WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.160 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.280 --> 00:00:09.919 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:09.960 --> 00:00:15.039 the LA Clippers, and by Putschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:19.239 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.440 --> 00:00:23.640 LA Clippers, They're locking in every game, every now. Adam Osland, 6 00:00:24.239 --> 00:00:28.000 the Clippers fall in Game two ninety six to ninety three. Here at Crypto 7 00:00:28.039 --> 00:00:32.640 dot Com arena to the Dallas Mavericks. Welcome to your postgame locker room show. 8 00:00:33.159 --> 00:00:36.880 I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up on the Patriot Am eleven fifty. We'll 9 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:41.200 have Clippers talk for you. Eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty 10 00:00:41.280 --> 00:00:44.320 is the phone number. Eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty is 11 00:00:44.359 --> 00:00:49.399 the phone number. Wild ballgame, Carlos, you said it felt like a 12 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:53.280 Game seven. It was the most physical game I've ever seen in person, 13 00:00:54.119 --> 00:00:59.439 with what the referees were allowing out there, and Dallas got hot from beyond 14 00:00:59.439 --> 00:01:03.439 the arc during winning time, during clutch time in the fourth quarter, and 15 00:01:03.479 --> 00:01:06.480 that proved to be the difference. It really did, Adam. I mean 16 00:01:06.719 --> 00:01:11.799 the Mavericks hit six of their fourteen threes in the final period, and that 17 00:01:11.879 --> 00:01:15.480 did in the Clippers, and they hit timely threes and their role players hit 18 00:01:15.519 --> 00:01:19.280 three, something their role players didn't do much of at all in Game one. 19 00:01:21.280 --> 00:01:25.760 It's a confidence builder for Dallas, and I think that's what's so crushing 20 00:01:25.799 --> 00:01:29.959 about this loss, not that you lost the game, but the way Dallas 21 00:01:30.040 --> 00:01:34.239 was able to build up those others for Luca to find that comfortability, for 22 00:01:34.280 --> 00:01:38.079 them to realize ways they can have advantages on the Clippers hurts for the Clippers. 23 00:01:38.920 --> 00:01:42.000 The question is going to be, how do you find a better way 24 00:01:42.040 --> 00:01:45.519 to get this offense going and how do you find a way to keep a 25 00:01:45.560 --> 00:01:48.599 Vita Zubats on the floor. You talked about it, but he was excellent 26 00:01:48.760 --> 00:01:52.519 in all his minutes, and the Clippers went away from him late, trying 27 00:01:52.519 --> 00:01:55.680 to go small, getting a little more switchability on the floor, but it 28 00:01:55.719 --> 00:01:59.040 did not finish the way they wanted it to here in Downtown. To me, 29 00:01:59.159 --> 00:02:01.439 that's where the game swung. I know I'm gonna get calls about this 30 00:02:01.519 --> 00:02:07.599 post game because coach Lou does rely on small ball at times. He's very 31 00:02:07.640 --> 00:02:10.400 comfortable with it. But Ivita Zubats was getting some easy buckets, and I 32 00:02:10.520 --> 00:02:15.120 understand the move because you want more switchability with Dallas starting to hit threes on 33 00:02:15.159 --> 00:02:17.159 the perimeter, so you don't want to have a big man out there to 34 00:02:17.240 --> 00:02:23.960 guard those guys at the three point line. But Aviza Zubats was a source 35 00:02:23.000 --> 00:02:28.639 for their offense in the fourth quarter and was being found for easy ones. 36 00:02:29.400 --> 00:02:31.560 And to me, he's just one of those guys that you got to rely 37 00:02:31.680 --> 00:02:37.000 on at this point. But I trust in coach Lou. I trust this 38 00:02:37.080 --> 00:02:39.800 team to bounce back. We did see Kawhi Leonard tonight. I thought it 39 00:02:39.840 --> 00:02:44.080 was an up and down performance, but he progressed and got better as the 40 00:02:44.120 --> 00:02:46.560 game went along. You could say, Carlo, it just looked like he 41 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:49.479 was starting to find his footing. He was getting some jumpers to fall, 42 00:02:49.560 --> 00:02:53.039 he was getting a floater to go in the paint. That physicality was there, 43 00:02:53.120 --> 00:02:58.960 the steal and the dunk to start off the fourth quarter of the second 44 00:02:58.960 --> 00:03:00.879 half. Here as this game was a blur with the amount of physicality, 45 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:06.120 But there are positives to take away, and the biggest one will be number 46 00:03:06.120 --> 00:03:08.479 two being able to play in game two one hundred percent. And you're right, 47 00:03:08.520 --> 00:03:12.159 his legs weren't unumber. I think he missed all five is three short. 48 00:03:12.199 --> 00:03:14.879 If I had to guess, I think everything was just off the lip 49 00:03:14.879 --> 00:03:16.639 of the rim. But look, let's be honest. I mean the Clippers 50 00:03:16.639 --> 00:03:20.639 weren't sweeping this series. That's not gonna happen. The Clippers haven't won a 51 00:03:20.680 --> 00:03:25.360 series in less than six games all but once in their franchise history. If 52 00:03:25.400 --> 00:03:30.639 you're a Clipper fan, you are stressed every time they play a playoff game. 53 00:03:30.680 --> 00:03:34.080 They don't make things that easy. Maybe game one to start, but 54 00:03:34.319 --> 00:03:38.159 for the most part, playoff series do not end up being simple sweeps for 55 00:03:38.199 --> 00:03:42.599 the Clippers. So Luca and Dallas they got their punch, They got the 56 00:03:42.599 --> 00:03:45.560 Clippers on it off night, and they played well. But I think for 57 00:03:45.599 --> 00:03:50.599 the Clippers, there's so much room for improvement and a lot of uncharacteristic things 58 00:03:50.719 --> 00:03:53.919 in this game that you feel like they got a good shot to split them 59 00:03:53.919 --> 00:03:57.639 in Dallas, make it a best of three. Coming back home for Game 60 00:03:57.680 --> 00:04:00.520 five, they need to the Dallas. At this point, I have just 61 00:04:00.680 --> 00:04:04.199 taken home court advantage away from the Clippers, and it looked like the Clippers 62 00:04:04.199 --> 00:04:08.439 had an opportunity to take a stranglehold of this series. If they could have 63 00:04:08.439 --> 00:04:12.199 pulled this one out tonight, but now they need a victory in Dallas. 64 00:04:12.240 --> 00:04:15.800 Now, going back to twenty twenty one, well, they won their three 65 00:04:15.840 --> 00:04:19.600 times. It wasn't an issue for them in front of that crowd. Kawhi 66 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:24.720 Leonard with the magnificent Game six with forty five points. But that Game three 67 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:27.639 was the turning point of the series with the Clippers down two games to none, 68 00:04:27.759 --> 00:04:30.800 and they were down thirty to eleven in the first quarter, and it 69 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:33.839 looked like Dallas was hunting for that kill shot and they were about to go 70 00:04:33.920 --> 00:04:38.399 up three to zero on the Clippers, and that's when that resilient nature kicked 71 00:04:38.399 --> 00:04:41.399 in. They came back in that ballgame. The rest is history. They 72 00:04:41.399 --> 00:04:44.800 would get to the Western Conference Finals for the first time as a franchise. 73 00:04:44.879 --> 00:04:48.160 But it's going to take that grittiness and this level of defense. But with 74 00:04:48.240 --> 00:04:53.199 a few more shots falling for the Clippers and just easier buckets out there, 75 00:04:53.240 --> 00:04:59.040 they got to find some easier ones because Dallas the defense showed tonight. Their 76 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:02.839 defense is well we've been talking about the last couple of months with Luka Dancis 77 00:05:02.920 --> 00:05:06.000 playing better on the defensive end. Now and giving effort there with Kyrie Irving, 78 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:10.839 who was guarding James Harden throughout a lot of this ballgame, you could 79 00:05:10.879 --> 00:05:14.600 see it they were much more connected and they may have found something with more 80 00:05:14.639 --> 00:05:18.839 minutes for Derek Lively and more minutes now for Maxi Kleba, which was what 81 00:05:18.879 --> 00:05:21.319 we saw at the end of game one. Carlo one hundred percent. I 82 00:05:21.319 --> 00:05:25.839 mean it feels like they've moved their chess pieces. They feel like they have 83 00:05:25.959 --> 00:05:30.480 the advantage. Now will how will tyleru adjust his own chess pieces coming up 84 00:05:30.560 --> 00:05:33.319 for game three. I think it's a great point you'd talk about. They've 85 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:36.600 been able to win in Dallas, They've been able to play well in Dallas, 86 00:05:38.279 --> 00:05:41.360 and they know what's coming for them, and they got Kawhi Leonard back 87 00:05:41.399 --> 00:05:44.639 and Ivitsa Zubatz continues to be a problem if he doesn't get in foul trouble. 88 00:05:44.839 --> 00:05:47.759 Clippers made ten less threes than they did last game. I think also 89 00:05:48.040 --> 00:05:51.560 there's something to be said about Luca getting those late shots. I'm sure the 90 00:05:51.600 --> 00:05:55.160 Clippers will look at how they guarded him in this game. I thought they 91 00:05:55.160 --> 00:05:57.759 had a fantastic job for the most part on Kyrie Irving, who was eight 92 00:05:57.800 --> 00:06:00.079 for eighteen to get to twenty three points. He did have three steals, 93 00:06:00.120 --> 00:06:04.519 though he was great on the defensive end. Clippers got outshine of the free 94 00:06:04.560 --> 00:06:09.360 throw line Adam four to twelve in the fourth quarter. According to Brian Dancelar, 95 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:12.959 statistician, Dallas was more aggressive, they got to the line more, 96 00:06:13.319 --> 00:06:17.560 and they finished things down the stretch. It's a it's a playoff series. 97 00:06:17.600 --> 00:06:20.319 This is the fun part. How do you adjust? How do you move 98 00:06:20.360 --> 00:06:25.720 your pieces? How do you make your disadvantage in game two your advantage in 99 00:06:25.839 --> 00:06:29.800 game three. I cannot wait to see it unfold. Friday can't come soon 100 00:06:29.920 --> 00:06:31.839 enough, and I think this Clippers. Friday also can't consume enough. They 101 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:35.399 want to rank their wrongs tonight. As you brought up during the ballgame, 102 00:06:35.439 --> 00:06:39.519 it felt like a game seven. Well, we may get five more of 103 00:06:39.560 --> 00:06:43.240 these before this series is over. Well, we have a moment. Let's 104 00:06:43.279 --> 00:06:46.600 pause ten seconds for station identification. Here in the Los Angeles Clippers Alredio network. 105 00:06:46.959 --> 00:06:56.199 This is LA Clippers Basketball AM eleven fifty k ev Los Angeles about an 106 00:06:56.319 --> 00:07:00.839 iHeartRadio station. Clippers fall in Game two, ninety six to ninety three to 107 00:07:00.920 --> 00:07:03.879 Luka Doncic and the Dallas Mavericks, as they would come through late with clutch 108 00:07:03.959 --> 00:07:08.879 three pointers. And this series is tied up at a game apiece. The 109 00:07:09.040 --> 00:07:13.399 road team has one. I guess this series is underway. Coming up on 110 00:07:13.480 --> 00:07:16.399 Friday will be Game three in Dallas. Tip Off is at five pm. 111 00:07:16.439 --> 00:07:20.120 We'll have your pregame show starting right back here at four Carlo Jimenez, my 112 00:07:20.199 --> 00:07:24.759 guy, another great playoff call by you. Let's do it all over again 113 00:07:25.079 --> 00:07:30.360 Game three Friday. Yeah, let's call Game three. Oh. Unfortunately the 114 00:07:30.399 --> 00:07:34.720 Clippers lose by three in this one. We'll talk about it all on your 115 00:07:34.759 --> 00:07:39.000 Clippers post game show coming up on the Patriot AM eleven fifty. We'll take 116 00:07:39.000 --> 00:07:42.680 phone calls on Clippers Talk eight seven seven five to zero eleven fifty eight seven 117 00:07:42.720 --> 00:07:45.480 seven five two zero eleven fifty is the full number if you want to get 118 00:07:45.480 --> 00:07:48.959 on early. This is the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Back to more 119 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:56.160 of the NBA playoffs on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers Mavericks continues now 120 00:07:56.360 --> 00:08:00.720 stream us anywhere you go on the iHeartRadio app. The Clippers led by one 121 00:08:00.759 --> 00:08:03.439 heading into the fourth quarter at a score of sixty six to sixty five. 122 00:08:03.759 --> 00:08:09.720 Just to be outscored thirty one to twenty seven in that fourth quarter final score 123 00:08:09.959 --> 00:08:13.519 Dallas Mavericks ninety six, Clippers ninety three. Here in game two, as 124 00:08:13.560 --> 00:08:18.279 this best of seven first round series is tied up at a game apiece, 125 00:08:18.360 --> 00:08:22.959 Welcome back into your postgame locker room show. I'm Adam Moslin coming up on 126 00:08:22.000 --> 00:08:26.600 the Patriot AM eleven fifty. We will have Clippers talk. Eight seven seven 127 00:08:26.720 --> 00:08:28.720 five to zero. Eleven fifty is the phone number. Eight seven to seven, 128 00:08:30.160 --> 00:08:35.159 five to two, zero eleven fifty is the phone number. The Dallas 129 00:08:35.159 --> 00:08:41.919 Mavericks came alive from distance late in this game and hit some clutch, timely 130 00:08:41.200 --> 00:08:46.600 three pointers. Fourth quarter shooting from three six of nine for the Dallas Mavericks. 131 00:08:46.600 --> 00:08:52.320 Clippers were four of nine, but it was the difference a couple of 132 00:08:52.360 --> 00:08:56.120 more Maine three pointers in a game where both teams were starved for points. 133 00:08:56.279 --> 00:09:01.120 This game was played under one hundred. It was the most physical game that 134 00:09:01.240 --> 00:09:07.200 I've ever witnessed in person. Not hyperbole, not an exaggeration. I've never 135 00:09:07.200 --> 00:09:11.039 seen anything like it. We've heard people talk about the physicality that has come 136 00:09:11.080 --> 00:09:15.120 over the last couple of months. As it seems that the officials were told 137 00:09:15.159 --> 00:09:18.200 to let a little bit more go as offense was getting out of control, 138 00:09:18.840 --> 00:09:22.320 and it's had an effect in these playoffs too. You heard it yesterday, 139 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:26.840 Darvin Ham was talking about a post game after the Lakers Denver Nuggets game. 140 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:31.399 Probably gonna hear about it a ton tonight postgame on our call in show Clippers 141 00:09:31.480 --> 00:09:35.960 Talk. We have some postgame audio from Coach Lou and the players after the 142 00:09:35.000 --> 00:09:39.360 Clippers fall ninety six to ninety three at home here to the Dallas Mavericks and 143 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:45.159 Kawhi Leonards return. He finished at thirty five minutes, played just fifteen points 144 00:09:45.200 --> 00:09:48.879 on seven of seventeen, shooting oh of five from three, so the Clippers 145 00:09:48.919 --> 00:09:54.279 overall were just eight of thirty from distance. More postgame locker room show coming 146 00:09:54.360 --> 00:09:58.919 up next right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Streaming Clippers basketball 147 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:05.159 the first round of the Nbaight Playoffs continues. Back to more NBA playoff basketball 148 00:10:05.279 --> 00:10:11.200 right here on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers lose ninety six to ninety 149 00:10:11.240 --> 00:10:13.679 three here at home in Game two at Crypto dot Com Arena in this first 150 00:10:13.720 --> 00:10:18.120 round, best of seven series against the Dallas Mavericks. Like it's twenty twenty 151 00:10:18.120 --> 00:10:22.279 one all over again. Welcome back in. I'm Adam Moslin. This is 152 00:10:22.279 --> 00:10:24.519 your Clippers post game show coming up on the Patriot Am eleven fifty. We'll 153 00:10:24.559 --> 00:10:28.720 have Clippers Talk eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven, 154 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:33.200 five to two zero eleven fifty speaking of same as it ever was type 155 00:10:33.200 --> 00:10:39.559 of things. Luka Doncic stepped up huge in the fourth quarter, had seven 156 00:10:39.360 --> 00:10:45.679 of his game high thirty two points, but maybe the biggest shot of the 157 00:10:45.799 --> 00:10:50.360 game the dagga. While the Clippers still had opportunities late, he hit a 158 00:10:50.399 --> 00:10:54.120 three in the face of James hard and a step back three, a hardened 159 00:10:54.240 --> 00:10:58.639 like three. Now it's Luka Doncic who is making this one of his most 160 00:10:58.639 --> 00:11:03.120 famous moves. With a minute twenty six left that put Dallas up by nine, 161 00:11:03.799 --> 00:11:07.519 Harden responded right out of the time out, was wide open. He 162 00:11:07.600 --> 00:11:11.720 hit a three pointer. The Clippers made it interesting. Kawhi Leonard had an 163 00:11:11.759 --> 00:11:16.519 opportunity late and it looked like he was fouled by Kyrie Irving. In fact, 164 00:11:16.600 --> 00:11:20.720 it was called a foul initially, it was reviewed and overturned, and 165 00:11:20.759 --> 00:11:24.879 I guess it's only appropriate in a game where they let him play more so 166 00:11:26.000 --> 00:11:30.039 than I had seen in any game live in person. They would overturn that 167 00:11:30.159 --> 00:11:35.799 call and so that three point opportunity for Kawhi Leonard ended up just being two 168 00:11:35.879 --> 00:11:39.440 points. The Clippers played the foul game, Dallas would hit their shots. 169 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:46.279 The Clippers fall late by three. Kawhi Leonard did return, had fifteen on 170 00:11:46.399 --> 00:11:50.799 seventeen shots in thirty five minutes. It is a positive he was able to 171 00:11:50.799 --> 00:11:54.720 go for thirty five minutes. It was a positive he was able to play. 172 00:11:54.440 --> 00:12:00.200 Paul George twenty two points seven to fourteen shooting. James Harden with two 173 00:12:01.240 --> 00:12:05.679 big Zoo didn't get up seventeen shots, just twelve shots, had thirteen points. 174 00:12:07.399 --> 00:12:09.840 Difference in the ballgame to me was a beats the zoobots being taken out 175 00:12:09.840 --> 00:12:13.360 at the seven minute mark, the Clippers were down by three. They quickly 176 00:12:13.399 --> 00:12:20.080 went down by eight. The small ball was ineffective. Kyrie Irving hit a 177 00:12:20.080 --> 00:12:24.879 big three pointer as Russell Westbrook was shading off of him to help out with 178 00:12:24.960 --> 00:12:31.639 Luka Doncic. He would also hit a tough baseline floater over Paul George. 179 00:12:31.679 --> 00:12:37.720 Kyrie Irving and PJ Washington hit back to back three pointers. Some tough shots 180 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:41.879 in the fourth quarter. Give him credit. Maxi Kleeba would also come up 181 00:12:41.879 --> 00:12:46.039 with a big three pointer again six of nine from three and the fourth of 182 00:12:46.120 --> 00:12:52.639 the Dallas Mavericks and the Clippers fall by three two three point shots ninety six 183 00:12:52.759 --> 00:12:56.759 ninety three was your final outside of Los Angeles. We are leaving you until 184 00:12:56.799 --> 00:13:01.480 Friday for Game three. Clippers in Dallas take it on the Mavericks in a 185 00:13:01.559 --> 00:13:05.720 series tied up at a game apiece outside of Los Angeles. Yes, we're 186 00:13:05.759 --> 00:13:09.600 leaving you until then, but do not go anywhere. As on the Patriot 187 00:13:09.639 --> 00:13:16.159 AMLM fifty. Next we got clipperstock. This has been La Clippers basketball really 188 00:13:16.440 --> 00:13:18.840 good on a multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment. All cease and 189 00:13:18.919 --> 00:13:24.759 long on their official home. Join us next time on the La Clippers Audio 190 00:13:24.799 --> 00:13:30.039 Network. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, if that's 191 00:13:30.080 --> 00:13:33.799 what you want to do, you do welcome the Clippers Talk, your first 192 00:13:33.879 --> 00:13:37.200 chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Do it to hear 193 00:13:37.279 --> 00:13:45.759 every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast right now 194 00:13:45.840 --> 00:13:50.799 your host on your home for the Clippers they were in attack mode adam Ousley. 195 00:13:52.399 --> 00:13:56.639 Oh, apparently the officials are saying we're not done with the nineties. 196 00:13:56.039 --> 00:14:01.639 As this game went redtro tonight. It was a slugfest, reminded me of 197 00:14:01.679 --> 00:14:07.240 the video game arch Rivals, and the Clippers would lose to Arrival in the 198 00:14:07.320 --> 00:14:11.320 Dallas Mavericks ninety six to ninety three Here at Crypto dot Com Arena in game 199 00:14:11.399 --> 00:14:16.039 two of this best of seven first round series. Welcome into Clippers Talk. 200 00:14:16.039 --> 00:14:20.600 I'm outa Moslin live from Crypto dot Com Arena. Coming up. We'll hear 201 00:14:20.600 --> 00:14:22.759 from coach Lou. We'll hear from the players. After this one. We'll 202 00:14:22.759 --> 00:14:26.120 get to your phone calls at eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty. 203 00:14:26.480 --> 00:14:31.879 Eight seven seven, five to two zero eleven fifty is the phone number. 204 00:14:31.879 --> 00:14:37.919 Clippers led by one heading into the fourth quarter. They quickly built up 205 00:14:37.919 --> 00:14:43.840 a lead that I thought, in a game where points were at a premium, 206 00:14:45.320 --> 00:14:50.480 it's been the phrase of the night, might be a safe enough lead. 207 00:14:52.759 --> 00:14:58.039 They were up by six, the biggest lead of the ballgame. But 208 00:14:58.759 --> 00:15:03.879 in a game like this, nobody scored one hundred and it just felt like 209 00:15:03.919 --> 00:15:07.600 a grind it out, dig it out of the mud rock fight make it 210 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:13.240 a boulder fight. I thought that Clippers had the momentum after Big Zoo had 211 00:15:13.279 --> 00:15:18.799 a couple of buckets early a Norn Powell three pointer to start off the fourth 212 00:15:18.879 --> 00:15:24.759 quarter. Clippers led seventy three to sixty seven. The Dallas Mavericks would respond. 213 00:15:24.879 --> 00:15:31.960 PJ. Washington tough bucket, Luca to the free throw line, one 214 00:15:31.000 --> 00:15:35.720 of two. It's seventy three seventy Clippers. Then PJ. Washington knocks down 215 00:15:35.720 --> 00:15:41.159 on three. Luka Doncic hits a three pointer. Things had flipped that quickly, 216 00:15:41.320 --> 00:15:46.200 nine to zero run by Dallas. They were up seventy six to seventy 217 00:15:46.279 --> 00:15:50.720 three. But this may have been the turning point. And I understand the 218 00:15:50.759 --> 00:15:58.919 move, but coach Lou went small. We've seen it time and time again. 219 00:16:00.440 --> 00:16:04.000 He's more comfortable with it. He seems to fall back to going small 220 00:16:04.360 --> 00:16:10.840 when things get dicey, and he had Russ Harden PG Norman Kawhi out there. 221 00:16:11.879 --> 00:16:15.279 I understand the reasoning. They're hitting threes. You want better defenders on 222 00:16:15.320 --> 00:16:22.519 the perimeter and more switchability. But it was ineffective tonight and Big Zoo was 223 00:16:22.559 --> 00:16:27.360 the guy and the only guy getting easy buckets down low. In the fourth 224 00:16:27.399 --> 00:16:33.960 quarter out of the time out with Russ in for Big Zoo, Kyrie Irving 225 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:38.639 hits a three pointer as Russ, who I thought had some spectacular plays, 226 00:16:38.960 --> 00:16:42.600 tip outs, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, the block on Derek Lively, 227 00:16:42.960 --> 00:16:48.559 but a bad defensive play as he shaded off of Kyrie Irving to help out. 228 00:16:48.639 --> 00:16:53.679 James harden on Luka Dacic, and Kyrie knocked down a twenty nine foot 229 00:16:53.679 --> 00:17:00.320 three pointer wide open. You can't leave Kyrie Irving. That's the difference with 230 00:17:00.399 --> 00:17:04.720 this Dallas Mavericks team. Now. It's not just Luca and others in role 231 00:17:04.720 --> 00:17:07.680 players. It's not Tim Hardaway Junior out there, who I think left this 232 00:17:07.799 --> 00:17:11.960 game due to injury. No disrespect. He can get hot, he can 233 00:17:12.079 --> 00:17:15.240 light you up. But we're talking about Kyrie Irving, a top seventy five 234 00:17:15.240 --> 00:17:21.160 player. Ever, Russ is two. He's got to know you can't leave 235 00:17:21.240 --> 00:17:30.119 him open. James was playing Luka Doncics well enough. I understand it's Luca 236 00:17:30.640 --> 00:17:33.960 that can be an issue. You'd rather have Kawhi or Paul George on him. 237 00:17:34.079 --> 00:17:37.440 It's not that simple. With the screens they said all the time, 238 00:17:37.680 --> 00:17:41.200 and the sets they run, and if they leave their man to come cross 239 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:45.559 court to switch on Luca. He surely is gonna find the guy. They 240 00:17:45.599 --> 00:17:52.359 left for an easy bucket, but that three pointer by Kyrie Irving put him 241 00:17:52.400 --> 00:18:00.200 up by six. And then on the other end the Clippers had a heartbreaking 242 00:18:00.279 --> 00:18:08.000 possession where first Norman Powell missed a two along to Russell Westbrook tipped it out 243 00:18:08.640 --> 00:18:15.799 and those two make it. It was a Kawhi Leonard jumper that was short 244 00:18:15.440 --> 00:18:18.400 as a lot of his word. Tonight we'll talk more about Kawhi, his 245 00:18:18.480 --> 00:18:22.960 performance, how he looked the assessment with the sports science and how he was 246 00:18:22.960 --> 00:18:26.680 moving out there in a little bit. But he misses one. Norm Powell 247 00:18:26.759 --> 00:18:33.480 and Russell Westbrook are at the basket and both had easy tip ins that just 248 00:18:33.640 --> 00:18:37.440 didn't fall. The hustle was there, the heart was there. They were 249 00:18:37.440 --> 00:18:41.920 battling and they couldn't get it to go. Norm missed one, Russ missed 250 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:49.599 one, Nor missed one opportunities to bring it back to within four. And 251 00:18:49.640 --> 00:18:53.079 then on the other end, Kyrie Irving gets a little push shot on the 252 00:18:53.079 --> 00:18:57.559 far side, short corner over Paul George Well contested, doesn't matter, It's 253 00:18:57.640 --> 00:19:03.000 Kyrie would hit a three pointer eighty one seventy six is the score. But 254 00:19:03.079 --> 00:19:08.279 then PJ. Washington responded right away with a three, and that's something that 255 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:14.359 worries me. I thought he had a solid game one defensively, he didn't 256 00:19:14.359 --> 00:19:18.240 look afraid of the moment. Well, he certainly wasn't. In game two 257 00:19:18.279 --> 00:19:23.359 tonight, he woke up. That was a huge three. Kawhi would get 258 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:27.440 fout on the other end, miss the first, something you rarely see. 259 00:19:30.119 --> 00:19:33.599 The Clippers would end up getting a stop on the other end. Great defense 260 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:38.200 on Luka Dancich did what they could, and then Paul George basically went coast 261 00:19:38.279 --> 00:19:44.720 to coast and got a tough circus layup to go. It's eighty four to 262 00:19:44.759 --> 00:19:51.839 seventy nine. Guess what happened though, Just before that, Evista Zubats came 263 00:19:51.880 --> 00:19:56.839 back into the ballgame. So in the time that he was taking out taken 264 00:19:56.880 --> 00:20:02.640 out to go small. It's gonna be a running theme in one of my 265 00:20:02.640 --> 00:20:06.400 major points tonight. At the seven oh one mark, the Clippers are down 266 00:20:06.440 --> 00:20:11.839 three. By the time of Vitza Zubats is inserted back into the ballgame, 267 00:20:12.839 --> 00:20:18.279 they're down seven. Means they lost those minutes when they went small by four 268 00:20:18.279 --> 00:20:25.720 in a game they lost by three, crushing, but the Clippers keet battling, 269 00:20:26.240 --> 00:20:30.359 and as soon as Big Zoo came back in, Paul George found him 270 00:20:30.640 --> 00:20:36.960 with a great feed on the interior and Zu got a huge dunk. But 271 00:20:37.000 --> 00:20:41.039 then Maxi Kliba, who looked like he couldn't hit anything the first two games. 272 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:47.680 This is scary, knocked down a big three. Dallas back up six, 273 00:20:48.039 --> 00:20:52.440 then maybe the dagger, I guess. Eventually it was Luka Doncic with 274 00:20:52.519 --> 00:20:56.480 a step back three after Kawhi Leonard missed one in front of James Harden had 275 00:20:56.480 --> 00:21:00.880 a hand in his face. Doesn't matter. Luca lived for these moments. 276 00:21:02.000 --> 00:21:04.880 He wants to terrorize Clipper Nation. He was looking at the crowd, he 277 00:21:06.079 --> 00:21:11.960 was jarring back and forth. It's picked up a technical earlier. It's Luca. 278 00:21:12.599 --> 00:21:18.079 This is what he does. This is what makes Dallas so terrifying at 279 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:22.039 times, especially because he's got Kyrie next to him, who hit big shots 280 00:21:22.039 --> 00:21:27.240 in the fourth quarter now too, and that Dallas defense showed up for everyone 281 00:21:27.319 --> 00:21:37.079 telling me that Dallas defense was fake, fugazy regular season stuff. Even with 282 00:21:37.240 --> 00:21:42.759 Daniel Gafford playing ten minutes as he just looks lost out there. They could 283 00:21:42.759 --> 00:21:48.680 go small with Maxi Kliba. They had Derek Lively play twenty minutes, Josh 284 00:21:48.720 --> 00:21:53.279 Green got run. Dallas is moving some chess pieces around. Now. They 285 00:21:53.319 --> 00:21:59.720 figured out a few things and how to optimize lineups, and defensively they were 286 00:21:59.759 --> 00:22:06.240 great. Granted, it was a nineties throwback night, and when you're allowed 287 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:12.000 that much physicality out there, yeah, it favors the defense. But the 288 00:22:12.000 --> 00:22:17.279 Clippers settled for far too many threes when they weren't hitting them long jumpers. 289 00:22:18.119 --> 00:22:21.880 And to me, when you have a guy like aviatsa zoo bots and I 290 00:22:22.000 --> 00:22:26.839 thought at the beginning of the fourth quarter they were gonna go back to him, 291 00:22:26.880 --> 00:22:30.519 and it was gonna be a wrinkle from Coach Lou that now we're gonna 292 00:22:30.519 --> 00:22:33.720 punish him with big Zoo. They're not gonna see this coming. You're up 293 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:37.559 one and going into the fourth quarter, feed big Zoo, go at him. 294 00:22:37.839 --> 00:22:44.119 I thought they were gonna stick with that, and instead, when Dallas 295 00:22:44.119 --> 00:22:51.039 went up three, Coach Lou hit the small ball button. They go minus 296 00:22:51.079 --> 00:22:55.359 four, they lose the game by three. I'm not saying it's as simple 297 00:22:55.400 --> 00:23:02.960 as that. The Clippers just need to be better. Russell Westbrook shading over 298 00:23:03.359 --> 00:23:07.400 on that Kyrie Irving play. That's one that can't happen another time, leading 299 00:23:07.400 --> 00:23:12.720 to the MASSI Kliba three. I believe it was Luka Dancich finding him after 300 00:23:12.759 --> 00:23:18.440 Paul George fell to the floor trying to go for a steal. The defense 301 00:23:18.519 --> 00:23:26.200 was good initially, but he gambled. But it just stands out to me 302 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:30.960 that Coach lou felt more comfortable going small like we have seen many times before, 303 00:23:32.680 --> 00:23:37.119 and Nicholas Batuma isn't out there anymore. Marcus Morris. The twenty twenty 304 00:23:37.119 --> 00:23:41.960 one version isn't, but the twenty twenty four version of Avisa Zubats is a 305 00:23:41.960 --> 00:23:48.160 completely different player than what we saw three years ago. I was stuck with 306 00:23:48.240 --> 00:23:52.839 him. I don't know if that was their fatal flaw tonight, but to 307 00:23:52.880 --> 00:23:56.720 me, it's just what stood out the most in this loss, as the 308 00:23:56.759 --> 00:24:03.319 Clippers had an opportunity to take a stranglehold of this series, they lose by 309 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:07.680 three ninety six. Ninety three is the final coming up. We will hear 310 00:24:07.680 --> 00:24:11.240 from Coach Loupo's game and the players. We're live from Crypto dot com arena. 311 00:24:12.720 --> 00:24:15.319 This series is tied up at a game apiece, with the Clippers going 312 00:24:15.359 --> 00:24:19.559 to Big d on Friday. Tip off for that one's at five. Pregame 313 00:24:19.720 --> 00:24:23.319 back here at four. I'm at a Moslin and this is Clippers Talk here 314 00:24:23.359 --> 00:24:29.640 on the Patriot AM eleven fifty, Bill Mavericks and the Clippers. This is 315 00:24:29.680 --> 00:24:33.960 the NBA Playoffs on the LA Clippers Audio Network, stream US anywhere you go 316 00:24:34.039 --> 00:24:38.559 on the iHeartRadio app. The Clippers shoot their worst fuel goal percentage of the 317 00:24:38.720 --> 00:24:45.880 year at thirty six point eight percent from the field. Dallas wasn't much better 318 00:24:45.920 --> 00:24:48.240 at forty two percent, but they also shot forty two percent from three and 319 00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:52.240 went six of nine from three in the fourth quarters. The Clippers lose game 320 00:24:52.279 --> 00:24:56.400 two by three, with the final score of ninety six to ninety three. 321 00:24:56.880 --> 00:25:00.559 Here at Crypto dot Com Arena, I'm at a Moslin. This his Clippers 322 00:25:00.599 --> 00:25:03.920 Talk here on the Patriot AM eleven fifty. Coming up, we'll hear from 323 00:25:03.960 --> 00:25:12.519 coach lou postgame. The Clippers missed twenty nine of forty shots outside the paint. 324 00:25:14.880 --> 00:25:19.039 Brutal. You know who can change that for you, The biggest guy 325 00:25:19.079 --> 00:25:23.240 in this series, who detonated with twenty and fifteen in Game one, Big 326 00:25:23.319 --> 00:25:30.720 Zoo, who got seventeen shots up, who got featured now. A preview 327 00:25:30.440 --> 00:25:34.519 from coach Lou postgame is this. He said, Zoo getting into foul trouble 328 00:25:34.559 --> 00:25:38.960 early changed the game for us, and that makes sense because they were trying 329 00:25:38.960 --> 00:25:44.160 to go to him and he set two bone crushing fouls, one on Luca 330 00:25:44.799 --> 00:25:48.440 who was hitting the life alert, which I never see. It was not 331 00:25:48.519 --> 00:25:55.079 a flop. He got trucked as everybody was scrapping out there tonight. Just 332 00:25:55.240 --> 00:26:00.440 insane. The level of physicality Zoo set the tone. And then I think 333 00:26:00.480 --> 00:26:03.240 it was Derek Jones Junior. He puts to the floor on his second foul. 334 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:07.759 He goes out, Mason Plummet goes in. Clippers lose the first quarter 335 00:26:07.839 --> 00:26:15.079 twenty three to nineteen and shot five of twenty and one of four from three 336 00:26:15.519 --> 00:26:18.640 in the first quarter. Couldn't get anything to go outside of Paul George with 337 00:26:18.680 --> 00:26:23.440 eight points. Unfortunately, he only had seven points the rest of the game, 338 00:26:25.319 --> 00:26:29.759 and I take that back. He ended up with fourteen points the rest 339 00:26:29.799 --> 00:26:34.839 of the game. So they were trying to feature Viatza zoobots. You know 340 00:26:34.880 --> 00:26:38.960 how I feel about this subject. There's an easier path to win ball games, 341 00:26:40.000 --> 00:26:45.039 and it starts with feeding big sue. Those are punishing, taxing, 342 00:26:45.279 --> 00:26:51.400 physical plays, and in a game that was played with this level of physicality, 343 00:26:51.519 --> 00:26:53.039 to me, you just had to get it to Zoom wore in the 344 00:26:53.079 --> 00:27:00.400 second half because he finished with those two personal fouls. He never filed again. 345 00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:08.119 He played thirty three minutes. It's not nothing, but those four minutes 346 00:27:08.240 --> 00:27:12.000 where he left in the fourth quarter when they went small and they would lose 347 00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:17.559 those minutes by four points in a game they lost by three, were critical, 348 00:27:18.920 --> 00:27:25.680 consequential, and ultimately that's where the game was lost. In my mind, 349 00:27:26.279 --> 00:27:32.599 Dallas hit threes. They stepped up Lucas Luca Kyrie's Kyrie Clippers have to 350 00:27:32.599 --> 00:27:37.599 be better with game plan, assignment and discipline out there. I don't care 351 00:27:37.200 --> 00:27:41.279 that Luka doncons is being guarded by James Harden. He at least had him 352 00:27:41.319 --> 00:27:45.680 on the baseline. He at least could use that as the other defender and 353 00:27:45.720 --> 00:27:48.839 force him that way. And if he goes by you for a two pointer, 354 00:27:48.960 --> 00:27:52.359 you can live with that. Which you can't live with is Kyrie Irving 355 00:27:52.000 --> 00:27:56.319 getting a wide open three. It was a deep three. It's a shot 356 00:27:56.359 --> 00:28:00.440 he makes all the time. And Russ sagged off and shaded towards James Harden 357 00:28:00.440 --> 00:28:04.839 to help out on Luca and Kyrie killed him. It's Kyrie irving over there. 358 00:28:07.839 --> 00:28:11.119 So there's two guys that can beat you now eight seven seven five two 359 00:28:11.240 --> 00:28:15.240 zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty Tajes and Walnut. 360 00:28:15.400 --> 00:28:19.559 You can start things off after the Clippers lose ninety six ninety three in Game 361 00:28:19.640 --> 00:28:26.319 two. Tajus, you're probably the most cogent caller when it comes to analysis. 362 00:28:26.799 --> 00:28:30.119 So what do you got to know? Well, Adam, I agree 363 00:28:30.160 --> 00:28:36.960 with you, like I think when Zoo got fellt trouble and we just forgot 364 00:28:36.960 --> 00:28:41.720 about him really until that fourth quarter. And what else is new forgetting about 365 00:28:41.799 --> 00:28:45.079 Zoo? Nowadays have more ones Hockeway, they got something to say, and 366 00:28:45.119 --> 00:28:47.440 then it comes out when they move the lips, just a bunch of gibberish. 367 00:28:47.480 --> 00:28:53.720 They forgot about Zoo. That's so true, Adam. I think we'll 368 00:28:53.759 --> 00:29:00.839 see more of Zoo next game. But a few other points would be I 369 00:29:00.920 --> 00:29:06.920 think we got we were so slow getting into our offense again, and James 370 00:29:06.960 --> 00:29:10.559 Harden wasn't hitting the threes, he was doing a lot of dribbling, and 371 00:29:11.720 --> 00:29:15.039 it just took a long time to get in the sets, and that was 372 00:29:15.119 --> 00:29:18.640 one of the things that always played them during their struggles this year. And 373 00:29:21.200 --> 00:29:22.480 you know, when Zoo was out, I thought, you know, they 374 00:29:22.519 --> 00:29:26.920 could still run some high pick and rolls and generate some more open shots. 375 00:29:26.920 --> 00:29:32.640 But it didn't seem we had some, but not as many clean open shots 376 00:29:32.680 --> 00:29:36.319 as we would like. So were you watching the game on TV or were 377 00:29:36.359 --> 00:29:45.079 you here at Cryptotagus No, I'm interested in hearing how the physicality translated to 378 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.440 the TV screen, because being here in person, this was the most physical 379 00:29:48.519 --> 00:29:55.160 game I've seen live. You could tell on TV it was pretty physical. 380 00:29:56.079 --> 00:30:00.920 I've never seen anything like it. It was borderline rec I thought somebody was 381 00:30:00.920 --> 00:30:06.480 gonna get hurt. I don't want to sound too soft, but there were 382 00:30:06.599 --> 00:30:11.920 some just insane plays and fouls that weren't being called a mere coffee asking for 383 00:30:11.960 --> 00:30:17.359 that foul and Luca Dodgers in the second half, Luca getting teed up because 384 00:30:17.400 --> 00:30:21.440 he thought he was fouled go into the basket Like I couldn't believe some of 385 00:30:21.440 --> 00:30:23.799 the stuff they were letting go. I just never seen anything like it. 386 00:30:26.319 --> 00:30:27.880 No, No, I agree, And it didn't cost the Clipers of the 387 00:30:27.880 --> 00:30:30.839 game. That is not why they lost whatsoever. I thought for the most 388 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:36.000 part it was called fairly just physically, it was even on both sides. 389 00:30:37.119 --> 00:30:41.400 Yeah, I thought it was nothing to do with the rest. More of 390 00:30:41.400 --> 00:30:45.559 our struggles came on the offensive end. I would say for the most part, 391 00:30:45.000 --> 00:30:51.119 our defense was pretty solid. I just think that we got to execute 392 00:30:51.119 --> 00:30:55.599 little better, get get into our sets a lot quicker, and I know 393 00:30:55.720 --> 00:30:59.119 Kawi was rusty, and it looked like the team was out of sorts. 394 00:30:59.160 --> 00:31:02.440 And you initially I thought Paul Georgian when he hit those first couple of jump 395 00:31:02.480 --> 00:31:04.000 shots, that he was going to have a big night. But then for 396 00:31:04.039 --> 00:31:10.519 some reason he got lost and they didn't. He didn't get enough shots up, 397 00:31:10.559 --> 00:31:14.400 and I was just really surprised that, you know, he kind of 398 00:31:14.400 --> 00:31:17.480 took a little back seat. And I guess they're trying to work it out 399 00:31:17.519 --> 00:31:19.640 again with Kawhi, So you know, I expect them to work it out 400 00:31:19.759 --> 00:31:25.720 and you know, see it more fluid and and they'll they'll come back on 401 00:31:25.759 --> 00:31:30.279 Friday, you know. You know, last last series, they each home 402 00:31:30.359 --> 00:31:36.119 team lost every game until Clippers won Game seven at home. So Clippers can 403 00:31:36.200 --> 00:31:38.000 win on the road. It's not a big deal. They got enough vets, 404 00:31:38.039 --> 00:31:41.960 but just got to execute a little bit better on the offensive end and 405 00:31:41.279 --> 00:31:48.440 we'll see Big Zoo, you know, dominate some more. But if they 406 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:53.680 recognize that he can consistently, that's the path to winning this series. To 407 00:31:53.759 --> 00:32:00.200 me, big Zoo has the advantage. It's playing. It's easy to see. 408 00:32:00.559 --> 00:32:02.640 So I agree with you. Thank you for the phone call to Agus. 409 00:32:02.920 --> 00:32:07.799 I like what you said about the shot distribution there. It was almost 410 00:32:08.400 --> 00:32:13.559 too balanced, as in, you're not getting it to a guy who has 411 00:32:13.559 --> 00:32:17.240 a hot hand enough like Paul George did early with eight points, three or 412 00:32:17.319 --> 00:32:23.880 five shooting in the first quarter. He only gets up two shots in the 413 00:32:23.920 --> 00:32:32.680 second quarter. After that, he finished with only taking nine more shots in 414 00:32:32.720 --> 00:32:37.960 the ballgame. After the first quarter. We thought he was going to be 415 00:32:38.000 --> 00:32:44.839 due after going eight for twenty in Game one, but clutch shots down the 416 00:32:44.839 --> 00:32:51.000 stretch eleven of his twenty two points in the fourth quarter. I'm not saying 417 00:32:52.240 --> 00:32:57.559 reintroducing Kawhi Leonard upended the offense. I think it was more about the defense 418 00:32:57.559 --> 00:33:00.079 and what Dallas was able to do in the way they were able to play 419 00:33:00.119 --> 00:33:02.759 out there. Same with the Clippers. It was just a culture shock. 420 00:33:04.039 --> 00:33:12.759 Oh they're letting this much go guys were getting smacked, guys were getting crushed. 421 00:33:14.839 --> 00:33:22.000 I thought I was watching. Was it Charles Smith who had all those 422 00:33:22.039 --> 00:33:25.720 opportunities in the basket against the Chicago Bulls at the very end of that game 423 00:33:25.720 --> 00:33:35.519 in ninety three, Yes, it was. It was nineties basketball and it 424 00:33:35.559 --> 00:33:39.759 was an off night shooting wise. You combine those two things and you end 425 00:33:39.839 --> 00:33:45.000 up shooting your worst percentage from the floor on the season at thirty six point 426 00:33:46.160 --> 00:33:50.720 eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero 427 00:33:50.720 --> 00:33:53.920 eleven fifty. Clippers lose Game two, ninety six to ninety three. Taj's 428 00:33:53.920 --> 00:34:01.400 also brought up Kawhi Leonard. My overall assessment of the ballgame, It was 429 00:34:01.519 --> 00:34:07.440 about what you could expect from Kawhi, considering he had been out for over 430 00:34:07.480 --> 00:34:14.199 three weeks. His first game, he played thirty five minutes, said postgame, 431 00:34:14.559 --> 00:34:19.679 he feels good, great sign there, but he was short with most 432 00:34:19.679 --> 00:34:23.840 of his jumpers, didn't have the legs. Whether that's because he's not quite 433 00:34:23.880 --> 00:34:29.320 one hundred percent yet or because it's just fatigue and getting his second win, 434 00:34:29.440 --> 00:34:37.559 because well, you can't prepare for NBA minutes on the floor, especially playoff 435 00:34:37.599 --> 00:34:42.159 minutes like this. You can't reproduce that in practice, especially with the way 436 00:34:42.480 --> 00:34:49.039 today's game was played. Fifteen points on seven of seventeen shooting h five from 437 00:34:49.039 --> 00:34:51.880 the outside. Did have four steals. He had that steal and dunk. 438 00:34:52.679 --> 00:34:55.519 I want to say it was that early third quarter. Yes, it was 439 00:34:55.760 --> 00:35:00.320 start of the third quarter when Derek Gladley, by the way, got the 440 00:35:00.320 --> 00:35:05.519 start in the second half of the Dallas Mavericks. So they're pushing buttons now. 441 00:35:06.400 --> 00:35:08.639 They played with desperation. They wanted this one bad. They didn't want 442 00:35:08.639 --> 00:35:13.880 to go down oh two. They saw enough from Daniel Gafford Derek Glyadley's starter. 443 00:35:15.079 --> 00:35:22.880 That's a quick trigger move by Jason Kidd. But you can understand it. 444 00:35:22.000 --> 00:35:25.519 Gafferd just doesn't have it right now at all. He also left the 445 00:35:25.519 --> 00:35:29.159 game again and went to the locker room. Looked to be damed up. 446 00:35:30.280 --> 00:35:37.239 Kawhi had a great defensive possession against Jones. Junior got a turnover. It 447 00:35:37.360 --> 00:35:39.519 was eventually PG with the steel, but the defense and why it happened was 448 00:35:39.559 --> 00:35:46.639 because of Kawhi Leonard being smothering. So we saw dounk We saw the layup 449 00:35:46.679 --> 00:35:51.159 that we thought was nan one late from him. We saw some push shots 450 00:35:51.199 --> 00:35:55.760 in the lane when he stopped settling for jumpers. A couple of different times 451 00:35:55.760 --> 00:35:58.960 he got a little floater to go, a little hook shot to go. 452 00:36:00.039 --> 00:36:05.920 I like seeing that. You would think if he was one ramped up timing 453 00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:08.840 and rhythm was there. Yeah, maybe the Clippers pulled this one out, 454 00:36:08.920 --> 00:36:15.920 but you knew coming in the situation Kawhi wasn't gonna be at full force right 455 00:36:15.960 --> 00:36:23.360 away off the bat. Still encouraging signs him playing encouraging. I thought after 456 00:36:23.440 --> 00:36:28.400 game one, them getting that victory, they wouldn't even try him in game 457 00:36:28.400 --> 00:36:31.800 two. They already got the split, give him more time off, get 458 00:36:31.840 --> 00:36:38.480 him ready for game three or game four. So to me, that says 459 00:36:38.599 --> 00:36:43.760 he must have been feeling pretty good that they were chasing this one tonight and 460 00:36:43.800 --> 00:36:51.599 not just settling for the split here without him. But the offense definitely was 461 00:36:51.639 --> 00:36:53.679 thrown off. I don't think because Kawhi. I think because the way the 462 00:36:53.760 --> 00:37:00.199 game was played, and maybe guys were being a little bit too unselfish. 463 00:37:01.079 --> 00:37:06.880 Just seem like they lacked a rhythm and a focus. Who's the guy that's 464 00:37:06.880 --> 00:37:10.199 gonna carry us for a bit here, where's the source of our offense coming 465 00:37:10.239 --> 00:37:17.119 from? Norman Powell, by the way, is unfortunately in a funk. 466 00:37:19.159 --> 00:37:24.480 This is surprising to me because Norm has been great all season long, and 467 00:37:24.480 --> 00:37:28.199 it has been great in the playoffs for the Clippers. Had forty two in 468 00:37:28.239 --> 00:37:32.400 that game three right here at Crypto last season against the Phoenix Suns without two 469 00:37:32.440 --> 00:37:40.199 to one three. He is four verse sixteen from the field in this series 470 00:37:40.280 --> 00:37:45.039 so far, he's three of six from the outside. He's only taken six 471 00:37:45.159 --> 00:37:47.840 three pointers. They're running him off the line. He talked about that in 472 00:37:47.880 --> 00:37:53.079 practice. They're aware of the season that he had should have been top three 473 00:37:53.079 --> 00:37:55.400 and six Man of the Year voting. I'm gonna said that right now. 474 00:37:55.599 --> 00:38:00.199 Put him over who I'll put him over, Bobby Portis. I'm fine with 475 00:38:00.360 --> 00:38:06.440 nas Reed being there. I'm fine with Malink Monk, but normOn Pal needs 476 00:38:06.440 --> 00:38:10.800 to be top three as well. Norm shot forty four percent from three on 477 00:38:10.880 --> 00:38:15.559 the season. So Dallas came in, they circled that. They knew they 478 00:38:15.599 --> 00:38:22.360 would have to slow him down. They have so far, and that's consequential 479 00:38:22.360 --> 00:38:25.239 for the Clippers. That's a big deal. That's something worth monitoring. Russ 480 00:38:25.360 --> 00:38:30.400 was two of nine. He hit a big three pointer. He also had 481 00:38:30.440 --> 00:38:34.400 back to back possessions where he missed a layup and then went one on three 482 00:38:34.440 --> 00:38:38.679 in transition against the Dallas Mavericks and got blocked. As you would expect, 483 00:38:39.039 --> 00:38:44.519 he did have a block making up for that against Derek Lively, but a 484 00:38:44.559 --> 00:38:47.039 little bit out of control at times. We'll take a quick time out. 485 00:38:47.079 --> 00:38:51.480 Clippers lose Game two ninety six to ninety three. Here at home at Crypto 486 00:38:51.480 --> 00:38:54.480 dot Com Arena to the Dallas Mavericks. I'm Adam Oslin and you're listening to 487 00:38:54.519 --> 00:39:00.280 the Patriot AM eleven fifty. Back to more of the NBA playoffs on the 488 00:39:00.400 --> 00:39:06.559 LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers Mavericks continues now stream us anywhere you go on 489 00:39:06.599 --> 00:39:12.400 the iHeartRadio app. Lose in Game two ninety six to ninety three in a 490 00:39:12.960 --> 00:39:19.480 no blood, no foul contest, and I mean that never seen a more 491 00:39:19.519 --> 00:39:22.920 physical game where the refs let more go in person and the Clippers are on 492 00:39:22.960 --> 00:39:28.280 the wrong end of it. They lose by three as Dallas got hot from 493 00:39:28.320 --> 00:39:34.119 three in the fourth quarter. They came into the fourth just eight of twenty 494 00:39:34.119 --> 00:39:37.840 four from the outside, and they go six of nine in that fourth quarter 495 00:39:38.360 --> 00:39:47.280 timely shots, most of them open as Luca Dantis was creating some mismatches here 496 00:39:47.280 --> 00:39:53.440 and there. Two came to guard him. Other guys were left open. 497 00:39:53.639 --> 00:39:57.159 Keith and La you're on clipper stop for that Amazon, Hi, Keith, 498 00:39:58.559 --> 00:40:06.599 what's up man? We're gonna be all right at him. And I know 499 00:40:06.719 --> 00:40:09.400 you know that everything you always say your breakdowns is always on the one. 500 00:40:09.480 --> 00:40:13.559 Bruh. You know what I'm saying. At the end of the day, 501 00:40:13.920 --> 00:40:16.079 I really believe this, We're going to be all right. It was just 502 00:40:16.119 --> 00:40:21.039 a three point loss. I don't have pretty you know, just listening to 503 00:40:21.119 --> 00:40:22.639 my radio and all that stuff, and I'm listening to you going to the 504 00:40:22.639 --> 00:40:25.000 physicality and all that. But at the end of the day, it was 505 00:40:25.039 --> 00:40:29.199 a three point loss. I'm simply saying, I think what you're saying, 506 00:40:29.320 --> 00:40:36.519 and the previous callers said before me. Definitely some execution issues. That doesn't 507 00:40:36.559 --> 00:40:39.480 make any sense why Norman Powell didn't have like thirteen to night or something like 508 00:40:39.559 --> 00:40:43.079 or whatever. You know what I'm saying. You know so, and I 509 00:40:43.159 --> 00:40:45.239 know that probably has to do with the return of Kawhi. We're so thankful 510 00:40:45.280 --> 00:40:47.800 for that. But that that, like you said, with coaching and all 511 00:40:47.800 --> 00:40:52.280 that, it's some chess. Last time we talked about even like alluded to 512 00:40:52.280 --> 00:40:55.480 a little chest, there's some chess pieces there at them, there's some serious 513 00:40:57.119 --> 00:41:00.039 chess pieces. And we're even with all of that, justing and this, 514 00:41:00.079 --> 00:41:02.599 that and the other. That's why I don't like this loss. And I'm 515 00:41:02.639 --> 00:41:06.800 not excusing it, not excusing it at all. I don't like this loss. 516 00:41:06.920 --> 00:41:08.360 But at the end of the day, it was only by three. 517 00:41:08.599 --> 00:41:10.280 And let me tell you, man, like you were saying, Man, 518 00:41:10.400 --> 00:41:13.400 I'm gonna tell you for me, and I'll say this couple of things. 519 00:41:13.440 --> 00:41:17.639 I'll let you respond Dallas that it is just me personally, Dallas. The 520 00:41:17.800 --> 00:41:24.039 Nuggets and the Celtics are about the few teams that really make me chew off 521 00:41:24.079 --> 00:41:28.440 all of my fingernails when it comes to the Clippers. You know what I'm 522 00:41:28.440 --> 00:41:30.679 saying, I got this, Yeah, you know what I'm saying. So 523 00:41:30.719 --> 00:41:35.519 but but that said, what we experienced the night, and even some funky 524 00:41:35.599 --> 00:41:37.000 rap calls that happens, you know, life, and all that, we 525 00:41:37.119 --> 00:41:42.199 still only lost by three, Adam and Clipper Nation. We just got to 526 00:41:42.239 --> 00:41:45.360 regroup. We got a focus and focus and all that, and just you 527 00:41:45.400 --> 00:41:47.039 know what I'm saying, Adam, I'll kind of defer a little bit and 528 00:41:47.119 --> 00:41:50.920 let you respond to my brother. No, I appreciate it. Keith is 529 00:41:50.920 --> 00:41:57.320 always one of my favorites. They do need to regroup a little bit offensively. 530 00:41:58.599 --> 00:42:02.280 I just felt like the game plan discipline wasn't there. You mentioned execution. 531 00:42:02.880 --> 00:42:07.159 Some of it's just guys missing shots, some open shots they typically make. 532 00:42:07.400 --> 00:42:10.920 Some of it was Dallas's defense. Some of it was not being intentional 533 00:42:12.039 --> 00:42:16.199 enough with how they were attacking the Dallas Mavericks. I think Josh and Sierra 534 00:42:16.239 --> 00:42:22.119 Madre Josh on clippersack with that. I'm awesome. Hey, Adam, I 535 00:42:22.119 --> 00:42:28.079 appreciate you taking my call. I'm not I'm glad I played. Now. 536 00:42:28.119 --> 00:42:30.679 I felt they could have won this game without him, but I am glad 537 00:42:30.679 --> 00:42:35.360 that he played. He got his legs under him, and he kind of 538 00:42:35.400 --> 00:42:38.760 got better as the game went along. Now you kind of said to yourself, 539 00:42:39.199 --> 00:42:43.679 his jump shot was really short, and hopefully he spends a couple more 540 00:42:43.960 --> 00:42:46.159 days in practice getting that down because they're going to need him to hit those 541 00:42:46.159 --> 00:42:51.239 shots throughout the rest of the series, because this is a dogfight now, 542 00:42:51.639 --> 00:42:55.599 as Kyrie and Luca have shown you that they are in this for the long 543 00:42:55.639 --> 00:43:00.880 haul. So that's my observation number two, you kind of hit it on 544 00:43:00.920 --> 00:43:04.760 yourself. Norman has not looked right now. He ain't made a big shot 545 00:43:04.880 --> 00:43:08.159 early in the fourth quarter, but other than that, he's not missing. 546 00:43:08.280 --> 00:43:12.639 He was missing a lot of short shots inside the paint. He needs to 547 00:43:12.639 --> 00:43:17.079 start hitting those. And my last point is I did not understand taking Westbrook 548 00:43:17.159 --> 00:43:22.000 out. Westbrook they need his energy, Like his energy is so vital. 549 00:43:22.519 --> 00:43:27.840 There's more things, there's things that are more important than energy and its execution. 550 00:43:28.519 --> 00:43:35.159 And he took some bad shots two of nine from the field. He 551 00:43:35.239 --> 00:43:39.840 did hit a big three, and I liked his spirit defensively for the most 552 00:43:39.880 --> 00:43:45.639 part and the boards he was getting. But I believe he was taken out, 553 00:43:45.679 --> 00:43:50.159 coach lew said, because he had played him for something like twenty straight 554 00:43:50.239 --> 00:43:52.840 minutes, and that's one of the reasons he was out for a second. 555 00:43:53.760 --> 00:43:58.880 But again, his defensive laps gave up that three point to Kyrie Irving. 556 00:43:59.079 --> 00:44:04.559 That was a huge, huge play that just can't happen. I don't disagree 557 00:44:04.559 --> 00:44:07.280 with that, But my point is when he came out, that's when Dallas 558 00:44:07.280 --> 00:44:09.639 made their run. So having him out there was important. I get what 559 00:44:09.719 --> 00:44:15.480 you're saying, and yes, he blew the assignment on Tyrie's three. But 560 00:44:15.559 --> 00:44:19.519 you also can't say it's not a coincidence that Dallas went on their run when 561 00:44:19.559 --> 00:44:24.400 he came back, Boss Josh. That's when they went small, and that's 562 00:44:24.440 --> 00:44:30.559 really when Dallas made their run. That's true. I honestly didn't didn't like 563 00:44:30.599 --> 00:44:36.679 the small ball lineup. I didn't think it was very effective. But Westbrook's 564 00:44:36.760 --> 00:44:39.480 energy is very important to the team. That's all I'm saying it is. 565 00:44:39.599 --> 00:44:44.280 But everybody's playing with energy now. It's the playoffs that you could see. 566 00:44:44.280 --> 00:44:46.519 Everybody was on the floor. Everybody was going nuts out there at this ball 567 00:44:46.519 --> 00:44:49.920 game. I presee the phone call though, Josh gotta take a quick time 568 00:44:49.960 --> 00:44:55.519 out last one. Clippers lost ninety six to ninety three. Love overall what 569 00:44:55.679 --> 00:45:00.880 Russ has brought so far, but they got to be more sound in those 570 00:45:00.920 --> 00:45:08.480 big moments down the stretch. Hopefully that changes in Game three in Dallas on 571 00:45:08.639 --> 00:45:13.000 Friday. More on that coming up right here on Clippers Stock on the Patriot 572 00:45:13.039 --> 00:45:20.199 amleven fifty streaming Clippers basketball the first round of the NBA Playoffs continues. Back 573 00:45:20.280 --> 00:45:25.239 to more NBA Playoff basketball right here on the LA Clippers Audio Network Clippers lose 574 00:45:25.320 --> 00:45:29.960 Game two ninety six to ninety three to the Dallas Mavericks, and they have 575 00:45:30.079 --> 00:45:32.559 lost home court. They gotta win a game in Dallas. Game three is 576 00:45:32.679 --> 00:45:38.679 Friday. I'm Ata Moslin. This is Clippers Talk. Final phone call the 577 00:45:38.760 --> 00:45:45.039 night. Jose in Southgate. Jose, what's up? What's up at him? 578 00:45:45.480 --> 00:45:50.159 All right? He said, We're only lost by three. We went 579 00:45:50.239 --> 00:45:54.519 up into we went up by one going into the fourth. And Corlin, 580 00:45:54.599 --> 00:45:58.400 it wasn't one hundred percent out there. He wasn't he wasn't going for fifty 581 00:45:58.400 --> 00:46:02.000 to fifty balls. There was a play with where Terrence Man was trying to 582 00:46:02.000 --> 00:46:05.760 hand off the ball to him, and he's just sure. He just walked 583 00:46:05.760 --> 00:46:07.760 on to the other side of the court. I'm like, all right, 584 00:46:07.960 --> 00:46:10.719 all that being said, like I said, it was only down by three. 585 00:46:10.920 --> 00:46:15.079 We can't forget about Zoo and we can't forget about coffee. We can't 586 00:46:15.079 --> 00:46:17.639 afford another game where keeping quite inered in there when he's looking like that. 587 00:46:17.880 --> 00:46:22.119 But I'm glad he got a gauze to see how far he is from filling 588 00:46:22.119 --> 00:46:25.519 one hundred percent. We got three days. I believe, Adam, We're 589 00:46:25.519 --> 00:46:30.639 gonna be all right. Clipto clar first look. I want to make this 590 00:46:30.679 --> 00:46:37.360 clear. They did not lose this game because Kawhi looked rusty. Part of 591 00:46:37.400 --> 00:46:45.119 the reason they got up by one hanging into the fourth was Kawhi. The 592 00:46:45.199 --> 00:46:51.880 hope now is he responds well to playing thirty five minutes in the NBA game 593 00:46:51.880 --> 00:46:53.960 for the first time in three weeks, not just any game, a playoff 594 00:46:54.000 --> 00:46:58.320 game, not just any playoff game, one of the most physical games I've 595 00:46:58.320 --> 00:47:06.159 ever seen two days off. That bodes well, but it's at least encouraging 596 00:47:07.039 --> 00:47:08.440 to see him play thirty five minutes. I didn't think he'd get up that 597 00:47:08.480 --> 00:47:13.719 many. I thought maybe thirty. It's a little bit scary as the Dallas 598 00:47:13.760 --> 00:47:17.800 Mavericks and some of their others getting going. PJ. Washington, MAXI Kleiba, 599 00:47:19.159 --> 00:47:23.599 Josh Green something to keep an eye on a monitor moving forward. Before 600 00:47:23.599 --> 00:47:27.480 we get out of here, I do want to bring in Big Brother Jake 601 00:47:27.559 --> 00:47:31.000 Warner, the fake philosopher Big Brother Jake podcast on the podcast one network. 602 00:47:31.039 --> 00:47:35.039 Big Bro, what's up Yo? I'm a little hurt like you are, 603 00:47:35.079 --> 00:47:37.800 but I'll make it short and brief. I heard when you stop chasing what 604 00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:43.960 you want, you walk right into what you need. Okay, we need 605 00:47:44.000 --> 00:47:47.639 a dub Okay in the worst way universe. We're chasing. Bring it toward 606 00:47:49.039 --> 00:47:54.199 Oh please. Clippers and Dallas on Friday, Game three tip off at five 607 00:47:54.440 --> 00:47:59.639 pregame shows starting at four, Big Bro, thanks for all you do here, 608 00:48:00.079 --> 00:48:02.639 can you? Thanks to you back in the bank thanks to the Clippers 609 00:48:02.719 --> 00:48:07.400 organization. Ralph Olabrian Seaman, Noah Eagle. Let's good to see. I'm 610 00:48:07.400 --> 00:48:10.920 Eagle tonight. Carlo Jimenez on the call the Colors. The listeners will talk 611 00:48:10.920 --> 00:48:15.079 to you Friday at four. So why he was doing his thing? All 612 00:48:15.079 --> 00:48:17.960 they want to do is win in La. I win. I thought they 613 00:48:19.000 --> 00:48:23.960 gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, the official postgame reaction 614 00:48:24.119 --> 00:48:28.639 of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are you not? It's 615 00:48:28.679 --> 00:48:32.159 just changed. Don't miss an episode all season law go to wherever you podcast 616 00:48:32.239 --> 00:48:36.320 and subscribe today. Well the show I got you on the iHeart Radio. 617 00:48:36.360 --> 00:48:39.320 You guys are great. Thank you for joining us for another exciting broadcast of 618 00:48:39.559 --> 00:48:42.079 LA Clippers basketball.