1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:06,960 Busy f and Bones had thirty seven, his career high, played forty three 2 00:00:07,000 --> 00:00:13,560 minutes and almost willed the Clippers two way victory over the Suns without their big 3 00:00:13,599 --> 00:00:17,600 four, with out of eatsa zubats, without Norman Powell, Clippers fall lead 4 00:00:17,679 --> 00:00:22,760 one twenty four to oneh eight. Here at Crypto dot com arena, speaking 5 00:00:22,760 --> 00:00:27,440 of Willing, we got big Will updyke on from Clips and dip for a 6 00:00:27,440 --> 00:00:32,079 little double dip here on Clippers talk. Well, I'm proud of this Clippers 7 00:00:32,079 --> 00:00:34,719 team the way they played tonight. I know it's in a loss. You 8 00:00:34,759 --> 00:00:37,880 wanted to get the victory, but some of these young guys showed out. 9 00:00:39,399 --> 00:00:43,560 I have to be honest, this has gotta be a moral victory and a 10 00:00:43,600 --> 00:00:48,960 half. I just I don't know what to say, man, are are 11 00:00:49,960 --> 00:00:53,960 is the Clippers' depth that good? Or are the Suns really that bad? 12 00:00:54,679 --> 00:00:57,880 Uh? You know, for any Clippers fans out there who you know sulked 13 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:00,759 a little salty in this rivalry, you know we kind of gotten the butt 14 00:01:00,880 --> 00:01:03,840 end a couple of times in the playoffs. I mean, it does help 15 00:01:03,880 --> 00:01:11,200 to remember how the Suns' playoff exits have happened anytime they've faced an actually healthy 16 00:01:11,280 --> 00:01:15,959 team, So you gotta feel a little bit better about the history if you're 17 00:01:15,959 --> 00:01:21,799 a Clippers fan. But to tonight in particular, man, what an opportunity 18 00:01:21,840 --> 00:01:26,799 for the young guy and way to absolutely seize it. Bones didn't get completely 19 00:01:26,840 --> 00:01:30,480 to the forty piece, but thirty seven points from him and twenty three from 20 00:01:30,480 --> 00:01:34,560 Brandon Barston Junior. While the shot making late was a little bit perplexing, 21 00:01:34,599 --> 00:01:38,799 it would have been awesome to see them get all the way over the hump. 22 00:01:38,200 --> 00:01:42,319 This was just this was, like I said, this was a moral 23 00:01:42,439 --> 00:01:48,040 victory. This I thought spoke to a lot of like the fiber of what 24 00:01:48,120 --> 00:01:51,159 this team is. I mean, this would have been a gimme. This 25 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,239 should have been a gimme win for the Suns. This should have been you 26 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:56,879 know, like, hey, everybody's out, you guys go out there, 27 00:01:56,879 --> 00:02:00,840 you know, you try your best, and whatever happens happened. And they 28 00:02:00,840 --> 00:02:05,840 didn't come away with the win. But man, did they show what I 29 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:09,479 thought was an a founding amount of character out there. Bones Hyland Huntson for 30 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:13,800 that forty spot late, put up some three pointers. Couldn't get it to 31 00:02:13,840 --> 00:02:16,840 go, he said postgame. He started cramping. Quote, man, they 32 00:02:17,000 --> 00:02:24,719 lucky, not gonna lie. He got a little bit tired after not playing 33 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:30,159 any hardly over the past three form basically since November. He's been for the 34 00:02:30,199 --> 00:02:35,080 most part out of the rotation, with a few starts here and there when 35 00:02:35,159 --> 00:02:39,680 James Harden was out on that road trip, but the Skeleton Key showed off 36 00:02:39,840 --> 00:02:44,840 the array tricks he has in his bag. Like, this guy has high 37 00:02:44,919 --> 00:02:47,000 potential. I don't know how anyone cannot see it. At this point, 38 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:51,639 he was doing it against maybe a Sun's team with a lot of turmoil going 39 00:02:51,680 --> 00:02:54,479 on. Who knows. They don't look right, but there's still a couple 40 00:02:54,479 --> 00:02:59,039 of future Hall of famers out there, and bones Hiland was going right at 41 00:02:59,120 --> 00:03:04,000 him. Yeah, I mean, you gotta love you've gotta love the confidence 42 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,800 and I mean, I don't know, it was just it was just incredible 43 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:10,400 across the board. And I think for for bone Thailand, I mean, 44 00:03:10,439 --> 00:03:14,840 we know what you can do from uh from behind the arc, but I 45 00:03:15,159 --> 00:03:19,840 think he's gotten a lot more crafty as a finisher. The way he's been 46 00:03:19,879 --> 00:03:22,439 able to get to the rim, I think it's really impressive, and like 47 00:03:22,800 --> 00:03:27,919 he's a guy like I just enjoy watching his game, like aesthetically the way 48 00:03:27,960 --> 00:03:30,039 he moves, sort of like the herky jerkiness to all of it. I 49 00:03:30,159 --> 00:03:32,960 really really enjoy it. And you saw out there of late, I mean 50 00:03:34,039 --> 00:03:37,800 like he was getting prosps from from you know, Kevin Duran, these guys 51 00:03:37,840 --> 00:03:40,360 who were yeah, like like you said, Hall of famers, and just 52 00:03:40,400 --> 00:03:46,120 to have that moment for him after a season that you know, I'm sure 53 00:03:46,159 --> 00:03:49,439 for him it's been you know, somewhat of a disappointment. Obviously, you're 54 00:03:49,479 --> 00:03:52,639 you're happy to see the team win. It's great that, uh, you 55 00:03:52,639 --> 00:03:54,439 know, they were able to bring James Harden in, but from where you 56 00:03:54,479 --> 00:03:59,039 started at the at the beginning of the season and what you thought your development 57 00:03:59,159 --> 00:04:01,439 might look like, your minutes and your place on this team might look like, 58 00:04:02,080 --> 00:04:04,400 like I said, it just kind of goes back to that moral victory 59 00:04:04,439 --> 00:04:08,240 of like getting in a good one like this. I mean, you got 60 00:04:08,240 --> 00:04:11,960 to show off what you can do and against a good team like and not 61 00:04:12,080 --> 00:04:15,639 against Scrubs or something like. Like you said, he went right at the 62 00:04:15,759 --> 00:04:19,360 very best and it's a shame they didn't ultimately get the better of them. 63 00:04:19,639 --> 00:04:25,279 But yeah, I mean love bones. You know, coming into this season, 64 00:04:25,399 --> 00:04:29,000 he had the keys to lead the second unit, So, as you 65 00:04:29,079 --> 00:04:31,920 mentioned, it must have been disappointing and deflating. And obviously he was sent 66 00:04:32,000 --> 00:04:35,759 home with PJ. Tucker right before the All Star break too. Those guys 67 00:04:35,759 --> 00:04:39,399 thought they were gonna get more minutes than they thought they were gonna get traded. 68 00:04:40,319 --> 00:04:43,800 I am thankful Bones Highland is still on this team. I still think 69 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:46,519 he could have a moment for them in the playoffs, like we saw last 70 00:04:46,560 --> 00:04:49,720 season when the Chips were down. He almost helped him win that Game three 71 00:04:49,759 --> 00:04:55,040 against the Phoenix Suns. But Brandon Boston twenty three points. He played forty 72 00:04:55,079 --> 00:04:59,920 minutes ten of twenty four shooting. I know, couldn't get a few good. 73 00:05:00,000 --> 00:05:01,959 He looks to go a wide open three pointer in the fourth quarter where 74 00:05:01,959 --> 00:05:06,240 he had all day to think about it. But this was a big opportunity 75 00:05:06,240 --> 00:05:11,000 for him as well. Will yeah love it? Look. I mean, 76 00:05:11,079 --> 00:05:15,639 Brandon Boston Jr. Such an interesting journey, like in his tenure with the 77 00:05:15,680 --> 00:05:18,560 Clippers, the way he's then sort of up and down, and I think, 78 00:05:18,639 --> 00:05:21,319 you know, from a few years ago what we thought he might be 79 00:05:21,519 --> 00:05:26,240 and develop into and sort of how that's happened. It's it's always interesting with 80 00:05:26,319 --> 00:05:30,199 these young guys. On a team like the Clippers, where it is, 81 00:05:30,519 --> 00:05:33,680 you know, obviously both vet heavy and just very talent heavy. It's you 82 00:05:33,720 --> 00:05:38,360 know, it's really difficult to crack a rotation like this and thus, you 83 00:05:38,399 --> 00:05:43,879 know, next impossible to get actual developmental minutes at the highest level. So 84 00:05:43,959 --> 00:05:46,759 it's good to see Brandon Boston. You know, we haven't seen him have 85 00:05:46,879 --> 00:05:50,759 like a big starlight moment since you know, his version of the Boston massacre. 86 00:05:51,639 --> 00:05:57,240 He's still got to work on the efficiency as a scorer. Two of 87 00:05:57,319 --> 00:06:00,800 nine from three, uh, not that great. He's definitely gotta be working 88 00:06:00,800 --> 00:06:04,759 on that shot. But I mean incredible to see him get it going, 89 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:08,439 you know, and get the opportunity because you know, he is a score 90 00:06:08,480 --> 00:06:11,680 first guy to be able to kind of to be able to do what he 91 00:06:12,040 --> 00:06:15,519 can do. I asked Chuck this question last night. I'm gonna ask you 92 00:06:15,560 --> 00:06:19,240 because I just saw this a quote coming out from coach Loop post game saying, 93 00:06:20,160 --> 00:06:24,439 yeah, they're already prepping for Dallas. They know it just depends on 94 00:06:24,480 --> 00:06:27,160 who has home court. Now. The Clippers need one more victory or one 95 00:06:27,160 --> 00:06:30,160 more loss with the Dallas Mavericks to have home court and be the four seed. 96 00:06:30,680 --> 00:06:32,839 How are you feeling about this matchup currently, as you've had some time 97 00:06:32,879 --> 00:06:38,279 to marinate on it a little bit. Will Uh, what's the news on 98 00:06:38,360 --> 00:06:45,079 Kawhi Leonard. We haven't gotten any news on Kawhi Leonard at this point. 99 00:06:45,199 --> 00:06:47,720 Oh, that's about how I feel. That's about how I feel for it. 100 00:06:47,800 --> 00:06:51,639 Man. If there's yeah, if there's no more limited Kawhi. I 101 00:06:53,439 --> 00:06:56,240 love this team. I love what they've been able to do. I don't 102 00:06:56,240 --> 00:07:00,079 think they're getting out in the first round, this Clippers team without Kawhi Leonard. 103 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,879 You're saying most people are assuming that he's gonna be good to go, 104 00:07:05,120 --> 00:07:10,800 and coach Lou they don't seem to be very much worried about it. He 105 00:07:10,920 --> 00:07:15,079 was asked about it by Tilmarazari pregame, and there doesn't seem to be a 106 00:07:15,199 --> 00:07:18,920 high level of concern when it comes to Kawhi Leonard. Obviously, he would 107 00:07:18,920 --> 00:07:24,199 have missed about three weeks if he isn't going in the last two games of 108 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:29,519 the regular season by the time that first round playoff series starts. But in 109 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:32,560 terms of the matchup in the Dallas Mavericks, there's nothing to talk about anymore. 110 00:07:32,600 --> 00:07:38,240 Between the Pelicans or maybe the Phoenix Suns it is Dallas. Does that 111 00:07:38,279 --> 00:07:41,560 strike fear in you or are you confident that the Clippers have been him before 112 00:07:41,839 --> 00:07:46,439 they could do it again? I mean, it absolutely strikes here. And 113 00:07:46,519 --> 00:07:48,160 I mean, I mean, this is a different Dallas Mavericks team than we've 114 00:07:48,199 --> 00:07:51,160 seen the other two times. But I mean, if we're talking a fully 115 00:07:51,199 --> 00:07:56,399 healthy Clippers team versus this Mavericks team, I mean, I think either way, 116 00:07:56,399 --> 00:08:00,920 you know you're you're looking at in a classic, an all time