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things must come to an end, as the Clippers winning streak eleven straight over
the Lakers does, as they fall to the Los Angeles Lakers ot one to
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two five seventy. But let's get back out to Carlo jimenezrom Crypto dot Com
Arena. Carlo, I'm proud of the way this Clippers team fought. They
battled down nine with about two minutes left in the fourth quarter, got it
into ot, but then it was Kawhi and just nobody else able to help
out. Once Paul George fouled out. Yeah, Clippers ran out of gas.
They were three for thirteen in overtime. Just could not get it to
go coming off the back to back. But this is a great early season
test. You look at these two losses for the Clippers, Adam, and
they really couldn't be better learning experiences. The slow start in Utah kills you,
and tonight you're not able to defend without fouling, but you fought every
single moment on a back to back. If these are your two losses to
your first five games, if you're a Clipper fan, you couldn't be more
proud of this team early. It feels like they're doing all the right things.
Oh and by the way, James Harden's gonna be playing next week.
Seems like kind of a big deal. Paul George finished with thirty five,
was heroic with a twenty point fourth quarter to help get them into ot.
You mentioned Kawhi Leonard, who scored all eight of their points in overtime.
He finished with thirty eight after an eighteen point first quarter. Clippers were up
big early on, but you knew those tired legs would come into effect,
and we talked about it down the stretch, and you just mentioned it,
Carlo. Late in that fourth quarter, one of my keys defending without fouling,
and the Lakers in the fourth quarter in overtime, I believe, attempted
seventeen free throws. H It's exactly what you said. It's exactly what head
coach darn Luce said. Make them make field goals, not free throws.
And unfortunately for the Clippers, the Lakers made a lot of free throws late
learning experiences once again, just trying to figure out how they can be better
down the stretch. But you gotta love the fight. I mean, look
how many times last year I wasn't around the team that much at them,
but Paul George and Kawhi Leonard combined for let me do this math really quick.
Wait wait, seventy three seventy three points and they both played more than
thirty seven minutes on a back end of a back to back. That is
extremely encouraging Clipper Nation. I'lbeit in a loss, but just the fact that
both those guys we didn't even know if they were going to be available tonight,
they played big, they played big minutes, and they thrived out there.
Unfortunately, it was just those two in Russell Westbrook really doing most of
the damage. Norman Pale had an off night. I thought Bones Highland,
who got the start once again two of seven had an off night, a
chance to tie it with a three point or late after some great hustle by
PJ. Tucker, by the way, one of your newest Clippers. Yeah,
Tucker was good today. Didn't score, but at five rebounds you just
didn't have enough help off the bench. Norman Pall had twelve points, Plumbley
only had five, and they really didn't go deep at all. Kobe Brown
played five minutes in that first half, didn't see the court in the second
half. Not enough support. But hey, if the problem is you don't
have enough support and James Harden's playing, I think you'll be all right support
wise. He can cure what ails you just a little bit. And now
the Clippers have four days off yep, until a road trip coming up,
starting on the East Coast Monday in New York. They'll take on the Knicks
and then the Nets on Wednesday, So the Clippers a little time to regroup,
get James hardened up to speed on what they're running with. This team
truly a battle for Los Angeles tonight. Clippers unfortunately fall in OT one to
one twenty five. That game Monday in New York. Early contest, of
course. Here on the West Coast. Tip off is at four thirty.
We'll have Clippers countdown for you starting at three thirty. Well, Carlo,
you were baptized into this battle for Los Angeles. It can only be done
like this. What a thriller tonight and a great call by you. Thank
you so much, Adam, absolute thriller, fun one. Thanks for listening
along and sticking around. Encouraging losses some you know, some people don't believe
in those, but I'm a big believer in them. Encouraging losses. If
you're Clippers fans, this isn't one to hang your head. This is not
one to hang your head, no doubt, especially when you have seven seven
more games to go and three more against the Los Angeles Lakers. Clippers fall
by five in OT. They lose this battle for Los Angeles, but the
war's yet to be won. Coming up, we'll have second half highlights from
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This is the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers led big early, they
were down big late, and somehow got it into overtime against the Lakers,
but Paul George and Norman Powell both filed out, and the Clippers with losing
OC by five to one. Twenty five is the final in this one in
favor of the Los Angeles Lakers, who broke the Clippers eleven game winning streak
against them. I can't even believe I'm still saying that. It just seems
like a crazy already anomaly. I know Lakers fans are happy tonight, and
Clipper Nation you may be down about this one, but as I said,
as I said earlier, all good things must come to an end, and
it's just game five of this regular season. We're gonna have a lot more
of these thrillers still to come. Including three more games against the Los Angeles
Lakers still to come. Here on postgame, we'll have clipperstock eight six six
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the phone number. Let's get to some second half highlights. Clippers I mentioned
up big early. They led by nineteen points in that first quarter as Kawhi
Leonard had eighteen points in the first quarter, most he has ever scored in
his career in an open period, and this was on the second night of
a back to back. What tired legs, Well, you could say they
came a little bit later, but the Clippers absolutely were on fire to start
things off. They led at the half still sixty one to forty eight.
But that third quarter is really when this game turned, and it happened when
Lebron James left the five point thirty five mark of the third. When Lebron's
out, you have to win those minutes, and the Clippers lost the final
five minutes of the third quarter nineteen to seven. That's when the Lakers made
their big push. That was really the ballgame in some ways, as they
led by two all of a sudden heading into the fourth at eighty seven to
eighty five. The Clippers would get down double digits. I believe down by
ten midway through the fourth. But PG thirteen Paul George, who got off
to a slow start as Kawhi was cooking well, he started to save his
best for last eight to shoot jam blacks straight away three for PG Bigo Paul
George, Paul Nylon, George in front of his head coach Sharan lu another
left wing three for George. Flash Paul George back to bag dialing from long
distance ninety one to ninety Clippers with their first fourth quarter leads George left wing
rises for three. Cunnecks Paul George another triple. He's got ten in the
fourth. George in the front court, gotta shoot it straightaway. Three in
the air Nylon, Paul George with a big time bucket. We got a
one point game. George at the line, a shrug of the shoulders on
Xale. He stares at the feet, looks at the rim, ties us
up big time free throws from Paul PG thirteen down three, knocked down all
three free throws. With seventeen seconds left, D'Angelo Russell would miss a long
three pointer and The Clippers were going into overtime after trailing by nine with two
minutes left, but Paul George had twenty of his thirty five points in the
fourth quarter, willing them into ot, but then he would foul out trying
to check Lebron James picked up his sixth. It was Kawhi Leonard, though,
who took the baton and started to take back over as he was in
the first straight away. Leonard freako line jumper, pure go buy the bucket
thirty two for the claw and the Clippers have a lead one nineteen one seventeen
Westbrook the trigger told that the right hip finds Leonard in the left corner,
stanks to the paint right handed, lay up the fowl to finish. Kawhi
a chance for inn one. Westbork on the near wing finds Leonard straight away
works against Davis step back three pointer. Gosh, we got a one point
game won twenty six one twenty five. Kawhi had all eight points for the
Clippers in overtime, but that's the problem. They only scored eight. He
was the only guy to score. They were outscored thirteen to eight. They
lose by five in ot tow to the Lakers one to one, twenty five
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also get to me on X at follow Adam A Clippers lose a thriller to
the Lakers in OT by five. Truly a battle for Los Angeles tonight.
More in Clippers locker room. Next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio
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More LA Clippers Basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Heartbreaker. I
Know, Clipper Nation, you lose by five to the Lakers in OT Tough
one, and we'll talk about it all on Clippers Talk. Still plenty of
encouraging positive signs from this team, Like I don't know, Kawhi Leonard played
forty one minutes on the second night of a back to back. When's the
last time we've seen that he's healthy, scored all eight of the Clippers points
in OT Not enough, though it was mostly he Paul George, who combined
for seventy three Paul George with thirty five, Kawhi with thirty eight, and
PG had twenty of his thirty five in the fourth quarter. On real Paul
George, he's on his bully stuff. He said he would be thirty five
points on sixteen shots. Are you kidding me? That is efficiency. Russell
Westbrook chipped in with twenty four on nine to twenty one, shooting some tough
turnovers in the fourth, finished with six to just eat assists and outside that.
Norman Powell was the only other player in double digits, finished with twelve
points but six of fourteen shooting. Bones Highland struggled two of seven, got
the start. Clippers still under manned. No James Harden yet. PJ.
Tucker, though, played twenty one minutes and I thought got some crucial offensive
rebounds. Mentioned Bones Highland struggling. He got an offensive rebound late down three
in overtime, got it out to Bones Highland just couldn't get a three point
to go to Tiet but PJ. Tucker all five of his boards offensive rebounds
in twenty one minutes. Lakers had lebron and he had thirty five points.
Big time shots four of eight from the outside, shot it very well.
Anthony Davis with twenty seven to ten and four blocks, was a rim protector.
D'Angelo Russell, a difference maker in the second half, was big in
the third quarter when the Lakers got up by two heading into the fourth.
He finished with twenty seven on ten of nineteteen shooting. Clippers lose by five
and ot final score A Lakers won thirty, Los Angeles Clippers won twenty five.
Clippers have four days off now they'll be in New York on Monday.
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in attack mode. Adam Osley, it appears twelfth time was the charm for
the Los Angeles Lakers. Who break your Los Angeles Clippers eleven straight wins against
them in head to head matchups going back to twenty twenty, they wint one
thirty to one twenty five. Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm at a
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from coach Lou Will Updike from Clips and Dip will be here. Plus of
course your phone calls. Clippers came out on fire. Kawhi Leonard went for
a career high eighteen points in the opening quarter. Had never done that.
A top seventy five player ever, future Hall of Famer, a guy who
turned himself into one of the greatest scores we've seen after starting off as a
defensive minded guy doing all the little things for the San Antonio Spurs in twenty
twelve, twenty thirteen, twenty fourteen, eighteen points in the first quarter.
Clippers were up as many as nineteen, but there were back to back three
pointers hit at the end of the first by the Lakers, and I even
felt then it's a bit of a momentum swing, Christian Wood hit one,
Max Christie got one, and instead of being up nineteen, they were up
by thirteen heading into the second Now, it's not easy on the second night
of a back to back. And hey, the Lakers last season towards the
end of the year, in their fourth matchup, they had played the night
before in Utah and then took on the Lakers, and it took on the
Clippers next night. They claimed they had tired legs and that's why they lost
that ballgame. At least guys were pointing to that. I don't really want
to do that tonight. I do want to highlight that Kawhi Leonard on the
second night of a back to back played forty one minutes, Paul George played
thirty seven, Russell Westbrook played forty four. That is encouraging. There are
positives to take away even in losses. They are negatives to take away sometimes
and wins. To me, it's not as simple as winners and losers.
One side of the menu, the oversimplification that our friend Rob Parker likes to
do sports says a short menu winers and losers. Now you kind of got
to add context in there, because you can learn from victories just like you
can from defeats, and the Clippers will learn some things in this one.
But they still don't have James Harden. PJ. Tucker played twenty one minutes
and got five offensive rebounds. But in going back to that first half and
that first quarter, they could have had a nineteen point lead heading into the
second. Instead, back to back three pointers got the Lakers a little bit
of life heading into the next twelve minutes of play. The Clippers still though,
after Lebron James exited late in the second quarter for about a minute and
a half, they pushed it back up to I want to say, sixteen
points. They were a plus six in that minute and a half that Lebron
went to the bench I think midway near the end of the second quarter,
let's say. But here's the difference in the ballgame. To me, they
took advantage of Lebron being out in the second quarter. They didn't in the
third quarter. With five point thirty five left, Bron hit the bench and
somehow the Lakers went on a nineteen to seven run to end the third and
all of a sudden lead by two. That can't happen. That's the backbreaker.
Yeah, the Clippers battled. They were down nine with two minutes left
in the fourth quarter. They got it to Ot and they had their opportunities.
But the big swing in the game to me is what happened in that
third quarter where they were outscored by fifteen, and a lot of that damage
was done with Lebron on the beach. That's the ballgame in a nutshell,
those are minutes you have to win, and the Clippers just didn't have enough
outside of their big three about to be a big four. Paul George spectacular
after getting off to a slow start and just watching his counterpart in Kawhi Leonard
go Nuclear was hotter than the center of the sun in the first quarter.
With those eighteen points, I think Paul George had two. He finished with
thirty five after a twenty point fourth quarter, six of nine from the outside,
eleven of sixteen overall from the field, thirty five points on just sixteen
shots. He was a plus twenty two in a game they lost by five.
He fouls out though in Ot gambled, probably shouldn't have was Garden Lebron.
They challenged it, officials upheld the call. It was a foul they
lose him and Norman Powell, who I want to say played twenty straight minutes
from the six minute mark of the third quarter into the beginning of overtime before
he also filed out. Norm struggled, though I mentioned, not a lot
of scoring output from the others tonight. As Shaq would say, Norm was
six of fourteen twelve points on fourteen shots. That's unlike Norm typically much more
efficient. And this is unlike Bones Highland. I know we haven't got a
huge sample size. He's his young player, twenty three years of age,
but in thirty four minutes getting the start, was two for seven, just
four points, and had an opportunity to knock down a three point or late
after PJ. Tucker grabbed one of his five offensive rebounds. I love him,
always have. This isn't some Clippers bias. Oh Adam, you know
where your paycheck comes from. I have been a huge PJ. Tucker fan
for years. He's an absolute dog out there in the good way. He's
got some of that Patrick Beverley to him. He fights for that inch if
you're going back to any given Sunday, just he turns games like this into
a war. And it was certainly a battle for Los Angeles. It took
everything out of the Lakers to finally get a victory over the Clippers without James
Harden tip your cap, though, great performances from Lebron thirty five in forty
two minutes, Anthony Davis twenty seven and ten and forty seven minutes. But
we talked about in the pregame. We talked about it. Late in the
fourth quarter, Carlo Jimenez asked what the keys were down the stretch, Well,
you can't turn the ball over, which they did. Russell Westbrook ended
up with six of them, some bad ones, some uncharacteristic turnovers by the
Clippers at inopportune times. And when there's a razor thin margin, your margin
for air is extremely small. Playing under man tonight, you just can't have
many mistakes at all. But the big one was the Clippers not being able
to defend without foiling. They gave up from the fourth quarter into overtime.
So the last eighteen minutes of the ballgame, make it seventeen I can math.
They gave up seventeen free throw seventeen free throws to the Lakers in the
last seventeen minutes of the ballgame. That's what I think really pulled this out
for the Los Angeles Lakers to win by five and the Clippers were in foul
trouble. Aviatza zu Bots had five, he battled. I like the way
he played seven to nine and twenty nine minutes on a back to back in
the game where I think he only played twenty two minutes last night to the
Orlando Magic, but Russell Westbrook with five fouls, Paul George fouled out,
Norman Powell fouled out. PJ Tucker had four thy twenty one minutes. Okay,
that might be a little bit on brand for him. Don't hate it,
though, Don't hate the hustle from him. The way he battles out
there, plays defense, goes for those offensive rebounds, makes winning plays.
I think you're gonna love him Clipper Nation. Yeah, he's older, he's
thirty nine. He can still defend. He can still help this team.
But if you can't defend without fouling against this Lakers team that ended up with
thirty six free throw attempts, making twenty seven of them, it's gonna be
a difficult night. Even when you're leading by nineteen early and I was live
tweeting the game on my little Clippers Lakers tweet thread, which eventually I just
went to my main Twitter account tweeted from there. But I said it early
on. It felt like in that third quarter the Clippers were starting to run
out of gas, run out of steam, and they simply just didn't get
enough production from another role player out there. They were so top heavy with
unreal masterful performances from two pin to three and Russ with his scoring, but
the turnovershard you, of course, but nobody else had one of those nights,
a night like we saw from d Lo di'angelo Russell with those twenty seven
points for the Lakers, and he did a lot of his damage when they
were getting back into the ballgame in the third quarter. He was very good.
I'm trying to see exactly what he had in the third here, as
the Clippers led still by thirteen, even with some letdowns into the first quarter.
Early in the second quarter, Lakers had it to single digits. They
still led by thirteen of the half. Lil Russell went from having eight points
at the half to twenty points heading into the fourth quarter, So twelve points
for him in that third where the Clippers were outscored thirty nine to twenty four.
They had their chances, they had their opportunities. The superstars showed up,
but they just didn't get enough help tonight, and they couldn't defend without
fouling. Telphoneclibernation, I get it eight six six nine eight seven two five
seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy. Let's start things off
with Dennis and Montabello. Dennis, what's up? You're on Clippers South with
au amast Well, I was gonna. I was calling about the football team
and the base our basketball team. Can you hear me? You gone about
the Clippers here, Dennis? Well, I thought this was a sports talk
show period. Dennis, you're killing me. This is Clippers talk. It's
in the title. Yeah, I see now, I see Now you got
a dog in this fight tonight, Dennis. Now, you got me interested?
Where's your allegiances? Well? I was gonna come up with some nicknames
I gave the teams, that's all. It ain't nicknamed night Tonight, We've
talked about the Clippers new Big Four, the West Side Connection, maybe California
Love. But they lost to the Lakers night by five and ot so It's
hard to have that level of enthusiasm and playfulness and frivolous talk here on Clippers
Talk after they lose. Dennis obviously, big listener. Well, take a
quick time out here. Good call by me. Uh, maybe I'll screen
the next one and make sure I get it right this time. Seann and
Inglewood's up next. That's on me. I'll take the l Clippers lose by
five OT against the Lakers, and their eleven game winning streak against the Los
Angeles Lakers is broken. Hang the banner, Lakers? Am I doing it
right? You gotta win against the Clippers. More clipperstock coming up next.
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Clippers Audio Network. Clippers get seventy three points combined from the two to one
three connection and Paul George and Kawhi Leonard we're down nine with about two minutes
left in the fourth. Got it to ot, just couldn't quite get it
across the finish line this time against the Los Angeles Lakers. They lose one
thirty to one twenty five. Welcome back, into Clippers Talk. I'm an
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In this very segment, you're gonna hear from the head coach in Toron lou
But let's get out to Andrew in Rosemead, who knows what show he's calling?
Andrew, what's up? What's up? What's up? What's up?
So look, I kind of blame the media for this, and you guys
keep giving these players a pass about back to back games and weak legs?
Are are? Are these not high level athletes? They're supposed to be in
the best shape of their lives. How can they not play forty minutes back
to back nights? I mean, we all go to the gym, We
see women on the StairMaster for an hour straight back to back in five days
in a row. You're telling me these young these young guns can't play back
to back games forty minutes a night and they're making ten twenty thirty million a
season. Andrew, is that what you want to call about tonight? You're
mad about load management on a night where Kawhi Leonard does play forty one minutes
in a back to back. I just I hate giving them a pass.
They don't deserve it. Who's giving him a pass? We're talking about the
game. Who's giving him a pass? Where? Okay, Well, earlier
you were talking about their week. I literally said that the Lakers blamed weak
legs on a law to the Clippers on the second night of a back to
back last season. We're not going to do that tonight, right right right?
Okay, Well, listen, this is a lifelong Clipper fan here,
and you know I'm not too stoked on the James Harden thing. Or you
know, tell me, why are you down on the James Harden trade.
The guy's never won a championship in his life. He's a diva, and
uh you know now we have another he joins his diva buddy, Russell Westbrook.
So I'm not big on it. Well we'll see what happens to You
think Russ is a diva? Hold on, Andrew, You just talk about
guys not playing on back to backs. Russ is always available. When does
this guy not play? You think he's a diva? You misspoke? Do
you want to walk it back? I get it, I do want to
walk it back. I'm gonna listen more James Harden. I think more.
James Harden is the diva. You know, we saw what he did.
Is Daryl Maury in the seventy six ers. The guy's a life You don't
think Darryl Morris culpable for any of that. You think James Harden's just coming
out of the blue, all of a sudden wan to break up with the
guy that brought him to the Houston Rockets. Do you think that's out of
nowhere? It takes two to tango. But I do not like James Harden,
the guy who's a life long He's never won anything. He's a offensive
player, all right. I appreciate the phone call, Andrew. He's never
won anything. Yeah, you're right. I guess he hasn't won a championship
in the NBA so far. I guess the Houston Rockets ran into I don't
know, the greatest team likely of all time, a seventy three win Warriors
team that added Kevin Durant, the ultimate super team, and James Harden took
him to seven without CP three the last two games of that series. There's
a lot of other eras of basketball where that Rockets team wins multiple championships.
They ran into the Golden State Warriors with Kevin Durant. There's no shame in
losing to that team at seven with CP three out the last couple of games.
You can say what you want about James Harden. He's had his shortcomings
in the playoffs at times in closeout games. Yeah, we know it's documented.
He's also had spectacular not just game series that series in the second round
with Philly, with Joel Embiid being out in Game one in Boston last season
and he drops forty on them and gets the victory. Does it in game
four as well. So you can say he's up and down at times,
just don't act like it's always down. That's just not true. He's had
spectacular performances. And again I keep trying to make this point, people haven't
been listening. He's gonna be the third option on this Clippers team. When's
the last time he was that for a few games when Kyrie and KD were
actually healthy in Brooklyn and then before that in his younger days with OKC.
This is somebody who has adjusted his game. He's gonna be setting the table
for two point three and making the game easier for them. He's gonna help
unlock the best version of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. The best is still
yet to come from this team. I don't understand why people seem to believe
Andrews one of them that you're not better with James Harden, especially when you
don't have to give up Terrence Man their twenty thirty first round pick. This
team's trying to win a championship. They're trying to extend the window of PG
and Kawhi's prime. Harden helps that he hasn't won yet, so of a
lot of guys, Dennis and Montabello. Dennis, what's up in your Clippers
stock with that? I'm ausen. Yeah, I was just saying, listen,
what you was saying about Harding, I think is a plus for the
say to have him, and I think they're going to be a better team.
They're going to be more in competition with a championship, especially their division
against the Lakers is no joke, family legitimate chance. All right, Dennis,
you know, the only thing in Lacken is a good center. They
don't need a great center, a good center. Other than that, they
got affordable team to make it all the way in my opinion, Okay,
Dennis, appreciate the positivity coming off that last call. I think they have
a good center and a Visa Zubos, one of the unsung heroes on this
team. Somebody else who is very reliable, always plays seven and nine for
him. Tonight wasn't his best performance. But I ran through some of the
numbers for Anthony Davis in the pregame show and how he's been held in check
for the most part, and that is did to why the Clippers won eleven
straight against the Los Angeles Lakers, where he was putting under his averages.
Basically in those matchups with the Clippers, it beats the Zoobots. Has a
lot to do with that. Sean in Inglewood. I know you love big
man, Sean, what's up? You love that nineties basketball? Yeah,
that was one of the things I was gonna talk about. But man,
your first two callers said such a high bar. Man. I'll tell you,
I don't know if I can equal it. Whose side are you taking?
It was a little bit polarizing there between the two, right, No,
I'm just saying that I don't know. I think maybe Dennis is first
place and the other guy was second place. The first Dennis. But anyway,
one of the things I want to talk about is that they actually,
to me lost the game on the street throw line as well as the clothes
out of the first quarter didn't help. And then the other way was the
startup. Was that the third quarter where the Lakers get layoups in a row,
like five or six layups. I don't know about five or six,
but the third quarter they dominated thirty nine to twenty four, but they got
a lot of shots in the paint in the first like six minutes of the
quarter. You're right, and so alluding to that secondary big maybe not not
a center, but just someone of a power forward, a little bit more
sizable that can actually intimidate someone from coming into a hole. Sean, if
you're going to give me a realistic name, do so. But until then
it's just fantasy basketball talk, like who's the name, who's that guy that's
gettable? There's no guy out there. Now, I'll agree with you,
Adam, but maybe down the road something with material wife. Okay, but
I guess you're dreaming. I didn't want to ask you the Philip Platoons tist
guy. Is he going to be on the team or not. He was
moved to Sacrament I know earlier today, So no, he's not the serbian
player. Oh, I was trying to keep up. I didn't see that.
So it's all good. Well, maybe we'll get somebody. But Adam,
that was the entertaining game at least, and I do see a little
room for improvement. But I'm proud of what the boys did. I'll give
to day. And so as a positive, you know, they fought to
the very last last second and I like that. And eventually Norman Powell is
going to be Norman power again, so that's going to help too. And
again they played without Terence Man. Brandon bost is still hurt, so there
are some things that you know will have coming more more, more firepower.
And you know, I thought that also that we could have put coffee in
the game for a little bit, and I thought that might have been a
good game, that he could have mixed it up there. Good game,
all right, some good points tonight, Sean. I appreciate the phone call.
Talk to you next Monday, my friend. All right, I'm glad
they're getting the red now he will quick trigger there Sean brought up the free
throws. Clippers did miss ten seventeen for twenty seven and it's kind of flown
under the radar. It's only five games, but they have struggled. I
think they're shooting as a team under seventy seventy percent at the free throw line,
So something worth monitoring. More phone calls coming up eight sixty six ninety
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well, we have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station identification.
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from coach Lou Plus will Updike from Clips and Dip will be here after the
Clippers lose by five in OPRA time. But like Sean said, there are
things to be proud of in this ballgame, second night of a back to
back, Clippers did more than compete. They came out started the game like
their hair was on fire. Shout OUTVTB getting up by nineteen in the first
quarter because Kawhi Leonard had eighteen points and I think started seven for eight,
had all eight of their points in overtime. Eight It's not enough though,
didn't get any help. Paul George fouled out and No Pal filed out.
Tough to overcome losing those two guys the last five minutes of a crucial ballgame.
But it's just game five. It's just game one against the Lakers.
They got three more to go and they got four days off. Seawn also
brought up no Terrence Man still, I don't know a guy who was just
named the starter before they made all these trades. It was well earned by
Terrence Man, and I know they'll still use him a ton because they're lacking.
No Roco obviously now no Marcus Morris, no Nicholas buttoom if you ever
wanted Terrence Man to average thirty minutes a night with the way they consolidated the
power forward position, it's coming this season. Hopefully you can get back healthy
soon. Coming back on the other side, you'll hear from coach lou Clippers
lose one thirty to one twenty five and overtime to the Lakers. Sam Oda
Mouslin and you're listening to Clippers talk here on the M five seventy LA Sports.
They want to bring a banner with them to the Into It Dawn More
LA Clippers basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Lakers won this Battle of
Los Angeles, but the war continues. Clippers dropped a three and two on
the season. Lakers improved to three and two after they win in OT one
thirty to one twenty five. One of my tweets picked up some steam.
I got a feeling why put this out at follow out of may On X
said, bottom line, down the stretch, the Clippers couldn't defend without fouling.
The Lakers took seventeen free throws in the last fifteen minutes. I should
say it was seventeen in the last seventeen minutes, but sixteen of them came
within like fourteen minutes. The point is they got to the free throw line
early and off, and in the fourth quarter in overtime they were forcing the
issue. Clippers were on their heels. No, they didn't get a great
whistle. I understand that Clipper nation, you're not gonna love it tonight.
But the Clippers still they attempted twenty seven free throws to thirty six for the
Lakers, and the Clippers missed ten free throws in a game that went into
overtime. Those come back to haunt you. I know Halloween was yesterday,
but still haunt you. Zachary and Santa Monica. You're on Clippers stuff without
a Maslin. What's up, hi, Adam? Well, I'll start off
by saying, I'm not one that's afraid to be negative as long as I
feel it's truthful. As far as James Harden's concerned, you know, I
liked I like James. I've you know, followed him and rooted for him
wherever he's gone. I guess with him, I feel carefully optimistic. I'm
hopeful he can help the team. I think Frank did a great job trading
for him without giving up you know. Well, you know some of the
main pieces that were floated for a long time, like Terrence Man, they
kept Terrence Man. Everybody. The word fleeced was trending on Twitter that night
when Adrian Wojowski broke the news, because everybody thought, oh, they'll have
to give up Terrence Man. Right, didn't happen? Right? Right?
And like bones and norm. I mean, so I think that was a
great job. I guess what concerns me about, you know, James being
the honest, you know, an objective person. He he does clearly he
has like I don't know if attitude is the issues is the right way to
say it, but like forcing a trade, you know, from in like
three teams in three years, it's a bit of a red flag. And
then the way he plays can be you know, he's very he's not streaky,
but in the playoffs he can have some really rough games. So I
am cautiously optimistic and hopeful it works with the Clippers. But you know,
I can understand the concern from some of the other fans perspectives. I guess
what I'm saying, and I'm not saying it's crazy. I think you're making
fair points. He's on his fourth team in the last twenty two months.
I would also say, in some ways it feels like this is his last
big opportunity to be on a team this good. And also he's in a
contract year, so I just I expect him to be obviously ecstatic to be
back home, but playing with Kawhi, playing with Paul George, back with
Russell Westbrook. It just seems like the fit makes a lot of sense for
him this time around. Yeah, yeah, I think there's I think you
can make good you know, positive arguments and negative arguments. So I'm interested
to see what happens. And I guess, you know, I hate losing
the Lakers, especially as a Clippers van, But right now I guess I'm
feeling more optimistic than not. So I hope we can. I hope the
team gives me a lot to be optimistic about in the coming months. All
right, Zach, talk to you next Monday. I'll call on again.
I appreciate the objectivity an impartial observer, that is Zachary in Santa Monica.
Some good points tonight, Zach. All right, all right, thanks Adam,
take care. Thank you. Roman in Santa Clarita. You're on Clipper
Stop with Adam Alison. What's up, Roman? How you doing, Adam?
Dam You got a phone? Is this a zoom call? I feel
like I'm back on my morning meetings or something like that? Is this even
a phone? Are you in the room with me right now? All right?
What's up? Roman? Hey? So I'm a lifelong Lakers fan and
I just want to say all right, we're down here in Roman. No
I'm playing go on Clippers. Over the last few years, I just watched
the development of the players they have, and I watched you know, Kawhi
come in, I watched Paul George come in. And you know the guy
that called earlier about the load management, you know, I mean, evidently
he has never seen a premier athlete play as many games or been on the
court, because load management is a must when you're playing on that hard court.
Those knees take a beating, you know, bodies upon bodies. So
you know, the comment he made about people being on a treadmill is a
lot different than what these guys are doing. What do you mean, weekend
Warriors, It's exactly the same thing. Come on, that's exactly saying like
you can come and make a comment like that. But these guys are all
premier athletes playing a sport that's hard on their bodies. That's why a lot
of them don't last in the league twenty years. But just watching watching the
Clippers tonight and over the last few years, I just I just think the
Clippers are putting the pieces together where they need to be. Westbrook wasn't a
fit with the Lakers. I believe he is a fit with this team.
Kawhi is back from his you know, from his a c L. Paul
George is always Paul George. Zubach another one that's that's you know, he's
a dominant player when he's healthy. But the pieces they put the p the
PJ. Tucker, I mean even plumbly looked good tonight. PJ Tucker.
I think James Harden works for this team because they can put some of those
guys on the bench, and James Harden control that team, you know,
when they're when they're resting with guys like you said, like Terrence Mann and
like and I see a team where we're you know, one through five,
they're a dominant team. You got Westbrook, you got Zubak, you got
George Kawhi and possibly James Harden or Man or PJ. Tucker. You know.
And PJ. Tucker is a guy you said, I've been watching PJ.
PJ Tucker his whole career. He's a bass. Yeah, he is
a monster. I don't care if you're Fantasy team or whatever. He's a
monster stat wise, he's a monster on the court. He's a monster and
he can defend anybody, and he can he can score when needed to,
but he doesn't need to on this team. Uh, guy like Pal.
I mean, they have put together a team that could win with their bench
on the on the court while the other guys are resting. That's what I've
seen tonight. You know, Roman, It's not Freaky Friday. It's what
day is it? Is it a weekday? It's it's Wednesday. But Uh,
for a Laker fan, I really like you, man, I think
you should call back sometime. I think you've ingratiated yourself with Clipper Nation here
with that call, and just uh, I love the Clippers because they're a
team that wants wants that you know, they want that chip, they want
that trophy, you know what I mean. That's what the Lakers are becoming
an older team and pieces don't fit with players that are set in their ways
as to where Paul, George Kawhi Leonard they can do their thing, and
you add pieces around them and they're gonna do their thing, you know.
So I wish them the best when they build their new place, you know,
I wish I wish them the best. I'll go watch some Clipper games.
I don't mind that. I'll take my boys to watch him. My
favorite Laker fan ever, Roman and Santa Clarita Roman Collins some more during the
season. All right, I appreciate it. First time I ever heard your
program. I'm on first time head in the sam Come on, Clippers lose
tonight to Romans Lakers unfortunately one thirty to one twenty five in overtime. A
point he made there about James Harden is something I want to emphasize. He
works on multiple levels because he can blend in with your stars by being the
playmaker James Harden, and then when you surrounds him and he's running I don't
know, a second unit, or there's a night where Kawhir or Paul George
or both are out, he can go back to being that number one option.
He's insurance when guys are missing. I know he's had his own injury
issues the last couple of seasons. Played fifty eight games last season, I
think sixty five the year before that, but looks to be in great shape.
If you saw any of that video of him practicing with the Philadelphia seventy
six ers in Colorado, and I know he is ecstatic to be a member
of the Los Angeles Clippers, and that also flies under the radar a little
bit. I told you before when they made the move to get Kawhid,
to get PG it was the first time they became a destination franchise. They
transformed into that. Now, guys want to come here. You just never
saw this even just five, I guess six years ago, a decade ago.
Now guys want to come play for Steve Balmer and for the Clippers.
All right, we'll take you a quick time out. Well, come back.
We'll close things out with will Updyke plus more of your phone calls.
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in three years. Where it happened tonight? To one twenty five was your
final welcome back into Clippers talk. I mean a Moslin Paul George was a
plus twenty two in a game they lost by five. You know what that
means? They were outscored by twenty seven points when he was off the floor.
Quite a swing. That's tough to overcome. But again, I go
back to those Lebron James lest minutes to end the third quarter that the Clippers
somehow lost. Joined the show though, now is our friend will Updyke from
cliffs and dip little Cliffson double dip tonight. Well, how are you feeling,
man? You're not down the dumps? Are you not? At all?
Man? That was that was the most exciting game of this young Clippers
season so far. We saw a repeat of some things that we've seen before,
mostly endgame execution. There was certainly some you know, unforced errors and
fouls that were not necessary. But man, that was a fun game to
watch. I think, you know, I think that performance. Knowing that
the Clippers are going to be adding even more talent, it should give Clippers
fans a lot to look forward to. Okay, okay, I like it.
It felt like to me they just needed one more guy to be on
his game tonight scoring wise, because outside of Paul George, Kawhi Leonard,
and Russell Westbrook, one other player who was in double figures was Norman Powell
with twelve, but it took him fourteen shots to get there. Bones Highland
off tonight two of seven. I beats a Zubas three of eight. They
just didn't get enough contributions. But I agree with you overall, it's still
encouraging style of playwise, it was a very entertaining ball game out there.
It was just I was looking for one more role player to step up lay
for him. Yeah, I mean I think you know, you look at
the efficient. I mean, you mentioned Bones have an off night, but
the efficiency of Russ and Norm both was not great. There were forty three
percent overall from the floor. Norm didn't make a three. But even if
Paul George fouls out right, which once again you hope that you're not even
in that situation that early and overtime. But you swap out one of those
guys for a more efficient scorer, and I, you know, I feel
like that's probably getting you over the hump. Paul George was twenty of his
thirty five in the fourth quarter to get them to overtime. The Clips were
down by nine with just over two minutes left. This would have been one
of their more improbable comeback Clippers victories if they have, if they were able
to pull it off, and Paul George was leading them there. And he
has been spectacular through five games so far. He's backed up the talk will
He absolutely has. And I got a shout out our play by play guy
Carlo with an iconic Nylon call with Paul after Paul George hit a three to
take the to take the Lakers lead down to one there in the fourth quarter.
Absolutely loved it. But Paul George, you know, he has been
doing what he talks about all off season. He's been talking about his approach.
He's been talking about taking stuff more seriously. He's been talking about putting
away these games. Well, he weren't able to put away this one.
They like, you know, he still did all of that. And how
about Kawhi Leonards second night of a back to back, he comes out career
high and single quarter scoring that first quarter, and he just continued to do
it. What a way to respond, I think for both of these guys,
the minutes that they put in and the performance that they got on the
second nut of back to back after we had to hear all summer about oh,
these guys are the faces of the new league gressing policy. Oh these
guys. These guys don't try hard. They won't do this, they won't
do that. I think so far, once again, in a very young
season, they have answered the call. Yeah, looks like a different mindset
out there, just a Clippers team that is taking the regular season more seriously.
Even on the second night of a back to back like this, I
thought, you know, they missed ten free throws in this one. They
left some points out there. But I want to know what you thought of
one of our newest Clippers that we've seen out there on the court now,
in PJ Tucker first impressions of him and a Clippers uniform, Well, oh
man, offensively worse than Mark Come on, will he took one shot at
the end of sith Demire defensively. Loved what I was seeing out there.
He seemed to be one of the only Clippers who could defend without fowling Lay,
although he did have a bad foul in that first in the first half.
But you know, it's interesting. I'm really curious to see where he
fits in right because we've heard, you know, Terrence Man could be in
the starting lineup. They could go with two guards, although Tylerue didn't say
post game that he would prefer to play things a little bit bigger, which
could be an indication of how he's gleaning. But Tucker, to me,
I think that it makes sense to have guys who are as offensively capable as
possible around him and let him take on those heavy defensive assignments. So whether
that means he's in the starting lineup or not, I'd like to see him.
If the Clippers are getting cut like torched early by someone, maybe tosson
Tucker in there with the other starters to try to slow things down or try
to cool some buddy off a little bit. Tyler said postgame he hasn't had
that conversation yet with James Harden and Russell Westbrook about how the Clippers will divvy
up ball handling responsibilities. But that'll happen as they have four days off now
to figure some of these though. Have they not been talking about this since
you know what what July? I'm sure they've had some ideas and guys know
how it could end up. Maybe just nothing official since he officially became a
Clipper, you know, yeah, yeah, that's all it is. But
I look on a night like tonight, you can really see down the stretch
because Russ unfortunately had three of his turnovers three of his six in the fourth
quarter. And to have someone like James Harden who's just a little bit more
stable with the basketball. They're both both very good playmakers, but you'd feel
pretty good with Kawhi Paul George on the wings and James Harden bringing the ball
up late in games. You feel a little bit more secure just because of
his steady play in late game situations come down to a lot of isoball That's
something also James James Harden really thrives in. Yeah, it gives them additional
weapons and just you know, you you look at the shot distribution tonight and
I think, you know, the obvious criticism or the obvious skepticism of the
arrangement is, you know, Paul George, you know, pretty ball heavy
guy, Kawhi ball heavy guy, adding in another ball heavy guy, you
know, will that work? I think that there is a lot to figure
out, but I do think his playmaking elevates that and just James has increased
efficiency as a scorer. I think, you know, things will have to
change some other people, I think more obviously more so than Kawhi and Paul,
will will have to change their approach and their touches will decrease. But
I think there's a pretty clear lane for this team to improve while still building
along this foundation of once again this in this very young season, what already
is looking so good, which has been the the improved approach and incredible play
of the two to one to three connection. Hey, if you want to
win a championship, guys are gonna have to sacrifice. That is part of
the deal. And I'm sure James Harden's coming into this situation with his eyes
open and knows that Clippers lose tonight one twenty five to the Los Angeles Lakers.
Still weird, just weird to say that. I just it's been so
long. The first next game coming up next Monday. Well, I appreciate
you coming on Clips, Clippers Talk with the little Clips and Double Dip tonight
is my voice is just falling apart at the seams overtime for me has done
some damage tonight, but will thanks for picking me up, my friend.
Absolutely and uh for the listeners. Catch us on Clips and Dip. We'll
have a new one for you tomorrow. We got the YouTube you want to
see our ugly mugs, we got it for you. I think it's at
Clippers podcast on YouTube. How we were able to get that before we get
out of here? Glenn in Hemmett, Glenn, what's up your impressions of
tonight's ball game, the James Harden trade, whatever you'd like to touch upon
Glenn, Yeah, what I talk about James Harden? I thought it was
a good guy. He had to bring him to LA now. He played
with Westbrook from correct at ok se am I correct with that and in Houston
multiple stints with Russ Oh okay, okay, I forgot a lot of Houston.
Uh yeah, I thought, I mean, what other owner do you
want to play for? I mean Steve Bamer brings excitement to the arena and
he's always excited watching the game and getting involved. And it's James Harden is
going to be good to the Clippers. I think it's it's a positive,
positive move in their direction. I think this is like a game winning phone
call to end the night. Glenn, appreciate it. Call in next week,
Next Monday, Clippers are in New York taking on the Knicks. All
right, great call tonight, Okay, Glenn Hammett, all right, glad
I went to him. There. Clippers fault tonight, one thirty one,
twenty five in ot to the Los Angeles Lakers. Momma said there'd be days
like this. The Lakers have dealt with a lot more of them recently.
In this matchup, Clippers' eleven game winning streak is broken still three and two.
Got four days off. Time to get James hard enough to speed.
It's gonna be fun next week. We expect him to be playing in New
York against the Knicks next Monday. Tip off for that one's at four to
thirty. Weive Clippers countdown starting at three thirty before we get out of here.
I do want to thank the Clippers organization. Noah Eagle, Brian Semen,
Ralph Lawler and your radio voice to the Clippers. Now, Carlojmenez,
big brother, Jake Warner, our engineer out at the crypt, the callers,
the listeners, and Katie. Before we get out of here, let's
get to casual Katie's corner for a second. You got a question for me
NBA related. You don't got to turn down photo ops that much. All
right, it's my guy, Terry Price. How dare you? It's your
best buddy? What's up, Katie? All right? Well, I was
gonna ask a question about James Harden, but I'm over it. I heard
too much talk about it. Mean you're over it. He hasn't even played
a game yet. Sorry, I just I don't. I don't. It
doesn't feel like the question, you know, so, uh, what's a
pick and roll? Should end it with that caller? Fine, I'll ask
my James Harden question. Is there anyone who needs to be shaken in their
boots worried about playing playing? Yeah? Like, is he gonna take someone's
spot? No? No, no, oh, maybe a little bit.
Sacrifices have to be made. Okay, they're trying to win a championship,
Russell Westbrook, Obviously the ball will be in his hands less with James Harden
there, It's important to point that out. He's go you have to play
off the ball more. But James Harden off the ball if it's in Westbrook's
hands. Well, he shot forty on catching two three pointers last seasons.
Gonna be interesting to see if the starting lineup will be him and Russ and
then Kawhi and Paul George move up positions at the three and at the four,
Big Zoo at the five. But these are the decisions that coach Lou
has to make, so apropro question to end the night, This is what
Clibernation is gonna be talking about the next four days. Who goes where?
How do they figure it all out? There's only one basketball, They'll figure
it out. They got the chiropractor, Coach Lou. All right, Katie,
thank you, great job tonight. Katie playing hurt. She's basically on
a back to back Cavid forty one minutes like Kawhi, I'm Adam Aslin.
He got a few days off. Cliber Nation. We'll tatch you on Monday
when they're in New York taking on the Knicks. Kawai was doing his thing.
All they want to do is win in La win. I thought they
gave everything they had. I'm very proud of them. This has been Clippers
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