00:29:06.680 summer just uh, you know, worth the counters in the post uh right 363 00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:08.640 hook. It's uh, you know, it's easy and I always shot to 364 00:29:08.640 --> 00:29:12.079 get to it, but more and more teams are trying to take that away 365 00:29:12.119 --> 00:29:17.279 and uh send me a left. So make sure this summer had a lot 366 00:29:17.279 --> 00:29:21.000 of uh, a lot of good work trying to work on those counters to 367 00:29:21.079 --> 00:29:26.119 the over the right shoulder, and it payed off your comfort level. I 368 00:29:26.160 --> 00:29:29.240 go back to that Sacramento game when you and James Harden really had a kind 369 00:29:29.240 --> 00:29:33.119 of a one two punch. It seems like it's elevated, uh ten times 370 00:29:33.160 --> 00:29:34.400 from the first game in New York. Tell me where you are with your 371 00:29:34.400 --> 00:29:38.279 comfort level with James. It's uh, it's getting up there. We got 372 00:29:38.319 --> 00:29:41.759 a lot of work to do still, you know, understanding the timing and 373 00:29:41.880 --> 00:29:45.440 uh one should I flip the screen? One should I just get out? 374 00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:49.240 And uh that kind of stuff. But uh, his a his amazing player. 375 00:29:49.279 --> 00:29:52.240 He's making the right reads every time. Uh, he's finding me in 376 00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:57.000 that pucket pocket I'm trusting I shot. He's trusting me. So you know, 377 00:29:57.079 --> 00:30:00.519 we we spent a lot of time, uh, post practice, post 378 00:30:00.519 --> 00:30:04.400 shot around just working on that bicker and roll game and it's playing off and 379 00:30:04.559 --> 00:30:10.640 uh you know we postay on it. They're still room for improvement. Zoo, 380 00:30:10.680 --> 00:30:14.519 Congratulations on the win. Appreciate your time. Yep, thanks, I 381 00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:18.240 heard pocket. I don't know what you heard. Brian Seaman and Mike Protello. 382 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:22.160 The tzar there with the Vitza zubats post game he had eighteen and twelve 383 00:30:22.200 --> 00:30:27.720 a couple of blocks. I'm telling you these last eleven games since the Clippers 384 00:30:27.759 --> 00:30:33.559 went with Terrence Man in the starting backcourt, Viata zubots is on one of 385 00:30:33.640 --> 00:30:38.799 the best stretches of his career eighteen and twelve. Tonight ten and nine against 386 00:30:38.839 --> 00:30:44.880 Denver. Lenny A great call. Yeah, you can get more confidence when 387 00:30:44.920 --> 00:30:48.559 you play that well against Nikola Jokic. I think we saw that tonight twelve 388 00:30:48.559 --> 00:30:52.680 and seven against Golden State, eighteen and thirteen against Golden State up North, 389 00:30:53.599 --> 00:31:03.519 fourteen and eight against Sacramento, twenty three and fourteen against Denver, against Dallas 390 00:31:03.519 --> 00:31:10.680 eleven and fourteen against New Orleans eleven and five again set in soudioing back to 391 00:31:10.759 --> 00:31:15.119 back games twelve and eight and eight and eleven, and then game one of 392 00:31:15.160 --> 00:31:19.519 the new starting lineup. He had twelve and seven and they're big. Well, 393 00:31:21.839 --> 00:31:25.880 first victory with James Harden with the four point play to put the cherry 394 00:31:25.920 --> 00:31:29.839 on top at the end of that one. Jose and Southgate, you're on 395 00:31:29.839 --> 00:31:33.400 Clippers south with that a mauzle, pick me up, Jose, what's up 396 00:31:33.440 --> 00:31:37.440 at him? Man? I like what I'm seeing. I like the Clippers. 397 00:31:37.680 --> 00:31:44.960 I like that we're trying new things and we're winning, but we're we're 398 00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:48.519 not settling with what win at the game before. We're just adding on to 399 00:31:48.640 --> 00:31:53.519 it. I think I think this was like a trap game. It's sort 400 00:31:53.559 --> 00:31:56.880 of say but that I know coaches read those stats. Hey, we haven't 401 00:31:56.920 --> 00:32:04.920 won years since twenty seventeen, so they played like it. We got Jazz 402 00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:08.319 and Portland, you know, the weekend off, but I know you see 403 00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:12.680 that schedule coming up ahead at him. So I like that we're winning and 404 00:32:12.720 --> 00:32:15.440 we're adding on to it and we got a bunch of ballers. Man, 405 00:32:15.519 --> 00:32:21.480 I'm loving it. I'm happy. Let's go Clay first. Jose and Southgate 406 00:32:21.599 --> 00:32:27.640 bringing the good vibes there. I'm loving it. Yeah, I think that's 407 00:32:27.640 --> 00:32:30.000 a slogan for somebody else, but it can work for the Clippers too. 408 00:32:30.440 --> 00:32:35.960 They win one seventeen to one oh three. James Harden just two of eight, 409 00:32:36.960 --> 00:32:40.440 but seven assists at least on my box score, I think Carlo had 410 00:32:40.480 --> 00:32:45.880 eight. We'll say it's eight to just three turnovers Clippers with twelve as a 411 00:32:45.880 --> 00:32:50.559 team of EACHA zubats he was upset about that, upset about twelve turnovers. 412 00:32:51.200 --> 00:32:55.480 That's a great number, just twelve. But over their last eleven games now 413 00:32:55.519 --> 00:33:01.279 it's been eleven turnovers per contests, so one over that. But they've been 414 00:33:01.279 --> 00:33:06.640 the best in the league there. They've been the second best defense their last 415 00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:12.079 eleven games with this new starting lineup. Offensively, though, they are just 416 00:33:12.160 --> 00:33:17.440 scratching the surface tonight. Though this was a give no quarter game, Clippers 417 00:33:17.480 --> 00:33:23.200 did not lose one quarter, which means we don't have to put one in 418 00:33:23.279 --> 00:33:29.359 the no quarter squear jar for clips and dip. We'll have will Updyke on 419 00:33:29.559 --> 00:33:32.759 coming up next. Clippers win one seventeen to one oh three in Utah for 420 00:33:32.839 --> 00:33:37.880 the first time in the regular season since twenty seventeen. Ooh and they scored 421 00:33:37.920 --> 00:33:45.519 one seventeen. Are you into numerology? No, me neither. Just in 422 00:33:45.559 --> 00:33:53.519 case though, zodiac signs, astrology, terror carts, Okay, more Clippers 423 00:33:53.559 --> 00:33:59.000 suck. Next, I'm Adam Oslin. We'll predict the future of the Clippers 424 00:33:59.000 --> 00:34:00.480 of the next three ball games. They got three and four. Next week 425 00:34:00.559 --> 00:34:07.920 at home, you're listening to M five seventy LA Sports. The LA Clippers 426 00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:10.239 continue their hunt for a LARRYO. B. They still want to get that 427 00:34:10.320 --> 00:34:15.000 LARRYO. B. Don't miss a moment all season long. This is the 428 00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:21.119 LA Clippers Audio Network. Last time I checked, Kawhi dropped forty one on 429 00:34:21.159 --> 00:34:25.480 the Utah Jazz. Clippers win tonight for the first time of Utah in the 430 00:34:25.519 --> 00:34:31.280 regular season since twenty seventeen. One seventeen to one oh three over Utah. 431 00:34:31.440 --> 00:34:36.280 Welcome back into your post game show. This is Clippers Talk. I'm Adam 432 00:34:36.360 --> 00:34:44.239 Osland. After Vitza Zubats plays forty two minutes, No, Daniel Tice and 433 00:34:44.360 --> 00:34:49.119 Big Zoo got that run. That's what we like to see. He is 434 00:34:49.199 --> 00:34:52.360 capable of playing much more. Was able to close out the game against Denver 435 00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:58.480 on Wednesday. It works. Please go to him more, Please get him 436 00:34:58.480 --> 00:35:01.360 more touches to Viata zoobots is twenty six and getting better. He finished with 437 00:35:01.400 --> 00:35:07.239 eighteen and twelve Clippers went by fourteen and joining the show right now to rest 438 00:35:07.320 --> 00:35:12.599 my voice and more? Is will updeck from cliffs, I'll and dip. 439 00:35:14.599 --> 00:35:16.039 You try to rest my voice so much, you're just gonna cut me off 440 00:35:16.039 --> 00:35:20.880 there, Will, I mean, come on, man a boat with Adam 441 00:35:20.880 --> 00:35:24.960 Odlin. Anyways, I'm taking over here. No a sin, I'm not 442 00:35:25.039 --> 00:35:29.559 doing a damn thing. Now. You're making me laugh too much. Will 443 00:35:30.079 --> 00:35:35.840 Kawhi Leonard uh not washed? Looks fine? Take it from here, Okay? 444 00:35:36.440 --> 00:35:39.599 Was anyone worried that Kawhi was actually washed? That's insane. Look if 445 00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:45.599 you were excited that the Denver Nuggets, that the Clippers finally beat the Denver 446 00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:49.760 Nuggets, wait on you hear they finally didn't get stung in the Beehive day 447 00:35:49.840 --> 00:35:55.239 Kawhi Leonards the beekeeper forty one five with a block that was for the ages 448 00:35:57.079 --> 00:36:00.280 when he hit, think's got a little close in the fourth quarter in this 449 00:36:00.280 --> 00:36:05.159 one, and he hit he bailed the Clippers out of almost a twenty four 450 00:36:05.159 --> 00:36:08.960 second violation with a running heave three pointer, And I thought Oh my god, 451 00:36:09.039 --> 00:36:13.119 like that, like, could this be any better? He was hitting 452 00:36:13.239 --> 00:36:21.039 anything, He was unstoppable, and we saw, we just saw. I 453 00:36:21.039 --> 00:36:23.280 thought the Clippers put the foot on the throat a little bit on and I 454 00:36:23.360 --> 00:36:29.199 think that that was nice to see with the Utah team that I thought fought 455 00:36:29.320 --> 00:36:32.559 really really hard to make things interesting. And you know they have some legit 456 00:36:32.679 --> 00:36:37.480 guys, but Kawhi Leonard Dan just taking this one home. I don't know. 457 00:36:37.519 --> 00:36:40.320 I think Rod Benson said he was washed. I don't know who else. 458 00:36:40.599 --> 00:36:45.239 Clippers winning by fourteen tonight a Vita Zubas. I mentioned him on the 459 00:36:45.239 --> 00:36:50.719 way in We Love Big Zoo. I don't know why Clipper Nation is divided 460 00:36:50.800 --> 00:36:55.880 on him. It just seems like the high level viewers of Clippers basketball know 461 00:36:55.920 --> 00:37:00.360 how important he is to this team, and he's still just getting better. 462 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:05.039 And I just love the fact fact he's being featured more in this new starting 463 00:37:05.079 --> 00:37:07.960 lineup. Will Yeah, I mean, if you wear a Fedora, you've 464 00:37:07.960 --> 00:37:14.519 probably been on the Zoo train since day one. But yes, Visa Zubats 465 00:37:14.599 --> 00:37:19.079 is for sure playing some of the best stretch of his career. And I 466 00:37:19.079 --> 00:37:22.320 think what's interesting he talked a little bit postgame about how he's kind of working 467 00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:27.760 things out with Harden and you know, you know what, Harden was able 468 00:37:27.800 --> 00:37:30.360 to help him be get over the hump this year. Zubos, you know, 469 00:37:30.800 --> 00:37:34.760 I think offensively, that has to be your biggest criticism, right, 470 00:37:34.800 --> 00:37:39.159 Like, if he is a divisive character, I'd be really hard pressed to 471 00:37:39.199 --> 00:37:44.599 hear your argument to say that he's a bad defender. But I think there 472 00:37:44.639 --> 00:37:49.239 have been maybe some legitimate complaints about his offense. But with a running partner 473 00:37:49.320 --> 00:37:52.440 like James Harden, and he talked about how they're not even you know, 474 00:37:52.440 --> 00:37:58.199 they're not even fully in sync yet, and after every practice, before every 475 00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:00.760 game, they're they're communicating and they're working on this picking roll stuff. And 476 00:38:00.840 --> 00:38:04.400 we also know that Zoo worked a little bit harder in the off season get 477 00:38:04.400 --> 00:38:07.280 those hooks, to get to get kind of some different moves in the bag. 478 00:38:07.320 --> 00:38:12.119 And I think if beatsa Zubas can keep this kind of play up. 479 00:38:12.400 --> 00:38:16.599 I'm telling you that that is a ceiling that is a more than a ceiling 480 00:38:16.679 --> 00:38:22.840 razer. What's what's more a roof lower offer for the Clippers and they're possibility, 481 00:38:22.039 --> 00:38:27.760 like in their possible championship expectations. I'm loving what I'm seeing from Big 482 00:38:27.840 --> 00:38:31.960 Zoo right now. Roof lower offer. We got Will Updike gone from Cliffs 483 00:38:32.000 --> 00:38:36.239 and Dip post game after the Clippers winning Utah for the first time in the 484 00:38:36.280 --> 00:38:40.760 regular season since twenty seventeen, one seventeen to one h three. Well, 485 00:38:40.800 --> 00:38:45.920 we've talked about this before. I'm not starting to start anything with Russ stands. 486 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:49.679 We love Russell Westbrook too, but this is the role for him at 487 00:38:49.679 --> 00:38:52.880 this point of his career. When you have someone like James Harden. Clippers 488 00:38:52.880 --> 00:38:54.920 are eight and three with this new starting lineup, it's not a fluke. 489 00:38:55.400 --> 00:39:00.280 James was out there and he hadn't even taken a shot the first quarter and 490 00:39:00.360 --> 00:39:05.000 a half and the Clippers were humming. And it's because he doesn't need to. 491 00:39:05.480 --> 00:39:08.199 He can just dish guys and find guys and get them in rhythm and 492 00:39:08.239 --> 00:39:14.599 get them open like Kawhi Leonard and still make an impact that way. Yeah. 493 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:16.679 Yeah, And I mean, like, look, this isn't about you 494 00:39:16.679 --> 00:39:22.159 know, Hardened being on a team with west Westbrook. This is about Westbrook 495 00:39:22.159 --> 00:39:25.079 being on a team that happens to have hardened. But also like Kawhi Leonard 496 00:39:25.119 --> 00:39:29.840 and Paul George, you know, it's not just like an either or thing, 497 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:32.800 but they do seem to be. You know, this lineup makes a 498 00:39:32.840 --> 00:39:37.519 little bit more sense to me, you know, just from an on paper 499 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:42.480 standpoint, from what I've seen on court standpoint. But that doesn't detigrate anything 500 00:39:42.559 --> 00:39:45.920 about Russell Westbrook. And I think that he's been getting, like getting even 501 00:39:46.000 --> 00:39:51.400 better in this role. You know, I think he's probably not ideal from 502 00:39:51.440 --> 00:39:54.559 where he came into training camp, but like you said, it's just undeniable 503 00:39:54.559 --> 00:39:59.360 and like hardened. A little bit of a rough shooting night, it didn't 504 00:39:59.360 --> 00:40:02.360 matter. Still had eight to fifth only two turnovers. So they just both 505 00:40:02.400 --> 00:40:07.639 they both bring