The game is over. Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame
reaction has just begot Kawhi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. This
is Clippers Locker Room, a recap of today's game and a look ahead on
your hope for LA Clippers basketball. And now your host, You, sir,
are a bad man, Adam Ausley. Clippers head into the all Star
breaking style with a one sixteen one oh seven victory and Phoenix over the Suns.
Welcome into your postgame show. I'm not a Maslin coming up second half
highlights, your final box score. You'll hear from the head coach and the
players after this one. But first we go back out to Noah Eagle.
Noah, who do you want to start? With a lot of good performances
and some clutch ones late, I thought this may have been the best fourth
quarter for the Clippers all season. Yeah, it was certainly up there because
defensively they locked in when they needed to. Offensively, they still put up
twenty five points, and I thought, Paul George, I think we should
start there. I felt like he was really the closer in this one.
You know, Kawhi was struggling all night we finished, it was sixteen point.
It's all of them in the second half and somehow did it when they
needed it the most. But I really think Paul George hit some massive jump
shots in that fourth quarter, got to the rim as well, just kept
forcing the issue, kept attacking, recognizing the mismatches when he had them,
and he wasn't scared of the moment. And that's what you need to see
out of Paul George, who look, let's face it, had been struggling
a little bit over the last couple of games. He just didn't look like
the all star version of himself. Well, today I thought he was every
bit an all star. Twenty six six five and a steal in thirty seven
minutes, and that steal was critical that ended up in that jump ball too
with Chris Paul. He was just awesome to me. Yeah, Terrence Man
also a twenty six points. You talked with him post game, but when
he wasn't getting to the basket at will, he was knocking down shots from
the outside. One of the best games of his young career in the regular
season. Yeah, no doubt, three or four from downtown, ten of
twelve overall, and you heard what he said I actually loved what he said.
He knows that because of who he's starting with on the floor, it's
him, Paul, George Kawhi, Leonard Marcus Morrison of eats his zoobots.
He believes he's getting the worst defender on the opposing team, so he needs
to take advantage. And today that was Chris Paul. And guess what,
Chris Paul just didn't have a match for him because the size advantage was so
evident for Terrence, and he bullied his way in the paint time and time
again, and when that three balls falling, there's nothing you can do because
he's so athletic, he's so active, he's so energetic, he's just good.
He's just a good basketball player. And I know that there are a
lot of opportunities potentially for the Clippers to maybe swing for a superstar like a
Kyrie Irving or somebody and give up team man in the process. But I
think most of Clipper Nation is incredibly thankful that he is still on this team.
And I'm gonna give it a step further here that he has really embraced
this point guard role because he has played excellent basketball as the starting point guard
for this team, no doubt. I thought it beats the Zubats. You
mentioned there had a great ball game played outplayed DeAndre eight and it also had
a beautiful passive terrist Man cutting baseline in the fourth that was massive. Thirteen
points, twelve rebounds for Big Zoo in twenty nine minutes, and with him
and Plumbly together because Zoo played twenty nine, Plumbly played eighteen. So you
combine those two, that is forty seven of the forty eight minutes. Just
think about the difference from what the Clippers have had to do. And you're
going up against the guy and DeAndre Ayton who can put the ball in the
basket in a hurry, and he's averaging nineteen and ten on the season.
He finished with eighteen and six today. Well, if the Clippers don't have
that second center, they don't have that second big body, they're not restricting
DeAndre Ayton and Biambo and even Landelle who had a big game early this season
against the Clippers because they just didn't have the size. Well now they do.
And not only do they have the size, they have a skilled big
man too. We saw it with Plumbly, We've seen it with Zubots.
I think Zobots is showing more and more of just how well rounded of a
player he is on both ends of the floor. So exciting to see his
continued growth. And now I'm looking forward to seeing what the two of them
can do together with a little extra practice time, not just during All Star
Break, but then in the second half of the season, where the Clippers
only have twenty one games spread way out over the course of the last couple
months, A spread formation will do them some good. Last one for you
here, Noah Kawhi Leonard started off the ball game oh for nine. Didn't
get his first points to the five minute mark of the third quarter, but
he picked up that could be turned over by Paul George Lade put it in
plus the and one. The closer was there late. He's like State Farm
in so many ways. He's like a good neighbor. You know, he's
always there or all State. You're just in good hands when you've got Kawhi
in there, or Pedro Serranto from Major League. I still don't know,
but I do know this. When Kawhi Leonard saw a couple of those free
throws go down, let's not forget he started this game, what Adam over
nine over ten. Yeah, so his last eight or so shot attempts all
went. He went five of eight, I mean six or six from the
free throw line. That was a Kawhi Leonard performance. And you mentioned it
five minutes to go in the thirds when he got his last his first point.
So in the final seventeen minutes of this game, in which he only
played about eleven ten minutes of it, he had sixteen points. That's Kawhi
Leonard. So yeah, the one thing that you can always say about him,
there's a lot of guys around the league who they just know they don't
have it. They say, I don't have it, I gotta I gotta
defer. Not him. He's gonna keep attacking. And that's what you want
out of your number one, your alpha dog, your superstar on both sides
of the floor. I think he proved that once again to day sixteen points,
nine boards, four assist, a blocking the steel thirty six minutes and
he never quite quit. He just always attacks. Even before the shots started
falling, he was still playing elite defense on the other end. Clippers hold
the Suns one hundred and seven points in Phoenix, they win one sixteen to
one oh seven. They're heading into the All Star break in the four spot
in the West. Now, Noah, you're a superstitious guy. You drink
a protein drink and the Clippers get a big victory. Rest of the year.
Two grams and all forty two of them, All of them went down
smooth. I don't know. Maybe I'm gonna have to join the hype train.
I don't know. Well, we'll be back together Friday, the twenty
fourth. Clippers taken on the gigs. Oh Adam, enjoy your break,
Enjoy wherever you may be, wherever the wind takes you, and I'll leave
you with one thing and one thing only can't wait. Coming up next,
second half highlights. Clippers win one sixteen to one oh seven and Phoenix over
the Suns, and that completes the pre All Star break. All right,
coming up next, we got second half highlights right here on the Los Angeles
Clippers Radio Network. Hind I got up on my right side. Some goods
left, and next, Clippers win one sixteen to one oh seven and Phoenix
over the Suns. So it's the All Star break the right way, feeling
good. Welcome back into your post game show. I'm at a moslan to
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two five seventy is the phone number if you want to get on. We
got Clipper Stock coming up on the M five seventy LA Sports. But first
let's get to your second half highlights. Clippers Lad at the half by two
fifty four to fifty two was the score Terrence Man at eleven points in the
first half. He would duplicate that in the third quarter alone Man driving middle
swooping delivery gets it to go. Oh, what a finish Terrence Man the
full extension sixty three fifty five LA two minutes into the third rebounded George get
it up ahead and oh, Leonard, he does get into him on the
baseball pass attacking on Chris Taul leaves it for Man with a two handed flush.
Man thought he was fouled. Leonard with another assist. Man. Now
with the game high seventeen, it's sixty nine sixty eight LA, facing up
Jap's death bounce pass outside Gordon swing it for man, ball big and drive
middle man to the rim and he slams on the right a man's chair inside.
He's got nineteen and ties the game at seventy one. Lumley, top
of the keep, bakes the hand off for Man's looking for an Outlett finds
Man left wing, fires up on the three and Man's got it. Terrence
Man, Bull's eye twenty two tonight and it's eighty two seventy five LA,
three and a half to go on the third is third three of the night
Terrence Man with eleven points in the third quarter. Kawhi Leonard was scoreless until
the five minute mark of the third quarter. Scoreless in the ball game,
but he started to take over down the stretch. Leonard into the front quarter,
attacking on eight and once again, Leonard pulls it back for a ten
foot fade away and that falls on the four side again. All Kawai needs
is to see it go through seventy nine seventy six, three fifty to play
third quarter, He'll move it from right to left with the Clippers up by
five, into the front court. Leonard on the right wing office screen to
his right, drives baseline is bump, puts it up, puts it in,
count it in a foul for Kawai. Leonard on the right wing drive
in middle right elbow pull up and he responds Kawai now with nine eighty seven
seventy nine Kawhi Leonard also at eleven points in that third quarter. Clippers led
after three ninety one to eighty four. In the fourth, Paul George was
taken over. George faced up jumper from eighteen it's true over a kogie Pg
thirteen. He's got eighteen ninety five eighty six, who fumbly keeps it in
his grasp and hands it off. Now for George, drive into his left.
George the side step off Yambo floats it up in and with a right
hand PG thirteen, twenty points nine ninety one La back to George right link
down the right alley. George with a basket up and under reverse lay up
goes twenty four for George one O five ninety eight. Four and a half
to play. Jordan gets it in top of the key. George drives down
the left alley, pulls up left elbow and hit the jay PG thirteen,
smooth operator one O nine one hundred Clippers twenty six for George, two fifty
to play. Kawhi Leonard would cap things off with an in one play,
but Paul George with ten of his twenty six points there in the fourth Clippers
win one sixteen to one oh seven in Phoenix over the Suns. Coming up
next, oh preview a game that's over a week from now. We're looking
for post game audio two from the head coach and the players. Clippers in
the fourth spot at the All Star break in the Western Conference after everything that's
train haspired so far this season. There's sixty one games in now, it's
twenty one left to play. You're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers radio network.
Just one I can get enough, and every time I've up in the
fielding, everybody go up. Clippers one one sixteen and one seven, one
oh seven over the Phoenix Suns in the Valley. To complete, I want
to say the first half of the season, but a little more. Note
the do't have twenty five percent of this season left, just twenty one games
left now, but they're in the fourth spot in the West, in a
good position after getting a big victory over the Suns. Clippers next ball game
coming up next Friday, that's twenty fourth, when they're hosting the Sacramento Kings.
First two games out of the gate post All Star Break. Eight Kings
in Denver Nuggets. Now it's gonna be easy. King's right in front of
them in that three spot in the West. Before we get out of here,
I do want to remind you. Coming up on AM five seventy LA
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sun has set on the first half of the NBA season as we enter into
the All Star break. Is the Clippers do so in style with a one
sixteen one oh seven victory over the Phoenix Suns. Welcome into your postgame show.
This is Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin eight six six nine eight seven
two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy coming up your
phone calls, Plus Charles Mockler from Clips and Dip will be here looking for
postgame audio from Coach Low and the players. The Clippers are embedded in that
four spot for now. But what a good place to be after everything they've
been through so far this season, where at one point they had lost six
straight and they just had a ton of roster turnover and so far the three
players that they have brought in had paid dividends their last two games now beating
the Warriors, beating the Phoenix Suns, who they just sleep frogged over to
get into the fourth spot in the West. Now Phoenix is still waiting for
Kevin Durant to come back. And that was the biggest move so far during
the year, one of the biggest moves we've seen in years. Actually,
can't really undersell that, biggest move they've had for their franchise since bringing in
Charles Barkley. But meanwhile, the Clippers, this was one of their more
laser focused games we've seen this year, especially in the second half, where
I thought they might have had their best fourth quarter of the season, where
they continued to execute, just methodical with guys getting some good looks, Paul
George having ten of his twenty six and the fourth quarter Kawhi Leonard having a
big throw down and then the and one shot he made to put the Cherry
on top after Paul George had lost the basketball with fifty seven seconds left to
put it out of reach at one sixteen, one oh seven. Your final
in a game where Kawhi Leonard starts over nine and doesn't score until the five
minute mark of the third quarter, unbelievable. I'm guessing I'm trying to see
when he came back in in the fourth it was around the seven minute mark.
Yes, yes, it was exactly at seven minutes, so it makes
the math easy. So that means in the last twelve minutes of game time
where he was out there on the court, Kawhi Leonard had sixteen points after
starting zero of nine. He would then hit five of his next nine that
he took finished five of eighteen O five from the outside, doesn't matter.
He gets ten boards, four assists, a couple of blocks of steal.
The defense was elite. Devin Booker ended up with nineteen points on six of
seventeen shooting. Chris Paul, her old friend had was two of eight with
five points, still had eleven assists, but those two guys were held down
and DeAndre Aiden, I thought, got handily dominated by Vizza Zubots for the
most part. Mason Plumbly a little bit too, but big Zoo with twelve
boards, six offensive rebounds, Eighten with just six boards total zero offensive rebounds,
give it up to a Vizza Zubots. I want to say he had
eleven of his twelve boards in the first half, ended up with thirteen and
twelve. Had a great feed inside the terraces man who was probably the player
of the game. If it's not Paul George because he matched PG thirteen with
twenty six points, but on just twelve shots, ten of twelve from the
field. He had eleven of those points in the third quarter. Was aggressive
every time out, either getting to the basket or not thinking about it when
he was putting them up from distance where he went three for four. That
was playing with purpose out there. I thought his energy and his intensity helped
carry this team. They needed Terrence Man in a game like this. He
plays thirty five minutes. You can always have a foot out the door going
into the All Star Break and let one slip. The Clippers couldn't afford to
have that happen. They needed to take some good momentum into the break.
We'll see if it carries over. They're taking on the Kings in their first
game out of it next Friday, and then the Denver Nuggets. But some
great signs already, great returns, early returns from Plumley, Eric Gordon,
and Bones Highland, who hit a tough floater, hit a three pointer in
this one, did have three turnovers, struggle a little bit more in sixteen
minutes. Eric Gordon, though he hit a thirty foot steph curry Land three
pointer, hit another one, got to the basket for an and one,
and then once again created a steal late off an inbounds pass that eventually I
think ended And I sure if that was a Paul George jumper or if that
was Kawhi Leonard who had a thunderous two handed dunk in the last two minutes
of the ball game two. But so many guys played well, and I
thought superstars in terms of Paul George and Kawhi Leonard when they needed them in
that fourth quarter, Kawhi with five points, Paul George would ten and was
so steady throughout the fourth and just aggressive. PG thirteen is the best.
PG thirteen when he's coming out of timeouts and firing and not thinking about it
and getting up good looks over multiple defenders. It doesn't matter he's six nine,
he can rise above him. Love seeing that the play though, where
he ended up on the floor after creating a steal and a jump ball against
CP three that he would win huge after the Clippers had just had three straight
turnovers. He thought, oh, here comes another fourth quarter collapse. Clippers
weren't having it. They stayed locked in. Terrence Man would get a lay
up that next play, Zoo next time down gets a foul on Booker,
and then Paul George has that tough Falloway over multiple defenders. The Kawhi dunk,
a man lay up off a great feed from Zoo, the Gordon steel
and then it was PG losing the basketball. Looked like he got fouled by
CB three by the way, he certainly warnted. And then Kawahi picked it
up. Look what I found. Drew the foul and hit a tough leaner.
Just a great way to head into the All Star Break for the Clippers.
Can't ask for much better than this one. Sixteen one oh seven your
final in Phoenix. While we have a moment before we get to your phone
calls, let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on seventy l A
Sports, this is LA Clippers Basketball KLAC Los Angeles seven k HD to Los
Angeles, an iHeart radio station, James in Utah, your first up tonight
on Clipper Stock. Hey, how you doing, ad. I'm glad to
see you're doing better after missing Chips and Jip I missed you, Thanks,
my friend. I'll be back on with those guys soon. Awesome. I
wanted to bring up two things. One you brought up last week and I
brought up last time. I was on about how we need to be able
to pick up Leonard when he's not in you know, terminator mode, which
is exactly how we are tonight. And I feel like we have a team
that can do that now and let Paul Jordan's do what he does best.
And then plumbly, I think it's so big for us in the second unit
because now we play the same way as when Zubos is there, instead of
having to adjust to playing small or not having that having that big man in
the middle, you have to change the way you play d you have to
change the way you play offense. And it just feels like the second unit
knows now we have a big man in the back, we can you know,
they know how to like rotate on the defense defensive end, and know
how to play on the offensive win as well. Yeah, I agree with
you, Josh Mason Plumley start things off with that big block in the first
quarter. Then he had a drive and kick out to Bones for a three
pointer. It almost looked like a no look pass. Second quarter went to
work in the pain immediately drew a foul, went to the basket for a
layup, and then that reverse layup he had that was tough in the fourth
quarter where he also brought it up the court and did a little sham god
CP three like a tripling move. I asked on Twitter, I wonder like
if with Bones Highland, if Hot Sauce is his favorite player? Was his
favorite player growing up as well from the N one Mixtape tour. Because Mason
Plumley showed it all off, the well rounded game in this one. It
is just a site for sore eyes to have a really season traditional backup that's
also a very good passer on a team that doesn't have a traditional point guard.
But when you have someone like Mason Plumley out there who was averaging four
assist per game in January, that's huge. Was keeping the ball hopping definitely,
Josh pre stay the phone call. We'll talk to you after the break,
my friend. Let's get you Raoul and Baldwin Park before we break here.
Raoul, what's up? You're on? Clipper stop with that. I'im
awesome. No, don't matter, what's good? Raoul? Heymy oh,
it's all good. It's it's always good. News when I'm when I'm working
here in that here Clipper victory, yes sir, and yeah what a what
a? What's? What's that's a good team team win? No, no,
no, Norman, no problem. Eg stepped up, Jimmy Bones Highland
stepped up, and team man, you gotta give him tops and marin this
this this Clipper team. You got some mut too, if you think about
it. Got Brandon Boston zoos only that twenties early twenties is like a veteran.
But he's like I was like twenty three years old or somebody. Oh
he looks like nineteen. Yeah. So all I have to say is that
the Clippers lead the SmackDown on the Phoenix Suns. Candy Asses not sue for
me. That's all I'm saying. Later for how old I appreciate it.
Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven
two five seventy. Big Zoo was so good in this game. But he
had a tip in in the third quarter on a PG miss a hook over
Eighten. He broke up a lob to DeAndre Eighten from CP three, and
it made me think of the Valley oop. And this time Big Zoo was
able to get in front of it and knock it away. But the way
he cleared the boards in this one, the physicality. You can see a
lot of guys just getting that shot in the arm that second win, because
I think they see how productive the guys they brought in are. When Big
Zoo does have to play over thirty minutes, and I think he was at
twenty nine in this one. Because Mason Plumbly can come in and give you
a strong eighteen minutes where he was a plus nine out there, that changes
things. It just adds a little bit more energy to your shift when you're
out there, knowing that you got a guy that can cover for you when
you got to hit the bench. All right, speaking of we will do
that. Be back in a couple of minutes here eight six sixty ninety eight
seven two five seventy eight six sixty ninety seven two five seventy. If you're
on hold, stay there, we'll get to you. A Clippers win one
sixteen to one on seven over the Suns and you're listening to Clippers topam by
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my life now was gone up. Clippers winning one sixteen to one O seven
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Moslem eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight
seven two five seventy All Star break couldn't come in a better time. If
you can hear the hoarseness and doc rivers like voice I have tonight, Clippers
get the victory heading into the All Star Break, They're in the fourth spot.
Phoenix was a game or a half game up on them coming into this
one. Clippers now a half game up on them and just a game back
of the Sacramento Kings in that three spot. Let me tell you you want
the three spot in the West. Why because that means you could avoid playing
not just Denver in the second round, but the Phoenix Suns in the first
round. Who could be in that four five matchup. You don't want to
have to play both of them and it runs of the finals. That makes
it all the much more difficult path of least resistance. Remember that, Sean
and Inglewood, you are Clipper. Stop with that. I'm awesome. Sean,
Hey Anama, buddy, how are you I'm good, Sean, how
are you? I'm okay. I got about four really good points to bring
out. I'll be the judge of that, all right. But anyway,
I don't know if anybody if you rewind their first quarter, DeAndre Abel was
riding Zoo's back. He must have followed him about four times, agree,
and Zoo kept his composure and had a good game. So I appreciate that
out of Zoo. The second thing is that the Clippers are more north and
south now. They're not like somebody dribbling around and dribbling around. And I
don't think I saw one stand still three pointer at the end of the shot
clock like we were getting out of Ready Jackson a lot. You know who
led them and assist in this game was seven, Sean. Do you want
to take a guess? Don't be looking at the box score. No,
I'm not looking. I'm not looking. Let me think zoom. Eric Gordon.
Eric Gordon was seven assists in twenty six minutes. But he's someone zero
turnovers, by the way, who gets into the paint and it's just a
bully in there. For his size, he moves bodies. He's a mini
tank and he's able to start that drive kick out and the Clippers ended up
only eleven or thirty four from three after starting off hot from there. But
I love what Eric Gordon breaks to this team. And that's a segue to
something else. I was gonna say. He died up Booker book six to
sixteen. He played a great defense on Devin Booker, who he had nineteen.
That's about as quiet of nineteen points as you could have one of six
from the outside. Yeah, And the thing they won the game without much
of a contribution from Moors but Tune and of course Powell wasn't even there.
And those are three of your major contributors that you usually get. And we
know who Phoenix is missing. But you know, I'm not going to have
pity on a team that wants to go super team and bring Kevin Durant and
then doesn't have him, and you know says, oh, well we didn't
have Kevin Durant, you still had your big three out there and CP three
Devin Booker deadre eight. That still is formidable, right, And that's the
segue to my other point. A Kogi went crazy, so he actually was
the points that they would have got from Kevin Durant. They got from a
kokee anyway. I don't know he totally made up for it, but six
three pointers was a career high for him. He had twenty four. It
was something right, that was part of it. So I mean, no,
they played a good game against a really good team, and that's you
know, they're gonna have to keep doing it because the schedule now, they're
gonna pay all the good teams now, so you know they have the depth
now. I like it, and I just hope I see more improvements.
And you know, I'm what do you think a big plumb? You love
big man, big plum. Okay, I'm a guy. Have to say
this because the other night nor Eagles said in the pregame, Hey Adam,
we really needed a big man. You didn't say anything, but when I
used to say it, you used to get it on me all the time.
And oh, you know two years ago when they put the small guy
in against U. I've said a million times this season, the biggest lock
at the trade deadline is that the Clippers get a back up big I've never
heard you say that, but okay, I'll give you credit for it if
you did, And I really I appreciate plumb Lee. I kind of wanted
more bumbled, but I do see some of the other things that Plumbly can
do that I didn't see before, So I like them. You know.
I'm glad we have a board about it. But whatever, Okay, all
right, Sean, I appreciate the phone call, my friend. I appreciate
you, my friend. We'll talk to you after the All Star break,
all right, absolutely, that way. Javier and Lahabra heights from one regular
to another. Javier, what's up? What's up? Bad? I'm thank
you for taking my call. I think this is one of the biggest wins.
I know, you know through the seats that you say, all this
big game or there's a good win, but this one before the All Star
break, especially against Phoenix at their at their stadium. I mean that's at
their arena. Sorry, it's a big win. I mean. And then,
like you said, they have Sacramento after the All Star break, so
they could caring him up to the thirst spot. And that's just telling you
you need the three spot. You do not want to be in the four
or five matchup. What you want is to send Phoenix there so they end
up having to play the winner of the one eight matchup in the second round,
which will likely be the Denver Nuggets, and one of those teams get
taken out. Yeah, now you're you're right about that. Now, A
couple of things for the key of this game. Number one, real quick
Terrence Mann would he had twenty twenty twenty six points, so he took some
of the slack off Norman Pale, so that was huge. Number two is
the turnovers. The second quarter. I couldn't believe those, what three turnovers
in a minute, But in the second half, I believe they had the
Clippers only have like, what four turnovers in the second half they had five,
but they were much better. They did have three straight at one point,
including one after a time out in the fourth quarter. Or it looked
like they could unravel here. But they had some awful ones. The one
from the tomb on the inbounds class to Paul George who wasn't looking, was
just inexcusable in the second quarter. Yeah for a minute, I'm like,
oh my god, what's going on here? But that was huge. And
the last thing is during the stretch Aaron Gordon was planning for for Marcus Morris.
I mean that was big too. I mean you called it a her
gender pre game and say, oh, Marks Morris has to have a good
game, blah blah blah, the games he's gonna have at the game.
But I've been telling you all a year. You know, he had four
points, but it just you know, he didn't have a great game,
picked up a technical too, got into foul trouble. Yeah, but it's
a good thing you have Eric Gordon to pick you up. Yeah, you're
right, You're right. So blast thing is a normal power, real quick,
it's just something minor. Right, he'll be he'll be back in the
back in the game after the astar break, Right, that's the hope.
I don't know the extent of it, but I think it's the same right
knee injury he's been dealing with a little bit going back to January. I
think he heard it again in a game against Utah where he had thirty.
So I'm not overly concerned about it. And I see the logic of we
can give him even more extended rest because the All Star Games coming up.
Yeah, you've got an opportunity to get some of these other guys more run,
like Eric Gordon, who you just brought in. Yeah, you're right,
So, so you've got to get that win against Seacramento after the All
Star Thanks hap here, we'll talk to you after the All Star break before
will you break Lenny in Inglewood? What's up? Listen? A good game
tonight, Because when I found out ignoring problem wasn't wasn't playing, I wasn't
even next time about watching the games of the fourth quarter because just I just
I'm just saying, I'm just I like what he does. Man, we
all do. He should be the sixth of the year. There's no question
about it. Right now. Nobody's scored more points off the bench since early
November. Nope, And he's right, he's the most he's gotta be the
most efficient score in the NBA system since since January two. I just,
like I said, I just don't see nobody he canna do. Who can
put it the kind of points he does, with the kind of shops and
dudes pull up twenty seven points on them levin shops to all stop him?
You don't you don't care about that, man? But okay, so Mace,
you know, the big man thing was a dressed and I'm glad,
but it wasn't just a big man. It was an athletic big man.
That's what you have with Mason Plumber. You gotta have somebody can move the
seat, because we know these big men can move. And they tell me
these guys like the pop up and take the three. Eric Gordon, you
know he he's not as a reliable deep ball shooter as uh, you know
Luke when he gets going, but he brings so many other things to the
game. And like you said, when he when right around the playoffs,
he's gonna begin hitting them them deep threes and he's gonna give us a couple
of twenty points. And he's just talking about he has less holes in this
game than Luke Kennard, who I love and I think he's he's gonna do
big things in Memphis, no doubt, no doubt. And uh, but
the defense that Eric brings to the game, Luke r. It's not Guarden
Devin Booker like Eron Gore did tonight. No no. And he's got that
big body and he puts that waste on you man, all those things common
man, da man. When you when you got some like you kids trying
to get the name and gets his shot and he gets that bump, you
know with that body is that that countistry. But the one thing that I
don't hear you saying, and I know we can't say because I hear yet,
but we're talking about chemistry, man, and we're talking about bringing in
Westbrook. I just don't doubt that that means we talk. I mean,
we were gonna take minutes away from Man. I mean, I don't,
I don't. I don't know what's happened with the front office. I mean,
I know he's a he's a buyout prospect, but right now, to
me, chemistry is key. We know what Westbrook does with chemistry. He's
a he's a fantastic athlete. But we know what this dude can do if
he doesn't feel he's getting the play that he wants. So I don't know
how this is gonna work. But I just hope the clips, you know,
really really weigh it out, because the most important thing going from right
now is chemistry, and which you got Man getting his confidence coming around.
That dude's needs his touches, he needs his minutes, and he needs his
rhythm. So you can take it from there, all right, Lenny,
I appreciate it. It's amazing to think about Terrence Man getting dnps earlier in
the season, and now he's your starting point guard. And I thought Paul
George took him home with those ten points in the fourth, and Kawhi hit
some big ones late too. But Terrence Man was the best player for the
majority of this ballgame for the Clippers tonight, and just the spirit that he
plays with. I've told you this before, but Patrick Beverlely used to turn
a regular season game into a playoff game with his intensity, and I think
Terrence Man has picked up on some of that. I was one of his
mentors and he's brought it now. Clippers win one sixteen to one oh seven.
Coming up next break, we'll have Charles Mackler on from clips in dip
here on Clippers Talk on five seventy only Sports. Yeah, hey here records
timmo did yap would not get the memo. I do nest they had to
cut last time. That's fun a way to go into the break, said
toa schlewis he head to the post game podium after the Clippers would win one
sixteen, one oh seven in Phoenix over the Suns. On that little blurb
from Andrew Griffe of the La Times on Twitter, welcome back into Clippers Talk.
I'm out of Moslin. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy
is the phone number you hear the music, you know what's up? Some
clips and double dip here with Charles Mockler joining us. Chuck, let me
ask you, is this the biggest victory of the season. I thought it
might have been their best fourth quarter of the year, even though they only
scored twenty five. It felt more like a playoff type of back and forth
fourth quarter where they just out executed Phoenix. Yeah. I think this is
maybe the win of the season for the Clippers. We saw a really good
process through the whole game for the most part, and when the process wasn't
working, we saw justice from Tylou that fixed it right. So Marcus Morris
Kotton, the foul trouble played night teammates as soon as he was off the
floor, I hate to say it. And Terence Mann and some of these
others guys got some more playing times. Things look great. We got unbelievable
contributions from Mason Pumley and you know, Eric Gordon justin kind of all the
intangible ways that you want to see from you guys. And yeah, I
mean this just we got an elite game from Paul George, we got a
slow start but a great close from Kawhi Leonard, and Terence Mann had his
best game of not his career obviously with the Clippers, but on this entire
season. So yeah, this is the best way I feel great going in
as the fourth seed sawtar break And if you're Phoenix, you gotta be kicking
yourself because not only do you give up the four seed, they didn't have
Kawhi Leonard getting a shot down until the five minute mark of the third quarter.
The Suns have to be feeling like we had to win that game.
For the Clippers to overcome that level of ice cold from Kawhi Leonard that says
something. Well, I mean, the Sun's wasted a twenty four point forty
one minute performance from Josha Kogi. This was a game where usually the Clippers
lose one. No disrespect to a guy like Josha Coogi, who's very good,
but when he goes for twenty four on a wildly efficient night, usually
it's one of those nights where it feels like the Clippers are gonna lose.
But I mean, you know, Chris Paul couldn't really get anything going.
I know we had eleven assist but he was a minus seventh overall. Zoo,
you know, does his best against him Like this felt great, you
know, even despite Kawai's horrific start for this one. We were carried by
our role players, which is what we were told all year, and it
really took until the trade deadline to shore up some of the inefficiencies that Tylo
kept going with to get us to really kick into the gear. Get what
we need, which is a legitimate backup five and Mason Plumley, who might
be the best backup center in the league. And then a guy like Eric
Gordon who plays good defense in both Thailand, who I only only played fifteen
minutes, but add a little spark to just the whole thing. The roster
just feels so much more balanced now, and the second unit just looks so
much stronger with Mason Plumbly as the anchor, and even when he's playing with
the starters out there, he just looks extremely comfortable already in just his second
game. But I did get a call about this. I wanted to ask
you, Chuck, with a game like this from Terrence Man getting twenty six
ten of twelve shooting. The Russell Westbrook rumors still out there and apparently the
Clippers are kicking the tires on that situation. To Corey Lamarra and sham Sharania,
where are you at with the possibility of them bring and Ross? I
just don't think we need it. I don't know how you can watch a
game where Kawhi Leonard has a slow start, he doesn't make us three,
Marcus Morris gets into foul trouble, you know, and even when that is
happening, it's not like if we have Russell Westbrook that things would have gone
exceptionally better tonight or anything like that. He has a really bad assistant turnover
ratio, which is one thing he'd be doing for this climberstie looking to distribute,
and it just someone's getting squeezed out if we add Russell Westbrook to a
team that's already getting DMPs from Robert Covington, Like, who are we squeezing
out of this rotation for Russell Westbrook. I know that it's only been two
games with the trade death pipe. Sure, maybe it's bones Highland, but
do you want Russell Westbrook playing sixteen minutes to night on this team and if
law Murray what he wrote today the Clippers Russell Westbrook is maybe a starter,
not a closer, but the idea that a contender would bring in Russell Westbrook
to start. I just I think if you frame it like that, you
have to you kind of have to say, what are we doing here?
And interesting, tough decisions to be made, no doubt. But until then,
I love this game from Paul George. I know he had a couple
of bad turnovers five assists of four turnovers, but he played angry at times.
It looked like I think the matchup against CP three may have brought out
the best in him ever since he crossed Chris Paul into the underground world or
whatever in the Western Conference finals. But getting on the floor for that steal
and the jump ball, and then having ten points in the fourth quarter alone,
sticking some tough jumpers, having a tough reverse layup. I just love
the grittiness in his play tonight well, and you love to see him score
in the paint. Right in the first half, I think he might have
only had one attempt on the paint. In the second half, he started
being more aggressive with his drive and that's when we saw good things happening,
and we got through the free from line. You know, only a couple
of times, but in Paul George's world, that's quite a bit, even
how the rest call it. But I was really impressed with the second half.
It almost felt like I'd send this on Twitter, but it almost felt
like he was like he didn't play angry, but it was almost like he
was angry at himself and he had to get himself up to like tell himself
that he can still be this guy who can and should score twenty six a
night for the Clipper. So I mean, yeah, this is a great
way to end it. I can't imagine this game going andy better from the
clips. You know, maybe Kawhi scores twenty and we went by ten more
points. But this was a fantastic way to go out, especially being led
by Terence Man and you know, two on three, I'd rather see it
like this. Honestly, I think you learn more from a game like this
where Kawhi doesn't have it going Paul George has to step up. Terrence Man,
is that good? The new guys played fantastic basketball. I eats a
Zoo boss dominate in the post. I almost prefer them have to dig it
out, uh in a way where it's not all going their way and they
still find a way to get a victory. I think that's big for this
team. But all right, Chuck, I appreciate you coming on tonight here
on Clips and double dip on Clippers stock my friend, of course, always
a good time. We'll talk soon coming up next batch your phone calls eight
six six ninety seven, two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two
five seventy. Clippers win one sixty one oh seven Phoenix over the Suns.
Close things out before the All Star break coming next. The whole didn't turn
the kid a little bare down in the low Keys. Clippers win one sixteen
and one oh seven in Phoenix over the Suns. The next game coming up
a long time from I don't know what he's taken on the sacrament of King's
hosting them next Friday twenty four Mike, last call before the All Star break,
Adam, Thank you, Adam. All right, I was just calling
to say, you know, to me, the buyout market answer is easy
and obvious, and as Patrick Beverley, he will to use a Star Wars
phrase complete Terrence Man's training. There will be a great influence on the younger
players on Bones Highland. I'm Brandon Boston, Moussa, Jason Preston, and
just it just seems to me like he fits in, like he's the perfect
addition to this team. At this point, you're talking about team man,
what do you think? No, I'm talking about Patrick. I'm saying Patrick
Beverley. I'm the buyout market. You want Patrick Beverley in back in?
I want, I want. I want to bring Pat home. I want
to bring Pat Beverley back where he belongs to Good for your home, I
get it. He he is beloved still with Clipper fans. I'm a big
fan of Patrick Beverly as well. We will see, all right, one
more call before we got out of here. Wild card line, Paul,
you're on Clipper Stock, You're on Man, that's you. It's you Man.
We'll try to screen it here for one second. But Patrick Beverley is
out there. Obviously, he is an all time favorite and we'll remain one
regardless of the Clippers pick him up or not. But they have decisions to
make. We'll see where they go from here, whether it's Russell Westbrook or
Pat Bev as we head into the All Star break. But the good news
is the Clippers are in the fourth spot. After everything that has transpired so
far this season, they faced a ton of adversity. Kawhi miss is twenty
of the first twenty five games, ends up getting back to right where he
was pre acl tear. Paul George misses a dozen games games the trade deadline
comes. It's tough to see some guys go. But the guys who came
in have certainly performed at a high level, including tonight with their one sixteen,
one oh seven victory in Phoenix over the Suns. Before we get out
of here again, we'll be off with you guys till Friday. The twenty
fourth Clippers back home, taken on the Sacramento Kings a battle for the three
spot. But I do want to thank the Clippers organization. Noah Eagle,
Brian Seman, Ralph Lawlor, big brother, Jake Morner, head engineer,
producer, Katie Newton back here into bank, the callers, the listeners.
I'm Adam Osland Datia. In a little over a week is the Clippers have
completed not the first half of the season. There's seventy five percent of the
season. There's just twenty one games left now down the stretch. They come
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