WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.600 --> 00:00:07.759 Get your fall. It's time to react La Clippers Basketball. This is Clippers 2 00:00:07.759 --> 00:00:12.039 Talk. All the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Mossley. You 3 00:00:12.119 --> 00:00:17.120 know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and get 4 00:00:17.120 --> 00:00:20.839 the podcast. I mean iHeart radio. Wow and now your host. He 5 00:00:20.920 --> 00:00:28.480 makes everything happen, Adam Mossley. Everything's bigger in Texas, they say, 6 00:00:28.559 --> 00:00:33.880 including responses from bad losses. The Clippers bounce back after losing by twenty last 7 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:38.920 night in New Orleans to the Pelicans. They win by ten in Dallas and 8 00:00:39.000 --> 00:00:43.200 hold Dallas to just ninety nine points. Your final score. Clippers win one 9 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:47.759 o nine to ninety nine over Luca don Chich and the Mavericks. Welcome into 10 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:51.600 Clippers Talk. I'm at a Maslin eight six six nine eight seven two five 11 00:00:51.759 --> 00:00:57.079 seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number coming 12 00:00:57.159 --> 00:01:02.759 up? My friend basketball analyst Bill Horrendi will be here. Plus we will 13 00:01:02.799 --> 00:01:07.079 also have postgame audio from the head coach to Ron lew after the Clippers completely 14 00:01:07.120 --> 00:01:11.560 redeemed themselves. Well, look, this is one of the biggest wins of 15 00:01:11.599 --> 00:01:18.560 the season, considering what happened yesterday and how poorly they played, especially defensively, 16 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:25.159 where they gave up seventy two points in the paint. Tonight, Dallas 17 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:29.200 only had thirty points in the paint. The Clippers had forty four. So 18 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:34.319 let's see what a difference a day makes the Clippers defensive mentality, that sense 19 00:01:34.359 --> 00:01:38.000 of urgency and intensity we've talked about that they need to start games off with. 20 00:01:38.519 --> 00:01:44.159 You saw it from the beginning in the first quarter. And by the 21 00:01:44.200 --> 00:01:48.400 way, they did all this without Patrick Beverley and without Sergebaca, which is 22 00:01:48.439 --> 00:01:51.760 why I said yesterday, they have enough talent to still compete and beat anyone 23 00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:55.040 even when they are down, as long as the two one three connection are 24 00:01:55.040 --> 00:01:57.439 out there. And guess who else was in the back in the starting lineup, 25 00:01:57.599 --> 00:02:02.879 Marcus morrise and beats the Zoobots two starters from last year. We're back 26 00:02:02.959 --> 00:02:08.840 in because of injuries and because I guess head coach Shronloo will hear from him 27 00:02:08.840 --> 00:02:13.520 in a second on this, but he likes Marcus Morris back in the starting 28 00:02:13.520 --> 00:02:19.039 lineup. And Nicholas Battoun performed really well off the bench. He had four 29 00:02:19.159 --> 00:02:22.400 three pointers, two of those came in the third quarter. But Marcus Morris 30 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:25.280 is the one that got off to a really hot start in that first back 31 00:02:25.319 --> 00:02:30.599 as a starter. He had seven of his fourteen points in the first quarter, 32 00:02:30.080 --> 00:02:35.240 played with great energy, played great defense. I talked about him as 33 00:02:35.240 --> 00:02:38.680 my player to watch because I felt like they needed somebody to just step up 34 00:02:38.680 --> 00:02:44.879 with that passion and energy and presence and be demonstrative out there. And there's 35 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:47.680 no doubt Kawai was that as well to close this game out. But Marcus 36 00:02:47.719 --> 00:02:53.039 Morris plays with edge and when you're missing someone like Patrick Beverley. The reason 37 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:57.159 I think he has such a big effect that goes beyond the box score is 38 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:02.159 because he turns a game into something much more competitive than just a regular season 39 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:06.479 basketball game in the NBA, and there's seventy two of them normally eighty two. 40 00:03:06.919 --> 00:03:09.680 He turns it into a playoff like atmosphere. He gets chippy with guys, 41 00:03:09.719 --> 00:03:15.639 he gets underneath guy's skitting, and he's able. Sorry I'm pouncing the 42 00:03:15.120 --> 00:03:21.680 as I get intense myself talking about Patrick Beverley, but he's able to bring 43 00:03:21.680 --> 00:03:25.520 out the best in his teammates. He rallies guys. They see the way 44 00:03:25.599 --> 00:03:30.159 he attacks, they see the way he plays, and they know they have 45 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:34.280 to play at least that hard because the smallest guy on the court is giving 46 00:03:34.280 --> 00:03:39.560 you an effort like that. Without him, they just haven't had that same 47 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:46.919 desire defensively, and they've been really inconsistent in that area for a lot of 48 00:03:46.919 --> 00:03:51.000 this season. Coming into tonight's game after what happened yesterday, they were fourteenth 49 00:03:51.080 --> 00:03:54.120 defensively going into that game against the New Orleans Pelicans. By the time the 50 00:03:54.159 --> 00:03:58.039 game ended and they gave up one hundred and thirty five points last night, 51 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:04.240 they had dropped from fourteenth defensively with defensive rating to sixteenth in one game. 52 00:04:04.919 --> 00:04:09.360 While we're more than halfway through a season. That's not easy to do, 53 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:13.719 but that's how poor they were on that end tonight. Though they only gave 54 00:04:13.800 --> 00:04:17.720 up twenty three points in that first quarter, Dallas did not have a quarter 55 00:04:17.759 --> 00:04:23.480 where they scored thirty or more. Their quarter high tonight was twenty eight, 56 00:04:25.000 --> 00:04:29.120 and a lot of it I felt like was Marcus Moris being out there and 57 00:04:29.240 --> 00:04:33.040 providing some of that spark. But then also Kawhi Leonard was so locked in. 58 00:04:33.879 --> 00:04:41.560 This was the claw. This is a vintage Kawhi Leonard virtuoso performance from 59 00:04:41.639 --> 00:04:46.120 him. Because even though I say, look he was nine of twenty from 60 00:04:46.120 --> 00:04:51.040 the field had twenty two points. That's not as efficient as he typically can 61 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:55.360 be in his just one of five from three, but he had eight of 62 00:04:55.360 --> 00:05:01.920 those points in the fourth quarter down the stretch and had huge momentum place like 63 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:09.319 I don't know a dunk on a unicornstat Porzingis got hammered yammed on by Kawhi 64 00:05:09.399 --> 00:05:13.199 Leonard, who also got fouled. They didn't call it, but that was 65 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:16.199 one of his best dunks in the Clippers uniform so far, and it was 66 00:05:16.279 --> 00:05:19.839 needed. Sometimes a dunk is more than a dunk. Sometimes a play means 67 00:05:19.879 --> 00:05:24.439 more than that. It can be a momentum shift. It can get a 68 00:05:24.480 --> 00:05:28.920 team pointed in the right direction. And when the Chips were down and Dallas 69 00:05:28.959 --> 00:05:31.360 was fighting back multiple times, the Clippers were up by twelve early in the 70 00:05:31.360 --> 00:05:35.360 fourth quarter, but Dallas went on a run. Tim Hardaway Junior was insane. 71 00:05:35.439 --> 00:05:39.920 He had sixteen of his twenty one points in the second half, had 72 00:05:40.000 --> 00:05:43.959 four three pointers in the second half, and Dallas was really good from beyond 73 00:05:43.959 --> 00:05:48.759 the arc. They go seventeen of forty one from three and lose because sometimes 74 00:05:49.000 --> 00:05:55.560 it's about those timely threes and the Clippers had four big ones in the fourth 75 00:05:55.639 --> 00:05:59.160 quarter, two from sweet Low Williams, one of them early, one of 76 00:05:59.199 --> 00:06:03.240 them late. Same with Paul George. He hit a three pointer at the 77 00:06:03.360 --> 00:06:09.319 nine minute mark and then he would hit the dagga over Luca Dontech, just 78 00:06:09.480 --> 00:06:15.600 a ridiculous step back handles like Steph Curry at the height of six nine Paul 79 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:18.000 George. I mean, we've seen this shot from him a lot, but 80 00:06:18.079 --> 00:06:25.040 considering he was four of seventeen before he took that shot, takes guts when 81 00:06:25.079 --> 00:06:27.879 you're having an off night like that to take the biggest shot at the game 82 00:06:27.920 --> 00:06:33.079 and stick it. And it was well defended by Luca Done. Not good 83 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:39.079 enough, though Paul George is indefensible when he's playing like that on the perimeter. 84 00:06:39.279 --> 00:06:42.959 We saw it actually early on. He had a shot over Maxi Kleiba 85 00:06:44.560 --> 00:06:49.519 baseline in the first quarter that was just sick as the kids say, too 86 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:54.480 much sauce as. I think the call was from Noah Eagle, and I 87 00:06:54.519 --> 00:06:57.439 thought he was off to a really good start, but then he would struggle 88 00:06:57.519 --> 00:07:00.800 and he has struggled since the foot injury. More on that coming up, 89 00:07:01.480 --> 00:07:08.120 but best win of the year so far put that qualifier on there. We 90 00:07:08.199 --> 00:07:13.160 say that every time best win of the year so far for the Clippers because 91 00:07:13.199 --> 00:07:16.319 of what happened yesterday, because it was gut check time. Kawhi Leonard came 92 00:07:16.319 --> 00:07:23.519 out last night post game and said he's very concerned with their inconsistency. So 93 00:07:24.000 --> 00:07:27.519 to come back and now be seven and zero in the second game of a 94 00:07:27.560 --> 00:07:32.360 back to back, that is the correct response. They had the competitive juices 95 00:07:32.759 --> 00:07:38.720 that you needed to start this one off. If you were ever concerned about 96 00:07:39.199 --> 00:07:42.639 head coach Sharan lu not having their attention, just look at the way they 97 00:07:42.680 --> 00:07:47.720 responned after losses. This team is so good in those situations. Now they 98 00:07:47.759 --> 00:07:53.680 have to move this forward. They have to turn this into winning eight of 99 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:58.839 ten. They have to get rolling here because there's an opportunity with some of 100 00:07:58.839 --> 00:08:01.480 the other teams in the Western fence right now not playing that well. It's 101 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:05.480 not just the Clippers who have struggled four and seven in their last eleven games. 102 00:08:05.480 --> 00:08:09.079 The Lakers also right there, and the Utah Jazz their four and five 103 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:13.000 in their last nine. Dallas, though had been one of the hottest teams 104 00:08:13.079 --> 00:08:18.480 in the NBA. They had won eleven of their last fourteen contests so this 105 00:08:18.560 --> 00:08:24.480 was a big test, and the Clippers were still undermanned and shorthanded, but 106 00:08:24.560 --> 00:08:30.839 I thought they got a special performance from Kawhi Leonard. That offensive rebound that 107 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:35.720 turned into an and one with under five minutes left in the fourth quarter was 108 00:08:35.799 --> 00:08:39.320 just unbelievable. He also had a step back Jordan esque fade away, as 109 00:08:39.360 --> 00:08:43.480 Noah Eagle put it in the fourth had a couple of those on the baseline 110 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.840 too. That's why I like to call him ninety six MJ. That's what 111 00:08:46.879 --> 00:08:50.440 he looks like to me. But he had more bounced defensively than I've seen 112 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.600 him in a while. He was everywhere on that end. Someone said on 113 00:08:54.600 --> 00:08:56.559 Twitter it looked like he was doing jumping Jack's at one point, going back 114 00:08:56.559 --> 00:09:03.039 and forth. He was just a one man wrecking crew on that end of 115 00:09:03.039 --> 00:09:07.639 the court. And overall, Luca Donche's just nine of twenty three twenty five 116 00:09:07.679 --> 00:09:11.679 points. You'll live with that. Chris stat porzingis he hit some tough shots, 117 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:16.759 but he only took fourteen finished with twenty two points. It was really 118 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:20.240 Tim Hardaway Junior keeping them in it when he hit three three pointers in the 119 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:24.080 last three minutes of the third quarter. See that five times fast. He 120 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.759 was really good for them off the bench, but the Clippers bench, considering 121 00:09:28.639 --> 00:09:31.679 two of those guys were now in the starting lineup, I thought they played 122 00:09:31.879 --> 00:09:37.480 really well. Nicholas Batoum and you know, you don't want to call it 123 00:09:37.480 --> 00:09:41.279 at demotion, but this was the first time he was coming off the bench 124 00:09:41.360 --> 00:09:43.519 this season and he adjusted. And this is a team guy. He'll do 125 00:09:43.559 --> 00:09:46.759 whatever it takes to win. He just wants to be that glue guy. 126 00:09:46.759 --> 00:09:52.000 And has one of his best shooting performances in the last couple of weeks, 127 00:09:52.000 --> 00:09:58.360 going four of six from distance, and then Sweet Lou Williams. I'm just 128 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:01.480 so sick and tired of hearing people will say he doesn't play any defense. 129 00:10:01.919 --> 00:10:07.519 It's just not true. Now that's been his reputation going back over ten years. 130 00:10:07.559 --> 00:10:11.240 Fine, but there have been plenty of moments going back even to last 131 00:10:11.279 --> 00:10:16.480 year's playoffs, and the numbers support this, where he has been a solid 132 00:10:16.559 --> 00:10:20.440 to good defender. And he had two steals on Luca Dontae in the fourth 133 00:10:20.519 --> 00:10:24.159 quarter, including the old pull the chair out trick Carl Malone's style on Luca 134 00:10:24.320 --> 00:10:28.919 where he ended up getting the steal. And he had fourteen points and two 135 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:33.960 big three pointers and two steals in that fourth quarter. We'll take a quick 136 00:10:33.120 --> 00:10:39.639 call here before we break, Sean in Inglewood, you're on Clippers stock without 137 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:43.440 on Maslin. Hush on, Hey, my friend, how are you, 138 00:10:43.519 --> 00:10:54.480 Adam? I'm good. Where you been? Brother's business used to But it's 139 00:10:54.519 --> 00:10:58.240 all good, Sean. What do you think of the win tonight? I 140 00:10:58.399 --> 00:11:05.320 like to win tonight, but you know that is not. Also the only 141 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:11.759 reason why I called because as a conglomerate of the last games and as of 142 00:11:11.840 --> 00:11:15.720 this season, I'm upset with a lot of things that ty Lew has done. 143 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.039 So there have been about sevenuary eight games where he called. As for 144 00:11:20.679 --> 00:11:24.840 the Kawai thirty's probably seen our way from the basket. Weave one basket, 145 00:11:26.440 --> 00:11:33.720 no direction, no offense, no no, no coordination, and bad play 146 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:37.720 and they've lost those games. So we lose the close games. This coach, 147 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:41.799 it's supposed to help you win the close games. Without a coach at 148 00:11:41.799 --> 00:11:46.600 all, the Clippers record could be when it is right now, Sean, 149 00:11:46.840 --> 00:11:50.240 Sean, I disagree, man. I would need some actual specifics on what 150 00:11:50.279 --> 00:11:54.679 players you're talking about at what point at the end of games, because the 151 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:58.919 Clippers themselves and Kawhi Leonard has admitted this. They're looking to coach lou because 152 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:03.279 well, he hasn't installed his entire offense yet, so they're not always going 153 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:07.159 off of instincts late in games, and that has been a problem. But 154 00:12:07.240 --> 00:12:11.879 tonight I guess they closed things out. I got a specific for you the 155 00:12:11.919 --> 00:12:18.720 Milwaukee game. Seven foot one low pairs, six foot eleven attentive coupo at 156 00:12:18.720 --> 00:12:22.639 six foot eleven port. What does he do? He put a bucket six 157 00:12:22.720 --> 00:12:26.000 eight guys in there to stick him. That was and then and Ganna's blue 158 00:12:26.080 --> 00:12:31.159 six foot six and fourth quarts just like the All Star Game. Nobody that 159 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:35.320 can tell enough to stick him. He does some things that I just don't 160 00:12:35.440 --> 00:12:37.799 understand. This bad coaching, I'm gonna tell I'm gonna just say like it 161 00:12:37.840 --> 00:12:41.120 is. I've been in love with my Clippers. I moved out here in 162 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:45.440 eighty four. The Clippers moved down here in eighty four. Nothing but a 163 00:12:45.440 --> 00:12:48.240 Clipper fan, Okay. Never like the Lakers. I'm gonna tell you the 164 00:12:48.279 --> 00:12:52.639 truth. They need to improve in a lot of way. This particular win 165 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:58.039 is not the season. The season has been really up and down. Sehn. 166 00:12:58.159 --> 00:13:01.120 No one's disagreeing with that one win, one loss has not defined them 167 00:13:01.159 --> 00:13:07.159 so far. But I will say they struggle late in that game against Milwaukee 168 00:13:07.720 --> 00:13:11.879 also because well Kawhi and PG went all nine, and they did settle for 169 00:13:11.960 --> 00:13:16.759 some tough shots and that is something that where they have to learn from. 170 00:13:16.799 --> 00:13:20.039 And I thought tonight was a step in the right direction. I think a 171 00:13:20.120 --> 00:13:22.639 win like this where you hold on against a Dallas team that has been one 172 00:13:22.639 --> 00:13:26.360 of the best teams in the NBA over the last couple of weeks, and 173 00:13:26.440 --> 00:13:30.519 obviously they have one of the toughest players to guard in the NBA and Luca 174 00:13:30.559 --> 00:13:35.879 donchech. I thought this was exactly the type of effort and playoff like atmosphere 175 00:13:37.080 --> 00:13:39.399 victory that you'd like to see from the Clippers. And once again, they 176 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:45.120 still didn't even have Serge Ibacca or Patrick Beverly Shawn I give them that. 177 00:13:45.720 --> 00:13:52.440 I'm go with a statistic from the game before twenty four and four, when 178 00:13:52.480 --> 00:13:56.879 they're leaving by over ten points the closed game. I get the statistics from 179 00:13:56.919 --> 00:14:01.480 the announcer, Yes, from the game yesterday. Close games they don't win 180 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:05.039 because they're disorganized in the last two minutes. That needs to be improved. 181 00:14:05.399 --> 00:14:09.320 Other than that, yeah, I still love my Clippers, but you've got 182 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:13.519 to improved. Okay, I'm just so men like it is yet local clippermation 183 00:14:13.879 --> 00:14:18.080 you Adam. I'm out all right, Sean, thank you for the phone 184 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:20.440 call. Yeah. I mean they've said it themselves. They have to get 185 00:14:20.480 --> 00:14:26.039 better, they have to improve. But coming off of last night's loss, 186 00:14:26.600 --> 00:14:31.360 this was improvement. Now it has to extend out and they have to string 187 00:14:31.480 --> 00:14:33.759 some wins together here and start to get back on a role because they haven't 188 00:14:33.799 --> 00:14:37.600 won multiple games in a row in about three weeks now. Obviously that extends 189 00:14:37.679 --> 00:14:41.399 also over the All Star break. But this team is better than that, 190 00:14:43.240 --> 00:14:46.679 and I think they showed some of that obviously tonight, and that defensive mentality, 191 00:14:48.159 --> 00:14:54.440 that mindset, the physicality out there, the resistance they showed holding Dallas. 192 00:14:54.480 --> 00:14:56.799 Holding any team in the NBA in this day and age under one hundred 193 00:14:56.840 --> 00:15:01.759 points, it's close to heard of. I think the worst team right now 194 00:15:01.799 --> 00:15:05.039 is averaging one oh seven, and they held the Dallas Mavericks to ninety nine. 195 00:15:05.639 --> 00:15:09.360 That's something, all right. Coming up next, you'll hear from the 196 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:13.120 head coach Toronto lou Well, I think is the master of adjustments, and 197 00:15:13.159 --> 00:15:18.879 it's proven that well, yeah, this team has a lot to work on, 198 00:15:20.559 --> 00:15:26.360 and they're still fourth right now in the Western Conference, and I think 199 00:15:26.399 --> 00:15:30.240 three and a half games back of the team with the number one record in 200 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:33.799 the league, in the Utah Jazz. So let's put things in perspective a 201 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:39.360 little bit here. They haven't played their best basketball, They're ceiling is much 202 00:15:39.440 --> 00:15:46.320 higher, and there's still thirty one more games left to develop. More consistency. 203 00:15:46.519 --> 00:15:48.559 That has been the word of the last forty eight hours. Now, 204 00:15:50.039 --> 00:15:52.879 all right, more Clippers stock coming up next right here on the five seventy 205 00:15:54.000 --> 00:16:06.519 LA Sports Stagger from Paul George is the official home of your LA Clippers. 206 00:16:07.679 --> 00:16:11.799 Don't miss a moment of Clippers basketball all season long. Williams picks up a 207 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.720 dribble about forty five feet away with a bounce past. Now for Leonard with 208 00:16:15.879 --> 00:16:18.320 tennis shoot Kawhi at the top of the key, puts the head down down 209 00:16:18.360 --> 00:16:22.480 the middle of the lane. Oh, Kawhi Leonard. He just put his 210 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:30.519 major seven foot three Christaps Porzingis on a poster Leonard with a right handed plush. 211 00:16:30.120 --> 00:16:37.080 Maybe Kawhi Leonard's best all around regular season games so far as a Clipper, 212 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:42.080 just twenty two points. What led them with seven assists and had three 213 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:47.279 of those in the third quarter was hitting Nicholas Batoum coming off a spin moves 214 00:16:47.279 --> 00:16:49.639 in the lane on the outside for three pointers. Was finding a Vita Zoobots 215 00:16:51.159 --> 00:16:56.279 under the basket while putting the ball around defenders. And then also four steals 216 00:16:56.320 --> 00:17:02.360 and just one turnover and eight boards. Kauai put together the type of performance 217 00:17:02.399 --> 00:17:07.880 you want to see from your leader and from a superstar in this league that 218 00:17:08.000 --> 00:17:14.759 is a two time finals MVP winner. He has the pedigree, he has 219 00:17:14.799 --> 00:17:18.640 the resume, and he knows that they have to be more locked in and 220 00:17:18.839 --> 00:17:22.559 he certainly was, and the rest of the team followed. Clippers win by 221 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:26.640 ten in Dallas with the final score of one on nine to ninety nine. 222 00:17:26.119 --> 00:17:30.839 Welcome back into Clippers Stock. I'm at a Maslin. Eight six six nine 223 00:17:30.880 --> 00:17:33.119 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number before we hear from the head 224 00:17:33.119 --> 00:17:37.960 coach t Lou post game. Let's go to Anne in Glendale, Hi, 225 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:41.160 and you're on Clipper Stock with Auta Maslin. How are you okay, Hi, 226 00:17:41.319 --> 00:17:45.680 Adam. I think this is a terrific team. They have a lot 227 00:17:45.680 --> 00:17:51.480 of talent. A great game tonight My only question to you, you know, 228 00:17:51.519 --> 00:17:56.400 with your background, what do you think about Paul George's problems, because 229 00:17:56.039 --> 00:18:03.000 he seems to be a very talent to player, but I don't feel that 230 00:18:03.119 --> 00:18:10.559 this stage, you know, is comfortable for him. He seems to lose 231 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:17.319 his energy or his focus, and I feel he's kind of a weak member 232 00:18:17.359 --> 00:18:19.920 of the team. Well, and how about the three point he hit tonight? 233 00:18:21.000 --> 00:18:22.839 The biggest shot of the game was twenty six seconds left. Yes, 234 00:18:23.000 --> 00:18:29.759 I recognize that, but it just worries me that he's It may just be 235 00:18:29.960 --> 00:18:33.119 the pressure may just be too much for him. I don't know, what 236 00:18:33.480 --> 00:18:37.359 do you think. I appreciate the phone call, the Paul George narrative stuff 237 00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:41.880 and the playoff pe talk. While he's had some bad moments in the playoffs 238 00:18:42.400 --> 00:18:47.039 and Game seven last year, yes against the Denver Nuggets, nobody really played 239 00:18:47.079 --> 00:18:52.000 well, including Paul George, but it is over an overblown narrative. For 240 00:18:52.039 --> 00:18:53.680 the most part. You look at the numbers, you look at the big 241 00:18:53.720 --> 00:18:57.240 games. You look at him being the leader of that Pacers team that wins 242 00:18:57.279 --> 00:19:03.599 seven games in twenty thirteen with Lebron James and Dwayne Wade and Chris Bosh He's 243 00:19:03.599 --> 00:19:07.920 had spectacular moments in the playoffs, and the majority of his playoff games last 244 00:19:07.920 --> 00:19:12.440 season were good with the Clippers. But people like to harp on the negative 245 00:19:12.480 --> 00:19:17.079 with him for whatever reason, and also they focus on that in general. 246 00:19:17.119 --> 00:19:22.960 I understand, but he has been really good at times in big moments, 247 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:26.119 and I expect him to rise to the moment like he did tonight. And 248 00:19:26.279 --> 00:19:32.319 I like moments like this or games like this where you are struggling where your 249 00:19:32.359 --> 00:19:37.880 shot isn't there and you stay aggressive. And he was going to the basket 250 00:19:37.920 --> 00:19:41.960 even when his shot didn't look good from the outside, and then late he 251 00:19:41.079 --> 00:19:47.519 still trusted that shot over Luca Dontchich, So it could be something to build 252 00:19:47.559 --> 00:19:51.920 on for him. Now. He has been struggling recently, in fact, 253 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:55.720 going back, and it's really since the foot injury since he's come back. 254 00:19:56.039 --> 00:20:00.799 Our friend Joey Lynn posted this earlier on Twitter. But in his last six 255 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:07.279 games coming into tonight's contest PG thirteen, just eighteen points per game, shooting 256 00:20:07.319 --> 00:20:11.119 thirty eight percent from the field under thirty percent from three. So that's a 257 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:15.839 big reason why the Clippers overall had been struggling. But I don't know if 258 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:21.160 that foot is bothering him still because this and this stretch of games and these 259 00:20:21.279 --> 00:20:25.119 numbers coincide with him returning from the foot injury, because right before that he 260 00:20:25.160 --> 00:20:30.519 had those eight three pointers in Cleveland. He was unconscious. But I expect 261 00:20:30.559 --> 00:20:34.039 him to get back to there and he's still having an unbelievable season. All 262 00:20:34.119 --> 00:20:40.119 right, Let's hear from the head coach postgame t Lou after the Clippers respond 263 00:20:40.319 --> 00:20:42.880 and win one o nine to ninety nine in Dallas over the Mavericks. It, 264 00:20:44.039 --> 00:20:47.880 Ti, what did you see specifically in what made you want to put 265 00:20:48.000 --> 00:20:51.079 Marcus in the starting lineup? Did that? Did that kind of spark not 266 00:20:51.160 --> 00:20:53.880 only his game but also Nick's game and everybody else's. Yeah, I'll just 267 00:20:53.920 --> 00:20:57.279 think, you know, getting him, you know, to come out there 268 00:20:57.279 --> 00:21:02.079 and start force and getting working again. You know, I thought, you 269 00:21:02.119 --> 00:21:03.680 know, he came into the season, you know, miss the first ten 270 00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:07.319 or eleven games, so we wanted the easier men to it. And Nick, 271 00:21:07.480 --> 00:21:10.240 you know, Nick did a fabulish job. Was nothing nothing to niked 272 00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:12.119 done. You know, he's actually played great for us. We just wanted 273 00:21:12.160 --> 00:21:15.519 something to kick start markets, to get him going and getting ready you know 274 00:21:15.599 --> 00:21:18.799 down the stretch. What you saw tonight. Is this something you think you're 275 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:22.279 gonna stick with? Yes, sir, Thanks time. Thanks. We'll go 276 00:21:22.440 --> 00:21:26.680 next to Shane Young. Hey, Ty, the team is now seven and 277 00:21:26.759 --> 00:21:29.680 oh on the second night and back to backs. What does that really say 278 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:33.880 to you about the team like that that they respond emphatically after you call out 279 00:21:33.920 --> 00:21:37.000 their effort defensively? You know you don't want to have to keep doing that. 280 00:21:37.079 --> 00:21:40.680 You know it's not something you want to get used to doing. But 281 00:21:41.000 --> 00:21:44.079 you know, Kawad just showing his leadership or just you know, wanting to 282 00:21:44.119 --> 00:21:48.559 play back to backs. He's healthy and that that's big for us and just 283 00:21:48.559 --> 00:21:51.279 shows that you know, he's trying to he's trying to do the right thing. 284 00:21:51.440 --> 00:21:55.000 And you know back to backs to share. I think we're seven and 285 00:21:55.079 --> 00:21:56.799 oh, so it just you know, back to backs test test your manhood 286 00:21:56.839 --> 00:22:00.119 and test you who you are and test your care And I thought to nine 287 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:03.960 we responded very well, you know, especially hold his team to nine and 288 00:22:03.039 --> 00:22:06.160 nine points. I have to give it up one hundred and thirty five last 289 00:22:06.240 --> 00:22:11.960 night. Thanks. We'll go next to law As great as Marcus was, 290 00:22:11.039 --> 00:22:15.440 you had Zoo also in the starting lineup, and I thought he did an 291 00:22:15.440 --> 00:22:21.480 now standing job staying with Luca multiple times on an island out there on the 292 00:22:21.519 --> 00:22:26.640 perimeter, and it's it just seemed like an unconventional look for him. And 293 00:22:26.279 --> 00:22:30.880 it's not the first time that Zoo's really done well are you Are you surprised 294 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:37.480 at his just poise out there, not panicking when he's on his own against 295 00:22:37.480 --> 00:22:41.880 one of the best offensive players in the league this season, you know, 296 00:22:41.960 --> 00:22:44.119 not really long because last year, you know, in the bubble in the 297 00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:45.519 playoffs, he did a great job, you know, with our beers because 298 00:22:45.519 --> 00:22:49.599 of porzingis such a great shooter in Cleverer that we do a good job with 299 00:22:49.680 --> 00:22:52.400 just beering off. And now you know Zoo has to play one on one. 300 00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:55.599 They did a good job in the bubble, so that's why we was 301 00:22:55.640 --> 00:22:59.000 comfortable doing it. We know they had great shooting around, so just to 302 00:22:59.000 --> 00:23:00.480 make him play one on one and you know, Zoo me in a big 303 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:03.759 body, stand in front and just trying to you know, take the first 304 00:23:03.759 --> 00:23:07.720 initial bump because Luke was so strong, and then stay down on all the 305 00:23:07.720 --> 00:23:10.440 shot fakes. And like I said, I thought Zoo did a great job 306 00:23:10.440 --> 00:23:14.759 with him. And and also Luca has seven turnovers tonight, you mentioned last 307 00:23:14.839 --> 00:23:18.000 night you wanted to see more physicality, you wanted to h at the very 308 00:23:18.079 --> 00:23:22.559 least. I know you mentioned that one of the complaints you had about Zion 309 00:23:22.720 --> 00:23:25.000 was he didn't even get to the free throw line. He was just getting 310 00:23:25.039 --> 00:23:27.799 to the basket into his spots, snake shots over and over. How are 311 00:23:27.799 --> 00:23:33.240 you feeling about the defense that was able to force turnovers but also able to 312 00:23:33.359 --> 00:23:37.240 keep this Dallas team off the free throw line for an entire game. Yeah, 313 00:23:37.279 --> 00:23:40.400 I thought it was big. I thought, you know, bringing the 314 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:45.359 physicality to the game. I'm nothing easy, and you know what felt good. 315 00:23:45.759 --> 00:23:48.000 I was just seeing like when they did score, we got pissed off 316 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:51.079 and mat about that instead on the other end, and you know, Prezinis 317 00:23:51.079 --> 00:23:52.680 made one like six or seven feet behind the three point in line of Kawa 318 00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:56.480 got matters at itself because we said he would shoot the trail three and from 319 00:23:56.519 --> 00:24:00.400 deep. So just taking that responsible really a holist on ourselves, just to 320 00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:03.119 make sure we follow in the game plan and understanding what we need to do. 321 00:24:03.480 --> 00:24:07.240 And like I said, tonight was a good job just showing the physicality 322 00:24:07.640 --> 00:24:11.720 and also doing without foul. You know, Marcellis Wallace talked about pride like 323 00:24:11.759 --> 00:24:18.079 it's always a bad thing. But the Clippers tonight very prideful in making sure 324 00:24:18.119 --> 00:24:21.960 they bounced back and respond after a loss like that last night. Defensibly you 325 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:25.039 could see it, and I love what t Luja said there. They got 326 00:24:25.119 --> 00:24:30.519 upset every time they got scored on. By the way, I haven't talked 327 00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:36.039 enough about a Visa zoobots yet. Seven of eighth from the field fifteen points, 328 00:24:36.079 --> 00:24:41.079 eleven boards, all seven makes dunks. And I've been saying this for 329 00:24:41.119 --> 00:24:44.920 a while, but when you're talking about getting more points in the paint, 330 00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:48.680 get it to big Zoo. He is a weapon. And when he goes 331 00:24:48.759 --> 00:24:52.359 lue all cinder like he did on one hook shot. Okay, so six 332 00:24:52.480 --> 00:24:57.599 of seven we're dunks. It just shows off the high skill level yass. 333 00:25:00.680 --> 00:25:03.960 Clippers win by ten in Dallas with the final score one on nine to ninety 334 00:25:04.039 --> 00:25:08.920 nine. More Clippers talk coming up next to my friend Bill Horrenda will be 335 00:25:10.000 --> 00:25:22.000 here. You're listening to a M five seventy LA Sportsville y'all dagger from Paul 336 00:25:22.200 --> 00:25:27.559 George. This is the official home of your LA Clippers. Don't miss a 337 00:25:27.640 --> 00:25:33.880 moment of Clippers basketball all season log sizing off dot k three to shoot George 338 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:41.039 right, wait three oh the dagger PG. Thirteen. That boop was rated 339 00:25:41.240 --> 00:25:47.559 R and he puts the game away one nine ninety nine with twenty five seconds 340 00:25:47.599 --> 00:25:52.720 remaining. Noah Eagle on the call as the Clippers win one O nine to 341 00:25:52.839 --> 00:25:57.240 ninety nine in Dallas over the Mavericks. They are seven and oh in the 342 00:25:57.319 --> 00:26:02.640 second game of a back to back. Welcome back into Clippers Stock. I'm 343 00:26:02.680 --> 00:26:07.440 Adam Moslin eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight sixty six ninety eight 344 00:26:07.480 --> 00:26:11.279 seven two five seventies, CJ Mitch, Jeff Tagus. Hold on, we'll 345 00:26:11.279 --> 00:26:15.079 get to you, but I want to bring in a friend from the nine 346 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.279 one six. Who is the Dicky V of NBA analysts. It is Bill 347 00:26:18.359 --> 00:26:22.720 Horrenda. Bill, thanks for coming back on Clippers Stock. How are you 348 00:26:23.119 --> 00:26:26.920 my player? That's how I praise. I'm gonna try to move up to 349 00:26:26.000 --> 00:26:30.440 it. Oh, it's that time of the year, you know, Bill. 350 00:26:32.039 --> 00:26:34.440 What did you think of this performance by the Clippers coming off of the 351 00:26:34.519 --> 00:26:40.720 disaster in New Orleans last night and the postgame comments from Kawhi Leonard talking about 352 00:26:40.759 --> 00:26:45.279 being overly concerned with a loss like that because it talked about it or it 353 00:26:45.319 --> 00:26:49.960 spoke to their lack of consistency so far this season. Does this give you 354 00:26:51.039 --> 00:26:55.599 more hope that this Clippers team is different, is built different than they have 355 00:26:55.759 --> 00:26:59.920 been going back to last year. Yes, and it's sort of the top 356 00:27:00.119 --> 00:27:03.279 Adam, I mean, Lawrence Frank has talked about the way the Clippers lost 357 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:07.599 last season that you cannot sweep under the rug shared adversity. You got to 358 00:27:07.640 --> 00:27:11.039 own it. And I think those are very very healthy signs. And what's 359 00:27:11.119 --> 00:27:15.240 even healthier is not what you're saying, what you're doing on the floor. 360 00:27:15.440 --> 00:27:19.839 You hold Dallas to under one hundreds, you hold them scoreless over the final 361 00:27:19.960 --> 00:27:25.599 three minutes. They only go to the free throw line five times. This 362 00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:29.519 is a team that averages in the low twenties getting to the free throw line. 363 00:27:29.559 --> 00:27:32.920 So what did they do? They defended without fouling. It was a 364 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:37.880 great bounce back and guys step up like Marris Senior of course, and the 365 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:42.359 Tomb accepting their roles and they produce and you do it without Abacca and Pat 366 00:27:42.400 --> 00:27:47.640 Beverley. Great bounce back game for the Clippers. Time. We just heard 367 00:27:47.680 --> 00:27:52.640 from t Loop post game talk about how he's going to keep the starting lineup 368 00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:56.119 with Marcus Morris inserted there. They put him back there tonight. He didn't 369 00:27:56.160 --> 00:28:00.559 start off there to begin the season because he was out he andjured, and 370 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:03.200 Nicholas Batoum played so darn well there was nothing you could do about that. 371 00:28:03.279 --> 00:28:07.440 But Marcus seems to help spark this team. Do you like him in that 372 00:28:07.519 --> 00:28:11.640 spot, going back to that starting role? I really do. If you 373 00:28:11.680 --> 00:28:15.440 look at the numbers at him, the Clippers have really struggled if they're not 374 00:28:15.519 --> 00:28:21.160 leading in halftime. So this is the typical argument five best versus best. 375 00:28:21.200 --> 00:28:26.200 Five. Now, he tonight was terrific along with zubots right, thirteen of 376 00:28:26.279 --> 00:28:30.279 nineteen combined from the floor. That's sixty eight percent, twenty nine point seventeen 377 00:28:30.319 --> 00:28:33.720 rebounds between the two of them. And but toomb yes, twelve points floor, 378 00:28:33.759 --> 00:28:38.359 six all from downtown, but also seven rebounds. So I do really 379 00:28:38.440 --> 00:28:41.799 like this move, and you know, at him, here's something for a 380 00:28:41.920 --> 00:28:47.880 lens for perspective. You be brown. January and February in the NBA are 381 00:28:47.960 --> 00:28:51.240 dog days. This is where you're if you're an underdog, if you're a 382 00:28:51.240 --> 00:28:55.960 team with potential, you can make progress. Emerging teams can steal games because 383 00:28:56.000 --> 00:29:00.519 top teams are not paying attention. Now you have to hope that the Clippers 384 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:03.960 are paying attention, that they focus, they compete, they dial in, 385 00:29:04.079 --> 00:29:08.440 and consistency in this league is progress. As Michael Cage, the Oklahoma City 386 00:29:08.440 --> 00:29:12.960 Thunder analysts has said, he is Bill Horrenda. Follow him at Bill at 387 00:29:14.240 --> 00:29:18.680 R E N d A on Twitter. Bill, let me get your thoughts 388 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:22.440 on this as well, because the Clippers, when we've talked about their weaknesses, 389 00:29:22.440 --> 00:29:23.839 but they don't get in the paint a lot. They don't get to 390 00:29:23.880 --> 00:29:27.960 the free throw line enough. They only attempted eleven free throws tonight, but 391 00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:32.319 they did do a great job, as you mentioned, defending without fouling when 392 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:34.480 it came to Dallas. But to me, when I see a Visa Zubos 393 00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:38.319 play like that near the rim, he's such a monster and he's such a 394 00:29:38.359 --> 00:29:44.400 weapon out there. Their points in the paint issue could easily be remedied by 395 00:29:44.480 --> 00:29:49.640 getting Zoo Bots the ball in good positions inside height. Tylan talked about it 396 00:29:49.960 --> 00:29:53.559 previate getting to the rim, attacking, getting to the paint, getting to 397 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:56.480 the free throw line, Adam. And you know why he's doing that because 398 00:29:56.839 --> 00:30:02.799 listen, you listen to Das are the great assistant coach to the late Jerry 399 00:30:02.839 --> 00:30:06.920 Sloan with the Utah Jazz. Frequently in the playoffs, what happens, you 400 00:30:06.960 --> 00:30:11.440 have to score through physicality, and what happens is the teams that usually win 401 00:30:11.880 --> 00:30:15.400 are the teams that are scoring the most points in the fourth quarter from the 402 00:30:15.400 --> 00:30:21.079 free throw line extended and below. So you need that. Where are you 403 00:30:21.200 --> 00:30:26.359 going when the opposition takes away your first option, your second option and your 404 00:30:26.400 --> 00:30:30.160 three point game is not there. And you're right, it's at the rim 405 00:30:30.279 --> 00:30:33.279 attacking, and that's something of course you want to inculcate into this team. 406 00:30:33.599 --> 00:30:37.640 I know they leave the league in three point field goal percentage, that's terrific, 407 00:30:37.920 --> 00:30:41.920 But you're right to amplify your point. You've got to be tough, 408 00:30:41.000 --> 00:30:45.240 you've got to have that physicality, and you have to have balance. We 409 00:30:45.319 --> 00:30:49.880 have only had two champions in the past twenty years outside of the top ten 410 00:30:49.920 --> 00:30:55.559 and defensive rating, and in the last ten years only three teams in the 411 00:30:55.559 --> 00:30:59.920 finals with a worse defensive rating than the opposition has won it. So it's 412 00:31:00.000 --> 00:31:03.119 about balance, getting to the rim, at protecting the rim. Final one 413 00:31:03.200 --> 00:31:07.240 for you here, Bill, because I got a call about this earlier talking 414 00:31:07.279 --> 00:31:11.480 about Paul George and well he was just five of eighteen. He hit the 415 00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:14.960 biggest shot of the game to put it away from the Clippers with twenty six 416 00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:18.799 seconds left over Luca don chich And to me, when you are struggling at 417 00:31:18.839 --> 00:31:23.119 times and there's a narrative surrounding him in the playoffs, whether it's fair or 418 00:31:23.160 --> 00:31:30.160 not, moments like that, to me can be character building but also confidence 419 00:31:30.200 --> 00:31:33.440 builders because he wasn't playing his best and then he stepped up and hit the 420 00:31:33.480 --> 00:31:37.279 biggest shot of the game. How do you view PG. Thirteen Because he 421 00:31:37.319 --> 00:31:41.720 has struggled as of late since coming back from the foot injury, but that 422 00:31:41.839 --> 00:31:45.880 was a big time shot in the big spot for him. I thought tonight 423 00:31:45.960 --> 00:31:52.440 absolutely Mkudgrass for the evening and listen, I mean, confidence can be fragile 424 00:31:52.480 --> 00:31:55.960 even with four hundred and fifty of the top players in the world. And 425 00:31:56.039 --> 00:31:59.680 not to mention Paul George an All Star, but my perspective is this that, 426 00:31:59.759 --> 00:32:02.119 yeah, there must be lingering effects of this foot injury, and he 427 00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:07.279 is a veteran mature enough to recognize that all that talk, that's just noise. 428 00:32:07.519 --> 00:32:09.680 You've got to ignore it. Play through it hope that you stay healthy 429 00:32:09.960 --> 00:32:15.440 and continue to play your game and focus collectively. So again, there are 430 00:32:15.480 --> 00:32:21.640 things that the Clippers certainly need to work on and continue to focus on without 431 00:32:21.680 --> 00:32:24.599 a doubt, individually and collectively. And you've got to stay, stay humble, 432 00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:29.480 and stay hungry because this league will do that to you. Clippers right 433 00:32:29.480 --> 00:32:31.079 in the middle now eight of nine on the road. Of course, they 434 00:32:31.079 --> 00:32:34.839 had lost four or five coming into this one. This has got to be 435 00:32:34.880 --> 00:32:38.640 a turning point after the ignominious loss that they had in December against Dallas. 436 00:32:38.880 --> 00:32:42.559 Funny they can turn the page to night against them, and then of course 437 00:32:42.559 --> 00:32:45.240 the ignominious lost last night in the Walls. Yeah, hopefully Paul George can 438 00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:49.759 build off that shot and the Clippers can build off this victory tonight. They 439 00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:53.759 win by ten with a final score of one o nine to ninety nine in 440 00:32:53.880 --> 00:32:58.519 Dallas over Luca down hitch in the Mavericks. He is Bill Horrenda again. 441 00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:02.359 Follow him on Twitter at Bill h r E n DA Bill. We'll talk 442 00:33:02.400 --> 00:33:09.039 soon, my friend, Happy march madness right right backus coming up next. 443 00:33:09.039 --> 00:33:12.480 We'll take a quick break here. We'll get to your phone calls to close 444 00:33:12.559 --> 00:33:16.200 things out. CJ. Mits. Jeff Tagis will get to you somebody else, 445 00:33:17.160 --> 00:33:21.799 going on to highlight and underscore his performers a little bit before we break 446 00:33:21.839 --> 00:33:27.000 here, before I forget Reggie Jackson was really good again coming off eighteen points 447 00:33:27.079 --> 00:33:30.119 last night, even though the Clippers didn't play well. I thought he was 448 00:33:30.200 --> 00:33:34.200 good. In the starting lineup without Patrick Beverley, Tonight led them in the 449 00:33:34.240 --> 00:33:38.680 plus minus, was a plus twenty two, had seven crucial points in that 450 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:45.200 third quarter, and was playing downhill with some acrobatic layups that he got to 451 00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:51.359 fall and had three assists. People always talk about the lack of a more 452 00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:53.920 traditional point guard, and I'm not saying Reggie Jackson has always been that, 453 00:33:54.200 --> 00:33:59.559 but he is a solid playmaker and he is someone that can cure what ails 454 00:33:59.559 --> 00:34:02.119 them in some ways. Was getting downhill and getting out and transition. More 455 00:34:02.440 --> 00:34:07.519 Clippers had eighteen fast break points Dallas just fourteen. Clippers win by ten. 456 00:34:07.559 --> 00:34:15.280 More Clippers talk coming up next year. On a five seventy LA Sports floating 457 00:34:15.320 --> 00:34:19.559 with the right hand well short and the rebound goes to Morris up ahead for 458 00:34:19.599 --> 00:34:22.599 George of the leak out here it comes down the left Dalis site stepped past 459 00:34:22.679 --> 00:34:25.760 Leiba no foul at the rim rebound by Leonard. He put it in plus 460 00:34:25.800 --> 00:34:30.679 the foul and add one for the claw to extend the Clippers lead and give 461 00:34:30.760 --> 00:34:35.840 him twenty one to night. That is all hustle, all hard from the 462 00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:40.199 board man getting paid in Dallas, Kawhi Leonard with a massive clutch bucket down 463 00:34:40.239 --> 00:34:45.800 the stretch. Noah Ego on the call. Biggest rebounds of the game came 464 00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:51.760 from Kawhi Leonard. There that offensive board and the Clippers out rebounded the Dallas 465 00:34:51.800 --> 00:34:55.840 Mavericks by thirteen. In the ball game, they had five more offensive rebounds, 466 00:34:55.840 --> 00:35:00.440 including that one. They win by ten. They run it back against 467 00:35:00.519 --> 00:35:05.039 Dallas Wednesday, still in Dallas. Tip time is at six thirty. We'll 468 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:08.679 have your Clippers pregame show starting right here at five thirty. Welcome back into 469 00:35:08.760 --> 00:35:13.159 Clippers Talk. I'm at a moslind Okay, here we go, CJ and 470 00:35:13.239 --> 00:35:17.039 Alhambra. You're on Clippers stop with Autam Maslin. Thanks for calling. Hey, 471 00:35:17.119 --> 00:35:20.880 Adam. First of all, big props to you, buddy. During 472 00:35:20.920 --> 00:35:24.000 the pregame, you called out Morris to be the guy to shine and you 473 00:35:24.119 --> 00:35:28.400 called it. You called it. He knew, he knew you had money 474 00:35:28.440 --> 00:35:31.159 on it. I guess broken clock is right twice a day, CJ. 475 00:35:35.480 --> 00:35:40.360 But however, big props to me CJ from Alhambro because prior to the All 476 00:35:40.400 --> 00:35:45.760 Star break after the Washington game, I called in and I really felt that 477 00:35:45.760 --> 00:35:52.360 that Zubos really needs to get into the starting five and if it's going to 478 00:35:52.480 --> 00:35:58.039 be a tandem with Surge to make the Zubaka tandem, or even with Morris 479 00:35:58.119 --> 00:36:06.440 and do the zoorris Uh, it's needed for Zoobots to be at the five. 480 00:36:07.000 --> 00:36:10.599 And we also showed that this puts Patum coming off the bench where he 481 00:36:10.719 --> 00:36:16.800 excelled tonight. He really came through along with Jackson and you know with PJ 482 00:36:17.639 --> 00:36:23.320 or I'm sorry. PG thirteen Slumping Kawai had a good game, maybe not 483 00:36:23.360 --> 00:36:30.400 one of his best, but really put the defensive vices in the fourth quarter, 484 00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:36.400 which which is also encouraging. I thought. Defensively he was spectacular CJ. 485 00:36:36.840 --> 00:36:39.760 He had that steal on Luca Donchis where he poked the ball away. 486 00:36:42.039 --> 00:36:46.960 He was everywhere out there. He was omnipresent Kauai, and it carried over 487 00:36:47.000 --> 00:36:52.199 to mister Sweet Lou who got two big steals in the fourth and two really 488 00:36:52.239 --> 00:36:58.760 needed buckets from from the tray. So I think we are addressing some of 489 00:36:58.760 --> 00:37:01.800 our issues. We're ten days away from the trade deadline, and instead of 490 00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:07.000 having like a knee jerk reaction, let's just kind of play up these the 491 00:37:07.119 --> 00:37:09.840 good wine ups again a little bit more, and I think again going forward 492 00:37:09.880 --> 00:37:14.800 with Zoo up to five. This is what works. This is what really 493 00:37:14.800 --> 00:37:17.199 works, man, all right, CJ. I appreciate the phone call. 494 00:37:17.280 --> 00:37:23.119 We'll see if that's the direction t lu goes. Viza Zubos did play thirty 495 00:37:23.159 --> 00:37:29.199 five minutes without search of bucket tonight and he looked fresh down the stretch, 496 00:37:30.239 --> 00:37:35.000 which was critical. And he didn't get into foul trouble either. He had 497 00:37:35.039 --> 00:37:38.039 just one after struggling in that area, especially in the first half. He 498 00:37:38.079 --> 00:37:44.559 had three fouls yesterday in the first half against New Orleans. Viza Zubots has 499 00:37:44.719 --> 00:37:50.719 untapped potential. He is really one of the more underrated players in this league, 500 00:37:51.440 --> 00:37:53.719 and I do think can be a force for this team whether or not 501 00:37:53.760 --> 00:37:58.119 he's starting or coming off the bench. But you just knew Nicholas Batum. 502 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:01.400 He's going to fit in wherever you need him to complete team. Guy just 503 00:38:01.480 --> 00:38:06.159 wants to keep this thing going. He had seven boards himself. Let's go 504 00:38:06.280 --> 00:38:08.719 to Tagis and well that Tagu. What's up? You're on Clippers styth without 505 00:38:08.719 --> 00:38:13.559 of Maslin. How are you, hey, Adam. I think before the 506 00:38:13.599 --> 00:38:16.519 season started, I think this is been the starting lineup that we kind of 507 00:38:16.559 --> 00:38:21.679 anticipated. I think we thought maybe a Bocca would come on with the bench 508 00:38:21.800 --> 00:38:27.920 with Pat beb Yeah, yeah, exactly, and I know he thtretches the 509 00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:30.400 Flora Bucca, but I think going back to last year, I feel like 510 00:38:30.920 --> 00:38:36.000 zoo Bug plays his best with Kauai and think you saw something with that today. 511 00:38:36.480 --> 00:38:39.360 Kawai was able to feed him, get him some easy dunks, and 512 00:38:39.480 --> 00:38:43.119 I think that gets him going. Well, let me say this real quick, 513 00:38:43.159 --> 00:38:46.000 Tagus. The good thing is even when a Visa zoo Bos doesn't start, 514 00:38:46.559 --> 00:38:51.440 he comes in usually with five minutes left in the first quarter, and 515 00:38:51.519 --> 00:38:55.239 he's been playing late and big minutes in fourth quarters. In fact, when 516 00:38:55.239 --> 00:39:00.440 we were just twenty games into this season, somewhere around there, he already 517 00:39:00.440 --> 00:39:04.039 played more minutes in the fourth quarter just twenty games into this season than he 518 00:39:04.119 --> 00:39:07.800 did all of last season. So you know he's able to finish games off. 519 00:39:07.960 --> 00:39:13.159 And coach t lou does like to ride the hot hand and does trust 520 00:39:13.280 --> 00:39:15.960 him late and you gotta love that. No, that's a good point, 521 00:39:16.039 --> 00:39:23.239 that's true. I think also, I wasn't very impressed in the last four 522 00:39:23.239 --> 00:39:30.440 minutes of their offense today. I think other than Paul george last second shot, 523 00:39:30.880 --> 00:39:34.119 I think the only basket they really got was a Kauie offensive rebound. 524 00:39:34.159 --> 00:39:37.000 I don't think they were able to score in between on set possessions. Is 525 00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:40.679 that correct? Yeah, they had six points in the last two minutes. 526 00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:45.480 But on the other hand, their defense completely locked up Dallas. They didn't 527 00:39:45.480 --> 00:39:50.519 score in the last three minutes. The defense was great, I think. 528 00:39:52.159 --> 00:39:55.719 No, I don't know. I think was Lou Williams in the in the 529 00:39:55.800 --> 00:39:59.760 game in the last two three minutes, because I do feel like that's a 530 00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:04.199 a bit of a problem because quite often he's not on the floor, and 531 00:40:05.320 --> 00:40:08.519 going back for years now, he's been one of their clutch players. And 532 00:40:08.559 --> 00:40:13.199 I know there's a offensive defensive rotation, but I think something. I think 533 00:40:13.239 --> 00:40:16.119 today they had Reggie Jackson in there. Reggie wasn't there the last two minutes 534 00:40:16.159 --> 00:40:19.880 of the game. I don't know if that was by designer, just because 535 00:40:19.920 --> 00:40:23.360 Lou Williams came in at the end of the third quarter and played I think 536 00:40:23.400 --> 00:40:30.280 about fifteen straight minutes then, right. It was great that Paul George stayed 537 00:40:30.320 --> 00:40:32.280 aggressive and he took that last shot, but that's the same kind of shot 538 00:40:32.400 --> 00:40:37.159 that he took in Milwaukee, and he was criticized, as you know, 539 00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:39.840 in him and quiet that they were playing hero ball taking less second shots. 540 00:40:40.400 --> 00:40:45.159 I would like them to see more getting those set plays when the defense is 541 00:40:45.199 --> 00:40:49.639 set, the posing defensive set, and they're able to score. I think 542 00:40:49.639 --> 00:40:54.039 there's really critical going down the line. The only step played that they really 543 00:40:54.079 --> 00:40:59.199 have is posting up Kawai, which I think is great, But even then 544 00:40:59.199 --> 00:41:04.039 when he passes out, they're not getting clean looks like that they should be 545 00:41:04.079 --> 00:41:06.559 getting. And I think they just need a lot more reps in that, 546 00:41:06.679 --> 00:41:09.400 and I hope they play a lot more close games, which will pay dividends 547 00:41:09.440 --> 00:41:14.119 in the playoffs. I'm with you to a just a great phone call. 548 00:41:15.119 --> 00:41:19.840 I think these type of victories, when you have to face adversity like this, 549 00:41:19.920 --> 00:41:22.440 when you're playing a good team on the road and you're in a tight 550 00:41:22.519 --> 00:41:28.440 game down the stretch, they most definitely can be confidence builders and something you 551 00:41:28.599 --> 00:41:31.039 keep in the back of your mind moving forward. So tonight step in the 552 00:41:31.119 --> 00:41:35.199 right direction. They can still be better offensively down the stretch, but they 553 00:41:35.199 --> 00:41:40.360 were unbelievable on defense against a potent Dallas Mavericks offense. Mitch in New Jersey, 554 00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:44.840 what's up? You're on Clipper stop without a Muslin. I's going to 555 00:41:44.880 --> 00:41:53.599 a good game, good show. Und from their sense games usually knowly Houston 556 00:41:53.719 --> 00:41:58.239 zions it's point guarding. It's like a bull going. I ain't even gonna 557 00:41:58.239 --> 00:42:01.239 wear them dyeing and we would like the matter was, he was just unstoppable. 558 00:42:01.239 --> 00:42:05.360 He was just general. Anyway, I love the lineup. I hope 559 00:42:05.360 --> 00:42:09.960 to be permanent, and I saw true they truth to this. The Clippers 560 00:42:10.000 --> 00:42:15.440 like interest in Hill. I don't think the Hill. I think he's he's 561 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:19.280 pass's fine. I was get a training by the Hill in my book, 562 00:42:19.599 --> 00:42:22.920 I hope not match. I appreciate the phone call. I think you're talking 563 00:42:22.920 --> 00:42:28.000 about George Hill, who's been a really solid player, a veteran. We 564 00:42:28.159 --> 00:42:35.280 have heard his name being brought up before U and look, he's had a 565 00:42:35.360 --> 00:42:40.840 lot of playoff experience in his career. And I trust this Clippers front office 566 00:42:42.239 --> 00:42:45.960 completely and whatever move they made, considering the stuff they've done over the last 567 00:42:46.000 --> 00:42:50.519 couple of years. You got to have a lot of confidence and they're making 568 00:42:50.559 --> 00:42:52.880 the right move. Uh final call the night. Who else could it be? 569 00:42:52.960 --> 00:42:57.119 Jeff in Tarzana, Jeff, how are you well? Adam? You 570 00:42:57.199 --> 00:43:00.599 know what, I was so embarrassed last night after that game. Giving up 571 00:43:00.599 --> 00:43:07.519 one hundred and thirty five points to a mediocre New Orleans team is ridiculous. 572 00:43:07.559 --> 00:43:12.119 And you know Dallas is better than New Orleans. They shouldn't ever give up 573 00:43:12.159 --> 00:43:15.800 that many points. You know, you score one hundred and fifteen points in 574 00:43:15.880 --> 00:43:19.800 the game like the Clippers did, this should win the game. That's got 575 00:43:19.920 --> 00:43:22.920 to be one of the worst performances they've had all year, except for when 576 00:43:22.920 --> 00:43:29.320 they lost by fifty one. But I like the idea of the Clippers points 577 00:43:29.360 --> 00:43:35.320 in the paint. That's where zubecks dos strength us. And I was wondering, 578 00:43:35.480 --> 00:43:39.559 with all the buyouts and everything, do you think there's any possibility of 579 00:43:39.679 --> 00:43:45.920 the Clippers getting Lane Alrich, You know, if they're not gonna if they're 580 00:43:45.960 --> 00:43:52.960 not going to get Andre Andre Andre I'm losing his last name here for Cleveland, 581 00:43:54.480 --> 00:43:59.599 Andre Draummond. I would think one other guy would be really good. 582 00:44:00.559 --> 00:44:04.920 Lino Outage can still play, so I would think that'd be really good. 583 00:44:05.400 --> 00:44:08.440 And I was wondering what your opinion was about, Jeff, thank you for 584 00:44:08.519 --> 00:44:13.000 the phone call. I like LaMarcus Aldridge. I don't know if he's a 585 00:44:13.079 --> 00:44:15.039 need, though, I don't know if I want him taking away many minutes 586 00:44:15.119 --> 00:44:20.679 from Zubots or Sergebaca. At this point in his career, he's thirty five. 587 00:44:20.880 --> 00:44:25.519 He was getting thirteen and five this season and just twenty five minutes a 588 00:44:25.639 --> 00:44:29.960 night. But he's been beat up a little bit. He hasn't played as 589 00:44:30.119 --> 00:44:35.119 much and just doesn't fit in anymore with more of a youth movement going on 590 00:44:35.280 --> 00:44:38.920 there in San Antonio. So there's going to be that mutual parting of ways. 591 00:44:39.719 --> 00:44:44.559 But I would think they will be able to get something for him and 592 00:44:44.679 --> 00:44:46.480 not have to just buy him out. Same with Cleveland and Andre Drummond. 593 00:44:46.679 --> 00:44:50.079 I don't see how they don't get at least a second round pick, which 594 00:44:50.159 --> 00:44:54.760 is I think what they used to get him initially. We'll see. Trade 595 00:44:54.800 --> 00:45:02.000 deadline is ten days away. Clippers. Though they win by ten in Dallas 596 00:45:02.079 --> 00:45:06.320 with a final score one on nine to ninety nine, they run it back 597 00:45:06.400 --> 00:45:10.400 against the Mavericks that's coming up. On Wednesday. Tip time will be at 598 00:45:10.480 --> 00:45:14.880 six thirty. We'll have Clippers countdown for you at five thirty. Before we 599 00:45:14.920 --> 00:45:19.360 get out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah 600 00:45:19.440 --> 00:45:25.239 Eagle, Brian Seaman, Ralph lawlor get Well, big brother Jake. I'm 601 00:45:25.320 --> 00:45:29.920 back here in the bank, Zach Elcaldy, Zach, thank you a great 602 00:45:30.000 --> 00:45:35.800 job as always until Wednesday with your Clippers countdown shows starting at five thirty. 603 00:45:35.880 --> 00:45:38.679 Still in Dallas. I'm Adam Moslin. We'll talk to you then. Alas 604 00:45:38.840 --> 00:45:46.159 Churches Dallas and