WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.360 --> 00:00:04.400 The game is over. Paul George money in the pain, but the postgame 2 00:00:04.440 --> 00:00:09.880 reaction has just begune Kawhi Leonard is so smooth in the mid range. This 3 00:00:10.119 --> 00:00:14.000 is Clippers Locker Room, a recap of today's game and a look ahead on 4 00:00:14.080 --> 00:00:18.879 your home for LA Clippers Basketball. And now your host, You, sir, 5 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:23.559 are a bad man. Adam Ousley. Clippers make it two in a 6 00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:28.559 row. They win once welve to ninety eight over the Mavericks in Dallas. 7 00:00:28.679 --> 00:00:32.240 Welcome into your post games show. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. We'll 8 00:00:32.280 --> 00:00:35.000 get your second half highlight, your post game box score. You'll hear from 9 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:38.000 the players in coach Lu. But while we have a moment less pause ten 10 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:43.200 seconds for station identification. Here on Los Angeles Clippers Radio Network, this is 11 00:00:43.359 --> 00:00:49.759 LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD two 12 00:00:49.840 --> 00:00:55.759 Los Angeles and iHeart Radio Station. Back to Noah Ego from American Airlines Center. 13 00:00:55.960 --> 00:00:59.520 One of the best wins of the clip of the season so far by 14 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:02.320 the Clippers. Wouldn't you say, yeah, no doubt about it? And 15 00:01:02.399 --> 00:01:04.200 I think it's really the way that they did it that seals it for me 16 00:01:04.319 --> 00:01:07.959 that fourth quarter you go in tied seventy nine, Kawhi has to go to 17 00:01:07.959 --> 00:01:11.439 the bench to start that quarter, and yet you extend the lead, and 18 00:01:11.480 --> 00:01:15.840 then Kawhi comes in and basically steps on their throat thirty points, nine rebounds, 19 00:01:15.879 --> 00:01:19.079 eight assists. Again, I brought up the numbers of Kawhi versus the 20 00:01:19.079 --> 00:01:23.400 Mavericks with the Clippers uniform on, because it feels like it doesn't get talked 21 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:26.319 enough about. You know, I think we hear about Luca and everything that 22 00:01:26.359 --> 00:01:27.799 he does to the Clippers, and rightfully so. And that's why I brought 23 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:33.239 up his numbers as well. Averaging thirty three eight point seven, eight point 24 00:01:33.319 --> 00:01:38.519 seven, forty nine thirty eight splits against the Clippers is unbelievable. He's incredible. 25 00:01:38.799 --> 00:01:42.680 But Kawhi Leonards averaging thirty one nine boards, fifty four percent shooting and 26 00:01:42.799 --> 00:01:49.400 now after today is a plus one eleven in twenty games against the Mavericks. 27 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:53.359 He has been dominant against this team and that continue today. I thought that 28 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:56.280 he took the team home. They got him to the position that he needed 29 00:01:56.319 --> 00:01:59.680 to be, and that's exactly what this team's all about. Complementary. So 30 00:01:59.719 --> 00:02:01.400 you know what your superstars are going to do. You know that Kawai can 31 00:02:01.439 --> 00:02:05.159 go out there and do all the Kawai things, but what else can you 32 00:02:05.159 --> 00:02:07.000 do to put him in that position? Paul George did that early in the 33 00:02:07.000 --> 00:02:12.759 fourth quarter, comes up with big buckets, big distribution, big passes, 34 00:02:12.840 --> 00:02:16.879 rebounds. Norman Powell's just massive, massive play in that fourth quarter. Just 35 00:02:17.599 --> 00:02:22.520 wasn't really getting stopped and so recognize, hey, I've got the advantage here. 36 00:02:22.759 --> 00:02:25.240 Finished the fourth with eleven points in the quarter on four of sixth shooting, 37 00:02:25.439 --> 00:02:29.039 got to the free throw on a couple of times, which was critical. 38 00:02:29.319 --> 00:02:31.919 The Clippers, by the way, in this game finish thirty of thirty 39 00:02:31.960 --> 00:02:35.319 one at the free throw line. It's the little things at him. And 40 00:02:35.360 --> 00:02:38.080 this is what they did so well two years ago when they got to the 41 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:40.520 conference finals. They shot the three ball incredibly well, which they did tonight 42 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:45.159 at forty three percent, and they shot free throws at an all time rate, 43 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.960 which they did today at ninety seven percent. On thirty one attempts, 44 00:02:49.080 --> 00:02:52.919 Dallas ends up missing eleven and that's really a big part of what made this 45 00:02:52.960 --> 00:02:54.759 game so different, and the second straight game the Clippers really took care of 46 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:59.879 the basketball overall. Norman Powell with eleven of his nineteen points in the four 47 00:03:00.240 --> 00:03:04.159 quarter. It just seems like when that final period comes around, he hits 48 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:06.960 the throttle, he hits the accelerator, he gets the free throw line. 49 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:10.080 Yeah, and that's where he's comfortable. It's what allows him to almost establish 50 00:03:10.159 --> 00:03:15.319 that rhythm and then from there he can really turn it into gear. And 51 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:16.960 I think that what he's done so well these last couple of games, shoot 52 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:20.439 the three ball. He missed his last three from downtown, but still goes 53 00:03:20.479 --> 00:03:23.360 two to five. But when he gets the line and he's efficient from the 54 00:03:23.360 --> 00:03:25.879 free throw line, it opens everything else up for him because guys are now 55 00:03:25.919 --> 00:03:30.159 wary about fouling him on his drives to the basket. So he got that 56 00:03:30.199 --> 00:03:32.800 transition opportunity. He just attacked on a double team. We know that he's 57 00:03:32.840 --> 00:03:36.280 strong, we know that he's willing to get there, and he did, 58 00:03:36.800 --> 00:03:39.560 and then as a result, guys have to now think about cutting him off 59 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:43.000 or they have to try to take a charge or do other things, maybe 60 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:45.719 back up and let him shoot it. So it opens things up for him. 61 00:03:45.719 --> 00:03:47.319 It opens things up for Kawai and Paula Georgian when the three of them 62 00:03:47.360 --> 00:03:50.560 are on the floor together. Forget it. What are you supposed to do? 63 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.080 Leave Marcus Morris or Nick Patoum wide open, which they did and they 64 00:03:53.080 --> 00:03:58.719 paid for it. Seems like Wings plus Norm could be a new death lineup 65 00:03:58.759 --> 00:04:00.919 down the stretch for the Clip. I thought Paul George was really good in 66 00:04:00.960 --> 00:04:04.080 the second half. I know we had a couple of turnovers in that third 67 00:04:04.159 --> 00:04:08.719 quarter, but he was more aggressive then and then hit big shots down the 68 00:04:08.719 --> 00:04:13.159 stretch. So yeah, those two turnovers were both travels, and I look 69 00:04:13.199 --> 00:04:15.199 at it because he ends up with five turnovers on the day, So five 70 00:04:15.199 --> 00:04:18.600 of the eleven Clipper turnovers were from Paul George, but two of those were 71 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:21.839 travels. And you said the key word, he was being aggressive, which 72 00:04:21.839 --> 00:04:26.839 is why those turnovers came. And realistically those are bang bang calls. Those 73 00:04:26.879 --> 00:04:30.680 easily could have been non turn non travel calls. They could have been foul 74 00:04:30.680 --> 00:04:32.800 calls. The one looked like he got tripped, the other one looked like 75 00:04:32.839 --> 00:04:36.000 he got pushed, and so easily could have gone the other way. So 76 00:04:36.040 --> 00:04:39.759 I'm not mad at it. I think that you'd rather have that than the 77 00:04:39.759 --> 00:04:42.279 other way around the ones that you can't handle. There's the one he had 78 00:04:42.639 --> 00:04:46.120 a past Norman Powell in the corner that he just wasn't in the same communication 79 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:48.959 with that's something that can't happen. And then a couple other ones just silly 80 00:04:48.959 --> 00:04:53.600 passes or dribble it here or there, things that you know you can avoid. 81 00:04:53.720 --> 00:04:57.040 So I think he knows that the three that he could avoid he would 82 00:04:57.040 --> 00:04:59.319 have avoid. But if you're being aggressive and you turn it over, that's 83 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:02.160 a completely differ story because generally those are dead ball turnovers, very different than 84 00:05:02.160 --> 00:05:04.519 the live ball wants. Yeah, with all the fouls the Clippers got, 85 00:05:04.560 --> 00:05:08.079 I'm surprised one of those wasn't called a foul. But then again, Paul 86 00:05:08.120 --> 00:05:12.480 Georgia getting too the basket hasn't always got the favor with the refs. Okay, 87 00:05:12.480 --> 00:05:15.680 one more for you, Kawhi Leonard with his thirty points. I'm just 88 00:05:15.800 --> 00:05:18.360 in all of his play the last couple of weeks now on both ends. 89 00:05:18.360 --> 00:05:21.600 I don't know if I ever expected him to be this close to where he 90 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:26.680 was this soon, and he's right there once again, back at that twenty 91 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:30.240 one level. He really is. He's playing at as high of a level 92 00:05:30.319 --> 00:05:32.240 as anybody in the NBA is right now. I think Adam. I mean, 93 00:05:32.279 --> 00:05:35.759 it's hard to pick anybody else out who's consistently doing this. You know, 94 00:05:35.879 --> 00:05:39.879 Luca I, guess Is and yokich Is and the guys who are in 95 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:43.040 the MVP discussion. But that's the level of play he's playing right now. 96 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:46.399 He's playing at an MVP level over these last seven games. I mean, 97 00:05:46.439 --> 00:05:51.240 it's been absurd. He's averaging thirty points a game over seven games. He 98 00:05:51.240 --> 00:05:55.720 had come in averaging six point three boards, grabbed nine of them today, 99 00:05:55.879 --> 00:05:59.439 had been coming in shooting fifty four percent from the floor, goes ten of 100 00:05:59.480 --> 00:06:03.079 eighteen to and shooting fifty percent from three goes three or four from downtown to 101 00:06:03.160 --> 00:06:06.319 day, including that one that felt like a dagger from straight away in the 102 00:06:06.319 --> 00:06:10.759 fourth quarter to extend it to ten. To the little things what he's doing, 103 00:06:10.800 --> 00:06:13.759 all those winning plays. He's making all those winning plays that he did 104 00:06:14.000 --> 00:06:16.319 pre injury, and that's what made him so special obviously, the talent, 105 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:19.920 the skill set. Defensively, he's a menace. Offensively, he has sharpened 106 00:06:20.000 --> 00:06:25.879 himself into one of the most dangerous weapons in the game. But it's the 107 00:06:25.879 --> 00:06:30.480 winning formula. It's those extra things that he does, grabs that offensive rebound, 108 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.560 or takes the charge or pokes a ball away a fifty fifty ball. 109 00:06:33.680 --> 00:06:36.680 That's what made him special, That's what took him to a different stratosphere and 110 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:41.279 made him into a top seventy five player of all time. So now it's 111 00:06:41.279 --> 00:06:44.800 about just being consistent, which he is over these seven games, getting on 112 00:06:44.839 --> 00:06:47.399 the court, making sure everybody's out there together, because if this team does 113 00:06:47.560 --> 00:06:53.160 truly get out for extended periods and gels, now we're talking about a whole 114 00:06:53.160 --> 00:06:57.560 different ball game for this group, and especially considering who they're coaching their coaching 115 00:06:57.600 --> 00:07:00.000 staff is hey, you mentioned that three point or agger he had in the 116 00:07:00.040 --> 00:07:03.720 fourth quarter. It was off an offensive rebound, just like he had against 117 00:07:03.800 --> 00:07:08.680 Dallas and over Luca Donches that last time back in Los Angeles. I think 118 00:07:08.720 --> 00:07:12.079 it was Tim Hardaway Junior on him this time. But winning plays from a 119 00:07:12.079 --> 00:07:15.399 winning player who has the highest winning percentage in regular season NBA history and Kawhi 120 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:19.319 Leonard. Clippers win on twelve to ninety eight in Dallas over the Mavericks. 