classic 117 00:08:01,000 --> 00:08:03,639 first round matchup. I mean, when has it not been fireworks between these 118 00:08:03,639 --> 00:08:09,600 two teams. You know they're a scary opponent, but I got there's a 119 00:08:09,639 --> 00:08:13,600 lot of opponents in the West. It's just the way that it is. 120 00:08:13,920 --> 00:08:16,639 I tend to like the way this team matches up in a in a in 121 00:08:16,680 --> 00:08:22,439 a longer series against the guard driven team. Personally, I think that that's 122 00:08:22,480 --> 00:08:28,480 a good fit for us. I I mean, I wouldn't say that I 123 00:08:28,600 --> 00:08:31,320 prefer it, But you know, if if you were asking me to choose 124 00:08:31,360 --> 00:08:35,720 which one I preferred out of any of these matchups, I would really not 125 00:08:35,919 --> 00:08:39,039 like any of them. I guess unless there was some way the Suns could 126 00:08:39,039 --> 00:08:43,039 sneak up there, just because I'd love a little uh, I love a 127 00:08:43,039 --> 00:08:46,759 little retribution on the on the way that those playoffs series have went. But 128 00:08:46,039 --> 00:08:52,120 uh, I mean, it's it feels it's an inevitability. It's felt like 129 00:08:52,120 --> 00:08:54,000 that way for the past couple of weeks. We know that Tyler is going 130 00:08:54,080 --> 00:08:58,480 to get the guys ready, you know, like you do have the benefit 131 00:08:58,559 --> 00:09:03,399 of knowing part of what you're facing, right, Like they've seen Luca enough 132 00:09:03,440 --> 00:09:07,399 times. He has grown, he has changed, but you know, you 133 00:09:07,480 --> 00:09:13,159 do have the familiarity there. This Clippers team is different too, though, 134 00:09:13,240 --> 00:09:16,720 I mean the way that they can initiate the offense is much different, which 135 00:09:16,879 --> 00:09:20,960 I think should be scary thinking about the defensive end with Kawhi Leonard and Paul 136 00:09:22,000 --> 00:09:24,080 George, if you know, if they have to do less ball handling and 137 00:09:24,120 --> 00:09:30,440 they can really be locked in there because that was his no squouds defensively either. 138 00:09:31,320 --> 00:09:35,840 But I don't I like our chances in a in a seven game series, 139 00:09:35,879 --> 00:09:39,240 assuming full help. But it's not going to be easy. But I 140 00:09:39,279 --> 00:09:43,759 gotta be honest with you, I just can't other than maybe the Suns just 141 00:09:43,759 --> 00:09:46,360 because they look so discombobulated, but they still have the scores to make it 142 00:09:46,360 --> 00:09:50,399 a series. None of these matchups in this in this four or five, 143 00:09:50,600 --> 00:09:54,320 we're gonna be a cakewalk. And it's not looking that much better if you 144 00:09:54,360 --> 00:09:56,879 were to move up to three in the three six either. You know what 145 00:09:56,879 --> 00:10:01,759 I'm saying, It's not None of these are gonna be cakewalks. This one's 146 00:10:01,799 --> 00:10:05,000 gonna be difficult, But I think win, loser draw, it's gonna be 147 00:10:05,159 --> 00:10:07,399 like a classic. I think that these I love the way that these two 148 00:10:07,440 --> 00:10:13,759 teams match up, and I as stressful as it is, I have loved 149 00:10:13,799 --> 00:10:18,720 watching them watching these playoffs series. So far, round three between the Clippers 150 00:10:18,720 --> 00:10:22,639 and Luca doncis now with Kyrie Irving as well, is inevitable. All we 151 00:10:22,960 --> 00:10:26,960 don't know is so far is who's gonna start with home court advantage? Where 152 00:10:26,960 --> 00:10:31,480 are they going to tip things off of? In about ten days from now, 153 00:10:31,919 --> 00:10:33,960 Clippers lose tonight once twenty four to one oho eight at home to the 154 00:10:35,000 --> 00:10:37,559 Phoenix Suns. He is will updyke of clips and dip a little double dip 155 00:10:37,559 --> 00:10:43,559 here on Clippers Talk will I believe we got the YouTube coming up tomorrow and 156 00:10:43,879 --> 00:10:46,639 we'll see that week. Sounds good. Let's go quick