different things, and the issue is like just with the non 506 00:40:07.679 --> 00:40:10.480 shooting still with Russ like, it's just something it's gonna be really tough to 507 00:40:10.519 --> 00:40:14.559 overcome. I really, you know, you have to you have to have 508 00:40:14.800 --> 00:40:19.519 a lot of shooters around him, or he can't even he can't even use 509 00:40:19.559 --> 00:40:21.920 the vision that he has on the court. You know that there's just not 510 00:40:22.119 --> 00:40:24.400 enough open for him to operate in that sort of space. Yeah, I 511 00:40:24.440 --> 00:40:28.800 don't know what people are looking at when they see James Harden having to take 512 00:40:28.880 --> 00:40:31.920 that three. Granted he made it in the fourth quarter, but Russ is 513 00:40:32.119 --> 00:40:36.280 right next to him in the near side corner because they're trying to hide him 514 00:40:36.280 --> 00:40:39.320 there in the corner to create spacing. It's just awkward. It's just a 515 00:40:39.400 --> 00:40:45.159 bad fit. It's not the modern NBA. That doesn't mean he can't help 516 00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:47.840 this team. I think he was awesome overall the last five games. Didn't 517 00:40:47.840 --> 00:40:52.840 have a great game tonight and was taken out early in the fourth because the 518 00:40:52.880 --> 00:40:55.800 spacing wasn't working and they're trying to get away from Russ and Harden being on 519 00:40:55.840 --> 00:40:59.880 the floor together. I think they give it a shot because they were up 520 00:41:00.159 --> 00:41:02.519 fourteen or whatever it was early in the fourth quarter and saw what it could 521 00:41:02.519 --> 00:41:06.679 do. But even against a team like the Utah Jazz, it's just it's 522 00:41:06.760 --> 00:41:10.039 not going to be that effective out there. It's not optimal. But Russ 523 00:41:10.079 --> 00:41:15.159 still brings a lot of what this team needs. I feel like Norm Powell, 524 00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:17.119 who also didn't have a great shooting game two of eight, but may 525 00:41:17.119 --> 00:41:21.320 have hit the biggest shot of the game. Clippers were up by just six 526 00:41:21.800 --> 00:41:24.679 and then he knocked down a three pointer and he was I think at that 527 00:41:24.800 --> 00:41:29.639 point something like one of six from the outside, one of seven and stuck 528 00:41:29.679 --> 00:41:32.559 a big shot, and he has had a propensity for hitting big threes and 529 00:41:32.639 --> 00:41:37.320 fourth quarters. So far this season, I mean, Norm Powell has been 530 00:41:37.440 --> 00:41:42.920 unbelievable. He's been so huge. I and you know we haven't got to 531 00:41:42.960 --> 00:41:45.639 see an extended run of him healthy either. You know that this is so 532 00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:50.280 far for the Clipper season. Knock On Wood been so great that but Norm 533 00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:53.079 Powell has gotten to, like gotten to being Norm. I feel like even 534 00:41:53.119 --> 00:41:58.519 more. I like him in closing lineups. I like him coming off the 535 00:41:58.519 --> 00:42:01.079 bench. He's one of those guys that even though tonight he finished four of 536 00:42:01.119 --> 00:42:06.480 eleven two of eight from three, I still think it's going in every time 537 00:42:06.559 --> 00:42:10.280 the ball leaves his hands. I feel the same way. That's when you 538 00:42:10.360 --> 00:42:15.119 know somebody is on a heater. Feel the same way with Kawhi Leonard right 539 00:42:15.159 --> 00:42:19.039 now and Paul George had eighteen to twenty in the second half, and he 540 00:42:19.079 --> 00:42:23.199 and Kawhi were just taking turns going at Fontechio, who was struggling out there 541 00:42:23.239 --> 00:42:27.159 for the Utah Jazz. They just had nobody to guard these guys. Paul 542 00:42:27.199 --> 00:42:30.519 George had ten of its twenty points in the fourth quarter. He also hit 543 00:42:30.559 --> 00:42:36.320 a big three pointer as the Clippers created that distance late to eventually give their 544 00:42:36.360 --> 00:42:38.880 guys some rest down the stretch. But I love the fact that he could 545 00:42:39.320 --> 00:42:44.400 not take that many shots on the first half, not have more than two 546 00:42:44.440 --> 00:42:47.480 points, and he still was in rhythm enough to have an eighteen points second 547 00:42:47.519 --> 00:42:52.559 half. That to me is crucial because you know, when one guy's playing 548 00:42:52.639 --> 00:42:55.320 that well, and Kawhi Leonard obviously it was his night. You worry about 549 00:42:55.360 --> 00:42:59.440 other guys being out of rhythm when you're gonna need them eventually, and that 550 00:42:59.599 --> 00:43:02.920 wasn't a problem for Paul George. He stayed around with his timing and got 551 00:43:04.039 --> 00:43:08.039 enough touches to stay in the flow of the offense. Yes, I'm gonna 552 00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:12.000 push back on that a little bit. I like that. I liked it 553 00:43:12.039 --> 00:43:15.880 he was able to do that. Honestly, my only thorn in this game 554 00:43:15.519 --> 00:43:20.480 would be despite some good process moves, I thought in the fourth quarter, 555 00:43:20.840 --> 00:43:25.119 it turned into a very much stagnated ball. Each player is taking iso shots. 556 00:43:25.159 --> 00:43:28.960 Paul George happened to be able to heat it up. That was great 557 00:43:29.000 --> 00:43:30.880 tonight, Kawhi Leonard, you know Gray all night. Basically, any shot 558 00:43:30.880 --> 00:43:35.559 I can't really I can't really criticize, but we saw some of what this 559 00:43:35.639 --> 00:43:38.960 offense looks like when it's not good, which is slow plotting, no ball 560 00:43:39.000 --> 00:43:45.079 movement. And I think that that is one of those things that when any 561 00:43:45.920 --> 00:43:49.840 one of this big three had like a really big night, I'm looking for 562 00:43:50.159 --> 00:43:52.039 like where everybody else is. And this one was a good one. But 563 00:43:52.199 --> 00:43:57.679 I don't feel like the process was there for forty eight minutes or thirty six 564 00:43:57.679 --> 00:44:00.559 minutes or however many you want to count. I could see that to a 565 00:44:00.599 --> 00:44:05.199 degree where they just had to have their stars step up and make some tough 566 00:44:05.239 --> 00:44:07.599 one on one shots late. They did, but you don't necessarily want to 567 00:44:07.639 --> 00:44:10.239 always have to rely on that. You want to go back to running your 568 00:44:10.280 --> 00:44:15.760 offense. Clippers ended up squat strategy. If you need to get sixteen wins, 569 00:44:15.840 --> 00:44:21.360 I wouldn't bet on it. No, that's completely fair. And they're 570 00:44:21.400 --> 00:44:24.000 taking on a Utah Jazz teams tonight that has been struggling, to say the 571 00:44:24.119 --> 00:44:28.840 least, but hey, the Clippers had struggled into Utah, I just say 572 00:44:28.840 --> 00:44:34.000 the least since twenty seventeen. Overall in the regular season they win one seventeen 573 00:44:34.599 --> 00:44:38.039 to one h three. One more for you here will Terrence Man. One 574 00:44:38.039 --> 00:44:40.960 of the things I talk about with this, and coach Lou brought it up 575 00:44:40.960 --> 00:44:45.400 on Wednesday, But they can still get a lot better offensively. With this 576 00:44:45.480 --> 00:44:51.440 group defensively being the second best defense over their last eleven games. Now you 577 00:44:51.480 --> 00:44:55.519 know that's elite stuff. But were you gonna say, well, not good 578 00:44:55.639 --> 00:45:04.239 enough? Two? Come on? That's well during that same time, their 579 00:45:04.280 --> 00:45:07.960 offense has been seventeenth and even though their starters have been good, overall, 580 00:45:08.480 --> 00:45:14.840 there's more there potentially, especially because once Terrence Man starts knocking down shots, 581 00:45:14.880 --> 00:45:19.760 and he did tonight he hit two three pointers that could be a big turning 582 00:45:19.800 --> 00:45:22.800 point for him. You talk about the Clippers getting the monkey off their back 583 00:45:22.800 --> 00:45:27.679 winning in Utah, Terrence Man looking more confident with his three point shot. 584 00:45:27.880 --> 00:45:30.079 If he starts to get it going offensively next to James Harden, Oh, 585 00:45:30.159 --> 00:45:37.760 this offense is going to cook. Yeah. If defensive has to respect Terrence 586 00:45:37.800 --> 00:45:40.440 Man as a shooter, and he was hesitant at a late in a late 587 00:45:40.480 --> 00:45:44.920 game three, but overall, if you have to respect Terrence Man at all 588 00:45:45.000 --> 00:45:49.559 times from outside or at least from the corner, that opens things up even 589 00:45:49.599 --> 00:45:52.280 more. And what I love about Terrence is, you know, he's just 590 00:45:52.320 --> 00:45:57.960 become that great connector you know, he cuts well. He had a really 591 00:45:58.039 --> 00:46:01.159 nice driving kick in I want to say third, So he's a great utility 592 00:46:01.159 --> 00:46:06.239 guy. But you know, like you highlighted, he needs to be aggressive 593 00:46:06.400 --> 00:46:09.159 and we know, you know, we know what he can do. And 594 00:46:10.119 --> 00:46:14.320 I think the three point shot percentage wise is gonna even out. It's one 595 00:46:14.320 --> 00:46:17.039 of those things that's been so terrible that it you know, it just has 596 00:46:17.079 --> 00:46:23.000 to go back to something normal probability from a probability standpoint, but no, 597 00:46:23.159 --> 00:46:29.039 Terrence Man looks really solid. I mean, it's it was the right decision 598 00:46:29.119 --> 00:46:31.440 coming out of training camp to have him in the starting group. And it's 599 00:46:31.559 --> 00:46:36.840 unfortunate still that you know, he had the ankle injury and we didn't get 600 00:46:36.920 --> 00:46:39.480 even more time with him in the starting lineup because I just wonder where his 601 00:46:39.639 --> 00:46:44.960 confidence as at then if he has even more time and yes, hard and 602 00:46:45.000 --> 00:46:49.199 coming and changes things, but Terrence has been asked to change a lot on 603 00:46:49.239 --> 00:46:52.760 this