WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:06.000 Time for a postgame. Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers 2 00:00:06.120 --> 00:00:09.759 Locker Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of 3 00:00:09.800 --> 00:00:14.880 the LA Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.160 --> 00:00:19.079 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're 5 00:00:19.280 --> 00:00:23.960 LA Clippers, they're locking in every game every now. Adam Osland, the 6 00:00:24.000 --> 00:00:29.000 Clippers gave up twenty three May threes to the Charlotte Hornets, but somehow did 7 00:00:29.079 --> 00:00:32.640 not get stung. They would win in Charlotte one thirty to one eighteen. 8 00:00:33.200 --> 00:00:36.799 Welcome into your postgame show. I'm at AA Osland, coming up on the 9 00:00:36.799 --> 00:00:40.479 Patriot Am eleven to fifty. We'll have clipperstock for you eight seven seven five 10 00:00:40.520 --> 00:00:44.159 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty, or you 11 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:48.039 can get to me on x at follow Adam A. Let's go back out 12 00:00:48.039 --> 00:00:54.560 to Charlotte get the Spectrum Center with Carlo Jimenez Carlo PG thirteen, Paul George 13 00:00:54.600 --> 00:00:59.159 forty one points, but on just twenty one shots to get there. Thanks 14 00:00:59.159 --> 00:01:03.159 to that elite of efficiency that we've seen in the month of March, he 15 00:01:03.240 --> 00:01:07.799 has been on one he started zero for three Adam and proceeded to go fourteen 16 00:01:07.879 --> 00:01:14.120 for eighteen down the stretch. I mean, just as hot as a torch 17 00:01:14.239 --> 00:01:18.760 in this bony game, lit up in a hurry and never cooled down. 18 00:01:18.840 --> 00:01:22.599 It was impressive stuff from Paul George. I thought he was excellent pick in 19 00:01:22.640 --> 00:01:25.319 his spots and Adam he didn't really do it by getting to the free throw 20 00:01:25.359 --> 00:01:29.400 line, shot one free throw at thirty seven points and then finished the final 21 00:01:30.599 --> 00:01:33.959 the final four points to get the forty one with four made free throws. 22 00:01:34.000 --> 00:01:37.439 But he was so so good down the stretch and that he really carried their 23 00:01:37.439 --> 00:01:40.959 offense and Adam really timely shooting. I mean, how many times did Charlotte 24 00:01:41.000 --> 00:01:44.920 push it to five to six before George would knock down a big time shot 25 00:01:45.040 --> 00:01:48.599 to inflate that cushion for the clips. It was an impressive performance from Paul 26 00:01:48.599 --> 00:01:52.760 George, but just as impressive it was just as needed for this Clipper team 27 00:01:52.760 --> 00:01:55.280 in this game. Yeah, they don't win without it. If it was 28 00:01:55.439 --> 00:01:59.000 just about him trying to show Brandon Miller how it was done, that wouldn't 29 00:01:59.040 --> 00:02:02.280 be enough. The Clipper set all those points from Paul George to win in 30 00:02:02.439 --> 00:02:06.719 Charlotte. They also needed Kawhi Leonard to perform down the stretch. We thought 31 00:02:06.799 --> 00:02:08.639 maybe he wouldn't come back into the ball game in the fourth quarter. You 32 00:02:08.719 --> 00:02:13.719 talked with Big Zoo, who had a revealing interview with you postgame about that 33 00:02:13.800 --> 00:02:15.680 and the Clippers letting up a little bit, but it gave Kawhi Leonard a 34 00:02:15.759 --> 00:02:20.280 chance for some more clutch buckets late. Yeah, this is one thing I 35 00:02:20.280 --> 00:02:23.360 appreciate about. It eats the zoobotes. He's very honest when he opts on 36 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:25.240 when we get him, he always tells, you know, it feels like 37 00:02:25.280 --> 00:02:29.919 they could have been Benner and Kawhi Leonard gets on the floor late and really 38 00:02:29.960 --> 00:02:34.080 pushes them down the stretch. I thought he was great in figuring things out 39 00:02:34.199 --> 00:02:37.759 offensively, getting to his sponsor, I mean, an efficient game for him, 40 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:40.319 ten for nineteen with twenty three points. Just continues to be on another 41 00:02:40.639 --> 00:02:46.439 level for this team and really bring the focus that they need night in and 42 00:02:46.599 --> 00:02:51.960 night out. Impressive stuff from the claw once again at him. It feels 43 00:02:52.000 --> 00:02:54.439 like we don't have many many off games with Kawhi Leonard, and while he 44 00:02:54.439 --> 00:02:59.639 didn't light up the box score today, he was great for the Clippers beats 45 00:02:59.639 --> 00:03:02.479 the zoo us with twenty four and twelve, by the way, seven for 46 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:07.280 eight from the field a couple of blocks. They got him going early and 47 00:03:07.360 --> 00:03:09.639 often, and then also got him on the block late as he would knock 48 00:03:09.639 --> 00:03:14.520 down a couple of free throws. I just love when a Viza Zubots becomes 49 00:03:14.520 --> 00:03:16.840 a focal point of this Clippers offense. It just feels like it opens up 50 00:03:16.840 --> 00:03:23.080 a whole nother dimension to how potent the offense can be. Carlo Yeah, 51 00:03:23.120 --> 00:03:27.800 because once you have Zubats going, it really creates spacing on the offensive end. 52 00:03:27.960 --> 00:03:30.759 And that's a word that if you're a Clipper fan, might trigger some 53 00:03:30.800 --> 00:03:35.840 PTSD because that's often what Tyler talks about when the offense is struggling right, 54 00:03:35.879 --> 00:03:38.400 spacing, spacing. We got get our spacing right. We gotta figure out 55 00:03:38.360 --> 00:03:39.639 how to find seams on the offense. Vent we have figure out how to 56 00:03:39.639 --> 00:03:44.800 spread the floor. And when Zubats gets going, there is a lot more 57 00:03:45.039 --> 00:03:49.280 space on the floor because teams can't double off of him, because teams have 58 00:03:49.319 --> 00:03:52.400 to respect him underneath the rim. And you see that with the Clippers today. 59 00:03:52.520 --> 00:03:55.919 How many times does Zubac catch one on one and Vita Zubats just goes 60 00:03:55.960 --> 00:04:00.439 to work against his defender because the team one is shooting so well, but 61 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:03.759 because they're also feeding him the basketball. Fun to watch a Vita Zubots go 62 00:04:03.800 --> 00:04:08.319 to work and he did just that as he talked about at him his mini 63 00:04:08.319 --> 00:04:11.840 hook shot. That's his shot, that's his shot, and boy, he 64 00:04:11.919 --> 00:04:14.919 was near perfect today, seven freight from the field. I love the response 65 00:04:14.960 --> 00:04:19.199 of hearing that question from you by Viza Zoubos there knowing that he's seven percent 66 00:04:19.279 --> 00:04:24.639 better with that right handed hook shot than the next best player in the NBA. 67 00:04:24.839 --> 00:04:29.319 Keep getting him involved, Clippers. Clippers win in Charlotte one thirty one 68 00:04:29.439 --> 00:04:32.319 eighteen. They survived twenty three main to three pointers by the Charlotte Hornets, 69 00:04:32.480 --> 00:04:35.920 tying a season high. Clippers next ball game, the final one of this 70 00:04:35.959 --> 00:04:41.839 four game Roady. They'll be in Sacramento taking on a depleted Kings team. 71 00:04:42.040 --> 00:04:46.560 Tuesday night tiptime is at seven. Well of your pregame show starting at six, 72 00:04:46.720 --> 00:04:50.160 Carlo Jimenez, great call is always enjoy sack Town. Safe travels, 73 00:04:50.199 --> 00:04:55.079 my Fred, Thank you, Adam. Excited to be on the Pacific time 74 00:04:55.199 --> 00:04:59.720 zone and excited for another road game. Let's go Clippers. Come through and 75 00:04:59.759 --> 00:05:03.920 win by twelve. They hold off the late rally by the Charlotte Hornets, 76 00:05:04.360 --> 00:05:09.959 and the Clippers now are three and oh on this four game road trip. 77 00:05:10.240 --> 00:05:13.639 More Clippers post game and second half highlights next right here on the Los Angeles 78 00:05:13.680 --> 00:05:19.199 Clippers Audio Network. Every Clipper game all season long, they didn't stop playing 79 00:05:19.199 --> 00:05:26.240 hard. You're listening to the LA Clippers Audio Network streaming on the iHeartRadio a 80 00:05:26.279 --> 00:05:30.560 app. Clippers win one thirty to one eighteen and Charlotte over the Hornets. 81 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.240 Welcome back into your postgame show. I'm Oudam Moslin. This is your Clippers 82 00:05:33.319 --> 00:05:36.399 locker room. Still to come on the Patriot M eleven fifty, we'll have 83 00:05:36.399 --> 00:05:41.279 Clippers stock for you eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven 84 00:05:41.360 --> 00:05:46.040 five two zero eleven fifty. But before that second half highlights, Clippers were 85 00:05:46.120 --> 00:05:49.959 up sixty seven to fifty five at the half. The would eventually win by 86 00:05:49.959 --> 00:05:53.680 twelve points. They are up by twelve at the half. In the third 87 00:05:53.759 --> 00:05:58.680 quarter, Paul George continued to cook along with Kawhi Leonard Games, Tabs, 88 00:05:58.720 --> 00:06:00.600 Wat Pulp Bates takes it into the swings at George steps into a left wing 89 00:06:00.680 --> 00:06:05.720 three ballsye. Paul George swings at George right corner a three over Brandon Miller 90 00:06:06.000 --> 00:06:10.720 and down the well. Leonard down the right alley, crossed over left hand 91 00:06:10.759 --> 00:06:15.519 into the paint, fading therrying kawhi Leonard from the mid range. Westbrook finds 92 00:06:15.600 --> 00:06:18.759 Leonard left the logo and his all orange new balances slowly works his way in 93 00:06:18.800 --> 00:06:23.800 to the paint and sticks it from the mid range. The Clippers would be 94 00:06:23.920 --> 00:06:27.639 up ninety three to eighty two, so Charlotte was a plus one in that 95 00:06:27.759 --> 00:06:31.519 third quarters. They continued to knock down three pointers and never really stopped, 96 00:06:32.000 --> 00:06:36.519 but the Clippers eventually stop their run. Late in the ballgame. It was 97 00:06:36.600 --> 00:06:42.279 who else Paul George coffee extra passed Westbrook straight away George open for three for 98 00:06:42.399 --> 00:06:46.879 thirty points. Yes, Sir George Pully so the rib the bucket bot boo 99 00:06:46.879 --> 00:06:49.120 win on in right block, it's George from the mid range. He'll try 100 00:06:49.160 --> 00:06:53.560 it and con act. George on the right wing takes it into the paint 101 00:06:53.720 --> 00:06:57.680 left block way up, popping in a great screen by zoobots. Paul George 102 00:06:57.800 --> 00:07:03.879 had thirteen points thirteen with thirteen in that fourth quarter, finished with a season 103 00:07:04.000 --> 00:07:08.439 high believe of forty one, as the Clippers went on to win by twelve 104 00:07:08.480 --> 00:07:12.720 with a final score one thirty two, one eighteen in Charlotte over the Hornets. 105 00:07:12.959 --> 00:07:15.519 Clippers' next game, next leg of this four game road trip, will 106 00:07:15.560 --> 00:07:19.000 be in Sacramento on Tuesday night. More on that coming up, plus your 107 00:07:19.040 --> 00:07:24.439 post game box score and Clippers Talk. You're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers 108 00:07:24.480 --> 00:07:30.279 Audio Network. LA Clippers Basketball is on the two one three Era continues. 109 00:07:30.600 --> 00:07:34.959 You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. The Charlotte 110 00:07:35.000 --> 00:07:41.279 Hornets hit twenty three three pointers and lost as deer Los Angeles Clippers would win 111 00:07:41.360 --> 00:07:46.360 in Charlotte one thirty to one eighteen. A Madam Moslin, this is your 112 00:07:46.360 --> 00:07:49.560 Clippers postgame locker room show coming up on the Patriot Am eleven fifty. We'll 113 00:07:49.600 --> 00:07:54.759 have Clippers Talk eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five 114 00:07:54.839 --> 00:07:59.000 two zero eleven fifty. After Paul George when first season high forty one points 115 00:07:59.160 --> 00:08:05.160 and eighty three pointers forty one on twenty one shots, showing up and showing 116 00:08:05.240 --> 00:08:09.839 out against his protege in Brandon Miller, he called Paul George his Goat. 117 00:08:11.360 --> 00:08:15.120 He's modeled his game after him. He was strong with it too, twenty 118 00:08:15.160 --> 00:08:20.600 two points. Miles Bridges had thirty three, and they had twenty three made 119 00:08:20.839 --> 00:08:24.120 three pointers and some really tough shots late in the ball game in the fourth 120 00:08:24.199 --> 00:08:26.879 quarter when they would not go away. The Clippers led by nineteen Earlier in 121 00:08:26.959 --> 00:08:31.039 that fourth it was down to six points. Kawhi Leonard with a couple of 122 00:08:31.159 --> 00:08:35.639 silencer buckets Paul George would get to the free throw line and put the icing 123 00:08:35.679 --> 00:08:39.879 on the cake. Late beats the zubotch a season high at twenty four points 124 00:08:39.919 --> 00:08:43.600 plus twelve boards. And I thought Russell Westbrook up and down a little bit, 125 00:08:43.679 --> 00:08:48.879 but overall one of his better games, his fourth since returning from the 126 00:08:48.960 --> 00:08:54.039 left of the broken left hands. He had eleven points, four assists. 127 00:08:54.679 --> 00:08:58.279 They'd have three turnovers, but four to six shooting or four to six from 128 00:08:58.279 --> 00:09:03.679 the field. A better game from him. A player to watch. Norn 129 00:09:03.759 --> 00:09:07.320 Powell, a couple of big ones in that fourth quarter. You finished with 130 00:09:07.440 --> 00:09:11.559 sixteen points. People should be paying attention to him. That should be your 131 00:09:11.639 --> 00:09:16.039 sixth Man of the Year winner, or at least a guy who's top three 132 00:09:16.080 --> 00:09:20.600 voting Wise. Clippers win one thirty to one eighteen. They're three and oh 133 00:09:22.080 --> 00:09:24.480 on this four game road trip. They'll be in Sacramento Tuesday night. Tiptime 134 00:09:24.600 --> 00:09:30.039 is at six against the Kings. We'll have your pregame show starting at six. 135 00:09:30.120 --> 00:09:33.240 I should say tiptime will be at seven outside of Los Angeles. We 136 00:09:33.279 --> 00:09:37.080 are leaving you until then, but coming up next on the Patriot Am eleven 137 00:09:37.159 --> 00:09:43.879 fifty, we have Clippersock. This has been LA Clippers basketball really good on 138 00:09:43.080 --> 00:09:48.200 multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment all season long on their official home. 139 00:09:48.639 --> 00:09:54.679 Join us next time on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, 140 00:09:54.399 --> 00:09:56.600 if you're gonna go for it, if that's what you want to do, 141 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:01.679 you do. Welcome the Clippers Talk, your first chance to react to 142 00:10:01.879 --> 00:10:05.639 all the action of Clippers basketball. Doing to hear every episode. Subscribe to 143 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:11.919 Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast differentation on hen Me right now your 144 00:10:13.039 --> 00:10:16.000 host on your home for the Clippers. They were in attack mode, Adam 145 00:10:16.200 --> 00:10:22.080 Osley, I don't know what's worse the band good Charlotte or how good the 146 00:10:22.200 --> 00:10:26.480 Charlotte Hornets were from three in this ball game, and yet the Clippers survive. 147 00:10:28.039 --> 00:10:33.679 Charlotte ties a season high with twenty three May three pointers, and the 148 00:10:33.720 --> 00:10:37.799 Clippers still win one thirty to one eighteen in Charlotte over the Hornets. Welcome 149 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:41.159 into Clippers Talk. I'm Adam Oslin to each seven seven five two zero eleven 150 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:46.559 fifties of the full number eight seven seven five to zero eleven fifty or get 151 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:52.720 to me at follow Adam x follow. I had him a on x at 152 00:10:52.759 --> 00:10:54.399 fall out of Max as my burner, and I don't know if you want 153 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:58.480 to check that one out. So coming up on the show, Chuck Maker 154 00:10:58.519 --> 00:11:03.399 will be here from Clips and Dip at Clippers Pod on x Well. Also 155 00:11:03.519 --> 00:11:09.879 here from Paul George, who had a season high forty one points against Brandon 156 00:11:09.919 --> 00:11:16.679 Miller. Those two were going back and forth in the first quarter and then 157 00:11:16.799 --> 00:11:20.679 PG thirteen just pulled away. He had seventeen points in the second quarter alone, 158 00:11:22.080 --> 00:11:26.720 had a season high eight made three pointers and was showing the young rook 159 00:11:28.000 --> 00:11:31.440 who models his game after him, how it's done in Brandon Miller, who 160 00:11:31.440 --> 00:11:37.480 played well too. Where's PG thirteen's old jersey twenty four? They exchanged them 161 00:11:37.600 --> 00:11:41.840 afterwards. Again, we'll hear from Paul George postgame, Big Zoo post game 162 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:46.200 and coach lou Here. Paul George was outstanding, to say the least. 163 00:11:48.279 --> 00:11:50.679 The Clippers had a twelve point lead at the half, mostly due to him, 164 00:11:52.919 --> 00:11:56.919 But then Charlotte Hornets just refused to go away. They were down by 165 00:11:58.080 --> 00:12:01.879 nineteen. Early in the fourth I thought the Clippers were about to run away 166 00:12:01.919 --> 00:12:05.000 with it. They got off to a good start in that fourth quarter, 167 00:12:05.200 --> 00:12:07.399 something we haven't been able to say a lot. I was impressed with our 168 00:12:07.440 --> 00:12:11.679 first couple of minutes. It was a Russ layup after a steal off, 169 00:12:11.720 --> 00:12:15.879 a nice feed from Paul George. Another steal from Russ, but then he 170 00:12:15.919 --> 00:12:20.919 would miss the layup. Then a PG wide open three pointer made norm a 171 00:12:22.039 --> 00:12:26.480 tough jumper over Brandon Miller, a PG layup after a nice contest by James 172 00:12:26.519 --> 00:12:30.039 Harden on the other end. Actually, and the Clippers were up nineteen. 173 00:12:31.039 --> 00:12:35.000 I thought that was it. Clippers are gonna put them away. And then 174 00:12:35.120 --> 00:12:39.639 Tobbs Berton's with a couple of three pointers. All of a sudden, it's 175 00:12:39.679 --> 00:12:43.159 a twelve point game, then it's a nine point game. Paul George would 176 00:12:43.159 --> 00:12:46.399 get a bucket out of a timeout, but the Hornets just did not go 177 00:12:46.799 --> 00:12:50.759 away. They did not go quietly into the night. I was kind of 178 00:12:50.799 --> 00:12:54.519 impressed by it. Some of it was just ridiculously hot shooting that there's nothing 179 00:12:54.559 --> 00:12:58.879 you can do about. Some of it was bad defense by the Clippers getting 180 00:12:58.879 --> 00:13:03.000 a little bit lacks of days ago, falling back into some of those bad 181 00:13:03.039 --> 00:13:07.120 habits we've seen when their offense is really humming or buzzing in Charlotte. In 182 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:13.600 this case, they let up on the defensive end. Some threes were contested, 183 00:13:15.519 --> 00:13:20.240 some were not. The problem is when you let a team step into 184 00:13:20.320 --> 00:13:24.799 some three pointers early on, they find a rhythm and then when you put 185 00:13:24.840 --> 00:13:30.240 a hand up, it doesn't even matter. And that's how Charlotte ended up 186 00:13:30.240 --> 00:13:33.759 with twenty three may to three pointers. Credit to them, they did not 187 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:35.919 give in like I thought they were going to down nineteen early in the fourth 188 00:13:37.000 --> 00:13:41.879 quarter. Miles Bridges had a huge game himself with thirty three. Brandon Miller 189 00:13:41.919 --> 00:13:46.200 had twenty two. I said I would have taken Scoot Henderson over him if 190 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:50.399 I was Charlotte because of the unknown with Flamelo Ball in his injury history. 191 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:56.919 I know they looked at it as well. Position of need at the forward 192 00:13:56.000 --> 00:14:01.279 spot with Brandon Miller makes more sense and right now. It looks like the 193 00:14:01.320 --> 00:14:05.519 better player early on, but it is still very early. And he's a 194 00:14:05.559 --> 00:14:09.879 three level score. And Paul George is the prototype. Everybody models their game 195 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:13.600 after him. He's the archetype for the type of player you want in today's 196 00:14:13.679 --> 00:14:18.000 league. A guy with length, I can shoot it from the outside, 197 00:14:18.120 --> 00:14:20.759 get to his spots, shoot over the top of you in the mid range, 198 00:14:20.039 --> 00:14:24.360 get to the basket with some bounce and some pop. And I've noticed 199 00:14:24.399 --> 00:14:28.360 that a lot with Paul George. In the month of March, guys, 200 00:14:28.399 --> 00:14:33.919 he's really turned things around. There was some concern because he was in an 201 00:14:33.000 --> 00:14:41.480 extended slump for not just a month, but about two months a basketball where 202 00:14:41.480 --> 00:14:48.639 he didn't look like himself from pretty much the midway point of January through February. 203 00:14:50.480 --> 00:14:54.159 But in the month of March, coming into this ballgame, he was 204 00:14:54.200 --> 00:14:56.559 getting twenty three per game on fifty one percent shooting and forty five percent from 205 00:14:56.600 --> 00:15:03.440 three. After shooting forty percent from three and forty one percent from the field 206 00:15:03.960 --> 00:15:07.200 in February and just getting eight team once per game, it wasn't playing like 207 00:15:07.240 --> 00:15:11.519 an All Star. I guess he's healthy now. He talked about it, 208 00:15:11.600 --> 00:15:16.000 said he had left knees soreness said he had a groin injury. He looks 209 00:15:16.559 --> 00:15:22.080 to have turned a corner the right time. Eight games remaining in the regular 210 00:15:22.200 --> 00:15:24.759 season, believe it or not, one more on this road trip in Sacramento 211 00:15:24.799 --> 00:15:31.600 Tuesday night, and Paul George is right back to where he was when the 212 00:15:31.639 --> 00:15:35.279 Clippers were playing great basketball, when they went twenty six and five over a 213 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:41.440 thirty one game stretch. So we're finding some things out about this ball club. 214 00:15:41.279 --> 00:15:46.720 I think the biggest takeaway is PG thirteen and Kawhi Leonard right now are 215 00:15:46.799 --> 00:15:52.399 moving fabulously. You want to bottle up this level of athletticism, I should 216 00:15:52.399 --> 00:15:56.320 say, and put him in a first round series. Right now, they 217 00:15:56.399 --> 00:16:03.360 look that good. Still eight games to go, still work to be done 218 00:16:03.399 --> 00:16:10.200 in the standings, because currently after Denver won in Cleveland or no, they 219 00:16:10.240 --> 00:16:15.200 won that game at home over the Cavaliers earlier today, well they're still in 220 00:16:15.279 --> 00:16:19.519 the three spot. But they're right there jogging for position, trying to get 221 00:16:19.519 --> 00:16:25.559 the number one seed held by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Currently Okay, Sea's right 222 00:16:25.600 --> 00:16:29.639 behind them, then Denver, then the Clippers. They can't get a top 223 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:33.639 three seed. That ship has sailed, so to speak. What they can 224 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:36.200 do is still have home court in the first round. You need that. 225 00:16:37.600 --> 00:16:42.679 They improved to being two games up on the New Orleans Pelicans now Clippers forty 226 00:16:42.759 --> 00:16:47.840 seven and twenty seven, New Orleans forty five and twenty nine in the five 227 00:16:47.960 --> 00:16:52.360 spot. But uh dun dun du. The Dallas Mavericks are just a half 228 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:55.279 game behind the Pelicans, so just two and a half behind the Clippers. 229 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:57.879 They're nine and one in their last ten games. Do you want to see 230 00:16:57.960 --> 00:17:06.519 Luka Dancic with Kyrie Irving in a first round series? Again? They've outdueled 231 00:17:07.240 --> 00:17:11.079 Luka Doncis twice. It's been Kawhi Leonard. That game six is an all 232 00:17:11.160 --> 00:17:15.359 timer, the forty five he had on the road and a must win situation 233 00:17:15.519 --> 00:17:18.480 back in twenty twenty one. I don't know if you want to see him 234 00:17:18.480 --> 00:17:22.039 a third time. But I don't know if you want to see Zion Williamson 235 00:17:22.519 --> 00:17:30.599 either there's no good option lesser or two evils. I go back and forth. 236 00:17:30.480 --> 00:17:34.839 I watched the Pelicans the other night against the Milwaukee Bucks and Zion just 237 00:17:36.000 --> 00:17:41.799 bullying Giannis Is then a Koompo and Brook Lopez if they can't slow him down, 238 00:17:42.480 --> 00:17:45.079 and we know what the Pelicans have been able to do to the Clippers 239 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:48.319 over the last couple of seasons. Even in games without him, they've had 240 00:17:48.400 --> 00:17:52.880 problems. There's something I want to say. One in eight in their last 241 00:17:53.000 --> 00:17:57.519 nine games against the Pels. Do you want them? Do you want Dallas? 242 00:17:59.279 --> 00:18:04.160 I'm interested because I could be swung either way. I could be talked 243 00:18:04.200 --> 00:18:12.680 into either opponent. They're both that close. The Phoenix Suns they're lagging behind. 244 00:18:15.119 --> 00:18:19.160 They're now three games behind the Clippers in that seventh spot, the Kings 245 00:18:19.240 --> 00:18:22.839 three and a half games behind them, and the eighth spot. Clippers again 246 00:18:22.880 --> 00:18:29.400 will be in Sacramento Tuesday night. Lakers behind them, Golden State behind them, 247 00:18:29.559 --> 00:18:33.640 trying to hold onto the ten spot as the Houston Rockets have won eleven 248 00:18:33.920 --> 00:18:38.480 in a row since when since the Clippers came back on them down twenty in 249 00:18:38.599 --> 00:18:45.119 Houston a few weeks ago. It seemed to get their attention. They're playing 250 00:18:45.200 --> 00:18:48.519 great. Jalen Green, my guy, I said, take them over. 251 00:18:48.599 --> 00:18:52.839 Kate Cunningham, I would have feel good about that right now, But feeling 252 00:18:52.880 --> 00:18:57.720 solid about this Clippers team overall, would you have liked to have seen them 253 00:18:59.119 --> 00:19:07.079 close things out with one more run up nineteen to get up twenty five and 254 00:19:07.200 --> 00:19:10.839 to put your foot on the throat or on the stinger of the Hornets. 255 00:19:11.920 --> 00:19:17.440 Yeah, but I almost like being tested late in games, being more battle 256 00:19:17.519 --> 00:19:23.880 tested in those situations. There's a line from Brian Seeman, I don't want 257 00:19:23.880 --> 00:19:26.359 to butcher it. I of have to ask him about it at some point. 258 00:19:26.480 --> 00:19:30.839 But you know, blowout wins kind of leave it fat and happy. 259 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:37.920 But close games where you really gotta compete late they prepare you better for the 260 00:19:37.960 --> 00:19:41.799 playoffs. Now. I know Charlotte is not a playoff or playing team. 261 00:19:41.920 --> 00:19:48.319 They have won eighteen games, but still the Clippers the last three games now 262 00:19:48.799 --> 00:19:52.799 have had to come through. Not as close. In this one. They 263 00:19:52.839 --> 00:19:57.880 weren't down five under five minutes left like in Orlando or in Philadelphia, but 264 00:19:57.960 --> 00:20:04.880 it was a six point game with about four minutes left. Charlotte went god 265 00:20:04.960 --> 00:20:11.839 Moode from the outside just refused to miss everything, which happens sometimes in this 266 00:20:11.000 --> 00:20:15.079 league. Now with how skilled guys are shooting the basketball, put a hand 267 00:20:15.119 --> 00:20:18.519 in their face, they look right through it. Even a team like the 268 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:22.960 Charlotte Hornets. We talked about a pregame with Carlo Jimenez. He brought it 269 00:20:22.039 --> 00:20:29.160 up. It was a great point, ended up being prophetic. The dangerous 270 00:20:29.200 --> 00:20:32.519 part about the Hornets is they have guys who are capable from three if they 271 00:20:32.599 --> 00:20:36.680 get hot. Well, it happened. I don't think he spoke it into 272 00:20:36.759 --> 00:20:41.640 existence. I think those guys just showed up. They had hit twenty three 273 00:20:41.680 --> 00:20:45.680 three pointers in a game against the Phoenix Suns of this season two. Everybody 274 00:20:45.799 --> 00:20:51.880 thinks it's their team that always gets bit by guys who are role players or 275 00:20:52.000 --> 00:20:56.839 lesser players or lesser teams, and they're the team that always lays down, 276 00:20:56.039 --> 00:21:03.440 and somehow the law of averages playing their favor and you get these outlier performances. 277 00:21:03.319 --> 00:21:10.400 Certainly they have happened against the Clippers. It may have happened today. 278 00:21:10.799 --> 00:21:15.319 But Brandon Miller getting twenty two, uh, well, he's had twenty or 279 00:21:15.359 --> 00:21:18.400 more in four of his last six games. Now likely going to be player 280 00:21:18.720 --> 00:21:27.200 Rookie of the Month between him and Wemby per usual. But I give credit 281 00:21:27.279 --> 00:21:32.880 to the Charlotte Hornets for not laying down late, and I give credit to 282 00:21:32.960 --> 00:21:37.680 the Clippers for showing enough poise when they need it when the game got a 283 00:21:37.759 --> 00:21:47.119 little bit Dicey Kawhi Leonard a big three Kawhi Leonard. A big floater seems 284 00:21:47.160 --> 00:21:52.400 to be a consistent theme lately against Philly late, the en Ones a jumper 285 00:21:52.480 --> 00:21:57.240 over Jalen Suggs late in Orlando, and now when it was one twenty one 286 00:21:57.359 --> 00:22:06.519 thirteen with two twenty two left after Berton's hit another three, Kawhi Leonard studying 287 00:22:06.559 --> 00:22:11.920 the ship, mister reliable, that calming force got a floater to go. 288 00:22:12.880 --> 00:22:15.799 Then a Visa Zubats got on the block. They had to foul him. 289 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:21.000 And how about my guy big Zoo. You know, we'll play some audio 290 00:22:21.039 --> 00:22:23.559 from him in Carlo post game. But if eatsa Zubots, she's in high 291 00:22:23.599 --> 00:22:29.279 twenty four points, twelve boards. I'll tell you the rest. After we 292 00:22:29.359 --> 00:22:33.200 paused ten seconds for station identification. Here on the Patriot AM eleven fifty, 293 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:41.799 this is La Clippers Basketball AM eleven fifty k Ev Los Angeles about an iHeartRadio 294 00:22:41.920 --> 00:22:49.480 station. I have been screaming like a madman that Iviatza Zubas needs the ball 295 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:53.920 more, that he needs to be featured more, that he can't get up 296 00:22:55.160 --> 00:23:03.559 just one shot attempt in a ballgame, which did happened recently in a game 297 00:23:03.599 --> 00:23:08.079 against the Atlanta Hawks that the Clippers lost at home a couple of weeks ago. 298 00:23:11.400 --> 00:23:18.640 That's nasty. That is not a formula for success. You want your 299 00:23:18.720 --> 00:23:23.960 rim protector and a top three rim protector in the league to be able to 300 00:23:25.119 --> 00:23:30.960 hold things down when guys miscoverages, to make up for others' mistakes when they 301 00:23:30.960 --> 00:23:34.720 get beat off the dribble, to come over with that help defense, to 302 00:23:34.839 --> 00:23:38.920 readirect shots and block them. You need to feed him on the other end, 303 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:45.759 please, because I think he's more than capable. Case in point here, 304 00:23:45.839 --> 00:23:52.599 he was postgame with Carlo Jmenez, who asked him the right question regarding 305 00:23:52.839 --> 00:23:57.839 just how good he's been with that right handed hook shot. How have you 306 00:23:57.960 --> 00:24:03.200 become so efficient with with that shot? Feels like every time I always been. 307 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:08.119 That's that's that's been my shot my whole my whole career. Way before 308 00:24:08.240 --> 00:24:12.160 NBA, I was playing a lot in the post, and uh took me 309 00:24:12.240 --> 00:24:17.160 a while to show that. Uh. You know I can, Uh I 310 00:24:17.240 --> 00:24:19.839 can play in a post that can go to me in a in a post. 311 00:24:19.880 --> 00:24:23.039 You know, so teammates and coaches can trust men. I feel like 312 00:24:23.119 --> 00:24:26.319 once I get a ball in a post, if I get to my hooks 313 00:24:26.599 --> 00:24:30.960 right hook, even left hook, I feel like I'm you know, it's 314 00:24:30.039 --> 00:24:33.960 going in. I got, I got a lot of confidence and that shot 315 00:24:33.079 --> 00:24:38.039 and uh, I don't think there's many people who can uh compare to that 316 00:24:38.200 --> 00:24:45.279 right hook. So avizazbots right before that, Carlo let him know and maybe 317 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:48.160 we have this too. Can we go a little bit before, can we 318 00:24:48.279 --> 00:24:52.119 go way back in time? We're the wind chimes. We Uh, Carlo 319 00:24:52.200 --> 00:24:53.960 had the stat I want to give him the credit here and also the response 320 00:24:55.200 --> 00:25:00.160 by Vita zoo Bots finding out just how amazing he's been with right in his 321 00:25:00.240 --> 00:25:04.480 hook shots as in best in the league. Listen to this. Took me 322 00:25:04.559 --> 00:25:08.799 a little bit to get my rhythm back. But uh, just extra refs, 323 00:25:08.799 --> 00:25:12.440 you know, staying after practice, after shoot around, uh, working 324 00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:18.039 on pick and rolls, working on reading different coverages, they guard us, 325 00:25:18.400 --> 00:25:23.119 being smart about duck in small guys and one day late switch and uh, 326 00:25:23.839 --> 00:25:26.720 you know, just being patient with it. I know I'm the I'm the 327 00:25:26.839 --> 00:25:32.000 most of the nights, I'm the biggest guy out there, so overall the 328 00:25:32.079 --> 00:25:36.240 ball and being in my shots, just two more for you, Zoo, 329 00:25:36.319 --> 00:25:40.119 But I want to ask about the righty hook shot. You're first in the 330 00:25:40.240 --> 00:25:44.880 NBA by seven on that shot. It seems good, nearly seventy percent for 331 00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:48.319 the field. Really, how how have you become so efficient with that shot? 332 00:25:48.400 --> 00:25:55.079 Feels like every time been always been. That's that's let's that's been my 333 00:25:55.200 --> 00:26:00.559 shot, my whole my whole career playing a lot in the post, and 334 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:04.039 took me a while to show that. You know, I can I can 335 00:26:04.119 --> 00:26:07.640 play in a post, that can go to me in a post. You 336 00:26:07.720 --> 00:26:11.279 know so, teammates and all right, you heard that part, you heard 337 00:26:11.279 --> 00:26:18.319 the whole answer. This is who he is. When I have said for 338 00:26:18.519 --> 00:26:22.440 years, she's the long lost assault brother, I wasn't kidding. I know 339 00:26:22.519 --> 00:26:29.039 he's not Spanish Croatian, but damn it, he's skilled on the block. 340 00:26:30.119 --> 00:26:36.400 He said in himself, this is who I've been. What's hard to understand 341 00:26:36.440 --> 00:26:40.200 about. Let's see a team that struggles to score points in the paint, 342 00:26:40.559 --> 00:26:45.559 that doesn't get enough easy shots, and oh guess what, they have a 343 00:26:45.680 --> 00:26:52.599 guy who on right handed hook shots is leading the league in field goal percentage 344 00:26:52.640 --> 00:26:56.960 by seven percent to the next closest guy. Maybe just maybe get him a 345 00:26:57.000 --> 00:27:03.759 few more touches, please, he deserves it. He's been doing the dirty 346 00:27:03.799 --> 00:27:08.039 work for too long. Make him feel a part of the offense. Now. 347 00:27:10.359 --> 00:27:11.920 It's been a pet peeve of mine for months. If you listen to 348 00:27:12.039 --> 00:27:18.839 this show, you know that I am Big Zoo's number one defender and apologist. 349 00:27:19.359 --> 00:27:25.960 But there's nothing to apologize for. Guy's been a stud. He is 350 00:27:26.039 --> 00:27:32.920 their fourth most important player on this team at worst. Facts, Morris and 351 00:27:32.960 --> 00:27:41.599 Englewood, you're on Clipper stop without a mauzld. Hey Morris, my guy, 352 00:27:44.559 --> 00:27:48.119 he used to be uh in Long Beach. Maybe he's driving back. 353 00:27:49.440 --> 00:27:57.000 Maybe I should have screened it better. Maybe chel Zooma should get the basketball 354 00:27:57.000 --> 00:28:03.400 a little bit more. I know James Naismith, but I know a few 355 00:28:03.480 --> 00:28:07.039 things here and there. Sure seems like their offense works like a well oiled 356 00:28:07.119 --> 00:28:12.319 machine when he's getting the basketball with the starters next to him. I'm not 357 00:28:12.440 --> 00:28:17.039 talking about just him with second units. I'm saying I don't care if Kawhi 358 00:28:17.519 --> 00:28:21.680 and Paul George and James Harden are on the floor with him. He still 359 00:28:22.480 --> 00:28:27.680 has to get the basketball and get looks. All right, I think I 360 00:28:27.759 --> 00:28:33.000 made my case more Clippers stock. Next here on the Patriot Amalem fifty every 361 00:28:33.079 --> 00:28:37.680 Clipper game all season. Law they didn't stop playing hard you're listening to the 362 00:28:37.920 --> 00:28:45.279 La Clippers audio network. I'm streaming on the iHeartRadio WIP. Clippers got busy 363 00:28:45.640 --> 00:28:51.519 and Charlotte against the Hornets. They withstood twenty three three pointers made by the 364 00:28:51.559 --> 00:28:55.720 Hornets and they win one thirty to one eighteen thanks to forty one from Paul 365 00:28:55.880 --> 00:29:02.680 George Kawhi At twenty three vitsa Zooba said season hide twenty four, Clippers would 366 00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:04.839 win by twelve. Let's try this one more time. Morrison, long Beach. 367 00:29:04.880 --> 00:29:07.599 You're on, Clippers, stop with that. A Mouslin's here on the 368 00:29:07.599 --> 00:29:12.640 patriodam eleven fifty Morris Hi, pack it in, pack it in. Let 369 00:29:12.720 --> 00:29:17.000 me begin, Clippers gotta win. Gonna tell all my friends another work to 370 00:29:17.079 --> 00:29:19.440 be momento. We're playing a Sacramento now. Everybody jumping up and down there 371 00:29:19.480 --> 00:29:22.440 we are screaming. Here we go. Job job, chub You know something 372 00:29:22.480 --> 00:29:26.440 out of you. You're a good You observe basketball, real good. Zubac 373 00:29:26.519 --> 00:29:30.519 looked like Moses Malone in the first quarter. And I'm gonna tell you something, 374 00:29:30.559 --> 00:29:33.720 even though you might be surrounded by all stars, you gotta go to 375 00:29:33.839 --> 00:29:37.839 the heart. You gotta go into the paint. And I like Zubox. 376 00:29:37.839 --> 00:29:40.519 He's a humble man. I'm glad they had that interview because he's so humble. 377 00:29:40.839 --> 00:29:41.680 He lets you know, y'all get me the ball in the paint. 378 00:29:41.720 --> 00:29:45.160 Man, I'm dangerous. What's going on? I've been like that my whole 379 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.079 life, right on. But you know, when you got a guy like 380 00:29:48.160 --> 00:29:51.319 Kawhi on your team and Paul Joy he had forty one then. But when't 381 00:29:51.319 --> 00:29:52.759 needs move a guy like I did hard and coming up it, you know, 382 00:29:52.839 --> 00:29:56.279 you gotta keep your head down, you know what I'm saying. But 383 00:29:56.400 --> 00:29:57.079 he lets you know, hey, man, you get me the ball in 384 00:29:57.119 --> 00:30:00.039 the paint. And I'm dangerous. Now that's a statement in the NBA. 385 00:30:00.279 --> 00:30:03.480 And by by the way, if the Clippers could lose to Atlanta at home, 386 00:30:03.640 --> 00:30:07.839 they could also lost to the Hornets on the road. So in the 387 00:30:07.000 --> 00:30:10.160 NBA, if you get you when you're going to take that win, you 388 00:30:10.319 --> 00:30:12.480 keep on rolling at him. So I'll feel sracumental. Well, behave yourself, 389 00:30:14.319 --> 00:30:18.359 pack it up, Thank you more soon, long beach. Now, 390 00:30:18.400 --> 00:30:25.839 Englewood mentioned it is miss what's up? How do you want to have a 391 00:30:25.880 --> 00:30:30.799 happy Easter? You and everybody out there happy? I said, I'm following 392 00:30:30.839 --> 00:30:34.359 a rapper. There's no way I can top that. But nice little joy 393 00:30:34.640 --> 00:30:40.039 Paul George, really he's got such a shy I think he could score sixty 394 00:30:40.119 --> 00:30:44.559 points. But we look at little good. We have a lot of good 395 00:30:44.599 --> 00:30:48.720 players. I didn't want to be dangerous and and come playoffs, and I 396 00:30:48.039 --> 00:30:51.799 kind of that kind reminds me of Bill want kind of reading the book on 397 00:30:51.880 --> 00:30:56.599 each Maybe be the next Bill. Just stay healthy and it'd be around it 398 00:30:57.039 --> 00:31:03.640 sat dangerous? Uh front would you say? Uh? Yeah, I would 399 00:31:03.680 --> 00:31:07.839 say that, Mitch. I appreciate the phone call. So what we've gotten 400 00:31:07.920 --> 00:31:15.160 Bill Walton in here? We've gotten Moses Malone in here? Uh? Who 401 00:31:15.200 --> 00:31:17.960 else Kevin McHale were gonna talk about tonight? And who else were going to 402 00:31:18.000 --> 00:31:22.720 talk about? Some former bigs of this league? All right? Zuel Sinder 403 00:31:22.839 --> 00:31:27.359 was present and has been for some time now. For some time now, 404 00:31:30.039 --> 00:31:34.000 I have been singing his praises and telling any Clipper fan that, for whatever 405 00:31:34.079 --> 00:31:37.519 reason, there's a faction of fans that think, oh, he just fumbles 406 00:31:37.559 --> 00:31:41.440 the ball all the time, because he did when he had broken hands a 407 00:31:41.519 --> 00:31:45.079 couple of years ago and played through it, and they held that against him, 408 00:31:45.160 --> 00:31:48.680 and that stigma has not been lifted. Should be. He's a made 409 00:31:48.759 --> 00:31:53.000 man. I said it during the Clippers run, when they were rolling, 410 00:31:55.160 --> 00:31:59.400 when they had won twenty six or thirty one games. Best they ever looked, 411 00:31:59.519 --> 00:32:02.200 best of you Zobos was ever that ever looked, was averaging thirty and 412 00:32:02.240 --> 00:32:07.359 ten per ball game. Was being rewarded for everything he does defensively, was 413 00:32:07.440 --> 00:32:12.759 being involved on offense, was being used like the weapon that he is. 414 00:32:13.880 --> 00:32:15.559 Keith in La, You're on Clipper stock without Amazon. Hi, Keith, 415 00:32:17.640 --> 00:32:22.359 Adam, dear brother. Considering what today is, I want to say, 416 00:32:22.400 --> 00:32:25.759 happy resurrection Sunday if it applies. Man, especially with the name like Adam, 417 00:32:25.839 --> 00:32:29.559 that's a that's a that's a wonderful connection. You know what I'm saying. 418 00:32:30.880 --> 00:32:35.640 I'm not that old. I wasn't even the first born in my family, 419 00:32:35.720 --> 00:32:37.319 but I still got Adam. Yeah, what's up? Keith still got 420 00:32:37.359 --> 00:32:40.079 that? All right? Well, mag you first of all, shout out 421 00:32:40.079 --> 00:32:43.359 to your DJ. You told me his name once before. But man, 422 00:32:43.400 --> 00:32:46.920 he played one of the great funk classics more bounced for the bounced by the 423 00:32:47.359 --> 00:32:51.880 great Roger Troutman. And I'm old school kind of guy, so I want 424 00:32:51.880 --> 00:32:53.200 to say hatch off to him. Thank you. They definitely scratched it. 425 00:32:53.400 --> 00:32:58.680 And the third win, I'll take it. Zoobox, You're right. You 426 00:32:58.759 --> 00:33:00.119 know what I'm siper. You know what I mean. I can tie into 427 00:33:00.160 --> 00:33:06.319 what you're saying, Adam Zoo boxing. That's our missing twelve to fifteen points, 428 00:33:06.880 --> 00:33:10.799 yes, yeah, yeah and almost and the last thing that's our missing, 429 00:33:13.039 --> 00:33:16.240 that's our w I'm gonna say that. I don't think me sacrilegious. 430 00:33:16.279 --> 00:33:20.160 I went on the Celtics, give me out, and now Clipper Nation in 431 00:33:20.240 --> 00:33:24.480 Adam hold on the Celtics and the Nuggets stat page like the roster and all 432 00:33:24.559 --> 00:33:29.279 that, and I'm looking at them and I'm like, we can take them, 433 00:33:29.400 --> 00:33:31.079 you know, NBA dot Com whatever, Celtics or Nuggets or whatever. 434 00:33:31.119 --> 00:33:34.720 I'm like, hey, yeah, much respect to yo kitchen on. I'm 435 00:33:34.799 --> 00:33:38.279 looking for it to Thursday night, the way Zoo played the night, the 436 00:33:38.359 --> 00:33:44.319 way Peg played tonight. Much respect to Tuesday. Now. You know what 437 00:33:44.319 --> 00:33:46.599 I'm saying. I take an ethogranted, but I am saying, Celtics, 438 00:33:47.119 --> 00:33:52.519 Nuggets, bring them on. We can do this. Man. I heal 439 00:33:52.559 --> 00:33:57.359 the mic bro keeth. I like the confidence. Yeah, We're looking forward 440 00:33:57.359 --> 00:34:01.480 to that game against the Denver Nuggets. Also next Thursday. That's when the 441 00:34:01.480 --> 00:34:06.279 Clippers return home. But they got work to do in Zacktown and the Kings 442 00:34:06.279 --> 00:34:10.639 are desperate for a victory. Speaking of victories, the Dallas Mavericks just one 443 00:34:10.719 --> 00:34:15.280 in Houston, one twenty five to one oh seven, and Luka Dancis dropped 444 00:34:15.360 --> 00:34:19.840 forty seven. Took them thirty shots to get there, but still he had 445 00:34:19.960 --> 00:34:25.719 forty seven. He hit nine three pointers. That means the Dallas Mavericks are 446 00:34:25.760 --> 00:34:31.320 tied with the Pelicans right now. That means, uh, we're getting closer 447 00:34:32.199 --> 00:34:37.000 to Round three between the Clippers and Maps in a first round series. And 448 00:34:37.159 --> 00:34:43.360 they don't just have Luca now, they have Kyrie Irving, bigger poison. 449 00:34:43.400 --> 00:34:46.239 Though, what are you gonna do? It's here that are the Pelicans who 450 00:34:46.280 --> 00:34:50.880 are the more balanced team Dallas. You can at least make the argument they're 451 00:34:50.880 --> 00:34:55.000 a bottom ten defense, but their offense. God teer, We'll take a 452 00:34:55.079 --> 00:34:59.440 quick time out. We'll come back well, hear from Paul George postgame. 453 00:34:59.480 --> 00:35:05.719 We'll off Chuck maclaron from clips and dip as the Clippers win in Charlotte one 454 00:35:05.880 --> 00:35:08.559 thirty to one eighteen over the Hornets. I'm out of Moslin and this is 455 00:35:08.679 --> 00:35:15.639 the Patriot AM eleven fifty, Big Zoo. Every Clipper game all season, 456 00:35:15.800 --> 00:35:20.679 law they didn't stop playing hard. You're listening to the La Clippers Audio Network. 457 00:35:21.159 --> 00:35:24.559 I'm streaming on the iHeartRadio LAP all right, p Nipsey Hustle on the 458 00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:31.280 anniversary of his death, Clippers win in Charlotte one thirty to one eighteen over 459 00:35:31.320 --> 00:35:36.760 the Hornets. I'm out of Oslin. Welcome back in. This is Clippers 460 00:35:36.880 --> 00:35:39.519 talk here on the Patriot AM eleven fifty when the Dodgers are on a five 461 00:35:39.639 --> 00:35:43.519 seventy. This is where we will be coming up. You're gonna hear from 462 00:35:43.559 --> 00:35:47.440 Paul George postgame after he dropped forty one, his season high on the Hornets. 463 00:35:47.519 --> 00:35:51.800 But first join the show is Chuck Mockler from Clips and Dip for a 464 00:35:51.840 --> 00:35:55.559 little Clips and Double Dip. So, uh, Chuck, were you more 465 00:35:55.679 --> 00:36:00.360 impressed with Paul George and what he was able to do or did you see 466 00:36:00.360 --> 00:36:04.280 warning signs? Because the Clippers weren't able to close out the Charlotte Hornets at 467 00:36:04.320 --> 00:36:07.719 least in impressive fashion after being up nineteen in the fourth quarter. Charlotte just 468 00:36:07.760 --> 00:36:13.400 wouldn't miss I think right now, I have to be more excited about Paul 469 00:36:13.400 --> 00:36:16.719 George's forty one right, he looked aggressive, and he was aggressive after he 470 00:36:16.760 --> 00:36:21.800 had a slow start, which is really encouraging. I do agree there were 471 00:36:21.880 --> 00:36:24.239 some signs maybe that still need to get fixed, but that's part of his 472 00:36:24.320 --> 00:36:28.760 brutal schedule. Right Like, they ended this month strong, so hopefully it 473 00:36:28.800 --> 00:36:34.320 continues against the depleted games. Clippers went ten and seven during March Madness, 474 00:36:34.519 --> 00:36:37.880 the odds of March. They finished with a winning record. They win by 475 00:36:37.960 --> 00:36:42.519 twelve in Charlotte over the Hornets. Now, Chuck, there's been a guy 476 00:36:42.519 --> 00:36:45.559 who's been carrying the flag for Big Zoo for some time and asking the Clippers 477 00:36:45.599 --> 00:36:49.039 to get him to basketball a little bit more. Now a lot of people 478 00:36:49.079 --> 00:36:52.639 are saying the same. He had twenty four and twelve season high twenty four 479 00:36:52.719 --> 00:36:57.760 points, I should say, seven of eight shooting. Sure seems like there's 480 00:36:57.800 --> 00:37:00.880 another way to win ball games that's a lot more efficient and a lot easier. 481 00:37:01.000 --> 00:37:04.280 And that points on the paint problem the Clippers have had. He can 482 00:37:04.360 --> 00:37:06.679 rectify some of that. I don't know, It just seems like if he'sa 483 00:37:06.760 --> 00:37:09.599 zoobots might want to get the basketball a little bit more. I mean, 484 00:37:09.760 --> 00:37:14.719 I totally agree with you that first quarter from Zoo was maybe the best first 485 00:37:14.760 --> 00:37:17.840 quarter we've seen from him all year. He looked a lot more confident with 486 00:37:17.920 --> 00:37:22.199 the ball in his hands, fun into a bucket, which I think was 487 00:37:22.239 --> 00:37:25.519 his most impressive move offensively tonight. But you're right, and maybe this is 488 00:37:25.599 --> 00:37:29.920 the Clippers going back to things that were more successful earlier in the year. 489 00:37:30.039 --> 00:37:32.320 Right when Zoo was closing and look at were constant on the floor, the 490 00:37:32.440 --> 00:37:36.400 offense was, you know, using that picking roll a lot more. So 491 00:37:36.599 --> 00:37:38.599 maybe they are just trending back to, you know, the good mean that 492 00:37:38.639 --> 00:37:43.679 we saw earlier this season. It was Kawhi Leonard taking him home a little 493 00:37:43.760 --> 00:37:47.199 bit late. Paul George obviously with some runs, silencing shots too. But 494 00:37:47.440 --> 00:37:51.079 when it got close, when it was down to six or seven points, 495 00:37:51.159 --> 00:37:53.639 Kawhi Leonard hit a three pointer, then he got a floater to go. 496 00:37:54.000 --> 00:37:59.199 It's the third straight game where he has showed up big late in the fourth 497 00:37:59.320 --> 00:38:02.519 quarter. It seems like he's trending in the right direction to be ready for 498 00:38:02.639 --> 00:38:08.119 playoff. Activated Kawhi Leonard here, chuck uh. Yeah, He's been absolutely 499 00:38:08.280 --> 00:38:13.800 unbelievable on this road trip. I still keep replaying those two and ones he 500 00:38:13.920 --> 00:38:17.559 had against the seventy six ers because they were just like the epitome of gritty, 501 00:38:17.800 --> 00:38:21.079 and you do feel confident when he's playing like this, right, Will 502 00:38:21.159 --> 00:38:23.920 Updyke said it on our pod what two episodes ago. We are just one 503 00:38:24.320 --> 00:38:28.760 in saying Kawhi Leonard run away from another Western Conference finals. It looks like 504 00:38:28.800 --> 00:38:32.960 Paul George is hitting the upswing two. Hopefully Harden's finger situation isn't so bad 505 00:38:34.000 --> 00:38:35.960 that he can't, you know, catch some of this momentum as well. 506 00:38:36.679 --> 00:38:43.119 What did you hear on Bally regarding the finger It happened at practice earlier today 507 00:38:43.360 --> 00:38:45.679 where he had that little splint on it. We know he's been dealing with 508 00:38:45.760 --> 00:38:47.760 the shoulder injury, but he didn't even want to take shots in this game. 509 00:38:49.880 --> 00:38:52.199 Yeah, they said, I believe they said it happened to shoot around. 510 00:38:52.239 --> 00:38:53.599 He was just, you know, he mishandled a pass or something like 511 00:38:53.679 --> 00:38:57.880 that and it just jammed up on him. But yeah, seeing the splint 512 00:38:57.960 --> 00:39:01.119 wasn't super encouraging. I think he fired off three right as the second half 513 00:39:01.159 --> 00:39:05.280 started in this one, so that was kind of nice to see. I 514 00:39:05.320 --> 00:39:07.840 guess maybe him just testing it out. But thankfully the passing was still there. 515 00:39:08.639 --> 00:39:13.719 But yeah, hopefully it doesn't become anything too crazy. I don't think 516 00:39:13.760 --> 00:39:15.559 it will. No one seemed too concerned based on what you know the broadcast 517 00:39:15.639 --> 00:39:19.760 was landing on. So I have good news and bad news here. The 518 00:39:19.880 --> 00:39:23.679 team right behind the Clippers now they do have the tiebreaker against, but that 519 00:39:23.920 --> 00:39:30.239 team is the Dallas Mavericks. They are currently in the five spot after Luga 520 00:39:30.360 --> 00:39:34.719 dropped forty seven and gave Houston their first loss in what three weeks since the 521 00:39:34.760 --> 00:39:37.920 Clippers last beat them. They hadn't lost, They had won eleven in a 522 00:39:37.039 --> 00:39:42.079 row. Dallas Clippers. Is it destiny, Chuck? Is it gonna be 523 00:39:42.119 --> 00:39:45.960 round three? I don't know if it's I don't know if destiny is the 524 00:39:45.000 --> 00:39:49.920 word I would use if the Clippers end up playing the Mavericks, you know, 525 00:39:50.199 --> 00:39:52.920 for the third time. But I mean, I don't know. This 526 00:39:53.000 --> 00:39:55.960 could go either way. Tomorrow. I could wake up and be absolutely terrified 527 00:39:57.000 --> 00:39:59.320 of this matchup, or I could kind of feel like I do now, 528 00:39:59.320 --> 00:40:01.639 which is on? It seems like it does match up well for the Clippers. 529 00:40:02.119 --> 00:40:05.320 They do have history on their side, at least when it comes to 530 00:40:05.840 --> 00:40:09.360 you know, Kawhi Leonard being elite offensively and defensively, something that you know, 531 00:40:09.440 --> 00:40:14.440 the maps maybe don't have them there making the superstars. So I don't 532 00:40:14.480 --> 00:40:16.960 know, man, it's definitely nervous making even if you are confident about the 533 00:40:17.039 --> 00:40:21.480 matchup. Yeah, I'm with you on that. I mean, obviously they 534 00:40:21.559 --> 00:40:25.119 have big, gaping flaws, you could say, because they're a bottom ten 535 00:40:25.199 --> 00:40:29.119 defense on the season. Of course, the Clippers aren't that far from that 536 00:40:29.239 --> 00:40:31.800 right now after the dip they've had the last couple of months. But I 537 00:40:31.920 --> 00:40:38.280 would feel much more confident matchup wise with them. Defensively, however, it's 538 00:40:38.360 --> 00:40:42.519 Kyrie Irving now there too. You can pick on them on the other end, 539 00:40:42.599 --> 00:40:45.840 of course, but Kyrie Irving is going to make some of the most 540 00:40:45.840 --> 00:40:50.159 impossible shots, just like Luka Doncic. I mean he already did one time 541 00:40:50.280 --> 00:40:53.159 this season against Kawhi Leonard where you had the block and then pulled it back 542 00:40:53.239 --> 00:40:57.960 and got the lay up to go. It was just insane. I don't 543 00:40:58.000 --> 00:41:00.760 know. I'm talking myself in to Dallas, and then I'm going back to 544 00:41:00.880 --> 00:41:05.239 saying no, maybe it should be the New Orleans Pelicans. Maybe that would 545 00:41:05.239 --> 00:41:07.800 be easier for the Clippers, But right now it's about that good process for 546 00:41:07.880 --> 00:41:10.119 the Slippers team, and they still need to win ball games, right, 547 00:41:12.480 --> 00:41:15.280 one hundred percent, they are trending up right that we are on a bit 548 00:41:15.320 --> 00:41:17.840 of an upswing. We've seen longer periods of you know, being locked in 549 00:41:17.920 --> 00:41:22.239 on defense and getting paint touches, which is another sign of effort on the 550 00:41:22.280 --> 00:41:25.000 offensive end. So they play, you know, a short handed Kings team, 551 00:41:25.119 --> 00:41:28.599 and then they play I believe the game after that is the Nuggets. 552 00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:31.239 So that game against the Nuggets is going to be a nice you know, 553 00:41:31.599 --> 00:41:35.320 we're going to learn a lot about that team. Yet again, uh, 554 00:41:35.760 --> 00:41:39.400 with that that matchup looming, that'll be on Thursday when the Clippers are return 555 00:41:39.599 --> 00:41:45.320 home to Crypto after hopefully sweeping this four game road trip. But the Kings 556 00:41:45.440 --> 00:41:49.519 game is not going to be easy on Tuesday night. They're desperate for a 557 00:41:49.599 --> 00:41:53.039 victory. They are battling right now with a couple of guys going down. 558 00:41:53.239 --> 00:41:58.360 He is Chuck Mockler of Clips and Dip. Charles, Thanks for joining me 559 00:41:58.440 --> 00:42:00.880 here for a little clips and double dip on clip stop my friend, Hey, 560 00:42:01.000 --> 00:42:05.599 thanks for having me. Let's go clip coming up next? Well, 561 00:42:05.639 --> 00:42:10.280 here from PG thirteen post game after he had forty one against the Charlotte Hornets 562 00:42:10.280 --> 00:42:13.960 and the Clippers win one thirty to one eighteen. I'm out of Moslin and 563 00:42:14.039 --> 00:42:19.199 this is the Patriot AM fifty. LA Clippers basketball is on the two one 564 00:42:19.360 --> 00:42:23.760 three Era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio 565 00:42:24.000 --> 00:42:30.400 Network. Clippers win in Charlotte thanks a forty one from Paul George. They 566 00:42:30.519 --> 00:42:35.159 absorb twenty three main three pointers by the Charlotte Hornets. Let's hear from PG 567 00:42:35.360 --> 00:42:40.840 thirteen post game. He was on Balley Sports with Christina pink outdueled the rookie 568 00:42:42.000 --> 00:42:47.280 in Brandon Miller, who is looking to Paul George for a little bit of 569 00:42:47.440 --> 00:42:52.880 a leadership. That's the guy that he has looked up to, Paul George, 570 00:42:52.960 --> 00:42:55.920 that's his guy. That's his idol. When your idol becomes your rival, 571 00:42:57.239 --> 00:43:00.679 all right, here was Speaky thirteen with Christina pink Brian, he's got 572 00:43:00.760 --> 00:43:05.760 a towel out here for a second PG putting in work tonight. Paul, 573 00:43:05.880 --> 00:43:07.480 You know this Hornets team kind of hung around here. But what did you 574 00:43:07.639 --> 00:43:12.679 like about the way you guys answered in the closing minutes? I mean, 575 00:43:13.360 --> 00:43:16.480 it was a pretty pretty team. They played hard. We gotta get better. 576 00:43:16.800 --> 00:43:21.559 We gotta get better defensively. But it's a good win, you know, 577 00:43:21.719 --> 00:43:23.719 keeping a streak on the road alive, and we'll take that. Well, 578 00:43:23.800 --> 00:43:28.480 the streak lives on and a forty piece for you tonight. Season high 579 00:43:28.519 --> 00:43:32.159 per points, season high for three pointers. What opened up for you out 580 00:43:32.159 --> 00:43:36.920 here on the court. I mean, I just, you know, tried 581 00:43:36.960 --> 00:43:38.519 to play with face. I had a rough shooting night in Orlando. I 582 00:43:38.599 --> 00:43:42.400 tried to come out here with a better rhythm. I was able to find 583 00:43:42.440 --> 00:43:45.960 a rhythm, and I mean, honestly, I just kept it going. 584 00:43:45.039 --> 00:43:49.840 It felt good from jump. I had a couple you know, tough looks 585 00:43:49.920 --> 00:43:52.159 early on, but after I see him one go down, I was kind 586 00:43:52.199 --> 00:43:55.440 of, you know, in my zone at that moment. And that's exactly 587 00:43:55.480 --> 00:43:59.159 what the night was. It was just one of those own games. We 588 00:43:59.239 --> 00:44:01.760 saw the Jersey exchange with you and Brandon Miller before the game. He told 589 00:44:01.840 --> 00:44:06.440 me it's a dream come true to share the court finally with his favorite player. 590 00:44:06.519 --> 00:44:07.639 What does it mean to you to have so many guys in the league 591 00:44:07.719 --> 00:44:12.039 right now that idolize you. I mean, it's a blessing. I mean 592 00:44:12.039 --> 00:44:14.920 it's an honor. I come out here, and you know, I try 593 00:44:14.960 --> 00:44:17.199 to do my best. I try to play my hardest, and I try 594 00:44:17.280 --> 00:44:21.559 to just represent for the name on my back, and you know, it's 595 00:44:21.639 --> 00:44:24.239 it's a blessing that kids, you know, love the way that I played 596 00:44:24.280 --> 00:44:28.119 the game, and you know, I try to come out and play the 597 00:44:28.199 --> 00:44:31.920 right way. And I had a ton of influence growing up on how my 598 00:44:32.039 --> 00:44:36.519 style is, and so it's awesome to be able to showcase it on the 599 00:44:36.559 --> 00:44:38.800 floor on a big stage, and you know, for the young and the 600 00:44:38.880 --> 00:44:42.840 next generation to kind of pick up on it and love my game. So 601 00:44:43.840 --> 00:44:49.840 honestly, it's a blessing. Favorite yep, quick cut off there, there's 602 00:44:49.840 --> 00:44:55.880 a ballet sports and Christina Pink there with PG thirteen. Paul George forty one 603 00:44:57.400 --> 00:45:00.440 points. More importantly, he's just moving like himself, looks like Paul George 604 00:45:00.880 --> 00:45:05.880 in front of Brandon Miller. He got to see in person his guy, 605 00:45:06.480 --> 00:45:12.199 his idol go off like that and have his best scoring game of the season. 606 00:45:13.199 --> 00:45:15.079 I couldn't be more encouraged by the way Paul George and Kawhi Leonard are 607 00:45:15.159 --> 00:45:19.599 looking down the stretch here when everybody was saying, oh, they look tired, 608 00:45:19.679 --> 00:45:23.639 they look gassed. Do they. They both look really spry right now 609 00:45:23.719 --> 00:45:25.880 with eight games remaining. And by the way, if you're not in the 610 00:45:25.920 --> 00:45:30.920 plan, you got at least five days off before that first round matchup, 611 00:45:31.559 --> 00:45:36.760 whether it be against the Pelicans or the Dallas Mavericks, now which the Clippers 612 00:45:36.800 --> 00:45:38.480 are currently locked up against. All right, before we get out of here, 613 00:45:38.599 --> 00:45:43.239 let's get to casual Katie's corner. Ever so quickly, when our producer 614 00:45:43.320 --> 00:45:45.880 Katie Newton asked me random questions about the NBA and other stuff. Hy, 615 00:45:45.920 --> 00:45:49.760 Katie, No, today's not the NBA, it's the other stuff. There 616 00:45:49.840 --> 00:45:54.760 is a correct answer to this. What is the best Easter candy? Cadbury 617 00:45:54.840 --> 00:46:00.639 eggs, cream eggs, not the Carmel won the cream one. I just 618 00:46:00.719 --> 00:46:01.760 threw you for a loop. Yeah, no, I was gonna say it's 619 00:46:01.800 --> 00:46:07.280 always it's the Reese's eggs, but you know, well those are just the 620 00:46:07.360 --> 00:46:08.880 best. Yeah, I mean that's kind of a given. Your answer is 621 00:46:08.880 --> 00:46:12.480 also correct. All right, thank you. I don't think I've ever had 622 00:46:12.519 --> 00:46:15.000 one. We'll call it a push. Clippers win went thirty to one eighteen 623 00:46:15.039 --> 00:46:17.840 and Charlotte over the Hornets. Their next game is in Sacramento Tuesday night. 624 00:46:19.320 --> 00:46:21.960 Tiptime at seven, pregame at six. Before you get out of here, 625 00:46:21.960 --> 00:46:23.159 I do want to thank Ralph Lawler, Brian Seeman, know what ego, 626 00:46:23.239 --> 00:46:27.519 Carlo Jmenez on the call, the callers, the listeners, big Brother Jake 627 00:46:27.599 --> 00:46:30.199 Warner. Until Tuesday at six, I'm me and a Manslim. We will 628 00:46:30.239 --> 00:46:34.960 talk to you then. Ma WHI was doing his thing. All they want 629 00:46:35.000 --> 00:46:37.039 to do is win in La. I win. I thought they gave everything 630 00:46:37.079 --> 00:46:42.280 they had. I'm proud of. This has been Clippers Talk, the official 631 00:46:42.440 --> 00:46:46.280 postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul, George you it's just 632 00:46:46.519 --> 00:46:51.679 changed. Don't miss an episode all season. Law go to wherever you podcast 633 00:46:51.800 --> 00:46:53.480 and subscribe today. Well up the show. I got you on the IHET 634 00:46:53.599 --> 00:46:57.960 Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for joining us for another exciting 635 00:46:58.119 --> 00:47:00.559 broadcast of LA Clippers basketball