WEBVTT 1 00:00:01.040 --> 00:00:06.480 Time for a postgame Look, it's your LA Clippers. This is Clippers Locker 2 00:00:06.559 --> 00:00:09.919 Road, brought to you by Cedars Sinai, the official health partner of the 3 00:00:10.039 --> 00:00:14.919 LA Clippers, and by Putschonga, official travel casino of the LA Clippers. 4 00:00:15.199 --> 00:00:19.480 Breaking down today's action with the pre and post game voice. If you're LA 5 00:00:19.559 --> 00:00:25.960 Clippers, they're locking in every game every now. Adam Osland the Clippers with 6 00:00:26.079 --> 00:00:31.199 their best victory of the season to date as they dominate to Dallas Mavericks here 7 00:00:31.239 --> 00:00:34.960 at home and win one, seven to eighty eight on the second half of 8 00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:39.600 a back to back. Welcome into your Clippers postgame show. I'm Adam Oslin 9 00:00:39.719 --> 00:00:42.600 coming up second half, highlight your postgame box score, and of course we'll 10 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:46.320 have Clippers Talk on AM five to seven LA Sports eight six six nine eight 11 00:00:46.399 --> 00:00:49.719 seven two five seventy is the phone number if you want to get on early. 12 00:00:49.759 --> 00:00:53.679 But while we have a moment, let's pause ten seconds for station identification 13 00:00:53.840 --> 00:00:59.759 on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio network. This is LA Clippers Basketball AM five 14 00:00:59.799 --> 00:01:06.439 seven Los Angeles, ninety eight seven, KYSRHD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. 15 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:10.719 Well Carlo. The first bucket of the game was from Terrence Man, 16 00:01:10.760 --> 00:01:14.079 and I thought it was easily his best game of the season. Look to 17 00:01:14.079 --> 00:01:17.879 be in rhythm offensively, was more confident out there. Also had a couple 18 00:01:17.959 --> 00:01:21.799 of key buckets in that fourth quarter, a putback on an offensive rebound. 19 00:01:21.799 --> 00:01:25.400 His energy was just infectious for this team. It was huge and from the 20 00:01:25.439 --> 00:01:29.280 get go they've been looking for him to help bound on the offensive end. 21 00:01:29.280 --> 00:01:32.680 Has it really needed to with the way Kawhi and James Harden have shocked the 22 00:01:32.680 --> 00:01:36.719 ball, But today those two combined for four for twenty and Terrence Man really 23 00:01:36.719 --> 00:01:38.560 cleaned it up seven for fourteen from the field at him. He continued to 24 00:01:38.599 --> 00:01:42.319 shoot the ball early and often. You knew it was gonna be a good 25 00:01:42.400 --> 00:01:45.239 night for him when he took the first three that was open, because he 26 00:01:45.280 --> 00:01:48.079 felt like coming into this game he had been hesitant to shoot the three ball. 27 00:01:48.120 --> 00:01:51.280 He had been waiting to be wide open. He didn't hit a three, 28 00:01:51.319 --> 00:01:53.879 but that aggression is where the Clippers need him to play, because not 29 00:01:53.920 --> 00:01:57.319 only does he add the point total, but it's the offensive rebounds, the 30 00:01:57.359 --> 00:02:00.519 ability to get steals on the defensive end. When you're scoring, you get 31 00:02:00.519 --> 00:02:05.200 a boost of adrenaline, you feel better and that bleeds into everything else. 32 00:02:05.359 --> 00:02:10.120 Paul George speaking of aggression getting to the basket over and over again, especially 33 00:02:10.199 --> 00:02:14.199 in the first three quarters. He finished with twenty five points, nine of 34 00:02:14.280 --> 00:02:17.280 nineteen, shooting two of five from the outside. After attempting twelve three pointers 35 00:02:17.360 --> 00:02:22.400 yesterday, just five in this one is everything seemed to be at the basket, 36 00:02:22.400 --> 00:02:24.639 and he finally got rewarded with some shots at the charity striper once it 37 00:02:24.759 --> 00:02:29.199 did five of five, knocked them all down twenty five points. I mean, 38 00:02:29.240 --> 00:02:30.439 he just continues to be the engine to this offense at the end of 39 00:02:30.479 --> 00:02:34.479 the day. Paul George is a heartbeat that's pushing this team through on the 40 00:02:34.479 --> 00:02:37.800 offensive end to start this season. And that's no knock against everybody else. 41 00:02:37.840 --> 00:02:40.280 But the numbers have been excellent. He's averaging twenty seven over the last seven 42 00:02:40.520 --> 00:02:44.560 games at him and just continues to shoot the ball well. I like how 43 00:02:44.560 --> 00:02:46.159 efficient he was tonight. I mean, in the last game he took thirty 44 00:02:46.199 --> 00:02:50.639 shots to get to thirty four points. Today it was a little more of 45 00:02:50.639 --> 00:02:53.479 a lean attack from PG. Playing like a top ten player in the league 46 00:02:53.520 --> 00:02:58.000 right now. Damn near top five with how good he's been on both end. 47 00:02:58.120 --> 00:03:00.000 Ends when you account for the defense, and that's what we should talk 48 00:03:00.039 --> 00:03:04.560 about now. Just giving up eighty eight points to the Dallas Mavericks, who 49 00:03:04.599 --> 00:03:07.599 ended up shooting thirty seven percent from the floor, just twenty three percent from 50 00:03:07.639 --> 00:03:13.039 the outside. And while there were moments where Luka Doncis and Kyrie Irving had 51 00:03:13.039 --> 00:03:16.080 it going, the Clippers continued to play through some of those tough shots that 52 00:03:16.120 --> 00:03:21.080 were made. They scored on the other end, but they just they swarmed 53 00:03:21.120 --> 00:03:25.759 with their defensive effort out there. They were playing defensive defensive capabilities at one 54 00:03:25.759 --> 00:03:29.439 of the highest levels we've seen so far this year. It was excellent. 55 00:03:29.520 --> 00:03:32.080 Dallas had nothing easy tonight, and that's what you take away from this Clippers 56 00:03:32.120 --> 00:03:36.240 team. They didn't allow open threes, they didn't allow easy drives to the 57 00:03:36.280 --> 00:03:38.120 rim, they didn't allow a whole lot of second chance points. The Mavericks 58 00:03:38.159 --> 00:03:42.520 finish with just ten of them, and the Clippers were excellent and not allowing 59 00:03:42.560 --> 00:03:45.800 guys who maybe don't score that often to get high point totals. You look 60 00:03:45.800 --> 00:03:47.719 at this box score, Hardaway Junior had twelve, he was averaging seventeen. 61 00:03:47.879 --> 00:03:52.439 Irving and Dancich combined for fifty six. Outside of that nobody else had over 62 00:03:52.479 --> 00:03:55.039 five points. I mean, it was a quiet night for the other cast 63 00:03:55.120 --> 00:04:00.800 for this Mavericks team that usually gets forty four points a game from their bench, 64 00:04:00.919 --> 00:04:03.159 the third best in the NBA. It was actually defense by the Clippers. 65 00:04:03.360 --> 00:04:06.639 Mavericks came in. Their lowest total was in our last game against the 66 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:11.159 Lakers. They had one hundred and four points. Clippers held them to sixteen 67 00:04:11.240 --> 00:04:14.360 below that, and the Clippers looked like the team that had two days off, 68 00:04:14.360 --> 00:04:16.399 and the Dallas Mavericks looked like the team who had tired legs and were 69 00:04:16.399 --> 00:04:19.639 on the second night of him back to back. And speaking of legs, 70 00:04:19.680 --> 00:04:25.959 there was some serious energy from Russell Westbrook and also Norman Powell off the bench. 71 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:30.000 They were spectacular. Russ with twelve of his fourteen in the fourth quarter 72 00:04:30.319 --> 00:04:32.680 helping put this one away. But I like the way he eased himself into 73 00:04:32.680 --> 00:04:36.079 this game by doing the little things, by being that connector out there. 74 00:04:36.120 --> 00:04:40.319 He finished with seven assists, and he was making the extra pass and I 75 00:04:40.399 --> 00:04:43.040 believe he only took one jumper. It was a three pointer he missed in 76 00:04:43.040 --> 00:04:46.079 the far side corner. Outside of that, everything was at the rim for 77 00:04:46.199 --> 00:04:48.120 us. It was excellent. I mean, he was just selective with the 78 00:04:48.160 --> 00:04:51.879 shots. It wasn't something where he was looking for, Hey, is this 79 00:04:51.959 --> 00:04:55.560 person open? Should I force it here or should I drive the lane? 80 00:04:55.600 --> 00:04:57.920 It was Oh, Doncic, is the switch? Let me take it to 81 00:04:58.000 --> 00:05:00.199 the rim. And he was able to get to the rim quickly and score 82 00:05:00.319 --> 00:05:03.759 often. And I think you mentioned it the control. That's what you need 83 00:05:03.759 --> 00:05:08.920 for Russell Westbrook, controlled offense and basketball. He inch towards a triple double 84 00:05:08.959 --> 00:05:14.160 today and that is something obviously he has averaged a triple double in multiple seasons. 