team. That's kind of his story with the Clippers. And to see 604 00:46:52.840 --> 00:46:58.039 him, you know, now he's thriving once again after being thrown another another 605 00:46:59.159 --> 00:47:01.039 another loop, makes me think that he's definitely on the up and up, 606 00:47:01.039 --> 00:47:05.440 and that is good, good news for the Clippers. Our friend Justin Russo, 607 00:47:05.480 --> 00:47:08.400 who joined me in the pregame, pointed out that Terrence Man so far 608 00:47:08.440 --> 00:47:13.039 in his career, through the first twenty games of a season, is just 609 00:47:13.079 --> 00:47:16.199 a twenty nine percent three point shooter. After that, though, he starts 610 00:47:16.199 --> 00:47:22.320 connecting at about forty percent from the outside. So tonight was game twenty one, 611 00:47:22.639 --> 00:47:25.960 he ends up two to five from distance. Maybe it's starting to come 612 00:47:27.000 --> 00:47:31.559 along here. He's finding that rhythm obviously. Patrick Beverly, the former Clipper, 613 00:47:31.599 --> 00:47:36.159 also was notorious for getting off to Solil starts from the outside and then 614 00:47:36.199 --> 00:47:40.440 would start to heat up. He is Will Updck of the clips and dip 615 00:47:40.559 --> 00:47:45.840 pod. Follow him at Will Updeck on Twitter, Big Will, thanks for 616 00:47:45.880 --> 00:47:51.039 coming in for this Clippers, Big w tonight in Utah here on Clippers stop 617 00:47:51.079 --> 00:47:55.079 with a little double dip action. Absolutely feeling good. Let's go clip. 618 00:47:55.880 --> 00:48:00.079 Actually I'm feeling terrible. My throat is all right. We'll get mourn me 619 00:48:00.639 --> 00:48:04.159 Will. Thanks for doing it. I appreciate it. Coming up next, 620 00:48:04.159 --> 00:48:07.400 we'll hear from Coach lou Clippers win one seventeen to one to oh three over 621 00:48:07.440 --> 00:48:14.280 the Utah Jazz. Clippers have won three in a row eight and three in 622 00:48:14.320 --> 00:48:19.480 their last eleven I don't know how you guys don't see the vision. If 623 00:48:19.519 --> 00:48:22.199 you're still asking for Russell Westwork to be in the starting lineup, or why 624 00:48:22.280 --> 00:48:25.960 isn't he playing more, or if you didn't like James Harden's game before, 625 00:48:28.159 --> 00:48:30.800 I don't know what to tell you. This is the way. Him is 626 00:48:30.800 --> 00:48:38.000 the third option. And while Russ is sacrificing minutes, James Harden is sacrificing 627 00:48:38.039 --> 00:48:43.679 shots. He's by far taking the fewest amount of shots in his career. 628 00:48:44.519 --> 00:48:51.920 And it's working. It's coming together. Clippers have won eight of their last 629 00:48:51.960 --> 00:48:55.920 eleven games, with some great wins in there. Tonight winning in Utah for 630 00:48:55.960 --> 00:49:01.280 the first time in the regular season games since twenty seventeen. That's nice too. 631 00:49:01.840 --> 00:49:06.440 Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven 632 00:49:06.519 --> 00:49:10.280 two five seventy Glad I'd save Harbor hours and we're playing this song now more 633 00:49:10.320 --> 00:49:14.000 Clippers stock. Next you'll hear from Coach lou post game, I'm out of 634 00:49:14.039 --> 00:49:17.880 Moslin. This is a five to seventy LA Sports LA Clippers basketball is on 635 00:49:19.239 --> 00:49:22.559 the two one three era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the 636 00:49:22.760 --> 00:49:30.199 LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win in Utah for the first time in a 637 00:49:30.239 --> 00:49:37.119 regular season matchups since twenty seventeen, after beating the Denver Nuggets for the first 638 00:49:37.119 --> 00:49:40.719 time since twenty twenty two. On Wednesday. They'll see the Portland trail Blazers 639 00:49:40.719 --> 00:49:46.639 back at Crypto dot Com Arena Monday night, a couple days off, and 640 00:49:46.679 --> 00:49:52.639 then three and four, all three games at home, though next week it'll 641 00:49:52.679 --> 00:49:59.199 be Portland Monday, Sacramento Tuesday, the Golden State Warriors again on Thursday. 642 00:50:00.039 --> 00:50:04.599 Welcome back into Clippers talk, I Meta Maslin. After Kawhi Leonard drops forty 643 00:50:04.920 --> 00:50:09.039 one points, goes six of eight from distance, and that's been shooting sixty 644 00:50:09.079 --> 00:50:15.679 percent from the field and sixty two percent from three over his last five games. 645 00:50:16.000 --> 00:50:22.039 His first victory individually in Utah since twenty sixteen. Coach Lou had never 646 00:50:22.079 --> 00:50:25.159 won there as a head coach, not with the Clippers, not with Cleveland 647 00:50:25.159 --> 00:50:30.960 Cavaliers, so kind of a big deal, I Meta Moslin, trying to 648 00:50:31.000 --> 00:50:36.239 hold on to my voice here speaking of Coach Lou, and I do want 649 00:50:36.239 --> 00:50:38.800 to bring this up. I thought the end of the second quarter where the 650 00:50:38.800 --> 00:50:45.960 Clippers they couldn't create much distance. Utah was just hanging around. They were 651 00:50:46.000 --> 00:50:52.000 just right there. They just wouldn't go away. And then Kawhi knocked down 652 00:50:52.000 --> 00:50:55.760 two three pointers to end the second and Terrence Man had won two and the 653 00:50:55.800 --> 00:51:00.559 Clippers went up by thirteen heading into the half and go on to win by 654 00:51:00.599 --> 00:51:07.719 fourteen. Here was coach lou Though post game after the Clippers get the victory 655 00:51:07.239 --> 00:51:14.079 in Utah. Rest development, getting to the spot, getting to a spot 656 00:51:14.119 --> 00:51:16.599 and making the right play, got into the pain, got to his fade 657 00:51:16.599 --> 00:51:20.079 away, got to the basket a little bit. I think he's talking about 658 00:51:20.119 --> 00:51:24.159 why, oh, we gotta started over from the beginning because of what he 659 00:51:24.159 --> 00:51:27.880 provided. I mean, I told him before the game he's gonna play forty, 660 00:51:28.280 --> 00:51:31.039 you know, and so forty two, you know, but like I 661 00:51:31.039 --> 00:51:34.159 said, we needed every bit of it. I'll get him next two days 662 00:51:34.199 --> 00:51:37.119 off, give Zoo off and let it recouper rate. But we definitely needed, 663 00:51:37.320 --> 00:51:40.280 you know, like I said, we needed size and his rebounding, 664 00:51:40.360 --> 00:51:44.679 his his you know, rent protection around the basket. So he was huge 665 00:51:44.719 --> 00:51:47.360 for us tonight. Four. I know it's a little bit more than what 666 00:51:47.400 --> 00:51:50.880 you liked. How well you guys are protecting we had the one at the 667 00:51:50.960 --> 00:51:52.679 end. We just took the we took the turnover, you know. But 668 00:51:53.400 --> 00:51:57.000 yeah, we had some careless turnovers. You know. I thought in the 669 00:51:57.039 --> 00:52:00.719 first half we had four turnovers in transition, you know, we could have 670 00:52:00.760 --> 00:52:05.199 capitalized and and made something happen. And we had one in the third quarter 671 00:52:05.239 --> 00:52:07.400 where we could have went up I think fifteen, and then we turned it 672 00:52:07.440 --> 00:52:09.960 over. They cut it to teen, like so just things like that. 673 00:52:10.000 --> 00:52:15.159 We got to get better with uh there in the fourth quarter they headed to 674 00:52:15.280 --> 00:52:17.800 six. You guys respond with a twelve over run. Quiet had two big 675 00:52:17.840 --> 00:52:23.480 baskets and assisted another and not stretch. Can you talk about just how pluck 676 00:52:23.559 --> 00:52:28.320 he was at those critical moments, And yeah, I think, like I 677 00:52:28.360 --> 00:52:30.880 said, getting to the spot, getting to a spot, making the right 678 00:52:30.920 --> 00:52:34.480 play, got into the pain, got to his fade away, got to 679 00:52:34.519 --> 00:52:36.800 the basket a little bit, and then like I said, the running, 680 00:52:36.840 --> 00:52:39.400 the running one hand three he made it was huge. And then finding PG 681 00:52:39.480 --> 00:52:43.000 in the corner for three. You know, so just going through you know, 682 00:52:43.079 --> 00:52:45.760 Kawhi last six minutes to try to you know, bring us home, 683 00:52:45.960 --> 00:52:49.760 and he did that for us. James, I don't believe took a shot 684 00:52:49.800 --> 00:52:52.079 through like his first stint in the first quarter, but then he went in 685 00:52:52.079 --> 00:52:55.320 a couple of minutes into the second without taking one. I I know we've 686 00:52:55.320 --> 00:53:00.679 talked about him kind of you know, being patient and wait his time tonight. 687 00:53:00.719 --> 00:53:04.360 What did you see out of him even though you know his shot wasn't 688 00:53:04.400 --> 00:53:07.039 falling and he didn't take something early on. Yeah, I think, you 689 00:53:07.039 --> 00:53:09.320 know, for it was a nasty flow to the game. You know, 690 00:53:09.360 --> 00:53:13.719 I think offensively, you know, like saying, trying to play small and 691 00:53:13.800 --> 00:53:15.880 trying to see what we can work it in. And you know, James 692 00:53:15.920 --> 00:53:19.920 didn't getting too too much of a rhythm pick and roll rhythm tonight, and 693 00:53:19.960 --> 00:53:22.920 like I said, were walking being back in a deep drop, it was 694 00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:25.000 a little different for us. So but you know, James is gonna play 695 00:53:25.000 --> 00:53:28.599 the game to win, like he's not really worried about stats or shots or 696 00:53:28.599 --> 00:53:30.760 getting himself going. And you know, when he's on the floor, like 697 00:53:30.800 --> 00:53:34.280 I said, he gets guys easy shots. You know, it gets us 698 00:53:34.320 --> 00:53:37.480 close out opportunities, and so just have him on the floor just to you 699 00:53:37.480 --> 00:53:39.800 know, calm us down and you know, a shoot on the floor, 700 00:53:39.840 --> 00:53:44.239 but also can make place you know for other guys. It's huge for us. 701 00:53:44.639 --> 00:53:47.280 There was Coach lou post game Clippers win one seventeen to one oh three 702 00:53:47.320 --> 00:53:52.760 in Utah, and it was brought up by a reporter there. One of 703 00:53:52.760 --> 00:53:55.599 them was Justin Rousseau. And then there was a voice I didn't know but 704 00:53:57.239 --> 00:54:00.000 the Clippers on that twelve ohero run after it was down to just a six 705 00:54:00.039 --> 00:54:05.239 point lead at ninety nine to ninety three midway through the fourth quarter. That 706 00:54:05.360 --> 00:54:10.639 twelve oh run was in a minute ten beautiful thing to see. First Norman 707 00:54:10.639 --> 00:54:15.239 Powell three pointer, then the take foul on Paul George after the steal, 708 00:54:15.800 --> 00:54:21.719 he hits the free throw. Kawhi makes a layup, hits a three pointer, 709 00:54:21.920 --> 00:54:24.159 then finds Paul George for a three pointer. Boom, twelve oh run. 710 00:54:24.239 --> 00:54:30.639 Clippers up one eleven to ninety three and one hundred seconds. That's the 711 00:54:30.719 --> 00:54:37.519 game, Kawhi Leonard. He took the game. He had forty one fourteen 712 00:54:37.559 --> 00:54:42.679 of twenty three, shooting twenty three shots to get forty one points. What 713 00:54:42.800 --> 00:54:49.840 a fantastic game by Kawhi Leonard. We're happy he's a Clipper, to say 714 00:54:49.880 --> 00:54:52.920 the least. Before we get out of here, let's go to Katie Newton's 715 00:54:52.960 --> 00:54:59.719 casual corner our producer tonight. She's not the biggest NBA fan, I think 716 00:54:59.760 --> 00:55:01.400 early tonight she asked me what's the difference between a dunk and a layup? 717 00:55:01.440 --> 00:55:07.760 And no, I didn't you did. I asked if what Kawhi shot was 718 00:55:07.760 --> 00:55:10.400 a dunker layup because I'm cutting the audio and I'm trying to get everything, 719 00:55:10.599 --> 00:55:13.639 and I didn't know. So then I watched it and I was like, 720 00:55:14.079 --> 00:55:15.119 that was a dunk, right? And then I was like, and then 721 00:55:15.159 --> 00:55:19.320 a dunk is this and a layup is this? In revision? Is history? 722 00:55:20.400 --> 00:55:22.199 I'm sorry you got a new question for me. Yeah, you know 723 00:55:22.239 --> 00:55:24.960 what. I was gonna ask a basketball one. But now a comment you 724 00:55:25.039 --> 00:55:30.480 made to James early on you said you put a rogaine on your beard. 725 00:55:30.559 --> 00:55:36.119 You ever hear that? Uh, that's true. There. I said that 726 00:55:36.159 --> 00:55:40.480 to Justin Rousseau on the pregame show because James Harden made fun of him for 727 00:55:40.639 --> 00:55:44.440 being short. Yeah, that's not something I wanted him to get one up 728 00:55:44.519 --> 00:55:46.719 on James Harden, and it's all in good fun. Yeah, but you 729 00:55:46.800 --> 00:55:51.519 also said he should put rogaine on his beard like you've done. Okay, 730 00:55:51.599 --> 00:55:53.679 I haven't actually tried that. I don't know you said it. I'll find 731 00:55:53.719 --> 00:55:58.400 it, but my beard thickness. I put it on the internet. It's 732 00:55:58.440 --> 00:56:02.320 nothing to sneeze that. I'm not Jeremiah Johnson over here. But it ain't 733 00:56:02.360 --> 00:56:07.639 bad. Oh you think it's bad. I mean, let's just say mine 734 00:56:07.639 --> 00:56:14.000 looks a little better. Wow. If I say I'll give it to you, 735 00:56:14.000 --> 00:56:15.199 you're gonna take offense to that. So I'm not gonna do that. 736 00:56:15.400 --> 00:56:20.719 I you know what. Let's end this on a non sour note, a 737 00:56:20.760 --> 00:56:24.360 sweet note. Katie, great work tonight, enjoy that ice cream. Yeah, 738 00:56:24.440 --> 00:56:30.000 when you're feeling sick and someone brings you an extra sugary treat, that 739 00:56:30.280 --> 00:56:35.880 is the way to go. Merry Christmas. Christmas Spiracle Clippers get forty one 740 00:56:36.119 --> 00:56:42.000 from Kawhi Leonard. They win in Utah one seventeen to one oh three. 741 00:56:42.360 --> 00:56:45.199 Before we get out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization. 742 00:56:45.960 --> 00:56:49.440 Know a Eagle Bryant, Seemed, Ralph Lawler, Carlo Jimenez, Jeez 743 00:56:49.480 --> 00:56:59.000 Alaska, maybe brother Jake Warner see him on Monday. Kaye Newton a producer, 744 00:57:00.719 --> 00:57:05.519 the callers, the listeners, you all don't want to be late to 745 00:57:05.559 --> 00:57:10.480 the James Harden Bendwagon Clippers I won eight of eleven and they're taking on the 746 00:57:10.480 --> 00:57:15.519 Blazers on Monday night pregame of six thirty. I'm out of mons and we'll 747 00:57:15.519 --> 00:57:20.480 talk to you then. Why he was doing his thing. All they want 748 00:57:20.519 --> 00:57:22.559 to do is win in La. I win. I thought they gave everything 749 00:57:22.559 --> 00:57:25.880 they had. I'm very proud of them. This has been Clippers Talk, 750 00:57:27.119 --> 00:57:30.880 the official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are 751 00:57:30.920 --> 00:57:35.639 you not? It's just changed. Don't miss an episode all season law. 752 00:57:35.719 --> 00:57:38.079 Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe today. Well up the show. I 753 00:57:38.119 --> 00:57:40.719 got jo on the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for 754 00:57:40.800 --> 00:57:45.119 joining us for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball