WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.880 --> 00:00:06.320 Time for a postgame look. It's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:09.720 Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:14.759 LA Clippers, and by Patschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.080 --> 00:00:19.960 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice of You're LA Clippers. 5 00:00:20.039 --> 00:00:25.000 They're locking in every game, every night, Adam Osland. Nothing to 6 00:00:25.120 --> 00:00:28.600 fear after a scary first quarter, at least does the Clippers go on to 7 00:00:28.640 --> 00:00:33.399 shoot sixty percent in the final three periods and they win one eighteen to one 8 00:00:33.439 --> 00:00:39.119 oh two here in downtown Los Angeles over the Orlando Magic. Coming up here 9 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:43.159 on your postgame show, we'll have second half highlight your final box score. 10 00:00:43.200 --> 00:00:47.679 But first let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here in Los Angeles Clippers 11 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:53.679 Audio Network, this is La Clippers Basketball AM five to seventy KLAC Los Angeles, 12 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:59.119 ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio Station. We're now 13 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:03.719 rejoined by a radio boys had the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez. What a turnaround 14 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:07.680 by the squad, A four for twenty two first quarter Carlow where it looked 15 00:01:07.719 --> 00:01:11.760 even worse than that. They were out of sync. The timing was off, 16 00:01:11.799 --> 00:01:15.719 there was no rhythm out there for whatever reason. And then the Clippers 17 00:01:15.719 --> 00:01:18.840 were able to lock in those final three quarters. They were excellent over the 18 00:01:18.879 --> 00:01:23.079 final three quarters. And it all starts with Russell Westbrook talking about his ability 19 00:01:23.120 --> 00:01:26.760 to ignite this offense. He had fourteen points at one point, he was 20 00:01:26.799 --> 00:01:30.879 outscoring the Orlando Magic by himself in that third quarter out of it was excellent 21 00:01:30.920 --> 00:01:34.959 to see if Russ get this team going, and you watch tonight and you 22 00:01:36.040 --> 00:01:41.560 just think this team is going to get better because they're gonna add James Harden. 23 00:01:42.079 --> 00:01:45.640 If all is well with that trade that's supposed to go through. Hashtag 24 00:01:45.719 --> 00:01:49.120 scary hours, scary scary time. We still got to come up with a 25 00:01:49.200 --> 00:01:52.760 nickname for the four La guys, but that will come. You can't force 26 00:01:52.799 --> 00:01:57.640 though. Somebody came up with west Side connection with them all southern California, 27 00:01:57.680 --> 00:02:00.079 and I know Ice Cubes not gonna like that. That is a Laker fan, 28 00:02:00.280 --> 00:02:04.920 but tough it works for this team right now. I like it now. 29 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:07.000 I like what the Clippers did. You mentioned Russell Westbrook, how about 30 00:02:07.039 --> 00:02:10.280 Paul George in that third quarter as well? And then also knocking down a 31 00:02:10.280 --> 00:02:14.039 couple of tough three pointers at least for anyone else in the world, but 32 00:02:14.080 --> 00:02:16.039 PG thirteen made them look easy late in the fourth. Yeah, Paul was 33 00:02:16.120 --> 00:02:20.800 the run killer for the Orlando Magic. Every time they went on a little 34 00:02:20.840 --> 00:02:23.560 three to zero, five to zero, six to zero run, PG thirteen 35 00:02:23.680 --> 00:02:28.439 was there to shut it down, and he did seventeen shots twenty seven points. 36 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:30.719 A different guy, I mean, there's no doubt about it. He 37 00:02:30.840 --> 00:02:35.319 just looks way more locked in through these first four games. I'm really interested 38 00:02:35.319 --> 00:02:38.599 to see what goes on tomorrow at them. I feel like we're kind of 39 00:02:38.639 --> 00:02:42.360 waiting for who knows what for tomorrow's contest on the back to back endst the 40 00:02:42.400 --> 00:02:44.840 Lakers, but head coach Heron lu talked about it all day to day. 41 00:02:44.840 --> 00:02:46.000 The focus was today. The focus was getting it done today, and they 42 00:02:46.039 --> 00:02:49.560 got it done today. Yeah, and not easy. There could have been 43 00:02:49.599 --> 00:02:53.080 distractions. There's guys in transit. There's a trade happening that has yet to 44 00:02:53.080 --> 00:02:59.319 be made official with James Harden. But the focus the last three quarters and 45 00:02:59.360 --> 00:03:02.080 really hitting that reset by the Clippers where they got back to their principles even 46 00:03:02.080 --> 00:03:07.039 without Kawhi Leonard having an off night. That's what impresses me most. He 47 00:03:07.080 --> 00:03:10.400 can go three for eleven and you can still win a game by sixteen points 48 00:03:10.439 --> 00:03:14.599 over what I think is a tough, scrappy Magic team that is going to 49 00:03:14.639 --> 00:03:16.479 be right there in the playing tournament in the Eastern Conference. This season, 50 00:03:16.520 --> 00:03:20.520 the Magic were two and oh coming into these last two games, and they 51 00:03:20.520 --> 00:03:22.520 had a chance to be three to oh with a shot at the end to 52 00:03:22.560 --> 00:03:25.599 beat the Lakers as a very good Orlando team that's got their sight sets on 53 00:03:25.639 --> 00:03:30.039 the postseason, and that's a good win if you're the Clippers. The Magic 54 00:03:30.120 --> 00:03:34.080 came in at him one of the best offensive rebtting teams that had nothing going 55 00:03:34.120 --> 00:03:36.479 on the offensive glass. Tonight, they came in as one of the best 56 00:03:36.479 --> 00:03:38.639 teams with points off turnovers. Clippers did a good job, especially in that 57 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:42.960 second half, cleaning up the turnovers. If I'm head coach Scheronlou, I'm 58 00:03:43.039 --> 00:03:46.800 very happy about that win. Didn't start like you wanted, but it ended 59 00:03:46.840 --> 00:03:50.400 like you wanted. Clippers finished strong. They win one eighteen to one oh 60 00:03:50.479 --> 00:03:53.919 two over the Orlando Magic here at the crypton Halloween. As Carlo mentioned, 61 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:59.120 they're running it back. Tomorrow is the battle for Los Angeles Round one of 62 00:03:59.159 --> 00:04:02.039 the twenty three to twenty four season tip off against the Lakers. Right here, 63 00:04:02.080 --> 00:04:05.439 where technically the Clippers will be the away team, is at seven. 64 00:04:05.680 --> 00:04:11.360 We'll have Clippers countdown for you starting at six. Carlo, my friend, 65 00:04:11.439 --> 00:04:15.039 great call. Let's do it again tomorrow. Oh, let's do it again 66 00:04:15.080 --> 00:04:17.120 tomorrow, Adam, with a little more on the line, Battle of Los 67 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:21.279 Angeles. Here we go, Babes. Yeah, Clippers win tonight by sixteen 68 00:04:21.399 --> 00:04:28.120 over the Orlando Magic, and underman shorthanded Clippers team that started four of twenty 69 00:04:28.160 --> 00:04:31.240 two was able to get up by as many as twenty in this one and 70 00:04:31.360 --> 00:04:36.199 win comfortably. More postgame coming up next. Second half highlights for you from 71 00:04:36.240 --> 00:04:42.199 Carlo Jimenez. As you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network, loading 72 00:04:42.399 --> 00:04:47.600 Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening 73 00:04:47.639 --> 00:04:53.759 to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. After starting off a 74 00:04:53.800 --> 00:04:57.519 ball game where they were just four for twenty two in the first quarter, 75 00:04:57.600 --> 00:05:01.079 the Clippers would go on to win ten to one oh two here in this 76 00:05:01.160 --> 00:05:04.560 first end of a back to back over the Orlando Magic. As we'll see 77 00:05:04.600 --> 00:05:09.319 the Los Angeles Lakers. Right back here tomorrow. Welcome back in. I'm 78 00:05:09.360 --> 00:05:13.480 Adam Oslin. This is your post game show. Clippers locker room still to 79 00:05:13.519 --> 00:05:16.240 come. We'll dig into this final box score and we'll have Clippers talk tonight. 80 00:05:17.000 --> 00:05:19.839 Got a feeling people are gonna want to talk about not my beard, 81 00:05:20.000 --> 00:05:25.759 but someone else's and James Harden who was in the building tonight, as we're 82 00:05:25.800 --> 00:05:30.000 still waiting for that trade to become official. But the Clippers officially flipped that 83 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:33.639 switch in the final three quarters as they were, believe it or not, 84 00:05:33.920 --> 00:05:39.839 trailing at the half Buy three two Orlando. After that slow start, it 85 00:05:39.879 --> 00:05:43.959 was fifty to forty seven, but in the third PG. Thirteen started to 86 00:05:44.000 --> 00:05:46.160 take over. On the farm wing Clippers is the wat back and who right 87 00:05:46.360 --> 00:05:50.879 George step back right wing three gets it to go, Paul George with a 88 00:05:50.959 --> 00:05:56.839 little extra sauce on that one. Sixty six fifty nine Clippers five forty to 89 00:05:56.839 --> 00:06:00.680 go. In the third window, Parner hit the decker, takes it away, 90 00:06:00.759 --> 00:06:02.680 Slippers with numbers west Part tried to spread the needle his path. He 91 00:06:02.680 --> 00:06:09.759 gets it back George right corner three fall lie back to back Paul George tiling 92 00:06:09.839 --> 00:06:15.560 from long distance ten o Clipper run time out. Orlando Georgia crossed the timeline 93 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:18.240 a couple of dribbles behind the back, working on eighteen points, watched by 94 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:25.560 Fronz Bogner straight away three pun x PG thirteen's up to twenty one. Clippers 95 00:06:25.959 --> 00:06:30.319 up eighty five sixty eight nine to shoot offense starts with eight left elbow George 96 00:06:30.319 --> 00:06:35.439 with five Cooks Wagner left wing three fall die Paul George gives a high five 97 00:06:35.519 --> 00:06:42.160 to Toronto Loo Bedley buries it from downtown. Eighty eight sixty nine. Clippers 98 00:06:42.240 --> 00:06:46.759 lead eight point five to go. In the third, Paul with twenty four 99 00:06:46.839 --> 00:06:48.319 today into the paint, he goes, throws it all the way left corner, 100 00:06:48.360 --> 00:06:51.759 pale open for three rattles in and out. George impends every rebound in 101 00:06:51.839 --> 00:06:56.240 the left corner. He wants to triple himself. He gets it. Paul 102 00:06:56.399 --> 00:07:00.160 George all cords one oh six eighty nine. Clippers utes the going up. 103 00:07:01.360 --> 00:07:06.399 Carlo Jimenez on the call PG thirteen with four of his six made threes in 104 00:07:06.439 --> 00:07:11.680 that third quarter alone, where he dropped fourteen points. Russell Westbrook was seven 105 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:15.480 of nine in the quarter. He had sixteen and after three After trailing by 106 00:07:15.480 --> 00:07:18.000 three and a half two, the Clippers led eighty eight to seventy one heading 107 00:07:18.040 --> 00:07:21.480 into the fourth. They would go on to win one eighteen to one oh 108 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:27.279 two over the Orlando Magic here in downtown Los Angeles. Coming up next on 109 00:07:27.319 --> 00:07:30.160 your postgame show, we still have Clippers talk for you eight six six nine 110 00:07:30.160 --> 00:07:34.959 eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy But 111 00:07:35.040 --> 00:07:39.839 next to your final box score and we'll focus on those last three quarters by 112 00:07:39.879 --> 00:07:43.680 the Clippers. I'm Ada Moslin. This is your Clippers locker room postgame show 113 00:07:43.759 --> 00:07:51.959 right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. The LA Clippers continue there 114 00:07:53.040 --> 00:07:56.240 hunt for a Lario b. They still want to get that Larryo beat. 115 00:07:56.319 --> 00:08:01.360 Don't miss a moment all season long. This is the LA Clip Audio Network 116 00:08:01.600 --> 00:08:05.279 Clippers with the victory over the Orlando Magic tonight, they went by sixteen with 117 00:08:05.360 --> 00:08:09.920 the final score of one eighteen to one oh two. After starting off this 118 00:08:09.079 --> 00:08:13.920 ball game shooting just eighteen percent from the field, they were four of twenty 119 00:08:15.000 --> 00:08:18.360 two in that first quarter and then shot sixty percent from the field the rest 120 00:08:18.399 --> 00:08:22.920 of the way. They ended up at fifty percent from the floor. Forty 121 00:08:22.040 --> 00:08:26.079 five percent from the outside, fourteen of thirty one shooting from three. It 122 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:30.160 helps when BOMs Highland, who got the start, was four of seven, 123 00:08:30.399 --> 00:08:33.080 Paul George was six of nine. He led them with twenty seven points. 124 00:08:33.320 --> 00:08:37.399 Kawhi Leonard just eight points on three of eleven shooting, just couldn't find a 125 00:08:37.480 --> 00:08:41.200 rhythm. Didn't matter, did other things to help out this ball club eight 126 00:08:41.240 --> 00:08:46.639 boards, three assists, was playing tough defense out there as the Clippers really 127 00:08:46.720 --> 00:08:50.120 rammed things up in that third quarter and got some separation, winning it by 128 00:08:50.200 --> 00:08:52.960 twenty at forty one to twenty one. Coming out of the half, you 129 00:08:54.000 --> 00:08:56.360 could just see there was a different mentality from this team. Thought. Russell 130 00:08:56.360 --> 00:09:03.480 Westbrook had a fabulous ballgame points in five steals plus seven assists to just three 131 00:09:03.600 --> 00:09:09.480 turnovers and had oh sixteen, was eighteen in the third quarter alone off the 132 00:09:09.519 --> 00:09:13.279 bench. Norman Powell was seventeen. You heard him with Carlo Jimenez postgame. 133 00:09:13.519 --> 00:09:18.159 Mason Plumley a good one ten points, ten and seven and just twenty two 134 00:09:18.200 --> 00:09:22.200 minutes of play, and Kobe Brown knocked down another three pointer, went three 135 00:09:22.279 --> 00:09:26.960 or four from the field with seven points, and right now they're undermanned there's 136 00:09:28.000 --> 00:09:31.039 obviously a trade that's still in the works and hasn't been made official yet for 137 00:09:31.120 --> 00:09:37.080 James Harden and the Clippers still find a way to beat a young, tough, 138 00:09:37.120 --> 00:09:39.840 scrappy magic team that gave the Lakers all they could handle last night here 139 00:09:39.879 --> 00:09:45.320 just losing by three. Clippers take on the Lakers tonight or tomorrow night. 140 00:09:45.320 --> 00:09:48.919 I should say it's not that late yet East Coast listeners, it'll be tonight, 141 00:09:48.240 --> 00:09:50.519 but on the West Coast still got a little bit of time. Tip 142 00:09:50.559 --> 00:09:54.840 off for that one tomorrow Here at the Crypto dot Com Arena, we'll be 143 00:09:54.919 --> 00:10:00.000 at seven. We'll have Clippers countdown starting at six. Outside of Los Angeles, 144 00:10:00.080 --> 00:10:01.279 we are leaving you until then. Coming up next though, on a 145 00:10:01.480 --> 00:10:07.519 five seventy LA Sports, it's Clippers Talk. This has been LA Clippers basketball 146 00:10:07.840 --> 00:10:13.320 really good on multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment all ceason long on 147 00:10:13.399 --> 00:10:18.720 their official home Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello 148 00:10:18.840 --> 00:10:22.600 Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, if that's what you want 149 00:10:22.639 --> 00:10:26.799 to do, you do welcome the Clippers Talk, your first chance to react 150 00:10:26.840 --> 00:10:31.200 to all the action of Clippers basketball. Do it to hear every episode. 151 00:10:31.240 --> 00:10:39.159 Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast on Henry right now your 152 00:10:39.200 --> 00:10:43.240 host on your home for the Clippers, they were in attack mode, Adam 153 00:10:43.360 --> 00:10:48.320 Osley. After it looked like the Clippers were dressed as stormtroopers with their poor 154 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:52.639 shooting in that first quarter, they would then turn things up a nash and 155 00:10:52.679 --> 00:10:58.480 shoot sixty percent in the final three quarters and go on to win by sixteen 156 00:10:58.559 --> 00:11:01.840 here at home over the Orlando Magic with a final score of one point eighteen 157 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:07.080 to one oh two. Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Mosland. 158 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:09.639 I know it's been kind of a whirlwin the last twenty four hours. Now 159 00:11:09.679 --> 00:11:13.320 Clipper Nation, and if you'd like to get on tonight and talk about their 160 00:11:13.399 --> 00:11:20.080 latest acquisition that is still unofficial and James Harden, we can do that tonight. 161 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:22.960 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight 162 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:26.759 seven two five seventy is the phone number. He was in the building. 163 00:11:26.799 --> 00:11:30.960 He was in the locker room. There was a jersey for him already. 164 00:11:31.919 --> 00:11:35.840 And I don't know if the Clippers were distracted just out of sync because they 165 00:11:35.840 --> 00:11:39.879 had different lineups and a different rhythm out there. Trying to get used to 166 00:11:39.960 --> 00:11:43.840 guys. Even though bones Hiland got a start in the preseason with the same 167 00:11:43.919 --> 00:11:48.519 starters, for whatever reason, they couldn't figure things out in that first quarter. 168 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:52.120 It was a horrific start to this one on Halloween, to say the 169 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.559 least. I want to say. They started oh for eleven from the field. 170 00:11:58.000 --> 00:12:01.519 Their first make was from Bones Highland. He finished with seventeen points. 171 00:12:03.120 --> 00:12:09.559 But the Clippers caught fire after a sluggish first quarter where they looked completely inept 172 00:12:09.639 --> 00:12:11.440 offensively. And I tweeted it out, but I said, if they wanted 173 00:12:11.440 --> 00:12:15.720 to make the case that they needed James Harden, they're doing it right now. 174 00:12:16.279 --> 00:12:22.559 But it does look to be in the works and finalized at some point 175 00:12:22.600 --> 00:12:26.879 here in the next twenty four hours. You would expect as I mentioned, 176 00:12:26.200 --> 00:12:31.559 he walked through, was in the suite, had a jersey up in the 177 00:12:31.600 --> 00:12:35.600 locker room. I guess just dott and eyes and crossing t's at this point. 178 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:39.519 But you got to be excited cliper Nation. You bring in a top 179 00:12:39.559 --> 00:12:45.480 seventy five player, and I know it's been a little bit polarizing for some 180 00:12:45.720 --> 00:12:48.519 They don't like his style of play or the baggage off the court. Things 181 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:54.720 but there's no doubt that James Harden makes your ball club better and especially raises 182 00:12:54.759 --> 00:12:58.799 your floor in the regular season. And that's huge for a team that has 183 00:12:58.840 --> 00:13:05.080 the toughest schedule. And I say that because they have twenty five instances of 184 00:13:05.159 --> 00:13:11.799 three games in four nights. They have twenty five instances of three games in 185 00:13:11.919 --> 00:13:18.320 four nights. They have to figure out a way to navigate that schedule, 186 00:13:18.960 --> 00:13:22.559 and that means more high end talent because you know there's going to be nights 187 00:13:22.679 --> 00:13:26.080 where Kawhi and Paul George are likely missing ball games. They obviously haven't been 188 00:13:26.120 --> 00:13:31.480 able to go eighty two every season for the Clippers so far. They've been 189 00:13:31.679 --> 00:13:39.399 injury prone. It's been unfortunate. So stack talent and have insurance policies, 190 00:13:41.279 --> 00:13:43.840 and that looks to be part of the game plan here from the Clippers. 191 00:13:45.480 --> 00:13:50.600 They added Russell Westbrook last season, picked him up around the trade deadline, 192 00:13:50.080 --> 00:13:56.919 and now James Harden is here. Four guys from southern California coming together to 193 00:13:56.000 --> 00:14:03.120 try to win the Clippers their first championship. Special guys that have played together, 194 00:14:03.240 --> 00:14:07.039 some of them James Harden and Russell Westbrook going back to their OKAC days. 195 00:14:07.039 --> 00:14:13.679 And then in Houston, there will be some familiarity there, But I 196 00:14:13.720 --> 00:14:16.799 just think James Harden is somebody that makes the game so much easier for everyone 197 00:14:16.799 --> 00:14:20.360 else out there. If you look at his track record, I know some 198 00:14:20.440 --> 00:14:24.840 are going to say, well, what about those playoff games where he comes 199 00:14:24.960 --> 00:14:30.120 up small? Okay, It's happened here and there. He's also had spectacular 200 00:14:30.200 --> 00:14:35.320 games, like multiple forty point games in the second round against the Boston Celtics 201 00:14:35.399 --> 00:14:41.240 last season, one of those coming without Joel Embiid. With the Clippers, 202 00:14:41.679 --> 00:14:46.639 he's not the second option, he's the third option. Having a guy that 203 00:14:46.759 --> 00:14:50.799 just led the league in assists last season be your third option. A three 204 00:14:50.840 --> 00:14:54.200 time scoring champ, top seventy five player of all time, ten time All 205 00:14:54.240 --> 00:15:01.200 Star, a twenty eighteen MVP winner. That is an embarrassment of riches that 206 00:15:01.279 --> 00:15:07.480 the Clippers are gathering here to try to extend their window in the two pine 207 00:15:07.559 --> 00:15:11.240 three era with Paul George and Kawhi Leonard. We know it's been disappointing overall 208 00:15:11.279 --> 00:15:16.480 so far. It's been defined by injuries. Gotta be honest about that. 209 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:22.120 But you want to talk about a team going all in and still trying to 210 00:15:22.159 --> 00:15:26.799 win it in a difficult era where there's a lot of teams that have gotten 211 00:15:26.799 --> 00:15:33.200 better in the Western Conference. The Nuggets chemistry looks off the charts to start 212 00:15:33.200 --> 00:15:37.440 off this season, coming off their championship run even without Bruce Brown. The 213 00:15:37.440 --> 00:15:43.559 Phoenix Suns while struggling and with health and the Spurs coming back on them tonight, 214 00:15:43.559 --> 00:15:48.840 but they added Bradley Beal. The Los Angeles Lakers, they focused on 215 00:15:48.879 --> 00:15:52.039 continuity, bringing their guys back and then bringing in someone like Torrian Prince. 216 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:58.360 Christian Wood Clippers will see them tomorrow. The Golden State Warriors added CP three. 217 00:15:58.399 --> 00:16:03.000 They're off to hot start. If you're not getting better, you're getting 218 00:16:03.039 --> 00:16:06.519 worse. And I think the Clippers saw that, looked at the teams around 219 00:16:06.559 --> 00:16:08.879 him, saw the moves they made, and said we got to keep up. 220 00:16:10.799 --> 00:16:15.600 And they went from being out of the conversation with most of the national 221 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:21.200 media being a serious contender or a second tier contender to now being one of 222 00:16:21.200 --> 00:16:26.840 the top teams in contention to win the championship, and some bookmakers have them 223 00:16:26.879 --> 00:16:30.159 as the odds on favorite now after this move, which is yet to be 224 00:16:30.200 --> 00:16:33.000 finalized for James Harden. So let's talk about it tonight. Eight six, 225 00:16:33.080 --> 00:16:37.720 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five 226 00:16:37.840 --> 00:16:40.919 seventy is the phone number. We'll take a quick time out. We'll come 227 00:16:40.960 --> 00:16:44.759 back. We'll get to your phone calls on James Harden on this big Clippers 228 00:16:44.840 --> 00:16:49.399 victory after a slow start over the Orlando Magic where Paul George and Russell Westbrook 229 00:16:49.399 --> 00:16:56.519 were instrumental in that third quarter they combined for thirty of the Clippers forty one 230 00:16:56.559 --> 00:17:00.679 points. And I felt like Russ from the second quarter on to help ignite 231 00:17:00.679 --> 00:17:03.640 this team with his energy. It was infectious out there making hustle plays. 232 00:17:04.319 --> 00:17:07.359 He had a play where he saved the ball from going out of bounds. 233 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:11.240 Clippers got in transition and eventually Paul George would fall to his backside, didn't 234 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:15.319 get the call, but made a circus layup on the other end. He 235 00:17:15.440 --> 00:17:18.960 started to get it going. But this is a different look that we have 236 00:17:18.039 --> 00:17:22.559 seen mentality wise from this Clippers team this year as opposed to what we saw 237 00:17:22.720 --> 00:17:27.559 last season. They look more locked in, focused and are playing a physical 238 00:17:27.599 --> 00:17:33.680 brand of basketball. Or it's about their defense, and it starts there leading 239 00:17:33.720 --> 00:17:37.599 to runs and easy buckets on the offensive end, and we you score only 240 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:44.079 thirteen points in the first quarter and end up in the last three quarters scoring 241 00:17:44.160 --> 00:17:48.359 one hundred and five. That is impressive. Clippers got a ton of firepower 242 00:17:48.359 --> 00:17:53.680 and just added James Harden. More Clippers stock coming up next here on a 243 00:17:55.039 --> 00:18:04.000 five seventy LA Sports floating Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA 244 00:18:04.079 --> 00:18:10.720 Clippers Basketball. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio network 245 00:18:11.279 --> 00:18:15.160 here at Crypto dot com arena. As the Clippers improved to three to one. 246 00:18:15.839 --> 00:18:22.720 Game five coming up tomorrow against the Los Angeles Lakers right back here after 247 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:26.319 they got a day of rest, beat Orlando by three last night, and 248 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:30.240 now they're waiting for the Clippers and have lost eleven straight in the battle for 249 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:33.559 Los Angeles. Coming up, you're gonna hear from coach Lou Believe we have 250 00:18:33.599 --> 00:18:37.319 some postgame audio. Chef Moth from Clips and Dip will be here. But 251 00:18:37.359 --> 00:18:40.519 let's get to your phone calls. On a day where the Clippers get an 252 00:18:40.519 --> 00:18:45.200 impressive victory considering how slow they started, historic stuff, four of twenty two 253 00:18:45.240 --> 00:18:48.039 shooting in that first quarter, yet are able to turn it around and shoot 254 00:18:48.079 --> 00:18:52.319 sixty percent the rest of the ball game. I know it's just the Orlando 255 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:59.880 magic, but they also lost to this team twice last season. Can't underestimate 256 00:19:00.119 --> 00:19:04.240 overlook anyone. And there's just a different sense of urgency and intensity out there 257 00:19:04.279 --> 00:19:07.440 on the court. I think a lot of that as the Russell Westbrook effect, 258 00:19:07.599 --> 00:19:11.400 but just things that they have preached during training camp, during the preseason 259 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:18.279 they're playing out now in the regular season. Let's go and start with Pam 260 00:19:18.920 --> 00:19:21.799 in Temple City. Pam, what do you think of this Clippers victory? 261 00:19:21.799 --> 00:19:26.400 What do you think about James Harden? Well, I'm very happy. First 262 00:19:26.440 --> 00:19:30.319 of all, blessed Halloween to you and Clippers nation. I have a couple 263 00:19:30.319 --> 00:19:34.039 of comments and then the questions. My comment as far as James Harden is, 264 00:19:34.079 --> 00:19:38.480 you know the Clippers, they have the chemistry. I think this chemistry 265 00:19:38.519 --> 00:19:44.400 that their Clippers have will help be helpful to James Barden. Maybe it'll do 266 00:19:44.480 --> 00:19:47.640 away with some of his baggage because you know, we are the company we 267 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:51.119 keep. So he was a good team now a gracious team, and I 268 00:19:51.160 --> 00:19:56.359 think it can only mean good things. And I also can't seeing if about 269 00:19:56.480 --> 00:20:02.400 Tron Lewis his chiropractic and adjustments. You know, I know that during halftime. 270 00:20:02.440 --> 00:20:06.200 He must have really made some adjustments for the second half to turn out 271 00:20:06.200 --> 00:20:10.799 the way it did. And it's just it's just nothing short of spectacular to 272 00:20:10.920 --> 00:20:15.279 me. I'm really happy, as you can tell. And my question is 273 00:20:15.680 --> 00:20:22.079 the two questions are who did who is James Harden replacing? And my second 274 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:26.960 question I'll get out of your hair, is what's the situation with no Eagle? 275 00:20:27.279 --> 00:20:30.279 What is he doing now with the organization? And I thank you so 276 00:20:30.480 --> 00:20:33.519 very much for listening to me. All right, Pam, Well you can 277 00:20:33.599 --> 00:20:38.480 catch the young goat Noah Eagles Saturday nights. Big ten Saturday Night on NBC 278 00:20:38.880 --> 00:20:44.319 is where you find him on college football games. Later this season. He'll 279 00:20:44.359 --> 00:20:48.599 also do some filling work with the Brooklyn Nets when his father is out. 280 00:20:48.640 --> 00:20:51.720 He'll tag in Noah Eagle, which is pretty cool. I'm sure we'll see 281 00:20:51.759 --> 00:20:55.119 him here at the arena. He'll be on the show at some point. 282 00:20:56.119 --> 00:21:00.640 James Harden was more of an addition where he didn't take away a position from 283 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:06.279 anyone necessarily because the guys that they moved were all at the four spot in 284 00:21:06.519 --> 00:21:11.680 Marcus Morris, Roco, Nicholas Batoum and kJ Martin. And I should say 285 00:21:11.920 --> 00:21:15.400 It's tough to see those guys go. And I know how Clipper Nation feels 286 00:21:15.400 --> 00:21:21.720 about Nicholas Batoum, in particular Saint Nick. He gave us a lot of 287 00:21:21.759 --> 00:21:25.759 great memories here. He is an all time Clipper favorite, a guy that 288 00:21:25.799 --> 00:21:30.160 came into the situation. Met him in training camp in twenty twenty that late 289 00:21:30.240 --> 00:21:33.200 start to that season, and nobody even knew if he would make the team. 290 00:21:33.400 --> 00:21:37.160 He was let go, basically bought out by the Charlotte Hornets, and 291 00:21:37.200 --> 00:21:41.039 he turned into one of the most valuable players, one of the most important 292 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:45.759 players during that Clippers playoff run to the Western Conference Finals in twenty twenty one. 293 00:21:47.480 --> 00:21:51.200 Roco obviously didn't play a ton last season, but was starting to get 294 00:21:51.240 --> 00:21:55.240 minutes for this team after Terrence Mann went down in the starting lineup, as 295 00:21:55.279 --> 00:22:00.240 he was named the starter in preseason, Robert Covington filled in admirably. He'll 296 00:22:00.279 --> 00:22:03.440 do good things back in Philadelphia. He's a former sixer. And I know 297 00:22:03.880 --> 00:22:08.359 many of you soured r Marcus Morris after a three month stretch where he just 298 00:22:08.440 --> 00:22:12.359 did not look like himself at the end of last season, but I would 299 00:22:12.400 --> 00:22:17.759 say focusing on how well he played for this team during that twenty twenty one 300 00:22:17.799 --> 00:22:22.279 playoff run. Where do they make the Western Conference Finals without him hitting seven 301 00:22:22.359 --> 00:22:25.799 three pointers in that game seven against the Dallas Mavericks in the first rounds, 302 00:22:25.799 --> 00:22:29.000 I don't think so. Marcus was doing all the little things to help this 303 00:22:29.079 --> 00:22:33.759 team and then performed well when Kawhi Leonard went down with the knee injury and 304 00:22:33.839 --> 00:22:37.759 he had to start taking more shots and be more of a focal point on 305 00:22:37.880 --> 00:22:41.759 offense. Obviously, kJ Martin, it was a short stint here. He's 306 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:45.319 a very good young player. Sky's the limit, not just because of his 307 00:22:45.440 --> 00:22:48.200 leaping ability, but wishing him the best of luck as well. But you 308 00:22:48.240 --> 00:22:52.519 can bring in somebody like James Harden with only giving up one of your first 309 00:22:52.599 --> 00:22:59.200 round picks and retaining Terrence Man. That is impressive work by this front office 310 00:22:59.480 --> 00:23:03.640 who played this exactly like they should have the right way, as you would 311 00:23:03.640 --> 00:23:08.599 expect Lawrence Frank, former Executive of the Year. They waited and they didn't 312 00:23:08.640 --> 00:23:14.319 have to give up Terrence Man eventually after the season started, when maybe months 313 00:23:14.319 --> 00:23:18.519 ago it would have taken Man to bring in Harden earlier. Jabbier and the 314 00:23:18.559 --> 00:23:22.279 Hobber Heights. You're on Clipper stock without a Masen. What's up, Hobber? 315 00:23:22.599 --> 00:23:26.440 Hey, what's upout? Thank you for taking my call again. You 316 00:23:26.480 --> 00:23:30.440 know you considered it's the trade with Harden. He cannot give up a man 317 00:23:30.799 --> 00:23:36.559 and to give up like you said or forwards. I mean it's not not 318 00:23:36.640 --> 00:23:37.880 bad, it's a it's a good trade. I mean they have to do 319 00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:45.160 something. I mean it's just this time is running now and James Harden, 320 00:23:45.240 --> 00:23:48.960 honestly, I think what what I'm in my opinion, what tre nerding around 321 00:23:49.000 --> 00:23:52.920 with that gimmick ins Utah When remember that get with a couple of days ago 322 00:23:53.240 --> 00:23:56.799 when Dixon closed the game. I think when James Harten with the team now, 323 00:23:57.240 --> 00:24:00.000 he's gonna be able to take the last shot. I'm not seeing Kawhi 324 00:24:00.039 --> 00:24:03.519 and Paul Thorstman do it, But it seems like the ball and James Harden 325 00:24:03.880 --> 00:24:08.000 had with thirty seconds a minute left, he could do something with the ball. 326 00:24:08.319 --> 00:24:11.880 What do you think about that? Well, I don't know. If 327 00:24:11.880 --> 00:24:17.920 he's obviously hit some game winners, he's hit some big ones in the playoffs 328 00:24:17.960 --> 00:24:22.240 as well, But I think you're still going to be looking at Kawhi Leonard 329 00:24:22.400 --> 00:24:26.720 taking those shots, Paul George taking those shots, those are your main two 330 00:24:26.720 --> 00:24:30.880 superstars scorers. James Harden is thirty four years of age. He has lost 331 00:24:30.920 --> 00:24:36.960 a step, but he's adjusted his game accordingly because he doesn't need to be 332 00:24:37.000 --> 00:24:40.880 the offensive threat he used to be in Houston. He has to set the 333 00:24:40.880 --> 00:24:44.839 table more now. He was doing that for Joel Embiid helped him get an 334 00:24:44.880 --> 00:24:48.640 MVP last season. He was doing that at times when they were fully healthy 335 00:24:48.920 --> 00:24:52.519 with the Brooklyn Nets next to Kyrie and KD where he took a step back 336 00:24:52.519 --> 00:24:57.480 offensively and went into playmaker mode. So that is I think what they need 337 00:24:57.480 --> 00:25:03.559 most, just getting Kawhi and PG to their spots, making life easier for 338 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:10.720 them. Eight six six nine eight six six nine seventy is the phone number 339 00:25:11.440 --> 00:25:14.559 Danny in Long Beach. You're on Clipper stop without a Mason. Hi, 340 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:19.000 Danny, Hey Adam, first time faller. I always listening to you all 341 00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:22.039 the time and catch a podcast all the time as well. I just wanted 342 00:25:22.079 --> 00:25:26.200 to kind of comment on how they came out tonight. It seemed a little 343 00:25:26.240 --> 00:25:30.240 flat, but considering that they lost a lot of their brothers in arms who 344 00:25:30.400 --> 00:25:33.079 they went to war with, I think they did all right. They came 345 00:25:33.160 --> 00:25:37.799 back and snapped out of it, and all in all, it was a 346 00:25:37.839 --> 00:25:41.440 good game, especially for with Orlando. They they always seem to be like 347 00:25:41.519 --> 00:25:48.000 a trapped team that we lose to when we shouldn't be. And just overall, 348 00:25:48.640 --> 00:25:52.599 what your thoughts are on Russell right now, it seems like on the 349 00:25:52.680 --> 00:25:55.160 outside looking in, if if you didn't know this team, I mean, 350 00:25:55.200 --> 00:25:57.839 he seems like he's the he's the glup right now, and I think, 351 00:25:59.400 --> 00:26:02.839 you know, take some shots away from him or Harden, how are that 352 00:26:02.920 --> 00:26:07.279 going to go down? I think Rested definitely be handling that ball quite a 353 00:26:07.359 --> 00:26:12.240 bit and moving forward. And also the new guy that we picked up on 354 00:26:12.359 --> 00:26:15.759 that trade. Look at his film, it looks kind of pretty good. 355 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:19.279 Interesting, wonder if we're gonna hold onto him or he's gonna go to Ontario. 356 00:26:21.680 --> 00:26:25.240 All right. I appreciate the phone call Danny. A couple things there. 357 00:26:26.119 --> 00:26:30.039 Yeah, when you have if they start things off with Russell Westbrook next 358 00:26:30.079 --> 00:26:34.720 to James Harden in the starting backcourt, that means Kawhi and Paul George are 359 00:26:34.759 --> 00:26:38.880 moving up positions, something I was in favor of all summer long, just 360 00:26:38.960 --> 00:26:42.559 like I was in favor of them bringing in James Harden to just have a 361 00:26:42.680 --> 00:26:47.799 major talent upgrade and to make life easier for everybody out there on the court. 362 00:26:48.799 --> 00:26:52.160 Obviously, Russell Westbrook has his limitations with his shooting, although he's been 363 00:26:52.240 --> 00:26:59.119 good with the Clippers. He did goh four tonight from distance. But I 364 00:26:59.200 --> 00:27:03.200 think his entergy and that vocal leadership is invaluable from Russ. That's what this 365 00:27:03.359 --> 00:27:07.920 team has needed since they lost Patrick Beverley, one of my favorite all time 366 00:27:07.960 --> 00:27:14.680 Clippers. Just somebody that can get those competitive juices going because of how hard 367 00:27:14.759 --> 00:27:18.319 he plays out there. That's what becomes infectious. When you see your teammate 368 00:27:18.400 --> 00:27:23.000 going that hard, it inspires you to start playing harder as well. And 369 00:27:23.400 --> 00:27:29.079 Russ's defense has been more than solid so far to start off this season. 370 00:27:29.160 --> 00:27:30.920 It's kind of carried over from where he was at against the Phoenix Suns, 371 00:27:30.960 --> 00:27:34.559 where at times he was going after Kevin Durant with the blocks to start off 372 00:27:34.720 --> 00:27:38.559 ball games, Devin Booker two of course the end of Game one, throwing 373 00:27:38.599 --> 00:27:44.599 it off him out of bounds. I just Russ has been night and day 374 00:27:44.680 --> 00:27:47.519 different than what you saw with the Los Angeles Lakers, and I think it's 375 00:27:47.559 --> 00:27:52.480 mostly just fit right fit for this team didn't work out with the Lakers. 376 00:27:52.839 --> 00:27:59.119 He'll see him tomorrow. But James Harden can also play off the ball. 377 00:28:00.160 --> 00:28:03.759 He shot forty one percent almost forty two percent on catch and shoot threes last 378 00:28:03.799 --> 00:28:07.079 season, thirty eight percent on pull up, off the bounce three pointers. 379 00:28:07.920 --> 00:28:12.559 That's just an area he thrives in where Russ doesn't. And James is an 380 00:28:12.640 --> 00:28:18.279 all time elite playmaker as good as Russ is. James Harden the pick and 381 00:28:18.440 --> 00:28:22.599 roll is death. The way he can make life easy for guys. I 382 00:28:22.640 --> 00:28:26.200 think he's gonna help with beats of zoobots out a ton, but James Harden, 383 00:28:26.240 --> 00:28:30.519 with those pocket passes, bounce passes, he has made life easier for 384 00:28:30.640 --> 00:28:34.480 guys like Clint Capella over the years. And if you were talking about PJ. 385 00:28:34.640 --> 00:28:38.519 Tucker there, I'm excited about this. PJ. Tucker has been one 386 00:28:38.559 --> 00:28:41.839 of my favorite players that I was always hoping the Clippers could pick up because 387 00:28:41.839 --> 00:28:48.359 of his toughness, attitude, defensive mindset. And while he's had some slippitche 388 00:28:48.400 --> 00:28:52.160 he's thirty nine years of age. That's going to happen. It's natural. 389 00:28:52.079 --> 00:28:56.559 This is somebody that's still shot forty percent from three on a limited amount, 390 00:28:56.640 --> 00:28:59.759 but that corner three. He's made a living off of that. I pulled 391 00:28:59.799 --> 00:29:04.799 some video though earlier today. This was interesting. He was with obviously Philly 392 00:29:04.839 --> 00:29:11.359 and James Harden last season and there was a game where he played spectacular defense 393 00:29:11.519 --> 00:29:15.720 against Nikola Jokic. And I think there's gonna be moments where PJ. Tucker 394 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:21.519 can be a weapon for them defensively, offensively, it's a corner three or 395 00:29:21.599 --> 00:29:25.279 nothing right now from him. But we've seen guys who looked like they were 396 00:29:25.319 --> 00:29:29.000 about done. Nicholas Batoum, same thing was it about him? Reggie Jackson, 397 00:29:29.079 --> 00:29:32.240 same thing was it about him? They get into this Clippers culture and 398 00:29:32.319 --> 00:29:34.640 they turn it around. I think PJ. Tucker could be the next guy 399 00:29:34.720 --> 00:29:38.920 for that eight six, six ninety seven two five seventy coming back. We'll 400 00:29:38.960 --> 00:29:42.920 get coach Liu. You know what, We'll play him right here. Zacho 401 00:29:44.039 --> 00:29:47.440 Kalady's in control here, I'm the captain. Now. Let's hear from coach 402 00:29:47.519 --> 00:29:49.599 Lou post game after the Clippers win one eighteen to one oh two, after 403 00:29:49.680 --> 00:29:53.119 the Orlando Magic, wh I did throw? What do you attribute that to? 404 00:29:53.839 --> 00:29:57.480 Just how they were doubling them like an off night? What did you 405 00:29:57.480 --> 00:30:02.799 see from Orlando's defense? That uh probably gave Kawhi a slower night then we're 406 00:30:02.880 --> 00:30:06.240 used to saying he looked tired of me tonight, you know, just you 407 00:30:06.319 --> 00:30:08.559 know, he's been playing with a pace and with a with a force, 408 00:30:08.640 --> 00:30:12.039 and I just thought tonight he just looked kind of tired to me. So 409 00:30:12.480 --> 00:30:15.799 I'm not really sure, you know, but you're gonna have off nights and 410 00:30:17.160 --> 00:30:18.599 you know it's part of the game. And still have a off night, 411 00:30:18.680 --> 00:30:22.119 still be plus eighteen. You know, it just means, you know, 412 00:30:22.240 --> 00:30:26.119 defensively, we did some good things, you know, and so you know, 413 00:30:26.160 --> 00:30:27.160 we have a time of team. It could be Pg's night, Kawha's 414 00:30:27.200 --> 00:30:30.640 knight, could be Russ's knight, you know, and just you know, 415 00:30:30.880 --> 00:30:33.960 just playing the game. You know, Kawhy doesn't care about numbers, you 416 00:30:33.039 --> 00:30:36.640 know, he just he wants to win, and so that's what he does. 417 00:30:36.759 --> 00:30:41.119 And you know, so hopefully he can recover today and it's kind of 418 00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:44.920 see how it feels tomorrow. There was a play in the second half of 419 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:48.279 the third quarter. Kawhi is struggling, hasn't hit a shot yet, and 420 00:30:48.440 --> 00:30:55.680 he is jumping back and forth between guarding multiple guys and then another play balls 421 00:30:55.720 --> 00:31:00.720 on the floor Kawhi Leonards there for the board, just battling among the trees, 422 00:31:00.839 --> 00:31:04.839 gotten a big offensive rebound at one point, and I just thought to 423 00:31:04.960 --> 00:31:08.720 myself that that's who he is. He can't turn it off. It doesn't 424 00:31:08.759 --> 00:31:14.480 matter if he's not hitting shots. This is somebody who made his bones on 425 00:31:14.640 --> 00:31:18.200 island. But in his young career on the defensive end with the San Antonio 426 00:31:18.279 --> 00:31:23.559 Spurs, with doing the little things to win, that environment, that culture 427 00:31:23.640 --> 00:31:29.680 he was in was perfect for him, and it still remains. On an 428 00:31:29.720 --> 00:31:33.720 off night, shooting Kawhi Leonard can still affect and impact the game in so 429 00:31:33.839 --> 00:31:37.759 many different ways. There was Coach Loupo's game coming up next. Back to 430 00:31:37.799 --> 00:31:41.039 your phone calls eight sixty six ninety's seven two five seventy, eight sixty six 431 00:31:41.200 --> 00:31:44.839 ninety. It's seven two five seventy and we'll have Chuck Mockler on from C 432 00:31:45.039 --> 00:31:48.839 and d clips and dip. Clippers win by sixteen after they had just thirteen 433 00:31:48.920 --> 00:31:52.519 points in the first quarter final score win eighteen to one on two over the 434 00:31:52.599 --> 00:31:56.960 magic taken on the Lakers in the Battle of Los Angeles tomorrow right back here, 435 00:31:57.160 --> 00:32:00.400 I mean, where else would they play? That's weird. The Pond, 436 00:32:00.720 --> 00:32:06.160 Ontario. Come on, Clippers, doc is what you're listening to. 437 00:32:06.240 --> 00:32:12.240 And I'm Adam Oslin. This is a five seventy LA Sports loading Clippers fully 438 00:32:12.319 --> 00:32:16.519 loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. You're listening to the 439 00:32:16.759 --> 00:32:23.240 LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers went one eighteen to one 440 00:32:23.400 --> 00:32:30.160 oh two here at Crypto dot Com Arena. Happy Halloween. Hope you didn't 441 00:32:30.160 --> 00:32:36.759 get any whoppers or mounds bars. Maybe blessed with Reese's. That's what you 442 00:32:36.920 --> 00:32:42.000 need, some sour patch kids. I might be looking at some Ben and 443 00:32:42.079 --> 00:32:45.880 Jerry's ice cream. Lator don't I deserve it? Carlo Amenez said I did, 444 00:32:45.279 --> 00:32:50.680 and he called a hell of a game tonight. Carlo made it a 445 00:32:50.799 --> 00:32:55.000 Halloween special for everyone here at the crypt and listening on the radio. We 446 00:32:55.079 --> 00:32:59.880 appreciate you guys. All right, let's get to him. Chuck Mockler is 447 00:33:00.200 --> 00:33:04.880 joining us from CND. We did a podcast an emergency one earlier today. 448 00:33:05.000 --> 00:33:07.839 I mean early, it was like eight thirty or nine am. I still 449 00:33:07.880 --> 00:33:10.279 haven't recovered from that. I need naps now, okay, But Chuck, 450 00:33:10.759 --> 00:33:15.279 it was fun earlier today talking an hour about James Harden and then seeing him 451 00:33:15.440 --> 00:33:20.200 in the arena tonight. He's already got a jersey waiting for him. I 452 00:33:20.359 --> 00:33:22.880 know the trade is still yet to be official. Maybe there will be another 453 00:33:22.960 --> 00:33:28.480 earthquake and then it will be although I hope not. But uh, let's 454 00:33:28.519 --> 00:33:31.880 talk about this Clippers victory, winning by sixteen after one of the worst opening 455 00:33:32.000 --> 00:33:37.240 quarters I have ever seen in my seven years here with the ball club. 456 00:33:37.319 --> 00:33:40.440 How'd you view it? I mean you nailed at what were they won for 457 00:33:40.559 --> 00:33:45.680 eleven or something like that? Oh for eleven is start four two in the 458 00:33:45.720 --> 00:33:49.880 first quarter. Yeah, it was bad basketball on both sides. I can't 459 00:33:49.920 --> 00:33:55.000 believe they ended up scoring one hundred and eighteen points after what we saw in 460 00:33:55.119 --> 00:33:58.880 that first quarter. But I mean, I said this on Twitter, but 461 00:33:58.960 --> 00:34:04.000 if you sat through that first quarter, you were rewarded with the best third 462 00:34:04.079 --> 00:34:07.799 quarter we've seen in a long time, especially from Paul George and Russell Westbrook 463 00:34:07.799 --> 00:34:12.559 combined. That was when the Clippers really put all that offseason talk, I 464 00:34:12.639 --> 00:34:15.239 think, in front of everybody who was watching the game, and said, 465 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:17.599 we did come here to you know, right some of the wrongs from last 466 00:34:17.639 --> 00:34:21.800 year with how we play in these games, and you know, bounce back 467 00:34:21.840 --> 00:34:25.599 from certain performances, and it was great to see Paul George in that third 468 00:34:25.719 --> 00:34:30.360 quarter, had fourteen points after having ten in the second quarter, and was 469 00:34:30.639 --> 00:34:36.079 just so silky smooth with it tonight. Tonight's one of those nights where I 470 00:34:36.199 --> 00:34:38.679 say he looks like a six to eight Steph Curry at times with the handle. 471 00:34:38.800 --> 00:34:44.719 The shooting ability went six of nine from the outside and just make it. 472 00:34:44.920 --> 00:34:49.599 He made it look stepforless. You could say, I'm not gonna say 473 00:34:49.639 --> 00:34:52.519 that. You can say that all you want, but yeah, PG was 474 00:34:52.559 --> 00:34:55.400 great thirty two minutes too, which is nice to see. He played the 475 00:34:55.480 --> 00:35:00.760 whole third, which if you watched the third, that made total with what 476 00:35:00.880 --> 00:35:04.800 he was doing. So happy he got that extended rep in the fourth, 477 00:35:04.880 --> 00:35:07.000 and you know, Tyler said, we were gonna, you know, they 478 00:35:07.000 --> 00:35:10.239 were gonna see how you know, Kawhi and Paul George felt, and then 479 00:35:10.280 --> 00:35:14.119 well, you know they'll judge from there. But I have a feeling Paul 480 00:35:14.119 --> 00:35:15.280 George is gonna want to keep the top streak going, and I have a 481 00:35:15.320 --> 00:35:21.119 feeling Kawhi Leonard is gonna want to bounce back from his potentially worst shooting game 482 00:35:21.320 --> 00:35:24.280 of this whole year. Even you know, in this early part of the 483 00:35:24.360 --> 00:35:28.320 season. Yeah, we'll see what happens their first back to back. I'm 484 00:35:28.360 --> 00:35:32.440 intrigued. They both played just under thirty three minutes. Bones Highland the same, 485 00:35:32.599 --> 00:35:36.920 Russell Westbrook the same just under there. Speaking of Bones, he hit 486 00:35:36.960 --> 00:35:40.480 their first shot like in a night where oh, I don't know, the 487 00:35:40.519 --> 00:35:45.480 Clippers are oer for eleven to start, Bones was still just fearless, like 488 00:35:45.559 --> 00:35:49.079 he was still putting them up and feeling like that next one is going to 489 00:35:49.159 --> 00:35:52.199 go in. That's one of the things I love about him and Bones. 490 00:35:52.239 --> 00:35:58.239 Having seventeen on Halloween also seems fitting. Yeah, I mean it's funny looking. 491 00:35:58.280 --> 00:36:00.920 I'm looking at the first quarterbox where right now in Bones and make only 492 00:36:00.960 --> 00:36:07.840 Clippers to make shots in that claer So hey, we needed that fifty percent 493 00:36:07.880 --> 00:36:10.599 from him. But he's I mean, you know, he's what He's the 494 00:36:10.639 --> 00:36:15.199 skeleton key to this team, as we I think said out the other day 495 00:36:15.199 --> 00:36:19.159 on Clips and Dip like this, this young energy is great to see. 496 00:36:20.119 --> 00:36:22.840 He's gonna get more playing time at least right now. We think there's still 497 00:36:22.880 --> 00:36:27.719 some in limbo with these lineups, but he's doing everything he can to make 498 00:36:27.760 --> 00:36:30.760 a strong case for more minutes, even when James Harden gets on this team. 499 00:36:31.320 --> 00:36:36.440 I thought Russell Westbrook had a hustle play in that second quarter that just 500 00:36:36.559 --> 00:36:39.519 kind of embodied who he is since he's put on this Clippers uniform and really 501 00:36:39.559 --> 00:36:45.119 who he's been in his entire career outside of that stint with the Lakers. 502 00:36:45.199 --> 00:36:49.440 But he jumped out of bounds and saved a ball that was about to go 503 00:36:49.519 --> 00:36:52.800 out of bounds, laid out for it a little bit, and then on 504 00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:55.400 the other end, Paul George had that crazy circus shot where he couldn't draw 505 00:36:55.480 --> 00:36:59.760 the foul, but it ended up getting it to go, and then it 506 00:36:59.880 --> 00:37:02.639 was yession or two later. Russ was setting up the offense and made sure 507 00:37:02.679 --> 00:37:07.880 to get it to a Viza Zubas on the low left block who got a 508 00:37:07.000 --> 00:37:13.880 layup. I just he was started one for seven and then went seven of 509 00:37:14.119 --> 00:37:19.519 nine for sixteen points in that third quarter alone. But he was first looking 510 00:37:19.599 --> 00:37:22.920 to get other guys involved and make those hustle plays, and I think his 511 00:37:23.079 --> 00:37:29.519 spirit is something that Clippers haven't missed since Pat bev. Yes, that's been 512 00:37:29.559 --> 00:37:32.079 great. He had. There was one rough possession. You know, you 513 00:37:32.159 --> 00:37:35.639 don't like to see the zero four from three, but at the same time, 514 00:37:36.079 --> 00:37:38.639 there was only four not that big a deal. But you're right, 515 00:37:38.719 --> 00:37:43.519 I mean, this is he's doing everything we've we've needed since Pat Bev has 516 00:37:43.559 --> 00:37:45.440 been gone, right, Like, this is actually you kind of got to 517 00:37:45.480 --> 00:37:50.280 buy into this. Now. You didn't think that Rough's energy was going to 518 00:37:50.360 --> 00:37:52.840 change the team. It's absolutely made a difference. Other guys are feeling it. 519 00:37:53.199 --> 00:37:57.519 Bones gets to learn from Russell Westbrook and stuff like that. So, 520 00:37:58.280 --> 00:38:01.559 and with who we're playing tomorrow, it's going to be interesting how he follows 521 00:38:01.639 --> 00:38:07.639 up this performance tonight. Now, I believe Russ had that huge block early 522 00:38:07.719 --> 00:38:10.559 on on Man Carro also a bit of a tone setter. As bad as 523 00:38:10.599 --> 00:38:14.679 the Clippers were in the first quarter the Magic, they weren't much better. 524 00:38:14.719 --> 00:38:21.039 They only scored eighteen points. Uh. You mentioned Kawhi Leonards struggling and maybe 525 00:38:21.079 --> 00:38:23.159 he'll want to get things back tomorrow against the Lakers. But this is a 526 00:38:23.199 --> 00:38:29.719 team that has beaten the Lakers eleven straight times. It's been different guys doing 527 00:38:29.800 --> 00:38:34.159 it. It hasn't just been Kawhi and Paul George out there for all of 528 00:38:34.239 --> 00:38:37.760 those games. It's kind of a remarkable winning streak. Not going to be 529 00:38:37.840 --> 00:38:39.679 easy on the second night of a back to back, But just what are 530 00:38:39.719 --> 00:38:43.880 some of the things you're keying in on seeing from this Clippers team in their 531 00:38:43.920 --> 00:38:46.280 first back to back opportunity. Well, going for the Battle of Los Angeles, 532 00:38:47.719 --> 00:38:51.159 well, we obviously know we hope more of the same from Paul George 533 00:38:51.199 --> 00:38:55.039 and Kawhi Zoo played twenty two minutes tonight. I think they're probably going to 534 00:38:55.159 --> 00:38:59.960 lean on him for more tomorrow, so I'm hoping Zoo can kind of. 535 00:39:00.320 --> 00:39:02.599 I think he had seventeen and thirteen last time we played the Lakers, so 536 00:39:04.239 --> 00:39:06.960 I'm not saying this should be a bounce back game for Zum. He didn't 537 00:39:06.960 --> 00:39:08.440 have a bad game by any means. He just only took eight shots, 538 00:39:09.079 --> 00:39:13.840 still grabbed nine boards and had a pretty assertive block late in this one. 539 00:39:13.920 --> 00:39:16.239 But I think he's gonna be key early. We hope that his physicality without 540 00:39:16.320 --> 00:39:22.800 fallon can be there. Bones starting is going to be interesting to see again, 541 00:39:22.920 --> 00:39:24.960 you know, the Lakers are a bigger team. And then off the 542 00:39:25.079 --> 00:39:29.519 bench, I don't know what his mints are going to look like in a 543 00:39:29.599 --> 00:39:32.480 game against the Lakers, but Kobe Brown has the highest plus minus of anyone 544 00:39:32.519 --> 00:39:37.320 on the bench for the Flippers and I played nineteen minutes. Winning basketball is 545 00:39:37.599 --> 00:39:40.800 what he does and maybe fouls too much, but he might get some run, 546 00:39:42.679 --> 00:39:45.000 I don't. We definitely need to start a little hotter. I will 547 00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:50.239 say that we did against the Magic, but Kawhi is going to be motivated. 548 00:39:50.440 --> 00:39:52.400 I think he's gonna set the tone defensively early and we're gonna get those 549 00:39:52.480 --> 00:39:58.280 ross hustle plays. I'm hoping that the energy isn't, you know, too 550 00:39:58.400 --> 00:40:01.119 big for some of the these guys where they're playing a little too tight from 551 00:40:01.199 --> 00:40:06.960 just being so focused on getting the twelfth win or something over the Lakers. 552 00:40:07.039 --> 00:40:08.840 But it'd be great to go to and on this back to back. But 553 00:40:08.920 --> 00:40:14.519 I wouldn't be happy or excuse me, I wouldn't be super upset if if 554 00:40:14.559 --> 00:40:17.559 we end up splitting with good process against the Lakers tomorrow. Right now, 555 00:40:17.719 --> 00:40:22.599 it looks kind of like a schedule loss given the guys that are not with 556 00:40:22.760 --> 00:40:27.920 the team in transit due to the trade with James Harden. Just anything else 557 00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:30.760 you want to say about James Harden that we didn't cover earlier today, Something 558 00:40:31.239 --> 00:40:35.440 during this game that made you think about, Okay, he can help in 559 00:40:35.519 --> 00:40:40.000 this area with the Clippers well, we watched Russell Westbrook have an absurd third 560 00:40:40.079 --> 00:40:44.559 quarter tonight and Paul George in a game where Kawhi Leonard went three of eleven, 561 00:40:44.960 --> 00:40:49.400 and we just the Clippers just added another guy who can do things like 562 00:40:49.480 --> 00:40:52.440 that when two of the stars aren't having a good night or one guy's not 563 00:40:52.559 --> 00:40:54.960 having a good night, we got a floor razer. If you were upset 564 00:40:55.079 --> 00:40:59.559 about the off court stuff. At this point, we just have to go 565 00:40:59.719 --> 00:41:02.679 with the We have to move forward and hope for the best. This is 566 00:41:04.039 --> 00:41:07.679 his last best shot at a ring. This is you know, some people 567 00:41:07.719 --> 00:41:12.000 say two in three one of their last shots at a ring. So hey, 568 00:41:12.280 --> 00:41:15.159 it's it's all or nothing, so let's go for it. He is 569 00:41:15.280 --> 00:41:20.280 Chuck Mockler. Follow him at Chuck Mockler on x and you can watch him 570 00:41:20.320 --> 00:41:23.280 on YouTube on the C and D live feed. We did today talking about 571 00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:29.039 James Harden. We'll have another episode coming up, I believe on Thursday. 572 00:41:29.280 --> 00:41:31.599 Charles, thanks for coming on Clips and Dip for some double dip tonight here 573 00:41:31.679 --> 00:41:37.719 on Clipperstock. Thanks for having me all right. Before we get out of 574 00:41:37.880 --> 00:41:42.400 here tonight at the Crypt, I do want to say Happy Halloween to the 575 00:41:42.480 --> 00:41:45.239 fake philosophers. We got some positive moments with big brother Jake Warner. What's 576 00:41:45.320 --> 00:41:47.880 up, Jacob, Yes, sir, everything's good. We got a dub. 577 00:41:49.239 --> 00:41:52.079 But here we go with some knowledge. It's better to jump and make 578 00:41:52.119 --> 00:41:58.400 a mistake than to sit there too frightened to make a move. Yeah, 579 00:41:58.440 --> 00:42:00.880 but you're not supposed to leave your fear before a pass like that's not good 580 00:42:00.920 --> 00:42:07.440 for basketball. I get it. Life. Oh, I know. VTB 581 00:42:07.639 --> 00:42:13.119 was on this broadcast as well. You see the brick speaking of back in 582 00:42:13.199 --> 00:42:16.639 Burbank, Zach l calledy Zach. You won't play a little one on one 583 00:42:16.719 --> 00:42:20.960 with big Bro Jake as well? Yes, I will. One question for 584 00:42:21.079 --> 00:42:24.239 you, one for us. You start. My question is which of the 585 00:42:24.320 --> 00:42:30.559 Clippers would most likely do a first date at the cheesecake Factory. I plead 586 00:42:30.639 --> 00:42:37.000 the fifth Jake Bones. But why just because Okay, he's young, he's 587 00:42:37.079 --> 00:42:44.599 twenty three. Whatever. They got an Adams peanut butter cheesecake. It's called 588 00:42:44.639 --> 00:42:47.239 Adams and it's spectacular. Well, I love that place, man, it's 589 00:42:47.280 --> 00:42:52.960 one of the best. I don't care that it's a franchise, all right. 590 00:42:52.119 --> 00:42:54.599 I can't all be mom and pop shops all the time. You go 591 00:42:54.719 --> 00:42:59.960 to all right, Zach, what do you think of the James Harden trade. 592 00:43:00.920 --> 00:43:05.519 I think there's nothing to lose, especially since Terrence Mann and Norman Powell 593 00:43:05.639 --> 00:43:07.960 are still Clippers at the end of the day, big time. I like 594 00:43:08.039 --> 00:43:12.960 the analysis. Well done, Zach, Jake, appreciate it. Before we 595 00:43:13.000 --> 00:43:15.000 get out of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization. Know 596 00:43:15.159 --> 00:43:19.599 what Eagle, Brian Stemen, Ralph Wauler, Carlo Jimenez on the call tonight, 597 00:43:20.000 --> 00:43:23.039 the callers, the listeners, thanks again to our head engineer, big 598 00:43:23.079 --> 00:43:27.199 brother Jake Warner, Zach Oh, call to our producer, back into bank, 599 00:43:28.000 --> 00:43:32.320 and happy Halloween everyone. We'll talk to you tomorrow. Why was doing 600 00:43:32.400 --> 00:43:36.599 his thing? All they want to do is win in La? I win. 601 00:43:36.760 --> 00:43:39.960 I thought they gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, 602 00:43:40.239 --> 00:43:46.480 the official postgame reaction of the La Clippers. God Bless Paul, George Changed. 603 00:43:46.599 --> 00:43:52.119 Don't miss an episode all season law Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe 604 00:43:52.159 --> 00:43:53.559 today. Well up the show I got you on the iHeart Radio. You 605 00:43:53.639 --> 00:43:59.960 guys are great. Thank you for joining us for another exciting broadcast of La Clippers BASKETBA