WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.240 --> 00:00:06.679 Time for a postgame Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.759 --> 00:00:10.119 Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.279 --> 00:00:15.119 LA Clippers, and by Patschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:19.679 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're LA 5 00:00:19.800 --> 00:00:25.199 Clippers, they're locking in every game every night. Adam Osland the Clippers phone 6 00:00:25.239 --> 00:00:29.519 their first game post All Star Break. They lose a big one in OKC 7 00:00:29.760 --> 00:00:34.119 one twenty nine to one oh seven to the Thunder. Welcome into your postgame 8 00:00:34.200 --> 00:00:37.399 show. I'm at aam Oslin coming up on AM five to seventy LA Sports. 9 00:00:37.439 --> 00:00:40.439 We will have Clippers talk for you. Eight six six nine eight seven 10 00:00:40.479 --> 00:00:43.840 two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five to seventy is the 11 00:00:43.840 --> 00:00:46.000 phone number, or you can get to me at follow out of May. 12 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:50.039 But first we're going back out to your radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo 13 00:00:50.159 --> 00:00:54.560 Jimenez from Oklahoma City, Carlo. In this one, there were some warning 14 00:00:54.679 --> 00:00:58.159 signs early on with the cold three point shooting from the Clippers, the hot 15 00:00:58.159 --> 00:01:02.719 three point shooting from the OKC thund and that never really changed for the most 16 00:01:02.719 --> 00:01:04.680 part in this ball game. I think that's a great point at him, 17 00:01:04.680 --> 00:01:07.359 because you thought at some point this Thunder team is gonna cool down and the 18 00:01:07.359 --> 00:01:11.879 Clippers will catch fire. But they just never did. They never came around 19 00:01:11.920 --> 00:01:15.400 like we expected them to. Like they did in Golden State, where all 20 00:01:15.400 --> 00:01:18.359 of a sudden, the page turned to the fourth quarter and the Clippers lit 21 00:01:18.359 --> 00:01:21.519 the book on fire. That didn't happen here in this one. The Thunder 22 00:01:21.560 --> 00:01:25.519 were great from outside the arc. I thought they picked their spots well seventeen 23 00:01:25.599 --> 00:01:29.200 for thirty five and forty nine percent, and meanwhile the Clippers they just couldn't 24 00:01:29.239 --> 00:01:30.640 hit them late. And it's not a mis or make league. I don't 25 00:01:30.640 --> 00:01:34.079 think you can boil down this game to that. Feels like the Thunder played 26 00:01:34.120 --> 00:01:38.680 with great energy. They pushed the ball in transition, they dominated in the 27 00:01:38.719 --> 00:01:42.480 paint, and they got eight offensive rebounds. But the Clippers have to figure 28 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:45.439 out when it's not going from three, you gotta finish in the paint. 29 00:01:45.439 --> 00:01:48.280 And that's where I think the issue was in this one. The Clippers had 30 00:01:48.280 --> 00:01:51.840 too many bunnies, too many good looks inside the restriction area, and then 31 00:01:51.879 --> 00:01:53.879 we're unable to just put it through the rim. That's what was concerning for 32 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:57.040 me because we were holding on to the fact that in that first quarter the 33 00:01:57.040 --> 00:02:00.959 Clippers had twenty four points in the they were down by just two because of 34 00:02:01.040 --> 00:02:05.760 that, even though Okayse had seven threes in that first quarter, that would 35 00:02:05.799 --> 00:02:08.120 swing the other way eventually, And as you mentioned, the Clippers were missing 36 00:02:08.280 --> 00:02:13.520 easy ones at the basket, some of them well contested by Okase, but 37 00:02:13.560 --> 00:02:15.800 the Clippers weren't going up strong enough. The end of that third quarter when 38 00:02:15.840 --> 00:02:20.599 OKC made that run, you saw a mere Coffee go up with an underhand 39 00:02:20.639 --> 00:02:23.000 layup after a turnover, and that's just not going to get it done against 40 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:28.240 this physical OKAC team. Yeah, I think the Clippers thought they could get 41 00:02:28.240 --> 00:02:30.080 down the lane with these but check Homgrim by the way, is the second 42 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:35.520 best rim protector in the NBA, and he's only a rookie, and he 43 00:02:35.560 --> 00:02:38.560 made his presence felt on that end. He finished with three blocks. Jdubb 44 00:02:38.599 --> 00:02:43.560 also had three, and the entire starting lineup at him for this Thunder team 45 00:02:43.919 --> 00:02:47.319 combined for all eleven of the Thunder blocks in this one. They averaged six 46 00:02:47.360 --> 00:02:52.280 a game. Their presence around the rim was excellent, and the Clippers had 47 00:02:52.319 --> 00:02:54.560 to get there with a little more force, a little more physicality. I 48 00:02:54.599 --> 00:02:57.800 thought, you know, there was a couple plays that maybe they didn't get 49 00:02:57.800 --> 00:03:00.080 a whistle. We saw the replay on TV. I Eataz going up literally 50 00:03:00.080 --> 00:03:04.360 bleeding from his left arm and didn't get a call. But there needs to 51 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.360 be more of an emphasis for the Clippers getting downhill, finishing around the rim. 52 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:12.000 I think that is a great game to start the second half because it 53 00:03:12.080 --> 00:03:15.759 wakes you up right. I mean, when Jay dub dunk sit looks towards 54 00:03:15.759 --> 00:03:19.400 the crown does a victory laugh. Is a team you might see late in 55 00:03:19.439 --> 00:03:23.120 the playoffs if the Clippers can make that run. And this was a wake 56 00:03:23.199 --> 00:03:27.120 up call a lot of the Clippers' weaknesses that stumbled into the All Star Break 57 00:03:27.120 --> 00:03:29.479 at HM. I think we're a little bit exposed tonight. They got a 58 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:31.599 lot of work on and the great part is they got tomorrow to work on 59 00:03:31.680 --> 00:03:36.319 it. Yeah. Coach Lou will no doubt have his squad's attention after this 60 00:03:36.400 --> 00:03:39.680 one, and they are in Memphis tomorrow. That's feeling like almost a must 61 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:43.520 win game right now if you want to be a top three seed in the 62 00:03:43.560 --> 00:03:46.800 West. With how tight things are in the standings. You can't lose to 63 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:50.840 that Memphis Grizzlies team. Maybe a silver lining is Kawhi Leonard didn't have to 64 00:03:50.840 --> 00:03:53.280 play much in that fourth quarter, and he was brilliant. Starting four or 65 00:03:53.280 --> 00:03:57.639 four one point, was eight of nine, finished with twenty points on just 66 00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:00.879 thirteen shots. Kawhi definitely care his weight. Yeah, I mean he had 67 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:03.719 the backpack on today. He was making sure his team was in the game 68 00:04:04.000 --> 00:04:09.400 throughout that third quarter and I'm really forcing his way getting to his spots, 69 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:13.400 knocking down jumpers. Twenty points on nine for twelve, but he was nine 70 00:04:13.439 --> 00:04:16.439 for ten from insign the arc and not as many of those were at the 71 00:04:16.480 --> 00:04:19.560 rim. It was a lot of mid range wizardry from the claw. I 72 00:04:19.600 --> 00:04:23.560 thought he was great in this one. Norman Powell another excellent performance off the 73 00:04:23.600 --> 00:04:25.639 match. I mean, what more can you say? Nineteen points, four 74 00:04:25.680 --> 00:04:29.120 for nine from three. He had a third of the team's threes in this 75 00:04:29.199 --> 00:04:33.399 one. The Clippers, they didn't get that production that we wanted to see 76 00:04:33.399 --> 00:04:36.040 from Paul George. I know it's something you talked about on Clips and Dip 77 00:04:36.279 --> 00:04:39.759 and we'll Updank brought it up. It's like, how is PG going to 78 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:42.439 get back into a rhythm. I'd love to see him. I liked how 79 00:04:42.439 --> 00:04:44.879 they got to him early at him. I'd love to see him get to 80 00:04:44.920 --> 00:04:46.120 the rim a little more. See if George can get to the free throw 81 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:48.759 line. Did not show a free throw tonight. I think that could really 82 00:04:48.800 --> 00:04:53.079 get Paul George going in games he plays well, he gets to that charity 83 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:56.959 strike and aggressive. Paul George is our favorite Paul George. We'll see if 84 00:04:57.000 --> 00:05:00.079 we see that tomorrow in Memphis against the Grizzlies. Tipped time, same time, 85 00:05:00.240 --> 00:05:04.040 five pm with your pregame show starting at four, Carlo Jimenez. Great 86 00:05:04.040 --> 00:05:08.199 call is always. We'll talk to you tomorrow in Memphis. Safe travels, 87 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:11.439 my friend. Thank you so much, Adam. It was great to hear 88 00:05:11.480 --> 00:05:14.319 your voice. So glad we're back. We got a game tomorrow. Let's 89 00:05:14.360 --> 00:05:16.800 go, We back go, We back up, and the Clippers are looking 90 00:05:16.800 --> 00:05:19.920 for a little bit of payback after this loss. They fall one twenty nine 91 00:05:20.279 --> 00:05:26.439 to one O seven in OKC. To the thunder More postgame show coming up 92 00:05:26.480 --> 00:05:30.959 next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. LA Clippers Basketball is 93 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:35.480 on the two one three Era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on 94 00:05:35.560 --> 00:05:42.519 the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers falling OKC coming out of the All Star 95 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:46.480 Break. They lose one twenty nine to one oh seven to the Thunder and 96 00:05:46.519 --> 00:05:50.519 they have lost the head to head tiebreaker. They remain in the three spot 97 00:05:50.639 --> 00:05:55.399 in the Western Conference standings. Welcome back into your postgame show. I'm Adame 98 00:05:55.439 --> 00:05:58.519 Oslin coming up on a five to seven to LA Sports. We'll have Clippers 99 00:05:58.519 --> 00:06:02.079 talk for you six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine 100 00:06:02.120 --> 00:06:06.600 eight seven two five seventy as. The Clippers dropped a thirty six to eighteen 101 00:06:06.839 --> 00:06:12.360 on the season and simply did not get enough from two of the Big three. 102 00:06:13.279 --> 00:06:16.120 James Harden came alive with eight of his seventeen points on the fourth quarter, 103 00:06:16.199 --> 00:06:20.959 but it was too little, too late. Paul George just six of 104 00:06:21.040 --> 00:06:27.560 sixteen with fourteen points. Kawhi Leonard did his part. He had twenty. 105 00:06:28.120 --> 00:06:30.759 He started eight of nine from the field, his only miss was from three, 106 00:06:31.319 --> 00:06:36.519 finished nine of thirteen those twenty points I mentioned, and had it going. 107 00:06:38.800 --> 00:06:41.920 Someone else has got to come to the rescue and help him out. 108 00:06:42.279 --> 00:06:45.399 He's not gonna play forty eight minutes. He only played thirty one That is 109 00:06:45.439 --> 00:06:47.879 a positive considering there on the front end of a back to back, but 110 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:51.079 it's also because the Clippers got blown out in that fourth quarter and o case, 111 00:06:51.120 --> 00:06:56.360 he ended up pouring it on, winning the fourth thirty three to twenty 112 00:06:56.399 --> 00:06:59.519 five, winning the ball game one twenty nine to one oh seven. He 113 00:06:59.639 --> 00:07:02.879 was key being the Clippers in it until they got down by fourteen heading into 114 00:07:02.920 --> 00:07:05.560 the fourth and of the third was a mess from this team. I have 115 00:07:05.639 --> 00:07:09.480 to say that and be accurate with it. They missed too many layups, 116 00:07:09.680 --> 00:07:13.720 they missed too many threes. Then heading into the fourth trying to, I 117 00:07:13.759 --> 00:07:15.920 don't know, get a ten point shot. I don't believe they have that 118 00:07:16.040 --> 00:07:19.600 line even with how far out Steph Curry, Damian Lillard and some of these 119 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:25.120 guys can shoot in the NBA. Now, when the Clippers were going for 120 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:29.560 one shot to get them back into the ballgame, that can't happen. As 121 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:32.399 Carlo Jimenez said, you got to build it brick by brick. So they 122 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:36.639 were missing three pointers when they desperately needed them. They were missing layups when 123 00:07:36.639 --> 00:07:41.319 they needed those as well. You miss those two shots, as the Clippers 124 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:46.040 did frequently after the first quarter, especially where they had twenty four points in 125 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:50.439 the paint and then could not get things to fall within the restricted area. 126 00:07:50.519 --> 00:07:54.480 You miss shots like that when three balls aren't falling for you, and that's 127 00:07:54.519 --> 00:07:58.920 how you get a lopsided victory in favor of the OKC Thunder. They shot 128 00:07:59.199 --> 00:08:03.839 seventeen thirty five from the outside. That's forty nine percent. They shot fifty 129 00:08:03.920 --> 00:08:07.079 six percent from the field. The Clippers in the first half were at fifty 130 00:08:07.079 --> 00:08:11.879 two percent from the floor. They finished just at forty four percent, so 131 00:08:11.079 --> 00:08:16.839 a precipitous drop for a team that was shooting the ball well enough, just 132 00:08:16.920 --> 00:08:20.000 not from three in the first half. And by the time some of those 133 00:08:20.000 --> 00:08:22.839 three pointers started to fall in the fourth quarter, it was too little, 134 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:28.000 too late, and they consistently were blowing layups and not going up strong enough. 135 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:33.399 Clippers lose a tough one considering the standings, considering it was a battle 136 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:37.519 for the two spot, and it was the rubber match in this best of 137 00:08:37.600 --> 00:08:41.679 three regular season series between these two and the OKC Thunder now have the advantage. 138 00:08:43.240 --> 00:08:46.279 Clippers fall final score one twenty nine to one to seven in OKC to 139 00:08:46.320 --> 00:08:50.039 the Thunder. More postgame coming up next plus Clippers talk on a five to 140 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:54.320 seventy LA Sports. In just a bit, you're listening to the Los Angeles 141 00:08:54.360 --> 00:08:58.679 Clippers Audio Network. They want to bring a banner with them to the into 142 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:05.960 it dull more LA Clippers basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers losing 143 00:09:05.039 --> 00:09:09.799 OKC to the Thunder one twenty nine, so one oh seven ohcome back into 144 00:09:09.799 --> 00:09:13.720 your post game show. I'm at a Moslin Coming up next on AM five 145 00:09:13.720 --> 00:09:16.279 to seventy LA Sports, we'll have Clippers talk for you eight six six nine, 146 00:09:16.360 --> 00:09:20.240 eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eats seven two five seventy. 147 00:09:22.159 --> 00:09:26.159 I guess the good news is this Carlo mentioned postgame. Clippers got to 148 00:09:26.159 --> 00:09:31.000 get right back up off the mat and get after it tomorrow in Memphis against 149 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:35.000 the Grizzlies, who are struggling, beating down missing a lot of players, 150 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.559 including John Morant. Feels like a lost season for them. Clippers cannot overlook 151 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:43.840 that squad though they played hard. You know who they beat right before the 152 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:48.120 All Star break at home, the Milwaukee Bucks. Clippers gotta win that game 153 00:09:48.159 --> 00:09:54.120 tomorrow. It's a big one. Standing implications, no doubt. Tiptime is 154 00:09:54.120 --> 00:09:56.240 at five. We'll have your free game show starting at four outside of Los 155 00:09:56.279 --> 00:09:58.879 Angeles. We are leaving you until then. Coming up next here on a 156 00:10:00.279 --> 00:10:07.440 sports we got Clippers Talk. This has been LA Clippers basketball really good on 157 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:11.759 multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment all season long on their official home. 158 00:10:11.200 --> 00:10:18.639 Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, 159 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:20.720 if you're gonna go for it, if that's what you want to do, 160 00:10:20.720 --> 00:10:24.799 you do Welcome the Clippers Talk, your first chance to react to all 161 00:10:24.879 --> 00:10:30.279 the action of Clippers basketball. Do it you to hear every episode? Subscribe 162 00:10:30.279 --> 00:10:35.360 to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast differ on Henry right Now, 163 00:10:35.399 --> 00:10:39.279 your host on your home for the Clippers, they were in attack mode, 164 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:45.399 Adam Ousley, the big three was missing in okasee Is. The Clippers fall 165 00:10:45.480 --> 00:10:50.000 one twenty nine to one oh seven, and outside of Kawhi Leonard and Norman 166 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:54.320 Powell and a little bit of Big Zoo, this Clippers team didn't look right 167 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:58.240 coming out of the All Star break. They dropped to thirty six and eighteen 168 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:03.039 on the season. As they lose big to the Thunder and lose a big 169 00:11:03.159 --> 00:11:07.840 tie breaker, it first goes head to head in the standings. You o 170 00:11:07.919 --> 00:11:13.639 case Thunder have won the regular season series two games to one. Welcome to 171 00:11:13.639 --> 00:11:18.120 Clippers Talk. I'm ana Moslin eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy 172 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.320 eight sixty six ninety seven two five to seventy if we can get the damn 173 00:11:22.360 --> 00:11:26.759 phones working, or you get to me. I follow Adam a on X 174 00:11:26.919 --> 00:11:28.440 coming up on the show. You're gonna hear from coach Lou post game and 175 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:33.600 the players will Updyke of clips in dip Fame will join me here even though 176 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:37.600 it's a loss. Chuck is out tonight, Will is in. I felt 177 00:11:37.639 --> 00:11:41.639 like a lot of guys were still checked out, chucked out, checked out. 178 00:11:43.519 --> 00:11:48.519 James Harden showed up late, too little, too late. He entered 179 00:11:48.559 --> 00:11:50.919 the fourth quarter with nine points, finished with seventeen, knocked down a couple 180 00:11:50.919 --> 00:11:56.759 of big three pointers. But they just made it a little bit more respectable 181 00:11:56.799 --> 00:12:01.440 than maybe what it would have been, and they still lost big once nine 182 00:12:01.519 --> 00:12:05.399 one oh seven. Paul George not good enough. Six of sixteen, fourteen 183 00:12:05.480 --> 00:12:11.360 points, two of six from the outside. He's got to play better. 184 00:12:13.480 --> 00:12:18.639 Kawhi Leonard needs his teammates and his stars to show up. That is part 185 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:22.759 of the deal. Because he did in a big game, as he always 186 00:12:22.840 --> 00:12:28.000 does. Kawhi started eight of nine from the field and didn't miss a shot 187 00:12:28.080 --> 00:12:33.799 that was inside the arc. It was just a mid range master. He 188 00:12:33.879 --> 00:12:37.000 only finished with twenty because he only played thirty one minutes and only took thirteen 189 00:12:37.000 --> 00:12:43.159 shots. Could have got up a few more, but they weren't winning this 190 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:50.519 game with just one guy. You look at, okay, see their entire 191 00:12:50.639 --> 00:12:54.840 starting five was in double figures. And then the guy they brought in to 192 00:12:54.879 --> 00:13:01.159 start the second half in Isaiah Joe Well, he had nine and a couple 193 00:13:01.200 --> 00:13:05.039 of big shots in the third quarter, a couple of dunks, back door 194 00:13:05.080 --> 00:13:09.480 cuts. But do you look at it, SGA thirty one points. I 195 00:13:09.519 --> 00:13:16.120 want to say had nineteen of those in the first half. J Dubb eighteen, 196 00:13:16.600 --> 00:13:20.000 Chet Holmgrom seventeen, ten boards, three blocks, Lou Dort had nineteen. 197 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:30.360 Josh Giddy ended up with twelve. Clippers weren't good enough defensively, but 198 00:13:30.440 --> 00:13:35.240 I think their offense affected their defense. When you're missing three pointers and it 199 00:13:35.279 --> 00:13:39.240 looks more respectable at the end. In the box score, they went twelve 200 00:13:39.320 --> 00:13:45.279 of thirty two from three turns out. Some of those were inconsequential though. 201 00:13:45.279 --> 00:13:50.360 In the fourth quarter after missing multiple three pointers. It was a mere Coffee 202 00:13:50.360 --> 00:13:56.080 and Paul George going for home run shots. Down fourteen to start the fourth, 203 00:13:56.879 --> 00:13:58.639 both of them, I think combined to miss four to three pointers in 204 00:13:58.639 --> 00:14:03.240 the first couple of minutes of the fourth. It was only a fourteen point 205 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:07.440 lead. I mean the Clippers literally just came back down fourteen in the fourth 206 00:14:07.480 --> 00:14:13.600 quarter in Golden State in San Francisco against the Warriors just about a week ago, 207 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:18.799 and they were chucking him up from the outside. Maybe it was because 208 00:14:18.919 --> 00:14:24.080 they kept missing on the interior in the restricted area. Wasn't just Russell Westbrook 209 00:14:24.080 --> 00:14:30.240 blown layups and he was missing too, but a lot of guys Norman Powell, 210 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:37.879 Emir Coffee, Paul George, of Itta Zubats, who I think played 211 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:41.720 well overall, got to twenty nine minutes. He's no longer on a minute 212 00:14:41.799 --> 00:14:45.759 restriction. Had thirteen and twelve, but just five of twelve shooting. Some 213 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:50.919 of that you credit ok see young live bodies, chet holme re at the 214 00:14:50.000 --> 00:14:54.039 rim. See he's had a game where he's had nine blocks. Against the 215 00:14:54.080 --> 00:14:58.720 Denver Nuggets, he had three. He can test everything. You gotta know 216 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:03.360 that coming in you gotta go at him. You have to finish through contact, 217 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:07.879 you have to go up strong. Didn't see enough of that. End 218 00:15:07.919 --> 00:15:13.000 of the third quarter was a disaster by the Clippers. Mislayup after mislayup, 219 00:15:13.080 --> 00:15:16.320 a mere coffee, going up after a steal on a turnover after the Clippers 220 00:15:16.360 --> 00:15:22.000 has just given it away with a little underhand layup. That can't happen. 221 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:28.519 I think after that, Norton Powell missed one. Russ missed multiple layups in 222 00:15:28.559 --> 00:15:37.799 the third when nobody was there. He got blocked by the rim. You 223 00:15:37.840 --> 00:15:43.559 can't have those mistakes in a game of this magnitude. You can't have those 224 00:15:43.600 --> 00:15:48.360 mistakes if you're trying to be a top three seed. James Harden said it 225 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:52.720 yesterday to Lot Murray. We had them on pregame. They can't beat themselves 226 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:58.000 anymore. They can't just rely on their talent. Okay, see he's very 227 00:15:58.039 --> 00:16:02.519 talented too. The team's surrounding them in the standings are very talented. It's 228 00:16:02.559 --> 00:16:08.480 more about execution than then you fall back on talent. Clippers haven't been executing 229 00:16:08.519 --> 00:16:14.279 good enough on either end for I'm gonna say their last five games now. 230 00:16:15.840 --> 00:16:19.000 There's still plenty of time. There's twenty eight games left. But this was 231 00:16:19.039 --> 00:16:23.639 consequential. I can't hype up this game and say how big it is and 232 00:16:23.679 --> 00:16:29.360 then try to downplay it because the Clippers lost. Not gonna be disingenuous, 233 00:16:29.399 --> 00:16:37.279 two faced talking on both sides of my mouth. This was meaningful and it 234 00:16:37.360 --> 00:16:40.080 means if they're tied with OKAC at the end of the season, which they 235 00:16:40.360 --> 00:16:44.200 very well might be, OKAC will be above them in the standings. They 236 00:16:44.240 --> 00:16:51.360 have the head to head tiebreaker that is rough and the other team ahead of 237 00:16:51.399 --> 00:16:55.799 them in the Minnesota Timberwolves, in that one spot in the West currently. 238 00:16:56.960 --> 00:17:00.159 Well, they won both games so far against the Clippers, they still have 239 00:17:00.200 --> 00:17:07.079 two more to go against them, But then you look at the team right 240 00:17:07.119 --> 00:17:10.880 behind them, in the Denver Nuggets. They lead the season series two games 241 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:14.079 to one. At best, the Clippers can tie them and then I believe 242 00:17:14.079 --> 00:17:18.279 it goes to conference record. So another game to play against Denver huge, 243 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:22.559 Two more to play against Minnesota huge, But that's it. Against Okac. 244 00:17:23.200 --> 00:17:30.400 They won the season series two games to one. So you thought there'd be 245 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:34.359 more of a sense of urgency, more focus, more crisplay, especially after 246 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.960 the first quarter, even though the Clippers were down thirty five to thirty three. 247 00:17:38.039 --> 00:17:41.319 I saw encouraging signs. Okac had to hit seven three pointers in that 248 00:17:41.359 --> 00:17:45.640 first quarter. Clippers, I want to say, had two, but they 249 00:17:45.640 --> 00:17:52.920 had twenty four points in the paint that kept them in it. They dominated 250 00:17:52.960 --> 00:17:57.079 there, and I felt like, Okay, as the game moves along, 251 00:17:57.119 --> 00:18:02.400 they'll start knocking down more three pointers. Okay, s will regress to the 252 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:07.880 mean. They shot about fifty percent from the outside, seventeen to thirty five. 253 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:10.960 The Clippers just twelve of thirty two, and it wasn't even that good. 254 00:18:11.880 --> 00:18:15.599 They knocked down some late during garbage time. The Clippers had twenty four 255 00:18:15.640 --> 00:18:21.960 points in the paint in the first quarter. They finished with forty two. 256 00:18:22.480 --> 00:18:26.480 They couldn't even double that the last three quarters of the game. They went 257 00:18:26.559 --> 00:18:32.400 twenty one to forty eight shooting wise. When it came to attempts in the 258 00:18:32.400 --> 00:18:37.759 paint, when I mentioned missing layups, missing a lot of I'm not gonna 259 00:18:37.799 --> 00:18:41.359 say they were all gimmes. Some of them were. But shots you have 260 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:45.720 to make against Oka se shots they made the last time out against Okac when 261 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:53.160 they beat them, I believe nine a month ago. The thunder. Meanwhile, 262 00:18:53.559 --> 00:18:59.920 in that first quarter and they did most of their damage from the outside. 263 00:19:00.759 --> 00:19:07.039 Now, they ended up in the first twelve minutes having just ten points 264 00:19:07.119 --> 00:19:12.279 in the paint. By the end of this ball game, the Thunder had 265 00:19:12.359 --> 00:19:19.480 fifty four. There's sixth in points in the paint and they scored forty four 266 00:19:19.480 --> 00:19:26.160 of them in the last three quarters, when the Clippers ended up having what 267 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:33.599 eighteen. That's not good enough. You got to execute in these games. 268 00:19:34.400 --> 00:19:40.240 Your margin for error is too slim. Kawhi showed up, not enough guys 269 00:19:40.319 --> 00:19:48.039 did outside of him. It is a tough loss for the Clippers. It's 270 00:19:48.079 --> 00:19:52.960 guys, I'm falling. They got Memphis tomorrow. Feels like a well, 271 00:19:52.960 --> 00:19:55.559 as close as you can get to a must win in a regular season game. 272 00:19:55.759 --> 00:19:59.119 You can't lose to Memphis. They're one of the worst teams in the 273 00:19:59.160 --> 00:20:06.400 league because they're just so depleted with injury riddled roster right now. Lost Steven 274 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:10.240 Adams before the season started, and then they traded him. They lost John 275 00:20:10.279 --> 00:20:18.200 Morant. Everybody's out pretty much. The good news Kawhi only played thirty minutes, 276 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:22.480 Paul George only thirty five, James Harden only twenty nine, Zubots only 277 00:20:22.519 --> 00:20:27.759 twenty nine. I hope they caught their wind their second wind and they're ready 278 00:20:27.799 --> 00:20:32.400 to go tomorrow. Because the Clippers look gassed at times coming out of the 279 00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:36.880 All Star break. That's a little bit concerning. We're looking for fresh bodies. 280 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:41.480 Zubots look good, Kawhi look good, Paul George, Maybe I'm reading 281 00:20:41.480 --> 00:20:45.160 too much into it. Wasn't so much having tired legs, just missing shots. 282 00:20:45.880 --> 00:20:48.839 He did go to the basket, some didn't get rewarded, didn't attempt 283 00:20:48.880 --> 00:20:55.839 a free throw. But outside of Norton Powell and what he did in that 284 00:20:55.880 --> 00:21:03.039 second quarter with fourteen of his nineteen points, and really, Brandon Boss didn't 285 00:21:03.079 --> 00:21:07.319 have an eight points late, you know, excuse me, that was a 286 00:21:07.359 --> 00:21:11.200 mere coffee. Brandon Boss won with four points late. Emir had his moments, 287 00:21:14.079 --> 00:21:17.920 but the bench didn't give him enough. Mayson Plumley wasn't very good eight 288 00:21:17.960 --> 00:21:23.960 minutes, two points, pretty much a non factor. Russ was one for 289 00:21:25.240 --> 00:21:33.000 nine and may have missed five layups. I'm not kidding. He missed two 290 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.440 threes. Not sure I put this out at follow out of may On X. 291 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:41.000 Why they ran a play or Kawhi was looking for him for a corner 292 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:48.680 three. That's not his forte, that's not what he does he's just been 293 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:52.359 missing so many layups. And you know what those layups are, those miss 294 00:21:52.400 --> 00:22:00.240 laps, they're turnovers. And in this game, the Oklahoma City Thunder had 295 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:07.359 thirty fast break points the Clippers just ten. They capitalized when the Clippers turned 296 00:22:07.400 --> 00:22:11.359 it over. I know it's not technically a turnover when you miss a layup, 297 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:15.240 but when you smoke a layup like that, it's a five on four 298 00:22:15.319 --> 00:22:22.279 going the other way. That's where it is. And the Clippers got beat 299 00:22:22.400 --> 00:22:26.119 up in that area multiple times. Russe would miss a layup, it ends 300 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:30.200 up in a three pointer on the other side. Okay, see, he 301 00:22:30.240 --> 00:22:36.400 had numbers found the open man. Wiggans knock one down, they make you 302 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:42.640 pay. So you got to play much closer to mistake free basketball against a 303 00:22:42.680 --> 00:22:47.160 team like this. I was asked a couple of months ago on Clips and 304 00:22:47.200 --> 00:22:51.039 Dip we got will Updyke coming on in a little bit here, who do 305 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:53.599 you fear most in the West, And of course everybody said Denver. Second 306 00:22:53.640 --> 00:23:00.960 to that, I said, okay, see, because they're younger, they're 307 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:08.200 quicker to the basketball. They drive the basketball more than anyone in the league. 308 00:23:10.240 --> 00:23:15.759 Their drives per game are up much higher by a wide margin than whoever 309 00:23:15.839 --> 00:23:21.519 is second right now. And they also after tonight probably lead the league in 310 00:23:21.559 --> 00:23:25.400 three point percentage. They were right behind the Clippers by fractions of a percent 311 00:23:25.440 --> 00:23:27.400 heading into this one, and the Clippers were just twelve to thirty two, 312 00:23:27.440 --> 00:23:32.039 that's thirty seven and a half percent. The OKC thunder were seventeen to thirty 313 00:23:32.039 --> 00:23:34.720 five that's forty eight point six percent, So they might have taken the crown 314 00:23:34.759 --> 00:23:37.759 of being the best three point shooting team. You do those two things, 315 00:23:37.799 --> 00:23:41.240 well, you're gonna be be in a lot of ball games. You're gonna 316 00:23:41.240 --> 00:23:45.960 win a lot of ball games. Okase is now thirty eight and seventeen game 317 00:23:47.000 --> 00:23:49.039 and a half up on the Clippers. I'll update you on the standings coming 318 00:23:49.079 --> 00:23:52.960 up. We'll have postgame audio from the players. The Clippers lose one twenty 319 00:23:53.039 --> 00:23:57.400 nine to one oh seven in Oklahoma City. You gotta get back after it 320 00:23:57.440 --> 00:24:03.839 tomorrow. In Memphis. You're listening to Clippers stock. You're seven LA Sports 321 00:24:04.000 --> 00:24:11.400 loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're 322 00:24:11.440 --> 00:24:17.119 listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose one 323 00:24:17.200 --> 00:24:21.799 twenty nine to one oh seven. In OKC to the thunder. I'm out 324 00:24:21.799 --> 00:24:29.319 of Mosland. Consequential loss for your Los Angeles Clippers as they lose the head 325 00:24:29.319 --> 00:24:33.680 to head tiebreaker against OKAC. Can't build a game like that and then not 326 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:38.400 talk about it post game. It was a huge game in the Western Conference 327 00:24:38.440 --> 00:24:45.279 standings. Clippers needed it, couldn't get it. Didn't look good coming out 328 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:49.319 of the All Star break. I thought there were good size in the first 329 00:24:49.400 --> 00:24:52.279 quarter. Even though they were struggling and gave up thirty five points, they 330 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:59.000 were right there. They had twenty four points in the paint. You have 331 00:24:59.000 --> 00:25:03.400 twenty four points in the pain in the first quarter, I expect you to 332 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:07.880 end up with sixty points in the paint. And that had been a recipe 333 00:25:07.880 --> 00:25:11.359 for success for this Clippers team, and it really seemed like a point of 334 00:25:11.359 --> 00:25:14.880 emphasis going back to the start of the Grammy road trip, even the game 335 00:25:14.920 --> 00:25:17.599 rap per fowred against the Lakers. All of a sudden, they were averaging 336 00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:23.319 almost sixty five points in the paint for about five straight games, and they 337 00:25:23.319 --> 00:25:30.519 were going downhill in the first quarter, but somehow okay See turned the tide. 338 00:25:32.759 --> 00:25:34.200 I don't know if they got into the Clipper's head with a couple of 339 00:25:34.200 --> 00:25:41.240 blocks. Chet's tough with just throwing bodies at them, getting hands up because 340 00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:45.319 the Clippers shot away, and then even when they went downhill they missed them. 341 00:25:45.000 --> 00:25:52.319 They missed easy looks. Russell Westbrook can't go one of nine when almost 342 00:25:52.359 --> 00:25:57.759 all those shots, seven of them are at the basket. He started things 343 00:25:57.799 --> 00:26:03.880 off with a nice reverse and then missed everything else. Lorren Powell missed some 344 00:26:03.920 --> 00:26:07.920 a mere coffee into the third quarter. And then you have Paul George who 345 00:26:08.039 --> 00:26:15.440 was just six of sixteen, and I saw this number over his last thirteen 346 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:19.240 games. PG. Thirteen is shooting just twenty five percent from three. It 347 00:26:19.359 --> 00:26:23.440 was two of six tonight. On the season, I think he's still above 348 00:26:23.519 --> 00:26:26.960 forty percent, which tells you how good he had been and how efficient he 349 00:26:27.039 --> 00:26:37.559 was looking. But that high efficiency offense and the Clippers just putting up one 350 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:41.400 twenty with ease every night. Part of that was because catch and shoot. 351 00:26:41.440 --> 00:26:45.119 Paul George was knocking everything down from three and looked like Michael Porter Junior on 352 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:51.519 steroids next to Kawhi Leonard and James Harden. So friend Justin Wilson would say, 353 00:26:51.799 --> 00:26:55.440 James Harden, ye know, I mentioned him getting some buckets in the 354 00:26:55.440 --> 00:27:00.759 fourth quarter. He needed to get him going earlier. They need to play 355 00:27:00.799 --> 00:27:04.200 with more desperation earlier. But he had just to assist to three turnovers. 356 00:27:04.640 --> 00:27:11.440 That's probably his worst assist to turnover ratio as a Clipper so far. When 357 00:27:11.480 --> 00:27:18.079 I say probably, it's seems pretty obvious because I think he's still what eight 358 00:27:18.160 --> 00:27:23.319 to two on the season as a Clipper assists a turnover ratio that's four to 359 00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:27.880 one. That's great, that's stellar, that's elite. Yeah, he's at 360 00:27:27.920 --> 00:27:33.079 eight point four assists to two turnovers per game or two and a half per 361 00:27:33.079 --> 00:27:41.400 game. That's special tonight. To assist the three turnovers, you can say 362 00:27:41.440 --> 00:27:47.039 some of it Clippers missing shots can't get the assists if they don't knock him 363 00:27:47.079 --> 00:27:49.160 down. But I don't think he was sitting the table like he normally does. 364 00:27:49.519 --> 00:27:52.559 I don't think he was being the prototypical floor general that he can be. 365 00:27:55.759 --> 00:27:57.519 But enough of me. I want to hear from the head coach post 366 00:27:57.599 --> 00:28:03.920 game after the Clippers suffer a blow in the standings. They had a chance 367 00:28:04.000 --> 00:28:07.599 to get up to the two seed, and now they have lost the head 368 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:11.759 to head tiebreaker to the OKC Thunder and SGA here was coach lou post game. 369 00:28:12.160 --> 00:28:15.799 We did a great job getting the ball in the paint and the scoring 370 00:28:15.799 --> 00:28:19.599 effective the rest of the game. It just felt like the paint closed off 371 00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:22.960 the third corner, got tons of blocks on the stills and coming around away 372 00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:27.000 with the game of what'll worked early and why if it was when the teammates 373 00:28:27.000 --> 00:28:30.519 there throwing off for that success. Yeah, I think, you know, 374 00:28:30.599 --> 00:28:32.880 starting the game, like I said, we have some early success attacking the 375 00:28:32.960 --> 00:28:34.799 paint, making the right play, and then the second half of that first 376 00:28:34.880 --> 00:28:37.119 quarter we turned the ball over, you know, which allowed them to get 377 00:28:37.119 --> 00:28:41.640 out and transition and get some easy baskets. We know coming into the game 378 00:28:41.680 --> 00:28:45.119 they give up the twenty ninth most threes because they're going to pack the paint. 379 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:47.599 They're going to defend the paint first, and they thirtieth and give it 380 00:28:47.640 --> 00:28:51.319 up corner threes. And so we had a lot of possessions and plays where 381 00:28:51.319 --> 00:28:52.440 we got in there, we didn't make the right play, so they were 382 00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:56.200 able to give block shots and turnovers. For the most part, I thought 383 00:28:56.200 --> 00:28:57.400 we did a good job, you know, I thought we know executed a 384 00:28:57.440 --> 00:29:02.079 game playing offensively. Defensively have been a lot better, but offensively, Like, 385 00:29:02.319 --> 00:29:03.759 you know, we got some shots at the rim. I think it 386 00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:06.400 was eight for twenty four at the end of the third quarter at the rim. 387 00:29:06.519 --> 00:29:08.720 You know, just not finishing in the paint. Zoo had a few, 388 00:29:08.839 --> 00:29:11.960 you know, dunks of at the rim. Russ had a few layups 389 00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:15.119 and just getting there and attacking, and we weren't able to finish. Yeah, 390 00:29:15.799 --> 00:29:18.960 they played good tonight and uh we didn't play our best game. Oh 391 00:29:18.000 --> 00:29:22.079 they shot took my things something a month was sent from the fewer the third 392 00:29:22.279 --> 00:29:26.960 something took them from three? Was that them making shots of that just your 393 00:29:27.000 --> 00:29:30.960 defense not being what it needed to be a combination of both and so what 394 00:29:32.160 --> 00:29:34.880 des be done now going forward to I guess by that get your defense back, 395 00:29:36.160 --> 00:29:40.279 maybe not play Okay, see again abound, but you don't three. 396 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:44.400 No that they have the two what type breaker? That's all right? That's 397 00:29:44.440 --> 00:29:47.119 okay. Yeah, does you know at this stage of things? No, 398 00:29:48.720 --> 00:29:52.599 right, what can what? What came the team? Uh do? I 399 00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:57.759 mean you you saw like they were able to get those runouts and everything, 400 00:29:57.880 --> 00:30:00.920 like what can what can team to do? It's just a matter of execution 401 00:30:02.160 --> 00:30:07.119 or or I mean run Yeah, the runouts, like I said, turn 402 00:30:07.200 --> 00:30:08.559 the basketball over. So when you turn the ball over, it's like a 403 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:11.319 pick six. I mean you're just not you not gonna be able to get 404 00:30:11.319 --> 00:30:15.759 back and challenge those And so you know, you turn the ball over against 405 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:18.839 his team, they thrive in transition. And when you turn the ball over, 406 00:30:18.559 --> 00:30:21.680 like I said, they put you in your heels. They score at 407 00:30:21.720 --> 00:30:23.960 a high clip. So just taking care of the basketball. I don't think 408 00:30:23.960 --> 00:30:26.319 they got a lot of runouts. Just in our half court offense when we 409 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:29.880 took care of the basketball and you know, got the right shots. It's 410 00:30:29.880 --> 00:30:33.759 just more so on the turnovers when you took your starughters off for them at 411 00:30:33.839 --> 00:30:37.960 least that conscious of yeh, the game tomorrow night. Yeah, we'll make 412 00:30:37.039 --> 00:30:41.000 this up. Just wasted minutes. Is that an easy decision for you to 413 00:30:41.079 --> 00:30:44.079 make? It is for me. I don't care about them, but it's 414 00:30:44.119 --> 00:30:47.400 easy for me. I mean, you can cut it to four six and 415 00:30:47.480 --> 00:30:51.599 still lose the game, and it's wasted minutes to me. So once they 416 00:30:51.640 --> 00:30:53.000 scored went up sixteen, you know we're four and a half, it was 417 00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:56.240 just like it's over, you know, so get ready for tomorrow. We 418 00:30:56.359 --> 00:30:59.400 cut out of game, you know, healthy and get ready. You know 419 00:30:59.440 --> 00:31:03.039 for Memphis, yeah, it was over. I trust coach lew in that 420 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:07.440 situation. He waved the white flag with about three and a half four minutes 421 00:31:07.480 --> 00:31:11.279 left, putting Brandon Boston a mere coffee. Terrence Man was out there, 422 00:31:11.400 --> 00:31:15.119 made some plumbley some of the backups. They weren't gonna pull this one out 423 00:31:15.480 --> 00:31:18.799 against ok Se, and the score did get a little bit inflated late with 424 00:31:18.920 --> 00:31:22.680 some runouts by ok Se and some donks during garbage time. It was a 425 00:31:22.759 --> 00:31:26.400 little bit closer, but they were still down fourteen heading into the fourth. 426 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:30.279 The one thing Coach Lou mentioned was he had the number. Of course, 427 00:31:32.440 --> 00:31:37.319 after three quarters they were eight of twenty fourth a rim. So he said 428 00:31:37.359 --> 00:31:41.039 the game plan was there, they tried to execute it. It's not that 429 00:31:41.480 --> 00:31:47.839 guys weren't taking shots there, it just weren't making them. There's a difference 430 00:31:47.880 --> 00:31:52.400 between effort and execution. The effort was there, the mindset was there. 431 00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:57.240 They couldn't give him a fall. The execution wasn't. And that's how you 432 00:31:57.359 --> 00:32:01.720 fall in a game like this to a really good OKC thunder team. So 433 00:32:02.680 --> 00:32:08.279 look, coach Lou, he's not concerned about losing the tie breaker. He 434 00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:12.720 did mention maybe just don't play. Okay, see again, maybe it's a 435 00:32:12.759 --> 00:32:16.279 bad matchup. Like I said before, I felt like after Denver, because 436 00:32:16.319 --> 00:32:20.880 they are the champs, the ragning champs, and they have had the Clippers 437 00:32:21.000 --> 00:32:23.920 number for years. The team that I was most concerned about a couple months 438 00:32:23.960 --> 00:32:28.680 ago in the West. Okay, see, they're ahead of schedule. Thought 439 00:32:28.680 --> 00:32:30.680 they'd be good this year. I didn't think they'd be top three now top 440 00:32:30.759 --> 00:32:36.920 two in the West. Good, thought that maybe top five. We'll update 441 00:32:36.920 --> 00:32:39.519 you in the Western Conference standings coming up. We'll have Will Updike on from 442 00:32:39.599 --> 00:32:44.079 clips in Dip next here on Clippers Talk. After they lose one twenty nine 443 00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:49.119 to one oh seven in OKC to the Thunder. A rude awakening coming out 444 00:32:49.119 --> 00:32:53.160 of the All Star break. Hey, they got Memphis tomorrow, gotta have 445 00:32:53.319 --> 00:32:59.000 it. Tip time at five pregame at four. More Clipper stock next year 446 00:32:59.000 --> 00:33:06.759 on the NFI seventy. You got what I need, loading Clippers fully loaded 447 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:10.960 with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening to the LA 448 00:33:12.119 --> 00:33:17.200 Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose one twenty nine to one 449 00:33:17.240 --> 00:33:25.200 oh seven to the Thunder in Oklahoma City, welcome back in. I'm Ada 450 00:33:25.279 --> 00:33:32.720 Oslin. This is Clippers talk. Believe we'll have Will Updyke coming up in 451 00:33:34.079 --> 00:33:40.039 just mirror moments from now. We heard Coach Lou earlier and he talked about, 452 00:33:40.720 --> 00:33:46.200 well, the lack of makes, the lack of bunnies falling through the 453 00:33:46.240 --> 00:33:52.480 cylinder for the Clippers, just mislayups misshots at the rim, the downhill pressure 454 00:33:52.599 --> 00:33:57.759 was there converting those shots, well, that was a whole another ordeal, 455 00:33:58.279 --> 00:34:04.119 and the Clippers really struggled, couldn't get him to go. They were eight 456 00:34:04.200 --> 00:34:08.280 for twenty four. Coach Lu said he believed heading into the fourth quarter within 457 00:34:08.320 --> 00:34:14.639 the restricted area at the rim, if you don't shoot it well from three 458 00:34:14.719 --> 00:34:17.840 and then have that after the first quarter they had where they had twenty four 459 00:34:17.840 --> 00:34:22.599 points in the paint, yeah, it's gonna be a lopsided loss. Typically 460 00:34:23.039 --> 00:34:27.639 that's how it goes. Let's check in with Will Updike and see if he 461 00:34:27.719 --> 00:34:32.639 can hear us here. Will you got me? It's really cool. The 462 00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:36.960 films aren't working tonight, and the engineer told us that it would work on 463 00:34:37.000 --> 00:34:42.199 the hotline, but hey, what's working? The Clippers loss one's twenty nine 464 00:34:42.199 --> 00:34:51.159 to one oh seven. This was a tough loss on a few different layers. 465 00:34:51.239 --> 00:34:52.920 One, you're coming out of the All Star break. You want to 466 00:34:52.960 --> 00:34:55.840 build some momentum. We asked lat Murray earlier in the pregame show if there 467 00:34:55.920 --> 00:35:04.239 was gonna be any carryover over what happened in Sam Francisco last Wednesday. He 468 00:35:04.440 --> 00:35:07.800 thought, you know, the one thing you could speak to is it galvanized 469 00:35:07.840 --> 00:35:13.199 the team that fourth quarter. They had coach lou being ejected, Mayson Plumbley 470 00:35:13.239 --> 00:35:17.320 getting into it with some of the players, some fouls not going their way, 471 00:35:19.039 --> 00:35:22.599 and they rallied around it and they came back down fourteen in the fourth 472 00:35:22.719 --> 00:35:25.039 quarter like they were tonight. It wasn't to be. But against the Golden 473 00:35:25.039 --> 00:35:29.119 State Warriors, they pulled it off and they had won five straight. They 474 00:35:29.199 --> 00:35:35.639 looked great heading into that game against Clippers tonight. I still saw guys getting 475 00:35:35.679 --> 00:35:39.719 frustrated, and there were some bad calls. It's not why the Clippers lost. 476 00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:44.559 Didn't help the beats of Zubots let it get into his head a little 477 00:35:44.559 --> 00:35:50.079 too much. His third foul that was a clean block on Chet and it 478 00:35:50.199 --> 00:35:52.280 was a late call. I don't know what was going on there. He 479 00:35:52.280 --> 00:35:54.800 couldn't get calls on the other end, I think it was Jay Dubb who 480 00:35:54.880 --> 00:35:59.519 stripped him going up for a layup. Ondn't you know he got blocked. 481 00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:02.880 He didn't like it was late to get back. Was arguing with the official. 482 00:36:05.000 --> 00:36:09.000 You gotta put that stuff behind you if that supreme focus, laser focus 483 00:36:09.119 --> 00:36:12.400 is going to be there in the last twenty eight games. Now down the 484 00:36:12.440 --> 00:36:17.360 stretch they come, you just can't get into it with the officials, or 485 00:36:17.400 --> 00:36:22.239 at least let the head coach get into it with them. That's one thing. 486 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:28.199 Big Zoo and others getting back late on defense because they didn't get a 487 00:36:28.199 --> 00:36:34.000 foul on one end. You can't do that against Oklahoma City. You're not 488 00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:39.639 gonna survive against them. Closely talked about the turnovers. Those are costly against 489 00:36:39.639 --> 00:36:44.239 a team like this. They had thirty fast breakpoints. He talked about the 490 00:36:44.360 --> 00:36:51.360 number of turnovers. I also brought up all those mislayups basically being turnovers just 491 00:36:51.480 --> 00:36:55.000 compounds things. They aren't technically there in the box score. But trust me, 492 00:36:55.840 --> 00:37:00.760 those are five on fours for OKC and they've been happening too frequently. 493 00:37:00.880 --> 00:37:04.559 With Russ, He's got to finish at the rim. If he's not finishing 494 00:37:04.599 --> 00:37:07.360 at the rim. I don't know if he can be in there and maybe 495 00:37:07.400 --> 00:37:10.639 you dust off bones Highland. I don't know. I love what Russ is 496 00:37:10.639 --> 00:37:15.880 brought to this team, but he had a brutal game and it's been like 497 00:37:16.000 --> 00:37:21.039 that for a couple of months. At the rim, he's not converting. 498 00:37:21.840 --> 00:37:24.800 We're talking being blocked by the rim multiple times in the third quarter going for 499 00:37:24.960 --> 00:37:31.920 lamps. It wasn't okay. See the rim was going with Tumbo on him, 500 00:37:34.960 --> 00:37:40.639 waving the fingers saying not in my house. That's just too costly. 501 00:37:42.440 --> 00:37:46.559 Those misses, they are just something that can't happen in a game against the 502 00:37:46.599 --> 00:37:50.800 OKC Thunder and the Clippers. And it wasn't just Russ. Believe me. 503 00:37:52.239 --> 00:37:57.119 I can't say that enough, but he has had a tendency to miss these 504 00:37:57.159 --> 00:38:01.679 shots, in particular at the rim recently. I don't think it's contagious. 505 00:38:02.599 --> 00:38:07.679 The OKC Thunder were good building that moat and the Clippers didn't break through it. 506 00:38:07.440 --> 00:38:12.039 While we have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for station identification here 507 00:38:12.079 --> 00:38:17.960 on seventy LA Sports. This is LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los 508 00:38:19.000 --> 00:38:24.079 Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. Clippers fall 509 00:38:24.079 --> 00:38:28.679 once twenty nine is a one to seven to the thunder. You're not making 510 00:38:28.760 --> 00:38:32.159 threes, you're not making layups, You're not getting victories, plain and simple. 511 00:38:32.719 --> 00:38:37.119 You're not getting help from two of the big three in Paul George and 512 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:42.760 James Harden showing up in a game of this magnitude, Kawhi Leonard did. 513 00:38:43.559 --> 00:38:47.480 Where were his friends? He's got to get some help, all right. 514 00:38:49.280 --> 00:38:51.679 I looked at the way he was playing, and you could see it was 515 00:38:51.920 --> 00:38:55.440 I don't know if it's playoff mode activated or KAUHYI just sensing the moment, 516 00:38:55.599 --> 00:39:00.199 knowing it's a big game, tiebreaker on the line. He was ready, 517 00:39:01.760 --> 00:39:07.679 he was engaged. James Harden and Paul George a little bit too passive, 518 00:39:07.840 --> 00:39:10.880 not assertive enough. I just can't believe James Harden ended up with just two 519 00:39:10.920 --> 00:39:16.280 assists to three turnovers. That is unreal. You know, on bad games 520 00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:22.639 he has eight assists and maybe five turnovers. So some of those I'm sure 521 00:39:23.480 --> 00:39:30.480 miss layups, miss three pointers uncharacteristically. Misshots are bad shots from the Clippers 522 00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:35.079 that don't normally happen, and they normally fall. But you gotta give okse 523 00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:37.920 credit their top four offense, their top four defense. They do it on 524 00:39:37.000 --> 00:39:40.559 both ends. One of the best teams in the league for a reason. 525 00:39:42.880 --> 00:39:46.480 We just know the Clippers are better than this. They've beaten o case, 526 00:39:47.920 --> 00:39:52.159 They've gotten up against them in a huge game just a month ago at home, 527 00:39:52.519 --> 00:39:57.039 Kawhi with the big block on SGA Paul George with nineteen of his thirty 528 00:39:57.079 --> 00:40:02.920 eight points in the fourth quarter. I didn't see that fire in their eyes, 529 00:40:05.559 --> 00:40:08.239 and you need it, especially in Oka. See they haven't won there 530 00:40:08.280 --> 00:40:13.119 since twenty twenty. It's maybe the best home court advantage in the league. 531 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:16.880 That crowd is on top of you. Their fans are great. Feel like 532 00:40:16.960 --> 00:40:21.320 they took the mantle from Arco Arena back in the day of being the loudest 533 00:40:21.400 --> 00:40:28.840 known crowd. Small market. The city embraces OKAC Thunder, that that is 534 00:40:28.880 --> 00:40:34.440 their baby, and they let it be known. Russell Westbrook got a great 535 00:40:34.519 --> 00:40:37.960 ovation for all the work he did there soon as he came into the ballgame. 536 00:40:38.760 --> 00:40:46.679 Smart basketball fans they don't forget, and the Clippers they didn't look up 537 00:40:46.679 --> 00:40:51.199 to the challenge of not just facing the Okac Thunder, but being in the 538 00:40:51.280 --> 00:40:57.719 lions Den, being in that environment. So tomorrow and Memphis, Hey, 539 00:40:57.760 --> 00:40:59.960 they won two in a row. They had lost nine in a row before 540 00:41:00.079 --> 00:41:01.679 that. But the Grizzlies have won two in a row. Heading into the 541 00:41:01.719 --> 00:41:07.440 All Star Break, they had beaten Houston, solid win, and they've beating 542 00:41:07.440 --> 00:41:10.960 the Milwaukee Bucks. And you could say what you want about Waukee struggling so 543 00:41:12.079 --> 00:41:16.320 far with Doc Rivers, and say whatever you want about the situation between ext 544 00:41:16.400 --> 00:41:22.760 Clippers arguing about Doc and taking accountability and all these things. That's a huge 545 00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:27.000 win for that Grizzlies team. That's probably the best win of the season. 546 00:41:27.519 --> 00:41:30.400 They will be riding high. They will believe that they can beat the Clippers 547 00:41:30.400 --> 00:41:34.599 tomorrow night. Second, I have a back to back. It's not gonna 548 00:41:34.599 --> 00:41:37.079 be easy. Those never are, but the Clippers have to have it. 549 00:41:37.320 --> 00:41:38.800 Then you come back home. You take on the Kings on Sunday, the 550 00:41:38.920 --> 00:41:47.519 Lakers on Wednesday. Two massive ballgames they all are, but especially Pac DIV 551 00:41:47.639 --> 00:41:52.199 contests against a team in Sacramento trying to climb up the standings. Same with 552 00:41:52.239 --> 00:41:59.000 the Lakers trying to get out of the plan. So I'm not trying to 553 00:41:59.039 --> 00:42:01.840 put too much into the game. I'm trying to put the appropriate amount and 554 00:42:02.440 --> 00:42:06.440 It was a bad loss for the Clippers. I have to level with you. 555 00:42:07.920 --> 00:42:12.599 Tiebreaker was on the line, top two seat on the line, and 556 00:42:12.960 --> 00:42:15.960 they didn't come through. And outside of the first quarter, I just didn't 557 00:42:15.000 --> 00:42:17.480 like the way they looked for the most part. Now they were only down 558 00:42:17.519 --> 00:42:22.039 two and a half, they were battling. They just felt like they were 559 00:42:22.119 --> 00:42:28.880 hanging around and maybe okay see felt that too. If they got into rhythm, 560 00:42:29.280 --> 00:42:30.519 made a run in that third quarter like they did, they could put 561 00:42:30.559 --> 00:42:35.480 the Clippers away. And that's kind of what happened. Clippers just weren't sounded 562 00:42:35.559 --> 00:42:42.599 enough on either end. Coach Lou didn't like the defensive effort. That a 563 00:42:42.639 --> 00:42:45.239 lot of the offense was just not getting the ball in the hole, not 564 00:42:45.400 --> 00:42:51.639 executing. But obviously, if you're not doing that, you got to play 565 00:42:51.679 --> 00:42:54.840 elite defense. The Clippers didn't. They let a lot of backdoor cuts, 566 00:42:55.039 --> 00:43:00.440 dunks, eight offensive rebounds they had eleven themselves. But there were some big 567 00:43:00.480 --> 00:43:06.039 buckets at inopportune times, timely shots for the Okac thunder that the Clippers could 568 00:43:06.079 --> 00:43:09.480 not stop. They put them away in the fourth. They win once twenty 569 00:43:09.559 --> 00:43:13.000 nine to one oh seven. We'll take a quick time out. We'll come 570 00:43:13.039 --> 00:43:15.599 back, we'll close things out. We'll update you in the Western Conference standings 571 00:43:15.639 --> 00:43:22.400 here on clipperstock on five seven, LA Sports loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers 572 00:43:22.480 --> 00:43:28.519 fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening to the LA Clippers on 573 00:43:28.599 --> 00:43:34.039 the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers losing OKAC one twenty nine till one to 574 00:43:34.400 --> 00:43:40.639 seven to the thunder. Heard from coach Lou earlier, he ain't shook. 575 00:43:44.440 --> 00:43:47.239 That's what you need from your leader. But I will give you an update 576 00:43:47.280 --> 00:43:53.239 on the Western Conference standings here because here's the thing. The Clippers are just 577 00:43:53.280 --> 00:43:57.679 a half game up on the Denver Nuggets. They're in the four spot, 578 00:43:58.519 --> 00:44:02.519 Clippers in that three spot game and a half back of OKC. But really, 579 00:44:04.679 --> 00:44:08.000 because the tiebreaker, it's two and a half games back. Currently Minnesota 580 00:44:08.079 --> 00:44:12.079 has the tiebreaker over them. There's two more games to go. The Clippers 581 00:44:12.079 --> 00:44:15.400 would have to win both of them for it then to I believe, be 582 00:44:15.519 --> 00:44:22.960 about conference record after head to head, that's a tough road to ho This 583 00:44:23.079 --> 00:44:30.159 Clippers team is in a precarious position right now because those three teams surrounding them, 584 00:44:30.280 --> 00:44:32.639 Denver behind them, ok SE, Minnesota in front of them. They 585 00:44:32.679 --> 00:44:37.079 all have much easier schedules for mating than the Clippers. The Clippers coming into 586 00:44:37.119 --> 00:44:42.239 this game had these seventh toughest schedule left, and that doesn't even account for 587 00:44:42.280 --> 00:44:45.800 the fact that they're playing seventeen games in March. Still, how concentrated those 588 00:44:45.840 --> 00:44:53.599 games are. Denver, OKC, Minnesota, they all have bottom ten schedules 589 00:44:53.679 --> 00:45:00.079 remaining. So the Clippers are gonna have to be on their game, not 590 00:45:00.239 --> 00:45:04.880 just tomorrow against a Memphis team that's twenty and thirty six and two and eight 591 00:45:04.920 --> 00:45:07.920 in their last ten games. But they just beat Milwaukee, They're gonna have 592 00:45:08.000 --> 00:45:12.039 to get quality wins the rest of the way, some of them on back 593 00:45:12.079 --> 00:45:15.320 to backs. I think they have seven more instances of back to backs. 594 00:45:17.239 --> 00:45:21.920 They're gonna have to beat Minnesota. They got one more game left against Denver, 595 00:45:22.440 --> 00:45:27.679 two more against Minnesota. You gotta win those. It's asking a lot. 596 00:45:28.719 --> 00:45:32.000 They could easily drop down to the fourth spot. They have a little 597 00:45:32.039 --> 00:45:36.480 more distance between themselves and the Pelicans. The Pelicans are three games behind the 598 00:45:36.519 --> 00:45:39.519 Clippers in the five spot. Dallas's four games behind them in the sixth spot. 599 00:45:40.599 --> 00:45:45.679 But March is coming. Winter is coming. Seventeen games in March, 600 00:45:45.719 --> 00:45:49.920 seventeen games in thirty one days. It's one of the toughest treaches I've ever 601 00:45:50.079 --> 00:45:55.920 seen. What's the phrase into a dome? Can't come soon enough before we 602 00:45:55.960 --> 00:45:59.679 get out of here tonight and get ready for tomorrow. Clippers in Memphis Tip 603 00:45:59.760 --> 00:46:07.039 time five pregame at four. Let's get to producer Katie Newton start things off 604 00:46:07.079 --> 00:46:09.559 of this. The phone issue not your fault. It's not your fault. 605 00:46:09.960 --> 00:46:13.920 Well, I know it's my fault. You know what it is? She 606 00:46:14.039 --> 00:46:15.920 got real upset, picked it up, through it against the wall. I 607 00:46:16.039 --> 00:46:22.679 was like, don't do it. I hold smashed it. Okay, It's 608 00:46:22.760 --> 00:46:24.559 just like when you hit the VCR back in the day or slap the top 609 00:46:24.599 --> 00:46:29.880 of the old original nes kind of like take out the cartridge that works, 610 00:46:30.000 --> 00:46:31.800 right. I did try to unplug it? He did? You had plugged 611 00:46:31.880 --> 00:46:36.199 unplugged the router? Did you try it? So? Is the first question 612 00:46:36.320 --> 00:46:38.440 they asked. Well, we got a question coming from Katie. Because this 613 00:46:38.639 --> 00:46:43.800 is Katie Newton's casual NBA corner. She's not the biggest NBA fans, so 614 00:46:44.199 --> 00:46:46.840 she will throw a variety of questions my way and hope that you know I'm 615 00:46:46.880 --> 00:46:50.960 some genius. Stump the swab going on here. What's up, Katie? 616 00:46:50.960 --> 00:46:53.519 What's the question? So? I think it was in the third quarter you 617 00:46:53.599 --> 00:46:58.679 and Carlo were talking and you're I said something about like you couldn't wait until 618 00:46:58.679 --> 00:47:02.079 the fourth quarter because then and some players could go in like are they only 619 00:47:02.119 --> 00:47:07.119 allowed a certain number of minutes each quarter? Well, they're not going to 620 00:47:07.159 --> 00:47:10.440 play a guy for twenty minutes straight or something like that. Typically, your 621 00:47:10.519 --> 00:47:15.039 starters they might play eight minutes in a quarter. Sometimes they'll play the entire 622 00:47:15.159 --> 00:47:20.199 quarter. But I think the Clippers were sensing that this one could be getting 623 00:47:20.199 --> 00:47:22.079 away from us. So Kawhi Leonard came in around I don't know, a 624 00:47:22.159 --> 00:47:25.920 five or six minute mark of the fourth quarter. They're down by fifteen plus. 625 00:47:27.760 --> 00:47:32.000 They gave it a shot. They couldn't make any distance or close the 626 00:47:32.039 --> 00:47:37.079 distance against the Memphis or Memphis Grizzlies tomorrow against the OKC thunder tonight, and 627 00:47:37.159 --> 00:47:39.639 I was it. They pulled the plug on the starters on trying to come 628 00:47:39.679 --> 00:47:43.159 back on this one with about three and a half four minutes left. So 629 00:47:44.079 --> 00:47:46.159 not a bad question. He just can't run guys into the ground when you're 630 00:47:46.199 --> 00:47:50.199 on the front end of a back to back, especially and you're down big 631 00:47:50.280 --> 00:47:52.960 against a quality squad on the road, the likelihood they were going to be 632 00:47:53.000 --> 00:48:00.639 able to overcome that deficit. Let's just say, just pet your some money 633 00:48:00.639 --> 00:48:06.000 would say, follow up question, is anyone on a minute's restriction right now? 634 00:48:06.760 --> 00:48:08.920 Uh? Not? To my knowledge. It came out earlier today, 635 00:48:08.960 --> 00:48:10.960 and that is good news. I'm glad you brought it up. If it's 636 00:48:10.960 --> 00:48:15.000 a zoobots no longer on a minutes restriction. Doesn't seem like Paul George or 637 00:48:15.039 --> 00:48:21.079 Kawhi Leonard are either. And we're hoping everybody came out healthy of this game. 638 00:48:22.000 --> 00:48:23.920 Look to be that way, cross your fingers. I got another one 639 00:48:23.960 --> 00:48:29.840 tomorrow against the scrappy Memphis Grizzlies team and guys still playing for something, because 640 00:48:30.480 --> 00:48:34.239 when you have a bunch of starters out, it's a huge opportunity for those 641 00:48:34.320 --> 00:48:42.880 backups on the Grizzlies, So Clippers cannot overlook them whatsoever. But it came 642 00:48:42.960 --> 00:48:46.039 down to this tonight. Twenty four points in the paint in the first quarter 643 00:48:46.119 --> 00:48:52.360 for the Clippers, eighteen the last three quarters, just nine of thirty shooting 644 00:48:52.039 --> 00:48:57.199 the rest of the way. Clippers lose one twenty nine to one oh seven 645 00:48:57.239 --> 00:49:00.360 to the thunder As I mentioned, we'll get back after it to here with 646 00:49:00.480 --> 00:49:06.159 Clippers countdown starting at four. Clippers back after it tip off at five in 647 00:49:06.280 --> 00:49:07.239 Memphis. Before we get out of here, I do want to thank the 648 00:49:07.280 --> 00:49:13.039 Clippers organization, Ralph Lawler, Brian Seeman, no ego, Carlo Jmenez on 649 00:49:13.119 --> 00:49:15.719 the call. Great to be back with Carlo. Great to be back with 650 00:49:15.800 --> 00:49:19.760 Katie Newton here in the bank, our producer. We'll see Jake Warner's Sunday 651 00:49:19.880 --> 00:49:25.239 night, our head engineer. Big thanks to the callers, Thank the listeners 652 00:49:25.280 --> 00:49:30.920 tonight and thanks to those on x Well. Doc to you tomorrow at four. 653 00:49:31.079 --> 00:49:35.840 Clippers taking on the Grizzlies. I'm Adams Land. We'll be speaking with 654 00:49:35.920 --> 00:49:38.719 you then. So why was doing his thing? All they want to do 655 00:49:38.880 --> 00:49:42.880 is win in La? I win. I thought they gave everything they had. 656 00:49:44.440 --> 00:49:49.480 This has been Clippers Talk, the official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. 657 00:49:49.599 --> 00:49:52.639 God bless Paul George. Will you not changed? Don't miss an episode 658 00:49:52.760 --> 00:49:57.880 all season law Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe today. Well up the 659 00:49:57.880 --> 00:50:00.559 show. I got you on the iHeart Radio. You guys are thank you 660 00:50:00.679 --> 00:50:05.159 for joining us for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball,