WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.120 --> 00:00:07.280 Get your fall. It's time to react La Clippers Basketball. This is Clippers 2 00:00:07.320 --> 00:00:11.599 Talk. All the chat, reaction and analysis hosted by Adam Oslay. You 3 00:00:11.679 --> 00:00:16.679 know he's feeling good. Take the show with you anywhere you are and get 4 00:00:16.679 --> 00:00:21.199 the podcast. I'm the iHeart Radio and now your host. He makes everything 5 00:00:21.239 --> 00:00:27.000 happen. Adam Moslan well playing in the big eas He never seems to be 6 00:00:27.079 --> 00:00:31.399 that easy for your Los Angeles Clippers. They lose one twenty to one zero 7 00:00:31.559 --> 00:00:36.600 three in New Orleans to the Pelicans. Welcome into Clippers Talk. I'm Atam 8 00:00:36.640 --> 00:00:40.320 Moslin coming up. We'll get to your phone calls at eight seven seven five 9 00:00:40.399 --> 00:00:45.600 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. Bear with 10 00:00:45.679 --> 00:00:49.159 me. I'm running solo tonight like Haunt, so I'll just throw you on 11 00:00:49.280 --> 00:00:53.200 hold and then I'll screen you during the break eight seven seven five two zero 12 00:00:53.320 --> 00:00:58.079 eleven fifty Coming up here. My friend Nick Hamilton, NBA analyst, will 13 00:00:58.119 --> 00:01:02.280 be here also will I post game audio on the very next segment from head 14 00:01:02.320 --> 00:01:07.120 coach t lou After the Clippers lose by seventeen, lose for the first time 15 00:01:07.280 --> 00:01:12.799 in five games, and let's not lose sight of the fact that they've still 16 00:01:12.840 --> 00:01:17.719 won seventeen of twenty one, eleven of their last thirteen and or nineteen and 17 00:01:17.799 --> 00:01:21.760 six since the All Star Break. I know, a loss like this is 18 00:01:21.799 --> 00:01:29.079 frustrating, discouraging, disappointing because the Clippers really came out flat after they were 19 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:36.280 up nine two. Things turned around so quickly in that first quarter, and 20 00:01:36.480 --> 00:01:46.519 it was really them going cold offensively and going exceptionally sub zero cold from distance, 21 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:51.159 where in the first half they were three of twenty one from three. 22 00:01:51.400 --> 00:01:57.680 But it started in the first quarter where at one point they went four minutes 23 00:01:57.719 --> 00:02:00.760 without hitting a field goal. But it was really about them just never getting 24 00:02:00.799 --> 00:02:06.040 in sync offensively. And Paul George may have returned, but he didn't look 25 00:02:06.120 --> 00:02:09.680 right. He didn't look like himself. And hopefully because in that third quarter 26 00:02:10.360 --> 00:02:15.520 he came down on that right ankle or that right foot, they were working 27 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:17.439 on it. We're looking for an update on PG. Thirteen right now. 28 00:02:19.520 --> 00:02:23.759 He's gonna be okay because he played just twenty five minutes due to the fact 29 00:02:23.759 --> 00:02:25.280 that they were down by as many as twenty five in the second half. 30 00:02:27.800 --> 00:02:31.400 But it was that first quarter that got to them, that four minute stretch 31 00:02:31.520 --> 00:02:37.080 without hitting a shot. I don't know if it was the two days off. 32 00:02:38.120 --> 00:02:40.120 I don't know if it was just playing in New Orleans for whatever reason. 33 00:02:40.199 --> 00:02:45.879 The Clippers can never figure it out there. They obviously got smoked there 34 00:02:45.919 --> 00:02:49.919 about a month ago. I believe it was March eleventh or March twelfth, 35 00:02:50.439 --> 00:02:55.240 and that was a wake up call type of loss. But since then they've 36 00:02:55.240 --> 00:03:00.080 been brilliant, and I thought having the two days off would really be and 37 00:03:00.159 --> 00:03:04.439 fit them. Paul George was in the game, Marcus Morris wasn't the game. 38 00:03:04.840 --> 00:03:07.840 No Kauai, no Surge Ibaka, no Pat Bev. Luke Kennard was 39 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:13.719 out for rest purposes tonight. But they had enough firepower against one of the 40 00:03:13.719 --> 00:03:19.479 worst defenses in the NBA to where if the Clippers just played enough defense, 41 00:03:19.879 --> 00:03:23.919 they would have had a chance to win this game. But it was either 42 00:03:23.280 --> 00:03:29.919 their offense failing them, which happened often in the first half, or their 43 00:03:29.960 --> 00:03:31.919 defense failing them in the second half. If it wasn't one thing, it 44 00:03:31.960 --> 00:03:38.360 was the other. They couldn't figure it out. It was like getting all 45 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:43.039 sides of the Rubik's cube correct, not that I know anything about that, 46 00:03:44.000 --> 00:03:49.120 but you get one side and it screws up another. They come out and 47 00:03:49.159 --> 00:03:52.520 they hit three three pointers in the first three minutes of the third quarter, 48 00:03:52.759 --> 00:04:00.800 not easy to say, matching their total number of made threes in the first 49 00:04:00.879 --> 00:04:04.479 half, where again they were three of twenty one. They would hit six 50 00:04:04.599 --> 00:04:10.319 threes in the third. You would have thought that would have got them back 51 00:04:10.319 --> 00:04:15.039 into the game. But on the other end and on the other side of 52 00:04:15.039 --> 00:04:19.839 things, New Orleans they hit five threes themselves in that third quarter, and 53 00:04:19.839 --> 00:04:27.079 they would go fifteen of twenty nine from distance. Overall, that's fifty two 54 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:32.000 percent. Those are Clippers like shooting numbers. That's normally what they do from 55 00:04:32.040 --> 00:04:35.600 beyond the arc. New Orleans really beat them at their own game in some 56 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:40.800 ways. Tonight, Clippers go fourteen of forty five, So they went eleven 57 00:04:40.839 --> 00:04:44.639 of twenty six in the second half from three after going three of twenty one 58 00:04:44.680 --> 00:04:46.360 in the first half. Eleven or twenty six is forty two percent. That's 59 00:04:46.360 --> 00:04:54.839 what they average. But they never had this drastic progression to the mean where 60 00:04:54.879 --> 00:05:01.759 they got scorching hot and hit seven of ten or ten of twelve like they 61 00:05:01.759 --> 00:05:06.839 did against Memphis recently, where they came back down eighteen because they were down 62 00:05:06.839 --> 00:05:12.399 by as many as seventeen in the first half, and it was the last 63 00:05:12.800 --> 00:05:18.680 couple minutes of that third quarter that also did them in the Clippers, And 64 00:05:18.680 --> 00:05:23.920 I really felt like DeMarcus Cousins gave them a huge boost in the second And 65 00:05:24.000 --> 00:05:29.040 that is one of the positives tonight because Decus looked good. He had sixteen 66 00:05:29.160 --> 00:05:32.920 and eleven, and he had eight of those sixteen points in the second quarter 67 00:05:32.959 --> 00:05:39.399 alone. But it's the way he was getting them in the paint with a 68 00:05:39.439 --> 00:05:43.360 big throw down. You know what it does mean? No good saying it. 69 00:05:45.160 --> 00:05:48.519 Let Noah Eagle tell the story. Here was Decus in the second quarter 70 00:05:48.839 --> 00:05:51.879 working on Hazel back him down, spin spaceline, gets the rim and slams 71 00:05:51.879 --> 00:05:58.040 with the right look out for DeMarcus Cousins signed for the rest of the year 72 00:05:58.079 --> 00:06:01.600 and wetulinated with a ridiculous flush. Now back to Cousins short corner forst against 73 00:06:01.600 --> 00:06:04.199 her non Gomez ho back him down, spins baseline, spins to his right, 74 00:06:04.240 --> 00:06:09.680 hook shot is up and hook shot us down to Marcus Cousins dominant to 75 00:06:09.759 --> 00:06:13.920 start the second as the Clippers are back within nine thirty three twenty four, 76 00:06:14.240 --> 00:06:16.439 dips the shoulder spins those the baseline puts it off the glass and puts it 77 00:06:16.480 --> 00:06:21.519 in to Marcus Cousins a bully in the sandbox. He's got eight points off 78 00:06:21.519 --> 00:06:25.839 the bench, and the Clippers are within eight thirty four twenty six with ten 79 00:06:25.920 --> 00:06:29.720 fifteen to go in the second de Marcus Cousins, who earlier today, if 80 00:06:29.720 --> 00:06:33.879 he didn't hear signed a contract throughout the rest of the regular season and throughout 81 00:06:33.920 --> 00:06:39.360 the rest of the season with your Los Angeles Clippers. He's here to stay 82 00:06:39.439 --> 00:06:44.079 through this run. And that's a good thing because he has been looking better 83 00:06:44.120 --> 00:06:47.639 and better with each and every game. Is timing his rhythm, his touch 84 00:06:47.680 --> 00:06:53.560 around the basket. I thought he showed some of that off there. And 85 00:06:53.600 --> 00:06:57.639 he's such a skilled player and skilled passer that he can help this team. 86 00:06:57.680 --> 00:07:00.240 He's a good fit. He only had want assists, but he's one of 87 00:07:00.279 --> 00:07:03.959 those guys that keeps the ball moving and when they double him, he looks 88 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:08.879 for the open man. I don't know how many open threes the Clippers ended 89 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:12.439 up missing in this one, but it was significant. It was a significant 90 00:07:12.480 --> 00:07:17.839 amount of wide open three pointers that they would brick, which doesn't happen very 91 00:07:17.879 --> 00:07:21.279 often to a team that you can make the argument is the best shooting team 92 00:07:21.519 --> 00:07:27.160 of all time, not just the best three point shooting team this season, 93 00:07:27.759 --> 00:07:31.920 but DeMarcus has helped them even in that area where they were already great strengthening 94 00:07:31.959 --> 00:07:38.079 a strength, but he adds that size, that physicality, that attitude, 95 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:43.120 that nasty and the paint and apparently the guys already loved him in the locker 96 00:07:43.199 --> 00:07:47.120 room. You already knew r Genrondo would, They already knew pat pat Patrick 97 00:07:47.160 --> 00:07:55.040 Patterson would. But he has jailed and meshed well with this team and had 98 00:07:55.079 --> 00:07:59.399 sixteen and eleven tonight in twenty five minutes. But that second quarter where he 99 00:07:59.439 --> 00:08:03.040 did most of his damage and help get them into it or back into it, 100 00:08:03.079 --> 00:08:09.439 I should say, after they were down by thirteen twelve minutes into the 101 00:08:09.439 --> 00:08:13.240 game heading into that second quarter, but the Clippers, they had their big 102 00:08:13.240 --> 00:08:20.319 opportunity. They were down six with two fifty two left in the second. 103 00:08:20.879 --> 00:08:26.199 We talk about closing out quarters and closing out halves all the time because a 104 00:08:26.199 --> 00:08:31.839 lot of the times that momentum can carry over, you can gain confidence, 105 00:08:31.440 --> 00:08:35.120 and it can be deflating for the opposition. I think in this case, 106 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:37.960 it was deflating for the Clippers with what happened to them at the end of 107 00:08:37.960 --> 00:08:45.080 that second quarter where they could not defend without fouling. They gave up multiple 108 00:08:45.200 --> 00:08:50.799 and ones to the New Orleans Pelicans, and after they had cut it to 109 00:08:50.960 --> 00:08:56.679 six with under three minutes left, they were down fourteen headed into the half 110 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:03.399 and Eric bled so the former Clipper destroyed him. I think he had eleven 111 00:09:03.840 --> 00:09:09.799 of his eventual eighteen points in the game in the last five minutes of that 112 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:15.320 second quarter, hit a three pointer, probably one of the best games he's 113 00:09:15.360 --> 00:09:20.320 had this season as a New Orleans Pelican. He has struggled. They've been 114 00:09:20.399 --> 00:09:24.000 up and down, but they're still on the fringe of getting into that play 115 00:09:24.039 --> 00:09:26.919 in tournament. And they're still a top ten offense. And they put up 116 00:09:26.960 --> 00:09:31.639 one twenty for a reason. They average one hundred and fifteen points per game 117 00:09:31.960 --> 00:09:39.080 for a reason. But they also give what they get. They give up 118 00:09:39.320 --> 00:09:46.240 huge scoring nights to teams nightly, and the Clippers weren't able to take advantage 119 00:09:46.279 --> 00:09:50.000 of their defense. For whatever reason, Paul George struggled for the first time 120 00:09:50.600 --> 00:09:56.720 in a month. He's been the second best player over the last month and 121 00:09:56.759 --> 00:10:00.799 a half outside of Steph Curry. That's the only person that has been playing 122 00:10:00.840 --> 00:10:05.679 better recently than Paul George, but just three of eleven one of six from 123 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:11.960 distance. He couldn't get into rhythm and then it looked like he banged that 124 00:10:11.080 --> 00:10:16.759 right foot. Still looking for a status update on him. Hopefully it's not 125 00:10:16.919 --> 00:10:22.759 related to the swollen toe on that right foot that he has been playing through 126 00:10:22.799 --> 00:10:31.200 admirably beautifully and he's performed at his highest right now as a Clipper most definitely, 127 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:35.600 but he's having one of the best stretches of his career and there's just 128 00:10:35.720 --> 00:10:41.679 nine games left till the playoffs. Now, the Clippers have a big game 129 00:10:41.720 --> 00:10:45.159 coming up on Wednesday in Phoenix. It's the battle for the two seeds in 130 00:10:45.159 --> 00:10:48.120 the Western Conference. It very well could decide the two seed. The Clippers 131 00:10:48.120 --> 00:10:52.919 already have the tiebreaker because they've won the first two games. They're only playing 132 00:10:52.960 --> 00:10:56.919 three this season against Phoenix, but they're looking up at them right now because 133 00:10:56.960 --> 00:11:01.600 Phoenix was able to go into New York after losing badly to Brooklyn and they 134 00:11:01.600 --> 00:11:05.559 would beat the Knicks one eighteen to one. Ten tonight. I hear CP 135 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:09.600 three was money down the stretch and it's going to be a really tough game 136 00:11:09.600 --> 00:11:15.720 for the Clippers. Hopefully Kawhi Leonard is able to go for that one. 137 00:11:15.840 --> 00:11:20.320 We don't know that said he'd be reevaluated in a week. It's getting close 138 00:11:20.360 --> 00:11:26.200 to that time, but obviously they could use him and Luke Kennard being back. 139 00:11:26.279 --> 00:11:30.200 Sergebaka and Patrick Beverley that's unlikely. I believe both of them did not 140 00:11:30.360 --> 00:11:35.360 join the team on this road trip. I don't know if the Clippers were 141 00:11:35.399 --> 00:11:39.320 overlooking New Orleans tonight in anticipation of that game. We haven't seen much of 142 00:11:39.320 --> 00:11:43.919 that this season, at least the last couple of months. Post All Star 143 00:11:43.000 --> 00:11:48.000 Break, they've been locked in. They've been very good at all the sports 144 00:11:48.000 --> 00:11:52.919 cliches that Ben Mallor would harp on with taking it one game at a time, 145 00:11:52.399 --> 00:11:58.399 but there's something too that, and they have been one of the hottest 146 00:11:58.440 --> 00:12:03.240 teams in the NBA, the hottest post All Star Break. But I believe 147 00:12:03.279 --> 00:12:07.159 the team that has the best record since January first would still be the Phoenix 148 00:12:07.200 --> 00:12:13.799 Suns. They've been scorching high. Hashtag rising Suns. That's their mantra. 149 00:12:15.279 --> 00:12:18.799 While we have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for station identification here on 150 00:12:18.840 --> 00:12:24.879 the Patriot AMLEM fifty. This is La Clippers Basketball AM eleven fifty KIV, 151 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:31.440 Los Angeles, an iHeart radio station. All right, coming up here on 152 00:12:31.639 --> 00:12:37.840 Clippers Talk after they lose one twenty to one oh three inwhere else but New 153 00:12:37.919 --> 00:12:43.799 Orleans. I don't I don't know where it is. The Pelicans are twenty 154 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:46.000 seven to thirty four on the season, but they look like world beaters every 155 00:12:46.000 --> 00:12:52.600 time they take on the Clippers. Coming up, Nick Hamilton will be here. 156 00:12:52.600 --> 00:12:56.960 We'll get to your phone calls. Eight seven seven five two zero eleven 157 00:12:56.039 --> 00:13:01.000 fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven five D is the phone number. 158 00:13:01.919 --> 00:13:05.600 Clippers had nineteen turnovers, leading to twenty one points. You don't need to 159 00:13:05.639 --> 00:13:09.879 help out an offense like this that's already very potent. But eight of those 160 00:13:09.960 --> 00:13:13.279 came in the third quarter. They couldn't get out of their own way. 161 00:13:15.240 --> 00:13:18.519 Once their offense finally clicked in, well, their defense was nowhere to be 162 00:13:18.559 --> 00:13:22.879 found in that quarter. Clippers lose by seventeen. They will try to bounce 163 00:13:22.879 --> 00:13:26.759 back against the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday. More on that. You're listening to 164 00:13:26.759 --> 00:13:30.679 Clipper stock. I'm at a Moslin this is a five. This is the 165 00:13:30.720 --> 00:13:35.000 Patriot Day. I'm eleven fifty my body. You see me from the Rosebrey. 166 00:13:35.000 --> 00:13:39.639 I'm a d and a change judgement. No d H, I have 167 00:13:39.720 --> 00:13:48.279 a son. When I started volume I was young. You won't when I'm 168 00:13:48.360 --> 00:13:58.960 gone. I need that money the ring I never won every moment all season 169 00:13:58.039 --> 00:14:03.480 long. I'm there. Official Hi Letters sends it back home. But the 170 00:14:03.480 --> 00:14:20.679 Clippers still not come in here. They Clippers full in New Orleans by a 171 00:14:20.720 --> 00:14:26.159 score of one twenty to one oh three two. Zion Williamson and the Pelicans 172 00:14:26.919 --> 00:14:28.639 welcome back. In the Clippers talk, I'm out of Maslan to eight seven 173 00:14:28.720 --> 00:14:33.919 seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven. Fifty 174 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:39.360 is the phone number coming up in this very segment you'll hear from Coach Loop 175 00:14:39.480 --> 00:14:43.080 host game. You knew this game was gonna be a tough one to pull 176 00:14:43.159 --> 00:14:48.320 off. One Zion Williamson hit that three pointer and the third quarter, which 177 00:14:48.360 --> 00:14:54.840 is was appropriate and emblematic of every shot from the outside going in for New 178 00:14:54.960 --> 00:14:58.399 Orleans and uh not so much for the Clippers. Even though the New Orleans 179 00:14:58.399 --> 00:15:01.399 Pelicans not a very good three your point shooting team, just hitting thirty four 180 00:15:01.480 --> 00:15:07.159 percent of there's takes from the outside it's been one of their weaknesses. Tonight, 181 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:11.759 though they go fifteen of twenty nine, that's fifty two percent. Meanwhile 182 00:15:11.759 --> 00:15:16.159 the Clippers go fourteen of forty five thirty one percent. It was worse than 183 00:15:16.200 --> 00:15:20.080 that though, there were three of twenty one in the first half. But 184 00:15:20.080 --> 00:15:24.039 you always feel like they're gonna make a run and come back. Didn't happen 185 00:15:24.080 --> 00:15:28.240 though. Tonight PG thirteen played just twenty five minutes. The Clippers were down 186 00:15:28.320 --> 00:15:31.720 by as many as twenty five and Paul George, for the first time in 187 00:15:31.840 --> 00:15:39.799 weeks a month, had an off night. It's okay, Well, we'll 188 00:15:39.840 --> 00:15:43.759 give it to him. I'm sure he'll respond Wednesday and hopefully Kawhi Leonard than 189 00:15:43.799 --> 00:15:46.279 the two one three connection. They'll be back together in Phoenix for a big 190 00:15:46.320 --> 00:15:50.519 one. Let's go to CJ and Alhambra to kick things off here, CJ 191 00:15:50.840 --> 00:15:56.080 be kin, what's up. I'm gonna try to be man, but it 192 00:15:56.399 --> 00:16:02.279 was. There was no alibi. We were ugly. We were ugly, 193 00:16:03.200 --> 00:16:07.960 and uh, you know, I'm gonna have to say in retrospect, this 194 00:16:07.080 --> 00:16:14.399 was probably our most disappointing loss of the season. And I say that because 195 00:16:14.480 --> 00:16:22.559 first we committed to DeMarcus de Marcus came back and showed his commitment back to 196 00:16:22.639 --> 00:16:27.480 us, and he played an awesome game which I think a lot of the 197 00:16:27.480 --> 00:16:34.240 Clips needed to emulate and go inside and play that bully ball. The second 198 00:16:34.279 --> 00:16:41.279 thing was that with Utah losing and Phoenix winning, this would have marked us 199 00:16:41.679 --> 00:16:45.919 or locked us in for second and only being what that that would have put 200 00:16:45.000 --> 00:16:52.159 us what half a game or a game away from Utah? I'm not too 201 00:16:52.200 --> 00:16:56.360 sure. Yeah, So, I mean, this was our moment to seize. 202 00:16:56.440 --> 00:17:00.279 This was the time to strike the iron when it was hot and c 203 00:17:00.960 --> 00:17:04.640 hold on. So if the Clippers come back and beat Phoenix Wednesday night, 204 00:17:04.640 --> 00:17:08.440 what are you gonna be saying? Oh, I'm gonna be all about it, 205 00:17:08.519 --> 00:17:11.079 baby, I'm gonna be all about it. Well, I'm just saying 206 00:17:11.200 --> 00:17:18.319 the sun will come out tomorrow. In the thing, this game is not 207 00:17:18.400 --> 00:17:22.519 going to define their season, CJ. They could win that game on Wednesday, 208 00:17:22.599 --> 00:17:26.720 which would be much bigger. Yeah, but that would have put us 209 00:17:26.759 --> 00:17:30.960 ahead even even more so than than the number two spot would have been ours 210 00:17:32.000 --> 00:17:34.160 on lock. You know what I'm saying. Well, they got the tiebreaker, 211 00:17:34.640 --> 00:17:38.519 which is the good news. They already have that against Phoenix. This 212 00:17:38.599 --> 00:17:44.160 is true. This is true. You speak the truth, mister Austin's It's 213 00:17:44.200 --> 00:17:47.200 not over yet, CJ. They could still make a run at that one 214 00:17:47.279 --> 00:17:51.079 seed. It's possible. Well, let me ask you this, Adam. 215 00:17:51.119 --> 00:17:56.240 Do you think maybe because we did have kind of a prolonged rest it was 216 00:17:56.279 --> 00:18:00.039 what two days prolonged for them since they had played well in the last twenty 217 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:03.720 days. I guess so. So do you think the Clips have kind of 218 00:18:03.799 --> 00:18:08.200 acclimated to this kind of really tightened season that Commissioner or Silver has kind of 219 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:14.599 put forth, and maybe just the extra time off of brought on the little 220 00:18:14.640 --> 00:18:19.160 russ We're we're looking for answers on a night like tonight. I get it, 221 00:18:19.400 --> 00:18:26.079 we're reachings, but we could also just go we could also just say 222 00:18:26.400 --> 00:18:30.240 they're in New Orleans and they're one in three in their last four games there. 223 00:18:30.960 --> 00:18:33.799 Regardless of who has been available for both teams, it just seems like 224 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:38.119 the Pelicans have their number in New Orleans. It's been a tough place for 225 00:18:38.160 --> 00:18:41.359 the Clippers to play the last couple of seasons now, and it was a 226 00:18:41.400 --> 00:18:45.240 strange game because they got off to the hot start. They're up nine two, 227 00:18:45.279 --> 00:18:49.599 and then they just went ice cold. Well, clearly the big easy 228 00:18:49.680 --> 00:18:55.839 has become the big difficult, hasn't. It's a tough one, tough riddle 229 00:18:55.920 --> 00:19:00.680 to solve. I don't know. It's something has he's in one of a 230 00:19:00.799 --> 00:19:03.839 true detective. We can't figure it out yet, but they eventually did. 231 00:19:06.119 --> 00:19:11.839 Who else do we have online here? Oh? Greg Inventura, you're on 232 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:15.960 Clippers stop with Adam Asland after they fall once twenty to one oh three in 233 00:19:15.000 --> 00:19:19.000 New Orleans? How are you? Adam? My brother, my friends, 234 00:19:19.160 --> 00:19:30.680 my brother. I'm not sure that Paul George has a stable mental condition because 235 00:19:30.759 --> 00:19:37.880 he does stupid stop Adam like tonight. How came he only played twenty five 236 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:44.079 minutes because they got blown out until took out the starters. I know, 237 00:19:44.240 --> 00:19:48.160 but you know, I don't understand how this guy goes hot and cold. 238 00:19:48.599 --> 00:19:53.920 He is so hot sometimes great player, and then sometimes he didn't show up 239 00:19:53.920 --> 00:19:59.240 at all. And I don't I don't understand, Adam, if that's a 240 00:20:00.359 --> 00:20:03.680 a male condition or a physical condition, what do you think. I don't 241 00:20:03.720 --> 00:20:10.480 want to play armchair psychologist or anything like that. Greg. I think shooters 242 00:20:10.839 --> 00:20:15.200 go through slumps, and this isn't even a slump yet. It's one game 243 00:20:15.359 --> 00:20:19.519 he has been the hottest shooter outside of Steph Curry over the last three weeks 244 00:20:19.559 --> 00:20:26.640 now, and even Steph Curry has had cold streaks this season. Uh, 245 00:20:26.680 --> 00:20:33.000 not this bad, Greg, I bet, I bet if I go through 246 00:20:33.039 --> 00:20:38.440 his box score and his game log, I can find one. Greg. 247 00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:44.200 We're gonna talk Wednesday. Yep, all right, sounds good. Let's hear 248 00:20:44.279 --> 00:20:51.640 from coach Lou post game after the Clippers fall by seventeen in New Orleans to 249 00:20:51.799 --> 00:20:56.839 the Pelicans. Here's your head coach to Ron Lou speaking with the media. 250 00:20:56.039 --> 00:21:00.160 Hey, what what do you make of New Orleans defense and Lonzo's defense, 251 00:21:00.200 --> 00:21:03.880 specifically on Paul George. It seems like they were doing a good job of 252 00:21:03.920 --> 00:21:07.680 denying him, not letting him get to his usual pin down shots. Would 253 00:21:07.680 --> 00:21:11.720 you make of that? Yeah, I thought Izo did a good job, 254 00:21:11.799 --> 00:21:15.160 you know, sniffing out plays and I'm staying aggressive, staying on Pig's body, 255 00:21:17.640 --> 00:21:18.759 you know, for overall. But I thought, you know, we 256 00:21:18.839 --> 00:21:22.519 got some good shots earlier in the game, you know, a lot of 257 00:21:22.519 --> 00:21:26.119 shots the shots that we normally make, which we did. But you know, 258 00:21:26.160 --> 00:21:27.400 they did a good job. They played a good game, they attack, 259 00:21:30.200 --> 00:21:32.519 they got to the basket, they made threes, which you know, 260 00:21:32.559 --> 00:21:33.400 we're coming to the game. We said, we want to pack the pain, 261 00:21:34.079 --> 00:21:37.440 take away his eyeons, you know, drive to the pain, which 262 00:21:37.440 --> 00:21:38.720 I thought we did a decent job of. But you know, he ended 263 00:21:38.759 --> 00:21:41.400 up making fifteen threes. But you know, they just beat us, you 264 00:21:41.440 --> 00:21:44.960 know, so you know, they had a game, we didn't play as 265 00:21:44.960 --> 00:21:52.440 well as we wanted to and they won go ahead laws. It felt like 266 00:21:52.559 --> 00:21:56.480 after the games from last week that the team was kind of headed towards a 267 00:21:56.519 --> 00:22:02.079 performance like this. Uh does this just kind of underscore the point that you 268 00:22:02.119 --> 00:22:06.039 were making last week about the need to get guys back. They need to 269 00:22:06.079 --> 00:22:10.880 get into kind of rhythm as you guys are trying to get to where you 270 00:22:11.079 --> 00:22:14.839 want to going into the playoffs. Yeah, I mean with guys being injured, 271 00:22:15.000 --> 00:22:17.960 you know, it's one of another guys down. You know, guys 272 00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:19.680 are still playing a little bang up, you know, playing more minus and 273 00:22:19.720 --> 00:22:23.480 they wanted to play playing out of position a little bit. So you know, 274 00:22:23.519 --> 00:22:26.359 we gotta get guys back, you know. And you know, don't 275 00:22:26.440 --> 00:22:30.559 you know, not taking any credit with new always gonna probably played great, 276 00:22:30.839 --> 00:22:33.200 probably did a good job attacking us, but you know, you know, 277 00:22:33.279 --> 00:22:37.640 they just beat us. But we gotta start getting guys back and start playing 278 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:38.680 his games. Like I said, going down the streets to get some kind 279 00:22:38.720 --> 00:22:44.960 of rhythm on what I hold too. Oh, Paul had tweaked his looked 280 00:22:44.960 --> 00:22:49.039 like it tweaked his ankle on on a rebound and was just not himself compared 281 00:22:49.079 --> 00:22:52.359 to how he played the rest of the month. Is there any concern with 282 00:22:52.400 --> 00:22:56.119 his ankle? Have you talked to him, you know, any takeaways from 283 00:22:56.119 --> 00:23:00.880 how he played after that first quarter? I'm I'm quite sure having had a 284 00:23:00.920 --> 00:23:03.039 chance to talk to him. You know, I know, Nico got banged 285 00:23:03.079 --> 00:23:04.839 up a little bit, so he tried to give it a go in the 286 00:23:04.839 --> 00:23:08.079 second half and we kept pulling at his shoulder, so you know, we 287 00:23:08.079 --> 00:23:12.119 got him out of there, so hopefully he's okay, but you know, 288 00:23:14.599 --> 00:23:18.799 we just gotta just start getting some duffy bodies out there. Did you go 289 00:23:18.799 --> 00:23:25.319 adjust him? Hey, coach Uh? You talked about coming out early in 290 00:23:25.359 --> 00:23:27.799 games with the defensive mindset and setting the tone on that end of the floor. 291 00:23:29.319 --> 00:23:32.440 Do you feel like that mindset or that energy was kind of missing in 292 00:23:32.480 --> 00:23:34.319 this one? Yeah? I think so. I think it all started because 293 00:23:34.359 --> 00:23:38.440 of the missing shots and we can't let our offields dictate our defense. And 294 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:41.599 we got some good looks. We didn't make him early, so we gotta 295 00:23:41.680 --> 00:23:44.240 keep defending. But I thought of the biggest thing is they got out in 296 00:23:44.279 --> 00:23:47.400 transition. You know, if our missshots, they're going to get out and 297 00:23:47.400 --> 00:23:48.960 transition, get some early ones, get to the free throw a line early. 298 00:23:49.279 --> 00:23:52.799 I'm attacked early with bledsoe and ball and that kind of hurt us in 299 00:23:52.799 --> 00:23:55.599 that first half. And then we had a chance to you know, I 300 00:23:55.599 --> 00:23:59.039 think we cut into six. Then we give him offensive rebound put back, 301 00:23:59.240 --> 00:24:02.559 you know, bless all wide up in three, we file when we were 302 00:24:02.559 --> 00:24:04.480 in the bonus, you know, when it was bringing up full court, 303 00:24:04.519 --> 00:24:07.440 so things like that, and they kind of got the momentum and took me 304 00:24:07.480 --> 00:24:12.559 to fourteen again. So those mistakes and you're not playing well offensively, you 305 00:24:12.559 --> 00:24:15.079 can't have, you know, like I said, tip to have for those 306 00:24:15.119 --> 00:24:18.480 guys that play well. Is it possible to just chalk a night up like 307 00:24:18.519 --> 00:24:22.079 this to a long season and guys being out or do you look at that 308 00:24:22.119 --> 00:24:25.759 as kind of almost like making an excuse for a game when we lost a 309 00:24:25.759 --> 00:24:26.960 game. I mean, it's gonna happen. We're gonna win all of them. 310 00:24:27.000 --> 00:24:30.000 You know, we didn't have a good game. We didn't play well, 311 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:37.759 and that's gonna happened. So we lost. Thank you, cam hey, 312 00:24:37.839 --> 00:24:44.359 coach. Tonight after after an initial minute of the game, it looked 313 00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:48.039 like you guys just had a rhythm. Might this been a game kind of 314 00:24:48.039 --> 00:24:52.759 where you rust versus rests at that issue? There that kind of quandary that 315 00:24:52.160 --> 00:24:56.680 you guys found yourself in. IM not sure. I gotta take a look 316 00:24:56.720 --> 00:24:57.880 at a camp to be honest. Like I said, I know we missed 317 00:24:57.880 --> 00:25:02.279 a lot of good out. I know Marcus particularly early on in the game. 318 00:25:02.319 --> 00:25:06.319 You know shots that he usually makes that could have changed the game early 319 00:25:06.359 --> 00:25:07.559 on the game, but you know, I said, he didn't make him. 320 00:25:07.599 --> 00:25:11.359 And I'm not sure if it's the rust or whatever. He had two 321 00:25:11.400 --> 00:25:14.839 days of good shooting. So you know, like I said, we didn't 322 00:25:14.839 --> 00:25:17.519 play well. We didn't shoot the ball well. And give them credit, 323 00:25:17.559 --> 00:25:21.599 they did play well, thanks coach. And it looks like the last hand 324 00:25:21.640 --> 00:25:26.759 we got a bus Nick Hamilton and go ahead, hey hey coach. Despite 325 00:25:26.759 --> 00:25:32.079 the loss, it seemed like Boogie was really impactful and the paint really especially 326 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:34.119 in the middle. Finished with a double double. What did you see out 327 00:25:34.119 --> 00:25:38.480 of him? It was a little bit different tonight as you guys move forward, 328 00:25:40.319 --> 00:25:41.880 Well, since he's been on the team, you know, he's been 329 00:25:41.920 --> 00:25:44.359 a great post presence for us. You know, he makes somebody pass if 330 00:25:44.359 --> 00:25:47.200 they double or a team was doing double. He takes advantage of the guy 331 00:25:47.240 --> 00:25:49.480 down low. So I mean we needed it, even though you know it 332 00:25:49.480 --> 00:25:53.599 wasn't enough for tonight. But just seeing him, you know, post and 333 00:25:53.640 --> 00:25:56.880 be able to score down the block and able to make nobody pass, that's 334 00:25:56.920 --> 00:26:00.160 good to see. And like they he had a good game four US, 335 00:26:00.200 --> 00:26:07.720 and you know, well, what else can I say? Thanks coach? 336 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:10.400 It's all we got tonight, all right. I appreciated man. Take care. 337 00:26:11.000 --> 00:26:15.759 There was Coach lu post game after the Clippers lose by seventeen in New 338 00:26:15.880 --> 00:26:22.400 Orleans to the Pelicans, and as always, nobody says it better than Coach 339 00:26:22.480 --> 00:26:25.759 Lu. Nobody has better analysis of why his team lost. But he talked 340 00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:32.640 about them missing shots and letting their offense dictate their defense. And it happened 341 00:26:32.640 --> 00:26:37.839 early in that first quarter where they went into that drought, and all of 342 00:26:37.920 --> 00:26:41.039 a sudden there was a twenty four to five run. I think it was 343 00:26:41.160 --> 00:26:45.400 by the New Orleans Pelicans. But something a caller brought up, and we'll 344 00:26:45.440 --> 00:26:48.839 get back to your phone calls. I know Jose and Southgates online eight seven 345 00:26:48.960 --> 00:26:52.519 seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. 346 00:26:53.119 --> 00:27:00.359 But talking about Paul George were well and him having a tough shoot night, 347 00:27:00.640 --> 00:27:06.279 and it always only happens to him, And I said, as good as 348 00:27:06.279 --> 00:27:08.920 Steph Curry has been averaging thirty averaging thirty eight points per game in April, 349 00:27:10.839 --> 00:27:14.680 all I had to do was go back two games to find one where he 350 00:27:14.720 --> 00:27:19.559 went to a fourteen from three seven of twenty five from the field had eighteen 351 00:27:19.599 --> 00:27:26.400 points in a loss to Washington. It happens to everybody. Can't overreact. 352 00:27:26.720 --> 00:27:30.960 Fans always think it's only our bullpen that blows games, it's only our kicker 353 00:27:32.119 --> 00:27:34.440 that misses extra points, it's only our star that has off nights. Now 354 00:27:34.480 --> 00:27:38.279 you watch everybody close enough. Mama said, there every days like this, 355 00:27:38.759 --> 00:27:41.920 and it was one of those for PG thirteen. But we'll see if the 356 00:27:41.920 --> 00:27:48.079 Clippers bounce back in Phoenix taking on the Suns. They're one game backup right 357 00:27:48.119 --> 00:27:52.440 now for the two seed. You heard Nick Hamilton get the final question in 358 00:27:52.480 --> 00:27:56.480 there to coach Lou. We'll hear from him next on Clippers Stock on the 359 00:27:56.480 --> 00:28:00.880 Patriot A fifty one of them. I bought this one a truck. I 360 00:28:00.960 --> 00:28:03.680 about this one a house. I bought this one, Am Mom. I 361 00:28:03.839 --> 00:28:08.960 keep by, just make sure you keep checking it off? Is La Clippers 362 00:28:10.079 --> 00:28:14.960 basketball cool? Why Leonard is a destroyer of worlds? Right now on the 363 00:28:15.000 --> 00:28:19.279 official home of your La Clippers quais up all ways? Offis Hall? What 364 00:28:19.440 --> 00:28:23.079 the playboy tell me about the jam b trus in Pakistan? Swinging through your 365 00:28:23.119 --> 00:28:29.880 town boot Spina Man some all tick ticket Clippers full in New Orleans to the 366 00:28:29.920 --> 00:28:33.039 Pelicans by a score of one twenty to one zero three. Welcome back into 367 00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:38.400 Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight 368 00:28:38.480 --> 00:28:44.400 seven seven five two zero eleven fifty or get to me at follow Adam A 369 00:28:44.759 --> 00:28:48.279 get to our next guest here at Nick Hamilton two one three. He is 370 00:28:48.319 --> 00:28:53.519 the founder of night Cast Media. You hear him on Sirius XM. You 371 00:28:53.640 --> 00:29:00.720 see him on Going Rogan and he's going ham Hamilton and here on Clippers Stock, 372 00:29:02.599 --> 00:29:06.519 Nick, thanks for doing this and happy birthday my friend. Oh thank 373 00:29:06.559 --> 00:29:07.319 you. I appreciate it. Man. You know what you always have? 374 00:29:07.359 --> 00:29:11.039 They always the classic joints what I love, dude? Are you like that? 375 00:29:11.440 --> 00:29:18.079 This is my own little Spotify clean Adams Clipper playlist that I put together. 376 00:29:18.720 --> 00:29:23.240 We had some protect your Neck there from Wootan Klan coming in, Nick, 377 00:29:23.480 --> 00:29:30.000 because I've been getting some frustrated callers tonight, understandably after a loss like 378 00:29:30.079 --> 00:29:33.519 this before we get to the bigger picture stuff with the playoffs and what this 379 00:29:33.559 --> 00:29:37.440 means for the Clippers, and we could talk a little bit about possible matchups, 380 00:29:37.480 --> 00:29:41.880 but how do you view a game like this where they've been so hot 381 00:29:42.200 --> 00:29:47.279 and they come out and they look pretty flat after the first couple of minutes, 382 00:29:48.079 --> 00:29:52.000 and New Orleans for the most part, was able to pick the Clippers 383 00:29:52.039 --> 00:29:53.599 apart tonight. How do you see a loss like this or is it a 384 00:29:53.599 --> 00:29:57.680 warning sign? Or is it just one of seventy two? And these games 385 00:29:57.720 --> 00:30:02.119 happen even though there's just nine left for the Clippers till the playoffs start. 386 00:30:03.119 --> 00:30:04.799 I mean, as we know throughout the season, it's a game of runs. 387 00:30:04.839 --> 00:30:11.000 And yeah, the Clippers team was flatter than Kyrie Irvan's Earth. They 388 00:30:11.079 --> 00:30:15.119 came out with just no energy. You know, they pretty much got pumped. 389 00:30:15.240 --> 00:30:18.720 I mean, the New Orleans Pelicans had their way with the Zion was 390 00:30:18.759 --> 00:30:22.680 a force to be reckoned with. You had, you know, lamels, 391 00:30:22.720 --> 00:30:25.400 give me a Lonzo ball rather, you know, shooting the lights out. 392 00:30:25.480 --> 00:30:29.359 You had great continuity between the New Orleans Pelicans. So when I look at 393 00:30:29.400 --> 00:30:32.759 this Clippers team, especially them coming off the two day rest period, it 394 00:30:32.839 --> 00:30:34.880 just seems like, you know what, they just they were just either they 395 00:30:34.920 --> 00:30:38.319 came out flat, but it seemed like to me they were just fatigued quite 396 00:30:38.359 --> 00:30:41.039 a bit, especially with all the injuries that have been piling up. We 397 00:30:41.160 --> 00:30:47.640 noticed that Paul George kind of retweeked the ankle tonight. When we spoke with 398 00:30:47.759 --> 00:30:48.599 him, he said, Hey, you know what, it's not a hundred 399 00:30:48.640 --> 00:30:51.920 percent, but I'm gonna ice it. I'm gonna get it ready and by 400 00:30:51.960 --> 00:30:56.079 the time we're going to Phoenix on Wednesday, I'll be ready to play. 401 00:30:56.400 --> 00:30:59.519 And the one thing Tylu also said to us was the fact that, hey, 402 00:30:59.599 --> 00:31:03.119 you know, guys are logging in more minutes, which is which ups 403 00:31:03.160 --> 00:31:07.640 the percentage for having an injury or a nagging injury that can cost them a 404 00:31:07.680 --> 00:31:11.880 game or cost them opportunities to win games, especially with nine games to go, 405 00:31:11.240 --> 00:31:15.200 and you can't afford to have a guy like Paul George on the injury 406 00:31:15.240 --> 00:31:19.000 miss especially with Kawai and Serge Ibaka and Pat Beverley still out. So it's 407 00:31:19.000 --> 00:31:23.000 going to be interesting to see how they pulled this these last nine gangs together 408 00:31:23.839 --> 00:31:26.640 and really, you know, show things up to where they need to, 409 00:31:26.759 --> 00:31:33.160 because it's going to be a very tough nine games ahead for this Clipper's team. 410 00:31:33.279 --> 00:31:37.920 Nick Hamilton is my guest here on Clippers Talk after they lose by seventeen 411 00:31:37.000 --> 00:31:41.480 in New Orleans to the Pelicans. Nick, let me follow up on that 412 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:47.720 conversation post game with Paul George. There was he talking about his ankle or 413 00:31:48.000 --> 00:31:52.279 did this reinflame the foot injury that had been going on with the swelling. 414 00:31:52.400 --> 00:31:56.519 Was this something different or was it related to that. No, he said 415 00:31:56.599 --> 00:31:59.480 it was basically he just, you know, the ankle because he actively, 416 00:31:59.559 --> 00:32:01.559 you know, caught up, but he stepped on Terrence Man's foot and they 417 00:32:01.640 --> 00:32:06.759 got caught up, and so it was just something that hey man, it's 418 00:32:06.799 --> 00:32:09.079 just it's it's the ankle, it's not the foot. He may he emphasize 419 00:32:09.119 --> 00:32:14.759 that right off the bat which was a good sign to hear, especially when 420 00:32:15.640 --> 00:32:20.519 you know his previous problems with with the ankle and with the foot most importantly, 421 00:32:20.559 --> 00:32:22.759 So that was a good sign to hear. You know, they didn't 422 00:32:22.759 --> 00:32:25.599 have to take an MRIs or X rays or anything of that nature. So 423 00:32:25.640 --> 00:32:30.759 again that's a positive sign. Probably, like I said, probably just aggravated 424 00:32:30.799 --> 00:32:32.200 it as and I believe him, you know when he said, hey, 425 00:32:32.200 --> 00:32:35.880 I gotta, I gotta is it to get some treatment on it. And 426 00:32:36.160 --> 00:32:38.079 they have, you know, about a day or so to take care of 427 00:32:38.079 --> 00:32:40.279 that, and you know, tape it up, and he's gonna, you 428 00:32:40.319 --> 00:32:43.920 know, play like the person that he leaves to play like, you know, 429 00:32:44.119 --> 00:32:46.799 which is stepping on the floor and executing the way he needs to execute 430 00:32:46.799 --> 00:32:51.039 it in order to get this team another W, especially on Wednesday, gets 431 00:32:51.039 --> 00:32:54.720 a very tough Sun team if you can put tonight aside a little bit and 432 00:32:54.839 --> 00:32:59.759 just talk about their overall play post All Star Break, where they're nineteen and 433 00:32:59.799 --> 00:33:04.599 six. They've been the hottest or one of the hottest teams in the league 434 00:33:05.039 --> 00:33:07.720 over the last month and a half. Now, has it changed your view 435 00:33:08.319 --> 00:33:15.960 of I guess how you see them in terms of championship contenders in this league 436 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:20.119 right now. You know, I think they can be. I think they 437 00:33:20.160 --> 00:33:22.440 can be definitely a championship contender. I think when you look at this team, 438 00:33:22.480 --> 00:33:25.440 the depth of this team, and I think that's what continues to be 439 00:33:25.440 --> 00:33:30.240 gloss over, is the depth at this team, especially guys they've added, 440 00:33:30.240 --> 00:33:34.960 like you know, trading for Rajon Rondo, getting a Boogie Cousins who signed 441 00:33:35.000 --> 00:33:37.480 for the rest of the season, which I thought was a tremendous deal and 442 00:33:38.039 --> 00:33:42.400 it was very smart for the Equippals to do. A props to Lawrence Frank 443 00:33:42.480 --> 00:33:45.640 and company for that. But then you look at the depth of this team. 444 00:33:45.680 --> 00:33:49.160 You're gonna get Sergeybaka back, when you get Kawhi Leonard back healthy, 445 00:33:49.480 --> 00:33:52.440 and you look at the second unit. I mean, this team is going 446 00:33:52.519 --> 00:33:54.839 to be a very dangerous team if they managed to stay healthy, especially in 447 00:33:54.880 --> 00:33:59.680 a tough Western conference that they're going to have to face. Regardless if it's 448 00:33:59.720 --> 00:34:04.119 going to be you know, Denver at some point, the Lakers, the 449 00:34:04.200 --> 00:34:08.000 sun Utah Dallas, whoever it may be able to make it, they're going 450 00:34:08.039 --> 00:34:12.280 to need all hands on deck in orders going to get to at least the 451 00:34:12.400 --> 00:34:15.679 conference finals. I'm under the impression that the Clippers do not make the conference 452 00:34:15.719 --> 00:34:21.639 finals. At least, that's gonna be some real serious questions when it comes 453 00:34:21.639 --> 00:34:23.840 to the future of Kawhi Leonard in the Clipper's uniform. So they gotta go 454 00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:27.840 all in. They got to make the NBA finals, period, but they 455 00:34:27.880 --> 00:34:31.039 definitely have to make the conference finals. He is Nick Hamilton follow him at 456 00:34:31.159 --> 00:34:37.679 Nick Hamilton's two one three on Twitter. Nick in talking about the playoffs and 457 00:34:37.760 --> 00:34:42.679 the Clippers next game coming up on Wednesday in Phoenix. How have you seen 458 00:34:42.719 --> 00:34:45.440 the Suns this season? Because some people think, well, they were eight 459 00:34:45.519 --> 00:34:51.039 no in the bubble last season and there was something building bubbling there and then 460 00:34:51.079 --> 00:34:54.960 they bring in CP three, they make some other nice ancillary type of moves 461 00:34:55.559 --> 00:35:00.000 and there's a reason they're in this position right now. But others still doubt 462 00:35:00.039 --> 00:35:04.800 them of being, you know, a team that could be in the Western 463 00:35:04.800 --> 00:35:07.559 Conference finals or could make it to the finals. They think it's a year 464 00:35:07.639 --> 00:35:10.679 or two too early for some of their young guys. How do you see 465 00:35:10.719 --> 00:35:15.039 the Phoenix Suns this season? Well, first of all, you got to 466 00:35:15.039 --> 00:35:17.400 give a lot of credit to James Jones, who's the general manager, who 467 00:35:17.480 --> 00:35:21.760 had the fourter two to bring in the Monty Williams, who I think it's 468 00:35:21.760 --> 00:35:24.840 done a phenomenal job that they had coaching physician, also bringing in a guy 469 00:35:24.960 --> 00:35:30.280 and convincing a guy like Chris Paul who to come in and really be that 470 00:35:30.360 --> 00:35:36.000 floor general that they've been needing along put them in alongside DeAndre Ayton and Devin 471 00:35:36.039 --> 00:35:38.280 Booker and the rest of the team. So I think that's been a tremendous 472 00:35:38.320 --> 00:35:42.440 help for the Phoenix Suns, and I think the Phoenix Suns can make a 473 00:35:42.480 --> 00:35:45.960 decent playoff run. At my under the impression that they can actually make the 474 00:35:45.000 --> 00:35:49.559 conference finals or the NBA Finals. Not so fast, my friend, because 475 00:35:50.440 --> 00:35:53.119 let's let's slow it down just a bit, because I do believe as talented 476 00:35:53.159 --> 00:35:57.440 as this Phoenix Suns team is, and as gritty and tough as they can 477 00:35:57.480 --> 00:36:01.679 be because of guys like Chris Paul who feed off the energy and feed off, 478 00:36:01.719 --> 00:36:06.599 you know, people downing him and downing the team, there's still one 479 00:36:06.639 --> 00:36:09.039 player away in my estimation, before they can get to that next level. 480 00:36:09.400 --> 00:36:13.679 Whatever who that player may be remains to be seen, but I do think 481 00:36:13.719 --> 00:36:15.679 they are a player away from getting to that level. But I don't think 482 00:36:15.719 --> 00:36:19.840 in a seven game series, they can beat the Clippers, for example, 483 00:36:20.400 --> 00:36:22.920 in the playoffs, I think they could take them seven. I don't think 484 00:36:22.920 --> 00:36:25.280 they can beat him at seven. What about the Utah Jazz, because there 485 00:36:25.280 --> 00:36:29.760 are another team that people look at is you have to prove it to me 486 00:36:30.360 --> 00:36:34.480 until I believe in you of being a real contender. Obviously they don't have 487 00:36:34.519 --> 00:36:37.719 Donovan Mitchell right now, but he should be back by the playoffs, which 488 00:36:37.760 --> 00:36:42.719 I think start May twenty second. Do you see them as a threat to 489 00:36:42.760 --> 00:36:47.119 either the Clippers or the Lakers in the West. You know, it's hard, 490 00:36:47.199 --> 00:36:50.559 Adam, because when I look at the Utah Jazz, they have a 491 00:36:50.599 --> 00:36:52.760 great regular season. We've seen this, We've seen this episode before, but 492 00:36:52.840 --> 00:36:57.280 in the playoffs they never live up to expectations. So I'm kind of weary. 493 00:36:57.559 --> 00:36:59.800 I don't want to. I don't doubt them as far as what they 494 00:36:59.800 --> 00:37:01.719 can and do, because in the playoffs, if anybody, if any it 495 00:37:01.719 --> 00:37:05.960 could be anybody's series, as we've seen last year when they were up three 496 00:37:06.039 --> 00:37:09.320 one and got taken down thanks to Jamal Murray and the Denver Nuggets. So 497 00:37:10.079 --> 00:37:14.679 when you look at this team now, yeah, the Rudy Gobert is on 498 00:37:14.719 --> 00:37:17.039 it, is definitely on a defensive tear. He's had a great defensive season. 499 00:37:17.880 --> 00:37:22.760 But I think also too, when you look at what is transpired with 500 00:37:22.800 --> 00:37:27.039 this team as far as the ups and downs, they could be a contender. 501 00:37:27.079 --> 00:37:30.000 But I'm not sold on the Utah Jazz in the playoffs. I'm just 502 00:37:30.119 --> 00:37:32.599 not sold on that. I'm more I'm more nervous about the Denver Nuggets, 503 00:37:34.280 --> 00:37:37.320 even without Jamal Murray. I think that's the team people need to watch out 504 00:37:37.360 --> 00:37:39.239 before. So on, going back to the Clippers, they are a game 505 00:37:39.280 --> 00:37:44.440 back of the Phoenix Suns. They take them on Wednesday Night. Clippers currently 506 00:37:44.440 --> 00:37:46.679 in the three seed. They'd be taken on the Dallas Mavericks if the playoffs 507 00:37:46.719 --> 00:37:51.880 started today. Dallas is two games back of the Los Angeles Lakers, who 508 00:37:51.880 --> 00:37:54.760 are in the fifth seed. But of the Mavericks or Trailblazers, who do 509 00:37:54.760 --> 00:37:58.880 you think would be a better matchup for the Clippers in the first round. 510 00:37:58.920 --> 00:38:00.559 I don't even have to ask the Lakers or put them into that mix, 511 00:38:00.599 --> 00:38:05.400 because obviously that would be the toughest matchup at both teams. I mean, 512 00:38:05.440 --> 00:38:07.519 that would be a slug match to see that happen in the first round. 513 00:38:07.559 --> 00:38:13.559 But between Dallas in Portland. Who do you think would be a tougher matchup 514 00:38:13.599 --> 00:38:17.000 for the Clippers. Honestly, Adam, I would have to say the Well, 515 00:38:17.239 --> 00:38:21.320 give me the Dallas Mavericks because when I look at Luca Dodgers, when 516 00:38:21.320 --> 00:38:24.039 I look at that team, what they've had to go through, the ups 517 00:38:24.119 --> 00:38:29.199 and downs dealing with the health of przingis having him not having him, and 518 00:38:29.199 --> 00:38:32.440 they'll still be able to keep their head above water and be able to float 519 00:38:32.800 --> 00:38:36.679 the way they need to do. As far as being in playoff contention, 520 00:38:36.719 --> 00:38:39.000 I think that may be it. We saw that the Clipper struggle with the 521 00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:43.440 different him me with the Dallas Mavericks last season and even in the bubble, 522 00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:47.239 so I think something there's something about the Dallas Mavericks team that really gets the 523 00:38:47.280 --> 00:38:52.159 Quippers amped up and really gets down, you know, gets down and dirty 524 00:38:52.239 --> 00:38:54.679 with them. So I think the Dallas Mavericks, you know, they come 525 00:38:54.719 --> 00:38:59.719 in fearless, they don't have any any apprehension. They come in they're gonna 526 00:38:59.719 --> 00:39:00.639 give it to the Clippers the way they're going to give it to him, 527 00:39:00.639 --> 00:39:05.519 as we witnessed early on in the season. You know what they did to 528 00:39:05.599 --> 00:39:07.960 him, And so I think it's no different. I think they're only going 529 00:39:07.000 --> 00:39:10.800 to get better with time. But at the same time, I think the 530 00:39:10.840 --> 00:39:15.639 Clippers can match up. Obviously with the Dallas Mavericks. I think the Clippers 531 00:39:15.159 --> 00:39:20.199 are able to beat them in a series. They could. They learn how 532 00:39:20.199 --> 00:39:24.039 to just conceede to play defense. As far as just being consistent and then 533 00:39:24.079 --> 00:39:28.360 having again having everyone healthy. That's going to be the key for this Clippers 534 00:39:28.360 --> 00:39:31.679 teams, making sure that you have everyone healthy enough to compete. He is 535 00:39:31.800 --> 00:39:37.159 Nick Hamilton. Follow him on Twitter at Nick Hamilton two one three, founder 536 00:39:37.159 --> 00:39:42.119 of Nightcast Media, NBA analysts. You see him on Going Rogan. You 537 00:39:42.199 --> 00:39:45.960 also listen to him on Serious XM. Nick. Are you going on with 538 00:39:45.039 --> 00:39:51.239 Rogan and Rodney as well tomorrow? I have no idea. Hopefully it'd be 539 00:39:51.280 --> 00:39:52.840 sometime this week, Adam, but I haven't got the limbo yet. But 540 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:57.239 we'll see. We've been going on the same day lately. Man. Come 541 00:39:57.239 --> 00:40:00.440 on, Oh, I'm trying to keep the strink a lot. I see 542 00:40:00.960 --> 00:40:04.360 now how the Clippers at the winning streets before, unfortunately before tonight. That's 543 00:40:04.760 --> 00:40:07.320 that's the street I want to have with you, Adam. We'll start a 544 00:40:07.360 --> 00:40:09.880 new one just like the Clippers. Nick, thanks for coming on tonight. 545 00:40:09.920 --> 00:40:14.519 I appreciate you, man, absolutely thank you having me Adam talk to you 546 00:40:14.519 --> 00:40:19.679 soonbuddy. Clippers lose by seventeen in New Orleans with the final score of one 547 00:40:19.880 --> 00:40:22.480 twenty to one oh three. More postgame audio coming your way. We'll get 548 00:40:22.480 --> 00:40:27.239 back to your phone calls. Final segment coming up eight seven seven five to 549 00:40:27.440 --> 00:40:30.440 zero eleven to fifty eight seven seven, five to zero eleven. Fifty is 550 00:40:30.440 --> 00:40:36.159 the phone number you're listening to. Clippers talk here on the Patriot Amlin fifty 551 00:40:36.639 --> 00:40:42.360 from excited down light White Clippers that they're coming from over night, gets Jennis 552 00:40:42.400 --> 00:40:47.960 uptate, but gets the wrong gets wrong by if you go to the page 553 00:40:47.960 --> 00:40:54.199 from what is Baby every moment all season long, I'm their officials good Why 554 00:40:54.400 --> 00:40:59.159 letters sends it back to the home of the Clippers. Still not come in 555 00:40:59.280 --> 00:41:16.719 here, turn and fall. Clippers fall one twenty to one h three in 556 00:41:16.760 --> 00:41:22.119 New Orleans. Brush it off. They got Phoenix coming up on Wednesday. 557 00:41:22.159 --> 00:41:25.440 Tip time for that game is at seven PM versus the Suns. We'll have 558 00:41:25.480 --> 00:41:31.800 your Clippers countdown shows starting at six before we hear from PG thirteen. Post 559 00:41:31.920 --> 00:41:38.440 game, Let's go to Jose and Southgate. Jose, you're on Clippers stop 560 00:41:38.440 --> 00:41:43.559 without in Auslin. How are you? Yeah, Jose, Yeah remember that? 561 00:41:43.679 --> 00:41:45.760 Yes Adams, Jose, I usually call you from my garter Southgate. 562 00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:49.400 Well, right now, my job got me in the middle of a parking 563 00:41:49.440 --> 00:41:52.400 lion Bakersfield. Got back to the job. I saw this play three back 564 00:41:52.440 --> 00:41:57.239 to back defensive players on viion opening of the game. Next thing you know, 565 00:41:58.000 --> 00:42:00.960 I'll welcome to the restaurant. We're down by twenty stash forward. I'm 566 00:42:00.960 --> 00:42:06.159 talking to you, wondering what's happening after Wait, happy birthday, mister Hamilton's 567 00:42:06.639 --> 00:42:08.559 after hitting you guys saw it you said, Mama said were always gonna have 568 00:42:08.599 --> 00:42:13.079 one of these games and say it was on those games. But besides that, 569 00:42:13.239 --> 00:42:15.119 I heard that they want to tell you t and nice Adam. They 570 00:42:15.239 --> 00:42:21.800 put some respect on mister a wa okay any real Clipper side note Before this 571 00:42:22.000 --> 00:42:24.719 game, we've been bawling. He's only nine games left. Relaxed, man, 572 00:42:25.239 --> 00:42:32.440 last off play first Oh, going with the Aaron Rodgers r E L 573 00:42:32.960 --> 00:42:39.760 A X. Relax, Let's relax to some soothing tones from Paul George here. 574 00:42:39.920 --> 00:42:45.880 Thank you for the call. Say it was PG thirteen post game speaking 575 00:42:45.920 --> 00:42:50.599 with media. Hey, Chen, how you doing good? You got an 576 00:42:50.639 --> 00:42:53.320 incident where I think you stepped on Terrence Man's foot. Did that impact your 577 00:42:53.360 --> 00:42:57.880 toe at all? Uh? No, I was the ankle impacted. The 578 00:42:57.960 --> 00:43:00.440 ankle. Ankle was a little sore. There's a little story. Just get 579 00:43:00.519 --> 00:43:05.199 some treatment on it. Tonight. Do you think tonight was a matter of 580 00:43:06.320 --> 00:43:08.760 rust versus rest? If you guys had a little you guys were in a 581 00:43:08.800 --> 00:43:12.639 good rhythm. They were playing games every other night, some games back to 582 00:43:12.719 --> 00:43:15.280 back, and then you had a couple of days off kind of got you 583 00:43:15.320 --> 00:43:17.320 out of that rhythm. Was that the case to night you feel? Uh? 584 00:43:19.920 --> 00:43:22.400 I think we just we just didn't bring it. We were flat tonight. 585 00:43:22.840 --> 00:43:27.480 I don't know necessarily. UH can contribute it to uh the rest. 586 00:43:27.679 --> 00:43:30.960 We've been doing pretty well when we had rest. So I just think we 587 00:43:30.000 --> 00:43:34.519 were out of scene. And uh, you know, they just get them 588 00:43:34.559 --> 00:43:38.559 credit. They played a great game tonight defensively and offensively. They were hot, 589 00:43:38.760 --> 00:43:44.480 you know the second time we played them here and they've been hots. 590 00:43:44.519 --> 00:43:50.320 Go along. Hey, Paul, just going back to what New Orleans has 591 00:43:50.360 --> 00:43:52.159 been able to do to you guys the last few times that you guys have 592 00:43:52.280 --> 00:43:58.159 played there, I mean, is there anything that specifically they're doing that makes 593 00:43:58.239 --> 00:44:02.039 you makes you uncomfortable or or kind of get you off off your game because 594 00:44:02.039 --> 00:44:06.039 it's kind of been Yeah, I mean, it's just it's just their energy. 595 00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:09.519 It's just their energy. We we just haven't matched their energy. You 596 00:44:09.599 --> 00:44:14.840 know, they were all over the place defensively, from shrinking closing the pain 597 00:44:14.960 --> 00:44:19.639 off to kind of just just running everywhere. You know, they played a 598 00:44:19.719 --> 00:44:25.880 real you know, energetic Uh they play energetically and uh, you know it. 599 00:44:27.239 --> 00:44:30.639 It it affected our offense, and you know, we have some tough 600 00:44:30.760 --> 00:44:36.079 possessions that led to easy baskets for them. And this team they run. 601 00:44:36.239 --> 00:44:39.039 You know, they play fast, they play in transition, and you don't 602 00:44:39.039 --> 00:44:43.440 get good looks you don't take care of it. Uh, it's gonna be 603 00:44:43.519 --> 00:44:46.960 these these kind of nights. Team has a big game coming up Wednesday in 604 00:44:47.000 --> 00:44:51.159 Phoenix. You guys all asually played well against him. What do y'all need 605 00:44:51.239 --> 00:44:53.679 to do to make sure that y'all are ready to bounce back and perform in 606 00:44:53.760 --> 00:44:58.920 that one? Uh? Just game planned, Uh, game plan the same 607 00:44:58.960 --> 00:45:05.760 way we're playing every other game. Go to Mare. Hey, PG, 608 00:45:06.239 --> 00:45:07.440 I'm just curious. You know, Ty has talked about the need to get 609 00:45:07.519 --> 00:45:10.039 healthy bodies back on the court because we've been banged up kind of all a 610 00:45:10.159 --> 00:45:15.239 year. Uh, is there any sense of concern about guys getting worn down 611 00:45:15.320 --> 00:45:17.800 the guys who've been playing heavy minutes. He talked about guys playing heavier minutes 612 00:45:17.800 --> 00:45:22.159 and they want to guys playing out a position. Is there any concern from 613 00:45:22.199 --> 00:45:27.320 you and your part about guys getting worn down at all? No, I 614 00:45:27.360 --> 00:45:30.639 mean, this is this. I think the luxury of this team is the 615 00:45:30.679 --> 00:45:35.960 strength that we have with with the depth. You know, so we've we've 616 00:45:36.000 --> 00:45:38.360 been well, you know, we've been well. One game where we didn't 617 00:45:38.360 --> 00:45:42.519 play so well, and uh, we we just had to do a better 618 00:45:42.599 --> 00:45:44.719 job. You know, it just came down to effort and energy. We 619 00:45:44.840 --> 00:45:47.360 just had to do a better job tonight. But you know, we we 620 00:45:47.440 --> 00:45:52.159 gotta hold it down for the guys that are that are nursing injuries. We 621 00:45:52.320 --> 00:45:54.800 know injuries as part of the game, but we gotta hold it down for 622 00:45:54.920 --> 00:46:00.239 him. Apologized, apologized if I'm necessarilier, But do you have any here's 623 00:46:00.239 --> 00:46:04.960 about the ankle injury moving forward at all? I mean, it's it's it's 624 00:46:04.960 --> 00:46:07.679 start right now. But you know, it's it's the game time. It's 625 00:46:07.719 --> 00:46:10.519 two days away. You know, we'll see, you know, I think 626 00:46:10.559 --> 00:46:14.679 I should be good. I'm gonna I'm gonna do everything I can to be 627 00:46:14.760 --> 00:46:17.480 one hundred's close to one hundred, so right now, I mean, it's 628 00:46:17.480 --> 00:46:21.639 it's it's not a thought right now that I'm playing. You know, we'll 629 00:46:21.679 --> 00:46:23.960 see, you know, if anything changes come Wednesday. Okay, thank you. 630 00:46:24.760 --> 00:46:30.599 There was PG thirteen post game after he had his first down game in 631 00:46:30.760 --> 00:46:34.639 weeks, went just three of eleven, nine points and just twenty five minutes. 632 00:46:34.679 --> 00:46:37.159 Clippers were down by as many as twenty five. They lose by seventeen 633 00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:43.599 in New Orleans. That next game that he was alluding to is in Phoenix 634 00:46:44.280 --> 00:46:49.719 on Wednesday. It's just kind of a big deal. It's the Clippers trying 635 00:46:49.760 --> 00:46:53.920 to get the number two seed. They're currently a game back of the Suns 636 00:46:55.639 --> 00:47:02.679 at forty three and twenty. And here's something encouraged in Clipper Nation. They're 637 00:47:02.760 --> 00:47:07.320 closer to the one seed than they are to the four seed. As the 638 00:47:07.400 --> 00:47:10.599 three seed right now, they're two and a half games up on the Denver 639 00:47:10.719 --> 00:47:14.440 Nuggets, who are in the four seed. They're just two games back of 640 00:47:14.440 --> 00:47:22.280 the Utah Jazz who lost earlier tonight to Minnesota for the one seed until Wednesday. 641 00:47:22.800 --> 00:47:24.360 And before we get out of here, I do want to thank the 642 00:47:24.400 --> 00:47:30.159 Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler, Nick Hamilton for 643 00:47:30.280 --> 00:47:37.000 coming on back here in Burbank, my radio partner Kevin Figures until Wednesday. 644 00:47:38.079 --> 00:47:43.159 Who it's gonna be good where the Clippers are in Phoenix taking on the Suns. 645 00:47:43.360 --> 00:47:46.880 And we'll have your pregame show starting here at six I'm atam Moslin. 646 00:47:47.199 --> 00:48:07.800 We'll talk to you that this has been Clippers to long on the Clippers recap 647 00:48:07.880 --> 00:48:13.559 of all the Clippers action on their official home Dynasty Sas He'll miss a single 648 00:48:13.639 --> 00:48:16.679 show every day, Winded Queen, hear anything you missed? I mean, 649 00:48:16.760 --> 00:48:21.159 I Heeart Radio Water is amazing, man, and I'm happy to be part 650 00:48:21.199 --> 00:48:24.239 of it. Join us next game. I'm your home for LA Clippers basketball. 651 00:48:24.679 --> 00:48:27.320 Okay, great, see you later. By