85 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:17.720 But this was kind of that throwback performance from Russell Westbrook where maybe he's 86 00:05:17.759 --> 00:05:21.120 starting to find his niche now coming off the bench and the way he can 87 00:05:21.160 --> 00:05:25.600 help this Clippers team. Norman Powell, Well, he's been doing this for 88 00:05:25.639 --> 00:05:28.360 a long time. He's been in the running for six Man of the Year, 89 00:05:28.879 --> 00:05:30.639 was one of the leaders in scoring off the bench last season, but 90 00:05:31.240 --> 00:05:35.240 this was one of his masterpieces. He was perfect four to four from the 91 00:05:35.240 --> 00:05:39.839 field, three of three from three, four or four from the free throw 92 00:05:39.959 --> 00:05:43.680 line. Fifteen points in twenty four minutes. And normOn Powell, you can 93 00:05:43.759 --> 00:05:47.360 just see the confidence brimming with confidence right now in his shooting ability. His 94 00:05:47.399 --> 00:05:50.800 first three pointer was knocked down off a pass from Russell Westbrook. Yeah, 95 00:05:50.800 --> 00:05:54.920 the catching shoot threes. I mean, he's just automatic so far this season, 96 00:05:54.959 --> 00:05:58.160 and so far in the last six games that he's fully played at him, 97 00:05:58.240 --> 00:06:01.240 he's been nineteen for thirty from the three point line. That is tremendous. 98 00:06:01.319 --> 00:06:05.040 He's absurd. His ability to shoot with the basketball is absurd, and 99 00:06:05.079 --> 00:06:09.720 it's been so fun to watch this Clipper team. This is I think, 100 00:06:09.720 --> 00:06:12.360 in my opinion, probably the best win of the season for the Clippers. 101 00:06:12.360 --> 00:06:15.000 You think about Dallas coming in off a big win over the Lakers, they've 102 00:06:15.000 --> 00:06:18.319 been one of the better teams. They smoked the Clippers out on the road, 103 00:06:18.319 --> 00:06:23.959 and the Clippers dominated probably the my best three point he shooting team in 104 00:06:24.040 --> 00:06:26.839 the NBA to date. It was an excellent win and you want to keep 105 00:06:26.839 --> 00:06:30.160 it going because Denver's coming in doesn't get much easier. Monday night. Clippers 106 00:06:30.160 --> 00:06:33.879 can exercise some demons against the Denver Nuggets team that well, coach Lewis said 107 00:06:33.879 --> 00:06:36.879 it. They have owned the Clippers really going back to that three to one 108 00:06:36.920 --> 00:06:42.439 comeback in the bubble, and now the Denver Nuggets they are the defending champs. 109 00:06:42.480 --> 00:06:45.439 They'll be without Jamal Murray. They'll be on the second night of a 110 00:06:45.480 --> 00:06:47.800 back to back when they come back in here to Crypto dot Com Arena. 111 00:06:47.959 --> 00:06:51.839 Monday night tip off is at seven thirty. We'll have Clippers countdown for you, 112 00:06:51.959 --> 00:06:57.720 Clippers and Nuggets at six thirty. Carlo Jimenez, great call as always. 113 00:06:57.759 --> 00:07:00.000 We'll talk to you on Monday and do it again as we got five. 114 00:07:00.000 --> 00:07:02.759 I've been seven here with the Clippers. Oh little talk to Monday, 115 00:07:02.800 --> 00:07:05.360 Adam. Let's get to it of three. Huh. Coming up more from 116 00:07:05.399 --> 00:07:11.639 Carlo Jimenez in highlight form as your Los Angeles Clippers highlights of plenty. In 117 00:07:11.680 --> 00:07:15.759 this one, they win one oh seven to eighty eight, hold Dallas almost 118 00:07:15.759 --> 00:07:19.600 seventy points less than when they saw them in Dallas recently. A tremendous performance 119 00:07:19.639 --> 00:07:23.480 on the defensive end. We'll talk about it coming up here in your postgame 120 00:07:23.480 --> 00:07:27.360 locker room show. I'm at a Maslin and you're listening to the Los Angeles 121 00:07:27.399 --> 00:07:31.240 Clippers Audio Network. The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a LARRYO b. 122 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:35.079 They still want to get that LARRYO beat. Don't miss a moment all season 123 00:07:35.160 --> 00:07:41.279 long. This is the LA Clippers Audio Networks. Then what goal seven six 124 00:07:41.680 --> 00:07:45.959 game over Lucas downs Harry Irving and the Dallas faverage Here at Crypto dat Cam 125 00:07:46.079 --> 00:07:48.519 Arena. Welcome back into your postgame locker room show. I'm at a mos 126 00:07:48.600 --> 00:07:50.959 one still to come on a m. Five to seventy LA Sports, We'll 127 00:07:51.000 --> 00:07:55.600 have Clippers talk for you. Eight six six nine eight seven two five seventy 128 00:07:55.639 --> 00:08:00.279 eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the phone number. Let's 129 00:08:00.319 --> 00:08:03.600 get to second half highlights. Clippers led by as many as eighteen in the 130 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:07.560 first half. They were up fifty six to forty five twenty four minutes into 131 00:08:07.600 --> 00:08:09.759 this one, and just like he started off the ball game in the first 132 00:08:09.839 --> 00:08:13.120 quarter, Terrence Man still had it going in the third, hard and right 133 00:08:13.120 --> 00:08:16.360 wing, dancing with his former teammate, Irving, tasts it base one, 134 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:18.920 kicks a right corner, Terrence Man drives the lane, pulls up from fifteen 135 00:08:18.959 --> 00:08:22.879 over the top burring, and then Terrence Man as tight as season nine. 136 00:08:22.879 --> 00:08:26.560 With eleven Dallas led by Dancic into the front court right block, Exum goes 137 00:08:26.600 --> 00:08:31.120 up parents Man plucked it from behind off of exim to the Clippers. Terrence 138 00:08:31.159 --> 00:08:35.919 Man with four quick points early in that third quarter. Clippers would get up 139 00:08:35.919 --> 00:08:39.720 by as many as twenty four. In the third they led seventy nine to 140 00:08:39.759 --> 00:08:43.799 sixty two after Kyrie Irving knocked down a tough three pointer over Norman Palell on 141 00:08:43.879 --> 00:08:48.240 the right wing to end the quarter. He would also hit a three pointer 142 00:08:48.480 --> 00:08:52.360 to start the fourth quarter. But the Clippers then well, they would rely 143 00:08:52.480 --> 00:08:56.840 on Russell Westbrook coming off the bench and supplying some offense. Now right corner, 144 00:08:56.919 --> 00:09:01.039 Westbrook gets by Grant William laffield yamp pupping in a blur to the rim. 145 00:09:01.399 --> 00:09:05.240 Russell Westbrook with a new eighty seven to seventy straight away back to Westbrook 146 00:09:05.240 --> 00:09:07.519 one on one with Don Juste crossed over left hand dancing the paint, right 147 00:09:07.519 --> 00:09:11.840 handed, lamp up and hand dress o Westbrook taking it to the rack as 148 00:09:11.879 --> 00:09:15.480 he tang goes with Luga Ancic. Westbrook pedals it into the front court and 149 00:09:15.519 --> 00:09:16.919 now cross into the body of Doncic, goes up, puts it off the 150 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:20.519 window, gets his own rebound hand lays it up the left hand Westbrook doing 151 00:09:20.559 --> 00:09:26.200 all the work by himself. Westbrook gets by doncas the layup the hoop, 152 00:09:26.360 --> 00:09:30.960 no harm and a chance for a three point play, wast the handle underneath 153 00:09:31.000 --> 00:09:33.120 the rim, flips it out Kobe Brown right wing three, and then out 154 00:09:33.159 --> 00:09:37.840 offensive rebound Westbrook will lay it back out. Russ is having one of his 155 00:09:37.879 --> 00:09:41.960 best games this season. Eight rebounds, seven assists, fourteen points. Russ, 156 00:09:43.000 --> 00:09:46.879 with twelve of his fourteen in the last twelve minutes of the ballgame, 157 00:09:46.960 --> 00:09:50.000 went six of nine from the field, and the Clippers would hold Dallas to 158 00:09:50.159 --> 00:09:54.879 eighty eight points after they were averaging one hundred and twenty per game. Clippers 159 00:09:54.919 --> 00:09:58.639 win one, seven to eighty eight on the second night of a back to 160 00:09:58.720 --> 00:10:03.679 back here at Crypto dot Com Arena coming up. They'll be back here on 161 00:10:03.720 --> 00:10:07.679 Monday night taking on Nikola Jokicic and the Denver Nuggets. Up next to your 162 00:10:07.679 --> 00:10:11.519 final box score and Clippers dot coming up on the m five to seven to 163 00:10:11.639 --> 00:10:15.480 LA Sports. I'm Adam Oslin, and you're listening to your Clippers postgame locker 164 00:10:15.559 --> 00:10:20.120 room show right here on the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. LA Clippers Basketball 165 00:10:20.240 --> 00:10:24.759 is on the two one three Era continues. You're listening to the LA Clippers 166 00:10:24.799 --> 00:10:30.679 on the LA Clippers Audio Network when one o seven to eighty eight here at 167 00:10:30.720 --> 00:10:33.919 Crypto dot com Arena over Luca Dawnsis, Kyrie Irving in the Dallas Mavericks. 168 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:39.440 Clippers improved a seven can eat on the season. They can get to back 169 00:10:39.559 --> 00:10:43.840 back to five hundred with a victory over the Denver Nuggets Monday night. Not 170 00:10:43.840 --> 00:10:46.559 gonna be easy. Tip time for that once at seven thirty. Pregame at 171 00:10:46.639 --> 00:10:50.759 six thirty. Clippers ended up shooting just forty three percent from the field. 172 00:10:50.759 --> 00:10:54.320 Doesn't matter when you hold Dallas to thirty seven percent from the floor and out 173 00:10:54.360 --> 00:11:01.440 rebound them forty to twenty seven with seventeen offensive rebounds Dallas just ten. Clippers 174 00:11:01.440 --> 00:11:05.200 with thirteen turnovers, Dallas with just nine. They won that area, but 175 00:11:05.519 --> 00:11:09.120 the Clippers fifty four points in the paint. Twenty of their first twenty three 176 00:11:09.159 --> 00:11:13.679 points came in the paint. Second chance points Clippers twenty five to ten, 177 00:11:13.919 --> 00:11:20.360 outscoring Dallas by fifteen. There seventeen offensive rebounds will do that fast break points 178 00:11:20.399 --> 00:11:24.519 in favor of the Clippers as well, nineteen to fourteen, and the Clippers 179 00:11:24.519 --> 00:11:30.320 starters the worst plus minus out there was James Harden with a plus fourteen. 180 00:11:30.799 --> 00:11:37.759 They dominated Dallas's starting five. Luka Doncic had twenty two of his thirty points 181 00:11:37.799 --> 00:11:41.639 in the first half, cooled off after that. Kyrie Irving caught fire towards 182 00:11:41.679 --> 00:11:43.759 the end of the third start of the fourth, but the Clippers put out 183 00:11:43.799 --> 00:11:48.639 those fires. Their defense was swarming, they were engaged. Defensive intensity was 184 00:11:48.679 --> 00:11:52.600 present throughout the night from everyone that was out there on the court. I 185 00:11:52.600 --> 00:11:56.600 thought Paul George, though, really set the tone early. He was relentless, 186 00:11:56.600 --> 00:12:01.840 attacking the basket, twenty five points, nine of nineteen shooting, got 187 00:12:01.840 --> 00:12:05.200 to the free throw line, went five of five there or assisted just one 188 00:12:05.240 --> 00:12:09.639 turnover. And on a night where Kawhi Leonard goes two for twelve James Harden 189 00:12:09.679 --> 00:12:13.279 goes two for eight, they combined four for twenty and the Clippers still win 190 00:12:15.000 --> 00:12:20.240 one O seven to eighty eight. Russell Westbrook was great twelve of US fourteen 191 00:12:20.639 --> 00:12:22.919 in the fourth, but more importantly, wasn't taking jumpers, wasn't settling, 192 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:26.960 was attacking, and before that he was just trying to set the table. 193 00:12:28.440 --> 00:12:31.279 Get Paul George the basketball, getting warm, palad basketball norm perfect four to 194 00:12:31.399 --> 00:12:37.440 four, fifteen points on four shots in twenty four minutes, didn't miss from 195 00:12:37.480 --> 00:12:43.399 the outside, didn't miss from the charity stripe. Clippers win one O seven 196 00:12:43.440 --> 00:12:48.240 to eighty eight again. They're coming back here Monday night. They'll finish off 197 00:12:48.240 --> 00:12:52.320 this home stand before they head up north to take on the Kings and the 198 00:12:52.360 --> 00:12:56.799 Warriors Monday night against the Denver Nuggets, they got to slay that dragon. 199 00:12:56.840 --> 00:12:58.519 They got to find a way. 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Subscribe to Clippers Talk on iHeartRadio or wherever 208 00:13:39.120 --> 00:13:43.840 you podcast on Henry right now your host on your home for the Clippers. 209 00:13:43.879 --> 00:13:52.039 They were in attack mode. Adam Osley the Clippers with the big defense against 210 00:13:52.120 --> 00:13:56.039 Dallas, holding them to eighty eight points and fifty six less than they gave 211 00:13:56.120 --> 00:14:00.240 up about a week and a half ago in Dallas, Clippers win what oh 212 00:14:00.399 --> 00:14:03.320 seven to eighty eight on the second night of a back to back here at 213 00:14:03.320 --> 00:14:07.080 Crypto dot com arena. Welcome into your postgame show. I'm out of Oslin, 214 00:14:07.200 --> 00:14:09.720 taking it till the top of the hour. Eight six six nine eight 215 00:14:09.759 --> 00:14:16.240 seven two five seventy eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy is the 216 00:14:16.279 --> 00:14:22.440 phone number. What a performance, A defensive stand by the Clippers who played 217 00:14:22.440 --> 00:14:26.639 with a little something extra out there after being down twenty one last night in 218 00:14:26.679 --> 00:14:31.559 the first quarter to the Pelicans and their comeback would come up short. I 219 00:14:31.720 --> 00:14:35.679 wasn't sure what legs they would have left. Well, they look like the 220 00:14:35.720 --> 00:14:39.240 team that had two days off, like the Dallas Mavericks after beating the Lakers 221 00:14:39.279 --> 00:14:45.159 here Wednesday night. They look like the fresher, more ready, more prepared, 222 00:14:46.279 --> 00:14:50.600 more explosive team out here. Impressive victory, the Clippers' best win so 223 00:14:50.799 --> 00:14:56.000 far of the season, given the level of competition, given the fact second 224 00:14:56.080 --> 00:15:00.440 night of a back to back, the disappointment last night of coming up short. 225 00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:07.279 Clippers started fast tonight. They were up big early. They led by 226 00:15:07.480 --> 00:15:13.559 twelve in the first quarter. It was twenty nine to eighteen after one, 227 00:15:15.080 --> 00:15:16.679 and there was a different level of energy from the Clippers, and I thought 228 00:15:16.759 --> 00:15:22.320 Terrence Man supplied it. This was his best game so far this season in 229 00:15:22.360 --> 00:15:26.200 the starting lineup, Russ coming off the bench, Clippers four and one. 230 00:15:26.279 --> 00:15:30.279 Now with that new configuration, we'll talk more about Russ, but I want 231 00:15:30.279 --> 00:15:35.399 to start with Terrence Man. A spinning layup around Luka Doncich that give them 232 00:15:35.399 --> 00:15:39.720 their first victory. Remember, there's some beef between those two going back to 233 00:15:39.799 --> 00:15:45.919 twenty twenty. They got into it up in Vancouver in a preseason game. 234 00:15:46.600 --> 00:15:50.759 Luka Doncis had the basketball, there was a blown whistle, Terrence Man took 235 00:15:50.799 --> 00:15:52.480 it away from him. Luca Donsons didn't like that. Terrence Man put his 236 00:15:52.480 --> 00:15:58.919 forearm to his throat, just two competitors getting after it. And since then, 237 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:03.600 there's always been something extra from Luka Nancich against the Clippers. That's the 238 00:16:03.639 --> 00:16:08.600 biggest or the best explanation I can give you for why he has always put 239 00:16:08.679 --> 00:16:15.080 up huge numbers against this team, averaging thirty three points per game in his 240 00:16:15.159 --> 00:16:21.519 career against the Clippers. The only guys better than that against an opponent higher 241 00:16:21.559 --> 00:16:26.919 scoring average MJ and Wilt Chamberlain. Luca typically takes it out on the Clippers. 242 00:16:26.919 --> 00:16:33.000 He was averaging forty one in his last six games against the Clippers coming 243 00:16:33.039 --> 00:16:36.919 into this one after Dallas had one hundred and forty four points. He had 244 00:16:37.000 --> 00:16:41.559 forty four in Dallas in their first meeting this season, where he only missed 245 00:16:41.559 --> 00:16:47.960 four shots. I think it goes back to he and Terrence Man. There's 246 00:16:48.000 --> 00:16:55.759 just an extra edge, a different energy out there, raised intensity. But 247 00:16:55.840 --> 00:17:00.200 I mentioned Terrence Man getting the Clippers started spinning layup in transition around Luka Dancic. 248 00:17:02.200 --> 00:17:04.400 Then he slashed to the hoop off of Kawhi feed for a layup, 249 00:17:06.839 --> 00:17:12.039 then a jam on Powell, huge one. Harden had a steal on Luca 250 00:17:12.119 --> 00:17:17.799 to Man in transition. Man had a fade away then to start the third 251 00:17:17.920 --> 00:17:22.519 quarter. So he starts the scoring for the Clippers in both halves, a 252 00:17:22.640 --> 00:17:29.279 huge block on Dante Exum, and then in the fourth quarter four points where 253 00:17:29.279 --> 00:17:32.160 he had a dunk. He was in the dunker spot, cutting baseline. 