WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:07.160 Get your fall. It's time to react La Clippers Basketball. This is Clippers 2 00:00:07.160 --> 00:00:11.640 Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Moslan. You know 3 00:00:11.720 --> 00:00:16.079 he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and baby, 4 00:00:16.320 --> 00:00:20.559 get the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He makes 5 00:00:20.640 --> 00:00:28.440 everything happen, Adam Mossley. Well, without the board man, the Clippers 6 00:00:28.440 --> 00:00:34.119 would give up fifteen offensive rebounds to the Phoenix Suns and they lose in Phoenix 7 00:00:34.159 --> 00:00:38.320 by a final score one oh nine to one oh one. Welcome into Clippers 8 00:00:38.320 --> 00:00:42.039 Talk. I'm Adam Oslin. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 9 00:00:42.079 --> 00:00:46.399 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number tonight, 10 00:00:47.280 --> 00:00:52.399 and tonight the best caller will win a pair of tickets to a future Clippers 11 00:00:52.479 --> 00:00:56.320 game. There's only a few left at Staples Center. But yes, a 12 00:00:56.359 --> 00:00:59.719 pair of tickets. We have that to give out tonight to the best caller. 13 00:01:00.280 --> 00:01:03.840 Coming up on the show, we will have Law Murray on from the 14 00:01:03.920 --> 00:01:10.120 Athletic Clippers analyst and reporter for the Athletic. Plus you'll hear from the head 15 00:01:10.120 --> 00:01:14.719 coach t lou post game and the players. But I thought Noah Eagles said 16 00:01:14.719 --> 00:01:19.959 it best. The Clippers could not break through. They kept knocking on the 17 00:01:19.040 --> 00:01:23.799 door to retake the lead in this game, and they could never get over 18 00:01:25.200 --> 00:01:30.200 the hump. Every time they got close, it was either an offensive rebound 19 00:01:32.439 --> 00:01:34.680 or just a made shot by CP three, who had twenty five of his 20 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:42.439 twenty eight points in the second half of this ball game. And people have 21 00:01:42.480 --> 00:01:46.079 been talking about him and there there's been a lot of chatter recently about him 22 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:49.439 getting into that MVP conversation, and after the last couple of games, with 23 00:01:49.519 --> 00:01:53.359 the way he has played down the stretch the last two games in New York 24 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.799 against the Knicks recently and then back home in Phoenix tonight, with what he 25 00:01:57.879 --> 00:02:02.959 was able to do to put the Clippers away, it was impressive at the 26 00:02:04.000 --> 00:02:06.959 age of thirty five for him still to be this because the thirty five or 27 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:12.039 thirty six don't matter. He's playing that well. And he made the Clippers 28 00:02:12.080 --> 00:02:15.000 paid tonight. But there were a lot of self inflicted wounds, just basketball 29 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:21.319 one oh one type of miscues by the Clippers where they simply were not boxing 30 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:27.520 guys out, they weren't getting rebounds when they did get stops on the Phoenix 31 00:02:27.560 --> 00:02:31.240 Suns, who ended up shooting forty seven percent from the field and go thirteen 32 00:02:31.319 --> 00:02:35.199 of thirty seven from three. That's just thirty five percent. When they got 33 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:38.840 off to that hot start in the first quarter where they started seven of eight 34 00:02:38.960 --> 00:02:45.000 from three, the Clippers defense got better. The problem was they weren't able 35 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:50.240 to corral any of those rebounds and there were too many second chance opportunities for 36 00:02:50.280 --> 00:02:57.199 the Phoenix Suns. They ended up taking eleven more field goal attempts than the 37 00:02:57.240 --> 00:03:01.400 Clippers in this game. So even though the Clippers better from the field from 38 00:03:01.439 --> 00:03:07.639 three, going twelve of thirty one, although they would go ridiculously cold in 39 00:03:07.680 --> 00:03:10.120 that fourth quarter, just one of seven from three, and there were some 40 00:03:10.280 --> 00:03:15.120 wide open ones. PG thirteen penetrated kicked it back out to Marcus Morris, 41 00:03:15.159 --> 00:03:20.080 couldn't get it to fall. Terrence Man had a couple of corner threes that 42 00:03:20.080 --> 00:03:23.439 would not fall, although he was very good in that fourth quarter where I 43 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:27.639 think he had six of his twelve points and made some really good hustle plays 44 00:03:27.719 --> 00:03:34.080 and had some putbacks. But the story of the game is fifteen offensive rebounds 45 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:42.280 given up by the Clippers at inopportune times. I mean multiple offensive rebounds on 46 00:03:42.319 --> 00:03:47.639 the same possession, Cameron Payne, we just heard that Pain highlight. In 47 00:03:47.719 --> 00:03:52.759 fact, I'll play it for you because this was the game right here. 48 00:03:52.919 --> 00:03:57.000 Here's no ego on the call. This exemplifies how this went. Pain against 49 00:03:57.080 --> 00:04:00.599 Jackson driving middle. Pain floated with a left hand, but he got his 50 00:04:00.639 --> 00:04:02.080 own miss puts it up, missed it short, tipped it again, and 51 00:04:02.159 --> 00:04:08.840 Cameron Payne on the third chance is up to thirteen points eighty one seventy one 52 00:04:08.879 --> 00:04:12.599 at LA down ten. That's all hustled. You cannot let that happen from 53 00:04:12.599 --> 00:04:16.480 a six foot three guard. The Clippers got out worked at times, and 54 00:04:16.519 --> 00:04:21.399 they just seemed to have these mental lapses or they're waiting for the guy next 55 00:04:21.399 --> 00:04:26.279 to them to get the rebound. Problem was he was thinking the exact same 56 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:31.959 thing. They weren't able to pull down boards and get stops that way by 57 00:04:32.000 --> 00:04:39.600 getting rebounds. And in the end, the Phoenix Suns had ten more offensive 58 00:04:39.600 --> 00:04:44.680 rebounds than the Clippers, But sometimes it's the timing of them. Eleven of 59 00:04:44.720 --> 00:04:49.399 their fifteen came in the second half in big moments down the stretch. The 60 00:04:49.399 --> 00:04:55.600 Clippers had it to within one. It felt like they were eventually going to 61 00:04:55.680 --> 00:04:59.360 break through. That they if they could get the lead, that they could 62 00:04:59.439 --> 00:05:03.399 keep the lead. It felt like that type of game, but they were 63 00:05:03.439 --> 00:05:09.800 never able to get there. They had it within one multiple times, once 64 00:05:09.839 --> 00:05:15.560 at the eight minute mark after Terrence Man hadn't assist from gen Rondo or would 65 00:05:15.920 --> 00:05:23.759 give ra gen Rondo an assist. But here was also the problem. Whenever 66 00:05:23.879 --> 00:05:28.279 the Suns or whenever the Clippers got close, CP three took over the ball 67 00:05:28.319 --> 00:05:32.399 game. Jen Rondo hit a two pointer and played really well, was good 68 00:05:32.399 --> 00:05:38.639 in the fourth quarter, had that double team on CP three in the corner 69 00:05:39.199 --> 00:05:43.120 where he generated a steal, and the Clippers getting the basketball and calling a 70 00:05:43.199 --> 00:05:46.120 time out. It's a brilliant, heavy gen Rondo type of play. Attacked 71 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:51.399 the basket, had a big time floater over DeAndre eighton. He was good, 72 00:05:53.279 --> 00:05:56.079 and he was good enough to get them within one at ninety three to 73 00:05:56.199 --> 00:06:00.279 ninety two with six minutes left. Here's the problem. CP three went on 74 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:06.399 his own six zero run right after