WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.200 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 --> 00:00:15.000 the LA Clippers, and by Patschonga, 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 --> 00:00:24.600 LA Clippers, they're locking in every game every night, Adam ousled the Clippers 6 00:00:24.640 --> 00:00:29.239 grind out a victory in the Grindhouse in Memphis. They win one oh one 7 00:00:29.320 --> 00:00:34.439 to ninety five over the Grizzlies as they came through late. Welcome into your 8 00:00:34.520 --> 00:00:37.840 postgame show coming up. We have Clippers sock for you on AM five seventy 9 00:00:37.960 --> 00:00:41.600 LA Sports eight sixty six ninety seven two five seventy if you'd like to get 10 00:00:41.600 --> 00:00:45.079 on early. But first back out to Memphis and back to your radio voice 11 00:00:45.200 --> 00:00:49.719 of the Clippers in Carlo Jumenez. Carlo, what are performance by this squad 12 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:53.320 when they had to have it with under five minutes left? As you mentioned, 13 00:00:53.560 --> 00:00:56.320 this is what they do. They show up during clutch time. They 14 00:00:56.359 --> 00:01:00.600 have been so so good in clutch time since the start of December and a 15 00:01:00.640 --> 00:01:03.480 big time win tonight, Adam, How great is the NBA. I mean, 16 00:01:03.480 --> 00:01:07.400 where were we twenty four hours ago? We were sad, we were 17 00:01:07.760 --> 00:01:11.560 worried, confused. Today is a new day and the Clippers come away with 18 00:01:11.640 --> 00:01:15.599 a big time win. Come back late, Paul George. It's a huge 19 00:01:15.680 --> 00:01:19.359 three with a man seven minutes left that tipped the lead to the Clippers. 20 00:01:19.560 --> 00:01:23.879 And it felt like that really swung things the Clippers way. They were no 21 00:01:23.959 --> 00:01:26.959 longer playing from behind. They were playing with the lead late in this one, 22 00:01:27.159 --> 00:01:30.840 and they were able to hold that lead all the way to the final 23 00:01:30.879 --> 00:01:34.560 buzzer. How about Kawhi Leonard also with that swipe and score with the big 24 00:01:34.599 --> 00:01:38.799 throwdown with a minute thirty five left to take back the lead at ninety four 25 00:01:38.879 --> 00:01:44.079 to ninety three. He is a two way superstar. In case you didn't 26 00:01:44.120 --> 00:01:47.879 know, I mean, if Kawhi Leonard didn't play basketball, free safety wouldn't 27 00:01:47.879 --> 00:01:52.079 be a bad second choice. He is just everywhere, especially on the backside 28 00:01:52.120 --> 00:01:56.400 of defenses at him. That huge wingspan in those massive hands, it allows 29 00:01:56.480 --> 00:01:59.359 him to get to skip passes that I don't think a lot of the NBA 30 00:01:59.640 --> 00:02:02.879 can get. That was a great steal off the Fingertips just took it the 31 00:02:02.920 --> 00:02:06.760 other way. I mean, you've mentioned it earlier in the season, but 32 00:02:06.840 --> 00:02:10.719 this was another example. Kawhi Leonards springs are at an all time level. 33 00:02:10.800 --> 00:02:15.520 This guy is getting up, He's attacking the rim with ferocity. He does 34 00:02:15.599 --> 00:02:20.039 not care who's jumping. He says, I'm going to the rim jump with 35 00:02:20.120 --> 00:02:23.400 me. I dare you, and he continues to make big play after big 36 00:02:23.400 --> 00:02:25.879 play. I can think of two huge dunks he had tonight. In this 37 00:02:25.919 --> 00:02:30.000 one, Leonard set the tone once again. The Clippers followed, and in 38 00:02:30.120 --> 00:02:35.479 maybe a game where Paul George doesn't have it totally going from the field, 39 00:02:35.520 --> 00:02:38.199 James Harden was one for eight. The Clippers pull it out. It's not 40 00:02:38.759 --> 00:02:43.520 about how you win, it's about getting wins at this part of the season, 41 00:02:43.759 --> 00:02:46.919 and the Clippers got the win they needed tonight in Memphis, a much 42 00:02:46.960 --> 00:02:52.039 needed victory for the Clippers was just twenty seven games remaining before the playoffs. 43 00:02:52.120 --> 00:02:55.800 You mentioned the consistency throughout this one from Kawhi Leonard. I think a Terrence 44 00:02:55.840 --> 00:03:00.439 Man as well in that category. They don't win this ball game without team 45 00:03:00.479 --> 00:03:04.919 man starting off hot, closing strong as well. Yeah, I mean, 46 00:03:04.960 --> 00:03:07.479 he had ten points in the first four minutes. He was so good and 47 00:03:07.520 --> 00:03:14.919 then five of his twelve rebounds were on the offensive glass, getting his teammates 48 00:03:14.919 --> 00:03:19.000 open four to eight from three. When Terrence Man was as cold as an 49 00:03:19.159 --> 00:03:22.680 article to start the season, Crop props to you at him. You kept 50 00:03:22.719 --> 00:03:24.919 preaching, Hey, he's gonna figure it out. He's gonna turn it around. 51 00:03:25.120 --> 00:03:30.199 Since the turn of the new year, he's shooting fifty percent from three 52 00:03:30.639 --> 00:03:34.960 five zero on almost three attempts a game, and tonight was a big time 53 00:03:35.000 --> 00:03:38.680 performance on Q four for eight from distance with the season high and a double 54 00:03:38.719 --> 00:03:44.520 double. The Clippers go on to win one oh one to ninety five in 55 00:03:44.759 --> 00:03:50.400 Memphis over the Grizzlies. They split the two game road trip. They're back 56 00:03:50.439 --> 00:03:54.639 at Crypto's Sunday night. It's a Pack Div contest against the Sacramento Kings. 57 00:03:54.719 --> 00:04:00.159 Tip time at six thirty. We'll have your pregame show starting at five thirty. 58 00:04:00.479 --> 00:04:02.960 Carlo Jimenez, A great call, my friend, Safe travels. We'll 59 00:04:03.000 --> 00:04:06.919 see you at the crypt on Sunday. We back at the Crip. Let's 60 00:04:08.000 --> 00:04:10.800 go. Can't wait to see you ad him another one for the Clips. 61 00:04:11.120 --> 00:04:15.079 Let's go Clippers postgame come up next. We got second half highlights. Another 62 00:04:15.079 --> 00:04:18.439 Clippers come back this time in Memphis. They pull it out. They win 63 00:04:18.519 --> 00:04:23.360 by six, and you are listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 64 00:04:24.199 --> 00:04:28.120 They want to bring a banner with them to the into It doll More LA 65 00:04:28.199 --> 00:04:33.199 Clippers Basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers steal a dub, they 66 00:04:33.319 --> 00:04:38.879 take it away from the Memphis Grizzlies. They end up winning one oh one 67 00:04:38.920 --> 00:04:44.519 to ninety five in Memphis. You're listening to your Clippers postgame show. I'm 68 00:04:44.519 --> 00:04:46.800 Adam Oslin coming up on a five to seventy LA Sports. We'll have Clippers 69 00:04:46.839 --> 00:04:50.000 talk for you. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six 70 00:04:50.120 --> 00:04:55.519 six, nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's see 71 00:04:55.560 --> 00:04:59.600 Clippers win this one by six. They were down by six at the half. 72 00:05:00.120 --> 00:05:03.120 Kawhi Leonard, though did have ten points, so he would double it 73 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:08.160 up in the third quarter. Out to Leonard, another left wing three, 74 00:05:08.279 --> 00:05:12.839 a different results the right corner. Leonard sets his feet dry, his faceline 75 00:05:12.839 --> 00:05:15.680 to the rim, packs it with the right hand, the claw with a 76 00:05:15.720 --> 00:05:20.000 ferocious jam to ride elbow with six to shoot rises from the mid range. 77 00:05:20.079 --> 00:05:25.279 Rattles in Leonard with a big time bucket Kawhi looking up, put the cap 78 00:05:25.319 --> 00:05:30.079 on the corner side step. Pump fakes a three gun its Leonard buries it 79 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:34.560 ahead of the horn. Unbelievably clutched performance by the claw. I guess not 80 00:05:34.600 --> 00:05:39.639 that unbelievably, because it is Kawhi Leonard. He had ten more points in 81 00:05:39.680 --> 00:05:43.319 that third quarter, including the three at the buzzer to put the Clippers up 82 00:05:43.399 --> 00:05:46.360 seventy nine to seventy five heading into the fourth. The fourth quarter was back 83 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:51.160 and forth, and some Clippers who were having some cold shooting Knights eventually found 84 00:05:51.199 --> 00:05:56.560 their shooting stroke late. Hardens chroddling the three point line straight away, finds 85 00:05:56.600 --> 00:06:01.839 George open left wing three. Theerries it and Paul George delivered it. Time 86 00:06:01.920 --> 00:06:06.759 out. Taylor Jenkins Jared Jackson Junior double team STIPs it. Leonard a steal. 87 00:06:06.959 --> 00:06:11.720 He's got a red cartment all right in and flush the claw. The 88 00:06:11.839 --> 00:06:15.319 scooping score and it's a one point Clipper lead. Looking for space, he 89 00:06:15.439 --> 00:06:18.360 puro Wentz in a paint, Harden strips him. Clippers the other way, 90 00:06:18.519 --> 00:06:23.160 coffee into the front court. Euro steps flift in and layup blocked man a 91 00:06:23.279 --> 00:06:27.560 put back thunk seven to shoot back to Harden left edge of the arc with 92 00:06:27.680 --> 00:06:32.319 five with four step back three. There is it. James Harden a crown 93 00:06:32.519 --> 00:06:40.720 quieter. James Harden was oh verst seven in the ball game and hit the 94 00:06:40.800 --> 00:06:45.959 biggest shot. That step back three pointer finished with nine points, helped finish 95 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.560 off the Memphis Grizzlies. Is that the Clippers would go on to win one 96 00:06:48.920 --> 00:06:53.759 one to ninety five in Memphis. They're heading back home to take on the 97 00:06:53.839 --> 00:06:57.879 Kings at Cryptos Sunday night. More on that coming up, plus postgame audio 98 00:06:57.920 --> 00:07:00.519 from the head coach and the players. You're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers 99 00:07:00.560 --> 00:07:05.839 Audio Network. Yeah, they start from the bottom arrent. LA Clippers basketball 100 00:07:05.959 --> 00:07:10.920 is odd. The two one three era continues. You're listening to the LA 101 00:07:11.000 --> 00:07:17.040 Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Wasn't easy, but it's almost March. 102 00:07:17.399 --> 00:07:24.319 Survive in advance. The Clippers win late in Memphis one on one to 103 00:07:24.439 --> 00:07:28.759 ninety five over the Grizzlies. Welcome back into your postgame show. I'm at 104 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:31.399 a Maslin Coming up in just moments, we'll have Clippers talk on AM five 105 00:07:31.399 --> 00:07:35.680 to seventy LA Sports eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six 106 00:07:35.800 --> 00:07:39.240 six nine, eight, seven, two five seventy or get to me at 107 00:07:39.279 --> 00:07:46.920 follow out of me on X. The Clippers somehow, some way pulled out 108 00:07:46.920 --> 00:07:50.399 of victory. They really had no business winning. But this is what they 109 00:07:50.480 --> 00:07:54.639 do, and this is what great teams do. You don't have your best, 110 00:07:56.079 --> 00:08:01.480 you still find a way to win. That's certainly exemplifies what we saw 111 00:08:01.560 --> 00:08:05.759 tonight. Terrence Man with twenty three points for your Los Angeles Clippers. That 112 00:08:05.959 --> 00:08:13.800 is a season high. He went four to eight from distance, huge putback 113 00:08:13.920 --> 00:08:18.519 dunk late in the ballgame. Terrence Man. They don't win this game without 114 00:08:18.600 --> 00:08:22.480 him, same with Kawhi Leonard, but that's pretty much always the case. 115 00:08:24.000 --> 00:08:28.800 Twenty four points for him, the steal and score late, the huge throw 116 00:08:28.839 --> 00:08:33.679 down himself. Paul George came around with the Big three late, as did 117 00:08:33.759 --> 00:08:39.720 James Harden his only make of the ballgame. The three Dagga and the Clippers 118 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:45.279 would go on to win and grind it out fashion bit of a rock fight, 119 00:08:45.440 --> 00:08:50.039 one oh one to ninety five in Memphis over the Grizzlies. Six thirty 120 00:08:50.039 --> 00:08:52.799 Tip time against the Kings at Cryptos Sunday Night, five thirty is your pregame 121 00:08:52.840 --> 00:08:56.240 show outside of Los Angeles. We'll talk to you then in LA It's Clippers 122 00:08:56.240 --> 00:09:01.720 Talk next. Hello Clipper fans, if you're gonna go for it, if 123 00:09:01.720 --> 00:09:05.000 that's what you want to do, you do. Welcome the Clippers Talk, 124 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:09.879 your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Doing to 125 00:09:09.919 --> 00:09:16.600 hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you podcast on 126 00:09:16.720 --> 00:09:20.639 Henmy right now your host on your home. For the Clippers, they were 127 00:09:20.639 --> 00:09:28.039 in attack mode, Adam Osley. A loss in Memphis to this Grizzlies team 128 00:09:28.240 --> 00:09:31.039 would be too much for a Clipper nation to have to bear, and the 129 00:09:31.080 --> 00:09:37.960 Clippers came through late. One oh one to ninety five is your final woo 130 00:09:39.399 --> 00:09:43.360 Who's sweating? Not me? What do you guys are nervous? Not me? 131 00:09:45.360 --> 00:09:48.720 Ah, Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm an am oslind A necessary 132 00:09:48.799 --> 00:09:52.320 victory, maybe not a must win. There's still twenty seven games left, 133 00:09:52.679 --> 00:09:58.919 but considering how tough the schedule gets, they had to have this one, 134 00:09:58.039 --> 00:10:03.080 especially bouncing back after losing last night in OKC. If you want to be 135 00:10:03.080 --> 00:10:05.720 a top three seed, this is the game. This is the type of 136 00:10:05.720 --> 00:10:09.519 team you have to beat. You gotta handle your business against lesser competition. 137 00:10:09.879 --> 00:10:13.279 Memphis is down right now. They're missing a ton of guys, and the 138 00:10:13.279 --> 00:10:18.639 Clippers played down to them throughout most of this game, but just pulled out 139 00:10:18.639 --> 00:10:22.639 a victory and won by six. Okay, coming up on the show, 140 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:26.720 we'll get to your phone calls eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 141 00:10:26.799 --> 00:10:28.679 eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy or get to me. I 142 00:10:28.799 --> 00:10:35.399 follow Adam a on x still looking for postgame audio from the head coach and 143 00:10:35.440 --> 00:10:39.320 the players. I saw. Terrence Man was interviewed on KTLA five. There's 144 00:10:39.320 --> 00:10:45.720 a reason for that they have zero shot in this game without Terrence Man, 145 00:10:46.960 --> 00:10:50.159 not just because of the way he closed, but because of the energy he 146 00:10:50.200 --> 00:10:54.799 brought from the start. Well, it was lacking from plenty of other guys. 147 00:10:54.639 --> 00:10:58.320 Terrence Man had ten points in the first couple of minutes. Unfortunately, 148 00:10:58.360 --> 00:11:05.879 he picked up a foul early on in the first It was phantom, but 149 00:11:05.200 --> 00:11:09.000 he had to go to the bench. And there was just a ripple effect 150 00:11:09.080 --> 00:11:15.639 of the Clippers not having any timing with different lineups that they were going to 151 00:11:15.759 --> 00:11:18.840 out there. A player we hadn't seen since November twenty seventh, I believe 152 00:11:20.240 --> 00:11:22.960 was the last time PJ. Tucker played, and you could see they didn't 153 00:11:24.000 --> 00:11:31.720 have the continuity. I understand why coach lou was trying some different rotations, 154 00:11:31.600 --> 00:11:39.960 why PJ Tucker was back in it. Mason Plumley hasn't played well really since 155 00:11:39.000 --> 00:11:45.679 he came back from injury. Got just eight minutes in this one. Daniel 156 00:11:45.720 --> 00:11:48.759 Tice. They will need him still too, But you got seventeen games coming 157 00:11:48.840 --> 00:11:52.159 up in March. PJ. Tucker still on the team, Let's see what 158 00:11:52.200 --> 00:11:56.519 you have. He and Bones Highland were away from the squad during the All 159 00:11:56.519 --> 00:12:01.639 Star break. They were frustrated they didn't get traded. I thought PJ. 160 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:05.519 Tucker made a bit of an impact late in the third quarter, had an 161 00:12:05.559 --> 00:12:09.639 offensive rebound that ended up into the hands of Kawhi Leonard who knocked down a 162 00:12:09.720 --> 00:12:11.960 jumper, who then knocked down a three pointer to end that third quarter, 163 00:12:13.039 --> 00:12:18.480 a crucial momentum play to put the Clippers up by four heading into the fourth, 164 00:12:20.559 --> 00:12:22.600 and I saw PJ. Tucker moving laterally just fine on the perimeter. 165 00:12:26.600 --> 00:12:30.799 I think there is a role for him on this team still when you have 166 00:12:31.279 --> 00:12:35.480 so many games coming up, so concentrated and condensed in a short amount of 167 00:12:35.559 --> 00:12:41.120 time, you're gonna have to dig deep into your bench. So coach Lew 168 00:12:41.159 --> 00:12:45.279 was seeing what he had, what options he's gonna have moving forward, what 169 00:12:45.360 --> 00:12:48.759 lineups he can throw out there. I don't blame him, especially for trying 170 00:12:48.759 --> 00:12:54.039 this stuff against Memphis, And it was all in the first half. The 171 00:12:54.080 --> 00:12:58.399 second half, they got back to basics. They got back to the starters. 172 00:12:58.000 --> 00:13:03.759 A Mere Coffee, who had a rare off night just one of six 173 00:13:03.840 --> 00:13:09.000 two points, missed a bucket in transition that Terrence Man would throw down after 174 00:13:09.039 --> 00:13:13.399 a steal by James Harden. Doc Rivers used to say something that stuck with 175 00:13:13.480 --> 00:13:20.039 me. When what you do best isn't working for you that night, how 176 00:13:20.080 --> 00:13:28.159 else can you help the team? And James Harden was er verse seven before 177 00:13:28.240 --> 00:13:31.600 knocking down the biggest shot of the game, a step back three pointer, 178 00:13:33.279 --> 00:13:39.879 unbelievable with forty six seconds left to put the Clippers up by four. Memphis 179 00:13:39.879 --> 00:13:43.320 would eventually play the foul game. The Clippers put them away, but James 180 00:13:43.320 --> 00:13:48.879 Harden getting that steal leading to that Terrence Man put back dunk off the mists 181 00:13:48.879 --> 00:13:54.879 from a Mere Coffee with a minute eleven left. It's a big play shows 182 00:13:54.919 --> 00:14:01.840 he was still engaged. Your offense isn't working. He had four turnovers, 183 00:14:01.840 --> 00:14:05.840 eight assists, but four turnovers. The Clippers were miserable when it came to 184 00:14:05.639 --> 00:14:11.200 taking care of the basketball. They had twenty turnovers as a team. In 185 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:16.559 the first half, the Memphis Grizzlies got up twenty more shot attempts than the 186 00:14:16.600 --> 00:14:22.000 Clippers because of offensive rebounds and because of turnovers. That turned around in the 187 00:14:22.039 --> 00:14:28.720 second half, where the Clippers ended up getting thirteen more shots up than them. 188 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:35.840 They ended up with fourteen offensive rebounds. I think they only gave up 189 00:14:35.840 --> 00:14:41.200 two offensive rebounds of Memphis in the second half. They still couldn't take care 190 00:14:41.240 --> 00:14:48.440 of the basketball. There were still some turnovers at inopportune times, and the 191 00:14:48.440 --> 00:14:52.759 Clippers looked like a team that was disconnected, unserious, as the kids say, 192 00:14:52.960 --> 00:14:58.720 going through the motions, sleepwalking, just assuming they can figure it out. 193 00:15:00.120 --> 00:15:07.600 Their credit, they did, and sometimes that's what great teams have to 194 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:13.159 do. You're not always gonna have your best. Sometimes you have energy, 195 00:15:13.240 --> 00:15:20.200 but the effectiveness that the execution isn't there. Other times you're doing the right 196 00:15:20.240 --> 00:15:24.360 things, you're getting to the basket. It's good process, like last night 197 00:15:24.399 --> 00:15:30.759 against OKC, and you miss layups. So how do you find a way 198 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:35.000 to overcome a poor shooting night, a night where you can't take care of 199 00:15:35.039 --> 00:15:41.159 the basketball. You just put it all together. In the last five minutes, 200 00:15:41.399 --> 00:15:45.279 where the Clippers are fourteen and three in their last seventeen games that have 201 00:15:45.320 --> 00:15:48.399 gone to clutch time, a game within the last five minutes, within five 202 00:15:48.440 --> 00:15:56.200 points, they played their best when their best was required. A Paul George 203 00:15:56.200 --> 00:15:58.960 big three at the seven minute mark to give them a one point lead, 204 00:15:58.440 --> 00:16:06.759 big shot for him, but the Kawhi Leonard Steele after he missed a shot, 205 00:16:07.159 --> 00:16:11.679 leading to a dunk the very next possession, a James Harden Steele leading 206 00:16:11.720 --> 00:16:15.360 to the put back dunk for terrince Man, and then a James Harden three 207 00:16:15.399 --> 00:16:22.960 pointer to put the game away. Just huge shots, huge plays, because 208 00:16:22.960 --> 00:16:29.600 Memphis was not going away and you can't underestimate anyone. And I said it 209 00:16:29.679 --> 00:16:36.000 pre game, I set it on clips and Dip a couple of days ago. 210 00:16:37.480 --> 00:16:41.200 You want to be a top three seed. Beating Memphis is a must 211 00:16:41.279 --> 00:16:45.879 win type of game, not technically, but basically is you can't afford to 212 00:16:45.919 --> 00:16:52.320 lose to any team, especially one that's sixteen games under five hundred right now. 213 00:16:52.919 --> 00:16:57.039 They have too many tough opponents coming up. Kings and Lakers are next 214 00:16:59.399 --> 00:17:04.880 Pact valries. They got Minnesota twice in the next couple of weeks, the 215 00:17:04.960 --> 00:17:10.759 Bucks twice in the next couple of weeks. They have a much tougher schedule 216 00:17:11.480 --> 00:17:15.160 than the three teams around them in the standings. When you're talking about the 217 00:17:15.200 --> 00:17:18.359 top four in the West, Clippers in the three spot, Denver behind them, 218 00:17:18.519 --> 00:17:23.279 OKAC, Minnesota in front of them. Minnesota has a two to zero 219 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:26.839 regular season lead on the Clippers. They gotta win the next two just to 220 00:17:26.839 --> 00:17:32.039 get to the tiebreaker. Okay, see has it against them. Head to 221 00:17:32.079 --> 00:17:38.039 head, The Denver Nuggets lead the season series two to one, one game 222 00:17:38.079 --> 00:17:48.359 remaining. So yeah, tonight was crucial, and the Clippers came through late. 223 00:17:48.440 --> 00:17:52.119 They looked like a team that was gonna be able to figure this thing 224 00:17:52.160 --> 00:17:57.440 out. And remember who they are. James Harden and Paul George had off 225 00:17:57.559 --> 00:18:03.279 nights again, and that's why I say Terrence Man saved this ballgame for the 226 00:18:03.279 --> 00:18:11.960 Clippers. They needed somebody, desperately, somebody else to help. Kawhi Leonard 227 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:19.079 pulling his weight ten of seventeen twenty four points, clutch buckets, clutch defense 228 00:18:19.799 --> 00:18:25.920 did have six turnovers, but eight boards, three steals, a block, 229 00:18:26.240 --> 00:18:33.839 two huge throwdowns, one on triple j momentum, energy lifters for this team 230 00:18:34.079 --> 00:18:40.920 as he lifted off at Duncan traffic and I was say, third quarter, 231 00:18:41.640 --> 00:18:45.799 nasty Kawhi is feeling good. Who's coming with him? Who's coming with me? 232 00:18:47.839 --> 00:18:52.119 Jerey McGuire, somebody else needs to get on board and follow the leader. 233 00:18:52.440 --> 00:18:56.680 Terrence Man did. In fact, he helped lead with the start that 234 00:18:56.720 --> 00:19:03.119 he got off to, and the Clippers looked for him. He has needed 235 00:19:03.160 --> 00:19:08.160 a breakout game offensively. Love everything else he does, but it's no coincidence 236 00:19:08.200 --> 00:19:12.599 that he led them in the plus minus category a plus fourteen. And I 237 00:19:12.640 --> 00:19:17.279 love the fact that coach lou stuck with him late, rewarded him for playing 238 00:19:17.400 --> 00:19:23.400 very well when he hasn't played late during crunch time recently. That's outside the 239 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.759 Boston game. His best game of the season, his highest scoring game of 240 00:19:26.759 --> 00:19:30.799 the season, twenty three points, four of eight from distance, over fifty 241 00:19:30.799 --> 00:19:33.880 percent from three in the new year? Who told you was gonna come around? 242 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:37.440 Oh? This guy right here, he was miserable to start off the 243 00:19:37.480 --> 00:19:44.160 season from distance. It's turning around. How many people try to tell me 244 00:19:44.200 --> 00:19:49.039 Oh, the volume isn't there. Sure the number says a thirty eight percent 245 00:19:49.079 --> 00:19:53.519 career three point shooter, but it's on low volume. I mean it's like 246 00:19:53.799 --> 00:19:59.200 five hundred, six hundred shots over his career. I wouldn't call that low 247 00:19:59.279 --> 00:20:04.799 volume. When you compile the seasons together. Terrence Man was four of eight 248 00:20:04.839 --> 00:20:11.400 from distance. Just a clutch ballgame from him. In the Clippers time of 249 00:20:11.519 --> 00:20:15.640 need. You may think, oh, they shouldn't have needed that much. 250 00:20:15.039 --> 00:20:18.799 They're playing Memphis. Hey, Memphis has beat the Bucks. They beat the 251 00:20:18.880 --> 00:20:22.119 Rockets. That's a solid win. They were coming off. There's their best 252 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:25.440 victory of the season, beating Milwaukee right before the All Star break, and 253 00:20:25.480 --> 00:20:26.880 they have a bunch of guys who were trying to show off for their head 254 00:20:26.880 --> 00:20:30.359 coach to say, hey, I deserve minutes even when we do get healthy, 255 00:20:32.039 --> 00:20:37.240 when John Moran's back, when Desmond May's back. That Terrence Man three 256 00:20:37.920 --> 00:20:45.000 to tie the game at the four to fifty six mark an underrated big shot. 257 00:20:45.720 --> 00:20:52.039 Because the Clippers are having trouble getting stops. Luke Kennard was out there. 258 00:20:52.400 --> 00:20:55.599 I was worried he was going to catch a heater at some point. 259 00:20:55.680 --> 00:21:00.440 It wouldn't even matter if the Clippers effort was much better. Sometimes a guy 260 00:21:00.480 --> 00:21:02.960 gets hot and there's nothing you can do, and it would have been on 261 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:07.519 them because they made the game far too close, much more difficult than it 262 00:21:07.599 --> 00:21:15.279 need to be. But now you look at it, can they learn something 263 00:21:15.279 --> 00:21:19.640 from this? Did they find something? Was something born out of this victory 264 00:21:19.680 --> 00:21:23.160 for the Clippers? I know I've overused it. It's not even mine. 265 00:21:23.200 --> 00:21:32.519 It was Nicholas Batoombs. I'm hoping they reidentify their identity, so to speak, 266 00:21:33.519 --> 00:21:38.839 they relocate it, and they get back to executing and not just relying 267 00:21:38.880 --> 00:21:45.000 on talent, which has been an issue Clippers last Well, you know what, 268 00:21:45.279 --> 00:21:48.319 I'm going back even further now since December one, coming into this game, 269 00:21:49.000 --> 00:21:56.640 they've been eighteenth defensively. Is that shocking should be? That's not championship 270 00:21:56.640 --> 00:22:00.160 stuff. We know they're better than that. On the season, I think 271 00:22:00.160 --> 00:22:06.440 they're still twelve. But over almost a three month stretch, your eighteenth defensively, 272 00:22:07.359 --> 00:22:11.279 they got to pick it up. They held Memphis in ninety five. 273 00:22:11.319 --> 00:22:15.799 That's something their own offense. They were their own worst enemy, turning it 274 00:22:15.839 --> 00:22:22.480 over countless times twenty to be exact. That's what kept Memphis in this They 275 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:26.160 only shot forty one percent. They shot eight of thirty five from the outside 276 00:22:26.160 --> 00:22:29.279 after two games where they combined to shoot forty six percent from three. That's 277 00:22:29.319 --> 00:22:33.720 how they got those victories against the Rockets, against the Milwaukee Bucks, Clippers 278 00:22:33.720 --> 00:22:40.119 just kept giving them more opportunities. Eventually a team will beat you. Well, 279 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:42.640 we have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here 280 00:22:42.640 --> 00:22:48.960 on a five to seven LA Sports, this is LA Clippers Basketball AM five 281 00:22:48.960 --> 00:22:53.240 to seventy KLAC Los Angeles, ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and 282 00:22:53.400 --> 00:22:59.559 iHeartRadio station. I guess it tells you that the Clippers have so much talent 283 00:22:59.640 --> 00:23:04.400 that even on off nights from James Harden and Paul George a few other guys, 284 00:23:06.920 --> 00:23:14.319 they can still beat you with their f minus game. It was brutal. 285 00:23:15.279 --> 00:23:18.359 Yes, it's a win over Memphis, but my goodness, they need 286 00:23:18.400 --> 00:23:23.440 the victories no matter how you get them. Right now, I'll take a 287 00:23:23.480 --> 00:23:30.960 bad process victory over a good process loss. Right now, with just twenty 288 00:23:30.000 --> 00:23:33.559 seven games remaining from this Clippers team, all right, we'll take a quick 289 00:23:33.599 --> 00:23:36.480 time out. We'll come back. We'll get to your phone calls. We 290 00:23:36.559 --> 00:23:40.920 will have will Updiker. Chuck macleron from Clips and Dip. Clippers coming back 291 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:47.200 to Cali taking on the Kings Sunday night. Hopefully they bring some of that 292 00:23:47.880 --> 00:23:51.640 last five minutes of the fourth quarter energy with them for forty eight minutes. 293 00:23:51.799 --> 00:23:56.359 We haven't seen a complete game from them in some time. More Clipper stock 294 00:23:56.400 --> 00:24:03.079 here on seventy sports. Clippers basketball is odd. The two one three era 295 00:24:03.240 --> 00:24:07.680 continues. You're listening to the La Clippers on the La Clippers Audio Network. 296 00:24:08.000 --> 00:24:12.359 The Clippers were down bad, but they finish up. They win one on 297 00:24:12.359 --> 00:24:18.599 one to ninety five over the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis. They improved to thirty 298 00:24:18.880 --> 00:24:23.960 seven and eighteen on the season. Here's a number for you. The Clippers 299 00:24:23.960 --> 00:24:27.039 have won thirty four of their last four. Let me see that one more 300 00:24:27.079 --> 00:24:32.960 time. Spit it out Ozland, thirty four of their last forty five games. 301 00:24:33.799 --> 00:24:37.000 Just looking at it, maybe tongue tied. Welcome back in the clipperstock. 302 00:24:37.200 --> 00:24:40.880 I'm Adam Oslin' to eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy 303 00:24:40.960 --> 00:24:45.480 is the phone number. Let's get to Javier and the hiber Heights. He 304 00:24:45.519 --> 00:24:48.680 called in early as usual, Javier, what's up and what's up, Adam, 305 00:24:48.720 --> 00:24:52.200 Thank you for taking my call. I was just looking at the last 306 00:24:52.240 --> 00:24:56.160 six games the league. Was against the Pelicans at home, I mean, 307 00:24:56.359 --> 00:25:00.960 end the road when they lost thirgus of seven. So the game they lost, 308 00:25:00.279 --> 00:25:04.839 and then they beat the Pistons the next the next, the next game, 309 00:25:04.920 --> 00:25:08.000 and then they lost to the Wolves, and then they broally came back 310 00:25:08.039 --> 00:25:12.359 on the Warriors, and then they lost yesterday to the Thunder and then today. 311 00:25:12.480 --> 00:25:17.200 So it's just been like that with the electic games, and they haven't 312 00:25:17.240 --> 00:25:19.000 been sharp at all. Like you said, it's been like that since the 313 00:25:19.039 --> 00:25:22.720 Grammy road trip when they went six and one. It just seems like there's 314 00:25:22.720 --> 00:25:29.200 been a letdown since then. Yeah, I mean it just maybe maybe they're 315 00:25:29.240 --> 00:25:30.880 tired. But you know what, these last two games, they had an 316 00:25:30.920 --> 00:25:37.039 All Star break, so I thought it was gonna come fresh. But I 317 00:25:37.039 --> 00:25:40.720 guess I guess, I guess not. You know, they you know, 318 00:25:40.880 --> 00:25:42.000 but like you said earlier, they won this game. They had to win 319 00:25:42.039 --> 00:25:45.599 this. They didn't have to win this game, but it was like you 320 00:25:45.640 --> 00:25:48.920 said, they want to number A one, two or three seeds, they 321 00:25:48.920 --> 00:25:52.559 had to win this game, so, you know, and the earlier also 322 00:25:52.599 --> 00:25:55.759 you mentioned about Terrence Man. Yeah, they don't win this game without him. 323 00:25:55.960 --> 00:25:57.680 I mean he scored how many points? Twenty five points? I mean 324 00:26:00.119 --> 00:26:04.079 what twenty three? Yeah, and I'm almost in here, Adam. The 325 00:26:04.160 --> 00:26:08.359 last couple of things you mentioned this too, Paul George and kawis they gotta 326 00:26:08.839 --> 00:26:12.559 cut off on their turnovers. I mean I think Paul George had five and 327 00:26:12.720 --> 00:26:18.119 Kawhi had six, and then against James Harready had four. I mean that's 328 00:26:18.319 --> 00:26:23.759 plus fifteen turnovers on three players. So you gotta cut that down. And 329 00:26:23.799 --> 00:26:26.240 that's it, Adam, thank you for taking my call. We'll touch you 330 00:26:26.279 --> 00:26:30.519 soon, all right, Ivire sounds good. I agree. Now Kawhi is 331 00:26:30.559 --> 00:26:36.799 the outlier there. He rarely turns the Paul Hill for six times. It's 332 00:26:36.839 --> 00:26:41.519 probably only happened a handful of times, maybe in his entire career. Paul 333 00:26:41.640 --> 00:26:47.240 George had been better recently, but five turnovers, We've come to expect that 334 00:26:47.279 --> 00:26:49.279 once in a while, a stinker game like that. But he has been 335 00:26:49.759 --> 00:26:53.680 down for some time, just hasn't looked good. Now. He was four 336 00:26:53.680 --> 00:26:57.200 to seven from the outside, that's big. Four of his five makes were 337 00:26:57.240 --> 00:27:02.559 from three four ten points on his twelve shots, and a huge three off 338 00:27:02.559 --> 00:27:06.400 a nice screen from Vitza Zubots that I think he needed to see fall. 339 00:27:06.880 --> 00:27:11.559 Same with James Harden. His only make that three pointer under a minute left, 340 00:27:11.200 --> 00:27:15.200 the step back. To have the confidence to take that shot when you're 341 00:27:15.400 --> 00:27:21.960 zero for seven, you gotta have a memory like defensive back. Just clear 342 00:27:22.000 --> 00:27:26.920 to mechanism. Not worry about the last play whatsoever. But it assists of 343 00:27:26.960 --> 00:27:30.160 four turnovers, better than the last game two assists of just three turnovers. 344 00:27:30.839 --> 00:27:34.960 Obviously he can play much better. Not only did Terrence Man have twenty three 345 00:27:36.000 --> 00:27:40.920 points, he led them in the rebounding category. He had twelve. He 346 00:27:40.960 --> 00:27:47.519 had five offensive rebounds. Telling you he saved the Clippers tonight, Mitch and 347 00:27:47.599 --> 00:27:52.400 it jizzy. Mitch was up here on Clippers South with that Amusen. Hey, 348 00:27:52.440 --> 00:27:56.480 yeah, how you doing think? I guess it? Listen my soul. 349 00:27:56.799 --> 00:27:59.640 No, no, no, we were having issues on our end, 350 00:27:59.680 --> 00:28:03.200 Mitch. But what's up? What did you think of the game? Oh? 351 00:28:03.240 --> 00:28:06.240 Why do you have to start so slow? It really ticks me off. 352 00:28:06.440 --> 00:28:10.559 It's like two nights and two nights in a row. They've they've had 353 00:28:10.599 --> 00:28:14.400 some bad games. Really, it's a tough conference. I mean meaginement Memphis 354 00:28:14.440 --> 00:28:18.640 had where their players, and I like that that. I don't want to 355 00:28:18.680 --> 00:28:22.960 imagine Memphis being healthy because the Clipper would have lost. That's the truth. 356 00:28:23.880 --> 00:28:29.160 Well, well, I'm glad to see that Kawhi Lance still has his m 357 00:28:29.200 --> 00:28:32.480 v P had on. He's still in the running. He should be in 358 00:28:32.519 --> 00:28:37.160 the top three in the boat. He's playing quite well still. He picked 359 00:28:37.160 --> 00:28:40.799 it up for us as nice to see Tucker get in there, get some 360 00:28:40.839 --> 00:28:45.680 time. He's tough, you do some I don't want that gonna let diets 361 00:28:45.759 --> 00:28:52.200 play piece play. I'm sure how to say his name, but Daniel get 362 00:28:52.319 --> 00:28:56.319 nice thing? Is that right? But but you know, let's just send 363 00:28:56.319 --> 00:29:00.599 it because sometimes has some wolf games. And I also like plumb me two. 364 00:29:02.680 --> 00:29:06.720 Thanks said to see Tucker's as good playing all right, I appreciate the 365 00:29:06.720 --> 00:29:08.240 phone call, Mitch. I agree with you. I'm a big PJ. 366 00:29:08.319 --> 00:29:11.480 Tucker fan. Just depends on how much he has left. He's the second 367 00:29:11.559 --> 00:29:17.119 oldest player in the NBA, and he didn't attempt a shot in fourteen minutes, 368 00:29:17.920 --> 00:29:22.759 didn't attempt at corner three. If he doesn't take that shot, they're 369 00:29:22.799 --> 00:29:26.160 not gonna respect him out there. They're gonna sag off of him. And 370 00:29:26.200 --> 00:29:30.200 you're gonna be playing four on five on offense. There was a I thought 371 00:29:30.279 --> 00:29:36.200 curious lineup, but I give coach lu credit experimenting against Memphis. You got 372 00:29:36.200 --> 00:29:40.440 to figure out what you got moving forward with seventeen games in March. But 373 00:29:40.559 --> 00:29:44.279 having him, Russell Westbrook, and me some plumbly all on the floor at 374 00:29:44.279 --> 00:29:48.160 once, three really non shooters next to I think it was Kawhi and Paul 375 00:29:48.200 --> 00:29:53.240 George or Kawhi and James Harden. That was interesting, to say the least. 376 00:29:55.440 --> 00:29:57.880 I didn't expect that lineup tonight. I gotta be honest with you. 377 00:29:59.119 --> 00:30:02.319 Shoutout Carlo him is he called it? PJ. Tucker playing in this one. 378 00:30:02.640 --> 00:30:06.200 Morris in Long Beach, Morris, what's up? You're on Clippers South 379 00:30:06.200 --> 00:30:10.200 without Austen. You know what you guys are talking about, being in the 380 00:30:10.240 --> 00:30:12.000 top of these seeds and all this. Look at the Clippers got to come 381 00:30:12.039 --> 00:30:18.319 out the top seed in the West. They can do this. Nobody gets 382 00:30:18.319 --> 00:30:22.960 to pass in the nationale Basketball Association. You're gonna have those Nights man, 383 00:30:22.000 --> 00:30:25.799 where you look like, oh, my goodness, and then you're gonna have 384 00:30:25.839 --> 00:30:26.960 the mother and Nights were like, my god. You're one of the best 385 00:30:26.960 --> 00:30:30.240 teams in the history of the NBA. They're gonna be. Okay. I 386 00:30:30.359 --> 00:30:33.559 like the position that they're in with so many game twenty one our games left. 387 00:30:34.160 --> 00:30:37.960 But Adam, they got to get the top seed because I'm gonna tell 388 00:30:37.000 --> 00:30:41.119 you something, when you get to the playoffs, it's another season and it 389 00:30:41.119 --> 00:30:45.559 ain't like like what we see and it's a half court thing. It's more 390 00:30:45.599 --> 00:30:48.880 intense, and you know, it's just a different world. And we need 391 00:30:48.920 --> 00:30:53.200 to top seed because all these teams are tough. Denver's tough, Oklahoma's tough, 392 00:30:53.200 --> 00:30:57.400 the Clippers stuff. So whoever got the higher seed in the playoffs has 393 00:30:57.440 --> 00:31:02.200 got a major, in my opinion, advantage. So the Clippers, I 394 00:31:02.240 --> 00:31:04.599 saw this in a dream man. They were the top seed in the West. 395 00:31:04.880 --> 00:31:08.440 We can't lose that. Forget being one of the top seeds. Be 396 00:31:08.519 --> 00:31:12.079 the number one seed. And that's the only talk I want to hear right 397 00:31:12.119 --> 00:31:15.079 now, if you can work with it. By the Adam, the top 398 00:31:15.119 --> 00:31:22.319 seed, Okay, gave is up all right, Morris Sunning a dream man. 399 00:31:22.480 --> 00:31:26.039 I thought I was watching up in Smoke there for a second hearing some 400 00:31:26.240 --> 00:31:33.559 of that. Mores in Long Beach is right. It'd be great to see 401 00:31:33.559 --> 00:31:37.640 them get the top seed for the first time in franchise history. But it's 402 00:31:37.640 --> 00:31:42.839 going to be extremely difficult. They are at a disadvantage now. They're two 403 00:31:42.839 --> 00:31:51.920 and six against the three teams surrounding them. That's the problem. They haven't 404 00:31:51.960 --> 00:31:53.559 been good enough in those games. They just lost. Okay, see they 405 00:31:53.640 --> 00:31:57.480 just lost to Minnesota. They got one more Denver, they got two more 406 00:31:57.480 --> 00:32:02.400 with Minnesota, and one of those games against Minnesota is either on the front 407 00:32:02.480 --> 00:32:07.559 end or the back end of a back to back where it's Minnesota and Milwaukee. 408 00:32:07.279 --> 00:32:10.319 That's about as tough of a back to back as you can have in 409 00:32:10.319 --> 00:32:17.640 this league. Clippers not getting a favors we understand that into a dome can't 410 00:32:17.680 --> 00:32:21.680 come soon enough. They get the short end of the stick when it comes 411 00:32:21.720 --> 00:32:24.759 to the schedule add into a dome. This is how tough the West is 412 00:32:24.839 --> 00:32:30.640 right now. The Phoenix Songs are thirty three and twenty four. I mean, 413 00:32:30.680 --> 00:32:39.119 it's very respectable. They're in eighth. They're in the eighth spot now. 414 00:32:40.440 --> 00:32:46.240 They're just well a fraction of a winning percentage away from being seventh. 415 00:32:47.039 --> 00:32:52.200 They're half game back of being sixth, they're a full game back of being 416 00:32:52.319 --> 00:32:57.680 fifth. But the Clippers are just a half game up on the Denver Nuggets. 417 00:32:57.720 --> 00:33:00.279 They're in the three spot, Denvers in the four, with the game 418 00:33:00.319 --> 00:33:05.599 remaining again between them, it will be at Crypto. That was a game 419 00:33:05.640 --> 00:33:10.599 that was added to the schedule after the nd season tournament. I'm not sure 420 00:33:10.599 --> 00:33:15.000 if it's a blessing or a curse. Yet on one end, they get 421 00:33:15.039 --> 00:33:19.720 a shot to tie the season series against Denver, and then I think it 422 00:33:19.759 --> 00:33:25.880 goes to division record, which is interesting, not conference first division. I 423 00:33:25.920 --> 00:33:31.759 think they have to make these divisions count for some reason, make it worthwhile. 424 00:33:32.519 --> 00:33:40.519 I don't love it. But they get one more shot at Denver and 425 00:33:42.039 --> 00:33:45.400 they win that, then it goes to division record. That's gonna be a 426 00:33:45.440 --> 00:33:50.839 huge game. They all are. That's why it was so important for them 427 00:33:50.880 --> 00:33:55.359 to take down a Memphis Grizzlies team that's twenty and thirty seven, that is 428 00:33:55.400 --> 00:34:00.440 out of the playoff and even play in picture. Really just an unfortunate season 429 00:34:00.480 --> 00:34:04.400 for them. Injury riddle like you wouldn't believe, or maybe you would. 430 00:34:04.440 --> 00:34:07.519 You're a Clippers fan. If you're listening, most likely eight six six ninety 431 00:34:07.679 --> 00:34:12.639 seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy is the 432 00:34:12.679 --> 00:34:15.239 phone number. We'll take a time out, we'll come back. We're looking 433 00:34:15.239 --> 00:34:27.320 for postgame audio. How about Team Mahn twenty three and twelve and five of 434 00:34:27.360 --> 00:34:32.280 those twelve boards were offensive rebounds. No shot without him tonight he only had 435 00:34:32.320 --> 00:34:39.280 one of their twenty turnovers. Tip your cap to Terrence Man showing up in 436 00:34:39.320 --> 00:34:44.320 a big way. He got the Clippers. This victory dragged them across the 437 00:34:44.320 --> 00:34:49.159 finish line, along with Kawhi PG and Harden showing up late with big shots. 438 00:34:49.599 --> 00:34:52.280 Clippers come through one on one to ninety five. They win in Memphis. 439 00:34:52.400 --> 00:34:57.400 Late more Clippers stock next journey in five to seventy. LA Sports. 440 00:34:57.440 --> 00:35:02.320 Okay, get it out of my mind. LA Clippers basketball is on the 441 00:35:02.360 --> 00:35:07.960 two one three era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers on the LA 442 00:35:07.039 --> 00:35:13.719 Clippers Audio network. Last time that I checked. A win's a win maybe 443 00:35:13.920 --> 00:35:19.320 kind of sort of. Well, you'd rather get the victory and figure out 444 00:35:19.320 --> 00:35:22.559 the rest later, right, Clipper Nation, welcome back in This is Clippers 445 00:35:22.599 --> 00:35:27.280 talk. I'm out a Mosland. After they figure it out and overcome being 446 00:35:27.440 --> 00:35:30.840 down, I want to say it was eight or nine points in that second 447 00:35:30.920 --> 00:35:35.639 half. They win one oh one to ninety five over the Memphis Grizzlies in 448 00:35:35.840 --> 00:35:37.960 Memphis. Coming up, we'll get back to your phone calls at eight six 449 00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:43.320 six ninety seven two five seventy. But first join the show is Will Updyke 450 00:35:43.880 --> 00:35:47.639 of Clips and dip Fame. Will How do you view it? Is a 451 00:35:47.679 --> 00:35:52.079 win? A win? Or is this alarming at all to you? That 452 00:35:52.159 --> 00:35:54.719 the Clippers had to just scratch and claw their way to a victory down the 453 00:35:54.719 --> 00:36:00.360 stretch against the Memphis Grizzlies. It's definitely not a large I mean, I 454 00:36:00.920 --> 00:36:04.679 certainly wouldn't go that far. It's not you know, it's it's it's also 455 00:36:04.760 --> 00:36:07.320 not a feather in your cap win wise. Look, I it's the second 456 00:36:07.440 --> 00:36:13.159 night of a back to back, it's an older team, and yeah, 457 00:36:13.199 --> 00:36:16.000 they had to grit and claw this one out. While Jaron Jackson had an 458 00:36:16.280 --> 00:36:22.960 overall pretty good game against them for a very like beat up Memphis squad like 459 00:36:22.000 --> 00:36:28.039 this game was just if you enjoy aesthetically the game of basketball, This was 460 00:36:28.079 --> 00:36:31.280 probably not your favorite game to watch. It certainly wasn't mine. But you 461 00:36:31.280 --> 00:36:34.440 know, it does say a lot that they were able to get to win. 462 00:36:34.519 --> 00:36:37.679 They were kind of able to switch the tides and turn things around. 463 00:36:38.159 --> 00:36:40.519 And that's what you have to do at the end of the day, right, 464 00:36:40.559 --> 00:36:45.960 It's about holding down that pre seed and and and just taking care of 465 00:36:45.039 --> 00:36:49.360 the teams in front of you. The process in this one was, you 466 00:36:49.360 --> 00:36:51.920 know, it was awful. I don't even know what to say. I 467 00:36:51.920 --> 00:36:54.199 mean, Kawhi had six turnovers. You know, it's it's it's difficult to 468 00:36:57.119 --> 00:37:00.199 in a game now that it's like it's when it's the same to me as 469 00:37:00.199 --> 00:37:04.360 when shooters are insane slumps, it's like, well, that's got to go 470 00:37:04.440 --> 00:37:07.719 back to the law of averages. I can't be too upset about an ugly 471 00:37:07.840 --> 00:37:13.000 game. That's the second game on a back to back after the All Star 472 00:37:13.079 --> 00:37:16.880 break. And I think that's something that's weird about this team is they're older. 473 00:37:17.000 --> 00:37:20.800 Every time I feel like they get a long break, like we're like, 474 00:37:20.920 --> 00:37:22.280 uh, Clippers, have you know three four days of rest on the 475 00:37:22.320 --> 00:37:28.440 schedule, they look worse. Am I wrong? No, They're not wrong 476 00:37:28.519 --> 00:37:30.760 at all. They haven't looked right since the Grammy road trip. I don't 477 00:37:30.760 --> 00:37:35.119 know if they're still feeling it. If they rode the highs a little bit 478 00:37:35.159 --> 00:37:37.920 too high there, I'm not sure. I think they just need to get 479 00:37:37.960 --> 00:37:43.599 back in a tempo, because I do still think there's the situation going on 480 00:37:43.679 --> 00:37:49.119 where because of the relative age and recovery of everybody, they're not having a 481 00:37:49.159 --> 00:37:52.079 lot of practices in this all time and obviously an All star not at all, 482 00:37:52.480 --> 00:37:59.000 no one is. But I just think that they I think that what 483 00:37:59.159 --> 00:38:05.039 we're seeing the last two games is actually pretty understandable. And I definitely had 484 00:38:05.079 --> 00:38:07.760 been on the side of, like, you know, this is time to 485 00:38:07.760 --> 00:38:12.760 tighten things up, and wanted them certainly to look a lot better coming out 486 00:38:12.800 --> 00:38:16.199 of this long of a break. But I think it also makes sense why 487 00:38:16.320 --> 00:38:22.920 everything looks so discombobulated and maybe even though you know we've had a couple of 488 00:38:22.920 --> 00:38:27.800 bad losses against higher seeds, it's not the time to panic, like these 489 00:38:27.800 --> 00:38:30.239 are just old guys that need to warm back up. Is that is that 490 00:38:30.280 --> 00:38:35.840 crazy? No, I mean it's not crazy. I hope you're right. 491 00:38:36.320 --> 00:38:39.159 I would have thought by now if be warm and ready to go. But 492 00:38:39.239 --> 00:38:44.559 Paul George and James Harden have looked miserable the last two games outside of a 493 00:38:44.599 --> 00:38:47.880 couple of big shots tonight, and you'll take that. You know what's there, 494 00:38:49.280 --> 00:38:52.719 They showed it late. James Harden was zero for seven and knocks down 495 00:38:52.760 --> 00:38:55.599 that three pointer to get them the victory. But those two have to be 496 00:38:55.719 --> 00:38:59.559 much better. And that's why I said Terrence Man saved this game for the 497 00:38:59.559 --> 00:39:04.599 Clippers because Kawhi Lener needed help and he was the guy to supply it. 498 00:39:05.920 --> 00:39:09.639 Absolutely no season high for Terrence, I mean he was I said, not 499 00:39:09.719 --> 00:39:13.960 a lot of positives take away from this one now is a huge positive. 500 00:39:14.480 --> 00:39:17.400 How active he was, double digit boards, led the team in boards. 501 00:39:17.440 --> 00:39:22.800 I mean, just an incredible Terrance performs. But again, I do want 502 00:39:22.840 --> 00:39:24.760 to say, like you know, one of the younger, younger in air 503 00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:29.960 quotes, he's not that young guys on the squad is a little ready to 504 00:39:29.960 --> 00:39:31.159 go on the second night of back to back. That's what you hope, 505 00:39:31.239 --> 00:39:37.360 right, That's what if you truly want to be in that contender status, 506 00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:39.000 you need those guys who can do that. And it's nice to know that 507 00:39:39.039 --> 00:39:43.320 the Clippers. You know, while we might not get on a consistent basis, 508 00:39:43.400 --> 00:39:47.199 we do have those that young talent that can step up even when nothing 509 00:39:47.440 --> 00:39:52.360 can seem to go right for the Clippers. And you know, the word 510 00:39:52.480 --> 00:39:58.000 wonky is overused in sports, but this was a wonky game, and I 511 00:39:58.039 --> 00:40:00.119 think it was because of a few different reasons. One man got into foul 512 00:40:00.159 --> 00:40:04.599 trouble when he was their hottest player early on the first quarter, he has 513 00:40:04.639 --> 00:40:08.039 to go out, Zoo gets in a foul trouble. There's a tough whistle 514 00:40:08.079 --> 00:40:13.360 where the Clippers benefited at times they got to the free throw line. It 515 00:40:13.519 --> 00:40:15.519 even out a little bit later on, but they were getting there more often 516 00:40:15.559 --> 00:40:19.679 in the first half. The problem was I felt like it was almost taking 517 00:40:19.719 --> 00:40:22.159 them out of a rhythm. I think at one point they went there four 518 00:40:22.239 --> 00:40:27.639 straight times. Mason Plumley was living there. Then James Harden got there and 519 00:40:27.679 --> 00:40:31.039 they never really got their offense in gear. But then you also have two 520 00:40:31.079 --> 00:40:37.880 players in a funk in PG and James Harden, and that leads to a 521 00:40:37.920 --> 00:40:42.000 game that looks as sloppy as it does. Maybe I don't know, But 522 00:40:42.079 --> 00:40:46.360 then there's one last thing to throw into the mix for the wonkiness, experimenting 523 00:40:46.360 --> 00:40:50.119 with lineups in the first half and a bunch of guys playing next to one 524 00:40:50.159 --> 00:40:53.199 another that maybe haven't or haven't in a long time. Considering PJ. Tucker 525 00:40:53.559 --> 00:40:59.400 got minutes tonight for the first time since November twenty seventh, What did you 526 00:40:59.400 --> 00:41:01.760 think of those Bucker minutes? Where did you think of the lineups overall? 527 00:41:01.800 --> 00:41:06.400 Because it looked to me like coach lou is searching for something that he can 528 00:41:06.519 --> 00:41:09.000 use in March when he knows he's gonna have to dig deep into his bench. 529 00:41:10.159 --> 00:41:13.480 Yeah, I mean, so the one thing he didn't mention also was 530 00:41:13.519 --> 00:41:16.880 no Norm and that is huge for this team. That is huge for this 531 00:41:16.920 --> 00:41:22.639 team. I thought one of the brightest takeaways even though that in that loss. 532 00:41:22.679 --> 00:41:25.400 And okay, see was the good small ball lineup When I'm calling the 533 00:41:25.440 --> 00:41:30.880 good small ball lineup with the starters, but with Norm the Powell Rangers, 534 00:41:30.920 --> 00:41:35.400 if you will, looked incredible. That'd be said, Yeah, I mean, 535 00:41:35.880 --> 00:41:38.719 rotation wise, it makes sense. And I agree with you both. 536 00:41:40.079 --> 00:41:45.599 I agree that he is searching for something. I think it's it's also just 537 00:41:45.719 --> 00:41:50.280 a thing that he's he's got to figure out. It's a very strange problem. 538 00:41:50.320 --> 00:41:52.920 I'm still not sure like if you're going to PJ Tucker up at that, 539 00:41:52.440 --> 00:41:58.119 like why Tys isn't in there? Like Plumbley has had a cultule of 540 00:41:58.199 --> 00:42:01.800 stinkers lately, so it makes sense to give to try. And I also 541 00:42:01.880 --> 00:42:08.920 do think that PJ over Tysons is probably the better locker room move he's been. 542 00:42:09.199 --> 00:42:13.719 You know, from what we hear, not of malcontent on on court 543 00:42:13.840 --> 00:42:16.440 or around the team, but certainly very vocal with the media. And I 544 00:42:16.559 --> 00:42:22.719 do think we've discussed this. Look, I mean, unless we're adding somebody 545 00:42:22.760 --> 00:42:27.199 on the buyout, and unless we're I don't like we materialize a wing out 546 00:42:27.280 --> 00:42:30.800 of somewhere. It's likely that PJ. Tucker is gonna have to play some 547 00:42:30.840 --> 00:42:36.719 playoff minutes, and I just don't know how you can expect that to be 548 00:42:36.719 --> 00:42:38.599 a possibility, I mean a possibility. I feel like it's putting it lightly 549 00:42:38.679 --> 00:42:44.199 an inevitability and not have him play some minutes in the regular season. So 550 00:42:44.519 --> 00:42:49.199 it was bound to be clunky and that look great, But I think the 551 00:42:49.239 --> 00:42:52.800 rebounds were helpful. And my thing with PJ Tucker is like offense is gonna 552 00:42:53.000 --> 00:42:58.119 his offense is gonna clog things up, There's no two ways about it. 553 00:42:58.159 --> 00:43:00.079 Hopefully, if he can just get confident enough to it least take shots to 554 00:43:00.119 --> 00:43:02.800 at least make a defense think about it, and then he has to be 555 00:43:02.840 --> 00:43:06.920 great. He has to be great on the boards. There's no excuse like 556 00:43:06.960 --> 00:43:08.719 that. If he if he wants a way into playing time. If he 557 00:43:08.840 --> 00:43:16.239 wants to be an integral part of you know what could be a championship contending 558 00:43:16.280 --> 00:43:21.559 team, he's gonna have to do the dirty work. Oh yeah, I 559 00:43:21.599 --> 00:43:27.000 think he's here for that. But your point is appropriate regarding him having to 560 00:43:27.119 --> 00:43:30.039 be a threat from the outside at some point, especially if he's going to 561 00:43:30.079 --> 00:43:35.679 be in lineups next to Russell Westbrook and Mason Plumbley, which I was scratching 562 00:43:35.760 --> 00:43:40.199 my head. I was scratching. I was scratching down to the gray matter 563 00:43:40.400 --> 00:43:46.440 on that one. But it didn't kill them. It just felt like they 564 00:43:46.440 --> 00:43:50.920 couldn't find any rhythm with any lineup, even the starters. When they came 565 00:43:50.960 --> 00:43:53.679 back in, they had nothing out there. They looked like they hadn't played 566 00:43:53.679 --> 00:43:58.760 together. The team just looked disconnected, really defensively. Going back to the 567 00:43:58.800 --> 00:44:04.239 second half last night with all those back cuts and easy dunks by the OKC 568 00:44:04.440 --> 00:44:08.719 Thunder, that's certainly carried over into this game. But it's been a theme 569 00:44:08.800 --> 00:44:15.400 now. If you look back till December first, the Clippers were eighteenth defensively 570 00:44:15.480 --> 00:44:19.920 heading into this game. We're talking almost three months now, so I mentioned 571 00:44:19.960 --> 00:44:24.119 alarming earlier. Will you kind of pushed that aside. But what about this? 572 00:44:24.320 --> 00:44:30.079 What about this? The defense eighteenth over a three month stretch, how 573 00:44:30.119 --> 00:44:37.320 do you remedy that? Yeah, that's a tough that is a tough pill 574 00:44:37.360 --> 00:44:45.000 to swallow. That is lower than I thought, And especially when the offense, 575 00:44:45.760 --> 00:44:49.320 oh my gosh, especially with how bad the offense has looked. So 576 00:44:50.239 --> 00:44:53.880 I think that you're hoping, I hate to say, I think that you're 577 00:44:53.880 --> 00:45:00.760 hoping that they're going to be able to get into that different gear in in 578 00:45:00.920 --> 00:45:07.000 the playoffs. But also, you know Zoo. I feel like Zoo has 579 00:45:07.119 --> 00:45:10.760 only looked like Zoo that we knew uh before he went down, uh for 580 00:45:10.960 --> 00:45:15.280 like probably the first half of that Oklahoma City game, and that was certainly 581 00:45:15.280 --> 00:45:16.599 a back and forth game. That was that that was a game that looks 582 00:45:16.679 --> 00:45:22.599 different, not defensive swards, but they were they you know, it's Oklahoma 583 00:45:22.679 --> 00:45:24.440 City. They have a great offense. There's only so much you can do. 584 00:45:24.639 --> 00:45:29.280 So I think, fully, fully healthy Zoo is gonna make a huge 585 00:45:29.280 --> 00:45:34.000 difference. And then I do think there is gonna have to be there is 586 00:45:34.079 --> 00:45:38.199 like something is just gonna have to happen, uh with those rotations and like 587 00:45:38.320 --> 00:45:43.599 while the game got away from them, in Oklahoma. I part of it 588 00:45:43.679 --> 00:45:45.440 was they had, you know, they went on that stretch where they were 589 00:45:45.440 --> 00:45:50.199 like one of nine, like they they could not they could not get a 590 00:45:50.199 --> 00:45:53.960 bucket. So I agree. I think this defense though, is a little 591 00:45:54.000 --> 00:45:59.360 bit built more for playoffs offenses, if that makes sense, when things kind 592 00:45:59.360 --> 00:46:01.320 of slow down, when things grind a little bit. I see this as 593 00:46:01.360 --> 00:46:06.239 being a much better team there. You know, we talked about like what 594 00:46:06.280 --> 00:46:09.880 OAKLAO or sorry, Paul George was asked like sort of what the Thunder did 595 00:46:09.880 --> 00:46:14.559 defensively to throw them off their game, and they just talked about how physical 596 00:46:14.599 --> 00:46:19.159 they can be. And yeah, I just think it's tough for a team, 597 00:46:19.360 --> 00:46:22.840 for a bunch of guys in their thirties to try and get on that 598 00:46:22.960 --> 00:46:28.480 level. I certainly think though that well, I don't want to say flip 599 00:46:28.519 --> 00:46:31.480 the switch, because you know, we've heard from Kawhi, who is the 600 00:46:31.679 --> 00:46:35.760 by example leader on the team, that they have to be getting better every 601 00:46:35.880 --> 00:46:38.440 night, So I don't I wouldn't call it a flip the switch. I 602 00:46:38.480 --> 00:46:43.280 would say it just needs a little bit more time and a fully healthy zoo. 603 00:46:43.519 --> 00:46:45.760 And I do think, I do think that they can figure it out. 604 00:46:46.000 --> 00:46:51.840 I don't know. I mean, no, I agree like Tanner twelve. 605 00:46:52.039 --> 00:46:53.639 I like, I think they could be Tanner twelve in the league. 606 00:46:54.760 --> 00:46:59.719 They are on the season, They're right around there, and maybe you know, 607 00:46:59.800 --> 00:47:02.280 I haven't looked at their half court defense over that stretch. To your 608 00:47:02.320 --> 00:47:08.079 point, they may still be top five in half court defense, which means 609 00:47:08.199 --> 00:47:13.920 it's all about transition defense. It's letting them down being eighteenth since December first. 610 00:47:15.199 --> 00:47:19.039 Yeah, I mean those thirty points, that's a lie for this team 611 00:47:19.079 --> 00:47:22.639 that's been a through line for the two and three era, and just you 612 00:47:22.719 --> 00:47:24.480 know, it doesn't rear. It's ugly had as much in the playoffs. 613 00:47:24.480 --> 00:47:29.519 That's just not how games work. Yeah, No, that's fair. Last 614 00:47:29.519 --> 00:47:32.880 one for you here will because this was blowing up last night. I thought 615 00:47:32.880 --> 00:47:37.400 it was much ado about nothing when you read the quote in context. But 616 00:47:37.920 --> 00:47:43.239 how did you feel about Kawhi talking about, you know, being one through 617 00:47:43.320 --> 00:47:45.599 six and the goal is to stay out of the play in and a lot 618 00:47:45.599 --> 00:47:49.000 of people said, what the goals stay out of the play and we got 619 00:47:49.079 --> 00:47:52.559 higher aspirations than that. To me, it sounded like he was talking about, 620 00:47:52.000 --> 00:47:55.800 you know, basically, if we handle our business and continue to improve 621 00:47:57.599 --> 00:48:00.760 we'll end up where we end up. But it's all about out focusing it 622 00:48:00.840 --> 00:48:02.119 on just getting better each and every day. How did you see it? 623 00:48:04.320 --> 00:48:07.039 I agree one hundred percent. Look, man, this is not a team 624 00:48:07.079 --> 00:48:10.840 that I like. I don't want these guys worried about about seeding, like 625 00:48:10.920 --> 00:48:15.920 in some way that should be company. Yes, we know historically you gotta 626 00:48:15.920 --> 00:48:19.320 be a top four team. I think the Clipper's best route for this still 627 00:48:19.360 --> 00:48:22.199 won't be easy, is if they can be a top three team. But 628 00:48:22.280 --> 00:48:27.000 like I think the a that's just very on brand for who Kawhi is as 629 00:48:27.000 --> 00:48:30.639 a person, Like he's he's focused internally, like they're focused on development. 630 00:48:30.719 --> 00:48:34.519 They know they have a long ways to go, but there's still so much 631 00:48:34.559 --> 00:48:37.400 potential there. So I don't put a whole lot of stock into it. 632 00:48:37.440 --> 00:48:40.079 I like the context of the second part of the quote, like they have 633 00:48:40.159 --> 00:48:45.320 to focus on getting better every night, and you know, if it takes 634 00:48:45.360 --> 00:48:47.719 a couple of claw out victories, if heck, even if it takes a 635 00:48:47.760 --> 00:48:52.880 couple of more games where maybe they get blown out by better competition, as 636 00:48:52.880 --> 00:48:55.199 long as they can get there, as long as internally they can figure that 637 00:48:55.320 --> 00:49:00.000 out, then it's fine. I do ultimately think they'll figure it out, 638 00:49:00.079 --> 00:49:02.239 even if they go as far as the four or five matchup in the first 639 00:49:02.320 --> 00:49:07.079 round. Like, I think, as long as they can get things together, 640 00:49:07.239 --> 00:49:12.679 they can, they can get their heads right and get the optimal version 641 00:49:12.840 --> 00:49:16.280 of whatever this this, whatever you want to call this era of two on 642 00:49:16.400 --> 00:49:22.719 three together. I still feel very confident. You know. Yeah, well 643 00:49:22.800 --> 00:49:24.400 that's well put. I like it. I'll take it. You know what 644 00:49:24.440 --> 00:49:29.039 else I like? I just ran the numbers while you were laying that out. 645 00:49:29.519 --> 00:49:32.400 The Clippers are forty five and fifteen in the last sixty games that Terrence 646 00:49:32.440 --> 00:49:37.000 Man has started, going back to last season. Seems good. I love 647 00:49:37.039 --> 00:49:40.280 it. I love it. Well, thanks for doing this tonight. I'm 648 00:49:40.280 --> 00:49:44.760 assuming maybe we got a YouTube live coming up tomorrow with Cheff Monckler as well. 649 00:49:44.800 --> 00:49:46.639 Maybe maybe come on, let's do it. Sounds good to me. 650 00:49:47.400 --> 00:49:51.880 All right, my friends, thank you, absolutely, thank you so much. 651 00:49:51.960 --> 00:49:54.800 Let's go clips coming up next. Back to your phone calls eight six 652 00:49:54.920 --> 00:49:59.719 six nine eight seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five. 653 00:50:00.159 --> 00:50:07.039 The Clippers somehow, some way they get a victory. What else matters? 