WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.439 --> 00:00:06.480 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:10.199 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:10.240 --> 00:00:15.320 the La Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.599 --> 00:00:19.519 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.719 --> 00:00:23.879 LA Clippers, They're locking in every game, every night. Adam Osland. 6 00:00:24.760 --> 00:00:28.719 For the first time in the last six games, the Clippers are defeated. 7 00:00:28.960 --> 00:00:31.960 They lose on the road in Cleveland by a final score of one to eighteen 8 00:00:32.000 --> 00:00:35.840 to one oh eight in favor of the Cavaliers. Welcome into your post game 9 00:00:35.880 --> 00:00:38.960 show. I'm ad A Oslin. Coming up. We'll have Clippers stock on 10 00:00:38.960 --> 00:00:41.560 a M five to seventy LA Sports. If you want to get on early 11 00:00:42.039 --> 00:00:45.759 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven 12 00:00:45.880 --> 00:00:50.320 two five seventy. Well, let's get back out to Cleveland with Carlo Jimenez. 13 00:00:50.719 --> 00:00:54.439 Carlo, we talked about in that fourth quarter the Clippers just weren't good 14 00:00:54.520 --> 00:00:59.079 enough defensively, not quite enough stops and still far too many turnovers and miscues 15 00:00:59.119 --> 00:01:02.000 and miss free throw at the charity shot. Yeah, a lot of shooting 16 00:01:02.000 --> 00:01:03.920 themselves in the foot in this one at them, they just couldn't get over 17 00:01:03.959 --> 00:01:08.519 that hump. Cleveland was excellent at timely shots. I mean they shoot the 18 00:01:08.560 --> 00:01:12.359 ball well from three, but it felt like every single three was a big 19 00:01:12.400 --> 00:01:15.840 one to push the lead back up the double figures. Clippers were able to 20 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:19.640 get it close, big, big, thanks to Kawhi Leonard. He was 21 00:01:19.680 --> 00:01:23.680 excellent in this one with thirty points. But I think those turnovers at the 22 00:01:23.799 --> 00:01:26.640 end of the second half or the first s half, I should say, 23 00:01:26.920 --> 00:01:30.719 and then the turnovers late in this one, and then defending without fouling, 24 00:01:30.760 --> 00:01:34.319 I mean something the Clippers did so well in Boston at them, they really 25 00:01:34.640 --> 00:01:40.000 didn't put the Celtics at the free throw line in all ten free throws through 26 00:01:40.040 --> 00:01:42.560 three quarters when the Clippers took on the Celtics, that game was really only 27 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.959 three quarters because the Clippers were up so much Cleveland. In this one, 28 00:01:47.400 --> 00:01:52.719 they were plus twenty one free throws at the line on eighty percent. Jared 29 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:56.400 Allen was excellent eight for eleven from the free throw line. Close one for 30 00:01:56.439 --> 00:01:59.599 the Clips couldn't get it done. I think this is a big learning experience. 31 00:02:00.159 --> 00:02:02.319 A team that was riding high coming off their best win. They got 32 00:02:02.319 --> 00:02:05.599 a lot of think about after this one. Yeah, I don't think either 33 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:08.439 squad is gonna be happy with the officiating in this ballgame. The Clippers attempted 34 00:02:08.439 --> 00:02:14.319 twenty eight free throws the Cavaliers twenty six. That maybe a talking point postgame, 35 00:02:14.400 --> 00:02:16.639 because it was just a little bit of a rough watch out there, 36 00:02:16.680 --> 00:02:20.560 a little bit wonky, and neither team could seem to catch a rhythm. 37 00:02:20.560 --> 00:02:23.360 But to your point, the Cavaliers were the better squad because when they needed 38 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:27.879 to hit timely shots and answer a run by the Clippers, they would do 39 00:02:27.960 --> 00:02:30.560 so. Yeah, und percent and Adam, you could think to a couple 40 00:02:30.520 --> 00:02:34.840 of shots the Clippers had, I mean a mere Coffee had a corner three. 41 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:38.800 He had been so hot in this one. Norman Palell had two open 42 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:45.120 threes late. He's usually as consistent as they come, especially in fourth quarters 43 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:49.560 the Clippers. For the Clippers, the chances were there, but they just 44 00:02:49.719 --> 00:02:53.759 couldn't knock them home late. And sometimes that's gonna happen. I don't like 45 00:02:53.840 --> 00:02:58.120 to dwindle NBA games down to a miss or make league. I think there's 46 00:02:58.159 --> 00:03:00.439 a lot more that goes into that. But the Clippers missed the shots they 47 00:03:00.520 --> 00:03:05.319 needed to make late, and because they were sloppy with a basketball, that 48 00:03:05.439 --> 00:03:08.599 meant a lot more than maybe it could have in this one tough finish for 49 00:03:08.639 --> 00:03:13.520 the Clippers, but you got a chance to refocus against two teams who are 50 00:03:13.560 --> 00:03:16.439 really struggling in the Wizards and then the Pistons, two teams who haven't won 51 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:21.719 more than eight games all year a piece. So for the Clippers, an 52 00:03:21.719 --> 00:03:25.199 opportunity to really home some things. And then also I think another mental challenge, 53 00:03:25.199 --> 00:03:29.280 Adam, you can't sleepwalk through anybody in the NBA. Yeah, and 54 00:03:29.319 --> 00:03:32.280 this is what you have to overcome when you're out on the road, regardless 55 00:03:32.319 --> 00:03:36.319 of the opponent. You have to get up for those ball games because you 56 00:03:36.360 --> 00:03:38.639 are in the lions Den or the dragons Layers, you would say, as 57 00:03:38.680 --> 00:03:43.919 the Clippers were on Saturday in Boston, but in DC, the nation's capital 58 00:03:44.080 --> 00:03:47.159 on Wednesdays, where the Clippers will be taken on the Washington Wizards who are 59 00:03:47.199 --> 00:03:52.159 struggling. But you just can't overlook anyone. Tiptime, same time, four 60 00:03:52.199 --> 00:03:55.000 o'clock, we'll have your free game show starting at three. Carlo Jimenez, 61 00:03:55.080 --> 00:03:59.479 great call is always safe travels my friends, we'll talk on Wednesday. Thank 62 00:03:59.520 --> 00:04:00.919 you, Adam. Can't wait to talk to you Wednesday. From the Nation's 63 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:04.520 Capitals. The road trip continues. We're kind of in the dog days on 64 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:08.800 it. Let's keep it rolling though. Clippers looking for you some bounce back. 65 00:04:09.960 --> 00:04:14.680 Clippers two to one on this seven game Grammy road trip as they fall 66 00:04:14.719 --> 00:04:17.920 in Cleveland one eighteen to oneh eight to the Cavaliers. We'll get to your 67 00:04:17.920 --> 00:04:23.279 final box score next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. LA 68 00:04:23.360 --> 00:04:28.399 Clippers basketball is on the two one three Era continues. You're listening to the 69 00:04:28.560 --> 00:04:33.759 LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers fall in Cleveland, one 70 00:04:33.800 --> 00:04:38.519 eighteen to one oh eight to the Cavaliers. I'm out of Oslin. You're 71 00:04:38.600 --> 00:04:42.680 back in on your Clippers postgame locker room show coming up. We'll get to 72 00:04:42.680 --> 00:04:46.439 your final box score, but right now, second half highlights. It was 73 00:04:46.480 --> 00:04:50.199 Kawhi Leonard in that first half, just leading the Clippers, but there was 74 00:04:50.319 --> 00:04:56.079 slippage at the end of that second quarter where the Clippers had just one turnover 75 00:04:56.199 --> 00:04:59.519 and all of a sudden, they had four within a two minute stretch, 76 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:03.399 and that was kind of their undoing. It just felt like a big momentum 77 00:05:03.399 --> 00:05:08.000 swing because instead of going up at the half, they were down fifty six 78 00:05:08.079 --> 00:05:12.399 to fifty two to the Cavaliers. But in that third quarter it was still 79 00:05:12.439 --> 00:05:15.319 more from the claw. Terrence Man full corep pass Leonard right black Pumpins, 80 00:05:15.360 --> 00:05:18.000 goes up, couldn't finish, gets his own rebound, puts the back up 81 00:05:18.000 --> 00:05:23.120 and in with the left hand Leonard at the top three for the lead bulls 82 00:05:23.160 --> 00:05:28.399 eye Kawhi Leonard's got twenty one. George left wing Leonard with fine to shoot 83 00:05:28.519 --> 00:05:32.920 twenty one points. Working against Mitchell a near corner three jack potts, Leonard 84 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:40.199 is ridiculous. Fading to his left in the coffin corner, he knocks it 85 00:05:40.319 --> 00:05:46.319 home. That is one of the most ridiculous, high degree of difficulty shots 86 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:49.560 you will see on the season. The defense by Donovan Mitchell was perfect. 87 00:05:49.759 --> 00:05:56.319 Kawhi was falling away back and to the left back and to the left. 88 00:05:56.319 --> 00:06:00.600 He was going to get that three pointer to go after three quarters, though 89 00:06:00.639 --> 00:06:04.360 the Clippers were down eighty nine to eighty one. Is once again uncharacteristically, 90 00:06:04.439 --> 00:06:09.079 this team did not close out a quarter. End of the third, it 91 00:06:09.120 --> 00:06:13.079 was a fourteen to five run from the Cavaliers. Clippers were down by eight 92 00:06:13.120 --> 00:06:16.879 heading into the fourth. They had their opportunities. I believe they had it 93 00:06:16.920 --> 00:06:21.439 down to a four point game, but tip your cap to the Cavaliers. 94 00:06:21.480 --> 00:06:27.680 They made big shots, timely shots in that fourth quarter and would answer runs 95 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:30.720 by the Clippers who couldn't get out of their own way, miss free throws, 96 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:34.639 some turnovers, and outside of the superstardom of Kawhi Leonard, they just 97 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:39.600 weren't good enough, didn't play sound enough basketball to get a victory over a 98 00:06:39.639 --> 00:06:44.920 team that has now won fifteen of their last nineteen games. Clippers dropped to 99 00:06:45.199 --> 00:06:48.959 thirty and fifteen on the season. More Clippers postgame coming up next right here 100 00:06:49.040 --> 00:06:55.759 on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Every Clipper game all season long, 101 00:06:55.879 --> 00:07:00.759 they didn't stop playing hard. You're listening to the LA Clippers audio streaming on 102 00:07:00.839 --> 00:07:06.759 the iHeartRadio WAP Clippers fall one eighteen so one O eight in Cleveland to the 103 00:07:06.800 --> 00:07:12.199 Cavaliers. Welcome back in a Madame Oslin. This is your Clippers postgame show. 104 00:07:12.199 --> 00:07:15.639 It's Clippers locker Room. Coming up next on AM five seventy LA Sports, 105 00:07:15.639 --> 00:07:18.519 we will have Clippers Talk eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight 106 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:24.720 six six nine eight seven two five seventy after a game where the Clippers go 107 00:07:24.879 --> 00:07:30.720 just eleven to thirty four from the outside. The Cavaliers were just slightly better 108 00:07:30.759 --> 00:07:35.000 at thirteen of forty, but the Clippers missed seven free throws the Cavaliers and 109 00:07:35.079 --> 00:07:43.879 they've still missed five. But those extra possessions on the offensive boards with the 110 00:07:43.920 --> 00:07:47.000 Cavaliers beating the Clippers up there eleven to six, led to five more make 111 00:07:47.040 --> 00:07:55.160 it six more shot attempts in nineteen second chance points. Clippers for the first 112 00:07:55.160 --> 00:07:59.680 time in their last three games outscored in the paint fifty two to forty six, 113 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:05.399 and the Cavaliers was seventeen fast break points to the Clippers just fifteen, 114 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:09.000 although they did turn that around in the second half, too little, too 115 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:13.079 late, and just couldn't get enough from anyone outside of Kawhi Leonard thirty points 116 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:18.040 from him thirteen to twenty five, shooting the dunk on Jared Allen, the 117 00:08:18.079 --> 00:08:24.319 three pointer falling away on Donovan Mitchell, some Claw heroics, but nobody else 118 00:08:24.399 --> 00:08:28.199 really helping him out. Paul George three of eleven, just thirteen points. 119 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:31.839 Wonder if we'll get an update on the groin injury. Post game. James 120 00:08:31.879 --> 00:08:35.480 Harden just three of eight from the field with eleven points. Russ had thirteen 121 00:08:35.480 --> 00:08:37.720 off the match. I thought he was better my player to watch. Noran 122 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.519 Powell eighteen points, six of thirteen. We're just not used to him missing 123 00:08:41.639 --> 00:08:45.240 ever in the fourth, and he had a great look at a three pointer, 124 00:08:45.240 --> 00:08:48.679 couldn't get it to go. A mere coffee was fabulous thirteen points. 125 00:08:48.759 --> 00:08:52.519 Great defense causing a turnover late on Donovan Mitchell giving the Clippers a chance. 126 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:56.480 Five of nine shooting two of five from the outside, but he missed a 127 00:08:56.480 --> 00:09:01.039 free throw. Norman Powell missed free throws. Paul George miss free throw in 128 00:09:01.120 --> 00:09:03.840 the fourth. Can't happen when you're trying to stage a comeback. It would 129 00:09:03.879 --> 00:09:09.000 come up short. Clippers lose by ten in Cleveland. Their next game coming 130 00:09:09.039 --> 00:09:11.399 up in DC on Wednesday. They'll be taken on the Washington Wizards. Tit 131 00:09:11.480 --> 00:09:16.240 time at four pregame show starts at three outside of Los Angeles. We'll talk 132 00:09:16.240 --> 00:09:22.600 to you then in LA. It's Clippers Talk next. This has been LA. 133 00:09:22.720 --> 00:09:26.519 Clippers basketball really good on multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment, 134 00:09:26.600 --> 00:09:31.320 all cease and long. On their official home. Join us next time on 135 00:09:31.440 --> 00:09:37.799 the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for 136 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:41.279 it, if that's what you want to do, you do Welcome the Clippers 137 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:45.720 Talk, your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. 138 00:09:45.840 --> 00:09:50.960 Do it to hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever 139 00:09:50.120 --> 00:09:54.919 you podcast. You hear me right now, your host on your home. 140 00:09:54.960 --> 00:10:00.240 For the Clippers, they were in attack mode. Adam Ousley, Oh, 141 00:10:00.320 --> 00:10:05.240 Kawhi Leonard certainly fears no. Fro can't say the rest for the other guys 142 00:10:05.240 --> 00:10:11.120 on this Clippers team tonight, as it was a lot of off nights outside 143 00:10:11.120 --> 00:10:15.279 of Kawhi Leonard with his thirty point performance in thirty seven minutes, and the 144 00:10:15.279 --> 00:10:20.720 Clippers would lose in Cleveland one eighteen to oneh eight to the Cavaliers. I'm 145 00:10:20.759 --> 00:10:22.799 Madame Oslin. You're in on Clippers stock here on m five to seventy LA 146 00:10:22.879 --> 00:10:26.799 Sports eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven 147 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.799 two five to seventy gets me. I'd follow Adam a on X coming up. 148 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:33.840 I think we got Will Updike on unless because the Clippers didn't win. 149 00:10:33.879 --> 00:10:37.799 He doesn't want to do it. We'll see. But the Clippers dropped two 150 00:10:37.840 --> 00:10:43.000 thirty and fifteen and they lose to a team that has now won fifteen of 151 00:10:43.039 --> 00:10:46.679 their last nineteen games. Talked about it a lot in the pregame show. 152 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:52.960 These were two of the hottest teams in each conference. Really, the Cavaliers 153 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:56.840 had won fourteen of eighteen coming into this one. The Clippers, well, 154 00:10:56.039 --> 00:11:01.320 come on, they had won twenty two of them, the last twenty six. 155 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:05.320 Since December first, they had won thirteen of fifteen, now thirteen of 156 00:11:05.360 --> 00:11:09.000 sixteen as they fall, still two in one so far in this seven game 157 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:13.039 Grammy road trip. The goal was to go six and one heard that from 158 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:18.279 coach lou with Carlo Jimenez before they left, before they hopped on that bird. 159 00:11:18.320 --> 00:11:24.559 As Matt mney Smith would say, it's still attainable. But there was 160 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:28.360 a lack of focus out there, I thought, and it would rear its 161 00:11:28.480 --> 00:11:37.120 ugly head. At the end of the second quarter, the Clippers, after 162 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:39.279 being down I want to say, yeah, by three points entering the second, 163 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:45.639 they had reclaimed the lead. The Calves went through a shooting slump. 164 00:11:45.960 --> 00:11:50.559 The Clippers were starting to play better defensively, and they were starting to flex 165 00:11:50.600 --> 00:11:54.039 their muscles a little bit and showing off that number one offense since December first 166 00:11:54.080 --> 00:11:58.559 against the number one defense since December first and the Caves who got Evan Mobley 167 00:11:58.600 --> 00:12:05.000 back. He made an impact in twenty one minutes, ten points, nine 168 00:12:05.039 --> 00:12:09.200 boards, not bad, Darried Allen I mentioned him, he had twenty and 169 00:12:09.279 --> 00:12:15.440 seventeen. If you didn't know or were one of those of Eatza Zubo's detractors, 170 00:12:16.320 --> 00:12:18.240 as for some reason there are still many in the fan base. It 171 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:22.279 makes no sense to me. He's easily one of the most underrated players in 172 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:28.320 the league. He has missed right now, Big Zoo, especially in this 173 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:31.799 game. They missed him though against the Lakers two. They miss him every 174 00:12:31.840 --> 00:12:37.360 game He's not there. He is the backbone of their defense and their best 175 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:41.320 rebounder. The Clippers have to do it collectively right now. They were able 176 00:12:41.360 --> 00:12:46.360 to the last two games against two teams that were smaller in the Boston Celtics 177 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:50.840 in the Toronto Raptors. They just out talented that Lakers team that was without 178 00:12:50.919 --> 00:13:00.559 Lebron James before for those two games. But the Cavaliers have size rebounded to 179 00:13:00.559 --> 00:13:03.960 the Clippers forty six to thirty seven and eleven of six on the offensive boards. 180 00:13:05.799 --> 00:13:07.720 They got up six more shot attempts, But it was the end of 181 00:13:07.759 --> 00:13:13.399 that second quarter by the Clippers where I think the game was lost. We'll 182 00:13:13.440 --> 00:13:16.879 hear from coach Leuwin a little bit on that. But after having just one 183 00:13:16.919 --> 00:13:24.600 turnover through the first twenty two minutes of the ball game, the Clippers just 184 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:28.159 let go of the rope. I don't know what happened. Miss Q after 185 00:13:28.399 --> 00:13:37.720 MISSQ, all of a sudden, nasty basketball, multiple turnovers. James Harden 186 00:13:37.759 --> 00:13:43.799 had one, then Kawhi, then one from Plumbley, then an eight second 187 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:48.639 violation on James Harden. Those are mental lapses. That stuff can't happen. 188 00:13:50.120 --> 00:13:56.600 Those aren't championship habits. They need to correct that stuff immediately. And then 189 00:13:56.600 --> 00:14:03.440 they gave up multiple offensive rebounds leading to isaacacuro three pointer, and he did 190 00:14:03.440 --> 00:14:05.519 some damage against the Clippers as well. He had seventeen three or four shooting 191 00:14:05.519 --> 00:14:09.039 from the outside, some big timely threes, even though the Calves only hit 192 00:14:09.080 --> 00:14:13.440 thirteen of them. Just seemed like whenever they needed that bucket to stem the 193 00:14:13.480 --> 00:14:16.000 tide against the Clippers, trying to make a comeback down double digits in the 194 00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:20.279 fourth, the Calves stepped up. Give them credit, Donovan Mitchell hit some 195 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:24.840 big ones twenty eight points, eleven and twenty one shooting, But the end 196 00:14:24.879 --> 00:14:33.240 of that second quarter just uncharacteristic play from the Clippers. They go from having 197 00:14:33.279 --> 00:14:37.639 one turnover to four in the span of two minutes right before the half. 198 00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:46.080 It was ugly, just nasty stuff. And most of these were just unforced, 199 00:14:46.440 --> 00:14:54.200 careless, self inflicted wounds, unnecessary turnovers, not the Calves making a 200 00:14:54.240 --> 00:14:58.600 great defensive play, which they're prone to do, the Clippers handing it to 201 00:14:58.679 --> 00:15:03.399 them. That was my issue with those. Even a sloppy pass from Kawhi 202 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:09.919 Leonard, who was awesome tonight, can't really go after him whatsoever. But 203 00:15:11.639 --> 00:15:20.000 you're in the game, you're leading. It was fifty one to forty four 204 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:24.639 Clippers with two point fifty left in the second quarter, after another Kawhi Leonard 205 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:30.000 fade away and he was looking like MJ ninety six, as I like to 206 00:15:30.039 --> 00:15:31.720 say, second three Pete MJ. Was. Some of the shots he was 207 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:37.559 making just unguardable. There is no defense that can stop those shots, especially 208 00:15:37.600 --> 00:15:43.480 that three point in the third over Donovan Mitchell. Unbelievable shot. The dunk 209 00:15:43.519 --> 00:15:50.279 on Jared Allen. But the Clippers are up by seven. They had just 210 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.320 taken back the lead. They had made their push, made their run, 211 00:15:54.879 --> 00:16:03.799 and somehow they end up down four two and a half minutes later. And 212 00:16:03.840 --> 00:16:10.440 they come out in the third quarter and it carried over. There was an 213 00:16:10.480 --> 00:16:15.600 offensive rebound, another put back for the Cavaliers. Clippers had a turnover. 214 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:23.480 So this team still has a lot of work and a lot of room to 215 00:16:23.480 --> 00:16:27.080 grow, a lot of work to be done, and a lot of things 216 00:16:27.080 --> 00:16:34.320 to clean up. And it's gonna happen. And maybe this was just third 217 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:38.480 game, four nights on the road. You chalk it up to that tough 218 00:16:38.519 --> 00:16:45.519 Cavaliers team. I'm not overly concerned when guys have off nights to this degree. 219 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:49.159 Where Paul George is three of eleven, James Hardness three of eight, 220 00:16:49.639 --> 00:16:56.440 Mason Plumbley was not great, just five and five and twenty two minutes and 221 00:16:56.519 --> 00:17:00.480 off the bench, and Norman Pal's actually missing shots on the four quarter, 222 00:17:00.639 --> 00:17:03.400 an open three pointer. He was still good overall, eighteen points in twenty 223 00:17:03.440 --> 00:17:07.240 seven minutes. And Mere Coffee was good. I thought Russ was better, 224 00:17:07.920 --> 00:17:11.759 had a bit of a bounce back performance from him. Made more of the 225 00:17:11.799 --> 00:17:15.920 layups. I think only missed one. Didn't like some of the three pointers 226 00:17:15.920 --> 00:17:18.960 attempted. You're down ten. I know he was wide open off the pass 227 00:17:18.960 --> 00:17:22.960 from James Harden early in the fourth quarter, and that lineup, you know, 228 00:17:23.279 --> 00:17:29.720 it just hasn't been fruitful so far. Overall, Russ's next to James 229 00:17:29.759 --> 00:17:34.519 Harden, the numbers have been better. But entering that fourth quarter, you're 230 00:17:34.599 --> 00:17:38.720 down, you're looking for energy. I get why Coach lou wanted to go 231 00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:44.960 to it after Kris Lavert hit what we thought was a three pointer to end 232 00:17:44.960 --> 00:17:48.240 the third quarter, another quarter where the Clippers didn't close, just like the 233 00:17:48.319 --> 00:17:52.960 end of the second where they had momentum and they gave it away fourteen to 234 00:17:53.039 --> 00:18:00.160 five run to end that quarter by the Cavaliers. LeVert stepped on the line. 235 00:18:00.880 --> 00:18:06.519 It was reviewed afterwards, and man, what a wonky just pacing rhythms 236 00:18:06.519 --> 00:18:10.519 of the game because of so many fouls being called Tiki Tek the technical and 237 00:18:10.680 --> 00:18:15.000 Max Struss for what showing up the official he threw the ball to her too 238 00:18:15.079 --> 00:18:19.079 hard. I don't understand that one. I would be upset if I was 239 00:18:19.079 --> 00:18:22.240 a Cavalier fan. No harm, no foul, I guess because they ended 240 00:18:22.279 --> 00:18:26.440 up winning the ball game. But there were just some strange calls, Scott 241 00:18:26.480 --> 00:18:33.039 Foster overruling one that went against the Clippers. That is not why they lost 242 00:18:33.039 --> 00:18:36.559 this ballgame. I thought it was just the game was a little bit even 243 00:18:36.640 --> 00:18:40.799 more junked up. While you're playing one of the best defenses in the league 244 00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:45.839 and guys are taking free throws left and right, it's hard to find a 245 00:18:45.920 --> 00:18:48.119 rhythm. It's hard to get your timing out there. I think that accounts 246 00:18:48.119 --> 00:18:52.640 for some of the poor shooting from the Clippers. But you don't want to 247 00:18:52.680 --> 00:18:59.400 excuse this poor play because they're better in this They're down by one with a 248 00:18:59.440 --> 00:19:04.079 minute forty six left in the third quarter and they end up by the time 249 00:19:04.119 --> 00:19:11.880 it's over down by seven. They give up another run fourteen to five. 250 00:19:11.359 --> 00:19:17.799 When the Clippers have been closing out quarters very well, which is the sign 251 00:19:17.920 --> 00:19:22.680 it's a trait of a championship habit. But Lavert hit a three pointer, 252 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:30.440 Mitchell had a layup, and then obviously the Lavert twenty two foot or foot 253 00:19:30.480 --> 00:19:34.640 on the line buzzer beater shot to put them up eight. It was actually 254 00:19:34.680 --> 00:19:40.079 seven. They reviewed it. But you're down one, you're right there. 255 00:19:40.119 --> 00:19:44.759 With a minute forty six left close the quarter. They just seemed to lose 256 00:19:44.880 --> 00:19:52.559 focus at the end of quarters multiple times, and that is a mental laps, 257 00:19:52.720 --> 00:19:56.000 That is the mental game not being strong enough from this Clippers team against 258 00:19:56.039 --> 00:20:00.839 the Cavaliers, who were too good to have those lapses again. Really, 259 00:20:02.720 --> 00:20:04.759 I don't think it was a letdown. I hope it wasn't them getting too 260 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:11.680 high off the win in Boston and that had some carryover and guys just weren't 261 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:18.720 ready to go. I know Kawhi was, but the rest of the squad 262 00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:22.200 who there was a lot of guys struggling out there, especially in the starting 263 00:20:22.279 --> 00:20:26.920 unit. Terrence Man had his moments, but he didn't get much run. 264 00:20:26.519 --> 00:20:30.160 I get it in Mere Coffee was hot. You gotta ride the hot hand. 265 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:33.680 He was really good in the fourth quarter. All the defensive play on 266 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:37.920 Donovan Mitchell to cause that turnover as he was chasing him around a screen. 267 00:20:37.160 --> 00:20:41.799 Beautiful, really like what we've seen from a Mere Coffee. What do you 268 00:20:41.799 --> 00:20:45.920 know in January, just like in twenty twenty two where he was carrying this 269 00:20:47.000 --> 00:20:52.519 team for a section of time, he's stepping up again. Powell was strong 270 00:20:52.559 --> 00:20:56.319 off the bench. Russ was Okay, Daniel Tice struggled. He did have 271 00:20:56.359 --> 00:21:00.599 five assists, I'll give him that, but zero points, just four boards, 272 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:04.640 a turnover, and the Clippers don't have big Zoo right now, and 273 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:11.839 against a team like the Cavaliers, that is not the guy that you want 274 00:21:11.839 --> 00:21:17.240 to be missing as they now and a lot of people are reminded that they 275 00:21:17.279 --> 00:21:18.960 are missing big Zoo. You get by a couple of games, you win 276 00:21:19.039 --> 00:21:23.640 them, Oh we're all right. We got Plummet and Daniel Sice. They 277 00:21:23.640 --> 00:21:26.400 can hold down the fort. And then you take on a team like the 278 00:21:26.400 --> 00:21:33.680 Cleveland Cavaliers with a size disadvantage that the Clippers are at, and you realize 279 00:21:33.720 --> 00:21:36.359 what you had with a vitza zu Bots, a top three rim protector, 280 00:21:36.400 --> 00:21:40.559 and a guy who was running pick and roll with James Harden to perfection before 281 00:21:40.599 --> 00:21:45.480 he got hurt. Harden still had eleven, ten assists, just three turnovers. 282 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:48.920 You know he could still impact a game, even go in just three 283 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:53.000 of eight. I was hoping he or Paul George at some point would start 284 00:21:53.000 --> 00:22:00.799 putting up more shots and just catch a rhythm, have a stretch where they 285 00:22:00.799 --> 00:22:06.519 could score five or six straight. Hard only took eight. Paul George only 286 00:22:06.519 --> 00:22:10.359 took eleven. Now, he filed out in that fourth quarter some tough calls. 287 00:22:11.240 --> 00:22:12.759 It looked to me like he was straight up, but no, they 288 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:18.039 reviewed it, and so he only plays twenty seven minutes. I don't know 289 00:22:18.079 --> 00:22:21.000 if he would have played more than that anyways, or above thirty at least 290 00:22:21.000 --> 00:22:26.039 because of the groin injury. But his second game where he has fouled out 291 00:22:26.039 --> 00:22:29.599 so far this season, it was the overtime game against the Lakers in their 292 00:22:29.640 --> 00:22:33.440 first meeting back right after the James Harden trade went down and the Clippers were 293 00:22:33.480 --> 00:22:38.119 missing bodies. They lose by ten to the Cavaliers on the road. Let's 294 00:22:38.119 --> 00:22:41.480 start things off with Hobber and the Hobber Heights. Xavier, you're on Clipper 295 00:22:41.480 --> 00:22:45.480 stock without a Maaza, what's up? Hey, what's up? But I'm 296 00:22:45.480 --> 00:22:48.440 thank you everything on my call again, real quick things. You know, 297 00:22:48.480 --> 00:22:52.079 he can't win all of them, but rather them win in Boston then win 298 00:22:52.119 --> 00:22:56.839 in Cleveland. But I mean, but this game was there, But yeah, 299 00:22:57.240 --> 00:23:00.519 you're right, didn't look right. The starters, I mean, Paul 300 00:23:00.559 --> 00:23:06.799 George I had went thirteen, James Hardy had eleven, and then Terrence Mattett 301 00:23:06.839 --> 00:23:10.599 five. I mean it just want those numbers. You're not gonna You're not 302 00:23:10.599 --> 00:23:14.720 gonna win again with that. Yeah, I mean it's tough to overcome. 303 00:23:14.799 --> 00:23:18.680 Kawhi can carry you to a point, and if he knocks down a couple 304 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:22.720 more shots in the fourth quarter, maybe it's a different situation. But you 305 00:23:22.799 --> 00:23:26.440 got to get stops. That was the issue to me when the Clippers were 306 00:23:26.440 --> 00:23:29.519 scoring. They put up a twenty seven point fourth quarter, but they gave 307 00:23:29.599 --> 00:23:33.079 up thirty. They couldn't get the stops. They couldn't defend without fouling, 308 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:38.200 and as close as it was, it was still feeling like an uphill battle. 309 00:23:41.079 --> 00:23:42.240 No, No, you're right, and also doing I noticed too on 310 00:23:42.400 --> 00:23:47.920 Paul George. I believe it was a third quarter or yeah, third quarter. 311 00:23:48.359 --> 00:23:49.759 He did not I mean, I know he's got the going thing going 312 00:23:49.799 --> 00:23:52.440 on there, but he does not look healthy. I mean he was not 313 00:23:52.599 --> 00:24:00.359 moving, psyched side Paul George and just his defense was not there. I 314 00:24:00.359 --> 00:24:03.680 don't know, what do you think maybe he just sit out a couple of 315 00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:07.319 games. I mean they got what the Wizards and then they got the Pistons. 316 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:11.720 But yeah, I seen him closely and Paul George is not moving on 317 00:24:11.799 --> 00:24:15.759 defense. He was not moving. And that was one thing I noticed. 318 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:18.279 And the second thing I think we talked about it. I told you about 319 00:24:18.319 --> 00:24:23.079 this. Whenever Russell Westbrook drives in for a layup and he misses it now 320 00:24:23.400 --> 00:24:26.319 here. I've been talking about this for years. Trust me, those are 321 00:24:26.359 --> 00:24:30.240 live ball turnovers. I say it all the time. Where were you listening 322 00:24:30.279 --> 00:24:33.640 to the broadcast? Yeah, well, I know, but I bought it 323 00:24:33.720 --> 00:24:37.240 up a couple times too. But every time they would come back and they, 324 00:24:37.240 --> 00:24:42.319 oh, shoot a three every time of like up oral layup. He 325 00:24:42.400 --> 00:24:47.200 had a miss at the end of the third that led to a carouselavert layup 326 00:24:47.240 --> 00:24:49.680 on the other end, because it's a five on four situation all of a 327 00:24:49.720 --> 00:24:56.279 sudden every time every time. But yeah, but I mean, yeah, 328 00:24:56.319 --> 00:24:57.119 but yeah, we got the next weekend. So I'm just saying, I 329 00:24:57.119 --> 00:25:00.799 don't know if you noticed with Paul George he was not more moving on defense. 330 00:25:00.839 --> 00:25:03.799 But I mean, like I said, he's got that injury though small 331 00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:06.880 injury has but we'll see, we'll see if we'll see what happens in next 332 00:25:06.880 --> 00:25:07.839 couple of games. Thank you, Adam, Thank you were taking my call. 333 00:25:07.839 --> 00:25:11.359 All right, Vier, We'll talk to you one my friend. Yeah, 334 00:25:11.480 --> 00:25:15.440 Paul George. Look, the medical staff knows best. He knows best, 335 00:25:15.319 --> 00:25:21.960 But would I be surprised if he missed one of the upcoming games against 336 00:25:22.039 --> 00:25:26.160 two of the teams that are bottom dwellers in the NBA right now? Can't 337 00:25:26.160 --> 00:25:32.240 overlook them. We just saw, okay see lose to the Detroit Pistons. 338 00:25:32.720 --> 00:25:37.720 Minnesota's just lost to Charlotte and San Antonio. So any given night, you 339 00:25:37.720 --> 00:25:42.319 don't play your best, you aren't focused, you look past someone you can 340 00:25:42.359 --> 00:25:47.440 get got, you can get beat. Clippers have to win I think the 341 00:25:47.480 --> 00:25:52.880 next two if they want a shot at moving up in the standings coming out 342 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:55.519 of this seven game road trip. Well, we have a moment. Let's 343 00:25:55.519 --> 00:26:00.559 pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on a five seventy l spores, 344 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:07.759 this is LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR 345 00:26:07.920 --> 00:26:11.440 HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. Well, take a quick time out. 346 00:26:11.440 --> 00:26:15.119 We'll get back to your phone calls. Eight six six nine eight seven 347 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.359 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone 348 00:26:18.400 --> 00:26:22.440 number. Clippers lose a tough one, didn't play close to their best. 349 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:29.559 Still had chances late, but they didn't make the plays that had to be 350 00:26:29.680 --> 00:26:33.640 made, either on defense or on offense. Wide open three for norm pal 351 00:26:33.759 --> 00:26:37.680 normally knocks that down. Free throws missed. I want to save four or 352 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:44.119 five miss in the fourth quarter alone critical shots. They lose one eighteen to 353 00:26:44.160 --> 00:26:47.359 one oh eight in Cleveland to the Cavaliers. They'll be in DC on Wednesday. 354 00:26:47.400 --> 00:26:51.839 We'll preview that. We'll have I think Will Updyke is coming on with 355 00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:56.200 us in just a little bit here. I make it Chuck Monkler that time 356 00:26:56.240 --> 00:27:00.759 of night, I'm getting crossed up myself. You're listening to clipperstock here on 357 00:27:02.000 --> 00:27:07.240 five seven LA Sports every Clipper game all season, law they didn't stop playing 358 00:27:07.279 --> 00:27:14.519 hard. You're listening to the LA Clippers Audio Network streaming on the iHeartRadio app. 359 00:27:14.680 --> 00:27:19.599 Clippers fall first time in a couple of weeks. They lose in Cleveland 360 00:27:19.640 --> 00:27:25.519 to the Cavaliers, their first loss on this seven game Grammy road trip one 361 00:27:25.599 --> 00:27:30.200 eighteen one oh eight was the final. I'm Adam Oslin. You're listening to 362 00:27:30.240 --> 00:27:33.400 Clippers stock coming up or getting back to your phone calls at eight six six 363 00:27:33.559 --> 00:27:37.880 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 364 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:41.119 You can also get to me at follow Adam a on X, but 365 00:27:41.200 --> 00:27:44.839 join the show right now for a little Clips and Double Dip is our friend 366 00:27:44.920 --> 00:27:49.279 Chuck Mockler from Clips and Dip Chuck. Where was this game lost in your 367 00:27:49.319 --> 00:27:56.880 eyes or mind or whatever? Searching for answers right now? Yeah, exactly. 368 00:27:57.319 --> 00:28:03.519 I I'm not entirely sure. I'm honestly kind of torn between Kawhi Leonard 369 00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:07.559 being really the only guy who could find any kind of rit am out there. 370 00:28:07.400 --> 00:28:10.160 I got to put a lot of the you know, if we're going 371 00:28:10.200 --> 00:28:11.160 to go that run, I got to kind of point to figure a little 372 00:28:11.160 --> 00:28:15.200 bit at Paul George, who isn't one hundred percent. We know he's not 373 00:28:15.240 --> 00:28:18.119 one hundred percent. It's just a matter of how not one hundred percent is 374 00:28:18.160 --> 00:28:22.799 he And just kind of the lack of focus there was the calves. Really 375 00:28:22.079 --> 00:28:25.519 there were parts of this game where the Calves really could have pulled away from 376 00:28:25.519 --> 00:28:30.000 the Clippers and they just didn't. And the Clippers had a couple opportunities, 377 00:28:30.079 --> 00:28:33.400 especially late, to make things happen, but it was just quick bad decisions 378 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:37.759 too. It was possessions ending really early, you know, through through a 379 00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:41.880 bad turnover or something like that. So I think it's one of those two 380 00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:45.440 things. Yeah, I mean it was still a tight game. The Clippers 381 00:28:45.079 --> 00:28:49.400 made it interesting late after they were down double digits in the fourth quarter. 382 00:28:49.480 --> 00:28:53.799 They weren't exactly going quietly into the night. To quote a what was that, 383 00:28:55.319 --> 00:29:00.839 Bill Claxton to quote the yeah, ID four baby, come on, 384 00:29:03.599 --> 00:29:07.759 But look, it was a five point game. Down the stretch. Kawhi 385 00:29:07.839 --> 00:29:10.920 Leonard was still playing well. It was a four point game after a mere 386 00:29:11.000 --> 00:29:15.200 Coffee got a two pointer. They were fighting, they were battling. They 387 00:29:15.279 --> 00:29:19.039 just didn't execute well enough, and there were so many little mental miscues and 388 00:29:19.200 --> 00:29:23.319 errors out there that were frustrating to watch from a team that has been really 389 00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:29.319 sound in a lot of different little areas that you need to be to win 390 00:29:29.359 --> 00:29:32.400 a championship. Just some of those habits didn't show up in this one. 391 00:29:32.400 --> 00:29:36.359 To meet Chuck, Yeah, and it is hard to do that for every 392 00:29:36.400 --> 00:29:40.440 single game, right, the Clippers have played so well lately that I don't 393 00:29:40.480 --> 00:29:44.079 know if we were due for something like this, But yeah, lack of 394 00:29:44.119 --> 00:29:48.519 executions is a great call. There was just Yeah, the Cabs are a 395 00:29:48.559 --> 00:29:51.720 great defense, right, we do need to give credit to the Cabs. 396 00:29:51.759 --> 00:29:56.240 They use their size really well. It really bothered the Clippers pick and roll 397 00:29:56.319 --> 00:30:00.240 rhythm and things like that. But yeah, there was just no room for 398 00:30:00.480 --> 00:30:03.480 a lot of airs tonight, and unfortunately there were hard with I think the 399 00:30:03.480 --> 00:30:10.119 most turnovers he's had a couple of games combined, So I think at that 400 00:30:10.160 --> 00:30:11.880 point, you know, James Harden raises the floor so much for the Clippers 401 00:30:11.920 --> 00:30:15.759 and the ceiling, but when he's not playing well, the Clippers tend to 402 00:30:15.799 --> 00:30:18.359 maybe go the way of him a little bit. It was Bill Pullman rip 403 00:30:18.640 --> 00:30:22.359 Bill Paxton, one of my favorites. Ever, I just wanted to correct 404 00:30:22.359 --> 00:30:26.920 myself there. Uh, this is a game where with out of Eatz's zoobos, 405 00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:30.319 it really stands out. It really shines the light on how much he 406 00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:33.799 is missed. And I hope people understand that because you know a lot of 407 00:30:33.799 --> 00:30:37.640 people were saying, hey, they're fine. See they have Plumbley and Daniel 408 00:30:37.720 --> 00:30:41.400 Ties. They can make up for his production out there. You can't. 409 00:30:41.519 --> 00:30:45.400 No one guy can. And he's their best route rebounder, their best rint 410 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:51.279 protector, their biggest guy. He was sorely missed against Cleveland. Yeah, 411 00:30:51.319 --> 00:30:52.480 and I know people might look at this game and say, oh, the 412 00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:56.720 Clippers really need more size. You do have to remember that Zoo was gone, 413 00:30:56.799 --> 00:31:00.079 right, Tyson and Plumbley are so good when you can tune them and 414 00:31:00.160 --> 00:31:03.200 use them as kind of a one to two punch to see what's going to 415 00:31:03.279 --> 00:31:07.240 work when you have the stabilizing presence and literally the size of Zoo against the 416 00:31:07.319 --> 00:31:11.359 larger team like the Cavs. So, yeah, it hurts. We hope 417 00:31:11.359 --> 00:31:15.279 that reevaluation goes well for him and he can come back one hundred percent. 418 00:31:17.119 --> 00:31:19.400 I also kind of maybe hope PG system of the next two games so he 419 00:31:19.400 --> 00:31:23.240 can get back to one hundred percent too. Yeah, I think. I 420 00:31:23.279 --> 00:31:27.680 mean, you're not winning a championship if he's not right, if he can't 421 00:31:27.720 --> 00:31:32.480 be himself. So at what point do you strike that balance of knowing the 422 00:31:32.519 --> 00:31:34.440 regular season is important, Yes, you're trying to be a top three seed, 423 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:38.039 but also knowing that to win it all, you got to have these 424 00:31:38.079 --> 00:31:44.440 guys healthy and you can't have this lingering groin injury just continue to bleed into 425 00:31:44.599 --> 00:31:45.559 games. I don't know if they're just trying to get to the All Star 426 00:31:45.599 --> 00:31:49.440 break and maybe that would be enough, but with the next couple of games, 427 00:31:49.480 --> 00:31:55.319 coming up against lesser opponents, that is an opportunity where if Paul George 428 00:31:55.319 --> 00:31:59.119 isn't feeling right, he certainly didn't look right in this game, it may 429 00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:04.079 be time to sit him. I also felt like there was just a really 430 00:32:04.119 --> 00:32:07.240 wacky whistle in this game, just so many that it took guys out of 431 00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:10.799 their own rhythm. I mean, Daniel Tice gets called for the foul with 432 00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:15.680 his face. Uh. And I'm not saying it was a bad whistle against 433 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:22.839 the Clippers because that technical foul on Max Strus for handing the ball too aggressively 434 00:32:23.079 --> 00:32:28.160 to the official. I would be livid if I was a Cavaliers fan over 435 00:32:28.200 --> 00:32:30.160 that call. It looked like nothing, but it didn't help. But just 436 00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:34.400 felt like the game was jumped up even more against a team that's that good 437 00:32:34.400 --> 00:32:38.200 defensively. Yeah, I mean everything went wrong for the Clippers that was kind 438 00:32:38.240 --> 00:32:40.720 of out of their control a little bit, right. The Cows were playing 439 00:32:40.720 --> 00:32:45.920 great. Mobile came back and looked really good in his limited minutes. The 440 00:32:45.920 --> 00:32:47.920 Clippers didn't win his minutes, I think, but he was still a problem 441 00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:52.720 for them that they had to account for and whatnot. And yeah, it 442 00:32:53.200 --> 00:32:57.119 just no rhythm, That's what really, I keep coming back to for anyone 443 00:32:57.160 --> 00:33:00.640 on the team. Norman was started the fourth grade. He hit a three 444 00:33:00.720 --> 00:33:04.640 right to open that but he scored ten in the first but was quiet in 445 00:33:04.680 --> 00:33:07.480 the second and third. Just you know, Paul George filed out like these 446 00:33:07.519 --> 00:33:12.039 are all things where there was no rhythm to be found in the middle of 447 00:33:12.039 --> 00:33:15.240 the game at all. How cool is Kawhi Leonard though, I mean, 448 00:33:15.279 --> 00:33:19.039 come on, how awesome is Kawhi Leonard. The dunk on Zara Allen, 449 00:33:19.119 --> 00:33:23.000 but the three pointer to me on Donovan Mitchell in the far side corner, 450 00:33:23.119 --> 00:33:30.720 falling to his left back into the left chuck. That was insane. Yeah, 451 00:33:30.759 --> 00:33:32.640 that didn't make any sense. And that three I think was a nice 452 00:33:32.680 --> 00:33:37.039 microcosm of his game as a whole. Right, Kawhi is doing these unreal 453 00:33:37.079 --> 00:33:40.200 things. He's making things happen. He dragged the Clippers to not getting blown 454 00:33:40.240 --> 00:33:45.680 out tonight. Really, that is what Kawhi did. Unfortunately they couldn't get 455 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:47.839 any help. You know, it was just a little too late for some 456 00:33:47.920 --> 00:33:52.200 other guys. But yeah, Kawhi continues to be a top three player in 457 00:33:52.240 --> 00:33:55.960 the NBA. We love it. Kawhi Leonard tried his best, but the 458 00:33:55.960 --> 00:34:00.759 Clippers would fall by ten. He had thirty. They lose one eighteen to 459 00:34:00.839 --> 00:34:05.839 oneh eight in Cleveland to the Cavaliers. He is Chuck Mockler of Clips and 460 00:34:05.880 --> 00:34:08.159 Dip. We got a new YouTube coming tomorrow. Chuck. Thanks for the 461 00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:12.639 double dips to night here on Clipper Stock. My friend Yep, thanks for 462 00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:15.920 having me ups go clips coming up next. Back to your phone calls eight 463 00:34:15.000 --> 00:34:20.679 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number Clippers dropped to 464 00:34:20.760 --> 00:34:23.320 thirty and fifteen on the season. We'll update you on the Western Conference standings 465 00:34:23.480 --> 00:34:28.159 that's still to come. We will not go quie Land to the night. 466 00:34:29.840 --> 00:34:32.079 Yeah, it's a good, good line, good speech. Is the movie 467 00:34:32.079 --> 00:34:36.599 hold up now? Probably not, but it might be in so bad it's 468 00:34:36.639 --> 00:34:39.199 good territory, or at least watching it near the fourth of July. It's 469 00:34:39.199 --> 00:34:43.679 still fun. I'm at am Auslin. You're listening to Clippers hocky here on 470 00:34:44.000 --> 00:34:50.280 seventy LA Sports every Clipper game all season long. They didn't stop playing hard. 471 00:34:50.400 --> 00:34:55.960 You're listening to the LA Clippers Audio Network streaming on the iHeartRadio lap Ooh 472 00:34:57.199 --> 00:35:04.320 baby, you what I need? Clippers got friend zone tonight. They didn't 473 00:35:04.360 --> 00:35:09.199 get the victory. At least they gonna leave Cleveland. I'm just kidding. 474 00:35:09.800 --> 00:35:16.320 Bob Smith's listening lovely place never been him. Anna Moslin, welcome back into 475 00:35:16.400 --> 00:35:22.400 Clipperstock. Clippers leave with their tail between their legs. They lose, doesn't 476 00:35:22.400 --> 00:35:27.840 have them very often. They've still won thirteen of their last sixteen ball games, 477 00:35:28.000 --> 00:35:31.360 twenty seven of their last thirty five, and twenty two of their last 478 00:35:31.400 --> 00:35:36.400 twenty seven since December first. But they lose by ten to the Cavaliers, 479 00:35:36.840 --> 00:35:42.360 who played well, who had the size advantage, and not having Big Zoo 480 00:35:42.840 --> 00:35:45.599 was a problem for the Clippers tonight. They gave up eleven offensive rebounds. 481 00:35:45.719 --> 00:35:51.679 I feel like guys competed. But when Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are constantly 482 00:35:51.760 --> 00:35:55.719 having to guard Evan Mobley and Jared Allen out there a lot because Daniel Tice 483 00:35:57.559 --> 00:36:01.639 was pretty ineffective tonight, Mason Plumley off night from him too. That takes 484 00:36:01.679 --> 00:36:06.760 something out of your legs as well well. Obviously Kawhi Leonard was okay with 485 00:36:06.840 --> 00:36:12.119 it, but Paul George, who's already dealing with a little bit of a 486 00:36:12.239 --> 00:36:16.800 groin injury, it may have had an effect. Let's start with now Jonathan 487 00:36:17.000 --> 00:36:22.000 in La your on Clipper Stock with Adam Mouslin after they lose one eighteen to 488 00:36:22.039 --> 00:36:24.960 one aw eight in Cleveland to the Cavaliers. Hi, Jonathan, Hey Adam, 489 00:36:24.960 --> 00:36:30.639 how's it going. No, you know, it's all right, man. 490 00:36:30.679 --> 00:36:34.039 We have plenty more games to go, yes, sir, to be 491 00:36:34.079 --> 00:36:37.199 honest, man about Paul George. At the end of the day, man, 492 00:36:37.440 --> 00:36:39.880 it is what it is, and dude gave it us all. He 493 00:36:40.039 --> 00:36:44.000 is injured. I kind of wish he could sit one out for these upcoming 494 00:36:44.039 --> 00:36:46.840 games because last thing we need is another pretty bad injury. Knocking on what 495 00:36:50.000 --> 00:36:52.480 I feel like when he didn't have it going on offense, he tried to 496 00:36:52.480 --> 00:36:55.320 force the issue on defense, which that and like, you know, the 497 00:36:55.360 --> 00:36:58.320 whistle was kind of weird tonight, but I don't want to blame it on 498 00:36:58.360 --> 00:37:01.719 that. Yeah, they didn't have a good But other other than that, 499 00:37:01.840 --> 00:37:05.639 man, society's like I said, we are missing Zoo and I'm a huge 500 00:37:05.719 --> 00:37:08.800 zoo. Stand I love big Zoo. But see you know ball, Jonathan, 501 00:37:08.920 --> 00:37:15.639 you know ball Yeah y KB, Yes, sir, But man, 502 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:20.480 I got like I said, Man, it's just it's a bad, bad 503 00:37:20.519 --> 00:37:22.800 game. Like overall, it is what it is. We'll get it after. 504 00:37:22.920 --> 00:37:25.400 We're probably coming down off there a big win like we did from the 505 00:37:25.440 --> 00:37:30.559 Celtics. But it's all good. We haven't We have two easy games upcoming. 506 00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:36.119 But other than that, man, go could go, go clips go. 507 00:37:36.320 --> 00:37:38.840 I appreciate the phone call there, Jonathan uh Mark and Haynton Beach. 508 00:37:38.840 --> 00:37:43.000 You're on clipper stock without a mouslin. Mark, how we doing? Hey? 509 00:37:43.159 --> 00:37:45.599 Like, okay, how's your feeling? No more chicken little soup and 510 00:37:45.800 --> 00:37:50.000 h what happy for you? Right? Even healthy? Right? You're talking 511 00:37:50.000 --> 00:37:53.079 about old stuff? Mark, Come on, I'm good to go. I 512 00:37:53.119 --> 00:38:00.000 took my multi item and my flat stone berry clippers. I think our clip 513 00:38:00.119 --> 00:38:01.880 is going to use some chicken noodle soup tonight. But hey, I'll tell 514 00:38:01.920 --> 00:38:05.599 you what I saw that stuck out. I think they announced that at the 515 00:38:05.719 --> 00:38:08.559 very beginning of the fourth quarter Harden had like four points, and I said, 516 00:38:08.599 --> 00:38:13.400 what you know, because he's good for usually ten to fourteen points, 517 00:38:13.480 --> 00:38:15.559 and you know, I thought, okay, he's gonna get two or three 518 00:38:15.559 --> 00:38:17.039 threes here and get you know, get us right back into this. And 519 00:38:17.079 --> 00:38:21.639 it didn't really happen. So, you know, everyone had an off night 520 00:38:21.679 --> 00:38:24.639 except for Kawhi. So I think that plus the size difference, plus like 521 00:38:24.840 --> 00:38:29.320 the other colleges said, you know, coming off the win, George being 522 00:38:29.360 --> 00:38:32.039 a little under like you can't win them all and we just post us up. 523 00:38:32.119 --> 00:38:35.960 Learn from your you know what you can from the Cleveland and you gotta 524 00:38:35.960 --> 00:38:37.559 see him again? Do they I don't think. Do they come out here? 525 00:38:37.559 --> 00:38:42.800 They must? And they do? You play everyone? Play everyone? 526 00:38:43.440 --> 00:38:46.039 I got one. Okay, Now with the trade day, I got a 527 00:38:46.079 --> 00:38:50.880 question for you, with all your knowledge and expertise, do you see us 528 00:38:51.119 --> 00:38:54.360 yo? Yeah? Oh yeah? Do you see us maybe making any type 529 00:38:54.360 --> 00:38:58.519 of trade? I'm quite happy with the roster, or maybe a buy out 530 00:38:58.719 --> 00:39:01.079 after the trade deadline? What do you think? I want your opinion. 531 00:39:01.800 --> 00:39:07.880 I could see them going after a guy who can stretch the floor. Look, 532 00:39:08.000 --> 00:39:12.960 these guys aren't easy to find, so it may be difficult. But 533 00:39:13.039 --> 00:39:16.880 if there was one thing this Clippers team may be missing. And don't get 534 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:21.480 me wrong, they're fine as is, but if you want to shore up 535 00:39:21.840 --> 00:39:27.079 and shure up any possible issues down the line, it would be another wing 536 00:39:27.119 --> 00:39:29.920 that can play the four and five, maybe stretch the floor some, but 537 00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:35.679 definitely an athlete, a vertical threat, a rim runner and rebounder and a 538 00:39:35.719 --> 00:39:39.440 guy that can guard multiple positions. That would be nice. I know, 539 00:39:39.760 --> 00:39:45.280 maybe Nicholas Batoom or Robert Covington comes to mind. Well, you gotta give 540 00:39:45.360 --> 00:39:47.599 to get. I think the trade with James Harden with the Philadelphia seventy six 541 00:39:47.719 --> 00:39:53.320 ers has worked out, and actually in that fourth quarter because I am just 542 00:39:53.400 --> 00:39:58.000 so knowledgeable, as you said, Mark, James Harden did do his best 543 00:39:58.039 --> 00:40:00.800 work. He had seven points and did knock down a couple of three pointers, 544 00:40:00.840 --> 00:40:05.239 so you weren't totally off. He was. He played better when it 545 00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:08.719 mattered. Most just wasn't enough and the Clippers had too many miscues overall. 546 00:40:10.079 --> 00:40:15.000 Morrison Long Beach, Morris here on Clippers off with that Amazon, Yes, 547 00:40:15.239 --> 00:40:21.000 II, the Clippers. I don't care what the people say when they win 548 00:40:21.119 --> 00:40:24.360 or they lose. I don't ever because they are my team. Lord. 549 00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:30.960 That's it. I have a nice I guess thanks for the phone call, 550 00:40:30.000 --> 00:40:36.719 Wars. I like the energy and the spirit. Clipper Nation is coming with 551 00:40:36.800 --> 00:40:39.000 tonight, even after a loss. And it's because this team has built up 552 00:40:39.039 --> 00:40:44.559 so much goodwill in equity that even when they do lose. I gotta tweet 553 00:40:44.599 --> 00:40:46.920 earlier at follow out of may Hey I'll take one loss every five games. 554 00:40:46.920 --> 00:40:51.039 That's that's not bad. You would sign up for that at the beginning of 555 00:40:51.079 --> 00:40:54.880 the season. It's like an eight hundred winning percentage or something. The Clippers 556 00:40:55.400 --> 00:41:00.280 are still the hottest team in the league, but you do want to take 557 00:41:00.320 --> 00:41:05.440 advantage of games that are that close down the stretch where if just one other 558 00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:08.840 guy caught fire outside of Kawhi Leonard, it could have made the difference. 559 00:41:09.280 --> 00:41:15.039 Now Detroit on Friday, the Wizards on Wednesday before that, the Clippers have 560 00:41:15.360 --> 00:41:21.079 plenty of opportunities to steal stack wins here on this road trip, as they're 561 00:41:21.119 --> 00:41:24.360 now thirty and fifteen and they fall behind the Denver Nuggets one game behind them. 562 00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:29.280 Clippers back in that four spot. Nuggets, though, taking on Giannis 563 00:41:29.280 --> 00:41:34.199 the Denna Koompo in Milwaukee Bucks later tonight. The game may be going on, 564 00:41:34.280 --> 00:41:37.280 but I ain't gonna counter program like that, so they lose. It 565 00:41:37.360 --> 00:41:42.440 changes things. Oh and by the way, Minnesota and Oklahoma City are facing 566 00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:47.079 off as well, so some of the top teams at the peak of the 567 00:41:47.079 --> 00:41:52.320 West next to the Clippers are playing each other and they're gonna beat each other 568 00:41:52.400 --> 00:41:55.639 up, and the Clippers can just kind of like, you know, find 569 00:41:55.679 --> 00:41:59.920 the seam. What was the old Vince Lombardi a seal here to steal that. 570 00:42:00.599 --> 00:42:02.840 They can just run up the middle while these other teams are fighting it 571 00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:06.920 out and hopefully get to the top of the Western Conference by the time this 572 00:42:06.960 --> 00:42:10.480 Grammy road trip is over. Because it's doable. It can be done. 573 00:42:10.639 --> 00:42:15.400 We can kill the bear. Sorry, they're not taking on Memphis too. 574 00:42:15.480 --> 00:42:17.280 It's just I like the movie The Edge. We got an our time out 575 00:42:17.320 --> 00:42:20.960 here, Katie. We'll take that. We'll come back. We'll hear from 576 00:42:21.000 --> 00:42:24.719 Coach Louke. Clippers lose to the Cleveland Cavaliers one eighteen to one eight. 577 00:42:25.519 --> 00:42:29.400 I'm at a Moslin and you'll listen to Clippers talk. You're on a M 578 00:42:29.440 --> 00:42:35.760 five to seventy LA Sports say say can kill the bear. Every Clipper game 579 00:42:35.960 --> 00:42:38.920 all season long, they didn't stop playing hard. You're listening to the LA 580 00:42:39.039 --> 00:42:45.920 Clippers Audio Network streaming on the iHeartRadio app. Clippers losing Cleveland to the Cavaliers 581 00:42:45.960 --> 00:42:50.639 one eighteen to one oh eight. Their five game winning streak is broken. 582 00:42:51.280 --> 00:42:53.639 Start a new one. I mean it's that simple to you. Just started 583 00:42:53.679 --> 00:42:58.199 a new one. They got the Wizards coming up on Wednesday, they're in 584 00:42:58.280 --> 00:43:01.440 Detroit taking on the Pistons on front and yeah, I agree with the calls. 585 00:43:02.480 --> 00:43:07.880 If you can't beat those teams without Paul George and give him some rest, 586 00:43:08.199 --> 00:43:12.440 well, then the Clippers probably aren't the team thought they were. Now 587 00:43:12.480 --> 00:43:16.000 you can have letdowns, everybody does. I mentioned those teams earlier, held 588 00:43:16.000 --> 00:43:20.960 the Denver Nuggets. They lost some bad games last year on their way to 589 00:43:21.000 --> 00:43:24.840 winning the championship. It happens throughout eighty two games, but the talent advantage 590 00:43:24.840 --> 00:43:29.960 would still be in their favor against Washington and against Detroit even without Paul George 591 00:43:30.079 --> 00:43:35.800 greatly, even without Paul George, and he beats the Zubats. PG thirteen 592 00:43:36.000 --> 00:43:37.639 did say this. I have an update from law Murray, who joined me 593 00:43:37.639 --> 00:43:43.639 pregame he'll be with me again on Wednesday, that he plans to play unless 594 00:43:43.679 --> 00:43:49.159 the team decides he needs time off. Clippers don't have back to back games 595 00:43:49.159 --> 00:43:52.960 off until the trade deadline, Paul George said, just trying to get to 596 00:43:52.000 --> 00:43:57.559 the finish line. Yeah, so they may just be pushing it or kicking 597 00:43:57.559 --> 00:44:00.519 the can down the road. Seeing that. Okay, the All Star it's 598 00:44:00.599 --> 00:44:05.760 close. We'll have multiple days off eventually. Here if he can just make 599 00:44:05.800 --> 00:44:08.840 it through this seven game road trip, he can get extra rest at some 600 00:44:08.960 --> 00:44:15.239 point. Toron Lu said this about PG thirteen. They appreciate him being out 601 00:44:15.239 --> 00:44:20.960 there quote playing through what he is playing through. Said that they appreciate him 602 00:44:20.960 --> 00:44:23.079 playing and that if he needs to miss time, they understand. So he's 603 00:44:23.119 --> 00:44:30.360 saying unless the team tells him, and it sounds like from the other side, 604 00:44:30.440 --> 00:44:32.719 they're waiting to see if Paul George will tell them that he needs time 605 00:44:32.760 --> 00:44:36.199 off. So I don't know if it's a game of chicken. I'm sure 606 00:44:36.199 --> 00:44:38.639 they'll figure it out between the medical staff, Coach Lou, and Paul George. 607 00:44:39.039 --> 00:44:44.000 I'm not overly concerned with it. And it is admirable the way he 608 00:44:44.039 --> 00:44:47.519 has pushed through this groin injury and still made some good plays in this ballgame. 609 00:44:47.719 --> 00:44:51.199 And still look, when you file out in the game and you're Paul 610 00:44:51.199 --> 00:44:54.679 George, that probably means you're trying to play hard and play defense. When 611 00:44:54.679 --> 00:44:59.800 you're PG thirteen and pick up six fouls in a ballgame, couple of them 612 00:44:59.800 --> 00:45:02.400 more pretty rough. Let's hear from Coach Lou though more on that post game 613 00:45:02.440 --> 00:45:07.079 after the Clippers lose by ten in Cleveland, to the Cavaliers. We appreciate 614 00:45:07.159 --> 00:45:09.920 him be on the floor fighting through what he's going through. What is his 615 00:45:10.039 --> 00:45:16.400 restrictions, I'm not telling you, I know, so I'm gonna tell you 616 00:45:16.400 --> 00:45:22.599 how many minutes? What's up? What'd you think from what you got from 617 00:45:22.599 --> 00:45:27.559 the bension at coffee and Norman particularly, I thought Russ Norman and the mirror 618 00:45:27.639 --> 00:45:30.639 were great, you know, like just just really you know, happy and 619 00:45:30.679 --> 00:45:34.440 prov of a mirror just to you know, continue to stay with it, 620 00:45:34.639 --> 00:45:37.360 I said, talked about the last couple of years of you know, not 621 00:45:37.400 --> 00:45:40.559 getting a chance, an opportunity, but the way he's played this year, 622 00:45:40.559 --> 00:45:44.719 we you know, gave him opportunity and he's been phenomenal. So I'm just 623 00:45:44.719 --> 00:45:47.519 happy for all the work he's put in. It's it's paying off great defensively, 624 00:45:47.639 --> 00:45:52.800 you know, making shots, driving close outs. He's playing very well 625 00:45:52.880 --> 00:45:55.639 and so you know, our guys trust him on the floor and that's that's 626 00:45:55.679 --> 00:45:59.679 good to see. And he's getting more and more confidence, you know as 627 00:45:59.719 --> 00:46:01.880 a game has come along. So just very happy for a mirror and the 628 00:46:01.920 --> 00:46:06.280 work that Jeremy's put in with him, you know, over these last few 629 00:46:06.360 --> 00:46:09.679 years of just keeping them ready, keeping them engaged and like I said, 630 00:46:09.679 --> 00:46:16.320 he's playing phenomenal. I like hearing a mirror coffee getting his flowers there. 631 00:46:16.360 --> 00:46:21.280 Now let's hear more from the Valley Sports sounders, the speaking of the Folder 632 00:46:21.400 --> 00:46:25.079 Soldier, as Brian Seman calls him, last ten games for a mere sixty 633 00:46:25.519 --> 00:46:30.320 seven percent from the field, fifty six percent from three. It's on low 634 00:46:30.440 --> 00:46:34.440 volume, but in some ways it makes it more impressive. When he gets 635 00:46:34.440 --> 00:46:37.800 his opportunities, he is making them, he is sinking them, and the 636 00:46:37.840 --> 00:46:40.519 Clippers had a chance tonight because of him. Before we get out of here, 637 00:46:42.239 --> 00:46:45.280 I do want to bring on Katie Newton, our producer. It's time 638 00:46:45.400 --> 00:46:52.079 for Katie Newton's casual corner. Katie. What's up? Yeah? There, 639 00:46:52.400 --> 00:46:55.239 we play the sound then huh yeah, let's see here. Well we had 640 00:46:55.360 --> 00:47:01.320 some magnificent steak sandwiches today. Oh yeah, we're nice. Question, but 641 00:47:01.400 --> 00:47:06.039 still got me thinking. I know that you normally just take a protein shake. 642 00:47:06.360 --> 00:47:07.800 Here we go with you, but when if you like have to get 643 00:47:07.840 --> 00:47:12.639 something into stadium, what do you go for? If I have to eat 644 00:47:12.639 --> 00:47:14.719 there? Yeah, if you'l like getting yourself and then you're like, you 645 00:47:14.719 --> 00:47:16.360 know what, I'm gonna get a treat mac and cheese hot dog. What 646 00:47:16.440 --> 00:47:20.840 else a mac and cheese hot Do you haven't had that at Crypto? No, 647 00:47:21.360 --> 00:47:24.800 you don't deserve them. Always here. We'll get you out there at 648 00:47:24.800 --> 00:47:29.199 some point. Oh it's delicious, all right. The hot dogs stand right 649 00:47:29.239 --> 00:47:32.639 next to section one eleven, I mean Club Club one eleven. I'm sorry, 650 00:47:32.880 --> 00:47:36.320 thanks to big brother Jay Warner before we get out of here, thanks 651 00:47:36.360 --> 00:47:40.679 to the Clippers organization. Ralph Lawler, Brian Seaman, Noah Ego, Carlo 652 00:47:40.760 --> 00:47:45.360 Jimenez, on the call, producer Gayton Newton. Here the callers, the 653 00:47:45.440 --> 00:47:49.719 listeners until Wednesday, with the pregame show starting at the same time at three 654 00:47:49.800 --> 00:47:52.639 Clippers in DC taking on the Washington Wizards. I'm at a Maslin. We'll 655 00:47:52.639 --> 00:47:57.000 talk to you then, ma. Why was doing his thing? All they 656 00:47:57.000 --> 00:48:00.400 want to do is win in LA When I thought they gave it everything they 657 00:48:00.440 --> 00:48:02.920 had. I'm very proud of them. This has been Clippers Talk, the 658 00:48:04.000 --> 00:48:07.679 official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are you 659 00:48:07.840 --> 00:48:12.480 not? It's a change. Don't miss an episode all season. Law Go 660 00:48:12.559 --> 00:48:15.159 to wherever you podcast and subscribe today we'll have the show I got you on 661 00:48:15.239 --> 00:48:19.119 the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for joining us for 662 00:48:19.199 --> 00:48:22.840 another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball.