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Adam Osler. You know they say live by the three, and the living's
easy. Sometimes Clippers win one seventeen to ninety eight over the Sacermento Kings after
they go twenty one oh forty three from distance. That's forty nine percent from
the outside. Welcome in to Clippers Suck. Coming up. We'll get your
phone calls eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two
zero eleven fifty you'll hear from the head coach and PlayStation p PG thirteen Paul
George after another dominating victory where it looks like the Clippers are playing their best
basketball the season and are as healthy as they've been all year at just the
right time and Paul George and just five games now has been unbelievable, especially
from three, and especially with the playmaking. Twelve assists in this game tied
a career high. Last time he had twelve assists last January against who else
but the Sacramento Kings. He had twenty three points, had fourteen of them
in the first quarter, and went six of nine from distance. He's been
shooting about fifty percent from three in the five games since he returned. I'd
say the elbows feeling much better now. Look, it was a worry the
terminology Tommy John came up. People wondered, U seel injury, What could
happen? Just need some rest. Three months later, he's back and it's
good, maybe better than ever. Defensively, he's been a juggernaut. Had
two more steals in this game, but the passing was something to behold from
Paul George, who consistently would create firms self with a three pointer and then
find someone else for a three. But there was a pass early on into
it Vitsa Zubots and over the shoulder pass that was beautiful. Then he found
Norman Powell for a three pointer. After he hit one, he hit another
three, then found Luke Kennard in the first half or a three pointer,
found Zubots for another wide open dunk. Late in the second quarter when they
came over and doubled him, tried to get the basketball out of his hands
while it did, but he found the open man. And this is such
a key part to his game because if there was one area he could still
improve in, it was his passing and just quick decision making with the basketball.
And he has the right team to do that with now and the right
head coach, and Jauncy Billebs was huge for him last year as well.
Now he's up in Portland obviously their head coach. But he's come a long
way in his three years as a Clipper, on his twelve year career now
with his passing ability, his playmaking ability, and just the vision has certainly
gotten better from Paul George. I remember there was an old Madden game where
I think it was two thousand and six and people didn't like this new addition
to it. But you could have that first person position or that first person
view from the quarterback position and it would kind of show that spear, that
cone of vision. Depending on how good the quarterback was, that would tell
you how wide of a scope he has to look at. So if you
were Tom Brady or Peyton Manning or Drew Brees or somebody like that, you
could really see the field. If you'll weren't as good as a pastor,
and Michael Vick at that time wasn't it'd be a lot smaller. Paul George
is seeing the court. He's seeing more options now and that creates a lot
of assists, even if it's not coming from him. Hockey hockey assists as
well. The ball was hopping. There was a play in that third quarter.
Noah Eagle made note of it. But they went from inside, They
went from outside inside to Vita Zoo bots He kicked it back out and eventually
but Toom had it on the far side corner, swing it back inside for
an open down for Big Zoo. Just a passing clinic by the Clippers,
who had twenty nine assists with their forty two makes and didn't get to the
free throw line much. I don't know if they did at all in that
first half. I think all fifteen of their free throwers were in the second
half. But when you're shooting that mate threes at that high or right,
you're not gonna draw as many fouls. That's okay. If you're hot from
the outside, let them fly. They did. Paul George attempted nine on
his own. Marcus Morris got up eight struggle a little bit from the floor
of just four of thirteen for his eleven points. But I mentioned Big Zoo.
He was on the receiving end of some great passes and did the most
with them and bodied some Sacramento kings in this one while he was going to
the basket for some huge throwdowns. I always like to throw out that Shaquille
O'Neill shack logo from the old rebox shoes he had where he's just swinging his
legs up like Chris Dudley still there in front of him, kicking him up
like that when it eats the Zoo bots is having those big jams that he
tends to have. But fifteen and twelve from him, he got a double
double in the first half. I mean he just dominated, didn't play big
minutes, just played twenty five and Norman Powell just played twenty two. He'd
been less than he did the other night. It's all they needed and he
gets an easy twenty points on eleven shots. That is uber a fishing play
from Norman Powell. He was my player to watch. I wanted to see
what he did in the second game. Back his fifth game now as a
Clipper, Paul George his fifth game back. Norman Powell just five games now
as a Clipper, and he's shooting over fifty percent from the outside and the
Clippers uniform over fifty percent from the field in the Clippers uniform, and puts
that applies that pressure to the rim, just gets easy buckets because he gets
those easy layups. But remember he started four or four from the outside,
then he got downhill, then he got some fouls in his favor and went
four or five from the free throw line. And that is an element that
the Clip could improve it. Their free throw attempts overall have been down on
the season. I want to say they've been bottom five. They don't get
enough easy buckets that way. Norman Powell cures what ails them in that area,
as does Paul George. He only took two free throws on this one
because he got up so many threes, or people will say he gets a
rough whistle most of the time, but we know that to be the truth.
But still the Clippers in the second half helped put the game away,
help stay up on the Kings in this one. In a way they weren't
able to put away the Phoenix Suns in their backups. The other night where
they made that big run outscored the Clippers by twenty two points in the fourth
quarter Wednesday, and the Clippers thirty nine point lead, well, they only
won that game by four in that third quarter. It was back and forth,
and then the Clippers closed it. Well, they won it thirty three
to twenty six, and the three point shooting came to an apex with Terrence
Man hitting one with about him minute left, which put the Clippers at a
thousand and twenty eight may threes on the season, most ever in the history
of the franchise. Rodey hood when making a thousand and twenty nine right afterwards.
But that's how hot they were from the outside, and anybody who touched
the basketball and put up a three pointer saw it go down, including Isaiah
Hartenstein, who's five for his last seven now from the outside. Is this
some new development? We knew he could shoot it, but eight for his
last fourteen now in his last six games. He's gotten the green light from
coach lou Maybe it wasn't just his passing that he picked up from Nicola Yokich,
it's also his shooting from the outside. It's always looked great in his
form. He hasn't taken many, hasn't had many opportunities. He's getting them
now. And look, I don't know if that's gonna be his bread and
butter or what they're gonna go to all the time with Isaiah Hartenstein's at the
least, but to have that part or to have that tool in his bag,
there's a toolbox. To have that in his bag of tricks, that's
that's huge for this team. That is something else we didn't really realize.
That's a revelation. Isaiah Hartenstein can really shoot it from the outside. We
knew we had great touch with the floater. It kind of makes sense a
guy like that also just good form. The shot looks good when he puts
him up and went two of two from distance to tonight, and he's taken
i want to say, multiple threes or has made multiple threes in his last
three games now, which I would say is a record for him on this
season with the Clippers. So he finished with ten points and the Clippers just
they're just peaking. They're just primed for that game Tuesday, and we know
the opponent now, so Minnesota Timberwolves. They'll be in Minnesota against Carl Anthony
Town. Speaking of big men who can shoot it from the outside, Anthony
Edwards and who plays big, and Patrick Beverley, who we know all too
well, changer in Minnesota this season, got that team pointing in the right
direction. Going to be a huge game because if the Clippers win that they
would avoid the Suns in the first round. They win that, they take
on Memphis, the two seed. Be careful what you wish for. Memphis
is very good. They destroyed the Pelicans earlier today with John Morant back.
They are tough, they have some youthful exuberance. They have a lot of
great athletes on that team. Very good rebounding team. That's been a struggle
for the Clippers, although tonight they outrebounded the Sacramento Kings forty eight to forty
two. And Sacramento's way down I mean down, I mean it is down
bad. I'm from there. For them to go sixteen straight seasons without making
the playoffs is unbelievable. With the trajectory they were on in the early two
thousands with Seaweb, Mike Baby and Floody and those guys Payers Stoyakovich, and
they have made the playoffs since two thousand and six. Now and they just
can't figure it out. They can't get out of their own way. I
didn't like the move moving Haliburton, a guy at a premium position in the
league right now. I loved him onto Sabonis, but Haliburton, He's getting
about eighteen a game with Indiana, and you need cards. It's a guard
driven league. But the Clippers know that you need versatility as well. They
have all of that. Rocco also had a big throwdown. He hit a
three pointer as well, had eight points in this game, but caught a
big lob. I want to say that was from Isaiah Hartenstein in the first
half, one handed throwdown, showing off his athletic ability out there. And
the Clippers just playing a really solid basketball. Maybe a little bit of a
let up in that second quarter after they held sacrament Or just sixteen points in
the first quarter. They gave up twenty nine in the second. But getting
off to good starts. Now, we've seen that consistently during this Dare I
say it's five game winning streak now? Want to make sure I get this
right. It should be easy enough to do now, four of their last
five, five of their last six, and it could have been sixth straight
with that loss obviously, where they let one get away up in Chicago against
the Bulls in overtime where Paul George hit his minutes limit. Morris in Long
Beach, you're on Clippers stock with Adam Oslin after Game eighty one. Morris,
what's up? Well, I'm really excited about the Clippers are now playing
with the league and not playing from behind. That's a wonderful thing. Now,
let me tell you what they're saying on TV. On TV, what
they're saying is nobody wants to play the Clippers. They're calling them a veteran
team. And let me tell you what use they're saying on TV. They
give them tyround Lutheran props. Now, I've been watching basketball a long time.