121 00:07:19.720 --> 00:07:25.079 They were returned back to downtown Los Angeles. They will technically be the road 122 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:29.240 team Tuesday night in the Battle for Los Angeles seven pm tip time, against 123 00:07:29.279 --> 00:07:32.120 the Lakers. Well, have your pregame shows starting at six. Noah Eagle, 124 00:07:32.279 --> 00:07:36.360 great calls, safe travels. We'll see you back in well the crypt 125 00:07:36.680 --> 00:07:42.399 we'll call it that. Appreciate your Adam. You know I always look forward 126 00:07:42.399 --> 00:07:47.279 to downtown Los Angeles bumping for they can't wait out, come on, coming 127 00:07:47.360 --> 00:07:53.319 up back. Second half highlights. Clippers complete the Texas two step, a 128 00:07:53.360 --> 00:07:56.600 couple of victories over San Antonio and Dallas. And you're listening to the Los 129 00:07:56.600 --> 00:08:07.800 Angeles Clippers. Pucket like its pocket pockets, check it chet o two just 130 00:08:09.120 --> 00:08:13.920 lay down slow. Clippers hold the Dallas Mavericks to ninety eight points in Dallas. 131 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:16.399 They win one twelve to ninety eight. Improved to twenty five and twenty 132 00:08:16.439 --> 00:08:20.439 four on the season. Welcome back into your postgame show. I'm atam Oslin 133 00:08:20.600 --> 00:08:24.399 coming up on AM five seventy l A Sports. We'll have Clippers talk for 134 00:08:24.439 --> 00:08:28.240 you eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven 135 00:08:28.279 --> 00:08:31.240 two five seventy But right now. Second half highlights. Clippers were down five 136 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:35.879 at the half. It was fifty four forty nine in favor of the Mavericks. 137 00:08:35.200 --> 00:08:39.120 But Kawhi Leonard had twelve points in that first half. Kept it going 138 00:08:39.200 --> 00:08:43.279 in the third quarter. George left to right off a screen to us right 139 00:08:43.320 --> 00:08:46.200 more it's George drives right whip at farside corner, swing it to Morris who 140 00:08:46.279 --> 00:08:50.399 bobbled it, got it back, drives middle back to Leonard farside corner. 141 00:08:50.480 --> 00:08:56.120 Three ball is perfect Kawhi. Leonard sticks it and the Clippers lead sixty three 142 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:00.320 sixty hooks it no intercepted. He was looking for ten to what he taken 143 00:09:00.320 --> 00:09:03.639 away by George. Up ahead for Leonard and he hanged to the rim for 144 00:09:03.720 --> 00:09:07.440 two. Leonard with a left hand banks at home time out Jason Kidd and 145 00:09:07.559 --> 00:09:11.639 Dallas. The Clippers have taken a five point lead. Leonard against Hardaway off 146 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:15.440 the screen to his left, crossover on Donchet spins in the lan oh. 147 00:09:15.559 --> 00:09:22.200 Kawhi lays it in with a right hand. He loses Luca seventy two, 148 00:09:22.360 --> 00:09:28.159 seventy one, Leonard with nineteen. Kawhi, with nine of his eventual thirty 149 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.879 points in that third quarter, was tied up at seventy nine heading into the 150 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:35.240 fourth. Early on, as Kawhis was on the bench, Norman Powell had 151 00:09:35.240 --> 00:09:39.360 it going. Dahl Covington stripped him up ahead to Pal one on two. 152 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:43.759 Powd to the basket, bakes it in. Anyway, it was Covington on 153 00:09:43.799 --> 00:09:46.279 the strip, Pal on the finish, and the Clippers lead by six eighty 154 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:52.200 five seventy nine. George left to right double team there labat inside Covington, 155 00:09:52.279 --> 00:09:54.440 swing at paw baseline drive, working on the contact, put it up, 156 00:09:54.600 --> 00:10:00.960 put it in, counting in a fel for Norman. Paul hands it off 157 00:10:01.000 --> 00:10:05.080 Pal on the outside, driving middle crossover left Pal and extra cross lays it 158 00:10:05.159 --> 00:10:11.000 up and in with the right hand. Reggie Bullock got lost in the sauce. 159 00:10:11.679 --> 00:10:13.759 Largest lead of the day for the Clippers on an eleven four run. 160 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:18.039 It's ninety to eighty three, dycking down double team comes, bounce it a 161 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:22.240 tomb, swing it around the horn, Pal down the middle of the lane, 162 00:10:22.320 --> 00:10:24.720 up and under lights it in with the right hand on the left block. 163 00:10:24.679 --> 00:10:28.679 Clippers with their largest lead. It's ninety eight eighty nine as Powell has 164 00:10:28.679 --> 00:10:33.679 eleven and the fourth Norman Powell huge down the stretch once again, but to 165 00:10:33.799 --> 00:10:37.759 close things out, it was back to the claw. Leonard shielding the basketball, 166 00:10:37.879 --> 00:10:41.279 driving to his right, long strides to the rim, banks it in 167 00:10:41.320 --> 00:10:46.279 with the right hand. Two strong Kowai Leonard twenty three for the claw ninety 168 00:10:46.360 --> 00:10:50.080 six eighty nine LA. Midway through the fourth, Leonard rips it away with 169 00:10:50.120 --> 00:10:54.279 five to shoot. Leonard's gonna have to make it happen straight away his three 170 00:10:54.320 --> 00:11:03.159 bulls up and down. Kawai cash one out three ninety three Leonard pump fake 171 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:07.159 drive baseline, gets underneath and laysing in with the right hand. Another thirty 172 00:11:07.200 --> 00:11:13.240 point game for Kawhi Leonard. Kawhi does it again. He's had thirty or 173 00:11:13.279 --> 00:11:18.200 more in four of his last six games, and the Clippers go on to 174 00:11:18.279 --> 00:11:22.559 win one twelve to ninety eight in Dallas over the Mavericks thanks to Kawai getting 175 00:11:22.639 --> 00:11:26.200 nine of his thirty in that fourth Paul George, also with some big shots, 176 00:11:26.240 --> 00:11:28.320 had six of his twenty one in the fourth quarter. Coming up next, 177 00:11:28.440 --> 00:11:33.159 we'll preview Tuesday night's game Clippers and Lakers battle for Los Angeles. Should 178 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:37.519 be a good one. Tip time at seven, Clippers countdown at six more 179 00:11:37.559 --> 00:11:41.159 postgame next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers ready and ms I'm sold rout 180 00:11:41.360 --> 00:11:50.320 them and scary unique skills at ninety Cats. What slipped up was Roxolreen, 181 00:11:50.399 --> 00:11:54.679 he'd been playing like a woolly because he trusts it up is in need a 182 00:11:54.720 --> 00:11:58.720 low. He got such. Clippers winning Dallas one twelve to ninety eight over 183 00:11:58.799 --> 00:12:01.679 Luca, Dontags and Mavericks, and they're heading back home to take on the 184 00:12:01.759 --> 00:12:05.080 Lakers Tuesday night. Welcome back into your post game show coming up on AM 185 00:12:05.159 --> 00:12:09.679 five seventy LA Sports. We'll have Clippers stalk eight six six ninety eight seven 186 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:13.960 two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone 187 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:18.120 number. Big game in the battle for Los Angeles, as the Lakers have 188 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:20.919 been playing better and the Clippers they just won two in a row for the 189 00:12:20.960 --> 00:12:26.679 first time since December twenty seventh, huge victory, holding Dallas is just ninety 190 00:12:26.720 --> 00:12:31.559 eight points on forty three percent shooting overall and the Clippers having only ten turnovers. 191 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:35.840 So the defense that had been struggling over the last fifteen games showed up 192 00:12:37.159 --> 00:12:39.919 and the offense took care of the basketball well enough and hit big shots late 193 00:12:41.200 --> 00:12:43.720 Kawhi Leonard in that fourth quarter in Norman pal and Paul George and how about 194 00:12:43.720 --> 00:12:48.639 Marcus Morris went to the line for three free throws as he was found on 195 00:12:48.679 --> 00:12:52.679 a three pointer, was knocking him down and also had a tip in from 196 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:56.200 a hustle play after a miss at the rent. Like good defense overall in 197 00:12:56.240 --> 00:12:58.799 Luca Dongers, who they held to nine to twenty one. By the way, 198 00:12:58.039 --> 00:13:01.279 and under his season average where you had only twenty nine points. How 199 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:05.399 about that take that we've got twenty nine for you said thirty three. You 200 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:09.320 can get Clippers win once twelve to ninety eight and Dallas again. Next game 201 00:13:09.399 --> 00:13:13.840 coming up back in Los Angeles against the Lakers. Clippers are technically the road 202 00:13:13.919 --> 00:13:16.639 game for that one. Tip time at seven, Clippers countdown at six outside 203 00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:20.399 of Los Angeles. We're leaving you until then. Up next here on a 204 00:13:20.600 --> 00:13:24.759 five seventy LA Sports, we've got Clipper stock for the next hour in the 205 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:39.960 league. Welcome into Clipper Stock. Here's a new sheriff in town. You 206 00:13:39.080 --> 00:13:43.039 won't be able to deny it. We're gonna go to the NBA Finals. 207 00:13:43.080 --> 00:13:46.840 I believe in my heart this is the best team in the history of the 208 00:13:46.879 --> 00:13:52.440 franchise. I am all about the Clipper Nation. This is Clippers talk. 209 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:56.840 They're trying to win the whole thing. A postgame, look, it's your 210 00:13:56.039 --> 00:14:01.960 LA Clippers recapping the game, the stock said, looking ahead to what's next. 211 00:14:01.240 --> 00:14:05.679 To hear episodes you've missed, subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeart Radio or 212 00:14:05.679 --> 00:14:15.159 wherever you podcast now your host of Clippers Talk. Here's Adam Ousley. A 213 00:14:15.240 --> 00:14:20.279 big defensive performance in Big d by your Clippers as they hold the Dallas Mavericks 214 00:14:20.320 --> 00:14:24.960 to just ninety eight points. Luca dontchis under his average. He had twenty 215 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:28.679 nine to the thirty three averages. Clippers win one twelve to ninety eight. 216 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:33.120 Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm atam oslin to eight six six ninety eight 217 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:35.960 seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy with you 218 00:14:37.000 --> 00:14:41.759 for about the next hour, walking you up to the NFC Divisional Round forty 219 00:14:41.879 --> 00:14:46.200 nine Ers and Dallas Cowbro Cowboys right here on AM five seventy LA Sports. 220 00:14:46.639 --> 00:14:48.639 Coming up on the show, you'll hear from Coach Lou he was just at 221 00:14:48.639 --> 00:14:52.240 the podium. Charles Mockler from Clips and Dip will be here as well. 222 00:14:52.360 --> 00:14:54.799 We'll get to all of your phone calls. You can also tweet at me 223 00:14:56.399 --> 00:15:01.759 at follow Adam a on Twitter. One of the best victories of the season 224 00:15:01.039 --> 00:15:07.120 by the Clippers, one of their most complete victories of the year because they 225 00:15:07.200 --> 00:15:11.480 needed it desperately as there are just thirty three games left in the season. 226 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:15.559 It gets them back above five hundred at twenty five and twenty four. The 227 00:15:15.600 --> 00:15:18.720 defense showed up, which had been ranked just twenty eighth in their last fifteen 228 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:24.080 games after throughout most of the season they were top five, and their offense 229 00:15:24.120 --> 00:15:28.919 showed up in the fourth with a thirty three spot thanks to Kawhi Leonard. 230 00:15:28.960 --> 00:15:33.240 He had nine in the fourth. Norman Powell had eleven of his nineteen in 231 00:15:33.279 --> 00:15:37.559 the fourth quarter, and Paul George stayed within the flow of the game, 232 00:15:37.159 --> 00:15:41.000 only took four shots in the first half. I was critical of him on 233 00:15:41.039 --> 00:15:45.320 Twitter. I know he picked up two early fouls, but he's got to 234 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:46.960 be more aggressive than that. And then you saw it in the third quarter. 235 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:52.320 He came out had a quick seven points to match his seven point total 236 00:15:52.360 --> 00:15:56.639 in the first half, and then in the fourth quarter was still in rhythm 237 00:15:56.759 --> 00:16:00.480 enough to knock down some big shots. I want to say he was of 238 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:06.960 three in the fourth, including a tough jumper over Spencer Dinwiddie and the Clippers 239 00:16:07.879 --> 00:16:11.960 and that defense that has been much maligned by me and Clipper Nation over the 240 00:16:12.039 --> 00:16:18.879 last three weeks, now played some of their best on that end all year. 241 00:16:18.240 --> 00:16:23.080 Long loved the rotations by coach Flew down the stretch where they went four 242 00:16:23.120 --> 00:16:29.039 wings, wingstop plus Norman Powell and when he saw Reggie Jackson was being picked 243 00:16:29.039 --> 00:16:32.480 on by Spencer Dinwiddie took him out of the ball game. But Marcus Morris 244 00:16:32.519 --> 00:16:37.000 back in, who struggled overall but got fouled on a three, knocked down 245 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:41.559 some free throws as the Clippers did. He actually missed their only free throw 246 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:42.720 of the ball game. They were thirty to thirty one. He was four 247 00:16:42.799 --> 00:16:47.399 or five, but getting to the charity stripe after foul on that three was 248 00:16:47.519 --> 00:16:51.039 huge, and then he missed one on the inside, got his own tip 249 00:16:51.080 --> 00:16:55.320 in nice hustle play. He was a plus twenty in his defense was very 250 00:16:55.480 --> 00:16:59.960 sound overall against Luca Donsich. Again, you hold Luca to nine to twenty 251 00:17:00.039 --> 00:17:03.480 one from the field and just twenty nine points. That's a win. And 252 00:17:03.559 --> 00:17:07.119 it was that'd saw you win by fourteen points over the Mavericks. They only 253 00:17:07.160 --> 00:17:12.480 scored nineteen in the fourth quarter. It was a defensive battle early on Clippers 254 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:18.240 in the first one it by two, but scored only twenty two points in 255 00:17:18.240 --> 00:17:22.720 the first quarter. But there was a different energy about them. I thought 256 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:26.160 their energy and effort was much better. To the point there was some friendly 257 00:17:26.240 --> 00:17:30.240 fire going on where guys were knocking the ball away from each other while going 258 00:17:30.400 --> 00:17:34.720 for rebounds. It was almost comical at times if it wasn't given Dallas extra 259 00:17:34.799 --> 00:17:41.480 opportunities out there, but the Clippers getting to the charity stripe, continuing to 260 00:17:41.599 --> 00:17:45.920 attack down the stretch. And that's what Norman Powell is so good at when 261 00:17:45.920 --> 00:17:49.000 you need easy shots, and that has been a struggle for the Clippers over 262 00:17:49.039 --> 00:17:53.480 the years Layton ball games. When things slowed down, it's more of a 263 00:17:53.519 --> 00:17:57.920 half court offense. Who's just going to go to the basket with reckless abandon 264 00:17:59.000 --> 00:18:03.359 and either get a lay up or get to the free throw line. Norman 265 00:18:03.440 --> 00:18:07.119 Powell can be that for them. He knows how to hit the accelerator, 266 00:18:07.839 --> 00:18:12.200 so push down on the throttle and get some easy buckets for this team. 267 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:18.319 And he's been spectacular in fourth quarters in particular this year. Powell, now 268 00:18:18.319 --> 00:18:22.279 I want to say in fourth quarters is over fifty percent from the field, 269 00:18:22.200 --> 00:18:27.519 over forty percent from the outside. He's been doing his best work when it's 270 00:18:27.559 --> 00:18:32.880 required. Not just the twenty two points he had against the Portland Trailblazers and 271 00:18:32.920 --> 00:18:38.680 that big comeback they add, He's been consistently very efficient and a big part 272 00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:45.559 of some Clippers victories like this one by playing well during winning time. And 273 00:18:45.720 --> 00:18:51.599 he just has an added element rim pressure the Clippers. You know, they're 274 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:55.400 heavy in the mid range with Kawai and Paul George Late, same with Marcus 275 00:18:55.440 --> 00:18:59.680 Morris. They can shoot threes from the outside, but you still gotta get 276 00:18:59.680 --> 00:19:04.519 to the That's what Norman Powell provides. And I just want to say this. 277 00:19:06.440 --> 00:19:11.799 If you're watching Kawhi Leonard Hope for the last three weeks or so and 278 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:15.720 you don't think he's already returned to looking like a top five player in the 279 00:19:15.759 --> 00:19:19.119 game, because he does it on both ends, I don't know what you've 280 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:26.440 been watching. Kauai is starting to get very close to where he was, 281 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:30.480 and maybe we won't know until the playoffs because he always hits another gear then, 282 00:19:30.079 --> 00:19:34.799 but he's looked very close to twenty twenty one level. Kawai his last 283 00:19:34.799 --> 00:19:40.920 ten games twenty seven per game, six boars, four assists, two steals 284 00:19:41.000 --> 00:19:47.200 on fifty two forty six ninety three shooting splits. In four of his last 285 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:53.000 six games, he's gone for thirty or more. He's been unbelievable, putting 286 00:19:53.079 --> 00:20:00.480 Luca dontchich in the spin cycle. And that's the difference Kawhi. He's playing 287 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:04.200 defense on the other end, some of these guys Luca Yoki just gotten better 288 00:20:04.240 --> 00:20:08.039 there. They don't give you the same effort there. While Kawhi is an 289 00:20:08.039 --> 00:20:14.519 all world defender while getting inefficient thirty points, that three point are he hitting 290 00:20:14.559 --> 00:20:18.240 the fourth, He gets the offensive rebound, does the little things both your 291 00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:23.079 superstars do. Two way guys that scrap gets a tough offensive rebound, just 292 00:20:23.160 --> 00:20:27.319 like he did last time out against Dallas, pulled it out to the three 293 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:33.599 point line and stuck a three. And he's been shooting over fifty percent from 294 00:20:33.640 --> 00:20:38.960 three his last six games now, just absurd percentages. Nobody's been better though 295 00:20:38.960 --> 00:20:44.079 the last couple of games than Norman Powell. His last three games, he's 296 00:20:44.200 --> 00:20:49.839 thirteen of eighteen from three. He started this one after hitting his first two 297 00:20:51.440 --> 00:20:56.039 thirteen of sixteen, but his last three games thirteen of eighteen from distance. 298 00:20:56.119 --> 00:21:02.839 That is seventy two percent shooting. This is what I expected from him, 299 00:21:02.920 --> 00:21:07.640 just ridiculous efficiency playing next to He's never been on a team this good. 300 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:11.000 I think he has said as much that this team can be more talented than 301 00:21:11.039 --> 00:21:17.000 the Toronto team that won the championship because they got Kauai and Paul George. 302 00:21:17.519 --> 00:21:22.920 But with that attention going their way to the two one three connection, when 303 00:21:22.920 --> 00:21:26.440 they're back out there on the court, norm should thrive and he has been 304 00:21:27.440 --> 00:21:34.480 the last two months. Basically since November, he's been getting seventeen per game, 305 00:21:37.119 --> 00:21:41.680 but an efficient seventeen eighteen per game on I want to say, fifty 306 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:48.960 three percent shooting and forty six percent three point shooting. That is tough. 307 00:21:49.759 --> 00:21:55.440 That's six minute of the year worthy stuff, especially because he plays the critical 308 00:21:55.480 --> 00:22:00.519 minutes down the stretch. That's what's been happening. So with thirty three games 309 00:22:00.559 --> 00:22:04.680 left, you hope this is the start of an extended winning streak for the 310 00:22:04.720 --> 00:22:08.640 Clippers. Not going to be easy. They're taking on a Lakers team that 311 00:22:08.799 --> 00:22:12.720 is playing better, a lot better even without Anthony Davis. They've had a 312 00:22:12.720 --> 00:22:17.519 winning record since he went back out and they just got a victory over the 313 00:22:17.519 --> 00:22:21.359 Memphis Grizzlies just came back on them late. Not going to be an easy 314 00:22:21.400 --> 00:22:23.319 game Tuesday at all. Even though the Clippers have been dominating that series. 315 00:22:23.359 --> 00:22:29.079 I want to say they've won eight straight and something like thirty one of the 316 00:22:29.160 --> 00:22:33.839 last thirty five matchups. It's been pretty one sided. But the Lakers certainly 317 00:22:33.880 --> 00:22:38.480 looked better than they did earlier in the season where the Clippers had coming into 318 00:22:38.480 --> 00:22:44.720 this one regrets defensively. As I mentioned earlier, last fifteen games, they 319 00:22:44.720 --> 00:22:49.400 were twenty eighth on defense. Now during that stretch they were better offensively than 320 00:22:49.440 --> 00:22:55.359 they had been throughout most of the season when they were nineteenth. But you 321 00:22:55.400 --> 00:23:00.000 can't let your defense fall off a cliff like that, especially because kawais play 322 00:23:00.039 --> 00:23:03.960 in a lot of games recently. I want to say he's played seventeen to 323 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:07.519 their last twenty two ball games now, just missing those back to backs. 324 00:23:07.920 --> 00:23:18.119 So you can't waste these ridiculously efficient and superstar like performances from Kauai where he's 325 00:23:18.119 --> 00:23:21.920 been playing like an MVP recently. Again, got to take advantage of it. 326 00:23:22.960 --> 00:23:29.839 Gotta get rolling now maybe they are, we'll see. January is huge 327 00:23:29.880 --> 00:23:34.319 for this team. They got a tough road trip coming up on the East 328 00:23:34.359 --> 00:23:41.319 coast that they're taking on Cleveland and Milwaukee, so a lot to prove. 329 00:23:41.400 --> 00:23:47.240 Still, they're in the sixth spot outside the playing again and I think a 330 00:23:47.279 --> 00:23:49.759 half game back of the five spot in the West. And the one thing 331 00:23:51.279 --> 00:23:55.200 that has been there saving Grace and a lot of teams in the West is 332 00:23:55.240 --> 00:23:57.000 how bunched up it is. Still. Yeah, a couple of teams have 333 00:23:57.119 --> 00:24:02.319 separated themselves at the top. Memphis got really hot, had one eleven in 334 00:24:02.359 --> 00:24:04.440 a row before losing to the Lakers. Denver has been hot. They're at 335 00:24:04.440 --> 00:24:08.200 the top of the West. But outside of that there's room to maneuver. 336 00:24:10.359 --> 00:24:15.599 A top four seed is still well within reach, and I think that's crucial 337 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:17.839 for the Clippers. You don't want to start off the playoffs on the road. 338 00:24:18.160 --> 00:24:22.079 You don't want to make it any more difficult on yourselves than it has 339 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:26.359 to be. Some really impressive performance of the performance as though, because Paul 340 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:33.039 George having the turnaround he did in the second half, being more aggressive and 341 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:38.880 then finding his looks, finding his offense with Kauai out there in the fourth 342 00:24:38.960 --> 00:24:45.519 quarter and making some tough ones. It's how it has to be. He's 343 00:24:45.519 --> 00:24:49.960 got to be just as aggressive. He can't only defer. Yes, the 344 00:24:51.000 --> 00:24:56.720 playmaking, playmaking P PlayStation P that's a big part of his game. But 345 00:24:56.799 --> 00:25:00.519 you know, he's one of the better scores in this league and one of 346 00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:06.480 the more efficient ones outside of the Splash Brothers and Stephen Clay. Over the 347 00:25:06.559 --> 00:25:10.839 last five six years, nobody has shot a higher percentage at a higher volume 348 00:25:10.920 --> 00:25:15.000 from three than Paul George. It's like the long lost Splash brother he is. 349 00:25:15.680 --> 00:25:19.759 And he only took three three pointers, hit one of them, but 350 00:25:19.880 --> 00:25:26.359 you still want to see him get closer to twenty shots than ten always because 351 00:25:26.440 --> 00:25:29.680 Kauhi right now he doesn't need many shots to get his thirty points. He 352 00:25:29.759 --> 00:25:37.079 only attempted eighteen. So with that level of absurd uber efficient play, there's 353 00:25:37.079 --> 00:25:41.759 shots to go around, and that keeps everybody else in rhythm. I thought 354 00:25:41.759 --> 00:25:48.240 there were also just some pivotal defensive players from Robert Covington. Rocco had two 355 00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:53.400 rear view contest type steals on Luca Doncich was hounding him. He played twenty 356 00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:56.599 one minutes. Luca might have got by him, but Rocco, with the 357 00:25:56.599 --> 00:26:02.799 long arms, was able to post the basketball away. There was a Paul 358 00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:08.279 George Steele leading to a Kawhi Leonard layup. I believe in the third quarter 359 00:26:10.440 --> 00:26:15.119 that was big for this team. I mentioned that Kauai fourth quarter three pointer, 360 00:26:15.920 --> 00:26:21.079 huge clutch shot, but a lot of winning plays for the Clippers to 361 00:26:21.160 --> 00:26:26.480 gain some distance and win that fourth quarter by fourteen points. And this was 362 00:26:26.519 --> 00:26:33.480 a team that, mind you had multiple stretches of five minutes without a field 363 00:26:33.519 --> 00:26:37.920 goal twice in this game. Over five minutes. You want to talk about 364 00:26:37.960 --> 00:26:44.680 a game of swings. Early on the first quarter, it was the Clippers 365 00:26:45.880 --> 00:26:49.799 watching Dallas go on a sixteen to two runs just to respond with a sixteen 366 00:26:49.880 --> 00:26:56.000 oh run of their own, where Dallas went scoreless for five minutes till the 367 00:26:56.079 --> 00:26:57.960 very end of the first quarter. Clippers were up twenty two to twenty after 368 00:26:59.000 --> 00:27:03.319 one, and then the Clippers in the second quarter go over five minutes without 369 00:27:03.319 --> 00:27:07.759 a field goal, down by five and a half quick starting the third quarter, 370 00:27:07.799 --> 00:27:11.599 and you can see getting Paul George more involved was a point of emphasis. 371 00:27:12.559 --> 00:27:17.680 He had an early bucket in the third kind of got more involved in 372 00:27:17.720 --> 00:27:21.480 the offense. Just has to stay in rhythm. This is a big development 373 00:27:21.480 --> 00:27:25.359 with coach lew and I think what he said last game, we're on Friday 374 00:27:25.480 --> 00:27:29.400 night, Paul George tied a career high with twelve assists and just zero turnovers. 375 00:27:29.920 --> 00:27:33.079 Had a five unfortunately in this one to just four assist. But he 376 00:27:33.160 --> 00:27:37.039 brought up the point that even if he's not taking shots, if the ball 377 00:27:37.119 --> 00:27:40.559 is in his hands, he's staying in rhythm, he's in the flow of 378 00:27:40.599 --> 00:27:44.680 the offense, he's staying involved. So then when you do need a big 379 00:27:44.720 --> 00:27:48.680 shot in the fourth quarter, like in this game, like against San Antonio 380 00:27:48.759 --> 00:27:55.279 two, he's not ice cold out there. His game is still warmed up 381 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.559 and he can make them for you. And that's you know, basketball one 382 00:28:00.599 --> 00:28:03.839 on one when when a lot of guys are touching the basketball and you're moving 383 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:08.200 the basketball around, it keeps them not just engaged, but in rhythm. 384 00:28:08.359 --> 00:28:14.079 Paul GEORGEO is a superstar. Some of that's on him. He's got to 385 00:28:14.079 --> 00:28:15.759 take it upon himself that when he has a slow first half like he did, 386 00:28:17.039 --> 00:28:21.480 he's got to bounce back. And he did. In Dallas, Clippers 387 00:28:21.519 --> 00:28:26.160 win one twelve to ninety eight over the Mavericks. They went two in a 388 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:29.200 row for the first time in almost a month. Let's go to our first 389 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:33.079 call here, Mitch Mitch in New Jersey. You're on Clippers stop without aim 390 00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:37.920 awsin Mitchy not paying attention. I can tell because I can hear him in 391 00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:42.519 the background there Morris and long Beach always on it. Morris, what's up? 392 00:28:45.000 --> 00:28:49.799 That was the mav any one on the road. You know the tip 393 00:28:49.799 --> 00:28:52.440 of Beata MAVs in the playoffs. You know they had to get down. 394 00:28:53.160 --> 00:28:59.480 That's that's that was the tip waking. You could take it a meet when 395 00:28:59.519 --> 00:29:06.319 the be the niggas, you can come out and see that's that's that's that's. 396 00:29:06.400 --> 00:29:12.680 That's okay Morris with the jingle there, the soft parodies not bad. 397 00:29:14.519 --> 00:29:18.519 A recap and a preview of their next game. All on one. Clippers 398 00:29:18.559 --> 00:29:19.839 win one, twelve to ninety eight. Make it two in a row. 399 00:29:19.920 --> 00:29:26.359 Complete the Texas two step holding Dallas is ninety eight though that's impressive. The 400 00:29:26.400 --> 00:29:30.839 defense, I'm telling you, uh, they were getting sliced and dice. 401 00:29:33.039 --> 00:29:38.160 It was an informercial. It was ugly over the last three weeks. Inexplicably 402 00:29:38.440 --> 00:29:41.319 they needed a game like this, and Noah Eagle brought this up in the 403 00:29:41.319 --> 00:29:47.799 pregame. Do not underestimate them getting a practice in yesterday. That helps. 404 00:29:48.000 --> 00:29:49.799 Also, you see a familiar foe in the Dallas Mavericks. You can bring 405 00:29:49.839 --> 00:29:53.599 out the best in you. More Clippers Stock coming up next as we lead 406 00:29:53.640 --> 00:30:03.559 you up the NFC Divisional round. Cowboy in San Francisco, taken on the 407 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:07.559 forty nine ers eight six, six, ninety seven, two, five, 408 00:30:07.680 --> 00:30:10.759 seventy. Back to your phone calls next here on Clipper Stock on them by 409 00:30:10.799 --> 00:30:15.680 seven shows other reference bit time he's close seasons, I'm ahead of the time, 410 00:30:15.759 --> 00:30:18.599 I top of thrown down hard, tip of shine, I got the 411 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:26.880 tippen. She's telling me this and telling me that you say once you da 412 00:30:27.000 --> 00:30:32.079 mean with you, I never go back now. I got as I want 413 00:30:32.119 --> 00:30:37.640 to teach. I'm gonna show you that way. You from Norma met Clippers 414 00:30:37.880 --> 00:30:42.440 in Dallas once weelve to ninety eight. Yeah, ninety eight, says held 415 00:30:42.519 --> 00:30:49.240 Dallas to ninety eight, a team they know very well. Got a good 416 00:30:49.319 --> 00:30:53.440 victory over them recently back in downtown Los Angeles where they held him to one 417 00:30:53.519 --> 00:30:59.799 hundred and one points. And then early in the season. I want to 418 00:30:59.839 --> 00:31:03.279 see that game was ninety eight as well. Let's see if I can find 419 00:31:03.319 --> 00:31:07.000 it here. Oh, I don't talk about this one. They lost it 420 00:31:07.039 --> 00:31:11.480 by two. Hell Dallas one hundred and three points, so they have come 421 00:31:11.559 --> 00:31:15.920 to play against this top five offense. Somebody though, who is playing at 422 00:31:17.000 --> 00:31:22.559 such a high level this soon already? I didn't think he'd be here already, 423 00:31:22.799 --> 00:31:26.519 not like this. I'm talking about Kawhi Leonard and welcome back into Clippers 424 00:31:26.599 --> 00:31:33.160 talk, and welcome back to the Kawhi Leonard show where he could be the 425 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:36.960 best player in the league by the time the playoffs come around, which is 426 00:31:37.039 --> 00:31:40.920 where he was back in twenty twenty one. Nobody was playing better than him. 427 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:47.240 So for everyone out there that has complained, and I understand the frustration 428 00:31:47.279 --> 00:31:52.000 to a point, but all the why isn't Kawhi Leonard playings nine? Where's 429 00:31:52.079 --> 00:31:56.039 Kawai? Why isn't he I'm playing on these back to backs coming off an 430 00:31:56.039 --> 00:32:01.640 ACL tear. I don't know. It. Sure seems like the plan has 431 00:32:01.720 --> 00:32:08.799 worked, that the rest they have given him has worked, because he's already 432 00:32:08.839 --> 00:32:13.880 playing at this high of a level. Had four dunks against the Spurs here 433 00:32:13.920 --> 00:32:21.279 at night. Looks explosive, is efficient, is great defensively. I'm not 434 00:32:21.400 --> 00:32:24.160 going to disrupt the process that they've been on with Kawhi Leonard with bringing him 435 00:32:24.200 --> 00:32:30.799 back slowly when the results are this Chris in La Chris, you're on Clipper 436 00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:35.200 stock without amazin. What's up? Hey, Adam, how are you man? 437 00:32:35.279 --> 00:32:38.440 Thanks for taking my call. I'm great. You know, there's a 438 00:32:38.519 --> 00:32:42.880 lot of things that jumped out at me in this game today that was just 439 00:32:43.160 --> 00:32:47.839 vintage classic Clipper basketball. You know, twenty we only took twenty eight three 440 00:32:47.960 --> 00:32:52.880 pointers today, which is huge. Right when we start to shoot thirty five 441 00:32:52.160 --> 00:32:57.519 forty three pointers a game, you know, it ends up being too many, 442 00:32:58.559 --> 00:33:02.839 not one well, not when they're shooting it well, but it's a 443 00:33:04.200 --> 00:33:07.720 dull double edged short at him. When we've shot thirty five to forty three 444 00:33:07.799 --> 00:33:10.519 is again, we typically shoot under forty percent. We you know, the 445 00:33:10.680 --> 00:33:15.759 key to this numbers on that. We just check the numbers on that. 446 00:33:15.880 --> 00:33:20.559 And and because the reality is mid range game when we attack the paint, 447 00:33:20.640 --> 00:33:23.160 when we get in and we limit the live ball overs, which we did 448 00:33:23.200 --> 00:33:28.160 today. We only had eleven turnovers, had very few live ball turnovers. 449 00:33:28.319 --> 00:33:30.880 It's one thing to throw the ball out of bounds, it's another to throw 450 00:33:30.920 --> 00:33:34.400 it to the other team and they get a transition basket. I am very 451 00:33:34.559 --> 00:33:37.240 very bullish on where this team is now. I know a lot of fans 452 00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:39.400 are saying, oh, we're only one game over five hundreds, but you 453 00:33:39.480 --> 00:33:43.119 know what it's been. We're only a couple of games out of the four 454 00:33:43.240 --> 00:33:46.200 spots, two and a half games now of the three seed. I like 455 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:50.519 where we are. I like where we're going. I love the fact, 456 00:33:51.680 --> 00:33:53.799 you know, when when you've got guys out, like you know with ug 457 00:33:53.920 --> 00:33:58.720 Hart out and John Wall out and others, it's next man up mentality. 458 00:33:58.799 --> 00:34:04.119 O Thouse Covington gave us some great minutes today and Lubach again is just playing 459 00:34:04.279 --> 00:34:08.199 phenomenal. Another little anecdotal point today two Adam is you've got a team like 460 00:34:08.400 --> 00:34:12.320 Dallas, which is a winning record, which the Clippers have struggled. It 461 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:15.679 struggled against teams with winning records this year. And uh, and we won 462 00:34:15.760 --> 00:34:19.960 that game again today. I liked the momentum. I like taking a ninth 463 00:34:20.000 --> 00:34:23.440 in a row from the Lakers Tuesday night and then beating the Spurs on Thursday 464 00:34:23.519 --> 00:34:27.960 to make four game, four game winning streak before we go back out on 465 00:34:28.039 --> 00:34:31.519 the road for eight games in a row out on the road. I think 466 00:34:31.559 --> 00:34:37.760 the Clippers are in a good position. I'm not hey, I'm just I'm 467 00:34:37.840 --> 00:34:45.360 tickled pink as a team. I've been a season ticket holder a long time. 468 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:49.400 Three rows off the floor, go to every game, and I've got 469 00:34:49.480 --> 00:34:52.639 to tell you a team like Dallas that has decent wing defenders, like a 470 00:34:52.719 --> 00:34:58.639 Reggie Bullock, like a Tim Hardaway Junior. To see our wing players being 471 00:34:58.840 --> 00:35:05.320 Kauai Teach and others to continue to dominate the wing players of the Maps just 472 00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:09.079 speaks Molly, so Chris to that point. Kawhi Leonard versus the Dallas Mavericks 473 00:35:09.079 --> 00:35:13.800 since joining the Clippers, he's getting thirty one a game on fifty five percent 474 00:35:13.880 --> 00:35:17.639 shooting with a fourteen and six win loss record. So for all the Luca 475 00:35:17.760 --> 00:35:23.159 Dontees talk, which got to such a ridiculous point, Steve Smith on NBA 476 00:35:23.320 --> 00:35:30.639 TV said that Dallas beat the Clippers in the playoffs, which didn't happen. 477 00:35:30.119 --> 00:35:34.960 That's how much almost the Luca Dontae propaganda. That's how high it was. 478 00:35:35.119 --> 00:35:37.880 And Luca is amazing, He's one of the greatest players I've ever seen, 479 00:35:37.199 --> 00:35:40.880 but it was taken so far that they forget how Oh yeah, the Clippers 480 00:35:40.920 --> 00:35:45.559 won that series and Kawhi Leonard was still the better player, especially in the 481 00:35:45.599 --> 00:35:50.639 twenty twenty one series. That Game six he had with forty five points. 482 00:35:50.920 --> 00:35:53.880 Dallas was Adam. Dallas was up three winning that series, and Kawai said, 483 00:35:53.920 --> 00:35:57.159 you know what, I'll put you on my back. Well, they 484 00:35:57.199 --> 00:36:00.679 were up two oho and up nineteen in game three. Chris up nineteen in 485 00:36:00.760 --> 00:36:05.280 Game three and Kawhi Leonard let him back and then had the forty five point 486 00:36:05.360 --> 00:36:12.920 game in game six. Chris, I forget which thousand or fifty thousand fans 487 00:36:13.079 --> 00:36:16.159 the most fans in American Airlines stadium history in Dallas, and he went for 488 00:36:16.239 --> 00:36:21.440 the forty and then turn around. I will take personal blames for Don Chick's 489 00:36:21.679 --> 00:36:24.960 forty plus performance in game one in that series because I was the one jawn 490 00:36:25.039 --> 00:36:28.719 jacking with them from the stands. If you go back and you watch the 491 00:36:28.840 --> 00:36:30.280 highlights, you know, if it wasn't for you, Chris, Luca would 492 00:36:30.320 --> 00:36:34.440 never be good. If it wasn't for you, Luca would never be good. 493 00:36:34.559 --> 00:36:37.519 He owes all your all his talents to you. Yeah, go go, 494 00:36:38.079 --> 00:36:42.920 go Clippers. We're gonna win ninth of the row against the Lakers on 495 00:36:43.159 --> 00:36:45.440 Tuesday night, and we're gonna beat this first Thursday. That'll be four in 496 00:36:45.519 --> 00:36:49.960 a row. That'll put us at three games over five hundred, and we'll 497 00:36:49.960 --> 00:36:52.679 be on our way. And worry, the Clippers will be there in the 498 00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:58.039 end at the end of this year, will be right there banging with the 499 00:36:58.159 --> 00:37:01.320 Nuggets from the Western Conference Finals. And I love our chances over the Nuggets 500 00:37:01.360 --> 00:37:05.320 in the Western Conference Finals to go to the finals. Thank you for the 501 00:37:05.360 --> 00:37:08.480 phone call, Chris. I try to find a timely spot to jump out 502 00:37:08.519 --> 00:37:14.400 there, but I love the confidence and the positivity there. I'm with them. 503 00:37:14.480 --> 00:37:16.400 It's a big victory, but they got to keep it going. It'd 504 00:37:16.400 --> 00:37:20.519 be great if they could turn it into a four game winning streak. Lenny 505 00:37:20.559 --> 00:37:23.800 in Inglewood, Lenny, you're on Clippers style. What's up? Listen? 506 00:37:23.840 --> 00:37:30.400 Man? That really was a damn good game. Man, What is the 507 00:37:30.559 --> 00:37:35.280 deal? So this is this is this is gonna be permanent. Now. 508 00:37:35.360 --> 00:37:38.880 What PGS is playing is playing a point and what happens the man he's been 509 00:37:38.960 --> 00:37:43.039 playing point a ton. I mean he's been doing this when Reggie was in 510 00:37:43.119 --> 00:37:45.159 the starting lineup too. Or he'd play off the ball and the ball would 511 00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:49.480 be in Paul George's hands or Kawai's hands a ton. And it's not some 512 00:37:50.400 --> 00:37:53.800 huge new revelation. I think they just want to go back to it more 513 00:37:54.639 --> 00:38:00.280 and it I like the idea of keeping the ball in his hands. Now, 514 00:38:00.320 --> 00:38:01.000 he's got to take care of it. And he had a couple of 515 00:38:01.079 --> 00:38:05.679 turnovers in that third quarter, called for a couple of travels. May have 516 00:38:05.760 --> 00:38:07.719 been hacked on at least one of those. They weren't getting a friendly whistle. 517 00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:13.679 But Paul George has been known for some erratic passes here and there where 518 00:38:13.719 --> 00:38:16.800 he has won a game. Usually that is just an absolute head scratcher. 519 00:38:16.840 --> 00:38:20.800 He's got to take care of the basketball, There's no doubt. But keeping 520 00:38:20.840 --> 00:38:23.960 the ball in his hands, it keeps that shooting form warm, if you 521 00:38:24.039 --> 00:38:30.320 know what I mean. Yeah, And you know when you got a guy 522 00:38:30.480 --> 00:38:34.000 like Pole come off the bench and give me those kind of points, you 523 00:38:34.119 --> 00:38:37.159 can take a little more. You can. You can take a little off 524 00:38:37.320 --> 00:38:42.760 of PG in turns of scorn until he gets that rhythm down at them at 525 00:38:42.760 --> 00:38:45.400 that point guard a spot. So hey, how about these numbers from from 526 00:38:45.440 --> 00:38:51.440 Norman Palis since you brought it up, Lenny, his last three games now 527 00:38:52.360 --> 00:38:57.800 he's averaging twenty five on sixty three percent shooting and sixty eight percent shooting from 528 00:38:57.840 --> 00:39:01.159 distance as he's thirteen of his last Night team from three. No, he's 529 00:39:01.199 --> 00:39:05.199 phenomenal. I just I can't say enough about Paul. I mean, like 530 00:39:05.280 --> 00:39:08.119 I said, I used to see him when he was on Toronto and he 531 00:39:08.280 --> 00:39:10.960 used to kill us. And I used to be like, oh God, 532 00:39:12.119 --> 00:39:14.599 this can I wish he was and like the same thing. Like you, 533 00:39:14.719 --> 00:39:17.480 I used said the same thing. And he's come here and other than the 534 00:39:17.679 --> 00:39:22.719 rock the rocky start to begin this year, he's been off the chart, 535 00:39:22.760 --> 00:39:24.800 man, he's been off the chain. It's just you just love. There's 536 00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:28.559 nobody in the NBA like him, man who'd come on, who come off 537 00:39:28.599 --> 00:39:31.800 the bench and get that hot and be that efficient. He reminds me almost 538 00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:36.639 like a Donovan Mitchell, because that's the kind of point you can put up. 539 00:39:37.079 --> 00:39:40.599 But that's with his body posture and the way I can see some of 540 00:39:40.639 --> 00:39:44.840 that, Yeah, his gate and his explosives, his explosiveness, it's like 541 00:39:45.320 --> 00:39:49.320 he accelerates to you man, and he drawls, he draws the file. 542 00:39:49.519 --> 00:39:53.280 And there was one movement where he put on Bullock when he switched, he 543 00:39:54.039 --> 00:39:58.760 crossed him up in the lane and just kept it in his his right hand 544 00:39:58.880 --> 00:40:00.800 extended like he was serving up a pizza and it was just it was just 545 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:07.239 beautiful man, extra cheese. Yeah, that reverse layup he had in the 546 00:40:07.320 --> 00:40:10.960 fourth with the and one, and that's what I like. He comes in 547 00:40:12.159 --> 00:40:15.679 the fourth quarter shot out of a cannon for some reason. He has just 548 00:40:15.840 --> 00:40:21.239 been so good and supplying so much energy and they need it in fourth quarters. 549 00:40:21.320 --> 00:40:23.760 On an older team, you need somebody that plays with that speed. 550 00:40:25.440 --> 00:40:30.920 So one last question, so where does because they got a nice little so 551 00:40:31.039 --> 00:40:36.280 what does fit in when he gets back. He's taking minutes probably away from 552 00:40:36.320 --> 00:40:40.719 Reggie Jackson. That's how I see it. The guards who have been a 553 00:40:40.800 --> 00:40:46.920 cut above all season. It's it's Norm, Terrence, Luke, Kennard. 554 00:40:47.559 --> 00:40:52.639 I gotta go with those three over Reggie and over John Wall when they're all 555 00:40:52.679 --> 00:40:55.719 healthy. Those are tough decisions to make, but they have to be with 556 00:40:55.800 --> 00:41:00.639 only thirty three games left. Yeah, Okay, all right, man, 557 00:41:00.679 --> 00:41:01.719 Well I hope, I hope they get on roll here. Man. But 558 00:41:01.800 --> 00:41:05.599 this, this game against the Lakers on two days gonna be real couch because 559 00:41:05.599 --> 00:41:07.920 the Lakers look Lakers have started to look good now too, so this is 560 00:41:07.960 --> 00:41:12.320 really gonna be a ballot LA And then they're both at the same point with 561 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:15.360 it. They can they can roll it out, or they can fall back. 562 00:41:15.440 --> 00:41:17.239 So let's let's hope the Clippers, you know, to keep it going. 563 00:41:17.320 --> 00:41:20.880 But this is a really, really impressive win on the roll man, 564 00:41:21.000 --> 00:41:27.039 So I'm happy for everybody. Thanks for the phone call, Anny, a 565 00:41:27.119 --> 00:41:30.000 little too happy there. Yeah, the loser of that game could be sent 566 00:41:30.079 --> 00:41:36.119 in the wrong direction. It feels like a crucial game, uh, you 567 00:41:36.159 --> 00:41:38.760 know, as we enter about thirty percent of the season left, getting close 568 00:41:38.840 --> 00:41:44.519 to that and the trade deadline coming up on February ninth, the All Star 569 00:41:44.679 --> 00:41:46.519 break, all of it. Okay, let's hear from coach lou post game. 570 00:41:46.920 --> 00:41:50.880 Clippers win in Dallas, hold them to ninety eight, they score one 571 00:41:51.079 --> 00:41:54.559 twelve pull away in the fourth quarter as they outscored Dallas thirty three to nineteen. 572 00:41:54.639 --> 00:41:59.639 Here was Coach Slew speaking with the media. You know, we we 573 00:42:00.119 --> 00:42:01.679 doing the right things on our double team as far as our spacing, you 574 00:42:01.719 --> 00:42:06.719 know, win the drive closeouts, took advantage of some matchups, you know, 575 00:42:06.920 --> 00:42:07.760 so we got one on one. We we got a good one on 576 00:42:07.840 --> 00:42:10.119 one player, so we The assist didn't show it might only have a nineteen 577 00:42:10.159 --> 00:42:14.280 assist, but I thought we did a good job. First quarter, we 578 00:42:14.320 --> 00:42:15.719 did a great job. Second quarter not so good. I thought the third 579 00:42:15.760 --> 00:42:17.920 and fourth quarter we did a good job. We just making the right play, 580 00:42:19.239 --> 00:42:21.519 getting to the pain, making the right pass, were taking our shot 581 00:42:21.599 --> 00:42:23.880 ourselves, and we missed eleven shots at the room tonight, you know, 582 00:42:23.960 --> 00:42:27.559 which is good. We want to keep attacking. But I thought all around 583 00:42:27.599 --> 00:42:30.199 we did a good job, and especially in the defense on a defensive vent 584 00:42:30.239 --> 00:42:32.320 in the second half, how did you still he did on look up? 585 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:36.000 I did a good job. I thought we did a really good job, 586 00:42:36.440 --> 00:42:38.679 you know, brand O'Connor and Dan Craig just mixing it up and just you 587 00:42:38.760 --> 00:42:43.400 know, showing the blitz firing, faked the fire and get back guarding one 588 00:42:43.440 --> 00:42:45.280 on one, you know, so just just keep him all balanced as best 589 00:42:45.280 --> 00:42:49.039 as we can because he's a great player, and it's hard to, you 590 00:42:49.079 --> 00:42:51.639 know, show the show a great player the same thing over and over because 591 00:42:51.639 --> 00:42:54.400 they're gonna pick you apart. And so I thought branding it in DC did 592 00:42:54.440 --> 00:42:59.360 a good job with just mixing it up. See a telling you seven two 593 00:42:59.400 --> 00:43:01.519 points and a half time Friday night, they had seventy nine points through three 594 00:43:01.599 --> 00:43:07.679 quarters. Sight talked about the defensive improvement poll was I guess that practice straight 595 00:43:07.719 --> 00:43:10.880 where your defensive talking points, actually those guys execued it. One was getting 596 00:43:10.880 --> 00:43:14.400 into the ball and picking rolls, you know, being more physical, gett 597 00:43:14.400 --> 00:43:15.960 into the ball when they hear the call, and not leaving Zoo on the 598 00:43:16.000 --> 00:43:20.199 island by itself because you have so much space when the screen hits you the 599 00:43:20.280 --> 00:43:22.199 guards going down the hill one on one verse zoo and that's not a good 600 00:43:22.239 --> 00:43:24.880 place to put him in, especially with speed rollers that can catch lobs. 601 00:43:25.199 --> 00:43:28.559 You know, we gotta try to get that physicality where were getting into the 602 00:43:28.599 --> 00:43:30.119 ball, hitting our man before the screen hits up. So that was that 603 00:43:30.199 --> 00:43:32.960 was a big point of emphasis yesterday, and I thought our guys did a 604 00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:38.280 good job to carry over was really good and especially in that second half yours 605 00:43:38.320 --> 00:43:42.800 are guys really trying to find them man something for this group because and so 606 00:43:43.320 --> 00:43:45.920 inter missed with the availability and just the life of existency. What's that hight 607 00:43:46.000 --> 00:43:50.760 test to tell you about the last two games. And physically just scared of 608 00:43:50.800 --> 00:43:52.679 the team, the direction you guys around. Yeah, I just think you 609 00:43:52.760 --> 00:43:54.960 know, when we're whole, I think you know, we're a tough team 610 00:43:55.119 --> 00:43:59.519 and we just gotta get some games that we can continue to keep building off 611 00:43:59.519 --> 00:44:01.960 of. Get rotations right, you know who plays well with who, get 612 00:44:02.079 --> 00:44:07.280 everyone off a minute restriction, and so those are gonna be the important things 613 00:44:07.320 --> 00:44:08.480 going forward. But I like where we're at. I like our spirit, 614 00:44:09.039 --> 00:44:12.239 and you know, when this team is healthy, we're a tough team to 615 00:44:12.320 --> 00:44:16.239 handle. And so hopefully get Luke back soon and continue to keep building and 616 00:44:16.280 --> 00:44:20.519 they'll keep building the right habits on both sides of the basketball. But when 617 00:44:20.559 --> 00:44:23.559 our two main guys are playing, you know we're a different team. Those 618 00:44:23.599 --> 00:44:29.320 coach flu postgame, Clippers win one twelve to ninety eight over the Dallas Mavericks. 619 00:44:29.440 --> 00:44:34.079 Coming up next here on Clippers Talk, we're gonna do some clips in 620 00:44:34.119 --> 00:44:37.000 double death with Charles Moechler. He'll join us. We'll get back to your 621 00:44:37.000 --> 00:44:40.559 phone calls also eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six 622 00:44:40.719 --> 00:44:46.440 ninety seven two five seventy Mitch be aware, get to me on Twitter at 623 00:44:46.599 --> 00:44:52.079 follow Adam ay as we walk you up to Niners and then boys. Right 624 00:44:52.119 --> 00:44:57.639 here on Amp five seventy, l sports the phone from the game. She 625 00:44:57.800 --> 00:45:07.599 was staying them like good thing you decided to last time that's fun. Chains 626 00:45:07.639 --> 00:45:10.719 on my neck, it was no smile on my BRep. Last time that 627 00:45:13.800 --> 00:45:15.760 the Clippers make it two in a row as they win one twelve to ninety 628 00:45:15.800 --> 00:45:21.559 eight in Dallas over the Mavericks. Welcome back into Clippers Talk as we walk 629 00:45:21.679 --> 00:45:25.559 you up to the NFC Divisional round. Maybe some foreshadowing here a team from 630 00:45:25.599 --> 00:45:30.199 California beating a team in Dallas. We'll see forty nine ers and Cowboys coming 631 00:45:30.280 --> 00:45:34.559 up here on a five seventy LA Sports. We'll get back to your phone 632 00:45:34.559 --> 00:45:37.400 calls in just a bit, but first out to Chuck Mockler from Clips and 633 00:45:37.599 --> 00:45:43.360 Dip Fame with myself and William Updyke. Chuck, where would you rank a 634 00:45:43.440 --> 00:45:47.519 victory like this on the season for the Clippers. I mean, this might 635 00:45:49.079 --> 00:45:51.880 be the best win of the season. I know that everyone really liked the 636 00:45:51.920 --> 00:45:54.679 Celtics win, but you know, we were going against the team that wasn't 637 00:45:54.840 --> 00:45:59.519 fully healthy on of a Clipper either, but and certains of the process and 638 00:45:59.719 --> 00:46:02.280 terms of you know, the difference a night and day from what the defense 639 00:46:02.360 --> 00:46:06.880 looked like against the Mavericks as opposed to the Spurs. I think he got 640 00:46:06.960 --> 00:46:07.920 to be pretty excited. This might be the best win of the season, 641 00:46:08.000 --> 00:46:13.880 and you know, holding Luca over season average always feel good. I mean, 642 00:46:14.400 --> 00:46:16.800 the Spurs, a bottom three offense, put up all those points, 643 00:46:16.880 --> 00:46:22.599 score over one twenty Dallas a top five offense, and the Clippers end up 644 00:46:22.639 --> 00:46:27.519 holding them to ninety eight a great defensive performance. I know they're very familiar 645 00:46:27.599 --> 00:46:30.679 with this team, and some of these games get taken into more of a 646 00:46:30.760 --> 00:46:37.360 playoff like environment because they battled so much over the years. But Kawhi looks 647 00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:40.960 to be rounding into playoff form. He looks so good the last couple of 648 00:46:42.039 --> 00:46:45.360 weeks. She's just dominant out there on both ends, getting big shots. 649 00:46:45.719 --> 00:46:51.440 He's looking close to identical to where he was before the ACL tear. Wouldn't 650 00:46:51.440 --> 00:46:54.880 you say, Yeah, he's been ramping up, you know, at Kawhi 651 00:46:55.039 --> 00:46:58.840 speed. He plays at Kawhi speed, and he kind of recovers at Kawhi 652 00:46:58.960 --> 00:47:00.360 speed, so where you kind of just realized, Oh, all of a 653 00:47:00.400 --> 00:47:05.320 sudden, we're here at top tier Kawhi right, that's been move against Luca 654 00:47:05.679 --> 00:47:08.079 was absolutely insane. The sequence where I think, you know, Paul George 655 00:47:08.079 --> 00:47:13.360 intercepted that path and about the fast break was probably one of the most you 656 00:47:13.440 --> 00:47:15.719 know, fun or encouraging sequences of the year for the Clippers. So I 657 00:47:15.840 --> 00:47:21.800 think Kawhi Leonard is pretty close to playoff Kawhi. We just you know, 658 00:47:21.880 --> 00:47:23.639 indeed, Paul George to ramp up a little bit maybe with some of these 659 00:47:23.639 --> 00:47:27.960 field goals helps earlier in the game or middle of the game, to really 660 00:47:28.039 --> 00:47:30.000 kind of be that that one B for this team. But right now, 661 00:47:30.639 --> 00:47:35.880 the whole team was on Kauai's back and he is more than happy to carry 662 00:47:35.960 --> 00:47:38.079 us. More from Chuck Mackler in just a moment, but let's pause ten 663 00:47:38.119 --> 00:47:43.920 seconds for station identification. Here on a seventy LS boards, this is LA 664 00:47:44.039 --> 00:47:50.960 Clippers Basketball A five seventy KLAC Los Angeles ninety seven KYSR HD to Los Angeles 665 00:47:51.239 --> 00:47:54.519 and iHeart radio station Charles. One of the developments we've seen over the last 666 00:47:54.599 --> 00:48:00.679 couple of weeks rowco getting more minutes in wingstop plus No or wingstop plus Norman 667 00:48:00.760 --> 00:48:05.199 Reggie, which started off that fourth quarter, and while it didn't work in 668 00:48:05.239 --> 00:48:07.079 the first half against San Antonio, it was good in the second half, 669 00:48:07.159 --> 00:48:10.639 and it was good early in the fourth where they were a plus eight before 670 00:48:10.760 --> 00:48:16.079 Kawhi Leonard checked back in. Yeah, I mean, I think there was 671 00:48:16.119 --> 00:48:20.119 a trend too, because before Luke got hurt, we all talked about how 672 00:48:20.320 --> 00:48:23.360 Luke plus four wings was a good idea. It just seems like playing four 673 00:48:23.440 --> 00:48:29.519 wings idea in general. Robert Covington, you know, it took us over 674 00:48:29.679 --> 00:48:32.199 half a season to see these things happen, which is a little frustrating. 675 00:48:32.280 --> 00:48:36.079 But you're totally right about Norm Powell. He's been on a heat or two, 676 00:48:36.199 --> 00:48:38.559 and I think you put in any one of our guards that can kind 677 00:48:38.599 --> 00:48:43.280 of get downhill, even just a little bit, next to these wings, 678 00:48:43.440 --> 00:48:46.599 it's gonna be productive. I one thing I also liked about the lineups today. 679 00:48:46.960 --> 00:48:51.000 You look at the three point shot distribution, no one took more of 680 00:48:51.039 --> 00:48:54.159 the five. I think it was all kind of evenly chunked out, which 681 00:48:54.199 --> 00:48:58.440 I really like, and I think is a side that the Sippers are playing 682 00:48:58.519 --> 00:49:01.440 well within those you know, more wig heavy lineups, just in terms of 683 00:49:01.519 --> 00:49:06.679 ball distribution and not getting too stagged it with what we're doing offensively. One 684 00:49:06.679 --> 00:49:08.079 of the things I've known is the last couple of games, we talked about 685 00:49:08.119 --> 00:49:12.320 how zoobots had just looked more tired, more lethargic out there, But the 686 00:49:12.400 --> 00:49:15.920 last couple of games. He's had more pop and I know he picked up 687 00:49:15.960 --> 00:49:19.480 some fouls, some tough ones when you got to guard Luca Donchach is going 688 00:49:19.559 --> 00:49:23.320 to happen. But it looks like he's just more active, getting closer to 689 00:49:23.400 --> 00:49:29.239 where he was maybe earlier in the season. Yeah, I'm wondering if he's 690 00:49:29.280 --> 00:49:30.920 just a little bit, you know, getting a little bit healthier and things 691 00:49:30.960 --> 00:49:36.239 like that. I can't remember who said it on the broadcast or all the 692 00:49:36.320 --> 00:49:39.480 postgame might have been no Eagle, but that extra practice yesterday I think helped 693 00:49:39.519 --> 00:49:43.159 a lot too. I think Zoo is one of those guys. Remember how 694 00:49:43.280 --> 00:49:45.400 much basketball Trends used to play in the offseason. Yeah, and now Zo 695 00:49:45.639 --> 00:49:50.159 kind of gets this chance to do euro Basket before this season. I think 696 00:49:50.280 --> 00:49:52.599 Zoo is one of those guys who just has to play a bunch of basketball 697 00:49:53.519 --> 00:49:57.880 to kind of get back to the health, if that makes sense. He 698 00:49:58.000 --> 00:50:00.800 did look a lot more spry of that he has, and you know, 699 00:50:00.920 --> 00:50:05.920 maybe eventually he filled a better two because winning does here everything, so I'm 700 00:50:05.960 --> 00:50:08.920 sure whatever maybe small things were perhaps the lenoyance for some of these guys at 701 00:50:09.039 --> 00:50:13.960 Zoo especially, are now a little easier to just brush off. After getting 702 00:50:14.119 --> 00:50:16.760 you know, a solid with over the map. There were some big shots 703 00:50:16.920 --> 00:50:21.239 hit to end quarters for the Clippers. Two three pointers at the end of 704 00:50:21.280 --> 00:50:24.119 the second quarter by Reggie Jackson, who has had his moments the last couple 705 00:50:24.159 --> 00:50:28.639 of games, really good fourth quarter to start things off against the San Antonio 706 00:50:28.719 --> 00:50:30.960 Spurs. Nicholas Patum though, hit a big three pointer I thought to end 707 00:50:31.000 --> 00:50:37.159 the third quarter, and he and Roco just handsey out there, and when 708 00:50:37.519 --> 00:50:39.960 they were driving guys and kind of funneling guys to one another, when Luca 709 00:50:40.039 --> 00:50:44.559 dontach was trying to drive past one of them, there was either a rearview 710 00:50:44.599 --> 00:50:46.760 contest or one of those guys waiting for him. That's what we've been waiting 711 00:50:46.800 --> 00:50:52.440 for with wingstop playing those two guys at the same time. Yes, but 712 00:50:52.599 --> 00:50:55.800 Nick Pote was in so good all season. I know, offensively, maybe 713 00:50:55.840 --> 00:51:00.039 it's not you know, the most you know, popping got your eyes box 714 00:51:00.159 --> 00:51:05.599 scores, but he does everything else phenomenally well for the Clippers. He's still 715 00:51:05.760 --> 00:51:08.239 probably our third most important player. I feel like that fluctuates every other week 716 00:51:08.320 --> 00:51:12.679 or so. But Rocco and Batoum are going to be a nightmare. And 717 00:51:12.800 --> 00:51:15.639 the half court for teams during the playoffs, which this is what it's all 718 00:51:15.679 --> 00:51:19.360 about, the process. Ken's a little frustrated and how slow the process has 719 00:51:19.400 --> 00:51:22.800 been. But we're starting to see now, you know what we're going to 720 00:51:22.960 --> 00:51:28.039 see in the playoffs, which is really really locked down half court defense from 721 00:51:28.719 --> 00:51:30.440 you know, these two guys who are also going to be playing next to 722 00:51:30.559 --> 00:51:35.400 Quiet Pp and you mentioned, you know, it's not eye popping box scores 723 00:51:35.440 --> 00:51:37.679 as you see from Nicholas Batoum. You had a couple of blocks, but 724 00:51:37.039 --> 00:51:40.519 you look at the plus minus led them in that category was a plus twenty 725 00:51:40.599 --> 00:51:45.519 three. A guy who was tied for second there with Marcus Morris was Norman 726 00:51:45.599 --> 00:51:49.159 Powell. When you bring up third best player on the team, Norman Poe 727 00:51:49.239 --> 00:51:52.119 is certainly the third best score and has really played like that. Just look 728 00:51:52.199 --> 00:51:57.239 from November on. He has been so efficient out there, the way he 729 00:51:57.360 --> 00:52:00.639 attacks the basket also in fourth quarters and is able to get to the free 730 00:52:00.679 --> 00:52:05.039 store line that's needed on this team. That is an element and a factor 731 00:52:05.119 --> 00:52:09.760 they just haven't had as much as as much of with this two on three 732 00:52:09.800 --> 00:52:14.760 connection era where they haven't gotten as many easy shots and fourth quarters, and 733 00:52:14.840 --> 00:52:17.840 that's what Norm Pale seems to provide. Yeah, he has been on a 734 00:52:17.920 --> 00:52:21.800 heater. He had a brutal start to the season, and you know, 735 00:52:21.960 --> 00:52:24.400 his Clipper tenure was so weird too, right, he had five games when 736 00:52:24.440 --> 00:52:28.599 he got hurt them. You know, we just didn't really see it work 737 00:52:28.679 --> 00:52:31.920 out that well, had a rough offseason, and that was doing exactly what 738 00:52:32.039 --> 00:52:36.360 he did in Toronto and he was kind of a fringe All Star and someone 739 00:52:36.400 --> 00:52:38.119 who you know, started too many games and win sixth Man of the Year. 740 00:52:38.199 --> 00:52:42.239 But was in that conversation, So he's doing the exactly what the Clippers 741 00:52:42.280 --> 00:52:44.719 need to do. Right now, it feels like everyone knows what their jobs 742 00:52:44.719 --> 00:52:46.920 specifically are supposed to be. I remember during the Doc era there was some 743 00:52:47.000 --> 00:52:52.199 times where guys weren't entirely sure of their roles, and other than Terence Man 744 00:52:52.320 --> 00:52:55.280 currently because he has to kind of you do everything at a moment's notice. 745 00:52:55.320 --> 00:52:58.960 It feels like norm knows what he's supposed to do, which has come in 746 00:52:59.119 --> 00:53:01.679 and get late bucket and pressure the rim. And what was great about Nord 747 00:53:01.760 --> 00:53:06.199 today is he wasn't hunting for fouls. He was getting the foul called, 748 00:53:06.440 --> 00:53:08.599 but he was going with more intense to actually score as opposed to just get 749 00:53:08.639 --> 00:53:13.360 the whistle, which I think a rest notice and b it just looks like 750 00:53:13.480 --> 00:53:15.320 he's a lot more effective what he's doing that. Yeah, like that and 751 00:53:15.559 --> 00:53:20.760 one he had in the fourth quarter on that little reverse type of layup. 752 00:53:21.360 --> 00:53:23.199 It was going to make the shot first and if you get the foul, 753 00:53:23.679 --> 00:53:27.840 good. But the Clippers have been getting into it and I've been getting a 754 00:53:27.880 --> 00:53:31.320 tough whistle recently from the officials. You can't get you can't get caught up 755 00:53:31.400 --> 00:53:36.159 in that too much. Okay, Tuesday night in downtown Los Angeles. I 756 00:53:36.239 --> 00:53:39.400 know both teams are in you know, interesting spots. It feels like critical 757 00:53:39.480 --> 00:53:43.960 points of the season for both the Clippers and the Lakers. The Lakers, 758 00:53:44.320 --> 00:53:47.039 to many people's dismay here listening, they have been playing much better basketball. 759 00:53:47.079 --> 00:53:50.800 That was a big victory they got over the Memphis Grizzlies, and even without 760 00:53:51.039 --> 00:53:54.639 Anthony Davis, you know, they've been engaged in playing with a lot of 761 00:53:54.800 --> 00:53:58.880 hustle. I'd say, out there playing hard each and every night. This 762 00:53:59.039 --> 00:54:01.960 is gonna be a big match up Tuesday night, I think, yeah. 763 00:54:02.000 --> 00:54:07.119 I mean the Clippers we've won one eight in a row over the Lakers, 764 00:54:07.239 --> 00:54:09.599 which it's really hard to beat a team nine times in a row. So 765 00:54:09.800 --> 00:54:14.679 we'll see what happened. But I do think, you know, is you 766 00:54:14.760 --> 00:54:16.840 know, maybe tapped as people might be on this game for the Clippers. 767 00:54:16.880 --> 00:54:20.239 They always kind of cut get up for the Lakers, for better or for 768 00:54:20.320 --> 00:54:22.679 worse. When we play the Lakers, this two one, three or a 769 00:54:22.719 --> 00:54:25.719 team always gets up and these games are always very stressful from you know, 770 00:54:25.840 --> 00:54:31.280 the Reggie gallop last second three to stop at ad best too. Like it's 771 00:54:31.320 --> 00:54:35.760 gonna be a tightly contested game. I think the Clippers are playing a little. 772 00:54:36.480 --> 00:54:38.800 I just love what happened today against the Maps to really kind of lift 773 00:54:38.840 --> 00:54:43.679 the Clippers spirits up going to the Tuesday. But it's gonna be close when 774 00:54:43.719 --> 00:54:45.280 some people wanted to be I think yeah. And this was also such a 775 00:54:45.360 --> 00:54:50.559 good win because Dallas won revenge after the last time against the Clippers, and 776 00:54:50.639 --> 00:54:53.880 these teams always get up for one another, so pretty good tune up before 777 00:54:53.920 --> 00:54:59.280 they take on the Lakers Tuesday night. Of course, we'll have a preview, 778 00:54:59.519 --> 00:55:04.280 a Clips in Dip preview tomorrow, follow us at Clippers Pod. He 779 00:55:04.679 --> 00:55:07.719 is Charles Mockler from Clips and Dips Some Clips and Double dip here on Clippers 780 00:55:07.800 --> 00:55:10.920 Talk today. Charles, thanks for doing this. We'll talk to you tomorrow. 781 00:55:10.960 --> 00:55:15.199 My friend, absolutely sounds good. Thank you. Adam coming up next, 782 00:55:16.000 --> 00:55:20.159 back to your phone calls eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 783 00:55:20.159 --> 00:55:22.960 eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy Have the Clippers flipped a switch? 784 00:55:23.960 --> 00:55:27.639 We'll find out I remember, gonna find out a lot about this team 785 00:55:27.679 --> 00:55:30.480 in the next couple of weeks. But Tuesday night against the Lakers. It 786 00:55:30.679 --> 00:55:35.039 is taught to beat a team nine times in a row. I'd like to 787 00:55:35.119 --> 00:55:37.760 think of it as law of independent trials, like the roulette table. Stop 788 00:55:37.880 --> 00:55:42.119 looking at what the last number was or if it was red or black. 789 00:55:42.760 --> 00:55:45.760 It's an independent trial each and every time. But the Clippers have gotten up 790 00:55:45.760 --> 00:55:50.199 for these battles, no doubt. Coming up next more Clippers stock as we 791 00:55:50.280 --> 00:55:53.000 walk you up to the NFC Divisional Round forty nine Ers and Cowboys right here 792 00:55:53.039 --> 00:55:57.320 on AM five seventy ELI Sports, I go from six to twenty three. 793 00:55:57.400 --> 00:56:02.199 Let comlo bron serving up of pay, serving up pick well linkim is because 794 00:56:02.199 --> 00:56:15.079 they scared a rat turn down the That's how this happened in Kansas City yesterday 795 00:56:15.920 --> 00:56:21.280 what's y'all performing? Clippers performing well in Dallas and in Texas they win once 796 00:56:21.280 --> 00:56:25.679 twelve to ninety eight, complete the Texas two steps. Welcome back into Clippers 797 00:56:25.760 --> 00:56:30.199 talk. I'm Adam Oslin eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight 798 00:56:30.360 --> 00:56:37.519 six six ninety seven two five seventy before we get to the NFC Divisional round 799 00:56:37.239 --> 00:56:40.760 coming up here in just minutes, let's get to Mitch in New Jersey. 800 00:56:40.840 --> 00:56:45.079 Mitch, we're coming back out to you. Mitch. What's up, Adam? 801 00:56:45.599 --> 00:56:49.039 I even thinks Kim I call me that, Jim D. Go ahead, 802 00:56:49.039 --> 00:56:51.199 you keep it in shape. You keep working out for me, because 803 00:56:51.519 --> 00:56:53.760 I can't do it anymore. I'd follow out of May. I'm working out 804 00:56:53.840 --> 00:56:59.840 for me and me only. I'm too vain. What's up, Mitchy? 805 00:57:00.119 --> 00:57:02.639 Glad to have the defense and in the right direction, like the winning, 806 00:57:02.960 --> 00:57:07.920 getting healthy, especially you took care of vot. I think he's gonna be 807 00:57:07.920 --> 00:57:13.039 a top three, top three or four an MVP race or maybe it quite 808 00:57:13.159 --> 00:57:15.559 keeps playing like this, maybe he can get in the race and maybe Silvil 809 00:57:15.639 --> 00:57:19.559 Award. I don't think he would have played enough games. I don't think 810 00:57:19.599 --> 00:57:22.599 they'd be able to give it to him, but you never know. He 811 00:57:22.719 --> 00:57:25.960 wants the finals MVP match. That's what he's looking forward to. If he 812 00:57:27.079 --> 00:57:30.280 brings a ring and we get a first parade, that should weigh heavily. 813 00:57:30.800 --> 00:57:34.480 And what about him, I'm even talked with the Lakers, But what about 814 00:57:34.480 --> 00:57:37.239 the Clippers. I would take Can Reddish for a second round pick. He 815 00:57:37.320 --> 00:57:43.440 kind of reminds me of you could play Cam Reddish for a second pick. 816 00:57:43.639 --> 00:57:46.480 Yeah, that rumor has been out there. Well, they got a lot 817 00:57:46.559 --> 00:57:52.840 of second round picks. I like Cam Reddish. He's been under utilized in 818 00:57:52.000 --> 00:57:59.119 his career overall, but a heck of a town. Well he's being in 819 00:57:59.159 --> 00:58:02.960 a doghouse. Yeah, well Tom Thibodeaux's old school. That's what happens, 820 00:58:02.960 --> 00:58:07.559 Smitch. I appreciate the phone call, my friend. Let's go to allay 821 00:58:07.639 --> 00:58:10.960 yun, Alla yun. Where are you calling from here on Clipper stock? 822 00:58:13.000 --> 00:58:16.400 Yeah, I'm calling from Los Angeles. How are you? Yeah, Lancaster, 823 00:58:16.559 --> 00:58:20.760 California. Yeah, I'm good. What do you think of the ball 824 00:58:20.800 --> 00:58:24.360 game? Clippers winning by fourteen in Dallas? Yeah, I'm not surprised. 825 00:58:24.679 --> 00:58:29.239 I'm not surprised. I thought maybe they'll get They're gonna be beat by. 826 00:58:29.960 --> 00:58:35.360 They're gonna beat Dallas maybe by two or three. That was it was a 827 00:58:35.480 --> 00:58:38.000 very good game. Yeah, so I'm calling it A guy in the game 828 00:58:38.159 --> 00:58:45.119 from Tuesday against the Lakers. Yeah, I hear a lot of Collins say 829 00:58:45.960 --> 00:58:50.360 you will be a very close game. But I don't think so. I 830 00:58:50.440 --> 00:58:52.400 don't think so. I think he think Clippers is gonna blow them out. 831 00:58:53.760 --> 00:59:00.360 Yeah, yeah, I think so. I wouldn't mind that all un shape 832 00:59:00.360 --> 00:59:02.719 the confidence. We'll see, it's gonna be big for both teams. Lakers 833 00:59:02.719 --> 00:59:07.400 still got a game to go later tonight against the Portland Trailblazers. Earlier, 834 00:59:07.519 --> 00:59:12.320 though, Pelicans lost in Miami, So the Clippers are just two games back 835 00:59:12.719 --> 00:59:16.519 of being the four seed. Something worth monitoring. Ali, And thank you 836 00:59:16.599 --> 00:59:20.679 for the phone call here on Clippers Talk. Let's go to tagus and we'll 837 00:59:20.800 --> 00:59:23.840 nut to close things out tonight. He just what's up? Back to back? 838 00:59:24.039 --> 00:59:28.159 Yeah, Adam? Back to back? Yeah? Was that a Magic 839 00:59:28.239 --> 00:59:30.719 Johnson throwback? There he was, and I knew you wouldn't know it too. 840 00:59:32.000 --> 00:59:36.679 One of my favorites, my favorite player. Yeah, I know, 841 00:59:37.599 --> 00:59:46.039 not just because he gave a Zuba, but on great game. You know 842 00:59:46.079 --> 00:59:52.480 what's underrated besides Kwai as dominant in his efficiency from the offensive, in his 843 00:59:52.559 --> 00:59:58.480 defenses, the way he's been reading the double teams us he's not He's not 844 00:59:58.679 --> 01:00:01.800 like created, he's like turnover creating turnovers. You take care of the ball. 845 01:00:04.320 --> 01:00:07.199 One of my peppi's with the Clipper's offense was sometimes this year they keep 846 01:00:07.760 --> 01:00:12.719 passing the ball around the perimeter, and I would like to see them when 847 01:00:12.760 --> 01:00:15.079 he's double team for more cuts to the basket of tourist. Mills good at 848 01:00:15.119 --> 01:00:19.159 that, but he's not in there late in the fourth, which is what 849 01:00:19.320 --> 01:00:22.400 Norman Powell provides a quite often, is if he doesn't have the open three, 850 01:00:22.440 --> 01:00:24.599 he takes it to the rack. So I like that. I want 851 01:00:24.599 --> 01:00:28.559 to see a little bit more of that. But quite has been amazing. 852 01:00:29.199 --> 01:00:32.000 Norm Powell has been amazing, and they got to keep that up to make 853 01:00:32.079 --> 01:00:37.840 that push. I was gonna ask you two days one or a king, 854 01:00:37.280 --> 01:00:42.599 where are we ranking offensive rebounding? Oh, I'd have to check on that. 855 01:00:42.840 --> 01:00:45.119 I'll try to get it for you. Oh you know what, I 856 01:00:45.239 --> 01:00:49.000 got it right here. An offensive rebounding percentage are basically middle of the pack 857 01:00:49.119 --> 01:00:52.679 sixteenth. I think we got to get that a little bit higher if we're 858 01:00:52.719 --> 01:00:55.960 gonna make that push, and don't be surprised if we make a play for 859 01:00:57.000 --> 01:00:59.440 a big man. If you got one more quick, Okay, you don't. 860 01:00:59.440 --> 01:01:01.719 I appreciate days. We'll talk to you on Tuesday after the Lakers game. 861 01:01:04.000 --> 01:01:07.079 Tip time for that one is that seven. We'll have Clippers countdown starting 862 01:01:07.119 --> 01:01:08.119 at six before we get out of here. I do want to thank the 863 01:01:08.199 --> 01:01:13.400 Clippers organization. Noah Ego, Brian Seaman, Ralph Lawler, big brother, 864 01:01:13.519 --> 01:01:20.599 Jake Warner, our producer Katie Newton, that callers the listeners today on Clippers 865 01:01:20.679 --> 01:01:24.039 Talk after they win in Dallas one twelve to ninety eight over the Mavericks. 866 01:01:24.639 --> 01:01:30.320 Clippers next game Tuesday night, about all of Los Angeles again Walter pregame show 867 01:01:30.360 --> 01:01:34.199 at six Do Not Go Anywhere Coming up next year on AM five seventy LA 868 01:01:34.360 --> 01:01:39.920 Sports. This has been Clippers Talk, a postgame conversation about your LA Clippers 869 01:01:40.039 --> 01:01:45.119 with Adam Oslam. If you like the show, subscribe to Clippers Talk on 870 01:01:45.239 --> 01:01:50.119 the iHeart Radio, WAP or wherever you podcast the best game. This team 871 01:01:50.400 --> 01:01:53.840 has those championship ingredients. They have some of that DNA. You can see 872 01:01:53.880 --> 01:02:00.320 it. This is Clippers basketball join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio 873 01:02:00.519 --> 01:02:06.760 Network. Wake up, Wake up for your coffee, Hey Google, and 874 01:02:06.920 --> 01:02:10.440 listen to Dan Patrick. There's no better owner to have for your team than 875 01:02:10.519 --> 01:02:15.280 an owner who's willing to spend and wants to win. I mean, Steve 876 01:02:15.320 --> 01:02:17.719 Ballmer tried to win. I never would have invested Kawhi Leonard