WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.159 --> 00:00:06.559 Time for a postgame Look, it's your La Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.039 Room, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.160 --> 00:00:15.039 La Clippers, and by Patchonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.320 --> 00:00:19.600 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're LA 5 00:00:19.679 --> 00:00:24.359 Clippers, They're locking in every game, every now, Adam Osland. The 6 00:00:24.359 --> 00:00:28.239 Clippers fall in Game six in Dallas by a final score of one fourteen to 7 00:00:28.280 --> 00:00:32.399 one on one to the Dallas Mavericks, and with that they're twenty twenty three, 8 00:00:32.520 --> 00:00:37.960 twenty twenty four season and playoff campaign come to an end. Welcome into 9 00:00:38.000 --> 00:00:41.320 your postgame locker room show. I'm out a Oslin. Coming up, we 10 00:00:41.320 --> 00:00:45.159 will have Clippers Talk on the Patriot AM eleven fifty eight seven seven five to 11 00:00:45.159 --> 00:00:49.840 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty. But 12 00:00:49.920 --> 00:00:53.000 first let's get back out to Dallas and get back to your radio voice of 13 00:00:53.039 --> 00:00:57.719 the Clippers in Carlo Jamenez. Carlo, we identified some of the issues early 14 00:00:57.759 --> 00:01:00.359 on in this one. Of course, I show'll get a lot of calls 15 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:07.000 postgame regarding PJ. Tucker, but the clippers inability to stop possessions with the 16 00:01:07.079 --> 00:01:11.040 Dallas Mavericks continually getting offensive rebounds for on one possession in the first quarter. 17 00:01:11.159 --> 00:01:15.879 In fact, those extra shots they were able to get up and also just 18 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:21.319 that hustle they showed they were the tougher team in this series overall. After 19 00:01:21.400 --> 00:01:25.239 Game one, has just felt like Jason Kidd was able to get more out 20 00:01:25.280 --> 00:01:27.920 of his guys, and of course no Kawhi Leonard from the Los Angeles Clippers 21 00:01:29.120 --> 00:01:33.079 outside of two games where he was limited, and those effort plays and that 22 00:01:33.159 --> 00:01:37.519 level of physicality Dallas was able to show tonight kind of exemplifies how this series 23 00:01:37.560 --> 00:01:42.120 went. It's a great point at them. I think, really Dallas was 24 00:01:42.159 --> 00:01:44.959 able to be the more physical team. They're more aggressive in the paint, 25 00:01:45.680 --> 00:01:49.599 they got down hill, they kept momentum. The Clippers led for about thirty 26 00:01:49.640 --> 00:01:53.840 seconds all game. But Dallas really, I mean, they had control of 27 00:01:53.840 --> 00:01:57.879 this game from start to finish. Clippers fought, I mean, there's no 28 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:00.879 doubt about it. They fought time and time again. But you're right, 29 00:02:00.959 --> 00:02:07.959 those mistakes that plugged them all regular season plugged them again here in the postseason. 30 00:02:07.400 --> 00:02:12.560 The fast break points, the offensive rebounds, I mean, Dallas's playoffs. 31 00:02:12.960 --> 00:02:16.439 Franchise high was fourteen, they had eighteen and this one twenty one second 32 00:02:16.520 --> 00:02:22.800 chance points. It was a season. It was a game of flashbacks to 33 00:02:22.919 --> 00:02:30.159 a season of mistakes for the Clippers, and poetically ended kind of the way 34 00:02:30.159 --> 00:02:34.560 the whole season went. The Clippers playing from behind, playing with fire and 35 00:02:34.680 --> 00:02:38.960 unable to finish and come back, something they had relied on, maybe too 36 00:02:39.039 --> 00:02:43.639 much throughout this season, those comebacks down the stretch. Yeah, we talked 37 00:02:43.639 --> 00:02:46.639 about it. This game was certainly a microcosm of the season. If you 38 00:02:46.680 --> 00:02:51.000 hadn't watched a Clippers game, you got a lot of what they went through 39 00:02:51.159 --> 00:02:54.000 this season in the forty eight minutes of this game, six where the rebounding 40 00:02:54.039 --> 00:03:00.800 wasn't good enough, where they had turnovers at inopportune times. The overall number 41 00:03:00.840 --> 00:03:04.159 not that big at nine, but to start that third quarter when you have 42 00:03:04.240 --> 00:03:07.400 to start fast, and they were given the basketball right back to the Dallas 43 00:03:07.439 --> 00:03:10.159 Mavericks after both squads were tied up at fifty two at the half. The 44 00:03:10.199 --> 00:03:14.800 Clippers had battled back down thirteen in the first half. But to your point, 45 00:03:15.000 --> 00:03:17.120 when you're always in that uphill battle, it takes a lot out of 46 00:03:17.159 --> 00:03:20.960 you and the Clippers to some degree. I felt like they ran out of 47 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:23.319 gas. Guys were playing heavy minutes late in this one, but they put 48 00:03:23.400 --> 00:03:29.120 themselves in that position. They got down big early on and the Dallas Mavericks 49 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:32.120 were a better squad in this game one hundred percent. And credit their their 50 00:03:32.199 --> 00:03:38.000 group able to make moves at the deadline that got them. PJ. Washington, 51 00:03:38.039 --> 00:03:39.919 who had a huge impact in this game four to eight from three, 52 00:03:40.479 --> 00:03:45.680 two steals. Daniel Gafford maybe his best game of the series with thirteen points. 53 00:03:45.759 --> 00:03:49.599 Those two combined for twenty seven on a day where you lose Maxi Kleba 54 00:03:49.639 --> 00:03:54.319 to a shoulder injury in the first quarter of the ballgame. Impressive stuff from 55 00:03:54.439 --> 00:04:00.960 Dallas. They Kyrie irving pure magic in the second half series, but really 56 00:04:00.000 --> 00:04:04.280 today twenty eight points in the second half. He had been shooting fifty percent 57 00:04:04.319 --> 00:04:09.919 from three and fifty six percent for the field in second halves this season. 58 00:04:10.960 --> 00:04:15.040 Incredible game from Kyrie. And and for the Clippers, you look towards next 59 00:04:15.120 --> 00:04:19.079 year, which has more question marks than answer. Is no doubt on what 60 00:04:19.120 --> 00:04:24.720 they will do, but an impressive, impressive game for the Dallas Mavericks, 61 00:04:24.759 --> 00:04:27.279 who played with a lot of heart, A lot of spirit and were the 62 00:04:27.319 --> 00:04:30.800 more physical team in the games they won. The Clippers losing Game six and 63 00:04:30.839 --> 00:04:34.199 their season comes to an end at the hand of the Dallas Mavericks one fourteen 64 00:04:34.240 --> 00:04:39.759 to one on one was your final. The one answer we do have going 65 00:04:39.800 --> 00:04:44.160 into next season, Carlo Jimenez, is where the Clippers will be playing. 66 00:04:44.360 --> 00:04:46.480 I've said for a long time, the into a Dome can't come soon enough. 67 00:04:46.800 --> 00:04:50.319 Their next ballgame will be played there, and on a day like this, 68 00:04:50.439 --> 00:04:55.480 I'm hoping Clipper Nation can take some solace in that fact. We're going 69 00:04:55.480 --> 00:05:00.079 to the Dome. The Dome is home, Adam. Let's go. Oh 70 00:05:00.160 --> 00:05:06.000 turn in the page, new court, new logo, all new and hopefully 71 00:05:06.040 --> 00:05:10.959 all good for the Clippers, Adam. And I'm sure you'll talk about it 72 00:05:10.959 --> 00:05:14.800 a little bit, but the two one three era, we'll see if it 73 00:05:14.839 --> 00:05:17.000 continues. Kawhi Leonard, though he'll still be in a Clipper uniform, and 74 00:05:17.480 --> 00:05:21.480 Kawhi Leonard is healthy and playing, there's a lot of confidence in whatever Clipper 75 00:05:21.519 --> 00:05:26.160 team is out there. Well, Carlo, I want to congratulate you and 76 00:05:26.199 --> 00:05:30.519 thank you on the job you've done in your first year as the radio voice 77 00:05:30.680 --> 00:05:33.800 of the Clippers. It's been an honor to work next to you, and 78 00:05:33.879 --> 00:05:36.600 I'm ready to run it back with my friend. Let's go at him. 79 00:05:36.600 --> 00:05:41.560 I want to thank you, Thank Katie Newton, Brian dansel Blake, where 80 00:05:43.079 --> 00:05:46.720 big brother, Jake Warner, so many people who helped us throughout this. 81 00:05:46.000 --> 00:05:50.120 It was is an honor to call you guys coworkers at first, and I 82 00:05:50.160 --> 00:05:55.279 am so proud, and it is an honor to call you all friends now, 83 00:05:55.360 --> 00:05:59.680 Adam, can't wait, can't wait? Can't wait is the great no 84 00:05:59.800 --> 00:06:02.000 E would say, Let's do it again in the dome. Let's do it 85 00:06:02.000 --> 00:06:04.839 again. Carl it my friend. I love you, Safe travels back. 86 00:06:05.000 --> 00:06:08.600 I'm sure I'll see you soon, all right, Love you too, Adam. 87 00:06:08.800 --> 00:06:12.000 Have a good one. Enjoy those callers. Coming up next, we 88 00:06:12.079 --> 00:06:16.199 will have Clippers talk on the Patriot AM eleven fifty as they lose by thirteen 89 00:06:16.240 --> 00:06:19.600 in Dallas in Game six, and you're listening to the Patriot AM eleven fifty 90 00:06:19.600 --> 00:06:25.360 in the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. Back to more of the NBA playoffs 91 00:06:25.399 --> 00:06:30.519 on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers Mavericks continues now stream us anywhere you 92 00:06:30.639 --> 00:06:34.680 go on the iHeartRadio app. The Clippers lose Game six one, fourteen to 93 00:06:34.800 --> 00:06:42.759 one oh one in Dallas to the Mavericks and their season comes to an end. 94 00:06:43.639 --> 00:06:46.800 Welcome back into your Clippers postgame locker room show. I'm at a Mosland 95 00:06:47.480 --> 00:06:50.480 coming up on the Patriot AM eleven fifty. We'll have Clippers talk for you. 96 00:06:50.600 --> 00:06:55.199 Eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven, five 97 00:06:55.199 --> 00:06:59.160 to two zero eleven fifty. We can talk about PJ. Tucker starting. 98 00:06:59.519 --> 00:07:03.759 We can talk about Paul George, the moves you're looking for this off season. 99 00:07:04.959 --> 00:07:09.839 We'll recap some of what happened this year as well, but pertain to 100 00:07:09.879 --> 00:07:14.480 this game. It's quite simple. Kyrie Irving had twenty eight of his thirty 101 00:07:14.560 --> 00:07:20.000 points in the second half. They had the better duo no Kawhi Leonard, 102 00:07:20.800 --> 00:07:25.959 a whole lot of problems for the Clippers. Luka Dancis finished with twenty eight, 103 00:07:27.040 --> 00:07:29.560 just nine of twenty six. They defended him well, one of ten 104 00:07:29.600 --> 00:07:32.800 from the outside, but the Clippers were eight for thirty one from three, 105 00:07:35.600 --> 00:07:39.680 and their three points shooting really fell off a cliff a few months ago. 106 00:07:40.160 --> 00:07:46.319 They never really recovered after that twenty six and five run first fifty games of 107 00:07:46.319 --> 00:07:49.839 the season. Best three points shooting team in the league, and they never 108 00:07:49.879 --> 00:07:53.680 were able to recapture that, and that's a big part of their offense. 109 00:07:55.160 --> 00:08:03.480 But credit to Dallas Mavericks. I tried to do my best to be fair 110 00:08:03.319 --> 00:08:07.120 and balanced. And lets you know, going into this series, how the 111 00:08:07.199 --> 00:08:11.800 Dallas Mavericks were playing and how they were a different ball club, much better 112 00:08:11.800 --> 00:08:16.720 defensively since the trade deadline. Some people mocked it, mocked Luca said, 113 00:08:16.800 --> 00:08:20.680 Kyrie Irving isn't a playoff performer anymore. Well, he just did the Clippers 114 00:08:20.680 --> 00:08:26.639 in twenty eight of his thirty in the second half, and their defense lived 115 00:08:26.680 --> 00:08:31.240 up to the hype, holding the Clippers to one hundred and one points as 116 00:08:31.279 --> 00:08:33.320 their offense for the most part in this series failed them, which I think 117 00:08:35.080 --> 00:08:39.320 coming into it would have been unexpected for most people to hear coming out of 118 00:08:39.320 --> 00:08:43.399 it, they weren't good enough on that end. The effort was there. 119 00:08:43.440 --> 00:08:46.440 Defensively, I thought they did flip a switch there. They went from being 120 00:08:46.440 --> 00:08:52.279 a bottom three defense the final couple months of the season to looking like a 121 00:08:52.320 --> 00:09:00.360 top ten defense one to fourteen even in this game. That's your average NBA 122 00:09:00.399 --> 00:09:03.600 points in a game this season. With the pace they play out with a 123 00:09:03.639 --> 00:09:07.120 three point shooting going on, not even that bad of a number. Game 124 00:09:07.159 --> 00:09:11.240 five got a little bit out of hand, giving up one twenty three but 125 00:09:13.039 --> 00:09:18.399 one hundred and eleven points in the Clippers Game four victory, and they lost 126 00:09:18.480 --> 00:09:24.799 two games Game two where Dallas had just ninety six points, in Game three, 127 00:09:26.080 --> 00:09:31.159 where Dallas had just one hundred and one points. Those games were very 128 00:09:31.159 --> 00:09:35.360 winnable, especially Game two. They had Kawhi Leonard. He looked better in 129 00:09:35.360 --> 00:09:41.799 that one. Clippers didn't get it done down the stretch, and they laid 130 00:09:41.799 --> 00:09:46.200 an egg in Game five and put themselves in this position where coming into this 131 00:09:46.200 --> 00:09:52.399 one full disclosure, I thought they were either gonna have a gretty victory or 132 00:09:52.440 --> 00:10:00.240 lose big. Unfortunately the former in this case. Mavericks led by the many 133 00:10:00.240 --> 00:10:03.200 as twenty four rig of the ladder, I was good, those too confused 134 00:10:03.240 --> 00:10:07.919 Dallas led by as Manius twenty four, they went by thirteen. The Clippers 135 00:10:07.919 --> 00:10:11.960 made a little bit of a run towards the end, but it was a 136 00:10:13.000 --> 00:10:16.799 tie ball game at the half, and the Clippers had Pjchucker in the starting 137 00:10:16.840 --> 00:10:24.600 lineup. He ended up a minus fourteen in the ballgame. But it was 138 00:10:24.639 --> 00:10:31.039 strange to me as everyone was perplexed by him getting the start after not playing 139 00:10:31.559 --> 00:10:37.960 consequential minutes at all in this series. And not only did he start in 140 00:10:37.960 --> 00:10:39.600 the first half, but after the Clippers went on a run to end the 141 00:10:39.639 --> 00:10:43.320 second quarter to tie the ball game at fifty two at the half, he 142 00:10:43.399 --> 00:10:48.559 still started the third quarter, and that's when things started to unravel. I'm 143 00:10:48.559 --> 00:10:52.679 not putting in on one guy, but he was a minus twenty one heading 144 00:10:52.720 --> 00:10:56.200 into the fourth. No one else was worse than a minus ten out there. 145 00:10:56.799 --> 00:11:01.200 Just didn't seem to work. That move. Gotta be honest about that. 146 00:11:03.600 --> 00:11:07.200 Coach lou going with his rider or die guys. I guess went out 147 00:11:07.399 --> 00:11:15.240 the way he wanted to this season. But strange move in a Game six, 148 00:11:15.279 --> 00:11:18.480 a must win ball game. We'll talk about it on Clippers Stock eight 149 00:11:18.519 --> 00:11:20.960 seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five to two zero 150 00:11:22.039 --> 00:11:28.919 eleven fifty. I don't know if that was the difference, but to start 151 00:11:28.960 --> 00:11:33.000 that third quarter, I was looking for Norman Powell to be in the starting 152 00:11:33.000 --> 00:11:35.720 lineup in place of him, because that's how they got the game tied up 153 00:11:35.919 --> 00:11:41.000 at the end of the second quarter. We'll get into this a little bit 154 00:11:41.039 --> 00:11:48.320 more coming up here again. We'll be on the Patriot eleven fifty with Clippers 155 00:11:48.360 --> 00:11:50.080 stock eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty. Or you can get 156 00:11:50.080 --> 00:11:56.000 to me and trol me on twitters. Some have interesting Lakers fans are choosing 157 00:11:56.000 --> 00:12:00.240 to troll. I mean, I think they're out too bad. File out 158 00:12:00.240 --> 00:12:05.639 of May Clippers season comes to an end. The Dallas Mavericks are moving on 159 00:12:05.759 --> 00:12:07.600 to take on the OKAC Thunder and Round two as they win Game six one, 160 00:12:07.679 --> 00:12:11.879 fourteen to one oh one. I'm Ada Masland and you're listening to the 161 00:12:11.879 --> 00:12:18.000 Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network streaming Clippers basketball the first round of the NBA Playoffs. 162 00:12:18.039 --> 00:12:24.039 Continue to sick to more NBA playoff basketball right here on the LA Clippers 163 00:12:24.080 --> 00:12:28.679 Audio Network. Clippers fall in Game six one, fourteen to one oh one 164 00:12:28.720 --> 00:12:39.919 to the Dallas Mavericks, and their season has ended, once again, unceremoniously, 165 00:12:41.480 --> 00:12:46.360 once again without the Larry O. B once again without Kawhi Leonard on 166 00:12:46.399 --> 00:12:52.080 the floor for the final game of the playoffs. It is disappointing. It 167 00:12:52.120 --> 00:13:01.240 is frustrating, discouraging, incomprehensible in some ways. The two to one three 168 00:13:01.279 --> 00:13:11.080 era likely over to some degree, and if in twenty nineteen, five years 169 00:13:11.120 --> 00:13:15.600 later, in twenty twenty four, someone would have told me, oh, 170 00:13:15.720 --> 00:13:20.759 they will have won three playoff series total after bringing in Kawhi and Paul George, 171 00:13:20.879 --> 00:13:24.519 I would have said, your nuts, your line, there's no way 172 00:13:24.600 --> 00:13:31.480 the world must have ended. I get a Clipper Nation, I'm down bad 173 00:13:31.519 --> 00:13:37.879 with you. They lose by thirteen. It could be Paul George's PG thirteen's 174 00:13:37.919 --> 00:13:41.360 final game as a Clipper, six for eighteen, two of ten from three 175 00:13:41.519 --> 00:13:46.159 eighteen points, did have eleven boards, five steals, but had fourteen of 176 00:13:46.200 --> 00:13:50.080 his eighteen in the first half. Couldn't find it in the second half. 177 00:13:50.279 --> 00:13:54.080 James Harden five was sixteen, did have thirteen assistan one turnover, but sixteen 178 00:13:54.080 --> 00:14:00.759 points on sixteen shafts not good enough. Terrence Man liked his fight was Zubat's, 179 00:14:00.799 --> 00:14:09.519 same as last game. Russell Westbrook finished the last five games of this 180 00:14:09.639 --> 00:14:16.720 series, going six for forty two from the field, as he finished with 181 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:24.679 six points in nine minutes and was just honestly struggling to a degree. I 182 00:14:24.679 --> 00:14:30.440 don't know if I've seen shooting wise in a playoff series. Gotta be honest 183 00:14:30.440 --> 00:14:37.120 about that. Norman Powell led them with twenty. Norman Powell was very consistent 184 00:14:37.159 --> 00:14:41.840 all season long and after getting off to a slow start in this series, 185 00:14:41.919 --> 00:14:45.519 much better the last four games. But the difference Kyrie Irving has thirty, 186 00:14:46.080 --> 00:14:54.679 Luka Doncic has twenty eight. They combined for fifty eight points and meanwhile, 187 00:14:54.720 --> 00:14:58.639 Paul George and James Harden combined for thirty four. It's about the stars the 188 00:14:58.720 --> 00:15:05.639 dudes. In the playoffs, Clippers don't have their number one option and the 189 00:15:05.720 --> 00:15:11.080 other two stars didn't play above their heads the level they needed to for the 190 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:16.039 Clippers to survive in this series against a very good Dallas Mavericks team that I 191 00:15:16.080 --> 00:15:18.600 said, if they don't have Kawhi Leonard will likely beat the Clippers, and 192 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:22.000 that is what happened. We can talk about it eight seven seven five to 193 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:28.360 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty outside of Los 194 00:15:28.399 --> 00:15:33.039 Angeles, leaving you till next year. Clippers will open the End to It 195 00:15:33.120 --> 00:15:39.799 Dome that will offer some new hope. Expect some major changes across the board. 196 00:15:39.559 --> 00:15:46.840 Interested to see what happens this summer. We'll talk about those possibilities coming 197 00:15:46.919 --> 00:15:52.440 up next locally on the Patriot AM eleven fifty on Clippers Stock. This has 198 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:58.039 been LA Clippers Basketball really good on multitude of levels. Don't miss a moment 199 00:15:58.080 --> 00:16:03.440 all season law on their official home. Join us next time on the LA 200 00:16:03.559 --> 00:16:08.799 Clippers Audio Network. Hello Clippers fans, if you're gonna go for it, 201 00:16:08.879 --> 00:16:12.320 if that's what you want to do, you do. Welcome the Clippers Talk, 202 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:17.679 your first chance to react to all the action of Clippers basketball. Do 203 00:16:17.759 --> 00:16:22.960 it to hear every episode. Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever you 204 00:16:22.120 --> 00:16:27.600 podcast on Henry right now your host on your home. For the Clippers, 205 00:16:27.639 --> 00:16:37.399 they were in attack mode. Adam Osley Brown bets the rebound of Boston back 206 00:16:37.399 --> 00:16:41.440 to Kobe in the corner, jumps in the air, looks for help, 207 00:16:41.919 --> 00:16:45.000 skips it highland the right wings, three off the left side of the ram, 208 00:16:45.080 --> 00:16:49.679 last in the rebound, and now we'll do it. The Clippers fall 209 00:16:49.879 --> 00:16:56.159 in six here in twenty twenty four, their season ends in Dallas as they 210 00:16:56.159 --> 00:17:04.039 are defeated one fourteen one oh one and dropped the opening series four games to 211 00:17:04.119 --> 00:17:17.880 two. And you hear the PA announcer Aaron Dallas MAVs win the final game 212 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:21.720 of the season. The Clippers get twenty from Norman pal eighteen from Paul George, 213 00:17:21.759 --> 00:17:23.799 seventeen and eleven from each to watch George also a double double. This 214 00:17:23.920 --> 00:17:30.519 the first time the Clippers have lost this season when George has a double double 215 00:17:30.920 --> 00:17:36.160 six for Westbrook on two for seven. Meanwhile, for Dallas it was Kyrie 216 00:17:36.200 --> 00:17:40.160 Irvan in the second half. He was really a man with magic in his 217 00:17:40.200 --> 00:17:42.400 hands, twenty eight points in the second half. Luca had twenty eight on 218 00:17:42.440 --> 00:17:51.559 the night, And for Dallas they were able to get it done at home, 219 00:17:51.640 --> 00:17:55.400 the first time they were able to close out a series in this building 220 00:17:56.160 --> 00:18:03.359 since two and eleven when they took down Oklahoma City and went to the finals, 221 00:18:03.839 --> 00:18:08.319 of course, defeating the Miami Heat in that series. Well, it's 222 00:18:08.319 --> 00:18:15.720 been an absolute pleasure. Couldn't ask for a better Clipper community. In year 223 00:18:15.759 --> 00:18:22.319 one, Clippers fall in this one. The final season record fifty three and 224 00:18:22.440 --> 00:18:30.240 thirty four, thirty one and twenty five, and they dropped round one in 225 00:18:30.400 --> 00:18:33.799 six to Dallas. Well, as we learned in cocktail, if you use 226 00:18:33.839 --> 00:18:41.759 a drink, everything ends badly. Otherwise it wouldn't end. Carlo Jimenez on 227 00:18:41.799 --> 00:18:45.440 the call there. As the Clippers season comes to a close, they lose 228 00:18:45.440 --> 00:18:49.880 Game six one, fourteen to one on one in Dallas to the Mavericks who 229 00:18:49.880 --> 00:18:52.799 are moving on to take on the OKC Thunder. Welcome into Clippers Talk. 230 00:18:52.839 --> 00:18:56.759 I'm at a Mosland eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty eight seven 231 00:18:56.839 --> 00:19:00.960 seven, five to two zero eleven fifty. We will get to your phone 232 00:19:02.000 --> 00:19:07.000 calls. We will have Will Updyke and Charles maclaurn, We'll hear from coach 233 00:19:07.079 --> 00:19:12.200 lou and what's more of an exit interview. Now to this season as it's 234 00:19:12.240 --> 00:19:22.599 come to its unfortunate conclusion once again, the Clippers going out without Kawhi Leonard 235 00:19:22.480 --> 00:19:30.400 able to play in the final game for the fourth straight season, unbelievable. 236 00:19:32.720 --> 00:19:38.319 Honestly, it's it is hard to imagine a scenario this difficult when you go 237 00:19:38.359 --> 00:19:42.799 back to twenty nineteen when two to one three was put together, when they 238 00:19:42.839 --> 00:19:48.440 traded Sga who's now waiting for Luka Dancic in the second round. And I'm 239 00:19:48.440 --> 00:19:52.640 not second guessing it because every GM in the NBA would have done that move. 240 00:19:53.000 --> 00:20:00.440 He traded for Paul George to make sure Kawhi signed with you. Kawhi 241 00:20:00.519 --> 00:20:04.400 Leonard for the four straight season, either hasn't been available to start a playoff 242 00:20:04.480 --> 00:20:11.039 run or to end a playoff run. That is hard to believe. Clipper 243 00:20:11.119 --> 00:20:17.079 Nation, so we can all be in community. I'm right there with you. 244 00:20:18.240 --> 00:20:21.599 It's going to be a struggle tonight. Looking for positives. The one 245 00:20:21.680 --> 00:20:25.519 that comes to mind right away is the end to a dome next season. 246 00:20:26.319 --> 00:20:32.640 But right now, heads will be haying low as the Clippers season comes to 247 00:20:32.680 --> 00:20:36.559 an end in six games to a Dallas Mavericks team that I thought the Clippers 248 00:20:36.720 --> 00:20:40.960 at least could compete against and have a chance against, even without Kawhi Leonard. 249 00:20:41.000 --> 00:20:45.160 And you could say they won two games without him. The two games 250 00:20:45.160 --> 00:20:48.279 he tried to play, especially Game three, he was a fraction of himself, 251 00:20:48.400 --> 00:20:52.160 a shell of himself, not sure he should have been playing Game two. 252 00:20:52.200 --> 00:20:57.160 There was some hope, but I tried to warn people it's not about 253 00:20:57.240 --> 00:21:03.200 him playing that first game, it's about how he responds afterwards. He didn't 254 00:21:03.200 --> 00:21:07.880 respond. His knee didn't respond the way they wanted it to. You could 255 00:21:07.920 --> 00:21:11.920 see it in game three. Credit him trying to go. Eventually they shut 256 00:21:11.960 --> 00:21:17.559 him down. After that one. Lawrence Frank said, enough, the season 257 00:21:18.240 --> 00:21:23.880 is shutting down an era, maybe shutting down of Clippers basketball the two and 258 00:21:25.000 --> 00:21:30.119 three era the blink of an eye. We're five years in and they have 259 00:21:30.160 --> 00:21:37.720 won a total of three playoff rounds. One round in the Bubble against Dallas, 260 00:21:40.680 --> 00:21:44.839 one round against Dallas in the first round the year after, and the 261 00:21:44.839 --> 00:21:52.079 second round against the Utah jass That's it five seasons. So I think it's 262 00:21:52.119 --> 00:21:57.720 fair to say it's been a failure because of extremely bad luck with the right 263 00:21:57.799 --> 00:22:03.039 knee of Kawhi Leonard, who is still on a three year extension. Now 264 00:22:06.039 --> 00:22:11.359 we're hoping it's nothing more serious than the inflammation that for whatever reason, unfortunately 265 00:22:11.359 --> 00:22:18.400 they couldn't get under control over a month, going back to his last game 266 00:22:18.440 --> 00:22:22.920 of the regular season in Charlotte, where he played sixty eight games and looked 267 00:22:22.960 --> 00:22:30.960 like a damn MVP candidate this year, and of course Clipper's luck, he 268 00:22:30.000 --> 00:22:33.960 gets hurt right before the playoffs after looking to be all the way back, 269 00:22:34.079 --> 00:22:38.920 and then some from his twenty twenty one form coming off the ACL and then 270 00:22:38.960 --> 00:22:48.720 last year the meniscus. This year inflammation tough. Tough to see a path 271 00:22:48.799 --> 00:22:56.880 forward right now, difficult to know what the next step is as the Clippers 272 00:22:56.920 --> 00:23:04.279 just had a game where they started PJ Tucker, a guy who I believe 273 00:23:04.440 --> 00:23:08.480 only played at the end of Game five after they were down thirty so inconsequential 274 00:23:08.480 --> 00:23:15.599 minutes, and he got the start, and he was a minus twenty one 275 00:23:15.799 --> 00:23:22.160 after three quarters. Interested to hear from coach lew on that decision. Obviously 276 00:23:22.200 --> 00:23:26.839 it's going to be second guest. We'll face it head on. I was 277 00:23:26.880 --> 00:23:34.000 shocked we had law murray on as it became known live that it was going 278 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:38.720 to be PJ. Tucker in the starting lineup, not Russ, not Norm 279 00:23:40.960 --> 00:23:44.839 PJ Tucker. I don't know if that's the reason they lost the game, 280 00:23:45.480 --> 00:23:52.640 but I think it's obvious it didn't help. A lot of guys didn't play 281 00:23:52.640 --> 00:23:59.400 well enough. Paul George six of eighteen. This could be his last game 282 00:23:59.400 --> 00:24:03.640 as a Clipper. He's got an option he could pick up for about fifty 283 00:24:03.640 --> 00:24:11.359 million for next season, but he'll likely become a free agent. James Harden, 284 00:24:11.480 --> 00:24:15.920 He's an unrestricted free agent. Russell Westbrook I believe is as well. 285 00:24:17.400 --> 00:24:23.640 Or it's a team option. And Russ ended up going eight for his last 286 00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:29.720 forty two from the field in the last five games of this series. To 287 00:24:29.799 --> 00:24:32.440 coach lose credit. He only let him play nine minutes in this game. 288 00:24:33.599 --> 00:24:38.759 He was on a tighter and tighter leash, the worse he got. But 289 00:24:38.839 --> 00:24:44.319 it goes back to this team was built around Kawhi Leonard and when he's there, 290 00:24:44.519 --> 00:24:51.119 everything could fall into place. Roles are defined, the pecking order is 291 00:24:51.160 --> 00:24:56.920 defined, and he's a killer in the playoffs when he's available. And we 292 00:24:56.000 --> 00:25:02.440 have to keep putting that caveat in there because I can't spin it any other 293 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:12.480 damn way. Kawhi Leonard has been my favorite player going back to San Antonio 294 00:25:12.559 --> 00:25:19.440 days, because of his defense, his stoic demeanor. He's a hard ass, 295 00:25:19.599 --> 00:25:27.359 he's tough, he rises and meets the moment. He's a two time 296 00:25:27.400 --> 00:25:33.519 Finals MVP. He brought the Toronto Raptors their only championship, and we thought 297 00:25:33.640 --> 00:25:36.759 he was going to be able to do the same for the Clippers. And 298 00:25:36.880 --> 00:25:42.720 so far five years in, every season has ended with heartbreak and outside the 299 00:25:42.720 --> 00:25:48.160 bubble, every season has ended with him not being able to play. He's 300 00:25:48.200 --> 00:25:53.480 on a three year extension. I don't think he's going anywhere. We just 301 00:25:53.480 --> 00:26:00.400 hope for better health. But I understand where the cynicism comes from, mentioning 302 00:26:00.440 --> 00:26:10.640 it Paul George consistently inconsistent for a star, for a MAX player. Love 303 00:26:10.680 --> 00:26:17.440 the guy, don't know if he'll be back. Thought James Harden was probably 304 00:26:17.440 --> 00:26:21.359 their best player in this series outside of my X factor Vita Zubats, who 305 00:26:21.720 --> 00:26:25.200 had seventeen and eleven almost a double double in the first half. So just 306 00:26:25.200 --> 00:26:29.839 got up eleven shots. Amazing to me. Amazing to me that you have 307 00:26:29.880 --> 00:26:37.759 a game one that you win with the Viza Zubots getting seventeen shots and the 308 00:26:37.799 --> 00:26:44.319 most he got in the game the rest of the series was twelve. Never 309 00:26:44.480 --> 00:26:49.839 will understand that Never will understand their propensity to go away from Big Zoo. 310 00:26:52.759 --> 00:26:56.920 There's an easier path to victory when jumpers aren't falling a Vita Zubats has to 311 00:26:56.920 --> 00:27:02.720 be more involved. He's still twenty seven, he's still under contract. Really 312 00:27:03.039 --> 00:27:07.160 hoping they make him more of a focal point next year. Well, we 313 00:27:07.200 --> 00:27:11.240 have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on the 314 00:27:11.240 --> 00:27:18.279 Patriot M eleven fifty, this is LA Clippers Basketball AM eleven fifty k e 315 00:27:18.440 --> 00:27:26.079 IV Los Angeles about and iHeartRadio station. So there was a report earlier today 316 00:27:26.240 --> 00:27:33.319 from Adrian Warzharowski that said, regardless of the outcome of this series. Coach 317 00:27:33.400 --> 00:27:41.680 Lou Well the Clippers were looking to make him an offer, a contract extension. 318 00:27:44.000 --> 00:27:48.759 I don't think it's a coincidence that after Darwinham was let go by the 319 00:27:48.839 --> 00:27:56.160 Lakers that that news dropped. Seemed like they want to make sure that Coach 320 00:27:56.240 --> 00:28:00.359 Lou knows he's their guy. He has one more year left on his deal. 321 00:28:02.839 --> 00:28:07.559 Sounds like that could be ripped up and reworked into an extension. But 322 00:28:07.599 --> 00:28:11.680 I know a lot of people tonight are gonna be asking why PG Tucker in 323 00:28:11.720 --> 00:28:18.359 that spot, Why guy who hardly played this season, was you're in case 324 00:28:18.359 --> 00:28:25.079 of emergency break glass player in Game six and a must win game in Dallas. 325 00:28:26.519 --> 00:28:30.240 I found it to be a head scratcher, a little bit confounding. 326 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:36.680 I also love coach Lou. I don't know if there's a better coach out 327 00:28:36.680 --> 00:28:41.839 there. I think he and Eric Spolstra are the best two guys. Every 328 00:28:41.880 --> 00:28:45.200 guy has their buying spots, every guy has their favorites. I think we've 329 00:28:45.200 --> 00:28:51.480 seen that a little bit with Coach Lou the past couple of seasons. But 330 00:28:52.599 --> 00:28:55.759 if this team's healthy, I feel like he gives you the best chance to 331 00:28:55.799 --> 00:29:03.039 win. Can they ever be healthy. I don't know at this point. 332 00:29:04.319 --> 00:29:11.720 It was Einstein's definition of insanity, you know it. But they don't have 333 00:29:11.759 --> 00:29:17.039 a lot of options. I believe in the front office they could get creative. 334 00:29:18.119 --> 00:29:23.119 But if your solution tonight is trade Kawhi, let Paul George go start 335 00:29:23.160 --> 00:29:29.960 over and weep over SGA, maybe gains to the Western Conference finals, that's 336 00:29:30.000 --> 00:29:34.640 not much of a solution because I don't know if there's anything they can do 337 00:29:36.240 --> 00:29:41.079 with the Kawhi Leonard situation, his health and the extension. Now, players 338 00:29:41.599 --> 00:29:48.599 typically don't get healthier as they get older. Might just have to cross our 339 00:29:48.599 --> 00:29:53.720 fingers when you sign the extension. That night, Lawrence Frank said everybody can 340 00:29:53.759 --> 00:29:59.839 get injured, but not everybody can be a top five player when they're available. 341 00:30:00.119 --> 00:30:04.440 That's true. It's just the timing and how unfortunate it is after the 342 00:30:04.440 --> 00:30:08.279 season he had, and I know Kawhi wants to play more than anyone, 343 00:30:08.880 --> 00:30:15.960 and he's more devastated and frustrated than anyone, and it's just unfortunate he wasn't 344 00:30:17.000 --> 00:30:19.799 able to go in this series and be himself. The two games he played 345 00:30:19.839 --> 00:30:23.559 that wasn't Kawhi Leonard. Game three that looked like a guy who lost his 346 00:30:23.599 --> 00:30:30.599 basketball powers. I don't know if he should have been playing. There was 347 00:30:30.599 --> 00:30:33.240 some talk and murmurs of well, maybe the Clippers are better without him. 348 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:40.400 They're gonna win the series without him. Marvin in downtown La ask me if 349 00:30:40.440 --> 00:30:47.240 I believe. I try to be straight with you, Yeah, I don't 350 00:30:47.240 --> 00:30:49.720 know if he can win this series without Kawhi Leonard. Guys, I've seen 351 00:30:49.799 --> 00:30:53.519 Dallas. I saw the moves they made at the trade deadline. Some people 352 00:30:53.559 --> 00:31:00.880 called him nobody's like the clip cast. Guys, the Clippers were going to 353 00:31:00.920 --> 00:31:04.039 sweep and Kawhi Leonard was going to be fully healthy. That didn't work out. 354 00:31:06.039 --> 00:31:11.519 Sadly, I wish it was true. I really wish we weren't in 355 00:31:11.519 --> 00:31:19.720 this situation. Once again, here's the hope. Steve Balmer. I believe 356 00:31:19.720 --> 00:31:29.119 in Steve Balmer. I believe he is committed to building a sustainable winner that 357 00:31:29.160 --> 00:31:33.039 can get to the top of the mountain, and he won't rest until that 358 00:31:33.119 --> 00:31:40.000 happens. That's the one thing you just have to hang on to. The 359 00:31:40.119 --> 00:31:45.799 guy just built an arena with his own money. He's committed. He's here. 360 00:31:48.480 --> 00:31:56.400 We've heard him say there could be years where they're not as talented, 361 00:31:56.400 --> 00:32:00.359 but they're never going to bottom out. He wants a competitor. You're in 362 00:32:00.559 --> 00:32:07.759 and year out. Clippers are the four seed this year. We'll see what 363 00:32:07.880 --> 00:32:14.160 roster moves and how they construct it and how that transpires moving forward. Now 364 00:32:15.880 --> 00:32:21.240 a lot of decisions to be made. But I can't stress it enough. 365 00:32:21.839 --> 00:32:25.119 You went from having the worst owner in sports to ten years ago getting Steve 366 00:32:25.119 --> 00:32:29.880 Balmer, who I believe and call me a company man. All you want 367 00:32:30.240 --> 00:32:34.319 is the best owner because he's passionate about his team. He delegates, he 368 00:32:34.359 --> 00:32:44.160 doesn't meddle. He puts the right people in charge. And the reason the 369 00:32:44.160 --> 00:32:52.359 Clippers have come up short is simply because bad luck with injuries. You have 370 00:32:52.400 --> 00:32:55.839 a chance to get Kawhi Leonard, you do it every time. No one 371 00:32:55.839 --> 00:33:04.880 could have foreseen this. Again, no one's more frustrated than Kawhi. No 372 00:33:04.880 --> 00:33:07.720 one wants to be out there more than him. All season long, he 373 00:33:07.839 --> 00:33:10.839 was talking about trying to take this team to a place they had never been. 374 00:33:12.799 --> 00:33:15.039 Felt like there was some unfinished business with him tearing his aco in twenty 375 00:33:15.079 --> 00:33:22.640 twenty one, when I fully believed that if that doesn't occur, that misstep 376 00:33:22.119 --> 00:33:31.039 Joe ingles the Clippers win it that season. But no use harping on it. 377 00:33:31.079 --> 00:33:36.880 Can't look back, have to move forward. Who let's start things off 378 00:33:36.880 --> 00:33:39.680 with Javier and Lahabra heights here on Clippers Talk after their twenty twenty three twenty 379 00:33:39.720 --> 00:33:45.359 twenty four season comes to an end. Welcome in, Javier Alwa's up that 380 00:33:45.519 --> 00:33:47.480 thank you for taking on call like always. And I told you this a 381 00:33:47.480 --> 00:33:51.720 couple of years ago. I had seen the writing on the wall. I 382 00:33:51.799 --> 00:33:57.480 mean, now worrying. What twenty twenty four and since twenty nineteen? What 383 00:33:57.720 --> 00:34:01.160 is it? Just one Western Conference finals? Me disappointment? I mean this 384 00:34:01.400 --> 00:34:07.960 is honestly you You compared TYLERU with Eric Spostra in the same not in the 385 00:34:07.000 --> 00:34:10.960 same planet, Adam, how can you compare them? Tyler won a championship 386 00:34:10.960 --> 00:34:16.280 because he had Lebron, Kevin Love and Kyrie how their expolser winning championships? 387 00:34:16.599 --> 00:34:22.679 Do tell he's gone to Adam's gone to final, Jimmy Butler, Adam, 388 00:34:22.840 --> 00:34:24.679 He's gone to Yeah in the East, They're not getting out of the West 389 00:34:25.119 --> 00:34:29.320 with that team. He didn't he got the first round. Anyways, listen, 390 00:34:29.599 --> 00:34:30.880 forget about Tyler. I mean, if you want to say he's a 391 00:34:30.880 --> 00:34:35.840 good coach. Why did he start PJ. Tucker? He should have started 392 00:34:35.880 --> 00:34:38.800 Norman Power. No, Powe was a plus six, Tucker was a minus 393 00:34:38.880 --> 00:34:42.440 twenty one, like you said, by the end of the third quarter, 394 00:34:42.519 --> 00:34:46.400 he should have started Powell. And then I think you mentioned Zubac. The 395 00:34:46.519 --> 00:34:52.000 first game he was dominated. He should have went back with him and he 396 00:34:52.119 --> 00:34:57.280 didn't. Got a good coach, Come on, Adam. And I'm not 397 00:34:57.360 --> 00:35:00.840 saying he's I'm not say he's a back coach, Adam, but don't compare 398 00:35:00.880 --> 00:35:05.440 them to Eric's sculture. There's no way netting, Adam. You know what, 399 00:35:05.840 --> 00:35:07.480 Like you said, Kaw, I want to play. I understand he 400 00:35:07.519 --> 00:35:10.960 doesn't want to play, but you know what is not working out. There's 401 00:35:10.960 --> 00:35:15.440 a reason the letter. So what's the solution, Javier. I'm looking for 402 00:35:15.639 --> 00:35:20.920 solutions tonight, not just airing of grievances. And if you're gonna tell me 403 00:35:21.000 --> 00:35:22.440 to hold on, I'm just gonna throw you on hold. So what's the 404 00:35:22.519 --> 00:35:25.800 solution? Do you have one, Javier? What's the plan? I do? 405 00:35:27.639 --> 00:35:30.800 You know what I do? You know? What's just your arena? 406 00:35:30.400 --> 00:35:34.800 Go with young players, Adam. These players are old Paul George. How 407 00:35:34.800 --> 00:35:37.800 they gonna get the young players. You know many draft picks they have not 408 00:35:37.920 --> 00:35:44.719 a solution. Well, that was a frustrating first start. We're off on 409 00:35:44.760 --> 00:35:49.840 the wrong foot here on Clippers Talk. I just need something realistic, attainable, 410 00:35:50.000 --> 00:35:53.800 tangible, something that can actually be donekauh. I just got three year 411 00:35:53.840 --> 00:35:59.920 extension. I don't think he's going anywhere. We'll take a quick time out, 412 00:36:00.119 --> 00:36:02.519 We'll go somewhere, we'll get back to you. Eight seven seven five 413 00:36:02.599 --> 00:36:07.119 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. Look, 414 00:36:07.159 --> 00:36:10.199 if you want to vent, and I let him vent talking about coach Lou 415 00:36:10.239 --> 00:36:15.880 and some of the moves, that's fine. But at some point gotta keep 416 00:36:15.920 --> 00:36:22.480 it moving. I don't just want a woe is Me type of show tonight 417 00:36:22.559 --> 00:36:25.800 to end this season. You gotta be some positives. There gotta be some 418 00:36:25.920 --> 00:36:30.719 solutions for this looking hard for him. Right now, you're listening to Clippers 419 00:36:30.719 --> 00:36:36.079 stock. You're on the Patriot Am Love fifty, Bill Mavericks and the Clippers. 420 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:40.760 This is the NBA Playoffs on the La Clippers Audio Network, stream US 421 00:36:40.880 --> 00:36:45.679 anywhere you go on the iHeartRadio app. I've tried to be as honest as 422 00:36:45.760 --> 00:36:51.679 possible. Over a month ago when I said I was concerned about Kawhi Leonard 423 00:36:51.719 --> 00:36:53.159 and his right knee, and people came after me and said, it's just 424 00:36:53.280 --> 00:36:59.119 gamesmanship. They're just lit managing him before the end of the season. And 425 00:36:59.239 --> 00:37:01.599 I came back at you and said, yeah, I'm pretty sure if he 426 00:37:01.679 --> 00:37:04.800 was healthy, he would have played that game against Denver. It was a 427 00:37:04.840 --> 00:37:08.199 big one. They won it anyways without him. Never bought into that it 428 00:37:08.320 --> 00:37:15.559 was just load management. Well, unfortunately I was right. I tried to 429 00:37:15.679 --> 00:37:22.320 set up this series fairly by the way the Dallas Mavericks had been playing post 430 00:37:22.360 --> 00:37:28.960 trade deadline. Their defense, they're turned around on that end. PJ. 431 00:37:29.199 --> 00:37:31.360 Washington, Daniel Gafford, Hey, Washington had four threes in this game. 432 00:37:35.440 --> 00:37:39.599 They brought those guys in. They had been a top ten defense the last 433 00:37:39.639 --> 00:37:44.480 thirty five games of the season. I wasn't trying to set you up for 434 00:37:44.519 --> 00:37:47.159 disappointment, and I wasn't trying to give you false hope. I was trying 435 00:37:47.199 --> 00:37:51.000 to give you the God's honest truth. So when something like this happens, 436 00:37:51.320 --> 00:37:54.000 you're not looking at me like you're listening to me. Going But Adam, 437 00:37:54.039 --> 00:37:59.639 you said everything was fine and the Clippers were gonna win four. No, 438 00:38:00.559 --> 00:38:06.679 I'm trying to keep some credibility whatever I got. Be honest with the analysis. 439 00:38:07.840 --> 00:38:10.960 I thought it was concerning with Kauhi. I felt like they couldn't win 440 00:38:12.039 --> 00:38:17.719 the series without him. That's what played out. It's unfortunate. Hey, 441 00:38:17.800 --> 00:38:22.119 welcome back in the Clippers stock. I'm out of Maslin eight seven seven five 442 00:38:22.159 --> 00:38:29.320 to zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five to two zero eleven fifty And yeah, 443 00:38:30.039 --> 00:38:37.119 even Luka Doncics and Kyrie Irvings defense was better heard about it figured it 444 00:38:37.199 --> 00:38:43.239 must have been better. It was do the Clippers win this series with Kawhi? 445 00:38:44.119 --> 00:38:49.239 Of course, I think that my series prediction with him was Clippers in 446 00:38:49.320 --> 00:38:55.679 six with a healthy Kawhi. But we've been saying that a lot the last 447 00:38:55.719 --> 00:39:06.800 five years. If under the assumption that he'll be healthy and every playoff run, 448 00:39:08.320 --> 00:39:14.360 it's not his fault. His body is betraying him. No one is 449 00:39:14.400 --> 00:39:20.800 more frustrated than him. He's the one whose legacy, unfortunately, I'm sure, 450 00:39:20.880 --> 00:39:23.719 is going to be hurt by the way some people talk about him and 451 00:39:23.800 --> 00:39:29.360 being injury prone, and that's what you might remember instead of a two times 452 00:39:29.400 --> 00:39:34.440 Finals MVP and a guy trying to lead the Clippers now to their first ever 453 00:39:34.559 --> 00:39:37.320 championship. If they could get one damn run with Kawhi Leonard healthy, it 454 00:39:37.400 --> 00:39:44.320 could happen. He's that good. That's the hope into a dome and you 455 00:39:44.400 --> 00:39:47.320 got Steve Baumer. That's what I can offer you tonight. I know a 456 00:39:47.360 --> 00:39:52.800 lot of people are gonna be in a dark place, especially after the highs 457 00:39:52.840 --> 00:39:57.400 of this year, them going twenty six and five. The piece is fitting 458 00:39:57.639 --> 00:40:02.239 perfectly with James Harden and then for things to fall apart at the end of 459 00:40:02.280 --> 00:40:12.199 the year because of a similar fate injury to Kawhi Leonard, Morris and Inglewood. 460 00:40:12.239 --> 00:40:15.760 I'm sure I'll bring some positivity here. Morris, what's up? But 461 00:40:15.880 --> 00:40:19.920 I like to know when are they gonna be opening up into a statement. 462 00:40:20.400 --> 00:40:24.920 They're gonna have an open house in August sometimes h Adam. Yeah, it's 463 00:40:24.960 --> 00:40:30.519 called a Bruno Mars concert. That'll be the opening. I don't I don't 464 00:40:30.559 --> 00:40:32.400 know. I don't know. They're gonna do some tours or anything like that. 465 00:40:32.480 --> 00:40:35.920 I don't have the information on that. But it's going to be the 466 00:40:36.000 --> 00:40:39.679 best place in the world to watch a basketball game, period. I love 467 00:40:39.760 --> 00:40:44.360 it that you add, all right, Morris, appreciate you as always. 468 00:40:44.880 --> 00:40:49.440 Eddie and Rancho Kook. What's up Eddie? Hey Adam? How you doing, 469 00:40:49.519 --> 00:40:54.119 Bud? Are you've heard like I'm okay, I'm I don't want to 470 00:40:54.239 --> 00:41:00.599 become numbs to this stuff. But it's a similar story. The cliche we're 471 00:41:00.679 --> 00:41:04.360 seeing this movie before. I hate when people say that, but I guess 472 00:41:04.400 --> 00:41:08.000 it's appropriate here. Anything that can go wrong will go wrong. Clipper curse, 473 00:41:08.119 --> 00:41:12.079 all these things, Clip's gonna clip all that stuff that's coming out tonight. 474 00:41:12.280 --> 00:41:15.360 I've heard it all. It's just bad luck with Kawi's Rightney. It's 475 00:41:15.360 --> 00:41:22.400 as simple as that. So you know, I've been a fan for over 476 00:41:22.480 --> 00:41:24.440 forty years. I'm fifty five years old, Ukay. I became a fan 477 00:41:24.519 --> 00:41:28.599 when the Clippers did the Norm Nixon Byron Scott trade. That's the year I 478 00:41:28.679 --> 00:41:30.280 became a fan. I was a high school kid. Been a fan ever 479 00:41:30.360 --> 00:41:36.760 since. And you know, I'm with you. Five years since the two 480 00:41:36.840 --> 00:41:42.280 one three got put together, it's been a failure. You know, we 481 00:41:42.760 --> 00:41:45.599 have to look at that objectively, honestly, because I remember when they lost 482 00:41:45.800 --> 00:41:50.159 in the Bubble and Lawrence Frank came out afterwards and said, you have to 483 00:41:50.199 --> 00:41:53.320 take a hard look at yourself and the situation and see where you failed. 484 00:41:53.360 --> 00:41:57.800 That is the only way to learn. And I think it's the same situation 485 00:41:57.960 --> 00:42:00.440 right now. Yep. I agree with you one hundred percent on that. 486 00:42:00.559 --> 00:42:05.039 It's it's you know, it's sad to say it being a Clipper fan all 487 00:42:05.119 --> 00:42:08.199 these years, yeah, being a failure. You know, I've got friends 488 00:42:08.199 --> 00:42:12.159 of mine same thing, die hard Clipper fans. We've been season ticket all 489 00:42:12.159 --> 00:42:15.960 as my wife and I for over twenty years. And you know it's sad. 490 00:42:16.039 --> 00:42:20.639 I mean, I mean, I've been I've been this. I've been 491 00:42:20.760 --> 00:42:23.760 down and sad, you know since two nights ago when we were at the 492 00:42:23.960 --> 00:42:28.199 at the last home game. And I'll tell you honestly, going to that 493 00:42:28.320 --> 00:42:30.559 game, the energy in the arena that night, there was no energy. 494 00:42:31.599 --> 00:42:35.960 And you know, I was talking to some of the medical staff on the 495 00:42:36.039 --> 00:42:37.800 team. I don't know if I should even say this, but I know 496 00:42:37.920 --> 00:42:40.199 that my wife and I know them, they're friends of ours. And I'll 497 00:42:40.239 --> 00:42:45.400 be honest with you. Us having to rely, you know, as fans, 498 00:42:45.840 --> 00:42:49.840 having to rely on PG and Harden to pull this out for us, 499 00:42:51.039 --> 00:42:52.519 you know. You know, Adam, again, like you said, objectively, 500 00:42:53.119 --> 00:42:58.000 their reputation in the playoffs. It's never been that good. Yeah, 501 00:42:58.119 --> 00:43:01.119 those two guys. It's been up and down. Fair Yeah, Yeah, 502 00:43:01.199 --> 00:43:05.239 it's been up and down. Harden. You know everywhere he's been, whether 503 00:43:05.280 --> 00:43:09.360 it's been Houston, Brooklyn, Philly now with us. You know, friends 504 00:43:09.400 --> 00:43:13.280 of mine kept on asking me throughout the season, what do you think Harden? 505 00:43:13.320 --> 00:43:15.760 You know, he he's the insurance, you know, in case somebody 506 00:43:15.920 --> 00:43:16.960 was to get hurt. I said, you know what, I'm not going 507 00:43:17.039 --> 00:43:21.280 to say anything till the season he's done. If he I hope he proves 508 00:43:21.320 --> 00:43:24.159 me wrong. During the playoffs, he didn't. Well, look, James 509 00:43:24.199 --> 00:43:28.760 Harden wasn't He wasn't brought in to be the second guy. He was brought 510 00:43:28.800 --> 00:43:31.119 into aid two, one, three without Kawhi. Even if you get out 511 00:43:31.119 --> 00:43:35.679 of this round, you're not going much further. When people were talking about 512 00:43:35.719 --> 00:43:38.639 maybe they're better without Kawhi, he threw off their chemistry, which was absurd 513 00:43:38.719 --> 00:43:44.320 to me. But I know he wasn't looking like himself. But you had 514 00:43:44.400 --> 00:43:46.880 to have this team, Hoole, whoever wins it all is going to have 515 00:43:47.079 --> 00:43:52.559 their stars available for the vast majority of the playoffs. You got it. 516 00:43:52.880 --> 00:43:55.119 No, I agree with you. One hundred percent on that. So you 517 00:43:55.239 --> 00:43:59.519 were thinking you were asking about a solution. Yeah, I agree. I 518 00:43:59.599 --> 00:44:04.119 think I think we're limited on what we can do. I think definitely, 519 00:44:04.159 --> 00:44:08.199 you know, if they can convince, if if pg's willing to go somewhere 520 00:44:08.239 --> 00:44:13.119 else and they can do an extension with him, like a sign and trade, 521 00:44:13.719 --> 00:44:16.159 I think that's they can't do a sign and trade because they're hardcast. 522 00:44:16.360 --> 00:44:22.079 Can they can't? Okay, I don't believe that's an option. I appreciate 523 00:44:22.119 --> 00:44:25.280 the phone call, though, Eddie in some good perspective. Let's talk again 524 00:44:25.320 --> 00:44:28.360 in game one next year, all right, at the end of a dome, 525 00:44:28.760 --> 00:44:31.159 Okay, definitely, we'll be there for the first day. I know 526 00:44:32.000 --> 00:44:37.559 the into a dome will be hyped. Yeah, it's it's tough. Their 527 00:44:37.679 --> 00:44:43.039 last game in downtown Los Angeles with thirty point loss, kind of figure that 528 00:44:43.079 --> 00:44:50.920 would be it. The way that unfolded, I didn't have a ton of 529 00:44:50.960 --> 00:44:54.679 hope for today. I wanted to, but I've watched both these teams. 530 00:44:55.199 --> 00:45:02.599 I knew how good Dallas was. So you tip your cap to the Dallas 531 00:45:02.639 --> 00:45:07.840 Mavericks after Game one. They were the more physical team and their duo outplayed 532 00:45:08.199 --> 00:45:14.079 Paul George and James Harden period Clippers with Kawhi, Yeah, of course I 533 00:45:14.119 --> 00:45:19.920 think they win the series. Neither here nor there, Paul and Rancho Kook, 534 00:45:20.039 --> 00:45:22.320 Paul, what's up here on Clipper stock with that? Amason h Eric 535 00:45:22.880 --> 00:45:28.840 Eric, I'm sorry, I Adam so with solutions, I'm looking at the 536 00:45:29.000 --> 00:45:35.639 top, say twenty five free agents? Are you saying then that Paul George? 537 00:45:35.840 --> 00:45:38.000 You know they re signed him. Obviously Kawhi is on the books, 538 00:45:38.800 --> 00:45:45.360 they don't they can't bring in another top tier free agent. I look at 539 00:45:45.400 --> 00:45:50.079 Boston. They could bring in James Harden because they have his birds rights and 540 00:45:50.079 --> 00:45:52.159 they could go over the cap to bring him back. And I should mention 541 00:45:52.320 --> 00:45:55.679 that when Kawhi Leonard got his extension the first game after that, that night 542 00:45:57.360 --> 00:46:01.199 he did mention polls Game two reporters that he said something to the effect of 543 00:46:01.480 --> 00:46:06.280 pretty sure everybody's for the most part is coming back. So I don't know, 544 00:46:06.519 --> 00:46:09.280 I don't know if what happened in the playoffs changes that, but right, 545 00:46:10.039 --> 00:46:14.400 okay, So I'm just thinking, let's say they move on from James 546 00:46:14.480 --> 00:46:17.079 Harden for whatever reason, It's not gonna work. You're not gonna be able 547 00:46:17.119 --> 00:46:21.000 to bring in another guy who makes thirty five million or forty million, like 548 00:46:21.079 --> 00:46:24.639 James Harden will it doesn't. You don't just lose that and you can plug 549 00:46:24.679 --> 00:46:28.800 in somebody else for that amount of salary. You can go over the cap 550 00:46:28.880 --> 00:46:34.199 for the guys that are already in house. So I appreciate the phone call. 551 00:46:34.239 --> 00:46:37.079 I just got to keep moving here, Sean and Inglewood. Sean, 552 00:46:37.119 --> 00:46:39.239 what's up here on Clippers? Stop for that? Amazon, Hey, my 553 00:46:39.440 --> 00:46:45.400 friend, thank you for the line. First of all, let me apologize. 554 00:46:45.679 --> 00:46:49.840 I called in a couple of games ago, fell asleep. I was 555 00:46:49.880 --> 00:46:52.920 waiting on hold, so well, that doesn't make me feel any better. 556 00:46:52.960 --> 00:47:00.400 Sean. No, well it was alone night. But anyway I'm getting is 557 00:47:00.480 --> 00:47:06.000 something that you talked about. And here's my problem with what happened in twenty 558 00:47:06.280 --> 00:47:09.960 nineteen. When Kuhai made the demand, he made the demand at the last 559 00:47:10.480 --> 00:47:15.800 minute. And so if he had to let the Clippers in on what he 560 00:47:15.000 --> 00:47:20.000 wanted to do when his designs were then they wouldn't have had to give with 561 00:47:20.119 --> 00:47:22.039 me. Tell me how you know it was the last minute. Tell me 562 00:47:22.119 --> 00:47:25.119 how you know it was the last minute. Explain that that's what they did. 563 00:47:25.320 --> 00:47:28.840 No, No, they didn't say that it just happened. When it 564 00:47:28.920 --> 00:47:32.760 happened. It happened on a Friday night during an earthquake. It wasn't there 565 00:47:32.840 --> 00:47:37.719 was no deadline. There was no deadline. He was an unrestricted free agent. 566 00:47:37.800 --> 00:47:40.039 Sean, can we stick to the facts tonight, please, my friend, 567 00:47:40.519 --> 00:47:45.800 please, can we deal with things that actually happened? Sean. Remember 568 00:47:45.880 --> 00:47:50.880 they were following him the church and everywhere, but there was yes, because 569 00:47:50.920 --> 00:47:54.079 they were waiting for him to make a decision. But there wasn't some deadline 570 00:47:54.119 --> 00:47:58.039 where he went out on Twitter and said this is the date or this is 571 00:47:58.079 --> 00:48:02.239 when free agency. I'm going to make my decision. Jehan, He thought 572 00:48:02.280 --> 00:48:07.079 about it. It wasn't a rash decision. He thought about it. That's 573 00:48:07.119 --> 00:48:09.840 the truth. I understand that. Can I finish well? If you understood 574 00:48:09.840 --> 00:48:13.840 it, why did you just say the opposite. That's where I'm confused. 575 00:48:14.000 --> 00:48:16.920 I understand your point that you're making, but I don't have to agree with 576 00:48:17.079 --> 00:48:22.400 it. I'm saying there, I've heard what was kid, and he was. 577 00:48:22.719 --> 00:48:25.559 He was straddling the fence for such a long time, and when he 578 00:48:25.679 --> 00:48:30.320 finally made his decision, he put pressure on the Clippers, so the Clippers 579 00:48:30.360 --> 00:48:35.760 gave up a haul. Yes, that part did happen. That didn't mean 580 00:48:35.840 --> 00:48:38.079 it was a quick decision. That did not mean it was a quick decision. 581 00:48:38.119 --> 00:48:40.880 Sean, there's a difference. There's nuance. They gave up a little 582 00:48:40.880 --> 00:48:45.800 bit more, a whole lot more than what they should have gave up for 583 00:48:45.280 --> 00:48:47.920 Paul. George. Well, I didn't hear from you that night when it 584 00:48:49.039 --> 00:48:52.440 happened saying that. So I'm going to say this is a revisionist history, 585 00:48:52.639 --> 00:48:57.400 and I get it. It's frustrating, Sean, but I can't live in 586 00:48:57.480 --> 00:49:02.639 the past like this, and you visit a trade that every GM in the 587 00:49:02.800 --> 00:49:07.440 history of nbagms would have made. I just can't. Nobody at that time 588 00:49:07.519 --> 00:49:15.320 thought SGA would have sent to this level this quickly. Certainly nobody would have 589 00:49:15.360 --> 00:49:21.480 thought five years later the Clippers would have won three playoff series total. Nobody 590 00:49:21.519 --> 00:49:24.920 would have thought Kawhi Leonard and his right knee would have this much trouble. 591 00:49:29.320 --> 00:49:35.639 So you want a Monday morning quarterback. It's just weak because I remember the 592 00:49:35.760 --> 00:49:39.679 show I did right after it happened on Saturday, and I didn't hear anyone 593 00:49:39.760 --> 00:49:45.239 say they gave up too much, not a one. Because you made the 594 00:49:45.400 --> 00:49:49.320 move for Paul George to get Kawhi Leonard, who had just won Finals MVP 595 00:49:49.960 --> 00:49:52.199 and was the unanimous at that time. Believe it or not, he was 596 00:49:52.239 --> 00:49:55.079 the unanimous number one player in the world. People say he took the crown 597 00:49:55.079 --> 00:49:59.679 from Lebron James. That's the talk that was out there. Go look it 598 00:49:59.760 --> 00:50:05.519 up. Anything else is just revisionist. We'll take a quick time out. 599 00:50:06.760 --> 00:50:08.119 I really try not to get that frustrated. Maybe I should have taken a 600 00:50:08.320 --> 00:50:14.239 call from Sean who disagrees with the actual things that happen. If you want 601 00:50:14.280 --> 00:50:16.800 to live in your own world, cool, but it wasn't a rash or 602 00:50:16.880 --> 00:50:22.400 quick decision by Kawhi And going back to that, what's the point? What's 603 00:50:22.440 --> 00:50:24.199 the point right now? How does that improve the team now? How is 604 00:50:24.239 --> 00:50:29.280 that a solution? You want to feel like I told you so well, 605 00:50:29.360 --> 00:50:38.000 Nobody told me that. In twenty nineteen, Nobody Clippers lose by thirteen and 606 00:50:38.079 --> 00:50:40.920 their season comes to an end. They fall in Game six and Dallas the 607 00:50:40.960 --> 00:50:45.719 Mavericks coming up. We'll have it from Chuck Macklin, Will Updyke. Let 608 00:50:45.760 --> 00:50:51.719 me get into the PJ. Tucker decision and actual things that can change moving 609 00:50:51.760 --> 00:50:55.760 forward. I'm at a Moslims here listening to the Patriot amleven fifty Back to 610 00:50:55.920 --> 00:51:00.519 more of the NBA playoffs. I'm the La Clippers to your network, Clippers 611 00:51:00.639 --> 00:51:07.000 Mavericks continues now stream us anywhere you go on the iHeartRadio app. Clippers season 612 00:51:07.199 --> 00:51:15.280 ends on a sour note once again, Kawhi Leonard unavailable and that's how another 613 00:51:15.360 --> 00:51:22.079 playoff run ends. Clippers lose Game six one, fourteen to one on one 614 00:51:22.239 --> 00:51:23.960 in Dallas to the Mavericks, Welcome back in the Clipper stock. I'm at 615 00:51:23.960 --> 00:51:28.679 a Maslin. You're listening to the Patriot AM eleven fifty eight seven seven five 616 00:51:28.760 --> 00:51:31.360 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty is the phone 617 00:51:31.440 --> 00:51:37.639 number you hear the music. We got Chuck and Will on one phone. 618 00:51:38.599 --> 00:51:44.760 We're gonna make this work. Two guys, one phone. It can be 619 00:51:44.960 --> 00:51:50.239 done. Let's start here with Will because he picked up first and I did 620 00:51:50.400 --> 00:51:53.320 call his phone number. Not a lot of pleasantries tonight. I know everybody's 621 00:51:53.400 --> 00:51:57.719 down and defeated. We've been getting a lot of calls about it. But 622 00:51:58.119 --> 00:52:00.119 Will, I just want to get your reaction. So the situation when PJ. 623 00:52:00.280 --> 00:52:04.679 Tucker starting tonight, how surprised you were. I had low murray on 624 00:52:04.800 --> 00:52:09.199 pregame as it was announced, and it was mouth agape. There were no 625 00:52:09.440 --> 00:52:15.159 words, just the move. How it played out, is that the reason 626 00:52:15.199 --> 00:52:19.199 they lost the game? How'd you see it? All? Right? So 627 00:52:19.400 --> 00:52:22.440 I want to say that I was not surprised by this. As soon as 628 00:52:22.519 --> 00:52:24.199 I heard that there was going to be a change in the starting lineup. 629 00:52:25.199 --> 00:52:29.800 You know, I said this month ago, PJ Tucker, you sucked. 630 00:52:29.880 --> 00:52:35.760 You should start him because there's no other way to hide him. Then there's 631 00:52:35.800 --> 00:52:38.199 no better way to hide him than around your best players. But look, 632 00:52:38.920 --> 00:52:40.920 if there was going to be a change to the starting lineup, it was 633 00:52:40.960 --> 00:52:45.559 either him or Russell Westbrook. And I think that from what we've seen so 634 00:52:45.719 --> 00:52:52.519 far, PJ fit the mold a little bit better for what they needed to 635 00:52:52.639 --> 00:52:54.559 meet. PJ. Tucker is not the reason that they lost this game. 636 00:52:54.840 --> 00:52:59.440 It was once again the same thing that we've seen DROW series, was that 637 00:52:59.519 --> 00:53:05.440 they're offense really failed to ignite. I will say though, we got another 638 00:53:05.559 --> 00:53:13.760 consistent performance from James Harden, who I mean surprisingly, I gotta be perfectly 639 00:53:13.840 --> 00:53:17.360 honest with you, I did not expect this coming into the series, but 640 00:53:17.639 --> 00:53:22.760 was really their best performer offensively. Yeah, I mean he was five of 641 00:53:22.880 --> 00:53:29.159 sixteen, but sixteen points and thirteen assists to one turnover. It's not great 642 00:53:29.239 --> 00:53:31.000 that that ended up being their best player tonight, but he probably was. 643 00:53:31.159 --> 00:53:35.119 He interveats the Zubas, I think were the two best players this series, 644 00:53:35.159 --> 00:53:38.320 their two most consistent guys throughout. Paul George did not finish top two. 645 00:53:38.639 --> 00:53:42.639 In my book, I didn't say it was perfect. You never heard me 646 00:53:42.719 --> 00:53:44.880 say it was perfect. No, you're right, you're right. It's just 647 00:53:45.400 --> 00:53:47.559 it's the best of the worst because it wasn't a good series all around for 648 00:53:47.599 --> 00:53:51.840 a lot of different players. When you talk about so many guys struggling offensively, 649 00:53:52.159 --> 00:53:55.559 collectively, this team really struggled. But I know Chuck's the bigger fan 650 00:53:55.599 --> 00:53:59.800 of PJ. Tucker, so I do want to hear from him regarding him 651 00:54:00.079 --> 00:54:05.320 darting tonight. Charles, how'd you feel about PJ Tucker? Were you surprised? 652 00:54:05.559 --> 00:54:10.679 Shocked? I did tweet out something that was kind of sarcastic, kind 653 00:54:10.760 --> 00:54:16.199 of jokingly. I said, it's either gonna be Norm or Russ or dot 654 00:54:16.280 --> 00:54:21.079 dot dot PJ. Tucker just a guess. Even though I gave like three 655 00:54:21.119 --> 00:54:22.239 of them. That was the joke. I was pretty much going with every 656 00:54:22.280 --> 00:54:24.400 guy I could have been. So how'd you feel about it, Charles? 657 00:54:27.639 --> 00:54:31.519 I think I bummed out to say that. I wasn't super surprised, but 658 00:54:31.599 --> 00:54:37.599 I was still confused, if that makes sense. Because the Clippers, it 659 00:54:37.639 --> 00:54:42.280 seems like starting PJ Tucker Tylu wanted to lead in the defense, which is 660 00:54:42.760 --> 00:54:46.039 you know, missing Kwi Leonard is obviously worse. You mean because they've actually 661 00:54:46.079 --> 00:54:49.760 been better on that end than on offense this series. So it didn't make 662 00:54:49.800 --> 00:54:53.960 that much sense. Yes, thank you. Yeah, no, I'm just 663 00:54:54.039 --> 00:55:00.480 interpreting that. I'm not projecting. I'm interpreting, But you're right right, 664 00:55:00.559 --> 00:55:02.480 that's the that's been the issue. Like Will said too, the offense has 665 00:55:02.519 --> 00:55:07.920 been kind of rough and inserting PJ. Tucker into the lineup is not a 666 00:55:07.000 --> 00:55:14.079 way to make the offense any better. But yeah, he did hit one 667 00:55:14.199 --> 00:55:17.400 three. He also looked terrified underneath the rim when he did hit the layup, 668 00:55:17.440 --> 00:55:22.599 but it took him like a weird pump fake. But but having to 669 00:55:22.639 --> 00:55:27.079 start PJ Tucker in game six in a do or die game is what happens 670 00:55:27.079 --> 00:55:31.239 when Kawhi Leonard is hurt and it's what happens when the rest of the roster 671 00:55:32.239 --> 00:55:37.840 partly gets neglected and partly isn't playable in the playoffs. Yeah, that's I 672 00:55:37.880 --> 00:55:43.199 don't know. I'm still a little raw about the whole thing. Uh yeah, 673 00:55:43.559 --> 00:55:45.960 well go on. I mean, Paul George, this could have been 674 00:55:45.039 --> 00:55:50.199 his last game as a Clipper. I said to Will, I think in 675 00:55:50.280 --> 00:55:53.280 this series. Yeah, definitely, James Harden. I think James Harden and 676 00:55:53.280 --> 00:55:58.480 the Visa Zubats were their top two players in this series. Yeah, that's 677 00:55:58.519 --> 00:56:00.119 hard to argue you didn't. I mean, does do you have the most 678 00:56:00.320 --> 00:56:04.679 field goals even made? Just total? I think I don't know who tweeted 679 00:56:04.719 --> 00:56:09.119 that out earlier today, but Zo has the most field goals made obviously on 680 00:56:09.280 --> 00:56:14.519 a way better percent because they're so close. But it was out of here. 681 00:56:14.880 --> 00:56:17.719 It was a goofy season and or sorry, it was a goofy playoffs. 682 00:56:17.800 --> 00:56:24.400 Rotation wise, Daniel Tye not getting any minute at all is after how 683 00:56:24.440 --> 00:56:30.679 he played during the regular season and saved them in a tough time. After 684 00:56:30.800 --> 00:56:34.400 Mason Plumley went down, everybody was wondering who they're going to pick up, 685 00:56:35.159 --> 00:56:38.960 and Daniel Tye like he gave them more than they could have asked for this 686 00:56:39.159 --> 00:56:45.039 year. And outside that fourth quarter in Game four, Mason Plumbley was brutal 687 00:56:45.079 --> 00:56:47.800 in this series, and maybe part of it was because he was on the 688 00:56:47.840 --> 00:56:52.719 floor with Russell Westbrook and those lineups just did not work and Russell Westbrook's shot 689 00:56:52.840 --> 00:56:54.880 did not work. Six. No, I want to get to be the 690 00:56:54.920 --> 00:56:59.719 accurate here because the stands are going to come after me. Eight for forty 691 00:56:59.760 --> 00:57:02.599 two the last five games. That is that might be an all time record? 692 00:57:04.760 --> 00:57:07.400 You do, Yeah, that's that ideal. It's tough. Uh, 693 00:57:09.119 --> 00:57:14.119 you know, Russ isn't the reason they lost. Ultimately, the reason they 694 00:57:14.159 --> 00:57:22.119 lost was just Paul George, not Kawhi Leonard not be there, was Kawhi 695 00:57:22.199 --> 00:57:24.840 not being there, and I feel like everything gets compounded more. But the 696 00:57:24.960 --> 00:57:32.519 Russ performance, it's very difficult to see any positive and he has the backseat 697 00:57:32.599 --> 00:57:37.000 driver and will right now is killing me. Come on, yeah, I 698 00:57:37.079 --> 00:57:40.119 mean, hey, uh, he's laming Paul George. I don't know if 699 00:57:40.159 --> 00:57:45.719 that's fully accurate. Running down George Paul's box scores through those games, through 700 00:57:45.719 --> 00:57:49.840 those six games, okay, okay, fair? Would you say he had 701 00:57:49.920 --> 00:57:57.960 two good games total in this six game series generously, Yet you're giving him 702 00:57:57.960 --> 00:58:01.519 game one and obviously game four. Yeah, So what do you think happens 703 00:58:01.559 --> 00:58:08.079 with Paul George this summer now? Well, George Paul, I don't know, 704 00:58:08.320 --> 00:58:13.280 man. I think that Steve Bomber pays him because he opened a new 705 00:58:13.360 --> 00:58:16.840 stadium. But I would say let him go to Philly and let him see 706 00:58:16.840 --> 00:58:22.960 what those fans think when he has those performances. It's tough to stand behind 707 00:58:23.039 --> 00:58:28.000 him after this series because I've given him a ton of love for what he 708 00:58:28.079 --> 00:58:30.559 did in twenty twenty one, being able to lead them to the Western Conference 709 00:58:30.599 --> 00:58:36.599 Finals without Kawhi Leonard. But it's three years ago now. Two games out 710 00:58:36.639 --> 00:58:43.320 of six is in saying yeah, and we thought they had a real chance 711 00:58:44.000 --> 00:58:45.639 at least when they initially brought in James Harden. That hey, one of 712 00:58:45.679 --> 00:58:50.880 two and three goes down, James Harden next to whoever is left could be 713 00:58:51.079 --> 00:58:55.400 enough. Eh, didn't happen. I appreciate you guys in the work we've 714 00:58:55.440 --> 00:59:00.519 been able to do together in our second season with clips and dip and you 715 00:59:00.599 --> 00:59:04.280 guys coming on with me on clipper stock and doing some double dip all year 716 00:59:04.440 --> 00:59:08.280 long. It's been rough, but I feel like I really genuinely feel like 717 00:59:10.639 --> 00:59:17.760 we've done a decent job. We did our best, We did a decent 718 00:59:17.920 --> 00:59:22.119 job. Adam has been a wonderful season. It was a it was a 719 00:59:22.320 --> 00:59:25.159 horrific ending one that none of us wanted. Well, we're excited to talk 720 00:59:25.159 --> 00:59:29.719 about it on Sunday. Thanks for having us on Clipper Talk. Thanks everyone 721 00:59:29.719 --> 00:59:35.119 who called in too. Yeah, let's go clips Chuck, Chuck Buckler and 722 00:59:35.199 --> 00:59:39.880 Willeff Tyke there. We'll have a clips and Dip YouTube episode for you on 723 00:59:40.000 --> 00:59:45.480 Sunday. More Clipperstock next year on the Patriot anlum fifty streaming Clippers basketball. 724 00:59:45.840 --> 00:59:52.760 The first round of the NBA Playoffs continues. Back to more NBA Playoff basketball 725 00:59:52.920 --> 00:59:58.360 right here on the La Clippers Audio Network. More salt than Pepper, Uh 726 00:59:58.679 --> 01:00:05.599 tonight, I guess Salta in the house. Shout out Fred Rogan. I 727 01:00:05.679 --> 01:00:08.480 think will be hanging out with him on Monday again. Clippers lose in Dallas 728 01:00:08.559 --> 01:00:12.440 in Game six one, fourteen to one on one. Their season has come 729 01:00:12.519 --> 01:00:17.400 to an end once again. Kawhi Leonard not able to finish off a playoff 730 01:00:17.519 --> 01:00:23.960 series. It's unfortunate. Let's hear from coach Lou postgame. After this Clippers 731 01:00:24.079 --> 01:00:29.480 twenty twenty four playoff campaign comes to an end. You know, so when 732 01:00:29.480 --> 01:00:30.960 you come into a house of environment like this, you can't give up eighteen 733 01:00:31.000 --> 01:00:36.440 offensive rebounds, you know, you got to secure those balls and hit bodies 734 01:00:36.480 --> 01:00:38.519 in which we talked about coming into the series. And then I just thought, 735 01:00:38.960 --> 01:00:44.840 you know, in that first half, I thought Zoo was dead, 736 01:00:45.000 --> 01:00:46.480 you know, after you had to play twenty two minutes in the first half 737 01:00:46.599 --> 01:00:49.800 just to just just kind of get back in the game. We were down 738 01:00:49.880 --> 01:00:53.199 thirteen, and PG and James as well, playing twenty two minutes and caught 739 01:00:53.280 --> 01:00:55.239 up with us, and you saw that, you know, in the third 740 01:00:55.360 --> 01:00:59.880 quarter, you know, into the fourth that you know, we just ran 741 01:01:00.119 --> 01:01:04.599 gas, you know, and so Kyrie excellent performance in the second half, 742 01:01:04.679 --> 01:01:07.360 only having two at halftime and then up with twenty eight. I thought we 743 01:01:07.440 --> 01:01:10.039 did a good job mixing up our coverages, you know, with Luca trying 744 01:01:10.079 --> 01:01:14.400 to keep him up balance. But overall, like I said, I'm proud 745 01:01:14.440 --> 01:01:16.400 of my guys, and you know, I'm happy. I was happy, 746 01:01:16.599 --> 01:01:20.400 you know, with the opportunity, and I'm happy to work the guys put 747 01:01:20.440 --> 01:01:27.039 in to get to this point. Coach Lou their post game talking about the 748 01:01:27.079 --> 01:01:31.480 Clippers errors where it went awry, giving up too many offensive rebounds. They 749 01:01:31.519 --> 01:01:35.840 had four on one possession in the first quarter, they had ten after the 750 01:01:35.920 --> 01:01:39.760 first quarter. The turnovers and the unraveling to start that third quarter also did 751 01:01:39.840 --> 01:01:45.119 them in along with well they went small late. But I could understand it. 752 01:01:45.800 --> 01:01:49.760 As he mentioned, Big Zoo did look a little bit gassed out. 753 01:01:49.800 --> 01:01:52.239 There wasn't boxing out, went to PJ Tucker at the five, didn't work 754 01:01:52.280 --> 01:01:58.199 out. That's what Coach Lou's most comfortable with. We're hoping for better next 755 01:01:58.239 --> 01:02:05.239 season, Clibernation. We are proud to be a part of this organization of 756 01:02:05.440 --> 01:02:07.960 in a small way, proud to be a part of Clipper Nation. Do 757 01:02:07.000 --> 01:02:12.800 you want to thank the Clippers organization? Ralph Lawler, Ryan Seaman, Noah 758 01:02:12.880 --> 01:02:16.000 Ego, Carlo Jimenez, Our producer, Katie Newton, back in the bank, 759 01:02:16.159 --> 01:02:21.000 Zacho Caaldy when he filled in, Big Brother, Jake Warner, Brian 760 01:02:21.119 --> 01:02:24.440 Ansel, Our satistician, the callers, the listeners. I love you guys, 761 01:02:24.760 --> 01:02:29.440 this job, this opportunity means the world to me. I don't take 762 01:02:29.440 --> 01:02:36.599 it lightly. Let's run it back to some degree. I hope to talk 763 01:02:36.639 --> 01:02:40.239 to you next season. Let's go Clippers. So why was doing his thing? 764 01:02:40.559 --> 01:02:44.599 All they want to do is win in La Win. I thought they 765 01:02:44.639 --> 01:02:50.559 gave everything they had. This has been Clippers Talk, the official postgame reaction 766 01:02:50.760 --> 01:02:53.119 of the LA Clippers. God bless Paul George. Are you not? It 767 01:02:53.320 --> 01:02:58.079 just changed? Don't miss an episode all season law. Go to wherever you 768 01:02:58.239 --> 01:03:00.559 podcast and subscribe today. Love the show. I got you on the iHeart 769 01:03:00.719 --> 01:03:05.079 Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for joining us for another exciting 770 01:03:05.199 --> 01:03:07.679 broadcast of LA Clippers basketball