WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:06.480 Time for a postgame Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:09.919 Room, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:14.919 La Clippers, and by Patschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.480 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're La 5 00:00:19.559 --> 00:00:25.000 Clippers, they're locking in every game every night. Adam Osled the Clippers step 6 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:29.800 up late and they win one thirteen oh one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. 7 00:00:29.800 --> 00:00:33.119 Here at Crypto dot com, areno welcome into your postgame show. I'm 8 00:00:33.119 --> 00:00:39.479 Adam Oslin As the Clippers now have won fifteen of their last twenty ballgames. 9 00:00:39.520 --> 00:00:44.119 They do so without Kawhi Leonard in this one, and we were rejoined by 10 00:00:44.159 --> 00:00:49.600 a radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo Jmenez. Carlo impressive finish to the 11 00:00:49.640 --> 00:00:53.520 fourth quarter by the Clippers, who were down ninety one to eighty four with 12 00:00:53.679 --> 00:00:57.640 nine to twenty nine left in the ballgame. They go on to outscore the 13 00:00:57.719 --> 00:01:02.439 Charlotte Hornets twenty nine to thirteen and go on to win one thirteen to one 14 00:01:02.520 --> 00:01:07.359 oh four. And we wish it wouldn't have taken that deficit to see that 15 00:01:07.400 --> 00:01:10.280 intensity. But at the end of the day, this is an NBA team 16 00:01:10.280 --> 00:01:14.879 that showed us they rise to the occasion, whatever that might be. The 17 00:01:14.959 --> 00:01:18.680 effort was there, the energy was there, and it starts with Russell Westbrook, 18 00:01:18.719 --> 00:01:22.200 his ability to crash the glass, to push the ball in transition to 19 00:01:22.280 --> 00:01:25.920 find his teammates Adam to hit a three and then be open on the top 20 00:01:25.959 --> 00:01:29.120 of the arc and instead of shooting another three, give a Vitcha Zubats an 21 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:32.519 easy bucket of left block. I thought he played excellent down the stretch for 22 00:01:32.560 --> 00:01:34.239 this team in twenty eight minutes, came away with the double double to go 23 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:38.439 along with six assists. He brought the intensity from the start and his teammates 24 00:01:38.480 --> 00:01:41.959 followed, and it was fun to watch. Yeah, he's six points on 25 00:01:42.000 --> 00:01:46.560 the fourth quarter, but a big rebound late as he had eleven of them, 26 00:01:46.959 --> 00:01:51.079 and when Charlotte was grabbing all kinds of offensive rebounds, it was Russell 27 00:01:51.120 --> 00:01:53.760 Westbrook who was able to snatch one out of the air and it's a curate 28 00:01:53.239 --> 00:01:57.359 plus a big block in the fourth quarter. That energy from Russell Westbrook. 29 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:02.159 He and James Harden played well down the stretch. James with twenty nine points 30 00:02:02.159 --> 00:02:06.560 to lead the Clippers in this one, four of them coming in the fourth 31 00:02:06.640 --> 00:02:09.639 quarter, and PG thirteen also stepped up late. He ends up with twenty 32 00:02:09.719 --> 00:02:14.759 five. He entered the fourth quarter with just eighteen, so he ended up 33 00:02:14.759 --> 00:02:17.159 with seven of his twenty five in the final period when they needed to make 34 00:02:17.199 --> 00:02:22.280 that push in that big run after being down by seven with about nine left 35 00:02:22.280 --> 00:02:24.439 in the fourth. Yeah, he delivered late for this team. Stepped up, 36 00:02:24.479 --> 00:02:28.400 made a big shot to put them up eleven, pretty much sealed the 37 00:02:28.400 --> 00:02:30.879 deal. At the end of the game. He was excellent on the defensive 38 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:35.319 end, and I thought he, along with a Vitsa Zubots, carried this 39 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.319 team through that second half to take them the distance. Hey, you talk 40 00:02:38.400 --> 00:02:40.439 with Big Zoo postgame. He was hard on himself, thought he could be 41 00:02:40.439 --> 00:02:45.879 better in the short roll, but eighteen and fourteen and was just a force 42 00:02:46.000 --> 00:02:50.199 out there and he was making them feel his presence at the rim where it 43 00:02:50.240 --> 00:02:53.080 was the Charlotte Hornets getting everything early on in this game near the cylinder. 44 00:02:53.439 --> 00:02:57.719 Late, Big Zoo was either getting an easy put back, a dunk, 45 00:02:57.840 --> 00:03:00.120 a layup, or getting fout and knocking down free throws late. Yeah, 46 00:03:00.159 --> 00:03:04.840 he's so good at being aggressive to the rim, so good at controlling the 47 00:03:04.919 --> 00:03:07.560 offensive glass. Nick Richards just didn't have a chance against him. Today, 48 00:03:07.560 --> 00:03:12.800 I eatsa Zubins has five years of NBA experience and showed that with the way 49 00:03:12.840 --> 00:03:15.879 he was able to navigate traffic. Charlotte made the adjustment by doubling Harden in 50 00:03:15.919 --> 00:03:20.479 the first couple of times it didn't totally work out. Zubos found rhythm, 51 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:23.680 he found backdoor cutters, he was patient with the basketball, and the Clippers 52 00:03:23.680 --> 00:03:27.319 played four on three on the offensive end and they were able to come away 53 00:03:27.319 --> 00:03:30.919 with a win. Interesting adjustment. I wonder if that's why coach Lou kept 54 00:03:30.360 --> 00:03:35.319 Russell Westbrook out there, Because you take away one ball handler in James Harden, 55 00:03:35.360 --> 00:03:38.000 you find the other one in Russell Westbrook, and then the offense just 56 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:40.719 continued from there. Big Zoo with nine of his eighteen by the way, 57 00:03:42.080 --> 00:03:46.159 in the fourth quarter. He finished with those eighteen points, fourteen boards, 58 00:03:46.199 --> 00:03:51.120 seven of eleven shooting, James Harden with eight assists, Russell Westbrook with six. 59 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:54.719 The Clippers end up with just thirteen turnovers after having six in the first 60 00:03:54.800 --> 00:03:58.719 quarter. They were much better with the basketball from then on. Yeah, 61 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:01.319 they controlled the basketball. They controlled the pace at him and I thought also 62 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:05.000 they controlled the paint. This was a team for Charlotte. Then had forty 63 00:04:05.000 --> 00:04:09.759 two first half points in the paint, which was a season high. They 64 00:04:09.840 --> 00:04:13.719 finished with just twenty more in the second half to have a normal sixty two 65 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:15.560 on the night. The Clippers did an excellent job and making it a lot 66 00:04:15.600 --> 00:04:20.480 harder for the downhill drive of guys like Bridges, Rosier McGowan's who was getting 67 00:04:20.519 --> 00:04:24.560 it going early, even Cody Martin who had a season high seven but it 68 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:27.519 all came in the first half for him. Clippers locked it up on the 69 00:04:27.560 --> 00:04:30.240 defensive end, showed why they're one of the better defensive teams in the NBA, 70 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:33.040 and we were able to shut down Charlotte, hold them just one hundred 71 00:04:33.079 --> 00:04:38.079 and four points. Impressive during closing time and the Clippers win one thirteen to 72 00:04:38.120 --> 00:04:41.800 one oh four over the Hornets. Here at Crypto dot Com Arena, their 73 00:04:41.879 --> 00:04:46.800 next game is coming up on Friday. They'll be taking on revitalized Memphis Grizzlies 74 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:50.319 team now with John Moran back tiptime for that once at seven thirty. Here 75 00:04:50.360 --> 00:04:56.279 at Crypto, we'll have your pregame show starting at six thirty Carlo Jimenez, 76 00:04:56.439 --> 00:05:00.480 great carlozois we'll do it again on Friday. My friend oooh, be back 77 00:05:00.519 --> 00:05:02.759 on Friday. I think even Jake Warner's gonna be here. And by the 78 00:05:02.759 --> 00:05:08.199 way, shout out big brother Jake Warner. He caught the T shirt during 79 00:05:08.240 --> 00:05:12.079 the time out when the Clippers were down by seven and the tide turned from 80 00:05:12.079 --> 00:05:15.600 there. He caught that T shirt and the Clippers caught a dove turn around 81 00:05:15.639 --> 00:05:18.240 T shirt. That's what it was. That's what it was. T shirt 82 00:05:18.319 --> 00:05:21.439 was caught, and the vibes change and his player of the game, Mormon 83 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:26.839 Powell with big five in a row leading that one, big time Norm Powell 84 00:05:26.959 --> 00:05:30.920 some key buckets down the stretch. Clippers win by nine over the Hornets. 85 00:05:30.959 --> 00:05:35.800 Coming up next, second half highlights. As you're listening to your Clippers postgame 86 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:42.720 locker room show right here on the Los Angeles Flippers Audio Network, floading Clippers 87 00:05:43.000 --> 00:05:47.480 fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening to 88 00:05:47.519 --> 00:06:00.560 the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers beat the Charlotte Hornets. 89 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:02.839 Good Day after Christmas, one thirteen, so one oh four Here at 90 00:06:02.879 --> 00:06:08.279 Crypto dot Com Arena Welcome back into your Clippers postgame show. I'm at a 91 00:06:08.360 --> 00:06:13.959 Moslin. We have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. 92 00:06:14.040 --> 00:06:18.639 Here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network, this is LA Clippers Basketball AM 93 00:06:18.639 --> 00:06:24.879 five to seventy KLAC Los Angeles, ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles 94 00:06:25.040 --> 00:06:28.920 and iHeartRadio station. Clippers led by just five and a half. It was 95 00:06:29.000 --> 00:06:35.079 fifty five fifty and just eighty two eighty entering the fourth quarter. Things got 96 00:06:35.120 --> 00:06:40.199 dicey after Terry Rozier knocked down a three pointer in the area of the Charlotte 97 00:06:40.199 --> 00:06:43.839 Hornets would struggle with all night, but that put them up ninety one to 98 00:06:43.959 --> 00:06:46.079 eighty four. All of a sudden, the Clippers were down by seven when 99 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:49.800 they were leading the entire way, but coming out of that time out, 100 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:56.560 they put together a game ceiling and winning run right elbow. It's George Swist 101 00:06:56.560 --> 00:07:01.160 the defense downhill, drive through trap. He'll Lafirlsen Hoard has twenty two Clippers 102 00:07:01.199 --> 00:07:05.959 tie us up in ninety three wit seven minutes to play in the fourth harden 103 00:07:06.639 --> 00:07:11.439 in between the circles, right handed handle, step back car wing three Yes, 104 00:07:11.560 --> 00:07:19.680 sir, Clippers lea ninety six ninety three far the beard six fifteen to 105 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:24.199 go in the fourth, five to shoot Ford, to shoot Westbrook at the 106 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:30.879 top A three in the care in the buckets, Brussell Westbrook, He's got 107 00:07:30.879 --> 00:07:36.240 eleven points. Clippers up. Ninety nine ninety three twelve bow run five to 108 00:07:36.319 --> 00:07:40.920 shoot Ford, to shoot Westbrook at the top A three in the care in 109 00:07:41.040 --> 00:07:48.240 the buckets, Brussell Westbrook, He's got eleven points. Clippers up, ninety 110 00:07:48.319 --> 00:07:54.240 nine ninety three twelve bow run. Paul George would knock down a big three 111 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:58.600 pointer late and the Clippers would answer an eleven two runs to start the fourth 112 00:07:58.639 --> 00:08:01.439 fourth quarter by the Charlotte horne with a nineteen to two run, and they 113 00:08:01.480 --> 00:08:07.240 would go on to win one thirteen to one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. 114 00:08:07.240 --> 00:08:09.360 Here at Crypto dot com Arena. Coming up next, we'll get to 115 00:08:09.360 --> 00:08:16.839 your final box score. Clippers have won fifteen of their last twenty ball games 116 00:08:18.120 --> 00:08:22.199 and they're taking on the Memphis Grizzlies with John Morant Friday night. Right back 117 00:08:22.240 --> 00:08:26.199 here at Crypto dot Com Arena. I'm Adam Oslin, coming up next to 118 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:30.560 your final box score and Clippers talk eight six six nine eight seven two five 119 00:08:30.680 --> 00:08:33.480 seventy eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the phone number. 120 00:08:35.360 --> 00:08:43.080 Clippers winners of nine of their last twelve. Now I think I got that 121 00:08:43.200 --> 00:08:46.440 right. No. Ten of thirteen. Add one more on. We'll update 122 00:08:46.480 --> 00:08:50.799 you on the Western Conference standings as well. You're listening to your Clippers postgame 123 00:08:50.840 --> 00:08:54.840 locker room show right here on the Los Angeles Clippers audio newk They still want 124 00:08:54.840 --> 00:08:58.559 to get that Lario beat. Don't miss a moment all season long. This 125 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:09.840 is the LA Clippers audio neetswork, corrections and retractions. Clippers won ten of 126 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:16.320 twelve and fifteen of twenty. I just want to be accurate here as they 127 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:20.279 win tonight one thirteen, so one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. I'm 128 00:09:20.279 --> 00:09:26.039 Adam Moslin live from Crypto dot Com Arena. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas. 129 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:30.919 Little post Christmas gift from the Clippers in that fourth quarter, especially where they 130 00:09:30.960 --> 00:09:35.120 outscored the Charlotte Hornets thirty one to twenty four when they needed it most. 131 00:09:37.240 --> 00:09:41.679 Ended up getting four points from James Harden, some big ones in the fourth 132 00:09:41.320 --> 00:09:46.480 five from Norman Powell, some big points including a three pointer in the fourth 133 00:09:46.559 --> 00:09:52.159 quarter, Paul George ended up with seven of his twenty five points and a 134 00:09:52.159 --> 00:09:56.759 big three pointer that was the dagger late and after being down by seven, 135 00:09:56.799 --> 00:10:01.480 the Clippers were able to turn things around an end the game on a twenty 136 00:10:01.600 --> 00:10:07.200 nine to thirteen run to win by nine over the Charlotte Hornets, who were 137 00:10:07.279 --> 00:10:13.320 led by Miles Bridges With twenty one Clippers are right back here at Crypto Friday 138 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:16.240 night, taking on John Moran and the Memphis Grizzlies. Tip Off is at 139 00:10:16.240 --> 00:10:20.120 seven thirty. We'll have your pregame show starting at six thirty outside of Los 140 00:10:20.159 --> 00:10:24.399 Angeles. We will talk to you then in LA. It's Clipperstock next. 141 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:35.600 This has been LA Clippers basketball really good on multitude of levels. Don't miss 142 00:10:35.600 --> 00:10:39.840 a moment all season long on their official home. Join us next time on 143 00:10:39.919 --> 00:10:46.559 the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for 144 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:48.480 it, if that's what you want to do, you do. Welcome the 145 00:10:48.519 --> 00:10:54.480 Clippers Talk, your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. 146 00:10:54.559 --> 00:10:58.639 Doing to hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever 147 00:10:58.840 --> 00:11:05.759 you podcast me right now your host on your home for the Clippers. They 148 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:13.360 were in attack mode. Adam Ousley. Now the Clippers showed the Hornets to 149 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:18.679 the Killer Bees were late as they would come through during clutch time and win 150 00:11:18.759 --> 00:11:24.000 one thirteen to one oh four. Here at Crypto dot Com arena, welcome 151 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:28.320 into your postgame show. I'm ad A. Moslin. This is Clippers Talk. 152 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:31.960 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight 153 00:11:31.000 --> 00:11:35.360 seven two five seventy. If you'd like to get on or if you're screwed, 154 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:41.039 just get to me out follow Adam a on X. Clippers come through 155 00:11:41.159 --> 00:11:46.559 late and we're able to find the switch and flip it because I thought they 156 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:52.759 were playing with fire. I thought they were, uh, I don't know. 157 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:58.320 Taking off that beekeeper has matt suit a little bit too early against the 158 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:05.639 Charlotte Hornets, as the Clippers found themselves down seven in the fourth quarter. 159 00:12:05.720 --> 00:12:07.519 They had been leading the entire way, but it was just a two point 160 00:12:07.559 --> 00:12:15.000 game coming out of the third at eighty two to eighty and then Charlotte went 161 00:12:15.039 --> 00:12:20.279 on in eleven two run to start the fourth and the Clippers found themselves down 162 00:12:20.399 --> 00:12:28.480 ninety one to eighty four after a terry scary Roseier hit a three and I 163 00:12:28.519 --> 00:12:31.519 thought to myself, are they really doing this again? Are they playing down 164 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:37.120 to their competition? Is this like losing to the Memphis Grizzlies without John Morant, 165 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:41.120 losing to the Brooklyn Nets without half of their team, losing to the 166 00:12:41.120 --> 00:12:46.879 Denver Nuggets, which just ready Jackson and DeAndre Jordan. But apparently the Clippers 167 00:12:46.960 --> 00:12:52.200 knew something I didn't, which is that they were able to get into that 168 00:12:52.320 --> 00:12:54.919 sixth gear when they needed it most. Sixth gear, I think, is 169 00:12:54.960 --> 00:12:58.519 like a sports portion of nine to eleven. You know, I only had 170 00:12:58.559 --> 00:13:03.600 five years on my Hunter prelude back in the day. But the Clippers found 171 00:13:03.600 --> 00:13:11.440 it. They came out of that timeout being down by seven and went on 172 00:13:11.519 --> 00:13:15.960 a fourteen to zero run total, it was a nineteen to two run. 173 00:13:16.080 --> 00:13:20.519 They would outscore Charlotte the rest of the way twenty nine to thirteen and win 174 00:13:20.919 --> 00:13:28.759 by nine, and do so in impressive fashion. Norm hit a three pointer 175 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:35.200 out of the timeout. Shout out Norm Coore the Powell Rangers. Then they 176 00:13:35.200 --> 00:13:41.080 played some lockdown defense. PG would hit a jumper make it a four point 177 00:13:41.120 --> 00:13:46.399 game. After Charlotte got a bucket to make it six that they were leading 178 00:13:46.440 --> 00:13:50.000 by. Then PG to zoo for a layup that was blocked and he still 179 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:54.480 made it, and it was just a two point game of Paul George layup 180 00:13:54.480 --> 00:13:58.159 would tie it. Then a Russ steel out of a timeout bad passed by 181 00:13:58.320 --> 00:14:03.720 Charlotte, and Harden would hit a step back three pointer. Paul George some 182 00:14:03.840 --> 00:14:09.720 great defense on Terry Rozier, we get him to step out of bounds, 183 00:14:09.720 --> 00:14:13.360 another Charlotte Hornet's turnover. Russ would hit a three and then have a block. 184 00:14:13.879 --> 00:14:20.279 Miles Bridges would air a three ball and then Russ found Big Zoo to 185 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:24.399 give the Clippers a one on one ninety three lead, a Zoo steal out 186 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:28.720 of the time out, then a big Zoo bucket off of his own miss 187 00:14:30.000 --> 00:14:33.639 Russ to the rim and one of my favorite plays of the season because they 188 00:14:33.639 --> 00:14:39.600 were giving him the three and instead he took it to the basket. But 189 00:14:39.720 --> 00:14:46.039 Paul George would hit the most consequential shot down the stretch with I want to 190 00:14:46.120 --> 00:14:52.480 say one twenty six left a three pointer to put him up by eleven in 191 00:14:52.559 --> 00:14:58.600 the corner off a feed from Russell Westbrook. That was the dagger and the 192 00:14:58.639 --> 00:15:05.320 clip escaped late in what could have been a disastrous loss where you just can't 193 00:15:05.360 --> 00:15:09.159 lose to a team that has just seven victories and it lost seven in a 194 00:15:09.240 --> 00:15:15.000 row in the Charlotte Hornets, a team that's not gonna give up if it's 195 00:15:15.000 --> 00:15:20.200 a close game late, just like they played the Denver Nuggets close recently at 196 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:22.559 home. This was game one of a six game road trip for them. 197 00:15:24.039 --> 00:15:28.200 I think they have the mentality of okay, clean slate, US against the 198 00:15:28.240 --> 00:15:31.919 world. We're in the fox hole now, it's US versus everyone out on 199 00:15:31.960 --> 00:15:35.960 this road trip, and they had an opportunity to get off to a good 200 00:15:35.000 --> 00:15:39.559 start. The Clippers led by just ten in the first half. It was 201 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:46.039 a five point game twenty four minutes in at fifty five to fifty, and 202 00:15:46.120 --> 00:15:52.679 I thought the Charlotte Hornets had to wake them up by getting up by seven 203 00:15:52.720 --> 00:15:56.759 with nine minutes left, because I didn't like the way the Clippers were playing 204 00:15:56.919 --> 00:16:00.639 all night. They closed strong, they played nine great minutes, but they 205 00:16:00.639 --> 00:16:07.279 were down after the first quarter by one, only leading at the half by 206 00:16:07.399 --> 00:16:11.440 five, only up by two heading into the fourth. They were asking to 207 00:16:11.480 --> 00:16:15.399 be beat by a team that was out working them at times, as it 208 00:16:15.440 --> 00:16:19.879 looked like the Clippers were sleepwalking, a little bit, low energy game, 209 00:16:22.080 --> 00:16:26.440 not from everyone but I thought Paul George was picking his spots when to take 210 00:16:26.480 --> 00:16:33.320 over. I thought James Harden was great. He had twenty in the first 211 00:16:33.399 --> 00:16:38.320 half, ten in the first, ten in the second, and knocked down 212 00:16:40.039 --> 00:16:44.679 a big shot in the fourth quarter and was blowing by defenders. By the 213 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:51.559 way again PJ. Washington blew by him twice in the first half. That 214 00:16:52.120 --> 00:16:57.960 speed is there, he's finding it. He's coming around now. I want 215 00:16:57.960 --> 00:17:03.319 to say about twenty five in this season as a Clipper, maybe twenty three. 216 00:17:03.839 --> 00:17:10.839 I'll check on that. But he's getting back in shape. He's getting 217 00:17:10.880 --> 00:17:15.079 a rhythm, his timing back. You can see it by the rim pressure. 218 00:17:15.039 --> 00:17:19.519 He's just more comfortable now off the bounce, putting on those dribbling exhibitions 219 00:17:19.519 --> 00:17:26.000 and then flying by his defender. Very encouraging sign athletically, the explosiveness from 220 00:17:26.039 --> 00:17:30.920 James Harden right now. He did finish with twenty nine to lead the Clippers. 221 00:17:33.319 --> 00:17:37.599 Six threes made. Of his eight makes, six of them were threes, 222 00:17:37.880 --> 00:17:44.119 one of them was a four point play. The bearded wonder is just 223 00:17:44.200 --> 00:17:51.240 that the guy's lethal. And while the Clippers didn't have Kawhi Leonard, I 224 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:53.559 was saying from the get go, no excuses game against this Charlotte Hornets team. 225 00:17:55.640 --> 00:18:04.160 They just can't match the Clippers star power, firepower. Charlotte's bottom three 226 00:18:04.319 --> 00:18:11.119 in offensive rating, defensive rating. They aren't playing good basketball. They don't 227 00:18:11.119 --> 00:18:15.839 have LaMelo Ball their engine, their catalyst. Clippers had to win this game, 228 00:18:15.599 --> 00:18:18.680 and you could see the sense of urgency and intensity pick up in the 229 00:18:18.759 --> 00:18:22.759 last nine minutes once they were down by seven, said oh, we gotta 230 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:27.599 come alive. Now we got a game. It's time to flip the switch, 231 00:18:29.799 --> 00:18:33.720 to find our competitive, competitive spirit and pull this out. And boy 232 00:18:33.759 --> 00:18:41.319 did they win them by nine, sixteen points. Turn around a twenty nine 233 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:48.480 to thirteen run after being down by seven with nine minutes left. Impressive tip 234 00:18:48.519 --> 00:18:52.000 of the caps to the Clippers, and a tip of the cap to Clipper 235 00:18:52.119 --> 00:18:55.839 Nation tonight. I don't know if they muster up the energy to close this 236 00:18:55.920 --> 00:19:03.480 one out in that style, in that fashion, without Clipper Nation just waiting 237 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:07.960 for something to cheer for. You could tell the crowd was here tonight. 238 00:19:07.240 --> 00:19:11.240 They wanted to erupt, they wanted highlights, and once they got them, 239 00:19:11.640 --> 00:19:18.160 they helped fuel the Clippers energy down the stretch. Pat yourself on the back 240 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:23.240 to night Clipper Nation place was packed. I think there was. Well, 241 00:19:23.279 --> 00:19:29.200 the word may have been out that the Boston Celtics, who obviously travel, 242 00:19:29.240 --> 00:19:33.400 well, we're packing this place in on Saturday in that thirty seven point loss 243 00:19:33.400 --> 00:19:37.119 that Clippers had to the Celtics, and Clipper Nation wanted to get back. 244 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:44.240 They didn't want to be out numbered. Tonight. It wasn't even close. 245 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:48.279 And I just love the energy that they helped bring to this Clippers team. 246 00:19:48.279 --> 00:19:52.759 As Russ was getting the crowd involved, he was calling for him after hitting 247 00:19:52.759 --> 00:19:59.200 that three pointer in the fourth first James Harden hit one, then Russ hit 248 00:19:59.240 --> 00:20:03.720 one. Big Zoo with a big throwdown. Viata Zoobos was nine of his 249 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:10.240 eighteen in the fourth quarter, a force. He was detonating at the ram 250 00:20:11.359 --> 00:20:15.759 and when he wasn't scoring a field goal, they were fouling him and he 251 00:20:15.880 --> 00:20:23.759 was knocking down free throws. He ended up three or four from the charity 252 00:20:23.799 --> 00:20:32.599 stripe in the fourth quarter, but eighteen fourteen boards a block seven of eleven 253 00:20:32.640 --> 00:20:37.599 from the field. Really liked the effort that a Vitza Zubos played with tonight. 254 00:20:38.680 --> 00:20:42.039 After that first stint, I didn't think he was great out of the 255 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:45.480 gate, but in the second quarter he was much better. They were looking 256 00:20:45.559 --> 00:20:51.440 for him more. To start the third they were looking for him, and 257 00:20:51.519 --> 00:20:55.400 then down the stretch find big Zoo. You have the mismatch, exploit it, 258 00:20:55.920 --> 00:21:02.519 spam it, go to it continuously. Did they make it ten of 259 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:07.839 twelve that they have won and fifteen of twenty and the two game slide is 260 00:21:07.960 --> 00:21:11.000 over. And now they got two days off until they take on the Memphis 261 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:15.960 Grizzlies Friday night right here at Crypto, And now I believe they have two 262 00:21:17.039 --> 00:21:18.839 more days off. You think I would know my own work schedule, but 263 00:21:19.119 --> 00:21:25.079 I try not to look too far ahead. On New Year's Day, they'll 264 00:21:25.119 --> 00:21:29.200 see the Miami Heat here. So they have a chance to rip off three 265 00:21:29.279 --> 00:21:37.319 straight. Very possible. And hopefully Kawhi Leonard is back soon. They're saying 266 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:41.720 his day today, he's feeling better. Wasn't quite there yet. To be 267 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:45.240 honest, I had no business needing him in this game against the Charlotte Hornets 268 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:51.000 tonight. That would have been on them if they had somehow lost. They 269 00:21:51.160 --> 00:21:53.079 still had the best player on the floor, the two best players in the 270 00:21:53.160 --> 00:21:57.480 floor. I ain't the three best players on the floor. Would you have 271 00:21:57.599 --> 00:22:03.079 Paul George, Jamie Harden and Russell Westbrook Clippers win by nine. We'll take 272 00:22:03.079 --> 00:22:06.680 a quick time out, then we'll get to your phone calls eight six six 273 00:22:06.839 --> 00:22:11.680 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 274 00:22:11.799 --> 00:22:17.559 Clippers win one thirteen to one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. Oh 275 00:22:17.680 --> 00:22:22.480 little Gta Vice City on the way out brings me back? Here is that 276 00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:30.599 O three more Clippers start coming up next time out of Moslin. And you're 277 00:22:30.640 --> 00:22:34.599 listening to a F five seventy LA Sports. They want to bring a banner 278 00:22:34.720 --> 00:22:41.240 with them to the into It doll More LA Clippers basketball on the LA Clippers 279 00:22:41.400 --> 00:22:48.200 Audio Network. You got what on me? But you say, hey, 280 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:53.880 test the twin, You'd say, Charlotte thought they were gonna get it and 281 00:22:53.920 --> 00:22:59.960 they got friends out. Clippers win tonight one thirteen to one oh four, 282 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:04.000 or over the Hornets. Here at Crypto dot com arena, I'm out of 283 00:23:04.079 --> 00:23:08.839 Moslin. Welcome back in the Clippers stock. The Hornets had only hit three 284 00:23:10.000 --> 00:23:14.799 three pointers entering the fourth, they were three for eighteen. They would hit 285 00:23:14.880 --> 00:23:18.359 three in less than three minutes at the beginning of the fourth, and all 286 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:21.359 of a sudden, the Clippers were down by seven, But they didn't panic, 287 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:26.720 they didn't waiver. They called a time out, and they showed some 288 00:23:26.960 --> 00:23:30.759 ridiculous composure and grit down the stretch after answering an eleven two run with a 289 00:23:30.920 --> 00:23:36.160 nineteen to two run of their own, and they won by nine over the 290 00:23:36.279 --> 00:23:41.480 Hornets eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy eight six six nine eighty 291 00:23:41.519 --> 00:23:45.559 seven two five seventy Javier and Lejabra heights Faviier, what's up here on clipper 292 00:23:45.599 --> 00:23:48.759 stock without a mazzlet? Hey it? What's up at him? Man? 293 00:23:48.880 --> 00:23:52.480 Like you said? It was too close for comfort? Man, I thought 294 00:23:52.519 --> 00:23:55.759 for a while they when they were down seven points, I'm like, here 295 00:23:55.839 --> 00:23:57.519 we go again, just like what happened with like you said, with Denver 296 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:02.519 and and the Nets. And I was like, no, not again. 297 00:24:03.279 --> 00:24:07.039 You know, they take three steps forward and then two steps back. I 298 00:24:07.119 --> 00:24:10.640 was like, no, let's not. Let's not happen again. So apparently 299 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:15.119 they were themselves. They knew they had it the entire way. They had 300 00:24:15.160 --> 00:24:18.519 a lot of confidence. I thought it was a little too close for comfort. 301 00:24:18.599 --> 00:24:23.079 But when you come up with they twenty nine to thirteen run to end 302 00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:27.960 the game in the last nine minutes, that's pretty impressive. I've here no 303 00:24:29.119 --> 00:24:30.079 that that is. And I, like you said, after he called that 304 00:24:30.160 --> 00:24:33.519 timeouts, they went on that run. So you know, somebody had to 305 00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:37.119 close a game. And like you said, it was Harden and Paul George 306 00:24:37.160 --> 00:24:41.000 that brought us home. Nothing that wasn't ask you. Yeah, I wasn't 307 00:24:41.000 --> 00:24:45.720 think. I wasn't asking what's going on with Terrence Man. I mean we 308 00:24:45.839 --> 00:24:48.200 talked about this. You talked about a couple of years ago. I think 309 00:24:48.200 --> 00:24:51.440 it was not this year, but two years ago you said, this is 310 00:24:51.480 --> 00:24:53.839 a year Terrence Man has to step it up. He's got average whatever you 311 00:24:53.920 --> 00:24:59.640 said eighteen ninety went to game and a game or something that you mentioned this 312 00:24:59.640 --> 00:25:03.039 is about I remember you said it. Noel, you said something him and 313 00:25:03.119 --> 00:25:06.839 Lukenard they already in the leaf for a couple of years. You gotta step 314 00:25:06.920 --> 00:25:10.240 it up now. And sure it was the year without Kawhi. It was 315 00:25:10.279 --> 00:25:14.119 the twenty one to twenty two season and Paul George only played thirty one games. 316 00:25:14.400 --> 00:25:17.599 And I thought Terrence for the most part was great. That team had 317 00:25:17.680 --> 00:25:21.440 no business finishing the year with a winning record, and they did. Terrence 318 00:25:21.480 --> 00:25:25.839 gets credit for that. He Marcus Morris Reggie Jackson, Luke Canard. A 319 00:25:25.920 --> 00:25:29.400 lot of those guys stepped up, but he's just in a shooting funk. 320 00:25:29.440 --> 00:25:33.880 An unbelievable one right now. Javier and I saw him get I think it 321 00:25:33.960 --> 00:25:37.880 was in the third quarter. He got a layup, James Harden looked for 322 00:25:37.960 --> 00:25:41.160 him underneath, underneath the basket, a couple of pump fakes, finally got 323 00:25:41.160 --> 00:25:45.240 the layup to go, then knock down some free throws. It's just a 324 00:25:45.359 --> 00:25:48.960 guy, I think, lack of confidence with his offense right now. I've 325 00:25:49.000 --> 00:25:52.759 seen this before. He's in a deep shooting slump. He went zero of 326 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:57.160 ten last game. He ends up going one to four. But I'm gonna 327 00:25:57.160 --> 00:26:02.200 say this about Terrence Goring is the last thing I'm worried about with him, 328 00:26:02.559 --> 00:26:06.319 especially with this starting lineup. When you're playing next to Paul George, Kawhi 329 00:26:06.440 --> 00:26:10.640 Leonard and James Harden, I don't want you to take away shots from those 330 00:26:10.720 --> 00:26:15.039 guys unless they are easy looks or wide open threes. You don't need much 331 00:26:15.079 --> 00:26:18.680 from him there. What you need is him to be their best point of 332 00:26:18.680 --> 00:26:23.680 attack defender to start off ball games, which gives Kawhi Leonard more legs late 333 00:26:25.160 --> 00:26:29.400 to guard Steph to guard Jamal Murray. That's what we have seen. That's 334 00:26:29.519 --> 00:26:33.440 the formula, and it has worked. They are now fifteen and five since 335 00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:37.680 inserting Terrence Man into the starting lineup, and remember last season they were ten 336 00:26:37.759 --> 00:26:42.680 and four with him in the starting lineup. Yeah, you know, yeah, 337 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:45.599 I mean, like I said, it's a slum. So hopefully you 338 00:26:45.680 --> 00:26:48.440 know, he gets out of the slub and and helps them out here. 339 00:26:48.680 --> 00:26:51.400 Last question, Adam, I know you've got a lot of calls here. 340 00:26:51.920 --> 00:26:53.279 When is Mason Pumlin is going to come back? I mean they said it 341 00:26:53.359 --> 00:26:59.119 was going to be what six eight weeks or now it's been almost like what 342 00:26:59.279 --> 00:27:00.640 two months and a half? No, no, no, it's been about 343 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:04.799 six weeks. It's been about six weeks, so it's still within that range. 344 00:27:06.400 --> 00:27:11.839 He was doing some on court work three on three earlier Saturday before the 345 00:27:11.920 --> 00:27:18.519 Boston game, but he still had a brace on that leg. It could 346 00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:22.440 be longer. Thank goodness for Daniel Tice. I appreciate the phone call, 347 00:27:22.519 --> 00:27:29.240 Javier, because Mason Plumbley is needed. Former Hornet I believe one point one 348 00:27:29.359 --> 00:27:33.319 stop. I think he was in the dunk contest as a Charlotte Hornet. 349 00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:37.079 Am, I crazy. Am I taking crazy pills? No, I think 350 00:27:37.079 --> 00:27:38.400 I'm right with that. I'm not thinking of bird Man. I'm thinking of 351 00:27:38.559 --> 00:27:42.720 Mason Plumley. But yeah, he'll be a shot in the arm when he 352 00:27:42.799 --> 00:27:48.680 returns. We know how much the Clippers needed that true backup season big Man 353 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.640 last season to start off that year. When they got him, he was 354 00:27:52.680 --> 00:27:56.359 impactful and he was getting off to a good start this season. And I 355 00:27:56.480 --> 00:28:00.920 think in the pick and roll with James Harden, they're gonna have something for 356 00:28:02.039 --> 00:28:06.640 the opposition. Plumbley's good in the pick and roll. It may be a 357 00:28:06.720 --> 00:28:11.480 more seamless transition than what we saw with the Vitza Zubats next to James Harden, 358 00:28:12.000 --> 00:28:15.319 just because Zubats hadn't played with a guy like that close to a guy 359 00:28:15.400 --> 00:28:19.079 like that. Plumbley has established some of that in the league, so it'll 360 00:28:19.119 --> 00:28:22.880 be interesting. I appreciate the phone call once again. Hobbyer A sixty six 361 00:28:22.039 --> 00:28:26.880 nine eight seven two five seventy. He was in the dunk contest for the 362 00:28:26.079 --> 00:28:30.920 Nets in twenty fifteen, as Zach Ocalady corrects me, but a lot of 363 00:28:30.960 --> 00:28:37.039 people wouldn't even remember that he was in the dunk contest. It's funny Letny 364 00:28:37.200 --> 00:28:41.480 in Inglewood. He's got sneaky ops. Lenny's got sneaky takes. What's up, 365 00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:47.680 Lenny? Look, man, I do got some takes here. It's 366 00:28:47.720 --> 00:28:52.759 a win. But if we play anywhere near like that against Memphis, they're 367 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:57.799 gonna beat us by ten. John Morant is a competitor and he's playing with 368 00:28:57.920 --> 00:29:07.319 blood in his eyes right and these cats cannot lean back in no way, 369 00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:11.160 shape or form. And stop putting it. We gotta stop putting on on 370 00:29:11.279 --> 00:29:15.160 Kawhi. You know, max money players do Max money things. And I 371 00:29:15.200 --> 00:29:19.400 don't know what in the beat is going on with Paul George, but he's 372 00:29:19.559 --> 00:29:22.279 not. He hasn't put together a three game stretch right now. Man, 373 00:29:22.359 --> 00:29:26.640 that's like whoa. I mean, I'm gonna say something, man, and 374 00:29:27.079 --> 00:29:30.279 I don't know if it's gonna be well received. But to me, I 375 00:29:30.359 --> 00:29:36.240 remember when Kobe was playing and they he had he said that you said, 376 00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:40.279 offers to do movies, and also I said he wasn't doing nothing like that 377 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:45.759 because he was paid to win a championship. I don't think it has anything 378 00:29:45.799 --> 00:29:49.680 to do with podcast p He's played some great basketball to start off this season. 379 00:29:49.880 --> 00:29:55.559 Lenny, Let's not forget Paul George was out playing Kawhi Leonard. Here's 380 00:29:55.599 --> 00:30:00.680 what I'm gonna say it is, he was playing huge minutes to start off 381 00:30:00.799 --> 00:30:04.599 this season. He was playing damn near thirty eight forty minutes a night, 382 00:30:06.839 --> 00:30:10.359 and then he had the little hip growing injury, and then he had the 383 00:30:10.480 --> 00:30:15.039 flu, and he still dropped twenty five tonight and hit five three pointers in 384 00:30:15.160 --> 00:30:18.000 thirty seven minutes. You'll take that in the biggest shot of the ball game. 385 00:30:18.160 --> 00:30:22.440 To me, the energy is off, bro, and the focus is 386 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:27.359 off. He's an exceptionally talented player, so yeah, he can get hot 387 00:30:27.400 --> 00:30:32.160 and get you two three, But to me, it's I just don't see 388 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:38.240 when Kawhi is out that one a dude stepping up. Did you see it 389 00:30:38.319 --> 00:30:42.000 in the one playoffs when he carried them to the Western Conference finals? Just 390 00:30:42.119 --> 00:30:45.039 seeing that absolutely? Absolutely, But what are you worried about? Now? 391 00:30:45.519 --> 00:30:48.000 What are you worried about these games? Like, we know we can do 392 00:30:48.160 --> 00:30:52.559 championship? Man, we won a championship, okay, and it's not And 393 00:30:52.680 --> 00:30:56.480 here's the deal. I remember when when when Lebron they won that they won 394 00:30:56.559 --> 00:31:00.319 that banner and they were saying they were Lebron. He said, so you 395 00:31:00.359 --> 00:31:03.640 guys are gonna do this. He said no, he said, We're gonna 396 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:06.160 do this one thing at a time. It's early in the season. He 397 00:31:06.240 --> 00:31:07.799 said, it's a long way to go. And it's the same thing that 398 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:11.680 Kawhi said. You know, I'm not gonna get too excited about this. 399 00:31:11.119 --> 00:31:15.559 It's like it's a long season. But we got to build good habits. 400 00:31:15.920 --> 00:31:19.079 And what I'm saying right now, Paul George is not locked in. I 401 00:31:19.200 --> 00:31:25.599 don't see it. I hope he gets it. I really appreciate what Russell 402 00:31:25.720 --> 00:31:29.680 Russell Westbrook is doing, not just not just his production, but his decision 403 00:31:29.759 --> 00:31:36.599 making. Like Russ is literally he knows if he hits two threes, he 404 00:31:36.640 --> 00:31:40.119 ain't hitting the third, and he'll he will do he will literally pass it 405 00:31:40.240 --> 00:31:42.319 up well and and look for a better shot. Well. The shot he 406 00:31:42.480 --> 00:31:45.680 passed up in the fourth quarter when they gave him all that space and he 407 00:31:45.759 --> 00:31:49.599 went to the basket for the layup, that was progress to me. That 408 00:31:49.799 --> 00:31:55.680 was growth. That was somebody who knew that he's no longer gonna get baited 409 00:31:55.839 --> 00:31:59.160 into taking those shots. But you gotta be honest, the play has been 410 00:31:59.319 --> 00:32:01.440 up and down it times, but he's been very good. I think overall 411 00:32:01.519 --> 00:32:05.240 off the bench, I didn't think he had a good game by any stretch 412 00:32:05.279 --> 00:32:09.839 of the imagination in Boston or against the Boston Celtics, and in okay see 413 00:32:09.920 --> 00:32:17.359 recently. Yeah, well that's true, But I do, like I said, 414 00:32:20.960 --> 00:32:28.119 the breakdown is Kawhi PG. Harden. I actually think Norm Powell is 415 00:32:28.240 --> 00:32:31.359 probably the most efficient score after Kawhi because he can do it with ease. 416 00:32:31.680 --> 00:32:36.839 Well, and no, I'm saying if you if you look at the statistics 417 00:32:36.920 --> 00:32:40.359 bro you give Norm, you give Norm Norm Powell twelve thirteen shots, he's 418 00:32:40.359 --> 00:32:45.279 giving you sixteen seventeen points if you're given anything more than he's getting you twenty 419 00:32:45.440 --> 00:32:50.000 with ease. So yeah, you know who he's being guarded by. Not 420 00:32:50.200 --> 00:32:52.759 the first player, not the second best defender on the opposition. There's a 421 00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:57.319 reason for that. If you put those guys on Paul George, what happens. 422 00:32:58.680 --> 00:33:00.920 But okay, I hear what you're saying him there too. But Paul 423 00:33:01.000 --> 00:33:05.680 George, unless somebody from the first or second team defensive squad is holding him, 424 00:33:06.079 --> 00:33:08.880 he's like tonight he should have had thirty five forty. I was really 425 00:33:08.920 --> 00:33:13.319 looking for him to come out and bust out and just bring it. I'm 426 00:33:13.319 --> 00:33:15.279 telling you, if we play like Lenny, Lenny, he took twenty five 427 00:33:15.359 --> 00:33:20.960 shots, I'm fine with him taking twenty five shots. That's plenty. He 428 00:33:21.079 --> 00:33:23.119 didn't have his most efficient game, he was just ten for twenty five. 429 00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:28.160 But I'll take that aggressiveness. If PG thirteen gets up twenty five shots most 430 00:33:28.240 --> 00:33:30.799 games, when Kawhi Leonard is out, he's gonna have thirty plus. It's 431 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:35.119 just about how many shots he takes. It's the level of aggression I want 432 00:33:35.160 --> 00:33:38.440 to see from him typically and tonight I thought he was aggressive enough. Okay, 433 00:33:38.640 --> 00:33:42.640 And then let me say this, I think I think Tyler was doing 434 00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:45.279 the right thing with man. If he ain't there, get him, If 435 00:33:45.319 --> 00:33:47.079 he ain't got it, get him out of there. Get Brown in there. 436 00:33:47.640 --> 00:33:53.200 Get we got Kobe Brown up in there. Get coffee up in there. 437 00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:57.759 Look, man, we can't worry about people's feelings. We could be 438 00:33:57.880 --> 00:34:01.160 too centement. We need a chance ship this year. Man, there's no 439 00:34:01.839 --> 00:34:06.240 there's no backing down off of that. Man, I don't care. I'm 440 00:34:06.480 --> 00:34:09.440 we deserve it as fans. We we we we ride a guy with Clippers 441 00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:14.719 Nations for many years and got taken. Take it to the right, right 442 00:34:14.800 --> 00:34:17.880 to the gate and told that ticket wasn't punched. We need a championship. 443 00:34:19.159 --> 00:34:22.079 Let me tell you something. If they're gonna win a championship this season, 444 00:34:22.199 --> 00:34:27.119 Lenny Terrence Man is gonna have to play a crucial role and star in his 445 00:34:27.400 --> 00:34:31.039 role as a role player. They need him. They need him because he 446 00:34:31.199 --> 00:34:37.599 is the guy that gives Kawhi and PG breaks defensively all the time, his 447 00:34:37.719 --> 00:34:42.719 scoring is off of the ponice. Yet defensively is there. Yeah, But 448 00:34:43.239 --> 00:34:46.440 eventually, when you get into a playoff situation and they have time to prepare 449 00:34:46.960 --> 00:34:52.760 and you're shooting sixteen, seventeen to twenty percent, you're gonna be a liability 450 00:34:52.760 --> 00:34:54.320 to that squad because they're gonna back up ballon and they're gonna double things are 451 00:34:54.360 --> 00:34:59.760 now, Well, all I'm saying is that let's let's you know, I 452 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:04.480 I like what Move's doing. He's he's looking for points somewhere else because I 453 00:35:04.559 --> 00:35:07.639 don't know. And I hope, you know, I hope Kawi's back and 454 00:35:07.719 --> 00:35:10.760 we get because we should. There's no reason we shouldn't win all four of 455 00:35:10.840 --> 00:35:15.280 these games like we should really because we're favored in all these games. And 456 00:35:16.159 --> 00:35:20.519 but like I said, Memphis is coming in here with blood in their eyes. 457 00:35:20.639 --> 00:35:22.199 They they look they got a lot of room to make up, and 458 00:35:22.960 --> 00:35:27.800 uh, jo Joe is snatching hearts, So I give him. That's one 459 00:35:27.840 --> 00:35:30.960 thing I love about him, man, is that he is a competitor. 460 00:35:30.880 --> 00:35:34.760 Yeah, I hear you, Lenny. I appreciate the phone call. Eight 461 00:35:34.880 --> 00:35:37.880 six six nine eight seven two five seventy coming back. We're looking for some 462 00:35:38.039 --> 00:35:44.440 postgame audio after the Clippers win one thirteen to one oh four over the Charlotte 463 00:35:44.480 --> 00:35:49.159 Hornets. Hey, I get the big picture perspective. When you're trying to 464 00:35:49.199 --> 00:35:52.960 win a championship, it's more than just a win. It's how you play, 465 00:35:53.039 --> 00:35:57.920 it's who's playing well, it's how you stack up against the league competition. 466 00:35:58.840 --> 00:36:02.199 And I thought the Clippers had a chance to really put a team away, 467 00:36:04.559 --> 00:36:08.079 and they didn't do that tonight. They had that against the Portland Trail 468 00:36:08.119 --> 00:36:14.719 Blazers earlier this month at home. They eventually beat them, but it was 469 00:36:14.719 --> 00:36:20.159 a close ballgame. It would be nice if, like what we saw against 470 00:36:20.159 --> 00:36:27.360 Indiana, like what we saw against the Knicks, that they get some easier 471 00:36:27.440 --> 00:36:32.239 ones against Sacramento where they'd be up by fifteen or twenty entering the fourth quarter. 472 00:36:34.199 --> 00:36:37.480 We'll see what happens against Memphis on Friday. Not going to be easy. 473 00:36:37.559 --> 00:36:40.079 Hopefully Kawhi Leonard's back because John Morant is certainly back, and then some 474 00:36:40.719 --> 00:36:45.639 more Clippers suck. Next here on m five seven E LA Sports, the 475 00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:49.760 LA Clippers continue their hunt for a LARRYO. B. They still want to 476 00:36:49.760 --> 00:36:52.280 get that LARRYO. BA. Don't miss a moment all season long. This 477 00:36:52.559 --> 00:37:01.400 is the LA Clippers Audio Network, Flibernation. I'm okay with a win not 478 00:37:01.559 --> 00:37:06.599 being a win. You want style points, you want execution, you want 479 00:37:06.639 --> 00:37:13.119 to build good championship habits. But I'm also okay when I see a team 480 00:37:13.559 --> 00:37:17.599 that knows they have to take over, find the switch and flip it and 481 00:37:17.760 --> 00:37:22.000 go on on twenty nine to thirteen run to end the ball game and win 482 00:37:22.119 --> 00:37:25.480 one thirteen to one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. Here tonight from Crypto 483 00:37:25.559 --> 00:37:30.039 dot Com Arena, Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, Welcome back in the Clippers 484 00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:34.119 stock. I'm at a Maslin eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight 485 00:37:34.199 --> 00:37:37.320 sixty six ninety seven two five to seventy coming up. Chuck Mockler from Clips 486 00:37:37.400 --> 00:37:40.239 and Dip will be here. But I want to hear from coach lou postgame 487 00:37:40.320 --> 00:37:45.599 after the Clippers win by nine over the Hornets. Well, when we was 488 00:37:45.679 --> 00:37:47.440 up ten, just a couple of bad shots, you know, shots selection 489 00:37:47.639 --> 00:37:52.159 was bad, you know, messing around with the game. Had three chances 490 00:37:52.199 --> 00:37:54.719 to go up twelve. I think Zuomi's two free throws turn the ball over, 491 00:37:54.880 --> 00:37:58.079 and they was able to get back in the game. And so you 492 00:37:58.159 --> 00:38:01.039 know, just got to be professional, just playing through the game and can't 493 00:38:01.280 --> 00:38:05.440 you know, take bad shots, can't mess around with the game when you 494 00:38:05.519 --> 00:38:07.840 get up And so we did that. Like I said, Cliffs teams are 495 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:10.920 going to play hard. They're always prepared and organized, you know, exactly 496 00:38:10.960 --> 00:38:14.480 how they want to play. And they came back and took an eight point 497 00:38:14.599 --> 00:38:16.519 lead, you know, so it was a good win for US. I 498 00:38:16.519 --> 00:38:19.679 thought it was gonna be a tough game coming into it, which it was, 499 00:38:20.519 --> 00:38:22.639 but you know, Russell was really good out the bench for US, 500 00:38:22.760 --> 00:38:24.079 you know, saved the game for US. I thought James was really good, 501 00:38:24.559 --> 00:38:27.599 you know, Zoo was good, you know, better than that second 502 00:38:27.639 --> 00:38:30.679 half. But I know it's gonna be a tough game. But it was 503 00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:36.199 a good bounce back win for US. Defensively, we were pretty good outside 504 00:38:36.239 --> 00:38:37.480 those last like six or eight points because we didn't want to give up three, 505 00:38:37.519 --> 00:38:40.119 so we just kind of stayed at home on penetration. But I thought 506 00:38:40.159 --> 00:38:45.400 defensive we were pretty good. And that's about it. If you heard coach 507 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:50.719 Liu at the beginning there talk about be professional, eure up by ten, 508 00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:53.519 don't mess around with the game, don't take bad shots. It's extend the 509 00:38:53.639 --> 00:39:00.880 lead and put the team away. They did eventually after they got down almost 510 00:39:00.920 --> 00:39:05.679 by double digits in the fourth quarter. But I like that mentality. I 511 00:39:05.840 --> 00:39:12.559 like that attitude from coach lou postgame. They want more. They know that 512 00:39:12.679 --> 00:39:16.800 they let this one get too close, too close for comfort, being down 513 00:39:16.880 --> 00:39:22.159 by seven with nine minutes left. They also knew they had the talent to 514 00:39:22.239 --> 00:39:25.519 overcome it, and they did so. Some good with the bad callum a 515 00:39:25.679 --> 00:39:30.199 colum b however you want to put it. But overall, you're taking the 516 00:39:30.400 --> 00:39:35.199 w fifteen to the last twenty ten of the last twelve. And they got 517 00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:40.000 two more games here on this homestand with two days in between. Both overall 518 00:39:40.079 --> 00:39:45.559 Clippers trending in the right direction. When we return here on Clippers Talk, 519 00:39:45.199 --> 00:39:50.119 we'll have Chuck Mockler on from C and D. Clippers win one thirteen to 520 00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:52.800 one oh four over the Charlotte Hornets. Live from Crypto dot com Arena, 521 00:39:53.079 --> 00:40:00.159 I'm out a Moslin and you're listening to Ami seventy Las fours LA clip Where 522 00:40:00.199 --> 00:40:04.719 is basketball is on the two one three era continues. You're listening to the 523 00:40:04.960 --> 00:40:12.719 LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win one thirteen to one 524 00:40:12.800 --> 00:40:16.400 oh four over the Hornets. Here at Crypto dot com Marena, I'm at 525 00:40:16.400 --> 00:40:22.039 a Moslin. Welcome back into Clippers Talk. We got a little clips in 526 00:40:22.119 --> 00:40:27.360 double dip for you. Chuck Mockler is joining the show from CND at Chuck 527 00:40:27.519 --> 00:40:31.239 Mockler on Twitter is where you find him. I'm not sure where he could 528 00:40:31.239 --> 00:40:36.360 be during the holidays, if you's in Montana, or if he's within a 529 00:40:36.400 --> 00:40:38.599 half hour of me, and he could have been here at the game tonight. 530 00:40:38.639 --> 00:40:40.679 Maybe he was here at the game tonight and just didn't want to say 531 00:40:40.760 --> 00:40:45.519 hi. I mean, Justin Russo's ghosting me. Chuck comes to games. 532 00:40:45.599 --> 00:40:47.519 We don't even take pictures anymore. What the hell's going on? Our pets 533 00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:52.159 heads are falling off. Chuck. Thanks for joining me here tonight on clipperstock. 534 00:40:52.199 --> 00:40:54.639 Hey, thanks for having me. Can we be a little excited at 535 00:40:54.719 --> 00:41:00.280 least as the Clippers snap the two games nap as Lot Murray call on which 536 00:41:00.320 --> 00:41:04.679 my thought was a good reference for a two game losing streak that was appropriate. 537 00:41:05.039 --> 00:41:07.239 Look, I'm I'm I'm excited about that. I'm a little unhinged when 538 00:41:07.280 --> 00:41:09.320 it comes to you right now, but I guess we'll move past it. 539 00:41:09.840 --> 00:41:16.000 So the Clippers come through late after things got dicey. It was a stretch 540 00:41:16.039 --> 00:41:21.239 where the Charlotte Hornets were on in eleven to two run to start things off 541 00:41:21.360 --> 00:41:23.800 in the fourth quarter. Would this have been the worst loss of the season? 542 00:41:23.840 --> 00:41:30.599 Shuck? Uh? Yeah, I think this probably would have been considered 543 00:41:30.639 --> 00:41:32.960 the worst loss of the season if they would have dropped this one. I 544 00:41:34.000 --> 00:41:37.320 mean, no, LaMelo ball. You know, I know we were missing 545 00:41:37.360 --> 00:41:40.079 Kawhi Leonard, but it's a seven win Charlotte team. Not every game is 546 00:41:40.119 --> 00:41:44.760 gonna be pretty. It's, you know, the day after Christmas, so 547 00:41:44.960 --> 00:41:47.480 I guess some of this is excusable. But no, this would have been 548 00:41:47.480 --> 00:41:52.880 a horrific loss. But thankfully the top end talent for the Clippers kind of 549 00:41:52.079 --> 00:41:57.199 tipped the Hornets over. Yeah, they had a foot in the chimney still, 550 00:41:57.320 --> 00:42:00.119 but you're right, they came through. Hey, what does it tell 551 00:42:00.159 --> 00:42:04.760 you about this team though? The way they were able to take over late 552 00:42:04.880 --> 00:42:07.760 what they had to. We've seen this before. We've talked about a flip 553 00:42:07.840 --> 00:42:12.159 the switch mentality and how it could come back to bite them sometimes, but 554 00:42:12.800 --> 00:42:17.880 tonight it worked and they obviously were able to flex their muscles late. Yeah, 555 00:42:17.960 --> 00:42:22.039 there was some great stuff late from a lot of Clippers. Actually, 556 00:42:22.079 --> 00:42:24.480 if you look at Zeus minutes in the fourth quarter, played six minutes, 557 00:42:24.519 --> 00:42:30.159 he was plus seventeen, which is pretty incredible. So you like to see 558 00:42:30.199 --> 00:42:32.239 ty Loopull and the rest rings there with who's going to be out there and 559 00:42:32.320 --> 00:42:37.599 who's not I you know, Russ played the whole fourth quarter. There was 560 00:42:37.679 --> 00:42:43.800 some inspiring play from Luss Russ late in this one, so you like to 561 00:42:43.880 --> 00:42:46.800 see him dig deep in kind of sloppy games like this. Right, we 562 00:42:46.840 --> 00:42:52.920 were all wondering how they were going to respond after what happened in that last 563 00:42:52.039 --> 00:42:55.880 loss, So there was some adversity here, you know, just give them 564 00:42:55.880 --> 00:43:00.239 the schedule and whatnot. But it's it's nice to see the win, and 565 00:43:01.119 --> 00:43:04.679 yeah, it's just good to see him win ugly. I guess if that 566 00:43:04.800 --> 00:43:07.400 makes sense. We need the wins, and they found it anyway they could. 567 00:43:07.039 --> 00:43:12.480 Yeah, diversity reveals character. I thought Russ was especially good in this 568 00:43:12.679 --> 00:43:16.199 game and one of the guys that was as you would expect, going one 569 00:43:16.280 --> 00:43:20.880 hundred miles per hour the entire time, when I thought there were moments where 570 00:43:20.920 --> 00:43:23.280 this Clippers team just let their foot off the gas or just didn't look like 571 00:43:23.360 --> 00:43:28.920 they were fully focused. But Russ was fantastic and down the stretch a big 572 00:43:29.119 --> 00:43:31.920 board late when they were having trouble getting one, a block, a three 573 00:43:32.039 --> 00:43:37.000 pointer. Gotta beats the zoobots involved. This was one of his best games 574 00:43:37.280 --> 00:43:39.920 to me as a Clipper, because I don't know if they win it without 575 00:43:40.000 --> 00:43:45.679 him. Yeah, this was you know, James Harden was fantastic in this 576 00:43:45.760 --> 00:43:47.360 one. That was kind of another you know, this is why you trade 577 00:43:47.360 --> 00:43:51.440 for James Harden thing, But this is also why you know, you manage 578 00:43:51.480 --> 00:43:54.400 Russ's minutes well and things like that, and and you know, trust him 579 00:43:54.599 --> 00:43:59.840 when he is playing well and making good decisions and whatnot. So it was 580 00:43:59.880 --> 00:44:01.599 awesome to see from Russ. I think you're right. The energy really trickled 581 00:44:01.639 --> 00:44:07.280 down from him tonight without Kawhi Leonard and in a game where Paul George was 582 00:44:07.360 --> 00:44:12.079 pretty rough for most of it on both ends of the ball. So it 583 00:44:12.199 --> 00:44:15.239 was great to see Harden step up, and it was awesome to see Russ, 584 00:44:15.360 --> 00:44:16.159 like you said, have one of his better games in the season. 585 00:44:16.679 --> 00:44:21.840 Yeah, full disclosure, it is humility season. And I did pick Terrence 586 00:44:21.920 --> 00:44:24.880 Man as my player to watch, and he struggled with his shot once again. 587 00:44:25.039 --> 00:44:29.440 I thought he had some really good defensive possessions with rear view contests on 588 00:44:29.559 --> 00:44:35.480 Terry Rozier and guarding him man Miles Bridges. But we're all of the assumption 589 00:44:35.639 --> 00:44:38.519 that it's just between the ears. There's nothing physically wrong with Terrence Man. 590 00:44:38.639 --> 00:44:43.920 He's just hesitant to take shots. And I think the first shot he took 591 00:44:44.440 --> 00:44:47.719 he hesitated on and then missed a short, little turnaround eight footer in the 592 00:44:47.800 --> 00:44:52.119 first quarter. But that's what it is right now. I mean, I'm 593 00:44:52.159 --> 00:44:58.119 not overly concerned because physically he's okay, but it is a deep shooting funk 594 00:44:58.239 --> 00:45:02.639 that Terrence Man is in, right Jack. I mean, we're thirty games 595 00:45:02.679 --> 00:45:06.800 in, you know, we haven't had that many games of you know, 596 00:45:07.320 --> 00:45:09.920 Terence starting with the with the guys yet, so we're gonna, you know, 597 00:45:09.960 --> 00:45:13.199 I guess take that kind of with a grain of salt too, considering 598 00:45:13.199 --> 00:45:16.280 a mere coffees out there kind of in and out, giving Paul George and 599 00:45:16.360 --> 00:45:21.559 cohis availability. But it's it's tough right now. We talk about on the 600 00:45:21.599 --> 00:45:24.480 podcast how you can kind of see Terrence Man thinking about every division, kind 601 00:45:24.519 --> 00:45:28.239 of every outcome that could happen when he has the ball in his hand, 602 00:45:29.039 --> 00:45:31.920 and that usually lower on that outcome option for him is shoot, which is 603 00:45:32.000 --> 00:45:35.760 what they need right now. You know, him and a mirror combined for 604 00:45:35.800 --> 00:45:38.719 only seven field goal attempts, which you can't do on a night when Kauie 605 00:45:38.800 --> 00:45:40.920 is out. Yes, James Harden was hot, but there's got to be 606 00:45:40.960 --> 00:45:45.719 some threat, you know, from some other guys. So hopefully in between 607 00:45:45.840 --> 00:45:49.599 now and Friday, they can you know, kind of get them, you 608 00:45:49.639 --> 00:45:52.559 know a little more right each and every game as we go forward. I 609 00:45:52.599 --> 00:45:54.440 don't think it's going to be, you know, a hard line when we 610 00:45:54.559 --> 00:45:58.199 see it really get better. I think we should just look for progress at 611 00:45:58.239 --> 00:46:00.480 this point. But we know we can get there, so we just got 612 00:46:00.599 --> 00:46:04.880 to continue to have faith and you know, things will look better when Kawi's 613 00:46:04.920 --> 00:46:08.440 back. Yeah, it feels right now, like instead of shooting, he's 614 00:46:08.519 --> 00:46:12.719 throwing it. Just it doesn't look the same. He's not in rhythm. 615 00:46:12.800 --> 00:46:16.000 The confidence isn't there. Coach Bleu said pregame he talked to Terrence earlier today 616 00:46:16.400 --> 00:46:20.519 and he wanted to stress the importance of his defense and everything else he does 617 00:46:20.599 --> 00:46:22.960 to help this team, and how the shooting and the scoring is great, 618 00:46:23.079 --> 00:46:28.760 but that's not necessarily what they need from Terrence Man. And it sounded like 619 00:46:29.559 --> 00:46:34.039 he was trying to encourage Terrence Man to not let the shooting affect the other 620 00:46:34.159 --> 00:46:37.599 parts of his game, because it seemed like the last couple against OKC and 621 00:46:37.679 --> 00:46:40.679 the Boston Celtics, I think at times it did affect his defense, maybe 622 00:46:40.719 --> 00:46:45.760 a little bit out there that obviously can't happen. I had a call earlier 623 00:46:45.639 --> 00:46:50.639 from Lenny and Inglewood is a longtime caller here on Clipper's Talks. All shot 624 00:46:50.719 --> 00:46:52.119 him out. He's one of my favorites. Good voice, good phone. 625 00:46:52.440 --> 00:46:57.159 He went after Paul George a little bit. I pushed back because he took 626 00:46:57.239 --> 00:47:00.920 twenty five shots, and I'm good with that. It wasn't his most efficient 627 00:47:00.039 --> 00:47:05.039 game out there, but without Kawhi instead of taking seventeen like last game, 628 00:47:05.599 --> 00:47:09.599 he got up twenty five in this one and was much more aggressive. But 629 00:47:09.920 --> 00:47:14.800 do you think there's anything wrong with PG thirteen right now other than maybe him 630 00:47:14.840 --> 00:47:17.559 playing a stretch of a month straight where he was at about thirty eight minutes 631 00:47:17.639 --> 00:47:22.360 took its toll. I don't know. Yeah, I mean thirty eight minutes 632 00:47:22.400 --> 00:47:28.599 and thick right like he was sick over the holidays schedule has him into kinds 633 00:47:28.599 --> 00:47:32.079 of the Clippers. I wasn't super thrilled with his defensive effort to start this 634 00:47:32.199 --> 00:47:36.159 game. It was just a little you know, Kawhi lifts the floor so 635 00:47:36.320 --> 00:47:39.599 much for this Clippers defense, but PG I think needs to try and step 636 00:47:39.639 --> 00:47:43.119 into that role a little bit more when Kawhi is out. There was just 637 00:47:43.199 --> 00:47:46.239 some lapses mentally that you don't want to see. But you know, forty 638 00:47:46.320 --> 00:47:51.360 five percent on eleven threes, You're you're probably never going to be mad at 639 00:47:51.360 --> 00:47:54.880 that, right, He hit the most important one when it mattered, which 640 00:47:55.079 --> 00:47:58.480 you want to see him, you know, step up in the end of 641 00:47:58.480 --> 00:48:00.960 those moments when you need kind of a super star moment after James Harden has 642 00:48:00.960 --> 00:48:04.840 done so much too in this game. So I don't if there's anything wrong 643 00:48:04.960 --> 00:48:08.400 physically other than we know he was sick. It's you know, the day 644 00:48:08.480 --> 00:48:12.280 after Christmas, We're going to see how he looks on Friday. I think 645 00:48:12.320 --> 00:48:15.440 he'll look a lot better. I think there could be something to maybe an 646 00:48:15.519 --> 00:48:20.519 underrated part of Kawhi Leonard's leadership. We see it on the court. He's 647 00:48:20.679 --> 00:48:24.039 much more vocal there and he had I remember it was the game against Sacramento. 648 00:48:24.119 --> 00:48:28.880 They were up by thirty, and he was calling guys out for miss 649 00:48:28.960 --> 00:48:32.960 ces defensively, and he was being tough on guys and I love seeing that, 650 00:48:34.559 --> 00:48:37.280 and I think it's missed and I think to expect this team to be 651 00:48:37.480 --> 00:48:43.199 as focused without their number one guy, their best player, but also their 652 00:48:43.239 --> 00:48:46.079 best on court leader. Like I think it's Kawhi, and I think that's 653 00:48:46.119 --> 00:48:50.760 part of the reason the Clippers had been so much better. It was the 654 00:48:50.880 --> 00:48:55.320 Kawhi Leonard leadership out there. Yeah, he's leading by example, and I 655 00:48:55.400 --> 00:48:59.679 think you I agree. He has been a little more vocal this season, 656 00:49:00.159 --> 00:49:02.000 and his level of play has been, you know, some of the best 657 00:49:02.760 --> 00:49:07.199 regular season basketball that he's ever played as a Clipper, which is also helping 658 00:49:07.280 --> 00:49:09.400 things as well. Too, but you do hope that the team is just 659 00:49:09.480 --> 00:49:13.000 a little more focused. You know, they got it together towards the end, 660 00:49:13.360 --> 00:49:15.039 like we said, when things were a little bit too close for comfort. 661 00:49:15.320 --> 00:49:19.400 So at least they got it together then. But it's a bump in 662 00:49:19.440 --> 00:49:21.880 the road a little bit, you know, in terms of having one hundred 663 00:49:21.880 --> 00:49:24.159 percent solid focus for the whole game. But they did get the win and 664 00:49:24.199 --> 00:49:28.280 they focused when they needed to, so let you know, we should all 665 00:49:28.320 --> 00:49:30.360 be happy. And we also we have to give a small shout out to 666 00:49:30.440 --> 00:49:34.199 Daniel Tice who was five and seven. He didn't look the strongest on the 667 00:49:34.239 --> 00:49:37.519 defensive end, but he did that efficiency in this one. Yeah, I 668 00:49:37.599 --> 00:49:40.280 got that technical which I think got him that seven point lead in the fourth 669 00:49:40.400 --> 00:49:44.199 quarter. He wasn't happy with some of the calls out there. He was 670 00:49:44.280 --> 00:49:49.440 playing very hard and was not being rewarded for it. But five of seven, 671 00:49:49.559 --> 00:49:53.440 ten points, four boards like that. I thought. Actually, your 672 00:49:53.480 --> 00:49:59.599 guy Kobe Brown had some really good minutes, maybe his best stretch in the 673 00:49:59.760 --> 00:50:04.280 first half, and Coach Luke kept him out there because defensively he was being 674 00:50:04.320 --> 00:50:08.559 a menace. Yeah, his size was really on display against kind of a 675 00:50:08.719 --> 00:50:13.639 skinnier I guess Hornet's team. Kobe Brown is going to be a matchup nightmare 676 00:50:14.079 --> 00:50:17.320 for guys who you know his foot speeds even I guess not as fast because 677 00:50:17.519 --> 00:50:20.599 that really is kind of one of the things needs to work on on the 678 00:50:20.639 --> 00:50:22.960 perimeter. But no, his anticipation's great. He had his hand in the 679 00:50:23.000 --> 00:50:27.079 passing, laid a couple of times, which was great to see, and 680 00:50:27.559 --> 00:50:31.079 some solid point of attack defense, which is something the Clippers do kind of 681 00:50:31.159 --> 00:50:34.440 lack, you know, a little bit you know, deeper as you go 682 00:50:34.559 --> 00:50:38.480 down the roster. So it was a hardy seventeen minutes. He wasn't exactly 683 00:50:38.599 --> 00:50:43.639 lighting it up offensively, but he's doing little things to help him get more 684 00:50:43.719 --> 00:50:47.920 minutes, which is what the Slippers team needs, especially with Kawhi Leonard out. 685 00:50:49.519 --> 00:50:51.519 But yeah, it was it was good to see the rookie doing the 686 00:50:51.559 --> 00:50:54.760 little things, Chuck. They got two more games at home with two days 687 00:50:54.880 --> 00:51:01.800 in between, both here at Crypto Memphis on Friday and then the Miami Heat 688 00:51:01.880 --> 00:51:06.239 on January first of twenty twenty four. I mean, it's not till next 689 00:51:06.280 --> 00:51:08.079 year, but it's actually much closer than that. What do you got the 690 00:51:08.079 --> 00:51:15.400 Clippers going in the next two next two. Man, the New Year's Day 691 00:51:15.480 --> 00:51:17.840 game is weird again. You know, it's kind of like this one we 692 00:51:17.960 --> 00:51:24.320 had tonight New Year's Day Big Night. Yeah, exactly. I think they're 693 00:51:24.440 --> 00:51:29.400 gonna get I don't know if the Grizzlies can go what are they maybe five 694 00:51:29.480 --> 00:51:32.239 and zero with with Joah coming back. I think they get to win against 695 00:51:32.239 --> 00:51:37.079 the Grizzlies. And I'm gonna say win against the Heat too. Why not. 696 00:51:37.880 --> 00:51:40.400 It's gonna be harder for them to travel over to the West Coast. 697 00:51:40.519 --> 00:51:44.280 So yeah, I'm gonna say two or not. Well, that's good. 698 00:51:44.360 --> 00:51:46.639 You said they're gonna beat the Grizzlies because I mean Will did say they suck 699 00:51:47.119 --> 00:51:52.199 the Memphis Grizzlies. Yes, that's true. They have one four straight down 700 00:51:52.320 --> 00:51:58.840 with Jaw and a couple of game winners from him, including tonight Clippers win 701 00:51:58.880 --> 00:52:02.400 tonight one thirteen one for over these Charlotte Hornets. Chuck Mockler from C and 702 00:52:02.480 --> 00:52:07.360 D has been our guest here on Clippers Talk. Chuck interested to find out 703 00:52:07.400 --> 00:52:12.920 when the next YouTube is look forward to my friends talk to you then it'll 704 00:52:12.960 --> 00:52:16.079 be so thanks for having me out of all right, before we get out 705 00:52:16.119 --> 00:52:20.360 of here, I do want to hit up the man, the myth, 706 00:52:20.719 --> 00:52:25.719 the legend, the one known as the Fake Philosopher aka Big Brother Jake Warner 707 00:52:27.280 --> 00:52:32.480 Big Brother Jake Podcast on the Podcast one Network, Sir who doesn't mess around 708 00:52:32.880 --> 00:52:37.199 and we'll show tough love if he has to. And there was almost some 709 00:52:37.280 --> 00:52:40.119 tonight for the Clippers. Had they lost this game to the Charlotte Hornets, 710 00:52:40.119 --> 00:52:45.360 I'm sure we would have had some problems, no doubt, miss Furnishure movement 711 00:52:46.559 --> 00:52:52.159 because they're breaking it down for King. So no, okay, Jake, 712 00:52:52.199 --> 00:52:53.760 what have we got tonight? Positive moments with the Big Brother Jake Warner. 713 00:52:53.840 --> 00:52:59.840 Positive moment all right? The scariest place to be is the same place as 714 00:53:00.119 --> 00:53:05.599 last year. Grow Okay, that's pretty good. When we got New Year's 715 00:53:05.639 --> 00:53:12.480 resolutions on the way, John, it's pretty damn good. Thank you, 716 00:53:12.639 --> 00:53:16.039 Big Brother, Always Brother. Back in the studio, Zach el Caldy with 717 00:53:16.199 --> 00:53:21.360 the gong, shout out bt B, shout out everyone, Happy Holidays, 718 00:53:21.440 --> 00:53:22.880 Merry Christmas. Before we get out of here, I do want to thank 719 00:53:22.960 --> 00:53:30.880 the Clippers organization. Ralph Lawler, Brian Seemen had to correct me on some 720 00:53:30.960 --> 00:53:34.239 stats earlier. Didn't feel good. I think it was the first time that 721 00:53:34.360 --> 00:53:43.159 ever Happened, Noah Eagle, Carlo Jimenez on the call, Zach el Kaldy, 722 00:53:43.239 --> 00:53:46.280 our producer back in Burdbank, the head engineer, Big Brother Jake Warner 723 00:53:46.320 --> 00:53:52.440 again Big Brother Jake Podcast Podcast one Network, the callers, the listeners. 724 00:53:52.519 --> 00:53:57.440 We may disagree sometimes, but we're all on the same team here. And 725 00:53:57.519 --> 00:54:00.440 thanks to Chuck Mockler for coming on until Friday night. I had a six 726 00:54:00.639 --> 00:54:02.760 thirty the Clippers taken on the Memphis Krizzlies. While have your pregame then, 727 00:54:04.679 --> 00:54:08.039 I'm not a Maslin saying happy Holidays. Clippers win by nine over the Charlotte 728 00:54:08.079 --> 00:54:31.039 points why he was doing his thing. All they want to do is win 729 00:54:31.159 --> 00:54:35.159 in La. Oh wait, I thought they gave everything they had. I'm 730 00:54:36.320 --> 00:54:40.360 this has been Clippers Talk, the official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. 731 00:54:40.519 --> 00:54:44.840 God bless Paul George. Are you not? It's a change. Don't miss 732 00:54:44.880 --> 00:54:49.559 an episode all season law Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe. Today we'll 733 00:54:49.599 --> 00:54:52.079 have the show I got you on the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. 734 00:54:52.199 --> 00:54:57.039 Thank you for joining us for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball.