The game is over all George Money in the page, but the postgame reaction
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are a bad man, Adam Ousley. Clippers have their highest assist output since
twenty fifteen. They have forty one assists and they go on to win one
twenty four so one twelve at home over the Chicago Bulls. Welcome into your
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You know what, I'm gonna have to ask the producer and get the right
number before I start sending you to a weird house call. But the Clippers
completely dominate the second half of this one thanks to ridiculously hot shooting from the
outside, starting with Nicholas Patoum eight of ten from three twenty of forty.
The Clippers go as a team as a whole from distance. The ball movement
was impeccable tonight against the Chicago Bulls. And we're rejoined by our voice of
the Clippers now in Noah Eagle, Noah complete team victory. I think what
I liked most was KAWHILEI had to make eight shots in a game that the
Clippers dominated, where they still didn't have Paul George. Yeah, and he
only took thirteen. It's not like he took he only made eight, but
he took twenty six, you know what I mean? He had. He
had a performance like that on Saturday against New Orleans where it was high volume.
It just wasn't high efficiency. This was high efficiency, low volume,
but the ball movement sharing that sugar, the way that they did it consistently
finding those open shooters. What did we talk about before the game, Adam,
I wasn't worried about them making the shots. I was worried about them
getting the shots. Well they did. They got into the paint, drive,
kick swing. Nick Batoum got hot, and once he got hot,
Eric Gordon got hot. It was game open from there. Clippers had seventeen
of their twenty six fast break point the first half seventeen thirty eight, and
it was a lot of Russell Westbrook and Bones Highland producing that offense off of
steals and then finding either bigs or shooters from the outside. So let's go
through that combined line again, because you know I like to do that.
I do it with the centers and I do it with the point guards.
When Paul George has been the point guard, we've looked at it where maybe
him and Russell Westbrook have split the duties, or him and somebody else has
split the duties. Today it was Russ and Bones. They combined in this
game twenty five points, eighteen assists three no excuse me, six steals,
three apiece, and only four turnovers between the two of them. So eighteen
to four assisted turnover ratio for the two of them, Highland himself eight to
one, Westbrook ten to three, and for Russell Westbrook. It's four hundredth
game with at least ten assists. Think about that for a second. That's
four thousand plus assists in just that period alone. Edition most guys, most
guys don't even make it. They don't sniff four thousand assist in their career.
Most guys don't get to ten assists in the game. Ever, Ever,
Kawhi Leonard, who is one of the greatest players in the history of
the game, has done it once in his entire career. So I look
at that and I say, these two guys are starting to figure out how
to work together now. Torontolewis asked before the game, what does he see
for the rotations moving forward when Norman Powell returns. Good question. He said
he wants to go nine man rotation and that would likely mean that bones Hyland
is the odd man out. However, coach Lew also coaches based on field,
that's what he would tell you, and bones Hyland, the way he's
playing right now deserves minutes playing and simple and so we'll see how it all
develops, especially on this road trip. But if he's gonna play like this
the way he has the last three games, and he may have gotten some
sort of bump at the end of the game, but if you can played
like this, I got to see him on the court. He's been that
good. The guy is even given a great defensive effort that was supposed to
be where he was a liability on that side. A lot of that is
just because of his frame and teams like to pick on that, but you
know he was contesting a shot late. He had the three steels. Love
to see it. Nicholas Batoum. Of course a three in d Master.
He hadn't played this many minutes in about ten games now, Noah Eagle.
They needed his thirty one minutes in this one. Of course, the hot
three point shooting and who led the team in plus minus Nick Batoum plus twenty
two in this game. Twenty four points, eight of ten, all of
them from three, three rebounds, five assists, just one turnover, two
steals. I mean, that's Nick Batoum in a nutshell. When Nick Batoum
is playing at his highest level like this, that's when it unlocks everything for
this team. And think about two years ago when they went to the Western
Conference finals. It was Batoum who felt like that missing piece from the year
before they didn't happen. Yes, he was the guy that made big shots.
He was the guy that a team's going on a run. He's the
momentum thwarter. He was the guy that defensively was willing to pick up and
do things in the playoffs that most guys around the league would have said no
shot. Rudy Gobert was dominant in the first two games. What it's ron
Ludo. He went small right away. He said, I'm sorry, big
Zoo, you can't be in there right now. Nick Batoum and Marcus Morris
had the shoulder that load in the front court. And it was Batum who
was battling with his fellow Frenchman, who was being physical, who was grabbing
rebounds, who's playing well out of his size range. And he did it
with a smile on his face because that's the type of player he is.
It's the type of teammate he is. And when you've got guys like that
who are willing to do it but also do it at a high level that
he does, that's special and you can't give that up. So many great
performances in this one. Eric Gordon, who's also been on a heater at
late he goes seven of twelve, five of nine from the outside, had
twenty two points through the first three quarters. He's been great so far for
the Clippers. He has He's been unbelievable these last couple of games. Seven
of twelve, five of nine from three, twenty two points plus eleven but
three assists. Zero turnovers. That to me is where it's most impressive,
because he does have the ball in his hands decent amount, and he really
hasn't turned it over all that much since joining the Clippers. I love what
he's doing on both ends of the floor. The defensive effort has been there
from the start since he put this uniform back on, and that offense.
If he keeps making threes at the clip that he is right now, and
Batoomb keeps doing that the same way, that's what made the Clippers so dangerous
two years ago. If it clip clicks right now, great, it's better
late than never at them. And guess what the best thing to happen was
this season? Being as wacky as it is, the Clippers are still in
fifth. They're still half a game back of Forth and even as long as
they stay in that top six, they guarantee themselves a spot. You're in
the tournament. That's all you need to be, just in the tournament.
And at Batoomb and Gordon and all these Terrence man keep shooting it this way.
Tough team to beat. I don't care who's on the floor. Clippers
put up one hundred and twenty four points to Night on the Chicago Bulls.
They win one's twenty four till one twelve. Their next game, well,
they're gonna have two in Memphis starting Wednesday night. Tip time is at five
Clippers and Grizzlies. We'll have your pregame show starting at four. Noah Eagle,
fantastic call. As always, we will talk to you on Wednesday.
Yeah, I feel like I gotta go get myself a bacon, egg and
cheese now. Adam can't wait. Adam can't wait. No, no,
no salt, Peppertino, no covin up from the next We got second half
highlights, Clippers huge victory over the Bulls. And you're listening to the Los
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Welcome into your postgame show. I'm at a Moslin coming up on the Patriot
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Let's get to your second half highlights. Clippers at the half led by seven,
it was sixty two to fifty five. Had some hot shooting in the
first half. Nicholas Batoum hit five of his three pointers in the first half.
Kept it going in the third quarter. Leonard twing at fort sight corner,
Batoum again, Putuma again a three ball and the Frenchman is butter sixty
nine sixty Clippers with a nice nine one advantage. Man on the right wing,
crossed over and drive but toombs right away. Oh, he's smoothed like
a bacon, egg and cheese ninety one seventy three, just about patomb deep
left wing. Oh Mako patoomb a flame flower at Crypto dot com arena.
It's target practice and he hasn't missed his eight three of the night, twenty
four points and a bull's time out. Clippers ninety four bulls seventy five.
Nich Elizabethsom nine more points in the third quarter courtesy of the three ball Kawhi.
Leonard had nine points in the third as well. Clippers were up ninety
nine to seventy seven after They won that third quarter thirty seven or twenty two,
holding the bullsits twenty two points and third quarter that's big. In the
fourth, it was an absolute show that Clippers were putting on for the fans.
Four Highland bout pass right back to plum Lee who soars in and stuffs
with two. Oh struck by plum Lely Westbrook up ahead, its man all
the way to the ramp, upset with the right Terrence Man. If you
build it, they will come cop ahead, Wastchbrook lobbing. It's like Oh
Russell dazzle Highland. No Westbrook lopping up in Plumley in the heavens with a
fitness for the ages one to eleven eighty seven driving. They'll get it inside
the Abate nice job on the adjustment in mid air to avoid the deep beds
and slam at home. Even Musadiabat got into the act late. The Clippers
would win the fourth, Well, they would lose fourth quarterby ten, but
they would win the ball game once twenty four two one twelve over the Chicago
Bulls. Next up, they're in Memphis for two coming up on Wednesday.
In Friday, Well, we have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for
station identification. Here in Los Angeles Clippers Radio Network, this is LA Clippers
Basketball AM eleven fifty KADIV, Los Angeles, an iHeart radio station. Coming
up. We got postgame audio from Nick but two Mexicos eight of ten from
the outside leads the Clippers, which twenty four and they win once twenty four
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continue, pis in his pains as he carries the three on the home of
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AM five seventy, were bumped over to our sister station, the Patriot AM
eleven fifty. Clippers finished shooting sixty percent from the field twenty forty that's fifty
percent from downtown and go for a season high forty one assists, mostly they've
had in ball games since they had forty one on January twenty second, twenty
fifteen versus the Brooklyn Nets. They would win that ballgame big as well.
The Clippers in this one led by as many as twenty five, again led
by Nicholas Patum eight of ten. All of his takes were from the outside.
All of his makes were from the outside. Also had a couple of
steals, five assists. Just a brilliant game from Nicholas Patoum getting the start
in this one. With Marcus Morris out. Clippers coming up are in Memphis
taking on the team with the current longest winning streak in the NBA at six.
Grizzlies. Look good, John Morant is back. They're currently in that
two spot in the Western Conference. Not gonna be easy. Wednesday and Friday
in Memphis taking on the Grizzlies. Tip time Wednesday is at five pm.
Well, if Clippers count Danny Free game show starting at four outside of Los
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Nicholas Batoum had not played more than twenty four minutes in his last nine games.
Tonight he plays thirty one and they were all necessary and he made a
difference each in every possession out there. No Marcus Morris out with an illness,
and according to Tom Razzarli of Clutch Points, Nicholas Patoum will remain the
starter the rest of the regular season here and Robert Covington is expected to take
his place off the bench. I know a lot of fans have been calling
in about this. They've wanted to see Nick Batum back in the starting lineup.
The starters had not been good for the Clippers recently without Paul George and
overall have gotten off to such sluggish starts, and they still were down five
after one tonight but it felt like they were playing better defensively. The Chicago
Bulls hit some really tough shots to end that first quarter to Marta Rosen three
along Zach Lavine contested two where Nicholas Batum and Robert Covington were both there.
Didn't matter, but they stayed with it defensively, and in that second quarter
they only gave up twenty three points and outscored the Chicago Bulls thirty five to
twenty three. And one of the more exciting quarters of the season, and
it was orchestrated by Bones, Highland and Russell Westbrook. Russ had three steals
in the second alone. He had a pass to Plumbly for a great layup,
he had a steal and a pass to Bones for a tough layup.
Russ had back to back steals at the three minute mark in the second quarter.
One ended with the miss three from e. G. Eric Gordon,
who's been on a heater himself. It's not just Nicholas Batum, who I
want to say is sixteen for his last twenty two from the outside. Eric
Gordon went five of nine, but then he had another steal and a slam
himself. Kind of more of a layup. He didn't go as hard as
Russell Westbrook normally does, but a coast to coast layup. End of the
second quarter he found Zoo for a dunk where he was fouled. In the
third, I believe it was Bones. Highland was doing the same stuff,
though in that second he returned the favor with Russ getting the steel and an
assist to Bones on a breakaway. Bones then had one and gave it up
to Rust for one. He had a steal that ended with a Roco miss
three, but the defense was there from Bones. Highland supposed to be a
liability on that end. He was contesting shots and he was taking him,
making shots two five of eleven, eight assists to one turnover. He and
Russell Westbrook combined to have eighteen assists to four turnovers. They were fantastic control
on the pace in the ball game. Hadn't seen playmaking like this all season
and it checks out forty one assists on their forty eight main shots. Incredible.
One of the best seasons last three quarters certainly of a ball game for
the Clippers all season long, which is six games left to play, and
after having one of their worst losses on Saturday night to the New Orleans Pelicans.
It was much needed. Kawhi Leonard didn't even have to do will lot.
He only hit eight shots. Was a fishing when eight of thirteen he
knocked down three of their twenty three pointers, which just had twenty two points.
They don't have Paul George out there. They don't have Norm Palis still,
although he's going to join them on the road trip to they're expecting to
get him back at some point, whether in Memphis or New Orleans coming up
later this week. But Kawai the half was three of six, was seven
points and the Clippers were still up by seven. That's about as unexpected as
it can get when we talk about, oh, Kawai has got to carry
this team. No Paul George, and they were throwing double teams at him
left and right in the first half, and he was making good passes out
of it, whether or not he got the assist, and he finished with
six of them to one turnover. He was making good passes that either led
to a hockey assist or direct assist from Kawai. Love to see it.
There was a play in that second quarter, I believe it was second quarter.
Let me check because I posted it on Twitter. Nope, it was
the first quarter where Kawhi Leonard had a defensive play of the game, ripping
the ball away from Patrick Beverley. That was a statement play right there.
But at follow at a may if you want to get to me there on
Twitter, I said this possession. It was third quarter. Excuse me.
Seven minutes left in the third Kawhi drives down the right alley, kicks it
out. Russ had an open three, passed it up back to Kawhi Leonard
on the right elbow. He spins and makes a beautiful bounce pass inside to
a Visa Zubos who has an and one. I think he missed the free
throws. Big Zoo was struggling there, just one of five at the charity
strife. And if you want to point out the blemish tonight for the Clippers,
it was that they only went eight of sixteen from the free throw line.
But they consistently and that play exemplified it. It was a microcross him
of the night, passed up good shots for great shots. Russ had an
open corner three. That is the area you want him to be shooting threes.
Last two seasons coming into this one. He was well over forty percent
on corner threes. Gave him back to Kauai. Kawai could have pulled up
at the right elbow instead, he got a look at the basket through contact
from a Visa Zubots, who I wanted to see getting more involved. I
thought he was, especially in the third quarter. Finished with eleven and seven
on five of six shooting. Just so many great plays in this one.
Bones and Russell Westbrook finding Mason Plumley for huge throwdowns in the second half.
Big plum finished with ten points. He had a couple of assists him well
as well, five boards, five of seven shooting. The offense was humming,
but it was fueled by their defense. After that first quarter, second
and third quarters. They give up just twenty three points in the second,
just twenty two points in the third, and going into that fourth quarter,
Clippers had a ninety nine to seventy seven lead. They led by as many
as twenty five. This was about his fun and entertaining of a ball game
that we have seen all season long from this ball club, Bones, Russ
Westbrook, Terrence Man getting up and down and not having to rely on Kawhi
Leonard even without Paul George right now, even without Norman Powell. No,
Nicholas Batoum isn't going to be this hot forever. But he was due.
He was on such a cold streak to go sixteen for his last twenty two
from the outside, considering what a good three point shooter he is and considering
the looks he was getting, it makes sense. Eventually you progressed to the
mean eight of ten, though, and he passed up a shot late and
gave it to Kawhi Leonard, even though he knew he was one off of
his career high of nine main three pointers, and he said, Poe game
is because he wanted to keep playing the right way. He wanted to get
other guys going, keep the ball humming, keep the ball moving. It
was forty one assists, a season high for the Clippers, but to him
a season high and points of twenty four, his third twenty plus point game
of the year sixteen twenty two, by the way, and his last three
games from three. That's shooting seventy three percent from the outside. Eric Gordon,
by the way, he has twenty two points, his high end points
back with the Clippers, but he's eight of twelve from three in his last
two games, and then bones Highland eight assists, three shy of his career
high with eleven. He said he can pass the ball when he came in
his introductory press conference with the Clippers, he said he knew there was a
void at the point guard position. Now they ended up bringing in Russell Westbrook
and he lost out on minutes, but he stayed ready in the last three
games. It has showed. But he didn't turned the ball over tonight and
was in control and step back and hit a couple of three pointers himself.
He had one where the Clippers gave it right back after getting an offensive rebound.
Then he stole it and hit a left wing three pointers. Just pulled
up five to eleven thirteen points. What a ball game from the Clippers eight
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M. Eleven fifty. Let's start things off with Sean and Inglewood. Sean,
what's good? Hello? Double? A okay? Great game? A
couple of things I wanted to mention is that we played the Bulls and when
we played Memphis, the game plan has to be totally different. The Clippers
played well against teams the smallest front lines. The Bulls have a six seven
power forward. Okay, so when you played New Orleans you got creamed on
the boards. And Memphis, especially if Adams is playing, we have to
keep playing our bigs. We have to match big. The big sometimes in
the game have to do with the whole game, but for particular instances in
the game, we gotta go with all three of the big guys. I
mean even Dean Monty have a little love too in the game because you have
to at least match up block a few shots. And then I also want
to see a combination again like we saw tonight with Terrence Mann and the Harbones
and russ In for the speed because they're three of the fastest players in the
league. All in all, good game. Will remember the next three games
are with teams were very large front locks, and the Clippers play well against
team with smallest front lines. With the large front lines, they have to
make it different. You can't have a one size fit all formula where every
team you play well. I don't think we've seen that over the years with
the Clippers. They have adjust to the opponent. I hear your point.
I mean Nicola Voussovic and Andre Drummond Chicago Bulls or no slouch either in that
area. Vusovic also had plenty of rest because you got kicked out of the
game yesterday and injected against the Lakers, and Drummond really took over in some
key moments as they held on for that victory. But overall, the Clippers
finally caught a team on the second nine of a back to back in LA.
Typically they were the ones that were the guinea pigs against a team with
a day of rest here and then the Lakers would get their quote unquote sloppy
seconds or a team that was a little bit beat up that they would take
advantage of. I think part tonight the Clippers took advantage of a little bit
more of a worn down Chicago Bulls team. But they absolutely took advantage of
that with the way they played suffocating defense and the amount of steals they were
able to get ten of them, but the deflections out there too, and
I thought it was a statement steal when Kawai took it away from Patrick Beverly
obviously former teammates. We know Pat Bev likes to do some chirping out there,
and Pat Bev will always have love from Clipper Nation. Of course,
he's one of my all time favorite Clippers and he's done great things since going
to Chicago with the Bulls. I want to say they're eleven and six since
they brought him in now after losing tonight, but he's helped bring that great
a winning culture. And the thing I always say about Patrick Beverley is he
can turn a one of eighty two game into a playoff like environment with the
competitive streak that's in him. The intensity he plays with has a ripple effect
throughout the team. But the Clippers in the one found their spark and a
lot of it was from Bones Highland and Russell Westbrook in that second quarter,
Nicholas but Tuma of course with his hot shooting, but a lot of that
was because of great ball movement off of the Clippers getting into the paint,
getting two on the ball and then finding the open man eventually, and give
Kauai a ton of credit for first he plays tonight coming off the facial contusion,
but he was getting doubled left and right, and the Toronto Raptors kind
of started this against him where they just say it, we're not gonna let
Kawhi beat us. He's no longer with us. We're not gonna let him
beat us. But we've seen a lot of the last couple of games now,
and he really struggled against the Pelicans on Saturday night, and he was
getting banged up, and he was falling down a few different times, doubles,
triple teams on him, He was doubled and found the open man more
often than not made the right basketball play, and the Clippers get by with
a twelve point victory in a game that was pretty much over early in the
fourth quarter, with Kawhi only having twenty two and only hitting eight shots eight
of thirteen total. No Paul George, still, no Noran Powell. But
look at the guys that stepped up, and this was Clippers basketball. This
is how they played so often the past couple of seasons, where they were
to get hot from three because drive kick swing was in effect, because they
were making the extra pass, because they were turning down good shots for great
shots. I thought Russell Westbrook. I said this a lot lately, but
had his best game as a Clipper, maybe because he did a lot of
that. He initiated a lot of the offense bones though in that second quarter
with Russ and Boones coming in with Terrence Man and those two because without Kawhi
Leonard to start second quarters now, because remember he'd played the whole first quarter
and then Paul George would come out at about the eight minute mark of the
first come back to start the second. There's no Paul George there, so
that second unit has to be led by Russell Asbrook. They did a great
job that second quarter stint. They got up big, then the Bulls came
back and tied it. The starters came back in and handled their business and
got up by seven at the half. But this was a complete team victory
for the Clippers. And by the way, forty one assists on forty eight
made shots. That's assisting on eighty five percent of your made buckets. Obviously
a number like that all season. I obviously a number like that in years.
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Javier, what's up here on Clippers stop without am Oslin. Thank you
Adam again for taking my college always real quick, get up, I dreaming
Ardier. Did you say that Nicholas Latum is going to start and Coviges' gonna
back them up and Marcus Morrison kind you gonna have some DNTs. Well that's
the report, according to Tomy Razzarli from Clutch Points said Nicholas Patum expected to
start for the Clippers, Robert Covington taking his place off the bench. That's
apparently tomare is very plugged in. Uh so we'll see what happens. But
that was the report that came out tonight from Tom Arazarli of Clutch Points.
Anything else have here? Yeah? Yeah, I'm the band leader, Adam
of Marcus Morris. I told you this since last year, and finally it's
happening. I mean, I just, I mean it just it took a
while, but I guess you finally figured Tyler, finally figure it out.
It's just a question here, you've seen with what six seven games left,
do you think at this point is it too late? I mean, yeah,
I think it was got the playoffs. But do you think, honestly,
honestly, Adam, if you would have started the tune and played Covington
as a backup all years, don't you think the Clippers would have won at
least seven or eight games, Because remember they lost a lot of close games,
very close teas. So honestly, in your heart, you think if
you would have did this since the beginning of the season and not play Marcus
Morris, you think it would have been at least a third or four seat.
Now, I mean, who knows hier. I don't want to look
back. I want to look forward now. Marcus was obviously struggling post All
Star Break. He was shooting under forty percent from the field twenty three percent
from three and teams had been hunting him. Saw it on Saturday night.
First it was Brandon Ingram he was guarding, and then Trey Murphy. So
Marcus just hasn't looked right since the rib injury for whatever reason. But I
don't want to belabor that point, and I'm hoping that he recovers quickly,
a speedy recovery from whatever non COVID illness he is dealing with right now.
But thank you for the phone call. Hibby here, we'll take a quick
time out. We'll come back. Eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty
eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty is the phone number Nick Batoum been
on one and actually coming into this game the last twelve games from Robert Covington.
Well, he went scoreless tonight. The last twelve games. He was
shooting just hundred fifty percent from three and played really well in his minutes Saturday
night, late in the third quarter and throughout the fourth. But Noah Eagle
talks about all the time. I agree with them. When this team is
at their best, Nicholas Batoum looks like the third most important player tonight.
You look like the most important player holding it together for this Clippers team.
Getting twenty four points, five assists, one turnover, two steals, ain't
up ten shooting though from three. It's just a dead eye shooter from the
outside. We've seen it for years with this Clippers team. But ball movement
magnificent, immaculate. Let's hope they bottled this up and then bring it with
them to Memphis. They need this same level of effort and energy on the
defensive end, which will lead to more open and shots for them on offense.
Coming up next, more Clipper Stock, we'll hear from Nick Batoum.
We'll get back to your phone calls. Eight seven seven five two zero eleven
fifty will Updike will also join us from Clips and dip as this is Clipper
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zero eleven fifties the phone number after the Clippers get a one twenty four,
one twelve victory over the Chicago Bulls. Nick Patom goes eight of ten from
distance, one shy of his career high nine main three pointers. Clippers have
forty one assists, first time they've done that since January twenty second of twenty
fifteen against the Brooklyn Nests. They would win that game one twenty three to
eighty four. They win tonight. They were up as many as twenty five.
They win one twenty four to one twelve. Let's go too before we
hear from the head coach Morrison Inglewood Morris, what's good? Pack it in,
pack it in the be begin Tapper's got a win, Gonna tell out
my friends got ourselves the chemin Nata like Ana Schwartz and Nigga. The name
is go y Vinted and he's gonna lead to Clippers come home. Joe Joe,
Chop Chop Chop, Morris and long Beach I helpe. Noah Eagle was
listening to that. He'll appreciate it the most. Morris with the great parodies
JOm job uh eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five
two zero eleven fifty. I'm gonna have to clip that and put that as
the tease for people to listen to tonight's episode of Clippers Talk love it Morris
as always, let's hear from the head coach. Though. Post game Clippers
win one twenty four to one twelve over the Chicago Bulls. I said,
eleventh time in franchise history, you guys have had eleven And what do you
attribute that? That? That too? No, just ball movement, playing
the right way. I think getting to our next actions like we talked about
before the game, and just you know, continue to keep playing. And
I thought Russ's pace was really good for us tonight and transition, having twenty
six transition points, guys running the floor, getting to their spots, and
so we're attacking the pain, attacking a room and making the right play.
Like I said, we're a really good team and so playing it right way.
You know, guys getting shots, everybody's touching it. I'm it's a
fun way to play the bench shouting you guys are bones and Mason really just
contributed to the level you guys needed to. It kind of kind of just
followed up the starting unit. Would you like from them today? Their pace,
their ability is to you know, get some stops, get out in
transition, but Bones ability to run, pick and roll and get into the
pain and make plays as well. And so you know, coming off the
bench getting eight assists, you know for Bones, that's huge for us.
And that's the type of pacing attack mentality that we need as far as getting
into the basket and making the right play. And coach us speaking about pacing,
and we spoke about earlier to today for the game starting, how do
you guys keep it consistent now as you guys get ready to hit the role
for Memphis and for New Orleans. Well, we know the formula, we
know, we just gotta do it, and so you know every night,
it can be every other night or every three nights. Like we know the
formula. We know how we're we're the best offensively, you know, so
we gotta do that every single night. And so I thought tonight was a
great start. You know, it's the blueprint and how we should play,
attacking the pain, making an extra pass, getting into the paint, making
the right kick out, swing, swing, And so that's what we gotta
do. And if we don't have it, don't get staggered and get to
the next actions. And I thought the guys did a good job with tested
Knight got you, and defense overall was pretty good. There was a couple
of laps I would think, I would say on transition due Zach Levine off
made Buckers was able to get all the way to the basket as you guys
get again get her to hit the road. How much emphasis are you putting
on transition defense moving forward? Yeah, it's very important, you know,
taking care of the basketball. I'm offensively in transition, transition defense, and
rebound the basketball on the defensive end. And so, I mean, I
thought Nico did a good job just trying to deny him impression, but you
know, he had a couple of he you know, we picked him up
too high. He's able to get down hill and get to the basket.
So just gotta be smarter with that. There was Coach Lupo's game. After
the Clippers went once twenty four to once weelve, they were putting the bulls
on their heels. Though Clippers in that second quarter had fourteen fast break points,
they finished with twenty six in this one. And he talked about the
ball movement and playing the right way, you know, two out of the
last three games. He had said there was a nasty flow to the offense.
Even when the Clippers were scoring, there was a nasty flow to it.
It just felt like they were out of rhythm, like they just seemed
to be up and down a lot of isolation play. Even when they were
hitting shots. It was just great players taking tough shots and getting them to
go. But that's not sustainable for the most part. Obviously Kawai and Paul
George can do it. But you gotta play as a team. You gotta
move the basketball. You can't have this up and down, jarring type of
offense. You gotta play with an identity out there, and they did by
getting to the hoop and kicking it out. And the third quarter, Russell
Westbrook had a beautiful feed to Eric Gordon for a three point. He finished
with twenty two where he completely collapsed the defense. He could have taken the
shot himself. Instead, he gave it up. Unselfish basketball from the Clippers
all night, leading to forty one assists. Dave and Encino. Dave,
you're on Clippers stop without him? Austin Hi, Hi, Dave, Hey,
Okay, great? Yeah, speaking about rest book, I just saw
the he had ten assist night. That was great. He did. It's
what Russ does, mister triple double. He hasn't had a triple double yet
with the Clippers. He was. But one thing I got to mention though,
is we're looking good. You know, forty one assist tonight that was
awesome. But one thing we got to improve on is our free throw shooting.
And now it's just good thing. It didn't come down to it tonight,
but it's been a little thing in the past few games or whatnot,
and uh, hopefully we'll improve on that one. No, you're right.
They went just eight of sixteen from the line. Now Viza Zubats missed four
himself. But going back to the game Tuesday now against the Okay se Thunder,
I thought when they were getting into it with the officials, the lack
of focus showed at the charity stripe. They got a lock in there because
they have struggle over the last few games, and you can win games there.
It ain't sexy, but you can definitely lose games there and you end
up kicking yourself. I want to say they missed nine free throws and a
one point loss to Okay See on that game, Tuesday night. All right,
eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. More of your phone calls
coming up, and we'll have Will Updike on. Plus you'll hear from Nick
Batoum, who went for twenty four. That was not just Clippers high,
a game high. Everything was a made three ten attempts from the outside,
hit eight three pointers. Unbelievable, Nicholas Batoon, come on next, more
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a will up deck from Clips and Dip Fame does the podcast with myself and
Charles Chuck Mockler. Will What was born out of to night's ball game?
Oh man, well, I'm sight of a win. Got some pretty shocking
news. I think for a lot of Clippers fans. It was something that
a lot of people were, you know, clamoring for. But I guess
I wasn't expecting the announcement, especially mid game. You gotta wonder if you
gotta wonder, what if any correlation that has to do with Marcus Morris's sickness
this evening. Well, I hope you guys a beady recovery if the reports
are true from Tom Marazzarli of Clutch points that Nicholas batum is back in the
starting lineup. Let me start things off or back with a bang tonight eight
of ten from the outside. And he was the impetus for that phrase a
couple of years back, after they came back big down twenty against the Atlanta
Hawks. Something was born out of that night. Nicholas Batoum, though had
been in somewhat of a funk until the last three games from the outside,
where he is sixteen of his last twenty two from three. But you know,
his offense for the most part, Yes, he hits timely threes,
but he's not a volume guy by any means. His offense is often a
bonus. He just brings so much to this Clippers team. Yeah, I
agree, And I think like the big thing for me in you know,
defending Morris pre All Star Break the majority of the time. But I think
the reasoning was sound to me that even if Morris had lost the step defensively,
you know, you'd hope that he could get it back in the playoffs.
And then you know, asize like the tomb, Morris's game is,
you know, typically very varied offensively. You know, he's he's a guy
who can kind of just catch the ball and get his own shot. And
I think that that makes sense. I think, however, the spacing changes
with Russell west Westbrook on your team, relegating Morris to more of those kind
of looks that the two would normally take, you know, a little bit
more of a stationary shore role and B two and Morris rather shooting sub twenty
five percent. I believe from from outside post All Star Break, I think
given those circumstances, you know, you really have to double think that decision,
because I do think he was losing a bit of gravity, and you
know, the defensive woes became so woeful that he was just I mean,
it was an automatic bucket just hunting him out defensively. So you know,
it's it's tough. Greyfe of the La Times Fabulous Beat writer did report that
according to Tylu Patuma is going to be the starter moving forward. We saw
in the report initially by Tomayer that Covington could be the first number off the
bench. That I'm a little bit less inclined to believe just from Covington's minute
so far this season. Covington, by the way, had a pretty solid
first little stretch there. We saw some minutes from him in the first quarter.
Did not come back until garbage time, I believe, But I still
I don't know. I would be shocked if there wasn't a physical injury to
Marcus Morris. If Robert Covington somehow supplanted him in this lineup, We'll see
what happens with that. But with Patuma in the starting lineup, you know,
Marcus Morris was turning down shots last game, like his confidence seemed to
be pretty low to where he was turning down shots, which was very out
of the ordinary for him. So then you're looking at like they're starting three
non shooters with Russ with a Visa Zoobots and Marcus Morris, and the spacing
just wasn't right. So to your point, Nicholas Batoum out there putting them
up. And even though he's been in somewhat of a funk, he was
still at thirty nine percent from three on the season, Like his standard is
so high because of what he's been able to do as a Clipper from three,
as they've kind of rejuvenated his career coming over from Charlotte, that even
when he shooted thirty nine percent, it's like, man, some things don't
look right with Nicholas Batoum. But it's been a lot of feast or famine.
Obviously feasting tonight though from the outside, and you'd like to see it.
I thought it was interesting watching how defensive defensives have played Kawhi Leonard the
last two games, with the Pelicans just loading up on him, and then
tonight, especially in the first quarter, they were doubling him left and right,
but he was making the right passes. Out of those double teams from
Chicago, six assists to one turnover. And I thought one of the most
encouraging signs from this ball game is they only needed eight made shots from Kawhi
Leonard in this one, twenty two points without Paul George still and without Norman
Powell, complete team victory. Oh, one hundred percent, one hundred percent.
And he's gonna see those more aggressive looks. But everybody benefits from that,
right, Like, that's gonna give the tune even more wide open shots.
The defenders will be even further away. It gives you know, Russ
even space to operate if the like, uh you know, if the ball
gets dumped off to him, for we've seen him cutting to the basket really
really well. Yeah, I and like it's not like he was a slouch
at all offensively. I mean, sixty two percent from the floor, sixty
percent from three. It's just you know, and still like waltzed into twenty
two points. But yeah, it's it's it's gonna be an interesting chess match
to see in the playoffs how they choose to approach that, because just the
other shooters that you're leaving open the other space that you're giving on the floor.
You know, let alone, when Paul George comes back, it's gonna
be really interesting to watch. And tonight we were really able to punish them.
I mean, the threes we're falling NonStop. But I think the thing
is, even with the variation, the quality of the shots, the quality
of the looks that they were getting tonight, I do think that that is
something that is you know that that can be scraplated to a larger sample size.
But this isn't something that's just It doesn't mean it's a complete flash in
the pan. Yeah, and Kawhi in the first half split a double team,
got a push shot to go and he had a great hustle play.
It was reminiscent of what we saw from Paul George recently where he stole a
play. I think that was an inbounds pass, but off of a rebound
where it looked like Chicago had it. Tonight, Kawhi Leonard in the second
half snuck in there and just took it away. I don't know if it
counted as an offensive rebound for him or not. He did have one in
this ball game. It might have been that, but you know, we
emphasize it a lot. They're two ways superstars that the Clippers have, and
they do the dirty stuff. So when Kawhi isn't taking a ton of shots
and only at tenth to thirteen this one, it doesn't matter, like if
everybody else is getting theirs, he can still contribute in so many other ways
and probably spend more energy doing some of those little things to help this team.
But I thought that second quarter with Bones Highland, Terrence Man and Russell
Westbrook and the way they were pushing the pace and outscoring the Chicago Bulls thirty
five to twenty three, and the second quarter Bones Highland has kind of been
a revelation this week for this team. After not playing for twenty days.
He comes in has eight assists, thirteen points, but he also was looking
to make the right pass and only had one turnover. I mean, look,
Bones Hyland said before the Russell Westbrook addition that he was interested in trying
to fill that the Clippers, you know, suppose need or their want for
a traditional point guard. And I think he made a, I mean a
very compelling argument. He and Karence combined for twelve a sixth I believe only
three turnovers between the two of them, He's been really great and it's been
the thing to me is like even beyond I haven't dug into any advanced asked
with like two like three three man lineups with them and Kauai, but it's
just so fun to watch, Like because the I set this, this this
backcourt duo is like a shot of B twelve to this Clippers, uh,
this Clippers team, and it's just it's it's really fun basketball to watch.
In a season that overall maybe hasn't been the most exciting on court product to
watch, it's very exciting and I love I just love the way in that
second quarter, how like how physical and active they were in passing lanes.
Like the number of deflections in this game was wild. I think the Clippers
only ended up ending the game with one more recorded steal than the Bowls,
but they were all over the place. I really like that. I thought
the defense flipped a little bit in that third as they just went on an
offensive burst, but I think they had thirty seven so it didn't really matter.
But yeah, just I love that. I love that energy from them,
and Russ honestly was doing a really good job with the little stuff to
getting those deflections, pushing the team and transitioning, pushing the team in transition
and really getting out there. And I mean Eric Gordon just in a Norm
powell as performance where you look up and suddenly as twenty I think he was
a Clippers leading scorer at the half. Just I mean this is a game
like where we're starting to see the depth performing the way that we thought this
Clipper's depth would be able to perform. You mentioned Eric Gordon there. Now,
he got their offense off to a really good start. I know they
got outscored that first quarter, but they still put up twenty seven points and
the Bulls had a nice run to end the first but Eric Gordon had a
three pointer early and then a layup. He had a three on Zach Lavine
in the second quarter where he crossed him up. They were kind of scrambling
on their heels in transition. I love Eric Gordon's game because he's just a
vet that's always in control. He had three assists to zero turnovers with twenty
two points and efficient twenty two and he's been hitting his shots from the outside.
It's been a welcome sight. So if he's in the starting lineup with
Nicholas Batumb, you know, next to Kauai right now, Like they give
him spacing because both those two can launch from distance. Oh yeah, and
I mean Eric Gordon. I feel like his preferred like like his preferred trees
are are a good two steps back from the three point line. It's it's
definitely deeper. He's not like ride in the edge like the Tomb or a
lot of a lot of kind of stationary shooters, which which is which is
really fun to watch, And you know, I'm curious, you know,
we're talking about Gordon. He's still in the starting lineup. Obviously with PG
out, I do wonder what the ripple effects are gonna be for the bench
uh if you know that is where more sends up or if he is eventually
supplanted uh in the you know, in the rotation or the playoff rotation.
But I think with Kauai, you know, sort of starting those bench units
out in the in the first in the first quarter while he plays the full
first and Paul George being able to come in and kind of like help on
the tail into those, I think the Clippers are in a really good spot.
And once again, if guys keep performing like this, you just have
like it's it's a good problem to have, but it's a nightmare to chisel
this down to nine or eight guys. You know, it's like, you
know, there is a finished picture with the puzzle, but it's gonna take
it's gonna take some time to put it all together and to optimize these lineups.
And there's just six games left. But I did think, at least
from a philosophy standpoint, a really good process tonight. That is a formula
that the rest of the guys, the rest of the way need to follow
with just playing with this much heart, hustle energy out there and getting into
the paint, kicking it out and making those extra passes. He is will
up Dyke from the clips and dip Pod does it with myself and Charles Mockler
will appreciate you doing this. Well, what do you know? You came
on after a win? How about that the only time I come on,
buddy, it's the writer in my contract. Thank you, will coming up,
decks back to your phone calls eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty
eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty will close things out, Get back
to the phones and you'll hear from Nick Patune post game. Clippers win one
twenty four to one twelve over the Chicago Bulls. They head out to Memphis
for two Wednesday and Friday coming up next. You're listening to the Patriot AM
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Welcome back again. It's Clippers talk here on the Patriot in AM eleven fifty
eight seven seventy five two zero eleven fifty is the phone number. Let's hear
from the man of the hour, Nicholas Batune post game after he goes eight
of ten from distance, finishes with the game high twenty four points, a
season high for him as well. Here he was post games speaking with Christina
Pincome Valley Sports before the game. I was just asking you about how well
you guys have been sharing the basketball tonight. Forty one assists on forty eight
made field goals. Why was this group playing so connected offensively tonight? Now
we have to no, we're missing PG. So it's a big yell no
fans, So we have to find a way to score the basketball. It
is it stop by sharing the ball. Talk about the fact that you did
not attempt two tonight, and why would you when you were shooting the ball
like that from distance? Eight three pointers on just ten attempts. When did
you know that it was your night tonight? You know, it's nothing crazy.
It was what are you open shots? So I didn't taken the tech
quadrib board on those shots. So so no, not just open shot.
No on the teammates, give me some good passages. Just starting to make
a shot. That's what I'm walking on. So just good basketball. Well,
I know you've been wanting to get those three balls fallen at home,
but not just tonight. This has been the story for you over the last
couple of games. So what has led you to get it going from long
range? You know back in the gym, keep pol king shoo every day
before practicst after practice, before game after like every day, just repetition spork.
All right, how do you guys keep this rolling on the road?
Now, I'll trying to play the same way. You know, we're going
to Memphis South Place too to beat these teams. So it's gonna get down
the road, play defense and do to play the same game, all right,
congrat sneak out. Thank you. There was Nick Batoon post game.
I had those twenty four points. Thanks for Grisina Pink and Valley Sports.
I'm trying to see who was screaming in the background here as I'm looking at
the video right now. But Clippers got two in Memphis coming up. They
gotta get at least one of those ball games. Not gonna be easy.
Memphis longest winning streak right now in the NBA at sixth straight. Jose in
south Gate, Jose, you're a Clippers. Stop with Autam Austin. Adam,
how are you filling? Right down? You know me. I'm usually
the hot take day, but right now I just want to know, Adam,
how are you filling I'm live here Crypto dot Com arena. I got
big brother Jake here. We still got to get to the fake philosopher here
before we end the show. I'm feeling nice. What's up with you?
All? Al that being said, Katy, thank you, Katie, Thank
you, ron Flower. Look at him. I'll be there for the Lakers
versus the other keep in LA on April five, so you already know I'm
gonna be there I'm glad a Clipper is gonna win tonight. I am so
glad. That's why I waited patiently to save it. Are you ready let's
go? Yeah? I know, Adam, You're ready. Let's go Clipper.
All right, before we get out of here, I mentioned it.
I'm just throwing this out him. I don't know where because we haven't talked
about it all night. So, Jake, I'm sorry to put you on
the spot, but I know you're a pro, and that doesn't matter.
Always a pro. I'm always ready. I am always ready at him positive
moments. What's the fake philosopher? Big Brother Jake Warner from the Big Brother
Jake Podcast, Jake, what's up? You know Nico was raining threes all
night long, and storms they come and go, but not all storms come
to disrupt your life. Some come to clear your path. Oh. I
like that clears the smog in La. It was a beautiful day after Yeah.
Yeah. Nicholas Battoon contributed. Yes, sir, thank you, big
bro. Oh Brother Jake Warner. All right, before we get out of
here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle, Brian
Seaman, Ralph Law There, Katie Newton, our producer back in the bank,
our head engineer here and big brother Jake Warner, the callers, the
listeners. Clippers go to Memphis now for two starting Wednesday, tip off against
the Grizzes at five. We'll have Clippers countdown starting for you right back here
at four pm. I'm Adam Osla. I'm looking forward to at forty one
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