654 00:50:08.400 --> 00:50:12.440 Survive in advance? Like I said earlier, they went by six in 655 00:50:12.559 --> 00:50:15.719 Memphis after they were down six of the half, and yeah, I was 656 00:50:15.719 --> 00:50:22.719 calling them out on X that effort was poor, but the talent overcame the 657 00:50:22.800 --> 00:50:29.280 mistakes. Eventually, the execution is going to have to be the thing they 658 00:50:29.360 --> 00:50:32.440 focus in on over everything else, because there's a lot more talented teams out 659 00:50:32.440 --> 00:50:36.679 there than this beat up Memphis Grizzlies team, including the Sacramento Kings. So 660 00:50:36.800 --> 00:50:39.920 the Clippers will see Sunday Night More Clippers sock coming up next year on the 661 00:50:39.920 --> 00:50:44.719 Empire seven ELI Sports. They want to bring a banner with them to the 662 00:50:44.800 --> 00:50:51.760 Into It Dawn More LA Clippers basketball on the LA Clippers Audio Network. I 663 00:50:51.760 --> 00:50:55.880 don't think there's an Escape from Memphis movie with Kurt Russell. I gotta check 664 00:50:55.880 --> 00:51:00.559 out that Godzilla when he's got going on that mini series. But the Clippers 665 00:51:00.639 --> 00:51:06.920 escaped. They grinded out of victory in the old Grindhouse and FedEx Forum in 666 00:51:06.960 --> 00:51:12.360 Memphis. They win one oh one to ninety five thanks to showing up clutch 667 00:51:12.719 --> 00:51:16.280 during clutch time. Keith in La, you're on Clipper Stock with auDA Maslin. 668 00:51:16.360 --> 00:51:21.280 Hi, Keith, what's up my man? How are we doing? 669 00:51:21.360 --> 00:51:25.079 Wow? You and you and Will I think the previous caller's name. You 670 00:51:25.159 --> 00:51:28.760 guys pretty much just said it all. Man, I just want to say, 671 00:51:29.719 --> 00:51:31.199 we'll throw a couple of logs on the fire man. You know. 672 00:51:32.039 --> 00:51:35.559 I think you're right up. You guys said it all. Honestly, I'm 673 00:51:35.559 --> 00:51:37.559 not gonna keep you too long, Bro, Always good to talk to you. 674 00:51:37.599 --> 00:51:39.239 But let me say the Clippers tonight. First of all, you know 675 00:51:39.400 --> 00:51:45.119 we will definitely take the w that's a given. But these guys tonight's refereeing, 676 00:51:45.440 --> 00:51:49.320 Adam was interesting. I'm a keep a positive brother. I'm just going 677 00:51:49.360 --> 00:51:53.159 to call it interesting. Remember that play where Kawi clearly kind of got hit 678 00:51:53.199 --> 00:51:55.800 in the face. You know what I'm saying, clearly, I mean that 679 00:51:57.280 --> 00:52:00.920 plus a couple of other things and a couple of calls on and I just 680 00:52:00.960 --> 00:52:02.360 thought I was just I think I think my point has been made there. 681 00:52:02.599 --> 00:52:07.880 You know, they face some kind of weird refereeing. You're not lying, 682 00:52:08.000 --> 00:52:15.719 sure, you're not lying, Bro? What's the old thing? What are 683 00:52:15.760 --> 00:52:19.960 you going to believe me or your lying eyes? You know? But you 684 00:52:20.000 --> 00:52:25.039 know anyway, But I'm just saying, you know, but you know, 685 00:52:25.079 --> 00:52:29.760 you guys are right. You and Will are right. Also. Zubac and 686 00:52:29.960 --> 00:52:32.679 Plumbly Entice. For me, I don't know if these are the official Clippers, 687 00:52:32.679 --> 00:52:36.719 but for me, those are my Clipper bigs. These are the guys 688 00:52:36.760 --> 00:52:38.679 we need. We need rebound guys, you know I'm talking about. I 689 00:52:38.679 --> 00:52:42.559 mean, I think also, again to touch on what you and Will said, 690 00:52:42.559 --> 00:52:45.760 I think we're coming off like the the the All Star break kind of 691 00:52:45.800 --> 00:52:46.960 you know, the Grammy Break thing, that whole thing and all that. 692 00:52:47.039 --> 00:52:51.039 And you know, so I've seen the Clippers do this before. That's kind 693 00:52:51.039 --> 00:52:57.239 of normal behavior for them. But again I'm I'm actually yeinning and yanning because 694 00:52:57.239 --> 00:52:59.679 it's like, you know, we we this is what we get knocked out 695 00:53:00.079 --> 00:53:02.320 in those first and second rounds, you know what I'm saying. However, 696 00:53:02.679 --> 00:53:05.760 and I can almost kind of hang my hat on this, Adam. It's 697 00:53:05.760 --> 00:53:09.760 almost a question. We have been hanging around this three spot for a while, 698 00:53:09.960 --> 00:53:16.760 bro, and I cannot remember that. I cannot remember the Clippers hanging 699 00:53:16.800 --> 00:53:21.280 around the three spot for so long, and I'm talking about it. I'm 700 00:53:21.280 --> 00:53:23.920 talking about back in the Blake Griffin years and you know, that whole thing. 701 00:53:23.960 --> 00:53:28.039 So that that fascinates me. It gives me hope. But I'll kind 702 00:53:28.039 --> 00:53:30.599 of digress but I was saying everything you and Will said is you know, 703 00:53:30.079 --> 00:53:35.320 the Clippers getting a championship. It is a possibility. It's not a clear 704 00:53:36.119 --> 00:53:38.079 you know, it's a possibility. I think again to even touch on the 705 00:53:38.119 --> 00:53:42.320 coaching and all that, TYLERU did what he did with PJ and all that. 706 00:53:42.400 --> 00:53:45.800 He's got to figure it out, tylu I got to give him props. 707 00:53:45.840 --> 00:53:47.800 This guy has got chess pieces to work with. You know what I'm 708 00:53:47.800 --> 00:53:51.719 saying. I think there's a reason why PG was just a little cold. 709 00:53:51.719 --> 00:53:54.119 He's still kind of finding his way. You know, there's I saw a 710 00:53:54.159 --> 00:53:58.400 though everything you and Will say I'm telling you was this on points. I 711 00:53:58.440 --> 00:54:01.800 saw a lot of individual elizabetht times Harden. Okay, they're gonna be a 712 00:54:01.880 --> 00:54:06.440 point guard Harden. You know a lot of these kind of like like really 713 00:54:06.599 --> 00:54:09.400 long halfway lobby passes. Again, that was kind of like part of the 714 00:54:09.719 --> 00:54:13.599 thing. But you know, guys were just you know, shooting ourselves in 715 00:54:13.599 --> 00:54:15.760 the foot, like regarding the mess I'll di griftin kind of land my thing. 716 00:54:16.119 --> 00:54:21.800 You know. Yep, that plane ain't landing not till we talk again 717 00:54:22.480 --> 00:54:24.119 on Sunday night. All right, we'll do it again. I got I 718 00:54:24.119 --> 00:54:31.840 gotta get out, love brother, Thank you Keith. Clippers win one on 719 00:54:31.840 --> 00:54:36.719 one to ninety five over the Memphis Grizzlies. They bounce back after losing yesterday. 720 00:54:36.760 --> 00:54:38.719 And Okac, before we get out of here quickly, Katie Newton, 721 00:54:38.800 --> 00:54:42.800 our producer, you got a question for me and Katie Newton's casual corner. 722 00:54:42.840 --> 00:54:45.960 I do It's real easy. So we play each team at least twice? 723 00:54:45.000 --> 00:54:50.119 But do we play in the Western Conference them three or four times? Depends 724 00:54:50.119 --> 00:54:52.159 on the team. You play everyone in your division four times, some of 725 00:54:52.199 --> 00:54:55.039 the others you could play three or four times. How about that? Thank 726 00:54:55.079 --> 00:54:58.679 you, Thank you Katie. Before we get out of here, I do 727 00:54:58.719 --> 00:55:01.800 want to thank the Clippers organized Ralph Lawler, Brian Seman, Noah Ego, 728 00:55:01.880 --> 00:55:06.760 Carlo Jimenez on the call, Big Brother, Jake Warner see on Sunday, 729 00:55:07.559 --> 00:55:12.320 the callers, the listeners emphasis on the callers tonight. Thanks to Matt our 730 00:55:12.360 --> 00:55:15.239 engineer for getting the phones working. Oh you know what, Big thanks to 731 00:55:15.280 --> 00:55:17.320 Katie Newton. She had to figure that one out. I thought it was 732 00:55:17.320 --> 00:55:21.000 gonna be mission impossible in here with all the technology, but no, she 733 00:55:21.480 --> 00:55:23.840 made it work. Thank you again, Katie. Until Sunday, with the 734 00:55:23.880 --> 00:55:28.239 pregame show starting at five thirty Clippers and Kings. I metem Oslin and we'll 735 00:55:28.239 --> 00:55:30.719 talk to you then. So why he was doing his thing? All they 736 00:55:30.719 --> 00:55:34.679 want to do is win in La. I win. I thought they gave 737 00:55:34.679 --> 00:55:37.320 everything they had. I'm very proud of. This has been Clippers Talk, 738 00:55:37.559 --> 00:55:43.320 the official postgame reaction of the LA Clippers. God Bless Paul George. Are 739 00:55:43.360 --> 00:55:46.119 you not? It's just changed. Don't miss an episode all season law. 740 00:55:46.159 --> 00:55:50.519 Go to wherever you podcast and subscribe today. Well up the show. I 741 00:55:50.559 --> 00:55:52.159 got you on the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for 742 00:55:52.239 --> 00:55:57.559 joining us for another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball