WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:06.440 Time for a postgame Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:09.919 Room, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:14.839 La Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the La Clippers. 4 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:20.120 Breaking down today's action with the pre and postgame voice. If you're La Clippers, 5 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:25.280 they're locking in every game, every night. Adam Osland, Well, 6 00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:29.839 the Clippers spot, they battled, they scratched, and they clawed. The 7 00:00:29.960 --> 00:00:35.039 backups gave everything they had and they pushed the Phoenix suns, but they would 8 00:00:35.119 --> 00:00:39.439 fall just short. They lose one twenty four to oneh eight. It was 9 00:00:39.560 --> 00:00:43.679 much closer than that, but the Clippers went through a cold spell the last 10 00:00:43.719 --> 00:00:48.399 seven thirty. They had just two points in the last seven minutes and thirty 11 00:00:48.439 --> 00:00:52.439 seconds of this ballgame. As I mentioned, they come up just a little 12 00:00:52.439 --> 00:00:56.880 bit short tonight. Welcome back into Crypto dot com arena. I'm Adam Oslin. 13 00:00:57.000 --> 00:01:00.520 This is your Clippers postgame locker Room show. Coming up. We'll give 14 00:01:00.560 --> 00:01:03.840 you some second half highlights. We'll also get to your post game box score. 15 00:01:03.880 --> 00:01:07.359 But first back over to your radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez. 16 00:01:07.799 --> 00:01:11.719 Carlo Nothing to hang your head about with this Clippers team, whether you're 17 00:01:11.719 --> 00:01:15.959 a fan, whether you're a player out there tonight, they gave everything they 18 00:01:15.000 --> 00:01:19.439 had. The Suns just showed up in the nick of time late and they 19 00:01:19.439 --> 00:01:23.519 out executed a young Clippers team. Yeah, it was looking like nam a 20 00:01:23.599 --> 00:01:27.959 Cinderella story here in April for this Clippers team. And unfortunately the Clark struck 21 00:01:29.000 --> 00:01:33.079 twelve a little too early. The Clippers, you mentioned it just got cold 22 00:01:33.200 --> 00:01:34.799 late. I think you can attribute it to a couple things. I think 23 00:01:34.879 --> 00:01:38.640 obviously, you know, while Phoenix hasn't been good this year and fourth quarters, 24 00:01:38.680 --> 00:01:42.400 they have some of the best scores the NBA has ever seen, So 25 00:01:42.439 --> 00:01:47.560 they're gonna find a way to score when they're not playing the other talent on 26 00:01:47.599 --> 00:01:51.159 the other end, like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. And then meanwhile for 27 00:01:51.200 --> 00:01:55.599 the Clippers, Bones Hiland and Brandon Boston have never played forty minutes in their 28 00:01:55.599 --> 00:02:00.959 lives, like in their entire basketball lives in an organ, high school, 29 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:06.120 college or NBA game. That is the most minutes they've played. So your 30 00:02:06.200 --> 00:02:07.960 legs are gonna get tired, and they did for the Clippers. Both those 31 00:02:08.000 --> 00:02:10.719 guys. Miss Field goes late, but what an effort. I mean, 32 00:02:10.960 --> 00:02:15.039 it was really really fun to watch a fun game. There was nothing like 33 00:02:15.080 --> 00:02:19.159 playing with nothing to lose, and the Clippers played with nothing to lose, 34 00:02:19.199 --> 00:02:22.039 and boy did they have a lot of fun. One of my favorite comedies 35 00:02:22.080 --> 00:02:25.400 check it out. Bowl's Hyland with thirty seven points in his forty three minutes. 36 00:02:25.960 --> 00:02:30.520 Just an absolute star out there. Where I like most about him as 37 00:02:30.560 --> 00:02:34.759 that competitive streak. He saw Kevin Durant, he saw Devin Booker, he 38 00:02:34.840 --> 00:02:38.120 saw Bradley Beal, and he said, I still believe I could be the 39 00:02:38.159 --> 00:02:42.479 best player on the court tonight, And for moments he certainly was, and 40 00:02:42.560 --> 00:02:45.039 nearly the whole game at him. I mean only Booker, who went thirty 41 00:02:45.120 --> 00:02:49.080 seven, had had the same amount of points as him, But Hyland finished 42 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:53.919 an assist away from a double double. He was so so great in that 43 00:02:53.000 --> 00:02:59.000 game. I think Hyland, you know, his ability to rebound at him 44 00:02:59.280 --> 00:03:01.280 against Phoenix in the first game, I mean he had nine rebounds in that 45 00:03:01.319 --> 00:03:05.719 one, and then his ability to get his teammates involved nine assists in this 46 00:03:05.759 --> 00:03:08.840 one was really impressive. A lot of tools to his game that could be 47 00:03:08.960 --> 00:03:14.599 very useful come playoff time for the Clippers. Brandon Boston also went for career 48 00:03:14.719 --> 00:03:19.919 high thirty nine minutes played, had twenty three points. This is someone who 49 00:03:20.280 --> 00:03:23.280 also doesn't suffer from a lack of confidence out there. Brandon Boston when he 50 00:03:23.319 --> 00:03:28.639 gets to his spots, when he gets into a groove, you can see 51 00:03:28.680 --> 00:03:31.840 the high ceiling of the NBA player he can become. Came into the league 52 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:37.360 very young, obviously on a Clippers team with championship aspirations, not gonna get 53 00:03:37.360 --> 00:03:39.159 a lot of playing time. But I felt like just with Bones Highland, 54 00:03:39.240 --> 00:03:42.800 or just like with Bones Highland, he took advantage of his minutes tonight. 55 00:03:42.879 --> 00:03:46.639 Yeah, there's a reason the Clippers played paid Brandon Boston the most money ever 56 00:03:46.719 --> 00:03:51.319 by a pick in the fiftieth or lower in the NBA is because they felt 57 00:03:51.360 --> 00:03:53.039 like he has all the potential in the world at him, and we saw 58 00:03:53.120 --> 00:03:58.680 that potential today. His ability on that offensive and his length at six foot 59 00:03:58.719 --> 00:04:02.639 seven, I think he's got all the tools physically to put it together, 60 00:04:02.719 --> 00:04:06.599 and you can see offensively he already has a lot of those tools. He 61 00:04:06.639 --> 00:04:11.039 played great in this one, unselfishly trying to get Highland that fortieth point, 62 00:04:11.319 --> 00:04:15.639 throwing it around to him. I thought He was fantastic and as a whole 63 00:04:15.279 --> 00:04:19.000 just a fun game for the Clippers. It was good to see them. 64 00:04:19.519 --> 00:04:23.959 You know this team in the past, Adam have struggled without Kawhi Leonard, 65 00:04:23.959 --> 00:04:26.839 struggle without Paul George, to struggle without James Harden. But to fight like 66 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:30.800 this against this Phoenix team who needed to win by the way to stay out 67 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:38.000 of that nine to ten matchup impressive stuff. Clippers unfortunately fall late one twenty 68 00:04:38.040 --> 00:04:42.480 four to oneh eight, but they gave absolutely everything they had against a fully 69 00:04:42.480 --> 00:04:46.079 loaded Phoenix Suns ball club. And then there were two, just two games 70 00:04:46.160 --> 00:04:51.040 left in the regular season for your Los Angeles Clippers. Next one coming up 71 00:04:51.120 --> 00:04:57.160 right back here at Crypto on Friday night. This looks familiar. They're taking 72 00:04:57.160 --> 00:05:00.160 on the Utah Jazz here at Crypto and another Friday night. The contest dip 73 00:05:00.199 --> 00:05:03.879 off is that seven thirty. We'll have your pregame shows starting at six thirty. 74 00:05:04.399 --> 00:05:09.720 That magic number for the Clippers is one one victory or one loss with 75 00:05:09.759 --> 00:05:13.600 the Dallas Mavericks and they will have the fore spot in the West secured. 76 00:05:14.399 --> 00:05:16.920 Carlo Jimenez, great call tonight, my friend. Let's do it all over 77 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:21.279 again on Friday. Let's go Adam rest up last back to back of the 78 00:05:21.360 --> 00:05:27.120 year. We made it fifteen, the most in the NBA. We've been 79 00:05:27.199 --> 00:05:32.000 through them all. Let's go Clippers. Still at fifty one wins on the 80 00:05:32.079 --> 00:05:36.720 season, with the toughest schedule in the association coming up next. Second half 81 00:05:36.800 --> 00:05:43.240 highlights more from Bowles Highland thirty seven points his career high. Unfortunately in a 82 00:05:43.279 --> 00:05:46.360 lost for Los Angeles Clippers. But they showed a ton of spirit, energy 83 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:48.959 and heart out there. And you see the depth on this ball club. 84 00:05:48.959 --> 00:05:53.519 We'll talk about it all right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 85 00:05:54.519 --> 00:06:00.439 Floading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers fast Fall. 86 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:05.079 You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers fall 87 00:06:05.120 --> 00:06:12.399 to the Suns without their big four, without Terrence Man after the first quarter, 88 00:06:12.920 --> 00:06:16.839 without Norton Powell, without Aviza Zoo Bots. They played their hearts out. 89 00:06:17.639 --> 00:06:20.920 The young guys were fighting, they were scrapping, they were battling. 90 00:06:20.959 --> 00:06:24.439 It was a fun contest. They just came up a little bit short. 91 00:06:24.480 --> 00:06:27.439 They fall to the Phoenix Suns one twenty four to one oh eight, and 92 00:06:27.560 --> 00:06:31.959 a game where Bones Highland goes for a career high thirty seven points, had 93 00:06:32.040 --> 00:06:38.279 twenty four of those in the first half. There were some more highlights from 94 00:06:38.279 --> 00:06:42.560 Bones Highland in the final twenty four minutes. Highland left wing Waits gets a 95 00:06:42.560 --> 00:06:45.519 screen from Plumbley, takes it to the top of the arc, dribbles left 96 00:06:45.519 --> 00:06:48.720 hand and of their step back. Three. Oh yeah, Bones Island's still 97 00:06:48.800 --> 00:06:56.319 hot left wing three a new career high. Thirty for Bones Highland. Highland, 98 00:06:56.319 --> 00:06:59.240 Who's got thirty dribbles down the left alley, a new career high. 99 00:06:59.240 --> 00:07:03.360 He throws it in the let me put in Bones Highland. He's unconscious, 100 00:07:03.600 --> 00:07:06.240 see if Hiland could get busy, crosses over, takes it down the right 101 00:07:06.279 --> 00:07:12.600 way into traffic layup, goes down left Warner O'Neil checks the tape, dribbles 102 00:07:12.680 --> 00:07:15.240 right hand, throws it away Highland a takeaway fall on the deck. Hyland 103 00:07:15.319 --> 00:07:18.240 spins, takes it down the right alley, plays it up. He in 104 00:07:18.839 --> 00:07:26.240 thirty seven for Bones. Time out Phoenix. Carlo Jiman is on the call. 105 00:07:26.360 --> 00:07:30.079 Katie Newton with the highlight package. Bones Highland with thirteen more points in 106 00:07:30.120 --> 00:07:32.319 the second half to get to thirty seven points in the ballgame. A career 107 00:07:32.439 --> 00:07:39.680 high he was big brother Jake Warners player to watch and bones Highland certainly delivered. 108 00:07:40.000 --> 00:07:43.879 The Clippers unfortunately just ran. It seemed like they ran out of talent 109 00:07:44.000 --> 00:07:47.959 later tired legs. The Phoenix Suns came through and out executed them. Where 110 00:07:47.959 --> 00:07:53.680 the Clippers only had two points in the final seven and a half minutes of 111 00:07:53.759 --> 00:07:57.279 the fourth quarter and they lose one twenty four to one o eight here at 112 00:07:57.319 --> 00:08:01.600 Crypto dot com Arena. Just two games left in the regular season. We'll 113 00:08:01.639 --> 00:08:05.199 talk about that coming up next, plus your postgame box score right here on 114 00:08:05.279 --> 00:08:09.240 the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. They want to bring a banner with them 115 00:08:09.319 --> 00:08:15.480 to the Into It doll More LA Clippers Basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. 116 00:08:15.639 --> 00:08:18.000 Clippers came up just short here at Crypton dot com Arena. They fall 117 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:24.560 to the Suns on's twenty four to one oh eight. Here at Crypto Welcome 118 00:08:24.600 --> 00:08:28.480 back in I'm out of Ozlin. This is your Clippers postgame locker room show 119 00:08:28.120 --> 00:08:33.559 pay coming up on the Patriot. No, we're on seventy LA Sports tonight. 120 00:08:35.399 --> 00:08:39.080 Yeah, we're doing it real tonight on five seventy LA Sports. That 121 00:08:39.240 --> 00:08:43.480 means your phone number is eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight 122 00:08:43.559 --> 00:08:50.039 sixty six ninety seven two five seventy. We got the flamethrower on our side 123 00:08:50.080 --> 00:08:56.159 tonight, the Clippers. They ended up shooting forty six percent from the field, 124 00:08:56.000 --> 00:09:00.159 just thirty three percent from the outside. Is they just went cold in 125 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:03.120 the fourth quarter seven and a half minutes where they scored just two points. 126 00:09:03.320 --> 00:09:09.200 It was a putback dunk by Brandon Boston. Outside of that, this team 127 00:09:11.320 --> 00:09:16.399 they really were competing against this Phoenix Sun squad fully loaded with everything to play 128 00:09:16.399 --> 00:09:20.960 for to try to get out of the play in Bones Highland. He had 129 00:09:20.960 --> 00:09:24.159 the Flamethrower thirty seven points career high and forty three minutes a career high minutes 130 00:09:24.200 --> 00:09:28.519 played fifteen to twenty nine from the field, six of twelve and three off 131 00:09:28.600 --> 00:09:31.720 the bench. Brandon Boston with twenty three points, ten of twenty four, 132 00:09:31.799 --> 00:09:37.639 two of nine from the outside. This Clippers team gave everything they had. 133 00:09:39.360 --> 00:09:45.960 They pushed Phoenix to the brink kd Book. Bradley Beal they had just enough 134 00:09:46.000 --> 00:09:48.919 for the Clippers in the fourth quarter where they outscored them thirty two to fifteen. 135 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:52.639 Outside of Los Angeles, we are leaving you until Friday night with the 136 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:56.679 Clippers right back Here is taken on the Utah Jazz. Tip Off is at 137 00:09:56.720 --> 00:10:01.559 seven thirty. 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They were in attack mode. 147 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:52.000 Adam Osley, the Los Angeles Clippers in a next man up mentality mode tonight 148 00:10:54.759 --> 00:11:01.200 fought battled the fully loaded Phoenix Suns, but would come up just short and 149 00:11:01.279 --> 00:11:03.679 lose one twenty four to one oh eight. At home here at Crypto dot 150 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:07.080 com, mareno, welcome into clipperstock. I'm out of Moslo to eight sixty 151 00:11:07.080 --> 00:11:11.000 six ninety seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy 152 00:11:11.080 --> 00:11:13.360 is the phone number if you'd like to get on. Coming up on the 153 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:18.000 show. Looking for post game audio from Coach Low and the players. Well 154 00:11:18.120 --> 00:11:20.159 Updike will be here from Clips and dipp But before any of that, let's 155 00:11:20.200 --> 00:11:24.320 pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on M five seventy LA Sports. 156 00:11:24.639 --> 00:11:31.440 This is LA Clippers Basketball. AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, ninety eight 157 00:11:31.519 --> 00:11:37.960 seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. I am damn proud of 158 00:11:37.000 --> 00:11:43.000 your Clippers, the backups, the young guys, they did not wilt. 159 00:11:43.879 --> 00:11:48.879 They were down fifteen early. They didn't give in, make it sixteen at 160 00:11:48.879 --> 00:11:56.039 one point. They fought. They didn't run out of effort, they didn't 161 00:11:56.080 --> 00:12:01.600 run out of heart. They simply got beat by a much more talented team 162 00:12:03.559 --> 00:12:09.679 that had their big three nkd In, Devin Booker in Bradley Beal, and 163 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:16.080 the Clippers still almost won. I thought they played harder, I thought they 164 00:12:16.120 --> 00:12:20.559 outworked the Suns. They just got out talented. They ran out of talent 165 00:12:20.799 --> 00:12:24.320 at the very end of this game. They went seven minutes and thirty seconds. 166 00:12:24.879 --> 00:12:28.360 At the end of the fourth quarter, with just scoring two points, 167 00:12:28.480 --> 00:12:31.960 you could see some of the tired legs were starting to show up. Bones 168 00:12:31.000 --> 00:12:35.720 Highland was at forty three minutes, most he has ever played in any game 169 00:12:35.840 --> 00:12:43.240 College high school Brendon Boston at forty minutes whilst he had played, and those 170 00:12:43.279 --> 00:12:48.399 two bawled out. Bones Highland with a career high thirty seven points, went 171 00:12:48.480 --> 00:12:50.960 six of twelve from distance, fifteen of twenty nine from the field. He 172 00:12:52.000 --> 00:12:56.879 had twenty four points in the first half in a three point ride the end 173 00:12:56.879 --> 00:13:01.360 of the first half. I call him the skeleton. When he called him 174 00:13:01.399 --> 00:13:05.559 busy Bones, he was getting busy. But this was a guy identified coming 175 00:13:05.559 --> 00:13:09.399 into this season and thought that he could have a huge impact on this team, 176 00:13:09.480 --> 00:13:15.320 that he could have a breakout season for the Clippers. They bring in 177 00:13:15.399 --> 00:13:20.919 James Harden. He loses his minutes, but he showed tonight what he is 178 00:13:20.960 --> 00:13:28.519 capable of against high level competition. Bones looked like the best player on the 179 00:13:28.559 --> 00:13:35.080 court for the majority of this game against these two Hall of famers. Devin 180 00:13:35.080 --> 00:13:37.799 Booker is going to be in the Hall of Fame, trust me, KD. 181 00:13:39.720 --> 00:13:46.039 He's a shilling first ballot. I couldn't be more impressed and proud of 182 00:13:46.080 --> 00:13:52.200 the way he played. Brandon Boston. This Clippers team all round, because 183 00:13:52.240 --> 00:13:56.960 you look at the guys who are available. Let's see no Kawhi Leonard, 184 00:13:56.279 --> 00:14:01.759 no Paul George, no James Harden, no Russell Westbrook, Terrence Man only 185 00:14:01.759 --> 00:14:07.639 plays the first quarter. No vitz Zubats, no Norman Powell. And they 186 00:14:07.679 --> 00:14:16.879 competed and they kept their identity. The culture of this Clippers team remained even 187 00:14:16.919 --> 00:14:26.120 without their stars. That speaks very highly of the coaching staff, the players, 188 00:14:26.159 --> 00:14:33.559 their development, the mindset and how it has shifted. Were coming into 189 00:14:33.559 --> 00:14:37.480 this one. They had won seven of eight after being about five hundred for 190 00:14:37.519 --> 00:14:43.240 about two months. They wanted this one. They didn't give in just because, 191 00:14:45.879 --> 00:14:50.120 well, you don't have your top players and Phoenix is obviously looking for 192 00:14:50.200 --> 00:14:56.240 payback tonight after what happened last night in Phoenix. No, they maintained that 193 00:14:56.600 --> 00:15:03.360 competitive integrity, as Brian Seaman would say, and they gave everything they add. 194 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:09.320 Really proud of this group. Yead it came in a loss, schedule 195 00:15:09.399 --> 00:15:15.039 loss, Maybe you could say that I don't think they got the memo. 196 00:15:15.639 --> 00:15:28.159 When guys have a green light like this when players get extended run, when 197 00:15:28.159 --> 00:15:35.799 they have an opportunity to show their full skill set and know that, you 198 00:15:35.840 --> 00:15:39.519 know what, I might get ten shots up, fifteen shots up. Tonight, 199 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:46.240 I'm gonna show what I can do. Guys were in their back bones 200 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:52.240 Highlands, showing off a repertoire of moves. Same with Brandon Boston. Boston, 201 00:15:52.759 --> 00:15:58.080 I've said for a long time he reminds me of Randon Ingram body type 202 00:15:58.360 --> 00:16:08.399 shot profile works in the MIDI how lanky he is. But I I know 203 00:16:08.440 --> 00:16:11.519 a lot of people have said, well, the Clippers, you know they 204 00:16:11.559 --> 00:16:21.279 haven't drafted well enough nights like tonight say otherwise, And really it's about a 205 00:16:21.360 --> 00:16:25.879 team with championship aspirations that just doesn't have a lot of time for development. 206 00:16:25.919 --> 00:16:30.879 At the moment tonight they did, and guys showed out and showed what they're 207 00:16:30.879 --> 00:16:36.799 capable of. And I don't think you could ask for anything more. Sure, 208 00:16:37.799 --> 00:16:40.600 just scoring two points over a seven and a half minute stretch in the 209 00:16:40.600 --> 00:16:45.639 fourth quarter tough. It was a put back dunk by Brandon Boston off a 210 00:16:45.639 --> 00:16:51.399 miss from Bones Highland. Highlight play. Yeah, they ended up getting out 211 00:16:51.440 --> 00:16:55.960 executed by a team coming into this season that had championship aspirations and still does 212 00:16:56.000 --> 00:16:59.519 in the Phoenix Suns. The talent's still there, they aren't playing like it 213 00:16:59.600 --> 00:17:06.400 right now. You can tell something doesn't smell right. I'm not sure what's 214 00:17:06.440 --> 00:17:12.119 going on with them being down yesterday to the Clippers with a squad still missing 215 00:17:12.160 --> 00:17:17.359 Kawhi Leonard and James Harden to the extent they were at home one fan appreciation 216 00:17:17.480 --> 00:17:22.240 night, down thirty four to five, was wild, and then tonight Clippers 217 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:26.480 came a run for their money. I really thought they were gonna pull it 218 00:17:26.519 --> 00:17:30.839 off. But even in a loss, you can learn. You can see 219 00:17:32.599 --> 00:17:37.920 the progress what Bones Highland can be in this league. Who Brandon Boston can 220 00:17:37.960 --> 00:17:41.680 be in this league. When you do it against high level competition like this, 221 00:17:41.559 --> 00:17:45.680 I mean, that's great game tape for these young players. And I'm 222 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:49.920 still hoping. You know, I love the skeleton. Key was pointing him 223 00:17:49.920 --> 00:17:53.400 out early on this season, thought he was gonna be the backup point guard 224 00:17:53.559 --> 00:17:57.119 James Harden comes in. That means Russ Is coming off the bench, loses 225 00:17:57.160 --> 00:18:02.440 all those minutes and has been up and down in spotty for him when he 226 00:18:02.480 --> 00:18:07.319 has got in time. The game in Chicago was huge tonight was huge. 227 00:18:07.440 --> 00:18:14.599 I still believe in Bones Island having a different element to his game than Russ 228 00:18:15.480 --> 00:18:22.119 than James. I'd saying he's better than those guys, just saying there's something 229 00:18:22.160 --> 00:18:27.160 he can unlock with his youth youthful exuberance out there and being able to stretch 230 00:18:27.200 --> 00:18:32.119 the floor and taking those deep three pointers, but also now being able to 231 00:18:32.119 --> 00:18:34.559 get to the basket and finish there. Finished over three guys at one point 232 00:18:34.559 --> 00:18:40.599 in the second half, won the foul, got it technical, got upset. 233 00:18:40.920 --> 00:18:48.039 Loss is cool there, but really just a very high ceiling for Bones 234 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:52.839 Highland in my mind, and the potential is there, and I think can 235 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:56.079 still swing a playoff game for this Clippers team, just like he almost did 236 00:18:56.559 --> 00:19:02.640 in Game three last season again Phoenix right here at Crypto where he had twenty 237 00:19:03.920 --> 00:19:07.039 and just missed a three point that rattle in and out that was about to 238 00:19:07.039 --> 00:19:11.480 blow the top off the arena. Remember that was also the game where Devin 239 00:19:11.519 --> 00:19:18.039 Booker committed a take foul and raised his hand and the official didn't call it 240 00:19:18.160 --> 00:19:22.400 on Russell Westbrook. It ended up being a turnover. I think a lot 241 00:19:22.440 --> 00:19:25.160 of people forget about that game because it ended up being a loss. But 242 00:19:25.359 --> 00:19:33.960 Bones was a star. He's fearless and he is coming at you the way 243 00:19:34.119 --> 00:19:37.960 he was playing with forced getting to the basket and putting that much pressure on 244 00:19:38.000 --> 00:19:42.519 the defense. That's what I like most. I've known about the three point 245 00:19:42.559 --> 00:19:49.160 shooting, but to add that other part to his game where he can be 246 00:19:49.200 --> 00:19:52.880 in attack mode, get to the rim, put on ten pounds of muscle. 247 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:59.920 This summer looks stronger, finishes better. That's the difference. He also, 248 00:20:00.079 --> 00:20:03.480 by the way, it wasn't just about the thirty seven points led them 249 00:20:03.480 --> 00:20:07.119 with nine assists. He had nine boards yesterday and Phoenix. I know a 250 00:20:07.119 --> 00:20:11.000 lot of that is because there were many boards to be had with how many 251 00:20:11.039 --> 00:20:14.960 shots were missed by the Suns shooting under thirty four percent from the field in 252 00:20:15.000 --> 00:20:22.000 that game. I just don't sleep on bones. This is somebody who in 253 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:27.559 the right spot could help swing a game for the Clippers in the playoffs. 254 00:20:27.759 --> 00:20:33.400 Still believe that eight six six nine seven two five seventy eight six six nine 255 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:37.400 seven two five seventy Jeff leaving the ball game, Jeff, you're on Clippers 256 00:20:37.400 --> 00:20:41.319 stop without a Mosland after they fall On's twenty four to one oh eight here 257 00:20:41.319 --> 00:20:48.759 at home to the Suns, he vastly undermanned and shorthanded Clippers team. Hey, 258 00:20:48.799 --> 00:20:53.160 Adam, season ticket holder, and I just want to say congratulations to 259 00:20:53.200 --> 00:20:57.519 the Clippers. They played, They played their hearts out tonight. They deserve 260 00:20:57.599 --> 00:21:03.839 to win that game. Uh take the Big three with Bill, Booker and 261 00:21:03.400 --> 00:21:10.000 Durant to thirty five minutes plus and they lose. And really, you know, 262 00:21:10.279 --> 00:21:17.400 I think the the star players for the Phoenix Suns, it's number fifty 263 00:21:17.400 --> 00:21:22.039 two Scott and number sixteen David. Because we were playing against eight guys out 264 00:21:22.079 --> 00:21:27.680 there, we never got any calls. Bones deserved to have forty five points, 265 00:21:27.720 --> 00:21:33.920 fifty points tonight and he he just didn't get them tonight. So you 266 00:21:33.000 --> 00:21:37.279 know what it is, those young guys don't exactly get the same respect as 267 00:21:37.279 --> 00:21:41.279 your superstars do, no, no, no doubt. I mean when Booker 268 00:21:41.319 --> 00:21:45.160 lad got laid out by Bones Island, come on, he's got thirty pounds 269 00:21:45.200 --> 00:21:48.200 on him, and you know it was a big deal. So it just 270 00:21:48.960 --> 00:21:56.480 I applaud Bones Boston. You know, a mer you know PJ. I 271 00:21:56.559 --> 00:22:00.920 mean the whole team, you know, Mason. They they did a great 272 00:22:00.000 --> 00:22:04.720 job tonight, that deserved to win. And I'm I'm very proud of them, 273 00:22:04.880 --> 00:22:08.839 Kobe. I mean, the whole group did it awesome. So they 274 00:22:08.839 --> 00:22:15.240 played as a team, they played slipper tough, and I don't know if 275 00:22:15.279 --> 00:22:21.160 there's any such things as oral victory, but you know, they showed up 276 00:22:21.160 --> 00:22:27.000 tonight, so those to them and Flipper Nations should be proud. I like 277 00:22:27.039 --> 00:22:30.160 it. Well, put Jeff appreciate the phone call. Yeah. I don't 278 00:22:30.160 --> 00:22:33.759 know about moral victories either, but I know about good process and guys making 279 00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:38.160 progress and showing things they can build off of and how that can carry over 280 00:22:38.240 --> 00:22:45.359 into future games and performances. It matters when coaches look at tape after this. 281 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:48.359 They don't just throw it out because, well, they lost, so 282 00:22:48.519 --> 00:22:51.160 it's meaningless. There's nothing to take away from this ball game. No, 283 00:22:52.440 --> 00:22:56.960 they're studying what they did well, what they didn't, regardless of if it 284 00:22:56.079 --> 00:23:00.759 was a win or a loss out there. So I'm with you, tip 285 00:23:00.799 --> 00:23:04.079 of the cap to this Clippers team. They scrapped, they played hard, 286 00:23:04.599 --> 00:23:11.720 they came up short on the talent end. That's it. Everything else felt 287 00:23:11.720 --> 00:23:15.440 like they did right tonight. Bontiland had thirty seven, but the Clippers would 288 00:23:15.480 --> 00:23:18.119 fall late one twenty four to one oh eight. Here at crypto dot com 289 00:23:18.160 --> 00:23:22.440 Arena to the Phoenix Suns. Two more games left in the season. We'll 290 00:23:22.440 --> 00:23:25.640 talk about that more. You'll hear from coach Lou coming up here on Clippers 291 00:23:25.680 --> 00:23:29.640 Talk as well. I'm out a moslind and this is Clippers Talk on a 292 00:23:29.799 --> 00:23:36.559 five to seventy LA Sports Loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is 293 00:23:36.799 --> 00:23:41.119 LA Clippers Basketball. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio 294 00:23:41.200 --> 00:23:48.359 Network. Clippers losing home to the Phoenix Suns one twenty four so one eight 295 00:23:48.400 --> 00:23:52.920 here at curfbuild dot Com arena and a home and home back to back situation 296 00:23:55.240 --> 00:24:00.359 where the Clippers were basically playing just seven guys tonight, but the magnificent seven. 297 00:24:02.839 --> 00:24:07.319 I texted earlier to Carlo Jimenez when we found out who could be available 298 00:24:07.359 --> 00:24:11.240 for the Clippers tonight. It was a little bit tongue in cheek, but 299 00:24:11.519 --> 00:24:15.839 I also knew the guys who were available were going to play hard. They 300 00:24:15.839 --> 00:24:21.039 didn't leave any talent out there, They didn't cheat the game. They gave 301 00:24:21.079 --> 00:24:26.400 everything. They add Phoenix has KD Bradley Beal and Devin Booker, and they 302 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:30.279 were better in the last five minutes. The game got down to clutch time 303 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:34.160 last five minutes within five points. The Clippers played them that tough where there 304 00:24:34.279 --> 00:24:40.480 was a clutch time. I'm impressed. I'm proud of the guys eight six 305 00:24:40.559 --> 00:24:42.799 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six, nine eighty seven two 306 00:24:42.960 --> 00:24:47.279 five seventy. This is Clippers talk without a Maslin. Let's hear from Ryan 307 00:24:47.359 --> 00:24:49.799 in Burbank. I feel like you called in last night too. I like 308 00:24:49.920 --> 00:24:55.000 Ryan, Ryan, what's up? I did? Indeed? Adam, Yeah, 309 00:24:55.039 --> 00:24:56.799 like you said, good process in this game. It's nice to see 310 00:24:56.839 --> 00:25:00.720 the young guys get run, play well. And you know, obviously a 311 00:25:00.759 --> 00:25:03.480 lot of this year has been a lot of the vet tylu kind of has 312 00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:07.359 a you know whatever seven to eight mammorigation was the occasional night that comes in. 313 00:25:07.480 --> 00:25:11.240 But I really like what I saw from a lot of the young guys 314 00:25:11.240 --> 00:25:12.119 tonight. And I like what you said, Adam two about Bones. I 315 00:25:12.400 --> 00:25:15.680 think he has potentially needs to put on a little bit more muscle so he 316 00:25:15.720 --> 00:25:19.519 can compete I think a little better with some of the bigger point guards, 317 00:25:19.799 --> 00:25:22.720 you know, defending them. But he's got a lot of potential. And 318 00:25:22.799 --> 00:25:26.279 man, this is obviously a big day in the NBA. Too at him, 319 00:25:26.279 --> 00:25:27.960 because I mean, as of right now, this Clipper seems kind of 320 00:25:29.000 --> 00:25:32.559 locked into this four seat obviously one more win, and it's been great to 321 00:25:32.599 --> 00:25:34.319 get Kawhi all the rest because I think they're gonna need it. I think 322 00:25:34.599 --> 00:25:38.160 if Denver holds onto this seat and we've beaten the MAVs, I know I'm 323 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:41.000 looking ahead, but that's that's going to be for all the Kahonas in the 324 00:25:41.039 --> 00:25:45.240 West, I think. And I'm liking these young guys getting a little bit 325 00:25:45.240 --> 00:25:48.680 of run because one thing Denver to me, they're one week point in the 326 00:25:48.839 --> 00:25:52.119 entire season. This yer has been their bench, and I think the Clippers 327 00:25:52.119 --> 00:25:56.440 have this type of bench that could compete and give some of these guys a 328 00:25:56.519 --> 00:25:59.880 kawim PG, a couple of minutes rest and a big playoff series like that 329 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:03.200 that hopefully will pay dividends down the road. Yeah, I agree with you, 330 00:26:03.319 --> 00:26:07.400 Ryan. They may be slightly vulnerable when it comes to that Denver bench. 331 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:11.960 They lost a couple of guys Bruce Brown, most notably from the championship 332 00:26:12.000 --> 00:26:15.400 squad from last season. To appreciate the phone call, but yes, unfortunately, 333 00:26:15.400 --> 00:26:18.960 the Denver Nuggets would win, and what was likely a battle for first 334 00:26:19.039 --> 00:26:22.119 place in the Western Conference as they were at the top of the West after 335 00:26:22.160 --> 00:26:29.960 taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier tonight at home. Jokic had forty What else 336 00:26:30.039 --> 00:26:36.240 is new? He probably also just wrapped up his third regular season MVP forty 337 00:26:36.319 --> 00:26:40.599 one eleven and seven assists as they won one sixteen to one oh seven over 338 00:26:40.599 --> 00:26:45.119 the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were tied heading into the night, and now they 339 00:26:45.160 --> 00:26:48.839 have the edge over the t Wolves and the inside track to being the number 340 00:26:48.839 --> 00:26:52.279 one seed in the West yet again. Clippers, with a win or a 341 00:26:52.359 --> 00:26:57.559 Dallas Mavericks loss, will end up being the four seed. Two games left 342 00:26:57.960 --> 00:27:03.319 Friday night against the Jazz right back here, just like it was a week 343 00:27:03.400 --> 00:27:07.960 ago last Friday against Utah at home, and then Sunday they'll close the regular 344 00:27:07.000 --> 00:27:11.160 season out. Game eighty two is against the Houston Rockets here at Crypto dot 345 00:27:11.160 --> 00:27:15.599 Com Arena Morris in Long Beach, you're on Clippers stock without a mazin Hi, 346 00:27:15.680 --> 00:27:18.400 Morris Inglewood. I just wanted to say this. Listen, if there 347 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:22.480 was any doubt about the Clippers having any depths in the bitch, ain't nobody 348 00:27:22.480 --> 00:27:23.279 got any doubt. Right now, I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm 349 00:27:23.279 --> 00:27:26.720 gonna tell you them. The Tippers did draft good. It took Coffee a 350 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:27.640 couple of years to get on the floor. He's on the floor now. 351 00:27:27.759 --> 00:27:30.559 They drafted Boston. He's showing what he can do. And you're right both 352 00:27:30.640 --> 00:27:33.119 Heiland. If he get a little bit more weight on him, he's gonna 353 00:27:33.119 --> 00:27:36.519 be dangerous. I'm gonna tell you something, madam. They're not scared of 354 00:27:36.519 --> 00:27:37.759 nobody right now. You can talk about the joke if you want to, 355 00:27:37.920 --> 00:27:41.839 because, like a previous caller said, the joker ain't got no betch it's 356 00:27:41.960 --> 00:27:44.440 him and the five guys before guys going to win him. But the Clippers 357 00:27:44.440 --> 00:27:45.759 are letting everybody know were ready. They've ready this year. Adam, I'll 358 00:27:45.759 --> 00:27:48.160 tell you I've seen it. They ready this year, So I'll give it 359 00:27:48.160 --> 00:27:52.559 you next time. All right, all right, Morris, appreciate the phone 360 00:27:52.559 --> 00:27:57.160 call. Morris now of Inglewood. I said it last night, but I 361 00:27:57.279 --> 00:28:03.599 feel like it's not the same certainty I had when they were twenty six and 362 00:28:03.680 --> 00:28:07.400 five. Of course, during that run a two month stretch where they were 363 00:28:07.400 --> 00:28:11.960 obviously the best human basketball. But I'm close to saying I'm feeling just as 364 00:28:12.039 --> 00:28:18.880 good about the Clippers right now as I was then. I'm close. It's 365 00:28:18.920 --> 00:28:22.039 not a twenty six and five run. But I like the way they're playing. 366 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:26.920 Whatever was missing for a couple of months when they were hanging around five 367 00:28:26.039 --> 00:28:33.000 hundred, well that spirit they had early on the season has returned. Just 368 00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:37.799 the level of competitiveness, the fight, the mental toughness closing out games tonight 369 00:28:37.799 --> 00:28:41.000 they couldn't. They didn't have their big dogs, they didn't have the stars. 370 00:28:41.559 --> 00:28:45.720 I think it was somewhat expected. We'll take a quick time out, 371 00:28:45.720 --> 00:28:48.000 We'll come back. We will hear from Will Updyke of Clips and Dip. 372 00:28:48.039 --> 00:28:52.799 We'll also hear from coach lou Clippers lose one twenty four to one oh eight 373 00:28:52.839 --> 00:28:56.079 to the Phoenix Suns here at Crypto dot Com Arena. Two games left in 374 00:28:56.119 --> 00:29:02.480 the regular season. Yeah, it doesn't compute yet. Maybe will set set 375 00:29:02.480 --> 00:29:10.119 in by tomorrow. Clippers fall late, but the backups, I don't know. 376 00:29:10.880 --> 00:29:14.559 They have nothing to hang their heads about. I'm outa Mosland and this 377 00:29:14.720 --> 00:29:18.519 is clipperstock here on a five seventy LA Sports. They want to bring a 378 00:29:18.519 --> 00:29:22.799 banner with them to the into It doll More LA Clippers Basketball on the LA 379 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:32.880 Clippers Audio Network Busy f and Bones had thirty seven, his career high, 380 00:29:33.200 --> 00:29:40.039 played forty three minutes and almost willed the Clippers two way victory over the Suns 381 00:29:40.079 --> 00:29:42.799 without their big four, with out of eatsa zubats, without Norman Powell, 382 00:29:42.839 --> 00:29:48.480 Clippers fall lead one twenty four to one eight. Here at Crypto dot com 383 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:53.039 arena, speaking of Willing, we got big Will updike on from Clips and 384 00:29:53.119 --> 00:29:57.839 Dip for a little double dip here on Clippers Talk Will I'm proud of this 385 00:29:57.839 --> 00:30:00.799 Clippers team, the way they play. I know it's in a loss. 386 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:04.119 You wanted to get the victory, but some of these young guys showed out. 387 00:30:06.599 --> 00:30:10.440 I have to be honest, this has gotta be a moral victory and 388 00:30:10.519 --> 00:30:15.799 a half. I just I don't know what to say. Man, are 389 00:30:17.200 --> 00:30:21.200 is the Clippers death that good? Or are the Suns really that bad? 390 00:30:22.519 --> 00:30:25.160 You know? For any Clippers fans out there who you know have felt a 391 00:30:25.160 --> 00:30:27.000 little salty in this rival ry, you know we've kind of gotten the butt 392 00:30:27.119 --> 00:30:30.079 end a couple of times in the playoffs. I mean, it does help 393 00:30:30.119 --> 00:30:37.880 to remember how the Sun's playoff exits have have happened anytime they've faced an actually 394 00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:41.920 healthy team. So you got to feel a little bit better about the history 395 00:30:41.920 --> 00:30:47.559 if you're a Clippers fan. But to tonight in particular, man, what 396 00:30:47.839 --> 00:30:52.279 an opportunity for the young guy and way to absolutely seize it. Bones didn't 397 00:30:52.319 --> 00:30:56.279 get completely to the forty piece, but thirty seven points from him and twenty 398 00:30:56.279 --> 00:31:02.160 three from Brandon Barston Junior. While the shot make late with a little bit 399 00:31:02.200 --> 00:31:04.559 perplexing, it would have been awesome to see them get all the way over 400 00:31:04.640 --> 00:31:10.039 the hump. This was just this was, like I said, this was 401 00:31:10.079 --> 00:31:14.880 a moral victory. This I thought spoke to a lot of like the fiber 402 00:31:14.960 --> 00:31:18.200 of what this team is. I mean, this would have been a gimme. 403 00:31:18.319 --> 00:31:19.880 This should have been a gimme win for the Sun. This should have 404 00:31:19.920 --> 00:31:22.880 been you know, like, hey, everybody's out, you guys go out 405 00:31:22.920 --> 00:31:26.440 there, you know, you try your best, and whatever happens happened. 406 00:31:26.559 --> 00:31:30.920 And they didn't come away with the win. But man, did they show 407 00:31:32.799 --> 00:31:37.519 what I thought was an astounding amount of character out there. Balls Hyland Huntson 408 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:40.920 for that forty spot late, put up some three pointers. Couldn't get it 409 00:31:40.920 --> 00:31:44.960 to go, he said postgame, he started cramping. Quote, Man, 410 00:31:45.000 --> 00:31:52.519 they lucky, not gonna lie he got a little bit tired Prette after not 411 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:57.200 playing any hardly over the past three form basically since November, he's been for 412 00:31:57.279 --> 00:32:00.799 the most part out of the rotation, with a few starts here and there 413 00:32:01.119 --> 00:32:07.599 when James Harden was out on that road trip, but the Skeleton Key showed 414 00:32:07.640 --> 00:32:10.680 off the ARAA tricks he has in his bag. Like, this guy has 415 00:32:10.839 --> 00:32:15.200 high potential. I don't know how anyone cannot see it. At this point, 416 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:17.519 he was doing it against maybe a Sun's team with a lot of turmoil 417 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:22.359 going on. Who knows. They don't look right, but there's still a 418 00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:25.119 couple of future Hall of Famers out there, and Bones Island was going right 419 00:32:25.160 --> 00:32:30.559 at him. Yeah, I mean you gotta love, you gotta love the 420 00:32:30.640 --> 00:32:35.519 confidence and I mean, I don't know, it was just it was just 421 00:32:35.599 --> 00:32:37.640 incredible across the board. And I think for for bones Hyland, I mean, 422 00:32:37.680 --> 00:32:42.079 we know what he can do from from behind the arc, but I 423 00:32:42.400 --> 00:32:46.079 think he's gotten a lot more crafty as a finisher. The way he's been 424 00:32:46.119 --> 00:32:49.640 able to get to the rim, I think it's really impressive, and like 425 00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:53.920 he's a guy like I just enjoy watching his game, like aesthetically, the 426 00:32:53.920 --> 00:32:58.279 way he moves sort of like the hurky jerkiness to all of it. I 427 00:32:58.400 --> 00:33:00.359 really really enjoy it. And he's out there of late, I mean like 428 00:33:00.440 --> 00:33:05.240 he was getting prosps from from you know, Kevin Duran, these guys who 429 00:33:05.240 --> 00:33:07.720 were yeah, like like you said, Hall of famers, and just to 430 00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:13.480 have that moment for him after a season that you know, I'm sure for 431 00:33:13.559 --> 00:33:15.880 him it's been you know, somewhat of a disappointment. Obviously, you're you're 432 00:33:15.880 --> 00:33:19.960 happy to see the team win. It's great that, uh, you know, 433 00:33:19.960 --> 00:33:22.079 they were able to bring James Harden in, but from where you started 434 00:33:22.160 --> 00:33:25.559 at the at the beginning of the season and what you thought your development might 435 00:33:25.599 --> 00:33:29.640 look like and your your minutes and your place on this team might look like, 436 00:33:30.319 --> 00:33:31.640 like I said, it just kind of goes back to that moral victory 437 00:33:31.680 --> 00:33:35.480 of like getting in a good one like this. I mean, you've got 438 00:33:35.480 --> 00:33:37.759 to show off that you can do, uh and and against a good team 439 00:33:37.839 --> 00:33:42.519 like and not against Scrubs or something like like you said, he went right 440 00:33:42.559 --> 00:33:46.359 at the very best and it's a shame they didn't ultimately get the better of 441 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:51.240 them. But uh, yeah, I mean love bums. You know, 442 00:33:51.359 --> 00:33:54.279 coming into the season, he had the keys to lead the second unit. 443 00:33:54.640 --> 00:33:59.039 So, as you mentioned, it must have been disappointing and deflating. And 444 00:33:59.039 --> 00:34:01.599 obviously he was at home with PJ. Tucker right before the All Star break 445 00:34:01.640 --> 00:34:05.720 too. Those guys thought they were gonna get more minutes than they thought they 446 00:34:05.720 --> 00:34:09.000 were gonna get traded. I am thankful BOMs Highland is still on this team. 447 00:34:09.199 --> 00:34:13.880 I still think he could have a moment for them in the playoffs, 448 00:34:13.920 --> 00:34:16.079 like we saw last season when the Chips were down. He almost helped him 449 00:34:16.119 --> 00:34:21.360 win that Game three against the Phoenix Suns. But Brandon Boston twenty three points. 450 00:34:21.400 --> 00:34:24.880 He played forty minutes ten of twenty four shooting. I know, couldn't 451 00:34:24.880 --> 00:34:29.679 get a few good looks to go a wide open three pointer in the fourth 452 00:34:29.719 --> 00:34:32.679 quarter where he had all day to think about it. But this was a 453 00:34:32.679 --> 00:34:37.079 big opportunity for him as well. Will yeah love it? Look. I 454 00:34:37.079 --> 00:34:42.800 mean, Brandon Boston Junior such an interesting journey, like in his tenure with 455 00:34:42.800 --> 00:34:45.559 the Clippers, the way he's then sort of up and down, and I 456 00:34:45.599 --> 00:34:49.239 think, you know, from a few years ago what we thought he might 457 00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:52.400 be and develop into and sort of how that's happened. It's it's totally interesting 458 00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:57.840 with these young guys on a team like the Clippers where it is, you 459 00:34:57.880 --> 00:35:01.039 know, obviously both vet heavy, just very talent heavy. You know, 460 00:35:01.039 --> 00:35:05.679 it's really difficult to crack a rotation like this and thus, you know, 461 00:35:06.280 --> 00:35:10.480 next impossible to get actual developmental minutes at the highest level. So it's good 462 00:35:10.480 --> 00:35:14.320 to see Brandon Boston. You know, we haven't seen him have like a 463 00:35:14.320 --> 00:35:20.039 big starlight moment since you know, his version of the Boston massacre. He's 464 00:35:20.039 --> 00:35:23.960 still got to work on the efficiency as a scorer. Two of nine from 465 00:35:24.000 --> 00:35:28.239 three, uh, not that great. He's definitely gotta be working on that 466 00:35:28.280 --> 00:35:32.239 shot. But I mean incredible to see him get it going, you know, 467 00:35:32.280 --> 00:35:36.199 and get the opportunity because you know, he is a score first guy 468 00:35:36.239 --> 00:35:38.639 to be able to kind of to be able to do what he can do. 469 00:35:39.480 --> 00:35:44.199 I asked Chuck this question last night. I'm gonna ask you because I 470 00:35:44.280 --> 00:35:47.639 just saw this a quote coming out from coach Loupo's game saying, yeah, 471 00:35:47.639 --> 00:35:52.320 they're already prepping for Dallas. They know it just depends on who has home 472 00:35:52.360 --> 00:35:53.880 court. Now. The Clippers need one more victory or one more loss for 473 00:35:53.960 --> 00:35:58.199 the Dallas Mavericks to have home court and be the four seed. How are 474 00:35:58.199 --> 00:36:00.800 you feeling about this matchup? Kurr is you've had some time to marinate on 475 00:36:00.840 --> 00:36:06.239 it a little bit. Will Uh, what's the news on Kawhi Leonard. 476 00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:12.840 We haven't gotten any news on Kawhi Leonard at this point. Oh, that's 477 00:36:12.880 --> 00:36:15.199 about how I feel. That's about how I feel for it. Man. 478 00:36:15.599 --> 00:36:20.880 Uh. If there's yeah, if there's no more limited Kawhi. I love 479 00:36:21.199 --> 00:36:22.599 this team. I love what they've been able to do. I don't think 480 00:36:22.599 --> 00:36:28.320 they're getting out of the first round, this Clippers team without Kawhi Leonard. 481 00:36:28.360 --> 00:36:32.440 You're saying most people are assuming that he's going to be good to go and 482 00:36:32.559 --> 00:36:37.199 coach Lou they don't seem to be very much worried about it. He was 483 00:36:37.280 --> 00:36:42.719 asked about it by Tamarazari pregame, and there doesn't seem to be a high 484 00:36:42.840 --> 00:36:46.199 level of concern when it comes to Kawhi Leonard. Obviously, he would have 485 00:36:46.239 --> 00:36:51.519 missed about three weeks if he isn't going in the last two games of the 486 00:36:51.559 --> 00:36:57.079 regular season by the time that first round playoff series starts. But in terms 487 00:36:57.119 --> 00:37:00.800 of the matchup in the Dallas Mavericks, there's nothing to talk about any more. 488 00:37:00.840 --> 00:37:05.320 Between the Pelicans or maybe the Phoenix Suns. It is Dallas. Does 489 00:37:05.360 --> 00:37:07.440 that strike fear in you or are you confident that the Clippers have been them 490 00:37:07.440 --> 00:37:13.679 before? I could do it again. I mean, it absolutely strikes fearing. 491 00:37:13.679 --> 00:37:15.000 What I mean, I mean, this is a different Dallas Mavericks team 492 00:37:15.039 --> 00:37:19.119 than we've seen the other two times. But I mean if we're talking a 493 00:37:19.119 --> 00:37:22.400 fully healthy Clippers team versus this Mavericks team, I mean, I think either 494 00:37:22.440 --> 00:37:28.159 way, you know you're you're looking at a classic, an all time classic 495 00:37:28.239 --> 00:37:30.840 first round matchup. I mean, when has it not been fireworks between these 496 00:37:30.880 --> 00:37:36.840 two teams. You know they're a scary opponent, but I got there's a 497 00:37:36.880 --> 00:37:39.840 lot of opponents in the West. It's just the way that it is. 498 00:37:40.159 --> 00:37:45.440 I tend to like the way this team matches up in a in a longer 499 00:37:45.480 --> 00:37:50.039 series against the guard driven team. Personally, I think that that's a good 500 00:37:50.079 --> 00:37:55.360 fit for us. I I mean, I wouldn't say that I prefer it, 501 00:37:55.440 --> 00:38:00.119 but you know, if you were asking me to choose which one I 502 00:38:00.159 --> 00:38:02.599 preferred out of any of these matchups, I would really not like any of 503 00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:07.039 them. I guess unless there was some way the Suns could sneak up there, 504 00:38:07.360 --> 00:38:10.400 just because I'd love a little uh, I love a little retribution on 505 00:38:10.440 --> 00:38:15.440 the on the way that those playoffs series have went. But uh, I 506 00:38:15.440 --> 00:38:19.800 mean, it's it feels it's an inevitability. It's felt like that way for 507 00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:22.639 the past couple of weeks. We know that Tyler is going to get the 508 00:38:22.639 --> 00:38:27.760 guys ready, you know, like you do have the benefit of knowing part 509 00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:30.119 of what you're facing, right, Like they've seen Luca enough times. He 510 00:38:30.199 --> 00:38:35.199 has grown, he has changed, but you know, you do have the 511 00:38:35.239 --> 00:38:39.760 familiarity there. This Clippers scene is different too, though, I mean the 512 00:38:40.000 --> 00:38:44.920 way that they can initiate the offense is much different, which I think should 513 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:49.800 be scary thinking about the defensive end with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, if 514 00:38:50.000 --> 00:38:52.079 you know, if they have to do less ball handling and they can really 515 00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:58.800 be locked in there because that was his no squaws defensively either. But I 516 00:38:59.000 --> 00:39:02.480 I, I, well, I like our chances in a in a seven 517 00:39:02.480 --> 00:39:06.840 game series, assuming full help. But it's not gonna be easy. But 518 00:39:07.400 --> 00:39:09.840 I gotta be honest with you, I just can't other than maybe the sun's 519 00:39:09.920 --> 00:39:14.480 just because they look so discombobulated, but they still have the scores to make 520 00:39:14.519 --> 00:39:17.679 it a series. None of these matchups in this in this four or five 521 00:39:17.840 --> 00:39:22.480 where we're gonna be a cakewalk, and it's not looking that much better if 522 00:39:22.480 --> 00:39:23.960 you were to move up to three in the three six either. You know 523 00:39:24.039 --> 00:39:28.719 what I'm saying, it's not None of these are gonna be cakewalks. This 524 00:39:28.760 --> 00:39:31.239 one's gonna be difficult. But I think when loser draw, it's gonna be 525 00:39:31.400 --> 00:39:35.599 like a classic. I think that these I love the way that these two 526 00:39:35.679 --> 00:39:39.960 teams match up, and I as stressful as it is, I have loved 527 00:39:40.039 --> 00:39:45.039 watching them watching these playoff series so far, Round three between the Clippers and 528 00:39:45.119 --> 00:39:51.400 Luca doncis now with Kyrie Irving as well, is inevitable. All we don't 529 00:39:51.480 --> 00:39:54.280 know is so far is who's gonna start with home court advantage? Where are 530 00:39:54.239 --> 00:39:59.639 they gonna tip things off of? In about ten days from now, Clippers 531 00:39:59.679 --> 00:40:01.880 lose to once twenty four to one oh eight at home to the Phoenix Suns. 532 00:40:01.920 --> 00:40:06.000 He is will updyke of clips and dip a little double dip here on 533 00:40:06.039 --> 00:40:10.280 Clippers Talk. Will I believe we got the YouTube coming up tomorrow and we'll 534 00:40:10.280 --> 00:40:15.440 see you the week. Sounds good. Let's go quick coming up next, 535 00:40:15.719 --> 00:40:21.440 Quick Time out here. We'll wrap things up. Clippers battle just didn't have 536 00:40:21.519 --> 00:40:24.000 enough to get across the finish line late. This is Clippers sock. You're 537 00:40:24.039 --> 00:40:30.159 on M five seventy LA Sports loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This 538 00:40:30.239 --> 00:40:36.440 is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers 539 00:40:36.480 --> 00:40:42.559 Audio Network. Clippers lose one man, Why am I looking the wrong box 540 00:40:42.559 --> 00:40:45.039 score? To end this show? Lose by final once forty four to one 541 00:40:45.079 --> 00:40:53.079 oh eight. You're in downtown Los Angeles with the backups playing like starters, 542 00:40:53.440 --> 00:40:58.719 playing great and gave Phoenix all they could handle and then some, but the 543 00:40:58.760 --> 00:41:04.440 Suns would come through late. Clippers fall for the first time, and jeez, 544 00:41:05.079 --> 00:41:07.280 it was like a couple of weeks, but they had won seven of 545 00:41:07.320 --> 00:41:10.880 eight entering this ballgame. They lose tonight to the Phoenix Suns. Their next 546 00:41:10.880 --> 00:41:15.039 game is coming up against the Utah Jazz. Right back here at Crypto dot 547 00:41:15.079 --> 00:41:17.039 Com areno Before we get out of here, we got Big Brother Jake Warner 548 00:41:17.039 --> 00:41:21.599 from the Big Brother Jake podcast on the podcast one network. He is the 549 00:41:21.639 --> 00:41:24.719 fake philosopher and we need some positivity because the Clippers actually lost tonight. Yeah, 550 00:41:24.719 --> 00:41:29.400 I got some positivity. Better to admit you walk through the wrong door 551 00:41:29.559 --> 00:41:32.519 than spin your life in the wrong room. Is this about me and my 552 00:41:32.559 --> 00:41:38.079 player to watch? Is it? Yeah? Absolutely? Is Adam? I 553 00:41:38.199 --> 00:41:45.840 deserve that. I deserve it all. Clippers fall tonight. What's reready? 554 00:41:45.840 --> 00:41:49.000 Four to one oh eight Friday night. They're taking on the Utah Jazz. 555 00:41:49.039 --> 00:41:52.360 They need one victory or one loss by the Dallas Mavericks to secure the four 556 00:41:52.440 --> 00:41:55.559 spot and home court advantage in the first round. Before we get out of 557 00:41:55.599 --> 00:42:00.079 here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization. Ralph l Brian Seeman, 558 00:42:00.280 --> 00:42:05.519 Noah Eagle, goodness see him. Carlo Jimenez on the call, big 559 00:42:05.519 --> 00:42:07.760 Brother, Jake Warner, a head engineer here at the crypt, Katie Newton, 560 00:42:07.800 --> 00:42:12.199 our producer back in the bank, the callers, the listeners. We'll 561 00:42:12.199 --> 00:42:16.239 talk to you at six point thirty right back here on Friday. Why he 562 00:42:16.360 --> 00:42:20.880 was doing his thing. All they want to do is win in La Win. 563 00:42:21.039 --> 00:42:24.280 I thought they gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, 564 00:42:24.519 --> 00:42:30.280 the official postgame reaction of the La Clippers. God bless Paul George, Are 565 00:42:30.320 --> 00:42:34.159 you not? It's a change? Don't miss an episode all season Law go 566 00:42:34.239 --> 00:42:37.719 to wherever you podcast and subscribe today. We'll have the show I Got You 567 00:42:37.840 --> 00:42:39.719 on the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for joining us 568 00:42:39.719 --> 00:42:44.519 for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball.