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but Denver Nuggets went sixteen to thirty two from three and they beat the Clippers
with the long ball once twenty seven to one fifteen in Denver. Welcome into
Clippers Stock. I'm at a moslin to eight six six nine eight seven two
five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy is the phone number
coming up? Not only will you hear from Coachlu and Reggie Jackson post game
and we'll get to your phone calls, but we have the update from Chris
Haynes on, Norman Powell, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. But I
mentioned Nikola Yokich. Heah, he had thirty he had fourteen boards, he
had six assists. He's the reigning MVP, but some of those numbers are
just slightly above his averages. What killed the Clippers in this game is just
how unbelievably scorching hot. Denver was from distance. They shoot thirty five percent
from three on the season, that's middle of the pack. Their fifteenth they're
sixteenth in the league from three, and tonight they go fifty percent on thirty
two attempts. And they went six of thirteen from three in the fourth quarter
alone. And it was the three balls. Will Barton late, Jeff Green
late, and Monte Morris with a fortunate bounce, her fortunate block into his
hands on a great defensive play by Roco Robert Covington who blocked Aaron Gordon,
stood him up, met him at the apex. Looked to be a fantastic
defensive play and once you know it, Nver Nuggets got the fortunate bounce.
It goes into the hands of Monte Morris and he drills a near side corner
three when the Clippers were just down two, and that was the story of
the night. They could not get over the hump. Each and every time
they made a little run, they couldn't sustain it. They had it too
within three in the second quarter, after they were down by as many as
thirteen in the first half. They had it to within five in the third
quarter, but then they were down eleven, just like they were at the
half heading into the fourth, but they had it to within two with four
minutes left after Roco, I want to talk about three and D player.
He just hit a three pointer before that block. He had an Aaron Gordon.
The Clippers had their chances. I don't feel like they played a poor
ball game, not like what happened in Utah. This was a completely different
way to lose. Denver was just too hot from the outside. You're not
gonna beat a team that shoots fifty percent three on thirty two attempts, a
team that is not good from distance average at best, at best. And
it was Jamichael Green, we know he could hit him. It was Bones
Highland, who had eight of his sixteen points on the first quarter, countering
Marcus Morris is eight points in the first period. He goes four of six,
Austin Rivers goes three of five from distance, and Monte Morris went three
of three and I think hit the biggest shot of the game to put them
back up five, to keep a little bit of distance. As the Clippers,
we're fighting, we're battling, and I really loved what I saw at
a Terrence man I tweeted this out earlier at follow out of May, but
he looked like playoff Terrence man or play in tournament Terrence man An. Looks
like it's going to be for the Clippers. He had twenty four points.
That's one shy off of his regular season high of twenty five. He's had
thirty nine in the playoffs, obviously closing out the Utah Jazz in that game
six, But not so much the points the way he got them. He
didn't hit a three ball. He went to the free throw line for twelve
attempts, hit ten of those, but seven of ten from the field,
and he just continued to probe the defense. It's basketball terminology. He continued
to go right after Nikola Yokich, and they got him into foul trouble and
they played the right way and had the right strategy. Wouldn't you know with
coach LEU that wonderful article earlier today by the Evil four letter and Ohm if
you read it, you know. If you haven't, you need to.
But he was putting the pressure on Yokich. That's how you slow him down.
And him only getting thirty You'll live with that. You can win with
him getting thirty. You can't win with them hitting sixteen three pointers on thirty
two attempts. But he had him on his heels. You get him in
the pick and roll, you can pose problems to Yokich and the Nuggets.
And the Clippers put up one hundred and fifteen points. I want to say
there's something like fourteen and three this season when they score one hundred and fifteen
or more. Offensively, they were good enough. They shot forty eight percent.
Now they weren't as good from three. They hit ten of them,
but on thirty two attempts thirty one percent. But they got to the free
throw line because they were the aggressors and they ended up taking twenty six free
throw attempts at twenty three for Denver. And that's been an issue with the
Clippers at times this year. Offensive rebounds, it's been the biggest issue.
Unfortunately, came back to bide them in the fourth. Also, the Denver
Nuggets only had six offensive rebounds. You look at that great number, The
problem is the timing of some of them. Four of the six came in
the fourth and they led to second chance buckets, and the Clippers had a
couple of second chance opportunities with themselves they weren't able to capitalize on. But
Isaiah Hartenstein played his heart out fourteen points going up against his former team,
eight of them in the fourth quarter, played some really good defense at times
five of seven from the field, but the assists a couple to Terrence man
On no look passed to him in the first half that turned into a big
reverse jam. He also found. I want to say it was Reggie Jackson
for an easy one. To see him do that Luke and Art for sure
in the first half, but to see him do that against his former team,
and he soaked up all that knowledge playing next to the best passing big
man ever, Nikolokitch. I feel okay making that statement, but he learned
plenty from him, and that's been a part of his game. He just
soaked it up like a sponge in his time in Denver, and why not.
And now the Clippers have a guy like that who not only hustles as
hard as we used to see from Montrese and Patrick Beverley, but he's a
playmaker. And when you can get a big man like that that can pass
the high post in today's day and age, that is I always say it's
necessary. I don't want to say it's a luxury either. It's just great
to have. It's huge. And on a night where of vizza zubots and
he was my player to watch, didn't look great. Six five boards just
played seventeen minutes. Coach lu just rode Isaiah Hardenstein down the stretch. I
think he played the entire fourth quarter. Clippers had their chances, they just
couldnt get over the hump. Every time that run was answered by a three
pointer from the Denver Nuggets. They lose by twelve in Denver final score once
twenty seven to one fifteen. We'll take one call before we break eight six
sixty nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five
seventy. Yeah, but first Xavier and la Habra heights. You're a Clippers.
Stop without in Moss and how are you? And what's up at him?
You know what a loss is a loss? But you know what's the
Nuggets? First of all, I'll be here. I don't feel like that
a win isn't a win. A losses in the loss. How you play
actually matters. Building good habits matters. You know what build good habits and
the results will come. Yeah, that's true. But you know, Dever
was you know there were hoppings from threes. I mean it just went to
shoot with fifty something percent, so exactly there there you go. So I
mean it just you know, they're winding down here during the season, so
you know they gotta you know, like you said, you guys, what
what eight games left? So they gotta you know, at least as long
as they finished five hundred, they should be fine. And at this point
I was happy too to see uh ty Lou he went with Isaiah to Nard
and and Man in the fourth quarter and Brandon Boston gave him some good minutes
late exactly, so you know what I mean, let the young guys play.
You know what I mean, Moors was not you know, I've seen
his stats. What do you have three rebounds in twenty something minutes? But
Tune had what two rebounds? I mean, I mean that's good, Tylan,
who's doing that? He just you know what, I'm gonna put the
young guys. These guys are playing hard, and I'll just put him in
the fourth quarter. That's the way it is. You know, you gotta
you gotta put those guys in. But lasting Adam real quick. I know
it's coming down to the end here. I'm just thinking that the Clippers should
I'd rather face Minnesota, yes than Denver. Correct. So at this Slee,
well, I could say I lost his loss, but I do not
want to face the joker. I mean, I mean, I don't.
I don't think they're gonna want a tank. But honestly, you get you
rather face Minnesota because I know they could beat Minnesota in Minnesota, so I
mean it just see what they do. But I just rather face Minnesota.
So we'll see what happens. So we'll see you at the game Friday.
I'll be there since Philadelphia, So thank you good. We'll see you Friday
night. Tip time for that one is at seven thirty in downtown Los Angeles.
Pregame show at six thirty. I think all of Clipper Nation can see
that there is a silver lining to this one, and is that the Denver
Nuggets get a win and remain in the sixth spot for now, and you
hope they stay there. Now, be careful what you wish for. Minnesota
one of the hottest teams in the league. They're dangerous. They got Pat
Bev, culture changer, Karl Anthony Town's putting up sixty points. They're gonna
be a problem, especially in Minnesota if the Clippers get them too. But
who in the right mind would want to take on Nikola Yogic. Clippers have
already seen Luca Donchets the last couple of seasons in first rounds. These basketball
savants that just have the most amazing feel for the game, and I've seen
in a long time those two players. Clippers lose twenty seven to one fifteen
in Denver. More postgame Clippers stock coming up next, We got that postgame
audio from Chris Haynes. You'll hear from the head coach and Reggie Jackson next.
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Clippers. Zach I fall shop up. Clippers losing Denver once twenty seven to
one fifteen to Nikola Jokich and the three point shooting Denver Nuggets. For some
reason, they're an average three point shooting team. Not tonight. It goes
sixteen of thirty two from three. Their last two makes were both threes.
Three three kept the Clippers at Bay. Welcome back at the Clippers stock.
I'm Adam Moslin eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six
nine eight seven two five seventy. I mean the Clippers had six turnovers total.
It's less than half of their average on the season, around thirteen and
a half. It's a great number. Nuggets had eleven. Doesn't matter.
That equalizer, that three points shot can be the difference and the Nuggets they
were shooting sixty percent from the field in the first half. Clippers defense obviously
wasn't great, but they battled, they competed. They had it to within
two with four minutes left, and then you can guess what happened at three
point. Wante Morris hit that one after Roco blocked spectacularly Aaron Gordon. You
know, if you block Aaron Gordon, it's gotta be big time. Quickest
hands in the West in the Eastern Conference to Robert Covington. He did have
fourteen points, he hit a big three, and the fourth quarter not enough
though, Clippers fall by twelve. Tagus in Walnut Tagus youre on Clippers stock
without am Aston, how are you, hey, Adam? It was it
was an encouraging win. Ye, encouraging loss. I mean sorry, encouraging
loss. Right. I think in the first first half we gave up a
lot of threes. And do you think part part of this because without our
key guys and we're playing a little bit more his own defense, and they're
able to kind of they were able to get will generate more open looks.
Yeah, and kids just such a prolific passer and when you double him and
when you shade towards his way, he's likely going to find the open guy.
But some of those were well defended and it didn't matter. Yeah,
And obviously the momentum killers were there when Gordon got blocked and hit the three,
and then Gordon got blocked again, but then he got the ball and
dunked it. Those are like two back breaking plays. Yeah. Yeah,
But you know what they can take away from this game and if they do
me and the play and is how Reggie was able to drive in in the
second quarter. Now, terrace Mann was doing it all game and I'm gonna
be hopeful that we'll get our three guys back. But optimistic, optimistically,
we maybe we'll get too but see, let's say we even get Powell and
PG. I think they got to just kind of replicate what they were doing
and keep taking it, attacking it to the hole, and put the joker
on his heels in the defense because I don't see the Denver Nuggets being able
to guard a lot of the Clipper players one on one Powell PG and not
saying that we want to play the Nuggets. But I think this was a
good little, you know, sample size of when we get our guys what
to do. And lastly, I mean, we got to just make sure
that we don't buy into we locked into that eight seed. We got a
tough stretch of games. They never know. I mean, if the Lakers
get eighty back, they might hit some hitters stride. So we got to
win a few of these games just to lock it up. But it's not
locked in, and we can't kind of buying some mentality. We gotta tree
every game like you know, it's a playoff game, because we got to
get a couple more wins. And I'll be at the game Friday at them
Let's call all right, Tay's just a great phone call. Ay're right,
they had the right strategy. They didn't have enough bodies, they didn't have
some of the most talented guys, but going at Yokich was effective. That's
how you beat him. Make him work defensively, wear him out on that
end. And currently the Clippers are four games up on the Lakers, but
they have the tie breaker, so it's truly five. You're right, you
can't rely on it, can't rest on your laurels. Now. You still
want to play good basketball and hopefully they can get a big victory over the
Philadelphia seventy six ers, who are one of the teams they came back on
down twenty plus this season. They're not going to forget that now. They
just added James Harden, but that game's coming up on Friday. You also
brought up the guys who could be coming back, Norman Powell, Paul George,
Kawhi, Leonard. We all hope for that. Here's the latest update,
though this was on the NBA and TNT as Chris Haynes was doing some
sideliner reporting in Denver tonight. He covers on the game for Yahoo Sports,
and he did break the news before anyone that Kawhi Leonard was coming. So
here was Chris Haynes coming out of the first time out on TNT earlier.
Both teams are looking for some reinforcements for the stretch. But let's start with
the Clippers. Paul George has gradually progressed to the point where he's doing four
or four work with the coaching staff in a control contact Norm Powe, sources
tell me intering to get back out there and then expected returned at some point
before the end of the Reckless Sea. Lastly, Kawhi Leonard's progressing nicely,
but sources say, but the siason has not been made on what are he
will return this season or not. Okay, so some of that was so
vague, and some of that we already knew about. But the Norman Powell
part of it, where he's expected to return before the regular season is over,
that's news. That's newsworthy. And he's been out of his boot for
I want to say a week now, had a fractured left foot and his
third game with the Clippers. Obviously, getting any one of those guys is
huge if you can get multiple. We saw the footage of Paul George on
Twitter at the Clippers training facility playing that four and four, But I believe
they called it mild contact so far. But they're also not given up hope,
and they haven't shut any of those guys down for the remainder of the
season yet, so we're hoping there is something to that. All right,
Well, we have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station and entivocation.
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mend. Clippers lose by twelve in Denver to the Nuggets. What are the
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A smash shot, A smash shot spending welcome back into post game Clippers
talk. I'm out of Moslin eight six seventy eight six six nine eight seven
seventy is the phone number still looking for player audio. I did see this
quote from Robert Covington though, talking about that play. The block on Aaron
Gordon leading to a three pointer was Denver Nuggets. Another one said quote that
was definitely a huge play for us. That was kind of a knife in
the coffin. Now, this was transcribed by Justin Rousseau a fly by Night
on Twitter. He could have said nail maybe knife though that's more serious.
That's like the meme of I just went to one of my biggest hater's funerals
to make sure he's dead or something. It's that type of thing, knife
in the coffin. I just haven't heard an expression like that before, but
it was. That was the biggest shot of the game. The Clippers were
down by two with four minutes left and the Denver Nuggets end up going sixteen
of thirty two from three. Uh, not much else you have to look
at outside of that. Tough to beat a team when they shoot fifty percent
on thirty two shots from the outside. Let's hear from coach Lou. Though
I love more enlightening analysis them when I just give you there here is the
great coach Lou. Read that ESPN article by Ohm Here he was postgame speaking
with the media. Fifty and ninety one, the shot fifty four percent from
the field, fifty from three, ninety one from a free throw line.
But I thought we did some good things, and you know, I said
I had a chance. We cut it to two. You know, we
had a block and then they, you know, get a three from Jeff
Green in the corner, which was timely. They made the timely shots down
the stretch, and we just didn't make, you know, make the shots
that we needed to go down to stretch. But I thought we'd played well.
You've had so many combacks this season. But the double led sword of
that is diffen so many games that's all been down, but especially at the
beginning, like the first quarter of the eight job thirty seven more, And
like what does that kind of do to like how you prepare for these games,
Like you obviously prepare and then you have to kind of readjust because that's
is what it is. I don't know, I can't recall the games you're
talking about, but the Utah game was one of those games. But tonight
they got thirty seven, we got twenty seven. We just had to get
our defense intact, and like I said, a second half we came out.
We was better giving up twenty seven and twenty eight and a second half.
So they got off to a good start at home, which they played
well, and I thought we did a good job weathering the store. Uh,
Nicola, Yoki was coming off a bad game that he had. Was
was there a concerning way? Uh, you know, have the bounce back
this type of bounce back game. Oh, I mean for sure. I
mean you know, he's MVP last year and has a great chance of winning
again this year. So we knew he's gonna play well. You know,
usually usually don't play bad two games in a row. And so he came
out he played with well, you know, got this team going. Like
I said, you know, that's to be expected, especially when he didn't
play well last game. Try what's your read on the shots they made?
Those part of the role players the Morris is the world than Austin's thinking for
those shots that you were more or less like we'll let those guys take those
for those I mean not let I mean it's the right guys taking them,
but we're not gonna let them take it. You know, if we don't,
Morris can shoot it. Jeff made a big shot, like I said,
and you know Austin made a big shot as well. But you know,
overall, I thought we did a good job competing, Like I said,
stay in the course, had a chance to you know when we cut
it to two, had a big block, and then Jeff Green makes it
three in the corner to go up five. So they made some timely shots
like I said, you know, all their guys did. There was coach
Lou post game, yeah, referencing that Jeff Green shot. Also, Clippers
were down five, he took it to eight with three thirty left. Clippers
didn't give up, didn't give in. They just lost to a hot shooting
team tonight in the Denver Nuggets. This was a start in start. Contra
asked what we saw on Friday night against or in Utah against the Jazz where
the Clippers they look da I mean a Visa Zubos came out afterwards and talked
about effort being a problem in that game. I didn't see that tonight.
I just saw a team that had their best player versus a team that is
missing their three best players. And the Denver Nuggets got insanely hot from the
outside. All right, coming back, we'll preview the final eight games.
We'll take a look a bird's eye, no eagle like look at the final
eight regular season games here for the Clippers, starting with what's going on Friday
night back in downtown Los Angeles. They're taking on likely Joel Embiid James Harden
in the Philadelphia seventy six ers. If those guys are healthy. More Clippers
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look at this Clippers losing Denver one twenty seven to one fifteen to the Nuggets.
Welcome back in. I think Clippers next eight games final eight games of
the regular season at night, Philadelphia at home on Friday night, Utah get
on Tuesday at home. Then they go out on the road for a couple
of stiff challenges at Chicago at Milwaukee. Milwaukee actually just beat Chicago tonight by
thirty. Then back home for their final four against New Orleans, Phoenix,
Sacramento, and Okay See. Those last two obviously much more favorable. And
if the Clippers are in danger of falling to the ninth seed, well careful
what you wished for. Like I said earlier, but you'd rather see Sacramento
and Okay see than Milwaukee, Chicago or Phoenix or Utah or Philadelphia, even
New Orleans. They've been playing much better ball still without Zion. I saw
this quote post game from Terrence Man as we were efforting some postgame audio from
the players, but he said this quote, I won't say, but we
found a few things. Hopefully we can bring it out in the play in
game or in the playoffs. I think tonight was about seeing what works against
them, what they're good at, week at and hopefully executing down the line.
He also said, we got four guys where, we got guys coming
back. We got guys in good places. Even though it's a four game
losing streak, we can learn from it. So morale still high with this
Clippers team. They've been battling all season long. They continued too, it
was just an uphill battle against a hot three point shooting team in the Denver
Nuggets tonight, and sometimes you just gotta tip your cab and say, okay,
they had their night. They normally shoot thirty five percent from the outside.
They shot fifty. Also worth monitoring, Robert Covington had an ice pack
on his right hand, like he injured it in a play with Jamichael Green.
That is something worrisome, something to keep an eye on. Roco just
came back and those are the fastest hands in the West. May am I
living with these hands George Constanza style. He's not a hand model. I
don't know if that would be Kawhi Leonard since he has the biggest hands in
the league, at least for his size. Clippers next game coming up Friday,
back home against Philadelphia. They get two days off. This is the
good thing. The schedule Finally, the five games and seven nights they're ova
and the Clippers just got three days off, two more coming and then three
more days off, so they're gonna have a chance to really get some practices
in, to work on things to get guys rest down the stretch for these
final eight. But tonight they lose by twelve in Denver. Before we get
out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle,
Brian Semen, Ralph Lawlor, big Brother, Jake Warner. We'll see
you on Friday, and back here in studio, our producer Katie Newton,
who gave me a jacket to wear his pants just like Chris Cross will make
a jump jump and everything's just backwards here. I guess I weren't short so
much. My cows are popping, but still not the way I want to
end things. Until Friday, but the Clippers back home against Philadelphia seventy six
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