WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:06.120 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.240 --> 00:00:09.880 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:09.919 --> 00:00:15.000 the LA Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.279 --> 00:00:19.199 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.399 --> 00:00:25.280 La Clippers, they're locking in every game every night. Adam Osland, the 6 00:00:25.320 --> 00:00:31.000 Clippers fall one twenty one fourteen up north to the Golden State Warriors. Welcome 7 00:00:31.039 --> 00:00:34.719 into your post game show. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up. When we 8 00:00:34.799 --> 00:00:37.719 get to your final box score, we'll have Clippers talk as well. Eight 9 00:00:37.799 --> 00:00:42.359 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two 10 00:00:42.399 --> 00:00:46.479 fives seventy is the phone number. But first back to Chase Center and bash 11 00:00:46.560 --> 00:00:50.759 your radio voice of the Clippers in, Carlo Jimenez. Carlo, It's as 12 00:00:50.799 --> 00:00:54.759 simple as this to me. The Clippers only scoring three points during about a 13 00:00:54.799 --> 00:00:59.320 six minute stretch from the end of the first quarter into that second quarter did 14 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:02.880 them in. As you mentioned down eighteen, they just could never get over 15 00:01:02.920 --> 00:01:07.840 the hump to take a lead back into this one. They really couldn't add 16 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:10.719 him. And you want I mean, I just kept thinking back to the 17 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:15.000 end of that Sacramento game where they had an opportunity to finish the deal early, 18 00:01:15.120 --> 00:01:18.879 get some rest, and instead Kawhi Leonard ends up playing thirty seven minutes 19 00:01:18.920 --> 00:01:22.400 Georgia to forty and hard it with thirty nine, and they just looked a 20 00:01:22.439 --> 00:01:25.319 little tired. I mean, they couldn't really go on a long run to 21 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:26.799 come away with a win. It was a good fight from them, Like 22 00:01:26.840 --> 00:01:30.599 you mentioned, I love the energy to try to keep that game close, 23 00:01:30.840 --> 00:01:34.400 but couldn't finish the deal. But you have another opportunity against this Warrior's team 24 00:01:34.400 --> 00:01:38.120 coming up on Saturday. We'll see if they can get some well needed rest 25 00:01:38.400 --> 00:01:42.239 and come away with those Mattine wins, as you know, are tough for 26 00:01:42.319 --> 00:01:46.079 this Clippers team. Yeah, they got to get the get back against these 27 00:01:46.120 --> 00:01:51.000 Warriors. But Paul George just started off this game one of nine encouraging shots 28 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:53.519 the rest of the way, as he ended up going five for his next 29 00:01:53.599 --> 00:01:57.000 nine to end the ball game, knock down a big three three pointer to 30 00:01:57.000 --> 00:02:01.239 bring it to within six late and just hoping he can shoot himself out of 31 00:02:01.239 --> 00:02:05.920 this mini funk he's got going right now. Yeah, he was so excellent 32 00:02:05.959 --> 00:02:09.879 to start the season, averaging almost thirty points through the first seven through his 33 00:02:09.960 --> 00:02:14.039 last seven games, and then it's kind of ran into a wall as of 34 00:02:14.159 --> 00:02:16.199 late. And you hope PG can get it going because look, like you 35 00:02:16.280 --> 00:02:20.879 said, at him, this seems finding the distribution. The shots are even 36 00:02:20.960 --> 00:02:23.719 for Harden, for Leonard, for George and dare I say Russell Westbrook might 37 00:02:23.719 --> 00:02:27.960 have played one of his best games this season with his energy off the bench. 38 00:02:28.159 --> 00:02:32.120 These guys know their roles. It's just about executing that the rest of 39 00:02:32.159 --> 00:02:36.400 the way. Yeah, going back to the Mavericks game, really Russ is 40 00:02:36.439 --> 00:02:38.680 starting to settle in coming off the bench. And to your point, he 41 00:02:38.840 --> 00:02:45.319 was fantastic down the stretch six assists to zero turnovers and really helped orchestrate some 42 00:02:45.360 --> 00:02:47.719 of the offense. But the Clippers had thirty seven points in the fourth quarter. 43 00:02:49.039 --> 00:02:52.560 Problem was they just couldn't get enough stops on the defensive end. And 44 00:02:52.560 --> 00:02:55.719 that I want to say ten straight points from Klay Thompson for the Golden State 45 00:02:55.800 --> 00:02:59.879 Warriors. That may have been a little bit of an early dagger in that 46 00:03:00.879 --> 00:03:04.039 he's the most dangerous microwave in the NBA. He's the only guy to score 47 00:03:04.159 --> 00:03:08.719 thirty seven points in a single quarter, So I think that's that lets gives 48 00:03:08.759 --> 00:03:12.879 you that kind of recognition, And the Warriors just couldn't get a hand up 49 00:03:12.879 --> 00:03:15.319 to play the offensive rebounding. You mentioned it at him, but it killed 50 00:03:15.360 --> 00:03:19.840 them today. I mean, Golden State had fifteen second chance points and every 51 00:03:19.919 --> 00:03:23.759 single one felt like a big bucket down the stretch. We'll see if the 52 00:03:23.759 --> 00:03:28.560 Clippers can sure that up. That is how the Warriors play basketball. They're 53 00:03:28.639 --> 00:03:32.000 second in the NBA in offensive rebounds per game. Clippers got to do a 54 00:03:32.039 --> 00:03:35.800 better job of boxing out. Yeah, but as you mentioned, you know, 55 00:03:35.879 --> 00:03:38.120 on a second night of a back to back twice now we've seen Kawhi 56 00:03:38.240 --> 00:03:42.879 Leonard look fantastic. And going back to that Lakers game, which was the 57 00:03:42.919 --> 00:03:45.800 second night of a back to back, where he had thirty eight tonight, 58 00:03:45.960 --> 00:03:51.479 very efficient nine of seventeen twenty three points played thirty five minutes. You got 59 00:03:51.520 --> 00:03:54.360 to be thinking positive about where Kawhi Leonard is at this early in the season. 60 00:03:54.400 --> 00:03:58.439 Now, it seems like he's really turned a corner athletically over the past 61 00:03:58.479 --> 00:04:00.319 couple of games. Yeah, he had, he seems to get his legs 62 00:04:00.360 --> 00:04:02.960 under him. He seems to be able to get to the rim a lot 63 00:04:03.280 --> 00:04:08.800 and attack the rim fearlessly. He's getting his own shot. It's fun to 64 00:04:08.840 --> 00:04:13.280 watch him in the post working in the mid range, that slow, methodical 65 00:04:13.360 --> 00:04:15.639 move getting to his spot. I mean, Kawhi Leonard looks excellent. That's 66 00:04:15.639 --> 00:04:18.519 the great news about all of this, Adam. I think what is so 67 00:04:18.639 --> 00:04:24.720 much fun to watch this team is they have opportunities to get better and the 68 00:04:24.720 --> 00:04:27.759 things that are holding them back are things they can work on. And at 69 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.040 the end of the day, that's all you can really ask out of your 70 00:04:30.079 --> 00:04:34.160 team. Can you continue to make improvements? And the Clippers have that opportunity 71 00:04:34.199 --> 00:04:38.519 as this season goes along. They're not being held back by things outside of 72 00:04:38.560 --> 00:04:42.480 their control, no doubt. Clippers fall tonight one twenty to one, fourteen 73 00:04:42.759 --> 00:04:46.439 up north. They'll see the Golden State Warriors Saturday afternoon. A little home 74 00:04:46.439 --> 00:04:50.120 and home action. Clippers will be hosting the Golden State Warriors from Crypto tip 75 00:04:50.160 --> 00:04:56.360 off is that one? Well if Clippers countdown Saturday at noon, Carlo Jomenez 76 00:04:56.399 --> 00:04:59.079 A great call as always, We'll see you on Saturday, my friend. 77 00:04:59.319 --> 00:05:02.800 Oh see Dowt today animal So the Clippers can continue that revenge tour. Get 78 00:05:02.800 --> 00:05:08.160 some GIF back. Clippers need it. They fall tonight by six to the 79 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:12.839 Warriors. More Clippers postgame next right here from the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 80 00:05:13.399 --> 00:05:16.480 The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a Lario B. They still want 81 00:05:16.480 --> 00:05:20.199 to get that Lario beat. Don't miss a moment all season long. This 82 00:05:20.360 --> 00:05:25.879 is the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose by six on the second night 83 00:05:25.959 --> 00:05:29.160 of a back to back to the Golden State Warriors. Welcome back into your 84 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:32.839 postgame show. I'm a maslin. This is Clippers' locker room. Final score 85 00:05:33.199 --> 00:05:39.199 Golden State one twenty, Clippers one fourteen. They're running back in Los Angeles 86 00:05:39.240 --> 00:05:44.120 Saturday afternoon. Clippers ended up shooting just forty four percent from the field. 87 00:05:44.120 --> 00:05:48.040 They were better in the second half. Unlock their offense more twenty seven points 88 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:51.639 in the third quarter, thirty seven in the fourth, twelve of thirty two 89 00:05:51.759 --> 00:05:58.319 from distance. Overall, that's thirty eight percent. And while they ended up 90 00:05:58.319 --> 00:06:01.839 with fifteen offensive rebut some of it came too little, too late, or 91 00:06:01.879 --> 00:06:05.439 they were off of missus and kind of stab padding when it beats Zubats misses 92 00:06:05.480 --> 00:06:09.959 a couple and then finally gets one to go not faulting big zoo at all 93 00:06:10.000 --> 00:06:12.759 though for this one thought he was fantastic. Thought he could have got a 94 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:17.079 few more touches as he was dominant eighteen and thirteen. He had a double 95 00:06:17.120 --> 00:06:23.000 double in the first half, seven of eleven shooting, once again punishing the 96 00:06:23.000 --> 00:06:30.439 opposition after locking up some bonus on well yesterday time Flies, Clippers ended up 97 00:06:30.480 --> 00:06:32.600 being led by Kawhi Leonard. He had twenty three on nine of seventeen shooting. 98 00:06:32.639 --> 00:06:38.519 The efficiency is coming around from him after a game where he went two 99 00:06:38.680 --> 00:06:42.879 for twelve recently. Paul George, though a bit of a shooting funk over 100 00:06:42.920 --> 00:06:46.920 the last three, started this ballgame one for nine, was two for eleven 101 00:06:47.120 --> 00:06:50.600 entering the fourth quarter, and then started to turn it on a little bit. 102 00:06:50.639 --> 00:06:54.600 He finished six of eighteen, did knock down a big three pointer to 103 00:06:54.600 --> 00:06:58.240 bring it to within six. Clippers, as I said earlier, could not 104 00:06:58.279 --> 00:07:01.199 get over the hump. PG finished six for eighteen, three of ten from 105 00:07:01.240 --> 00:07:05.920 the three point line, just fifteen points, but ten assists to one turnover. 106 00:07:06.160 --> 00:07:10.600 It's not like he wasn't doing other things. He locked up Darijo sarch 107 00:07:10.639 --> 00:07:15.199 on a possession, just off with the shot, and it was that stretch 108 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:19.360 of about six minutes from the end of the first into the second quarter, 109 00:07:19.439 --> 00:07:25.759 where the Clippers had just three points over just about a six minute stretch that 110 00:07:25.800 --> 00:07:29.079 would lead to Golden State getting up by eighteen, and the Clippers just simply 111 00:07:29.079 --> 00:07:32.199 couldn't overcome that. Russell Westbrook, though fourteen points five of thirteen, loved 112 00:07:32.199 --> 00:07:36.560 the hustle late, eleven boards, six assists, one turnover. James Harden 113 00:07:36.560 --> 00:07:41.399 did knock down five three pointers five of ten from the outside, hit a 114 00:07:41.399 --> 00:07:45.680 couple early, and I believe one in the fourth quarter. Eighteen points on 115 00:07:45.800 --> 00:07:49.839 six of thirteen shooting, so some overall efficiency and hey, Terrence, Man, 116 00:07:50.399 --> 00:07:54.920 I know it was an inconsequential three late. I hope it's not for 117 00:07:55.199 --> 00:08:00.000 him individually. He's gotta find his rhythm from the outside. Missed his first 118 00:08:00.079 --> 00:08:03.160 three knock down that one at the very end of the game to bring the 119 00:08:03.160 --> 00:08:07.000 Clippers to one fourteen. I'm hoping there's something there because right now it's just 120 00:08:07.040 --> 00:08:09.079 in his head. Everything else though he does is great, of course, 121 00:08:09.199 --> 00:08:15.920 five boards. The defense finished with nine points. Clippers fall one twenty to 122 00:08:15.959 --> 00:08:18.639 one, fourteen up north to the Golden State Warriors coming up next. More 123 00:08:18.720 --> 00:08:22.439 post game and we'll have clipperstock for you on AM five seventy LA Sports eight 124 00:08:22.480 --> 00:08:26.040 six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two 125 00:08:26.120 --> 00:08:30.720 five seventy. I'm out of Mouslin and you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers. 126 00:08:30.720 --> 00:08:35.039 Are you know? LA Clippers basketball is odd? The two one three 127 00:08:35.120 --> 00:08:39.840 era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio network. 128 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:48.240 Gon Clippers lose one twenty to one fourteen to the Golden State Warriors as 129 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:52.320 the shooting just wasn't good enough. The execution wasn't good enough defensively either. 130 00:08:54.120 --> 00:08:58.799 Down eighteen first, it was the offense failing them. Though the defense was 131 00:09:00.039 --> 00:09:03.320 okay in the first half. That's not why they got down eighteen. They 132 00:09:03.360 --> 00:09:07.960 just couldn't get points. There were some interesting lineups. Kobbe Brown got run 133 00:09:09.559 --> 00:09:13.440 just six minutes. Looked like the game was moving too fast for him, 134 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:16.279 if I'm being honest, had a couple of bad fouls, one on Klay 135 00:09:16.320 --> 00:09:22.480 Thompson shooting a three pointer. Clay had a day or night, finished with 136 00:09:22.519 --> 00:09:26.240 twenty two, but at one point scored ten straight for Golden State late in 137 00:09:26.279 --> 00:09:33.320 this one, and I think that was the early dagger Clippers battled. I 138 00:09:33.399 --> 00:09:37.960 like the way they competed a loss, nonetheless, but can't tell me this 139 00:09:37.000 --> 00:09:39.720 isn't different than what we saw against the Denver Nuggets. They have played that 140 00:09:39.759 --> 00:09:45.840 hard or this hard against them. On Monday they win their game, So 141 00:09:46.080 --> 00:09:52.279 some positives, but Clippers eight and ten right now, they got to win 142 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:56.480 on Saturday return the favor. They'll be hosting Golden State. Tip time for 143 00:09:56.519 --> 00:10:00.320 that one's at one. Well, I have Clippers countdown for his starting at 144 00:10:00.480 --> 00:10:03.759 noon outside of Los Angeles. We are leaving you until then, but up 145 00:10:03.799 --> 00:10:09.639 next on se LA Sports, we got Clippers Talk. This has been LA 146 00:10:09.759 --> 00:10:16.279 Clippers basketball really good on multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment all season 147 00:10:16.360 --> 00:10:20.200 long on their official home. Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio 148 00:10:20.279 --> 00:10:26.039 Network. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, if that's 149 00:10:26.080 --> 00:10:30.759 what you want to do, you do welcome the Clippers Talk, your first 150 00:10:30.879 --> 00:10:35.200 chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Do it to hear 151 00:10:35.279 --> 00:10:41.080 every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast on Henry 152 00:10:41.159 --> 00:10:46.279 right now your host on your home for the Clippers. They were in attack 153 00:10:46.399 --> 00:10:58.039 mode Adam Osley Clippers shooting wills early and defensive struggles late would do them in 154 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:03.120 up North at Chase Center against the Golden State Warriors, they fall by six 155 00:11:03.720 --> 00:11:09.360 one, twenty to one. Fourteen is your final. Golden State improves now 156 00:11:09.440 --> 00:11:15.440 to nine and ten as the Clippers drop to eight and ten. Welcome in 157 00:11:15.440 --> 00:11:18.360 to Clippers Talk. I'm out a Moslin to eight six six ninety eight seven 158 00:11:18.399 --> 00:11:20.960 two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy and while we 159 00:11:22.000 --> 00:11:26.279 have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on AM 160 00:11:26.320 --> 00:11:31.759 five seventy LA Sports, this is LA Clippers Basketball. AM five to seventy 161 00:11:31.840 --> 00:11:37.039 KLAC Los Angeles ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. 162 00:11:37.879 --> 00:11:43.039 A couple different ways to look at this one. While I like the fight 163 00:11:43.120 --> 00:11:48.840 from the Clippers late, it was a little too late. Paul George started 164 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:54.480 to knock down shots finally in the fourth quarter, but he can't start two 165 00:11:54.519 --> 00:12:00.639 for eleven. That's just brutal, and I was through the first three quarters. 166 00:12:01.000 --> 00:12:07.919 So after that, he ended up going four for his next seven in 167 00:12:09.000 --> 00:12:11.039 the fourth, including a big three pointer to bring it to within six. 168 00:12:13.759 --> 00:12:16.240 The Clippers lose by six, though they couldn't get stops on the other end. 169 00:12:18.279 --> 00:12:22.120 They tried a lot of different combinations out there. It was a spirited 170 00:12:22.159 --> 00:12:26.919 effort on the second night of a back to back, and if you are 171 00:12:26.960 --> 00:12:31.840 the optimist, you're saying, oh, Kawhi looks good. Second straight game 172 00:12:33.200 --> 00:12:37.080 where he looks the lead again. Twenty three points on just seventeen shots played 173 00:12:37.080 --> 00:12:39.960 thirty five minutes, second night of a back to back. Paul George with 174 00:12:41.039 --> 00:12:46.320 thirty seven, hopefully shooting himself out of this mini funk that fourth quarter. 175 00:12:46.440 --> 00:12:52.200 Need to see that carry over to Saturday. James Harden hit some big shots, 176 00:12:52.960 --> 00:12:56.960 was efficient, eighteen points on just thirteen shots. Russell Westbrook was huge 177 00:12:56.960 --> 00:13:01.799 for them in the fourth quarter as they were trying to mount a comeback as 178 00:13:01.879 --> 00:13:09.519 Klay Thompson was making some really tough shots and I thought probably won the game 179 00:13:09.559 --> 00:13:13.519 in this one for the Golden State Warriors with the ten straight he scored for 180 00:13:13.559 --> 00:13:16.519 them early in the fourth keeping the Clippers at bay. As Steph Curry, 181 00:13:18.039 --> 00:13:20.159 you know, he had twenty six on fifteen. It's efficient, but he 182 00:13:20.240 --> 00:13:24.399 only made eight shots. He didn't take that many. It wasn't a Steph 183 00:13:24.440 --> 00:13:33.080 Curry explosion. Draymond Green though in that first quarter, I wanted to say, 184 00:13:33.080 --> 00:13:37.559 he had eight points to knock down two three pointers, and I know 185 00:13:37.639 --> 00:13:41.919 he's talented, but he looked like twenty sixteen Draymond Green on offense tonight. 186 00:13:43.840 --> 00:13:48.120 That was frustrating to see. They dared him to shoot it the only two 187 00:13:48.159 --> 00:13:50.519 shots he made, or excuse me, in the first quarter at least he 188 00:13:50.559 --> 00:13:56.399 went two to four. They dared him to shoot the three like Golden State 189 00:13:56.440 --> 00:14:01.279 does with Russell Westbrook, and he hit two of them and had eight points. 190 00:14:01.919 --> 00:14:05.440 Russ, on the other hand, had a corner three off a nice 191 00:14:05.480 --> 00:14:09.600 feed from Paul George, who did have ten assists to just one turnover. 192 00:14:11.279 --> 00:14:15.879 You cannot discount that. If your SHOT's not working, if the shots aren't 193 00:14:15.879 --> 00:14:18.399 falling for you, if you don't have a rhythm, find another way to 194 00:14:18.440 --> 00:14:24.480 contribute. I thought he did, but man, Russ unfortunately couldn't get that 195 00:14:24.519 --> 00:14:30.919 three points to go. He was zero for three from the outside. And 196 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:33.080 I said, at the time, you know, why is Russ taking that 197 00:14:33.200 --> 00:14:37.559 shot? As I have the play by play live, it's ahead of the 198 00:14:37.639 --> 00:14:41.799 video. Once I saw it and saw how open he was, he kind 199 00:14:41.840 --> 00:14:46.759 of had to take it. That's just what it is. It's a wide 200 00:14:46.039 --> 00:14:54.720 open look in the corner where he does shoot about forty percent on three pointers. 201 00:14:56.440 --> 00:14:58.399 It was one oh seven, one hundred that could have brought it to 202 00:14:58.480 --> 00:15:01.799 within f people were at the three point thirty six mark of the fourth quarter. 203 00:15:03.679 --> 00:15:07.480 This is what's gonna eat at you a little bit. As much as 204 00:15:07.519 --> 00:15:11.480 I thought Golden State would be focused and ready after blowing twenty four point lead 205 00:15:11.559 --> 00:15:18.320 to the Sacramento Kings Tuesday night, they weren't that good. They were beatable 206 00:15:18.399 --> 00:15:24.559 tonight. They were two and eight in their last ten games. They didn't 207 00:15:24.600 --> 00:15:30.639 have Andrew Wiggins, they didn't have Gary Payton, the second, they didn't 208 00:15:30.679 --> 00:15:35.120 have off the bench in this one. Who else am I thinking they were 209 00:15:35.159 --> 00:15:41.480 missing? They were down a few different guys, and the Clippers they really 210 00:15:41.480 --> 00:15:48.360 couldn't take advantage of that. Even with Norman Powell playing, and I didn't 211 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:50.919 think he looked right, although he had a little bit of a run early 212 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.200 in the first half. Hey good to see Bones Island get a shot. 213 00:15:54.480 --> 00:16:00.200 Didn't work, but got in some meaningful minutes. I've been asking for that, 214 00:16:00.600 --> 00:16:06.320 I said postgame last night. Now this was dependent on whether or not 215 00:16:06.360 --> 00:16:08.600 normOn Powell will be able to play tonight, and he played eighteen minutes but 216 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:14.200 just took two shots, had five points, was a minus thirteen. I 217 00:16:14.200 --> 00:16:15.919 didn't think he'd be able to go. It turned out to be a knee 218 00:16:15.960 --> 00:16:22.200 contusion. That's a relief. That's a blessing after we looked to be a 219 00:16:22.240 --> 00:16:27.600 really dangerous fall by him, after Harrison Barnes fell into his leg lower extremity 220 00:16:27.679 --> 00:16:33.960 injury. You never want to see that. I was concerned. I was 221 00:16:34.360 --> 00:16:38.480 no. CP three tonight for the Golden State Warriors. They're down three guys. 222 00:16:38.639 --> 00:16:42.159 Andrew Wiggins a late scratch and I thought, you know what, the 223 00:16:42.159 --> 00:16:47.600 Clippers could steal this one. I knew there'd be some tired legs. They 224 00:16:47.639 --> 00:16:51.240 scored one fourteen, but they shot just forty four percent. It was really 225 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:56.000 just that first half. It was a six minute stretch where they just couldn't 226 00:16:56.039 --> 00:17:03.159 find any offense. And I'll tell you exactly where it was. After Kawhi 227 00:17:03.240 --> 00:17:10.079 Leonard has a dunk at about the three minute mark of the first quarter, 228 00:17:11.240 --> 00:17:14.759 at the three twenty three mark, to be specific, and the Clippers are 229 00:17:14.839 --> 00:17:22.920 up twenty one to twenty from then until let's say it's the nine minute mark 230 00:17:22.160 --> 00:17:27.480 of the second quarter. Yeah, the nine to twenty six mark. They 231 00:17:27.519 --> 00:17:33.559 had three points, three points, and about the span of six minutes. 232 00:17:33.319 --> 00:17:37.680 Guys on the court, they were trying Daniel Tice, next to Kobe Brown, 233 00:17:37.119 --> 00:17:42.039 next to Russell Westbrook, and I believe Norman Powell and Paul George were 234 00:17:42.039 --> 00:17:49.759 in there too, and Paul George for him to go through that shooting stretch 235 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:56.400 during that period after Kawhi looked really good in the first quarter, after hard 236 00:17:56.480 --> 00:18:02.000 knockdown a couple of three pointers, Paul Joey just has to find his shot 237 00:18:03.039 --> 00:18:07.359 get to the basket. I've been praising him for how aggressive he's been, 238 00:18:07.400 --> 00:18:11.680 and all the numbers tell you he's been in attack mode. But I thought 239 00:18:11.680 --> 00:18:15.079 he was settling a little too much. Granted some of those shots were wide 240 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:21.000 open, wide open three pointers not falling for him. Again, he found 241 00:18:21.039 --> 00:18:23.400 it a little bit in the fourth quarter, six of eighteen overall, but 242 00:18:23.519 --> 00:18:30.759 four of seven in the final period. But that stretch into the first into 243 00:18:30.759 --> 00:18:36.079 the second, the Clippers go from being up one what I was talking about 244 00:18:36.119 --> 00:18:45.160 there, to eventually down by eighteen with a score of I want to say, 245 00:18:45.319 --> 00:18:51.279 forty eight to thirty two. Well that's sixteen, end up being fifty 246 00:18:51.319 --> 00:18:59.279 three to thirty six after a Moody two point shot. But you just can't 247 00:18:59.319 --> 00:19:02.759 go a stretch that long without scoring. And even when they put the starters 248 00:19:02.799 --> 00:19:07.519 back in in the second quarter, I was frustrated. They weren't running it 249 00:19:07.559 --> 00:19:14.279 through James Harden. They weren't finding and Viatza Zubots enough. After he came 250 00:19:14.319 --> 00:19:18.160 out hot and you could see he had it going and the Golden State Warriors 251 00:19:18.200 --> 00:19:25.200 didn't have many answers for him. Big Zoo had a great ball game eighteen 252 00:19:25.240 --> 00:19:30.240 and thirteen, seven of eleven from the field, and he's been dominant since 253 00:19:30.279 --> 00:19:33.640 this new starting lineup with Terrence Man out there. But if it ain't broke, 254 00:19:33.720 --> 00:19:38.160 don't fix it. They weren't stopping him. Zubots had six points and 255 00:19:38.240 --> 00:19:45.119 two boards in the first quarter. They fed him some more. He ended 256 00:19:45.200 --> 00:19:49.160 up with eleven points and six boards by the half, but he was five 257 00:19:49.160 --> 00:19:55.880 of six from the field. Get him the basketball, feed the pig. 258 00:19:56.119 --> 00:19:59.359 That's what Doc Rivers used to say. Whenever there was a mismatch. You 259 00:19:59.359 --> 00:20:03.279 could exploit over and over again until they make the adjustment. Keep running the 260 00:20:03.359 --> 00:20:08.519 offense that way, and that means James Harden should be involved too. And 261 00:20:08.599 --> 00:20:14.200 he went a long stretch of time without taking a shot, without the offense 262 00:20:14.279 --> 00:20:19.319 flowing through him. It's pin effective. And that second quarter, well, 263 00:20:19.319 --> 00:20:23.200 they made it a little bit of a run towards the end of it. 264 00:20:23.240 --> 00:20:26.759 As James knocked down a three pointer to end the second to get it back 265 00:20:26.799 --> 00:20:33.039 to within eleven, the damage was done. You're in an uphill battle. 266 00:20:33.200 --> 00:20:40.759 You can't get down eighteen. You can't play Kobe Brown if he looks like 267 00:20:40.880 --> 00:20:45.480 that. They wanted to give him minutes. They wanted to give him an 268 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:49.640 opportunity. I understand the logic there, and to coach Lowse credit, he 269 00:20:49.720 --> 00:20:56.759 only gave him six because he didn't look good. He ran through his screen 270 00:20:57.640 --> 00:21:03.640 foul, he found Klay Thompson on a three pointer. Just over zealous on 271 00:21:03.680 --> 00:21:08.160 the perimeter defense. There, you're in the headlights. Young player to be 272 00:21:08.279 --> 00:21:15.000 expected. But my point would be this, you have to win ball games 273 00:21:15.079 --> 00:21:22.640 right now. Can they really be experimenting with a rookie. I get you 274 00:21:22.720 --> 00:21:26.759 need fresh, young legs, but if the game's moving too fast for him, 275 00:21:27.799 --> 00:21:33.319 I don't know. Didn't look good last night against Sacramento. Either had 276 00:21:33.319 --> 00:21:37.799 a twenty four second violation. Yeah, he knocked down one three pointer. 277 00:21:38.160 --> 00:21:42.519 He ended up attempting one missed it in this game, minus six in his 278 00:21:42.559 --> 00:21:48.480 six minutes. They got to be by a point per minute when he was 279 00:21:48.519 --> 00:21:52.000 out there in the court into the first quarter, into the second. I 280 00:21:52.039 --> 00:21:57.480 think Terrence Man came in for him pretty quickly after Coach lu saw just wasn't 281 00:21:57.519 --> 00:22:03.079 working. I'll see what happens moving forward with him. Look, I love 282 00:22:03.160 --> 00:22:08.960 the idea of Kobe Brown in a position of need for this Clippers team right 283 00:22:10.000 --> 00:22:14.440 now. If PJ. Tucker just basically refusing to shoot three pointers, he's 284 00:22:14.480 --> 00:22:18.880 become a zero on offense. He's just stopped taking shots. So we got 285 00:22:18.920 --> 00:22:22.680 a DMP the last two games. The defense it's still there for the most 286 00:22:22.680 --> 00:22:26.720 part, but it's got to be matchup dependent with him. We thought, 287 00:22:26.720 --> 00:22:30.119 oh, maybe he'll get in because of Draymond Green, but Daniel Tice was 288 00:22:30.119 --> 00:22:33.799 the better option if Easa Zubas was playing well. Kobe Brown didn't look great. 289 00:22:36.480 --> 00:22:40.440 I understand the move, but you lose a game by six and he's 290 00:22:40.440 --> 00:22:44.200 a minus six and his six minutes out there and a part of that just 291 00:22:44.920 --> 00:22:48.759 brutal stretch where the Clippers can not find any offense. I'm not putting it 292 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:53.039 all on him. Paul George got to hit shots and if they're not falling 293 00:22:53.039 --> 00:22:56.759 from the outside, even if they are wide open, just get to the 294 00:22:56.839 --> 00:23:00.680 damn basket. He's been so good in that air. The Warriors are not 295 00:23:00.759 --> 00:23:07.400 a big ball club. You see Dario sarz in the post barbecue chicken, 296 00:23:07.480 --> 00:23:15.000 as Shack would say, go after him. But he was missing layups early. 297 00:23:15.039 --> 00:23:19.079 He finally got one to go high off the window off a nice hardened 298 00:23:19.160 --> 00:23:23.880 pass, and then the second half got it going a little bit midy. 299 00:23:25.000 --> 00:23:30.279 Early in the fourth a three off of Russ rebound to bring it to within 300 00:23:30.440 --> 00:23:33.920 six. But if Paul George shoots the ball better tonight, I think the 301 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:40.400 Clippers come away with the w Just don't get down eighteen. Don't get down 302 00:23:40.440 --> 00:23:45.000 twenty one in the first half. Against the New Orleans Pelicans, that's what 303 00:23:45.200 --> 00:23:48.759 keeps you from getting over the hump. I want to say the Clippers had 304 00:23:48.799 --> 00:23:53.480 it to within four in the second half. I think it was close last 305 00:23:53.920 --> 00:23:57.480 Friday, about a week ago against the Pelicans the same thing. They had 306 00:23:57.480 --> 00:24:03.759 it to about four, but they couldn't get over the hump. So a 307 00:24:03.799 --> 00:24:07.839 disappointing loss because even though it's the second I have a back to back. 308 00:24:07.039 --> 00:24:11.119 Kawhi look good, Harden looked good overall, could have been better defensively. 309 00:24:11.160 --> 00:24:15.359 They weren't hunting him down the stretch. Steph Curry did get that big layup 310 00:24:15.400 --> 00:24:18.000 late on James Harden. But if Viza Zubats really solid ball game, I 311 00:24:18.039 --> 00:24:23.799 thought Russ in the fourth quarter, especially with that play where he just levitated 312 00:24:23.880 --> 00:24:26.720 in the air to find Ivitza Zubats, who got it to go, was 313 00:24:26.759 --> 00:24:30.079 hitting the face, I thought by Draymond Green, they looked at it for 314 00:24:30.119 --> 00:24:34.759 a flagrant, and I think Carlo Jimenez was right. He didn't end up 315 00:24:34.799 --> 00:24:41.119 getting hit in the face, just a common foul. But Russ was throwing 316 00:24:41.160 --> 00:24:45.880 some dimes out there and had six offensive rebounds. My god, Clippers had 317 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:51.599 fifteen as a team. Russ had six and almost threw down a ridiculous dunk, 318 00:24:51.680 --> 00:24:56.759 couldn't get the foul, and the Clippers had just six turnovers. Another 319 00:24:56.839 --> 00:24:59.720 game where they're taking care of the basketball. They're doing a much better job 320 00:24:59.759 --> 00:25:03.680 of that the last two ball games. I think they had seven turnovers yesterday. 321 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:07.279 There's positives, there's always things you can look at and say, Okay, 322 00:25:07.759 --> 00:25:11.799 they are getting better and eventually some of these losses will turn into wins 323 00:25:11.880 --> 00:25:17.519 if they continue to trend this direction. But you are eight and ten. 324 00:25:18.039 --> 00:25:21.480 You got to get yourself out of this hole. They couldn't afford to lose 325 00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:27.039 six straight games during the softest part of the schedule, So they got to 326 00:25:27.079 --> 00:25:32.319 win Saturday against Golden State, and then I believe it's three days off and 327 00:25:32.359 --> 00:25:38.119 then the Denver Nuggets may be fully loaded next Wednesday. At Crypto dot com 328 00:25:38.119 --> 00:25:42.160 arena. You want to talk about a get back game where you let one 329 00:25:42.200 --> 00:25:51.480 get away against Reggie Jackson and DeAndre Jordan in just one of the most embarrassing, 330 00:25:52.160 --> 00:25:56.279 really pitiful performances by the Clippers in the two to three era. They 331 00:25:56.400 --> 00:26:00.920 redeemed themselves to some degree. What happened to Sacramento the focus there? They 332 00:26:00.960 --> 00:26:03.839 look great tonight. I thought they competed, they played hard, They just 333 00:26:03.839 --> 00:26:08.400 didn't execute well enough. But they got three losses this season that are just 334 00:26:08.400 --> 00:26:12.519 inexcusable so far that they have to get back, and they're gonna have to 335 00:26:12.519 --> 00:26:17.640 do so, likely against a fully loaded Denver Nuggets team next Wednesday. Hey, 336 00:26:18.200 --> 00:26:22.559 maybe that'll get their attention. Because they seem to play down to their 337 00:26:22.559 --> 00:26:27.480 competition. On Monday against Reggie Jackson DeAndre Jordan, Clippers lose. They fall 338 00:26:29.039 --> 00:26:33.359 one twenty to one fourteen up in Golden State. They will host the Warriors 339 00:26:33.400 --> 00:26:41.640 Saturday back at Crypto dot Com Arena. Coming up next, I'm gonna bring 340 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:47.640 in the coach. I've been wanting to do this for years. Ricky g 341 00:26:48.000 --> 00:26:53.799 the og NBA analyst on Twitter, been watching the league since sixty eight, 342 00:26:55.000 --> 00:27:00.359 and he'll let you know it. Uncomfortable truths coming your way. Next, 343 00:27:00.400 --> 00:27:03.200 I want the inside information on the Golden State Warriors, and I want an 344 00:27:03.240 --> 00:27:11.720 outsiders perspective on this Clippers team now with James Harden at j Richard Goodman on 345 00:27:11.759 --> 00:27:15.880 Twitter's where you find him and he's verified. Eight six six ninety seven two 346 00:27:15.920 --> 00:27:19.759 five seventy. Also eight six six nine eighty seven two five seventy is the 347 00:27:19.759 --> 00:27:23.720 phone number I'm gonna follow Adam a on X You listen to Clippers hockeyre on 348 00:27:23.720 --> 00:27:29.400 the M five seven LA Sports. The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a 349 00:27:29.480 --> 00:27:33.079 laryob They still want to get that LARRYO. B. Don't miss a moment 350 00:27:33.240 --> 00:27:37.920 all season long. This is the LA Clippers Audio Network Clippers fall up in 351 00:27:37.960 --> 00:27:45.640 Golden State one twenty TI one fourteen. They'll run it back in so Cal 352 00:27:47.279 --> 00:27:51.119 Saturday. Tip off for that one's at one pm from Crypto dot Com Arena. 353 00:27:51.279 --> 00:27:56.680 We'll have your pregame show starting at noon. Excited about this though long 354 00:27:56.720 --> 00:28:02.039 time coming, joining the show. Somebody that a lot of you, including 355 00:28:02.079 --> 00:28:07.119 myself, look up to on Twitter. He's made a name for himself with 356 00:28:07.279 --> 00:28:12.839 keeping it old school, but also just telling the truth the way he sees 357 00:28:12.880 --> 00:28:18.720 it. Not everybody likes it. There's some uncomfortable truths. But I'm talking 358 00:28:18.759 --> 00:28:23.799 about coach, and I'm talking about Ricky g at J. Richard Goodman on 359 00:28:23.839 --> 00:28:29.000 Twitter is where you find him. He has been in the game at all 360 00:28:29.079 --> 00:28:33.359 levels for what over fifty years? Here, Coach, how are we doing 361 00:28:33.359 --> 00:28:37.359 tonight? I appreciate you coming on Clippersock. I'm doing good. We got 362 00:28:37.400 --> 00:28:40.920 a little bumper music with Tupac. Oh okay, Oh, Coach is down 363 00:28:40.960 --> 00:28:44.960 with that? Okay. I liked Hey Tupac from Oakland, I think originally. 364 00:28:45.039 --> 00:28:48.839 So that's right. There we go, there we go. Now, 365 00:28:48.839 --> 00:28:52.319 how did you interpret this victory for the Golden State Warriors? Because you know 366 00:28:52.400 --> 00:28:56.319 this team well, this is the team that you have been following. You 367 00:28:56.359 --> 00:28:59.359 are a fan, but you will critique them when they don't look right. 368 00:28:59.759 --> 00:29:03.759 To night though, after that loss of the Sacramento Kings, I see it 369 00:29:03.759 --> 00:29:07.319 as the Clippers going through a long stretch of a drought from the end of 370 00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:10.680 the first quarter into the second where they just couldn't score. But also Klay 371 00:29:10.759 --> 00:29:15.599 Thompson ten straight at one point early in that fourth quarter. He looks to 372 00:29:15.640 --> 00:29:18.960 be better recently. What's the state of the Golden State Warriors and just how 373 00:29:19.000 --> 00:29:25.880 they came through with this ball game in this win? Very simple turnovers tonight 374 00:29:26.759 --> 00:29:32.599 Warriors had seven. If you don't turn the Warriors over. That the Warriors 375 00:29:32.920 --> 00:29:37.119 Achille Hill is turnovers and foul They fought too much and they turned it over, 376 00:29:37.160 --> 00:29:41.039 and tonight they didn't do that. They didn't turn it over. And 377 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:44.880 if you're if they beat you on the glass, they shoot a pretty decent 378 00:29:44.920 --> 00:29:47.759 percentage. Now, you guys, look, what is it, five game, 379 00:29:47.839 --> 00:29:49.680 seven nights back to back. I think you guys are missing some lakes. 380 00:29:49.720 --> 00:29:53.079 Tonight you didn't shoot the ball well early if you look at the plus 381 00:29:53.079 --> 00:29:57.000 minus, which you know I don't like. But if we're gonna look at 382 00:29:57.000 --> 00:30:00.160 this to night. If we're going to look at that tonight, the Warriors 383 00:30:00.200 --> 00:30:04.400 starters don't have the good plus minus. It's the second unit. Yep, 384 00:30:04.559 --> 00:30:07.680 they hurt you. It was the second unit that hurts you. Guy. 385 00:30:08.519 --> 00:30:12.039 It's been like that, coach. I gotta say, this new starting lineup 386 00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:15.519 with the Clippers with James Harden next to Terrence Man has been fantastic. All 387 00:30:15.559 --> 00:30:18.920 the numbers say that. And Terrence Man was a plus thirteen in a game 388 00:30:18.960 --> 00:30:22.640 they lose by six. But you're right. The bench, the Golden State 389 00:30:22.680 --> 00:30:26.599 Warriors bench, and I think they had twenty plus turnovers against Sacramento, So 390 00:30:26.680 --> 00:30:30.920 yeah, a great point. They didn't turn the ball over tonight. They 391 00:30:30.960 --> 00:30:33.400 had forty four runovers the last two games. Report tonight no had seven. 392 00:30:33.599 --> 00:30:37.279 WHOA, Okay, that's a little bit extreme. I know you guys like 393 00:30:37.319 --> 00:30:41.720 to move to the basketball, but typically you take care of it a little 394 00:30:41.720 --> 00:30:44.480 bit better than that. Is Klay Thompson coming out of a funk? Is 395 00:30:44.519 --> 00:30:47.839 that what it is? Has he fallen off? Is he washed? Because 396 00:30:48.400 --> 00:30:52.799 I think he's looking much better over the last week or so. Clay and 397 00:30:52.839 --> 00:30:56.519 Wiggans balls that picked it up recently. It's you know, it's an ongoing 398 00:30:56.559 --> 00:31:00.359 conversation up here. It's you know, I feel bad when he has bad 399 00:31:00.400 --> 00:31:04.000 games. He's under a microscope and they want him on the greyhound bus the 400 00:31:04.000 --> 00:31:07.119 next morning. With the Wiggins. It's tough on him and he's you know, 401 00:31:07.160 --> 00:31:11.119 he's playing for a contract. He's he's planning to to get back, 402 00:31:11.160 --> 00:31:14.640 and he had times shot hunts and forces it. But I thought tonight, 403 00:31:14.720 --> 00:31:17.440 I thought tonight he was the one to beat you because he made some key 404 00:31:17.480 --> 00:31:21.680 buckets when every time you got it within eight six, it seemed like Clay 405 00:31:21.680 --> 00:31:23.920 went on a run a little bit. Yeah, Ricky Gears our guest here 406 00:31:25.039 --> 00:31:29.119 postgame after the Clippers fall by six to the Golden State Warriors up North, 407 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:33.279 final score one twenty to one fourteen. Ricky g a legend. He doesn't 408 00:31:33.319 --> 00:31:37.000 need your thread. You come on to his to try to make a name 409 00:31:37.039 --> 00:31:41.599 for yourself on Twitter. So, Coach, what's the big picture here with 410 00:31:41.680 --> 00:31:45.160 this Golden State Warriors team. I know you've been a little bit down on 411 00:31:45.200 --> 00:31:48.279 them. They don't have a ton of size, they have small guards. 412 00:31:48.640 --> 00:31:52.680 You don't like that. Is this a team that's on their last legs in 413 00:31:52.799 --> 00:31:56.000 terms of this championship window? Where it just doesn't look like they can be 414 00:31:56.039 --> 00:32:00.440 in that upper echelon in the Western Conference to you or do you still think 415 00:32:00.440 --> 00:32:02.279 they got enough juice with Steph Curry if he's healthy, that they can make 416 00:32:02.319 --> 00:32:08.519 some noise. Well. To fix the Warriors situation, to get would they 417 00:32:08.559 --> 00:32:12.599 want to get, they got to do a few things. One, take 418 00:32:12.640 --> 00:32:15.559 care of the basketball. Two, they have to guard point of attack. 419 00:32:16.079 --> 00:32:20.480 See the Warrior's strength. Everybody talks about the Warrior's size and not having rim 420 00:32:20.519 --> 00:32:24.319 protection. The warriors rem protection is no straight lighting drives, and until they 421 00:32:24.400 --> 00:32:29.319 fix that, they're going to struggle because they are small at the perimeter and 422 00:32:29.359 --> 00:32:31.519 they're not the quick at guards. So if you're small, slow, you're 423 00:32:31.519 --> 00:32:36.039 going to run into troubles. But if they can fix the point of attack, 424 00:32:37.240 --> 00:32:38.599 take care of the ball, as long as you have Steph Curry, 425 00:32:38.599 --> 00:32:42.880 you're going to have a shot. Yeah. The Clippers had fifty eight points 426 00:32:42.920 --> 00:32:45.319 in the paint tonight, which is a great number for them. Unfortunately, 427 00:32:45.839 --> 00:32:49.880 they just weren't good enough offensively in the first half and the Warriors went up 428 00:32:49.880 --> 00:32:52.799 by eighteen, and the Clippers were in that uphill battle. So I want 429 00:32:52.839 --> 00:32:57.240 your outsider perspective on the Clippers, and if you want to throw some questions 430 00:32:57.240 --> 00:32:59.920 back at me, we can go back and forth on this. But where 431 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:02.279 were you when they brought in the James? When they brought in James Harden 432 00:33:02.319 --> 00:33:06.400 on the trade, how did you feel about it? Russ? Coming off 433 00:33:06.400 --> 00:33:08.720 the bench? Now, do you think this is a team that is just 434 00:33:08.759 --> 00:33:13.480 going through that learning curve, some struggles, maybe a step back to take 435 00:33:13.519 --> 00:33:16.640 two steps forward. They are five and three with this new starting lineup, 436 00:33:16.640 --> 00:33:21.119 and a lot of the numbers say they are elite on both ends. Now 437 00:33:21.119 --> 00:33:24.240 with their starters, you know, the members say you guys are a good 438 00:33:24.279 --> 00:33:29.799 defensive team. My eyes want to push back on that. But I thought 439 00:33:29.839 --> 00:33:34.279 tonight the Clippers did a lot of ball watching off ball. I thought the 440 00:33:34.319 --> 00:33:39.480 Warriors got a lot of extra opportunities and a lot of easy buckets because the 441 00:33:39.519 --> 00:33:43.839 week's I was ball watching and that might be fatigue back to back, I 442 00:33:43.839 --> 00:33:45.759 don't know, but that's when I want to see salary. Do they correct 443 00:33:45.759 --> 00:33:50.599 that? Did I want? Would I have made the James Harden trade? 444 00:33:50.839 --> 00:33:53.720 No? I would not, But I understand why you did move it because 445 00:33:55.599 --> 00:34:00.559 the problem with the Harden trade from where I sit is him and us playing 446 00:34:00.599 --> 00:34:04.640 together. Yeah, but you got to make a decision. Tylu wants to 447 00:34:04.640 --> 00:34:07.599 play with Pace, but yet he don't want to play him together. And 448 00:34:07.640 --> 00:34:12.360 I don't know how you play Pace up Temple without Russ. But it seems 449 00:34:12.440 --> 00:34:15.239 like on offense, I see a lot of isoball and I'm not sure that's 450 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:19.320 gonna word, but maybe it will in the playoffs. See the Writer's season 451 00:34:19.360 --> 00:34:22.360 playoffs. Two different games, so we have to be kind of careful where 452 00:34:22.400 --> 00:34:27.039 we go. Now. I'm not an ISO guy, so I don't know, 453 00:34:27.079 --> 00:34:30.360 but I think I think the Warriors and the Clippers both have the same 454 00:34:30.440 --> 00:34:34.119 issues. Can they guard point of attack? Can they play up Temple and 455 00:34:34.199 --> 00:34:39.559 get the three balls off? Yeah? I look the Clippers before the last 456 00:34:39.599 --> 00:34:45.800 couple of games, they just hadn't shot it well from the outside. Uncharacteristically, 457 00:34:45.840 --> 00:34:47.320 this is a team that has been top three, I think in three 458 00:34:47.320 --> 00:34:52.920 point percentage over the last couple of seasons. They've been elite in that area, 459 00:34:52.440 --> 00:34:57.320 and I don't know if it's just fluky bad shooting or what. They 460 00:34:57.440 --> 00:35:00.920 ended up shooting thirty eight percent in this game. They some fire late, 461 00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:05.000 but guys like Terrence Man, he's been struggling from the outside. He's been 462 00:35:05.039 --> 00:35:07.760 turning down shots. They can be much better. Paul George struggled to the 463 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.800 point tonight where you can just say, oh, that lost you the ball 464 00:35:10.880 --> 00:35:14.960 game. He went six for eighteen, and he was in during that stint 465 00:35:15.000 --> 00:35:19.159 with the second unit where they just went scoreless or just had three points over 466 00:35:19.199 --> 00:35:22.719 about a six minute stretch. That did him in. But I agree with 467 00:35:22.760 --> 00:35:24.480 you. I think the Clippers, you know, they always talk about get 468 00:35:24.480 --> 00:35:29.639 to the paint and kick it out, paint and spray and get the defense 469 00:35:29.639 --> 00:35:32.679 in rotation, and that's when they're at their best. Are there any similarities 470 00:35:32.679 --> 00:35:38.400 there with Golden State? Well, Golden State doesn't get two feet in the 471 00:35:38.440 --> 00:35:43.599 paint like the Clippers. Can't see Harden could Harden can't get two feet in 472 00:35:43.639 --> 00:35:46.320 the paint now. He doesn't do it with the bursts and explosiveness and go 473 00:35:46.320 --> 00:35:49.719 all the way to the cup like he used to, but he can get 474 00:35:49.719 --> 00:35:52.400 to two feet in the paint on the mind range for the floater or or 475 00:35:52.400 --> 00:35:58.199 the pass. Well, where's have no impression. We just don't have it 476 00:35:58.280 --> 00:36:01.079 now. Wigans maybe can give us some here recently, but the Warriors don't 477 00:36:01.079 --> 00:36:05.679 get two feet of paint and That's that's another thing that Warriors need to fix 478 00:36:05.880 --> 00:36:07.920 because Chris Paul doesn't beat nobody off the bounce and he's not getting two feet 479 00:36:07.920 --> 00:36:12.239 in the paint. Now with your squad, you got Kawhi can get two 480 00:36:12.280 --> 00:36:14.440 feet in to paint. You got hard and get two feet in the paint. 481 00:36:14.639 --> 00:36:15.920 You got Resku and get two feet in the paint. And I think 482 00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:21.239 Paul George maybe at times, but that that might be where they need time 483 00:36:21.280 --> 00:36:25.079 to work that out. I just don't The Clippers don't look cohesive to me. 484 00:36:25.480 --> 00:36:29.559 It seems like Martin will take his dribbles, try to beat his man. 485 00:36:30.039 --> 00:36:30.840 Now I'll go over here, and he goes over here to Kuhi. 486 00:36:30.840 --> 00:36:34.719 He'll take his drills, but now I'll go over here to Pull. That's 487 00:36:34.719 --> 00:36:37.559 where I think I see issues with him right now. On options. Yeah, 488 00:36:37.599 --> 00:36:42.000 and some of that to me is understandable. When you bring in somebody 489 00:36:42.039 --> 00:36:45.559 like James Harden, it's going to take time. That is a huge piece 490 00:36:45.599 --> 00:36:51.119 to integrate into your into your offense. But to me, to maximize this 491 00:36:51.159 --> 00:36:54.639 Clippers team, it's having James Harden as the third option and also just running 492 00:36:54.679 --> 00:37:00.000 pick and roll and spamming that over and over again because he beats a zoom. 493 00:37:00.280 --> 00:37:02.519 Are starting to get much better with it, and that's just something the 494 00:37:02.559 --> 00:37:07.199 Clippers late in games. You mentioned the ISO ball. They go to that 495 00:37:07.320 --> 00:37:10.360 far too often where they just rely on Kawhi Leonard and Paul George taking tough 496 00:37:10.400 --> 00:37:14.920 shots. Now, we've seen a few times with James Harden where when he's 497 00:37:14.960 --> 00:37:19.039 in control, they get much better looks and just running that pick and roll, 498 00:37:19.079 --> 00:37:22.519 it's almost like three points. I love saying that with him because he's 499 00:37:22.559 --> 00:37:24.880 so devastating with it. But the Clippers are still adjusting to it, and 500 00:37:24.920 --> 00:37:30.320 there have been some wonky field goal attempts all over the place where it's hard 501 00:37:30.320 --> 00:37:31.880 to keep everyone in rhythm. You know, you don't touch the ball for 502 00:37:31.920 --> 00:37:37.800 five straight possessions something like that, it's hard to keep guys engaged. Now, 503 00:37:37.800 --> 00:37:40.320 I don't put that on Paul George for not touching the basketball enough tonight. 504 00:37:40.400 --> 00:37:43.760 I just think he was off. But let me ask you this. 505 00:37:44.320 --> 00:37:47.639 Ricky g is our guest here on Clippers Talk after they fall by six up 506 00:37:47.679 --> 00:37:52.400 north to the Golden State Warriors. What have you seen from Kawhi Leonard tonight, 507 00:37:52.519 --> 00:37:55.719 Because there were some murmurs after the game Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, 508 00:37:55.760 --> 00:38:00.599 Kawhi attempted twenty six shots. He hit ten of them, and he 509 00:38:00.719 --> 00:38:02.920 just didn't look like he had the same explosiveness. But the last couple of 510 00:38:02.960 --> 00:38:07.079 games, I mean, he dunked on Jervale McGhee, and tonight, even 511 00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:08.920 on a back to back, I thought he showed a lot more bounce out 512 00:38:08.960 --> 00:38:12.920 there. What have you seen from Kawhi? Well? Do you know it's 513 00:38:12.960 --> 00:38:15.760 funny about that? During the Denver game, I tweeted as he lost his 514 00:38:15.840 --> 00:38:20.639 bounce, his movement looks bad. And then last night I watched him and 515 00:38:20.679 --> 00:38:23.599 he had bounced and he looked good. So maybe it's a game to game, 516 00:38:23.880 --> 00:38:28.159 day to day situation with him. Sometimes he looks like he's in mine 517 00:38:28.199 --> 00:38:30.559 and sometimes he's got bounce. Now, I want to ask you a question. 518 00:38:30.719 --> 00:38:37.679 All right, did Powell play tonight limited minutes eighteen and he just took 519 00:38:37.760 --> 00:38:40.639 two shot attempts. He was out there during that run where they went cold. 520 00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:45.920 He was a ghost. Yeah, you can't have that because he's your 521 00:38:45.960 --> 00:38:49.400 up temple. He's the one who's supposed to change that temple. He was 522 00:38:49.440 --> 00:38:53.719 a ghost tonight. I'll say this for Norman Powell I thought Harrison Barnes rolled 523 00:38:53.800 --> 00:38:57.320 up on him last night and he left the game and went to the locker 524 00:38:57.400 --> 00:39:00.239 room, and it looked like a significant knee injury at first, and it 525 00:39:00.280 --> 00:39:02.760 turned out just to be a knee contusion, so it may have been that 526 00:39:02.840 --> 00:39:07.079 affecting him. But two shots not aggressive enough. I did like the fact 527 00:39:07.119 --> 00:39:12.239 that they gave Bones Highland a look finally, because against Golden State you can 528 00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:15.400 play smaller. You don't have to worry too much about going three guards out 529 00:39:15.440 --> 00:39:19.360 there. And I want to see more from Bones Highland. I don't know 530 00:39:19.360 --> 00:39:22.360 what you've seen from him coach and his time in Denver and his time with 531 00:39:22.400 --> 00:39:25.320 the Clippers, but this is a guy that pushes pace and he'll pull up 532 00:39:25.360 --> 00:39:30.000 from anywhere he's got. He's got unlimited range and confidence. He actually I'm 533 00:39:30.000 --> 00:39:31.880 not saying he's Steph Curry or anything of that like that or a long loss 534 00:39:31.920 --> 00:39:37.360 splash brother, but this is somebody who likes to shoot it often from distance. 535 00:39:37.519 --> 00:39:42.079 I like Bones and I think lowing with him tonight to just for what 536 00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:45.280 you just said, to get paid. See one thing I'm concerned about the 537 00:39:45.320 --> 00:39:50.199 Clippers team again. You're like my Warriors team. You guys, where's your 538 00:39:50.239 --> 00:39:53.719 speed? Do you have any speed? You know Lou wants to play up 539 00:39:53.760 --> 00:40:00.280 Temple Well, unless it's us who you playing up Temple with? I don't 540 00:40:00.360 --> 00:40:05.760 wonder Paul George could play up Temple well. I hope you don't have to 541 00:40:05.800 --> 00:40:08.119 wonder about that too much. I mean early in the season when Russ was 542 00:40:08.159 --> 00:40:13.719 starting, they certainly were playing faster. But it sounds like from Coach Lou, 543 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:19.079 it's not necessarily just getting up the floor fast. It's movement in the 544 00:40:19.119 --> 00:40:22.400 half court and just making quicker decisions out there and keeping the defense off balance, 545 00:40:22.440 --> 00:40:25.880 because that's what Kawhi Leonards looked like more so the last two games. 546 00:40:25.880 --> 00:40:30.800 In fact, coming off the Sacramento game last night, Coach Lou said he 547 00:40:30.840 --> 00:40:34.320 made some of the quickest decisions he has seen in his four years as the 548 00:40:34.360 --> 00:40:37.159 head coach, where he wasn't waiting for the double team to come and then 549 00:40:37.280 --> 00:40:42.199 kicking it out to someone else. He was attacking beforehand, because look, 550 00:40:42.320 --> 00:40:45.400 him being selfish can be unselfish because it helps the team when Kawhi Leonard's being 551 00:40:45.400 --> 00:40:49.920 aggressive out there. So I get what you're saying. And on a night 552 00:40:49.960 --> 00:40:52.079 to night situation, especially on the second night of a back to back. 553 00:40:52.599 --> 00:40:57.119 The Clippers have looked slow at times. I didn't think they looked too slow 554 00:40:57.159 --> 00:41:00.320 though tonight against Golden State. I didn't think that wasn't necessarily the issue so 555 00:41:00.440 --> 00:41:05.519 much is just some poor shooting. Well, well, you can't look too 556 00:41:05.559 --> 00:41:10.119 so against going to stay because we're not quick. Even that's fair. I 557 00:41:10.239 --> 00:41:15.599 like the parallels you're bringing up here, Coach. It's it's it's there are 558 00:41:15.599 --> 00:41:17.119 a lot of To me, there are a lot of mirror of each other. 559 00:41:17.320 --> 00:41:22.400 I think what Tyl Loo's talking about about pace, I think he's talking 560 00:41:22.400 --> 00:41:27.119 about when you're going from free throw line to other free throw line in transition. 561 00:41:27.320 --> 00:41:30.719 I think he's talking less dribbling in a basketball. Yeah, no, 562 00:41:30.880 --> 00:41:34.480 that's totally fair. They're trying to push it up the court longer outlet passes. 563 00:41:34.599 --> 00:41:37.920 James Harden has been very good with some of that, and to Russell 564 00:41:37.960 --> 00:41:43.480 Westbrook's credit, six assists, a zero turnover tonight, and making the extra 565 00:41:43.559 --> 00:41:47.039 pass and making the right play more often than not, playing within himself. 566 00:41:47.760 --> 00:41:51.960 I don't mind the ballgame from either of those guys, but Golden State they 567 00:41:51.960 --> 00:41:55.119 get the victory one twenty to one fourteen over the Clippers coach, unless you've 568 00:41:55.119 --> 00:41:58.360 got one more for me. I got to take a break here, but 569 00:41:58.400 --> 00:42:02.880 I appreciate you coming on. It's Ricky G. I appreciate you having me 570 00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:07.840 on. I'll see you Saturday. All right, Saturday, let's go. 571 00:42:07.199 --> 00:42:12.039 Sounds good, should be a good one. At crypto dot com. Thank 572 00:42:12.039 --> 00:42:17.360 you, Adam, Thanks coach. He's at j Richard Goodman on Twitter. 573 00:42:19.119 --> 00:42:24.880 One of my favorite follows. A wealth of information. One of those guys 574 00:42:24.880 --> 00:42:30.719 that you know, forgotten more basketball than I'll ever know. Coming up next, 575 00:42:30.760 --> 00:42:34.840 back to your phone calls eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy 576 00:42:34.880 --> 00:42:37.559 eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy. We will hear from coach 577 00:42:37.639 --> 00:42:43.039 lou After the Clippers lose one twenty one fourteen up north of the Golden State 578 00:42:43.039 --> 00:42:45.199 Warriors. They run it back at Crypto dot Com Arena Saturday tip off at 579 00:42:45.239 --> 00:42:51.760 one. I'm at a Mosland and you're listening to a five seventy LA Sports. 580 00:42:52.679 --> 00:42:55.800 The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a laryob. They still want to 581 00:42:55.840 --> 00:43:00.760 get that Lario beat. Don't miss a moment all season law. This is 582 00:43:00.800 --> 00:43:05.400 the LA Clippers Audio Network. This one eats at you a little bit clippernation 583 00:43:05.679 --> 00:43:13.400 just because they fought. This didn't execute well enough. You could say it's 584 00:43:13.440 --> 00:43:17.320 just tired legs. We talked with coach Ricky G earlier. He brought that 585 00:43:17.440 --> 00:43:20.800 up there on the second out of a back to back. This was game 586 00:43:20.920 --> 00:43:24.679 five in a five and seven stretch, and I think all that's fair. 587 00:43:27.800 --> 00:43:31.000 But if Paul George just plays like himself and really hasn't over the last three 588 00:43:31.079 --> 00:43:36.880 games, I think the Clippers get the victory. Not putting it on one 589 00:43:36.920 --> 00:43:40.519 guy. Just know he's one of your superstars. He can play much better 590 00:43:40.559 --> 00:43:44.960 than this. Offensively, he had plenty of good looks, just couldn't get 591 00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:52.119 him to fall still though, ten assist to one turnover like that. Clippers 592 00:43:52.159 --> 00:43:57.639 got some new starting lineup data out after playing. Oh god, that was 593 00:43:57.639 --> 00:44:00.400 a mess. I tried to tweet it out and you know, sometime were 594 00:44:00.559 --> 00:44:06.440 just it doesn't look flush, it doesn't look pretty. I gotta do this 595 00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:10.199 again. I got a screenshot this all over. But starting lineup was still 596 00:44:10.239 --> 00:44:15.079 good. As Ricky G pointed out, they didn't lose the ball game. 597 00:44:16.079 --> 00:44:21.639 Was it on them? They played well together. Let's hear from the head 598 00:44:21.639 --> 00:44:25.039 coach though, Toron Lou after the Clippers fall up north one twenty fourteen to 599 00:44:25.079 --> 00:44:34.400 the Golden State Warriors. Post game, yes, try Steph. You only 600 00:44:34.760 --> 00:44:38.039 only wound up ten to fifteen shots. It seemed like the team tried to 601 00:44:38.599 --> 00:44:45.079 focus on containing him. What were you trying to just do defensively and how 602 00:44:45.119 --> 00:44:46.119 do you feel like you were able to execute him on that? And for 603 00:44:46.280 --> 00:44:51.960 tonight, just try to keep miss out of three point line, you know, 604 00:44:52.000 --> 00:44:54.159 not let him get a lot of threes off. And then I thought 605 00:44:54.159 --> 00:44:57.079 of the second half, as we talked about before the game. We did 606 00:44:57.079 --> 00:44:59.920 a good job getting to the paint, finishing you know, around the basket 607 00:45:00.559 --> 00:45:02.679 with some tough finishes. But you know, overall, I thought, you 608 00:45:02.679 --> 00:45:05.800 know, we were up, we were up a little bit and Draymon's at 609 00:45:05.800 --> 00:45:08.159 the five. When Jaymon got behind us defensively, it was tough. Put 610 00:45:08.159 --> 00:45:12.920 a lot of pressure on our defense and so that was tough to see. 611 00:45:13.159 --> 00:45:15.280 So we just got to, you know, be able to correct those things. 612 00:45:15.559 --> 00:45:19.559 On Saturday, we well, they gotta do coach like that, Well, 613 00:45:19.559 --> 00:45:21.559 they gotta cut them off? Did I cut off Ricky g You know, 614 00:45:22.119 --> 00:45:27.960 why are they cutting off? Coach? Lou Clippers fall by six, 615 00:45:28.079 --> 00:45:34.039 but here are the numbers. Clippers now in eight games with this new starting 616 00:45:34.079 --> 00:45:38.119 lineup with James Harden next to the Terrence Man in the backcourt, they're shooting 617 00:45:38.360 --> 00:45:44.679 fifty two percent from the field and forty two percent from three. That that 618 00:45:44.800 --> 00:45:47.559 is good. That is very good if you want the advanced numbers. Offensive 619 00:45:47.639 --> 00:45:53.280 ratings at one twenty three point five for reference. Uh, the best team 620 00:45:53.880 --> 00:45:59.199 in the league offensive rating wise is the Indiana Pacers. They're at one twenty 621 00:45:59.199 --> 00:46:04.199 two. They're offensive rating Clippers almost at one twenty four. That new starting 622 00:46:04.239 --> 00:46:07.239 lineup, defensive rating at one hundred, best defensive rating in the league, 623 00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:14.400 Minnesota Timberwolves at one oh six. Clippers that starting lineup one hundred net rating 624 00:46:14.840 --> 00:46:19.000 plus twenty three point one, telling you the starters were good enough tonight. 625 00:46:19.480 --> 00:46:27.079 The bench tough one. I thought Daniel Tie had his moments, but overall 626 00:46:28.400 --> 00:46:31.480 he was on the court during some of those stretches where the Clippers just weren't 627 00:46:31.480 --> 00:46:37.320 getting stops in fifteen minutes, he was a minus twenty out there. Not 628 00:46:37.360 --> 00:46:39.320 putting it on him. I like his hustle, I like the way he 629 00:46:39.360 --> 00:46:45.760 competes, but they still need Mason Plumbley. Let's not forget about that that's 630 00:46:45.760 --> 00:46:52.719 your true backup seven footer and somebody who I think will thrive next to James 631 00:46:52.760 --> 00:46:55.800 Harden in the pick and roll with those lobs. Quick time out will come 632 00:46:55.840 --> 00:47:00.079 back. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy six nine eight seven 633 00:47:00.159 --> 00:47:06.559 two five seventy is the phone number after the Clippers fall up north one twenty 634 00:47:06.599 --> 00:47:12.400 two, one fourteen to the Golden State Warriors. Looking for more postgame quotes 635 00:47:12.440 --> 00:47:16.760 we can dive into. I know some people really enjoyed that conversation with coach 636 00:47:16.840 --> 00:47:22.559 Ricky g Tad Daly said, Wow, I learned a lot from Coach Ricky. 637 00:47:22.599 --> 00:47:29.960 We always do, and the parallels he was bringing up between the Clippers 638 00:47:29.960 --> 00:47:37.920 and Golden State Warriors very appropriately makes sense. The teams are analogous in some 639 00:47:37.000 --> 00:47:44.199 ways and they're playing each other again on Saturday. More on that, Oh, 640 00:47:44.239 --> 00:47:46.320 Martin Huyton Beach just called in. Missed him the other night. I 641 00:47:46.360 --> 00:47:51.400 said he would be first tonight to be called back. He did. We'll 642 00:47:51.400 --> 00:47:52.760 get to him as well. This is Clippers talk on a M five to 643 00:47:52.800 --> 00:47:58.880 seventy LA Sports. The LA Clippers continue their hunt for Alarry o. B. 644 00:47:59.199 --> 00:48:01.239 They still want to get that Larry o'beat. Don't miss a moment all 645 00:48:01.280 --> 00:48:07.760 season long. This is the LA Clippers Audio Network Fun Night here on Clippers 646 00:48:07.760 --> 00:48:12.519 Talk even after a loss. It was cool to talk to Ricky g earlier. 647 00:48:12.760 --> 00:48:16.559 If you miss that, I'll have the podcast up shortly after we finished 648 00:48:16.719 --> 00:48:22.320 last segment here. Clippers lose by six. Final score Golden State Warriors one 649 00:48:22.400 --> 00:48:30.320 twenty year Los Angeles Clippers one fourteen. I mentioned the starting lineup. They 650 00:48:30.360 --> 00:48:34.000 were a plus four tonight. They won their minutes. They played twenty two 651 00:48:34.079 --> 00:48:37.840 of them last night. It was twenty eight. They really were chasing that 652 00:48:37.920 --> 00:48:42.880 one on the second nd of a back to back. You just can't play 653 00:48:42.920 --> 00:48:47.519 them much more than they did tonight. It was the right move. You 654 00:48:47.519 --> 00:48:52.320 don't want to turn those tired legs into dead legs coming up for a week 655 00:48:52.440 --> 00:48:55.320 or so. But they ended up shooting forty eight percent from the field tonight, 656 00:48:55.440 --> 00:49:00.000 the starting unit forty three percent from three when they were on the floor, 657 00:49:00.559 --> 00:49:06.880 and again, a plus four bench wasn't quite good enough. Clippers had 658 00:49:06.920 --> 00:49:10.800 their moments, but coach Lou would say this postgame, this is coming from 659 00:49:12.679 --> 00:49:17.960 La Murray at La Murray. The n U might make him a pregame guest 660 00:49:19.039 --> 00:49:22.119 on Saturday. One of my favorites covers the Clippers. For the Athletic. 661 00:49:22.239 --> 00:49:25.920 We had Andrew greif on earlier today. In the pregame show, Coach Lou 662 00:49:25.960 --> 00:49:30.039 said the five and seven tested the team mentally, and they show them that 663 00:49:30.079 --> 00:49:36.119 they can do it. He also thought Coach Lou that Paul George, while 664 00:49:36.159 --> 00:49:39.079 felt feeling good physically, he was gassed. He could tell he was tired 665 00:49:40.000 --> 00:49:45.039 and that can have an effect on your legs. Of course. He also 666 00:49:45.119 --> 00:49:47.599 said he thought he put Bones Highland in a tough spot tonight. He was 667 00:49:47.639 --> 00:49:52.199 looking for some offensive energy. I love the move, just give it a 668 00:49:52.199 --> 00:49:55.519 shot. It didn't work, but they needed some paunch a spark, and 669 00:49:55.599 --> 00:50:00.760 I think Bones will come through in that spot more often than not. Coach 670 00:50:00.800 --> 00:50:05.360 who also said the game was moving too fast for Kobe Brown. That was 671 00:50:05.400 --> 00:50:12.760 evident, very much so Clippers though now two and eight in clutch time games, 672 00:50:12.920 --> 00:50:16.280 games that come down to the last five minutes within five points, no 673 00:50:16.400 --> 00:50:22.840 team has more losses in those games. That's tough. That's coming from Law 674 00:50:23.199 --> 00:50:28.199 Murray of the Athletic. Mark huinsen Beach here on Clipper staff without Amazon, 675 00:50:28.239 --> 00:50:32.960 what's up? Well, like you mentioned a little bit earlier last night. 676 00:50:34.280 --> 00:50:38.440 And I've been contemplating this since Tys was acquired from the Pacers. You know, 677 00:50:38.480 --> 00:50:42.559 he had that nineteen point game, looked pretty good the first couple of 678 00:50:42.559 --> 00:50:46.519 games and all that. But like you said the other night, when Plumblely 679 00:50:46.599 --> 00:50:50.519 comes back, I'd like coach lou to be here on the team we're playing. 680 00:50:50.559 --> 00:50:53.280 But I'd like to have both Tyson plumb Lee both on the court. 681 00:50:53.320 --> 00:50:57.840 Can you imagine the rim production with those two guys when you're coming down and 682 00:50:57.920 --> 00:51:00.440 then they can feed off of each other as far as shots go, you 683 00:51:00.440 --> 00:51:04.280 know, in and around there. But I'd like to see, you know, 684 00:51:04.480 --> 00:51:07.400 Tys go to the power forward position and then see how that works out 685 00:51:07.440 --> 00:51:10.880 for you know, three four games. I don't hate the idea there, 686 00:51:10.960 --> 00:51:15.519 Mark, because he knocked down a three pointer tonight. That's a shot he's 687 00:51:15.559 --> 00:51:17.840 just gonna have to hit. Teams are going to have to respect him from 688 00:51:17.920 --> 00:51:22.320 the outside with his jumper if he's going to play the four. So encouraging 689 00:51:22.400 --> 00:51:25.320 to see that tonight. And he had a couple of beautiful passes by the 690 00:51:25.320 --> 00:51:28.960 way, Daniel Tys with two assists. Both of them came I believe to 691 00:51:29.039 --> 00:51:32.679 Russell Westbrook in the fourth quarter. One of them was to russ On a 692 00:51:32.800 --> 00:51:37.760 huge throwdown when he was in the dunker spot on the baseline. Tys has 693 00:51:38.440 --> 00:51:44.079 an interesting skill set that you can tap into and really see the potential. 694 00:51:44.840 --> 00:51:49.400 And yes, if he can play the four next to a big that could 695 00:51:49.440 --> 00:51:52.320 really be a dynamic. That could, I don't know, just open up 696 00:51:52.320 --> 00:51:57.480 a different element to this Clippers team on offense, in on defense, anything 697 00:51:57.519 --> 00:52:01.440 else in the games that I think, well, I watched it and I 698 00:52:01.840 --> 00:52:07.000 just saw, you know, basically what went wrong, and it just it's 699 00:52:07.000 --> 00:52:10.199 still a gel process for them getting used to each other. But it'll come 700 00:52:10.239 --> 00:52:15.199 around. I can remember teams, so the Clippers not jelling until January. 701 00:52:15.239 --> 00:52:17.079 And I've had a season ticket when I get afforded since nineteen eighty eight, 702 00:52:17.159 --> 00:52:22.760 Danny Manning and Ron Harper, So I've been to quite a few Charles Smith 703 00:52:22.760 --> 00:52:27.559 out there too, Uh, Charles Charles Smith, Ken Norman Doc Rivers for 704 00:52:27.559 --> 00:52:32.119 one year, yep, yep in his little short shorts. Yeah. I 705 00:52:32.239 --> 00:52:36.360 just think I just yeah, yeah, I've seen them all, and like 706 00:52:36.400 --> 00:52:39.440 I said, I think that would be at least try it out and let 707 00:52:39.519 --> 00:52:42.800 them work for a while. It's not gonna be like the Twin Towers or 708 00:52:42.800 --> 00:52:45.000 anything, but uh, you know, but I think that just the room 709 00:52:45.039 --> 00:52:49.360 protection those two guys there, if they're coming down and they're already in places 710 00:52:49.400 --> 00:52:52.719 like, oh crap, now what No. I like the idea, Mark. 711 00:52:52.760 --> 00:52:57.480 I appreciate the phone call call in again on Saturday. I think the 712 00:52:57.480 --> 00:53:01.679 Clippers they have so many off there are so many moving parts right now it's 713 00:53:01.800 --> 00:53:07.840 hard to isolate what variables are working and what aren't. And that's part of 714 00:53:07.880 --> 00:53:13.760 this process. But they're also eight and ten. There's not a lot of 715 00:53:13.800 --> 00:53:17.239 room for error. They have to start winning ball games encouraging signs though, 716 00:53:17.239 --> 00:53:21.719 And let me tell you this, the most important thing right now from this 717 00:53:21.760 --> 00:53:29.159 Clippers team is seeing Kawhi Leonard still look like that guy a dude, as 718 00:53:29.559 --> 00:53:35.719 Ricky g would say, a superstar. Twenty three points on just seventeen shots, 719 00:53:36.400 --> 00:53:38.639 and he had a jumper early, then a floater took it away from 720 00:53:38.719 --> 00:53:45.400 Curry and then cut a lob from James Harden in the first half. I 721 00:53:45.400 --> 00:53:52.480 thought he had some really impressive that pull up three he had in transition. 722 00:53:52.599 --> 00:53:55.559 In the second half, the Clippers really needed it. Made it a twelve 723 00:53:55.599 --> 00:54:00.119 point game after it was up to eighteen. The floater he had in the 724 00:54:00.159 --> 00:54:05.440 third quarter and that brought it to six, and then he had another three 725 00:54:05.480 --> 00:54:08.360 pointer of bringing it to nine in the third and then a tough layup through 726 00:54:08.360 --> 00:54:14.840 the defense in the third quarter as well. The explosiveness was there. The 727 00:54:14.880 --> 00:54:19.480 guy that we saw the last three months of last season into the first two 728 00:54:19.480 --> 00:54:23.039 games in that first round series against the Phoenix Suns is still who Kawhi Leonard 729 00:54:23.159 --> 00:54:29.000 is, and that guy can be a number one option on a championship team. 730 00:54:29.119 --> 00:54:34.159 Nothing's more important than that, because Kawhi Leonard, he's their guy. 731 00:54:34.440 --> 00:54:37.119 That's what they've invested in. They built the team around him. And the 732 00:54:37.199 --> 00:54:43.280 last two games especially, he has looked much quicker, much faster, and 733 00:54:43.360 --> 00:54:45.599 look, he hasn't played this many games straight in the regular season since the 734 00:54:45.639 --> 00:54:51.760 twenty sixteen to twenty seventeen season back with the Spurs, so maybe his body 735 00:54:51.840 --> 00:54:57.000 is adjusting and he's kind of caught his early second win of the season playing 736 00:54:57.039 --> 00:55:02.440 these back to backs again. But just looking healthy, looking spry, that's 737 00:55:02.519 --> 00:55:07.800 huge. That's everything for this team. Gonna need it on Saturday against Golden 738 00:55:07.840 --> 00:55:12.039 State. Clippers have to be better with their execution. Looking for a bounce 739 00:55:12.079 --> 00:55:15.400 back game from Paul George. Tip off of that one is at one. 740 00:55:15.519 --> 00:55:19.559 We'll have clippers countdown at twelve before we get out of here. Katie Newton, 741 00:55:19.599 --> 00:55:23.000 our producer here in Burbank, we'll steal a little casual Katie's corner. 742 00:55:23.760 --> 00:55:28.599 Katie, you got a question for me like Ricky g did earlier. Well, 743 00:55:28.760 --> 00:55:32.920 probably not as high level. Yeah, it's gonna be something like silly 744 00:55:34.039 --> 00:55:37.559 like this, like I think I know the answer, but fast breakpoints? 745 00:55:37.920 --> 00:55:40.800 Am I wrong? Or am I right? By saying oh, like they 746 00:55:40.840 --> 00:55:45.000 get it a breakaway and they make it, we get it. Yeah, 747 00:55:45.000 --> 00:55:47.480 they're running, they're in transition. And then you're right. What about a 748 00:55:47.480 --> 00:55:52.239 pick and roll? That's a little bit more of a visual. Okay, 749 00:55:52.320 --> 00:55:55.559 you'll have to show me. The traditional way is a big man comes up, 750 00:55:55.679 --> 00:55:59.760 sets a screen and eats a zoo box for James Harden, and then 751 00:56:00.000 --> 00:56:02.360 defense has to make a decision do you want to fight over the screen or 752 00:56:02.400 --> 00:56:06.639 go under it? And you can get a switch that way? All right, 753 00:56:06.639 --> 00:56:07.840 you'll have to point it out. Yeah, I'm sorry, that's just 754 00:56:09.320 --> 00:56:15.239 the sport for you. Cameras have trouble with that one. Clippers gotta spam 755 00:56:15.280 --> 00:56:19.119 it more. They got to use it more, though James Harden's too good 756 00:56:19.119 --> 00:56:22.199 with it. Clippers lose by six tonight. Before we get out of here, 757 00:56:22.239 --> 00:56:29.079 I do want to thank the Clippers organization. No Eagle, Ryan Steaman, 758 00:56:29.199 --> 00:56:32.079 Ralph Lawler, Carlo Jimenez on the call, big Brother, Jake Warner, 759 00:56:32.079 --> 00:56:37.199 our head engineer, the callers, the listeners, the coach Ricky g 760 00:56:37.000 --> 00:56:43.480 coming on tonight. That was fun. Callers, the listeners. Appreciate you 761 00:56:43.519 --> 00:56:45.559 guys. We'll talk to you at noon with your pregame shows. The Clippers 762 00:56:45.599 --> 00:56:50.840 host the Golden State Warriors on Saturday. Talk to you then. So White 763 00:56:50.960 --> 00:56:52.599 was doing his thing. All they want to do is win in La. 764 00:56:53.599 --> 00:56:59.159 I thought they gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, the 765 00:56:59.239 --> 00:57:02.840 official post game reaction of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are 766 00:57:02.880 --> 00:57:07.719 you know it's a change. Don't miss an episode all season. 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