WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.080 --> 00:00:06.679 Get your fall. It's time to react to La Clippers basketball. This is 2 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:11.560 Clippers Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Aslan. You 3 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:16.640 know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and get 4 00:00:16.640 --> 00:00:21.160 the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He makes everything 5 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:28.600 happen, Adam Moslan. Paul George was hotter than Rhanna and Asana in Phoenix. 6 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:31.760 But Clipper Nation, I know you're probably sweating this one out late, 7 00:00:31.839 --> 00:00:36.280 but the Clippers hold on and prevail. They win one twelve to one oh 8 00:00:36.479 --> 00:00:41.399 seven over the Phoenix Suns. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm at Am Moslin 9 00:00:41.479 --> 00:00:45.240 to eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 10 00:00:45.320 --> 00:00:49.679 seven two five seventy if you would like to jump on. After PG thirteen, 11 00:00:49.799 --> 00:00:54.119 Paul George goes for his season high of thirty nine points, not his 12 00:00:54.200 --> 00:00:57.679 Clippers high. He had forty eight in a game in Minnesota last year, 13 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:02.439 but he had twenty two points in the first half seventeen in the second half. 14 00:01:02.960 --> 00:01:07.280 Was doing it from the outside where he was seven of ten from distance. 15 00:01:07.439 --> 00:01:11.000 This is why I say he's like a six nine Steph Curry. When 16 00:01:11.079 --> 00:01:14.599 he gets it going with his handles at that height. Also, by the 17 00:01:14.640 --> 00:01:17.640 way, it reminds me a little bit of Steph but he'll put you on 18 00:01:17.719 --> 00:01:22.560 skates, and he did that multiple times to DeAndre Ayton, who was eating 19 00:01:22.599 --> 00:01:26.280 at times. He had twelve of his twenty four in the third quarter, 20 00:01:26.599 --> 00:01:30.480 but he was no match for Paul George, who took him off the dribble, 21 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:33.760 went to the basket against Ayton, who's one of the better rim protectors 22 00:01:33.760 --> 00:01:37.760 in the league. But then also he was just helpless trying to guard PG 23 00:01:38.000 --> 00:01:42.560 thirteen on the perimeter, as was everyone for the Phoenix Suns, who had 24 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.079 not lost at home this season, who were ahead in the top spot in 25 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:48.760 the West. Granted it's only been a couple of weeks, but they were 26 00:01:48.840 --> 00:01:52.159 five and one. Now they dropped a five and two and they take their 27 00:01:52.200 --> 00:01:57.840 first loss at home, and maybe while while wearing the Valley jerseys, which 28 00:01:57.840 --> 00:02:00.599 are new to them this season, I said the Clippers got to be like 29 00:02:00.640 --> 00:02:07.159 Bayside against Valley. They went ac Slater on them with the body slam. 30 00:02:07.159 --> 00:02:09.159 This was a tough game, though, when you were up by thirty one, 31 00:02:09.280 --> 00:02:14.639 considering the Clippers got up that much in the first half and then it 32 00:02:14.680 --> 00:02:19.080 was just a two point game one minute into the fourth quarter. And we've 33 00:02:19.120 --> 00:02:22.639 seen this a couple of times this season where they had big leads against the 34 00:02:22.680 --> 00:02:25.639 Lakers on Opening Night, they had a big lead against the Denver Nuggets on 35 00:02:25.759 --> 00:02:30.759 Christmas, and they would relinquish those leads, but they would hold on and 36 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:37.479 make plays down the stretch and overcome the adversity when the opposition makes a run. 37 00:02:37.639 --> 00:02:40.680 And the Clippers only scored forty eight points in the second half tonight after 38 00:02:40.719 --> 00:02:46.639 scoring sixty four in the first half. They were outscored by fifteen points in 39 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:51.280 the second half after leading by twenty at the half. You knew Phoenix was 40 00:02:51.319 --> 00:02:54.479 gonna make a run at some point. You didn't expect Kawhi Leonard to have 41 00:02:54.520 --> 00:03:01.319 a night like this, but what a time for his patna thirteen thirteen in 42 00:03:01.360 --> 00:03:06.639 the two one three connection to pick up Kauai the Claw, who had a 43 00:03:07.000 --> 00:03:12.439 very very rare off night four of twenty one from the field, two makes 44 00:03:12.439 --> 00:03:15.319 in the first half, two makes in the second and half, could really 45 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:19.039 never get it going. There was a three minute stretch in the fourth quarter 46 00:03:19.400 --> 00:03:23.400 where he missed four shots. You just don't see it even when Kawhi has 47 00:03:23.439 --> 00:03:27.879 an off night in the fourth, he picks it up. He makes clutch 48 00:03:27.919 --> 00:03:30.599 plays down the stretch. We've seen it over the years, whether it be 49 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:34.120 with the Clippers or with the Toronto Raptors or before that with the San Antonio 50 00:03:34.199 --> 00:03:38.439 Spurs. He's just one of the most reliable clutch time players in the league. 51 00:03:38.919 --> 00:03:44.439 But he struggled and Paul George had seven of his thirty nine points in 52 00:03:44.520 --> 00:03:47.639 the fourth. But more so than the scoring, the biggest play from him 53 00:03:47.840 --> 00:03:53.560 really came with just twelve seconds left when he made a pass to Nicholas Bazum 54 00:03:53.800 --> 00:03:57.280 in the corner, who would hit a three pointer to put them up by 55 00:03:57.520 --> 00:04:02.800 six with just eleven seconds left. And Nicholas Batoum, Saint Nicholas Batoum has 56 00:04:02.800 --> 00:04:06.840 been a godsend. He's on a veterans minimum minimum. He was bought out 57 00:04:06.840 --> 00:04:13.080 by the Charlotte Hornets and the Clippers are reaping the benefits of that because he 58 00:04:13.159 --> 00:04:16.279 has been unreal to start this season off. You couldn't ask for more from 59 00:04:16.319 --> 00:04:19.480 him. He had fourteen points, but on five of nine shooting, went 60 00:04:19.560 --> 00:04:23.759 four of seven from deep. Made that the biggest shot of the game. 61 00:04:23.800 --> 00:04:26.759 That three pointer in the corner. I think he had two threes in the 62 00:04:26.839 --> 00:04:31.639 first quarter. The Clippers overall went seventeen of twenty nine from distance. That's 63 00:04:31.680 --> 00:04:35.639 almost sixty percent. I was kind of screaming, take some more threes, 64 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:39.839 even Paul George, who took ten, take more. You hit seven. 65 00:04:41.240 --> 00:04:45.319 They were hitting or they were shooting better from the outside than from two. 66 00:04:45.879 --> 00:04:49.560 It's happened a few times this year. They have guys who are lethal from 67 00:04:49.560 --> 00:04:54.199 the outside. Luke Nard's a three point shooter. Lou Williams is streaky. 68 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:58.160 Granted, same with Reggie Jackson, but Paul George very efficient, Patrick Beverley 69 00:04:58.240 --> 00:05:02.759 efficient, Kawhi Leonard overall, but he went over three. Nicholas Batoum has 70 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:08.079 been a good three point shooter the way. He was just about a year 71 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:13.519 remove now from shooting thirty nine percent with the Charlotte Hornets, and he looks 72 00:05:13.560 --> 00:05:16.040 to be back to that. But then Sergebacco, this is someone else that 73 00:05:16.319 --> 00:05:20.439 brought in because he's that stretch five, because he can protect the paint, 74 00:05:21.399 --> 00:05:25.279 he can get in the paint, he can pick and roll with you, 75 00:05:25.360 --> 00:05:28.040 he can pick and pop with you, and he can hit shots from the 76 00:05:28.079 --> 00:05:32.959 outside and hit two monster three pointers. To start off the fourth quarter. 77 00:05:33.360 --> 00:05:38.079 The Clippers were cold. Reggie Jackson, who had a really nice game another 78 00:05:38.160 --> 00:05:41.680 one just seven points, but he had six assists. He was a plus 79 00:05:41.720 --> 00:05:45.759 sixteen. The only person better than that was Paul George. He was a 80 00:05:45.800 --> 00:05:49.160 plus seventeen. He was the only starter that was a positive in the plus 81 00:05:49.240 --> 00:05:56.160 minus category. But serge who had not scored all game, hit two huge 82 00:05:56.439 --> 00:06:00.680 clutch three pointers to start things off in the fourth quarter, when the Clippers 83 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:03.120 were only up by two. They were feeling the pressure, and they felt 84 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:08.000 that before when they were up by twenty two points. I believe it was 85 00:06:08.040 --> 00:06:11.800 early against the Lakers and they were up by twenty points or more. I 86 00:06:11.800 --> 00:06:15.319 believe it was against the Denver Nuggets. Those leads would shrink and the Clippers 87 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:19.600 would still play well down the stretch, show a lot of poise, and 88 00:06:19.639 --> 00:06:23.639 they would hold on to win, just like they did tonight after being up 89 00:06:23.639 --> 00:06:27.639 by as many as thirty one on the Phoenix Suns. I like these types 90 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:31.279 of wins where you have to deal with some adversity and it's a bounce back 91 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:38.240 after what happened Friday night in Utah were they were the ones who rallied back, 92 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:42.360 but they would come up just short. The Clippers were twenty and three 93 00:06:42.439 --> 00:06:46.720 after a loss last season. They're two and oh after a loss this season, 94 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:53.000 and five and two overall, three and one on the road. Coming 95 00:06:53.079 --> 00:06:57.399 up, we will have my friend Lucas hand on the show. I think 96 00:06:57.439 --> 00:07:00.439 you guys know Lucas if you're on Twitter at all. He's one of the 97 00:07:00.519 --> 00:07:05.240 best Clippers reporters and analysts out there. We'll have him on. You'll hear 98 00:07:05.279 --> 00:07:09.040 from PG thirteen. You know what, I don't want to make you wait 99 00:07:09.199 --> 00:07:13.040 any longer when he has a game like this with thirty nine points on fifteen 100 00:07:13.040 --> 00:07:18.160 to twenty four shooting. Here was Paul George post game on Fox Sports Prime 101 00:07:18.199 --> 00:07:24.160 Ticket. Take us in fine set, please after the shooting struggles that you 102 00:07:24.199 --> 00:07:29.439 had in Utah too tonight? Where was effortless? I mean, I love 103 00:07:29.480 --> 00:07:31.560 the looks that I got in Utah. Is it just some nights they don't 104 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:36.120 fall? I was more so just happier with the way we played as a 105 00:07:36.160 --> 00:07:40.040 tease tonight. I got the same looks. I was able to knock him 106 00:07:40.040 --> 00:07:43.360 down. Hey, Paul was up. Jimmy Jackson, listen, great game, 107 00:07:43.399 --> 00:07:45.439 player of the game. But I wanted to take it away after you 108 00:07:45.519 --> 00:07:47.480 got that last file right there at the end. That's not the way you 109 00:07:47.480 --> 00:07:51.360 wanted to fall out the basketball game. But I wanted I wanted to stand 110 00:07:51.360 --> 00:07:55.720 it. I wanted to stand it. Well, you got one back here 111 00:07:55.720 --> 00:07:59.240 in the poop. But what did it say about the team? You knew 112 00:07:59.240 --> 00:08:01.480 this Phoenix team is gonna fight, but yet and still you made some of 113 00:08:01.519 --> 00:08:05.839 the defensive plays down the stretch of the game. Is that the identity that 114 00:08:05.839 --> 00:08:11.439 we're going to see from this Clippers team? Yeah? I mean, you 115 00:08:11.480 --> 00:08:16.360 know, if we if we're talking about having an opportunity to play for a 116 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:18.560 championship, and uh, you know this is this is what it's gonna have 117 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:20.959 to come down to. We're gonna have to figure out how to score, 118 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:26.480 how to make plays, and you know, for what it is, the 119 00:08:26.519 --> 00:08:30.000 game is made on runs. We gotta be able to answer when teams go 120 00:08:30.040 --> 00:08:33.200 on runs on us. And I think that's what it just comes down to. 121 00:08:33.360 --> 00:08:35.799 Especially playing out West, the games that you guys have played in have 122 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:39.279 been truly bizarre because every game has had a twenty point lead. You guys 123 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:43.519 have had the bulk of them with the five. I actually appreciated the fact 124 00:08:43.519 --> 00:08:46.279 that you were tested tonight. How far does that go to help you be 125 00:08:46.399 --> 00:08:50.120 in these situations? And and do you prefer just blowouts? I just feel 126 00:08:50.159 --> 00:08:54.840 like you grow more in moments like this. Uh yeah, we definitely grow 127 00:08:54.879 --> 00:09:00.279 more playing in these tough games. They're they're greatly coached. You know, 128 00:09:00.480 --> 00:09:01.639 we knew this was going to be a team now I was gonna be scrappy 129 00:09:01.639 --> 00:09:05.879 and play hard. It's just good that we was able to answer the call. 130 00:09:05.480 --> 00:09:09.159 We brought it on both ends and uh we came out of here with 131 00:09:09.200 --> 00:09:11.480 a w. Paul. In that fourth quarter, things got a little shippy 132 00:09:11.600 --> 00:09:16.639 between you and CP three ship. You'd mind sharing a little insight into that. 133 00:09:16.639 --> 00:09:18.399 Man, I don't know. I don't know, Man, I had, 134 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:22.559 I had. I had a tough year last year. Uh. People 135 00:09:22.559 --> 00:09:24.200 think it's sweet, man. People think it's it's it's sweet because I was 136 00:09:24.240 --> 00:09:30.159 down. I had to hear none of this my ten years in the league. 137 00:09:30.399 --> 00:09:35.440 But last year, people living on that last year, and it's it's 138 00:09:35.559 --> 00:09:37.960 I gotta answer to that, you know, I gotta answer to that. 139 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:41.120 I gotta be ready for that. And you know I'm I'm ready to compete. 140 00:09:41.159 --> 00:09:43.679 I'm back. You're racing it. One game at a time PG. 141 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:48.720 Appreciate your time. Congratulations on the wind, appreciate it. Thank you guys. 142 00:09:48.080 --> 00:09:52.000 There was Paul George on Fox Sports Prime Ticket with Jim Jackson and our 143 00:09:52.039 --> 00:09:56.960 friend Brian Seamen. There. The revenge tour for not just the Clippers, 144 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:01.799 but also Paul George is in a effect. It's under way. People are 145 00:10:01.799 --> 00:10:07.120 popping off at him. They haven't forgotten about the bubble and Paul George said 146 00:10:07.320 --> 00:10:11.360 his play last year was unacceptable. Well, this has been very acceptable for 147 00:10:11.399 --> 00:10:16.679 Clippers fans so far. He's playing like the guy who finished third in MVP 148 00:10:16.919 --> 00:10:22.720 voting and third in Defensive Player of the Year voting his last year in OKC. 149 00:10:22.000 --> 00:10:24.720 He's been that good. And this was his best game of the season 150 00:10:24.759 --> 00:10:31.360 when the Clippers really needed it because Kawhi Leonard struggled PG thirteen finishers with thirty 151 00:10:31.399 --> 00:10:35.759 nine. While we have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for station identification 152 00:10:35.879 --> 00:10:41.120 here on AM five seventy LA Sports, this is LA Clippers Basketball, A 153 00:10:41.440 --> 00:10:46.440 five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeart 154 00:10:46.559 --> 00:10:50.000 Radio station. Before we take a break here eight six six nine eight seven 155 00:10:50.080 --> 00:10:54.960 two five seventy is the phone number and John in LA you're on Clippers top 156 00:10:54.960 --> 00:10:58.480 with Adam Oslin. Hi John, Hi, Adam, hows it going? 157 00:11:00.039 --> 00:11:05.200 Analysis A couple quick things. The first thing is I was thinking about Marcus 158 00:11:05.240 --> 00:11:09.639 Morris and Nicholas Patum. It looks like coach Taylou has the tomb as a 159 00:11:09.720 --> 00:11:13.159 starter. I'm just worried that with the chemistry that we're building, Marcus Morris 160 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:18.080 might affect that our altar and I wonder who he'll go with in the fourth 161 00:11:18.159 --> 00:11:24.679 quarter will be Batum or Morris once hopefully Marcus Morris gets back. And the 162 00:11:24.759 --> 00:11:26.600 second thing is a comment ad I'm just I see Paul George. I'm so 163 00:11:26.639 --> 00:11:30.600 proud of him as a Clipper fan, longtime fans. I like how he's 164 00:11:30.600 --> 00:11:33.480 rebounding, and I just want the guys to back him up more. I 165 00:11:33.480 --> 00:11:37.159 felt like he's getting picked on or targeted by other players, and I was 166 00:11:37.200 --> 00:11:41.639 hoping Youbaka or Beverly or maybe even Lou would get him there and try to, 167 00:11:41.720 --> 00:11:45.600 you know, establish some order when he was getting picked on by Chris 168 00:11:45.600 --> 00:11:48.159 Paul and Devin Booker today, I just hope that our guys, maybe even 169 00:11:48.240 --> 00:11:52.759 Kawai could step in there. And just have his back because he's so vital 170 00:11:52.799 --> 00:11:56.279 to our success. Thanks so much for taking my call, John, Thank 171 00:11:56.279 --> 00:11:58.000 you for the phone call. Well, if you watch that kurf fluffle, 172 00:11:58.240 --> 00:12:05.720 that little dust up, the extracurricular activity that happened after, I believe it 173 00:12:05.960 --> 00:12:11.480 was who was it who fell on I believe it was Payne who fell on 174 00:12:11.600 --> 00:12:16.600 Paul George and the foul was actually called on DeAndre Ayden. He spilled onto 175 00:12:16.679 --> 00:12:24.200 him and Cameron Payne and from there things got heated in Phoenix for about a 176 00:12:24.240 --> 00:12:28.320 minute, and there was somebody that stepped in between and it was leatherface. 177 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.679 It was. It was Kawhi Leonard with a mask on, which is asked 178 00:12:31.720 --> 00:12:37.519 to look even more intimilating than usual because of you know, he's one of 179 00:12:37.519 --> 00:12:41.919 the most physically imposing players in the league. But no, these guys have 180 00:12:43.000 --> 00:12:48.200 his back. Remember what happened after. I believe it was Game four against 181 00:12:48.200 --> 00:12:52.480 the Dallas Mavericks in the first round last season in the playoffs, when Paul 182 00:12:52.519 --> 00:12:58.039 George was really struggling. The Clippers won, and Kawhi Leonard was asked, 183 00:12:58.320 --> 00:13:03.240 or maybe it was Game three then Kawhi Leonard was asked about Paul George and 184 00:13:03.320 --> 00:13:09.039 his struggles and he said we all got his back. These guys are gonna 185 00:13:09.080 --> 00:13:13.480 pick each other up, these teammates. I think this locker room is going 186 00:13:13.519 --> 00:13:16.279 to get much closer than it ever was last season because I think Serge Ibaka 187 00:13:16.360 --> 00:13:20.000 is gonna help blend personalities because he's such a fun, love and lovable guy, 188 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:26.120 but also good pickups like Luke Nard, and just the way they're winning 189 00:13:26.200 --> 00:13:31.799 early in the season where you heard Brian Seman mentioned it there, but in 190 00:13:31.879 --> 00:13:35.720 their five wins they have led by at least twenty points or more at one 191 00:13:35.799 --> 00:13:41.799 time. They're playing together, they're moving the basketball in the assist numbers, 192 00:13:41.879 --> 00:13:46.720 and while they had just twenty four when I think they had seventeen at the 193 00:13:46.759 --> 00:13:48.840 half, they would finish with just twenty four assists. You know, we've 194 00:13:48.840 --> 00:13:52.240 seen back to back games this year. In their last back to back of 195 00:13:52.279 --> 00:13:54.919 their first back to back of the season, when they took on the Timberwolves 196 00:13:54.960 --> 00:14:01.480 and then the Portland Trail Blazers last week, it was I think thirty two 197 00:14:01.519 --> 00:14:05.960 assists one night and then thirty assists the next night, and back to back 198 00:14:05.960 --> 00:14:11.399 contests that didn't happen all of last season, where they strung together two performances 199 00:14:11.960 --> 00:14:16.759 where they went for thirty or assists or more. That's impressive and that leads 200 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:20.279 to good chemistry and trust out there on the court. So not a concern 201 00:14:20.759 --> 00:14:26.080 that you know, nobody ran up like brandon Ingram back in the day when 202 00:14:26.120 --> 00:14:28.679 I think it was CP three and Gen Rondo got into that fight and threw 203 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:31.720 a punch out of nowhere. That's not necessary. They were trying to de 204 00:14:31.919 --> 00:14:37.000 escalate the situation with Devin Booker and CP three and Paul George. But do 205 00:14:37.080 --> 00:14:39.960 not doubt that they have his back out there. Clippers win one twelve to 206 00:14:41.080 --> 00:14:43.120 one. ZO seven coming up. We'll get back to your phone calls. 207 00:14:43.200 --> 00:14:48.039 Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven 208 00:14:48.120 --> 00:14:58.840 two five seventy Colin Ye with the Drake hit maybe my favorite Drake songs. 209 00:14:58.279 --> 00:15:05.000 I know it's a disc track against Meek Mill, but back to back very 210 00:15:05.039 --> 00:15:09.879 appropriate. Clippers looking for back to back wins. Their next contest comes up 211 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:18.399 Tuesday back at Staples Center. Lucas Hand will be on with me next from 212 00:15:18.919 --> 00:15:22.799 two on three hoops everybody. He has been covering the Clippers for a decade 213 00:15:22.840 --> 00:15:28.120 down He's one of the best follows on Twitter at Lucas Jay hand two ends 214 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:31.919 on the back end. He'll be with us coming up next and we'll get 215 00:15:31.919 --> 00:15:35.480 back to your phone calls. A lot of backs on eight six six night 216 00:15:35.639 --> 00:15:39.639 seven two, five seventy AT and five seventy LA Sports. This is Clippers 217 00:15:39.639 --> 00:15:43.919 stock. I'm out of Maslin. I know that you've got to be a 218 00:15:43.039 --> 00:15:46.799 doug board. This ain't what she meant, but she told you to open 219 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:52.960 no more. This is the official home of your LA Clippers be superbots, 220 00:15:54.039 --> 00:16:00.919 de dates on the rim and the home of the Clippers. You can meet 221 00:16:00.000 --> 00:16:06.919 me when you look this clean. I'm a classic. These are turning into 222 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:11.720 classic. Hold on late. After extending a big lead early victories for the 223 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:15.080 Clippers, they were up by as many as thirty one on the Phoenix Suns. 224 00:16:15.120 --> 00:16:19.720 They end up winning one twelve to one oh seven in Phoenix. You 225 00:16:19.759 --> 00:16:23.440 are listening to Clippers talk. I'm out of Maslin eight six six, ninety 226 00:16:23.399 --> 00:16:27.759 eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy Jeff 227 00:16:27.840 --> 00:16:32.240 Dan Jose hold On. We'll get to you, but right now I want 228 00:16:32.240 --> 00:16:36.360 to bring on Lucas Han Dang it. It's hand and I already asked him 229 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:38.799 that earlier in the DM when I slid in there earlier to ask him to 230 00:16:38.840 --> 00:16:44.519 come on with me. But follow him on Twitter at Lucas Jay Hand. 231 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:48.720 That's two ends on the back end, although I bet he shoots first, 232 00:16:48.759 --> 00:16:52.960 like Han, Lucas, thanks for doing this. I appreciate it. Yeah, 233 00:16:52.000 --> 00:16:57.000 absolutely, thanks for having me, Lucas, I thought considering Kawhi Leonard 234 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:02.440 was obviously ice cold throughout the entire contest. It was shocking to see because 235 00:17:02.440 --> 00:17:06.480 we just don't see it very often with him. But this was PG thirteen's 236 00:17:06.559 --> 00:17:11.119 best game of the season when the stakes were at their highest, especially down 237 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:14.480 in the fourth quarter where he had seven of his thirty nine points. But 238 00:17:14.599 --> 00:17:19.000 you watched Paul George in what six games or seven games now in this young 239 00:17:19.119 --> 00:17:25.599 season. Does he look healthier to you? Yeah? I mean, he's 240 00:17:25.680 --> 00:17:27.799 definitely shooting the ball better. And I don't know how much of that is 241 00:17:29.319 --> 00:17:33.759 a little bit of maybe early season momentum compared to something that's sustainable over seventy 242 00:17:33.759 --> 00:17:37.720 two games, but he really feels like, I don't know, there's a 243 00:17:37.720 --> 00:17:41.119 little bit of a different attitude to pg's gameplay earlier early on this season. 244 00:17:41.920 --> 00:17:45.319 Again, maybe that's just shots falling at a higher rate than last year. 245 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:48.880 But the way he's impacted games defensively, I thought tonight, I thought against 246 00:17:48.960 --> 00:17:52.839 Utah on Friday. I mean, he's really been, you know, the 247 00:17:52.839 --> 00:17:56.200 Clippers best players. Through seven games, he's been great. Yeah, on 248 00:17:56.279 --> 00:18:00.359 those shoulders, and he's talked about him and they look to be fully healed. 249 00:18:00.400 --> 00:18:03.960 Now. He does look like he's moving better than he has in a 250 00:18:04.000 --> 00:18:07.960 Clippers uniform. So far, seven of ten from distance, he's been hoisting 251 00:18:08.000 --> 00:18:12.960 them up from downtown. The Clippers overall were seventeen of twenty nine from three. 252 00:18:14.039 --> 00:18:18.519 Lucas I was thinking they should shoot even more of them because at times 253 00:18:18.559 --> 00:18:22.799 this year we've seen them reach the forty mark, We've seen them average more 254 00:18:22.839 --> 00:18:26.039 three pointers than they were taking last season. I believe Paul George and the 255 00:18:26.079 --> 00:18:30.680 team as a whole could take more threes. I'm not saying Houston Rockets level, 256 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:34.160 but even more on some nights when they're this hot. Do you think 257 00:18:34.200 --> 00:18:38.880 that's something that maybe develops as the year goes along. I agree with you. 258 00:18:40.039 --> 00:18:41.799 I don't know if it's something that they'll go to because the Clippers this 259 00:18:41.880 --> 00:18:45.559 year have been really deliberate and how they run their offense right. So you 260 00:18:45.599 --> 00:18:48.160 see early in games, they run off ball screens, they get a guard 261 00:18:48.240 --> 00:18:52.559 switch on the Kawhi leonard, they establish Kawai in the post, and then 262 00:18:52.599 --> 00:18:55.160 they play off of him as the night goes on. And when they get 263 00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:56.519 into a little bit of trouble like we saw him getting in some trouble tonight, 264 00:18:56.680 --> 00:19:00.640 they'll come out of time outs and go right back to that established him 265 00:19:00.640 --> 00:19:03.519 in the post, make the defense overreact to it, and then play off 266 00:19:03.519 --> 00:19:07.119 of him. I do think though, I mean a night like tonight where 267 00:19:07.279 --> 00:19:11.880 the three point shot is falling. Only taking twenty nine is a low number 268 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:14.680 of attempts for an NBA team that's as hot as the Clippers were tonight. 269 00:19:15.200 --> 00:19:18.440 And yeah, I think a lot of times people complain, like if a 270 00:19:18.480 --> 00:19:22.319 team is maybe struggling that they're taking too many threes, that they aren't working 271 00:19:22.319 --> 00:19:26.200 through their offense enough. The Clippers are working through their offense a lot. 272 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:32.000 They're overpassing, they're overdriving. But you're really happy with those results early in 273 00:19:32.000 --> 00:19:33.839 the season because it means that things are working, and maybe you fall back 274 00:19:33.880 --> 00:19:38.279 more on the jumpers as the year goes on if that's necessary. But the 275 00:19:38.720 --> 00:19:42.680 way that they're executing their offense so far this season through seven games, I 276 00:19:42.680 --> 00:19:45.960 think is better than they did at any point last year in the regular season 277 00:19:47.039 --> 00:19:51.480 or playoffs. My guest here on Clippers Talk is Lucas Hand follow him on 278 00:19:51.519 --> 00:19:56.160 Twitter at Lucas j Hann h n N. He covers the Clippers for two 279 00:19:56.200 --> 00:19:59.960 one three hoops. Lucas I believe we were on the right side of history 280 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:03.960 with Nicholas Patum and saying how much of a steal this could be for the 281 00:20:03.000 --> 00:20:07.160 Clippers getting him on the veterans minimum, him just being one year or move 282 00:20:07.240 --> 00:20:11.440 from shooting thirty nine percent from distance. He hits the biggest shot of the 283 00:20:11.480 --> 00:20:15.119 game, but he just fills in the gaps here and there, the cracks 284 00:20:15.160 --> 00:20:19.279 in the offense. He just messes so well with this starting unit. Do 285 00:20:19.359 --> 00:20:22.160 you think, because we brought this up a little bit, that even when 286 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:26.920 Marcus Morris comes back and a college has asked about this too, that there's 287 00:20:26.920 --> 00:20:30.519 a chance that Sarron Lew stays with Nicholas Patum or at least still plays him 288 00:20:30.519 --> 00:20:36.359 a lot late in games. Yeah, that's really interesting. It's it's hard 289 00:20:36.440 --> 00:20:40.920 for me to see it because of the way that the organization has invested in 290 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:45.000 Marcus Morris, right that four year, sixty four million dollar contract. I 291 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.400 just don't know if you can go away from that guy in favor of a 292 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:53.119 guy who's on a one year minimum deal. Because of seven games of play 293 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:56.559 from Bibitum, even though he's been great, he's been the clippers third best 294 00:20:56.559 --> 00:21:00.400 player so far this season. But what we've also seen, I think is 295 00:21:00.400 --> 00:21:03.960 that tylu staggers his lineups a lot. One of Paul George or Kawhi Leonard 296 00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:07.920 is always on the floor. He's switching around Lou Williams and Patrick Beverley at 297 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:11.000 the guard positions. Luke Kennard comes in with the bench, but stays in 298 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:14.880 with the starters, right, So there's a lot of flexibility to how he 299 00:21:14.960 --> 00:21:18.599 manages his rotations. And so even if Morris, you know, goes into 300 00:21:18.599 --> 00:21:22.039 the starting lineup when he comes back, which is what I think will probably 301 00:21:22.079 --> 00:21:23.440 happen, but tomb is still going to get a lot of minutes, and 302 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:29.200 I wouldn't be surprised to see Morris come out early for Tomb and batoumb plays 303 00:21:29.200 --> 00:21:32.720 a long stretch in the first quarter with the starters, and then Morris come 304 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:34.880 back in to start the second with some of the bench guys to add a 305 00:21:34.920 --> 00:21:40.839 little bit more physicality and offensive punch to that unit. So really, you 306 00:21:40.880 --> 00:21:44.519 know, I said this when the Serge Ibaka Ietsa Zubats debate was going on 307 00:21:44.799 --> 00:21:47.759 about, you know, search starting over Zoo. I don't really care who 308 00:21:47.799 --> 00:21:51.240 starts right. It matters that guys are getting the minutes that they need, 309 00:21:51.319 --> 00:21:53.880 that the team is playing lineups that makes sense and that work together. So 310 00:21:55.079 --> 00:21:56.240 I don't think it'll be an issue for Batomb to move to the bench. 311 00:21:56.279 --> 00:22:00.319 He's still going to be getting twenty or more minutes a night if he still 312 00:22:00.319 --> 00:22:03.279 playing this well, it'll be a great problem to have. Luke Kennard also 313 00:22:03.359 --> 00:22:07.759 gets the contract extension. He had fourteen points, had thirteen of those in 314 00:22:07.799 --> 00:22:12.960 the first half when five of seven from distance. Look to be more aggressive 315 00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:18.119 out there in Phoenix in this game, but has still been inconsistent in that 316 00:22:18.200 --> 00:22:21.559 area and maybe where he fits in with this team even though they've told him 317 00:22:21.839 --> 00:22:23.559 stand out, do your thing. He don't need to fit in. You're 318 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:26.680 a really good player. How long do you think think it takes for him 319 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:32.119 to really gain some consistency this season. Well, you know, you got 320 00:22:32.119 --> 00:22:33.599 have to keep in mind one of the one of the knocks on him in 321 00:22:33.640 --> 00:22:37.039 Detroit, if you will, where he was he was very good last year, 322 00:22:37.240 --> 00:22:38.279 was that he was at times a little too timid, a little too 323 00:22:38.279 --> 00:22:41.440 passive. When he shared the floor with Blake Griffin, he would defer and 324 00:22:41.519 --> 00:22:45.200 not really you know, kind of make sure that he went and got his 325 00:22:45.559 --> 00:22:49.960 And I think that he's going to have to learn this year in a smaller 326 00:22:51.039 --> 00:22:53.279 role with the Clippers, still an important role, but not starting and playing 327 00:22:53.319 --> 00:22:56.359 thirty minutes every night, He's going to have to learn to be more aggressive 328 00:22:56.359 --> 00:23:00.160 and make sure that he goes and gets his eight or nine or ten shot 329 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:03.000 attempts in the minutes that he has on the floor. Tonight, he was 330 00:23:03.039 --> 00:23:07.440 more efficient, but he was still a little bit passive. But between that 331 00:23:07.480 --> 00:23:11.759 combination of adjusting roles and you have to remember, right, I'm sure you 332 00:23:11.799 --> 00:23:15.200 know you talked about it all the time that he took over a year between 333 00:23:15.319 --> 00:23:19.160 NBA games because of injuries and COVID and the Detroit Piston's not making the bubble, 334 00:23:19.559 --> 00:23:22.759 so he's working his way back into the field. You know, the 335 00:23:22.759 --> 00:23:26.559 flow of the game generally he's shaking the rust off from an injury and a 336 00:23:26.559 --> 00:23:30.880 long layoff. He's adjusting to a new rule. So I'm I kind of 337 00:23:30.880 --> 00:23:33.880 have said that, you know, three or four weeks before I'm really going 338 00:23:33.920 --> 00:23:38.200 to start critically analyzing Luke Kennard's games. But yeah, he had a really 339 00:23:38.279 --> 00:23:42.839 nice night tonight. I thought you've done some wonderful analysis on this coaching staff 340 00:23:42.880 --> 00:23:48.319 and specifically what they've done with Reggie Jackson the last week. It seems like 341 00:23:48.359 --> 00:23:51.640 he's back to playing his best basketball as a Clipper, because when they first 342 00:23:51.640 --> 00:23:55.319 picked him up, he was playing great and then his shot selection was a 343 00:23:55.319 --> 00:23:57.720 little bit more erratic. Inside the bubble, he had seven points but six 344 00:23:57.759 --> 00:24:02.799 assists as well. What have you seen from how Tehronto lou has used Reggie 345 00:24:02.920 --> 00:24:07.799 Jackson really optimized him. Yeah, it's interesting, you know Reggie. Doc 346 00:24:07.960 --> 00:24:11.480 kind of talked really candidly in the bubble about Reggie, how there was good 347 00:24:11.519 --> 00:24:15.759 Reggie Knights and bad Reggie Knights, and that was about as blunt as Doc 348 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:19.039 ever was describing one of his own players in the media. And I think 349 00:24:19.039 --> 00:24:23.480 it's It's absolutely true. Reggie is a very inconsistent player, often kind of 350 00:24:23.480 --> 00:24:30.400 feast or famine in terms of making explosive plays but then making some really basic 351 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:33.880 mistakes with the ball in his hands. Tonight, obviously, like you said, 352 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:37.960 seven point six assists, no turnovers, This was very far on the 353 00:24:37.039 --> 00:24:41.400 good and on the Reggie Jackson scale. But what I thought was interesting when 354 00:24:41.440 --> 00:24:45.640 I was taking kind of a look at his production through six games heading into 355 00:24:45.680 --> 00:24:48.920 tonight was that he kind of had three bad games where he fell into those 356 00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:56.319 traps and three slightly better games, And in the better games he played more 357 00:24:56.480 --> 00:24:59.640 in each of those games than he had in the three bad games combined. 358 00:25:00.160 --> 00:25:03.160 So I think Ty has been really quick with Reggie to pull him when sittings 359 00:25:03.160 --> 00:25:07.079 start looking like they're going off the rails, and then kind of stick with 360 00:25:07.160 --> 00:25:10.759 him on nights like to night where he's playing well, and he played well 361 00:25:10.839 --> 00:25:14.240 into the fourth quarter before Patrick Beck really ended up coming back in. It 362 00:25:14.319 --> 00:25:18.400 just seems like Toronto Lou has been a wizard so far in this young season 363 00:25:18.480 --> 00:25:23.680 with adjustments and accountability. It just it feels very different, but it's good 364 00:25:23.680 --> 00:25:27.839 to see. So it's good to have Lucas Hand on this show again. 365 00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:33.880 Follow him at Lucas Jay Hand two ends at the end On Twitter, he 366 00:25:33.000 --> 00:25:37.039 covers the Clippers for two one three hoops. Lucas, I really appreciate the 367 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:41.559 analysis. Let's do this again soon. Thank you absolutely thanks for having me. 368 00:25:41.960 --> 00:25:45.599 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 369 00:25:45.720 --> 00:25:49.599 seven two five seventy is the phone number before we break here, Let's go 370 00:25:49.720 --> 00:25:55.240 to Jose and Southgate. Jose, you're on Clippers stock with Adam Oslin. 371 00:25:55.279 --> 00:25:59.759 How are you hey? Happy billions? I just want to say real quick, 372 00:25:59.759 --> 00:26:03.400 and I don't get a break, but he is losing a couple of 373 00:26:03.440 --> 00:26:07.359 ops. That is to call in a little more long time third time. 374 00:26:07.880 --> 00:26:11.359 I'm not trying to be everywhere. But besides the two making that veteran three, 375 00:26:11.599 --> 00:26:15.200 besides us losing another thirty point lead, I'm trying to stay focused. 376 00:26:15.240 --> 00:26:18.319 I heard I heard Noah talking after a three set of Kaboom and the bulls 377 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:22.759 Eye, So I just want to maybe you could, you know, comest 378 00:26:22.759 --> 00:26:26.119 to the grapevine and he's trying to find like a signature universus Rolph Lawler with 379 00:26:26.160 --> 00:26:29.160 his bingo. But shut out my Clipper fans. You know, we're the 380 00:26:29.240 --> 00:26:32.079 bill in La teen who should be going for the repeat but besides that, 381 00:26:32.119 --> 00:26:36.160 I love you guys. Let's go LA's go Clippers, all right, Jose, 382 00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:38.960 thank you for the phone call. Uh. You know, Noah has 383 00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:42.400 a lot of great calls so far, but I was big on the kaboom 384 00:26:42.599 --> 00:26:45.720 for Kenard when you hit a three pointer in this game. That's one of 385 00:26:45.759 --> 00:26:49.519 my new favorites. I don't think i've heard Bully in the sandbox though so 386 00:26:49.559 --> 00:26:53.079 far this season. I'm still waiting for that eight six six, nine eighty 387 00:26:53.160 --> 00:26:56.839 seven two five seventy at the phone number. We'll coming back. We'll get 388 00:26:56.880 --> 00:27:00.920 back to your phone calls. You'll also hear from the head coach, Torontolou 389 00:27:00.039 --> 00:27:03.640 after the Clippers go into Phoenix and hand them their first home loss with a 390 00:27:03.680 --> 00:27:10.759 one twelve to one oh seven victory in which Paul George had thirty nine points. 391 00:27:11.440 --> 00:27:14.440 You're listening to Clipper stock. I'm at a moslind and this is a 392 00:27:14.599 --> 00:27:23.599 five seventy LA Sports. This is the official home of your LA Clippers, 393 00:27:25.039 --> 00:27:29.119 be and sup Bots de Nights on the Rim and the home of the Clippers 394 00:27:30.519 --> 00:27:33.599 Zu Box, the Jackson, the far side corner, Jackson Crossover, working 395 00:27:33.640 --> 00:27:37.079 on Galloway gets in the paint kicks it out Canard's open for an nearside corner 396 00:27:37.119 --> 00:27:44.480 three cup boom for Canard. Luke Canard finished with fourteen points. The Clippers 397 00:27:44.599 --> 00:27:48.640 finished off the Phoenix Suns late with a one twelve to one oh seven victory 398 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:52.960 in Phoenix. This is Clipper stock. I'm out of moslind eight six six 399 00:27:52.079 --> 00:27:56.160 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy 400 00:27:56.240 --> 00:28:00.000 is the phone number. Let's go to Dan, the man from Diamond Bar. 401 00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:03.480 Damn, what are you doing? How are you doing? Man? 402 00:28:04.480 --> 00:28:11.599 Well? And thanks? I was especially looking forward to the game tonight because 403 00:28:11.640 --> 00:28:15.200 of that player who read who wears number three on the opponent's jersey, Chris 404 00:28:15.240 --> 00:28:22.759 Paul, and in watching him play his style so familiar it can't I brought 405 00:28:22.799 --> 00:28:30.319 back to my mind all the talk and discussion after the bubble that why not 406 00:28:30.519 --> 00:28:33.920 bring back Chris Paul as your floor general, considered to be the best leader 407 00:28:33.920 --> 00:28:38.759 in the NBA, back to the Clippers? And I thought, is that 408 00:28:38.880 --> 00:28:45.000 possible? And the guests you had on tonight lucas Hand did a detailed list 409 00:28:45.559 --> 00:28:52.039 of scenarios where it would have been financially possible to bring him back and keep 410 00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:56.839 Paul George, and I remember it was said also that Chris Paul left the 411 00:28:56.839 --> 00:29:00.440 Clippers on very good terms with Steve Bomber, that he would really like to 412 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:06.680 play for a coach like Tylo, and Matt Barnes said, yes, Chris 413 00:29:06.680 --> 00:29:10.759 Paul would be interested. He'd want another shot at winning an NBA title, 414 00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:15.920 And Stephen A. Smith said, if the Clippers pulled that off and brought 415 00:29:15.000 --> 00:29:19.039 that Chris Paul, now you've got an even situation. They would have a 416 00:29:19.160 --> 00:29:26.400 legitimate chance of beating the Los Angeles Lakers. So I don't Smith said it. 417 00:29:26.440 --> 00:29:27.640 I mean, come on, Dan, that's as good as goal. 418 00:29:29.880 --> 00:29:33.079 There you go, there you go. I'm not I'm not quoting Charles Barklay, 419 00:29:33.160 --> 00:29:37.359 but well maybe I did. He did. Charles Barkley did called Chris 420 00:29:37.400 --> 00:29:41.160 Paul the best leader in the NBA. But I'd like to know, would 421 00:29:41.160 --> 00:29:45.759 I like to know from your guys point of view, what happened? What 422 00:29:45.880 --> 00:29:51.480 did you glean from what happened? Were the Clippers interested or not? I 423 00:29:51.559 --> 00:29:53.319 thought, well, if they did that, well they've had money to bring 424 00:29:53.319 --> 00:29:56.039 in Ibaka. You know, I don't know, but from what you can 425 00:29:56.079 --> 00:30:00.599 tell because you heard, you heard the discussion but I bring Chris Ball back. 426 00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:04.799 Yeah, I heard the murmurs, and I appreciate the phone call, 427 00:30:04.920 --> 00:30:08.160 Dan, but I don't want to live in the past, like everybody talking 428 00:30:08.279 --> 00:30:11.200 junk to Paul George on the court right now if they're getting lit up. 429 00:30:14.240 --> 00:30:18.799 The Phoenix Suns landed CP three, and I think considering what they gave up 430 00:30:18.839 --> 00:30:23.400 for him, their trade package likely would have been better than what the Clippers 431 00:30:23.400 --> 00:30:26.480 had to work with, and it would have depleted so much of their bench 432 00:30:26.559 --> 00:30:30.519 they probably would have lost a Visa zoobots out of it. You don't want 433 00:30:30.519 --> 00:30:36.559 to see that. And I like the way this team is constructed where they 434 00:30:36.599 --> 00:30:41.000 got playmakers all over the place and you don't know where the attack is coming 435 00:30:41.039 --> 00:30:44.839 from. Part of the problem, and usually it's a good problem to have, 436 00:30:45.039 --> 00:30:48.200 but it can limit you at times when you have one guy running the 437 00:30:48.200 --> 00:30:52.559 show, slow him down, you'll slow down the entire offense. We've seen 438 00:30:52.599 --> 00:30:56.599 that at times with CP three in the playoffs with the Clippers. If you're 439 00:30:56.640 --> 00:31:02.519 able to lock him up, if you're able to corral him a little bit, 440 00:31:03.640 --> 00:31:07.839 that can have an effect throughout the entire team and throughout the entire offense. 