WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.199 --> 00:00:06.799 Get your fall. It's time to react to LA Clippers basketball. This is 2 00:00:06.839 --> 00:00:11.679 Clippers Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Oslay. You 3 00:00:11.759 --> 00:00:16.320 know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and baby, 4 00:00:16.519 --> 00:00:20.440 get the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He 5 00:00:20.559 --> 00:00:31.879 makes everything happen. Adam Mossley PG plays like an MVP and gives Clipper Nation 6 00:00:32.320 --> 00:00:37.640 in early Christmas gift. They win one sixteen to one oh nine over the 7 00:00:37.679 --> 00:00:42.439 Los Angeles Lakers to open up a twenty twenty twenty twenty one NBA season. 8 00:00:43.119 --> 00:00:46.359 Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm at a Maslin to eight six six nine 9 00:00:46.439 --> 00:00:50.640 eight seven two five seventy is the phone number eight six six nine eight seven 10 00:00:51.240 --> 00:00:55.000 two five seventy. Coming up on the show. We'll have far bought Essen 11 00:00:55.079 --> 00:00:59.880 Sharion from s I. You also hear from Paul George post game. I'm 12 00:01:00.119 --> 00:01:04.159 leaf he talked with the guys from TNT. Hopefully it wasn't terrible, but 13 00:01:04.239 --> 00:01:08.359 it was good to see something that I've been thinking about all summer, well 14 00:01:08.519 --> 00:01:14.280 the last ninety eight days. I think it's been since the Clippers lost and 15 00:01:14.400 --> 00:01:18.879 collapsed in that three one lead they had against the Denver Nuggets in the second 16 00:01:18.959 --> 00:01:23.799 round of the playoffs. But with the Paul George extension that just went down 17 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:29.599 about a week and a half ago, where he signed through twenty twenty five, 18 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:34.200 it could be with the Clippers. But this is someone who if he 19 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:41.680 plays at an MVP level, I believe the Clippers could be the favorite once 20 00:01:41.719 --> 00:01:47.159 again here in the twenty twenty twenty one season. Because when he's hitting everything 21 00:01:47.200 --> 00:01:49.319 from the outside and getting to the basket and getting to the mid range, 22 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:57.480 he's unstoppable. He's in that six nine version of Steph Curry, and he 23 00:01:57.640 --> 00:02:01.680 was all that the end of the third quarter, when he had just taken 24 00:02:01.760 --> 00:02:07.079 six shots total in the first half. He was really picking his spots and 25 00:02:07.079 --> 00:02:09.120 getting comfortable out there and waiting for the game to come to him. Because 26 00:02:09.520 --> 00:02:13.879 all of a sudden at the end of the third quarter, Paul George took 27 00:02:13.879 --> 00:02:17.319 over the basketball game. The Clippers had led by twenty two or they had 28 00:02:17.319 --> 00:02:21.879 a twenty two point lead in the first and it looked like they were just 29 00:02:21.919 --> 00:02:25.360 going to run away with this thing. And the Lakers were having ring fatigue 30 00:02:25.639 --> 00:02:29.759 or whatever you want to call it out there, and their ring ceremony night. 31 00:02:30.680 --> 00:02:35.919 But then all of a sudden, midway through the second and the Clippers 32 00:02:35.960 --> 00:02:38.919 had just scored two points, their offense went ice cold. They were one 33 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:45.520 of thirteen in the first six minutes of the second quarter, and all of 34 00:02:45.560 --> 00:02:49.000 a sudden they were only up two at a half after being up by twenty 35 00:02:49.000 --> 00:02:54.840 two. And then midway through the third quarter, Monstrez Harold gave the Lakers 36 00:02:54.879 --> 00:03:00.280 their first lead of the ball game. I believe it was seventy one to 37 00:03:00.439 --> 00:03:06.759 sixty nine. And then with two minutes left in the third, there was 38 00:03:06.800 --> 00:03:10.840 this huge momentum swing and it was all because of PG thirteen, who had 39 00:03:10.919 --> 00:03:17.680 ten points in the final one hundred and twenty seconds of the third and then 40 00:03:17.719 --> 00:03:21.599 the Clippers were up by eleven going into the fourth quarter. But he did 41 00:03:21.639 --> 00:03:24.759 not stop there. He kept it going into the fourth. He had nine 42 00:03:24.800 --> 00:03:29.840 points in the first six minutes of the fourth and the Clippers were up by 43 00:03:29.919 --> 00:03:32.759 I want to say as many as seventeen in the fourth quarter. But think 44 00:03:32.800 --> 00:03:39.000 about that, Paul George went incendiary. He had nineteen points in the span 45 00:03:39.080 --> 00:03:45.919 of eight minutes. That's what he's capable of. He is, at his 46 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:49.840 best, one of the most efficient players in this league, and has been 47 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:54.000 the last four seasons where he shot over forty percent from three. But the 48 00:03:54.039 --> 00:03:57.159 one thing, and he had a good year last year, it was in 49 00:03:57.240 --> 00:04:00.159 limited minutes though with the Clippers coming off the two shoulders injuries. The one 50 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:03.520 thing though, that was missing from his game last season for whatever reason, 51 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:09.879 maybe the injuries, was the mid range shot, and he torched the Lakers 52 00:04:09.919 --> 00:04:13.039 in the mid as well tonight. No matter who was on him, they 53 00:04:13.120 --> 00:04:16.639 tried everything. There was good defense, There was a hand in PG thirteen's 54 00:04:16.680 --> 00:04:24.399 face. Didn't matter when a player like that gets hot and asserts themselves and 55 00:04:24.600 --> 00:04:28.519 looks like that version of PG thirteen we saw two years ago with the OKC 56 00:04:28.720 --> 00:04:31.480 Thunder when he finished third in MVP voting, when he finished third in Defensive 57 00:04:31.519 --> 00:04:35.759 Player of the Year voting. This Clippers team, I believe, reaches a 58 00:04:35.879 --> 00:04:40.959 level that no one can match them at. Now it's game one of the 59 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:46.720 regular season, and we know that the Los Angeles Lakers can play better than 60 00:04:46.759 --> 00:04:50.600 that. So can the Clippers. Though Marcus Morris didn't even play in this 61 00:04:50.680 --> 00:04:56.759 game, and after getting off to that hot start where they scored thirty nine 62 00:04:56.800 --> 00:05:00.800 points in the first twelve minutes, the Clippers, it would take them twenty 63 00:05:00.839 --> 00:05:04.240 two minutes to get to thirty nine points after that, So the offense really 64 00:05:04.240 --> 00:05:11.560 stalled out. And this is their first game under Tyron lou who I love, 65 00:05:11.639 --> 00:05:16.800 and this coaching staff that is deep. They have depth, and I 66 00:05:16.839 --> 00:05:20.279 think they already showed something that we didn't see a lot of last season. 67 00:05:20.439 --> 00:05:25.920 Going back to Game one against the Lakers last year, even though the Clippers 68 00:05:25.920 --> 00:05:31.079 won that game, I got calls on Clippers Talk that why are asking me 69 00:05:31.800 --> 00:05:36.720 as if I had the answers, why wasn't the Vita Zoobots playing more? 70 00:05:38.680 --> 00:05:43.079 Because it went back to the season before that, and people have been harping 71 00:05:43.120 --> 00:05:47.360 about this with getting on the former coach and Doc Rivers, who we do 72 00:05:47.439 --> 00:05:50.720 love and thank for his time. Here is seven years with the Clippers, 73 00:05:50.720 --> 00:05:56.399 and I wish him the best moving forward with the Philadelphia seventy six ers unless 74 00:05:56.399 --> 00:06:01.000 they're playing the Clippers. But of Vizza, Zubots ended up playing twenty seven 75 00:06:01.000 --> 00:06:05.959 minutes and came off the bench last season he was starting, and there was 76 00:06:06.040 --> 00:06:12.839 just one regular season game last season where Zubots played more than twenty seven minutes 77 00:06:12.879 --> 00:06:19.399 like he did tonight, and it was twenty eight, so he's already looking 78 00:06:19.439 --> 00:06:25.079 to be playing more minutes even though he's subbing in, and Sir Jibaka is 79 00:06:25.120 --> 00:06:29.519 the starter. And what I love about Tyron Lou is how innovative he is. 80 00:06:30.439 --> 00:06:33.480 And if outside the box thinking is a cliche, now, I'm sorry 81 00:06:33.560 --> 00:06:40.920 I used it, because he is very creative offensively, and he is looking 82 00:06:41.360 --> 00:06:46.120 to find the right matchup and looking to find the right energy and spirit out 83 00:06:46.160 --> 00:06:50.199 there. And I think he found something with a Vizza Zubats defensively in the 84 00:06:50.240 --> 00:06:54.959 second half, and he left him in for a good chunk of minutes well 85 00:06:55.000 --> 00:06:58.720 into the fourth quarter. Eventually, Sir Jebaka came back in with about five 86 00:06:58.759 --> 00:07:02.120 minutes left in the fourth and well, he had a nice block at Blacka 87 00:07:02.240 --> 00:07:05.399 showed up. You'll hear that call from Noah Eagle later in the show, 88 00:07:05.920 --> 00:07:11.560 but he made a big impact as well. He had fifteen points, so 89 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:15.680 right at his average from last season with the Toronto Raptors, but on five 90 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:17.920 of seven shooting, he had eight points in the first five minutes at Blacka. 91 00:07:18.000 --> 00:07:23.920 Did he did his thing. He looked comfortable early and it helps when 92 00:07:23.920 --> 00:07:28.680 you have a former teammate that's now a current teammate and Kawhi Leonard. They're 93 00:07:28.720 --> 00:07:31.600 back together. The band is back together, and there's just something different about 94 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:38.360 Kawhi Leonard's demeanor. We've seen it all through training camp and Tyron Lewis talked 95 00:07:38.360 --> 00:07:44.160 about how he's not just leading by example, he's leading vocally out there. 96 00:07:45.079 --> 00:07:47.920 And it's something that was a storyline or a narrative that came out of last 97 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:53.759 season. Where was the leadership? Where was the chemistry and continuity? And 98 00:07:53.879 --> 00:07:57.560 guys have been talking about it a lot during training camp, which has only 99 00:07:57.560 --> 00:08:03.160 been two weeks. It's a truncated precede as an abbreviated training camp and they 100 00:08:03.199 --> 00:08:07.079 went oh and three in the preseason the Clippers. Did they look like that 101 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:09.639 tonight? Did they look like that team? They had told you already that 102 00:08:09.759 --> 00:08:15.720 we're better than how we've looked so far. But teams use the preseason for 103 00:08:15.800 --> 00:08:18.759 different things to work on, like playing a zone when you really haven't practiced 104 00:08:18.759 --> 00:08:24.959 it much. And they got lit up. And I'm guessing someone like Toron 105 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:28.160 lou is not going to show his full hand. It's gonna play his cards 106 00:08:28.199 --> 00:08:33.000 close to his chest during the preseason to not give the enemy, the opponents 107 00:08:33.039 --> 00:08:37.360 anything to work on going into Game one, and I thought from the outset 108 00:08:37.720 --> 00:08:41.080 scoring thirty nine points in that first quarter, it's like when an offense in 109 00:08:41.080 --> 00:08:46.360 the NFL has those scripted plays to start off an opening drive, and they 110 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:50.519 look miraculous and they look like they won't be able to stopped, to be 111 00:08:50.559 --> 00:08:54.120 stopped in the game. The same thing happened with the Clippers in the first 112 00:08:54.200 --> 00:09:00.399 quarter, where it looked like the team we could see more consistently later on 113 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:05.320 in the season, where they were going off the game plan and the philosophies 114 00:09:05.320 --> 00:09:09.240 of Tehron lou which which are many, but some of his principles include, 115 00:09:09.320 --> 00:09:13.480 well, better ball movement. This was a team that was in the bottom 116 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:18.759 ten last season the Clippers in assists per game, and they've stressed this during 117 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:22.399 training camp as well. In fact, Kawhi Leonard has said, we played 118 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:28.759 too much iso ball last season. That's a leadership moment because a superstar saying 119 00:09:28.799 --> 00:09:31.679 that means I want the ball in my hands less. At times, you 120 00:09:31.720 --> 00:09:37.080 don't hear that a lot. That's how I translate that, because usually it's 121 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:39.480 him or PG thirteen playing that isol ball, which they're great at. And 122 00:09:39.519 --> 00:09:45.000 obviously Kawhi Leonard, and he had a couple of his patent hit mid rage 123 00:09:45.120 --> 00:09:50.639 turnaround Michael Jordan esque jumpers late in the game to seal it. But that's 124 00:09:50.639 --> 00:09:56.240 a big part of his arsenal offensively, and he is unstoppable in the mid 125 00:09:56.320 --> 00:10:03.120 range. He's the master of the mid range. But offense wasn't maximized consistently 126 00:10:03.279 --> 00:10:07.120 enough last season, and I think that's gonna change under Tyron Loeu and this 127 00:10:07.240 --> 00:10:11.399 coaching staff. And we got a glimpse of that tonight. Also because they 128 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:18.120 attempted forty three pointers. That's different we didn't see even though they had good 129 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:20.840 three point shooters just like they do this season, last season, they didn't 130 00:10:20.840 --> 00:10:26.480 attempt that many very often. And let me give you the stat for why 131 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:28.879 you should attempt more threes. And this is what has changed the game. 132 00:10:28.960 --> 00:10:33.759 It's the math. It's the analytics. Some people don't like them because they 133 00:10:33.759 --> 00:10:37.200 don't like doing math. I don't either, but I'm willing to accept it 134 00:10:37.279 --> 00:10:39.960 because every guy in the front office now can do this stuff. It's where 135 00:10:39.960 --> 00:10:45.960 the NBA game has evolved. They've unlocked something because of mathematics. And this 136 00:10:46.039 --> 00:10:50.840 is it right here. When you shoot thirty three percent from three that's below 137 00:10:50.919 --> 00:10:56.879 league average, which is about thirty five thirty six percent. Thirty three percent 138 00:10:56.919 --> 00:11:01.120 from three equals fifty percent from two, So even when you're off, even 139 00:11:01.159 --> 00:11:05.840 if you're shooting a high volume amount of three pointers, they can still help 140 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:11.039 you. It's changed the game, and I think the Clippers going fourteen to 141 00:11:11.159 --> 00:11:13.919 forty it's just thirty five percent, but that was big. And it's also 142 00:11:13.960 --> 00:11:18.120 about the spacing and stretching the floor, which is something they can do much 143 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:20.799 better now because of Sir Jebaca. They can play five out. That means 144 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:24.840 they can have five shooters on the floor at once. We didn't get to 145 00:11:24.840 --> 00:11:30.759 see enough of that last season. And I love Monster Tress, but he's 146 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:33.600 with the Lakers now. I could still root for him when he's not going 147 00:11:33.639 --> 00:11:35.840 up against the Clippers. But I think part of the reason of beats the 148 00:11:35.919 --> 00:11:41.240 Zubots is playing more minutes is because Tress is no longer the guy coming off 149 00:11:41.240 --> 00:11:45.240 the bench, and Sir Jebacca, if he's that replacement for not only Tress 150 00:11:45.240 --> 00:11:50.200 but also losing Jamichael Green, he can be a huge upgrade for this team. 151 00:11:50.240 --> 00:11:54.279 And he only played twenty one minutes tonight and he's just getting accustomed to 152 00:11:54.320 --> 00:11:56.840 this team, just like a lot of the rest of the players are because 153 00:11:56.919 --> 00:12:01.600 it's a very different offense. But when they needed buckets, they could get 154 00:12:01.639 --> 00:12:05.840 him with PG thirteen and Kawhi Leonard your superstars, And to me, the 155 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:11.759 ceiling for the Clippers is dependent upon what we saw tonight, and it reaffirmed 156 00:12:11.759 --> 00:12:18.039 the fact that I truly believe if Paul George can play like this, can 157 00:12:18.679 --> 00:12:22.279 finish top five in MVP like he did a couple of seasons ago when he 158 00:12:22.320 --> 00:12:26.279 finished third. If he can play to this level, the Clippers can be 159 00:12:26.320 --> 00:12:30.919 the best team in the NBA. They have to develop that continuity and consistency 160 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:33.480 throughout the season, and then we got to see it in the playoffs. 161 00:12:33.480 --> 00:12:37.039 But PG thirteen, to me, is the difference maker because I know what 162 00:12:37.039 --> 00:12:39.960 I'm getting from Kawhi Leonard, I know what I'm getting from a lot of 163 00:12:41.000 --> 00:12:45.600 guys on this roster. But if he's healthy and he's looking this good and 164 00:12:45.679 --> 00:12:48.919 we've seen it, we saw it in Spurts last season. But I think 165 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:52.240 because those shoulders have healed, this could be the new Paul George. He 166 00:12:52.279 --> 00:12:56.120 could be even better than he was two years ago. With the OKAC thunder 167 00:12:56.639 --> 00:13:01.080 all right, Clippers win one sixteen to one o nine over the Lakers in 168 00:13:01.240 --> 00:13:05.279 Game one of the regular season. Coming up, you'll hear from Paul George. 169 00:13:05.919 --> 00:13:09.840 We'll also get you postgame audio from the new head coach, Toronto lou 170 00:13:11.440 --> 00:13:13.600 and we'll get to your phone calls here at eight six six nine eight seven 171 00:13:15.279 --> 00:13:22.120 two five seventy. This is Clipper stock. I'm Adam Oslind and you're listening 172 00:13:22.159 --> 00:13:33.720 to a M five seventy LA sports stagger. Paul George is the official home 173 00:13:33.840 --> 00:13:41.360 of your LA Clippers. Don't miss a moment of Clippers basketball all season long. 174 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.480 Paul George had thirty three points on just eighteen shots, and the Clippers 175 00:13:52.519 --> 00:13:58.440 would win Game one of this regular season against Los Angeles Lakers with a final 176 00:13:58.519 --> 00:14:03.960 score of one sixteen to one oh nine. This is Clippers talk. I'm 177 00:14:03.960 --> 00:14:07.559 out of Moslin to eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Eight 178 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.720 six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Someone else 179 00:14:11.799 --> 00:14:20.600 I have to mention here who provided a classic Whitlock, No classic Patrick Beverley 180 00:14:20.799 --> 00:14:26.320 like performance, because the numbers weren't huge even though he did have ten points, 181 00:14:26.399 --> 00:14:28.720 and he's not exactly known for his scoring. It's about the defense. 182 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:35.720 It's about doing the little things, and the little things include four offensive rebounds. 183 00:14:37.279 --> 00:14:43.559 He had six boards total that tied for the team lead tonight Patrick Beverly, 184 00:14:43.000 --> 00:14:46.200 and he had a couple of offensive rebounds late in the fourth quarter that 185 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:52.519 were huge difference makers down the stretch when the Lakers were trying to get some 186 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:58.799 extra possessions in there, it was Patrick Beverly extending possessions for the Clippers on 187 00:14:58.960 --> 00:15:03.320 offense where and though I think on one of them at least they didn't convert 188 00:15:03.000 --> 00:15:07.440 that extra opportunity, but it still ran the clock another twenty four seconds. 189 00:15:09.200 --> 00:15:11.360 That's a big deal. Kawhi Leonard. By the way, it was ten 190 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:16.000 of twenty six with twenty six points. Wasn't his best performance when he had 191 00:15:16.039 --> 00:15:20.960 to turn it on early in the third quarter. He had nine points coming 192 00:15:20.960 --> 00:15:24.480 out of the gate when the Clippers were only up by two, showing that 193 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:31.080 leadership that was leading by example. But then he also had a couple turnaround 194 00:15:31.080 --> 00:15:35.559 fadeaway jumpers late in the fourth quarter to put the game away after Paul George 195 00:15:35.080 --> 00:15:41.360 really asserted himself well and just showed exactly why the Clippers extended him four years 196 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:48.159 for one hundred and ninety million PG. Thirteen At his best is that six 197 00:15:48.279 --> 00:15:52.399 nine Steph Curry. He was five of eight from distance. I wouldn't mind 198 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:56.360 if he took a couple more three pointers in the game. Tajis in Walnut 199 00:15:56.480 --> 00:16:00.559 tags. You're on clipper stock with Adam Oslin. How are you quote? 200 00:16:00.679 --> 00:16:06.519 What's up? Hey, Adam. Good to be calling in and hear you 201 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:14.240 again. I was. He talked about a lot of the things that about 202 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.879 Tarron Lou about him wanting a great ball movement, and I think we saw 203 00:16:18.919 --> 00:16:22.919 that already today. That was good to see. And I want to talk 204 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:29.320 about the two signings of Bacca and Luke Kennard. I think that with Bacca 205 00:16:29.799 --> 00:16:36.000 we get that stretch five, and not only I think that's part of the 206 00:16:36.039 --> 00:16:41.320 reason why he decided to start him over Zoo back, because maybe it'll give 207 00:16:41.799 --> 00:16:45.279 Kawai and PG some more room to operate without and they could drive without the 208 00:16:45.320 --> 00:16:51.639 pain getting clogged. And not to say that Zubak won't play more, but 209 00:16:51.720 --> 00:16:56.159 I think it's just, you know, a different look for opposing teams and 210 00:16:56.879 --> 00:17:00.879 with It's kind of crazy to think that the starting five of the Clippers are. 211 00:17:00.759 --> 00:17:03.759 They all can shoot the three, and not only on the office end, 212 00:17:03.799 --> 00:17:10.240 but the defensive end. They'll they'll be one of the best defensive starting 213 00:17:10.240 --> 00:17:14.480 lineups as well. So when you have offense and defense, it looks pretty 214 00:17:14.920 --> 00:17:21.720 amazing right now. And Luke Kennard, I think I think that last year. 215 00:17:22.400 --> 00:17:25.640 For the past few years, lou Williams has had a lot of pressure 216 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:30.799 to create off the bench and being the one pretty much players who's had to 217 00:17:30.839 --> 00:17:33.119 create has been putting a lot of pressure on him. I think Luke will 218 00:17:33.200 --> 00:17:37.839 kind of take some of that pressure off and you'll see it more as a 219 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:42.160 season progresses. You'll see more of his playmaking skills, and I think you 220 00:17:42.160 --> 00:17:45.440 saw a little bit today. He was a little tentative, but you'll see 221 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:52.559 a lot more coming from him the pages the season progresses. And good calling 222 00:17:52.559 --> 00:17:56.400 in again at him and good good hearing from you guys. Good to hear 223 00:17:56.440 --> 00:17:59.759 from you, two tages. Happy holidays. We'll talk to you all season 224 00:17:59.799 --> 00:18:04.000 long. Heron Clippers stock tags is a regular Luke Kannard just four points, 225 00:18:04.039 --> 00:18:08.720 two of six shooting, seemed a little bit hesitant offensively and had some good 226 00:18:08.720 --> 00:18:12.240 looks that just didn't fall for him an open three point late in the game. 227 00:18:12.640 --> 00:18:15.920 That was a nice pass at the end of the third quarter that just 228 00:18:17.000 --> 00:18:19.200 didn't fall. But he's a sharp shooter from the outside. If you don't 229 00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:23.599 know that, he was basically a fifty forty ninety guy last season, what 230 00:18:23.640 --> 00:18:27.160 does that mean? He shot fifty percent from the field, forty percent from 231 00:18:27.160 --> 00:18:32.519 three, ninety percent from the free throw line. But as tags just brought 232 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:37.000 up there, his passing, his playmaking made me more valuable than anything else 233 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:42.279 he brings offensively because it's so needed on this Clippers team without that traditional prototypical 234 00:18:42.359 --> 00:18:47.920 point guard. Now, he had just two assists in this game, but 235 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:56.079 somebody else who has averaged over five assists at six nine and he's done it 236 00:18:56.240 --> 00:19:00.480 four times in his career. Nicholas Patum played twenty eight minutes, had just 237 00:19:00.559 --> 00:19:04.359 three points it was a three pointer, but had six assists in the ball 238 00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:10.640 game. He led the Clippers and assists. They had twenty two on forty 239 00:19:10.640 --> 00:19:14.759 four Maids shots, so half of their shots were assisted. That's only going 240 00:19:14.799 --> 00:19:18.359 to get better until the ball movement in the opening quarter, right out of 241 00:19:18.400 --> 00:19:25.680 the gate, where you have that game plan going in. They executed that 242 00:19:25.759 --> 00:19:29.160 to perfection. That's how they got up by twenty two points early on. 243 00:19:29.359 --> 00:19:33.119 It was the ball movement. They still had sixteen turnovers, you want to 244 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:37.839 get that down, but the Lakers had nineteen in the ball game. Morris 245 00:19:37.880 --> 00:19:41.400 in Long Beach, Morris here on Clippers style without aim as a revenge to 246 00:19:41.559 --> 00:19:47.920 it. It reminds me of you remember back in the day when Philadelphia was 247 00:19:48.000 --> 00:19:53.200 up to love on Portland, Okay, and they lost that threies four two, 248 00:19:53.599 --> 00:19:56.880 and doctor Doctor J told the people of the fans, told the fans 249 00:19:56.880 --> 00:20:00.640 in Philadelphia, we owe you one. And I believe that's what the Clippers 250 00:20:00.720 --> 00:20:04.000 feel right now. I believe they feel they old the fans of LA you 251 00:20:04.000 --> 00:20:07.160 know, a little bit better performance and what we've gotten here historically. And 252 00:20:07.160 --> 00:20:10.799 I'm gonna be honest with you, Adam, I didn't expect the Clipper was 253 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:14.160 to win to night. I just didn't expect him to win. The Lakers 254 00:20:14.200 --> 00:20:17.240 just won the World Championship. They got them big old giant diamond rings, 255 00:20:17.440 --> 00:20:19.160 and the Clippers didn't have a good preseason, so none of us knew what 256 00:20:19.200 --> 00:20:22.720 to expect. And then the next thing you know, we're watching the game 257 00:20:22.799 --> 00:20:26.599 and they doubling them up and when the lake was made a run Tlippers didn't 258 00:20:26.599 --> 00:20:30.200 get good. Just just dig your own little thing. Win the game. 259 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:33.359 I wasn't pressed because I didn't expect him to win. So we'll see what 260 00:20:33.400 --> 00:20:37.200 happens. But I like to pick up Surgibaka because in the NBA you need 261 00:20:37.240 --> 00:20:40.279 some big bodies. You need some big bodies, and I like him always 262 00:20:40.279 --> 00:20:42.440 have Okay, Adam, stay bless and stay healthy. Talk to you lady. 263 00:20:42.640 --> 00:20:45.559 We like you, Morris and your phone calls here on Clippers Talk. 264 00:20:47.480 --> 00:20:51.960 Yeah, a lot was made of them going oh and three in the preseason, 265 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:56.440 but normally what happens in the preseason stays there. Something that didn't was 266 00:20:56.519 --> 00:21:00.240 Sweet Lou Williams, who still looks hot from the field. I know he 267 00:21:00.279 --> 00:21:04.119 was just four of nine, but two of four from distance had eleven points. 268 00:21:04.400 --> 00:21:08.960 I believe in the three preseason games he was twelve of fourteen from the 269 00:21:10.000 --> 00:21:15.640 floor, So that early hot shooting from Sweet Loew Williams could be something to 270 00:21:15.680 --> 00:21:19.640 watch here. And somebody else who is notorious for getting off to slow starts 271 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:26.160 from beyond the yark is Patrick Beverly, who look from December on last season 272 00:21:26.279 --> 00:21:30.359 he shot forty six percent from three The problem was before that he was shooting 273 00:21:30.359 --> 00:21:34.000 about twenty percent. Now he still ended up around thirty nine percent on the 274 00:21:34.039 --> 00:21:38.200 season, But imagine if he gets off to a hot start and continues that 275 00:21:38.240 --> 00:21:42.519 throughout the season and he was two of five from distance. Two of his 276 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:49.599 four point makes were three pointers. Bill in Irvine, Bill, what's up? 277 00:21:49.640 --> 00:21:53.240 You're on Clippers side without of Oslin. How's it going? Good to 278 00:21:53.279 --> 00:21:57.119 have you on? Bill? What's up are you doing? Everything's a good 279 00:21:57.119 --> 00:22:00.960 Bill? Clippers win one sixteen, one on nine over the Lakers. What 280 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:07.079 do you think? Oh? Bill? All right, we'll try to reconnect 281 00:22:07.200 --> 00:22:11.000 with Bill and Irvine coming up. By the way, you will hear from 282 00:22:11.000 --> 00:22:15.559 PG thirteen Paul George and your player of the game. Twenty six of his 283 00:22:15.720 --> 00:22:22.119 thirty three points came in the second half, but it was that eight minutes 284 00:22:22.160 --> 00:22:26.400 stretched from the end of the third carrying over into the fourth quarter, where 285 00:22:26.400 --> 00:22:32.200 he scored nineteen points. That was everything for the Clippers, because after being 286 00:22:32.279 --> 00:22:36.519 up by twenty two early, it turned into a game where the Lakers were 287 00:22:36.599 --> 00:22:41.279 up midway through the third and they were feeling good about themselves. These are 288 00:22:41.319 --> 00:22:44.160 the type of games you want to win, though, because you want to 289 00:22:44.200 --> 00:22:47.640 win every game, the style of win, the type of win. This 290 00:22:47.839 --> 00:22:51.480 was for the Clippers because they had to face adversity. Even though they were 291 00:22:51.519 --> 00:22:55.160 up twenty two points in the first quarter, they were eventually down in the 292 00:22:55.240 --> 00:23:00.640 third. And I'm sure that could present some doubt that could set in at 293 00:23:00.680 --> 00:23:07.519 some point, but Paul George rose to the occasion. Bill, let's try 294 00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:12.279 it again, Bill and Irvine, you're on Clippers Talk, guys, hear 295 00:23:12.319 --> 00:23:18.680 me, now we hear your bill. Go ahead, dear lord, Bill 296 00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:26.240 dropped. Why you gotta be the grinch here? Bill eight six six nine 297 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:32.200 eight seven two five seventy. The Clippers were the grinch on ring ceremony night 298 00:23:32.279 --> 00:23:36.799 for the Los Angeles Lakers. They played spoiler coming back here on Clippers Talk. 299 00:23:37.400 --> 00:23:41.079 You will hear from Paul George. He had thirty three points in the 300 00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:45.319 victory opening night in the NBA season, just two games tonight, the Clippers 301 00:23:45.359 --> 00:23:52.160 were the nightcap. Just like last season, they beat the Lakers opening night, 302 00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:56.240 Lakers with the champs. You gotta give him that. They pulled it 303 00:23:56.319 --> 00:24:00.680 out in Orlando, but it's a new season. Tyron Loose said that earlier 304 00:24:00.759 --> 00:24:03.279 today they get their rings, but then as soon as the ball goes up. 305 00:24:03.440 --> 00:24:07.480 It's a new year, it's a new season, and the Clippers have 306 00:24:07.559 --> 00:24:12.799 a new coaching staff and a few really important players that they added. All 307 00:24:12.880 --> 00:24:15.839 right, more Clippers saw coming up eight six six nine eight seven two five 308 00:24:17.039 --> 00:24:19.799 seventy. I'm out of Moslins and this is AM five seventy LA Sports. 309 00:24:26.640 --> 00:24:32.920 What is every moment all season long on their officials? Why letters sends it 310 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:37.440 back home? But the Clippers still not come in here? I don't know. 311 00:24:37.480 --> 00:24:41.400 The left wing with about bass to Nick Quittum just outside the yard, 312 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:44.640 puts down with the right hand, feats George catching shoot right wing three, 313 00:24:44.720 --> 00:24:47.359 it's on the way. Oh he got it again. Counting in a foul 314 00:24:48.960 --> 00:24:57.279 PG thirteen a chance for a thirty spot on opening night, and Paul George 315 00:24:57.319 --> 00:25:03.519 would deliver with thirty three points, twenty six of those in the second half. 316 00:25:03.680 --> 00:25:07.960 Kawhi had twenty six so PG thirteen and Kawhi the two one three connection 317 00:25:07.960 --> 00:25:14.920 they combined for fifty nine points. Lebron James just twenty two points on seven 318 00:25:15.000 --> 00:25:19.359 of seventeen shooting. Last season in four matchups with your Los Angeles Clippers, 319 00:25:19.480 --> 00:25:25.880 Lebron shot under forty percent. Anthony Davis in this game, just eighteen points 320 00:25:26.039 --> 00:25:29.799 in thirty one minutes on eight of fifteen shooting. I want to say all 321 00:25:29.960 --> 00:25:33.279 eight of those makes by him, though we're in the mid range, which 322 00:25:33.400 --> 00:25:37.839 is something he really showed off at a high efficiency rate once he got in 323 00:25:37.920 --> 00:25:41.759 the bubble. But the Clippers win game one of the start of this new 324 00:25:41.799 --> 00:25:45.759 regular season one sixteen to one oh nine over the Lakers eight six six nine 325 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:49.960 eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. 326 00:25:51.039 --> 00:25:56.400 Is the phone number before we go to Paul George postgame? Oh, it's 327 00:25:56.480 --> 00:26:03.759 Jeff and Tarzana. Jeff, how are you, Jeffrey? Maybe it wasn't 328 00:26:03.799 --> 00:26:08.960 Bill. We'll fix the phone lines while we get to that. Though, 329 00:26:10.559 --> 00:26:15.759 Paul George was on TNT post game after his thirty three point performance, and 330 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:21.839 here he was talking with the TNT crew PG thanks a lot for joining us. 331 00:26:22.960 --> 00:26:23.880 Tell me about the v and floor of this game for you. A 332 00:26:23.960 --> 00:26:29.400 seven point first half and then twenty six in the second half. I just 333 00:26:29.480 --> 00:26:32.720 allowed the game to come to me. I thought I put a lot of 334 00:26:33.000 --> 00:26:37.680 just pressure on myself to score. I got into a good rhythm of making 335 00:26:37.720 --> 00:26:41.759 plays for the team. That's how I played. That's how I catch fire. 336 00:26:41.839 --> 00:26:44.920 I let the game come to me. I took the shots when they 337 00:26:44.960 --> 00:26:48.160 were available, and I didn't press. I thought that was the biggest thing. 338 00:26:48.200 --> 00:26:49.880 I didn't press for shots. Oh, we know what you did last 339 00:26:49.960 --> 00:26:52.039 year. We're not gonna talk about last year. But you know, we 340 00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:56.200 think you could have played better. But you started out of the season from 341 00:26:56.279 --> 00:26:57.400 thirty three points. You think you can keep this going. I think you 342 00:26:57.440 --> 00:27:00.319 can keep this going all year. Uh yeah, I mean, you know, 343 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:03.799 one of your biggest supporters. Thirty three is easy for you. I 344 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:07.160 think you can do this every night. This is man, y'all. Y'all 345 00:27:07.160 --> 00:27:11.680 don't know man coming off to show the surgeries ain't easy. I'm two years 346 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.839 removed. I had a heck of an off season coming into this year where 347 00:27:15.839 --> 00:27:18.480 I was able to train and get back on the floor and play basketball coming 348 00:27:18.480 --> 00:27:22.680 into the season. So I'm just in a good headspace. I'm in a 349 00:27:22.720 --> 00:27:26.759 good physical space, you know, and I put a lot of work coming 350 00:27:26.799 --> 00:27:30.519 into this year. You know, Paul, I hate when guys come out 351 00:27:30.599 --> 00:27:36.279 and talk about double standards for players when when they get traded and things like 352 00:27:36.440 --> 00:27:41.160 that. Do you think there was a disconnect with the preferential treatment for you 353 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:44.440 in Kauhi last year. That was the rumors. We don't know what's true, 354 00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:47.880 but with a lot of stuff said that you guys got preferential treatment. 355 00:27:48.000 --> 00:27:52.480 Was that Was that true or not true? I mean, as you know, 356 00:27:52.640 --> 00:27:56.359 Charles, the dudes that put in the work, that built themselves up 357 00:27:56.400 --> 00:28:00.200 to be where they yet it's a reason they get to that level. They 358 00:28:00.279 --> 00:28:03.480 know what they need and they know what makes them play at a high level. 359 00:28:03.559 --> 00:28:08.799 So whoever that offends, you know, we ain't have that issue right 360 00:28:08.839 --> 00:28:15.559 now in this locker room. So yeah, before my question, because I've 361 00:28:15.559 --> 00:28:18.519 been the other guy, like, if you have a problem with somebody getting 362 00:28:18.519 --> 00:28:22.160 preferencial cheatment, then just put more working. I mean, that's the NBA. 363 00:28:22.200 --> 00:28:26.960 It's not college, it's not high guys. Do get prefer We'll talk 364 00:28:26.000 --> 00:28:30.880 about it because it works both ways. Because you have the article about James 365 00:28:30.920 --> 00:28:33.440 Harden correct, Yeah, but you get preferential treat Yeah, but you don't 366 00:28:33.440 --> 00:28:38.160 get to abuse it. But you have to be all get well, it'll 367 00:28:38.200 --> 00:28:44.359 get which about these foods. But honestly that that's that's comical to me to 368 00:28:44.440 --> 00:28:47.240 hear that. If I was on the Paul team, I would feel upset. 369 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:49.480 But anyway, I think one thing that you have to concentrate. You 370 00:28:49.559 --> 00:28:53.599 said you let the game comes to come to you. I think you know 371 00:28:53.680 --> 00:28:57.079 this is a this is a question and a comment. I think at times 372 00:28:57.880 --> 00:29:02.079 you shouldn't let the game come team. I think that you're good enough player. 373 00:29:02.200 --> 00:29:06.160 Do you think at times that's happens when you guys get stagnant last year, 374 00:29:06.319 --> 00:29:07.759 that you were letting it come to you? So I think that you 375 00:29:07.880 --> 00:29:11.319 have to find a happy medium between the two. Oh. I mean, 376 00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:15.079 well, when I say that, I don't mean that I'm not gonna be 377 00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:18.640 aggressive. I'm talking about aggressive to shoot the ball. I'm gonna be aggressive 378 00:29:18.680 --> 00:29:22.519 to make plays. As I tried to get my teammate shots getting into paint, 379 00:29:22.559 --> 00:29:26.000 I was aggressive trying to get into pink make plays. But I'm not 380 00:29:26.039 --> 00:29:30.119 gonna be out here just trying to jack up shots just because I'm Paul George 381 00:29:30.160 --> 00:29:33.200 on the floor, you know what I mean. I'm gonna use I'm gonna 382 00:29:33.200 --> 00:29:36.200 get myself up on plays to try to create double teams, try to create 383 00:29:37.000 --> 00:29:40.640 rotations and play from there. And if I got one on one situations, 384 00:29:40.680 --> 00:29:45.000 I'm gonna take them an efficient thirty three point night, thirteen out of eighteen, 385 00:29:45.240 --> 00:29:48.759 five out of eight from deep, and a win over the Lakers on 386 00:29:49.079 --> 00:29:52.160 ring night. Paul George thanks a lot for joining us. We appreciate you. 387 00:29:52.279 --> 00:29:56.160 Appreciate you, guys. Thug you. There was PG thirteen courtesy of 388 00:29:56.240 --> 00:30:02.920 T and T Sports in talking about him not pressing and letting the game come 389 00:30:03.000 --> 00:30:04.279 to him, I said that in the first segment, that's what it looked 390 00:30:04.319 --> 00:30:08.839 like because he only attempted six shots in the first half. Second half twelve 391 00:30:10.000 --> 00:30:15.519 shots. I think he made all but one of them. That's how hot 392 00:30:15.640 --> 00:30:18.279 he got. And it was during that eight minute stretch where he had nineteen 393 00:30:18.359 --> 00:30:22.640 points where the game really turned back in the clippers favor after they were up 394 00:30:22.640 --> 00:30:26.559 by as many as twenty two early on. But as they always say, 395 00:30:26.559 --> 00:30:30.279 it's a game of runs. I didn't feel like that anyone should get comfortable 396 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:33.799 yet it's too early. When you're up twenty in the first quarter, that's 397 00:30:33.920 --> 00:30:37.400 meaningless to me. But the Clippers come through late, they hit the big 398 00:30:37.519 --> 00:30:42.119 shots, they kept the Lakers within arm's length and at bay, and they 399 00:30:42.160 --> 00:30:47.200 would go on to win one sixteen to one zero nine. Not b Ae 400 00:30:47.440 --> 