WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.879 --> 00:00:06.040 Parents badness ure. Once again, he's Clippers Talk. I got calls on 2 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:12.160 Clippers Talk, immediate reaction and analysis to today's game. That's what he's capable 3 00:00:12.320 --> 00:00:17.359 of, hosted by your pre and post game voice of the LA Clippers, 4 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:24.679 Adam Osler. The joker said, how about a magic truck and magically, 5 00:00:25.079 --> 00:00:31.199 but Denver Nuggets went sixteen to thirty two from three and they beat the Clippers 6 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:35.960 with the long ball once twenty seven to one fifteen in Denver. Welcome into 7 00:00:35.960 --> 00:00:39.079 Clippers Stock. I'm at a moslin to eight six six nine eight seven two 8 00:00:39.079 --> 00:00:44.000 five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy is the phone number 9 00:00:44.520 --> 00:00:49.240 coming up? Not only will you hear from Coachlu and Reggie Jackson post game 10 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:51.880 and we'll get to your phone calls, but we have the update from Chris 11 00:00:51.880 --> 00:00:57.399 Haynes on, Norman Powell, Paul George, and Kawhi Leonard. But I 12 00:00:57.479 --> 00:01:02.920 mentioned Nikola Yokich. Heah, he had thirty he had fourteen boards, he 13 00:01:03.079 --> 00:01:07.519 had six assists. He's the reigning MVP, but some of those numbers are 14 00:01:07.560 --> 00:01:11.920 just slightly above his averages. What killed the Clippers in this game is just 15 00:01:11.040 --> 00:01:18.280 how unbelievably scorching hot. Denver was from distance. They shoot thirty five percent 16 00:01:18.400 --> 00:01:22.319 from three on the season, that's middle of the pack. Their fifteenth they're 17 00:01:22.400 --> 00:01:26.359 sixteenth in the league from three, and tonight they go fifty percent on thirty 18 00:01:26.519 --> 00:01:30.640 two attempts. And they went six of thirteen from three in the fourth quarter 19 00:01:30.719 --> 00:01:36.760 alone. And it was the three balls. Will Barton late, Jeff Green 20 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:42.400 late, and Monte Morris with a fortunate bounce, her fortunate block into his 21 00:01:42.519 --> 00:01:51.239 hands on a great defensive play by Roco Robert Covington who blocked Aaron Gordon, 22 00:01:51.519 --> 00:01:57.159 stood him up, met him at the apex. Looked to be a fantastic 23 00:01:57.159 --> 00:02:00.480 defensive play and once you know it, Nver Nuggets got the fortunate bounce. 24 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:05.640 It goes into the hands of Monte Morris and he drills a near side corner 25 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:08.879 three when the Clippers were just down two, and that was the story of 26 00:02:08.919 --> 00:02:15.120 the night. They could not get over the hump. Each and every time 27 00:02:15.360 --> 00:02:19.120 they made a little run, they couldn't sustain it. They had it too 28 00:02:19.280 --> 00:02:22.400 within three in the second quarter, after they were down by as many as 29 00:02:22.439 --> 00:02:27.240 thirteen in the first half. They had it to within five in the third 30 00:02:27.319 --> 00:02:30.240 quarter, but then they were down eleven, just like they were at the 31 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:34.719 half heading into the fourth, but they had it to within two with four 32 00:02:35.039 --> 00:02:38.319 minutes left after Roco, I want to talk about three and D player. 33 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:42.319 He just hit a three pointer before that block. He had an Aaron Gordon. 34 00:02:43.960 --> 00:02:46.800 The Clippers had their chances. I don't feel like they played a poor 35 00:02:46.840 --> 00:02:53.159 ball game, not like what happened in Utah. This was a completely different 36 00:02:53.199 --> 00:02:57.080 way to lose. Denver was just too hot from the outside. You're not 37 00:02:57.159 --> 00:03:00.800 gonna beat a team that shoots fifty percent three on thirty two attempts, a 38 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:07.879 team that is not good from distance average at best, at best. And 39 00:03:07.599 --> 00:03:13.280 it was Jamichael Green, we know he could hit him. It was Bones 40 00:03:13.400 --> 00:03:16.919 Highland, who had eight of his sixteen points on the first quarter, countering 41 00:03:16.960 --> 00:03:22.199 Marcus Morris is eight points in the first period. He goes four of six, 42 00:03:23.039 --> 00:03:29.919 Austin Rivers goes three of five from distance, and Monte Morris went three 43 00:03:30.000 --> 00:03:32.159 of three and I think hit the biggest shot of the game to put them 44 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:36.080 back up five, to keep a little bit of distance. As the Clippers, 45 00:03:36.840 --> 00:03:39.719 we're fighting, we're battling, and I really loved what I saw at 46 00:03:39.719 --> 00:03:43.919 a Terrence man I tweeted this out earlier at follow out of May, but 47 00:03:44.960 --> 00:03:50.800 he looked like playoff Terrence man or play in tournament Terrence man An. Looks 48 00:03:50.800 --> 00:03:53.919 like it's going to be for the Clippers. He had twenty four points. 49 00:03:54.280 --> 00:03:59.159 That's one shy off of his regular season high of twenty five. He's had 50 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:01.439 thirty nine in the playoffs, obviously closing out the Utah Jazz in that game 51 00:04:01.520 --> 00:04:05.719 six, But not so much the points the way he got them. He 52 00:04:05.759 --> 00:04:10.039 didn't hit a three ball. He went to the free throw line for twelve 53 00:04:10.039 --> 00:04:12.719 attempts, hit ten of those, but seven of ten from the field, 54 00:04:13.240 --> 00:04:17.920 and he just continued to probe the defense. It's basketball terminology. He continued 55 00:04:17.959 --> 00:04:23.600 to go right after Nikola Yokich, and they got him into foul trouble and 56 00:04:23.639 --> 00:04:26.600 they played the right way and had the right strategy. Wouldn't you know with 57 00:04:26.680 --> 00:04:30.720 coach LEU that wonderful article earlier today by the Evil four letter and Ohm if 58 00:04:30.759 --> 00:04:33.720 you read it, you know. If you haven't, you need to. 59 00:04:34.720 --> 00:04:40.560 But he was putting the pressure on Yokich. That's how you slow him down. 60 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:46.480 And him only getting thirty You'll live with that. You can win with 61 00:04:46.560 --> 00:04:49.759 him getting thirty. You can't win with them hitting sixteen three pointers on thirty 62 00:04:49.759 --> 00:04:54.240 two attempts. But he had him on his heels. You get him in 63 00:04:54.240 --> 00:04:59.279 the pick and roll, you can pose problems to Yokich and the Nuggets. 64 00:04:59.279 --> 00:05:01.959 And the Clippers put up one hundred and fifteen points. I want to say 65 00:05:02.000 --> 00:05:06.439 there's something like fourteen and three this season when they score one hundred and fifteen 66 00:05:06.519 --> 00:05:11.519 or more. Offensively, they were good enough. They shot forty eight percent. 67 00:05:12.279 --> 00:05:14.639 Now they weren't as good from three. They hit ten of them, 68 00:05:14.680 --> 00:05:17.240 but on thirty two attempts thirty one percent. But they got to the free 69 00:05:17.240 --> 00:05:20.959 throw line because they were the aggressors and they ended up taking twenty six free 70 00:05:21.000 --> 00:05:26.040 throw attempts at twenty three for Denver. And that's been an issue with the 71 00:05:26.079 --> 00:05:30.680 Clippers at times this year. Offensive rebounds, it's been the biggest issue. 72 00:05:30.240 --> 00:05:34.120 Unfortunately, came back to bide them in the fourth. Also, the Denver 73 00:05:34.199 --> 00:05:39.199 Nuggets only had six offensive rebounds. You look at that great number, The 74 00:05:39.240 --> 00:05:44.639 problem is the timing of some of them. Four of the six came in 75 00:05:44.680 --> 00:05:48.600 the fourth and they led to second chance buckets, and the Clippers had a 76 00:05:48.639 --> 00:05:53.759 couple of second chance opportunities with themselves they weren't able to capitalize on. But 77 00:05:53.800 --> 00:05:59.120 Isaiah Hartenstein played his heart out fourteen points going up against his former team, 78 00:05:59.160 --> 00:06:02.480 eight of them in the fourth quarter, played some really good defense at times 79 00:06:02.519 --> 00:06:08.800 five of seven from the field, but the assists a couple to Terrence man 80 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:11.959 On no look passed to him in the first half that turned into a big 81 00:06:12.000 --> 00:06:15.319 reverse jam. He also found. I want to say it was Reggie Jackson 82 00:06:15.360 --> 00:06:19.720 for an easy one. To see him do that Luke and Art for sure 83 00:06:20.279 --> 00:06:25.120 in the first half, but to see him do that against his former team, 84 00:06:25.160 --> 00:06:28.920 and he soaked up all that knowledge playing next to the best passing big 85 00:06:28.959 --> 00:06:35.279 man ever, Nikolokitch. I feel okay making that statement, but he learned 86 00:06:35.319 --> 00:06:40.399 plenty from him, and that's been a part of his game. He just 87 00:06:40.439 --> 00:06:44.879 soaked it up like a sponge in his time in Denver, and why not. 88 00:06:45.959 --> 00:06:50.480 And now the Clippers have a guy like that who not only hustles as 89 00:06:50.480 --> 00:06:56.720 hard as we used to see from Montrese and Patrick Beverley, but he's a 90 00:06:56.759 --> 00:06:59.879 playmaker. And when you can get a big man like that that can pass 91 00:07:00.240 --> 00:07:03.959 the high post in today's day and age, that is I always say it's 92 00:07:04.040 --> 00:07:06.720 necessary. I don't want to say it's a luxury either. It's just great 93 00:07:06.720 --> 00:07:13.079 to have. It's huge. And on a night where of vizza zubots and 94 00:07:13.079 --> 00:07:18.279 he was my player to watch, didn't look great. Six five boards just 95 00:07:18.360 --> 00:07:23.759 played seventeen minutes. Coach lu just rode Isaiah Hardenstein down the stretch. I 96 00:07:23.759 --> 00:07:28.720 think he played the entire fourth quarter. Clippers had their chances, they just 97 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:32.360 couldnt get over the hump. Every time that run was answered by a three 98 00:07:32.399 --> 00:07:38.040 pointer from the Denver Nuggets. They lose by twelve in Denver final score once 99 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:41.759 twenty seven to one fifteen. We'll take one call before we break eight six 100 00:07:41.800 --> 00:07:45.399 sixty nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five 101 00:07:45.519 --> 00:07:49.040 seventy. Yeah, but first Xavier and la Habra heights. You're a Clippers. 102 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:53.319 Stop without in Moss and how are you? And what's up at him? 103 00:07:53.600 --> 00:07:57.560 You know what a loss is a loss? But you know what's the 104 00:07:57.040 --> 00:08:00.639 Nuggets? First of all, I'll be here. I don't feel like that 105 00:08:00.680 --> 00:08:03.040 a win isn't a win. A losses in the loss. How you play 106 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:07.560 actually matters. Building good habits matters. You know what build good habits and 107 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:13.040 the results will come. Yeah, that's true. But you know, Dever 108 00:08:13.279 --> 00:08:16.800 was you know there were hoppings from threes. I mean it just went to 109 00:08:16.879 --> 00:08:22.160 shoot with fifty something percent, so exactly there there you go. So I 110 00:08:22.160 --> 00:08:26.319 mean it just you know, they're winding down here during the season, so 111 00:08:26.040 --> 00:08:28.199 you know they gotta you know, like you said, you guys, what 112 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:33.120 what eight games left? So they gotta you know, at least as long 113 00:08:33.159 --> 00:08:35.200 as they finished five hundred, they should be fine. And at this point 114 00:08:35.240 --> 00:08:41.240 I was happy too to see uh ty Lou he went with Isaiah to Nard 115 00:08:41.159 --> 00:08:48.480 and and Man in the fourth quarter and Brandon Boston gave him some good minutes 116 00:08:48.519 --> 00:08:52.320 late exactly, so you know what I mean, let the young guys play. 117 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:56.720 You know what I mean, Moors was not you know, I've seen 118 00:08:56.840 --> 00:09:01.600 his stats. What do you have three rebounds in twenty something minutes? But 119 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:05.279 Tune had what two rebounds? I mean, I mean that's good, Tylan, 120 00:09:05.279 --> 00:09:07.120 who's doing that? He just you know what, I'm gonna put the 121 00:09:07.120 --> 00:09:09.000 young guys. These guys are playing hard, and I'll just put him in 122 00:09:09.000 --> 00:09:11.639 the fourth quarter. That's the way it is. You know, you gotta 123 00:09:11.679 --> 00:09:16.480 you gotta put those guys in. But lasting Adam real quick. I know 124 00:09:16.519 --> 00:09:20.440 it's coming down to the end here. I'm just thinking that the Clippers should 125 00:09:20.919 --> 00:09:26.639 I'd rather face Minnesota, yes than Denver. Correct. So at this Slee, 126 00:09:28.159 --> 00:09:31.039 well, I could say I lost his loss, but I do not 127 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:33.879 want to face the joker. I mean, I mean, I don't. 128 00:09:33.919 --> 00:09:37.360 I don't think they're gonna want a tank. But honestly, you get you 129 00:09:39.039 --> 00:09:43.840 rather face Minnesota because I know they could beat Minnesota in Minnesota, so I 130 00:09:43.879 --> 00:09:48.559 mean it just see what they do. But I just rather face Minnesota. 131 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:50.480 So we'll see what happens. So we'll see you at the game Friday. 132 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:54.759 I'll be there since Philadelphia, So thank you good. We'll see you Friday 133 00:09:54.879 --> 00:09:58.120 night. Tip time for that one is at seven thirty in downtown Los Angeles. 134 00:09:58.440 --> 00:10:03.960 Pregame show at six thirty. I think all of Clipper Nation can see 135 00:10:05.000 --> 00:10:07.080 that there is a silver lining to this one, and is that the Denver 136 00:10:07.159 --> 00:10:13.919 Nuggets get a win and remain in the sixth spot for now, and you 137 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:18.799 hope they stay there. Now, be careful what you wish for. Minnesota 138 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:22.240 one of the hottest teams in the league. They're dangerous. They got Pat 139 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:28.399 Bev, culture changer, Karl Anthony Town's putting up sixty points. They're gonna 140 00:10:28.399 --> 00:10:31.600 be a problem, especially in Minnesota if the Clippers get them too. But 141 00:10:33.679 --> 00:10:39.120 who in the right mind would want to take on Nikola Yogic. Clippers have 142 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:45.759 already seen Luca Donchets the last couple of seasons in first rounds. These basketball 143 00:10:45.840 --> 00:10:48.480 savants that just have the most amazing feel for the game, and I've seen 144 00:10:48.639 --> 00:10:54.759 in a long time those two players. Clippers lose twenty seven to one fifteen 145 00:10:56.879 --> 00:11:01.600 in Denver. More postgame Clippers stock coming up next, We got that postgame 146 00:11:01.639 --> 00:11:03.720 audio from Chris Haynes. You'll hear from the head coach and Reggie Jackson next. 147 00:11:03.759 --> 00:11:15.720 Here on a five seventy l A Sports don't stay tim a Hawks slam. 148 00:11:16.120 --> 00:11:18.919 You're listening to Los Angeles Clippers basketball. He goes all the way to 149 00:11:18.960 --> 00:11:24.279 the ram Us Sky scraping jams. This is the official home of your LA 150 00:11:24.440 --> 00:11:46.960 Clippers. Zach I fall shop up. Clippers losing Denver once twenty seven to 151 00:11:46.039 --> 00:11:52.120 one fifteen to Nikola Jokich and the three point shooting Denver Nuggets. For some 152 00:11:52.159 --> 00:11:56.039 reason, they're an average three point shooting team. Not tonight. It goes 153 00:11:56.080 --> 00:11:58.600 sixteen of thirty two from three. Their last two makes were both threes. 154 00:12:00.000 --> 00:12:03.639 Three three kept the Clippers at Bay. Welcome back at the Clippers stock. 155 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:07.559 I'm Adam Moslin eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six 156 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:13.120 nine eight seven two five seventy. I mean the Clippers had six turnovers total. 157 00:12:13.799 --> 00:12:16.559 It's less than half of their average on the season, around thirteen and 158 00:12:16.600 --> 00:12:22.519 a half. It's a great number. Nuggets had eleven. Doesn't matter. 159 00:12:22.799 --> 00:12:28.279 That equalizer, that three points shot can be the difference and the Nuggets they 160 00:12:28.279 --> 00:12:33.480 were shooting sixty percent from the field in the first half. Clippers defense obviously 161 00:12:33.559 --> 00:12:35.639 wasn't great, but they battled, they competed. They had it to within 162 00:12:35.720 --> 00:12:39.519 two with four minutes left, and then you can guess what happened at three 163 00:12:39.519 --> 00:12:46.279 point. Wante Morris hit that one after Roco blocked spectacularly Aaron Gordon. You 164 00:12:46.320 --> 00:12:48.879 know, if you block Aaron Gordon, it's gotta be big time. Quickest 165 00:12:48.960 --> 00:12:54.080 hands in the West in the Eastern Conference to Robert Covington. He did have 166 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:58.440 fourteen points, he hit a big three, and the fourth quarter not enough 167 00:12:58.480 --> 00:13:03.679 though, Clippers fall by twelve. Tagus in Walnut Tagus youre on Clippers stock 168 00:13:03.720 --> 00:13:09.159 without am Aston, how are you, hey, Adam? It was it 169 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:20.720 was an encouraging win. Ye, encouraging loss. I mean sorry, encouraging 170 00:13:20.799 --> 00:13:26.360 loss. Right. I think in the first first half we gave up a 171 00:13:26.399 --> 00:13:28.799 lot of threes. And do you think part part of this because without our 172 00:13:28.840 --> 00:13:33.720 key guys and we're playing a little bit more his own defense, and they're 173 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:37.919 able to kind of they were able to get will generate more open looks. 174 00:13:37.440 --> 00:13:41.759 Yeah, and kids just such a prolific passer and when you double him and 175 00:13:41.799 --> 00:13:46.200 when you shade towards his way, he's likely going to find the open guy. 176 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:52.440 But some of those were well defended and it didn't matter. Yeah, 177 00:13:52.600 --> 00:13:58.919 And obviously the momentum killers were there when Gordon got blocked and hit the three, 178 00:14:00.000 --> 00:14:01.519 and then Gordon got blocked again, but then he got the ball and 179 00:14:01.600 --> 00:14:09.840 dunked it. Those are like two back breaking plays. Yeah. Yeah, 180 00:14:09.879 --> 00:14:13.600 But you know what they can take away from this game and if they do 181 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:16.720 me and the play and is how Reggie was able to drive in in the 182 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:22.360 second quarter. Now, terrace Mann was doing it all game and I'm gonna 183 00:14:22.399 --> 00:14:26.279 be hopeful that we'll get our three guys back. But optimistic, optimistically, 184 00:14:26.320 --> 00:14:30.679 we maybe we'll get too but see, let's say we even get Powell and 185 00:14:30.720 --> 00:14:35.279 PG. I think they got to just kind of replicate what they were doing 186 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:39.240 and keep taking it, attacking it to the hole, and put the joker 187 00:14:39.320 --> 00:14:46.519 on his heels in the defense because I don't see the Denver Nuggets being able 188 00:14:46.559 --> 00:14:52.039 to guard a lot of the Clipper players one on one Powell PG and not 189 00:14:52.080 --> 00:14:54.919 saying that we want to play the Nuggets. But I think this was a 190 00:14:54.919 --> 00:15:00.320 good little, you know, sample size of when we get our guys what 191 00:15:00.399 --> 00:15:03.919 to do. And lastly, I mean, we got to just make sure 192 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:09.320 that we don't buy into we locked into that eight seed. We got a 193 00:15:09.360 --> 00:15:13.720 tough stretch of games. They never know. I mean, if the Lakers 194 00:15:13.720 --> 00:15:16.279 get eighty back, they might hit some hitters stride. So we got to 195 00:15:16.279 --> 00:15:18.679 win a few of these games just to lock it up. But it's not 196 00:15:18.799 --> 00:15:22.200 locked in, and we can't kind of buying some mentality. We gotta tree 197 00:15:22.279 --> 00:15:26.480 every game like you know, it's a playoff game, because we got to 198 00:15:26.480 --> 00:15:28.600 get a couple more wins. And I'll be at the game Friday at them 199 00:15:28.799 --> 00:15:33.519 Let's call all right, Tay's just a great phone call. Ay're right, 200 00:15:33.639 --> 00:15:37.240 they had the right strategy. They didn't have enough bodies, they didn't have 201 00:15:37.279 --> 00:15:41.080 some of the most talented guys, but going at Yokich was effective. That's 202 00:15:41.159 --> 00:15:45.919 how you beat him. Make him work defensively, wear him out on that 203 00:15:46.039 --> 00:15:50.080 end. And currently the Clippers are four games up on the Lakers, but 204 00:15:50.360 --> 00:15:54.720 they have the tie breaker, so it's truly five. You're right, you 205 00:15:54.799 --> 00:15:56.559 can't rely on it, can't rest on your laurels. Now. You still 206 00:15:56.559 --> 00:16:02.320 want to play good basketball and hopefully they can get a big victory over the 207 00:16:02.320 --> 00:16:04.799 Philadelphia seventy six ers, who are one of the teams they came back on 208 00:16:04.919 --> 00:16:08.799 down twenty plus this season. They're not going to forget that now. They 209 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:12.559 just added James Harden, but that game's coming up on Friday. You also 210 00:16:12.600 --> 00:16:17.039 brought up the guys who could be coming back, Norman Powell, Paul George, 211 00:16:17.080 --> 00:16:21.120 Kawhi, Leonard. We all hope for that. Here's the latest update, 212 00:16:21.159 --> 00:16:25.240 though this was on the NBA and TNT as Chris Haynes was doing some 213 00:16:25.279 --> 00:16:30.000 sideliner reporting in Denver tonight. He covers on the game for Yahoo Sports, 214 00:16:30.000 --> 00:16:34.480 and he did break the news before anyone that Kawhi Leonard was coming. So 215 00:16:34.559 --> 00:16:40.200 here was Chris Haynes coming out of the first time out on TNT earlier. 216 00:16:41.440 --> 00:16:45.600 Both teams are looking for some reinforcements for the stretch. But let's start with 217 00:16:45.600 --> 00:16:48.879 the Clippers. Paul George has gradually progressed to the point where he's doing four 218 00:16:48.919 --> 00:16:53.480 or four work with the coaching staff in a control contact Norm Powe, sources 219 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:57.720 tell me intering to get back out there and then expected returned at some point 220 00:16:57.799 --> 00:17:03.480 before the end of the Reckless Sea. Lastly, Kawhi Leonard's progressing nicely, 221 00:17:03.840 --> 00:17:06.920 but sources say, but the siason has not been made on what are he 222 00:17:07.039 --> 00:17:11.759 will return this season or not. Okay, so some of that was so 223 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:17.000 vague, and some of that we already knew about. But the Norman Powell 224 00:17:17.119 --> 00:17:21.240 part of it, where he's expected to return before the regular season is over, 225 00:17:22.240 --> 00:17:25.880 that's news. That's newsworthy. And he's been out of his boot for 226 00:17:25.960 --> 00:17:30.400 I want to say a week now, had a fractured left foot and his 227 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:36.680 third game with the Clippers. Obviously, getting any one of those guys is 228 00:17:36.799 --> 00:17:40.720 huge if you can get multiple. We saw the footage of Paul George on 229 00:17:40.799 --> 00:17:45.319 Twitter at the Clippers training facility playing that four and four, But I believe 230 00:17:45.359 --> 00:17:51.119 they called it mild contact so far. But they're also not given up hope, 231 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:56.240 and they haven't shut any of those guys down for the remainder of the 232 00:17:56.319 --> 00:18:00.559 season yet, so we're hoping there is something to that. All right, 233 00:18:00.559 --> 00:18:03.599 Well, we have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station and entivocation. 234 00:18:03.720 --> 00:18:08.799 Here on AM five seventy l A Sports. This is LA Clippers basketball. 235 00:18:10.039 --> 00:18:15.519 AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD to Los Angeles 236 00:18:15.799 --> 00:18:18.920 and iHeart radio station. Coming up next, we'll hear from the head coach. 237 00:18:19.119 --> 00:18:23.480 We'll see if he spoke about any of these Clippers who are on the 238 00:18:23.559 --> 00:18:30.279 mend. Clippers lose by twelve in Denver to the Nuggets. What are the 239 00:18:30.319 --> 00:18:33.200 Golden State Warriors? I don't know what was I watching there? Sixteen or 240 00:18:33.279 --> 00:18:38.799 thirty two from Bury? Thank goodness. More Clippers stock next here on AM 241 00:18:38.880 --> 00:18:48.519 five seventy l A Sports tim A Hawks, I am, you're listening to 242 00:18:48.720 --> 00:18:52.480 Los Angeles Clippers basketball. He goes all the way to the ram Us sky 243 00:18:52.759 --> 00:19:00.359 scraping Jams. This is the official home of your LA Clippers. What's upshot? 244 00:19:00.519 --> 00:19:10.039 A smash shot, A smash shot spending welcome back into post game Clippers 245 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:15.559 talk. I'm out of Moslin eight six seventy eight six six nine eight seven 246 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:22.440 seventy is the phone number still looking for player audio. I did see this 247 00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:26.160 quote from Robert Covington though, talking about that play. The block on Aaron 248 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:30.480 Gordon leading to a three pointer was Denver Nuggets. Another one said quote that 249 00:19:30.640 --> 00:19:34.240 was definitely a huge play for us. That was kind of a knife in 250 00:19:34.279 --> 00:19:41.240 the coffin. Now, this was transcribed by Justin Rousseau a fly by Night 251 00:19:41.359 --> 00:19:45.480 on Twitter. He could have said nail maybe knife though that's more serious. 252 00:19:45.799 --> 00:19:49.079 That's like the meme of I just went to one of my biggest hater's funerals 253 00:19:49.119 --> 00:19:52.480 to make sure he's dead or something. It's that type of thing, knife 254 00:19:52.559 --> 00:19:56.960 in the coffin. I just haven't heard an expression like that before, but 255 00:19:56.039 --> 00:20:00.519 it was. That was the biggest shot of the game. The Clippers were 256 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:04.640 down by two with four minutes left and the Denver Nuggets end up going sixteen 257 00:20:04.920 --> 00:20:11.640 of thirty two from three. Uh, not much else you have to look 258 00:20:11.720 --> 00:20:15.039 at outside of that. Tough to beat a team when they shoot fifty percent 259 00:20:15.079 --> 00:20:18.359 on thirty two shots from the outside. Let's hear from coach Lou. Though 260 00:20:18.839 --> 00:20:22.799 I love more enlightening analysis them when I just give you there here is the 261 00:20:22.920 --> 00:20:26.759 great coach Lou. Read that ESPN article by Ohm Here he was postgame speaking 262 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:30.759 with the media. Fifty and ninety one, the shot fifty four percent from 263 00:20:30.759 --> 00:20:33.799 the field, fifty from three, ninety one from a free throw line. 264 00:20:34.599 --> 00:20:37.839 But I thought we did some good things, and you know, I said 265 00:20:37.839 --> 00:20:38.519 I had a chance. We cut it to two. You know, we 266 00:20:38.599 --> 00:20:41.079 had a block and then they, you know, get a three from Jeff 267 00:20:41.119 --> 00:20:45.279 Green in the corner, which was timely. They made the timely shots down 268 00:20:45.319 --> 00:20:48.160 the stretch, and we just didn't make, you know, make the shots 269 00:20:48.200 --> 00:20:51.160 that we needed to go down to stretch. But I thought we'd played well. 270 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:56.839 You've had so many combacks this season. But the double led sword of 271 00:20:56.920 --> 00:21:00.119 that is diffen so many games that's all been down, but especially at the 272 00:21:00.119 --> 00:21:03.640 beginning, like the first quarter of the eight job thirty seven more, And 273 00:21:04.160 --> 00:21:08.480 like what does that kind of do to like how you prepare for these games, 274 00:21:08.519 --> 00:21:12.640 Like you obviously prepare and then you have to kind of readjust because that's 275 00:21:14.119 --> 00:21:18.240 is what it is. I don't know, I can't recall the games you're 276 00:21:18.279 --> 00:21:21.440 talking about, but the Utah game was one of those games. But tonight 277 00:21:21.480 --> 00:21:23.000 they got thirty seven, we got twenty seven. We just had to get 278 00:21:23.000 --> 00:21:26.759 our defense intact, and like I said, a second half we came out. 279 00:21:26.799 --> 00:21:29.799 We was better giving up twenty seven and twenty eight and a second half. 280 00:21:29.880 --> 00:21:32.640 So they got off to a good start at home, which they played 281 00:21:32.680 --> 00:21:36.519 well, and I thought we did a good job weathering the store. Uh, 282 00:21:36.759 --> 00:21:41.599 Nicola, Yoki was coming off a bad game that he had. Was 283 00:21:41.799 --> 00:21:45.319 was there a concerning way? Uh, you know, have the bounce back 284 00:21:45.720 --> 00:21:48.119 this type of bounce back game. Oh, I mean for sure. I 285 00:21:48.240 --> 00:21:52.000 mean you know, he's MVP last year and has a great chance of winning 286 00:21:52.000 --> 00:21:55.119 again this year. So we knew he's gonna play well. You know, 287 00:21:56.039 --> 00:21:59.359 usually usually don't play bad two games in a row. And so he came 288 00:21:59.400 --> 00:22:03.079 out he played with well, you know, got this team going. Like 289 00:22:03.200 --> 00:22:04.720 I said, you know, that's to be expected, especially when he didn't 290 00:22:04.720 --> 00:22:10.039 play well last game. Try what's your read on the shots they made? 291 00:22:10.200 --> 00:22:14.039 Those part of the role players the Morris is the world than Austin's thinking for 292 00:22:14.160 --> 00:22:15.759 those shots that you were more or less like we'll let those guys take those 293 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:18.559 for those I mean not let I mean it's the right guys taking them, 294 00:22:18.559 --> 00:22:21.240 but we're not gonna let them take it. You know, if we don't, 295 00:22:21.279 --> 00:22:25.119 Morris can shoot it. Jeff made a big shot, like I said, 296 00:22:25.200 --> 00:22:27.440 and you know Austin made a big shot as well. But you know, 297 00:22:27.599 --> 00:22:30.960 overall, I thought we did a good job competing, Like I said, 298 00:22:30.039 --> 00:22:33.559 stay in the course, had a chance to you know when we cut 299 00:22:33.599 --> 00:22:36.640 it to two, had a big block, and then Jeff Green makes it 300 00:22:36.720 --> 00:22:40.640 three in the corner to go up five. So they made some timely shots 301 00:22:40.680 --> 00:22:44.160 like I said, you know, all their guys did. There was coach 302 00:22:44.240 --> 00:22:48.240 Lou post game, yeah, referencing that Jeff Green shot. Also, Clippers 303 00:22:48.319 --> 00:22:52.720 were down five, he took it to eight with three thirty left. Clippers 304 00:22:52.759 --> 00:22:55.640 didn't give up, didn't give in. They just lost to a hot shooting 305 00:22:55.680 --> 00:22:59.920 team tonight in the Denver Nuggets. This was a start in start. Contra 306 00:23:00.079 --> 00:23:04.599 asked what we saw on Friday night against or in Utah against the Jazz where 307 00:23:04.640 --> 00:23:11.480 the Clippers they look da I mean a Visa Zubos came out afterwards and talked 308 00:23:11.480 --> 00:23:15.680 about effort being a problem in that game. I didn't see that tonight. 309 00:23:15.359 --> 00:23:19.039 I just saw a team that had their best player versus a team that is 310 00:23:19.079 --> 00:23:23.319 missing their three best players. And the Denver Nuggets got insanely hot from the 311 00:23:23.400 --> 00:23:27.759 outside. All right, coming back, we'll preview the final eight games. 312 00:23:27.839 --> 00:23:33.839 We'll take a look a bird's eye, no eagle like look at the final 313 00:23:33.960 --> 00:23:37.799 eight regular season games here for the Clippers, starting with what's going on Friday 314 00:23:37.880 --> 00:23:44.960 night back in downtown Los Angeles. They're taking on likely Joel Embiid James Harden 315 00:23:45.799 --> 00:23:49.119 in the Philadelphia seventy six ers. If those guys are healthy. More Clippers 316 00:23:49.160 --> 00:23:53.920 stuck coming up right here on AM five seventy l A sports you inspetations. 317 00:23:55.480 --> 00:24:00.799 I don't even want your congagelations. I recognize your first comma disaccount and premises. 318 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:04.960 This is LA Clippers basketball quarter three for the time he got it. 319 00:24:06.599 --> 00:24:15.440 This is the official home of your LA Clippers, day and night. I 320 00:24:15.599 --> 00:24:18.359 toss a turn, and I keep stressing my mind mind. I live for 321 00:24:18.480 --> 00:24:22.319 peace, but see I thrown the tain. What I need for keys to 322 00:24:22.440 --> 00:24:26.319 sip? She's the happiness. Clippers losing four straight, but whatever, I 323 00:24:26.400 --> 00:24:32.400 look at this Clippers losing Denver one twenty seven to one fifteen to the Nuggets. 324 00:24:32.440 --> 00:24:40.680 Welcome back in. I think Clippers next eight games final eight games of 325 00:24:40.720 --> 00:24:47.319 the regular season at night, Philadelphia at home on Friday night, Utah get 326 00:24:47.400 --> 00:24:52.119 on Tuesday at home. Then they go out on the road for a couple 327 00:24:52.119 --> 00:24:59.079 of stiff challenges at Chicago at Milwaukee. Milwaukee actually just beat Chicago tonight by 328 00:24:59.200 --> 00:25:03.480 thirty. Then back home for their final four against New Orleans, Phoenix, 329 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:10.839 Sacramento, and Okay See. Those last two obviously much more favorable. And 330 00:25:10.920 --> 00:25:17.720 if the Clippers are in danger of falling to the ninth seed, well careful 331 00:25:17.720 --> 00:25:19.640 what you wished for. Like I said earlier, but you'd rather see Sacramento 332 00:25:19.720 --> 00:25:26.160 and Okay see than Milwaukee, Chicago or Phoenix or Utah or Philadelphia, even 333 00:25:26.200 --> 00:25:29.960 New Orleans. They've been playing much better ball still without Zion. I saw 334 00:25:30.039 --> 00:25:34.759 this quote post game from Terrence Man as we were efforting some postgame audio from 335 00:25:34.759 --> 00:25:41.599 the players, but he said this quote, I won't say, but we 336 00:25:41.720 --> 00:25:44.480 found a few things. Hopefully we can bring it out in the play in 337 00:25:44.559 --> 00:25:48.440 game or in the playoffs. I think tonight was about seeing what works against 338 00:25:48.480 --> 00:25:52.880 them, what they're good at, week at and hopefully executing down the line. 339 00:25:52.519 --> 00:25:56.920 He also said, we got four guys where, we got guys coming 340 00:25:56.960 --> 00:25:59.640 back. We got guys in good places. Even though it's a four game 341 00:25:59.720 --> 00:26:04.240 losing streak, we can learn from it. So morale still high with this 342 00:26:04.319 --> 00:26:10.920 Clippers team. They've been battling all season long. They continued too, it 343 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:12.920 was just an uphill battle against a hot three point shooting team in the Denver 344 00:26:14.039 --> 00:26:17.519 Nuggets tonight, and sometimes you just gotta tip your cab and say, okay, 345 00:26:17.799 --> 00:26:19.680 they had their night. They normally shoot thirty five percent from the outside. 346 00:26:19.720 --> 00:26:26.319 They shot fifty. Also worth monitoring, Robert Covington had an ice pack 347 00:26:26.680 --> 00:26:30.119 on his right hand, like he injured it in a play with Jamichael Green. 348 00:26:32.240 --> 00:26:36.039 That is something worrisome, something to keep an eye on. Roco just 349 00:26:36.160 --> 00:26:38.519 came back and those are the fastest hands in the West. May am I 350 00:26:38.640 --> 00:26:42.960 living with these hands George Constanza style. He's not a hand model. I 351 00:26:42.960 --> 00:26:45.680 don't know if that would be Kawhi Leonard since he has the biggest hands in 352 00:26:45.680 --> 00:26:51.960 the league, at least for his size. Clippers next game coming up Friday, 353 00:26:52.559 --> 00:26:56.480 back home against Philadelphia. They get two days off. This is the 354 00:26:56.519 --> 00:27:03.559 good thing. The schedule Finally, the five games and seven nights they're ova 355 00:27:03.720 --> 00:27:08.000 and the Clippers just got three days off, two more coming and then three 356 00:27:08.079 --> 00:27:12.240 more days off, so they're gonna have a chance to really get some practices 357 00:27:12.319 --> 00:27:17.559 in, to work on things to get guys rest down the stretch for these 358 00:27:17.680 --> 00:27:21.839 final eight. But tonight they lose by twelve in Denver. Before we get 359 00:27:21.880 --> 00:27:26.000 out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, 360 00:27:26.599 --> 00:27:30.680 Brian Semen, Ralph Lawlor, big Brother, Jake Warner. We'll see 361 00:27:30.720 --> 00:27:36.279 you on Friday, and back here in studio, our producer Katie Newton, 362 00:27:38.160 --> 00:27:45.319 who gave me a jacket to wear his pants just like Chris Cross will make 363 00:27:45.359 --> 00:27:49.839 a jump jump and everything's just backwards here. I guess I weren't short so 364 00:27:49.960 --> 00:27:56.200 much. My cows are popping, but still not the way I want to 365 00:27:56.319 --> 00:28:00.000 end things. Until Friday, but the Clippers back home against Philadelphia seventy six 366 00:28:00.079 --> 00:28:03.240 ors Free game show at six thirty on Adam Mossle. We'll talk to you 367 00:28:03.319 --> 00:28:15.039 that this has been Clippers talk. 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