that. In fact, he would score 75 00:06:08.279 --> 00:06:15.079 well eight of their next ten points, and the Clippers were missing three pointers 76 00:06:15.680 --> 00:06:19.680 while he was getting to his spots on the floor and hitting twos and just 77 00:06:19.800 --> 00:06:26.199 torching them over and over again like I said he had twenty five of twenty 78 00:06:26.199 --> 00:06:29.600 eight points in the second half. He had a run like this in the 79 00:06:29.680 --> 00:06:33.079 third quarter as well. When the Clippers got close, he would keep them 80 00:06:33.120 --> 00:06:38.920 at arm's length, and the Clippers were their own worst enemies on the other 81 00:06:39.040 --> 00:06:45.040 end by not corralling those defensive rebounds, and they would lose by eight in 82 00:06:45.079 --> 00:06:49.240 one of the biggest games of the season, which turned Saturday's game into a 83 00:06:49.360 --> 00:06:55.240 much more crucial contest back at Staples against the Denver Nuggets, who are currently 84 00:06:55.319 --> 00:06:59.000 chasing the Clippers the way the Clippers were chasing the Phoenix Sunts for the two 85 00:06:59.040 --> 00:07:02.040 seat. Denver's coming for the three seat. They're a game back of the 86 00:07:02.040 --> 00:07:08.720 Clippers right now, and the Clippers now being two games back of Phoenix, 87 00:07:08.759 --> 00:07:13.360 they still have a shot at the two seed because Phoenix has the tougher schedule 88 00:07:13.439 --> 00:07:18.560 remaining. But obviously it's not going to be easy going up against Nikola Yokich 89 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:23.639 and the Denver Nuggets, who are riding high after not getting a foul hold 90 00:07:23.680 --> 00:07:27.800 on them, specifically on Yokich at the end of this game tonight where they 91 00:07:27.800 --> 00:07:30.199 were taking on the New Orleans Pelicans, and it looked like Zion Williamson got 92 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:33.959 hacked late as he was trying to win the game for the Pelicans. But 93 00:07:34.439 --> 00:07:39.639 they're playing really well. They've lost one game since Jamal Murray has gone down. 94 00:07:39.759 --> 00:07:44.800 I think they've won seven of eight even without Jamal Murray. And Yokich 95 00:07:45.160 --> 00:07:48.199 is likely going to be the MVP this season because of things like that. 96 00:07:48.720 --> 00:07:55.639 So from one MVP candidate to the front runner Saturday back at Staples Center, 97 00:07:55.720 --> 00:08:01.279 it doesn't get any easier. Hopefully though, Kawhi Leonard will return for that 98 00:08:01.360 --> 00:08:07.079 game. Let's go to tagis in Walnut Tags. You're on Clipper Stock with 99 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:09.360 Adam Oslin after they lose one on nine two, one on one in Phoenix, 100 00:08:09.399 --> 00:08:16.319 tages. What's up, hey, Adam. Obviously we wanted to win, 101 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:24.879 but the loss were continue. Sorry, yeah, I'm sorry. Go 102 00:08:24.920 --> 00:08:28.120 ahead at him, No, you please, you cut out there for a 103 00:08:28.160 --> 00:08:31.440 second. But you're good now, Okay. You know, I found the 104 00:08:31.519 --> 00:08:39.360 loss encouraging because we were still out. We're out three key rotational players and 105 00:08:39.080 --> 00:08:43.559 Pat bev about that and Kauai and all three of those are going to be 106 00:08:45.320 --> 00:08:48.799 vital pieces, you know, during the playoffs. So even with that, 107 00:08:48.879 --> 00:08:54.000 we were right there within one point and which led me to think that one 108 00:08:54.039 --> 00:09:00.799 clear fully healthy knock on wood during the playoffs. If if we got a 109 00:09:00.840 --> 00:09:09.879 first round matchup with Dallas or Portland, don't you envision kind of Tylou maybe 110 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:15.919 using like Pat Bev in a way where he might play in spurts of five 111 00:09:16.000 --> 00:09:22.320 or six minutes in the first quarter where he's picking whether it's Dame Luca full 112 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:26.879 court for five minutes, kind of what Thylu did to AI in the finals 113 00:09:26.919 --> 00:09:30.440 where they kind of changed the game, where he picked him up full court 114 00:09:30.840 --> 00:09:37.480 and tire them out. And then he can even sub sub Pat Bev out 115 00:09:37.559 --> 00:09:41.759 and then bring in Terrence Man and he can do the same thing. So 116 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:45.200 I think they got a lot of things on the roster that they'll utilize. 117 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.399 And like we know that Tyler doesn't like to show his bag of tricks all 118 00:09:48.440 --> 00:09:52.120 at once, and he'll bring him out in the playoffs. But that's where 119 00:09:52.120 --> 00:09:58.799 I can envision Tylu using his whole a roster in that type of way. 120 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:01.960 Those are good thoughts. I agree with you. I think they can throw 121 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:09.399 waves of defenders at Luca don Chich and frustrate him as best you can. 122 00:10:09.519 --> 00:10:16.440 He was someone who started off the season as the odds on favorite to win 123 00:10:16.480 --> 00:10:22.480 the MVP now Dallas, they're currently in that sixth seed. If the playoffs 124 00:10:22.480 --> 00:10:24.519 started today, it would be the Clippers versus the Mavericks, and the Clippers 125 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:31.720 have just eight games remaining. The problem is we're not even close to seeing 126 00:10:31.720 --> 00:10:39.159 this playoff picture fully crystallize because the Clippers are two games back of the two 127 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:43.440 seed now with Phoenix up on them, but they do have the tiebreaker against 128 00:10:43.440 --> 00:10:48.600 the Suns, and they are a game up on Denver right now. The 129 00:10:48.679 --> 00:10:54.480 Nuggets are in the four seed and they see them on Saturday. Meanwhile, 130 00:10:54.519 --> 00:11:00.080 as we've been talking about the Dallas Mavericks and Portland Trailblazers, there is a 131 00:11:00.159 --> 00:11:03.679 decent chance that you could get the Hallway series between the Clippers and Lakers in 132 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:07.799 the first round of the playoffs. The Lakers right now are just a game 133 00:11:07.840 --> 00:11:11.799 and a half up on the Dallas Mavericks. Lakers lost earlier today in Washington 134 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:18.440 to the Wizards. So whether it be them dropping to the sixth seed or 135 00:11:18.600 --> 00:11:20.879 staying in the five seed and the Clippers dropping to the four seed, there 136 00:11:20.879 --> 00:11:26.960 are multiple routes where these two could tango in the first round of the playoffs, 137 00:11:26.000 --> 00:11:31.279 which I don't think anybody would have expected coming into this season, but 138 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:37.000 it's an injury influenced type of year with so many guys being out across the 139 00:11:37.120 --> 00:11:43.600 NBA, so injury influenced records therefore could make that happen. But the Clippers 140 00:11:43.639 --> 00:11:46.320 lost tonight, they still have a chance at the two seed. They still 141 00:11:46.320 --> 00:11:50.399 have a chance at the one seed. They're just three games back of Utah 142 00:11:50.440 --> 00:11:52.919 but the Jazz they do have one of the easier schedules remaining, and last 143 00:11:54.000 --> 00:12:01.440 I checked, they were up on Sacramento by fifty without Donovan mitchell Ooh that's 144 00:12:01.559 --> 00:12:05.600 rough, all right. Congratulations to the Phoenix Suns. They're back in the 145 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:07.960 playoffs for the first time in ten years, but it came at the hands 146 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:13.679 of beating the Los Angeles Clippers. Who is Tages mentioned? And Tages, 147 00:12:13.720 --> 00:12:18.440 you're in the running for a pair of tickets to a future Clippers game, 148 00:12:18.639 --> 00:12:24.960 but the Clippers are missing or we're missing tonight three starters, including Kawhi Leonard. 149 00:12:26.799 --> 00:12:28.679 Would I feel good about them versus the Suns in the seven game series. 150 00:12:28.759 --> 00:12:35.039 Yes, but CP three is doing some special things right now and they 151 00:12:35.039 --> 00:12:39.120 are a very talented team. So we'll see if the Clippers can still chase 152 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.200 them down, but they got the Denver Nuggets to worry about Saturday. More 153 00:12:43.240 --> 00:12:46.120 on that coming up. Plus we'll hear from t Loop post game. Clippers 154 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:50.559 lose by eight in Phoenix to the Suns. You're listening to Clippers Talk eight 155 00:12:50.600 --> 00:12:54.360 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two 156 00:12:54.360 --> 00:12:56.799 five seventy jose CJ. Hold on, we'll get to you. This is 157 00:12:56.840 --> 00:13:01.559 Clippers Talk. I'm Ata mo Oslin and you're listening to AM five seventy l 158 00:13:01.600 --> 00:13:09.600 a s four cliter there he erased it at the rim by never on a 159 00:13:09.679 --> 00:13:18.159 chains. This is La Clippers basketball on the official home of your La Clippers. 160 00:13:18.200 --> 00:13:28.840 Suck a store introduced it to m stopping you miss an. We'll be 161 00:13:28.960 --> 00:13:33.200 coming. Clippers losing Phoenix by a score of one on nine to one oh 162 00:13:33.360 --> 00:13:39.000 one. Welcome back into Clippers Talk. I'm out a mouslin. When does 163 00:13:39.000 --> 00:13:43.279 this beat drop? Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight six six 164 00:13:43.440 --> 00:13:50.240 nine eight seven two five seventy and everyone is eligible tonight to win a pair 165 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:56.559 of tickets to a future Clippers game. There it is this year they're taking 166 00:13:56.639 --> 00:14:01.120 on the Denver Nuggets Saturday night. Tip time for that one from Staples Center 167 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:07.600 is at seven pm. More on that, but first let's get back to 168 00:14:07.600 --> 00:14:11.919 your phone calls. CJ in Alhambra, CJ, what's up your on Clippers? 169 00:14:11.919 --> 00:14:16.519 Stop without him? Ostin, Hey, what's going on? Adam? 170 00:14:16.360 --> 00:14:20.200 First of all, you know, I think a lot of the success that 171 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:26.480 the Phoenix Suns have had, outside of just having CP three there as a 172 00:14:26.559 --> 00:14:31.919 veteran presence, has been the evolution of DeAndre Aton. I don't think that 173 00:14:31.000 --> 00:14:35.159 Kats really even hit his feeling yet. No, and I think that's kind 174 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:41.360 of coincided with this monstro season that they've had. I think it's that and 175 00:14:41.039 --> 00:14:48.200 as much credit as CP three deserves to taking this culture to another level, 176 00:14:48.320 --> 00:14:52.480 I do think they established some of this last season with Monty Williams and what 177 00:14:52.519 --> 00:14:56.039 they did in the bubble going eight. No, this team already had momentum, 178 00:14:56.080 --> 00:14:58.799 and then they brought in the right fit with Chris Paul to help them 179 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:03.159 get to that next level or three levels up and there right now in the 180 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:07.000 two see two games up on the Clippers. Sorry, keep going yeah, 181 00:15:07.039 --> 00:15:09.240 no, no, no, no, But you bring up a great point 182 00:15:09.279 --> 00:15:15.120 because Monty Williams kind of held toughen the skin of this very young, inexperienced 183 00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:18.399 team, and I think there's kind of like a caution to win Devil May 184 00:15:18.480 --> 00:15:22.320 Care type of attitude where regardless of who you are, they're going to bring 185 00:15:22.399 --> 00:15:28.320 it. But like I was saying with DeAndre, you know, I was 186 00:15:28.360 --> 00:15:33.759 watching these last two games, and I really think Zoo could benefit from having 187 00:15:33.879 --> 00:15:37.240 a former center kind of come in as a specialty coach. There. There 188 00:15:37.360 --> 00:15:43.559 there were times where I think some soft touches and clamping down on rebounds could 189 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:48.039 have could have really benefited a turnaround of both games. I mean, I 190 00:15:48.080 --> 00:15:52.919 think we should give Reggie Evans a call and uh maybe maybe he could kind 191 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:58.919 of like help school Homeboy Air Croatia comes with some raw talent, but I 192 00:15:58.919 --> 00:16:00.639 think you need a little bit more for now. Well, you know, 193 00:16:00.879 --> 00:16:06.240 the second thing I was kind of hoping for was a coffee break. I 194 00:16:06.279 --> 00:16:08.440 really wanted to see a mirror kind of go ahead to head with Johnson and 195 00:16:08.720 --> 00:16:14.320 Tory Craig. You know that would have been great. CJ thanks for the 196 00:16:14.320 --> 00:16:18.600 phone call. If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The development of 197 00:16:18.600 --> 00:16:22.519 Aviza zoobots over the past year with this new coaching staff has been fantastic. 198 00:16:23.000 --> 00:16:27.639 He's thriving. He had fourteen and seven in just twenty five minutes tonight, 199 00:16:29.200 --> 00:16:33.559 and all fourteen of his points came after the first quarter, and he had 200 00:16:33.600 --> 00:16:37.399 a huge throwdown. In fact, I've been looking for this highlight because one 201 00:16:37.440 --> 00:16:42.120 of the benefits of running everything, one of the only benefits of running everything, 202 00:16:42.639 --> 00:16:45.039 is that I can pick and choose what I want to play at what 203 00:16:45.200 --> 00:16:48.759 time, and then includes the music. Yeah, I played Fetty Whopp. 204 00:16:48.799 --> 00:16:53.440 That was me. But also I can dig into these Noah Ego highlights and 205 00:16:53.480 --> 00:17:00.360 I believe I have it. Come on, Adam, It's a man corner 206 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:02.919 with a pump faking drive left Tanda drible man all the way to the ram 207 00:17:02.960 --> 00:17:07.799 scoop shots, short rebound sup bots, Oh, look out a vizza sup 208 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:14.000 bots, the crake, huge throw down there by Viza Zoobots. But the 209 00:17:14.039 --> 00:17:18.319 Clippers could not get over the hump. They kept trying, they kept knocking 210 00:17:18.359 --> 00:17:22.000 on the door. They were right there, they couldn't break through. They 211 00:17:22.000 --> 00:17:27.000 were down one multiple times early on, even in the first half. It 212 00:17:27.079 --> 00:17:33.319 was the same thing. They had it to within four with three minutes left 213 00:17:33.559 --> 00:17:37.000 in the second quarter, going into half, and then it turned into a 214 00:17:37.039 --> 00:17:41.039 twelve point lead, and eventually it was just a ten point lead by the 215 00:17:41.039 --> 00:17:45.319 Phoenix Suns heading into the half third quarter. They did get it to within 216 00:17:45.480 --> 00:17:51.359 six heading into the fourth, and they closed the third quarter much better than 217 00:17:51.400 --> 00:17:53.720 they did that second quarter in the first half, but it felt like there 218 00:17:53.720 --> 00:17:57.880 were just momentum plays that went against them over and over again. I'll CJ 219 00:17:59.039 --> 00:18:00.640 dropped, so you don't want to be in the running for the para tickets 220 00:18:00.640 --> 00:18:04.160 to give away to a future Clippers game. Rajan Rondo, though we talked 221 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:07.200 a little bit about him earlier. He had a three in the first half. 222 00:18:07.759 --> 00:18:14.400 He had that tough floater over DeAndre Aiden, and he had that steal 223 00:18:14.519 --> 00:18:19.119 on CP three in the corner. Just huge plays. But he did roll 224 00:18:19.160 --> 00:18:26.079 his ankle on a non contact injury. I think it was early in the 225 00:18:26.119 --> 00:18:30.920 fourth quarter, and I'm interested to find out about his status. Jose and 226 00:18:30.000 --> 00:18:36.799 Southgate keep holding for us. I want to hear from coach lou post game. 227 00:18:36.920 --> 00:18:38.319 I want to do with that sound you know what, Jose, pick 228 00:18:38.400 --> 00:18:41.640 me up. I gotta find it again. Jose and Southgate, what's up? 229 00:18:41.680 --> 00:18:45.400 You're on Clippers stock for that I'm auslin. Hey, Adam Man, 230 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:48.880 you better sign that because I want to hear that too. I got it. 231 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:52.880 It's five minutes and thirty three seconds. I've located the sounds. You 232 00:18:53.160 --> 00:18:56.160 want to go in and player before me? No, no, no, 233 00:18:56.240 --> 00:19:00.559 do your thing. You're already on. We need some positivity here, all 234 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:02.480 right. Hey, Hey, I'm right, I'm ready to give it to 235 00:19:02.480 --> 00:19:04.519 you, Adam. And I'm a twenty five year old, but the Cliffer 236 00:19:04.599 --> 00:19:07.640 time my whole life. I've seen Kean Dueling his real tie year. I've 237 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:11.240 seen Lamar Old of his rookie years. I saw Shade his realkie year. 238 00:19:11.240 --> 00:19:14.359 I was about to get into Jersey, but then he got the trade. 239 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:15.759 That's how much he's grown as how much he meant for that he got, 240 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:19.559 as Paul George. That being said, since that Detroit game, Adam, 241 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:22.960 Yeah, the Detroit game where Reggy Jackson hit that game winner. Yeah, 242 00:19:22.960 --> 00:19:26.079 but before that he hit that three. But before that it was an imbalanced 243 00:19:26.119 --> 00:19:32.839 play where number fourteen because nickname is now young Man, big Man, Sea 244 00:19:32.880 --> 00:19:34.240 Man, where he had to hit that dunk that led to all that. 245 00:19:34.240 --> 00:19:40.400 That being said, Hayes will say we lost a collected game today it's a 246 00:19:40.559 --> 00:19:44.519 signe you laws second seed, a real Cliffers fiance. No, it was 247 00:19:44.640 --> 00:19:48.960 ninety one ninety two key j thirteen fifteen points, first carter. They had 248 00:19:49.039 --> 00:19:53.079 sixty four percent percentage from the field goal line to just have that lead. 249 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:57.079 That being said Adam, Adam, I was calling me for you and said 250 00:19:57.079 --> 00:20:00.799 you had Clipper tickets, so now you gotta get a not to extend the 251 00:20:00.839 --> 00:20:03.400 call, but just you got a pair of tickets out, how to bring 252 00:20:03.400 --> 00:20:04.880 my payer out? You know how I usually end the game on the way 253 00:20:06.079 --> 00:20:08.440 woman say before they had him Hi, woman, team, before I end 254 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:11.519 the call, Adam, like I said, twenty five years old A long 255 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:15.119 time because I used to go to sleep listening to Ralph Lawler on the boom 256 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.480 box. My kid was in here. He stayed up to night just to 257 00:20:18.640 --> 00:20:21.759 hit you with this, because I say, we can win the pay of 258 00:20:21.759 --> 00:20:23.400 tickets. So you know how I usually end the phone call. I'm gonna 259 00:20:23.480 --> 00:20:34.079 let my son in the phone call. Yeah him, Hey, little one, 260 00:20:34.640 --> 00:20:40.839 there we go. Jose you and your son hold on. You're in 261 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:44.960 the running for the pair of tickets we have, But hold on. I 262 00:20:44.960 --> 00:20:48.519 do want to hear from Coach Low post game. After the Clippers fall by 263 00:20:48.559 --> 00:20:53.920 eight in Phoenix. It's better be it? No, agree, I can't 264 00:20:53.960 --> 00:20:59.240 recording to start the recording, hey, coach, And when you opted to 265 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:02.599 go small, you did cut into the deficit a little bit, But then 266 00:21:02.640 --> 00:21:06.920 it seemed like eighton and Phoenix were able to crash the offensive glass a little 267 00:21:06.920 --> 00:21:10.240 bit, a little bit better specifically in the second half. Was it kind 268 00:21:10.240 --> 00:21:14.200 of like the given take that you had to live with on that. Yeah, 269 00:21:14.200 --> 00:21:15.920 you know, Aid did a good job on the boards, you know, 270 00:21:15.960 --> 00:21:18.079 but we gave up fifteen offensive rebounds, and I don't think Aiden was 271 00:21:18.119 --> 00:21:21.240 the biggest problem. You know, we gave up two of the Cameron pain 272 00:21:21.319 --> 00:21:25.680 that he tipped in, gave up two down stretch tory of Craig, you 273 00:21:25.720 --> 00:21:29.119 know, like we just gotta We didn't bring up physicality in that regard of 274 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:30.880 boxing out. You know, Headnt got us first, but you know they 275 00:21:30.960 --> 00:21:33.119 played well. You know, we decided to go smaller, you said, 276 00:21:33.160 --> 00:21:37.599 because it opened it up for us offensively, but defensively we got stopped. 277 00:21:37.599 --> 00:21:44.880 We just didn't get the rebound. We'll move over to the law. So 278 00:21:45.119 --> 00:21:52.759 you guys after a thirty nine point for the first quarter by the Sons, 279 00:21:52.839 --> 00:22:00.480 but clearly it wasn't enough to reclaim control of the game. And another team 280 00:22:00.519 --> 00:22:04.000 is talked about good habits and forming those habits over the course of the season. 281 00:22:04.960 --> 00:22:10.359 How do you feel this game comments on what you guys have been trying 282 00:22:10.359 --> 00:22:14.799 to do as far as consistency and habits far as to habits, A lot 283 00:22:14.960 --> 00:22:18.920 like communication and were terrible tonight, you know, just communicating like how many 284 00:22:18.960 --> 00:22:22.519 layups we got. We gave up all miscommunications, a lot open threes and 285 00:22:22.599 --> 00:22:25.319 just wasn't talking. It just wasn't communicating, you know, things we worked 286 00:22:25.359 --> 00:22:29.480 on every single day that we wasn't able to capitalize defensively, you know, 287 00:22:29.559 --> 00:22:32.039 so we just got to take a look at those, you know, continue 288 00:22:32.079 --> 00:22:34.319 to keep harping on you know, communication and guys, you know, talking 289 00:22:34.319 --> 00:22:37.319 on coverage and what we're supposed to be doing, because you know, just 290 00:22:37.359 --> 00:22:41.920 looking at it, we probably give them twenty twenty two points just offering our 291 00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:47.160 communication. Before we get back to coach lou Here, let's pause ten seconds 292 00:22:47.160 --> 00:22:49.960 per station identification. Here on a M five seventy LA Sports, this is 293 00:22:51.119 --> 00:22:56.839 LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles and I D seven kys R 294 00:22:56.039 --> 00:23:02.079 HD to Los Angeles and iHeart Radio Station. More from Coach Loup post game 295 00:23:02.119 --> 00:23:07.480 after the Clippers lose by eight in Phoenix, e Ty when when Ronni goes 296 00:23:07.519 --> 00:23:10.720 to the bench, I think CP kind of kind of took over that game 297 00:23:10.759 --> 00:23:14.079 there. I guess, what did you make of the defense on him? 298 00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:15.079 Were you okay with it? Like? What did you make of that that 299 00:23:15.200 --> 00:23:18.680 defense on him during that run first half? Thought we did a good job. 300 00:23:18.759 --> 00:23:22.559 You don't have him three points, you know how what he had we 301 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:26.599 had twenty five and a second half, you know, I just probably you 302 00:23:26.640 --> 00:23:29.039 know, you just think the spots, we try to boot him a little 303 00:23:29.039 --> 00:23:32.039 bit, we try to fire a little bit. What he kind of got 304 00:23:32.039 --> 00:23:34.559 it going. So that was just you know, something us to see, 305 00:23:34.599 --> 00:23:37.160 you know, when we see him down a roll and be something we could 306 00:23:37.160 --> 00:23:41.160 be compnisant of. But he had a good game in the second half and 307 00:23:41.160 --> 00:23:42.839 he kind of took over the game. So we gave a few different looks, 308 00:23:44.559 --> 00:23:47.960 but we just couldn't couldn't see him to stop him. Put the fire 309 00:23:48.000 --> 00:23:53.799 out at CP head. Coach just kind of backpacking on to miss question when 310 00:23:53.839 --> 00:23:57.720 it comes to Chris Paul what makes him specifically so tough to trying to contain 311 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:00.880 and even defend, especially when he started. When he starts to get going 312 00:24:00.920 --> 00:24:04.599 and get guys all open and finding no spots. This kind of controls the 313 00:24:04.640 --> 00:24:07.200 whole game. You know, he plays in his own face. I mean, 314 00:24:07.200 --> 00:24:10.720 he gets guys involved. You know, he knows where exactly going to 315 00:24:10.759 --> 00:24:14.440 take over the game. That's what a two point guard does, and he 316 00:24:14.559 --> 00:24:15.759 did that tonight. You know, he was able to, you know, 317 00:24:15.799 --> 00:24:18.480 control the game the whole you know, the first three quarters and in the 318 00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:22.359 fourth quarter he was able to, you know, kind of get himself going 319 00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:26.759 and I'll kind of take over the game down the stretch. He'll move back 320 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:30.440 over to jess Ty if I can for a second, going back to the 321 00:24:30.440 --> 00:24:34.240 offensive rebounds, was there a thought to maybe put Zoo back in the game 322 00:24:34.319 --> 00:24:37.359 sooner or was that just kind of you went with what you thought was best. 323 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:45.160 However what I thought was best? All right, thank you. He'll 324 00:24:45.200 --> 00:24:51.319 move over to back to timre Ty. Looking ahead, you guys have a 325 00:24:51.319 --> 00:24:56.200 pair of days off on you guys facing Nuggets on Saturday. I guess is 326 00:24:56.200 --> 00:25:00.440 there anything extra for that game? Knowing how close the seatings are, tiebreaker 327 00:25:00.480 --> 00:25:03.160 in the line, stuff like that extra as far as what I mean, 328 00:25:03.279 --> 00:25:06.960 any extra motivation you might need, bulletin board. I don't know. Players 329 00:25:07.039 --> 00:25:10.079 use different things to motivate them sometimes there anything extra from a perspective, players 330 00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:18.880 perspective. Okay, loo, I can go ahead. It's so you guys 331 00:25:18.920 --> 00:25:23.480 got eight games left in the schedule. It's it's actually pretty split up pretty 332 00:25:23.480 --> 00:25:27.839 well for at home for on the road. Uh, you know, the 333 00:25:27.920 --> 00:25:33.400 priorities basically just baning, getting guys healthy. So when it comes to this 334 00:25:33.480 --> 00:25:40.160 last stretch, are you kind of taking anything away from how last year ended 335 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:42.839 as far as the regular season, those eight seating games, or are you 336 00:25:42.960 --> 00:25:48.480 kind of basically looking at it like it's a completely different situation as far as 337 00:25:48.519 --> 00:25:51.759 these eight games, You're not looking at it like seating games. I'm just 338 00:25:52.000 --> 00:25:56.599 a completely different situation. Does the guy to get our pulling on our rhythm 339 00:25:56.680 --> 00:26:00.839 VA offensively? I would defensively like sap side of the first quarter, I 340 00:26:00.839 --> 00:26:03.200 thought I'd get a good job twenty four, twenty three, and twenty three. 341 00:26:03.359 --> 00:26:07.599 So I'm defensively pretty game, but we gotta get an offensive going back 342 00:26:07.640 --> 00:26:10.920 again and get an offensive blow. But you know, just can't give a 343 00:26:10.960 --> 00:26:14.039 team like their thirty nine points in the first quarter, especially at home. 344 00:26:14.119 --> 00:26:17.799 You know, expected to expect to win the game. So we didn't come 345 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:19.880 out with the defensive mindset of defensive presence to start, and you know, 346 00:26:21.000 --> 00:26:22.279 you got to play the hardy kids back up. You know, sometimes I 347 00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:30.240 think a lot of indust unity. There was Coach Loup post game and they 348 00:26:30.359 --> 00:26:33.680 brought up there. How they only gave up seventy points in the last three 349 00:26:33.799 --> 00:26:37.640 quarters total. That's great, but they gave up a thirty nine spot in 350 00:26:37.680 --> 00:26:41.240 that first quarter. They were down by as many as fourteen. They brought 351 00:26:41.240 --> 00:26:45.960 it to within one, but they could not get over the hump and regain 352 00:26:47.000 --> 00:26:48.640 the lead. It just felt like one of those games. If they could 353 00:26:48.640 --> 00:26:52.400 do that, they would hold on late. But CP three had twenty five 354 00:26:52.440 --> 00:26:56.160 of his twenty eight points in the second half. He would hit some big 355 00:26:56.160 --> 00:27:00.000 shots, and the Clippers, well, they were woeful when it came to 356 00:27:00.039 --> 00:27:06.200 offensive rebounds and giving them up to the Phoenix Suns fifteen offensive rebounds eleven in 357 00:27:06.240 --> 00:27:11.640 the second half, leading to eleven second chance points. We'll take a quick 358 00:27:11.680 --> 00:27:12.799 break here, we'll come back. We'll get to your phone calls. We 359 00:27:12.839 --> 00:27:18.440 have a pair of tickets to give away to an upcoming game this season. 360 00:27:18.880 --> 00:27:25.599 I just saw this tweet from my friend Jesse Beer, who I think is 361 00:27:25.680 --> 00:27:27.440 upset with me right now. But you know, you get into these Twitter 362 00:27:27.559 --> 00:27:33.200 arguments sometimes better friends for it, right. But he just said, because 363 00:27:33.200 --> 00:27:36.000 I told you the Phoenix Suns, they have one of the toughest schedules left. 364 00:27:36.039 --> 00:27:38.079 So don't think it's over just because the Clippers are down two games to 365 00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:41.519 them. They have the tiebreaker, and the Suns are about to play nine 366 00:27:41.559 --> 00:27:48.400 games in a fourteen day stretch. It's far from over. These Western Conference 367 00:27:48.440 --> 00:27:53.440 standings are far from being decided. Yet. It's a fluid situation, I 368 00:27:53.519 --> 00:27:56.480 think is what most people would say. All right, more Clippers stop coming 369 00:27:56.519 --> 00:28:00.640 up next in Law Murray from the Athletic, We'll be here. This is 370 00:28:00.680 --> 00:28:03.359 Clipper stock. I'm at a Maslin and you're listening to a M five to 371 00:28:03.440 --> 00:28:11.200 seventy LA Sports Clipper there he erased it at the rim by never had a 372 00:28:11.319 --> 00:28:19.359 chance. This is LA Clippers basketball on the official home of your LA Clippers, 373 00:28:23.000 --> 00:28:32.359 Louisiana Clippers losing Phoenix by a final score of one o nine to one 374 00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:37.720 oh one to the Suns. Yeah, sometimes little things turn into big things. 375 00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:42.119 You forget about the fundamentals. Can get out hustled, you get beat. 376 00:28:42.240 --> 00:28:49.200 Clippers got out worked as the Suns would get fifteen offensive rebounds and they 377 00:28:49.200 --> 00:28:52.920 would stop each and every run the Clippers made. They got it to within 378 00:28:53.039 --> 00:28:56.240 one with six minutes left in the fourth quarter. That would be as close 379 00:28:56.279 --> 00:29:00.599 as it would get. They lose by eight. Welcome back in two Clippers 380 00:29:00.599 --> 00:29:03.880 stock. I'm at a Maslin to eight six six nine eight seven two five 381 00:29:03.039 --> 00:29:07.480 seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. 382 00:29:07.519 --> 00:29:11.319 We have a pair of tickets to give away tonight. Have not given them 383 00:29:11.359 --> 00:29:18.480 away yet. But my friend Law Murray, he is the law. He 384 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:22.799 covers the Clippers for the athletic Follow him at Law Murray the nu on Twitter. 385 00:29:23.640 --> 00:29:27.200 Law Thanks for coming on tonight. So was it as simple as I 386 00:29:27.279 --> 00:29:30.839 just put it that the Clippers got beaten in this game by getting beat on 387 00:29:30.880 --> 00:29:36.960 the boards. That was a major part of it. And that was a 388 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:41.440 huge surprise considering how well the Clippers have been on the defensive last this year, 389 00:29:41.799 --> 00:29:45.920 how poor are the Sons have been on the offensive lasts this year. 390 00:29:45.559 --> 00:29:52.920 But that's only a part of what was really a multi layered issue with the 391 00:29:52.960 --> 00:30:00.559 Clippers just not bringing a level of physicality to start a game that they they 392 00:30:00.599 --> 00:30:03.440 saw it and needed you know they I would say the Suns needed it more 393 00:30:04.119 --> 00:30:07.559 and they played like it. The Clippers were two cans with tonight. This 394 00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:11.720 was like a playoff game for Phoenix and this is a row seating game for 395 00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:14.559 the Clippers, and we'll see how that works out for them in a few 396 00:30:14.559 --> 00:30:18.640 weeks. Yeah, the Suns look like the more locked in focus, desperate 397 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:22.079 team, especially in that first quarter as you mentioned, where they put up 398 00:30:22.079 --> 00:30:23.920 a thirty nine spot. They didn't have a turnover in the game till I 399 00:30:23.920 --> 00:30:27.880 think the seven minute mark of the second quarter, and the Clippers only had 400 00:30:27.920 --> 00:30:32.720 four during that time. But that can make the difference right there. They 401 00:30:32.720 --> 00:30:36.799 took care of the basketball. They out executed the Clippers. Both teams got 402 00:30:36.839 --> 00:30:41.960 scorching hot from three to start things off. But the Clippers, while they 403 00:30:41.960 --> 00:30:44.920 went twelve of thirty one from distance, it's thirty eight percent and it is 404 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:48.680 below their season average because they're doing historic stuff there. They go one of 405 00:30:48.799 --> 00:30:53.039 seven down the stretch in the fourth quarter. How much do you attribute those 406 00:30:53.039 --> 00:30:57.880 shots and that shot selection when it comes to this loss for the Clippers late. 407 00:31:00.200 --> 00:31:04.759 Well, you have to remember the two times the Clippers beat the Suns 408 00:31:04.759 --> 00:31:10.880 previous two tonight's meeting, Paul George made seven threes by himself in both games 409 00:31:11.279 --> 00:31:15.400 twenty days ago. In La those seven threes that Paul George made were more 410 00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:18.880 than the Suns made for the entire game. In this game tonight, the 411 00:31:18.960 --> 00:31:26.400 Suns made seven threes just in the first quarter, so that differential was significant. 412 00:31:26.839 --> 00:31:33.319 And you mentioned that the Clippers they shot the three well, honestly, 413 00:31:33.599 --> 00:31:37.519 in the second half they made fifty three point eight of their field goals overall, 414 00:31:37.920 --> 00:31:41.920 but they lost every single advantage besides that, I mean the Suns that 415 00:31:41.960 --> 00:31:47.440 you can shoot very well after half time from three. But the Suns won 416 00:31:47.559 --> 00:31:52.599 all the little battles, the rebounds, the turnovers. When you win those 417 00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:56.240 battles, if fighting football, where you have like time of possession, right, 418 00:31:56.720 --> 00:32:01.359 so when you have more time to do certain things. To put so 419 00:32:01.440 --> 00:32:06.920 much pressure on the other end, you can think of the Clippers shooting as 420 00:32:06.960 --> 00:32:10.359 being on the sideline. Had great game for being on the sideline way too 421 00:32:10.519 --> 00:32:14.640 much. The Suns had the ball too much, and that's pretty much what 422 00:32:14.720 --> 00:32:19.880 happened the Clippers ran out of time down the stretch. Law Murray should be 423 00:32:19.960 --> 00:32:24.559 followed at law Murray The U. He covers the Clippers for The Athletic. 424 00:32:24.640 --> 00:32:29.839 He is your reason to subscribe to The Athletic, along with all the other 425 00:32:29.880 --> 00:32:35.720 great writers and analysts there. Law Tlu talked about it postgame. You mentioned 426 00:32:35.759 --> 00:32:37.680 the physicality part. I think that was a question that you asked him, 427 00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:40.440 and they just didn't bring it to start things off. It didn't have that 428 00:32:40.960 --> 00:32:46.160 aggressiveness or that mindset defensively. But he also talked about their offense and how 429 00:32:46.200 --> 00:32:50.920 they need to get back going there. Now, how much of this is 430 00:32:51.000 --> 00:32:54.519 just about They've had so many injuries and so many guys in and out of 431 00:32:54.519 --> 00:32:59.200 the lineup. No Kawai tonight, still no surge. Still know Pat bev 432 00:32:59.279 --> 00:33:01.920 that eventually that just catches up with you. And now they only have eight 433 00:33:01.920 --> 00:33:06.799 games left to really gain that rhythm and get back to where they were, 434 00:33:07.000 --> 00:33:08.640 and they still have one of the best records posted to I'll start break of 435 00:33:08.640 --> 00:33:14.440 course, But how much is that a concern for you right now? I'll 436 00:33:14.440 --> 00:33:17.559 tell you what, Adam. They went that twenty days stretch where they didn't 437 00:33:17.559 --> 00:33:22.480 have to back days off and they won eleven out of those twelve games this 438 00:33:22.519 --> 00:33:28.319 month. They've built up a lot of goodwill in that department, and none 439 00:33:28.359 --> 00:33:30.480 of it matters. None of it matters anymore. You lost back to back 440 00:33:30.480 --> 00:33:35.519 games to close this month. You're now in a situation where there's no way 441 00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:38.039 you can get to the one seed, the two seeds. You're on the 442 00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:45.319 wrong side of questionable now with losing tonight in Phoenix, and your main battle 443 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.680 starts as soon as the month that they get to because the Nuggets are coming 444 00:33:49.720 --> 00:33:53.839 for a clincher the tiebreaker there. And so when you look at Rhythm, 445 00:33:54.000 --> 00:34:00.200 I am probably going to write this in the next forty eight hours. We're 446 00:34:00.240 --> 00:34:05.920 talking about a situation where you almost look at the bubble last year. Remember 447 00:34:06.000 --> 00:34:07.840 last year's seating games, you had eight games to figure out what your seat 448 00:34:07.960 --> 00:34:12.280 was going to be. Actually beat the Nuggets in one of those eight games 449 00:34:12.360 --> 00:34:16.199 last summer for these seating games, that was a big factor. And then 450 00:34:16.280 --> 00:34:21.039 getting the two seat last year and the Nuggets same three that matter in the 451 00:34:21.079 --> 00:34:27.360 playoffs not really. So when it comes down to it, I do believe 452 00:34:27.440 --> 00:34:31.519 that ty lewis focused on getting guys healthy, you know, getting the rotation 453 00:34:31.599 --> 00:34:37.320 straight, building right habits. It's clear that tonight was an exercise in at 454 00:34:37.360 --> 00:34:40.519 least one of those things, getting healthy. The guys who didn't you know, 455 00:34:40.599 --> 00:34:44.119 Kawai probably could have played in this game and fills the palth games. 456 00:34:44.119 --> 00:34:46.920 He didn't push it all right, cool, but they didn't build good habits 457 00:34:47.400 --> 00:34:52.639 and the offenses struggled more than just what happened in Phoenix. So all in 458 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:58.480 all, I'm a little concerned. And you can wipe away all the good 459 00:34:58.519 --> 00:35:00.079 things that they did this month. They got to or over. It's basically 460 00:35:00.119 --> 00:35:06.400 a clean slate starting May first. So, and I hate this term because 461 00:35:06.880 --> 00:35:12.360 it can't be taken as a literal unless it's an actual must win game. 462 00:35:12.760 --> 00:35:19.000 But is this game coming up Saturday against the Denver Nuggets back at Staples Center, 463 00:35:19.119 --> 00:35:22.960 considering where both teams are positioned right now at the three seed in the 464 00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:25.719 four seed, with Denver one game back of the Clippers, is it a 465 00:35:25.840 --> 00:35:32.800 must win game in your mind? No? But then again you ask you 466 00:35:34.039 --> 00:35:37.360 answer you your own question already, Adam, you know how to feel about 467 00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:40.760 these things. You go out and you try to win every game that you're 468 00:35:40.760 --> 00:35:45.079 going to. Set five guys on a floor corps you know, like, 469 00:35:45.719 --> 00:35:49.239 well, why wouldn't you go out against Denver and treat it like it's a 470 00:35:49.280 --> 00:35:53.079 game that like you're supposed to win all of them? You know this game 471 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:57.320 in Phoenix, Yeah they didn't have to. Why how many times did they 472 00:35:57.840 --> 00:36:00.079 bring a shorthand at roster too? A game? Aim and compete and win 473 00:36:00.480 --> 00:36:05.480 whether the team was good or not. So it's the same case here, 474 00:36:05.519 --> 00:36:08.320 Like you want to win, but once you get to the playoffs, you're 475 00:36:08.320 --> 00:36:12.760 gonna need to be three teams that are really good to get out of your 476 00:36:12.760 --> 00:36:15.800 conference, and then you're gonna have to meet the team that made it out 477 00:36:15.840 --> 00:36:19.760 the other conference to win a championship. It's the same approach wherever the e 478 00:36:19.760 --> 00:36:24.000 Clippers are seated. If it's four three two, like you're gonna have to 479 00:36:24.000 --> 00:36:27.360 face a good team in the first round, and you're gonna have to face 480 00:36:27.400 --> 00:36:30.519 good teams to rout the playoffs if you're going to win a championship. That 481 00:36:30.639 --> 00:36:37.360 being said, Clippers might want to show some signs of life Saturday against against 482 00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:42.519 the Nuggets, because otherwise you're gonna probably be in a situation where forget who 483 00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:45.960 you're playing, you're not playing well yourself and that's where the Clippers are at. 484 00:36:46.119 --> 00:36:51.400 Then that's going to be their biggest issue. And there's the possibility that 485 00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:53.880 you end up facing the defending champs in the first round of the playoffs. 486 00:36:53.960 --> 00:37:00.840 Now there is that situation lurking where we could have the hallways. Here's here's 487 00:37:00.840 --> 00:37:04.960 the open question. You know, would you rather face that Lakers team while 488 00:37:05.000 --> 00:37:08.360 they're trying to figurerself out or would you rather face them later on when they're 489 00:37:08.360 --> 00:37:13.440 probably going to be better or more in tune. You know, maybe you 490 00:37:13.840 --> 00:37:16.239 are going to bank on some other team beating them before you get there. 491 00:37:16.280 --> 00:37:19.880 But then again, you can say the same thing with the Clippers, like 492 00:37:19.920 --> 00:37:22.920 the Clippers might not make it that far. Say that's what happened last year. 493 00:37:22.000 --> 00:37:29.159 So you just you basically have to take it as are you serious? 494 00:37:29.320 --> 00:37:31.280 Are you going to are you going to be able to beat these teams? 495 00:37:31.559 --> 00:37:36.800 Doesn't matter what order it is, So the Clippers need to er your business. 496 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:40.199 Well, that's an interesting point that at some point you're likely going to 497 00:37:40.239 --> 00:37:45.000 have to play the Lakers. Why not start things out with the bang in 498 00:37:45.039 --> 00:37:50.639 that first round series. He is law Murray at Law Murray the NU on 499 00:37:50.679 --> 00:37:53.639 Twitter. He covers the Clippers for the Athletic. Please give him a follow 500 00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:57.840 and subscribe to the Athletic. They don't pay me to say this, but 501 00:37:58.239 --> 00:38:01.079 he is one of the reasons, the main the reason that I have subscribed 502 00:38:01.159 --> 00:38:06.159 because his breakdowns. His analysis, as you just heard, is that good. 503 00:38:06.400 --> 00:38:09.400 He also got the video breakdowns. People like that nowadays. Law Murray, 504 00:38:09.440 --> 00:38:13.920 well done as always, Thanks for coming on Clipper Stock tonight. Hey, 505 00:38:14.000 --> 00:38:17.199 thanks for having me again. Coming up next here in our final segment 506 00:38:17.800 --> 00:38:22.519 here on Clippers Stock, we'll get to your phone calls. Still a pair 507 00:38:22.519 --> 00:38:27.559 of tickets to give away. It's between Jose and Southgate and Tags and Walnut 508 00:38:27.639 --> 00:38:31.199 right now. I did see Morris and Long Beach call in, but he 509 00:38:31.320 --> 00:38:38.880 dropped and maybe he can come up plush late we'll see Clippers fall late by 510 00:38:38.960 --> 00:38:44.599 eight in Phoenix to the Suns. You're listening to Clipper Stock here on AM 511 00:38:44.639 --> 00:38:53.440 five seven LA Sports. Late. I called Jackson cliter there he erased it 512 00:38:53.480 --> 00:38:59.800 at the rim by He never had a chance. This is LA Clippers Basketball 513 00:39:00.079 --> 00:39:13.000 on the official home of your LA Clippers. Clippers lose one O nine to 514 00:39:13.119 --> 00:39:16.719 one on one to the Phoenix Suns in Phoenix. Welcome back into Clippers talk. 515 00:39:17.760 --> 00:39:22.960 I'm out of Maslin. Coming up here. We'll give away the tickets, 516 00:39:22.280 --> 00:39:28.119 a pair of tickets to give away to an upcoming game. Thanks a 517 00:39:28.199 --> 00:39:32.199 load, Murray for coming on once again. I have some postgame audio is 518 00:39:32.280 --> 00:39:37.280 yet to be screened. We're all gonna find out who this player is together 519 00:39:37.320 --> 00:39:46.000 at once. Let's hear surprise. I'm ahead start off with Miriam. Hey, 520 00:39:46.119 --> 00:39:50.679 Terence terre So a game like this, like what you guys can learn 521 00:39:50.719 --> 00:39:53.039 something from every game? I assume what do you guys learn from this one? 522 00:39:57.679 --> 00:39:59.400 I mean there's a lot of you going on. You can learn from 523 00:39:59.400 --> 00:40:04.039 every game, you know. I guess it's, you know, defensively, 524 00:40:04.119 --> 00:40:07.360 we gotta tweak a few things. I think we could talk a lot more 525 00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:10.360 on defense, and I think we'll do that. You know, we'll get 526 00:40:10.360 --> 00:40:17.000 to film and watch that and and fix that. Fell to jest, what's 527 00:40:19.960 --> 00:40:22.840 hey, Terrence? How you doing? You guys made a run by going 528 00:40:22.880 --> 00:40:28.840 to the small ball lineup before the offensive rebounds by Phoenix kind of you know, 529 00:40:28.920 --> 00:40:31.320 kept adding up, But how would you evaluate how that small ball group 530 00:40:31.440 --> 00:40:36.679 actually ended up playing during about their ten or so minutes together. I think 531 00:40:36.679 --> 00:40:37.920 it was good, you know, I think it was good. We were 532 00:40:37.960 --> 00:40:42.280 locked in on what we had to do, you know, get into small 533 00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:45.599 small picking rolls, get downhill, you know, find an open shooter to 534 00:40:45.639 --> 00:40:47.559 just meet the right player. We had a bunch of guys out there who 535 00:40:47.840 --> 00:40:52.159 who can do that and make it the right place, so it was good 536 00:40:52.159 --> 00:40:53.280 for us. I think we brought it back to like four or something like 537 00:40:53.320 --> 00:40:58.159 that, so it was good. Go ahead, Mary can go with your 538 00:40:58.199 --> 00:41:02.679 follow I wanted to ask also about Chris Paul. You mean, even him, 539 00:41:04.239 --> 00:41:07.679 we're wrestling down before a few times and all that. What's it like 540 00:41:07.840 --> 00:41:09.440 to be out there with the guy that sort of has that kind of command? 541 00:41:13.159 --> 00:41:14.920 I mean, I mean, it's pretty cool, but at the end 542 00:41:14.920 --> 00:41:20.440 of the day, you know, I'm a competitor and so is he also. 543 00:41:20.639 --> 00:41:24.159 We're out there trying to get and then do what we gotta win, 544 00:41:24.400 --> 00:41:28.920 so it's pretty cool. But they I'm just trying to win. I'll worry 545 00:41:28.920 --> 00:41:32.719 about that. There is anything you guys that do differently against him? Did 546 00:41:32.719 --> 00:41:38.000 you see him again then in the playoffs? No, he's gonna talk. 547 00:41:42.039 --> 00:41:45.239 He'll move over to Mason. Kay, Terrence, I'm just trying to pick 548 00:41:45.280 --> 00:41:49.840 your brain on a specific play Devin Booker got you. He drew a foul 549 00:41:49.880 --> 00:41:52.440 on you on the play where he was you got a little bit ahead of 550 00:41:52.480 --> 00:41:57.000 you and then stopped on diamond, pulled up and like hit you from behind. 551 00:41:57.800 --> 00:42:00.039 I see Trey Young tried that play a lot. How do you guard 552 00:42:00.079 --> 00:42:02.360 that? Is it just as simplest saying in front of your man? Or 553 00:42:02.760 --> 00:42:06.519 how do you deal with a guy who can like pull up on a diamond 554 00:42:06.559 --> 00:42:09.239 and drop outs like that? It's been simple. I just gotta stay in 555 00:42:09.280 --> 00:42:16.599 front. I got behind him. That did the right thing, the smart 556 00:42:16.599 --> 00:42:21.760 player to stop on a diamond. Somebody's trailing you like that. But it 557 00:42:21.840 --> 00:42:23.519 is what it is, and a lot of people are doing that nowadays. 558 00:42:27.360 --> 00:42:32.599 Okay, Tarrens, I think that's all that for. You appreciate it all 559 00:42:32.679 --> 00:42:37.079 right? There was Terrence Man post game. Let's give away these tickets and 560 00:42:37.159 --> 00:42:39.920 remember a Clipper Nation fans are back at Staples Center and we can't wait to 561 00:42:39.920 --> 00:42:44.760 see you there. Tickets are limited but still available. Secure your seats for 562 00:42:44.880 --> 00:42:49.599 the remaining twenty twenty one home games while you still can go to Clippers dot 563 00:42:49.639 --> 00:42:55.159 com slash tickets the winner drum roll, please sport up, Come on, 564 00:42:55.239 --> 00:43:00.039 Why are you so lazy? What's me? Jose and Southgate? You and 565 00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:12.079 your son are going to a future Clippers game. I talk about thank you 566 00:43:12.159 --> 00:43:15.000 for being so patient and being on hold before the game was even over. 567 00:43:15.280 --> 00:43:20.280 So that was my criteria. Nobody knows what it is for the MVP, 568 00:43:20.480 --> 00:43:22.760 but that's what it came to be tonight on Clippers stock to win these tickets. 569 00:43:22.800 --> 00:43:27.599 So congratulations Jose and Southgate, stay on hold for me. Okay, 570 00:43:27.760 --> 00:43:31.199 I still have to get your information here, all right, I don't all 571 00:43:31.320 --> 00:43:36.280 right before we get out, I do want to point something out and talking 572 00:43:36.320 --> 00:43:39.599 about the playoff implications and what just happened with the Clippers now being two games 573 00:43:39.639 --> 00:43:44.719 back with eight games left to play in the regular season. Well, Phoenix 574 00:43:44.760 --> 00:43:50.039 still has ten games. Nobody's played more games so far than your Los Angeles 575 00:43:50.039 --> 00:43:55.599 Clippers. They've been in the grind. But Phoenix has the eleventh toughest schedule 576 00:43:55.960 --> 00:44:00.760 left in the league. They still play Utah, they still play the Lakers, 577 00:44:00.760 --> 00:44:04.400 the Knicks, the Portland Trailblazers, the Hawks, and the Spurs. 578 00:44:04.519 --> 00:44:09.119 The Clippers twenty fourth toughest schedule, So, in other words, one of 579 00:44:09.159 --> 00:44:16.119 the easier schedules left almost a bottom five. I mean not a strength of 580 00:44:16.159 --> 00:44:21.960 schedule, but a lesser schedule. They play have eight games left. They 581 00:44:22.000 --> 00:44:28.400 have three against Denver on Saturday, against the Lakers on May sixth, and 582 00:44:28.480 --> 00:44:31.840 then they're taking on the New York Knicks as well. Those are the three 583 00:44:31.920 --> 00:44:37.440 toughest games left. But they get the Rockets. Okay, see the Toronto 584 00:44:37.519 --> 00:44:42.199 Raptors twice. The Charlotte Hornets once more. Not an easy game. They 585 00:44:42.239 --> 00:44:45.119 are a playoff team right now in the East. So the Clippers still have 586 00:44:45.199 --> 00:44:50.599 a chance to grab the two seed while being two games back after losing tonight 587 00:44:51.400 --> 00:44:57.320 in Phoenix with a final score of one O nine to one oh one. 588 00:44:57.719 --> 00:45:02.079 Alight out music, thank you before we get out and you hang on Jose 589 00:45:02.199 --> 00:45:07.480 and Southgate eighty eight and out the gate as you are a winner tonight. 590 00:45:07.519 --> 00:45:14.480 We'll have more tickets to give away next show Saturday, after the Clippers take 591 00:45:14.559 --> 00:45:20.960 on the Denver Nuggets at Staples Center. They don't get any easier. Tip 592 00:45:21.000 --> 00:45:25.480 time is at seven pm. We'll have your Clippers countdown show starting at six 593 00:45:27.519 --> 00:45:29.760 before we get out of here. I also want to thank Noah Eagle, 594 00:45:30.400 --> 00:45:37.360 Brian Seaman, Ralph Wahler back here in Burbanks. I don't know. I 595 00:45:37.360 --> 00:45:42.440 saw Zacho quality. I think he helped me with something. Until Saturday at 596 00:45:42.480 --> 00:45:45.760 six pm with their Clippers Countdown show, I've taken on Denver. I'm at 597 00:45:45.800 --> 00:46:05.280 him Oslin. We'll talk to you then. This has been Clippers tore on 598 00:46:05.320 --> 00:46:08.960 the Clippers recap of all the Clippers action on their official home dynasty. So 599 00:46:09.119 --> 00:46:15.000 you'll miss a single show every day, religiously hear anything you missed. I 600 00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:17.280 mean, I heart radio. WI is amazing, man, I'm happy to 601 00:46:17.320 --> 00:46:21.000 be part of it. Joined us. Next game, I'm your home for 602 00:46:21.280 --> 00:46:24.440 LA Clippers basketball. Okay, great, see you later. By