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It was no smile on my brett. Last time that I check, sent
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from the streets, voice out West. Let's deary selt mat progress. Last
time that I check. J Perkins, where you're at, Bill Simmons,
where you at? Clippers just blew out the Celtics in Boston, and I'm
pulling out receipts. Clippers best team in the NBA over the last thirty four
games, they are twenty seven and seven. Welcome back into Clippers talk.
I'm adam oslind Clippers win by nineteen in Boston, they led by as many
as thirty six. Final score was one fifteen to ninety six. And joined
the show now his big Chuck Mockler. After a big Clippers victory, he
pushed will Updyke out of the way. But that's okay, that's okay.
The Clippers win like this, a lot of people are gonna want to get
on eight six six nine, eight seven two five seventy is the phone number.
But Chuck, what were you most impressed by by the Clippers in this
one? I think I was other than the fact that they got in at
two in the morning and were able to blow out a team that people thought
was the best team in the league travel restrictions wise, I was most impressive
by the group effort on the board from the Clippers in this game. If
you look at the rebound numbers in this one, Kawhi Leinern had seven boards,
Mason Plumbly had seven boards, Daniel Tice had seven boards, Paul George
six, Terrence Man six, Harden eight. You had a couple of guys
with four, you had a handful of guys with three. That was an
issue that you know, we were maybe worried about going into this game.
Granted, and the Celtics were down their starting center. But the team effort
on the boards was huge. I think it also helped Tyson pubbly made me
feel little bit better. They had backup down there, so locking it on
that end and making sure to take care of business on the glass. I
was really impressed by Hey, it's not like the Clippers had their starting center
either, and another guy like Kirstaff sporzingis that's top three in rim protection on
the season. But it's a fantastic point that is defense and rebounding. The
old pat Riley rule to winning championships. No rebounds, no rings, no
boards, no rings. The board man got paid. He did have those
seven rebounds, and there was just I mean, we say it all the
time and he downplays it, but you know, when it's a big game
like this, Kawhi Leonard is laser focused. In twelve points in the first
twelve minutes when nobody else was really scoring, it was him and team Man
early on that I thought played really well for the Clippers and held it down.
Defensively, Yeah, a lot of guys were good, but offensively they
needed what Kawhi provided them to start both halves. Yeah, absolutely. I
mean Jason Tatum came out and had seven points to open the second half,
and the Clippers were able to answer that, right, Like, that's tough
thing to do in any away environment, let alone the best, I guess,
the hardest away environment playing so far this year. But like you said,
Kawhi was laser focused. He didn't have to play too much yesterday,
you know, so it was great. And Terrence ma Hand it felt like
almost took a step this game. I don't know, he was everywhere he
got subbed in for Russ after kind of a tougher stretch from Russ, but
it was immediately affected with a steal and then a dunk. But no,
I mean they Terrence is kind of emerging, is a you know, low
key leader of this team. He's been on the team a very long time,
especially when you consider kind of a turnover in this two one three era.
So Terrence, Terrence really showed something today. It's almost like he earned
that starting spot. It's almost like he deserves to be a starter. And
going back, I want to say now they're thirty eight and eleven now over
that span of time, heading back to last season when they had that ten
to four run with Terrence Man in the starting lineup right before the All Star
break. All Right, the guy has been too good and he's too good
of a fit next to now James Harden and two one three out there.
But this team and the defense they showed on the road in eight blocks,
eight steals. You know we've talked about has there been slippage on the defensive
end? Can they put it together for four quarters? Well, I wouldn't
say it was four quarters because the fourth was inconsequential, But when the game
was in the balance. They put it together with their best defensive performance,
right, Chuck, Yeah, absolutely. I mean they talk about you know,
people are gonna say, oh, the Celtics shot horribly. The Clippers
also shot horribly in this game. They mean justice in these threes as as
the Celtics did. So No, the defense, the defense was locked in.
Everyone knew their assignments, there was the rotation, no one was kind
of lacking on that. There weren't any weird soft doubles or anything like that.
Even when Tatum was starting to get comfortable, which started a little early.
You know, he started pretty hot, and this one they were never
overwhelmed. They didn't push the pace or anything like that. So everyone played
within themselves in terms of the game plan, which I think is a credit
to them and a huge credit to Tyloo give them a turnaround they had for
this. I think another thing that's developing right now is points in the paint.
They've had seventy recently, they've had sixty four in this one, sixty
eight their last three games. They've scored two hundred and two points in the
paint. In their last two they haven't been knocking down three, So they're
showing another dimension and a new way to beat you and dominates you. And
that has been you know, rebounding is a part of that. But also
how often does this team get to the basket. Can they get enough easy
buckets? That's always been a question mark. They're starting to really play better
in that area. Yeah, And it starts with the pick and roll.
You know, you have James Harden playing such a great pickle with Zubats and
then Mason Pubby has to come in. James Harden has Mason Publey looking like
he hasn't missed any time, you know, within this offensive system. And
you know there's a reason Publy was swolling forward a day and a lot of
that goes for being put in good positions by James Harden and things like that.
So the ability to get touches in the pay helps the fantastic lineup of
shooters. They already have two from the outside. So I don't know things
things are going as well as they've ever got about exactly sure how to handle
it, But I think I'm doing an okay job and taking it all in
stride right now. Big Chuck Mockler is joining us from Clips and Dip a
little double dip here on Clippers Talk post game. After the Clippers led by
as many as thirty six, they win one, fifteen to ninety six in
Boston over the Celtics. So let's push it forward a little bit because as
good as they are playing, we know a win is not going to define
their season in Boston. This team is going to be measured upon how they
do in the playoffs. But the regular season is very important because you're trying
to move up the standings. We've talked about it ad nauseum. Only team
in the last fifty years to win it that wasn't a top three seed the
ninety five Houston Rockets. Clippers currently in that three spot, and they got
to continue building those championship habits. And now they're taking on maybe the hottest
team in the East since they just beat Boston. I guess it's got to
be the Cleveland Cavaliers. They're nine to one in their last ten. I
want to say they've won something like fourteen of sixteen or fourteen of seventeen.
What do you need to see from the Clippers Monday in Cleveland, Charles,
We need to see Paul George look like he only had to play twenty two
minutes in this game, right, Like Will and I talked about this week
is a little live over on YouTube, but this it's not like this game
was a hard thought victory they got right, Like, this was just a
complete blowout. So it's kind of weird to wrap your head around it because
usually you would think something like this, Oh, it was a pretty close
game, quick turnaround before playing another good team. Not it's kind of a
slow turnaround all things considered for Paul George and guys like Mason told me too,
right, and the Cavs are a very big team as well. So
I'm really excited to see how Paul George looks. He looks great in this
one, you know, Tyler said apparently, you know, Paul George is
like I insisted that he played. So I'm excited to see Paul George just
on a little bit more rap. And I'm excited to see maybe what TYLERU
does in this game. If we see anything different or weird with the small
ball lineup, give them the size that the Caps can throw at you.
But I hope we see the same effort on the boards. I hope we
take care of the ball the same way. But you know, if they
don't make it, they don't play their best. I think we can all
it'll be okay, given what happened the last two nights. He is Chuck
Mockler. Hey, is that live still going? I can jump on in
about a couple of minutes here, Charles, Can I get in with you
guys? Or is will holding it down right now? Do you end it?
It is not still going, but we will be. We'll have the
tripod about going after the football games. There we go. Now that's a
promoter right there, only in America. He is Chuck Mockler. Charles,
thanks for doing this and that on Clipperstock, thanks for having me. Let's
go clip before we get out of here. I gotta get to our guy
Jose in Southgate after a victory like this. I know he's probably a little
bit on tilt on one hundred whatever you want to say. He's excited.
Jose in Southgate. Hey, I'm gonna keep it going on clips last go
Clippers. I don't know what the initial song was, but you know,
you never know. On Clippers toc karaoke here a cappella. It's it's a
great way through a phone line. Clippers win all the matters again in Boston
one fifteen to ninety six. They have won sure true for five straight,
twenty seven of their last thirty four, twenty two of their last twenty six,
and thirteen of their last fifteen ball games. They'll be in Cleveland taking
on the Cavaliers on Monday. Tip time at four pregame at three. Before
we get out of here, I do want to talk to Katie Newton,
our producer extraordinary here in the bank, because there's always time for Katie Newton's
casual NBA corner. Wasn't always a big fan, but after this season by
the Clippers, you know she might be a diehard. Well, I did
tell you I like to see Boston sports teams lose because, let's be real,
the fans, no matter what the sport, they're the biggest babies they
I like them apples, Katie Newton, Boston's neck. I mean, I
went out to Boston. I've got friends in Boston. It's a great city.
But sports fans are just big babies when they lose. What because the
Chargers lost the Patriots a few too many times on the playoffs And you're a
little bit better because when you watch when you watch fans of any Boston team,
because you know, you're right pretty good. You know, they're always
like it was easy to root for the Red Sox when they were down and
out, but since then they've won like four championships and it's not quite the
same. Yeah, they're fans, unfair, little entitled fault like whatever.
Okay, okay, en dumping on Boston here. I do like Brandon Boston
my favorite Boston. That's right. Okay, how about this. I don't
know how many NBA games not at Staples well formerly Staples Nowcrypto dot Com Arena
you've been to. But how many arenas have you been to? Huh?
Yeah, that's not a bad questioner, think I've only been to like three
or four. I still haven't been to Golden One Center, even though I'm
from Sacramento. Because you know, a season is happening, Well, the
Clipper season is happening. Uh. We'll make it for when we get to
the into It Dome next year. God willing. I want to see the
Promised Land. You can do it. You can do it all night.
Look, okay, Clippers win, It's come on. The reference was right
there for me, water Boy Clippers win big before we get out of here.
I do want to take the Clippers organization. Ralph Lawler, Brian Seman,
no ego, Carlo Jimenez on the Call, the Callers, the listeners,
Big Brother, Jake Warner, Katie Newton, one more time until Monday
three with your pregame show, Clippers in Cleveland taking on the Cavaliers. I'm
out a Moslin. We'll talk to you then,