WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.080 --> 00:00:06.679 Got your fall. It's time to react to La Clippers basketball. This is 2 00:00:06.719 --> 00:00:11.560 Clippers Talk all the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Osley. You 3 00:00:11.640 --> 00:00:16.600 know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and get 4 00:00:16.600 --> 00:00:21.160 the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He makes everything 5 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:30.000 happen. Adam Mosley Kawhi Leonard's Claus got on the basketball in the fourth quarter 6 00:00:30.960 --> 00:00:34.560 and he would not let go of a lead where the Clippers are up by 7 00:00:34.560 --> 00:00:39.039 as many as eighteen. They go on to beat the New Orleans Pelicans one 8 00:00:39.159 --> 00:00:43.359 eleven to one oh six at Staples Center. Welcome in a Clipper suck. 9 00:00:43.600 --> 00:00:47.240 I'm Adam Oslin coming up on the show. We'll get to your phone calls 10 00:00:47.240 --> 00:00:50.759 at eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 11 00:00:50.840 --> 00:00:54.960 seven two five seventy. I already tried to play call screener and accidentally hung 12 00:00:55.039 --> 00:00:58.200 up on Dale Dale call back. We'll get to you. Also get to 13 00:00:58.240 --> 00:01:04.239 me at Follow Adam and my friend Jamal Christopher will be here. You know 14 00:01:04.359 --> 00:01:11.519 him on Twitter at Clippers two four seven the word and the word is. 15 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.560 He is one of the best follows on Twitter for Clippers basketball. He means 16 00:01:15.599 --> 00:01:19.480 it. Twenty four seven is a real thing. I would say it's more 17 00:01:19.519 --> 00:01:23.719 like eight days a week Beatles style. With him, he's always talking about 18 00:01:23.760 --> 00:01:27.000 the Clippers. You'll also hear from the head coach to Ron lou postgame, 19 00:01:27.719 --> 00:01:33.760 and I think we have audio coming from Patrick Beverley as well. But the 20 00:01:33.799 --> 00:01:38.040 Clippers were tested. They were up eighteen at the half. It looked like 21 00:01:38.079 --> 00:01:42.040 a game they could run away with. Didn't happen, and it was because 22 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:47.680 of Alexander Walker for the New Orleans Pelicans, who did his best Steph Curry 23 00:01:47.719 --> 00:01:52.840 impersonation in the third quarter where he had fifteen of his thirty seven points there. 24 00:01:53.159 --> 00:01:57.719 He had twenty six of his total thirty seven points in the second half. 25 00:01:57.280 --> 00:02:02.599 He was unbelievable. They are down three starters and that opens up opportunities 26 00:02:02.640 --> 00:02:06.640 for players who are trying to show off for the new head coach stan Van 27 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:12.039 Gundi there in New Orleans, and I thought Alexander Walker, cousin of SGA 28 00:02:12.120 --> 00:02:16.479 Shay Gil just Alexander put on an unreal performance, especially in the second half 29 00:02:16.479 --> 00:02:21.000 and down the stretch. But Kawhi Leonard was just a little bit better. 30 00:02:21.599 --> 00:02:27.120 He had twelve of his twenty eight points in the fourth quarter, Alexander Walker 31 00:02:27.360 --> 00:02:34.159 eleven. Kawhi outscored him and had almost half the Clippers points in the fourth. 32 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:37.719 They finished with twenty eight points, but they were outscored by New Orleans 33 00:02:37.960 --> 00:02:40.800 who had thirty five. It was just a four point game three minutes into 34 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:45.000 the fourth quarter, and I thought, here we go again. And I 35 00:02:45.080 --> 00:02:49.039 know, Clipper Nation, you have PTSD with blown leads from this team over 36 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:53.759 the years, but now this is the fourth game so far this season and 37 00:02:53.800 --> 00:02:59.000 they've only been twelve Clippers rating. Four were they had to push back late 38 00:02:59.439 --> 00:03:02.319 where they had to throw that punch after they were on the canvas for a 39 00:03:02.400 --> 00:03:07.360 second where there was almost a ten count, and then they ended up closing 40 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.800 out the ball game. We saw it against the Los Angeles Lakers opening night, 41 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:15.159 then against the Denver Nuggets, then against the Phoenix Suns on the road. 42 00:03:15.800 --> 00:03:19.319 In each of those games there was some adversity where the Clippers led by 43 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.800 as many as twenty points, just up by eighteen in this one, but 44 00:03:23.240 --> 00:03:29.400 you wanted to see them close it out with a flurry. There was some 45 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:32.479 of that. When Kawhi Leonard came back in he had nine points in his 46 00:03:32.560 --> 00:03:37.120 first four minutes back on the floor in the fourth quarter, and the Clippers 47 00:03:37.120 --> 00:03:40.199 went from being just up four to back up twelve. But the Pelicans simply 48 00:03:40.240 --> 00:03:45.159 didn't go away. Even though brandon Ingram overall only had twenty two points, 49 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:49.479 he had I think thirteen of those in the second half, and they were 50 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:53.759 making big shots, and they were hitting threes all of a sudden. They 51 00:03:53.840 --> 00:03:59.840 finished with ten three pointers the Clippers eighteen of thirty seven. We've talked about 52 00:04:00.240 --> 00:04:03.520 off in this season. This maybe the six games so far where the Clippers 53 00:04:03.560 --> 00:04:09.199 have shot better from three than they did from two. And there were huge 54 00:04:09.280 --> 00:04:14.240 three pointers, the old school three point play, first from PG thirteen, 55 00:04:14.400 --> 00:04:18.480 who hit a ridiculous Steve Nash esque circus shot where it hit off the top 56 00:04:18.519 --> 00:04:21.639 of the backboard and rolled in. He'd get the a one. Then he 57 00:04:21.759 --> 00:04:25.720 hit a three pointer late in the game. Kawhi Leonard, who hadn't hit 58 00:04:25.759 --> 00:04:30.319 a three pointer going into the fourth would hit one, and so would Patrick 59 00:04:30.600 --> 00:04:34.360 Beverly, who was prone to hitting a three pointer late and fourth quarters. 60 00:04:34.360 --> 00:04:38.240 When they need a big play, a winning play late in the game. 61 00:04:38.800 --> 00:04:43.360 Patrick Beverly is there for you, and he finished with ten points. Also 62 00:04:43.480 --> 00:04:48.439 two steals, two blocks where his assignment just lost track of him and Patrick 63 00:04:48.480 --> 00:04:54.759 Beverley was able to swipe it away from behind the guy who was on offense. 64 00:04:54.920 --> 00:04:58.160 Just incredible stuff. Plus one of those steals came in the fourth quarter. 65 00:04:58.560 --> 00:05:01.439 It was a big momentum play and he would end up passing into Serge 66 00:05:01.480 --> 00:05:08.079 Ibaka for the easy two on a fast break. But the Pelicans still had 67 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:13.439 it close down six late and they got into a fast break situation after the 68 00:05:13.480 --> 00:05:17.040 Clippers miss, and I thought the Clippers defense really clamped down. There were 69 00:05:17.079 --> 00:05:21.680 some signs of clamp City. And it was Kawhi Leonard who was all over 70 00:05:21.680 --> 00:05:27.399 the place defensively on that final possession for the New Orleans Pelicans because they had 71 00:05:27.480 --> 00:05:30.800 numbers for a second. And then I think it was Kawhi and Brandon Ingram 72 00:05:30.839 --> 00:05:36.519 in the corner and he caused them and their offense to completely slow down and 73 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:40.480 be stuck in mud. And this is one of these slower offenses in the 74 00:05:40.519 --> 00:05:44.800 league when it comes to pace. Same with the Clippers, but this was 75 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.959 also a team in the New Orleans Pelicans that was giving up a lot of 76 00:05:47.959 --> 00:05:51.240 three pointers. In fact, no one gives up more three point attempts than 77 00:05:51.319 --> 00:05:56.480 they have this season, and teams are shooting a high percentage against them too. 78 00:05:56.519 --> 00:06:00.600 But the Clippers forty eight percent from three, seven percent from the field, 79 00:06:01.160 --> 00:06:05.319 and I think it correlates with what Paul George has been doing. He 80 00:06:05.399 --> 00:06:10.959 had six crucial points six of his twenty seven in the fourth quarter. I 81 00:06:11.000 --> 00:06:15.399 mentioned the three in the N one, but he goes five of nine from 82 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:19.879 distance. He's shooting better from three than he is from two, and he's 83 00:06:19.879 --> 00:06:26.000 shooting forty nine points something from two. So he's shooting over fifty percent from 84 00:06:26.040 --> 00:06:32.079 three on the season, seventy percent from three from the corners. He looks 85 00:06:32.319 --> 00:06:35.759 as good as he ever has in his career at the age of thirty, 86 00:06:36.319 --> 00:06:39.759 and to me, he looks even better than he did two years ago when 87 00:06:39.800 --> 00:06:45.399 he was third in MVP voting. It's early, but the stat lines and 88 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:48.000 the shooting percentages that he is putting up right now, we're talking about somebody 89 00:06:48.040 --> 00:06:54.879 that's going for fifty fifty ninety, which is what Jamal Murray did at times 90 00:06:54.879 --> 00:06:58.199 in the bubble, and he said, ah bubble effect. We'll see if 91 00:06:58.240 --> 00:07:01.480 it translates back and things get a little bit more normal here in this regular 92 00:07:01.519 --> 00:07:06.120 season, but Paul George has just been as good as anyone in the league 93 00:07:06.199 --> 00:07:10.600 so far. And I saw this on NBA dot Com. I think it 94 00:07:10.720 --> 00:07:15.959 was late last week where they had him top five or top three in MVP 95 00:07:15.199 --> 00:07:19.160 voting. Once again, it's early to be talking about this, but if 96 00:07:19.160 --> 00:07:23.600 he continues to play like this and look, nobody, I don't know if 97 00:07:23.600 --> 00:07:27.160 anyone with a number of attempts that he has taken, has ever shot fifty 98 00:07:27.160 --> 00:07:31.240 percent from three in a season when you're taking at least one hundred three pointers. 99 00:07:31.279 --> 00:07:34.839 I don't think that's ever happened. But he's taking over eight per game. 100 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:40.560 Took nine in this one and made five. What he's doing is special, 101 00:07:40.800 --> 00:07:44.319 the efficiency, and we saw some of it last season and he was 102 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:47.759 very good in limitsed minutes. He just wasn't playing as many played thirty eight 103 00:07:47.879 --> 00:07:54.480 tonight. He's healthy, Kawhi Leonard's healthier. He's played back to backs now 104 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:57.920 and Kawhi would just go eight of eighteen but hit two three pointers. I 105 00:07:57.959 --> 00:08:01.000 think both of those came in the fourth quarter. And then once again and 106 00:08:01.040 --> 00:08:05.319 it maybe the fifth time so far this season this has happened where it's your 107 00:08:05.319 --> 00:08:13.160 two superstars leading you and assists. Kauai had nine that led everyone. Paul 108 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:18.959 George had six. Of their thirty five made shots, twenty six of them 109 00:08:18.040 --> 00:08:24.399 were assisted. That's seventy five percent of your maid shots assisted. So they're 110 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.399 doing some real good things offensively. When it comes to ball moving right now, 111 00:08:30.959 --> 00:08:33.720 especially in the first half, I thought it was spectacular. The only 112 00:08:33.879 --> 00:08:37.799 issue was the New Orleans Pelicans were doing what they do best out rebounding the 113 00:08:37.799 --> 00:08:41.279 Clippers. They would finish a plus twelve on the boards, but they would 114 00:08:41.279 --> 00:08:46.039 get twelve offensive rebounds. Here's the good news, though, the Clippers were 115 00:08:46.080 --> 00:08:50.320 much better in that area in the second half. The Pelicans had ten offensive 116 00:08:50.320 --> 00:08:54.240 rebounds on the first half, just two in the second half, So the 117 00:08:54.240 --> 00:09:00.000 Clippers did clean things up on the boards eventually. But even though New Orleans 118 00:09:00.120 --> 00:09:03.919 they weren't shooting very well in the first quarter and a half, they were 119 00:09:05.000 --> 00:09:09.720 able to get up more shots due to offensive rebounds. We knew that was 120 00:09:09.720 --> 00:09:13.360 one of the keys coming into this one. The Clippers eventually corrected that, 121 00:09:13.200 --> 00:09:18.759 but the Clippers also ended up attempting twenty seven free throws. That is what 122 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:22.720 you want to see, because that's about the amount they averaged the last two 123 00:09:22.840 --> 00:09:28.080 years when they led the league in free throw attempts while shooting it very efficiently 124 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:33.600 from the charity stripe. I believe they were top ten, but they were 125 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:39.600 bottom five in free throw attempts coming into tonight's game. There's been a shift 126 00:09:39.639 --> 00:09:43.360 there that's starting to change, and head coach Toront Lewis talked about this recently. 127 00:09:43.759 --> 00:09:46.600 He said, quote, when we get into the paint, we're a 128 00:09:46.639 --> 00:09:50.159 different team. It's not just that they're scoring in the paint. They only 129 00:09:50.200 --> 00:09:54.960 had twenty points in the paint tonight compared to fifty two for the Pelicans, 130 00:09:54.039 --> 00:09:58.919 but it leads to kickouts in those open three point shots, and the passing 131 00:10:00.039 --> 00:10:03.159 on the perimeter has been so good. I credit Nicholas Batum a lot for 132 00:10:03.200 --> 00:10:07.600 that. He had two of their first four assists. I think it was 133 00:10:07.759 --> 00:10:11.919 he had or two of the two assists to two mate three pointers to start 134 00:10:11.960 --> 00:10:16.559 off the ball game by Patrick Beverley. He went three of seven from distance, 135 00:10:16.639 --> 00:10:20.200 but hit his first two and then hit the big one late in the 136 00:10:20.200 --> 00:10:24.559 fourth quarter, and Nicholas batoum assisted him on his first two three pointers. 137 00:10:24.600 --> 00:10:28.840 They get off to good starts offensively because I think Nicholas Batum Saint Nick has 138 00:10:28.879 --> 00:10:31.559 just been a godsend for this team. I've been saying it over and over 139 00:10:31.639 --> 00:10:35.120 again, but you can't say enough about what he's been able to do with 140 00:10:35.240 --> 00:10:39.720 this offense and keep them in the flow of their offense more often now than 141 00:10:39.759 --> 00:10:43.279 what we saw last season. Yes, they were second offensively, but there 142 00:10:43.279 --> 00:10:48.600 were still times where they go into these lolls. It was strange and they'd 143 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:52.639 have these hiccups. And he has smoothed out the wrinkles in the offense so 144 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:58.200 far this season. Where the Clippers starting unit with Nick Batum in it, 145 00:10:58.279 --> 00:11:01.399 next to Kawhi Leonard, Sergebaka, Patrick Beverly and Paul George, they're a 146 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:07.559 plus thirty out there with their net rating Pearl one hundred possessions. That's at 147 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:11.799 the top in the NBA. Someone else, who I thought, and this 148 00:11:11.879 --> 00:11:15.679 is huge for the bench, has to start playing better. And we just 149 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:20.840 heard about this abdominal injury going into the game with a visa zoobots and maybe 150 00:11:20.840 --> 00:11:24.480 that accounts for why the last week and a half he has struggled. But 151 00:11:24.679 --> 00:11:28.799 I thought he played his best game in his last six Now nine points, 152 00:11:28.799 --> 00:11:33.360 seven boards off the bench in twenty two minutes was three of three from the 153 00:11:33.399 --> 00:11:37.840 field, and when things started to turn in their favor on the boards, 154 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:41.559 he was a part of that. Big Zoo played to his size more so 155 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:46.559 in the second half. Clippers win one eleven to one oh six over the 156 00:11:46.559 --> 00:11:52.720 New Orleans Pelicans, even with an unreal effort by Alexander Walker. Continue to 157 00:11:52.759 --> 00:11:58.360 pay attention to him moving forward. I know stan Van Gundhi's taking notes. 158 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:01.600 That is someone who who may pick up some playing time now with the Pelicans. 159 00:12:03.519 --> 00:12:09.679 But the Clippers didn't play play around and get burnt here. It was 160 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.279 a four point game in the fourth quarter. The Clippers held on to win 161 00:12:13.919 --> 00:12:16.879 by five over New Orleans. Coming up next, we'll get to your phone 162 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:22.600 calls Dale hold On, Jeff hold On. But my friend Jamal Christopher, 163 00:12:24.480 --> 00:12:28.399 you know him as Clippers twenty four seven on Twitter. He's gonna be here. 164 00:12:30.559 --> 00:12:35.919 You might also know him from the Clippers account recently as he narrated one 165 00:12:35.919 --> 00:12:39.919 of their videos on social media and a fantastic job. We'll talk to him 166 00:12:41.080 --> 00:12:45.000 about this young Clippers season. They are eight and four to start things off. 167 00:12:45.120 --> 00:12:58.559 More Clippers talk coming up on Amp five seventy l A Sports. This 168 00:13:00.440 --> 00:13:05.399 is La Clippers Basketball Kawhi Leonard is a destroyer of worlds. Right now on 169 00:13:05.480 --> 00:13:13.960 the official home of your La Clippers. Kawhi Leonard leads the Clippers with twenty 170 00:13:13.080 --> 00:13:18.720 eight points and scores twelve of them late and the Clippers go on to win 171 00:13:18.840 --> 00:13:22.320 one to eleven to one oh six at Staples Center over the New Orleans Pelicans. 172 00:13:22.360 --> 00:13:26.679 Welcome back in the Clippers Talk. I'm out a Moslin coming up. 173 00:13:26.679 --> 00:13:28.279 We'll get back to your phone calls here at eight six six nine eight seven 174 00:13:28.320 --> 00:13:33.960 two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy and you'll hear 175 00:13:33.000 --> 00:13:37.279 from the head Coats toron Loop post game. But first you know him on 176 00:13:37.320 --> 00:13:41.360 Twitter at Clippers twenty four seven and you've heard him as the narrator on the 177 00:13:41.399 --> 00:13:45.720 Clippers Right. The Story feature presented by Cedar SI and I where you get 178 00:13:45.799 --> 00:13:48.039 to tell your story, where you can have the chance to be featured any 179 00:13:48.080 --> 00:13:52.759 Clippers digital piece. Plus there's other prizes like having a halftime at home experience 180 00:13:52.799 --> 00:13:58.000 with Chuck the Condor coming in Moore. Go to Clippers or go to NBA 181 00:13:58.080 --> 00:14:03.120 dot com Forward Slash Clippers Forwards Slash Write the Story to learn more. I'd 182 00:14:03.159 --> 00:14:05.679 say the Party's over, Jamal, but just getting started with you coming on 183 00:14:05.759 --> 00:14:09.360 the Clippers talk here and we had to play that track from you as well. 184 00:14:09.399 --> 00:14:13.840 Again, I appreciate it. Man. Jamal is at Clippers twenty four 185 00:14:15.120 --> 00:14:20.080 seven on Twitter. He's become a legend there. People even remember his old 186 00:14:20.120 --> 00:14:24.200 at sign. But twenty four seven is what it's all about talking about this 187 00:14:24.279 --> 00:14:26.919 Clippers team. Jamal, what did you see in this game? Because once 188 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:31.000 again the Clippers, well they had a little bit of a let up, 189 00:14:31.240 --> 00:14:33.399 but once again, like three other games so far this season, they were 190 00:14:33.440 --> 00:14:37.399 able to hold on late and this time it was just Kawhi Leonard really taking 191 00:14:37.440 --> 00:14:43.440 over. Man. First off, yeah, I definitely appreciate it. I 192 00:14:43.559 --> 00:14:50.440 heard the party's over as we were getting started and bad just blew me away. 193 00:14:50.519 --> 00:14:52.600 That was a great man. I appreciate it. Man, you got 194 00:14:52.799 --> 00:14:58.000 But yeah, me personally, many they've best some work to do defensively for 195 00:14:58.080 --> 00:15:05.799 sure. However, I'm not too worried to kill Alexander is the story tonight. 196 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:11.360 He was awesome. If anybody's really in tune with like the Pelicans, 197 00:15:11.399 --> 00:15:16.279 like he has some ability, like he can really go, So him going 198 00:15:16.320 --> 00:15:20.240 off like this is a surprise. But like you know, with no Zion, 199 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:26.080 with no Alonzo, I kind of expected him to be pretty good tonight. 200 00:15:26.159 --> 00:15:31.240 And I was saying this on Twitter. In this climate, there aren't 201 00:15:31.279 --> 00:15:35.960 gonna be many easy games, Like it's it's a season unlike any other, 202 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:41.799 so especially we don't even know the next game might be postponed, So you 203 00:15:41.840 --> 00:15:46.440 gotta take your wins when you can get him. I thought Kawai and Paul 204 00:15:46.480 --> 00:15:50.320 George were fantastic in terms of shutting the door. Them too. They've just 205 00:15:50.399 --> 00:15:54.879 been great to Stark a year man, especially Paul George right, like he's 206 00:15:54.440 --> 00:15:58.519 he's been incredible to Stark a year. But yeah, it's a process. 207 00:15:58.519 --> 00:16:03.360 It's a say they've got I really want them to improve on the defensive end, 208 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:07.279 and I really do need them to find a way to start generating more 209 00:16:07.360 --> 00:16:11.240 threes. Those are the two biggest glaring things to me to start the year. 210 00:16:11.279 --> 00:16:15.679 But it's a process. It's January. You want to be your best 211 00:16:15.679 --> 00:16:19.120 at April and Ford instead of like in January. You know. Jamal Christopher 212 00:16:19.200 --> 00:16:22.879 is our guest here on Clippers Talk. Follow him on Twitter at Clippers the 213 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:30.200 number twenty four, the words seven, Jamal, you bring up PG thirteen 214 00:16:30.600 --> 00:16:36.120 who has been otherworldly with his shooting from three so far. And when you 215 00:16:36.159 --> 00:16:38.559 talk about this team, maybe it's tempting more three pointers per game. Even 216 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:42.320 though they got up thirty seven in this one. They are the best shooting 217 00:16:42.360 --> 00:16:45.240 team from three so so far this season. A lot of that is PG 218 00:16:45.399 --> 00:16:49.440 thirteen, But even him taking nine, you kind of look at and go 219 00:16:49.519 --> 00:16:53.600 when you're that hot as he's been these first twelve games. Take eleven, 220 00:16:53.679 --> 00:16:59.240 take twelve, take fifteen. Do what Danny Green did the other night. 221 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:00.960 Do we want to? I say, more from Paul George, just on 222 00:17:02.000 --> 00:17:04.200 the outside, because if it ain't broke, don't fix it. He hasn't 223 00:17:04.200 --> 00:17:11.039 cooled off yet. Yeah, yeah, I mean, and not just him, 224 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:14.599 Luke Kahnar can stand to be a little bit more aggressive. I think 225 00:17:14.680 --> 00:17:19.759 Kawai it may come a little bit harder for him to generate threes. And 226 00:17:21.160 --> 00:17:23.839 just because like his shot, Die is different from Paul George, and I 227 00:17:23.880 --> 00:17:27.759 think just mechanically his shot doesn't may not allow him to do it as much. 228 00:17:27.799 --> 00:17:30.680 But I think he can stand to shoot more. But yeah, when 229 00:17:30.720 --> 00:17:33.920 it comes to Paul George, man like man like, we need him to 230 00:17:33.960 --> 00:17:37.319 be that dynamic guy for us, like he is the one guy on the 231 00:17:37.359 --> 00:17:44.279 Clippers that can generate twelve to thirteen threes by himself. You know, I 232 00:17:44.319 --> 00:17:48.279 don't mean to like jump ahead or like I don't know, but like the 233 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:55.079 Nets just got James Harden today, Like James Hardy will shoot thirteen fourteen threes, 234 00:17:55.200 --> 00:18:00.880 right, like the Lakers have Lebron and ad Like, we need Paul 235 00:18:00.960 --> 00:18:04.160 George to be at that tier. And so far he has been. He's 236 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:11.359 been great. But going forward, I do it expects some regression when it 237 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:17.279 regression when it comes to shooting. He's gonna like tell off a little bit 238 00:18:17.519 --> 00:18:19.599 because he's just out of He's having an out of body experience to start the 239 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:23.680 year. But what does that look like when when you know, he kind 240 00:18:23.720 --> 00:18:29.519 of cools down a bit, and so we need him to start shooting more 241 00:18:29.640 --> 00:18:33.720 threes. I need the Clippers to get from like seventeenth or sixteenth, I 242 00:18:33.960 --> 00:18:37.720 don't know what it is in terms of three point attempts in the league. 243 00:18:37.920 --> 00:18:40.400 They've got to get that up. They're too good of a shooting team to 244 00:18:40.440 --> 00:18:44.680 do it, and a lot of that falls on Paul George. Clippers win 245 00:18:44.799 --> 00:18:48.599 one eleven to one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans. One of the 246 00:18:48.640 --> 00:18:52.559 other aspects we're seeing with PG thirteen and just from everyone, including Kawhi Leonard 247 00:18:52.960 --> 00:18:57.039 Tonight, who led them with nine assists, is having your superstars be more 248 00:18:57.079 --> 00:19:00.160 of your playmakers. This season, the clipp has ended up with twenty six 249 00:19:00.200 --> 00:19:06.279 assists to just ten turnovers. The ten turnovers probably saved them in the Paul 250 00:19:06.400 --> 00:19:08.640 game overall, because it's not like the New Orleans Pelicans were turning the ball 251 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:12.799 over and they were getting more shots off of offensive rebounds. But a lot 252 00:19:12.839 --> 00:19:17.359 of the talk coming into this year and it's continued and people have called me 253 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:21.400 here on Clipper's talk, is about do they still need a more traditional point 254 00:19:21.400 --> 00:19:23.799 guard with the way they've been moving the basketball? Though, to me, 255 00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:29.559 it's harder to defend a team when you don't know where the attack is coming 256 00:19:29.599 --> 00:19:33.759 from, and I'm not sure they need that prototypical point guard. If PG 257 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:37.200 thirteen is going to be passing like this, and if Kawhi Leonard's doing the 258 00:19:37.200 --> 00:19:42.400 same, I totally agree. I think Tylu has done a great job in 259 00:19:42.519 --> 00:19:48.680 terms of putting the ball in Kawaii and Paul George's hands. I like to 260 00:19:48.680 --> 00:19:52.839 take the long view on things, and I do think Paul George as great 261 00:19:52.880 --> 00:19:55.519 as he's been with the ball in his hands to start the year, I 262 00:19:55.559 --> 00:19:59.480 think it'll even be better in April and May because of the reps that he's 263 00:19:59.480 --> 00:20:03.839 getting right now. So I look forward to that. And my whole thing 264 00:20:03.839 --> 00:20:07.559 with the Clippers need in a point guard is, for one, if you 265 00:20:07.640 --> 00:20:12.640 just look at any metric with Pat Beverley in the lineup, the Clippers are 266 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:15.960 are world world beaters. And this goes back to last year, right, 267 00:20:17.000 --> 00:20:22.160 Like their starters are are awesome. So the answer isn't to find another point 268 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:26.319 guard, it's to find somebody to back up Pat bed. My whole thing 269 00:20:26.359 --> 00:20:30.720 when it comes to the point guard issue is like even dating back to the 270 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:33.720 off season, like you look at some of the names that people were throwing 271 00:20:33.799 --> 00:20:37.359 around for the Clippers to get, and I'm just like, so you'd rather 272 00:20:37.480 --> 00:20:41.880 that guy have the ball in a playoff series instead of Paul Georgia Kauai, 273 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:45.039 Like why not just let Paul George and Kauai make the play. It's gonna 274 00:20:45.119 --> 00:20:48.559 end up in their hands anyway, right, especially when you're running that triangle 275 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:52.720 at times? Yeah, yeah, exactly. And it's like, you know 276 00:20:52.839 --> 00:20:56.720 when Phil ran the triangle. Who was the point guard? Right it was 277 00:20:56.839 --> 00:21:00.680 it was Ron Harper, it was Derek Fisher, like these and you wont 278 00:21:00.799 --> 00:21:04.240 championships with it, right Like, you don't need the dynamic point guard. 279 00:21:04.279 --> 00:21:07.599 Now, if we could have got like Chris Paul or something like you obviously 280 00:21:07.640 --> 00:21:11.440 do it like that'd be fantastic. But you know, I'm some of the 281 00:21:11.519 --> 00:21:15.279 names that were out there, Like, I'd rather have the ball in the 282 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:21.440 hands of Paul George, and so I do look forward to like how Paul 283 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:25.920 George looks as the point guard come playoff time. I think the turnovers will 284 00:21:25.960 --> 00:21:29.880 come down. I think the chemistry it looks great, and I think it'll 285 00:21:29.920 --> 00:21:33.799 get even better. But yeah, I just like I like the playoff process, 286 00:21:34.000 --> 00:21:37.200 right Like, I like, those guys are gonna have the ball in 287 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:40.880 their hands come playoff time. Let's give it to them. Now, get 288 00:21:40.920 --> 00:21:44.400 the reps up. I think Kawaii and Paul George both played around thirty eight 289 00:21:44.400 --> 00:21:48.200 minutes tonight. Again, I like ty Lou just saying, hey, you 290 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:52.519 guys are are franchise guys and we're gonna ride you like you because we're gonna 291 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:56.480 need it. So yeah, I'm not a big fan of the whole Clippers 292 00:21:56.480 --> 00:22:00.000 need a point guard thing. Pgs it to me. Hey, we've been 293 00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:03.640 on the same page, cut from the same cloth, going back a year 294 00:22:03.680 --> 00:22:07.440 now since we found each other on Twitter. We're arguing with other people. 295 00:22:07.519 --> 00:22:12.559 We're the two one three connection at times bodying bad takes on Twitter. It's 296 00:22:12.640 --> 00:22:18.480 Jamal Christopher. He's my guest here on Clippers Talk. Clippers twenty four seven 297 00:22:18.680 --> 00:22:23.240 is his handle on Twitter. Finally, Jamal because when they have relinquished leads, 298 00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:26.759 when they lost that game to the Golden State Warriors, when they have 299 00:22:26.920 --> 00:22:33.319 played poorly, it's been the bench that struggled. And I asked LA Clippers 300 00:22:33.359 --> 00:22:37.000 film this the other day too, But how long do you think it's going 301 00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:41.200 to take for this bench to really come together and crystallize? When you take 302 00:22:41.240 --> 00:22:45.119 into account that Marcus Morris, this is just his fourth game so far now 303 00:22:45.119 --> 00:22:48.400 a Visa Zoobots is also someone who's a former starter now coming off the bench. 304 00:22:49.960 --> 00:22:52.519 Oh, I think it's going to be a season long thing, seasonal 305 00:22:52.640 --> 00:22:57.640 thing, I tweeted. I tweeted about it after we blew the lead to 306 00:22:57.680 --> 00:23:03.119 go to State, like the Clippers aren't ready were Like I think when it's 307 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:06.079 all said and done, the Clippers will be the best team in basketball. 308 00:23:06.200 --> 00:23:12.720 I do like the role players they have in the acquisitions that they've made this 309 00:23:12.839 --> 00:23:18.319 past all season, but they aren't there yet. In a big part of 310 00:23:18.359 --> 00:23:22.799 that is a bitch, But I personally believe that a lot of that has 311 00:23:22.839 --> 00:23:26.240 to do with the way the roster is constructed this year. They're just a 312 00:23:26.240 --> 00:23:30.960 lot less dynamic, and that's because it looks like they're placing their instasis. 313 00:23:32.240 --> 00:23:37.440 It's on process that's more likely to be replicated in the playoffs. Right, 314 00:23:37.519 --> 00:23:42.680 So it's gonna be tougher in a regular season because you don't have somebody who 315 00:23:42.720 --> 00:23:47.240 can get you eighteen and seven in his sleep, like Montrez right, Like, 316 00:23:48.440 --> 00:23:52.240 you don't have that, So it's it's it's a process, but you 317 00:23:52.319 --> 00:23:56.799 keep grinding it out. I don't worry about wins and losses with this group. 318 00:23:56.720 --> 00:24:00.960 They'll be fine. They'll end up with a hop to a top three 319 00:24:00.000 --> 00:24:03.079 seed. I really do think they need to shoot for the one seed. 320 00:24:03.680 --> 00:24:08.279 It's very important. But yeah, it's gonna be a year long process. 321 00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:14.119 Man. There's no short there's no shortcuts. You can't short any corners when 322 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:18.000 you're trying to win a championship. But the thing I like to say is 323 00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:22.359 it's okay, it's just work like I feel like a lot of times last 324 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:26.039 year, that was one of the biggest criticisms with the Clippers is they didn't 325 00:24:26.039 --> 00:24:32.319 take the regular season seriously. They did take kind of a short cut type 326 00:24:32.319 --> 00:24:34.279 of method where it's like, Okay, once we get to the playoffs, 327 00:24:34.279 --> 00:24:37.440 we'll be the team we want to be. And it didn't turn out like 328 00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:42.000 that. So why not just enjoy the process, enjoy the grind. This 329 00:24:42.039 --> 00:24:45.039 is gonna be a year long thing, but you can already see. I 330 00:24:45.119 --> 00:24:51.319 think Luke Canard has been solid, Abaca has been great, Pat Beverley it's 331 00:24:51.359 --> 00:24:53.319 been awesome. There's has been a lot of great things going on. We 332 00:24:53.440 --> 00:24:57.279 got a great Blue game against Chicago. I hope he's good. I think 333 00:24:57.279 --> 00:25:02.599 he was a little bit banged up tonight. But yeah, yeah, it's 334 00:25:02.599 --> 00:25:04.960 a process, man, It's a process, and we're moving through it. 335 00:25:06.000 --> 00:25:08.240 But I think in the end we'll be satisfied with the result for sure. 336 00:25:08.759 --> 00:25:12.359 But yeah, it'll take a lot sixty games left here in the regular season. 337 00:25:12.440 --> 00:25:18.160 We'll enjoy the entire journey. Enjoying listening to Jamal Christopher here on Clippers 338 00:25:18.160 --> 00:25:22.920 Stock again. Follow him at Clippers twenty four seven on Twitter. Jamal, 339 00:25:22.319 --> 00:25:26.319 thanks for the knowledge spoken knowledge. This time around. We normally just do 340 00:25:26.359 --> 00:25:30.480 it on Twitter. Thanks for coming on clipper Stock tonight. Nah, thank 341 00:25:30.519 --> 00:25:33.640 you, bro. I hope this isn't the last time. Man. This 342 00:25:33.720 --> 00:25:38.160 has been great. Man. I sincerely want to do it again. Let's 343 00:25:38.200 --> 00:25:42.440 do it next week. I've called call just let me know. You know, 344 00:25:42.440 --> 00:25:45.160 I'm be my own producer. I'm gonna say you're coming on next week? 345 00:25:45.160 --> 00:25:52.480 All right? Sound good? But there he goes Jamal Christopher. Follow 346 00:25:52.559 --> 00:25:59.359 him at Clippers two four seven. Listen to his music under the name Jamal 347 00:25:59.440 --> 00:26:04.359 Christopher on Spotify, iTunes wherever you stream and download your music from, and 348 00:26:04.480 --> 00:26:12.240 hear him narrate on the Clippers Write the Story feature presented by Cedar SIGNI coming 349 00:26:12.440 --> 00:26:15.759 up. We'll get to your phone. Calls Dale, Jeff hold on, 350 00:26:15.839 --> 00:26:21.039 We'll get to you. This is Clippers Talk. Get to us at eight 351 00:26:21.039 --> 00:26:25.160 six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two 352 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:30.519 five seventy or I'm at Follow Adam A on Twitter. Clippers win one eleven 353 00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:33.880 to one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans I got some New Orleans horns 354 00:26:33.880 --> 00:26:40.960 in there. I like that. This is Jabal Christopher's song parties over by 355 00:26:41.000 --> 00:26:44.240 the way, clipperstalk isn't more coming up next? Right here on the M 356 00:26:44.279 --> 00:26:53.839 five seventy l A Sports the Clippers drop that M eighty three from three. 357 00:26:55.119 --> 00:27:00.880 They go eighteen of thirty seven. That's almost fifty percent from dis eleven three 358 00:27:00.920 --> 00:27:03.359 pointers made in the first half, seven more in the second half, some 359 00:27:03.480 --> 00:27:07.960 clutch ones late from Kawhi Leonard, who else, Paul George and Patrick Beverley. 360 00:27:08.079 --> 00:27:11.240 They win one eleven to one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans. 361 00:27:12.000 --> 00:27:17.759 This is Clipper suck. I'm atam oslind eight six six nine eight seven two 362 00:27:17.759 --> 00:27:22.119 five seventy is the phone number Dale in Pasadena. Dale, I'm sorry for 363 00:27:22.200 --> 00:27:26.640 hanging up on you earlier. That's my bad. Good what's up? Dale? 364 00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:30.119 Hi? Yeah, that's Benn Show. I just have a quick, 365 00:27:30.200 --> 00:27:36.039 quick, quick concern with this Clippers team right now, and it's just players 366 00:27:36.119 --> 00:27:38.680 going off with these high numbers. I know it's early, but Steph had 367 00:27:38.720 --> 00:27:42.799 thirty eighth the other night, Zach forty five, and Alexander Walker tonight with 368 00:27:42.880 --> 00:27:47.440 thirty seven. That's the problem. We had last year in the playoffs. 369 00:27:47.720 --> 00:27:51.880 We couldn't stop players when I got hot, Luca and Jamal and then even 370 00:27:51.960 --> 00:27:56.000 Yoke it's it's I don't like it. And then by the time we put 371 00:27:56.039 --> 00:27:59.720 Kawaan a guy who's already written, and I think that we definitely did need 372 00:27:59.759 --> 00:28:03.720 to dress it. I liked the Tombs links, but his lateral quickness from 373 00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:08.319 my eye, doesn't look like how it used to be his Portland day's early 374 00:28:08.440 --> 00:28:12.920 Charlotte days. And I'm wondering if he switched more into the starting lineup, 375 00:28:14.160 --> 00:28:18.480 would that be a better defensively with his side And he's like Grit that's just 376 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:22.039 concerned to mine. Other players getting really really hot and we can't really st 377 00:28:22.160 --> 00:28:26.000 them down. I don't like it. Dale. I like your phone call, 378 00:28:26.599 --> 00:28:32.039 a little bit of negativity, but some good points the Clippers. Now, 379 00:28:32.200 --> 00:28:36.759 overall in this game, Nikkila Alexander Walker was insane. It was Walker 380 00:28:36.839 --> 00:28:41.240 Texas Rangers around house kicked to the Clippers with the thirty seven points, but 381 00:28:41.279 --> 00:28:45.359 they did hold down brandon Ingram. He finished under his average of twenty four, 382 00:28:45.440 --> 00:28:48.720 just had twenty two on eight of nineteen shooting, started two of eleven 383 00:28:48.599 --> 00:28:53.240 in the first half, and in Game one against Steph he was I want 384 00:28:53.240 --> 00:28:57.240 to say five of seventeen from the field. They held down Devin Booker, 385 00:28:59.000 --> 00:29:03.799 So they good against stars at times. And I do love head coach Tron 386 00:29:03.880 --> 00:29:07.400 Lu's philosophy as of you have to give them different looks. So even if 387 00:29:07.400 --> 00:29:12.480 you're talking about Nicholas batoum there and if he's at thirty one lacking a little 388 00:29:12.480 --> 00:29:17.359 bit of that lateral movement that he had back in his Portland days, I 389 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:21.400 still think the onslaught of defenders they can throw your way, can throw off 390 00:29:21.480 --> 00:29:25.599 teams and superstars. With the strategy that head coach toront Lou uses, I 391 00:29:25.680 --> 00:29:29.599 think it's the right move to just give them different looks because eventually you put 392 00:29:29.599 --> 00:29:33.920 one guy on them, you'll get figured out. Clippers win one eleven to 393 00:29:33.000 --> 00:29:37.160 one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans. Let's hear from the head coach 394 00:29:37.440 --> 00:29:44.200 t Lou postgame speaking with the media. Lou's all right, I saw that 395 00:29:44.200 --> 00:29:47.759 he didn't play in the second half. Was that hip bothering him? And 396 00:29:47.880 --> 00:29:49.799 do you know how he's gonna feel moving forward? Is he going to be 397 00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:52.640 available? Not sure yet. I mean, he just has some hip sorts 398 00:29:52.680 --> 00:29:56.640 tonight, I'll be trying to play and at half time I just said it 399 00:29:56.680 --> 00:30:00.319 was it was pretty sore, so we don't want to chance it and put 400 00:30:00.359 --> 00:30:03.680 him in in that second half. Okay, we'll move over to Jamie Hey, 401 00:30:03.720 --> 00:30:07.359 coach said, how would you assess the team's performance tonight? My thought 402 00:30:07.440 --> 00:30:10.599 was good. I thought first half, you know, I thought the fifth 403 00:30:10.640 --> 00:30:12.880 will we were really good. I thought, you know, first half, 404 00:30:12.880 --> 00:30:15.759 we really had the ball hopping and moving. In that third quarter, I 405 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:18.079 just thought we got away from what we've been doing. You know, they 406 00:30:18.200 --> 00:30:22.680 was blitzing and we was making the extra pass, making the flow pass, 407 00:30:22.119 --> 00:30:25.279 and he was able to pick them apart. And then that third quarter, 408 00:30:25.319 --> 00:30:27.119 I thought, we trying to force it and try to beat the double team. 409 00:30:27.200 --> 00:30:30.720 But you know, overall, I think, you know, our guys 410 00:30:30.799 --> 00:30:33.240 kind of probably got a little tired because Louis out of the rotation and guys 411 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:37.279 had to play a little bit more minutes. So took away from all that 412 00:30:37.400 --> 00:30:41.599 extra ball handling and our playmaker and guys had to play a little bit more 413 00:30:41.599 --> 00:30:45.640 minutes. Let's move over to Nick Camilson. Hey, coach, it seemed 414 00:30:45.680 --> 00:30:49.960 like the New Orleans Pelicans really took you guys away from the basket quite a 415 00:30:49.960 --> 00:30:55.279 bit as you're normally accustomed to wild make them so successful in how we still 416 00:30:55.319 --> 00:30:57.119 like to overcome and still get the W. Tonight I was like, can 417 00:30:57.160 --> 00:31:00.079 you say it again? Please? No, I said, it seemed like 418 00:31:00.119 --> 00:31:03.680 tonight the New Orleans Pelicans defense really kept you guys out of the paint as 419 00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:07.359 far as being able to score in the paint. But you guys are still 420 00:31:07.400 --> 00:31:11.039 able to prevail and get the W. Would make them so difficult to keep 421 00:31:11.079 --> 00:31:14.000 you guys out of the paint like that. I think Adam's being up on 422 00:31:14.039 --> 00:31:15.400 a pick and roll and blitzen, you know. I think picking rolls a 423 00:31:15.440 --> 00:31:18.559 big part of our game, and with him being up the floor and blitzen 424 00:31:19.240 --> 00:31:22.200 all the time, it's made it a little tougher to get into the paint. 425 00:31:22.359 --> 00:31:25.519 You know. But I thought we did a good job. I'm still 426 00:31:25.559 --> 00:31:27.359 trying to attack and still making the right play in the right past, you 427 00:31:27.440 --> 00:31:30.720 know. Having twenty six assist at night, you know, it's pretty good 428 00:31:30.759 --> 00:31:34.480 for us. Let's move over to Miriam. It's right. Obviously you guys 429 00:31:34.559 --> 00:31:37.359 had a bunch of threes again today and have to shot. You guys took 430 00:31:37.400 --> 00:31:41.079 with threes is a matter of confidence building. Obviously, he's a bunch of 431 00:31:41.119 --> 00:31:44.839 good three point shooters on this team, but the more you guys hit him, 432 00:31:45.720 --> 00:31:48.279 you can hit him. I just think taking the right threes. I 433 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:52.599 think playing the right way it's the biggest thing for us. And we really 434 00:31:52.640 --> 00:31:56.440 had the ball hopping tonight early on, and we still have some possession in 435 00:31:56.440 --> 00:31:59.079 the fourth I mean in the second half when the ball moved as well. 436 00:31:59.440 --> 00:32:01.319 But we just got continue to play the right way through the game. And 437 00:32:02.160 --> 00:32:05.400 you know, I thought, you know, Walker was really good tonight. 438 00:32:05.519 --> 00:32:08.400 We did a good job on Ingram Toomba really really did a good job on 439 00:32:08.519 --> 00:32:10.519 him. And you know, I was in the Walker had one of those 440 00:32:10.599 --> 00:32:15.440 games and those are the dangerous games when guy's gonna get more touches, gonna 441 00:32:15.440 --> 00:32:17.599 get more minutes, and they're playing free. And he had a hell of 442 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:24.160 a game tonight. Let's move over to Lot Murray. It's I congratulations on 443 00:32:24.279 --> 00:32:30.559 the win. And you mentioned before the game that just because certain guys are 444 00:32:30.599 --> 00:32:35.319 out doesn't mean that it's not going to be a tough game. And even 445 00:32:35.400 --> 00:32:38.119 with the Clippers going up eighteen at half time, that's kind of how the 446 00:32:38.200 --> 00:32:43.240 second half played out. You've seen a lot of these games already where a 447 00:32:43.359 --> 00:32:47.880 team has its playing from behind, they get some momentum, and you've seen 448 00:32:47.920 --> 00:32:52.880 a lot of games where a guard in particular the field tonight, you get 449 00:32:52.960 --> 00:32:55.839 taught. How do you balance that poise that you want to project to your 450 00:32:55.880 --> 00:33:02.920 team and whatever frustration that you they have with this feeling of here it is, 451 00:33:02.960 --> 00:33:07.759 it's happening again. We have to like push through a tougher game than 452 00:33:07.160 --> 00:33:12.079 what might have been anticipated earlier. Yeah, just think games like this are 453 00:33:12.160 --> 00:33:14.880 dangerous, you know, when key guys are out, Like you said, 454 00:33:14.920 --> 00:33:16.480 you really you know, sometimes you let your guard down. I thought the 455 00:33:16.519 --> 00:33:20.079 first half we really didn't. I thought we really did a good job of 456 00:33:20.200 --> 00:33:22.319 coming out with a professional focus. And I just thought that third quarter we 457 00:33:22.400 --> 00:33:25.880 got some shots. We didn't make it early, and like I said on 458 00:33:27.039 --> 00:33:29.880 Walker just really kept him in the game single handling. I thought he made 459 00:33:29.920 --> 00:33:32.200 threes, he made lay ups, he made in between pull ups. He 460 00:33:32.279 --> 00:33:36.920 pretty much got everything he wanted tonight. But you know, we stuck with 461 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:38.200 our game plan or try and take Ingram mind of the game, which I 462 00:33:38.240 --> 00:33:42.680 thought we did a decent job of. And like you said, Walker had 463 00:33:42.680 --> 00:33:45.559 a good had a good game. Clippers win one eleven to one oh six 464 00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:50.160 over the New Orleans Pelicans. There was the head coach Toron Loup. Post 465 00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:54.880 game. Clippers ended up getting to the line twenty seven times with they attempted 466 00:33:54.960 --> 00:34:00.680 twenty seven free throws. They ended up making eleven more free throws than New 467 00:34:00.799 --> 00:34:06.200 Orleans. That's been a key part of this team's game the last two years 468 00:34:06.279 --> 00:34:10.199 with the Clippers. They have to keep that going, even if you aren't 469 00:34:10.360 --> 00:34:15.960 scoring as much in the paint. Getting in there leads to fouls and kickouts 470 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:19.039 for open threes. We've seen a lot of that. They have to continue 471 00:34:19.960 --> 00:34:23.199 to play downhill and to play with force, and I thought they did when 472 00:34:23.239 --> 00:34:29.599 they had too late to hold on more Clippers stock coming up next, I'm 473 00:34:29.639 --> 00:34:42.159 atam Oslin and this is a five seventy l A Sports. This is LA 474 00:34:42.320 --> 00:34:47.679 Clippers basketball Cowhi Leonard is a destroyer of worlds right now on the official home 475 00:34:47.840 --> 00:34:58.320 of your LA Clippers. Final segment or the last dance here on Clippers Talk 476 00:34:58.400 --> 00:35:02.440 tonight. Eight six six nine, two seventy is the phone number after the 477 00:35:02.480 --> 00:35:08.920 Clippers win one eleven to one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans. New 478 00:35:09.039 --> 00:35:15.320 Orleans ends up taking fourteen more shots from the field than the Clippers, with 479 00:35:15.440 --> 00:35:20.159 the Clippers hit heat more three pointers, take eleven more or hit eleven more 480 00:35:20.199 --> 00:35:22.599 shots at the free throw line, and they improved to eight and four on 481 00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:27.920 the season. Jeff and Tarzana, Jeff, you're on Clippers stock with Adam 482 00:35:27.960 --> 00:35:30.239 Moslin. Sorry for making you weight, Okay, Adam, you've already done 483 00:35:30.239 --> 00:35:32.840 that a few times this year. Well, if you're used to it, 484 00:35:32.920 --> 00:35:39.039 then yeah, I want to apologize. I've conditioned to you. I'm happy 485 00:35:39.119 --> 00:35:44.519 with the Clippers winning. But when a team like New Orleans has got three 486 00:35:44.559 --> 00:35:47.119 of the top guys out and you have an eighteen point lead and a half, 487 00:35:47.480 --> 00:35:52.119 remember I told you earlier this year, Adam, they don't have the 488 00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:54.679 killer instinct. Somehow they lit up, and I know they're not the only 489 00:35:54.719 --> 00:36:00.360 team that does that. But you know, if they lived at consistent where 490 00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:02.880 they don't live up, Kawhii and Paul George won't have to be playing as 491 00:36:02.960 --> 00:36:07.119 many minutes as they have and they could be healthier. And now I was 492 00:36:07.199 --> 00:36:13.079 wondering. I was wondering if you think that the Clippers, like I've told 493 00:36:13.119 --> 00:36:17.199 you for a couple of years now that they played down to the competition level 494 00:36:17.280 --> 00:36:22.400 of the team they're playing against. I mean, it depends on what team 495 00:36:22.440 --> 00:36:25.679 you're talking about. This team, this iteration, this version of the Clippers 496 00:36:25.719 --> 00:36:30.480 has really only come about since last year with Kawhi Leonard and Paul George. 497 00:36:30.559 --> 00:36:34.760 But you're right, there were times last season where they had let downs and 498 00:36:34.880 --> 00:36:38.760 teams came back on them in the same manner that the Clippers team with Lou 499 00:36:38.840 --> 00:36:43.760 Williams and Montrez Harrold and Patrick Beverlely, that team from the year before would 500 00:36:43.760 --> 00:36:46.880 come back on everybody else. So I think there's something to being the hunted 501 00:36:47.159 --> 00:36:51.840 more often than not, and these Clippers have to adjust to it. But 502 00:36:51.960 --> 00:36:55.400 I still think it's encouraging Jeff that the fourth time or this has happened five 503 00:36:55.480 --> 00:37:00.280 times this season where the Clippers have let a team get back in to it, 504 00:37:00.440 --> 00:37:02.480 but in four of those five times they find a way to close out 505 00:37:02.519 --> 00:37:06.280 the game. Now, long term, do they need to get better? 506 00:37:06.760 --> 00:37:08.880 Do they need to extend leads out of the half? Do they need to 507 00:37:08.960 --> 00:37:13.159 put their pedal to the metal and put their foot on the guy's neck so 508 00:37:13.320 --> 00:37:16.119 to speak? As the saying goes, yes, I think it'll come. 509 00:37:16.679 --> 00:37:20.960 I think it's a lot of chemistry stuff right now. And one other things. 510 00:37:21.480 --> 00:37:25.719 With the trade of James Harden today and all the players at Houston got, 511 00:37:27.440 --> 00:37:31.039 you expect them to improve and what you thought they might have been if 512 00:37:31.079 --> 00:37:36.000 they kept hard the whole season. And I really believe, and I'll tell 513 00:37:36.039 --> 00:37:37.840 you something and mine might be wrong. I think the Clippers are gonna make 514 00:37:37.880 --> 00:37:43.400 a trade before the trade deadline. Well I wouldn't be shocked to see that 515 00:37:43.559 --> 00:37:47.719 they've done it the last couple of trade deadlines. This front office always keeps 516 00:37:47.800 --> 00:37:52.360 us guessing. They always got something up their sleeve. Pertaining to the Houston 517 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:57.800 Rockets. Well, I'll put it like this, if James Harden stayed and 518 00:37:58.000 --> 00:38:01.280 continued to play at the level that he was, which wasn't at that high 519 00:38:01.320 --> 00:38:06.000 of a level, he seemed disinterested. If you saw some of his play 520 00:38:06.159 --> 00:38:09.280 last night against the Lakers, right before the postgame press conference, where he 521 00:38:09.320 --> 00:38:14.199 made it clear he wanted to be traded, that's not James Harden at his 522 00:38:14.280 --> 00:38:19.079 best. So yeah, I do think with Victor Oladipo meshing with John Wall 523 00:38:19.519 --> 00:38:23.519 and Christian Wood, they could be a little bit better this season than they 524 00:38:23.559 --> 00:38:29.320 would have been with James Harden not giving it his all. However, in 525 00:38:30.119 --> 00:38:32.199 Brooklyn, I think he's gonna flip the switch. You're gonna see him lose 526 00:38:32.280 --> 00:38:36.719 ten pounds in the next two weeks. He's gonna get in gear. And 527 00:38:36.800 --> 00:38:40.920 I thought the Brooklyn Nets already were right there with the Lakers and the Clippers 528 00:38:40.960 --> 00:38:45.159 as being one of the top three teams in the league if fully healthy. 529 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:50.119 To me, their ceiling is higher. I also think their floor could be 530 00:38:50.159 --> 00:38:53.199 a little bit lower because of combustible personalities and we don't know what's happening with 531 00:38:53.320 --> 00:38:59.280 Kyrie Irving. Well, it's gonna be fascinating watching that team though. I'm 532 00:38:59.320 --> 00:39:04.760 just happy Duran is healthy, like really healthy, like Dominique coming off the 533 00:39:04.840 --> 00:39:07.719 Achilles and making it look like nothing healthy. That's just good for the game. 534 00:39:08.639 --> 00:39:13.679 Clippers. This is good for Clipper Nation. They win one eleven to 535 00:39:13.800 --> 00:39:16.440 one oh six over the New Orleans Pelicans. That their next game is coming 536 00:39:16.519 --> 00:39:22.760 up Friday in Sacramento, tip times at seven pm. We'll have Clippers countdown 537 00:39:22.199 --> 00:39:27.519 starting at six pm before we get out of here. I do want to 538 00:39:27.599 --> 00:39:31.239 thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Seaman, Ralph Lawler, Jake 539 00:39:31.320 --> 00:39:37.079 Horner Big Brother Jake Podcast. He's our head engineer, a safehol Center back 540 00:39:37.159 --> 00:39:42.760 here in Burbank. Zach Attack was on the board. All that great music 541 00:39:42.840 --> 00:39:46.800 you heard, all the sound, everything that was Zach. Also big thanks 542 00:39:46.840 --> 00:39:54.679 to Jamal Christopher for coming on until Friday with their Clippers pregame shows starting at 543 00:39:54.719 --> 00:39:58.920 six when they're taking on the Sacramento Kings in North cal. I'm out of 544 00:39:58.960 --> 00:40:01.400 maslins. We will top to you. That gave you a little borrow while, 545 00:40:01.599 --> 00:40:10.719 but your chest maintained. Been on some days you see the sun in 546 00:40:10.920 --> 00:40:13.159 the sky wh