1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:10,000 Network. Last time it was over the OKC Thunder. You're at Crypto dot 2 00:00:10,039 --> 00:00:14,199 com arena. Earlier today, we got the news that into It Dome will 3 00:00:14,199 --> 00:00:19,839 be hosting the twenty twenty six All Star Game and basketball games during the twenty 4 00:00:19,839 --> 00:00:24,199 twenty eight Olympics here in Los Angeles. I mean, I'm Oslin, welcome 5 00:00:24,199 --> 00:00:27,559 back into Clippers Talk. Eight sixty six ninety eight seven two five seventy is 6 00:00:27,600 --> 00:00:31,079 the phone number right now. Let's get out to Chuck Mockler of Clips and 7 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:36,479 DIP. I heard they got one k subscribers now on YouTube. A big 8 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:42,520 day all around, so many different subscribers. You know. I was talking 9 00:00:42,560 --> 00:00:46,280 with Carlo during the break and we brought it up on the podcast or the 10 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:50,759 broadcast as well. That will be in podcast for him later on with Clippers 11 00:00:50,799 --> 00:00:54,920 Talk. But he brought up a great point, as you would expect. 12 00:00:55,719 --> 00:01:00,880 He said, you know, if Mason Plumbley hadn't gotten hurt against New York, 13 00:01:00,479 --> 00:01:04,959 they wouldn't have Daniel Tice. And therefore both of these guys right now 14 00:01:06,000 --> 00:01:10,200 in a time of need where they don't have a Vitza Zubats. Sometimes things 15 00:01:10,239 --> 00:01:12,760 do happen for a reason. It would appear wrong, I'm wrong, Chuck, 16 00:01:15,000 --> 00:01:17,599 No, that is a great point. I didn't realize that either. 17 00:01:17,599 --> 00:01:22,640 Shout out to Carlo. But yeah, it's pretty you know, it's never 18 00:01:22,959 --> 00:01:26,519 obviously never given when someone gets hurt, but the way that this Zubat injury 19 00:01:26,560 --> 00:01:30,680 happened is kind of serendipitous for the Clippers. Right. You get Mason Plumley, 20 00:01:30,719 --> 00:01:34,799 who played out maybe ten more minutes than I thought he was going to 21 00:01:34,840 --> 00:01:38,200 play tonight, mostly because he was just so good in his return, you 22 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,359 know, I mean, fourteen to five and two with three blocks. I 23 00:01:42,359 --> 00:01:45,680 think he has four blocks all season, and three of them came tonight. 24 00:01:46,680 --> 00:01:48,760 Was great to see. And then yeah, like you mentioned, you know, 25 00:01:49,359 --> 00:01:52,480 Daniel Tye coming in with something to prove with the chip on his shoulder 26 00:01:52,480 --> 00:01:56,239 after not getting as much time and Indiana after winning you know, the gold 27 00:01:56,280 --> 00:02:00,239 medal with Germany. Like it's funny because if you look at last season center 28 00:02:00,319 --> 00:02:05,319 situation, this season is the complete opposite. We've had good luck even despite 29 00:02:05,359 --> 00:02:09,759 the injuries, and we have two guys who can do different things, but 30 00:02:10,039 --> 00:02:14,240 still things that have been very effectius since they've gotten here. So, I 31 00:02:14,280 --> 00:02:16,639 mean, I know, Paul George had thirty eight tonight seven excuse me, 32 00:02:16,680 --> 00:02:20,680 thirty eight seven and five with three steals. He was the player of the 33 00:02:20,680 --> 00:02:23,840 game, I think just because of their return, how well he played, 34 00:02:24,000 --> 00:02:30,080 and what he showed us, you know with his thighs. Mason Plumley's probably 35 00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:32,240 player of the game Part two. Yeah, Mason Plumbley. A block on 36 00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:36,360 Giddy to start, then a block on Chet in the second quarter. I'll 37 00:02:36,360 --> 00:02:39,360 put back off a Kawhi miss late in the second quarter, after being shoved 38 00:02:39,400 --> 00:02:43,759 to the ground by Lou Dord a few different times underneath the basket. Out 39 00:02:43,759 --> 00:02:46,159 of a timeout. In the third quarter, they went right at Sga, 40 00:02:46,280 --> 00:02:52,199 who was in foul trouble with Mason Plumbley for an easy bucket and then he 41 00:02:52,240 --> 00:02:54,159 had a block on the other end right afterwards, kind of lob from James 42 00:02:54,199 --> 00:02:58,479 Harden at the four twenty four mark of the third. It was awesome, 43 00:02:58,599 --> 00:03:04,759 as was Daniel Tice with his three blocks to the block on Sga to end 44 00:03:04,800 --> 00:03:07,039 the first quarter, all plip back then to start the second. You want 45 00:03:07,039 --> 00:03:12,960 to talk about energy plays from these guys just being scrappy out there. Uh. 46 00:03:13,000 --> 00:03:15,599 He had that block that was challenged. I'm calling it the no look 47 00:03:15,680 --> 00:03:20,680 block. I forget if that was on J Dubb or who that was on. 48 00:03:21,479 --> 00:03:24,400 It was an offensive path it was. He had a three pointer. 49 00:03:24,879 --> 00:03:30,479 What's up, Chuck to end the third quarter? Another contest on shit? 50 00:03:30,759 --> 00:03:32,879 Uh, just no easy buckets. I felt like for the Clippers for the 51 00:03:32,919 --> 00:03:37,639 most part tonight with out of eats zoobots, it just seemed like collectively they 52 00:03:37,680 --> 00:03:42,159 really came together. And to me, Charles Terrence Man was also very good, 53 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:46,199 not just with defense on the perimeter, but near the basket. Yeah, 54 00:03:46,240 --> 00:03:51,280 we see Terrence Mann continuing to put up these you know, Pat bev 55 00:03:51,479 --> 00:03:54,080 esque stat lines. Right, he had seven three and four with two blocks 56 00:03:54,120 --> 00:03:58,000 to night, and he was ever he wanted him to be. On defense. 57 00:03:58,840 --> 00:04:02,479 He cashed I think the first three pointer he made, and it was 58 00:04:02,639 --> 00:04:09,039 just it. It's funny looking at this team from last year because last year, 59 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:12,520 if Zoo was going to be out four weeks at least, I would 60 00:04:12,520 --> 00:04:15,879 not have had the I don't know if optimism is the right word, but 61 00:04:15,000 --> 00:04:18,199 I guess the peace of mind to know that the Clippers can still do damage 62 00:04:18,199 --> 00:04:21,279 and make noise. It looked like they didn't miss a beat tonight. Offense 63 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:25,079 three without suite. You know, they were missing him. But people like 64 00:04:25,160 --> 00:04:28,759 Terrence playing so well, especially with defensive end, makes it easier for guys 65 00:04:28,759 --> 00:04:31,720 like Paul George and Kawhi Leonard on the offensive end. So Karence is doing 66 00:04:31,800 --> 00:04:36,399 every single thing you need you know the well, I guess tonight the fourth 67 00:04:36,439 --> 00:04:41,240 option on the offense, you know the starters and offense to do. And 68 00:04:41,800 --> 00:04:45,600 maybe the third option defensively for the Clippers was Zo bots out now I think 69 00:04:46,079 --> 00:04:49,399 so again, more up into the right Terrence. He's still shooting incredible from 70 00:04:49,399 --> 00:04:55,279 three. The role players are doing every single little thing they need to do, 71 00:04:55,360 --> 00:04:59,160 including a mere Coffee who was fantastic tonight, I thought, on both 72 00:04:59,160 --> 00:05:01,959 sides of the ball. Yeah, a mirror. Also, he had a 73 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:05,959 three pointer to end the first half, and then another one I believe at 74 00:05:05,959 --> 00:05:11,480 the end of the third quarter, just some really timely threes when three of 75 00:05:11,560 --> 00:05:16,199 three from distance had nine points fifteen minutes. Good defense, hard defense out 76 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:20,600 there, even on a night where Norm has an offshooting night. But to 77 00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:26,560 me, coach lou not going with him late in the fourth quarter at about 78 00:05:26,560 --> 00:05:31,439 the seven minute mark and putting in Terrence Man instead was such a brilliant move 79 00:05:31,680 --> 00:05:34,959 and a difficult one. With how good Norman has been in fourth quarters. 80 00:05:35,240 --> 00:05:39,519 I mean, you gotta think he's had plenty of games where he wasn't very 81 00:05:39,519 --> 00:05:43,040 good in the first half or good through three quarters. You brought it up 82 00:05:43,040 --> 00:05:46,399 a four chuck where he's had still starts and he turns around the fourth and 83 00:05:46,439 --> 00:05:48,959 you could have played that game just betting on Terrence or excuse me, Noran 84 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:53,199 Powell to figure it out in the fourth. Instead, he wanted more defense, 85 00:05:53,519 --> 00:05:56,959 he wanted Terrence Man. He closed the game and he earned it. 86 00:05:58,399 --> 00:06:02,040 Yeah, ty Lou is being the game better than I think he's seen it 87 00:06:02,079 --> 00:06:06,399 in the Clippers coach continuity certainly helps with that. You know, he actually 88 00:06:06,839 --> 00:06:12,040 gets to play the guys that he should be playing, and he's just pulling 89 00:06:12,079 --> 00:06:14,720 all the right strings right now. The Clippers obviously they shot well, they've 90 00:06:14,720 --> 00:06:17,680 been playing fantastic. But you're totally right, Tyler. You could have sat 91 00:06:17,720 --> 00:06:21,040 with Norman we All. I'm sure he would have gotten angry phone calls about 92 00:06:21,040 --> 00:06:27,079 it and things like that. But Tyler's feeling the game as well as the 93 00:06:27,120 --> 00:06:29,759 team is feeling it, if that makes sense. I think sometimes you watch 94 00:06:29,800 --> 00:06:33,480 a team and the team and the coach or maybe seeing different things or just 95 00:06:33,519 --> 00:06:36,759 not necessarily on the same page. It feels like every single person is on 96 00:06:36,759 --> 00:06:42,079 the same page for the Clippers right now, and that is I guess Kawhi's 97 00:06:42,079 --> 00:06:45,319 page or the team's page. But that's a great point. Credit credit to 98 00:06:45,360 --> 00:06:48,879 TYLERU for making the decision to go with Terrence. Yeah. I think one 99 00:06:48,920 --> 00:06:53,639 of the tests of a locker room in on court chemistry and just being a 100 00:06:53,680 --> 00:06:58,839 cohesive unit is what happens once one of your major parts of this team is 101 00:06:58,920 --> 00:07:02,279 missing. How do you get by without guys? Do you rally around it? 102 00:07:02,319 --> 00:07:05,759 Is it deflating? Do you give in? Clippers didn't do that at 103 00:07:05,800 --> 00:07:11,680 all. I thought even when OKC was hitting ridiculous shots and they had forty 104 00:07:11,680 --> 00:07:14,759 points on the pain, that's not close to a big number. They leave 105 00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,480 the league in drives to the basket. Even with all that, I thought, 106 00:07:17,480 --> 00:07:21,079 for the most part, the Clippers were good and connected defensively, and 107 00:07:21,120 --> 00:07:25,120 the effort and the energy was there. On a day where they find out 108 00:07:25,160 --> 00:07:28,040 that a Visa Zubats is going to be out for a month with that right 109 00:07:28,319 --> 00:07:31,240 right calf strain, I just felt like they overcame it. Somehow, they 110 00:07:31,279 --> 00:07:36,959 overcame missing nine free throws somehow, and they held SGA to six of sixteen 111 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:42,160 shooting. And my favorite play of the ballgame, Chuck was the block Kawhi 112 00:07:42,240 --> 00:07:46,759 Leonard had on him and then Paul George ripped it from him. I haven't 113 00:07:46,759 --> 00:07:48,600 seen anyone now, I don't watch every game from OKAC, but when you're 114 00:07:48,639 --> 00:07:54,480 beat off the dribble by SGA, who was recovered to block that shot, 115 00:07:54,519 --> 00:07:59,480 I haven't seen that. Maybe it's just me, No, it was you 116 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,879 mess know. SGA had had a rough night. Chet Holgrim had a horrible 117 00:08:01,959 --> 00:08:07,240 night. Chet Holgrim went two for ten. We had Terrence vanguarding chet Holgrim. 118 00:08:07,240 --> 00:08:09,519 We tweezed them, lack of power forward and I guess you kind of 119 00:08:09,560 --> 00:08:15,399 saw what the Clippers can defense defense can you know do to chet specifically? 120 00:08:15,839 --> 00:08:18,920 I did think the Clippers kind of were playing the Thunder's pace for most of 121 00:08:18,959 --> 00:08:22,079 this game. We were just you know, making our shots. If you 122 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:26,040 look at the box score, it's kind of I mean, the thundershot forty 123 00:08:26,079 --> 00:08:28,879 seven from three's, the Clipper shot forty six and a half. We just 124 00:08:28,959 --> 00:08:31,879 made through more of them. So the Clippers it felt like they were kind 125 00:08:31,919 --> 00:08:35,320 of taking what Okay, so he was giving them when things were going well 126 00:08:35,600 --> 00:08:37,639 and then started later in the game to impose their will a bit. The 127 00:08:37,720 --> 00:08:43,039 sequence where Paul George hit a three, ripped the steel, and then dunked 128 00:08:43,080 --> 00:08:46,000 it to force the thundertime out late was just something where it was like, 129 00:08:46,120 --> 00:08:50,759 oh, right, we can still have our guys impose their will on both 130 00:08:50,840 --> 00:08:54,320 ends of the floor when when they want to. So we're getting good process 131 00:08:54,919 --> 00:08:58,240 with great closing from the stars. Right now. You know what's funny. 132 00:08:58,279 --> 00:09:03,080 I just realized the OKAC Thunder shot the exact same percentage and made the exact 133 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:07,720 same number of three pointers against the Clippers tonight as they did in OKC when 134 00:09:07,720 --> 00:09:13,159 they won by nineteen sixteen of thirty four. Tonight, the Clippers go twenty 135 00:09:13,519 --> 00:09:16,919 of forty three outshoot them from three. They're the best three point shooting team 136 00:09:16,960 --> 00:09:20,600 in the league. The stats say it. Tonight says it. It was 137 00:09:20,679 --> 00:09:24,600 a battle of the two best shooting teams in the league, and the Clippers 138 00:09:24,639 --> 00:09:28,159 get the best of the OKAC Thunder. They come through late, led by 139 00:09:28,159 --> 00:09:33,279 as many as thirteen, and PG thirteen took them home. Lastly, quickly, 140 00:09:33,360 --> 00:09:37,320 here, Chuck, just Paul George's performance. Ready, you said, 141 00:09:37,399 --> 00:09:41,679 go say whatever you want. Just fantastic to see and bounced back from a 142 00:09:41,759 --> 00:09:46,320 really rough start to this game. The first quarter was obviously not ideal. 143 00:09:46,879 --> 00:09:48,720 And then Paul George is so smooth. Do you think, wow, he's 144 00:09:48,759 --> 00:09:50,759 made a lot of shots in a row and you look up and he has 145 00:09:50,840 --> 00:09:54,960 thirty eight points. The steels were fantastic. He was a two way superstar 146 00:09:56,039 --> 00:10:00,879 tonight in every sense of a word. You know, Kwi Leonard only took 147 00:10:00,960 --> 00:10:03,519 ten shots, but when Paul George is taking twenty four and hitting sixty three 148 00:10:03,519 --> 00:10:07,600 percent of them, you say, five, that's totally okay. Six or 149 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,879 twelve from deep I just I don't know. He said it in his post 150 00:10:09,919 --> 00:10:13,720 game. He's just committed to winning right now and he knows he's, you 151 00:10:13,799 --> 00:10:16,440 know, one of the best shooters in the league. So this was great 152 00:10:16,480 --> 00:10:18,720 from Paul George. We'll have to kind of find someone else who will watch 153 00:10:18,799 --> 00:10:22,559 every single one of his field goals to see how many one dribble or no 154 00:10:22,679 --> 00:10:26,600 dribble streets he had. But Paul George did a great job imposing as well 155 00:10:26,679 --> 00:10:30,279 on this game. Tyler was really crafty with his rotations. We saw like 156 00:10:30,559 --> 00:10:33,159 Harden with the bench. Paul George with the bench than Kawhi with the bench. 157 00:10:33,240 --> 00:10:35,960 So it was just great to see from Paul George. And now they 158 00:10:35,039 --> 00:10:39,360 get more importantly four days off to rest. Paul George had thirty eight points 159 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:43,000 played thirty four minutes, not as many as Kawhi, which is interesting, 160 00:10:43,320 --> 00:10:46,960 but he gets to rest. He gets this great performance still in his mind 161 00:10:48,639 --> 00:10:52,840 when they head to Brooklyn. So just really happy for Paul George, happy 162 00:10:52,879 --> 00:10:54,679 for the clips. It could not have come in a better time. You 163 00:10:54,759 --> 00:10:58,440 know, you split a series with a series quote unquote with the two of 164 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:03,200 the top team in the league, Missing Zoo. Tough to beat Minnesota, 165 00:11:03,240 --> 00:11:05,080 but they almost hung in. They almost got that win, and then tonight 166 00:11:05,279 --> 00:11:09,360 they showed why they are and should be considered a championship caliber team. Clippers 167 00:11:09,399 --> 00:11:13,720 win one twenty eight to one seventeen over the OKC Thunder. He is big, 168 00:11:13,960 --> 00:11:18,240 Chuck Mackler. No rest for the weary though. Just because they have 169 00:11:18,320 --> 00:11:24,000 four days off doesn't mean we're not gonna be podcasting that Clippers podcast on YouTube. 170 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:28,000 Oh we got work to do. Come on the Beata Zoobos News. 171 00:11:28,080 --> 00:11:31,399 We gotta talk about this stuff and this great Clippers victory. Jack, thanks 172 00:11:31,440 --> 00:11:33,960 for doing this tonight with the little clips and double dip here on clipperstock. 173 00:11:35,000 --> 00:11:37,960 My friend, thanks for having me enough to clip quick break. We'll come 174 00:11:39,039 --> 00:11:43,200 back close things out. As the Clippers get four days off, they'll be 175 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:48,120 right back here. Against We're Brooklyn at the Nets on Sunday. I'm out 176 00:11:48,159 --> 00:11:52,080 of Maslin. You're listening to Clippers stock right here on Los Angeles Clippers Audio 177 00:11:52,159 --> 00:11:54,720 Network at AMPI seventy LA Sports