Last time that Chack chs fives on my neck. Clippers win one twenty seven
to one oh seven in Toronto over the Raptors. I'm meda Moslin. You're
back in on Clippers Talk. Clippers have now won twelve of their last fourteen
ball games. You want to go back further twenty one of their last twenty
five, oh even even further twenty six of their last thirty three games since
the new configuration with the starting lineup eight six six ninety seven two five seventy
eight six six ninety seven two five to seventy. We'll get back to your
phone calls, but first it's big Will Updyke from Clips and Dip doing a
little double dip here on Clippers Talk. Well, what's up? My friend
Adam Gadam gonna talk to you another Clippers win? So I gotta hop on
that is in your contract. I mentioned it earlier. I was wondering,
you know, is it gonna be Will? Is it gonna be Chuck?
Oh? The Clippers won. He's got the W in his name. It's
in this contract too. It's got to be Will Updyke tonight. So were
you impressed? Did you have did you want to get greedy a little bit
because they could have put the game away earlier. Or do you just take
the win and run with it and head to Boston. I think it's definitely
the ladder. I think that you take the win, you run with it.
There were some things that, like we talked about going into this game
that the thing that's been troubling about the Clippers, even on this insane tear
that they've been on, is the defense hasn't been at the level that we
know it can be. And I thought tonight things were a little different.
Holding the Raptors sub one ten, which is kind of what I was hoping
for going in. They were able to pull that off. We saw some
great effort, especially from Paul George, who had an off shooting night but
had some great contests around the rim. Same thing with Kawhi. So that
looks a lot more buttoned up. And I mean as far as like the
minutes, it's still like other than Harden, who was at like thirty five,
nobody really had anything more than So, you know, I think it's
about best case scenario. You know, you would hope that you would hope
that Toronto doesn't sort of come back into the game in the fourth, But
I mean, you know, what are you gonna do. You're on the
road, they're at home. They're not gonna let you take the win.
Yeah, they weren't going away. I appreciate the way they fight. I
think they have a bright future. Of course, I love Darko after that
rant. But you mentioned James Harden. He ends up at thirty five minutes,
but his first triple double as a member of the Clippers, and was
just throwing absolute dimes out there. He had one turnover and we was trying
to lob it over the defense to Kawhi. But outside of that, thirteen
assists is just that one turnover, twenty two points, ten boards. I
don't think you could have expected anything more than what he has given this team,
and he is one of, if not the biggest reason why they're having
the best stretch of basketball in the history of the franchise. Yeah. No,
absolutely, the addition. I mean, I just don't know how you
could question the trade at this point. I think that that has largely been
silent. It's definitely a new chapter for James. And you know, I've
talked about it. We've talked about it, like I know that there's some
animosity towards him in the way that he left his last couple of teams.
I think if you were looking at those situations, I think that it's more
than understandable. And I think with the fit that he's got here, you
know, obviously we'll have to see how it goes in the postseason. But
assuming things go well, man, I hope, I hope to lock him
up this summer and keep him here semi long term. Yeah, And what
happened with the last couple of teams is what happened in the past and with
the last couple of teams. And it takes two to tango, and there's
two sides of the story. And he's been fantastic in this on this Clippers
team and in this Clippers locker room. I felt like it was a nice
response from their big men. Mason Plumbley was very good in this game.
Daniel Tice was good, and both of them really struggled against the Lakers on
Tuesday. Will Yeah, no, that that is a great point. They
were between them, they recorded what seven boards or something. It was very
it was it was not a good performance. This one was great and they
were both super They were both super efficient offensively too, which is another thing,
another credit to James. I mean it is I don't know, man,
it is otherworldly, like how he is in the pick and roll and
how he can elevate the play of any big it's you know, just the
idea of getting Big Zoo back is wild. But in his absence, it
was a great night from from Plumbley and Entice, and I'm glad that both
of them sort of kept the minutes low. Mason was sub twenty five,
almost had that weird knock on his knee like when a body went flying.
But uh, they're gonna have They're gonna have their work cut out for them
tomorrow. So I'm glad that they both put in a great performance tonight and
we were able to keep those minutes low. So the Clippers over this stretch
where they have won twenty six of their last thirty three games, offensive rating
is number one at one hundred and twenty two points per one hundred possessions.
Their defensive rating is number eleven, and if you just take out a couple
of games, it's like top five. You take out the two games without
Kawhi in Okasee and then back home against the Boston Celtics where they got blown
out. They're doing it on both ends, they really are. It has
been so special to watch. I know there have been some slippage defensively,
but again you take out two games and they're right there with the best teams
in the league, as they're one of them now. So what do you
think needs to be emphasized in that game in Boston tomorrow? Will outside of
just having everyone healthy hopefully yeah, outside of having everyone healthy, just defensive
way, we need to see more of what we saw in this game,
especially early going in going into TV Garden and getting a win is gonna be
really really difficult to sell. Pics have only lost in once at home all
season. But I think if they really set the tone defensively, which I
know is it's such a big ass on the second night of a back to
back, especially you know, like I've already commended Quiet, Paul George and
you know, certainly Tyson and Plumbly on what they were able to do.
But I think if you were able to go to and know through this hellish
back to back, I think that that would be something really really special.
I think you the team is shooting for six and one on the Grammy road
trip. That was what coach Lou wanted to see five and two at worst,
is that the mark Well, I mean, if you pull off this
back to back, you you're you're sitting pretty But yeah, so defensively,
it's defensively they need to maintain the same intensity. It can't be like we
saw against the Lakers, and I think it will deal with Boston's side a
lot better than that. Definitely two different styles of play, but win wise,
you know, I guess that's kind of thought of the Celtics says no
disrespect, but like Clippers light so I always enjoy that matchup. I feel
like these two teams they I mean, I know we have the blowout fresh
in our minds, but generally these two teams, it's it's not a dual
game. So if the execution can stay at the same level, certainly hard
in managing the turnovers so well, like it improves the team so much in
that regard, better than they've ever been in the two and three era.
I think that that will definitely help limiting mistakes and more intensely on a defenseive
then control the things that you can control. If guys go cold, you
know, if we get a couple of cold performances from Harden and Paul again
who Pau seems to be in a little bit. He's had a couple of
inefficient games after a season high offensively that you know that stuff comes and goes.
You can't control it. Hard areena to to stay hot in But if
you execute well and continue to keep things up on a defensive end, I
don't think it's impossible for this team to put away a win. I like
the confidence we've had some from callers to tonight. One more for you here?
Will you heard my rant about it? I want to let you run
because I like what you said yesterday on Clips and Dip with Kawhi not being
voted in as a starter in the West, and you look at some of
the player voting. I mean, Kobe Brown, no disrespect, but he's
a rookie. He's played about twelve games this year and he got multiple All
Star votes. Giannis's brother got multiple All Star votes. The players aren't taking
this seriously at all, and it can affect guys' money and their careers.
It's just wild to me. Yeah, I mean, look, man,
this isn't like, this isn't just for show, right, Like you said,
this affects people, legacy, This effects It's like, what go you
know some of these people if they'll make the Hall of Fame. And I
just feel like it's so unseerious to not have Kawhi Leonard, who is having
one of his best seasons I'm sure, not the number one team in the
West, but the fourth best team in the West, who have been incredible
over the last stretch of games. And for the player vote thing, like,
I is it animosity because you don't you know, you don't enjoy playing
against him? Is never an enjoyable experience. I I just don't know.
I really I don't understand. I can I can understand the fan vote thing,
right. The Clippers, for whatever reason, Uh, they don't appeal
to the casual fan the way that some of these other forwards who made it
above Kawhi certainly do. But from the players and the media and stuff,
I just I think it's I think it's ridiculous. I kind of think it's
a slap in the face. And Kawhi has done He's met every criticism this
season that that that's ever been brought up with him. Oh he's not available
enough he's been avail for all but what two games. I mean, it's
it's unreal. Oh he you know, he doesn't take things seriously in the
regular seasons. Watch the effort he's putting in on the defensive end this year.
I mean, he is putting away games, regular season games with playoff
level defense, and like, I just it just it's baffling to me.
I really don't understand it. And like luckily, Kawhi is not the guy.
I mean, he's non plussed by this, Like this is not It
might even be a relief for him, you know, to not have to
be a starter in the All Star Game. But like you said, in
terms of like legacy and recognition, I you know, obviously I'm biased as
a Clippers fan, but I think it's kind of asdinine that that Kawhi didn't
get that not. I mean, he's a top three player in the NBA
this season. Gotta be. Individually, he's definitely having I think a better
season. It's close with KD. But when you account for his defense,
it's really not and it's obviously a better individual season Thann. And then you
take into effect or to account that the Clippers are now third in the West,
Like, what are we talking about here? It's just it's wild.
Yeah, all right, I'll stop complaining about it now, Will. I
had to put you on the case. Thanks for doing this tonight here on
Clippers Stock with a little double dip. I don't know if we'll be talking
to you tomorrow. I guess they beat Boston. That'll be the situation.
Win in Boston. Baby, I'm gonna be back on here gloating. Okay,
I love it. Thank you. Will absolutely coming up next your phone
calls we'll hear from coach lou post game. Clippers win by twenty in Toronto.
Final score once twenty seven to one oh seven in favor of the Clippers.
Yeah, they're the being town tomorrow, taking on team with the best
record in the league, team that has only lost once. Sit home.
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