254 00:17:32.200 --> 00:17:36.279 They found him and an offensive rebound put back off a Kawhi missed three pointer 255 00:17:36.440 --> 00:17:42.559 in a game where Kawhi and James Harden were four for twenty combining for just 256 00:17:42.680 --> 00:17:48.319 sixteen points on twenty shots. The Clippers win oneh seven to eighty eight. 257 00:17:49.240 --> 00:17:55.559 It was Terrence Man. It was Paul George. Not many in this league 258 00:17:55.759 --> 00:18:00.079 are playing better than Paul George right now. Thirty four last night on thirty 259 00:18:00.119 --> 00:18:07.319 shots, nine of nineteen tonight, twenty five points, nine boards, four 260 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:14.880 assists, just one turnover. Man. The defense has been elite. His 261 00:18:15.039 --> 00:18:17.759 leadership has been great. I've seen him tell him guys, hey, we 262 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:22.759 got to talk out here. He's trying to get things in line, making 263 00:18:22.759 --> 00:18:26.599 sure this team can turn a corner, as they won for their last five 264 00:18:26.680 --> 00:18:32.240 now with James Harden since they put him into the starting lineup, or since 265 00:18:32.640 --> 00:18:34.519 they took Russ and put him on the bench. In Terrence Man next to 266 00:18:34.640 --> 00:18:40.039 James Harden in the starting lineup, in the starting backcourt. But Paul George 267 00:18:40.079 --> 00:18:42.799 a three pointer early, then got to the basket. No foul was called, 268 00:18:42.839 --> 00:18:47.599 but tough layup, another tough layup in traffic. He had a nice 269 00:18:47.720 --> 00:18:51.799 lob to Daniel Tye in the second quarter. He had a three in the 270 00:18:51.839 --> 00:18:56.680 third to answer one made by Derek Jones Junior, and then he had a 271 00:18:56.759 --> 00:19:00.279 layup off I think it was a nice feed from Russell Westbrook at the beginning 272 00:19:00.319 --> 00:19:03.680 of the fourth quarter, then knocked down some free throws and a big jumper 273 00:19:06.000 --> 00:19:10.599 out of a timeout when Dallas was still hanging around and Kyrie Irving was starting 274 00:19:10.599 --> 00:19:12.720 to heat up, and it was just a thirteen point game after the Clippers 275 00:19:12.759 --> 00:19:17.839 are led by as many as twenty four and the fourth PG thirteen hit the 276 00:19:17.880 --> 00:19:23.240 silencer big shot to put him back up fifteen. He was great. I 277 00:19:23.400 --> 00:19:26.359 just love the way he has played to start off this season. Backing up 278 00:19:26.400 --> 00:19:30.920 the talk of him being on his bully. Yes, thirty three year old, 279 00:19:30.960 --> 00:19:34.119 now more mature games, more refined, But I don't know if I've 280 00:19:34.160 --> 00:19:38.079 seen him attack the basket as relentlessly as I have the last couple of nights 281 00:19:38.079 --> 00:19:42.400 and really the start of this season. Yeah, there was one game and 282 00:19:42.440 --> 00:19:45.640 it happened to be against Dallas where he said, I was trying to be 283 00:19:45.680 --> 00:19:48.079 the glue guy, filling the cracks, do some of the little things. 284 00:19:48.079 --> 00:19:52.759 We lost Roco, we lost Nicholas batoumb I'll try to make up for that, 285 00:19:52.079 --> 00:19:56.279 and they said, forget that, we're killing that. I'm going back 286 00:19:56.319 --> 00:20:00.279 to being aggressive. He right to be dominant on his shoes every game. 287 00:20:00.480 --> 00:20:04.319 When he's looking down, that's what he sees and he has been. He's 288 00:20:04.400 --> 00:20:11.200 been unequivocally their best player to start off this season. As Kawhi has been 289 00:20:11.279 --> 00:20:15.160 a little bit up and down at times. Obviously down in this game, 290 00:20:15.559 --> 00:20:18.559 I know how to pick him. Had Kawhi is my player to watch and 291 00:20:18.599 --> 00:20:22.839 he went two for twelve. I think some of the shooting goes from Kawhi, 292 00:20:23.359 --> 00:20:27.359 and he's had some good games too. He just had twenty six against 293 00:20:27.359 --> 00:20:33.559 San Antonio and he's been efficient overall, but it could be related to him 294 00:20:33.640 --> 00:20:38.160 giving more on the defensive end. Kawhi has been really good there, focusing 295 00:20:38.240 --> 00:20:44.079 in there, but he didn't hit his first shot till the third quarter baseline 296 00:20:44.119 --> 00:20:47.359 fade away, stuck another one when he got back into the game in the 297 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:52.200 fourth over two defenders falling away, but those were his only two makes and 298 00:20:52.240 --> 00:20:56.680 the Clippers were fine. They had Russ, who had his best game since 299 00:20:56.720 --> 00:21:00.000 coming off the bench. First, he had a tip in off of Kawhi 300 00:21:00.039 --> 00:21:03.920 miss as soon as he entered the ball game, then a nice pass to 301 00:21:03.000 --> 00:21:07.480 Zubats for a dunk, a kickout to Norm for three to get Norm going, 302 00:21:07.519 --> 00:21:12.319 who has been on a heater and was perfect tonight four to four from 303 00:21:12.359 --> 00:21:17.119 the field in twenty four minutes, three of three from three, four to 304 00:21:17.119 --> 00:21:22.000 four from the charity Strive fifteen points off of four shots in twenty four minutes. 305 00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:29.359 Norm Powell the confidence, zero hesitation with the shot right now, catch 306 00:21:29.400 --> 00:21:33.000 and shoot Norm, or turn the corner. Norm get around the defense for 307 00:21:33.039 --> 00:21:41.000 a layup. But Russ got him going. He drew an offensive foul into 308 00:21:41.039 --> 00:21:45.640 the third after he had a turnover, then a tough bucket going baseline in 309 00:21:45.680 --> 00:21:49.079 the fourth, just blowing by his man and using the left hand to get 310 00:21:49.119 --> 00:21:52.759 the layup to go. Went right at Luca midway through the fourth for a 311 00:21:52.839 --> 00:21:56.440 layup, then had a put back on his own, missing traffic, and 312 00:21:56.440 --> 00:22:03.319 then an a one off the glass and one more offensive rebound in a putback. 313 00:22:03.400 --> 00:22:08.640 Twelve of his fourteen points for Russ coming in the fourth. But I 314 00:22:08.680 --> 00:22:12.759 thought he let his offense come to him slowly. He settled in by just 315 00:22:12.799 --> 00:22:15.839 getting into the flow of the game, doing little things, getting other guys 316 00:22:15.880 --> 00:22:21.240 involved. Russ finished with seven assists, just two turnovers, and I want 317 00:22:21.240 --> 00:22:26.400 to say he had two assists and just two points in the first quarter. 318 00:22:26.839 --> 00:22:30.839 He was trying to get Paul George going had three more assists in the second 319 00:22:30.920 --> 00:22:37.640 quarter. He didn't force jumpers like he did yesterday, going one of eight, 320 00:22:37.720 --> 00:22:41.880 and most of them were all jumpers from the outside. He only took 321 00:22:41.880 --> 00:22:44.640 I think one tonight. It was a three point in the far side corner. 322 00:22:45.000 --> 00:22:48.359 He was wide open. He actually shoots them very well from there. 323 00:22:48.000 --> 00:22:52.160 Couldn't get it to go, But everything else was around the rim. The 324 00:22:52.279 --> 00:22:57.640 timing, the touch was much better. Really good bounce back performance from Russ 325 00:23:00.160 --> 00:23:03.960 He and norn pal off the bench great. I mentioned Daniel Tice, he 326 00:23:03.000 --> 00:23:08.000 didn't have to do as much. He still had a couple of offensive rebounds. 327 00:23:10.240 --> 00:23:12.799 I mentioned the playoff of a nice pass from Paul George early on. 328 00:23:14.680 --> 00:23:21.200 Liked his play five points, three boards in sixteen minutes, energy, hustle, 329 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:26.240 contests everything. Yeah, he got called for a goaltend, but he 330 00:23:26.279 --> 00:23:32.359 also had a block on Kyrie Irving. The guy's just always playing around the 331 00:23:32.359 --> 00:23:37.880 basket. PJ Tucker, I thought being a plus three out there in seven 332 00:23:37.880 --> 00:23:41.480 minutes where he was guarding Luka Doncic a lot and just the guys that they 333 00:23:41.480 --> 00:23:45.000 can throw at Luca. Even though he had twenty two points in the first 334 00:23:45.039 --> 00:23:48.079 half, just eight in the second half. I thought the defense was stellar. 335 00:23:49.680 --> 00:23:56.279 I thought they'd changed levels and the Clippers just made life as tough as 336 00:23:56.319 --> 00:24:00.400 you can on He and Kyrie Irving, they play a lot of iol Why 337 00:24:00.400 --> 00:24:04.359 wouldn't you with those two, But nobody else really caught fire. There was 338 00:24:04.400 --> 00:24:08.799 a moment where Hardaway, Tim Hardaway Junior I thought was starting to get it 339 00:24:08.839 --> 00:24:14.039 going. But now he finished five or fourteen, twelve points, two of 340 00:24:14.119 --> 00:24:18.359 nine from distance. Just nobody else had it outside the fifty six points they 341 00:24:18.359 --> 00:24:21.839 got from Kyrie Irving and Luka Doncics. And you'll live with that all day, 342 00:24:22.799 --> 00:24:26.079 Luca twelve or twenty seven, You'll live with that all day. Did 343 00:24:26.119 --> 00:24:30.599 I mention you only miss four shots last time out against the Clippers. He 344 00:24:30.759 --> 00:24:33.839 just could never truly find that rhythm in the second half like he had in 345 00:24:33.880 --> 00:24:37.880 the first half where I want to say he has seventeen points in the second 346 00:24:37.960 --> 00:24:41.519 quarter. He was keeping Dallas in it. Clippers were up by eleven at 347 00:24:41.559 --> 00:24:45.319 the half, but they had led by as many as eighteen in the first 348 00:24:45.319 --> 00:24:48.799 half, and Luka Doncics was just keeping Dallas around within arm's length. And 349 00:24:48.839 --> 00:24:52.319 you never know when Kyrie Irving hit that three pointer, it was a twenty 350 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:56.720 point lead for the Clippers. End of the third quarter, Kyrie knocks down 351 00:24:56.759 --> 00:25:00.240 a three on the right wing, well defended by Norman pal doesn't matter. 352 00:25:00.559 --> 00:25:03.400 Oh, it's a seventeen point lead now. Then it comes down to a 353 00:25:03.480 --> 00:25:08.160 thirteen point lead. As Kyrie irving first, he started with a three pointer 354 00:25:10.119 --> 00:25:12.599 from the near side corner at the beginning of the fourth quarter, So back 355 00:25:12.640 --> 00:25:15.200 to back three he's end of the third into the fourth he went on his 356 00:25:15.240 --> 00:25:21.400 own eighth straight point run for the Dallas Mavericks, and he started to wonder, 357 00:25:21.519 --> 00:25:25.200 Oh, he's starting to cook. And when these guys start hitting shots, 358 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:29.000 there's not much you can do. They're that good. But the Clippers 359 00:25:29.079 --> 00:25:34.480 defense was consistently present tonight, and for the most part they've been very good. 360 00:25:36.240 --> 00:25:40.799 It's the offense at times with James Harden, surprisingly that hasn't fully clicked 361 00:25:40.799 --> 00:25:44.960 in yet. But I know the advanced numbers will look much better. Their 362 00:25:44.960 --> 00:25:48.200 offensive rating, defensive rating. Overall, they had a net rating of plus 363 00:25:48.319 --> 00:25:52.680 sixteen. This new starting lineup coming into tonight and with Kawhi Leonard, it 364 00:25:52.799 --> 00:25:56.960 put it this way. Kawhi's two of twelve in his twenty nine minutes he 365 00:25:57.119 --> 00:26:00.319 led them being a plus twenty four were out there. Don't tell me he 366 00:26:00.359 --> 00:26:07.599 wasn't still impactful or finding ways to help this team win. I haven't talked 367 00:26:07.599 --> 00:26:11.160 about Big Zoo. He talked with Carlo Amennez post game eleven and fourteen from 368 00:26:11.240 --> 00:26:17.119 him, five of eight shooting, Zoo had a hook shot started, The 369 00:26:17.119 --> 00:26:19.759 third was an and one big dunk off a pass from Harden to put them 370 00:26:19.839 --> 00:26:25.759 up twenty four and James while going to of eight again seven assists, just 371 00:26:25.799 --> 00:26:30.759 two turnovers, and both of his makes were from distance. He's just not 372 00:26:30.759 --> 00:26:33.559 taking enough shots, honestly to get into a rhythm. He's only taken eight 373 00:26:33.559 --> 00:26:40.480 shots in each of the last two games tonight and yesterday. But in control, 374 00:26:41.400 --> 00:26:45.160 and the Clippers controlled this game with their defense, steady offense continue to 375 00:26:45.240 --> 00:26:53.079 score, just stifled or were able to stem the tide. Whenever there was 376 00:26:53.079 --> 00:26:57.559 that onslaughder, you felt like Dallas was starting to gain momentum. Clippers shut 377 00:26:57.599 --> 00:27:02.640 it off. Some fires would start. They put him out. Terrence Man 378 00:27:03.920 --> 00:27:10.359 tremendous. The effort plays out there. He was hounding them defensively, picking 379 00:27:10.440 --> 00:27:15.160 up Luca full Court at times. That history, it means something. Now. 380 00:27:15.240 --> 00:27:17.799 Terrence Man always plays like that, so I'm gonna give him all the 381 00:27:17.799 --> 00:27:21.079 credit in the world. Wasn't just because Luka Doncic, but good to see 382 00:27:21.160 --> 00:27:23.599 Terrence Man have his best game of the season. This is who he can 383 00:27:23.640 --> 00:27:29.200 be. He can average twelve points a game for this team while doing all 384 00:27:29.240 --> 00:27:33.240 these little things, but he can do so efficiently. And while the three 385 00:27:33.359 --> 00:27:37.880 still aren't falling, at least he took them attempted for tonight oh four. 386 00:27:37.000 --> 00:27:42.519 Yeah, you want to see him fall. But Terrence Man tonight, I 387 00:27:42.519 --> 00:27:45.599 think he was the player of the game. I think he was the engine, 388 00:27:45.640 --> 00:27:48.640 the catalyst for the Clippers and the big reason they were that good defensively 389 00:27:49.119 --> 00:27:52.880 and also got some easy ones on the offensive end. We'll take a quick 390 00:27:52.920 --> 00:27:55.759 time out. We'll get to your phone calls. Eight sixty six nine eight 391 00:27:55.880 --> 00:27:59.400 seven two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two five seventy is the 392 00:27:59.400 --> 00:28:03.880 phone number. Clippers dominate the Mavericks. Well the one oh seven eighty eight 393 00:28:03.000 --> 00:28:07.279 victory. Here at Crypto dot com arena, they have won four or five 394 00:28:07.480 --> 00:28:14.400 since Terrence Man got back in the starting lineup next to James Harden. This 395 00:28:14.519 --> 00:28:18.039 was more the template for how Russ needs to play coming off the bench. 396 00:28:18.799 --> 00:28:23.319 It was the antithesis of yesterday's performance going to the basket, but more importantly 397 00:28:23.359 --> 00:28:29.960 being a connector early on finding others and then finding his offense leader, easing 398 00:28:30.000 --> 00:28:34.480 into it, and while Harden and Kawhi struggled with their shot, they found 399 00:28:34.519 --> 00:28:37.680 other ways to contribute. Harden's defense the last two nights, I'm telling you 400 00:28:37.759 --> 00:28:41.359 guys, he died up Luka doncicch really well. Tonight, he had his 401 00:28:41.480 --> 00:28:47.039 moments against Zion yesterday. These were two of the best defensive games I've seen 402 00:28:47.119 --> 00:28:52.400 from James Harden in his career. That's not hyperbole. He was really good. 403 00:28:55.759 --> 00:29:00.279 More Clippers start coming up next to our five seven LA Sports. The 404 00:29:00.480 --> 00:29:04.039 LA Clippers continue their hunt for a larryob They still want to get that LARRYO 405 00:29:04.160 --> 00:29:08.359 beat. Don't miss a moment all season longed. This is the LA Clippers 406 00:29:08.480 --> 00:29:14.400 Audio Network. Clippers went big over the Mavericks on the second night of a 407 00:29:14.440 --> 00:29:18.799 back to back, really impressive performance. Clippers' best performance of the season, 408 00:29:18.880 --> 00:29:22.880 best victory of the year so far. They win one seven to eighty eight 409 00:29:22.960 --> 00:29:26.640 over Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving and the Dallas Mavericks, who were a top 410 00:29:26.680 --> 00:29:30.799 three seed coming into this one in the West. Obviously early in the season, 411 00:29:30.839 --> 00:29:36.480 but not too early to celebrate big victories like this. Clippers need them 412 00:29:37.039 --> 00:29:41.039 in spades. They need another one coming up Monday night against the Denver Nuggets. 413 00:29:41.079 --> 00:29:45.119 They need to slay that dragon because a six game losing streak and some 414 00:29:45.200 --> 00:29:48.599 of the competition was low level. They lost to a Memphis team that was 415 00:29:48.640 --> 00:29:52.680 down many men. They lost to a Brooklyn Nets team that was down many 416 00:29:52.720 --> 00:29:56.039 men. They got to make up for that somewhere. Means you're gonna have 417 00:29:56.079 --> 00:30:00.000 to beat some of the top level teams now to do so. So one 418 00:30:00.039 --> 00:30:07.359 in one so far in this tough six game stretch Monday night Denver, then 419 00:30:07.359 --> 00:30:12.000 at Sacramento in Golden State in a back to back, and then Golden State 420 00:30:12.119 --> 00:30:17.319 back here at Crypto dot Com Arena. So the gauntlet has arrived for the 421 00:30:17.359 --> 00:30:21.319 Clippers. I'm at a maslin. You're listening to Clippers tuck eight six six 422 00:30:21.480 --> 00:30:25.920 ninety seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five seventy. Sometimes 423 00:30:25.920 --> 00:30:29.160 you like to look at the losing locker room, as Ben Maller would say, 424 00:30:30.559 --> 00:30:33.839 not just for the negativity, but he says that's where the story is 425 00:30:33.240 --> 00:30:38.400 well. Jason Kidd was given the Clippers a lot of praise postgame. He 426 00:30:38.440 --> 00:30:42.039 said, I thought the Clippers physicality. They were physical from the start, 427 00:30:42.039 --> 00:30:45.400 and we didn't shoot the ball well. The things we talked about that were 428 00:30:45.440 --> 00:30:48.240 positive. They only had nine turnovers, but they didn't shoot the three well. 429 00:30:48.680 --> 00:30:52.759 They didn't best three point shooting team in the league. They were averaging 430 00:30:52.799 --> 00:30:56.880 one hundred and twenty a game and they went just nine to thirty eight from 431 00:30:56.880 --> 00:31:02.680 the outside. But while some of that is yes, cold shooting, Clippers 432 00:31:02.680 --> 00:31:06.559 benefit from that. They were only eight of twenty nine from the outside. 433 00:31:06.559 --> 00:31:10.400 They could shoot a much better too. But I thought their defensive attack and 434 00:31:10.519 --> 00:31:15.920 how many guys that when you mix up defenders on great players, that's the 435 00:31:15.960 --> 00:31:18.000 best way to slow them down. Just give them different looks out there. 436 00:31:18.039 --> 00:31:21.720 And the Clippers have a lot of different guys to throw at. Luka Kawhi, 437 00:31:21.839 --> 00:31:25.920 Paul George, Terrence Man, James Harden was on him, p J. 438 00:31:26.079 --> 00:31:29.759 Tucker was on him, Daniel Tice was on Russell Westbrook, Norman Pollock. 439 00:31:30.079 --> 00:31:36.279 They just have a plethora of switchable defenders still, even after the trade 440 00:31:36.279 --> 00:31:38.119 for those wings. I mean you got Kawhi Leonard and Paul George still, 441 00:31:38.839 --> 00:31:41.519 Terrence Man still, all three of those guys in the starting lineup. Co 442 00:31:41.599 --> 00:31:47.960 Guard went through four, some of them can Guard went through five. All 443 00:31:48.039 --> 00:31:52.200 right, let's get out to the phones. Lenny and Ingle would who won 444 00:31:52.319 --> 00:31:56.599 tickets to this game the other night on Clippers Talk, Lenny, did you 445 00:31:56.720 --> 00:32:00.799 enjoy it? Did the Clippers deliver for you? Or what? Adam Ausman 446 00:32:00.079 --> 00:32:02.960 you to look? Man, let me tell you something. Clipper Nation, 447 00:32:04.920 --> 00:32:07.960 Adam Austin takes care, takes care of equip nation. Man. When I 448 00:32:07.680 --> 00:32:12.960 came there first of all, great seats man, I mean the damn seats 449 00:32:12.960 --> 00:32:15.680 are so close. I fell a fight that brought my jersey. I could 450 00:32:15.680 --> 00:32:19.240 have gotten the layup line. Uh, it was. It was really good 451 00:32:19.359 --> 00:32:22.960 man. My son was there. We had a good time and just a 452 00:32:23.000 --> 00:32:29.480 couple of points. Man. It's interesting when you say that, when people 453 00:32:29.519 --> 00:32:32.680 say it's gonna take some time to work to work things out, and I 454 00:32:32.759 --> 00:32:36.480 you know, when you see a game, courts, when you see a 455 00:32:36.519 --> 00:32:39.119 game like that up front and close like you see it, you see certain 456 00:32:39.160 --> 00:32:43.240 things that you're able to see on TV. Sometimes. Yeah, let me 457 00:32:43.240 --> 00:32:46.440 tell you Zion looked much bigger in person yesterday. Oh my gosh. Man, 458 00:32:46.599 --> 00:32:50.000 But I but I said, I said last year, I said, 459 00:32:50.039 --> 00:32:53.119 we had to get we had to get in position because if he comes back 460 00:32:53.160 --> 00:32:57.920 and if he's on point, it's gonna be a problem. But Kawhi said 461 00:32:57.960 --> 00:33:00.319 something the other day that I he kind of put things. He said, 462 00:33:00.359 --> 00:33:04.720 sometimes great players, good players have great games, and he was right. 463 00:33:04.799 --> 00:33:07.920 Them Cats came out yesterday and they're on fire, and that's you know, 464 00:33:07.359 --> 00:33:13.160 And it was Herb Jones, really Herb Jones in that fourth quarter. It 465 00:33:13.200 --> 00:33:17.000 wasn't Jonas Valanciunis, it wasn't brandon Ingram Zion. It was to be expected 466 00:33:17.000 --> 00:33:21.359 what he was doing. But Herb Jones stepping up and having his own I 467 00:33:21.359 --> 00:33:22.920 think nine to oer run at one point the fourth quarter is what did the 468 00:33:22.920 --> 00:33:30.000 Clippers in absolutely absolutely, and they did not let that bring them keep them 469 00:33:30.000 --> 00:33:31.279 in the hole. They came out, man, they came out aggressive. 470 00:33:31.720 --> 00:33:36.359 I can't say enough about Terrence man. I mean, wow, it's that 471 00:33:36.519 --> 00:33:38.799 if he's bringing that kind of game. We know he's got that kind of 472 00:33:38.799 --> 00:33:45.599 motor, but if he's bringing that kind of offensive game into the mix again, 473 00:33:45.640 --> 00:33:50.160 I see it now it's gonna take And I think you're right about Hardened 474 00:33:50.240 --> 00:33:53.640 playing d I mean, man, he's not backing down. He's getting the 475 00:33:53.680 --> 00:33:58.599 balls, he's reaching these bodying people. I mean, I can't even believe 476 00:33:58.640 --> 00:34:01.480 this is the same hard Man. But he's bought in. He's bought in, 477 00:34:01.599 --> 00:34:06.319 Lenny, He's totally bought in, man. I mean, he's not 478 00:34:06.400 --> 00:34:08.119 even looking for a shot. And the fact, like you said, for 479 00:34:08.159 --> 00:34:13.800 them to beat Dallas, who was playing great ball, they came in there, 480 00:34:14.159 --> 00:34:17.440 Kyrie was on one. He was looking to take it, to take 481 00:34:17.480 --> 00:34:21.679 it from him, and they couldn't be They couldn't. The Clippers were not 482 00:34:21.800 --> 00:34:25.880 gonna back down, and just Paul came out. Terrence Man came out. 483 00:34:27.039 --> 00:34:30.079 Norm Powell. My gosh, I don't even know what this sa. Man. 484 00:34:30.559 --> 00:34:34.480 I know the Clippers aren't done ticking with that roster, but I just 485 00:34:34.559 --> 00:34:36.920 hope they don't. They don't make that mistake. Man, Normal, we 486 00:34:37.199 --> 00:34:40.760 need doing Powell. There's there's very few players in the league that can do 487 00:34:40.800 --> 00:34:45.719 what he does, man, And just a really really good game. It 488 00:34:45.760 --> 00:34:50.800 was the first official blowout, I mean dominant wins the season. Like you 489 00:34:50.800 --> 00:34:52.840 said, they're best woman to Sea best win of the season. And you 490 00:34:52.840 --> 00:34:55.719 could see it from the layup line. Man. They were ready and they 491 00:34:55.800 --> 00:35:00.880 knew they dropped one. And now we got to go out and we got 492 00:35:00.920 --> 00:35:05.119 to get Denver. It's really really important, man. I mean they've they've 493 00:35:05.119 --> 00:35:07.719 had our number for almost two years. I mean since the bubble. Let's 494 00:35:07.760 --> 00:35:10.599 let's keep it a buck. They've had us to the bubble. We've gotta 495 00:35:10.599 --> 00:35:14.280 go outget it. We can do it. We can do it because we 496 00:35:14.360 --> 00:35:17.760 got wet, we got the players. But just a really big positive, 497 00:35:19.519 --> 00:35:24.559 uh comprehensive winning. And Paul George he was right, man. He is 498 00:35:24.599 --> 00:35:30.000 on his bully ball. He's like butter out there. Man, he's going 499 00:35:30.039 --> 00:35:34.559 through defensive slicing, dicing. Just just great. Man. I can't say 500 00:35:34.639 --> 00:35:37.639 enough. That was a really really good win tonight. And I thank you, 501 00:35:38.079 --> 00:35:40.039 thank you for the tickets. Man. We had a really good time. 502 00:35:40.079 --> 00:35:44.440 And uh yeah, man, let's go let's clip the nation all day. 503 00:35:44.559 --> 00:35:47.280 Hey, Lenny, I only ask this you start calling in more often 504 00:35:47.360 --> 00:35:51.199 now frequently. All right, let's get back on it. I'm back. 505 00:35:51.280 --> 00:35:55.679 I'm back. It was nice to meet you, my friend. It for 506 00:35:55.719 --> 00:35:59.400 real, man, awesome man, good job at him, all right, 507 00:35:59.400 --> 00:36:01.440 I appreciate the phone call. Clippers win tonight one to oh, seven to 508 00:36:01.599 --> 00:36:05.880 eighty eight. He was talking about Norman Powell there and just how hot he 509 00:36:05.920 --> 00:36:10.760 has been. He Let's see here, he's seven for his last nine from 510 00:36:10.800 --> 00:36:15.599 the outside. He came into this one shooting forty six percent from three, 511 00:36:15.800 --> 00:36:21.280 fifty percent from the field, and he was perfect Norman Powle three of three 512 00:36:21.320 --> 00:36:23.840 from distance, and he's just letting him fly. He's just blacking out out 513 00:36:23.880 --> 00:36:30.119 there, just unconscious. I love it. He's not thinking about it. 514 00:36:30.119 --> 00:36:32.079 His confidence just looks like it's at an all time high right now. And 515 00:36:32.199 --> 00:36:36.920 that's saying something because this guy had a forty point game in Game three for 516 00:36:36.920 --> 00:36:39.760 the Clippers when they were down Kawhi and Paul George in the playoffs last season. 517 00:36:39.800 --> 00:36:46.920 He is very capable of erupting like this consistently, especially because you know 518 00:36:47.679 --> 00:36:53.039 you can only pick your poison and take away so many of these dangerous shooters 519 00:36:53.039 --> 00:36:58.840 on the Clippers. And I'm telling you, Coach Lou complained last night rightfully. 520 00:36:58.920 --> 00:37:01.599 So he was asked about, you know, what are you looking for? 521 00:37:01.679 --> 00:37:06.760 How many three point attempts versus twos? Is there a number? And 522 00:37:06.800 --> 00:37:08.960 he said look, I just want him to knock down shots because this team 523 00:37:09.039 --> 00:37:12.400 is capable of doing that, and they've been in kind of a funk. 524 00:37:12.559 --> 00:37:17.159 And about a week ago when the Clippers were on that six game losing streak, 525 00:37:19.400 --> 00:37:23.840 he said postgame after Norm had a good one, he said, I 526 00:37:23.840 --> 00:37:28.239 think it was against Denver. He said, Norm finally hit some shots. 527 00:37:29.800 --> 00:37:36.760 He was challenging him, and Norm has responded. He's been hot. He 528 00:37:36.840 --> 00:37:40.840 has been scorching hot from the outside, and we want to see that continue 529 00:37:40.920 --> 00:37:46.480 against Denver because that was the game that the Clippers let get away from them. 530 00:37:47.119 --> 00:37:51.280 They would win the next one, but that was their sixth straight loss. 531 00:37:52.320 --> 00:37:54.920 When they had a lead up by seven six minutes left in the fourth 532 00:37:55.000 --> 00:38:00.440 quarter, Norm hit a big shot, a three pointer. I think they 533 00:38:00.480 --> 00:38:02.400 give them a three point lead late, but they couldn't hold on. They 534 00:38:02.400 --> 00:38:07.000 played small, Zubas didn't come back into the ballgame, and they got crushed 535 00:38:07.079 --> 00:38:12.519 late. Their offense suffered. It's a huge game Monday. That's a get 536 00:38:12.559 --> 00:38:15.440 back for the Clippers. Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy. We'll 537 00:38:15.480 --> 00:38:17.920 take a quick time out. We'll get back to your phone calls here on 538 00:38:17.920 --> 00:38:22.320 Clippers Stock eight sixty six, nine, eight seven, two five seventy after 539 00:38:22.360 --> 00:38:25.760 they win one oh seven to eighty eight. Here at Crypto dot Com Arena 540 00:38:27.480 --> 00:38:35.360 over the Dallas Mavericks. Clippers got four more tough ones coming up, maybe 541 00:38:35.400 --> 00:38:37.719 none tougher than taking on the Denver Nuggets, who will be on the second 542 00:38:37.800 --> 00:38:42.599 night of a back to back. They play in San Antonio tomorrow. Worth 543 00:38:42.719 --> 00:38:46.199 monitoring how that game goes. Let's go Spurs, rise up, Wemby, 544 00:38:46.239 --> 00:38:51.480 come on, make it tough on Denver, tire them out a little bit. 545 00:38:52.119 --> 00:38:55.280 Clippers are dealing with this gauntlet of a schedule. They're not the only 546 00:38:55.320 --> 00:39:00.679 ones, though. More Clippers stock next coming up here on FI seventy Sports. 547 00:39:00.639 --> 00:39:06.719 LA Clippers basketball is on the two one three Era continues. You're listening 548 00:39:06.760 --> 00:39:12.239 to the La Clippers on the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers win one oh 549 00:39:12.280 --> 00:39:17.360 seven to eighty eight. They hold Dallas to eighty eight points, a top 550 00:39:17.360 --> 00:39:20.800 three offense, a team that was scoring one twenty a game, a team 551 00:39:20.840 --> 00:39:24.840 with Luka Doncics and Kyrie Irving tonight. It's fifty six points less than they 552 00:39:24.840 --> 00:39:29.679 gave up last time in Dallas about a week and a half ago. Clippers 553 00:39:29.760 --> 00:39:32.159 now have one four of five since they went to this new starting lineup with 554 00:39:32.159 --> 00:39:35.760 a rust coming off the bench. Welcome back into clipperstock. I'm out of 555 00:39:35.800 --> 00:39:39.119 Maslin. Eight six six ninety seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven 556 00:39:39.199 --> 00:39:44.000 two five seventy is the phone number. Our friend Law Murray of the Athletic 557 00:39:44.079 --> 00:39:47.280 put this out there, reminding me of something just like against the Orlando Magic 558 00:39:47.320 --> 00:39:52.320 and a Clippers very solid victory earlier this season. More then afterwards they wouldn't 559 00:39:52.320 --> 00:40:00.360 win for seventeen days. Kawhi two for twelve, but did everything else right 560 00:40:00.920 --> 00:40:05.679 defensively, rebounding. That's what you love about your superstars here. When they're 561 00:40:05.679 --> 00:40:09.079 missing shots, they still have so much more to offer. Coach Lulough was 562 00:40:09.199 --> 00:40:14.519 asked I think about Kawhi's shooting woes and said, if he needs time off, 563 00:40:15.400 --> 00:40:17.719 well he's not concerned, then Kawhi, the medical staff will speak up 564 00:40:17.719 --> 00:40:22.039 and it will be addressed. Well, he's got tomorrow off. Physically, 565 00:40:22.360 --> 00:40:27.840 he looks good. I think he's had to play bigger. He's had to 566 00:40:27.920 --> 00:40:30.559 do more at the RAM and battle in the post more because no Roco, 567 00:40:30.639 --> 00:40:36.280 no Batoomb, no Marcus Morris, and that has taken something out of him 568 00:40:36.719 --> 00:40:44.119 offensively, more tired legs maybe late in games, but you love the effort 569 00:40:44.199 --> 00:40:46.800 defensively, and what a menace he still is on that end. He had 570 00:40:46.840 --> 00:40:50.679 a deflection knock the ball out of bounds on Luka Doncics. He was arguing 571 00:40:50.679 --> 00:40:53.880 with the official. He was fouled late in the ballgame. Kawhi is still 572 00:40:54.000 --> 00:40:59.039 him, still can ramp up with that two time defensive player of the Year 573 00:40:59.280 --> 00:41:02.599 energy. All right, tagus in Walnut, you're on clipper stock. What's 574 00:41:02.679 --> 00:41:09.639 uptageous? Hey, Adam? How you doing great game? I think I 575 00:41:09.679 --> 00:41:14.000 agree with you. I felt like PG had the play of the game when 576 00:41:14.039 --> 00:41:17.599 they had cut it to thirteen and coach Luke call time out and then set 577 00:41:17.679 --> 00:41:23.320 up a play for him at the Frito elbow and he made an easy fifteen 578 00:41:23.360 --> 00:41:28.480 footer and put him back to fifteen and then Russ got that layup and pushed 579 00:41:28.519 --> 00:41:30.880 it to seventeen. I think those are the two plays of the game in 580 00:41:30.920 --> 00:41:37.719 that fourth quarter. I agree with you. And yeah, and the Kawhi 581 00:41:37.800 --> 00:41:43.559 fade away also over two defenders was nice. Yeah. I think that was 582 00:41:43.599 --> 00:41:45.719 his second field goal of the game, correct, Yeah, it was the 583 00:41:45.760 --> 00:41:49.800 same spot as the one he hit in the third quarter too, he went 584 00:41:49.880 --> 00:41:52.519 right back to it. I don't know if that was the only shot he 585 00:41:52.639 --> 00:41:58.920 took in the fourth quarter. He took one other one, but yeah, 586 00:41:59.199 --> 00:42:02.679 it seemed like the Clippers made a conscious effort to attack the basket today. 587 00:42:02.920 --> 00:42:07.760 With seemed like Dallas was playing small because if they were without Maxie, but 588 00:42:07.960 --> 00:42:12.440 especially team Man and Westbrook, they were getting Daniel size. They were getting 589 00:42:12.440 --> 00:42:15.360 a lot of offensive boards, and I think that they played you know, 590 00:42:15.400 --> 00:42:21.360 they just played smart and that was good to see. And coming up nex 591 00:42:21.400 --> 00:42:24.719 against Denver, I was gonna My thoughts were that, you know, we've 592 00:42:24.719 --> 00:42:30.760 seen against Denver we play small quite often, and if we do play small, 593 00:42:30.360 --> 00:42:36.800 then we have to be attacking Jokic, So involved him in high pick 594 00:42:36.840 --> 00:42:42.519 and rolls as much as possible and just attack him. Because if we're playing 595 00:42:42.559 --> 00:42:46.199 small and Jokic is not being attacked, then I don't think we're utilizing our 596 00:42:46.239 --> 00:42:51.000 small ball as well. So if we do play small, I hope we 597 00:42:51.039 --> 00:42:55.400 attacked Jolkic, especially with Murray out. I feel like it's a no brainer 598 00:42:55.480 --> 00:43:00.480 to do that. But we'll see if coach Lou played small coming Monday. 599 00:43:00.079 --> 00:43:02.840 Now, that's a good strategy by you, and it reminded me of something 600 00:43:02.920 --> 00:43:07.440 Russell Westbrook did late in the fourth quarter. He scored on Luka Dancis and 601 00:43:07.440 --> 00:43:09.519 then started screaming, go at him. That's what you have to do to 602 00:43:09.559 --> 00:43:15.639 wear out these great offensive players that are just unstoppable. Just tire them out, 603 00:43:15.719 --> 00:43:19.440 go at them defensively, make them have to guard. So I'm with 604 00:43:19.599 --> 00:43:24.119 you completely. That is the only thing that might slow down a player, 605 00:43:24.159 --> 00:43:28.519 the best player in the world in Nikola Jokicic. So thank you for the 606 00:43:28.559 --> 00:43:32.079 phone call, Tagus and the words of wisdom. A schematic genius, Tajus 607 00:43:32.119 --> 00:43:36.840 Walna. We'll take a quick time out. We'll come back close things out. 608 00:43:36.840 --> 00:43:39.760 Clippers win one, seven to eighty eight over the Dallas Mavericks. Here 609 00:43:39.760 --> 00:43:44.639 at Crypto dot Com arena, I'm a Maslin and this is clippersaw Here on 610 00:43:44.639 --> 00:43:47.960 a M five seventy LA Sports. The LA Clippers continue their hunt for a 611 00:43:49.039 --> 00:43:52.280 Lario be. They still want to get that Lario beat. Don't miss a 612 00:43:52.320 --> 00:43:57.679 moment all season long. This is the LA Clippers Audio Network. Clippers with 613 00:43:57.760 --> 00:44:01.760 some versatility tonight showing it off against the Dallas Mavericks team the switch ability defensively 614 00:44:01.800 --> 00:44:07.360 holding Dallas is just eighty eight points in the Los Angeles Clippers win one, 615 00:44:07.719 --> 00:44:10.039 seven to eighty eight. They improved to seven and eight. I'll give you 616 00:44:10.079 --> 00:44:14.760 the standings here because it's of no they beat a ten and six now Dallas 617 00:44:14.840 --> 00:44:20.559 Mavericks team that is third in the West. Clippers still eleventh currently at seven 618 00:44:20.639 --> 00:44:24.840 and eight, but uh, they can obviously, you can determine your own 619 00:44:24.880 --> 00:44:30.440 destiny with over almost seventy games left in the season. Uh, they got 620 00:44:30.559 --> 00:44:36.239 to win against Denver Monday night, straight up. Denver is right for the 621 00:44:36.239 --> 00:44:40.440 picking without Jamal Murray. The Clippers have had oh so close chances to beat 622 00:44:40.480 --> 00:44:45.880 them, not just this season in their first matchup where they were up by 623 00:44:45.320 --> 00:44:52.760 seven with six minutes left, but late last year in an overtime game they 624 00:44:52.800 --> 00:44:55.400 should have had the Tenver Nuggets. They've been right there. They got to 625 00:44:55.440 --> 00:45:00.239 get over the hump, and I expect Kawhi Leonard to play his best in 626 00:45:00.239 --> 00:45:07.000 that game in terms of his scoring. But this is a Clippers team now. 627 00:45:07.239 --> 00:45:09.559 They've won for their last five. And I got this text or tweet 628 00:45:09.679 --> 00:45:15.119 or x whatever you want to call it from Michael Selva at follow outam A. 629 00:45:15.199 --> 00:45:17.960 He said, listen to Clippers talking. Can't call, but would love 630 00:45:19.039 --> 00:45:23.400 to hear your thoughts on these rotations and clicking for the team and Russ getting 631 00:45:23.400 --> 00:45:27.159 comfortable in his role. Could you see him contending for six Man of the 632 00:45:27.239 --> 00:45:30.119 Year. I could if he embraces it. Of course, he'll be fighting 633 00:45:30.119 --> 00:45:34.760 with Norm Powell, not a That's a good problem to have if you're coach 634 00:45:34.840 --> 00:45:37.880 Lou. You got two guys coming off the bench playing that well. It's 635 00:45:37.880 --> 00:45:42.000 good to see bones Hyland get some mop up duty at least late. That 636 00:45:42.079 --> 00:45:45.159 guy never lacks confidence. He put up four shots in three minutes, knock 637 00:45:45.239 --> 00:45:51.400 down a three pointer. But when Russ plays like this and doesn't force it 638 00:45:51.960 --> 00:45:55.119 and isn't out there just chucking, I mean in that first quarter last night, 639 00:45:55.159 --> 00:45:59.519 he comes into the ballgame, Clippers are already down double digits, and 640 00:45:59.559 --> 00:46:02.920 he takes re straight shots, tough shots, ill advised shots, and all 641 00:46:02.920 --> 00:46:06.559 of a sudden you're down by twenty one. One of his shots was out 642 00:46:06.559 --> 00:46:09.920 of a timeout, a three pointer. It just was unnecessary. He has 643 00:46:10.000 --> 00:46:15.880 so much else to offer with his game. Speaking of versatility, Russ has 644 00:46:15.960 --> 00:46:20.519 that, so there is still a big role for him on this team. 645 00:46:20.880 --> 00:46:23.400 And I like what I'm seeing from the rotations, the Daniel Tice, PJ 646 00:46:23.559 --> 00:46:29.320 Tucker, T and T factory minutes. I like that. And remember they 647 00:46:29.360 --> 00:46:34.039 didn't have Daniel Tice against Denver the last time out. I expect him to 648 00:46:34.079 --> 00:46:38.559 get minutes against Nikola Jokic Monday night tip time for that one. I say, 649 00:46:38.639 --> 00:46:42.199 pull up the schedule in real time? Is that seven thirty. We'll 650 00:46:42.199 --> 00:46:45.039 have Clippers countdown at six point thirty before we get out of here. We 651 00:46:45.159 --> 00:46:50.199 got to bring in the fake philosopher, Big Brother Jake Warner, Big Brother 652 00:46:50.320 --> 00:46:53.679 Jake podcast and the podcast one network. Yes, sir, let's get some 653 00:46:53.880 --> 00:46:59.760 positive moments from the fake philosopher. Positive moments, all right. Success is 654 00:46:59.800 --> 00:47:05.320 not final, Failure is not fatal. It is the courage to continue that 655 00:47:05.440 --> 00:47:09.440 counts. I like that. That is inspirational, and I like tonight where 656 00:47:09.440 --> 00:47:15.519 the Clippers are still game under five hundred. There's so much more. There's 657 00:47:15.559 --> 00:47:20.039 so many more games coming in this long NBA season. Yeah, they can't 658 00:47:20.039 --> 00:47:23.480 go to Vegas for the NBA in season tournament. But Big Brother Jake Warner 659 00:47:23.519 --> 00:47:30.119 not only the fake philosopher, but the fake prognosticator. As tonight he said, 660 00:47:30.159 --> 00:47:32.280 free game. We got a good feeling about this one. He thought 661 00:47:32.320 --> 00:47:36.880 the Clippers would win big. They did, with a one O seven to 662 00:47:36.920 --> 00:47:38.960 eighty eight final over the Dallas Mavericks. Jake, you got a prediction for 663 00:47:39.039 --> 00:47:45.719 Monday or it's a w baby? Oh I feel a good now? Watch 664 00:47:46.000 --> 00:47:52.719 okay, Okay, here we go, Ah, big brother Jake Warner with 665 00:47:52.800 --> 00:47:54.519 the predictions here before we got out of here. I do want to think 666 00:47:54.559 --> 00:48:00.760 the Clippers organization. Bryan Seeman, Ralph Laller, no ego, Carlo Amennez 667 00:48:00.800 --> 00:48:04.360 on the call, great call, Carlow, Katie Newton our producer back in 668 00:48:04.400 --> 00:48:06.679 the bank, big with her, Jake Warner, our head engineer. Here, 669 00:48:06.800 --> 00:48:09.559 the callers, the listeners until Monday night with the pregame show starting at 670 00:48:09.559 --> 00:48:13.280 six thirty. Clippers taken on the Denver Nuggets. I'm out of Mars and 671 00:48:13.960 --> 00:48:17.880 we'll talk to you then. Ma Whi was doing his thing and all they 672 00:48:17.880 --> 00:48:21.800 want to do is win in La. I win. I thought they gave 673 00:48:21.840 --> 00:48:24.480 everything they had. I'm very proud of them. This has been Clippers Talk, 674 00:48:24.719 --> 00:48:30.320 the official postgame reaction of the La Clippers. God Bless Paul George. 675 00:48:30.320 --> 00:48:34.519 Are you it's just changed? Don't miss an episode all season law go to 676 00:48:34.559 --> 00:48:37.119 wherever you podcast and subscribe today. Well up the show I got you on 677 00:48:37.119 --> 00:48:40.000 the iHeart Radio. You guys are great. Thank you for joining us for 678 00:48:40.079 --> 00:48:44.719 another exciting broadcast of LA Clippers basketball.