00:30:53.119 either, coming up next We'll talk about Friday's game on Christmas Day as the 401 00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:57.400 revenge tour continues. Who's up next? Oh? The Denver Nuggets. Yes, 402 00:30:57.599 --> 00:31:03.640 the team the Clippers loss of three one lead against in Denver. The 403 00:31:03.720 --> 00:31:08.920 Clippers are taking on Yokich and Michael Porter Jr. Jamal Murray. I wonder 404 00:31:08.960 --> 00:31:14.119 if he can translate some of that hot shooting from the bubble to the regular, 405 00:31:14.279 --> 00:31:18.920 more regular NBA season. Although they are in that thin air, that's 406 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:22.279 an advantage too. They're good at home, but the Clippers looked real good 407 00:31:22.319 --> 00:31:26.279 when it mattered most. They're one and all on the season. More Clipper 408 00:31:26.319 --> 00:31:30.039 stock coming up next, We'll try Jeff and Tarzana again. We got to 409 00:31:30.119 --> 00:31:33.200 test this stuff out. Is our first Clipper Stalk show. Is it working, 410 00:31:34.599 --> 00:31:38.920 Bob are? We're ready? More Clippers Stalk next. I'm out of 411 00:31:40.000 --> 00:31:49.440 Oslin and this is a five seventy LA Sports Nagger Paul George. This is 412 00:31:49.519 --> 00:31:56.039 the official home of your LA Clippers. Don't miss a moment of Clippers basketball 413 00:31:56.240 --> 00:32:00.039 all season long. Tapped for letter, drive down the right alley, spins 414 00:32:00.079 --> 00:32:04.599 against Caruso, gets in the land, puts it in cutting in a foul 415 00:32:04.720 --> 00:32:09.000 Kawhi Leonard with a lefty delivery, pooping harp for number two and the claw 416 00:32:09.119 --> 00:32:14.839 in double figures. We'll go to the line for one more Kawhi. Leonard 417 00:32:15.200 --> 00:32:19.519 was physical. He had twenty six points on ten of twenty six shooting, 418 00:32:19.680 --> 00:32:23.400 but he was moving bodies out of the way. We all thought was some 419 00:32:23.519 --> 00:32:28.720 of those early pictures that surfaced at a training camp that he put on five 420 00:32:28.799 --> 00:32:35.319 pounds ten pounds of muscle and it showed he was moving guys. This is 421 00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:37.839 Clippers stock. I Metam Moslin. They win one sixteen to one oh nine 422 00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:43.519 over the Los Angeles Lakers. And right now before we get back to the 423 00:32:43.559 --> 00:32:46.240 phone, calls eight six six ninety seven two five seventy across your fingers, 424 00:32:46.880 --> 00:32:52.039 I believe we had far bod essence Sharia on from SI. He's one of 425 00:32:52.119 --> 00:32:58.039 my favorites. Every pre and posts game post he puts up, I have 426 00:32:58.160 --> 00:33:01.039 to read it far bought. Can you hear me, my friend? Your 427 00:33:01.359 --> 00:33:05.519 voice got really really far away for some reason, it was perfectly fine like 428 00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:09.319 three seconds ago. How about now? Can you hear me now? The 429 00:33:09.559 --> 00:33:14.160 same thing? But I'll do my best. Well, I'm just gonna scream 430 00:33:14.319 --> 00:33:16.920 and sound like a bigger idiot than usual here, far Bod, But the 431 00:33:17.079 --> 00:33:22.319 Clippers were more than Kojin in this game, especially early on they had that 432 00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:27.200 twenty two point lead, and to me, the fact that they had to 433 00:33:27.319 --> 00:33:30.160 face adversity, the fact that they were down in the third quarter, makes 434 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:36.680 this an even better win. In game one, yeah, I mean it 435 00:33:36.839 --> 00:33:39.359 was funny this this game moments had the potential for huge disaster to you know, 436 00:33:39.960 --> 00:33:44.400 Paul George throws the ball at the referee, they have a twenty two 437 00:33:44.440 --> 00:33:45.680 point lead, all of a sudden it's gone, and it's almost like we 438 00:33:45.799 --> 00:33:52.480 have shade the last year. And then it's something Kauai mentioned postgame where he 439 00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:54.720 just kept saying he liked that the team kept playing the right way the whole 440 00:33:54.759 --> 00:33:59.640 time and that they stayed positive. He liked that more than the win. 441 00:34:00.000 --> 00:34:05.319 So I think that is something everybody can kind of look at that this team 442 00:34:05.400 --> 00:34:09.480 has that in them as opposed to possibly last year. Is this game kind 443 00:34:09.519 --> 00:34:15.159 of a microcosm of how the Clippers have to eventually win in the playoffs, 444 00:34:15.199 --> 00:34:20.719 where you get performances like this out of Paul George consistently, Because to me, 445 00:34:20.880 --> 00:34:24.320 if he plays at this MVP level next to Kawhi Leonard. They're right 446 00:34:24.400 --> 00:34:30.159 there as maybe the toughest team to beat in the NBA. Yeah, you 447 00:34:30.199 --> 00:34:34.679 know, it's interesting. I asked Kawai about, you know, Paul George 448 00:34:34.760 --> 00:34:37.639 being a leader, and he kind of showed a little bit more emotion in 449 00:34:37.679 --> 00:34:42.039 the answer than I thought, and he said, just because Paul George made 450 00:34:42.119 --> 00:34:45.000 shots doesn't mean that he's a leader. It's it's all the other things. 451 00:34:45.039 --> 00:34:50.360 Like, it's the communication, and it's the communication of making Kawai's life easier. 452 00:34:50.400 --> 00:34:53.599 And that's a PG tonight, whether or not he makes shots or doesn't, 453 00:34:54.039 --> 00:35:01.039 And I think him making those shots is a result of that communication. 454 00:35:02.159 --> 00:35:07.039 It's far bought essence. Shari joining me here on Clippers talk after they win 455 00:35:07.119 --> 00:35:09.800 one sixteen to one O nine in Game one of the regular season over the 456 00:35:09.880 --> 00:35:14.920 Los Angeles Lakers. Far bought. I thought. One of the more interesting 457 00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:19.559 wrinkles we saw right off the bat from a Tyron lou coach Clippers team was 458 00:35:19.599 --> 00:35:23.880 a Vizza Zubots playing twenty seven minutes while coming off the bench. There was 459 00:35:23.920 --> 00:35:29.599 only one time in the regular season all of last year where Vizza Zubots played 460 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:36.880 more than twenty seven minutes of the game. Helu Tylou was at that postcape 461 00:35:37.039 --> 00:35:39.360 and he said Zoo had earned those minutes to play in the fourth quarter. 462 00:35:39.960 --> 00:35:44.800 And I think every Clipper fan probably had a huge sigh of relief when they 463 00:35:44.880 --> 00:35:46.960 heard that, because everybody's been wanting to have Zoo play fourth quarter minutes. 464 00:35:50.400 --> 00:35:54.119 Sir Gebaka who got the start with the Clippers, and that was somewhat of 465 00:35:54.159 --> 00:35:57.960 a surprise for a lot of people that he was going to be the starting 466 00:35:58.079 --> 00:36:00.679 center. He played less minutes twenty one, still got in the game late 467 00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:07.280 and was effective out there, fifteen points on just seven shots. Were you 468 00:36:07.400 --> 00:36:10.519 surprised at all that he fit in this seemingly in game one when he didn't 469 00:36:10.519 --> 00:36:15.960 even play the last preseason game. You know, it just seems like Surge 470 00:36:15.039 --> 00:36:20.840 is a smart player too. Kauh I asked for smart players. He wanted 471 00:36:20.920 --> 00:36:25.039 more more IQ and I think he got that in both Batomb and Surge. 472 00:36:25.639 --> 00:36:29.039 And when you're a high IQ player, you can figure out a way to 473 00:36:29.079 --> 00:36:31.599 make yourself fit no matter what. And I think it's it's something you see 474 00:36:31.639 --> 00:36:35.639 with Lebron James too. Anywhere he goes. He figures out a way to 475 00:36:35.719 --> 00:36:39.400 make everybody fit better and it's it's just something players with high bass like you 476 00:36:39.480 --> 00:36:43.079 are able to do, and I think that something Surge is able to do 477 00:36:43.159 --> 00:36:47.159 a lot more seamlessly. I thought Luke Kannard looked a little bit tentative offensively, 478 00:36:47.400 --> 00:36:52.599 took just six shots in twenty one minutes, had four points, still 479 00:36:52.679 --> 00:36:55.920 had a nice pass down low to a Vita Zoobots. But in terms of 480 00:36:57.000 --> 00:37:00.519 where this Clipper team wants to go, how critical is he now on this 481 00:37:00.760 --> 00:37:06.480 roster? Also with a contract extension, I mean he's replaced the Landry Shammitt 482 00:37:06.519 --> 00:37:10.480 role as the X factor. So I think Luke is going to be a 483 00:37:10.519 --> 00:37:15.039 big deal on certain games where guys are cold. But right now, you 484 00:37:15.119 --> 00:37:19.719 know PGN Quiet did really well, Sergey bucketted well, so Luke Luke kind 485 00:37:19.760 --> 00:37:23.039 of got saved to by Lou Williams because lu turned it up pretty well tonight. 486 00:37:24.039 --> 00:37:27.599 So I think with Luke it's you're gonna have to be a little bit 487 00:37:27.639 --> 00:37:31.639 patient. He was really, really, really tentative. But at the same 488 00:37:31.719 --> 00:37:36.679 time you have to remember, you know, he hasn't played a game in 489 00:37:36.800 --> 00:37:39.880 a very very long time, so you just have to give him a little 490 00:37:39.880 --> 00:37:45.559 bit more patience. One of their other new guys. The last guy to 491 00:37:45.679 --> 00:37:49.760 join the team during free agency after he was waived by the Charlotte Hornets was 492 00:37:49.880 --> 00:37:53.400 Nicholas Batoum. He started as he had been in the preseason without Marcus Morris, 493 00:37:53.840 --> 00:37:57.559 and he led them with six assists. How does he look to you? 494 00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:00.880 At his age? He's had a lot of my on him, but 495 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:05.000 he only played it in twenty two games last season. Is it not conceivable 496 00:38:05.079 --> 00:38:07.679 that he could be a little bit rejuvenated out there? You know, it 497 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:12.880 was funny, I said on the podcast yesterday, but two my felt like 498 00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:15.280 fans are going to be one way or another with him because he was replacing 499 00:38:15.360 --> 00:38:20.239 Marcus Morris. And it was either fans are going to be very pleased with 500 00:38:20.360 --> 00:38:24.280 him and his decision making or they were going to be incredibly upset. And 501 00:38:24.400 --> 00:38:28.159 he showed today even if he's not, you know, making a bunch of 502 00:38:28.199 --> 00:38:36.800 shots, he makes smart plays. I think he wanted this spot so badly, 503 00:38:36.880 --> 00:38:38.599 and he wasn't in an enviable spot tonight. He kept having a guard 504 00:38:38.639 --> 00:38:44.119 Anthony Davis one on one. I mean he left Charlotte and at the guard 505 00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:47.039 Anthony Davis one on one the very first game with the Clippers. So it's 506 00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:51.119 that was a tough ask for him today. Welcome to the Clippers. Go 507 00:38:51.239 --> 00:38:54.480 guard Anthony Davis shut him down, and Ad did just have eighteen points after 508 00:38:54.519 --> 00:38:59.159 he had thirty five in that final preseason game, went eight of fifteen from 509 00:38:59.199 --> 00:39:02.800 the field. He is far Bodes and Shari covers the Clippers for SI. 510 00:39:02.960 --> 00:39:09.039 Now follow far Board on Twitter at Farboard underscore e far Board, my friend. 511 00:39:09.159 --> 00:39:13.559 We'll talk to you probably next week. So happy holidays, Merry Christmas. 512 00:39:13.599 --> 00:39:16.199 Thanks for coming back. On Clippers Talk, I'm just gonna say the 513 00:39:16.480 --> 00:39:20.840 streak is at one and ozero and I actually predicted them to win by seven 514 00:39:20.960 --> 00:39:24.400 yesterday, which is shocking esctually that I got that to the TA. You 515 00:39:24.519 --> 00:39:30.199 better put that sound on Twitter immediately. Far Bod the Prophet, the oracle 516 00:39:30.519 --> 00:39:37.079 far Bad, thanks again for doing this before we get out of here. 517 00:39:37.199 --> 00:39:39.960 On Clippers Talk, I just I'm intrigued to see if the phones work. 518 00:39:40.159 --> 00:39:47.119 Dan and Diamond Bar Dan, what's up? Hello Dan? I'm here Dan, 519 00:39:47.639 --> 00:39:52.239 Dan, what do you want to say about tonight's win? Hello, 520 00:39:53.719 --> 00:40:00.920 it's turning into damn the phone's app issues. We'll fix those by Friday when 521 00:40:00.000 --> 00:40:05.639 the Clippers are taking on the Denver Nuggets. For that game, we have 522 00:40:05.719 --> 00:40:12.239 your pregame starting at six thirty with Clippers countdown. That means tipoff starts at 523 00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:16.280 seven thirty with your voice of the Clippers. I'm talking about Noah Eagle. 524 00:40:16.920 --> 00:40:21.039 Before we get out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, 525 00:40:21.280 --> 00:40:25.079 Noah Eagle, Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler, the callers, the listeners. 526 00:40:25.239 --> 00:40:30.719 Back here in Burbank, we had Colin ye see yeezy. Our head 527 00:40:30.800 --> 00:40:37.239 engineer at Staples Center was Big Brother Jake again for Game two of the regular 528 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:42.000 season between the Clippers and Denver Nuggets. You come right back here. I 529 00:40:42.119 --> 00:40:45.599 know it's Christmas, but we do have an app. There's an app for 530 00:40:45.679 --> 00:40:51.440 that, the iHeartRadio app. You can listen to in stream games within like 531 00:40:51.519 --> 00:40:55.880 one hundred miles of La so where most Clippers fans are. Your Clippers pregame 532 00:40:55.920 --> 00:41:04.159 show starts at six thirty on Friday. Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas. Until 533 00:41:04.280 --> 00:41:17.880 Christmas. I'm Adam Oslin. We'll talk to you then. This has been 534 00:41:17.960 --> 00:41:24.199 Clippers Tall on the Clippers recap of all the Clippers action on their official home 535 00:41:24.360 --> 00:41:30.199 dynasty. 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