WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:06.040 Got your fall. Now it's time to react to La Clippers basketball. This 2 00:00:06.519 --> 00:00:11.199 is Clippers Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Aslan. 3 00:00:11.359 --> 00:00:14.679 You know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and 4 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:20.559 get the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He makes 5 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:27.280 everything happen. Adam Asley, Paul George, Ben, Steph Curry with a 6 00:00:27.399 --> 00:00:32.159 shot and tonight the six nine Baby Faced Assassin appeared and hit eight of nine 7 00:00:32.200 --> 00:00:37.320 threes and the Clippers would close out the road trip with a strong one twenty 8 00:00:37.320 --> 00:00:42.079 one to ninety nine victory in Cleveland. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm Adam 9 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:45.560 Aslin. To eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six 10 00:00:45.719 --> 00:00:50.320 nine, eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Coming up on 11 00:00:50.359 --> 00:00:53.039 the show. You'll hear from the head coach, toron Loop, post game 12 00:00:53.079 --> 00:00:58.399 and PG thirteen Paul George plus Bill horrenda basketball expert, will be here. 13 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:04.519 But Paul George has this in him. We've seen it. He's been outside 14 00:01:04.519 --> 00:01:08.200 of Stephen Clay. Over the last five years, Stephen Clay, Steph and 15 00:01:08.400 --> 00:01:14.040 Clay, he has been the third best three point shooter. When you account 16 00:01:14.120 --> 00:01:19.000 for volume and the amount of three's taken. He's been the third most efficient 17 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:23.560 three point shooter. And last season I was saying he's a six nine Steph 18 00:01:23.640 --> 00:01:26.920 Curry, and that's what he looks like at times, and I know that's 19 00:01:27.000 --> 00:01:32.719 high praise. And Steph Curry is the greatest shooter off the bounce in NBA 20 00:01:32.840 --> 00:01:34.920 history, which just makes him the greatest shooter of all time. But when 21 00:01:34.959 --> 00:01:40.200 Paul George is in that zone as he was in the second half, or 22 00:01:40.239 --> 00:01:45.159 he hit seven of his eight three pointers, had four of them in the 23 00:01:45.200 --> 00:01:49.400 third quarter where he had sixteen points, and then he had three more in 24 00:01:49.480 --> 00:01:55.760 the fourth quarter where he had nine. So twenty five of his total thirty 25 00:01:55.840 --> 00:02:00.879 six points came in the second half and they were needed. The Cleveland Cavaliers 26 00:02:00.879 --> 00:02:05.359 were not going away. Your Sexton is on fire right now. He had 27 00:02:05.439 --> 00:02:08.599 twenty seven points, just hit one three pointer. But he's playing really good, 28 00:02:08.759 --> 00:02:13.319 even above his average tonight in this one, Darius Garland's been good. 29 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:16.719 He had twenty three points, and believe it or not, Cleveland today today 30 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:21.680 is a playoff team right now, even at ten and twelve in the Eastern 31 00:02:21.680 --> 00:02:25.479 Conference, they're scrappy. They play hard, and I thought with the Clippers 32 00:02:25.520 --> 00:02:30.960 being up thirteen early in the first quarter and then things flipping the other way 33 00:02:31.000 --> 00:02:36.039 where Cleveland was up by four midway through the second after they went on a 34 00:02:36.120 --> 00:02:40.919 sixteen to one run, the Clippers were able to close out the second and 35 00:02:40.960 --> 00:02:46.039 they got up by three. They did a good job, a better job 36 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:50.080 than they did closing out the second quarter last night in Brooklyn. Tonight in 37 00:02:50.159 --> 00:02:53.240 Cleveland. That was huge for them, and they quickly went on a seven 38 00:02:53.319 --> 00:02:57.599 oh run thanks to PG thirteen to start things off on the third quarter. 39 00:02:58.000 --> 00:03:00.759 It was he and Kawhi Leonard. In fact, both of them had ten 40 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:07.000 points in the first quarter. They had outscored about five minutes into the game 41 00:03:07.039 --> 00:03:10.000 the Cleveland Cavaliers by themselves. They had sixteen at one point, the Cavaliers 42 00:03:10.080 --> 00:03:15.919 just fifteen. Kawhi Leonard another solid ball game, twenty four points nine to 43 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:22.039 fourteen. The efficiency plus six boards plus three assists. Did have four turnovers, 44 00:03:22.080 --> 00:03:24.000 struggled in that area a little bit, where he's been so good all 45 00:03:24.000 --> 00:03:28.879 season long. In fact, when it comes to assist to turnover ratio, 46 00:03:29.360 --> 00:03:32.120 the only person better, I believe when it comes to a certain amount, 47 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:37.560 and I think the minimum is one hundred assists or ten games or something like 48 00:03:37.599 --> 00:03:39.280 that. But the only person better has been C. J. McCullum, 49 00:03:39.360 --> 00:03:44.439 who's been injured currently. But Kawhi Leonard is not turning the ball over for 50 00:03:44.439 --> 00:03:47.199 the most part. Had a rough time tonight in that area, but overall 51 00:03:47.800 --> 00:03:53.560 he came through with I think six of his twenty four also in that fourth 52 00:03:53.639 --> 00:03:58.039 quarter. But two players, one who had been struggling really all season, 53 00:03:58.240 --> 00:04:00.879 in Lou Williams, he had his best game, maybe of the year. 54 00:04:01.400 --> 00:04:04.960 I know it wasn't his highest scoring game with fifteen points, but he had 55 00:04:05.039 --> 00:04:09.759 nine of those on the fourth and as Noah Eagles said, he looked comfortable, 56 00:04:10.000 --> 00:04:13.159 He looked in rhythm, he looked in sync with the rest of the 57 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:15.920 offense, and I think a Vizza Zoobots helped him out. The Lu to 58 00:04:16.079 --> 00:04:20.399 Zoo connection is not just about Lou Williams passing it to Zoo, but Zululoo 59 00:04:21.319 --> 00:04:27.000 Vizza Zoo bots, who had a magnificent second half after really struggling in the 60 00:04:27.000 --> 00:04:31.319 first half. He had ten of his sixteen rebounds in the second half, 61 00:04:32.160 --> 00:04:36.160 and of his six offensive rebounds, four of them came in the second half 62 00:04:36.199 --> 00:04:39.600 and on one of them. It was on a Lou Williams miss. He 63 00:04:39.680 --> 00:04:43.759 got it back to sweet Lou Williams who put in the left handed hook shot. 64 00:04:43.759 --> 00:04:47.399 I believe it was then later he hit I think what was the dagger 65 00:04:47.519 --> 00:04:51.120 three at about the four minute mark, where the Clippers were up by as 66 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:57.439 many as twenty three on the Cleveland Cavaliers, who again they played well, 67 00:04:58.040 --> 00:05:01.600 they play hard. You have to put them away. And I was thinking 68 00:05:01.600 --> 00:05:04.199 to myself, they just have to figure out how to get above thirteen. 69 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:08.720 For a while, they just couldn't get past that thirteen number. Whenever they 70 00:05:08.759 --> 00:05:13.920 got there, Cleveland would storm back. It happened even in the third quarter, 71 00:05:14.720 --> 00:05:19.160 which the Clippers ended up ending well with a thirty six point third quarter 72 00:05:19.279 --> 00:05:23.720 thanks to back to back three pointers at the very end that were just insane 73 00:05:23.759 --> 00:05:27.040 by Paul George, one of them a one legged three, and then he 74 00:05:27.120 --> 00:05:30.680 banked one off the backboard to end the third quarter. They ended the second 75 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:33.759 quarter, by the way, with the Nicholas Batoum turn around fade away. 76 00:05:33.839 --> 00:05:38.120 He only made three shots, just seven points, just one three pointer, 77 00:05:38.839 --> 00:05:42.680 but you know his impact, it's bigger than that. Like Pat Bev who 78 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:46.199 they are missing right now, It's bigger than just the stats from Nicholas Batoum. 79 00:05:47.040 --> 00:05:51.879 Serge Ibaka also a big bounce back performance. Didn't play heavy minutes in 80 00:05:51.920 --> 00:05:58.160 the second half, got into foul trouble, but had five of his fourteen 81 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:00.839 points in the third quarter when the Clips made their move and open things up. 82 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:04.519 Went two of three from distance, six of eight from the field after 83 00:06:04.600 --> 00:06:11.399 going just three of eleven from the field yesterday. From the floor when he 84 00:06:11.480 --> 00:06:15.519 had a lot of matchup advantages because the Brooklyn Nets were going small and just 85 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:18.040 missed some easy shots, and that was part of the reason. I think 86 00:06:18.040 --> 00:06:23.040 the Clippers lost that game. And Serge a veteran like that, you know 87 00:06:23.120 --> 00:06:27.040 he's gonna come back and give you a better performance. And it started early 88 00:06:27.160 --> 00:06:30.680 on. I think he had four or five points in the first quarter. 89 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:34.600 It was he, along with Kauai and PG thirteen that got off to a 90 00:06:34.639 --> 00:06:39.759 hot start. Clippers had thirty three points on the first but Cleveland storm back 91 00:06:39.800 --> 00:06:44.120 with that sixteen to one run where for over five minutes at one point in 92 00:06:44.160 --> 00:06:48.040 the second quarter, the Clippers didn't score point, not just a basket, 93 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:50.879 They didn't even get to the free throw line. They went seven minutes without 94 00:06:50.879 --> 00:06:57.240 a field goal until Kawhi Leonard came back into the game at about the five 95 00:06:57.279 --> 00:07:01.920 minute mark of the second quarter hit a bucket. And the variety of ways 96 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:06.439 that Kauai is getting shots is just different than last season. First of all, 97 00:07:06.480 --> 00:07:11.839 he's shooting better from distance over forty percent, about forty two percent from 98 00:07:11.879 --> 00:07:15.120 three, after going three of six tonight from distance, but he had an 99 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:17.759 alley oop, he had one that was a nice pass, and Nicholas but 100 00:07:17.839 --> 00:07:21.720 too him two as he leads the Clippers and assist this season. But it's 101 00:07:21.759 --> 00:07:27.199 not just the mid range. It's not just going to the basket. He's 102 00:07:27.199 --> 00:07:30.199 shooting better from the outside and I think that opens up the rest of his 103 00:07:30.279 --> 00:07:32.879 game and that's why he's been so efficient this season. I think overall with 104 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:38.160 the Clippers, the three point shooting has opened up everything else. As a 105 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:44.160 team, they hit twenty three pointers tonight, twenty of thirty four. That's 106 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:46.839 fifty eight percent from distance. I want to say this is the sixth or 107 00:07:46.959 --> 00:07:53.480 seventh game so far this season where they actually shot better from three than from 108 00:07:53.519 --> 00:07:57.959 two. It is the sixth game in franchise history and second game this season 109 00:07:58.000 --> 00:08:01.360 that the Clippers have made at least twenty three pointers. It's also the Clippers 110 00:08:01.399 --> 00:08:05.319 sixth game this season that they have shot at least fifty percent from beyond the 111 00:08:05.439 --> 00:08:11.439 arc, most such games in the NBA this season. And they are undefeated 112 00:08:11.439 --> 00:08:15.800 coming off a loss. They haven't lost two games in a row all year 113 00:08:15.839 --> 00:08:20.000 long. Those are championship traits. They're six and ozo now coming off a 114 00:08:20.040 --> 00:08:24.319 loss. There I want to say four and oh now on the second game 115 00:08:24.480 --> 00:08:28.759 or three and oz on the second game of a back to back. So 116 00:08:28.959 --> 00:08:33.039 the Clippers, they bounced back. They played well, and they didn't have 117 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:37.159 And I was watching James Worthy the other night talk about this, but he 118 00:08:37.399 --> 00:08:41.000 was obviously speaking to his time as a Laker and how that last game on 119 00:08:41.000 --> 00:08:45.000 a road trip, you already have one foot out the door, you can 120 00:08:45.039 --> 00:08:48.440 smell that home cooking, you're ready to get home, and sometimes you have 121 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.320 a letdown because of that. The Clippers did not. It could have gone 122 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:56.159 that way. Things got a little bit hairy in that second quarter, but 123 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:00.440 they fought back. They closed out the second well, they came into the 124 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:03.440 third with the right mindset that the best third quarter team in the league. 125 00:09:03.480 --> 00:09:07.120 They outscored Cleveland by eleven in the third they were up fourteen going into the 126 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:13.360 fourth and they end up winning by twenty two and PG thirteen stays hot man 127 00:09:13.639 --> 00:09:20.240 on fire. All right, let's go to CJ and Alhambra. CJ, 128 00:09:20.440 --> 00:09:24.600 you're on Clippers stock with Adam Oslin. How are you hey? I'm doing 129 00:09:24.679 --> 00:09:28.840 well. How about you, Adam? Everything's good. CJ, thanks for 130 00:09:28.879 --> 00:09:31.279 asking. What's up? All right, So here's the deal. I'm gonna 131 00:09:31.360 --> 00:09:35.960 talk about this all in all, the four two road trip that we had, 132 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:41.440 but before I do tonight, PG to borrow from Noah Eagle was weighted 133 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:46.240 are in the second half. That guy just lit it up like nobody's business. 134 00:09:46.240 --> 00:09:52.120 You'd think this guy got a one hundred and ninety million dollars raised, 135 00:09:52.240 --> 00:09:58.399 But he and lou Will breaking up Lemon and the Pepper ain't no thing but 136 00:09:58.480 --> 00:10:03.480 a chicken wing baby. He's ready to take his minutes back. But even 137 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:07.600 all that said, you know what, with this road trip, Zoo made 138 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:11.679 a strong case that he wants to be the starting five again. Reggie Jackson. 139 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:16.559 No need to make a trade for a point guard. We could do 140 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:22.639 it in the house. The only one thing that I was a little disappointed 141 00:10:22.679 --> 00:10:26.360 in at him, what was Luke Nard. I know he shot well tonight 142 00:10:26.519 --> 00:10:31.360 from the three, but I really want him to use the force. I 143 00:10:31.480 --> 00:10:33.960 really want him to just come in and say, hey, you know what, 144 00:10:35.519 --> 00:10:39.600 I am ready to shoot it well and just contribute. But you know, 145 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:43.360 all in all, this for two road trip excellent. I loved it. 146 00:10:43.919 --> 00:10:48.679 We played against teams that are were strong, defensive minded, and I 147 00:10:48.840 --> 00:10:52.360 was happy. I'm happy, baby, CJ. Thank you for the phone 148 00:10:52.399 --> 00:10:56.559 call. Luke use the shot out there, and he did take six of 149 00:10:56.600 --> 00:11:01.480 them in this game. After talking with earlier in the day, he had 150 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:05.799 a conversation about Luke Kennard not being aggressive enough. That's why his minutes were 151 00:11:05.840 --> 00:11:09.679 cut down. In five straight games, his minutes started to dwindle. He 152 00:11:09.759 --> 00:11:13.279 only played four of them in Brooklyn. Just took two shots in that game. 153 00:11:13.360 --> 00:11:16.720 He just has to get them up. He hit a three pointer late, 154 00:11:16.759 --> 00:11:20.080 he hit two three pointers in the first half. It's something to build 155 00:11:20.120 --> 00:11:24.279 off of. It's a work in progress. He's too good not to get 156 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:28.039 up more shots. Normally, And I was saying this on Locked on Clippers, 157 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:33.519 a great podcast the other day. But normally, when you bring in 158 00:11:33.600 --> 00:11:39.120 a player and he disappoints, it's because his shooting percentage just go way down. 159 00:11:39.639 --> 00:11:43.399 That's not the case with Luke Kennard. He's been shooting the ball really 160 00:11:43.440 --> 00:11:48.879 well when he puts them up. He just has to be more assert about 161 00:11:48.919 --> 00:11:54.639 there. I think it'll come. He went about a year without stepping on 162 00:11:54.639 --> 00:11:58.000 an NBA court, but he's still shooting forty three percent on the season. 163 00:11:58.039 --> 00:12:01.960 That's going to go up. After snight, Clippers win by twenty two in 164 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:05.879 Cleveland. They return home to take on the Boston Celtics Friday night. We'll 165 00:12:05.919 --> 00:12:11.799 talk more about that, and my friend Bill horrenda basketball insider basketball analysts, 166 00:12:11.799 --> 00:12:16.440 will join me here on Clipper Stock next on EM five seventy yel A Sports. 167 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:24.159 There's a summary of clitter there. He erased it at the RIMBI never 168 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.879 ond of chains. This is LA Clippers basketball on the official home of your 169 00:12:30.200 --> 00:12:37.360 LA Clippers. Someone wake up, Jared Dudley PG. Thirteen just had thirty 170 00:12:37.399 --> 00:12:41.039 six and twenty five points in the second half and win eight of nine from 171 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:46.720 three, and the Clippers win one twenty one to ninety nine over the Cleveland 172 00:12:46.759 --> 00:12:50.279 Cavaliers. Welcome back into Clippers Stock. I'm out of maslin to eight six 173 00:12:50.320 --> 00:12:54.679 six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 174 00:12:54.840 --> 00:12:58.120 seventy. We'll get back to your phone calls, but first I want to 175 00:12:58.159 --> 00:13:03.320 bring in my friend Bill horrenda NBA basketball expert, college basketball expert, and 176 00:13:03.360 --> 00:13:09.080 he's a sports anchor here at iHeart Radio. Bill, let's jump right into 177 00:13:09.159 --> 00:13:11.840 it. Paul George, I've been saying this for a long time, but 178 00:13:11.879 --> 00:13:16.440 he's a six nine Steph Curry at times, and this season he's shooting over 179 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:18.879 forty five percent from three. STEP's not even doing that. That's going to 180 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:24.039 go up after tonight goes eight of nine from distance. What have you've seen 181 00:13:24.080 --> 00:13:26.919 from PG thirteen this season as opposed to in past years when he's been good. 182 00:13:26.960 --> 00:13:30.559 But he does look look like a man on a mission, and tonight 183 00:13:30.600 --> 00:13:35.200 he was a man on fire. Absolutely, Adam incendiary, And I think 184 00:13:35.240 --> 00:13:39.440 what we're seeing is the full arsenal, the full array of PEG's talent. 185 00:13:39.720 --> 00:13:43.279 And I think it really begins with health coming into camp healthy. I know 186 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:48.279 it's a truncated season to begin with, but I think that has a lot 187 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:52.080 to do with this. And of course, when you have a cohort in 188 00:13:52.919 --> 00:13:56.960 your buddy there Kawhi Leonard, who can get to his spots at will. 189 00:13:58.919 --> 00:14:03.360 It's just a great bill you for the Clippers. And again you said it, 190 00:14:03.399 --> 00:14:07.720 you shooting forty five percent from thirty eight percent for his career. So 191 00:14:07.759 --> 00:14:13.039 he is in a good space right now. And it is absolutely you know, 192 00:14:13.320 --> 00:14:16.759 as we know, one of the top two way players in the league 193 00:14:16.879 --> 00:14:20.759 and offensively he is just an absolute conundrum for the opposition right now. It's 194 00:14:20.840 --> 00:14:26.559 Bill Horrenda joining me here on Clipper stock after they win in Cleveland one twenty 195 00:14:26.639 --> 00:14:28.679 one to ninety nine. Bill, I want to talk to you about something 196 00:14:28.759 --> 00:14:31.879 that's been a little bit of a narrative here, because there's not enough of 197 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:35.720 a narrative being built up about Kawhi Leonard or Paul George when they should be 198 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:39.559 in the MVP conversation in my opinion, when you have one of the top 199 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:43.320 records in the league. I haven't checked the standings yet tonight, but at 200 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:48.960 seventeen at six, typically the MVP trophy ends up going to someone that's a 201 00:14:50.039 --> 00:14:54.240 top three seed in the league. And Kawhi Leonard as good as he has 202 00:14:54.279 --> 00:14:56.600 been, and you just brought him up. He had twenty four points on 203 00:14:56.639 --> 00:15:00.519 three of six shooting. He's as good as anyone right now? With his 204 00:15:00.559 --> 00:15:03.679 efficiency, do you see him as a top three MVP candidate so far this 205 00:15:03.759 --> 00:15:09.039 season? Well, I think you're wise, Adam, to kind of separate 206 00:15:09.720 --> 00:15:16.200 the facts from the hype, because I think what happened sometimes when players are 207 00:15:16.399 --> 00:15:20.480 as great as Kauai is, sometimes we go all say, he's great, 208 00:15:20.799 --> 00:15:24.440 So what's the what's the shiny new toy, and what's what are other people 209 00:15:24.480 --> 00:15:30.039 doing? And they almost get overlooked, if that's possible. And everyone was 210 00:15:30.080 --> 00:15:33.799 talking about Luca donts to your point, Bill, and they are under five 211 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.679 hundred right now. The Dallas Mavericks right, and Dallas's offensive sputtering. They 212 00:15:37.679 --> 00:15:43.639 were number one in offensive efficiency. Now they're way down below average. That's 213 00:15:43.679 --> 00:15:50.799 another cover station for another time. They're rebounding is brutal as well, so 214 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:52.480 they've got some things to fix there. But you're right, Adam, And 215 00:15:52.600 --> 00:15:58.759 from that standpoint, listen, I think the Clippers focus is on winning and 216 00:15:58.799 --> 00:16:03.039 winning big at ten. I tweeted before the game it was about focus and 217 00:16:03.120 --> 00:16:06.440 to go four and two on a road trip, a second of the back 218 00:16:06.480 --> 00:16:10.080 to back, a six game road trip, and not go three and three, 219 00:16:10.399 --> 00:16:15.480 refuse to lose back to back games against a plucky Cleveland team. You 220 00:16:15.559 --> 00:16:18.639 gotta love this Cleveland squad. They've got a lot going for them, terrific 221 00:16:18.639 --> 00:16:22.519 defensively. We saw a Sexton and Garland Knight getting it done in a major 222 00:16:22.600 --> 00:16:26.360 way early. But to come out make your first eleven of twelve, sustain 223 00:16:26.639 --> 00:16:30.639 the three of twenty, they come back six of six from the floor fills 224 00:16:30.759 --> 00:16:34.840 us a lot about the championship mentality that the Clippers have. They got to 225 00:16:34.840 --> 00:16:37.440 do it in the postseason, but this was kind of a test tonight, 226 00:16:37.679 --> 00:16:41.919 and of course they answered a lot of questions. Sure, and it's fair. 227 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:45.159 My point would be to everyone that keeps saying that, well, we 228 00:16:45.240 --> 00:16:48.519 can't get to the postseason yet, Let's see if they can build off of 229 00:16:48.559 --> 00:16:52.879 these traits, if these are championship tendencies that they're building and working through and 230 00:16:52.960 --> 00:16:56.279 getting more chemistry on this team, and then see if it translates to the 231 00:16:56.320 --> 00:16:59.919 postseason. But to me, the process looks different this season with the way 232 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:02.879 they've gone about it. I mean, this was the second time in the 233 00:17:02.919 --> 00:17:07.000 last three and a half years now that Kawhi Leonard has played both games on 234 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:10.039 a back to back, So things have changed here with this team. But 235 00:17:10.160 --> 00:17:14.279 sticking with the big picture view Bill, I'm sure you watched last night's game 236 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:17.359 as well, which a lot of people zeroed in on because it's two of 237 00:17:17.359 --> 00:17:21.000 the best teams the Needs Conference and they may see each other in the NBA 238 00:17:21.119 --> 00:17:23.319 Finals. How did you see that game play out and how the Clippers stacked 239 00:17:23.400 --> 00:17:26.960 up against the big three of the Brooklyn Nets. Well, to me, 240 00:17:27.359 --> 00:17:33.640 Brooklyn, they're coming off a disastrous, ignominious loss in the last seconds against 241 00:17:33.680 --> 00:17:37.839 Washington, right, they gave up two three pointers, so they realize that 242 00:17:37.920 --> 00:17:40.759 they've got to defend. If they don't defend, they're not going anywhere as 243 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:45.799 soon as their offense is and really through the Clippers to come back ten down 244 00:17:45.799 --> 00:17:48.599 with a minute fifty five to go, I believe they cut it to one 245 00:17:48.640 --> 00:17:52.920 before Brooklyn held on. That's a loss that you can learn from. And 246 00:17:52.000 --> 00:17:56.599 look, Brooklyn is finding their identity. Harden once again, he did this. 247 00:17:56.640 --> 00:18:00.640 Not many people realize this. He's leading the league in his he's doing 248 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:03.680 that again. Now he's finding his role. So that's a loss that you 249 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:07.160 can learn from and turn the page. And I like the way the Clippers 250 00:18:07.160 --> 00:18:10.440 closed that game. Of course they didn't win it, but they showed a 251 00:18:10.440 --> 00:18:15.359 lot of fight and the carryover tonight was just excellent. And that's what you 252 00:18:15.400 --> 00:18:18.119 want to see. If you are part of Clipper nation and you want to 253 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:19.559 win all days and your point's well taken at him, you can't. You 254 00:18:19.599 --> 00:18:22.200 got to take it one game at a time. You can't fast forward to 255 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:27.359 the postseason. You can only be mindful of taking care of literally the next 256 00:18:27.359 --> 00:18:30.519 possession. Now, if you're a Clippers fan, you go scout Boston and 257 00:18:30.599 --> 00:18:33.279 Sacramento. You're next two opponents. You're four and two on the road trip, 258 00:18:33.319 --> 00:18:36.880 and you're right, they have the best record as we speak in the 259 00:18:37.000 --> 00:18:41.079 NBA seventeen wins for the Clippers. Right now, he is Bill Horrenda. 260 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:45.799 Follow him at Bill Horrenda, a t R E N d A on Twitter. 261 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.920 Bill wonderful stuff. As always, we'll talk in a couple of weeks. 262 00:18:48.960 --> 00:18:52.119 My friend, My pleasure at him anytime. Thank you. Clippers finish 263 00:18:52.160 --> 00:18:56.000 off the road trip four and two. After they win in Cleveland by a 264 00:18:56.000 --> 00:19:00.160 final score of one twenty one to ninety nine, we'll take a quick break. 265 00:19:00.160 --> 00:19:02.920 We'll come back. We'll get to your phone. Calls eight six six 266 00:19:03.039 --> 00:19:08.000 nine eight seven two five seventy Jeff Morris Mitch hold on, there's a big 267 00:19:08.039 --> 00:19:15.559 three. We'll see who's positive and who's negative from that group after this one. 268 00:19:15.079 --> 00:19:18.839 Clippers though a lot of positive things to take away from a game where 269 00:19:18.839 --> 00:19:22.359 they had guys step up who had a bad first half and I beatsa zoobots 270 00:19:22.359 --> 00:19:26.759 he comes through in the second half. And then Lou Williams, who's been 271 00:19:26.839 --> 00:19:30.599 in a funk. And I've been saying this, but with the way he's 272 00:19:30.680 --> 00:19:33.079 moving out there, the shot is the last thing to go, so I 273 00:19:33.160 --> 00:19:37.160 was never that concerned. He has these dips during a seventy two game, 274 00:19:37.240 --> 00:19:42.000 eighty two game normally regular season, but I'm hoping he can start to string 275 00:19:42.160 --> 00:19:47.359 some really good performances and some efficient performances together. Now, after Lou Williams 276 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:49.240 had fifteen points, goes five of eight, two of three from distance, 277 00:19:49.519 --> 00:19:53.559 had the dagg of three with four minutes left, Clippers hit twenty of them. 278 00:19:53.599 --> 00:19:56.160 They win one, twenty one s to ninety nine. More Clipper stock 279 00:19:56.240 --> 00:20:12.039 coming up next here on a five seventy l A sports what is every moment 280 00:20:12.200 --> 00:20:17.880 all season long? On their officials? Cool ye Letard sends it back home, 281 00:20:18.119 --> 00:20:25.359 but the Clippers still not come in here. Clippers win one twenty one 282 00:20:25.440 --> 00:20:29.559 to ninety nine in Cleveland over the Cavaliers in a game where Paul George has 283 00:20:29.599 --> 00:20:34.039 thirty six points on just twenty shots. A Visa Zubos shows up big in 284 00:20:34.079 --> 00:20:37.400 the second half, has a couple of blocks in that fourth quarter. Lou 285 00:20:37.440 --> 00:20:41.160 Williams also had a big block in the fourth quarter. Defensive Player of the 286 00:20:41.200 --> 00:20:45.759 Year votes, Let's get them out for sweet Luke. Come on, all 287 00:20:45.839 --> 00:20:48.240 right, I'm having fun with that, but it was fun to see sweet 288 00:20:48.279 --> 00:20:52.720 Lou Williams back in his element on offense. Welcome back in the Clipper stock. 289 00:20:52.960 --> 00:20:56.279 I'm Adam Oslin. They win one twenty one to ninety nine in Cleveland. 290 00:20:56.279 --> 00:20:59.519 They're seventeen and six on the season. Now, they do have the 291 00:20:59.559 --> 00:21:03.799 most wins in the league, but it's better to have one less loss than 292 00:21:03.880 --> 00:21:08.119 one more win when it comes to winning percentage. So the Utah Jazz are 293 00:21:08.119 --> 00:21:12.799 still the number one seed currently in the Western Conference. Let's go to Mitch 294 00:21:12.839 --> 00:21:18.079 and the Jersey. Mitch, what's up? You're on Clippers sock? Yeah, 295 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:22.119 that's going on, Mitch. All right, it's such a close game. 296 00:21:22.279 --> 00:21:23.920 I was gonna back to yesterday because though I was gonna get it. 297 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:29.720 I had the Father Eagle on TV and then app prow in the app and 298 00:21:29.759 --> 00:21:34.880 then hear the Sun calling it's to oh I and Noah Eagle. That was 299 00:21:34.960 --> 00:21:42.000 epic. Was such a close game. I agree with you. You are 300 00:21:42.039 --> 00:21:48.880 so rightwy times they had to tell you a back up and Batoum was a 301 00:21:48.920 --> 00:21:52.440 great pick up. Let go two good backups, be boring, two good 302 00:21:52.440 --> 00:21:59.000 stories. A boy's who had the playing and that's taking nights off. But 303 00:21:59.079 --> 00:22:02.759 I'm really seen get no, but you're going to do a deep bench. 304 00:22:02.839 --> 00:22:06.839 And Pattison he has such a good game those day. Why are he's been 305 00:22:07.039 --> 00:22:10.119 sitting in a list to Nat Hurry? That's all I wanted to say. 306 00:22:10.920 --> 00:22:14.559 Other guys, Mitch, I appreciate you. I appreciate you. With Pat 307 00:22:14.559 --> 00:22:19.079 pat stay ready, just add water. He's just an odd man out because 308 00:22:19.240 --> 00:22:22.480 of how they play small at times with Marcus Morris at the five and then 309 00:22:22.559 --> 00:22:26.599 they have Serge of Vaka and Visa Zubots. Who is he going to be 310 00:22:26.680 --> 00:22:30.759 able to play over power forward too? You have Nicholas Batum there now, 311 00:22:30.279 --> 00:22:36.720 but he stays ready and there are lessons to be learned from that mentality. 312 00:22:36.759 --> 00:22:38.960 He is the ultimate professional for this team. And know what Eagle talked about 313 00:22:40.000 --> 00:22:44.920 this, I believe yesterday in the pregame. But just what a mentor he 314 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:48.359 can be for young players on the team that don't play every night. Terrence 315 00:22:48.440 --> 00:22:52.759 Mann came in in the last four minutes and hit a three pointer to add 316 00:22:52.799 --> 00:22:55.880 to the three point party. It was good to see him have some of 317 00:22:55.880 --> 00:23:00.359 that stay ready in a Morris in Long Beach. Morris, you're on Clippers 318 00:23:00.359 --> 00:23:03.319 stop without him? Allslin, how are you oh real good at share so 319 00:23:03.440 --> 00:23:07.759 much at him? Whoever the Clippers played today, they was gonna lose. 320 00:23:08.240 --> 00:23:11.440 The Clippers had had a bad taste in their mouth from that game last night. 321 00:23:11.440 --> 00:23:15.119 They went to sleep in the third quarter, one of the better third 322 00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:17.960 quarter teams. That's when they really, you know, go home for themselves. 323 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:21.839 But whoever they played today, they were gonna lose. It's straight up. 324 00:23:21.880 --> 00:23:23.519 It just just didn't matter who they was gonna play. And you know, 325 00:23:23.559 --> 00:23:27.079 if I was in the class and I have more more correct answers than 326 00:23:27.079 --> 00:23:30.880 anybody else, of course I'm gonna get a a. That's why I grate 327 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:33.240 these guys. Hey, they've got seventeen wins, even though they've gone through 328 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:37.640 the COVID nineteen protocols, and even though their best player had a broken nose 329 00:23:37.680 --> 00:23:40.039 at one time. But I'm gonna tell you something. Had they won that 330 00:23:40.119 --> 00:23:41.880 game last night, they would have been the number one sports talk in this 331 00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:45.720 country. And I'm gonna tell you something, Adam, not one players had 332 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:48.240 a bad game back to back. If a guy he didn't show up the 333 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:51.759 one game, the next game, he showed out. This is the team 334 00:23:51.880 --> 00:23:55.240 and I really liked their chemistry. And in Toronto, he's not gonna get 335 00:23:55.279 --> 00:23:57.319 no credit, but he should get something. He really really should. Oh, 336 00:23:57.319 --> 00:24:02.799 he's getting plenty of credit here, Morris. I do think he is 337 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:07.640 the major reason with why this team looks different. There's been better player accountability 338 00:24:07.640 --> 00:24:11.359 at the top from your leaders with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. But I 339 00:24:11.400 --> 00:24:15.440 think some of that is instilled because of the way tronlu runs a basketball team. 340 00:24:15.519 --> 00:24:18.839 A lot of people think because he was on the bench next to Doc 341 00:24:18.960 --> 00:24:21.599 Rivers last season, well that just meant it would be the same thing. 342 00:24:22.519 --> 00:24:26.480 Even Doc Rivers had a quote to that effect. But and we love Doc 343 00:24:26.599 --> 00:24:30.599 and I wish him the best of luck with Philadelphia. They're playing great ball. 344 00:24:30.640 --> 00:24:33.039 That's a great situation for him with a more prototypical point guard and Ben 345 00:24:33.039 --> 00:24:37.000 Simmons running everything, and then Joe l embiid a more traditional five. But 346 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:42.680 when you're an assistant coach, you're kind of fulfilling the agenda from the head 347 00:24:42.680 --> 00:24:48.440 coach. You're trying to push that through. But obviously Toronto Lou had his 348 00:24:48.519 --> 00:24:52.279 own idea of how he'd like to run this team, and it's working. 349 00:24:52.640 --> 00:24:56.720 The passing is next level compared to last season. They've leaned in some more 350 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:00.000 three points shooting. I think it's just the perfect fit because when you have 351 00:25:00.119 --> 00:25:04.119 that much versatility, when you have so many guys that can play so many 352 00:25:04.160 --> 00:25:10.359 different positions, you need someone who's a creative innovator and is willing to experiment 353 00:25:10.480 --> 00:25:12.680 and then when things don't work, switch it up. That's what the head 354 00:25:12.680 --> 00:25:17.480 coach horn Lu has done so far. Before we hear from PG thirteen, 355 00:25:17.599 --> 00:25:21.920 let's pause ten seconds for station identification. We don't even need to. Zach 356 00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:26.440 Lcaldy beat me to It made me call myself out on that one. First 357 00:25:26.480 --> 00:25:30.240 of all, I'm wearing your headphones tonight because I got godsmacked, because I 358 00:25:30.279 --> 00:25:34.160 gave him grief for not having his two weeks ago. Are you gonna work 359 00:25:34.160 --> 00:25:38.440 in radio not have headphones? Zach? I thought you were Zach attack, 360 00:25:38.519 --> 00:25:41.680 how dare you? And then I forget mine today and he lets me borrow 361 00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:45.799 his good Samaritan, he is all right. Let's hear from Paul. George, 362 00:25:47.880 --> 00:25:51.279 who was lethal eight of nine from distance, had thirty six points led 363 00:25:51.279 --> 00:25:53.200 the Clippers. They win by twenty two in Cleveland. Here was PG thirteen 364 00:25:53.279 --> 00:25:59.119 post game on Fox Sports Prime Ticket with Jimmy Jackson, one of my favorites, 365 00:25:59.599 --> 00:26:03.559 and course Brian Seaman. Tell me about the mindset, Paul, when 366 00:26:03.559 --> 00:26:06.079 you guys come in after a loss and I thought you guys played good. 367 00:26:06.079 --> 00:26:10.759 I thought Brooklyn played great last night. But the mindset to not lose back 368 00:26:10.799 --> 00:26:12.559 to back games. It's the end of a trip. It wasn't an easy 369 00:26:12.599 --> 00:26:17.440 travel day. Take me into that locker room pre game getting ready for this 370 00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:21.039 one. I mean, you know, the beautiful thing about the NBA IS 371 00:26:21.599 --> 00:26:25.440 games is always around the corner. We wanted to end this trip on a 372 00:26:25.440 --> 00:26:27.279 great note. We didn't want to lose two in a row, and we 373 00:26:27.319 --> 00:26:30.559 wanted to leave you know, we dropped. I wanted to start this trip 374 00:26:30.599 --> 00:26:34.039 off. We dropped one yesterday. Last night, we wanted to finish this 375 00:26:34.079 --> 00:26:37.799 trip going for in too, so our main focus was coming in tonight and 376 00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:41.880 getting this win. PG. Great game, great shooting from behind the arc. 377 00:26:42.000 --> 00:26:45.640 But early on you wanted to set the tone. Did you feel something 378 00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:49.559 different even though you had the lost last night? But did you feel something 379 00:26:49.640 --> 00:26:53.880 as you entered into this game and began to get hot? Yeah? I 380 00:26:53.920 --> 00:26:59.319 thought last night was just a great uh, you know, preparation for tonight. 381 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:03.480 As far as you know, last night, I thought I did a 382 00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:06.559 bad job of just taking my time, getting too spots, raising up, 383 00:27:06.559 --> 00:27:11.440 shooting my shots. Tonight. It helped prepare me coming into tonight. I 384 00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:14.559 saw the shots I was getting last night, and I told myself, if 385 00:27:14.559 --> 00:27:17.119 I can get to those same looks, I'm gonna knock them down. My 386 00:27:17.200 --> 00:27:19.240 teammates looked for me, they sent me up, they screamed for me, 387 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:22.599 and my job was just to put it in the hole. Okay, check 388 00:27:22.640 --> 00:27:25.920 this out. I just want to notice, until now, you can't leave 389 00:27:25.960 --> 00:27:27.799 the hotel. You got room service. Just give me, give me the 390 00:27:27.880 --> 00:27:32.720 Paul George day that you can't leave on a six game road trip. You 391 00:27:32.759 --> 00:27:38.680 can't leave out the hotel. Oh ps fives. A lot of downtime means 392 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:42.559 a lot of games. My man, congratulations, brother, Appreciate you, 393 00:27:42.599 --> 00:27:47.759 guys, Appreciate you, as Noah Eagle would say, PlayStation p there. 394 00:27:48.519 --> 00:27:55.119 You know, while some are still dwelling in last season and telling their story 395 00:27:56.440 --> 00:28:00.920 and trying to sell books as long as coloring books, the Clippers have turned 396 00:28:00.960 --> 00:28:06.759 the page. PG. Thirteen is on a mission. The revenge Tour is 397 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:12.319 underway. He's healthy and this Clippers team is seventeen and six on the season. 398 00:28:12.519 --> 00:28:17.759 They are the only team in the league to not lose two games in 399 00:28:17.799 --> 00:28:22.480 a row this year. More Clipper stock coming up next here on eight six 400 00:28:22.559 --> 00:28:25.599 six nine, eight seven two five seventy eight six, six, nine, 401 00:28:25.640 --> 00:28:29.720 eight seven and two five seventy and yes you're listening to AM five seventy LA 402 00:28:29.880 --> 00:28:38.480 Sports are there. He erased it at the rim by never had a chains. 403 00:28:38.640 --> 00:28:45.680 This is LA Clippers basketball on the official home of your LA Clippers. 404 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:52.400 But toom just inside the arch straight away finds George office screen. Who's moving? 405 00:28:52.440 --> 00:28:53.960 It was right behind the backbounce patch for Reybacca corner on the far side. 406 00:28:53.960 --> 00:29:00.279 George tries the three balls bottom Paul George from distance, his second three 407 00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:03.559 to night makes it sixty six fifty three, thirteen point lead for the Clippers. 408 00:29:03.559 --> 00:29:07.039 Once again, right to left, George gets past Garland, stepped into 409 00:29:07.039 --> 00:29:08.519 a left wint three HiT's on the way. Oh, he got another one, 410 00:29:08.599 --> 00:29:14.519 silky smooth for Paul George on the outside. Sixty nine fifty nine, 411 00:29:14.599 --> 00:29:17.279 his third triple of the game. He's got twenty one points to lead all 412 00:29:17.319 --> 00:29:19.960 scores. Two for one opportunity here if he works quickly. George on the 413 00:29:21.000 --> 00:29:22.799 right wing. With thirty seconds remaining, George off the Zuboat screen, step 414 00:29:22.839 --> 00:29:27.200 back corner, three on the way. Oh, Paul George nails it. 415 00:29:29.000 --> 00:29:33.240 Ridiculous shot by PG. He's got twenty four and the Clipper lead is thirteen 416 00:29:33.599 --> 00:29:36.839 eighty five seventy four. Can the Clippers get another field goal? With five 417 00:29:36.839 --> 00:29:38.319 seconds remaining, George, jogging it from right to left, gets a screen 418 00:29:38.400 --> 00:29:41.200 en mid court two seconds left. George puts it up at the horn from 419 00:29:41.240 --> 00:29:48.640 thirty feet. Oh. Paul George bags at home. PG. Thirteen in 420 00:29:48.799 --> 00:29:55.720 that third quarter was rated R. Noah Eagle on the call. Paul George 421 00:29:56.200 --> 00:30:00.799 goes eight of nine from three finishes with thirty six points. The first finished 422 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:06.079 off the Cleveland Cavaliers and the road trip. They are four and two, 423 00:30:06.119 --> 00:30:10.240 coming back to Staples Center on Friday night after winning one twenty one to ninety 424 00:30:10.279 --> 00:30:15.359 nine in Cleveland. Welcome back into Clippers talk. I'm Adam Osland eight six 425 00:30:15.440 --> 00:30:18.160 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 426 00:30:18.279 --> 00:30:23.119 seventy Clippers twenty six and three now following a loss. Going back to last 427 00:30:23.119 --> 00:30:29.079 season, they are seven and oh this year after a loss, Let's hear 428 00:30:29.160 --> 00:30:33.400 from the head coach to Ron lou post game. What are your takeaways seconds? 429 00:30:33.400 --> 00:30:34.960 What do you like about the way you guys bounced back? And what 430 00:30:34.960 --> 00:30:40.759 did you like specifically about the way PGS bounced back from yesterday? I liked 431 00:30:40.799 --> 00:30:42.119 it. You know, I thought we got all to a good start early, 432 00:30:42.480 --> 00:30:45.559 which is tough, you know, in the back to back the last 433 00:30:45.559 --> 00:30:48.960 game of the road trips, six games in ten days, and you know, 434 00:30:48.000 --> 00:30:51.200 I thought we started a game, you know, really well. So 435 00:30:51.759 --> 00:30:52.680 that was good to see. They made a run. You know, we 436 00:30:52.759 --> 00:30:56.079 kept our composure, and you know, I thought that third quarter would really 437 00:30:56.160 --> 00:30:59.720 you know, establish our defense and we kind of stop off from there. 438 00:31:00.279 --> 00:31:03.839 Would you like most of my pg's game just aggressive? You know, shooting 439 00:31:03.839 --> 00:31:07.319 his three ball, getting too the basket, attacking, and you know, 440 00:31:07.640 --> 00:31:10.039 just making place for himself and everybody else. So I was just happy to 441 00:31:10.079 --> 00:31:11.480 see him bounce back to the way he did. Like I said, I 442 00:31:11.480 --> 00:31:14.759 didn't know he was eight and a half from three, but you know I 443 00:31:14.839 --> 00:31:18.000 knew he was shooting well thanks to Mary. Next we'll go to Spencer Davies, 444 00:31:18.480 --> 00:31:21.720 Spencer Davies Basketball, and he was, first of all, good to 445 00:31:21.720 --> 00:31:23.200 see you there, Tie, it's been a little while. Good man, 446 00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:26.720 how about yourself? And I heard that name, I was like, oh, 447 00:31:27.039 --> 00:31:30.960 good to see you man. I wanted to ask you about lou He 448 00:31:32.039 --> 00:31:34.680 got going to night pretty good, and he's had a little bit of struggles 449 00:31:34.680 --> 00:31:38.119 here this season early, but tonight he looked like himself. He got a 450 00:31:38.160 --> 00:31:41.400 pump, fake bite there in the corner. He knocked down a couple of 451 00:31:41.440 --> 00:31:45.880 threes. Just how did you see him play with pace and also help your 452 00:31:47.240 --> 00:31:49.839 bench in offense? He was really good. I thought his pace was good. 453 00:31:49.880 --> 00:31:52.400 I thought him getting into the basket, getting to the paint, I 454 00:31:52.519 --> 00:31:56.240 was really good and creative for others. And then you know, just getting 455 00:31:56.279 --> 00:31:59.480 him in earlier. I think it was good for him He's used to going 456 00:31:59.480 --> 00:32:01.759 in on this six minute mark for the last ten the last ten years, 457 00:32:01.799 --> 00:32:06.079 and we decided to go with that tonight, go with home first and then 458 00:32:06.160 --> 00:32:07.759 bring Luke seconds so we can kind of get back in his old routine or 459 00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:10.640 rhythm. And I think I helped him out tonight. And I didn't get 460 00:32:10.640 --> 00:32:13.720 to see a free game, but I wanted to ask you, how weird 461 00:32:13.799 --> 00:32:16.000 is it only see in like Kevin Jetty on the other side of the bench, 462 00:32:16.960 --> 00:32:21.720 I mean, all those other guys. We talked about it. We 463 00:32:21.799 --> 00:32:23.119 talked about it earlier today, like, you know, a lot of guys 464 00:32:23.160 --> 00:32:25.880 are going, but you know, the staff is here, you know, 465 00:32:25.960 --> 00:32:30.319 the equipment guys, the staff, the training staff. So there's a lot 466 00:32:30.319 --> 00:32:32.319 of guys still there from you know, from when I was there. So 467 00:32:32.359 --> 00:32:36.039 it was good to see those guys, and you know, so I was 468 00:32:36.079 --> 00:32:38.279 exciting to see him take care man. Good to see you. Thank you 469 00:32:38.400 --> 00:32:44.759 too, Spins, thank you. Next we'll go to Jamie Maggio. Hey 470 00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:49.759 there, Ty, just overall, big picture, how would you evaluate the 471 00:32:49.799 --> 00:32:53.359 team's performance and progression over these last six games. I think, you know, 472 00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:55.200 we're give him better, you know, like I said, we still 473 00:32:55.200 --> 00:32:58.440 got some things we need to we need to get better at and continue to 474 00:32:58.480 --> 00:33:00.759 work on the most part. You know, we're trying to do the right 475 00:33:00.799 --> 00:33:04.759 things, and that's all you can ask You're not gonna make shots every night. 476 00:33:04.839 --> 00:33:07.519 You're not gonna stop teams every night. As long as we you know, 477 00:33:07.759 --> 00:33:10.000 stay positive, keep doing what we're trying to get to, Let me 478 00:33:10.079 --> 00:33:13.640 get to what we're trying to get to, and keep building good habits, 479 00:33:13.640 --> 00:33:15.599 and that's all you can ask for. And these guys are doing it every 480 00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:19.599 single game, so we just want to continue to keep building on it. 481 00:33:19.640 --> 00:33:21.920 We got a long way to go, but I like the direction we're headed 482 00:33:21.920 --> 00:33:24.680 to do. What are the things you want to work on. I'll take 483 00:33:24.720 --> 00:33:30.000 advantage of mismatches. I think making certain passes and reads versus picking rolls. 484 00:33:30.440 --> 00:33:32.400 I think, you know our small small picking rolls. I think we got 485 00:33:32.480 --> 00:33:36.119 to get better at what teams are trying to show. Our teams are switching. 486 00:33:36.359 --> 00:33:38.759 We got to get better with switch defenses. So you know, offensively, 487 00:33:38.839 --> 00:33:42.279 it's about six or seven things we want to get better at it and 488 00:33:42.359 --> 00:33:45.240 we have we have we can do that. So we're gonna continue to keep 489 00:33:45.279 --> 00:33:49.359 working on every day days of practice, shooting arounds and just keep getting better 490 00:33:49.400 --> 00:33:51.640 at it because I think going forward it's gonna be big. It's gonna be 491 00:33:51.720 --> 00:33:53.759 huge for us. Okay, thank you. There was Toronto lou post game 492 00:33:53.839 --> 00:33:59.480 after the Clippers win once twenty one to ninety nine in Cleveland. Paul George 493 00:33:59.880 --> 00:34:06.240 was firing mortar fire missiles and they were duds. That's not a shot, 494 00:34:06.799 --> 00:34:08.760 Jeff in Tarzana, Jeff, what's up here on Clippers top with that? 495 00:34:08.800 --> 00:34:15.360 I'm auslin, Jeff, we got you billion. I'll start performance by Paul 496 00:34:15.400 --> 00:34:21.480 George, obviously, but performance not just one guy, because you know, 497 00:34:21.519 --> 00:34:23.119 if one of the guys is off, somebody else is going to pick up 498 00:34:23.159 --> 00:34:30.079 for him. Here's the thing that I'm really concerned about. In the first 499 00:34:30.119 --> 00:34:35.719 half, tim the Cavaliers have almost twice as many points in the paint then 500 00:34:35.760 --> 00:34:38.920 the Clippers did. Yeah, they finished with fifty eight to just thirty six 501 00:34:39.000 --> 00:34:42.920 for the Clippers. But let me explain this for a second. Here. 502 00:34:43.039 --> 00:34:45.480 I know what you're gonna say, if you're shooting three pointers, it doesn't 503 00:34:45.559 --> 00:34:51.360 matter. They hit sixteen more threes and the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers only attempted 504 00:34:51.440 --> 00:34:54.440 ten. So there's the reason they were trading twos for threes, Jeff. 505 00:34:55.159 --> 00:35:00.280 But okay, but I like points in the paint a lot, and I 506 00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:02.159 was wondering where the Clippers are in that. And you know, I was 507 00:35:02.199 --> 00:35:07.280 checking some stats out today because you know, I'm a basketball purist. Do 508 00:35:07.280 --> 00:35:10.960 you know that the Clippers have never had a coach that was Coach of the 509 00:35:12.000 --> 00:35:17.840 Year? Is that right? Okay? Okay, isn't it about And they've 510 00:35:17.880 --> 00:35:23.519 never had an MVP either. I was aware of that, okay. So 511 00:35:24.199 --> 00:35:29.880 I think the two birds, one stone one season. Pardon me, two 512 00:35:29.880 --> 00:35:31.880 birds in one season. You're saying they could do it all this year Coach 513 00:35:31.920 --> 00:35:36.880 of the Year Toronto lou and MVP and PG thirteen or Kawhi Leonard. But 514 00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:39.079 I hate to tell you this, Adam. You know that I watched a 515 00:35:39.079 --> 00:35:45.199 lot of basketball talk on the cable and most people are saying Lebron, Joe 516 00:35:45.400 --> 00:35:55.000 mb and your guy's named now guy for do yes? And I'm wondering, 517 00:35:55.079 --> 00:35:59.599 you know, I realized that, you know, we hear are Clipper fans, 518 00:35:59.639 --> 00:36:02.239 but the Clippers don't. Aren't when they ever get the respect, no 519 00:36:02.320 --> 00:36:07.039 matter how many championships they win, until they get their own stadium, which 520 00:36:07.119 --> 00:36:10.960 you know, I'm really glad that mister Bamber's that, but they've got to 521 00:36:12.039 --> 00:36:15.679 win a championship. They can't just you know, make the playoffs every year. 522 00:36:15.880 --> 00:36:20.719 I mean, what Steve Bamber's done to the Clipper organization be praised, 523 00:36:20.719 --> 00:36:24.360 but I'm so sick and tired of the Lakers. Jeff, we hear you 524 00:36:24.800 --> 00:36:30.119 loud and clear. Yes, they are getting their own home, as Steve 525 00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:34.840 Balmer has said, they need their own home. And just look at all 526 00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:38.400 the changes since Steve Balmer has taken over. It's only been a little over 527 00:36:38.440 --> 00:36:45.760 six years now. It's incredible the transformation that's been with this franchise and everything 528 00:36:45.840 --> 00:36:51.679 pointed in the right direction, right owner, right front office, right coaching 529 00:36:51.760 --> 00:36:55.039 staff. And I think they have a roster that can compete for a championship 530 00:36:55.079 --> 00:37:00.400 obviously this season, and I am excited to see what happens Friday night back 531 00:37:00.400 --> 00:37:06.960 at Staples Center when they're taking on another elite squad in the Boston Celtics, 532 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:09.559 who've been playing well. Jalen Brown has been out of his mind. Jason 533 00:37:09.599 --> 00:37:14.800 Tatum is there. I still have Kemba Walker, but he's been struggling that 534 00:37:14.880 --> 00:37:17.039 knee injury. I think he lost some of his quickness. Should have hit 535 00:37:17.079 --> 00:37:20.880 that shot against the Lakers here to night, okay, but Tys had the 536 00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:24.079 rebound two and he misses it. I know Jeff and Tarzana was upset about 537 00:37:24.119 --> 00:37:28.559 that one. The Clippers win, though, nothing to be upset about a 538 00:37:28.559 --> 00:37:31.920 four and two road trip. They returning home to play the Boston Celtics. 539 00:37:31.960 --> 00:37:37.320 Tip time Friday night is at seven pm. We'll have Clippers countdown your pregame 540 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:45.039 show starting at six pm before we get out of here. I do want 541 00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:52.119 to think the Clippers organization. Noah Eagle, Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler back 542 00:37:52.159 --> 00:37:58.960 here in the bank running everything and getting your postgame sound was Zach Lcaldy, 543 00:37:59.599 --> 00:38:04.880 Zach Tech, thank you. Thanks for the headphones too, taking them home 544 00:38:04.920 --> 00:38:09.079 now I'm kid hide my own until Friday night when the Clippers are back at 545 00:38:09.119 --> 00:38:14.239 Staples taking on the Boston Celtics. With your tip time at seven pm. 546 00:38:14.280 --> 00:38:15.960 I'm out of Maslin. We'll talk to your Friday at six