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the Clippers spot, they battled, they scratched, and they clawed. The
backups gave everything they had and they pushed the Phoenix suns, but they would
fall just short. They lose one twenty four to oneh eight. It was
much closer than that, but the Clippers went through a cold spell the last
seven thirty. They had just two points in the last seven minutes and thirty
seconds of this ballgame. As I mentioned, they come up just a little
bit short tonight. Welcome back into Crypto dot com arena. I'm Adam Oslin.
This is your Clippers postgame locker Room show. Coming up. We'll give
you some second half highlights. We'll also get to your post game box score.
But first back over to your radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez.
Carlo Nothing to hang your head about with this Clippers team, whether you're
a fan, whether you're a player out there tonight, they gave everything they
had. The Suns just showed up in the nick of time late and they
out executed a young Clippers team. Yeah, it was looking like nam a
Cinderella story here in April for this Clippers team. And unfortunately the Clark struck
twelve a little too early. The Clippers, you mentioned it just got cold
late. I think you can attribute it to a couple things. I think
obviously, you know, while Phoenix hasn't been good this year and fourth quarters,
they have some of the best scores the NBA has ever seen, So
they're gonna find a way to score when they're not playing the other talent on
the other end, like Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. And then meanwhile for
the Clippers, Bones Hiland and Brandon Boston have never played forty minutes in their
lives, like in their entire basketball lives in an organ, high school,
college or NBA game. That is the most minutes they've played. So your
legs are gonna get tired, and they did for the Clippers. Both those
guys. Miss Field goes late, but what an effort. I mean,
it was really really fun to watch a fun game. There was nothing like
playing with nothing to lose, and the Clippers played with nothing to lose,
and boy did they have a lot of fun. One of my favorite comedies
check it out. Bowl's Hyland with thirty seven points in his forty three minutes.
Just an absolute star out there. Where I like most about him as
that competitive streak. He saw Kevin Durant, he saw Devin Booker, he
saw Bradley Beal, and he said, I still believe I could be the
best player on the court tonight, And for moments he certainly was, and
nearly the whole game at him. I mean only Booker, who went thirty
seven, had had the same amount of points as him, But Hyland finished
an assist away from a double double. He was so so great in that
game. I think Hyland, you know, his ability to rebound at him
against Phoenix in the first game, I mean he had nine rebounds in that
one, and then his ability to get his teammates involved nine assists in this
one was really impressive. A lot of tools to his game that could be
very useful come playoff time for the Clippers. Brandon Boston also went for career
high thirty nine minutes played, had twenty three points. This is someone who
also doesn't suffer from a lack of confidence out there. Brandon Boston when he
gets to his spots, when he gets into a groove, you can see
the high ceiling of the NBA player he can become. Came into the league
very young, obviously on a Clippers team with championship aspirations, not gonna get
a lot of playing time. But I felt like just with Bones Highland,
or just like with Bones Highland, he took advantage of his minutes tonight.
Yeah, there's a reason the Clippers played paid Brandon Boston the most money ever
by a pick in the fiftieth or lower in the NBA is because they felt
like he has all the potential in the world at him, and we saw
that potential today. His ability on that offensive and his length at six foot
seven, I think he's got all the tools physically to put it together,
and you can see offensively he already has a lot of those tools. He
played great in this one, unselfishly trying to get Highland that fortieth point,
throwing it around to him. I thought He was fantastic and as a whole
just a fun game for the Clippers. It was good to see them.
You know this team in the past, Adam have struggled without Kawhi Leonard,
struggle without Paul George, to struggle without James Harden. But to fight like
this against this Phoenix team who needed to win by the way to stay out
of that nine to ten matchup impressive stuff. Clippers unfortunately fall late one twenty
four to oneh eight, but they gave absolutely everything they had against a fully
loaded Phoenix Suns ball club. And then there were two, just two games
left in the regular season for your Los Angeles Clippers. Next one coming up
right back here at Crypto on Friday night. This looks familiar. They're taking
on the Utah Jazz here at Crypto and another Friday night. The contest dip
off is that seven thirty. We'll have your pregame shows starting at six thirty.
That magic number for the Clippers is one one victory or one loss with
the Dallas Mavericks and they will have the fore spot in the West secured.
Carlo Jimenez, great call tonight, my friend. Let's do it all over
again on Friday. Let's go Adam rest up last back to back of the
year. We made it fifteen, the most in the NBA. We've been
through them all. Let's go Clippers. Still at fifty one wins on the
season, with the toughest schedule in the association coming up next. Second half
highlights more from Bowles Highland thirty seven points his career high. Unfortunately in a
lost for Los Angeles Clippers. But they showed a ton of spirit, energy
and heart out there. And you see the depth on this ball club.
We'll talk about it all right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network.
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You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers fall
to the Suns without their big four, without Terrence Man after the first quarter,
without Norton Powell, without Aviza Zoo Bots. They played their hearts out.
The young guys were fighting, they were scrapping, they were battling.
It was a fun contest. They just came up a little bit short.
They fall to the Phoenix Suns one twenty four to one oh eight, and
a game where Bones Highland goes for a career high thirty seven points, had
twenty four of those in the first half. There were some more highlights from
Bones Highland in the final twenty four minutes. Highland left wing Waits gets a
screen from Plumbley, takes it to the top of the arc, dribbles left
hand and of their step back. Three. Oh yeah, Bones Island's still
hot left wing three a new career high. Thirty for Bones Highland. Highland,
Who's got thirty dribbles down the left alley, a new career high.
He throws it in the let me put in Bones Highland. He's unconscious,
see if Hiland could get busy, crosses over, takes it down the right
way into traffic layup, goes down left Warner O'Neil checks the tape, dribbles
right hand, throws it away Highland a takeaway fall on the deck. Hyland
spins, takes it down the right alley, plays it up. He in
thirty seven for Bones. Time out Phoenix. Carlo Jiman is on the call.
Katie Newton with the highlight package. Bones Highland with thirteen more points in
the second half to get to thirty seven points in the ballgame. A career
high he was big brother Jake Warners player to watch and bones Highland certainly delivered.
The Clippers unfortunately just ran. It seemed like they ran out of talent
later tired legs. The Phoenix Suns came through and out executed them. Where
the Clippers only had two points in the final seven and a half minutes of
the fourth quarter and they lose one twenty four to one o eight here at
Crypto dot com Arena. Just two games left in the regular season. We'll
talk about that coming up next, plus your postgame box score right here on
the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. They want to bring a banner with them
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Clippers came up just short here at Crypton dot com Arena. They fall
to the Suns on's twenty four to one oh eight. Here at Crypto Welcome
back in I'm out of Ozlin. This is your Clippers postgame locker room show
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Yeah, we're doing it real tonight on five seventy LA Sports. That
means your phone number is eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy eight
sixty six ninety seven two five seventy. We got the flamethrower on our side
tonight, the Clippers. They ended up shooting forty six percent from the field,
just thirty three percent from the outside. Is they just went cold in
the fourth quarter seven and a half minutes where they scored just two points.
It was a putback dunk by Brandon Boston. Outside of that, this team
they really were competing against this Phoenix Sun squad fully loaded with everything to play
for to try to get out of the play in Bones Highland. He had
the Flamethrower thirty seven points career high and forty three minutes a career high minutes
played fifteen to twenty nine from the field, six of twelve and three off
the bench. Brandon Boston with twenty three points, ten of twenty four,
two of nine from the outside. This Clippers team gave everything they had.
They pushed Phoenix to the brink kd Book. Bradley Beal they had just enough
for the Clippers in the fourth quarter where they outscored them thirty two to fifteen.
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Adam Osley, the Los Angeles Clippers in a next man up mentality mode tonight
fought battled the fully loaded Phoenix Suns, but would come up just short and
lose one twenty four to one oh eight. At home here at Crypto dot
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Updike will be here from Clips and dipp But before any of that, let's
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This is LA Clippers Basketball. AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles, ninety eight
seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. I am damn proud of
your Clippers, the backups, the young guys, they did not wilt.
They were down fifteen early. They didn't give in, make it sixteen at
one point. They fought. They didn't run out of effort, they didn't
run out of heart. They simply got beat by a much more talented team
that had their big three nkd In, Devin Booker in Bradley Beal, and
the Clippers still almost won. I thought they played harder, I thought they
outworked the Suns. They just got out talented. They ran out of talent
at the very end of this game. They went seven minutes and thirty seconds.
At the end of the fourth quarter, with just scoring two points,
you could see some of the tired legs were starting to show up. Bones
Highland was at forty three minutes, most he has ever played in any game
College high school Brendon Boston at forty minutes whilst he had played, and those
two bawled out. Bones Highland with a career high thirty seven points, went
six of twelve from distance, fifteen of twenty nine from the field. He
had twenty four points in the first half in a three point ride the end
of the first half. I call him the skeleton. When he called him
busy Bones, he was getting busy. But this was a guy identified coming
into this season and thought that he could have a huge impact on this team,
that he could have a breakout season for the Clippers. They bring in
James Harden. He loses his minutes, but he showed tonight what he is
capable of against high level competition. Bones looked like the best player on the
court for the majority of this game against these two Hall of famers. Devin
Booker is going to be in the Hall of Fame, trust me, KD.
He's a shilling first ballot. I couldn't be more impressed and proud of
the way he played. Brandon Boston. This Clippers team all round, because
you look at the guys who are available. Let's see no Kawhi Leonard,
no Paul George, no James Harden, no Russell Westbrook, Terrence Man only
plays the first quarter. No vitz Zubats, no Norman Powell. And they
competed and they kept their identity. The culture of this Clippers team remained even
without their stars. That speaks very highly of the coaching staff, the players,
their development, the mindset and how it has shifted. Were coming into
this one. They had won seven of eight after being about five hundred for
about two months. They wanted this one. They didn't give in just because,
well, you don't have your top players and Phoenix is obviously looking for
payback tonight after what happened last night in Phoenix. No, they maintained that
competitive integrity, as Brian Seaman would say, and they gave everything they add.
Really proud of this group. Yead it came in a loss, schedule
loss, Maybe you could say that I don't think they got the memo.
When guys have a green light like this when players get extended run, when
they have an opportunity to show their full skill set and know that, you
know what, I might get ten shots up, fifteen shots up. Tonight,
I'm gonna show what I can do. Guys were in their back bones
Highlands, showing off a repertoire of moves. Same with Brandon Boston. Boston,
I've said for a long time he reminds me of Randon Ingram body type
shot profile works in the MIDI how lanky he is. But I I know
a lot of people have said, well, the Clippers, you know they
haven't drafted well enough nights like tonight say otherwise, And really it's about a
team with championship aspirations that just doesn't have a lot of time for development.
At the moment tonight they did, and guys showed out and showed what they're
capable of. And I don't think you could ask for anything more. Sure,
just scoring two points over a seven and a half minute stretch in the
fourth quarter tough. It was a put back dunk by Brandon Boston off a
miss from Bones Highland. Highlight play. Yeah, they ended up getting out
executed by a team coming into this season that had championship aspirations and still does
in the Phoenix Suns. The talent's still there, they aren't playing like it
right now. You can tell something doesn't smell right. I'm not sure what's
going on with them being down yesterday to the Clippers with a squad still missing
Kawhi Leonard and James Harden to the extent they were at home one fan appreciation
night, down thirty four to five, was wild, and then tonight Clippers
came a run for their money. I really thought they were gonna pull it
off. But even in a loss, you can learn. You can see
the progress what Bones Highland can be in this league. Who Brandon Boston can
be in this league. When you do it against high level competition like this,
I mean, that's great game tape for these young players. And I'm
still hoping. You know, I love the skeleton. Key was pointing him
out early on this season, thought he was gonna be the backup point guard
James Harden comes in. That means Russ Is coming off the bench, loses
all those minutes and has been up and down in spotty for him when he
has got in time. The game in Chicago was huge tonight was huge.
I still believe in Bones Island having a different element to his game than Russ
than James. I'd saying he's better than those guys, just saying there's something
he can unlock with his youth youthful exuberance out there and being able to stretch
the floor and taking those deep three pointers, but also now being able to
get to the basket and finish there. Finished over three guys at one point
in the second half, won the foul, got it technical, got upset.
Loss is cool there, but really just a very high ceiling for Bones
Highland in my mind, and the potential is there, and I think can
still swing a playoff game for this Clippers team, just like he almost did
in Game three last season again Phoenix right here at Crypto where he had twenty
and just missed a three point that rattle in and out that was about to
blow the top off the arena. Remember that was also the game where Devin
Booker committed a take foul and raised his hand and the official didn't call it
on Russell Westbrook. It ended up being a turnover. I think a lot
of people forget about that game because it ended up being a loss. But
Bones was a star. He's fearless and he is coming at you the way
he was playing with forced getting to the basket and putting that much pressure on
the defense. That's what I like most. I've known about the three point
shooting, but to add that other part to his game where he can be
in attack mode, get to the rim, put on ten pounds of muscle.
This summer looks stronger, finishes better. That's the difference. He also,
by the way, it wasn't just about the thirty seven points led them
with nine assists. He had nine boards yesterday and Phoenix. I know a
lot of that is because there were many boards to be had with how many
shots were missed by the Suns shooting under thirty four percent from the field in
that game. I just don't sleep on bones. This is somebody who in
the right spot could help swing a game for the Clippers in the playoffs.
Still believe that eight six six nine seven two five seventy eight six six nine
seven two five seventy Jeff leaving the ball game, Jeff, you're on Clippers
stop without a Mosland after they fall On's twenty four to one oh eight here
at home to the Suns, he vastly undermanned and shorthanded Clippers team. Hey,
Adam, season ticket holder, and I just want to say congratulations to
the Clippers. They played, They played their hearts out tonight. They deserve
to win that game. Uh take the Big three with Bill, Booker and
Durant to thirty five minutes plus and they lose. And really, you know,
I think the the star players for the Phoenix Suns, it's number fifty
two Scott and number sixteen David. Because we were playing against eight guys out
there, we never got any calls. Bones deserved to have forty five points,
fifty points tonight and he he just didn't get them tonight. So you
know what it is, those young guys don't exactly get the same respect as
your superstars do, no, no, no doubt. I mean when Booker
lad got laid out by Bones Island, come on, he's got thirty pounds
on him, and you know it was a big deal. So it just
I applaud Bones Boston. You know, a mer you know PJ. I
mean the whole team, you know, Mason. They they did a great
job tonight, that deserved to win. And I'm I'm very proud of them,
Kobe. I mean, the whole group did it awesome. So they
played as a team, they played slipper tough, and I don't know if
there's any such things as oral victory, but you know, they showed up
tonight, so those to them and Flipper Nations should be proud. I like
it. Well, put Jeff appreciate the phone call. Yeah. I don't
know about moral victories either, but I know about good process and guys making
progress and showing things they can build off of and how that can carry over
into future games and performances. It matters when coaches look at tape after this.
They don't just throw it out because, well, they lost, so
it's meaningless. There's nothing to take away from this ball game. No,
they're studying what they did well, what they didn't, regardless of if it
was a win or a loss out there. So I'm with you, tip
of the cap to this Clippers team. They scrapped, they played hard,
they came up short on the talent end. That's it. Everything else felt
like they did right tonight. Bontiland had thirty seven, but the Clippers would
fall late one twenty four to one oh eight. Here at crypto dot com
Arena to the Phoenix Suns. Two more games left in the season. We'll
talk about that more. You'll hear from coach Lou coming up here on Clippers
Talk as well. I'm out a moslind and this is Clippers Talk on a
five to seventy LA Sports Loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is
LA Clippers Basketball. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio
Network. Clippers losing home to the Phoenix Suns one twenty four so one eight
here at curfbuild dot Com arena and a home and home back to back situation
where the Clippers were basically playing just seven guys tonight, but the magnificent seven.
I texted earlier to Carlo Jimenez when we found out who could be available
for the Clippers tonight. It was a little bit tongue in cheek, but
I also knew the guys who were available were going to play hard. They
didn't leave any talent out there, They didn't cheat the game. They gave
everything. They add Phoenix has KD Bradley Beal and Devin Booker, and they
were better in the last five minutes. The game got down to clutch time
last five minutes within five points. The Clippers played them that tough where there
was a clutch time. I'm impressed. I'm proud of the guys eight six
six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six, nine eighty seven two
five seventy. This is Clippers talk without a Maslin. Let's hear from Ryan
in Burbank. I feel like you called in last night too. I like
Ryan, Ryan, what's up? I did? Indeed? Adam, Yeah,
like you said, good process in this game. It's nice to see
the young guys get run, play well. And you know, obviously a
lot of this year has been a lot of the vet tylu kind of has
a you know whatever seven to eight mammorigation was the occasional night that comes in.
But I really like what I saw from a lot of the young guys
tonight. And I like what you said, Adam two about Bones. I
think he has potentially needs to put on a little bit more muscle so he
can compete I think a little better with some of the bigger point guards,
you know, defending them. But he's got a lot of potential. And
man, this is obviously a big day in the NBA. Too at him,
because I mean, as of right now, this Clipper seems kind of
locked into this four seat obviously one more win, and it's been great to
get Kawhi all the rest because I think they're gonna need it. I think
if Denver holds onto this seat and we've beaten the MAVs, I know I'm
looking ahead, but that's that's going to be for all the Kahonas in the
West, I think. And I'm liking these young guys getting a little bit
of run because one thing Denver to me, they're one week point in the
entire season. This yer has been their bench, and I think the Clippers
have this type of bench that could compete and give some of these guys a
kawim PG, a couple of minutes rest and a big playoff series like that
that hopefully will pay dividends down the road. Yeah, I agree with you,
Ryan. They may be slightly vulnerable when it comes to that Denver bench.
They lost a couple of guys Bruce Brown, most notably from the championship
squad from last season. To appreciate the phone call, but yes, unfortunately,
the Denver Nuggets would win, and what was likely a battle for first
place in the Western Conference as they were at the top of the West after
taking down the Minnesota Timberwolves earlier tonight at home. Jokic had forty What else
is new? He probably also just wrapped up his third regular season MVP forty
one eleven and seven assists as they won one sixteen to one oh seven over
the Minnesota Timberwolves. They were tied heading into the night, and now they
have the edge over the t Wolves and the inside track to being the number
one seed in the West yet again. Clippers, with a win or a
Dallas Mavericks loss, will end up being the four seed. Two games left
Friday night against the Jazz right back here, just like it was a week
ago last Friday against Utah at home, and then Sunday they'll close the regular
season out. Game eighty two is against the Houston Rockets here at Crypto dot
Com Arena Morris in Long Beach, you're on Clippers stock without a mazin Hi,
Morris Inglewood. I just wanted to say this. Listen, if there
was any doubt about the Clippers having any depths in the bitch, ain't nobody
got any doubt. Right now, I'm gonna tell you right now, I'm
gonna tell you them. The Tippers did draft good. It took Coffee a
couple of years to get on the floor. He's on the floor now.
They drafted Boston. He's showing what he can do. And you're right both
Heiland. If he get a little bit more weight on him, he's gonna
be dangerous. I'm gonna tell you something, madam. They're not scared of
nobody right now. You can talk about the joke if you want to,
because, like a previous caller said, the joker ain't got no betch it's
him and the five guys before guys going to win him. But the Clippers
are letting everybody know were ready. They've ready this year. Adam, I'll
tell you I've seen it. They ready this year, So I'll give it
you next time. All right, all right, Morris, appreciate the phone
call. Morris now of Inglewood. I said it last night, but I
feel like it's not the same certainty I had when they were twenty six and
five. Of course, during that run a two month stretch where they were
obviously the best human basketball. But I'm close to saying I'm feeling just as
good about the Clippers right now as I was then. I'm close. It's
not a twenty six and five run. But I like the way they're playing.
Whatever was missing for a couple of months when they were hanging around five
hundred, well that spirit they had early on the season has returned. Just
the level of competitiveness, the fight, the mental toughness closing out games tonight
they couldn't. They didn't have their big dogs, they didn't have the stars.
I think it was somewhat expected. We'll take a quick time out,
We'll come back. We will hear from Will Updyke of Clips and Dip.
We'll also hear from coach lou Clippers lose one twenty four to one oh eight
to the Phoenix Suns here at Crypto dot Com Arena. Two games left in
the regular season. Yeah, it doesn't compute yet. Maybe will set set
in by tomorrow. Clippers fall late, but the backups, I don't know.
They have nothing to hang their heads about. I'm outa Mosland and this
is clipperstock here on a five seventy LA Sports. They want to bring a
banner with them to the into It doll More LA Clippers Basketball on the LA
Clippers Audio Network Busy f and Bones had thirty seven, his career high,
played forty three minutes and almost willed the Clippers two way victory over the Suns
without their big four, with out of eatsa zubats, without Norman Powell,
Clippers fall lead one twenty four to one eight. Here at Crypto dot com
arena, speaking of Willing, we got big Will updike on from Clips and
Dip for a little double dip here on Clippers Talk Will I'm proud of this
Clippers team, the way they play. I know it's in a loss.
You wanted to get the victory, but some of these young guys showed out.
I have to be honest, this has gotta be a moral victory and
a half. I just I don't know what to say. Man, are
is the Clippers death that good? Or are the Suns really that bad?
You know? For any Clippers fans out there who you know have felt a
little salty in this rival ry, you know we've kind of gotten the butt
end a couple of times in the playoffs. I mean, it does help
to remember how the Sun's playoff exits have have happened anytime they've faced an actually
healthy team. So you got to feel a little bit better about the history
if you're a Clippers fan. But to tonight in particular, man, what
an opportunity for the young guy and way to absolutely seize it. Bones didn't
get completely to the forty piece, but thirty seven points from him and twenty
three from Brandon Barston Junior. While the shot make late with a little bit
perplexing, it would have been awesome to see them get all the way over
the hump. This was just this was, like I said, this was
a moral victory. This I thought spoke to a lot of like the fiber
of what this team is. I mean, this would have been a gimme.
This should have been a gimme win for the Sun. This should have
been you know, like, hey, everybody's out, you guys go out
there, you know, you try your best, and whatever happens happened.
And they didn't come away with the win. But man, did they show
what I thought was an astounding amount of character out there. Balls Hyland Huntson
for that forty spot late, put up some three pointers. Couldn't get it
to go, he said postgame, he started cramping. Quote, Man,
they lucky, not gonna lie he got a little bit tired Prette after not
playing any hardly over the past three form basically since November, he's been for
the most part out of the rotation, with a few starts here and there
when James Harden was out on that road trip, but the Skeleton Key showed
off the ARAA tricks he has in his bag. Like, this guy has
high potential. I don't know how anyone cannot see it. At this point,
he was doing it against maybe a Sun's team with a lot of turmoil
going on. Who knows. They don't look right, but there's still a
couple of future Hall of Famers out there, and Bones Island was going right
at him. Yeah, I mean you gotta love, you gotta love the
confidence and I mean, I don't know, it was just it was just
incredible across the board. And I think for for bones Hyland, I mean,
we know what he can do from from behind the arc, but I
think he's gotten a lot more crafty as a finisher. The way he's been
able to get to the rim, I think it's really impressive, and like
he's a guy like I just enjoy watching his game, like aesthetically, the
way he moves sort of like the hurky jerkiness to all of it. I
really really enjoy it. And he's out there of late, I mean like
he was getting prosps from from you know, Kevin Duran, these guys who
were yeah, like like you said, Hall of famers, and just to
have that moment for him after a season that you know, I'm sure for
him it's been you know, somewhat of a disappointment. Obviously, you're you're
happy to see the team win. It's great that, uh, you know,
they were able to bring James Harden in, but from where you started
at the at the beginning of the season and what you thought your development might
look like and your your minutes and your place on this team might look like,
like I said, it just kind of goes back to that moral victory
of like getting in a good one like this. I mean, you've got
to show off that you can do, uh and and against a good team
like and not against Scrubs or something like like you said, he went right
at the very best and it's a shame they didn't ultimately get the better of
them. But uh, yeah, I mean love bums. You know,
coming into the season, he had the keys to lead the second unit.
So, as you mentioned, it must have been disappointing and deflating. And
obviously he was at home with PJ. Tucker right before the All Star break
too. Those guys thought they were gonna get more minutes than they thought they
were gonna get traded. I am thankful BOMs Highland is still on this team.
I still think he could have a moment for them in the playoffs,
like we saw last season when the Chips were down. He almost helped him
win that Game three against the Phoenix Suns. But Brandon Boston twenty three points.
He played forty minutes ten of twenty four shooting. I know, couldn't
get a few good looks to go a wide open three pointer in the fourth
quarter where he had all day to think about it. But this was a
big opportunity for him as well. Will yeah love it? Look. I
mean, Brandon Boston Junior such an interesting journey, like in his tenure with
the Clippers, the way he's then sort of up and down, and I
think, you know, from a few years ago what we thought he might
be and develop into and sort of how that's happened. It's it's totally interesting
with these young guys on a team like the Clippers where it is, you
know, obviously both vet heavy, just very talent heavy. You know,
it's really difficult to crack a rotation like this and thus, you know,
next impossible to get actual developmental minutes at the highest level. So it's good
to see Brandon Boston. You know, we haven't seen him have like a
big starlight moment since you know, his version of the Boston massacre. He's
still got to work on the efficiency as a scorer. Two of nine from
three, uh, not that great. He's definitely gotta be working on that
shot. But I mean incredible to see him get it going, you know,
and get the opportunity because you know, he is a score first guy
to be able to kind of to be able to do what he can do.
I asked Chuck this question last night. I'm gonna ask you because I
just saw this a quote coming out from coach Loupo's game saying, yeah,
they're already prepping for Dallas. They know it just depends on who has home
court. Now. The Clippers need one more victory or one more loss for
the Dallas Mavericks to have home court and be the four seed. How are
you feeling about this matchup? Kurr is you've had some time to marinate on
it a little bit. Will Uh, what's the news on Kawhi Leonard.
We haven't gotten any news on Kawhi Leonard at this point. Oh, that's
about how I feel. That's about how I feel for it. Man.
Uh. If there's yeah, if there's no more limited Kawhi. I love
this team. I love what they've been able to do. I don't think
they're getting out of the first round, this Clippers team without Kawhi Leonard.
You're saying most people are assuming that he's going to be good to go and
coach Lou they don't seem to be very much worried about it. He was
asked about it by Tamarazari pregame, and there doesn't seem to be a high
level of concern when it comes to Kawhi Leonard. Obviously, he would have
missed about three weeks if he isn't going in the last two games of the
regular season by the time that first round playoff series starts. But in terms
of the matchup in the Dallas Mavericks, there's nothing to talk about any more.
Between the Pelicans or maybe the Phoenix Suns. It is Dallas. Does
that strike fear in you or are you confident that the Clippers have been them
before? I could do it again. I mean, it absolutely strikes fearing.
What I mean, I mean, this is a different Dallas Mavericks team
than we've seen the other two times. But I mean if we're talking a
fully healthy Clippers team versus this Mavericks team, I mean, I think either
way, you know you're you're looking at a classic, an all time classic
first round matchup. I mean, when has it not been fireworks between these
two teams. You know they're a scary opponent, but I got there's a
lot of opponents in the West. It's just the way that it is.
I tend to like the way this team matches up in a in a longer
series against the guard driven team. Personally, I think that that's a good
fit for us. I I mean, I wouldn't say that I prefer it,
but you know, if you were asking me to choose which one I
preferred out of any of these matchups, I would really not like any of
them. I guess unless there was some way the Suns could sneak up there,
just because I'd love a little uh, I love a little retribution on
the on the way that those playoffs series have went. But uh, I
mean, it's it feels it's an inevitability. It's felt like that way for
the past couple of weeks. We know that Tyler is going to get the
guys ready, you know, like you do have the benefit of knowing part
of what you're facing, right, Like they've seen Luca enough times. He
has grown, he has changed, but you know, you do have the
familiarity there. This Clippers scene is different too, though, I mean the
way that they can initiate the offense is much different, which I think should
be scary thinking about the defensive end with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George, if
you know, if they have to do less ball handling and they can really
be locked in there because that was his no squaws defensively either. But I
I, I, well, I like our chances in a in a seven
game series, assuming full help. But it's not gonna be easy. But
I gotta be honest with you, I just can't other than maybe the sun's
just because they look so discombobulated, but they still have the scores to make
it a series. None of these matchups in this in this four or five
where we're gonna be a cakewalk, and it's not looking that much better if
you were to move up to three in the three six either. You know
what I'm saying, it's not None of these are gonna be cakewalks. This
one's gonna be difficult. But I think when loser draw, it's gonna be
like a classic. I think that these I love the way that these two
teams match up, and I as stressful as it is, I have loved
watching them watching these playoff series so far, Round three between the Clippers and
Luca doncis now with Kyrie Irving as well, is inevitable. All we don't
know is so far is who's gonna start with home court advantage? Where are
they gonna tip things off of? In about ten days from now, Clippers
lose to once twenty four to one oh eight at home to the Phoenix Suns.
He is will updyke of clips and dip a little double dip here on
Clippers Talk. Will I believe we got the YouTube coming up tomorrow and we'll
see you the week. Sounds good. Let's go quick coming up next,
Quick Time out here. We'll wrap things up. Clippers battle just didn't have
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oh eight. You're in downtown Los Angeles with the backups playing like starters,
playing great and gave Phoenix all they could handle and then some, but the
Suns would come through late. Clippers fall for the first time, and jeez,
it was like a couple of weeks, but they had won seven of
eight entering this ballgame. They lose tonight to the Phoenix Suns. Their next
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I got some positivity. Better to admit you walk through the wrong door
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player to watch? Is it? Yeah? Absolutely? Is Adam? I
deserve that. I deserve it all. Clippers fall tonight. What's reready?
Four to one oh eight Friday night. They're taking on the Utah Jazz.
They need one victory or one loss by the Dallas Mavericks to secure the four
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