Last time that I check checks fine chains on my neck, it was no
smile on my brett. Last time that I tech Clippers win one twenty to
one eleven over the Dallas Mavericks in Dallas, they won ninth straight fourteen of
seventeen. And you're listening to Clippers talk, I'm out of Moslin. Eight
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to your phone calls in just a bit. We got some postgame audio two
from the players. But now Chuck Mockler is on for a little Clips in
Double Dip. Chuck, how you feeling after nine straight victories and the Clippers
at worst are going two and three on this brutal three game road trip,
I am feeling, I mean, is as good as I think we possibly
could have Slipper fans? Right. We talked about it one of our last
episode of Clips and Dip with with Will Uptike there as well, that if
they got this win, you know over like so they started off strong,
right, which which we absolutely love to see. But they get this one
over Dallas, and it was like, this is the first night of the
back to back, coming with a fighting spirit of puncher's chance. Things went
well and then really didn't go that well, but they locked it in the
last five minutes, so I feel fantastic. Whatever happens tomorrow's kind of house
money. I hope the process is good. I hope the result is a
win. But if we see some tired legs, it's another away game.
I don't think any would be too disappointed if they don't get the win tomorrow.
Have you heard anything. I've been scouring Twitter and x to see if
there's an update on Kawhi Leonard. He was holding his left hip before he
went to the free throw lines at the very end, and also Paul George,
with him being out tonight, what their availability could be tomorrow. I
haven't say anything about Kawhi. A lot of people are saying it looked like
he took a knee as a hip or something like that. So nothing on
that yet. Paul George, I mean, I hope his stomach is better
or whatever is happening. Norm Powell was out there borderline. This was a
I think a diet slew game maybe for Norm Powell if you look at his
fourth quarter especially, but I think PG you'll be back and again if guys
have to miss tomorrow. Not the end of the world, right, They
got these two other wins and this three and four, this is it wouldn't
be the worst thing. Maybe for a bit of a rest day tomorrow for
two one, three. Yeah, I mean, you don't want to give
a game away when you've won nine straight. But they also have Boston coming
up back home in an afternoon start on Saturday, so no rest for the
weary. I guess we'll see what happens tomorrow. Kawhi Leonard has played all
twenty seven games so far for the Clippers. They are now seventeen and ten
on the season. But there was a little subplot to this one because now
the Clippers own the tiebreaker head to head against the Dallas Mavericks. That could
be huge coming into play later on this season. Chuck, Yeah, I
mean, as as always, we are locked in some kind of death struggle
with the Dallas Mavericks. Actually we have a tiebreaker over them, and we're
tied with them in the standings. Like this was as important of a victory,
you know, except for maybe the one after that loss to the Nuggets
that the Clippers needed this year, and they went out and got it,
so you love to see it a game and a half out of second with
the tiebreaker, and weirdly enough, it's the first time I believe we play
the Thunder tomorrow, so that could be important too. But the tiebreakers,
huge guys showed up when they needed to. This was almost an adversity win,
even after being up twenty with If you've seen how this Clipper's effort has
gone through games before in the two to one to three era, you've seen
these games kind of go the other way what feels like more awesome than not.
So it was nice to see it go the right way. Now we
are in the midst of humility season. But earlier today I did ask the
question, you know, this could be a big spot for Russell Westbrook and
James Harden if they don't have Paul George. Weren't sure if Norm Powe is
even going to play at that point. Those minutes haven't been great, but
they weren't tonight. In fact, they probably won them the game. Those
two together in fourteen minutes were a plus sixteen out there. Have they found
something shuck or is it just matchup dependent? And it worked out so that
against Dallas, I think it might be matchup dependent. I also think you
might not totally be committed to humility season yet, but we'll see how that
plays out. Are you an investigative season? What is this? Hey?
Your Twitter's public? No, I think it's situational. I think TYLERU.
We talked about the players a bunch during the stretch. Obviously, Kawhi Leonard
has been at MVP levels if you look at both sides of the ball,
which people should maybe do more when looking at this thing. But Tylu has
been fantastic over this run. Like we've said, I think those minutes are
you know that plus minus is helped by if Kawhi is out there with his
level of play. Anyone sharing the floor with Kawhi is getting a nice boost
in the plus minus, which is good to see. But Tyler's been pulling
the right strings at the right time. So credit to tied Or in this
run as well. I'm a to your guy Daniel Tice, who knocked down
two more three pointers in this one. As the Clippers continue to play team
basketball and find the open man, and he's not hesitating, he's putting them
through. Yeah, he made his first corner three this year in this game.
For the Clippers. He got his first one and we needed it.
Yeah, he's been good to see. A lot of people have been asking
over on Twitter and whatnot. There's been some rumblings of like, what's going
to happen when Mason Plumbley comes back? And I don't really think we know
because I think Daniel Tyson might be outplaying expectations a little bit. For the
Clippers. He's been good. We kind of knew what he was going to
bring in terms of the short role and stuff like that, but everything's just
been elevated, you know, by a nice percentage from what maybe the coaching
staff expected. So tough decisions for Tyler maybe in that era, in that
regard, but right now Daniel Tye has been I mean as good of a
margin signing as they could have made. Something else has been brought up that's
been a little bit of scuttle butt around the water cooler is whether or not
a mere coffee should be starting over Terrence Man. I think it's kind of
nuts considering how good the new starting lineup has been. Why would you want
to go away from it? If you think Terrence Man making shots is his
best attribute? I don't know. What to tell you, because that's just
a bonus when he's actually knocking him down. They've been this good from the
field from the outside. In that new starting lineup with him cold, I'd
shudder to think what could happen if he gets on a heater. Yeah,
I don't think changing the starting lineup in the midst of a ten game winning
streak is ever a good idea, especially when Terrence Man has been there for
the entirety of that win streak. It's not like a Mere Coffee came in
and took Terrence Man's place and then they went on this run and Mere Coffee's
played phenomenal. It's the story of the Slipper's career. When the Clippers are
in a pinch, Amir comes in and does great things. But no,
I do not think there should be a starting lineup change. I think we
should try, and for one, the Clippers can keep things going kind of
as they have been, and there hasn't been any huge reason to change.
So it's amazing now that there's a semblance of continuity, people want to upend
it, like what right, Yeah, the grass might be greener, but
it's also pretty green right now in the middle not only is this a ten
or nine game winning streak. Excuse me getting a little bit of ahead of
myself, but we're just seeing the potential of what the Clippers team can be.
You know this, They're gonna probably drop a couple games later in the
season. They're gonna be frustrating, but we need to have Clippers fans remember
what we're seeing right now with this level of play, what this team can
be, because I don't think they're at their best yet, but we're really
close to seeing them, you know, go up into the right where they
need to be to ultimately be real contenders. Yeah, the grass is very
green right now. They're using that Scott's long cair with the guy from Game
of Thrones who looks like Justin Turner. Feed it. It's been that good
for them. He is Chuck Mockler. Follow him on x at Duck Mackler
m O C K L E R. Chuck. Thanks for doing this tonight,
Love you, bro. No, it's been a tough week. We'll
hang out soon. Yes, absolutely, a RP little dude, and let's
go clips. Let's go Clips, Clippers, make it nine to a row.
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