441 00:31:07.559 --> 00:31:11.839 So look, they got Luke Kennard, and to me, when they 442 00:31:11.880 --> 00:31:15.079 made that move on Draft night, that was an indication that they like the 443 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:19.960 guys they have and they're going to get assists throughout the entire team. And 444 00:31:21.000 --> 00:31:23.160 nobody had more than six assists in this game, but they still finished with 445 00:31:23.200 --> 00:31:27.920 twenty four. I think nobody had more than seven assists when they had thirty 446 00:31:27.920 --> 00:31:33.720 two assists in that game a couple of nights ago. But when everyone's sharing 447 00:31:33.720 --> 00:31:37.119 the basketball, you don't know where the attack is coming from. And I 448 00:31:37.200 --> 00:31:44.319 like that. It's like a cloaking device on this offense. So we'll see 449 00:31:44.319 --> 00:31:48.319 what the Clippers do if they have another trick up their sleeve with this front 450 00:31:48.359 --> 00:31:52.119 office before the trade deadline. But enjoy what the team's doing right now. 451 00:31:52.680 --> 00:31:56.160 And CP three will always have a place in Clippers fans hearts. He's one 452 00:31:56.160 --> 00:32:01.559 of the greatest Clippers of all time easily, of course. He helped change 453 00:32:01.559 --> 00:32:07.079 and transform this franchise and we wish him nothing but the best in Phoenix unless 454 00:32:07.079 --> 00:32:09.799 they're playing the Clippers. And he had fifteen points on six of twelve shooting, 455 00:32:09.880 --> 00:32:14.839 also just had six assists. The Clippers did a good job on CP 456 00:32:15.000 --> 00:32:19.079 three in this one. Let's hear from the head coach Tehron Lou post game 457 00:32:19.160 --> 00:32:24.000 after the Clippers win one twelve to one oh seven over the How what'd you 458 00:32:24.039 --> 00:32:27.880 make of Paul tonight? I mean, he was so huge for you guys, 459 00:32:27.920 --> 00:32:30.839 But what did he kind of did a little bit of everything and and 460 00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:32.440 what do you make of him this season? It seems like he kind of 461 00:32:32.480 --> 00:32:36.480 has something to prove and that after what happened last year, you know, 462 00:32:36.640 --> 00:32:38.720 guys are looking at a little different. No, he's playing great, you 463 00:32:38.759 --> 00:32:42.400 know, and I think to come on the road and play the way our 464 00:32:42.440 --> 00:32:45.559 guys did you know? Luke was great, Canard up the bench, O, 465 00:32:45.680 --> 00:32:47.279 Reggie was really good. And then, like I said, if a 466 00:32:47.319 --> 00:32:51.920 Kawaia shoot four for twenty one and come into a situation where we you know, 467 00:32:52.079 --> 00:32:53.519 got out here with a win and it was big for us, you 468 00:32:53.559 --> 00:32:58.880 know, with PG playing the kind of basketball he's playing right now, he's 469 00:32:58.920 --> 00:33:00.519 in a good rhythm and a good own, so we got to do whatever 470 00:33:00.519 --> 00:33:06.240 we can to keep him there. Can we move over to Charlie hey coach, 471 00:33:06.640 --> 00:33:08.680 Obviously he made that big three, But how good has the tune been 472 00:33:08.759 --> 00:33:13.359 for you guys? Nick's been really good? I think just his passion ability, 473 00:33:13.480 --> 00:33:15.480 his IQ and you see tonight we had him on Booker, we had 474 00:33:15.559 --> 00:33:22.200 him on CP, he got aiden. He's just very personal offense and defense. 475 00:33:22.279 --> 00:33:24.519 So he's very important to what we're trying to do. He's only only 476 00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:28.200 get more and more comfortable, and he was a great addition for us. 477 00:33:28.720 --> 00:33:30.839 He seems like he's kind of just always in the right place, which is 478 00:33:31.200 --> 00:33:34.720 yeah. I think they kind of left him IQ and just knowing the game 479 00:33:34.759 --> 00:33:37.599 and how to play the game, and he really did a good job for 480 00:33:37.720 --> 00:33:39.680 tonight. Like you said, with that big three, let's move over to 481 00:33:40.079 --> 00:33:45.359 Justin Russo. Hey, coach, congrats on the win. A couple days 482 00:33:45.400 --> 00:33:50.480 ago you said that the benchmark for this team for turnovers is about twelve or 483 00:33:50.559 --> 00:33:54.000 thirteen a game, and tonight you had ten, and last game you also 484 00:33:54.039 --> 00:33:58.160 had ten, and the one against Portland you had eleven. How proud are 485 00:33:58.160 --> 00:34:00.799 you of this team and their ability to take care of the ball over the 486 00:34:00.880 --> 00:34:04.240 last couple of nights and be able to win a couple of these games with 487 00:34:04.240 --> 00:34:07.559 the low turnover totals, you know, very proud of So we talked about 488 00:34:07.640 --> 00:34:09.639 and harped on, you know, like I said, the guy who are 489 00:34:09.639 --> 00:34:13.480 doing a good job of taking care of the basketball but also sharing the basketball 490 00:34:13.519 --> 00:34:16.519 as well. So when PG and Kawai and Lou and those guys are getting 491 00:34:16.559 --> 00:34:20.719 into the paint and springing it out for threes, we're really good. You 492 00:34:20.719 --> 00:34:23.800 know. You know, I'm tough to beat, and so we can continue 493 00:34:23.840 --> 00:34:28.079 to attack the paint, getting get inside, you know, deep, and 494 00:34:28.079 --> 00:34:30.039 then still be able to make the right pass and right play without turning over. 495 00:34:30.320 --> 00:34:32.599 He's gonna be key for us, and like I said, the last 496 00:34:32.599 --> 00:34:37.320 three games have been good, it will move over to Andrew and Ti. 497 00:34:38.000 --> 00:34:43.440 Kawai has been so so honest with us about how how much he does not 498 00:34:43.559 --> 00:34:45.679 like wearing that mask and how uncomfortable he finds it. Do you do you 499 00:34:45.679 --> 00:34:49.199 feel like that's affected his play? He isn't shot while the last couple of 500 00:34:49.239 --> 00:34:52.880 games he's done more than now acously had a great game rebounding and assisting in 501 00:34:52.000 --> 00:34:57.880 Utah. But do you feel like that's affecting his shot? You know? 502 00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:00.840 I talked to him about it, I think yes, yea two days ago, 503 00:35:00.880 --> 00:35:02.840 and he was just saying that it's uncomfortable, but it's hard to breathe 504 00:35:04.280 --> 00:35:07.400 and I've never had to play with a mask before. So I really don't 505 00:35:07.400 --> 00:35:09.039 know what it feels like, but I could see how it could be uncomfortable. 506 00:35:09.280 --> 00:35:12.960 You gotta keep strapping it up. It could get foggy on you. 507 00:35:13.039 --> 00:35:15.000 So I really don't know, you know, But like you know, he 508 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:17.199 was excited. Just told the guys, you know, way to step up 509 00:35:17.199 --> 00:35:20.360 for him tonight. And like I said, we got a lot of good 510 00:35:20.360 --> 00:35:23.400 play, especially for PG. So that's what our team wants to be about. 511 00:35:23.440 --> 00:35:25.639 You know, we want to just next man up, you know, 512 00:35:25.679 --> 00:35:29.039 guys, be ready, you know, help your team, may help your 513 00:35:29.079 --> 00:35:31.239 partner and uh and move on with the wind. So we did that tonight. 514 00:35:32.000 --> 00:35:36.239 It's been like the man in the iron mask for Khi Leonard. It 515 00:35:36.280 --> 00:35:38.960 does look a little bit uncomfortable. Obviously, I'm not the one who has 516 00:35:39.039 --> 00:35:43.639 to wear it. He came onto the court not wearing it. I don't 517 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:46.880 know if that was intentional or not, or he just forgot. But then 518 00:35:47.199 --> 00:35:52.039 before the ball tipped off, he went and grabbed the mask. But to 519 00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:57.559 our last Colors point talking about CP three, one of the other issues is 520 00:35:57.760 --> 00:36:00.239 I don't think he's played more than seventy games in the season, more than 521 00:36:00.320 --> 00:36:06.480 once the last five years and he's thirty six years of age. And you 522 00:36:06.599 --> 00:36:08.639 just heard it. The Clippers in the last two games have had just ten 523 00:36:08.719 --> 00:36:15.119 turnovers in each game. They had just fourteen the game before that. They've 524 00:36:15.159 --> 00:36:19.400 been doing a better job taking care of the basketball since game one of the 525 00:36:19.400 --> 00:36:22.719 preseason, where they had twenty seven turnovers in that first preseason game. But 526 00:36:22.159 --> 00:36:27.599 guys are getting more comfortable out there and considering the ball movement. And remember 527 00:36:28.239 --> 00:36:31.400 they're passing the ball about forty more times per game on average than they did 528 00:36:31.519 --> 00:36:37.360 last season. That's spectacular only having ten turnovers as they did tonight in their 529 00:36:37.400 --> 00:36:42.599 win over the Phoenix Suns. They win one twelve to one oh seven in 530 00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:45.679 Phoenix. Coming up, we'll get back to your phone calls eight six six 531 00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:50.719 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 532 00:36:50.880 --> 00:36:54.599 Jeff and tarzanmazonline. All right, you'll hear from Jeff coming up, and 533 00:36:54.760 --> 00:36:59.039 we'll get you ready for Tuesday night when the Clippers are back at Staples Center. 534 00:36:59.199 --> 00:37:04.559 Taken on the In Antonio Spurs, one of Kauai's former teams. I 535 00:37:04.639 --> 00:37:08.519 expect him to have a pretty big bounce back game after going four for twenty 536 00:37:08.559 --> 00:37:12.480 one. You don't see that very often. You don't see him go to 537 00:37:12.519 --> 00:37:19.239 the free throw line and miss two. That's a rarity. Have no doubt 538 00:37:19.639 --> 00:37:24.320 that Kawhi will bounce back and return the favor with Paul George throughout this season 539 00:37:24.360 --> 00:37:30.039 as well as PG picked up his teammate with thirty nine points. The Clippers 540 00:37:30.079 --> 00:37:32.239 win. They are five and two more Clipper stock next right here on the 541 00:37:32.360 --> 00:37:42.800 M five seventy year a sports intermission. This is the official home of your 542 00:37:43.199 --> 00:37:46.800 La Clippers. Be to suppots de dates on the rim and the home of 543 00:37:46.880 --> 00:37:53.039 the Clippers back. It's the Paul again George working step back fifteenth Twitter. 544 00:37:53.159 --> 00:37:58.000 It's on the way. It's perfect right down the middle for Paul George, 545 00:37:58.119 --> 00:38:04.400 who was cooking with hot frieze today. Four George with thirty four. Paul 546 00:38:04.480 --> 00:38:08.280 George was close to perfect. He had thirty nine points on fifteen of twenty 547 00:38:08.360 --> 00:38:12.840 four from the field, seven of ten from distance. The Clippers go on 548 00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:16.719 to win by five over the Phoenix Suns by a final score of one twelve 549 00:38:16.760 --> 00:38:22.639 to one oh seven. You know I was talking about Kawhi Leonard there offshooting 550 00:38:22.679 --> 00:38:27.400 game for him also, and he wasn't gonna be able to keep this up. 551 00:38:27.960 --> 00:38:31.440 But there's a crazy stat out there that Justin Russeau had earlier before the 552 00:38:31.480 --> 00:38:37.320 game. Who's a really good follow at fly by Night on Twitter for all 553 00:38:37.360 --> 00:38:43.320 of Clipper Nation to go and follow Justin Russeau. But I believe the stat 554 00:38:43.480 --> 00:38:49.320 was that Kawhi Leonard through seventy three on court minutes so over the last few 555 00:38:49.440 --> 00:38:54.639 games, last three games, he hadn't had a turnover, and during that 556 00:38:54.679 --> 00:39:04.039 time he had seventeen assists. And he went another seventeen minutes in this game 557 00:39:04.360 --> 00:39:07.320 before having a turnover, so he went about about ninety minutes of on court 558 00:39:07.360 --> 00:39:14.639 time without turning the basketball over. He also had a big steal late in 559 00:39:14.679 --> 00:39:20.760 the game and was playing center when Sir Jebacca got into foul trouble. The 560 00:39:20.920 --> 00:39:25.280 claw leatherface was protecting the paint. Welcome back into Clipperstock. I'm Atam Moslin 561 00:39:25.599 --> 00:39:29.719 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy. Let's go to Jeff and 562 00:39:29.719 --> 00:39:34.000 Tarzana. Jeff, how are you like? I say, Adam, never 563 00:39:34.079 --> 00:39:37.840 a doubt, Never a doubt, Jeff, Happy New Year to you and 564 00:39:37.880 --> 00:39:43.599 your family. Adam. I was just curious. Marcus Morris hasn't played since 565 00:39:43.599 --> 00:39:46.960 stuff started the season. Did you think he might be more seriously injured than 566 00:39:47.000 --> 00:39:52.760 they are stating because it's already been seven games. I don't. I think 567 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:58.599 in all likelihood they're being overly cautious because I look back on this, but 568 00:39:58.679 --> 00:40:01.840 back in the twenty seventeen twenty eighteen season when he was with the Boston Celtics, 569 00:40:02.440 --> 00:40:07.000 they did the same thing at the start of the season knee soreness, 570 00:40:07.000 --> 00:40:12.239 stayed out the first I think eight to ten games of the season, then 571 00:40:12.320 --> 00:40:15.400 came back in was fine. I'm not overly concerned with it at this point, 572 00:40:15.440 --> 00:40:22.199 Jeff, Okay, any other thing I like to know if this guy 573 00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:25.079 had a suggestion to bring back Chris Paul I noticed that Blake Griffin bought a 574 00:40:25.119 --> 00:40:28.639 home another home in Britain, would maybe they should bring him back. To 575 00:40:30.719 --> 00:40:34.599 Blake Griffin, who unfortunately was on the wrong side of a game winner by 576 00:40:34.599 --> 00:40:39.039 the Boston Celtics tonight with Jason Tatum. He's not even playing anymore. He 577 00:40:39.159 --> 00:40:44.639 was out there tonight, but he doesn't look the same. Unfortunately, all 578 00:40:44.679 --> 00:40:49.800 the injuries have taken their toll on Blake Griffin's body. He just doesn't look 579 00:40:49.800 --> 00:40:52.039 like the same player. He doesn't have the same explosiveness even as he did 580 00:40:52.079 --> 00:40:57.119 a couple of years ago and his first season with the Detroit Pistons. It's 581 00:40:57.119 --> 00:41:00.000 really unfortunate. We still root for Blake Griffin. He's all time great Clipper, 582 00:41:00.239 --> 00:41:04.079 just like CP three. It's so funny when you stop him. Think 583 00:41:05.119 --> 00:41:08.800 I was going over all the teams in the NBA. How many guys have 584 00:41:08.960 --> 00:41:14.920 left the Clippers and they still haven't won the championship? Did you ever nervous? 585 00:41:14.920 --> 00:41:21.559 Stab Adam One DeAndre George on the on the nets and stuff. It's 586 00:41:21.599 --> 00:41:24.039 a tough one to win, Jeff. Only one team does it every season. 587 00:41:24.360 --> 00:41:28.360 The Brooklyn Nets look like they'll be in contention this season, though, 588 00:41:28.440 --> 00:41:30.960 Jeff. I appreciate the phone call, and yes, happy New Year to 589 00:41:31.000 --> 00:41:35.639 you and yours all. Right, before we get out of here, after 590 00:41:35.679 --> 00:41:38.239 the Clippers win one twelve to one oh seven over the Phoenix Suns, I 591 00:41:38.239 --> 00:41:44.800 do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Seamen, Ralph 592 00:41:44.920 --> 00:41:52.719 Lawlor. I do want to thank Lucas Hahn hand I did again, uh, 593 00:41:53.280 --> 00:41:59.280 Lucas hand for coming on a great debut here on Clippers Talk. We'll 594 00:41:59.320 --> 00:42:02.719 have him on again soon. Great analysis from him. Big thanks goes to 595 00:42:02.800 --> 00:42:10.920 calling ye See Yeezy back in the Burbank studios my support system as I'm still 596 00:42:10.960 --> 00:42:16.079 on the mend here doing all right though, No no reason to have sympathy 597 00:42:16.119 --> 00:42:21.760 for me. No, don't worry about I'm good. I'm good until Tuesday 598 00:42:21.960 --> 00:42:25.679 night when the Clippers are taken on the San Antonio Spurs from Staples Center. 599 00:42:25.800 --> 00:42:30.880 Tip off to seven. We'll have Clippers countdown at six. I'm out of 600 00:42:30.960 --> 00:42:31.760 Moslin. We will talk to you then