I've never heard of a coach, you know, in the middle of
the pack getting talked about the coach of the year. But you gotta look
at what this brother they had to work with for a year and it is.
It was quite impressive. Now, I'm gonna tell you something, when
the Clippers get to the Western Conference Final, Kawhi Leonard is gonna through the
Clippers to play. He's gonna want to be on the floor and check this
out. You remember about forty years ago when Lakers was Kareem was out and
this rookie came up and came in there. Yeah, that young buck and
did all that. We'll see that. That's the Clippers. See, we
don't have to have our best player anymore. Tyrone Lou, I'll never forget
this at him, I'll never forget this. This is when Covington went off
and he was waiting on his drug testing. I think he had like eleven
three they maybe the drug testing, but Tyrone Lou had a look on his
face, and I'll never forget this look. It's like he discovered something that
nobody else know about, and I think we're starting to see it. Okay,
you take care of yourself, out of your behavior. Thank you.
Morris eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. It's not that we didn't
know Groco was a very good player, but everybody who comes to the Clippers,
especially an older guy at that trand he's thirty thirty one, they just
seemed to be rejuven Happen with Nick Batoum, happened with Reggie Jackson, Marcus
Morris to some extent, Although who's playing great basketball with the New York Knicks
is the number one option before he came over. But guys, they've even
young guys like Isaiah Hartenstein, they find themselves. It's just this environment,
this winning environment. But guys truly rooting for one another. There's great chemistry.
They have a great clubhouse or locker room, however you want to put
it, and everybody enhances the abilities of the guide next to them with the
way they play out there on the court. That unselfish basketball Clippers win one
seventeen to ninety eight. Coming back, we'll get some more of your phone
calls. I see if a couple of people on hold all screen you.
During the break, we'll hear from Paul George and Coach Lou. Game eighty
two is tomorrow against the OKAC thunder back at the crypt. I anam Moslin,
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one seventeen Sacramento Kings ninety eight. Welcome back at the Clippers stock here on
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We'll be here on the Patriot AM eleven fifty, just like tomorrow. I
believe that's that's right. All I'll check the schedule there, But Clippers final
game of the twenty twenty one twenty twenty two regular season. They are back
home tomorrow taking on the Okay see thunder tip time at six thirty. We
got your pregame show and I have thirty. Remember they already know their opponent
for Tuesday's seven eight playing matchup. They'll be in Minnesota, taken on the
Timberwolves. All right, let's go to quickly Mitch in New Jersey. Mitch,
what's up your on Clippers talk? And hello, teams. I will
we getting quality back, and it's gonna be a very scary team that even
the Suns, I even Memphis has the most talent, so it's quite coming
back. Why is it that seven eight play each other. It shouldn't be
seven place ten eighth night. I think that wouldn't beat a up most logical
one now, because what happens is it works like this, seven plays eight,
the winner of that game becomes the seventh seed. You wouldn't have seven
play ten to see who becomes the seventh seed out of that the ten seed
wouldn't have deserved it. Oh okay, now I see it's quite coming back.
And thanks tick My Cool, Thanks Mitch. I don't know. We're
hopeful he has not been ruled out, at least for the postseason. There's
a chance the reason he took less money this past offseason he could have waited
signed the Ultimate Supermax this offseason part was partly because he wants to play.
He said it at the media pressor. I'm just pulling myself some tea.
I know it could have sounded weird. He just uh. He said it
at the media pressor before this, before the year started. Kawhi Leonard came
out and said right away he wants to play if he secures some money.
Obviously he can take more risks with his body. And I believe he got
one hundred and eighty million dollars and we're all hopeful that he's able to come
back and he is healthy, but we want him to be healthy. We
want him to be Kauai when he comes back. Otherwise, what's the point.
Let's go to oh special guest here. It is Lee from Courtside Clippers.
Lee. What's up? You're on Clippers stop with Adam Oslin here on
the Patriot Am eleven fifty? What's up about him? First of all,
just want to say you do a great job with this every night. I
remember my dad used to always turn you on after games, so it's pretty
cool to actually be on here. I just want to ask you what your
thoughts are on the upcoming postseason rotation, like are you starting norm and are
you going with this same starting line that's been happening in the past two games,
and who do you think it's coming out? Man, it's tough to
say because with coach Lou, I could see him switching things up. Even
though he's been playing Reggie Paul, George Batum, Marcus Moore's and Neviza Zobots
as the starters. You just never know. There's always something up his sleeve.
Another wrinkle that he could throw at the Minnesota Timberwolf. So the Clippers
have not seen for some time now. They played all three of their games,
they went three and oh against them before the All Star break? Is
that right, Lee? Yeah? I believe they lost one in trim Stow.
That one was a lot of people were I think, I don't.
I would know how much you can take the back game, but there's not
a lot to take from. What's weird is they played each other, and
they played each other and back to back games, and I think that was
when the Clippers came back down twenty to win by twenty on their first big
turnaround of the season. You would think there'd be more familiarity. But with
how good Minnesota has been over the last month and a half two months now,
and how different the Clippers look with Norman Powell back, with Paul George
and Robert Covington, it still feels like there's a lot of unknowns. And
I'm gonna have to say it's an unknown whether or not Norman Powe is going
to be the starter. But to me, who starts is and as important
as who closes and how those rotations change as the game moves along and coach
Lou said earlier today and this pregame pressor that you know you gotta make adjustments
cord a quarter. It's not a seven game series, it's a game seven.
Basically, you're starting with a game seven in these playans anything Gosli Yeah,
no, I was gonna say, I agree. I'm one that thinks
Rocco and Norm should close at all times. Yeah, and then you you
put that with PG and then it's just a mix and match who's working that
game who's not. But I guess we'll see. You're You're right. Those
games in Minnesota were from it seems like a while ago, so and both
teams are playing different. Obviously, the Clippers have new personnel, bulls genre
roles. So I'm excited. I'm I'm worried about Edwards. I think he's
been cooking recently. You've been playing really well, but in a motivated past.
So we'll see, man'll they'll be a good game. Yeah, Pat
Bev to me, he's the X factor that scares me the most because he
knows the Clippers so well, and he's such a smart heavy player, and
he helps guys get into positions defensively, and he could sniff out plays.
But it's the Captain Mouse game. It's not like coach Lew doesn't know that's
coming too. So I'm expecting some surprises in that game Tuesday night. It's
gonna be fun. I like the play in tournament overall. I think it
is going to be very successful for the NBA. It's just extra motivation for
teams to play hard at the end of the season. There's more to play
for, and that's a good thing. All Right, we'll take a quick
time out. We'll come back. We got postgame audio that was leave from
Courtside clips. Follow him at Courtside Underscore clips on Twitter's one of the Clippers
luminaries speaking of Jamal Christopher from the Lab the Jam. The pod will be
on next. Clippers win one seventeen to ninety eight over the Sacramento Kings in
game eighty one. Game eighty two is tomorrow, same time, six thirty
tip by three per game at the Crypt. I'm gonna be there. Can
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did from court side clips and I misspoke earlier. They did play Minnesota four
times. Three of them came in November November third, the fifth that was
the back to back where the Clippers were down twenty They won by twenty eight
one oh four to eighty four, and then again on November thirteen. They
won the first three games there and they played well. They won by double
digits in all three of the first three games against Minnesota. The last game,
though, they ended up losing in early January one twenty two to one
oh four. But Clippers were without a lot of guys, without Paul George.
Obviously they didn't have Norman Powell. Then they didn't have Roco. Then
it was still Eric Bledsoe on that team coming off the bench, Justice Winslow
was playing some really good ball up in Portland, by the way, it's
good to see, and that was during a mere coffee in that stretch where
he was really one of the clippers best players have not their best player for
about three weeks. Clippers tonight, though they're led by PG thirteen, he
has twenty three Norman Powell has off the bench, Clippers hit twenty one three
pointers after hitting twenty three and twenty one recently during this streak where they've won
five of their last six and it really could have been six in a row
without that loss to Chicago. Clippers not they let that one get away,
but needless to say, they are playing their best basketball as they get ready
for Minnesota Tuesday in the play and Tournament. In that seven eight matchup,
Clippers will be on the road for that. Before we get to Jamal Christopher
from the lob of the jam the Pod. Let's hear from Paul George postgame
went eight fourteen, six of nine from three for those twenty three points,
plus tied a career high with twelve assists. And these were some beautiful passes,
some of the best passes I've ever seen them made or make Aroos PG
thirteen game. The elbow's fine. I mean, I spent a bunch of
time rehabbing it and really just strengthening my whole arm, strengthening form the elbow,
you know, all the muscles around it. So it feels pretty good.
You know, it feels pretty good. And I think just overall,
just been trying to take each possession for what it is, you know,
just trying to make the best play possible and and just be trusted with the
ball to make the right place. Really, because of the amount of weapons
you guys have on the team, do do you feel like being a playmaker
will allow them to get going and kind of ease a little bit of workload
on you as far as being a score goes. Uh yeah, I mean,
honestly, you know, I love settling to the role of being the
playmaker more so the score. You know, just the way our team is,
it's just so versatile and we got so many you know, guys like
shoot the ball well that you know. I feel like with this team,
my ability to score is opening up the passing and playmaking. So honestly,
it just makes the game easy. Year when I can find, you know,
guys for easy baskets. The Uh you knew now, you guys have
known for a couple of days that you're definitely going to Minnesota for this play
in and obviously you have a lot of miliarity with some of the players on
that team the games in November. Uh what are you how are you preparing
uh for Tuesday night? I mean honestly, it's just been a get when
we get their situation. But uh, you know we we know them well,
they know us well. You know it'll be a tough game going into
Minnesota. Uh, but you know, it's it is what it is.
You know, we got a job to do. I'm looking forward to leading
and you know, having fun being in that environment. Well, since you've
come back, now, uh, what's what do you feel like? There's
been uh the most encouraging thing uh that you've seen, Uh as far as
like just how you've been able to fit in with these lineups, the first
unit and the second unit. I mean I think we've just been jailing.
We've been clicking again. They've been trusting me, uh just to make make
the right plays, you know, so you know, both units has allowed
me, have have allowed me to just go out there and play play free
p play compole, and you know, I feel, you know, they're
playing with me. You know, it's it's it's not a situation where I'm
out there and I'm trying to create stuff like they're. They're creating the moments
and you know, I'm just able to find them in those moments. But
I definitely just been trying to play a little faster, push the temple and
play with a little bit more pace PG. You guys, a lot of
the guys have talked about how much of an impact Pad has made on this
on this franchise since you've been here. But after making that run last year,
is it a little weird to have to go through Pat Beverley to get
to a playoff spot, to go through who Pat? I'm not going through
at we're going We're going through the t Wolves. Is not a Paul George
versus Pat Beverley matchup. This isn't a you know, Pat Bev versus Clippers
matchup. You know, we we gotta go through the Timberwolves and the timber
Wolves have to stop the Clippers. You know, So I'm not even gonna
make that the narrative. That's not the narrative going into that playing game.
The fact of the matter is both of us are trying to win, to
to lock a spot up. There was Paul George post game had twenty three
points on six of nine shooting from three. He's twenty one to forty from
distance since he's returned in his five games. Clippers win tonight one seventeen to
ninety eight over the Sacramento Kings. It's their final back to back of the
season because it's their final game of the season. Tomorrow they remained at home
against Okay. See, I mean, whatever is tip time? Six thirty
s VERSU counts n A five thirty coming up next. We'll get you Jamal
Christopher from the Lob, the GM the pod right here on Clippers Talk on
the Patriot Animal eleven fifteen lessons, the network thing too. You know what
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keep coming back back to more LA Clippers Basketball Act Defense The Clippers on the
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go up Clippers one, and they say that one seventeen to ninety eight over
the Sacramento Kings. Your Clippers are victorious in game eighty one. All right,
Pete Kvery Bryant Clippers. Next game tomorrow, last game of the regular
season, they're taking on the Okay see thunder. More on that note,
though, with our next guest, as the Clippers get ready for Tuesday night,
they'll be in Minnesota. I didn't even mean to do that. They'll
be taking on the Timberwolves. Tip time for that one, I think is
also at six thirty. I'll confirm it though. But first let's bring in
our guests, Jamal Christopher from the Lob, the jam the Pod. He's
an analyst, he's an artist. They say, don't trust to man with
two first names, but I trust his analysis always. Jamal, thanks for
coming back on Clippers stock. How you been? I'm great, man,
Hi am great? How are you on this Saturday night? My brother?
I mean, I'm not Paul George and three points shooting good as the Clippers,
but I'm good. I'm good. Are you surprised at all with just
how good Paul George has been since returning, just hitting the ground running.
He and Norman Powell very much so, Man, very much so. I
don't think I was pessimistic with the clip person undown the stretch, but the
optimism wasn't as great because I just didn't I personally just didn't know how Norman
Pye and Paul George would look when they return, if they return, And
honestly, with Paul George, it almost looks like we're getting beginning of a
year. Paul George at the end of the year, he looks fresh,
he looks spry. I think he's been defending at a crazy level since he's
been back. He's not missing any threes. I mean, it's it's incredible
how he's looked. And same with Norman Pope. He's shooting, shooting the
crap out the ball. Man. It's it's very it's very assuring to see
both of them play like that after missing so much time. Man, it's
awesome. The Clippers seem to have gotten back to their basics now with those
two back. I've said this before, I'll sit again, but post All
Star Break, now they're the best shooting team from distance, and that's what
they were obviously all of last season shooting forty one percent from the outside,
They've been close to that. They're about forty percent now from the outside post
all Star Break. How much of that is just coach Lou and getting these
guys primed and back to their roots for what they're gonna need to do that
drive, kick, swing and get to the Painter Diet trying type of philosophies
for playoff basketball and to be successful. Yeah, I think anybody that's followed
the Clippers Hi Lou took over as head coach, that's the philosophy right on
offense and paint and spray, get two feet in the paint, kick it
out and let it fly. And quite naturally, it's very hard to do
that when your best shock creator in that regard is Reggie Jackson. No disrespect
to Reggie Jackson, he's done a great job keeping us a float all year.
But it's a difference when it's Paul George who can put two on the
ball and then that create Tolton looks same with Mormon Powe and then yeah,
they can just let it fly. So now as we as we head towards
the playing in Minnesota and hopefully heading towards the playoffs, you kind of see
the Clippers are leaning into that philosophy of this is us, this is us.
We let it fly, we puncture the defense, kick it out,
and we shoot threes. And I think I can't remember which game recently,
Marcus Morris post game he said it. He was like, he said,
I told Tylu that it's time for me to get in the playoff mode and
cut out the long twols and start making and start making all of those twos.
Three and so that really is his team A Paul George since he's come
back, I think it's like eight threes a game, and they're usually good.
We got Isaiah hardest thing joined in the party now from three, so
you know, it's it's really good to see that the Clippers are able to
get back to who they are offensively and kind of like create that balance because
they've been that guy. They've been that team defensively all years. His offense
has been a struggle, so it's nice to see that come around. Great
defensive performance tonight, holding Sacramento to ninety eight, who is understandably struggling.
The Kings are, but the Clippers handled their business, especially in that first
quarter, holding them to just sixteen points after giving up just nine points in
the second quarter Wednesday to the Phoenix Suns. You mentioned Paul George and just
how lively he looks out there. He's got that juice right now, maybe
a blessing in disguise that he got some rest. You never want to see
a guy get injured. But do you think there's something to him getting away
from the game and getting that bird's eye view and seeing how he needs to
be that playmaker because some of the past is obviously in this game, tying
his career high with twelve assists, but he's just seeing the floor so well
right now. Yeah, I think, I think to an extent I would
agree with that. I think in general, though, as the seasons go
on, Paul George, that pretty much is the trend. I remember last
year he started the season out just throwing the ball all over the place,
and ty Lu kept saying, like, keep going, keep going, because
when it's playoff time, you and Kahi are going to be the one making
the plays, and we need these rests now and then come play all time.
Last year Paul George was the one making the plays, and he was
making great decisions. I think this year, ironically, it was the same
thing, even though he got hurt to start the year. He's making good
plays, but he also was like being very careless with the ball, just
throwing it all over. And now you kind of get to the end of
the season, he's making great decisions with the ball and these passes are fantastic.
But I think more than anything, the time off he kind of got
a lot of rests that that playoff run that he had last year was very
grueling. Then you come into this year with no Kauai, you had guys
struggling, and there was a lot on his play to start the year,
and so it's really it's really fun to see a fresh Paul George. And
yeah, you kind of hinted at it. You don't want to see a
guy get hurt. But we're heading towards the most important stretch of the year
and we have a top ten to fifteen player who's fresh as ever, so
it should be exciting at his best. I think he's top ten after what
he did in the playoffs last season. It's hard. There are so many
good guys in this league. When you actually start to put together lists,
it's really tough to choose, But what do you think's going to happen?
Speaking of tough choices with lineups and rotations for coach lou even just coming Tuesday
night in the playing game, who do you think is going to be in
that death lineup when the Clippers just need to clamp down but also open up
the floor offensively. Who do you think Coach Low's gonna use. I don't
know. If I had if I had to guess, if I had to
guess, Reggie, Norm pg Rocco and Nico, I probably go with something
like that in terms of a death lineup. I mean, I think,
in terms of the death lineup, the three that have to be out there,
in my opinion Paul George, Norman Powell, and Robert Covington, and
you kind of can work around the other two. But yeah, those are
some tough decisions, and it's a good problem to have because the Clippers it's
a death lineup, but they in theory, could go like with nine other
guys who fit the bill in terms of being a part of that death lineup
and being good enough to be a part of the Clippers death lineup. The
death of the team is just incredible, and that's even with alcoh Islander.
So I'm interrested as well and seeing how the Clippers clothes games. Who's gonna
be their core eight to nine guys in the playoffs because there's a lot of
ways that coach Luke can go. I'm interested in that. Yes, an
embarrassment of Richards in terms of the talent that the Clippers have, and I'm
looking forward to this this upcoming playing in playoffs final one four years Jamal,
because you brought him up there as one of the three must to have in
any lineup at the end of games. But it's amazing that we're saying that
about Robert Covington. I mean, I thought he would be rejuved, I
thought he would be good. I thought this would be a perfect environment for
him. But I never expected him to drop forty three in a game and
hit eleven threees and become one of the most critical pivotal players on this team
instantly. You know, somebody, I feel like somebody does it, like
every other day they go on my Twitter and it's crazy. The game before
we got Roco, they played the Lakers. The Lakers and Robert Covington he
was He had a very bad game to put it kindly, and I was
just like, yo, this dude is treaty like he's not good. Like
I was like, is he done? Like why he looked as bad?
Yeah? Yeah, like against them dudes, you know. And I was
just like, man, I remember Rocos supposed to be the three indeed guy
and Da da da da, and he just didn't look as good. And
almost instantly the moment he got to the Clippers, it was just like wow,
Like I love this guy. He's awesome. You know, he's making
threes, he's providing occasional attacks for the rim. The defense is incredible.
He puts out so many fires. He's guarding one through five. He's incredible,
and he's like one of my favorite Clippers now. And I honestly can't
see him not being not just a part of the playoff rotation, but a
vital one, Like we really need him to play and we need I think
we need him to play a lot. Uh So, yeah, it's kind
of crazy how that happened. I didn't expect it either, but I'm glad
he's a Clipper. Man. He's fantastic, awesome. Uh, not enough
words can be said about his with a Clipper, so far Man. He's
been phenomenal. One of my favorite analysts. Jamal Christopher if not my favorite,
follow him at jam Christopher on Twitter. He does it for the Lab,
the jam, the Pod. Jamal, we go back always Now you
defended me once on Twitter or Brothers for life. I appreciate you, man.
Thanks for coming on always, brother always. Man. Before we get
out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle,
Brian Seamen, Ralph Lawler, big Brother, Jake Warner, Producer Katy
Newton until tomorrow night for Game eighty two, the final tune up before the
play in on Tuesday in Minnesota that also tips off at six thirty. Pregame
show at five thirty. I'm at am Oslin and let's talk to you then.
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