WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.879 --> 00:00:06.080 Parents Madness pure on 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 00:00:12.359 --> 00:00:17.399 of. Hosted by your pre and post game boys of the LA Clippers, 4 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:23.839 Adam Osler. James Harden plays for the Nets and he torched them tonight against 5 00:00:23.839 --> 00:00:29.320 the Clippers. He had thirty nine. Clippers lose one twenty four to one 6 00:00:29.480 --> 00:00:33.439 oh eight in downtown Los Angeles to the Brooklyn Nets. Welcome into your post 7 00:00:33.479 --> 00:00:36.840 game show. This is Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin to eight six six 8 00:00:36.920 --> 00:00:41.399 nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy 9 00:00:41.439 --> 00:00:43.920 is the phone number if you would like to get on, or you can 10 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:46.840 get to me at follow Adam a on Twitter. Coming up on the show, 11 00:00:46.880 --> 00:00:50.439 we got postgame audio from Keon Johnson, the head coach. Will also 12 00:00:50.479 --> 00:00:54.560 have Law Murray on from the Athletic and coming up we'll get to your phone 13 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:59.759 calls as well. Clippers obviously like many teams like the Brooklyn Nets, and 14 00:00:59.759 --> 00:01:06.680 there were sixteen guys missing total off of both teams combined tonight in this one. 15 00:01:07.319 --> 00:01:10.599 As guys are brained up or we're in the NBA's health and safety protocols 16 00:01:10.680 --> 00:01:12.879 due to COVID nineteen and a reminder, if I put you on hold, 17 00:01:14.000 --> 00:01:17.239 I'll screen you during the break. Eight sixty six nine eight seven two five 18 00:01:17.439 --> 00:01:19.879 seventy eight six sixty nine eight seven two five seventy, I will screen you 19 00:01:19.959 --> 00:01:23.959 during the break. Short staff, skeleton crew here. It's the holidays, 20 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:30.280 you know. Clippers lose by sixteen though, and while they got Marcus Morris 21 00:01:30.319 --> 00:01:34.519 back, it was one in one out like at the Club. Nicholas Batoum 22 00:01:36.159 --> 00:01:41.000 out with that right ankle injury, and Batoum, I would say, is 23 00:01:41.040 --> 00:01:45.400 probably the third most important player on this team, next to Kawai and Paul 24 00:01:45.480 --> 00:01:49.319 George. Marcus is huge two and he looked great tonight outside of getting into 25 00:01:49.359 --> 00:01:53.319 some early foul trouble. Went six of thirteen, four of seven from distance, 26 00:01:53.760 --> 00:01:59.519 had twenty four points in just twenty seven minutes, and it didn't matter 27 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:06.719 because the Clippers were down by twenty plus because they couldn't get stops. Clippers 28 00:02:06.719 --> 00:02:10.719 have had a top five defense all season long. Now they've had Paul George 29 00:02:10.759 --> 00:02:15.400 throughout most of this season, but we'll be without him for at least the 30 00:02:15.439 --> 00:02:21.360 next three to four weeks when he'll be reevaluated with that right elbow injury, 31 00:02:22.360 --> 00:02:28.800 and when you're missing Reggie Jackson right now and Hartenstein and Batoum and Kauai and 32 00:02:29.280 --> 00:02:31.639 so many guys shuffling in and out of the lineup. And granted Brooklyn had 33 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:38.479 it too, but they still had James Harden who for the first time I 34 00:02:38.520 --> 00:02:40.800 think this season, I want to say law Murray put this out on the 35 00:02:40.840 --> 00:02:46.759 Athletic had back to back games which twenty plus, which also seems far fetched 36 00:02:46.759 --> 00:02:51.159 because he's such a good score. But he has gotten off to a slow 37 00:02:51.199 --> 00:02:53.319 start to this year. Wilson Ball, new rules, whatever it was with 38 00:02:53.400 --> 00:02:59.360 him, he wasn't looking like himself. Well the last two games here against 39 00:02:59.479 --> 00:03:05.120 the Laker on Christmas Day and the Clippers tonight and downtown Los Angeles. Yeah, 40 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:09.159 he looks like the beardud Wonder. He looks like one of the greatest 41 00:03:09.199 --> 00:03:15.240 isolation players we've ever seen in the history of the league. Had thirty six 42 00:03:15.280 --> 00:03:19.639 on Christmas Day and they were up big against the Lakers, let up and 43 00:03:19.680 --> 00:03:23.280 then went on an eight to run to close them out. Had thirty nine 44 00:03:23.560 --> 00:03:30.919 even outdid that against the Clippers and close them out falling away farside corner was 45 00:03:31.120 --> 00:03:38.800 fouled. It was reviewed a wise review by coach Lou because you might as 46 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:43.000 well burn it late there the Clippers had cut it to ten. The young 47 00:03:43.080 --> 00:03:46.000 guys gave them a lift once again off the bench, and there was something 48 00:03:46.039 --> 00:03:52.560 interesting that Brandon Boston said coming out of yesterday's game where he had eighteen just 49 00:03:52.719 --> 00:03:57.199 nine in this one, but made an impact in the fourth quarter. He 50 00:03:57.319 --> 00:04:00.759 said, I believe it's as simple as the team with the most energy is 51 00:04:00.800 --> 00:04:03.599 going to win, and that's what we have to bring. And the young 52 00:04:03.639 --> 00:04:09.479 guys did do that. And that line up with Xavier Moon, who we 53 00:04:09.520 --> 00:04:13.360 haven't seen before in the big leagues. He got called up, got his 54 00:04:13.479 --> 00:04:17.879 first shot in the NBA hit it had a steal as well and assist, 55 00:04:18.519 --> 00:04:23.480 and it looked to be in control out there. Nothing that flashy, but 56 00:04:23.680 --> 00:04:29.000 was just in control of the offense late, granted just twelve minutes, but 57 00:04:29.399 --> 00:04:33.600 he still fit in well. And we've seen this youth movement with the Clippers 58 00:04:33.639 --> 00:04:38.519 right now. Out of necessity and also because they were down by twenty plus, 59 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:42.439 they were down big and well. They called off the dogs late. 60 00:04:43.199 --> 00:04:47.560 But Kean Johnson had fifteen, his new career high. But it's the way 61 00:04:47.560 --> 00:04:51.920 he got those shots. Hit two three pointers, hit his first three pointer 62 00:04:53.879 --> 00:04:59.639 as a pro, and then hit another one, and he was really that 63 00:05:00.079 --> 00:05:03.199 energy, that jolt. He and a mere Coffee as well, who only 64 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:08.399 went two of ten, but hustle plays, had a couple of blocks. 65 00:05:09.199 --> 00:05:13.120 Keon Johnson looks like a completely different player though than he did at the beginning 66 00:05:13.160 --> 00:05:15.079 of the season, so the young guys got him back into it. But 67 00:05:15.160 --> 00:05:20.519 James Harden, just as he did against the Lakers on Saturday on Christmas Day, 68 00:05:20.639 --> 00:05:25.600 he would put the Clippers away with that four point play. It was 69 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:30.959 reviewed, the challenge was unsuccessful, to the dismay of Clippers fans everywhere and 70 00:05:31.399 --> 00:05:35.759 some basketball fans who just don't enjoy seeing James Harden kick out his legs like 71 00:05:35.800 --> 00:05:40.399 that. But if you're gonna get the calls, if you're gonna take advantage 72 00:05:40.439 --> 00:05:42.879 of those calls, and they're gonna give it to you, why not. 73 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:46.879 And we thought some of that stuff would go away, And it was a 74 00:05:46.920 --> 00:05:51.040 close call, but this season with the rules emphasis and letting them play a 75 00:05:51.079 --> 00:05:56.399 little bit more physical brand of basketball out there, but Harden got a key 76 00:05:56.519 --> 00:06:00.560 call late on that made three pointer, and it's still an incredibly tough shot, 77 00:06:00.600 --> 00:06:03.879 but he kicked out his legs. He is still one of the greatest 78 00:06:03.920 --> 00:06:10.839 players in the last twenty five years. Amazing and considering Brooklyn has also been 79 00:06:10.839 --> 00:06:15.240 in top five defense and their offense has just been outside the top ten, 80 00:06:15.480 --> 00:06:21.120 it's scary to think about what could happen when Kyrie Irving eventually returns and Kevin 81 00:06:21.199 --> 00:06:27.319 Durant comes back. Who I believe is the MVP right now, just a 82 00:06:27.399 --> 00:06:31.000 step ahead of Steph Curry, maybe a step and a half, because Curry 83 00:06:31.040 --> 00:06:34.720 has had some really big games and he's had some milestones, obviously breaking the 84 00:06:34.720 --> 00:06:40.560 three point record that was held by Ray Allen, but he's been kind of 85 00:06:40.639 --> 00:06:46.480 up and down, and you remember the big games. But Kevin Durant has 86 00:06:46.519 --> 00:06:49.560 just been so steady for this team no matter who's been out there, and 87 00:06:49.600 --> 00:06:54.959 obviously he hasn't had Kyrie Irving James Harden at times. He's been great, 88 00:06:55.079 --> 00:07:01.079 spectacular, and the Clippers may see him on Saturday when in Brooklyn. As 89 00:07:01.120 --> 00:07:06.639 I said yesterday, they're in the midst of their third five games and seven 90 00:07:06.759 --> 00:07:14.839 nights. They're having five of those instances this season, only the Portland Trailblazers 91 00:07:15.160 --> 00:07:18.600 can say the same. Lakers have just one of those. There's seven teams 92 00:07:18.600 --> 00:07:23.920 that don't have any. It is a grind. It is a tough schedule, 93 00:07:23.959 --> 00:07:28.920 and it's made even tougher because obviously so many guys testing positive. Clippers 94 00:07:29.120 --> 00:07:32.920 just got Marcus Morris back, but Reggie Jackson is still out. Jay scrub 95 00:07:32.920 --> 00:07:35.639 who had got minutes in this game, he's out in the NBA's health and 96 00:07:35.680 --> 00:07:41.360 safety protocols. So some negatives defensively from the Clippers in this one, just 97 00:07:41.439 --> 00:07:45.959 because they gave up seventy four points in the paint. They got sliced and 98 00:07:46.000 --> 00:07:48.120 diced in that first quarter when they got off to that hot start, six 99 00:07:48.160 --> 00:07:51.560 of ten from the outside, and they're still down thirty eight to thirty three 100 00:07:51.600 --> 00:07:57.000 after the first twelve minutes. You would have thought with the way their offense 101 00:07:57.120 --> 00:08:01.079 was rolling there and they hit the skids in the second quarter. But outside 102 00:08:01.079 --> 00:08:05.439 of that, they played decently enough offensively. They just could not get stops. 103 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:09.800 And if it wasn't James Harden, it was Patty Mills, who's having 104 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:15.199 a great year. I said before the season started that was the most underrated 105 00:08:15.199 --> 00:08:18.680 pickup that nobody was talking about, you put this guy on a team with 106 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:20.800 this much firepower, He's gonna get so many open shots. He is a 107 00:08:20.959 --> 00:08:24.959 lights out shooter from the outside. I believe he had seven three pointers against 108 00:08:26.000 --> 00:08:28.199 the Lakers on Christmas. He had six against the Clippers with eighteen points, 109 00:08:28.240 --> 00:08:33.360 six of thirteen. He's so efficient from the outside, top five three point 110 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:37.080 shooter right now in the league. But this Brooklyn Nets team is dangerous. 111 00:08:37.120 --> 00:08:39.360 And even Blake Griffin had seven of his twelve points in the first quarter, 112 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.120 turned back the clock just a little bit, a couple of big throwdowns, 113 00:08:45.120 --> 00:08:48.240 and the Clippers just did not compete well enough, compete well enough on the 114 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:52.279 defensive end. That was disappointed to see. Clippers were led by Marcus Morris, 115 00:08:52.320 --> 00:08:56.360 as I said, twenty four points and did go four of seven from 116 00:08:56.399 --> 00:09:01.360 three. So you're looking for silver line things. Marcus Morris's back, He's 117 00:09:01.360 --> 00:09:05.720 going up against his former team Wednesday in the Boston Celtics had a good game, 118 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:09.399 I believe in the Brandon Boston game where he had twenty seven his career 119 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:15.039 high a couple of weeks ago, and they took down Boston and that was 120 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:20.480 with Jason Tatum. They're not going to have him on Wednesday, but another 121 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:24.440 back to back after Wednesday, They're in Toronto on Friday, and then, 122 00:09:24.440 --> 00:09:28.039 as I mentioned in Brooklyn's taking on the Nets, and well, I just 123 00:09:28.120 --> 00:09:33.039 expect Kevin Durant to be back for that one. And we want everybody to 124 00:09:33.080 --> 00:09:35.799 be healthy out there and everybody to be fully loaded, including the Clippers. 125 00:09:35.799 --> 00:09:39.639 But right now they're in the teeth of their schedule and they're not gonna have 126 00:09:39.679 --> 00:09:45.360 Paul George for quite some time at best the end of January. It's sounding 127 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:50.480 like we'll see Javier and Lahabre you're on Clippers talk start things off tonight here 128 00:09:50.480 --> 00:09:54.039 on AM five seventy l A Sports. What's up? I've here, Hey, 129 00:09:54.039 --> 00:10:01.200 what's up? Battand out the starters man, the depot was horrible. 130 00:10:01.840 --> 00:10:05.399 What you have one steal and the bench had I believe six seven steals. 131 00:10:05.919 --> 00:10:11.200 I mean that's that's there's no way you have one steal, one steal the 132 00:10:11.519 --> 00:10:18.639 whole the whole starting team and number two Adam is uh bledsoe it was a 133 00:10:18.759 --> 00:10:22.120 minus twenty as your starting point guard. I mean, I mean we talked 134 00:10:22.159 --> 00:10:26.879 about this before, about him, Yeah, but Lavier you never call him 135 00:10:26.879 --> 00:10:31.320 when he has good games. You gotta be fair. He's been You could 136 00:10:31.320 --> 00:10:35.919 say he's been up and down at worst, but he has certainly been up 137 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:39.039 at times this season. I thought against Denver he played one of his best 138 00:10:39.080 --> 00:10:43.159 games, had ten assists, was a fishing out there. He's played really 139 00:10:43.159 --> 00:10:48.000 well at time for this team. Yeah, but with those games Adam against 140 00:10:48.240 --> 00:10:52.600 it, was he a starter? Was he off the bench? Oh that's 141 00:10:52.600 --> 00:10:56.399 your point, he's not the same. Yeah. Yeah, I'm saying it's 142 00:10:56.440 --> 00:11:00.879 not the same as a starter and off the bench. Well, I'm gonna 143 00:11:00.960 --> 00:11:07.559 say he didn't get the start against Denver yesterday when he came out of necessity 144 00:11:07.480 --> 00:11:11.120 when he was Yeah, he was off the bench and they were winning. 145 00:11:11.559 --> 00:11:16.279 Now he's back on. But Javier, Javier, let's just get one thing 146 00:11:16.320 --> 00:11:18.799 straight. He did start yesterday, going just get that clear. He did 147 00:11:18.840 --> 00:11:22.759 start yesterday and played really well. So that theory of he can only do 148 00:11:22.759 --> 00:11:26.080 it when he's coming off the bench, and I agree, there's something too 149 00:11:26.159 --> 00:11:30.360 that when he's the lead ball handler, I think that's a really good position 150 00:11:30.440 --> 00:11:33.879 for him. But he's helped them earlier in the season. He was very 151 00:11:33.919 --> 00:11:37.759 good in that first game against Golden State. He's had his moments as a 152 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:48.919 starter two continue vier next thing. I mean, we we gotta we gotta 153 00:11:48.960 --> 00:11:52.399 go get a playmaker. I mean because you know, you know the Lakers 154 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:56.720 are going to do something pretty soon, so you gotta beat them to the 155 00:11:56.759 --> 00:12:00.360 punch. I don't know. I'm not gonna put up you know, trade 156 00:12:00.399 --> 00:12:03.600 this player, try to trade that player. I mean, that's up to 157 00:12:03.639 --> 00:12:07.679 management. But he got into something because if you'll do something quick, the 158 00:12:07.919 --> 00:12:09.480 kids the blue thing like six seven in a row at him. I mean, 159 00:12:09.600 --> 00:12:15.080 you believe me, the Lakers are going to do something and got to 160 00:12:15.159 --> 00:12:16.320 match it. I don't know what they're gonna do, but you gotta do 161 00:12:16.360 --> 00:12:20.799 something, all right, Javier, I appreciate the phone call. We'll see. 162 00:12:20.840 --> 00:12:26.080 I believe in this front office. I have zero doubt that they will 163 00:12:26.120 --> 00:12:31.919 leave no stone unturned. They're looking at every option available to them. But 164 00:12:31.519 --> 00:12:35.279 every team is dealing with this. Right now, we're talking about the Clippers, 165 00:12:35.279 --> 00:12:39.120 who are at five hundred and we're in the fifth seed in the West 166 00:12:39.200 --> 00:12:43.759 coming into this one and might still be I'll check on that during the break. 167 00:12:43.399 --> 00:12:48.919 So many teams are beat up. The West has beat itself up, 168 00:12:50.879 --> 00:12:54.200 where teams are just climbing over one another and hanging around five hundred outside of 169 00:12:54.279 --> 00:12:58.200 three teams that are a cut above and maybe Memphis. Right now, they're 170 00:12:58.200 --> 00:13:01.639 playing really good basketball and just be Phoenix, John morand game winner tonight. 171 00:13:01.519 --> 00:13:07.879 But it's Phoenix, it's Golden State, it's Utah and everybody else right now. 172 00:13:09.240 --> 00:13:13.200 And if you look at those three teams, they've been a little bit 173 00:13:13.200 --> 00:13:18.399 more fortunate healthwise so far, and that's been the difference. They're also very 174 00:13:18.440 --> 00:13:22.480 good, obviously, three of the best teams in the West. We knew 175 00:13:22.519 --> 00:13:24.559 that. I didn't think Golden State would be this much at the top of 176 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:30.000 the standings early in the season before they had some of the cavalry return. 177 00:13:30.279 --> 00:13:33.399 But Steph Curry's that good, and they're playing within the system really well. 178 00:13:33.759 --> 00:13:39.399 Andrew Wiggins is having a fantastic year. We'll take a quick break, we'll 179 00:13:39.440 --> 00:13:41.159 come back. We'll get to your phone calls here on clippers Stock. I'll 180 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:43.960 screen you during the break. I told you I three on hold. I 181 00:13:45.000 --> 00:13:48.639 will screen you. I'm looking at three phone numbers. I'm gonna give them 182 00:13:48.639 --> 00:13:52.080 out right now. No, I'm not gonna do it anonymity here, but 183 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:56.039 I'll screen your calls during the break. Eight six, six, nine eight 184 00:13:56.080 --> 00:13:58.720 seven two seventy. That's the phone number I'll give out. Eight six six 185 00:13:58.799 --> 00:14:03.679 nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Clippers lose by sixteen 186 00:14:03.759 --> 00:14:07.600 to the Brooklyn Nets. I don't get much easier going into Boston, Toronto 187 00:14:09.320 --> 00:14:15.279 and then Brooklyn next brutal week. Clippers just have to find ways to win. 188 00:14:15.360 --> 00:14:18.720 We'll hear from the head coach and Keian Johnson also coming up here on 189 00:14:18.759 --> 00:14:24.080 Clipper Stock. Here listening to AM five seventy l sports getting hick or be 190 00:14:24.200 --> 00:14:28.919 so fat when the money gone? You bet money comes a time by. 191 00:14:30.919 --> 00:14:37.080 I love to get blow my little sugar. Back to more LA Clippers Basketball 192 00:14:37.120 --> 00:14:43.600 Act Defense the offense for the Clippers on the official home of your Los Angeles 193 00:14:43.720 --> 00:14:56.759 Clippers. Back in the Clipper Stock, I'm out of Auslin eight six six 194 00:14:56.919 --> 00:15:01.399 nine eighty seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy, 195 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:07.279 taking it till the top of the hour because I feel like it's a 196 00:15:07.360 --> 00:15:13.480 night's still to come. Law Murray, He'll be here from the Athletic After 197 00:15:13.559 --> 00:15:18.600 the Clippers lose by sixteen final score one twenty four to one eight at home 198 00:15:18.679 --> 00:15:24.919 to the Brooklyn Nets, and James Harden, who had thirty nine a couple 199 00:15:24.000 --> 00:15:30.320 more buckets tucked into his beard. There's come out of nowhere fifteen assists as 200 00:15:30.360 --> 00:15:35.679 well. Clippers second quarters where things really started to unravel. They got off 201 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:37.559 to the quick start. I want to say they were up by ten, 202 00:15:37.639 --> 00:15:43.039 nine or ten in that first quarter and put up a thirty three spot. 203 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:48.039 You put up thirty three points, you should probably win that quarter if you're 204 00:15:48.039 --> 00:15:54.519 a top five defense. Clippers didn't. And then in the second quarter their 205 00:15:54.639 --> 00:16:00.639 offense wasn't there for them. They shot six of twenty three from the field. 206 00:16:00.559 --> 00:16:07.080 Brooklyn went thirteen of nineteen. Clippers were down big at the half. 207 00:16:07.000 --> 00:16:11.519 At rough second quarter I think did them into some degree. But give it 208 00:16:11.639 --> 00:16:15.159 up to the young guys, Kean Johnson, Brandon Boston a mere coffee. 209 00:16:15.200 --> 00:16:18.840 Once again, this was not garbage time, you know how, I know 210 00:16:18.960 --> 00:16:22.639 that James Harden was still out there on the floor. Steve Nash was not 211 00:16:22.759 --> 00:16:30.159 messing around. The Clippers reputation precedes them the comeback. Clips teams know about 212 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:33.919 this, and the young guys got it to within ten with about four minutes 213 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:37.480 left. James Harden, though got the call, got the three hit the 214 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:41.519 Dagger put the Clippers away. They lose one to twenty four to one o 215 00:16:41.720 --> 00:16:44.559 eight. Their next game is coming up Wednesday on the road in Boston. 216 00:16:44.679 --> 00:16:48.759 Let's go to Anne in Glendale and you're on Clippers stuck without of males, 217 00:16:48.840 --> 00:16:52.200 and how are you Okay? I'm optimistic. I think this is the year 218 00:16:52.320 --> 00:16:57.000 of opportunity that we can play all the young guys and let them gain more 219 00:16:57.039 --> 00:17:03.519 and more experience because I feel Paul George is probably going to need an operation 220 00:17:03.679 --> 00:17:07.799 on it. Well, that's not optimistic, and we don't know that. 221 00:17:07.960 --> 00:17:11.000 No one needs to speculate here right now. He'll be reevaluated in three to 222 00:17:11.079 --> 00:17:15.960 four weeks, okay, but you know he may be out for a while. 223 00:17:15.000 --> 00:17:19.160 And quiet Leonard, I don't know when he's coming back this year. 224 00:17:19.440 --> 00:17:25.759 He's he needs a bionic mee. But while they're you know, recuperating, 225 00:17:25.880 --> 00:17:30.240 I think we should play everybody and give them a chance to really thrive so 226 00:17:30.599 --> 00:17:34.400 that you know, we'll have a much stronger team in the coming year. 227 00:17:36.759 --> 00:17:41.880 And I take your point because this is a blessing in disguise. You never 228 00:17:41.200 --> 00:17:45.920 want to see guys out, You never want to see guys hurt down in 229 00:17:45.960 --> 00:17:51.240 knee NBA's health and safety protocols. But if there's one thing to take away 230 00:17:51.319 --> 00:17:52.200 from this, and a lot of teams are dealing with it right now, 231 00:17:52.240 --> 00:17:57.720 including the Brooklyn Nets, it's that young guys have to play and guys are 232 00:17:57.759 --> 00:18:00.559 not limited from the G league with how many games they can play in the 233 00:18:00.680 --> 00:18:06.599 NBA. Now this season, the NBA is letting them expand rosters, hardship 234 00:18:06.720 --> 00:18:11.799 signings. And Zabier Moon we saw him tonight for the first time, looked 235 00:18:11.079 --> 00:18:15.200 in control out there, didn't look phazed, which was good to see because 236 00:18:15.319 --> 00:18:18.799 some of those minutes were meaningful. It was a close game. They were 237 00:18:18.839 --> 00:18:22.319 trying to cut into it. They were still trying to win. Don't tell 238 00:18:22.400 --> 00:18:26.319 the young guys that it was over down big in the second half. But 239 00:18:27.000 --> 00:18:33.640 them getting these extra opportunities, larger roles, it can only expedite the learning 240 00:18:33.720 --> 00:18:38.200 process. Brandon Boston talked about it after he missed that three pointer that would 241 00:18:38.240 --> 00:18:45.839 have tied the game yesterday, but he said experience, So that is something 242 00:18:47.440 --> 00:18:49.200 that you can look at as a positive right now for this Clippers team. 243 00:18:49.839 --> 00:18:55.119 But again, everybody's dealing with this stuff. Jason Tatum won't be there for 244 00:18:55.160 --> 00:18:59.119 the Boston Celtics. It looks like on Wednesday, guys are missing their best 245 00:18:59.200 --> 00:19:03.839 players. We're hoping Paul George gets back sooner than later, but that evaluation 246 00:19:04.079 --> 00:19:07.640 was three to four weeks away. Let's hear from the head coach post game. 247 00:19:07.680 --> 00:19:11.119 We'll get back to your phone calls, Sean, hold on, Tay, 248 00:19:11.200 --> 00:19:12.240 just hold on, you know, I'll get to you at eight six 249 00:19:12.319 --> 00:19:18.240 six nine eight seven two five seventy. But I'm interested to hear ty Lou 250 00:19:18.759 --> 00:19:22.519 and his insightful commentary and analysis after the Clippers lose one twenty four to one 251 00:19:22.559 --> 00:19:27.000 oh eight to the Brooklyn Nets in downtown Los Angeles. I thought it was 252 00:19:27.039 --> 00:19:30.319 a great starting and he got a little tired, and then the third quarter 253 00:19:30.400 --> 00:19:33.319 he had another, you know, great bust of energy, you know, 254 00:19:33.440 --> 00:19:36.200 scoring twenty four points in twenty seven minutes. You know, so it was 255 00:19:36.279 --> 00:19:38.799 good. You know, we had him offensively, he got tired, especially 256 00:19:38.839 --> 00:19:41.200 in that first half. I played him too many minutes in that first half. 257 00:19:42.039 --> 00:19:45.680 Can you talk about the play of the young players in the fourth quarter, 258 00:19:45.759 --> 00:19:48.920 how they got you guys back in the game. Just an energy, 259 00:19:48.160 --> 00:19:52.440 you know, coming up and back to back yesterday, our young guys, 260 00:19:52.480 --> 00:19:55.279 like I said, I knew it's gonna be you know, play hard and 261 00:19:55.319 --> 00:19:59.319 scrap and compete. I'm gonna gonna make some mistakes, and but just seeing 262 00:19:59.319 --> 00:20:00.240 those guys got and played the way they did, you know, I was 263 00:20:00.240 --> 00:20:03.960 just happy to see that. And like I said, you know, I'm 264 00:20:03.200 --> 00:20:07.200 hard and seeing every defense in the league that you can possibly see, and 265 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:12.960 he just he picked us appart tonight. Thank you. Yea. Before the 266 00:20:14.039 --> 00:20:18.920 game, Steve Nash was saying that young guys like that can be dangerous because 267 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:22.119 especially if they get some belief behind them. I mean there's a fourth quarters 268 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:27.359 form an example of that. Yeah, I mean, the the game was 269 00:20:27.400 --> 00:20:32.319 out of reach by then, you know, you make a t you know, 270 00:20:32.440 --> 00:20:34.240 twelve roll around or fourteen or around, you still down ten, you 271 00:20:34.319 --> 00:20:37.079 know. So but you know, like I said, you come in and 272 00:20:37.119 --> 00:20:41.519 play hard and play with that kind of effort and fly around, you know, 273 00:20:41.599 --> 00:20:44.559 you can get stuff done. And we saw that in a Sacramento game, 274 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:48.240 and so you know, they have the opportunity that they're making the most 275 00:20:48.319 --> 00:20:52.039 of it just right now. Just offensive. We don't have a lot of 276 00:20:52.119 --> 00:20:55.279 organization, you know, especially not having a true backup point guard, and 277 00:20:56.200 --> 00:20:59.519 so you know these guys just playing and learn on the fly a little bit. 278 00:21:00.759 --> 00:21:03.880 What's obviously hard and seen everything. But for you know, Keian has 279 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:10.240 never seen Harden before. What's what what is it like for these guys to 280 00:21:10.319 --> 00:21:12.039 kind of go up against somebody like that for the first time and have beneficial 281 00:21:12.079 --> 00:21:15.119 is it to kind of like get that out of the way. I mean, 282 00:21:15.160 --> 00:21:17.440 it's probably somebody they look up to, you know, these young guys 283 00:21:17.440 --> 00:21:19.880 and looking up to, you know, seeing you know, James play, 284 00:21:21.119 --> 00:21:25.519 you know all these years and be able to play against them and compete against 285 00:21:25.599 --> 00:21:29.400 them. You know, you know, it's it's real. It's extremely fun. 286 00:21:29.640 --> 00:21:32.640 You know, I've been in that situation before with myself and just a 287 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:33.880 young guy just you know, finally get a chance to get on the floor 288 00:21:33.960 --> 00:21:38.160 with somebody you look up to and you know sometimes idolize and you know, 289 00:21:38.200 --> 00:21:41.599 they just enjoying a moment. Like I said, they're taking advantage of it. 290 00:21:41.720 --> 00:21:44.680 You know, they're playing well, and you know, I just gotta 291 00:21:44.759 --> 00:21:47.960 try to keep putting these guys in position where we could have some kind of 292 00:21:48.079 --> 00:21:51.519 organization, you know, because it is hard without a point guard for that 293 00:21:51.599 --> 00:21:55.440 second unit right now, and so but you know, outside that they're doing 294 00:21:55.480 --> 00:22:00.960 a good job. There was Coach Lou post game, all miss bar Clippers 295 00:22:00.039 --> 00:22:06.440 misfired a little bit. Not James Harden. He had thirty nine Brooklyn wins 296 00:22:06.480 --> 00:22:10.839 one twenty four to one oh eight. Coach Low so far this season, 297 00:22:10.880 --> 00:22:14.039 he's talked about, all right there, you heard him, they just weren't 298 00:22:14.119 --> 00:22:18.240 organized enough because there's too many new people on the court, that familiarity, 299 00:22:18.319 --> 00:22:22.279 that chemistry isn't built up. But he's talked about too much random basketball out 300 00:22:22.279 --> 00:22:26.160 there at times offensively where they're not running place, and I think we saw 301 00:22:26.200 --> 00:22:30.440 some of that tonight. But not having a backup true point guard, it's 302 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:40.759 difficult to scheme and for guys to be able to execute the coach's agenda for 303 00:22:40.880 --> 00:22:45.599 each game. But I was encouraged by what the young guys did late continue 304 00:22:45.640 --> 00:22:49.279 to play hard, and yeah, it's probably an eye opener for Keyan Johnson 305 00:22:49.359 --> 00:22:53.480 guarding James Harden for the first time. I'm sure he watched him in the 306 00:22:53.599 --> 00:22:59.440 last ten years. Clippers los by sixteen. More Clippers saw coming up next, 307 00:23:00.000 --> 00:23:03.960 ages Sean, I'm getting to your next more post game audio. Well 308 00:23:03.160 --> 00:23:07.720 here from Keyon Johnson right here on Clippers stock and I am by seventy old 309 00:23:07.759 --> 00:23:25.359 sports from back to more LA Clippers basketball action defense the offense for the Clippers 310 00:23:25.759 --> 00:23:40.440 on the official home of your Los Angeles Clippers. From the bottom of man'll 311 00:23:40.480 --> 00:23:41.839 be blows been in this game. I'm I'm gonna give from the stop the 312 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:45.680 Hlang who the most players claimed to be it get it from the a town 313 00:23:45.720 --> 00:23:48.799 seats at home of the Bacon down Chemison broke another city streets and nub of 314 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:52.640 the Clippers now and five on the second game of a back to back this 315 00:23:52.839 --> 00:24:00.839 season, and they've arrived in those situations last year, but circumstances dictate they're 316 00:24:00.839 --> 00:24:03.759 missing too many guys. Did get Marcus Morris back tonight, he had twenty 317 00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:07.920 four and twenty seven minutes. Coachlew got on himself, saying played him too 318 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:12.079 much in the first half and he got gassed. First game back coming off 319 00:24:12.119 --> 00:24:17.079 of the NBA's health and safety protocols, missed the last four. Clippers lose 320 00:24:17.160 --> 00:24:19.839 by sixteen, though, welcome back into Clippers talk. I'm outa Oslin. 321 00:24:21.759 --> 00:24:25.960 We'll see these same Brooklyn nets, or will they. Kevin Durrant will likely 322 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:30.359 be back Saturday in Brooklyn. I hope he is I think he's been playing 323 00:24:30.400 --> 00:24:33.480 the best ball all season long. You want everybody to be healthy out there. 324 00:24:34.119 --> 00:24:37.720 Eight six six nine eight seven two seventy eight six six ninety eight seven 325 00:24:37.799 --> 00:24:42.400 two five seventy is the phone numbers, Seawan and Inglewood. I'm not sure 326 00:24:42.440 --> 00:24:45.839 if you're in a Cadillac, but I know you're driving away from the game, 327 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:53.359 Sean, what's up. Well, there are a few observations that you 328 00:24:53.480 --> 00:24:57.319 get when you go to the game that you don't see on television. And 329 00:24:57.640 --> 00:25:03.720 first observation is that tired legs, fatigue, and the way they lost the 330 00:25:03.839 --> 00:25:11.440 game playing against Denver emotional fatigue as well. And they were late on their 331 00:25:11.519 --> 00:25:17.319 switches defensively, and so that was pretty much the reason why they gave up 332 00:25:17.400 --> 00:25:22.079 so many points in the first quarter and just carried one. They just getting 333 00:25:22.160 --> 00:25:27.240 to the ball late on their coverages, and it just, you know, 334 00:25:27.359 --> 00:25:32.480 it showed for the little team, and you know, maybe the legs your 335 00:25:32.519 --> 00:25:37.480 week mentally, they you know, I had enough. You brought up this 336 00:25:37.119 --> 00:25:41.880 five games, steven nights five times this year. I mean that's ridiculous. 337 00:25:42.119 --> 00:25:47.799 You know, I honestly feel this team would have about six less losses that 338 00:25:47.880 --> 00:25:52.359 they didn't have this schedule right now. I know that some guys are hurt, 339 00:25:52.880 --> 00:25:56.200 but uh, you know they also they always want to give it their 340 00:25:56.240 --> 00:26:00.039 all. It's a funny thing that you said about they always come back. 341 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:04.240 And Brooklyn know this. I'm at the game and nobody wants to lead it 342 00:26:04.400 --> 00:26:10.279 leads. They're down by twenty in the fourth quarter and everybody's expecting to run 343 00:26:11.160 --> 00:26:15.880 everybody. Nobody left. I mean that's just you know, the Clippers personality. 344 00:26:15.079 --> 00:26:21.759 This team has earned that. Sean have earned it, absolutely earned that 345 00:26:21.960 --> 00:26:26.000 belief. And you know, I'm sticking with the boys. I know that 346 00:26:26.240 --> 00:26:30.440 this will be a tough time. But unlike a lady that said, wait 347 00:26:30.519 --> 00:26:37.319 till next year, pretty much everybody's banged up this year. We're going through 348 00:26:37.359 --> 00:26:41.880 our period. Everybody else will have it. Phoenix, Golden State will have 349 00:26:41.039 --> 00:26:45.759 it to Utah will have it too. And when it all shakes out, 350 00:26:45.799 --> 00:26:51.240 we've already been through our rough time. I do feel cool. I will 351 00:26:51.279 --> 00:26:55.960 come back this year. Paul will come back this year. Fully. Staff. 352 00:26:56.559 --> 00:27:00.519 Hands down, the Clippers have the best roster in the West. Everybody 353 00:27:00.599 --> 00:27:04.359 depositive Clippers. One more shock, get it in, get it in. 354 00:27:06.599 --> 00:27:11.279 Clippers are gonna take it everybody, just stay positive and don't panic. All 355 00:27:11.400 --> 00:27:14.720 right, we'll clip that for Bob Schmidt. Use that in the promo. 356 00:27:14.880 --> 00:27:18.160 Thank you, Sean. Yeah, from your lips to basketball God's ears. 357 00:27:18.640 --> 00:27:22.759 That is the hope Kawai can come back, Paul George's back sooner than later. 358 00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:29.079 And I do think fully healthy, this Clippers team can beat everybody in 359 00:27:29.119 --> 00:27:33.400 the Western Conference Brooklyn fully healthy, I think would be their stiffest competition. 360 00:27:33.519 --> 00:27:37.279 But we're a long ways away from that right now. You know, uncertain 361 00:27:37.319 --> 00:27:41.759 times throughout the world and the NBA, who knows what's coming next. Hoping 362 00:27:41.880 --> 00:27:47.720 for the best though, but the Clippers, you at least like to see 363 00:27:47.759 --> 00:27:52.240 the young guys play the way they did in the fourth quarter and for them 364 00:27:52.319 --> 00:27:56.759 to fit the same mold and dna of what we've seen from Clippers players in 365 00:27:56.799 --> 00:28:00.000 the past. They're learning from guys like Terrence Mann, who has played like 366 00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:03.920 this for a while, played hard, played with energy and it rubs off. 367 00:28:04.160 --> 00:28:07.240 Brandon Boston and Mere Coffee has been here for a couple of seasons now. 368 00:28:07.759 --> 00:28:14.200 Up and down doesn't phase him, gives a great effort, is rarely 369 00:28:14.359 --> 00:28:18.920 a negative out there on the court, just makes plays that help you win 370 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:23.559 some of that Pat bev type stuff. Stageous in, well Nut, you're 371 00:28:23.599 --> 00:28:27.359 on Clippers stop with Adam Austin after they lose one twenty four to one away 372 00:28:27.400 --> 00:28:32.480 to the Brooklyn Nest. What's uptageous, hey, Adam? Just a couple 373 00:28:32.480 --> 00:28:38.680 of points. First was from the game today. Watching I thought that it 374 00:28:38.720 --> 00:28:44.119 seemed like the Clippers were kind of a double teaming too quickly or and they're 375 00:28:44.160 --> 00:28:48.240 playing a lot of the zone. I know harding. You know, if 376 00:28:48.279 --> 00:28:49.279 you play on one on one, he's going to get to that basket. 377 00:28:49.319 --> 00:28:52.680 But I would have liked to see them play a little bit more man to 378 00:28:52.759 --> 00:28:57.319 man because every time they were doubling hard and up top, or when they 379 00:28:57.319 --> 00:29:00.319 were sitting High Street, it felt like some one from Brooklyn was just rolling 380 00:29:00.400 --> 00:29:03.960 to the free throw line and he would just do a bounce pass and then 381 00:29:03.839 --> 00:29:10.039 Clippers were on their heels. Throw what you thought abouts? I thought things 382 00:29:10.079 --> 00:29:12.519 went awry when Harden had it going with the step back early, the step 383 00:29:12.599 --> 00:29:17.359 back three pointer. He started three of three from distance. It's really an 384 00:29:17.400 --> 00:29:21.200 unguardable shot, and it was the shot that eventually sunk the Clippers. And 385 00:29:21.240 --> 00:29:26.039 you know what, this was the first time unbelievably considering the high level of 386 00:29:26.119 --> 00:29:30.440 player that he is. He's a first ballot Hall of Famer, all that 387 00:29:30.480 --> 00:29:33.960 this was the first time this season he's had back to back thirty plus point 388 00:29:34.079 --> 00:29:40.759 games thirty six Saturday thirty nine against the Clippers. So wrong place, wrong 389 00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:45.480 time sometimes, as he's a rounding into shape, getting into form now as 390 00:29:45.519 --> 00:29:51.240 he was dealing with that hamstring injury last year. You're right. And the 391 00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:53.680 second thing I was gonna say was, I know, with PG down, 392 00:29:55.799 --> 00:29:59.119 we don't have that so called playmaker, and I think when we get Reggie 393 00:29:59.200 --> 00:30:03.640 back, he is kind of that playmaker. Should forget forget that. You 394 00:30:03.680 --> 00:30:07.319 know, he's gonna make a big difference whence he comes back and Morris will 395 00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:11.720 be healthy again. So you know, Clipper finish wouldn't be discouraged at PGS 396 00:30:11.759 --> 00:30:15.559 out. I mean, if you look at the Spurs, how they struggled 397 00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:19.880 early on, and besides moving today they were they were beating some good teams. 398 00:30:19.960 --> 00:30:23.759 They had a good role and there's no reason why we can't do that 399 00:30:23.839 --> 00:30:26.079 as well. The only thing we need to, you know, do, 400 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:33.079 is have that bald movement that the Spurs do and execute. So executing means 401 00:30:33.400 --> 00:30:37.759 getting Morris in the post. When he's not there. Everyone should be cutting 402 00:30:37.799 --> 00:30:41.480 and moving and getting easy shots and open shots. And that's kind of what 403 00:30:41.559 --> 00:30:44.759 the Spurs doing. There's something that I hope the Clippers can take away. 404 00:30:45.480 --> 00:30:48.279 Once everyone is back, you just get that bald moving and good things will 405 00:30:48.319 --> 00:30:52.359 happen, all right, Titges. I appreciate the phone call as always. 406 00:30:52.480 --> 00:30:56.839 Clippers did have twenty five assists on their thirty seven makes. Problem is they 407 00:30:56.880 --> 00:31:02.480 only had thirty seven makes. No we were talking about tired legs a little 408 00:31:02.519 --> 00:31:08.119 bit earlier two here, with Sean bringing it up. Sometimes that's reflected the 409 00:31:08.200 --> 00:31:12.480 free throw line. Clippers went twenty of twenty seven. Luke Kennard, I 410 00:31:12.599 --> 00:31:18.920 believe Noah Eagles said he had only missed one free throw all season. He 411 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:22.160 missed three where he's coming back off the hip injury. He missed that game 412 00:31:22.200 --> 00:31:29.559 in Sacramento last week. Hasn't looked quite right or in rhythm defensively, got 413 00:31:29.640 --> 00:31:33.480 in too foul trouble yesterday. Three of seven overall ten points on this one. 414 00:31:36.000 --> 00:31:37.720 I say that though it shows itself at the free throw line, but 415 00:31:37.839 --> 00:31:41.119 it would probably show itself at the three point line as well. And the 416 00:31:41.160 --> 00:31:44.440 Clippers did hit fourteen to thirty seven. They got off to that really hot 417 00:31:44.519 --> 00:31:48.319 start. I believe they were five of six or five of seven from distance, 418 00:31:48.400 --> 00:31:51.839 and they were still down after the first quarter because James Harden put up 419 00:31:51.839 --> 00:31:55.400 a fourteen spot in the first twelve minutes. Clippers lose one twenty four to 420 00:31:55.519 --> 00:31:59.119 one oh eight. Coming up next, we'll talk with Law Murray. It's 421 00:31:59.160 --> 00:32:04.559 a great story Terrence Man recently. We'll talk to him about that exclusive he 422 00:32:04.680 --> 00:32:07.680 had. He's from the athletic. We'll also talk about this upcoming three game 423 00:32:07.799 --> 00:32:14.400 road trip more Clipper Stock right here on the M five seventy LA Sports. 424 00:32:15.799 --> 00:32:29.039 I like Jims at the point, weetl Boys, Quel Boys, back to 425 00:32:29.200 --> 00:32:32.799 more LA Clippers basketball, action, defense, the offense for the Clippers. 426 00:32:34.200 --> 00:32:39.160 On the official home of your Los Angeles Clippers. You lie, I see 427 00:32:39.400 --> 00:32:49.319 you can have whatever you lie. Tron No, I cans all night, 428 00:32:49.559 --> 00:32:52.880 baby, you can have Kevin Figgers told me this was a captain song, 429 00:32:52.000 --> 00:32:58.000 But I like welcome back at the Clipper Stock. I am also want to 430 00:32:58.079 --> 00:33:01.519 each sixty six nine eight seven two seventy eight six six nine eight seven two 431 00:33:01.720 --> 00:33:07.519 five seventy is the phone number Clippers lose one twenty four to one oh eight. 432 00:33:07.480 --> 00:33:10.720 So the Brooklyn Nets in downtown Los Angeles, they are about to embark 433 00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:15.880 on a three game roadie gonna be a tough one. So to help me 434 00:33:16.920 --> 00:33:22.519 work through these losses and find some understanding here as I bring up his Twitter 435 00:33:22.640 --> 00:33:30.519 account, it's law Marie from the Athletic. He is the law, just 436 00:33:30.680 --> 00:33:32.720 as a great piece on Terrence Man. We'll talk about that, but first 437 00:33:32.799 --> 00:33:37.960 let's get two tonight's game. Law. Where was this one lost for the 438 00:33:37.000 --> 00:33:42.920 Clippers? I'd like to start with that. It was really lost in the 439 00:33:42.960 --> 00:33:46.319 first quarter. The Clippers actually got off to a pretty good start, especially 440 00:33:46.400 --> 00:33:54.160 offensively. Marcus somehow nine days after getting sent home health and safety protocols from 441 00:33:54.160 --> 00:33:59.720 Oklahoma City. My man found his offensive early. But when he left the 442 00:33:59.799 --> 00:34:04.359 game, I mean, the bench really struggle with the physicality of the Nets. 443 00:34:04.880 --> 00:34:08.039 You saw the points in the paint early, twenty two points in the 444 00:34:08.079 --> 00:34:12.000 paint in the first quarter for the Nets, and then it was worse than 445 00:34:12.039 --> 00:34:15.599 the second quarter. The Nets had made every single shot in the paint in 446 00:34:15.679 --> 00:34:19.360 the second quarter. So in the first quarter you get a fifteen point turn 447 00:34:19.400 --> 00:34:22.800 around the second quarter the offense drives up and they just continue to get battered 448 00:34:23.320 --> 00:34:29.519 and they really again second night of the back to back, shorthanded roster Harden 449 00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:34.599 playing outstanding. He just got out of help and safety before the calls it. 450 00:34:35.119 --> 00:34:39.199 It was overwhelming. So I mean the Nets they hit on both ends 451 00:34:39.239 --> 00:34:43.519 of the floor offensively. You saw it in the paint and the Nets defense 452 00:34:43.800 --> 00:34:49.440 is I mean, I hate saying things are underrated or overrated, but people 453 00:34:49.519 --> 00:34:52.199 need to start talking about the top five defense that the Nets has been playing 454 00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:55.639 with the personnel that they have, it's been incredible. And the Clippers fell 455 00:34:55.760 --> 00:35:00.960 victim to that in the first after to night. Hating talking about things that 456 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:05.280 are underrated and overrated is underrated. It's law. Murray with us here. 457 00:35:05.440 --> 00:35:09.599 Past came from the Athletic after the Clippers lose by sixteen to the Brooklyn Nets. 458 00:35:10.039 --> 00:35:14.239 So La, I just saw this quote come out Eric Bledsoe saying, 459 00:35:14.880 --> 00:35:16.400 I don't know half the players that be coming in. I have to ask 460 00:35:16.480 --> 00:35:21.679 the young guys who is that? And tonight we see Zavier Moon. Tell 461 00:35:21.760 --> 00:35:24.400 me a little bit about this young player who played well in his twelve minutes 462 00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:28.119 just kind of fit right in with the young guys who made a run late 463 00:35:29.400 --> 00:35:32.920 yeah. I mean, look, it's it's half moon because you know his 464 00:35:34.079 --> 00:35:37.639 uncle his full moon. Ja Mario, you playing the league, you can 465 00:35:37.760 --> 00:35:45.079 jump, I mean yeah, I mean the reality is this Moon can play 466 00:35:45.159 --> 00:35:51.159 basketball. It's just that he's probably a couple of burgers heavier than I him. 467 00:35:51.559 --> 00:35:54.840 So you know, give him to James Harden and call it a day. 468 00:35:55.039 --> 00:36:00.360 I'm sorry, yeah, I mean that's the reality of them. Got 469 00:36:00.599 --> 00:36:04.639 there are just because they're guys who are not in the NBA or don't get 470 00:36:04.760 --> 00:36:08.000 drafted or get drafted late. You see it on this Clippers team on a 471 00:36:08.800 --> 00:36:15.400 every week basis. Now you're seeing it in a you know, ladder stage 472 00:36:15.480 --> 00:36:21.199 pandemic, and that's probably the optimistic way of putting it. But where we 473 00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:28.079 are with this surge, there are so many guys that are signing contracts and 474 00:36:28.719 --> 00:36:31.639 guess what, you can't be surprised when they look like they belong. So 475 00:36:32.599 --> 00:36:37.280 Moon is here because he deserved this opportunity. He's played great in the G 476 00:36:37.480 --> 00:36:42.079 League. He had sixteen times not even two weeks ago. Another guy who 477 00:36:42.079 --> 00:36:45.920 should have been playing at night but unfortunately got health and safety protocoled Moses Right. 478 00:36:46.280 --> 00:36:51.280 We saw him in preseason. We saw him hustle rebound, the fan 479 00:36:51.440 --> 00:36:54.679 looked like the acc player to year that he was. And again, some 480 00:36:54.840 --> 00:36:59.559 of these guys, you know, they're a chip short. You know they 481 00:36:59.639 --> 00:37:05.360 need a more time, They need an opportunity. And Eric said this tonight 482 00:37:05.440 --> 00:37:07.039 too. It's great to see that a bunch of guys that are not only 483 00:37:07.079 --> 00:37:10.559 getting an opportunity, but showing that they belong and they're going to take some 484 00:37:10.719 --> 00:37:16.480 guy's jobs. Man, And so hats offt at him. Moon, Hey, 485 00:37:17.039 --> 00:37:21.559 you might need he might be needed outside of garbage time. Let's just 486 00:37:21.639 --> 00:37:24.960 be real about it, like this team needs someone to relieve Eric of all 487 00:37:25.039 --> 00:37:29.360 the ball handling duties and the second unit, especially with Alta Jay Hardens, 488 00:37:29.400 --> 00:37:35.480 then they just need someone to help them generate some kind of offense. It's 489 00:37:35.559 --> 00:37:38.320 just it's too tough looking at this team try and score points right now. 490 00:37:39.039 --> 00:37:44.199 It took our jobs. Keian Johnson is going to take some ankles, He's 491 00:37:44.239 --> 00:37:46.519 gonna take some bodies. Is he has that forty eight inch vertical. But 492 00:37:47.039 --> 00:37:51.360 when I was impressed with not just the defense, of course, but he 493 00:37:51.480 --> 00:37:54.239 goes for his career high young career high fifteen points and hits a couple of 494 00:37:54.400 --> 00:37:58.960 three pointers and that was the area we were looking for him to improve in. 495 00:37:59.039 --> 00:38:00.360 What have you seen from Keia Johnson because to me it looks like a 496 00:38:00.400 --> 00:38:06.519 different player than to start off this year. Yeah, Keion is People who 497 00:38:06.639 --> 00:38:08.440 just really have to put this in perspective, just like I can put in 498 00:38:08.559 --> 00:38:14.199 perspective. You know, the guys who don't make Day one rosters or the 499 00:38:14.280 --> 00:38:19.679 guys who don't get drafted, stuff like that. This kick, Keon Johnson 500 00:38:19.800 --> 00:38:22.320 is the youngest one a team. I know. People had a lot more 501 00:38:22.320 --> 00:38:25.840 to say about Brandon deservedly, so Brandon has been ready to go. Brandon 502 00:38:25.960 --> 00:38:30.360 just turned twenty last month. Well, Kean doesn't turn twenty until March. 503 00:38:30.079 --> 00:38:36.119 Like, he's the youngest guy on this roster by far, and he's you 504 00:38:36.199 --> 00:38:40.360 know, also coming from a less developed pro situation. Like Brandon obviously was 505 00:38:40.519 --> 00:38:45.960 a top notch high school player. He's been around a support system that has 506 00:38:45.000 --> 00:38:50.320 allowed him to develop his game before he even got to the NBA. Keon 507 00:38:50.480 --> 00:38:54.039 came from the Spoilet Bowl, that is the Tennessee Volunteer often from last year. 508 00:38:54.199 --> 00:38:59.400 So you know, that's no disrespect to the two first round picks that 509 00:38:59.440 --> 00:39:07.199 they had coming out of there. And Yon philadephas any sixers, but Kean 510 00:39:07.480 --> 00:39:10.119 everyone knew how wrong he was. Keian got drafted because of that forty vertical, 511 00:39:10.199 --> 00:39:15.960 but also he got drafted because, you know, before Tennessee kids chose 512 00:39:15.079 --> 00:39:21.199 some significant talent, and not just single as talent, the ability to attect 513 00:39:21.239 --> 00:39:23.719 the game on both ends of the floor, the ability to you know, 514 00:39:24.159 --> 00:39:30.119 not just do things in the transition setting, but to be a guy who 515 00:39:30.199 --> 00:39:32.679 can make plays for others as well as himself. He's got a hell of 516 00:39:32.760 --> 00:39:37.360 a high ceiling. And yeah, it might take a year or two to 517 00:39:37.960 --> 00:39:42.280 rEFInd his skill set, and you're already seeing improvements. Sean Fine told me 518 00:39:43.159 --> 00:39:45.960 at the USC scrimmage that he wasn't as worried about Keian Jung that as some 519 00:39:46.079 --> 00:39:52.960 people were, and some people might have been meet So it was very encouraging 520 00:39:52.960 --> 00:39:57.679 to see him hit these two threes before the new year is underway. Kid's 521 00:39:57.719 --> 00:40:00.719 got I think he's got a bright future. I think he's grown by leaps 522 00:40:00.760 --> 00:40:07.559 him bounds just from the G League alone. And it's unfortunate circumstances that the 523 00:40:07.639 --> 00:40:12.000 Clippers have to play some of these guys more than they probably wanted to. 524 00:40:12.559 --> 00:40:15.480 But it was always a possibility, and that's why the Clippers they invested in 525 00:40:15.599 --> 00:40:21.039 guys like Keyon Brandon and Jason Preston, who shout out to him for just 526 00:40:21.119 --> 00:40:24.599 being able to wear two sneakers after being under the knife two months ago. 527 00:40:25.360 --> 00:40:29.800 Well, somebody just wrote a great article on Terrence Man, and that was 528 00:40:29.880 --> 00:40:31.800 you Law. Could you tease it out a little bit so everybody knows where 529 00:40:31.880 --> 00:40:37.400 to go and to read about Terrence Man the man. Yeah. I mean, 530 00:40:37.400 --> 00:40:39.960 I'm gonna wake up in the morning to write a new story. But 531 00:40:40.639 --> 00:40:46.119 my latest story at the Athletic is about Terrence Man and how he's been a 532 00:40:46.360 --> 00:40:52.599 mentor to these two young boys, these young brothers from Watch. He started 533 00:40:52.960 --> 00:40:59.199 mentoring them virtually and in person. And these these boys, you know, 534 00:41:00.199 --> 00:41:07.199 at risk situation, but they've really taken to to Terrence's presence. And sometimes 535 00:41:07.239 --> 00:41:12.400 that's all you need is a near peer, someone who can be relatable to 536 00:41:12.599 --> 00:41:15.320 you and push you and motivate you. And and that's what he's done for 537 00:41:15.440 --> 00:41:21.280 not just these kids, but I think that's really the kind of citizen Terrence 538 00:41:21.519 --> 00:41:27.280 is. That's the kind of player Terence is, and that character is you 539 00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:30.039 know, I don't want to get too much into the organization. But it's 540 00:41:30.039 --> 00:41:34.760 clear that the organization values at It's clear that's why. That's the reason Terrence 541 00:41:34.880 --> 00:41:37.119 is going to be a part of what this team does in the near future. 542 00:41:37.239 --> 00:41:42.360 So, I mean, I'm just fortunate to be able to tell the 543 00:41:42.440 --> 00:41:45.880 story. All the credits. There's the Terrence and the support system that he 544 00:41:46.039 --> 00:41:52.599 has as as he navigates just growing and coming into his own. Well. 545 00:41:52.599 --> 00:41:57.679 It's a great piece and encourage everybody to check it out at Law Murray the 546 00:41:58.119 --> 00:42:01.599 NU on Twitter, he covers the Clippers for the Athletic That's what you'll find 547 00:42:01.840 --> 00:42:06.480 that story. Law thanks for doing this tonight. I appreciate it. Merry 548 00:42:06.599 --> 00:42:09.719 Christmas, Happy Holidays, Happy New Year, my friend. Hey, same 549 00:42:09.800 --> 00:42:13.599 to you, Adam At same to everybody. Be safe and take care. 550 00:42:14.239 --> 00:42:19.559 Clippers fault tonight by sixteen to the Brooklyn Nets. Their next game is in 551 00:42:19.679 --> 00:42:23.719 Boston. I'm hoping, Okay, I don't want them to get down by 552 00:42:23.800 --> 00:42:28.800 twenty eight, but that type of moment happens for them like it did for 553 00:42:28.840 --> 00:42:34.639 the Clippers. In twenty nineteen, new group different guys coming together had just 554 00:42:34.800 --> 00:42:38.360 moved to buyas Harris Landry Shammitt came to the Clippers had fourteen points in the 555 00:42:38.400 --> 00:42:43.239 fourth quarter, they came back down twenty eight. They just patched things together. 556 00:42:43.719 --> 00:42:45.440 And there's gonna be a lot of that going on right now, mixing 557 00:42:45.480 --> 00:42:50.400 and matching lineups and figuring things out on the fly. Maybe the Clippers can 558 00:42:50.519 --> 00:42:54.480 find some of that good luck in Boston against the Celtics on Wednesday. Tip 559 00:42:54.559 --> 00:42:58.320 time. We'll be at four thirty. We'll have Clippers countdown for you at 560 00:42:58.440 --> 00:43:01.880 three thirty before we get out of here. I do want to think Noah 561 00:43:01.920 --> 00:43:07.960 Eagle, Brian Seaman, Ralph Lawlor, big brother, Jake Warner back here 562 00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:13.719 in Burbank. Yeah, I don't even want to thank him. I was 563 00:43:13.760 --> 00:43:20.599 pitiful. I couldn't run the board if you had eight hands. Well, 564 00:43:20.639 --> 00:43:25.199 I do want to thank the callers for reels. If you're missing us. 565 00:43:25.280 --> 00:43:30.039 Over the next day, I'm at follow Adam a. Clippers lose by sixteens 566 00:43:30.079 --> 00:43:34.199 of the Brooklyn Nets. They'll pick things up in Boston. They're on a 567 00:43:34.280 --> 00:43:37.639 three game road trip again, four thirty, tip time, three thirty. 568 00:43:38.199 --> 00:43:42.400 Right back here for your pregame show, Clippers countdown. I'm Adams, and 569 00:43:42.440 --> 00:44:09.599 we'll talk to you that this has been Clippers talk. They accepted the challenge, 570 00:44:09.719 --> 00:44:15.159 your first post game opportunity to talk LA Clippers with Adam Osley. It's 571 00:44:15.199 --> 00:44:17.760 what we've always seen from him to the next game for all the action on 572 00:44:17.840 --> 00:44:24.119 the official home of your LA Clippers, and I just absolutely loved listen to 573 00:44:24.239 --> 00:44:30.320 the games on the radios out goodbye and check out the Clippers Talk podcast on 574 00:44:30.440 --> 00:44:30.760 the iHeart Radio app.