WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.280 --> 00:00:06.320 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.400 --> 00:00:10.039 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:10.080 --> 00:00:15.119 the LA Clippers, and by Paschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.439 --> 00:00:19.359 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.559 --> 00:00:24.960 LA Clippers, They're locking in every game every night. Adam Osland Clippers come 6 00:00:25.000 --> 00:00:29.160 back, comes up short and they lose by four in Minnesota to the Timberwolves, 7 00:00:29.199 --> 00:00:33.600 one nine to one oh five. Welcome into your post game show. 8 00:00:33.759 --> 00:00:36.280 I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. We'll have Clippers stock on a M five 9 00:00:36.320 --> 00:00:40.640 to seventy. LA Sports plus second half highlights, your postgame box scoring more. 10 00:00:40.679 --> 00:00:43.920 But first, back to Target Center with your radio voice of the Clippers 11 00:00:43.960 --> 00:00:47.640 in Carlo Jimenez. Oh, Carlo. As I mentioned earlier, I liked 12 00:00:47.679 --> 00:00:51.240 the fight. This team did not quit late. They made a run by 13 00:00:51.320 --> 00:00:54.719 going small, They got back in it and just came up a little bit 14 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:58.320 short tonight. Yeah, I mean down seventeen with five and a half to 15 00:00:58.399 --> 00:01:02.079 play, Adam. They held Minnesota a one field goal in the final four 16 00:01:02.280 --> 00:01:04.879 minutes of the ball game. They were excellent on the defensive end. They 17 00:01:04.920 --> 00:01:07.879 continued to fight. And look, if you're the Clippers in this one, 18 00:01:08.200 --> 00:01:11.599 yes you're discouraged. You got down early. But I think there's a lot 19 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.840 of positives to take away from this game when you think about all the things 20 00:01:15.840 --> 00:01:19.079 that didn't go your way. The late scratch drive eats a zubats, the 21 00:01:19.280 --> 00:01:23.120 seventeen point deficit, the off night from Paul George and James Hard. I 22 00:01:23.159 --> 00:01:27.719 mean, how many times are those guys gonna go nine for thirty three. 23 00:01:29.040 --> 00:01:33.480 I'm gonna guess not many times this season. So for the Clippers, when 24 00:01:33.599 --> 00:01:37.840 it seemed like the world was against you, you were within a possession late. 25 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:42.040 That's a positive in this one. And hey, Adam, if you're 26 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:45.280 gonna lose anywhere in a place where only two teams of one all year, 27 00:01:45.480 --> 00:01:48.439 you can't hang your head too much. No, no shame in losing to 28 00:01:48.480 --> 00:01:52.519 Minnesota. As they stay atop the Western Conference. We'll update you on the 29 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:56.920 standings coming up. Also an encouraging sign from Kawhi Leonard to play that well 30 00:01:56.959 --> 00:02:00.519 against the defensive squad like this number one defensive team in the NBA. He 31 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:06.359 had twenty six. It still looked effortless at times for him and also missed 32 00:02:06.359 --> 00:02:08.639 some gimmes that he normally makes as well. Yeah, one hundred percent. 33 00:02:08.639 --> 00:02:13.439 I mean that three to tie the game straight away. He was right there 34 00:02:13.639 --> 00:02:17.080 in rhythm and just left it a little short. Thirty seven minutes to night 35 00:02:17.120 --> 00:02:22.639 for the Claw nine rebounds, four assists in a couple of steals. I 36 00:02:22.800 --> 00:02:24.639 just I think when the Clippers are this close, Adam, what gives me 37 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:28.280 so much hope is you got the chiropractor on the other side. I mean, 38 00:02:28.280 --> 00:02:30.280 as no what Eagle calls him, ty Lou is one of the mess 39 00:02:30.280 --> 00:02:35.280 and making adjustments, finding ways to find an advantage. It will be a 40 00:02:35.280 --> 00:02:39.159 whole nother ballgame if Aviatsa Zubots is in the starting lineup next time these two 41 00:02:39.199 --> 00:02:43.479 teams square off. But I think the Clippers gave it their best shot. 42 00:02:43.719 --> 00:02:46.039 They came closed, They didn't come away with a win, but they learned 43 00:02:46.159 --> 00:02:50.639 a lot tonight, and that's what matters if you're the Clippers and without Big 44 00:02:50.719 --> 00:02:53.879 Zoo. I thought Mason Plumbley gave them good minutes, his most meaningful minutes 45 00:02:53.879 --> 00:02:58.680 since coming back off the knee injury being out for almost two months, played 46 00:02:58.680 --> 00:03:00.719 sixteen minutes. They won his misus She was a plus three out there, 47 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:05.919 had eight points three boards. So that's another thing that the Clippers have in 48 00:03:05.960 --> 00:03:08.199 their back pocket to use moving forward. One hundred percent agree. I mean 49 00:03:08.400 --> 00:03:12.520 he was excellently. I think what Mason Plumley does for this team that Zubos 50 00:03:12.759 --> 00:03:15.960 and even daniel Tyyes don't necessarily do at him is Plumbley will rebound and run 51 00:03:16.039 --> 00:03:20.759 and with the basketball. Mean he pushes the pace for this Clippers team almost 52 00:03:20.759 --> 00:03:23.360 as much as Russell Westbrook with away. He is looking to turn up court 53 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:28.879 every time he grabs a rebound. It's fun to watch him find a spot 54 00:03:28.919 --> 00:03:30.719 with this team. Give them another rinkll I mean you talked about it. 55 00:03:30.840 --> 00:03:35.000 They found some thing with that smaller lineup. I mean, they found something 56 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:38.319 they knew they had, but they saw it in action with Mason Plumley out 57 00:03:38.319 --> 00:03:40.159 there for the Clippers. What more can you say about this bench? I 58 00:03:40.199 --> 00:03:45.919 mean they were excellent tonight in all facets. You got thirty six from Westbrook 59 00:03:46.080 --> 00:03:49.560 and Norman Palle, you got eight from Mason Plumbley. They delivered for the 60 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:53.719 Clippers. No doubt, Clippers come up short in Minnesota, but they will 61 00:03:53.719 --> 00:03:58.080 regroove Tuesday night back home at Crypto. They're taking on SGA and the OKC 62 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:00.479 Thunder looking for a little get back after they lost. And okay, see 63 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:03.800 you a couple of weeks ago without Kawhi Leonard tip. Time for that one 64 00:04:03.840 --> 00:04:09.280 is at seven. We'll have your pregame show starting at six. Carlo Jimenez. 65 00:04:09.439 --> 00:04:13.360 Hopefully it's a warm flight back to southern California, my friend, great 66 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:15.519 calls always. Thank you so much, Adam, appreciate you. And happy 67 00:04:15.519 --> 00:04:20.600 birthday, Katie Newton, Happy birthday, Katie. Coming up next, we 68 00:04:20.680 --> 00:04:26.639 got second half highlights. The Clippers tried to climb that mountain, as Carlo 69 00:04:26.759 --> 00:04:30.480 said, just came up a little bit short late. They lose by four 70 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:33.959 in Minnesota with Outavisa zobots. And you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio 71 00:04:34.000 --> 00:04:42.560 Network loading Clippers fully loaded with Clippers fans. This is LA Clippers basketball. 72 00:04:42.839 --> 00:04:47.120 You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose 73 00:04:47.160 --> 00:04:53.439 one oh nine to one oh five in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It's not hot 74 00:04:53.480 --> 00:04:58.279 in there. We're doing okay here in Burbank, welcome back into your postgame 75 00:04:58.319 --> 00:05:01.600 show. I'm in a Mosland. Clippers dropped their first game out of their 76 00:05:01.680 --> 00:05:06.160 last four. They have still won eight of their last ten and twenty two 77 00:05:06.360 --> 00:05:12.519 of their last twenty nine, including seventeen of their last twenty one since December 78 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:15.959 first, and without a beats of zoobots in this game. The Clippers, 79 00:05:16.000 --> 00:05:23.279 being down seventeen in the fourth quarter, ended up making a run after Rudy 80 00:05:23.319 --> 00:05:27.800 Gobert made it ninety seven to eighty Minnesota with five point thirty eight left, 81 00:05:28.399 --> 00:05:32.759 the Clippers small ball unit gave the Minnesota Timberwolves a scare. Westbrook collects it 82 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:36.399 left elbow, kicks it Norm downhill to the ram and slams it home. 83 00:05:36.839 --> 00:05:42.480 Twenty one for Norm Harden at the top. He's open, doesn't shoot, 84 00:05:42.680 --> 00:05:46.800 step back with nine to shoot, A three's in the air. Barri's its 85 00:05:46.199 --> 00:05:51.199 two possession game, two minutes to play. Trimbles left hand, gets by 86 00:05:51.279 --> 00:05:55.439 McDaniels, kims it up Norm left corner pump, fakes a three, Now 87 00:05:55.519 --> 00:06:00.839 tries it out cut x three point game, seventy second left. The clumb 88 00:06:00.920 --> 00:06:08.000 back Clips are backing it here in Minnesota. Westbrook at the top of three 89 00:06:08.519 --> 00:06:14.920 rattles in oh My Russ Russell Westbrook making it a four point game with thirty 90 00:06:14.959 --> 00:06:18.879 five seconds left, but Anthony Edwards would knock down some free throws, Russ 91 00:06:18.879 --> 00:06:21.680 would knock down a couple and the Clippers had to steal down four. On 92 00:06:21.720 --> 00:06:26.879 the inbounds play, it was Kawhi Leonard taking it away. The game, 93 00:06:26.920 --> 00:06:30.519 though, would end with a Russell Westbrook miss layup as the Clippers were slow 94 00:06:30.600 --> 00:06:33.000 to get into their offense. They go on to lose by four. Final 95 00:06:33.040 --> 00:06:38.319 score of Minnesota one oh nine. You're Los Angeles Clippers one five final box 96 00:06:38.360 --> 00:06:43.399 score coming up next plus we'll have Clippers talk on five seventy LA Sports eight 97 00:06:43.439 --> 00:06:46.759 six six ninety eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two 98 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:48.879 five seventy at follow out of as where you can get to me on X. 99 00:06:50.560 --> 00:06:55.319 Clippers lose to the top team in the West, No Big Zoo. 100 00:06:55.680 --> 00:06:59.360 They made it a game late but come up four point shy in this one. 101 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:03.040 You're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. They want to bring 102 00:07:03.079 --> 00:07:09.079 a banner with them to the into It doll More LA Clippers Basketball on the 103 00:07:09.240 --> 00:07:15.279 LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers losing many one oh nine t one oh five 104 00:07:15.399 --> 00:07:19.000 to the Minnesota Timberwolves. They'll be back in Cali Tuesday night taking on the 105 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:27.199 OKC thunder Clippers ended up shooting just forty three percent from the field, almost 106 00:07:27.240 --> 00:07:30.519 ten percent lower than they have over the last sixteen games. They've been shooting 107 00:07:30.560 --> 00:07:35.160 fifty two percent from the floor. They do end up going seventeen of thirty 108 00:07:35.240 --> 00:07:40.279 nine from the outside, so they shot better from three than from two. 109 00:07:41.600 --> 00:07:45.439 That's forty four percent. A lot of those three pointers coming when they made 110 00:07:45.439 --> 00:07:49.360 that run late, taking it from seventeen to a three point game. But 111 00:07:49.519 --> 00:07:54.240 Paul George and James Harden both struggled to a degree where it's going to be 112 00:07:54.319 --> 00:07:59.160 very difficult to overcome. They combine to go nine of thirty three, that 113 00:07:59.319 --> 00:08:03.040 is twenty seven percent from the field, Paul George five of nineteen with sixteen 114 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:07.079 points, James Harden four or fourteen with fourteen points. Kawhi Leonard had his 115 00:08:07.120 --> 00:08:11.639 twenty six nine of nineteen, plus led them in the rebounding category with nine 116 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:18.759 four assists two steals for the Claw as well. Daniel Tyes game some good 117 00:08:18.800 --> 00:08:22.920 minutes early, filling in admirably for Viats Zubots who was out a late scratch. 118 00:08:24.040 --> 00:08:26.439 Ever so late as in they were about to jump it up and then 119 00:08:26.560 --> 00:08:31.560 it was a no go cash strained for Big Zoo. Hopefully he's okay on 120 00:08:31.639 --> 00:08:37.879 Tuesday. Terrence Man just eighteen minutes off the bench in this one. Russell 121 00:08:37.919 --> 00:08:41.639 Westbrook played twenty nine, had twelve points, thirteen assists, just three turnovers. 122 00:08:41.679 --> 00:08:43.679 You like that, just three of eight from the field, though missed 123 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:48.200 some layups in this one. Mayson Plum lee Big Plumb, thought you'd get 124 00:08:48.240 --> 00:08:50.480 run against Minnesota. Didn't know you get this much because no Big Zoo. 125 00:08:50.879 --> 00:08:56.120 In fifteen minutes he had eight and four went at Ruy Gobert a couple of 126 00:08:56.159 --> 00:08:58.960 times four or five from the field. Overall, good to see Mayson Plumb 127 00:09:00.159 --> 00:09:05.200 getting reintegrated back into this lineup with some meaningful minutes. Clippers ultimately lose though 128 00:09:05.519 --> 00:09:11.240 to Anthony Edwards, who had thirty three on ten of sixteen shooting, did 129 00:09:11.279 --> 00:09:13.759 a lot of damage to the free throw line. Attempted twelve, hit eleven 130 00:09:15.200 --> 00:09:20.639 of them. Minnesota did have nineteen turnovers the Clippers turned into twenty three points 131 00:09:20.759 --> 00:09:24.480 that helped keep them in it. Also late Clippers just eleven turnovers, leading 132 00:09:24.480 --> 00:09:30.399 to eleven points for Minnesota. Clippers next ballgame coming up Tuesday night. I'm 133 00:09:30.440 --> 00:09:33.720 back at the crypt They're taking on SGA and the OKC Thunder tip off at 134 00:09:33.720 --> 00:09:37.840 seven. Pregame shows starting at six outside of Los Angeles, we are leaving 135 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:41.200 you until then, but up next Oni seventy ELA Sports, we got Clippers 136 00:09:41.240 --> 00:09:46.320 Talk. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, if that's 137 00:09:46.320 --> 00:09:50.679 what you want to do, you do. Welcome the Clippers Talk, your 138 00:09:50.720 --> 00:09:54.480 first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball too. To hear 139 00:09:54.559 --> 00:10:01.320 every episode, subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever I podcast on Henmy 140 00:10:01.440 --> 00:10:05.120 right now your host on your home. For the Clippers, they were in 141 00:10:05.200 --> 00:10:13.799 attack mode. Adam Osley, Oh sticking with the theme in Minnesota, Clippers 142 00:10:13.799 --> 00:10:20.399 were cold also from the floor. They shoot just forty three percent against the 143 00:10:20.480 --> 00:10:24.480 number one defense in the league, and they lose by four without Big Zoo 144 00:10:24.519 --> 00:10:28.840 one O nine to one O five to the Minnesota Timberwolves. Welcome into your 145 00:10:28.840 --> 00:10:33.120 postgame show. I'm Madame Oslin. This is Clippers Talk eight six six nine 146 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:35.720 eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy. 147 00:10:35.759 --> 00:10:39.679 If you would like to get on, you can also get to me at 148 00:10:39.720 --> 00:10:43.440 follow Adam a On X Coming up on the show, we got postgame audio 149 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:48.080 from coach Lou and the players. Well Updyke will join me for a little 150 00:10:48.080 --> 00:10:54.279 clips in double dip here on Clippers Talk. This game is pretty easy to 151 00:10:54.320 --> 00:11:01.480 summarize, unfortunately, if you're a Clipper fan. Paul George can't go five 152 00:11:01.480 --> 00:11:07.080 for nineteen, James Harden can't go four for fourteen. It's that simple. 153 00:11:09.480 --> 00:11:13.440 They lose a game by four when those two combined to go nine for thirty 154 00:11:13.480 --> 00:11:20.360 three. That's twenty seven percent from the field and missed a lot of good 155 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:26.759 looks. Credit Minnesota to a degree, like a minus two degree, But 156 00:11:28.120 --> 00:11:33.799 Paul George makes those shots in his sleep, a lot of them. I 157 00:11:33.799 --> 00:11:39.559 don't think it was all great defense by the Minnesota Timberwolves on him. Maybe 158 00:11:39.600 --> 00:11:48.480 he was due for a cold chili freezing Jack Nicholson at the end of the 159 00:11:48.519 --> 00:11:56.559 shining like performance because he had been so ridiculously hot recently. If you've see 160 00:11:56.600 --> 00:12:01.559 the numbers, if you follow me on X, I tend to post all 161 00:12:01.600 --> 00:12:07.240 the numbers afterwards and let you know where guys are at shooting wise, and 162 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:16.919 uh, Paul George had been ridiculously hot over the last six games coming into 163 00:12:16.960 --> 00:12:26.240 this one. I want to say he was shooting somewhere in the range of 164 00:12:26.360 --> 00:12:33.919 sixty percent from the floor and fifty five percent from three. So was it 165 00:12:35.000 --> 00:12:41.120 in an off night? Was it Minnesota? Combination of both little column a 166 00:12:41.279 --> 00:12:48.879 little calum b Possibly. I just think a lot of those shots he typically 167 00:12:48.919 --> 00:12:54.720 makes because he's that good. His last seven games coming into this one, 168 00:12:54.320 --> 00:13:05.360 Paul George was at fifty five fifty one ninety shooting split and tonight he goes 169 00:13:05.399 --> 00:13:15.799 five of nineteen and in Minnesota had a defensive issue, meaning who's gonna guard 170 00:13:15.960 --> 00:13:20.559 the third guy of the big three with the Clippers when you have Paul George, 171 00:13:20.639 --> 00:13:26.080 Kawhi, Leonard, and James Harden out there? Uh, we know. 172 00:13:26.159 --> 00:13:30.480 Jadon McDaniels is amazing. He was on Kawhi for the most part, 173 00:13:31.279 --> 00:13:33.879 didn't really matter. For the most part, the claw was good nine of 174 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:37.120 nineteen twenty six points, nine boards for assists, two steals. He was 175 00:13:37.240 --> 00:13:45.200 keeping them in it. But then you got, Okay, Anthony Edwards, 176 00:13:45.200 --> 00:13:50.960 your next best defender, He's like that, who's guarding the third guy, 177 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:56.399 Mike Conley. He's undersized. He didn't even have his usual Clipper killer type 178 00:13:56.399 --> 00:14:01.840 of game two of seven, So I think a lot of this is the 179 00:14:01.879 --> 00:14:07.159 Clippers not taking advantage of some good looks and not having a Vitza Zubos to 180 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:11.600 start off the game. We didn't know till I don't know ten seconds before 181 00:14:11.639 --> 00:14:15.799 tip off. We knew about ten minutes before. All of a sudden, 182 00:14:15.840 --> 00:14:22.120 he was listed as questionable with I think it was called calf tightness calf strain. 183 00:14:24.720 --> 00:14:28.679 Hopefully he's okay to go against chet Holmgren on Tuesday in the OKC Thunder. 184 00:14:30.960 --> 00:14:33.720 You know, it's rare for Vitza Zubas to miss a ball game. 185 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:37.320 He's, at worst, the fourth most important player on this Clippers team. 186 00:14:39.639 --> 00:14:43.840 At worst, he's only behind the Big three and Kawhi PG and James Harden. 187 00:14:46.879 --> 00:14:50.399 Given what he provides defensively and now what he's been doing offensively next to 188 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:56.000 James Harden with the pick and roll. He's too critical, he's too vital 189 00:14:56.039 --> 00:15:03.000 to this ball club to lose him right before tip off against Minnesota with their 190 00:15:03.159 --> 00:15:09.480 size, with Gobert and Towns in the starting lineup, that's brutal, and 191 00:15:09.600 --> 00:15:11.679 it was felt. The loss was felt, especially early. They're down ten 192 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:20.080 after the first quarter. I thought Daniel Tice played admirably getting the start, 193 00:15:20.360 --> 00:15:24.480 he hit a three pointer. He had a great save in the second quarter 194 00:15:24.639 --> 00:15:28.759 running out of bounds. But then something I thought may happen in this game, 195 00:15:28.840 --> 00:15:35.639 even with Aviatza, Zubots would be playing Mason Plumley, so he got 196 00:15:35.679 --> 00:15:41.799 more run without Zoo sixteen minutes, four or five. He did have four 197 00:15:41.799 --> 00:15:46.679 personals, but eight points and they won his minutes, he was a plus 198 00:15:46.720 --> 00:15:50.440 three out there. I'll take that all day from Big Plumb. His first 199 00:15:50.480 --> 00:15:56.679 meaningful basketball outside of garbage time minutes since the left knees spring. He had 200 00:15:56.679 --> 00:16:02.159 a dunk right after he entered it, had a nice reverse layup, went 201 00:16:02.240 --> 00:16:06.840 at Gobert in the second quarter for a layup and then a dunk off. 202 00:16:06.960 --> 00:16:11.240 I believe it was a pass from James Harden in the fourth. But the 203 00:16:11.240 --> 00:16:18.039 Clippers got down seventeen in that fourth quarter, and that's when they made an 204 00:16:18.039 --> 00:16:27.879 interesting move that almost pulled out the ballgame. It was coach Lou going small 205 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:34.519 with the big three Kawhi PG, James hard next to Russell Westbrook and Norman 206 00:16:34.600 --> 00:16:42.759 Powell. They cut it down to a three point lead for Minnesota. You 207 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:47.039 want to talk about giving him a scare. It got Dicey. There after 208 00:16:47.120 --> 00:16:49.240 Norman Powell hit that three pointer with one ten left. It was one oh 209 00:16:49.279 --> 00:16:55.960 three to one hundred t Wolves. Russ would foul Gobert. Was the right 210 00:16:56.000 --> 00:17:02.399 play. He just started making them after missing a couple that played him off 211 00:17:02.440 --> 00:17:07.000 the floors. They were intentionally fouling Gobert. It got him off the floor. 212 00:17:07.400 --> 00:17:12.759 He would make four straight when they went back to hacker Gobert late there 213 00:17:15.079 --> 00:17:18.400 that game a six point lead, Russ knocked down a three four point game 214 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:22.480 one O seven to one to oh three, but Ant would knock down two 215 00:17:22.480 --> 00:17:30.039 free throws. Russ would then get fouled after an offensive rebound and trying to 216 00:17:30.119 --> 00:17:36.000 dunk on Rudy Cobert for the second time, and I misspoke earlier on the 217 00:17:36.039 --> 00:17:41.400 broadcast. He did convert that amazing dunk a couple of seasons ago as a 218 00:17:41.480 --> 00:17:47.359 Laker on Gobert and all Timer, a turn back the clock type of dunk 219 00:17:47.359 --> 00:17:51.799 from Russell Westbrook tried two in this game. I think he was fouled or 220 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:56.319 they called a foul on both, but after he sunk both free throws with 221 00:17:56.359 --> 00:18:00.160 fifteen seconds left in this one, trying to dunk on Gobert was one O 222 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:06.720 nine, one oh five four point game, and the Clippers defensively. They 223 00:18:06.799 --> 00:18:10.160 made the Tea Wolves call a time out before there was a five second call 224 00:18:10.200 --> 00:18:14.960 in the inbounds pass, and then stole it. Kawhi Leonard took it away 225 00:18:14.960 --> 00:18:19.519 from Anthony Edwards, but they didn't get into their offense fast enough and the 226 00:18:19.559 --> 00:18:25.960 game would end with an inconsequential mislayup by Russell Westbrook. They lose by four. 227 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:33.559 Now, I think that five out they put out there was down. 228 00:18:33.680 --> 00:18:37.799 They were down twelve, so that means they would have been a plus eight 229 00:18:37.880 --> 00:18:41.240 by the time they lost by four at one oh nine to one oh five. 230 00:18:42.039 --> 00:18:48.839 It worked. They played Rudy Gobert off the floor again. I saw 231 00:18:48.880 --> 00:18:53.039 this in the second round with the Clippers in twenty twenty one, granted with 232 00:18:53.119 --> 00:18:59.039 Nicholas Batoum doing a lot of the dirty work, but I'm interested to see 233 00:18:59.079 --> 00:19:03.319 this small ball lineup a little bit more because Russ is basically there. While 234 00:19:03.359 --> 00:19:06.240 he knocked down a couple of three pointers this time, he's not a great 235 00:19:06.240 --> 00:19:10.960 shooter. We know that he's there as the rebounder and dunker spot guy. 236 00:19:11.799 --> 00:19:18.680 Norm he can shoot from the perimeter. The other four guys they're all beyond 237 00:19:18.680 --> 00:19:22.960 the three point line ready to put him up. So when you're down big 238 00:19:22.039 --> 00:19:29.920 like that, yeah, it feels like you're trading defense for more offense. 239 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:33.240 But they actually were getting stops because they were playing the foul game against Rudy 240 00:19:33.240 --> 00:19:38.559 Gobert. And they also generated a couple of turnovers on Minnesota. As they 241 00:19:38.599 --> 00:19:42.039 continued to turn it over in this game, I want to say they ended 242 00:19:42.119 --> 00:19:49.400 up with nineteen. That was their bugaboo, my key to victory or keys. 243 00:19:51.039 --> 00:19:52.720 You got to create turnovers on Minnesota, and they did. It was 244 00:19:52.839 --> 00:20:00.599 nineteen because they averaged about fifteen per game. That's their issue, one of 245 00:20:00.640 --> 00:20:07.880 their weaknesses. Clippers top five and steals. It played out how you thought 246 00:20:07.880 --> 00:20:11.960 it would. They end up generating nineteen turnovers. They get twenty three points 247 00:20:12.000 --> 00:20:18.200 off that. That kept them in the ballgame on a cold shooting night from 248 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:22.160 two of the Big three and Paul George and James Harden. If just one 249 00:20:22.200 --> 00:20:26.440 of those guys doesn't have not even an off night, just like a mediocre 250 00:20:26.559 --> 00:20:32.480 night, if they just weren't miserable from the floor shooting wise, then Paul 251 00:20:32.480 --> 00:20:34.960 George came around a little bit after I think starting off one for ten at 252 00:20:34.960 --> 00:20:41.599 the half. He knocked down three three pointers in the second half. Harden 253 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:45.359 hit a big one in the fourth still out of eight assists, did have 254 00:20:45.440 --> 00:20:48.640 four turnovers, but the Clippers eleven as a team. He'll take that all 255 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:56.079 day. They fought, they battled, they didn't give up. They didn't 256 00:20:56.079 --> 00:21:00.680 give up when Big Zoo wasn't available. They didn't have their big man against 257 00:21:00.680 --> 00:21:04.359 Minnesota, no less, and they didn't give up. Down seventeen. It 258 00:21:04.440 --> 00:21:11.440 was almost another classic Clippers comeback down seventeen with five minutes left, and then 259 00:21:11.839 --> 00:21:17.720 coach Lou unleashed a small ball lineup that made things close. It was a 260 00:21:17.759 --> 00:21:23.400 three point game with a minute left. Credit Rudy Gobert for knocking down those 261 00:21:23.440 --> 00:21:29.079 free throws because he wasn't earlier and it looked like that might be their demise. 262 00:21:29.160 --> 00:21:33.279 They went twenty of thirty one at the charity stripe Minnesota. Now thirty 263 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:37.480 one is a big number. Of course, when you're intentionally fouling, you're 264 00:21:37.480 --> 00:21:40.880 gonna get there a little bit more often. But the Clipper is sixteen of 265 00:21:40.960 --> 00:21:45.599 eighteen at the charity stripe, so they were good there. They got hot. 266 00:21:45.640 --> 00:21:49.559 Eventually from three, they ended up seventeen of thirty nine. That's forty 267 00:21:49.599 --> 00:21:56.720 four percent. They shot better from three than they did from two. They 268 00:21:56.799 --> 00:22:00.880 only after averaging fifty eight points in the paint the last three games, the 269 00:22:00.920 --> 00:22:04.319 Clippers only had thirty six. Minnesota had forty four. They didn't destroy them 270 00:22:04.359 --> 00:22:10.839 though. There The Clippers defense was not terrible whatsoever. I know Minnesota. 271 00:22:11.160 --> 00:22:14.000 You look at the numbers. They shot, yeah, fifty six percent from 272 00:22:14.079 --> 00:22:18.119 the floor, fifty percent from the outside, but they didn't get up that 273 00:22:18.160 --> 00:22:25.480 many shots because of all those turnovers. They only attempted in free throws sixty 274 00:22:25.519 --> 00:22:30.960 seven shots to the Clippers eighty three, sixteen shot difference. So yeah, 275 00:22:32.000 --> 00:22:36.240 they were effective when they could get them up. But the Clippers had quick 276 00:22:36.279 --> 00:22:41.279 hands. Kawhi with two steals, James Harden with two steals, Daniels Ye 277 00:22:41.319 --> 00:22:47.400 had won, Russell Westbrook a couple a mere coffee, and Norman Powell. 278 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:53.039 You never want to lose. But I am intrigued with a small ball lineup 279 00:22:53.480 --> 00:22:56.400 and the heart and the fight. The Clippers did show down the stretch and 280 00:22:56.440 --> 00:23:02.000 not giving in where I think in past year I shouldn't even say that. 281 00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:07.319 Maybe last year there were too many times where it felt like they would wave 282 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:14.519 the white flag early, you're down seventeen five minutes left. Lead looks insurmountable. 283 00:23:15.599 --> 00:23:21.759 No, they went after it and they almost pulled it out. So 284 00:23:21.920 --> 00:23:25.960 can't wait till these teams match up again. Clippers lose by four, though 285 00:23:25.960 --> 00:23:29.640 a Minnesota to the best team in the West with the best home record in 286 00:23:29.680 --> 00:23:33.640 the West. They've only lost there twice, and the Clippers made it interesting 287 00:23:33.680 --> 00:23:37.920 without a Beats Zubas. Before we break here, let's start things off Mike 288 00:23:37.960 --> 00:23:41.759 and La Mike hereon Clipper stopped with that. I'm also hey, Adam, 289 00:23:41.839 --> 00:23:52.960 My question is whether you think the lack of size and really athleticism outside of 290 00:23:52.000 --> 00:23:57.720 the center spot is something that we need to be concerned about. Well, 291 00:23:59.440 --> 00:24:02.799 there was lack of size today because they didn't have a Visa Zubos. So 292 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:07.240 this is kind of an outlier performance. It doesn't it's not representative of who 293 00:24:07.279 --> 00:24:10.880 they've been. A Vita Zubats rarely ever misses games. So no, I'm 294 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:14.119 not that concerned about it. When you have Daniel Tye and Mason Plumbley, 295 00:24:14.160 --> 00:24:22.440 now that's not that's not a team that is devoid of having enough big men. 296 00:24:22.000 --> 00:24:26.079 They actually might have one too many now because I don't know how you 297 00:24:26.079 --> 00:24:29.599 figure out the minutes with Daniel Tye and Mason Plumbley. I'm saying it should 298 00:24:29.640 --> 00:24:33.480 be more matchup dependent, but Daniel Tys has played his way into having a 299 00:24:33.519 --> 00:24:37.480 consistent role here with how good he's been as a Clipper, So not really 300 00:24:37.519 --> 00:24:41.240 sure what you mean, Mike. Well, I mean I'm referring more to 301 00:24:41.599 --> 00:24:45.359 you know, the lack of the size of the power forward spot and you 302 00:24:45.400 --> 00:24:51.839 know the non center positions. Okay, So my question with that is, 303 00:24:52.000 --> 00:24:57.680 yeah, I'm talking. My question with that is can Tys play the foursome? 304 00:24:59.240 --> 00:25:03.839 If he can shoot like he has he can, his defense out on 305 00:25:03.880 --> 00:25:08.279 the perimeter has been good enough, that would mean you could play him next 306 00:25:08.279 --> 00:25:14.200 to Zubats or Mason Plumley. We'll see if they try that at some point. 307 00:25:14.359 --> 00:25:19.039 That is the big unknown. I tend to think, you know, 308 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:22.640 it may work here and there, but overall could end up being a negative. 309 00:25:23.920 --> 00:25:27.920 So I get what you're saying. With an upgrade of having a bigger 310 00:25:27.960 --> 00:25:33.720 wing u, more switchable guy the three at the four, that's more athletic, 311 00:25:33.880 --> 00:25:40.039 But right now, whose minutes is he taking? I'm just wondering, 312 00:25:40.079 --> 00:25:47.160 Mike, I get that, No, I mean, obviously with the results 313 00:25:47.200 --> 00:25:49.839 to they've been over the last you know, I don't know how well whenever 314 00:25:49.880 --> 00:25:53.359 it was, you know, Terrence Man came into the starting lineup. They're 315 00:25:53.400 --> 00:25:57.119 twenty two and seven their last twenty nine games. Argue with it. It 316 00:25:57.200 --> 00:26:02.079 is tough to argue with it. That was just the point, especially when 317 00:26:02.119 --> 00:26:04.799 you play face a bigger team like like Minnesota. Well, I don't think 318 00:26:04.880 --> 00:26:11.039 they lost necessarily. Look, if they had of east of Zobots, maybe 319 00:26:11.079 --> 00:26:15.119 they win this game. Maybe they don't. I don't know if the size 320 00:26:15.200 --> 00:26:18.000 was as big of an issue as you would have thought without having of east 321 00:26:18.000 --> 00:26:22.359 of Zubots in this game. Is that fair to say? Yeah, I 322 00:26:22.359 --> 00:26:26.440 think that that's definitely fair to say. Okay, I think that absolutely. 323 00:26:27.000 --> 00:26:32.440 Well, we'll see what happens. I do agree that there could be an 324 00:26:32.559 --> 00:26:37.119 upgrade at the four spot for just a little bit more bounce, a little 325 00:26:37.160 --> 00:26:41.880 bit more juice, a little bit more of a vertical threat. But Daniel 326 00:26:41.920 --> 00:26:45.519 Tice has played well. Uh and if he got an opportunity to play some 327 00:26:45.559 --> 00:26:48.200 of the four next with EATSA Zubots, I'd be interested to see it more. 328 00:26:49.160 --> 00:26:52.920 We'll see. We saw some small ball late that got him into it, 329 00:26:52.160 --> 00:26:56.640 couldn't get him quite over the humped though. Down seventeen with five minutes 330 00:26:56.720 --> 00:27:00.640 left, Clippers end up losing by four one nine one five in favor of 331 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:03.839 Minnesota. Was your final coming up next? More of your phone calls? 332 00:27:03.880 --> 00:27:07.759 Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two 333 00:27:07.759 --> 00:27:12.480 five seventy is the phone number in a game where Paul George and James Harden 334 00:27:12.519 --> 00:27:18.279 shoot nine of thirty three. Clippers were within four points of the best team 335 00:27:18.599 --> 00:27:26.240 in the West. Some silver lining there, something encouraging there. We'll see 336 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:30.240 what happens against OKC on Tuesday, a team they have seen by the song 337 00:27:30.279 --> 00:27:34.839 without Kawhi slight difference. More Clippers stock next year in NFI seventy LA Sports. 338 00:27:36.359 --> 00:27:38.799 They want to bring a banner with them to the into it don more 339 00:27:40.079 --> 00:27:45.240 LA Clippers Basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers were down seventeen with 340 00:27:45.319 --> 00:27:51.839 five minutes left in Minnesota. Got it down to a three point lead at 341 00:27:51.839 --> 00:27:56.960 the one minute mark, but Rudy Gobert would knock down some free throws, 342 00:27:56.000 --> 00:28:00.440 something he was being clowned for early on in the first half by the Clippers 343 00:28:00.480 --> 00:28:06.799 on the bench. And the Clippers lose by four in Minnesota without Big Zoo 344 00:28:06.920 --> 00:28:11.519 to the Timberwolves, best team record wise in the West. Welcome back into 345 00:28:11.599 --> 00:28:14.839 Clippers talk. I'm met a moslin eight six six nine eight seven two five 346 00:28:14.960 --> 00:28:18.920 seventy eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy. Clippers started this game 347 00:28:18.559 --> 00:28:25.839 two for twelve, then they'd hit their next four. Then they had a 348 00:28:25.920 --> 00:28:30.920 run entering the second where Minnesota went almost five and a half minutes scoreless. 349 00:28:32.240 --> 00:28:36.319 Clippers went on a twelve oh run. Problem was and they went about three 350 00:28:36.319 --> 00:28:41.799 minutes scoreless themselves, bookended by two Kawhi Leonnard three pointers. He was very 351 00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:47.359 good the Clippers, though, after being down one at the half by a 352 00:28:47.440 --> 00:28:49.799 score I think it was forty six forty five, low scoring affair, good 353 00:28:49.839 --> 00:28:56.279 defense being played and some shots being missed. But that six to ozho run 354 00:28:56.920 --> 00:29:00.240 in the third was tough. Tough to overcome. Minnesota going on that quick 355 00:29:00.319 --> 00:29:07.960 run to start things off. A Paul George foul on Anthony Edwards three wasn't 356 00:29:07.000 --> 00:29:12.400 great. Not great, Bob, and then Terrence Man and Rudy Gobert got 357 00:29:12.400 --> 00:29:18.359 into it with some chirping. Eventually it turned into just a foul on Terrence 358 00:29:18.480 --> 00:29:22.839 Man and Gobert missed both free throws, but those two have a history going 359 00:29:22.880 --> 00:29:26.519 back to the playoffs where Man dunked on him in that game. Five Clippers 360 00:29:26.559 --> 00:29:34.480 backs against the wall after Kawhi Leonard was out and Kawhi PG and Harden I 361 00:29:34.599 --> 00:29:40.960 believe scored all of their twenty three points on the third quarter. Problem was 362 00:29:41.000 --> 00:29:44.359 they gave up thirty five. A lot of free throws were being taken, 363 00:29:44.400 --> 00:29:49.480 and Anthony Edwards had twenty of his thirty three points in that third quarter, 364 00:29:51.839 --> 00:29:53.519 But the Clippers were down big and they made a run in the fourth. 365 00:29:53.559 --> 00:29:59.000 They ended up out scoring Minnesota thirty seven to twenty eight in the fourth quarter. 366 00:29:59.079 --> 00:30:00.839 Too little, too late, yes, But did they find something with 367 00:30:00.880 --> 00:30:07.720 that small ball lineup that could be useful later on? Possibly? Valley Clips 368 00:30:08.400 --> 00:30:12.480 hit me up on x at follow out of May saying, I've heard you 369 00:30:12.519 --> 00:30:17.680 mentioned how losses confuel wins. Not sure if you meant that sometimes losing a 370 00:30:17.680 --> 00:30:19.599 game is better than winning it in the long run. I don't know if 371 00:30:19.599 --> 00:30:23.519 I'd go that far, but tonight's lost in Minnesota feels like that if we'd 372 00:30:23.519 --> 00:30:26.720 won without Zoo, we might have gotten cocky now we know we have work 373 00:30:26.720 --> 00:30:32.160 to do. I think they know either way, they still have an eye 374 00:30:32.200 --> 00:30:36.079 on the playoffs and thinking about not just what works now, but what is 375 00:30:36.160 --> 00:30:41.440 going to work in the playoffs. But yes, there was an adjustment down 376 00:30:41.480 --> 00:30:47.799 the stretch that could have legs that could have carryover, that could have some 377 00:30:48.079 --> 00:30:52.160 long reaching repercussions in this matchup. Should they face off in a seven game 378 00:30:52.240 --> 00:30:56.839 series, you never know. Let's go to Mark huyneson beach. You're on 379 00:30:56.839 --> 00:31:02.720 Clippers stock without a maslin I Mark, Hey, you know for a few 380 00:31:02.720 --> 00:31:04.640 of those callers that come in and say, well, I don't think Zubo's 381 00:31:04.680 --> 00:31:08.880 all that greater. He's not a top five. Tonight proved the point. 382 00:31:08.920 --> 00:31:14.279 Without Zuboch we didn't have as much of a chance to even keep even, 383 00:31:14.359 --> 00:31:17.640 and in fact, if he had been in the regular starting lineup, I 384 00:31:17.640 --> 00:31:21.279 think we would have won this game by six to ten points. The only 385 00:31:21.319 --> 00:31:22.440 thing good out of this whole game was, like you said, when we 386 00:31:22.440 --> 00:31:27.480 were down seventeen points and Tylerud tried that new lineup. We now have another 387 00:31:27.599 --> 00:31:33.400 lineup that possibly can be used in future games when say zubox in foul trouble 388 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:37.200 and we don't want to go to plumb Lee or or Tye so, but 389 00:31:37.279 --> 00:31:38.839 yeah, we would have won this game. I think this proves all the 390 00:31:38.880 --> 00:31:42.640 doubters that you know, in my opinion that we need Zubachi, you know, 391 00:31:44.039 --> 00:31:47.279 just because you don't think he's that effective. Tonight it would have shown 392 00:31:47.720 --> 00:31:52.200 if there's any doubters left on a beatsa zoobots after the run he has had 393 00:31:52.279 --> 00:31:56.920 next to James Harden during this run with the Clippers have won what is it, 394 00:31:56.039 --> 00:32:00.279 twenty two of their last twenty nine games, don't I don't know if 395 00:32:00.279 --> 00:32:05.720 they'll ever be convinced. I don't know if they'll ever come around because it's 396 00:32:05.759 --> 00:32:08.319 plain and obvious how good this guy is. With the touch he has showed 397 00:32:08.359 --> 00:32:13.559 around the rim recently, with how they're getting him more involved on the offensive 398 00:32:13.640 --> 00:32:16.319 end, and then oh yeah, he's been an elite rim protector since he's 399 00:32:16.359 --> 00:32:20.279 been a Clipper, since he's been a Clipper. I ran the numbers the 400 00:32:20.319 --> 00:32:24.359 other day. Within six feet of the rim, teams are shooting just fifty 401 00:32:24.400 --> 00:32:30.480 two against him since his first full season as a Clipper. For a reference 402 00:32:30.519 --> 00:32:35.680 point, this season, teams are shooting just fifty percent within six feet of 403 00:32:35.680 --> 00:32:39.200 the rim against Big Zoo. He's third in the NBA in that category amongst 404 00:32:39.200 --> 00:32:44.519 cenators, number one Rudy Gobert, the stifle Tower. Guys are only shooting 405 00:32:44.559 --> 00:32:49.680 forty seven percent against him within six feet of the rim. Zoo is elite 406 00:32:49.720 --> 00:32:52.640 and has been on the defensive end. Now they're getting him involved on offense 407 00:32:52.680 --> 00:32:55.880 and I love that. And a great phone call Mark giving Big Zoo his 408 00:32:55.960 --> 00:33:00.839 flowers there. Appreciate you, Lenny and Inglewood. Lenny's up here on for 409 00:33:00.839 --> 00:33:06.559 that, masl Hey, what's up man? It's not a Dallas Cowboys beat 410 00:33:06.559 --> 00:33:09.400 whooping, but it's it's it's it's a defeat and we could have had that 411 00:33:09.440 --> 00:33:15.599 one. PG. Really, he's he stumped up the spot tonight and I 412 00:33:15.640 --> 00:33:22.440 hope that he gets back on track because we need that game against OKC. 413 00:33:23.240 --> 00:33:29.480 It's just it's just no we that that's a big, big game for us. 414 00:33:29.480 --> 00:33:31.839 Man. We all know the chatter that goes back and forth about, 415 00:33:31.960 --> 00:33:37.400 you know, the presumpt presumptuous trade between PG and Shy. We we listened, 416 00:33:37.759 --> 00:33:42.279 PG is, We got PG shape. Shade's doing his thing there, 417 00:33:42.440 --> 00:33:45.319 but PG is, PG has been what he's been for us, and you 418 00:33:45.359 --> 00:33:47.839 know, we we just need to go in there, and we need we 419 00:33:49.079 --> 00:33:55.079 I hope zoos better. But the fact that we kept it within a bucket 420 00:33:55.839 --> 00:34:02.200 in the fourth quarter and Powell came through just says it just says a lot. 421 00:34:02.279 --> 00:34:07.880 Man. You know, I doubt very seriously if we're you know, 422 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:10.840 if Harden and TG will be we'll shoot that bad again for a while. 423 00:34:10.880 --> 00:34:15.000 But that was a tough loss, man, because like I said that, 424 00:34:15.039 --> 00:34:22.760 I think that would have really showed something too to Timberwolves that you know. 425 00:34:22.920 --> 00:34:28.920 It's it's that that experience that we have between Kawhi and the vett It's just 426 00:34:29.679 --> 00:34:31.039 it. Look, man, the whole le knows it. The whole le 427 00:34:31.239 --> 00:34:36.639 knows it now, and I just we just I didn't. I'm happy if 428 00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:38.159 we go one in one, but we could have had that tonight. But 429 00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:42.400 you know, like you said this week, any good thing about the NBA, 430 00:34:42.559 --> 00:34:45.159 you you play again. So hopefully, like I said, PG goes 431 00:34:45.159 --> 00:34:49.719 back, doesn't need to do, gets his shocked or everything together, and 432 00:34:49.760 --> 00:34:51.599 we go we gotta get them when it gets to go. Okay, see 433 00:34:51.599 --> 00:34:53.760 that's we gotta get it. We gotta get it. Yeah, man, 434 00:34:53.800 --> 00:34:58.840 I'm saying I agree with you. They gotta go one on one of these 435 00:34:58.880 --> 00:35:02.519 two games. You can't go z and two because you're still chasing these teams 436 00:35:02.599 --> 00:35:08.119 in the West. They're two and a half games behind OKCE currently now they're 437 00:35:08.119 --> 00:35:15.760 two games behind Denver, who won earlier at home over the Pacers. So 438 00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:17.199 the Clippers are in that four spot. They're a game and a half up 439 00:35:17.280 --> 00:35:22.639 on the New Orleans Pelicans, but a precarious position. You're trying to break 440 00:35:22.679 --> 00:35:27.239 into the top three. So yeah, okay, see on the second night 441 00:35:27.280 --> 00:35:29.920 of a back to back, by the way against the Clippers, because they 442 00:35:29.960 --> 00:35:34.639 got the Lakers tomorrow at kryptel h We'll take a quick time out. We'll 443 00:35:34.639 --> 00:35:37.559 come back well, I will updike on from clips and dip a little double 444 00:35:37.599 --> 00:35:40.800 dip here. We'll get back to your phone. Calls to eight six six 445 00:35:40.960 --> 00:35:45.599 nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five seventy I 446 00:35:45.679 --> 00:35:47.679 meda Oslin. If you're listening to Clippers talk, you're on a five to 447 00:35:47.719 --> 00:35:52.000 seventy LA Sports. They want to bring a banner with them to the into 448 00:35:52.039 --> 00:35:59.559 It doll More LA Clippers Basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers fall 449 00:35:59.639 --> 00:36:05.519 late in Minnesota after their comeback comes up short one O nine one oh five 450 00:36:06.000 --> 00:36:09.559 was the final with the t Wolves. Get in the w welcome back into 451 00:36:09.559 --> 00:36:14.119 Clipperstock. I'm out of Moslin eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy 452 00:36:14.199 --> 00:36:16.000 eight sixty six ninety eight seven two five seventy. We'll get back to your 453 00:36:16.000 --> 00:36:20.519 phone calls, but first a little Clips in Double Dip with Will Updyke, 454 00:36:20.840 --> 00:36:24.079 one of the hosts on Clips and Dip. It's a podcast, it's also 455 00:36:24.480 --> 00:36:30.440 a YouTube live sometimes. Will. Thanks for doing this tonight. Yeah, 456 00:36:30.480 --> 00:36:35.440 absolutely, thanks for having me. Were you encouraged, dismayed, concerned about 457 00:36:35.519 --> 00:36:37.320 Zoo? Where do you come out after a loss like this with the Clipper 458 00:36:37.360 --> 00:36:42.159 did kind of show a wrinkle with that small ball lineup late that almost got 459 00:36:42.239 --> 00:36:45.880 him a victory. So I'll put it like this. If you had told 460 00:36:45.880 --> 00:36:51.519 me before this game coming in that there would be no Zoo, I would 461 00:36:51.519 --> 00:36:54.480 say, ooh, that's a pretty tough game to win. You would say, 462 00:36:54.800 --> 00:37:01.000 no Zoo, Hardin and Paul George combined to go nine of thirty three 463 00:37:01.159 --> 00:37:06.519 or whatever. I would say, that's probably a game the Clippers lose in 464 00:37:06.559 --> 00:37:09.639 an ugly fashion. So I think for them to make that late rally, 465 00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:15.320 it definitely showed a lot about this Clippers team. I also got to say, 466 00:37:15.480 --> 00:37:19.199 this game to me kind of said a lot about where the Timberwolves are 467 00:37:19.280 --> 00:37:22.440 at. Their defense is really solid. I thought they did a great job, 468 00:37:22.519 --> 00:37:25.239 especially early, getting the Clippers out of rhythm. But the Timberwolves team 469 00:37:25.639 --> 00:37:30.039 offensively has a lot of issues. The turnovers are going to be an issue 470 00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:34.960 having a center who can't make free throws, I guess unless it's clutch time, 471 00:37:35.760 --> 00:37:38.000 I think it's going to be massively difficult for the Timberwolves to make a 472 00:37:38.000 --> 00:37:43.920 deep run with the small ball lineup. I wasn't feeling it. I gotta 473 00:37:43.920 --> 00:37:46.760 be honest. I don't understand the point of going with a small ball lineup 474 00:37:46.840 --> 00:37:52.760 if that lineup also can't face the floor. I think that rusted a lot 475 00:37:52.760 --> 00:37:54.760 of incredible things in this game. I think some of his decision making, 476 00:37:54.840 --> 00:38:00.519 especially late, was a little bit questionable. And I don't know, maybe 477 00:38:00.519 --> 00:38:05.239 it would look different if Zoo or I know, I mean, if you're 478 00:38:05.280 --> 00:38:07.239 keeping it small, I don't. I don't really see that as a winning 479 00:38:07.239 --> 00:38:10.440 formula though, so you're not buying it. Even though they took that seventeen 480 00:38:10.480 --> 00:38:15.000 point lead down to three points, you still think it's a one off type 481 00:38:15.039 --> 00:38:19.800 thing that doesn't have a lot of meaning moving forward. I mean, what 482 00:38:19.840 --> 00:38:22.159 did you think of the final possession of the game, like what like what 483 00:38:22.199 --> 00:38:25.000 you know, what did you think of the like the erroneous A couple of 484 00:38:25.119 --> 00:38:29.320 erroneous fouls that put Rudy Gobert back to the line when and he finally got 485 00:38:29.320 --> 00:38:31.119 in a rhythm. I mean, I agree with you. And there was 486 00:38:31.159 --> 00:38:36.960 something that like they were able to pick up some momentum, and I just 487 00:38:36.960 --> 00:38:40.239 thought that there were I just thought there was a lot of inconsistencies from the 488 00:38:40.239 --> 00:38:43.719 Clippers in this one, which makes it hard to take away a lot. 489 00:38:43.760 --> 00:38:45.760 Like, like I said, overall positive, this is an encouraging loss, 490 00:38:46.039 --> 00:38:49.800 but I thought some of the defensive effort at the start of the at the 491 00:38:49.800 --> 00:38:52.159 start of the game and to start the second half, I thought that that's 492 00:38:52.199 --> 00:38:55.760 actually really where they fell behind. I mean, the shot making was tough. 493 00:38:57.559 --> 00:38:59.960 It's really hard to have, you know, to be down a start 494 00:39:00.480 --> 00:39:02.880 and then have two other starters who are you know, massive parts of your 495 00:39:02.880 --> 00:39:06.920 offensive games have the games that they have. So I think it says a 496 00:39:06.920 --> 00:39:08.239 lot about the Clippers that they were still in this one, right they were 497 00:39:08.280 --> 00:39:14.960 still able to almost grip one out. But I just think there the margin 498 00:39:15.000 --> 00:39:16.880 of error was a little slimmer than normal, and I didn't really think that 499 00:39:16.920 --> 00:39:20.400 they were putting the clamps on him, like we know this team can do 500 00:39:20.719 --> 00:39:23.039 for the full to the full forty eight. Yeah, I hear you. 501 00:39:23.199 --> 00:39:29.000 It's tough to say what the takeaways could be or how some of this stuff 502 00:39:29.039 --> 00:39:35.079 could look moving forward. And Russ definitely had his up and down mixed bag 503 00:39:35.280 --> 00:39:39.079 type of game. I'll give him credit though. The thirteen assists to three 504 00:39:39.159 --> 00:39:45.280 turnovers will definitely take that. It's just I wish I wish you would never 505 00:39:45.320 --> 00:39:46.639 try to lay it up again at this point. I wish you would just 506 00:39:46.719 --> 00:39:51.480 dunk it because he still has the springs. Just go up and dunk it 507 00:39:51.599 --> 00:39:53.760 each and every time. You might even draw more in ones that way. 508 00:39:54.000 --> 00:39:59.000 What do you think, Well, yeah, absolutely, I mean he's right 509 00:39:59.039 --> 00:40:00.960 there. I just I don't see why not. And the thing is, 510 00:40:01.639 --> 00:40:05.280 like, look, I think that Russ did a lot of good. I 511 00:40:05.280 --> 00:40:07.440 think that he does a lot of good on this Clippers team. But those 512 00:40:07.519 --> 00:40:12.360 like blown opportunities at the rim, I just don't get how that's so much 513 00:40:12.360 --> 00:40:16.079 of your shot diet right, it has been for his entire career. Yeah, 514 00:40:16.119 --> 00:40:20.760 if you still at this point somehow don't have the touch around the rim, 515 00:40:21.199 --> 00:40:22.760 you better throw that thing down, buddy, Like, I don't know 516 00:40:22.800 --> 00:40:27.840 what else to tell you. Yeah, and he had another miss layup where 517 00:40:28.039 --> 00:40:31.039 it's basically a turnover led to a three the other way. It's just when 518 00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:36.480 you're when you smoke a layup going that fast, the other team's gonna have 519 00:40:36.559 --> 00:40:42.199 numbers, and they seem to always capitalize in those situations. But I like 520 00:40:42.239 --> 00:40:46.159 the aggressiveness overall. I like the intent at least, but just pretend everybody's 521 00:40:46.159 --> 00:40:51.000 ready. Gobert like the two dunks he tried on him in this game, 522 00:40:51.840 --> 00:40:54.280 Yeah, that was. I love effort. I think that it's important. 523 00:40:54.320 --> 00:40:57.800 I think that it's important for this team that you know, has finally found 524 00:40:57.800 --> 00:41:00.000 a rhythm and identity. But you know what I like more than effort is 525 00:41:00.079 --> 00:41:04.760 result. Yeah. Uh, And I think that we've I think that there's 526 00:41:04.920 --> 00:41:08.079 a decent sample size about some of these results that we've seen throughout the season. 527 00:41:08.079 --> 00:41:13.239 And I just I don't know that going small with a guy who I 528 00:41:13.239 --> 00:41:15.320 mean, at least you look at the Timberwolves defense already a very strong defense, 529 00:41:15.360 --> 00:41:19.800 have one guy who's essentially a non factor out there for them, You're 530 00:41:19.800 --> 00:41:22.760 making it too easy. I'm sorry, Like you're just you're making it too 531 00:41:22.800 --> 00:41:25.639 easy for the best defense in the league already. I think you'll have to 532 00:41:25.639 --> 00:41:30.960 make their job any easier. They're already really good. I think the more 533 00:41:30.000 --> 00:41:36.000 interesting lineup to me because of Russ's deficiencies from distance, even though he did 534 00:41:36.119 --> 00:41:40.320 knock down to big three pointers in the fourth if Terrence Man was next to 535 00:41:40.400 --> 00:41:46.239 that four with two Pine, three Harden and Norman Powell, because I'm assuming 536 00:41:46.280 --> 00:41:51.599 you keep Russ in because of his rebounding acumen. Well, Terrence Man brings 537 00:41:51.639 --> 00:41:55.800 that too, but he also cuts the basket, sets more screens, and 538 00:41:57.440 --> 00:42:00.000 has shot it much better from the outside for his career. Like that might 539 00:42:00.079 --> 00:42:05.559 have been the small ball five I would have tried, but look they had 540 00:42:05.559 --> 00:42:08.079 it to within three week minute left. Oh sorry to jump over you. 541 00:42:08.119 --> 00:42:13.599 I'm just like the terrace minutes him being sub twenty, I mean didn't necessarily 542 00:42:13.719 --> 00:42:16.960 fill out the box score, but I thought he looked productive out there. 543 00:42:17.119 --> 00:42:22.000 Was there anything that you saw that maybe like led to an indication of why 544 00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:24.800 you think we didn't see as many minutes from him, especially late in this 545 00:42:24.840 --> 00:42:29.320 one. I don't know if they just wanted to ride the hot hand because 546 00:42:29.320 --> 00:42:32.559 they started making that run with Russ and he just decided to stay with that 547 00:42:32.880 --> 00:42:37.920 and go small. But I thought he was chasing around Aunt early and got 548 00:42:37.920 --> 00:42:40.280 that turnover when they were trying to find Anthony Edwards. I think it was 549 00:42:40.320 --> 00:42:44.599 Carl Anthony Towns that threw it over his head and out of bounds. He 550 00:42:44.639 --> 00:42:46.760 got into it with Rudy Gobert. I don't know if he was being a 551 00:42:46.880 --> 00:42:52.559 punished for that, even though Gobert missed those free throws or what. I 552 00:42:52.559 --> 00:42:55.239 think it was just, you know, odd man out in this particular game. 553 00:42:55.440 --> 00:42:59.719 Hopefully not too much to read into their as Terrence Man has been. 554 00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:07.159 They're thirty three and what twelve now in the last forty five games that Terrence 555 00:43:07.239 --> 00:43:14.719 Man has started. That is over half a season's worth of data. Aside 556 00:43:14.719 --> 00:43:16.480 from the numbers, and as you mentioned, you look at the box score, 557 00:43:16.599 --> 00:43:22.039 it's not that impressive. But typically Terrence Man is always a plus. 558 00:43:22.079 --> 00:43:27.280 He always ends up blending in with stars and being a really good connector out 559 00:43:27.280 --> 00:43:29.760 there somebody else. I felt like, you know, we talked about him 560 00:43:29.760 --> 00:43:34.199 on the podcast with Chuck Monckler yesterday, and I thought, Mason Plumbley, 561 00:43:34.239 --> 00:43:37.880 this may be a game for him, but I didn't know if Itatza Zubots 562 00:43:37.920 --> 00:43:40.119 would be out, and therefore he definitely was going to get minutes. He 563 00:43:40.159 --> 00:43:45.000 played sixteen, he had eight points. They won his minutes. He was 564 00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:47.199 a plus three out there. I like what we saw from big plumb in 565 00:43:47.280 --> 00:43:52.599 some of those meaningful minutes. Finally here will Yeah, I mean that was 566 00:43:52.679 --> 00:43:57.239 really reassuring, and he was part after that, like after a rough first 567 00:43:57.320 --> 00:44:02.159 quarter of getting this team back in it, and really overall, you know, 568 00:44:02.199 --> 00:44:06.639 you have to like the bench effort against against what the Timberwolves have. 569 00:44:06.880 --> 00:44:09.119 It goes to speak to the depth overall. But seeing Mason Plumbley where he 570 00:44:09.199 --> 00:44:13.119 was, I think he finished four or five, uh from the s field 571 00:44:13.519 --> 00:44:16.000 really really good to see. Uh. You know, it's such a it's 572 00:44:16.000 --> 00:44:21.159 such a jump from what we had seen previously, right like strictly garbage time 573 00:44:21.199 --> 00:44:23.719 minutes and you know, kind of kind of up and down. It's about 574 00:44:23.719 --> 00:44:28.119 what you would expect from a player coming back from from missing so many games 575 00:44:28.159 --> 00:44:30.280 and just trying to slowly work his way into game speed. So that was 576 00:44:30.360 --> 00:44:37.159 super That was super super reassuring, especially because I I didn't love Tyson's game 577 00:44:37.199 --> 00:44:39.199 in this one, so I was glad that we had another seventh Twitter. 578 00:44:39.280 --> 00:44:43.880 I guess maybe that led to some of the small ball things as well. 579 00:44:44.119 --> 00:44:47.079 Is you know, you have to keep Plumbley's minutes and check Tys wasn't super 580 00:44:47.119 --> 00:44:50.599 effective like we you know, we have seen him in other games. This 581 00:44:50.760 --> 00:44:53.519 just wasn't his back up, so I wonder if that sort of went into 582 00:44:53.519 --> 00:44:59.079 that too. But having having Plumbly back and ready for some real rotation minutes, 583 00:44:59.360 --> 00:45:02.400 I mean, that could be major, especially if it's Vita Zubos cast. 584 00:45:02.400 --> 00:45:06.840 Thing is anything more serious than you know, a single game or two. 585 00:45:07.440 --> 00:45:10.320 Yeah, I saw an update from La Murray, who joined me pregame 586 00:45:10.360 --> 00:45:15.519 on Clippers Countdown. Apparently the calf started to bother Big Zoo on Friday. 587 00:45:16.000 --> 00:45:20.760 He tried to go, couldn't get it to work. But it's the same 588 00:45:20.800 --> 00:45:27.760 one that gave him issues last February in Phoenix for a ballgame, so it's 589 00:45:27.800 --> 00:45:31.320 worth monitoring. It's a little bit concerning, I guess. I mean, 590 00:45:31.400 --> 00:45:36.400 kind to me is always injuring. It is always a worrysomeone right, and 591 00:45:36.440 --> 00:45:38.760 you start to think of Kevin Durant and what happened with Golden State Warriors and 592 00:45:38.760 --> 00:45:43.039 all that, and yeah, so I don't mind him. Yeah it was 593 00:45:43.079 --> 00:45:45.280 a big game. Yeah, it would have been a big game for Vitza 594 00:45:45.360 --> 00:45:49.639 Zubots. You still aren't even at the midway point of the season, and 595 00:45:49.800 --> 00:45:53.760 with all the wins they have been banking recently, I think it's okay to 596 00:45:53.760 --> 00:45:57.920 not push it too much with a guy that I think he's one of their 597 00:45:57.960 --> 00:46:01.719 top foremost important players at work. To me, oh, easily, easily. 598 00:46:01.880 --> 00:46:04.880 And I mean, you know, like I said, this isn't like 599 00:46:04.920 --> 00:46:07.760 a this isn't a bad this isn't a bad loss. I mean, I 600 00:46:07.800 --> 00:46:10.760 think Minnesota has only lost two or three times at home all season. Yeah, 601 00:46:12.000 --> 00:46:15.840 two times at home. They're fifteen and two. We're hoping to see 602 00:46:15.119 --> 00:46:20.440 or the sixty and two now, I guess after beating the Clippers, uh 603 00:46:20.480 --> 00:46:23.760 one more for you here will How big is that game looming on Tuesday against 604 00:46:23.840 --> 00:46:28.480 SGA and the OKC thunder who the Clippers have seen before, but they didn't 605 00:46:28.480 --> 00:46:31.920 have Kawi Leonard obviously in Oka. See. I mean, it's it's absolutely 606 00:46:32.000 --> 00:46:36.639 massive. I think, like of these teams that are you know this year 607 00:46:36.679 --> 00:46:39.400 having their resurgence, their you know, their surge to the top of your 608 00:46:39.440 --> 00:46:45.519 Okac's and your Minnesota timberwolve to me, okay, see now seems like definitely 609 00:46:45.559 --> 00:46:49.000 the more real of the two teams, especially we've talked about previously, like 610 00:46:49.079 --> 00:46:52.320 they have all the ammunition in the world to go out and get something else 611 00:46:52.320 --> 00:46:54.400 if that's something that they want to do. That's the only bummer to me 612 00:46:54.480 --> 00:47:00.079 about the about the late game surge is it kind of felt like even in 613 00:47:00.079 --> 00:47:02.280 that surge that we didn't quite have enough to get over the hump. So 614 00:47:02.360 --> 00:47:06.159 you you know, I don't know, it's it's a tough call, right, 615 00:47:06.239 --> 00:47:08.119 Like, I think it would have been nice to maybe get the get 616 00:47:08.199 --> 00:47:10.159 Kawi and some of the other guys a little bit more rest. But I 617 00:47:10.280 --> 00:47:14.639 understand fighting it out too, and Nail, I think that that's winning process. 618 00:47:15.159 --> 00:47:16.440 But this game, this game is huge. This game is huge, 619 00:47:16.480 --> 00:47:20.800 and like these tests, you know, you're not gonna you're not gonna pass 620 00:47:20.840 --> 00:47:22.159 one hundred percent of the time, but you would like to see out of 621 00:47:22.159 --> 00:47:27.400 this, uh, out of this brutal kind of to two games, the 622 00:47:27.440 --> 00:47:30.199 Clippers get one out of them two, right, Like they need to make 623 00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:36.360 up some sort of ground to I mean, if they want to ascend anymore 624 00:47:36.360 --> 00:47:38.440 in the in the standings, and certainly if they want to stay pass uh, 625 00:47:38.480 --> 00:47:42.119 they you know, they gotta keep they got to keep things going. 626 00:47:42.119 --> 00:47:45.039 They got to keep in this rhythm that they've been in. I just wonder 627 00:47:45.039 --> 00:47:49.960 if it's a big enough game to get big Will Updyke at Crypto on Tuesday 628 00:47:50.039 --> 00:47:52.559 night. I just wonder these things. I don't know, and we'll see. 629 00:47:52.960 --> 00:47:59.679 Oh, I'll be there. Let's go Cliffs and attendance for that one. 630 00:48:00.000 --> 00:48:04.920 Clippers lose tonight by four in Minnesota to the Timberwolves. Will Updyke has 631 00:48:04.960 --> 00:48:07.079 been our guests here with the little clips and double dip on Clippers Talk. 632 00:48:07.360 --> 00:48:12.119 Will thanks for doing this is always my friend. Absolutely thanks for having me 633 00:48:12.320 --> 00:48:15.519 go clip quick time out here. We'll come back get your phone calls eight 634 00:48:15.599 --> 00:48:17.679 six six nine eight seven two five seventy. We'll also hear from coach Lou 635 00:48:17.760 --> 00:48:22.679 postgame. In our final segment, Clippers lose one O nine to one O 636 00:48:22.800 --> 00:48:25.159 five in Minnesota to the t Wolves. And you're listening to the Los Angeles 637 00:48:25.159 --> 00:48:30.519 Clippers audio network on the impis Everdy l a sports they want to bring a 638 00:48:30.519 --> 00:48:35.800 banner with them to the into it Dawn more LA Clippers basketball on the LA 639 00:48:35.960 --> 00:48:40.199 Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose in Minnesota one O nine to one O five 640 00:48:40.280 --> 00:48:44.880 to the Timberwolves. Welcome back into your post game show. I'm at a 641 00:48:44.960 --> 00:48:47.840 Moslin. This is Clippers Talk coming up. We'll hear from Coach Low and 642 00:48:49.039 --> 00:48:52.760 just a moment final call the night. Morris in Long Beach, Morris, 643 00:48:52.800 --> 00:48:57.119 what's good. Hey, I'm going to tell you something I'm not worried about 644 00:48:57.159 --> 00:49:00.639 too much. Adam Bor, George and uh you boy. The stairs to 645 00:49:00.719 --> 00:49:04.000 cut their hard and they're not gonna shoot the bad again. And I'm gonna 646 00:49:04.000 --> 00:49:06.639 tell you the number one play the Pippers got. The number one play is 647 00:49:06.679 --> 00:49:10.239 that pick. It's not just that they're running a pick with they're running a 648 00:49:10.280 --> 00:49:14.559 pick withal to loosen up that middle when the ball goes down in the middle. 649 00:49:14.719 --> 00:49:17.280 Now we're hitting those curves. Plus Dubac is a gangster in the paint. 650 00:49:17.320 --> 00:49:21.199 When the game first started, Entice hit that three, I was feeling 651 00:49:21.199 --> 00:49:23.199 good. We got a five that could hit a three. But it's more 652 00:49:23.239 --> 00:49:25.760 than just hitting the three. You gotta be a gangster in that paint and 653 00:49:25.840 --> 00:49:30.800 we missed him tonight. And again George and Hardy, they're not gonna shoot 654 00:49:30.800 --> 00:49:31.960 that bad no more. We're gonna be all right, And let's give us 655 00:49:31.960 --> 00:49:36.360 some good luck and some shoutouts on and that. Okay, see game, 656 00:49:36.400 --> 00:49:37.679 and this coming in an important game, just like the previous callers said, 657 00:49:37.920 --> 00:49:42.440 it's a playoff game. No, okay, I'll beg yourself all right. 658 00:49:42.559 --> 00:49:46.840 Morrison Long Beach Well Dune is always one of my favorite callers here there. 659 00:49:46.920 --> 00:49:52.239 They were missing Big Zoo. I don't know if he said Tupac or Zoo 660 00:49:52.280 --> 00:49:58.599 Pac is a gangster of the faint Doug live. Yeah, without him. 661 00:49:58.760 --> 00:50:02.400 Look, I expected them to get down big in this game, but I 662 00:50:02.440 --> 00:50:08.280 was happy to see them battle even without their main man in the post, 663 00:50:08.280 --> 00:50:12.920 who is a made man now with the way they have been involving him on 664 00:50:12.960 --> 00:50:15.840 the offensive end. So it's not just the defense you missed anymore of the 665 00:50:15.880 --> 00:50:20.400 vitz Zubos. Guy's been giving them thirteen to ten on almost seventy seventy percent 666 00:50:20.440 --> 00:50:25.239 shooting over the last twenty eight games coming into this one. Let's hear from 667 00:50:25.239 --> 00:50:30.760 coach lou postgame. Clippers lose by four in Minnesota, to the two Wolves. 668 00:50:31.039 --> 00:50:36.280 How do you how do you take how this this game went overall? 669 00:50:36.400 --> 00:50:38.920 I mean and had a huge third quarter. You got down seventeen, but 670 00:50:39.280 --> 00:50:44.519 you also were able to make this a one possession game inside of about a 671 00:50:44.599 --> 00:50:47.000 minute ago. Yeah, I feel good, you know what. Guys kept 672 00:50:47.000 --> 00:50:52.559 fighting, kept competing, just into had the smartest you know game today. 673 00:50:52.599 --> 00:50:55.719 I thought we made some passes we wouldn't normally make, some rotations and defensive 674 00:50:55.719 --> 00:51:00.480 players we wouldn't normally make, you know, and so so just wasn't a 675 00:51:00.480 --> 00:51:04.000 good mental game for us, I didn't think. But like I said, 676 00:51:04.000 --> 00:51:06.320 get them, get those guys credit. You know, Ant was a monster, 677 00:51:06.440 --> 00:51:08.480 you know, Rudy was was huge for him, and you know, 678 00:51:08.519 --> 00:51:10.960 I said, they played well, you know, but our guys did a 679 00:51:10.960 --> 00:51:14.440 good job of fighting back, going small and just trying to, you know, 680 00:51:14.519 --> 00:51:20.159 change the game a little bit. Coach Lou encouraged all the music cut 681 00:51:20.199 --> 00:51:22.239 off my guy a lot of murray there. He was about to ask another 682 00:51:22.280 --> 00:51:25.519 one. Clippers lose one O nine to one to five in Minnesota, but 683 00:51:27.239 --> 00:51:31.480 certainly made it a game late, did not give in down seventeen with five 684 00:51:31.679 --> 00:51:37.480 minutes left, made Minnesota earn it before we get out of here. We 685 00:51:37.559 --> 00:51:43.199 got to go to casual Katie's corner. It's producer Katie Newton on her birthday. 686 00:51:43.320 --> 00:51:47.280 No less coming into work. Had probably hurt this morning after what I 687 00:51:47.320 --> 00:51:51.800 saw last night. Wow, you behaved yourself. You were fine. I 688 00:51:51.880 --> 00:51:57.079 had like three beers. I was the sober, annoying person there. But 689 00:51:57.639 --> 00:52:00.880 as always popcorn chicken. So like a kid again, it was great, 690 00:52:01.039 --> 00:52:07.039 the popcorn chicken. We went to Golden Road Brewery last night across the train 691 00:52:07.559 --> 00:52:10.360 train tracks. That didn't take down Katie this time. Not this time. 692 00:52:10.440 --> 00:52:14.440 She overcame them. All Right, Katie, what do you got for me? 693 00:52:14.480 --> 00:52:16.880 What's the question? Right? So, as I've entered my mid thirties, 694 00:52:17.559 --> 00:52:22.679 who's the oldest player currently playing in the NBA? And then who's the 695 00:52:22.719 --> 00:52:28.559 oldest that's ever played? Wow? Okay, okay, okay. Lebron's thirty 696 00:52:28.639 --> 00:52:31.480 nine. He's the oldest player currently in the NBA. It is a young 697 00:52:31.559 --> 00:52:37.599 man's game. I want to guess there's probably some guy from the fifties or 698 00:52:37.639 --> 00:52:42.039 sixties that may have played up till forty five. But I want to say 699 00:52:42.119 --> 00:52:45.400 Robert Parrish might have played till forty five and ended his career, either with 700 00:52:45.480 --> 00:52:51.679 Chicago or on the bench with the Charlotte Hornets. So it is a good 701 00:52:51.760 --> 00:52:53.760 question. And yeah, when you got one foot in the grave like you 702 00:52:53.800 --> 00:52:57.360 do now in your mid thirties, I mean you start pondering these things. 703 00:52:57.519 --> 00:53:01.320 I think you're gonna be exiting your mid thirty he's an entering late thirty. 704 00:53:01.400 --> 00:53:05.159 Soon, step off, Katie, We're getting out of here. I don't 705 00:53:05.159 --> 00:53:13.400 need that impending doom talk. Get behind me, Satan, not you just 706 00:53:14.559 --> 00:53:22.000 oh yeah, yeah kind of. Clippers lose in Minnesota one O nine to 707 00:53:22.039 --> 00:53:27.760 one O five. They're taking on OKC Tuesday Night, Big one. As 708 00:53:27.760 --> 00:53:30.719 everyone has said, tip off at seven, pregame at six. Before we 709 00:53:30.760 --> 00:53:34.880 get out of here, I do want to thank Ralph Lawler, Brian Seaman, 710 00:53:35.440 --> 00:53:38.239 Noah Eagle, see you soon, Bro, Carlo and Minezu soon two 711 00:53:38.239 --> 00:53:43.159 Bro TM big Brother, Jake Warner, see you the KURP on Tuesday, 712 00:53:43.719 --> 00:53:49.559 Katie Newton, our producer here who have me, has me in existential crisis 713 00:53:49.599 --> 00:53:53.719 mode to bring up my age. Terrible, but it's your birthday. You 714 00:53:53.719 --> 00:53:58.719 can get away with that. Happy birthday, Katie. We love you until 715 00:53:58.960 --> 00:54:01.960 six on Tuesday at the Crypt Clippers taking on the thunder. I'm meta Maslam. 716 00:54:01.960 --> 00:54:09.440 We'll talk to you then. What is live? Why he was doing 717 00:54:09.519 --> 00:54:13.719 his thing? All they want to do is win in La. I win. 718 00:54:13.880 --> 00:54:17.079 I thought they gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, 719 00:54:17.360 --> 00:54:22.119 the official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. God Bless Paul George? Are 720 00:54:22.119 --> 00:54:25.840 you not? It's a change. Don't miss an episode all season law. 721 00:54:25.960 --> 00:54:30.280 Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe today. Well off the show. I 722 00:54:30.320 --> 00:54:31.880 got you on the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for 723 00:54:32.039 --> 00:54:37.320 joining us for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball