The game is over. Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame
reaction has just begun. Khi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range.
This is Clippers locker Room, a recap of today's game and a look ahead,
your hope for LA Clippers basketball, and now your host, You,
sir, are a bad man, Adam Ousley. Clippers make it three straight
as they win in San Antonio over the Spurs. Welcome into your postgame show.
I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. We'll get to your second half highlights
of postgame box score, and you'll hear from the head coach in the players
after this one. Ted Emrick is still with us, though Ted, the
reason I didn't say the score is I keep getting a different one on my
box score. It's all over the place. You want to give me the
final there from at and T Center. Adam me too, And that's why
I was trying to cover for it at the end of the game, saying
that Paul George had another thirty point game. It's what the pros do.
I mean, it's what Noah would certainly do. I try to do it
as well. We finally have our updated box score. The final I got
the final right at him. Give me some credit. One thirteen, one
oh six. PG thirteen ends up with thirty five and twenty three in the
second half. Again, you're at that point, like I said, carbon
copy of the Rockets game on Wednesday, just about build the big lead,
lose it. Second unit falters just a bit okay, third quarter? Who
needs to step forward? Well, of course it's Paul George. Go ask
the All Star to do something. And Adam he was just so efficient tonight,
twelve of seventeen from the field, five of seven from three, six
to seven at the line. It's just what you expect now from PG.
Yeah, he's definitely gonna be in the running for Player of the Week in
the Western Conference, depending on what happens Sunday against Utah. But of those
thirty five points, had fifteen of them in the third quarter, Clippers were
down by as many as ten. It felt like he stepped up whenever they
needed him too. But also John Wall went for his season minutes high of
twenty seven in this one and played I believe the entire fourth quarter and had
nine of his fifteen plus just a couple of spectacular feeds. I'm talking about
once to have Viza Zoobos especially yes for that slam. Again, what were
we talking about before the game? What can John Wall be for this team?
We're getting another glimpse coming off the game in which he played a season
low fifteen minutes, going for twenty seven and Telou could not take him off
the floor in the fourth quarter. And for good reason. This is a
guy who can be a part of that closing line up. Just imagine it.
Dare to dream. It's fun to dream if you're a Clippers fan with
a healthy George, a healthy Leonard and oh, by the way, a
playmaker, another playmaker in John Wall. We certainly saw it tonight in the
fourth a couple of big shots also from Marcus Morris, and some great camaraderie.
When he was on the floor, John Wall took a seat and laid
down next to him like he needed a breather playing that entire fourth quarter.
But Marcus stepped up with two big three pointers. He's got a knack for
that as a Clipper man, hasn't he. You could argue even before his
time as a Clipper. But just when the moment needs it, Marcus Morris
can rise to it. And yet again, a dagger. It's funny.
Yeah, when John Wall slid in there, you know from our vantage point,
it happened in the far corner. I saw Wall slide. It's like,
this has got to be a joke, right, But I didn't want
to go that far on the air to speculate that. And sure enough they
get up and you know they're poling around. It was good to see both
of them get to their feet right away. Dans and days for the Clippers.
They win one thirteen to one oh six over the Spurs, and San
Antonio make it three straight. Ted Emrick was on the call. Ted,
fantastic job filling in for Noah Eagle. We very much appreciate it, my
friend Adam, my pleasure, so much fun. Enjoy the rest of the
year. My man sounds good. Coming up more from ten, Emrick.
We'll have second half highlights. Clippers come back down ten. They win one
thirteen to one oh six. Hint, said Antonio over the Spurs, and
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down by ten and would come back to wins one thirteen and one out six
in San Antonio over the Spurs. We think that's the final box score.
I don't know why it's fluid. I'm still looking for the official one from
the Clippers here. But three and three and a row either way for your
Clippers now, and they've done so with the last two being on the road.
They complete the Texas two steps. They went in Houston Wednesday, they
went in San Antonio tonight. Still to come, we'll have Clippers to for
you eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight
seven two five seventy and you'll hear from the head coach and the players after
the victory. But right now, second half highlights. I mentioned Clippers are
up by seventeen in that first quarter, but they trailed at the half by
four, a twenty one point turnaround by the San Antonio Spurs. However,
in that third quarter it was Paul George who kept it close for the Clippers.
Seven to shoot for the Clippers George got Jeremy Sohan off his feet side
step three pointer. Hey rattles at home. That's the kind of start you
want to see. From PG. Thirteen. Clippers within a point at fifty
eight fifty seven. George handles at high right for Los Angeles screen from Zubots.
George taking Peartle off the dribble. George chumper pure, Paul George giving
the Clippers a bucket when they needed it. They're down six sixty five fifty
nine. The cell slashes in left to right. Kick it to Josh Richardson,
stolen by Paul George. He's top ten in the NBA and steals.
George churn to the basket and he lays at home. Paul George one man
fast break. The Clippers are down four at seventy two sixty eight. George
has nineteen. George rises up right, elbow jumper got it. Paul George
with another bucket for the Clippers. Seventy four seventy the Spurs still in front.
George now with twenty one. Paul George had fifteen points in the third
quarter alone. Clippers still trailed, though by four after three it was eighty
six eighty two. San Antonio, but in came John Wall, who would
play the entire fourth quarter for the Clippers and made every minute count. Wall
lobott to Morris, short corner right, guarded by Trey Jones. Morris get
past Jackson, touch it to Wall. Three pointer over Purtle, right down
the chute, John Wall with an answer. The Clippers are down four at
ninety one eighty seven, right to left, John Wall storming in transition.
A finger rolls at home, floating it in with the right hand. The
Clippers trail by three ninety four ninety one. Wall in double figures with eleven
Paul George lobs it into John Wall, this time guarded by Trade Jones to
Reggie. Jackson writes out of the floor, guarded by Richardson back to Wall,
thirteen to shoot against Jones. Wall pounds the dribble. Wall muscles in
for two and he flexes for emphasis. The Clippers are down by a point
at ninety four ninety three, eight and a half to go. Wall centered
the floor, starts right, heads left, Wall darting to the basket.
He lays at home. John Wall exploding tonight fifteen points for Wall to go
with six assists one thirteen one oh two John Wall with nine of his fifteen
in that fourth quarter, but to help close things out, it was back
to PG thirteen. Paul George walks at across half court, guarded by Kata
Bates, d up screen from Wall, bounce it to wall, right elbow
wide open. Reggie Jackson three pointer from the right corner. Yes, sir,
Reggie vision might be back to twenty twenty. We're tied at ninety six.
George left wing, three off the feet from Wall. Yes, Paul
George can's the triple and the Clippers are back in fronts ninety nine ninety six.
George riff a thirty spot. George has it high right, crossing over
Richardson. George attacks met by Peartle. It didn't matter. Paul George muscles
it in time out San Antonio. This week he has been MVPG thirteen George
with thirty two one oh one ninety seven the Clippers lead. Marcus Morris would
hit a couple of big three pointers also to help close it out, and
the Clippers come back down ten. They win one thirteen to one oh six
over the Spurs in San Antonio. Clippers next game, well, they come
back home to downtown Los Angeles. They're taking on the Utah Jazz Sunday Night.
I'm playing some good basketball. Tip time is that seven? Let's Clippers
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for the head coach Toronto lou with postgame audio as well as the players.
Clippers make it three straight. I'm winning in San Antonio? What thirteen to
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fifteen minutes after the game was over, one thirteen to one oh six
your final score. Clippers win in San Antonio. They make it three straight.
And yeah, they're coming back to Cali taking on the Utah Jazz Sunday
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Thirteen leads them with thirty five. John Wall plays the entire fourth quarter has
fifteen and six and zero turnovers and big Zoo of Viza Zubots with seventeen fifteen
and four blocks. Clippers win by seven in San Antonio outside of Los Angeles.
We are leaving you until Sunday night. Coming up next though. Here
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of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Oslin. Clippers make it three in a row
as their threes are starting to fall. They win one thirteen to one oh
six in San Antonio over the Spurs. Welcome in the Clippers talk. I'm
Adam Oslin. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six
nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number coming up. We got
postgame audio from coach Lou. You'll also hear from John Wall and Chuck Mockler
from Clips and Dip doing a little double dip tonight. He'll be here too.
I mentioned john Wall there. John Wall had fifteen points to nine of
them came in the fourth quarter where he played every second of the period and
now maybe those minutes of shirting a ramp up for him. They had him
on a minutes restriction. He blew past his minutes high on the season of
twenty five. He had twenty seven played minutes in this one, and they
were necessary in that fourth where it wasn't just the downhill attack. He hit
a big three pointer a couple of them in this game, and had a
no look feed on an alley up to a Vita. Zubos was just doing
a little bit of everything as well as Big Zoo was seventeen and fifteen.
Don't take him for granted. Four blocks. He's been a menace. He's
been patrolling the paint as well as anyone all season. Just vicious with the
throwdowns dunt get on multiple spurs. Zoobots is coming into his own at just
the right time for this Clippers team. At the age of twenty five,
he's been their most consistent player this year, hasn't missed a game and has
been the defensive anchor as they hold San Antonio to one oh six. That's
a good number, and the Clippers somehow were able to clean up the turnovers
in the fourth where I want to say they only had two turnovers. Let
me see, Oh, they had three leading to zero points and Saint Antonio
had three leading to seven for the Clippers. Finally, they started to make
the Spurs pay because going into the second half off of seven Spurs turnovers,
the Clippers had just four points off of eight Clippers turnovers in the first half,
the Spurs had fifteen, and even with an unreal performance from Devin Vacel
who finished twelve of sixteen a career high twenty nine four or five from distance,
Clippers hold on. They hold the Spurs to just twenty points in the
fourth after a great first quarter where the Clippers led by seventeen, got out
of it leading by ten, held the Spurs to just eighteen points in the
first They closed out the fourth as well, holding them to twenty while the
Clippers had thirty one points in that fourth quarter. Paul George said he wants
to be the best defensive player to start games the first six minutes and to
end games the final six minutes eight six six nine, eight seven two five.
Seventy of the phone numbers were screening your phone calls here. Paul George,
by the way, he might be your Western Conference Player of the week.
He's definitely going to be in the running. Another thirty five point performance
on twelve of seventeen shooting, and when five of seven from three big three
pointer in the fourth quarter Marcus moore Is The only threes he hit were huge
ones on the fourth But Paul George had fifteen in that third quarter just to
keep the Clippers within striking distance, because after leading by seventeen in the first
quarter, they were down at the half by four, They were down by
ten in the third quarter, and Paul George just refuses to let them lose
right now. Ever, since he called himself out for a bad performance against
the Pelicans or for a bad start to the season, outside of that forty
point game in Sacramento, he has been on a tear now the last three
games for Paul George. Let me give you these box scores. This these
stat lines. Thirty five against Houston back in downtown Los Angeles plus nine boards,
eight assists, two blocks, and six steals, had twenty eight in
Houston Wednesday night, and they're one on nine, one on one victory over
the Rockets plus five assists, and tonight thirty five again plus five assists,
five turnovers. You'll live with it. But twelve of seventeen shooting seventy percent
from the field. Even better from three, it's seventy one percent on five
of seven shooting. I told you the three point shooting would come around.
They have too many good three point shooters. This isn't a personnel issue,
like what's going on with the basketball team across the hall. The Clippers have
the guys, they just haven't been making them. They've had the looks,
they haven't made them. Fifteen to thirty three, that's forty six percent just
about from the outside in this one, as they've been shooting only thirty one
percent from three on the season, they're starting to drop. And if they
can just control the turnovers and do a little bit better of a job on
the offensive rebounds where well sand It's Tony only had six in this one to
the Clippers three, they're going to be in business. Offensively. They're starting
to turn things around. The last couple of games. You can see it.
Defensively they've been good. They've been top five. They were good enough
tonight, especially when they had to be down the stretch. All right,
let's start things off with Chrissie Boy, back to back this week for Chrissie
Boy and pennsyl in Erie, Pennsylvania. Chrissie Boy, what's up? Hey?
Thanks Helena Adam, Wow, great stuff. Hard to argue anything there.
It's a lot of fun though with the Clippers. Hopefully paulbur and the
crew can do it this year. Meantime, hard to overcome Hartenstein out here
with the Knicks, and you know, without a couple of players for the
Sixers, but still Hartenstein was phenomenal. Hartenstein's a very good player. The
Clippers couldn't afford to keep him. Unfortunately he got eight million a year.
All they had left to give was six million per year. They gave it
to John Wall who's had a nice start to this season and just had at
least his best quarter tonight in the fourth. Great stuff, Thank you,
appreciate it. I'm a great night, all right, Chrissy boy appreciates you.
Eight six sixty nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight
seven two five seventy as the phone number coming back, you'll hear from John
Wall. I just mentioned, by the way, we're monitoring Luke Kennard,
who went out in the first half, only played nine minutes, and I
don't want to give out the wrong injury update here. We'll update you on
the other side of what's going on with Luke Kennard. Clippers had to overcome
the loss of him no Roco obviously, no Kawhi Leonard against San Antonio,
who was coming off their worst loss in franchise history, but they were missing
their best players. They brought him back in Johnson and they got an unreal
performance from Devin Fasel, a great Papvitch team. You knew he had their
attention. After they lost by almost fifty to the Raptors. The other night,
Kelton Johnson was back. This is a very good road victory for the
Clippers. Dare I say their best victory of the season three straight. Now
they return home to take on Utah Sunday night. More on that plus Charles
Mackler from Clips and Dip. I'm out of Moslin. You're listening the Clipper
stock here on AM five seventy y'all a sports front. It was blocked by
George. This is LA Clippers basketball. He is a one man record crawl
and defensive man on the home of your LA Clippers. From the bottom of
my will be blow was biting his game. I'm I'm gonna give him the
stop. The l who the most players claim to be it get it from
the Eight Counties at home of the Bacon Clippers win one thirteen to one oh
six in San Antonio over the Spurs. Welcome back into your postgame show.
This is Clippers stock. I'm out of Moslin eight six six nine eight seven
two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventies still to come,
and you'll hear from John Wall. We'll get to Charles Mockler from clips
and dip speaking john Wall, four of his six assists coming in that fourth
quarter, a couple of beautiful ones to Viza Zoo Boss. Those two have
been a really good ten I'm working together. John Wall has worked well with
centers and big men in the past, but the downhill attack getting layups and
then fighting Paul George for a three point or two PG thirteen with eight of
his thirty five points in the fourth quarter and has been on a tear.
And it's not a coincidence that had happened. After he said I'm taking responsibility.
It's my fault. We have this record right now and we're gonna turn
this around. And he's completely lived up to every bit of those words with
his actions, but especially the last three games now Paul George two thirty five
point games in between there a twenty eight point game. The all around game
has been great from him, and the Clippers offense slowly but surely is darting
to come alive where they put up fifty nine points in the second half they
win one thirteen to one oh six, three straight victories. Now they're coming
back home and take on the Utah Jazz Sunday night in downtown Los Angeles.
Tip time for that once at seven, Clippers countdown at six, Let's go
to Javier and the Habber Heights. Javier, you're on Clippers stop without hm
Aslin. What's up? What's up at him? He likes you said earlier,
Paul George. He's just plain out of his mind. He's not gonna
let them lose. Since that one game that he said that he was,
you know, his responsibility, he's been playing. I'll standing last number one
the second team. John Wall, I mean what he played twenty seven minutes
and he has fifteen points and zero turnovers. For a minute, Dart said
he was John Stockton. I mean no, it was just John Wall.
It was just five time All Star John Wall. I'd be but zero turns.
I mean I was like I saw the Boston like Zoo trues Wold and
the last inger Adam Zoobach. I mean, I mean, what is the
state team rebounds points? I mean the win. He explain he has a
chance to make the All Star team. I mean honestly as the center of
course, because he's just been out of his mind and the last year of
Adam. What's going on with Luke Nard is he okay, I got the
update for you, Javier. Thanks for the handoff. Good segue. So
Luca Nard left the game in the first half with chess discomfort. Coach Lou
post game said he's fine. He's flying back with the team tonight. He
could have come back into tonight's game. Clippers wanted to play it safe.
They found a way anyways. I do want to give a shout out to
Reggie Jackson two, who played better. It has been taking a lot of
heat, but he had a big three pointer, big government with a big
bailout three in the fourth started the game off quick with He had seven straight
points for the Clippers at one point. But John Wall in that fourth quarter
he generated nine straight points from himself and passes to Evitza Zoo Bots who's finishing
everything around the rim right now. Zu's a monster, he is. He
had three blocks. I think at the first quarter. Zoo is feasting,
beasting. Never seen him play this good consistently, and he's been good.
But he's still just twenty five. He's still getting better and he's been their
most consistent players so far this season. Morris in Long Beach, you're on
Clippers talking without in Maslin, what's up Morris? The clip the Clippers beat
again. Yeah, they won the game, but everybody's saying that they're not
the same. Well, let me tell you something. Don't you be in
those square The Clippers going to win and everybody see that's rock. We got
a team in it ain't no doubt. My mama's ego aa in show my
mama's agwa in show Morris and long Beach has left the building. Well,
Don Morris our first rhyme of the season. While we have a moment tough
to follow that, Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on AM
five to seventy al A Sports, this is La Clippers Basketball, AM five
seventy KLAC, Los Angeles, ninety eight seven KYSR HD to Los Angeles and
iHeart radio station. All right, let's hear from John Wall postgame, who
absolutely was critical and a difference maker, played all twelve minutes in the fourth
quarter, went for a season nine minutes at twenty seven. It's a great
sign, but most importantly it's just the play. Six assists to zero turnovers,
fifteen points nine in the fourth Here he was post game, I believe
with Jimmie Majo those guys just playing well, I wasn't there playing will and
then my motions get investment in that game. But for me to be able
need to put his team haven't come out and competed out level and do today
they want me to do it. I wasn't wait as much as possible,
you know, looking at the way that TJ has gone so far, still
early in the seeds and you guys were down, you were up to quite
a bit in that first quarter, seventeen points. Do you end up pointing
into the half trailing who was the mind instead of the team in order to
get back in and make that place? Oh? Just me. I gave
him three back door lay us. I mean that's what we can do.
Even when we made a point in the third quarter, I gave a big
backdoor lanup. But we've got to do a better job of not point switching,
being at the box out do the little things when we got there.
Now it starts to me just being vote. But we know Peas. I
got Peas go to He made some many big plays for us. I even
was sitting think of Rold that I never did before and getting the ball.
So that's a whole new adjustment. For me, But I'm enjoying the whole
process and it's something new that I gotta he wasn't half into. It's a
great game, John, thank you. Yeah, that's the other part of
this. John Wall's a vet now, he's a veteran in the locker room.
He also spoke up after the team lost three straight and then four straight,
and he got their attention. He's getting everyone's attention with his play.
He keeps playing like this, he may end up being the starter. I
wouldn't be shocked. But it's working with he and Reggie Jackson out at the
end of the game. That's the encouraging part. Those two have played well
together. They both assisted each other. I believe on three pointers. All
right, quick time out, we'll come back. We'll get back to your
phone calls eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety
eight seven two five seventy. Charles Mockler will be here from clips and dip.
Clippers win three straight after they get the victory one thirteen to one oh
six and San Antonio over the Spurs, and this is Clippers talk here on
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Welcome back. In the Clippers talk, I'm out of maslin to eight
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two five seventy is the phone numbers? You know the anthem? You know
the song? All right? P Nipsey Hustle. We'll use it on clips
and dips with William Updyke and Charles Mockler who's joining us now. Post game
after the Clippers get a seven point victory after being up by seventeen, then
being down by ten and the second half they come through with a victory,
Chuck, who are you giving your game ball too? Because there's a few
guys that choose from tonight. I was gonna ask if we who we should
talk about first, Paul George or a Visa Zubos. I think so before
I give out my game ball, I want to share the staff that Joey
Lynn said on Twitter. He said games with at least ten points, twelve
rebounds, and four blocks this season of Visa Zubos four rest of the NBA
combined three. Yeah, that's a series win, oh very much. So.
That being said, I'm giving it to Paul George for the night's game.
Thirty two point on sixty eight percent shooting. He took over when he
had to, He had six boards. He helped kind of dig this like
momentum hole that the Clippers ran during the Devon Basil game. I think I
gotta give it to Paul George. I think the superstar gets gets the game
ball tonight, especially after the athletic quote where he was saying, you know,
we got you to Kawai and stuff like that. But this is what
Paul George does and has been doing since you said he was going to get
better. So I gotta give it to PG. I mean, he had
more than half their points in the third quarter. The Clippers had twenty eight.
He had fifteen of those, and you're right he kind of stemmed the
tide. Whenever the Spurs were trying to pull away, it was Paul George
coming up with big plays. Now, maybe I'm biased, but John walk
could touch that game ball as well. After what he did in the fourth
quarter. Nine of his fifteen points six assists to zero turnovers, a couple
of them to a Visa Zoo boss. The no look lobbed to him was
just ridiculous. But he played his season five twenty seven minutes and played the
entire final period. I thought this was at least his best quarter in the
fourth as a Clipper, maybe his best game so far. I think I
have to agree with you on the whole this was. I mean, he
did what we needed right and gave us a shot in the arm. He
played, you know, a lot of minutes, kind of maybe a little
sooner than some of us expected, given his time off and things like that.
The shot selection is a little tough at times. I did love what
he did tonight, but sometimes really in the shot clock he was kind of
putting some things up. It felt like he really settled in that fourth though,
like you said, and you know, no one's gonna be mad at
him getting six assists and no turnovers. So I think John Wall and Zoo
you're right, they can both hand the game ball off to Paul George for
this one. Yeah, John Wall definitely took a three pointer that was a
little bit ill advised before the team even got down there, because he's so
quick down the court, but at least he called himself out immediately afterwards and
my bad, my fault. That's what's nice about John Wall is that every
postgame interview you've seen from him, you know, we talked about tonight,
he talked about how in Houston, you know, maybe his emotions got better
of him and he didn't play as well. He had a game where he
talked about how he didn't find Luke Kennard on a couple of you know,
passes that he should have hit Luke with and things like that. So he's
very cognizant of what he needs to work on, and that's really the most
kind of encouraging thing you can hope for as a Clippers fan. I think
is someone who's like, oh, they're acknowledging the things that I also think
they maybe he didn't do a good job on. So I mean, it's
been a little bit up and down for John Wall, but I think that's
expected given again the time off and an entire new fit for him with this
team. I always love the accountability there and he has shown some good leadership
and I thought it's been interesting so far in the early season. Some of
the lineups that have worked involved him and Reggie Jackson on the floor at the
same time, like in the fourth quarter of this one. And I'm hoping
that three point that Reggie Jackson hit, which was a patented bailout type of
three from Big Government, that can get him going. Because a really nice
start to the game with seventh straight at one point in the first quarter,
and he finished five of eleven, fourteen points, five assists, just two
turnovers. It was a solid performance from Reggie. I think overall, yeah,
Reggie, I mean, he played so much last year that I wouldn't
be surprised, as offseason consisted of him pretty much just napping and getting his
body right right, Like not a lot of guys play the most are close
to the most total minutes they've ever played at their latest season in the league,
you know, so I think it was gonna take some time. It's
gonna see growing pain along with Norm two, who was efficient tonight as well.
But Reggie, I don't know, Like at this point, if you've
been watching the Clippers for I will say even just two seasons, and you
don't understand what the Reggie roller coaster is. I don't really know what fans
want at this point from Reggie he hits I'm like, kind of like mook
tonight, right, Like Morris hit the three when it really counted. It
was a lot for most of the night. But these are guys who they're
a thing from being the one and two options to being the third or fourth,
fourth or fifth or something like that. So from Reggie in thirty seven
minutes, you kind of got to take that in a close game. One
of my favorite moments speaking to John Wall and the camaraderie and some of the
leadership there in the veteran presence. Marcus Morris is on the floor and instead
of going over and picking him up right away, john Wall just laid down
and slid next to him, like I need a break too, man.
This fourth quarter, I've been playing the entire time, most minutes I've played
all season. But somebody who has been absolutely the stalwart for this team,
a workhorse of Visa Zubots, has just been so good. I mean,
he's he's flirting with he should get you know, it's way too early for
this, but he should be on the radar for All Star recognition with the
way he has played as a big seventeen and fifteen four blocks and every block
now is just like it's like out of a movie. You know, it's
real. It's sent back. Yeah in two growing up, intimidating plays from
Zoo Boss, but the throwdowns the same way. On the other end,
he's just more a force. He's more vicious out there, and I think
that's what a lot of fans have been wanting from him. But this is
the best start to a season certainly he's ever had. I mean, this
is what happens when Zoo gets more time. If you've been a Zoo believer,
you've kind of said, like, you know, he doesn't get a
lot of time, so he can't really show what he can do on this
Clippers team, which does make sense. But I mean, thirty six minutes
tonight, like you said, absolutely dominant down low. I think one thing
this really helped Zoo out the season is he played in EuroBasket, and he
played pretty well in euro Basket, kind of will put that ankle injury.
He got some more run before the season started he came in. I mean,
he's a young guy. I know, he's been in the league.
You know, he's one of the longest tenured Clippers, but this has to
be the best shape he's ever coming to the season with coming off of a
competitive euro Basket tournament. So I mean he's been the clippers second best player,
him and Luke Kennard, I think, but I hope it keeps happening.
It's been a godsend when you only have one seemingly serviceable center on the
team who does have to make up for some deficiencies when they go small after
he comes back on the court. Well, the good news is the one
true big man they have with a lot of experience is young, and if
he's not in foul trouble, he's good to go. He has the energy,
he can play heavier minutes and he doesn't get tired. So he's been
great in so many different areas for this team. You mentioned Norman Powell a
little bit earlier. He did have ten points in that second quarter. He
was big then, just trying to well, trying to hold back the San
Antonio Spurs with who had a twenty one point turnaround in the first half.
But I still he's not there yet. He's not where you want to see
him yet. He did contribute with seven boards sometimes when other things aren't work
and find another way to contribute. But if you can win right now,
as the Clippers not playing your best basketball, it's still encouraging. Early on,
absolutely, and we saw them hit forty five percent of their threason.
I think this is the game they hit the most threes of any game so
far this season at fifteen. And you're going against a well coached team in
the Spurs. I know they lost by forty or whatever against the Raptors.
That's terrible. That was a warning side if anything, right, very much
though, Pop. You know a Pop coach team is going to be well
drilled. And also if you just looked, if you watch this game and
you saw how the offense is operated the San Antonio Spurs right now. I
say this at eight eighteen pm Friday, November fourth, for a time,
stamper everybody out there have a bit more going on offensively than the Clippers do.
For a couple of reasons. Right We're down our best player, we're
down our third best defender, and things like that. We lost Luke Kennard
for the majority of this game the chest discomfort, so the off ball movement
was off. We playing with a simple offense right now, and when guys
hit shots, even a simple offense and still gets you to win. Yeah,
and the Clippers offense, it's starting to come out of that funk they
were in. We're coming into this game. They were twenty ninth in that
category. But the defense, especially in the first and fourth quarters in this
one and all season long overall, they've been top five. So far.
They improved to five and four. They win one thirteen to one oh six
over the Spurs. So now they come back home and take on a Utah
squad chuck without giving up the score, and what's going on and then other
game tonight. Just how do you feel about the vibes right now? With
the Clippers on a three game winning streak and heading into that game Sunday night.
I mean, the Clippers are going to go as far right now as
PG takes them right and PG has been on a tear, Zoo has been
on a tear. Hopefully Luke's gonna be back. He didn't travel back with
the team. I don't know what to make the Jazz right now. I
don't think I'm the only person in that situation, but I'm feeling pretty good
about this one. I think it's hard to not ride the way of this
winning streak, right yeah, Clippers starting to maybe turn that corner, and
they are being led by Paul George. He is Chuck Mockler from Clips and
Dip with myself and William Updyke. Chuck, thanks for doing this to night
on Clippers Talk. We'll post it on both sides. A little double dip.
There we go. Everyone loves the double dip. Coming up next,
we're dipping back into your phone calls eight six six nine, eight seven two,
five seventy trying to find postgame audio. Also from coach Lou This is
Clippers Talk. You're only five seventy, Ally sports, I say the same
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and he beets a man on the home of your La Clippers. Every time
I'm up UNI, everybody go up and they stay there. Clippers win one
thirteen to one oh six over the Spurs in San Antonio. It turned a
four game losing streak into a three game winning streak. They'll try to keep
it going. Against the Utah Jazz Sunday night back in downtown Los Angeles.
This is Clippers Talk. I'm out of Auslin eight six six ninety seven two
five seventy before we hear from coach Lou Damian in La has been holding on
Damian? What's up here? On Clippers Talk? Triple A. How are
you doing? Brother? Are you two stepping? Are you doing your Texas
two step? Bro? No? I'm doing the douggie John Walls Yeah,
man, Well another great win. How about this guy's Bubox cause you finally
arrived at what we've been waiting for. It, we're finally about to get
it. Is he gonna keep this up the whole season? I mean he's
been good and if you give him minutes, like Charles said, he delivers.
He just has to get those opportunities. I believe that what we're seeing
right now, from Bubox to four five blocks a night, I think that's
something that we've been waiting for for him to really dominate, you know,
and kind of let the monster out a little bit. And it's great to
see that from him. Paul George, I love it how people on our
team when they say that they're gonna do better. They actually do better,
and they don't just post and tweet about it, you know what I'm saying,
and then nothing happens. So big up to Paul George for being a
man of his words. He's a guy we can count on when we're down
in the trenches. Another great win. I just want to let you know
that you're doing a great job, bro. Thanks for taking my car.
They man appreciate you. Hopefully talk to you Sunday night. Now. Zuba
certainly has raised his game to another level. Sometimes you know you're just ready
to meet that opportunity and take that next step. But because they don't have
a true seasoned back up, big man center behind him, if he's not
in foul trouble, he's gonna get more run. And Coach Lu said the
other day that without Kauai, without Roco, he doesn't like going small as
much. It's one thing goes small when you've got a bunch of guys who
are around six seven, six eight out there, it's another win. You
don't have him, you gotta play more of Reggie Jackson, John wall Uh
and Norman Powell and guys like that. Speaking of Coach Lu though here he
was postgame after the Clippers one thirteen to one oh six victory and San Antonio
over the spurs small as in pick and roll and letting PG attack and get
downhill. And we did a good job with drive kicks wing. You know,
we got into the paint, made the right pass, made the right
play. Some shots we did turn down that we should have shot. But
for you know, for the most part, I thought we did a good
job of just getting into the paint, reading the defense and taking the defense
gives you. And I'm having twenty five assists and you know, finally making
you know, fifteen threes, shooting forty five percent. You know, So
I thought all the guys played well, you know, and despite them coming
out and going up ten, I thought we did a good job of keeping
our poison, staying with the game plan. And like I said, PG
was great. You know, he was special. You know, I thought
Zoo was big, and John came up the bench, he was really big,
and you know, Reggie shot the ball down well down the stretch.
Zoo has been consistently playing really, really well. What is it that you've
seen from him in terms of his growth and confidence? Yeah, I think
it's you know, it's a combination of both. But I think, you
know, just being able to play meaningful minutes last year and playing the fourth
quarter in a year before that, playing the fourth quarter and getting that getting
that experience of playing the fourth quarters and playing down the stretch, I think
was huge for him. And like I said before, last year and being
able to post him up a little bit more to take advantage of mismatches.
I thought he did a really good job, so that helped with his confidence
as well. But he's been playing at any elite level right now. Coach
Loup post game, it's a ballet sports for the audio, and he might
have just had the best out of the night. The Clippers assisted on twenty
six of their forty two makes. That means they assisted on sixty percent of
their main made shots. A lot of that is because they were making threes
fifteen of thirty three. I told you, when they start knocking them down,
the floodgates will open, it will progress to the mean. It's going
to happen. They have far too many good shooters on this team to be
shooting thirty one percent from the outside on the season. That changed tonight.
All right, one more phone call before we get out of here. Mystery
caller, you're up here on Clipper Stock. Hey, what's going on?
My name is Chris. Chris. Where you calling from? California? Chris,
appreciate you calling in tonight. What did you think of the ball game?
Man? It just felt good to sit back and enjoy the game.
That four game losing streak was rough to watch, and it just really felt
good, you know. And you guys are hitting everything right on the marker
as far as all of the positives going on with the Clippers, and I
just want to touch up on a couple of things and switch it up because
there's not really much you can say. You guys, I said, have
been saying everything you can say. I'm really excited Zu Bloca is going to
go to the All Star Game this year, you mark my words. He's
consistent. This guy is a dog. I think he's played with every game
last season I remember, so I'm really excited about him. And John Wall
one of my favorite all time players. And man, let's go. Chris.
Appreciate the phone call. Glad you got in here late on Clippers Talk.
Yeah, it's it's time to start talking about him more because he has
been one of the most underrated players I think for a couple of seasons with
his rim protection, but he's been the best out of all the elite centers.
He's been by far the best with his ram protection so far this season.
The numbers say so. With the Vizza Zoo bots. One more Josh
and Carl's bad. You're on Clippers talk, Hi, Josh, Hey Adam.
It's been a long time I have been called U this season at all.
But you're doing a great job as you will. Thanks. I appreciate
Josh calling calling on Sunday night too. Start a streak of your Clippers one
three in a row. You gotta start calling in every night. I know,
I know. I started working during the day so I'm not on my
car at night. I got you, I got you. What do you
think of the game tonight? I loved it. Man. You know,
we've been a little shaky trying to like find that rhythm this season, but
you know, seeing everybody from top to bottom produce it kind of lets us
feel what you know, that's the fans have been kind of hoping for and
expecting. It's just that debt and to get our starters doing what they do,
but to get that help throughout the bench. That's what we've been missing
in thug losses. It's just that inconsistency. And to see him kind of
finally put it together these last three games, I know, not against the
greatest teams, but to see it actually happens, it's really positive and it
feels really good to watch. No. I appreciate the phone call, Josh.
The Clippers got to be feeling much better about themselves. They were staring
at five straight losses, and do not underestimate the fact that Paul George not
only sent them in this direction for three straight wins, calling himself out the
day before, but he hits really two game winners the three four to tie
it, and then the follow over Eric Gordon in that last game in downtown
Los Angeles to beat the Rockets, backing up his talk saying he's got to
be the guy, and then hitting a game winner the next day, and
now they've won three straight. There's a connection there that's not just happenstance.
That is Paul George making it happen and again thirty five points, willing them
to victory again with the help of John Wall. It beats a zoobots Reggie
Jackson a big three late, Marcus Morris with a couple of big threes late,
and Norm Powell those ten points in the second quarter. Was a lot
of different guys. I thought a mere coffee gave them some decent minutes.
Was six points in twelve minutes. A lot of contributors. But yeah,
the competition hasn't been great yet, but the Clippers haven't played great either,
So stack up as many wins as you can while you're not playing your best
basketball and you're still working through a lot of these injuries. That's what they're
doing. Hopefully they can get another victory against the Utah Jazz, bring it
up to four game winnings streak after losing four in a row. That would
be big for them. Sunday Night at Jazz team, they'll talk about a
team that just came together out of nowhere. Everybody thought they were tanking this
season, trading away Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert, and they look great.
And they got a bunch of guys who I think are playing that well together
because they felt like they were deserted by their former teams. Cast offs,
you know, Island of misfit toys, and they got a chip on their
shoulder. They're playing well, so it's gonna be a tough one. Sunday
Night tiptime is at seven. We'll have Clippers count down for you starting at
six before we get out of here. I do want to thank the Clippers
organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Seaman, Ralph Waller, Ted Emrick for filling
in big brother Jake Warner and down town Los Angeles. Jake, We'll see
you on Sunday. Zach o'caldy, our producer Katie Newton. Big thanks,
colors, the listeners, especially the clutch calls late A couple just flew in
all of a sudden nine or until Sunday night, but the Clippers taking on
the Utah Jazz back in downtown Los Angeles and your pregame show starting at six.
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