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<v Speaker 1>Phoning in.

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<v Speaker 2>We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers right now.

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<v Speaker 1>This peace Clippers Talk on Aaron on Demand, the Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>Let me guess it's about Kawhi. Here we are and

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<v Speaker 1>now here it is the host of your LA Clippers

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<v Speaker 1>Free and postgame.

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<v Speaker 2>At follow Adam a Adam Osley. Clippers fall one twenty

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<v Speaker 2>nine to one eleven in in Indianapolis to the Pacers

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<v Speaker 2>without Kawhi, without Norman Powell. They didn't have enough. They

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<v Speaker 2>lose this one by eighteen on the front end of

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<v Speaker 2>a back to back. They are in Detroit tomorrow. I'm

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<v Speaker 2>Adam Oslin's welcome in to Clippers Talk. Eight sixty six

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<v Speaker 2>ninety eight seven two five seventy. Eight sixty six ninety

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<v Speaker 2>seven two five seventy is the phone number. We'll get

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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls. Looking for postgame audio from coach Lou

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<v Speaker 2>as Well. I just posted this on X I have

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<v Speaker 2>been saying it in the postgame show here. But everybody

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<v Speaker 2>wants to overanalyze this, or some people do, and they

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<v Speaker 2>want to turn this into something it's not. It's just

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<v Speaker 2>where's your heart? Where's your motivation? This team doesn't care.

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<v Speaker 2>I didn't see a team that laid down at all.

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<v Speaker 2>I saw a team that had four key guys in

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<v Speaker 2>this game without Kawhi and Norm Done, dj Emir and

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<v Speaker 2>Bogie go two of twenty two from three. That's what

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<v Speaker 2>I saw. That's not an effort thing. That is a

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<v Speaker 2>talent disparity thing. That is, I don't know, you're not

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<v Speaker 2>as good without your best player in Kawhi. A lot

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<v Speaker 2>of people pre game tried to tell me they're better,

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<v Speaker 2>there's more flow to the offense without Kawhi. It's like, well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's there's more flow to missing odds, there's more passes

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<v Speaker 2>that lead to missing shots. Without Kawhi. You realize he's

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<v Speaker 2>one of the best ISO players in NBA history, So yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>there's going to be some of that. He led the

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<v Speaker 2>league in points per possession in isolation last season. How

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<v Speaker 2>many people came in here and told me pregame that, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>it's a good thing Kawhi isn't playing in this game.

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<v Speaker 2>That was shocking to me. What wasn't was the result.

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<v Speaker 2>Or you have James harden I eatsa Zubats and not

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<v Speaker 2>much else, not enough help somebody else had to have

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<v Speaker 2>an out of body experiences. Brian Semu would say, for

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<v Speaker 2>them to take down a Pacers team that has now

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<v Speaker 2>won sixteen of their last twenty one games. They're one

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<v Speaker 2>of the best home teams in the league. They just

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<v Speaker 2>beat Memphis at home. They can run you out of

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<v Speaker 2>the gym. They can play a multitude of different ways

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<v Speaker 2>on the offensive end. And people are talking about there's

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<v Speaker 2>a lack of effort out there is coach lou motivating them.

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<v Speaker 2>I just don't know what you're watching. That team didn't quit.

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<v Speaker 2>They got it down to thirteen or fifteen points in

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<v Speaker 2>the fourth quarter. They kept playing. They tried how many

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<v Speaker 2>different lineups. Early in the third quarter, they tried to

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<v Speaker 2>go small, then they went back to Aviatza Zubats. They

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<v Speaker 2>tried to go small again around the eight minute mark

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<v Speaker 2>of the fourth. They tried everything. Guys couldn't hit shots,

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<v Speaker 2>and you're not gonna get as many open shots, even

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<v Speaker 2>though they got some. But you're not gonna get nearly

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<v Speaker 2>as many open shots without Kawhi, without Norm Powell and

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<v Speaker 2>the gravity of those guys. That's how it works. So

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<v Speaker 2>for everybody complaining about Kawhi, Leonard in the offense lately

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<v Speaker 2>when they have an offense seprating coming into this game

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<v Speaker 2>of one p seventeen when he's on the floor and

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<v Speaker 2>like one oh nine when he's off the floor, they're

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<v Speaker 2>infinitely better there. They're better defensively with him on the

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<v Speaker 2>floor too. All the numbers say it like, I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>your eye test isn't very good. Maybe get you know,

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<v Speaker 2>some wind decks on the goggles whatever you're using to

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<v Speaker 2>measure how good a team is offensively with Kawhi versus

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<v Speaker 2>without Kauhi. I'm glad we have the numbers and the

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<v Speaker 2>team actually goes off of stuff like that and not

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<v Speaker 2>just well, Kawhi tries to ISO too much, like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 2>he's one of the best ever. And for as much

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<v Speaker 2>as he has struggled so far in his sixteen games back,

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<v Speaker 2>for how inefficient he's been according to some, he still

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<v Speaker 2>is shooting forty six percent from the field and thirty

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<v Speaker 2>eight percent from three while having the minutes increase. Going

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<v Speaker 2>into ISO mode to act like this team is better

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<v Speaker 2>without Kawhi is nuts. And I've been hearing too much

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<v Speaker 2>of that lately, including pregame by some of you that

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<v Speaker 2>are in the chat. Now. It's wild to me, you

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<v Speaker 2>see a game like this where you know, I think

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<v Speaker 2>the Clippers win this ballgame with Kawhi or Norm or both.

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<v Speaker 2>They could have won still if guys just didn't have

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<v Speaker 2>as Brian Seaman would say, if they just weren't miserable

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<v Speaker 2>from three and just bad from three, they might have

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<v Speaker 2>won the game. Two of twenty two from a mer

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<v Speaker 2>done DJ and Bogee, I'm worried about a game like

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<v Speaker 2>this from Bogdanovic. I hope you got it out of

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<v Speaker 2>his system because I've been saying he's going to turn

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<v Speaker 2>things around with his shooting from three as a Clipper,

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<v Speaker 2>and then in a game where they really needed him

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<v Speaker 2>to get it going, he's one of eight from three.

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<v Speaker 2>I said, I would have started him. I understand the

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<v Speaker 2>move of not doing that. They started James Harden, Chris Dunn,

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<v Speaker 2>A Mere Coffee, Derek Jones Junior, and Avitza zubots I

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<v Speaker 2>asked Law about it pregame, I said, is it crazy

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<v Speaker 2>to want to start Bogie in this game to add

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<v Speaker 2>some firepower when there's so much missing right now without Norm,

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<v Speaker 2>without Kawhi to the starting lineup, he said, And this

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<v Speaker 2>is a fair thought process to have from the coaching staff.

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<v Speaker 2>You want to try to have more continuity with bench

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<v Speaker 2>lineups and keep Bogey next to Ben Simmons. They had

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<v Speaker 2>played well together. I suppose they at least had played

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of minutes together. I don't know if the

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<v Speaker 2>plus minus have been very good so far, but I

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<v Speaker 2>get it. You're trying to bring consistency to lineups and rotations.

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<v Speaker 2>But I'm starting Bogdanovich in a game without Norm, in

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<v Speaker 2>a game without Kawhi in the starting lineup. Is that

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<v Speaker 2>why they lost the game? No, because maybe he shoots

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<v Speaker 2>the same or maybe he feels like he has more

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<v Speaker 2>confidence and more of a green light because he's needed,

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<v Speaker 2>and that's why he's been inserted into the starting lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>He went four to thirteen overall, one of eight from

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<v Speaker 2>three eleven points. I just didn't see a path to

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<v Speaker 2>really win this game without Bogie getting it going. And

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<v Speaker 2>from my perspective, I put him in the starting lineup.

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<v Speaker 2>I'd put him in over a mirror DJ probably a mirror.

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<v Speaker 2>So yeah, I don't always agree with coach Lou. That's okay,

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<v Speaker 2>he's getting paid the big bucks for a reason. I

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<v Speaker 2>have a complete casual compared to him. I just that's

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<v Speaker 2>what I would have gone with. Is that why they

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<v Speaker 2>lost the game? I don't know, Bogie. He had plenty

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<v Speaker 2>of opportunities and he didn't shoot it well. Then you

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<v Speaker 2>can make the argument, well, there's less pressure on him

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<v Speaker 2>coming off the bench, so that could help him. Actually,

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<v Speaker 2>there's different ways to look at it. But they did

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<v Speaker 2>lose the game because they couldn't shoot the ball well,

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<v Speaker 2>and in a situation like this, they had to have

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<v Speaker 2>somebody else shoot it well from the outside and they

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<v Speaker 2>couldn't get it. It's James Harden getting you thirty one

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<v Speaker 2>points on seventeen shots. He has an uber efficient night,

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<v Speaker 2>six of thirteen from three eleven assists. It's if he'sa

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<v Speaker 2>Zubats having twenty two only six boards. But I think

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of that is because he was guarding the

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<v Speaker 2>pacers on the perimeter a lot. He got caught in

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<v Speaker 2>cross matchups. Haliburton caught him a couple of times where

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<v Speaker 2>he had to defend him from three and they were

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<v Speaker 2>well defending threes, and it didn't matter. When Hallie went

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<v Speaker 2>on that run. What was that near the end of

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<v Speaker 2>the third quarter he had eleven straight points. He put

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<v Speaker 2>him up ninety to sixty nine. He got a friendly bounce,

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<v Speaker 2>he got into it with the Clippers. It seemed to

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<v Speaker 2>fire him up more. He was talking some trash after

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<v Speaker 2>a layup. I thought that the Clippers tried a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>different combinations. I commend coach lou On that they tried

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<v Speaker 2>just about everything. And guys were just ice cold. Guys

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<v Speaker 2>that aren't this bad from three, not close to it

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<v Speaker 2>done and DJ going oh of ten from three is

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<v Speaker 2>just brutal in a game like this. So the Clippers

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<v Speaker 2>didn't get well. They got an outlier shooting performance I

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<v Speaker 2>would say, not in a positive way, though not somebody

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<v Speaker 2>catching fire who was playing above their heads, a role

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<v Speaker 2>player that has a big night, which is what they needed. Instead,

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<v Speaker 2>it went the other way, role players who stepped down

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<v Speaker 2>instead of stepping up. And I'm not saying the effort

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't there. It was guys were playing hard, they just

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<v Speaker 2>missing shots. They couldn't find it. It's frustrating, I get it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's also completely understandable that you'd lose a game like

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<v Speaker 2>this in Indiana was shooting like that without Kawhi Norm Powell,

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<v Speaker 2>will we have a moment. Let's pause ten seconds for

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<v Speaker 2>station identification here on AM five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>This is LA Clippers Basketball, AM five to seventy KLAC

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<v Speaker 1>Los Angeles, ninety eight seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers fall one twenty nine to one eleven to the

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<v Speaker 2>Indiana Pacers when they had and we're at a huge

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<v Speaker 2>talent disparity, and the guys who you needed to get

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<v Speaker 2>going to have a hot shooting night went the other

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<v Speaker 2>way ice cold. So hundred two thousand would say ice cold.

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<v Speaker 2>It was rough. I don't fault the effort. They played hard,

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<v Speaker 2>they just didn't have enough. Hopefully Kawhi norm Both or

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<v Speaker 2>at least one of those guys is available tomorrow. And

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<v Speaker 2>hopefully James Harden, who was playing late into that game

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<v Speaker 2>and hit a three pointer, was crept under by Nie

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<v Speaker 2>Smith and rolled his right ankle and grabbed at it

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<v Speaker 2>for a second. Hopefully he's okay and can still go tomorrow.

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<v Speaker 2>He played thirty five minutes. We'll get to your phone

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<v Speaker 1>Back to Clippers basketball.

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers lose one twenty nine on one eleven in Indiana's

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<v Speaker 2>the Pacers. Welcome back in. I'm out of MALESLM. This

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<v Speaker 2>is Clippers Talk. Eight six six ninety seven, two five

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<v Speaker 2>seventy is the phone number. Let's start things off with Jose,

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<v Speaker 2>Jose and Downey. You're on Clipper Stop without of Mallson.

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<v Speaker 2>What's up Hose?

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<v Speaker 3>What's up at him? What up at him?

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<v Speaker 4>Uh?

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<v Speaker 3>You know what I on the everything? I yeah, they

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<v Speaker 3>didn't give up, but I mean the disparity, what was

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<v Speaker 3>it like fifteen sixteen rebounds in total?

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<v Speaker 2>And then yeah, but you understand, when one team is

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<v Speaker 2>missing way more shots than the other, that gives them

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<v Speaker 2>way more rebounds to be had. So that's not always

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<v Speaker 2>indicative of anything that's miss shots.

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<v Speaker 3>I was hopeful on the offensive side, would we we'd

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<v Speaker 3>have a higher number on offensive rebounds too, you know,

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<v Speaker 3>because we were missing now just you know, getting ready

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<v Speaker 2>That that part of it, that part of it's fair.

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<v Speaker 3>Uh, The other thing is too, I mean the comment

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<v Speaker 3>that you were talking about the continuity. It's already in

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<v Speaker 3>the second half of the season, and how long are

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<v Speaker 2>To be important. Well, it wasn't a restriction today. I'm sorry,

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<v Speaker 2>but that that's that's not even what happens. He he

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<v Speaker 2>has a sore left foot. The play happened against Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 2>where he noticeably got up gimpy after a transition playing

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<v Speaker 2>the third quarter and he was sirmishing in pain. And

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<v Speaker 2>the other thing is, anyway, are we going to acknowledge

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<v Speaker 4>I mean I didn't.

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<v Speaker 3>I didn't know that the foot thing was real. I

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<v Speaker 3>what was like two games ago when he got hit

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<v Speaker 3>right on the sideline. I saw him gimpy, like I

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<v Speaker 3>was like, all right, I can see the pole thing.

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<v Speaker 5>You know.

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<v Speaker 3>I just didn't know that's what happened to Kawhi.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, there's a video of the Kawhi thing from Thursday.

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<v Speaker 3>now at least I know that they're talking about.

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<v Speaker 2>A minute's restriction. Jose in general, well.

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<v Speaker 3>Just playing more games. I wish they would be.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think he's playing a back to back ever. Again,

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<v Speaker 2>why on earth would you let a guy who is

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<v Speaker 2>a playoff series play back to backs? How does that

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<v Speaker 2>seem wise? Don't you want him to have the best

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<v Speaker 2>chance to play and finish a playoff series? That's what

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, that's true. I just think that the whole in

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<v Speaker 3>and out for everybody, just everybody, because I know we've

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<v Speaker 3>had other players that have missed out, and I think

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<v Speaker 3>it's just it kind of hurts us overall. The other thing,

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<v Speaker 3>I think something we've harped on a lot this season

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<v Speaker 3>yourself and even last year, when they're struggling with the shooting, like,

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<v Speaker 3>gives the ball to who calmed everybody down?

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<v Speaker 6>Give it to him?

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<v Speaker 3>And especially against the team was not that big. I

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you. There's a point in the second

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<v Speaker 2>lost my mind a little bit. Yeah, I Vita Zubots

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<v Speaker 2>hits that right handed hook shot over a triple team.

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<v Speaker 2>He had just scored multiple baskets, including bodying Thomas Bryant,

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<v Speaker 2>and the next six shots from the Clippers are all

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<v Speaker 2>three pointers in the second quarter. The next six they

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<v Speaker 2>made two of them, so they got a point per

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<v Speaker 2>possession there. It's not great, and I Viza Zubos went

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<v Speaker 2>from looking to be gaining a real rhythm there and

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<v Speaker 2>looking to be unstoppable. He had eight points in the

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<v Speaker 2>second and just made a hook shot over three guys

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<v Speaker 2>and just went through Thomas Bryant for another one, and

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<v Speaker 2>they go away from him six straight possessions. That is

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<v Speaker 2>brill Yeah.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah, and then you know, I mean it wasn't just

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<v Speaker 3>this game. I think we're My irustration coming from is just,

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<v Speaker 3>oh yeah, some of these losses that have have amounted

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<v Speaker 3>It's like, I don't think they're losing to like these

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<v Speaker 3>great teams. I understand Gianni's played in the last game,

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<v Speaker 3>but I mean they're not that good right now, and

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<v Speaker 3>I would think we have to close up those games.

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<v Speaker 3>The other game against Indiana that we lost when we

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<v Speaker 3>were up twenty two even that game against the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 3>like they weren't that good. You know, the Lakers were

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<v Speaker 3>not that good. It's just it's it's alarming the big

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<v Speaker 3>losses I guess they had against what I consider I

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<v Speaker 3>think pretty mediocre teams.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, well, I wouldn't call Milwaukee mediocre. They're thirty

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<v Speaker 2>one and twenty four. Indiana's thirty two and twenty three.

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<v Speaker 2>The Lakers have had the best defense in the league

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<v Speaker 2>since like January tenth. Now, I respectfully disagree. However, I

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<v Speaker 2>agree with your sentiment of you gotta win a game

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<v Speaker 2>where you're up by thirteen late against Milwaukee in the

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<v Speaker 2>fourth quarter, Jose, you gotta win a game where you're

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<v Speaker 2>up by twenty two against Indiana. And that has been

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<v Speaker 2>a disturbing trend where seven times already this season with

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<v Speaker 2>twenty six games left, the Clippers have let go of

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<v Speaker 2>the rope a little bit, or they've letting go of

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<v Speaker 2>a lead where they have been up seven times this

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<v Speaker 2>season by ten plus points and they have lost those games.

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<v Speaker 2>And last season they only had that occur seven times.

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<v Speaker 2>So they got twenty six games left to go, and

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<v Speaker 2>you can say that, yeah, they've lost a lot of

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<v Speaker 2>games they should have won. I think that's fair to say.

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<v Speaker 2>There's something else that is interesting. To put it kindly,

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<v Speaker 2>that is a little bit worrisome. The Clippers have been

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<v Speaker 2>down double digits in every game in February, including this one. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 2>that cannot continue. I appreciate the phone call, though, jose

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<v Speaker 2>Let's go to Kyle in Brooklyn. Kyle, what's up? You're

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<v Speaker 2>on Clipper shot with out of.

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<v Speaker 4>Malsen Adam, Sir. He took the words right out of

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<v Speaker 4>my mouth. I'm gonna do thing. That was one of

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<v Speaker 4>the main reasons I called in that second quarter that

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<v Speaker 4>you brought up was infuriating your strike.

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<v Speaker 6>I think it was for.

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<v Speaker 4>Four shots in a row, or now I think it

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<v Speaker 4>was three. I think it was one of one before that.

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<v Speaker 4>Three shots in a row, and then they come down

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<v Speaker 4>and he's setting high picks for three pointers. I didn't understand.

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<v Speaker 4>It was killing me.

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<v Speaker 5>It was killing me.

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<v Speaker 4>But this whole faction where the sky is falling, like

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<v Speaker 4>everybody relaxed, like calm down. It's post trade deadlines. The

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<v Speaker 4>two guys that we need to dig ourselves out from

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<v Speaker 4>a sixteen point hole aren't in the game, all right,

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<v Speaker 4>that's just the fact of the matter. It's nothing to

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<v Speaker 4>freak out about. We're trying to figure out if Bobden

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<v Speaker 4>can be that scoring force that we want him to be.

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<v Speaker 4>So Done doesn't have to shoot five times. I don't

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<v Speaker 4>No one wants Done shooting five to three.

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<v Speaker 2>Pointers as a great one point Kyle like he felt.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, obviously, when the defense is playing off of him,

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<v Speaker 2>when nobody else is hitting, when it feels like, hey,

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<v Speaker 2>I gotta take these shots because nobody else is knocking

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<v Speaker 2>him down right now, I mean, where are you supposed

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<v Speaker 2>to be?

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<v Speaker 4>Yea is not hitting if he's He's boss is in

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<v Speaker 4>there for a reason. We want him to be that guy.

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<v Speaker 4>He's not being that guy. We can't get mad at

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<v Speaker 4>Dunn for shooting. None of them are hitting anything. Uh.

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<v Speaker 4>The only thing that that Yeah, that got to me

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<v Speaker 4>was the Zoo situation in the second, which you already

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<v Speaker 4>brought up. That was the thing that really dug in

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<v Speaker 4>me a little bit. The other stuff that is interesting

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<v Speaker 4>to me. Just I called him last week, I'm very

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<v Speaker 4>interested in this. Like I said, we're post trade deadline.

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<v Speaker 4>We're figuring things out. Like I'm finding littler things to

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<v Speaker 4>focus on. So I've been focusing on Simmons, who's been

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<v Speaker 4>very interesting to me. He's been so good, and this

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<v Speaker 4>was the first night where I was like, Okay, I'm

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<v Speaker 4>seeing some of his head get into it. And it's

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<v Speaker 4>interesting watching a player who is so fluid and natural.

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<v Speaker 4>When you watch him play and then all of a

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<v Speaker 4>sudden he's passing the ball literally a foot and a

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<v Speaker 4>half to a player right next to him at the

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<v Speaker 4>three point line, or he's passing up he becomes differential.

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<v Speaker 2>You know, who are you talking about here?

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<v Speaker 4>Again?

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<v Speaker 2>Simmon, Well, he's not going to take a three, so

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<v Speaker 2>he's going to have to be deferential.

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<v Speaker 6>I mean when he's I mean, I'm fascinated by him

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<v Speaker 6>because he's just a natural and the fact that it

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<v Speaker 6>does seem like whatever his issues in the league.

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<v Speaker 4>Have been, they've been mental, which he's he's openly.

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<v Speaker 2>Said, Yeah, I think that's a big part of it.

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<v Speaker 2>I agree with you, it is.

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<v Speaker 6>It is.

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<v Speaker 4>And the thing the way Doc Rivers handle it is

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<v Speaker 4>the reason I'm glad we got rid of him.

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<v Speaker 3>Yeah.

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<v Speaker 4>It's like if a player comes to you and says,

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<v Speaker 4>I don't want to play basketball, and he's been playing

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<v Speaker 4>basketball his whole life, something's wrong. It's not like, oh,

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<v Speaker 4>he's just being a bad teammate. No, dude, something's wrong

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<v Speaker 4>with that person.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, he definitely. His criticism after the Game seven situation

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<v Speaker 2>against Atlanta compounded the issue there in Philadelphia. It made

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<v Speaker 4>Yeah, but I'm intrigued by him because I think we

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<v Speaker 4>have a great organization that can bring the best out

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<v Speaker 4>of the du Buy called bast week to talk about

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<v Speaker 4>Simmons because he's just fun for me to watch.

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<v Speaker 2>Now, Kyle, did you see that playing. I think in

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<v Speaker 2>the third quarter where Simmons was out there next to

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<v Speaker 2>him eats the Zoo Bots after Zoo came back in.

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<v Speaker 2>They took him out early in the third quarter. He

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<v Speaker 2>comes back in, they tried to go small. Then I

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<v Speaker 2>think they took out a mere coffee, picked up his

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<v Speaker 2>fourth foul or something. He comes back in. Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 2>had a play where they're playing off of him. He's

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<v Speaker 2>top side above the three point arc, and instead of

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<v Speaker 2>being baited into taking that shot or just passing it right,

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<v Speaker 2>then he goes from zero to one hundred straight down

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<v Speaker 2>the lane and through a beautiful pass to a Visa

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<v Speaker 2>Zoo Bots for an easy one. Like he created. That's

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<v Speaker 2>a ridiculously easy opportunity for Big Zoo out of nothing.

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<v Speaker 2>That was great to see. That's what it has to

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<v Speaker 2>be if those two are going to be on the

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<v Speaker 4>And but that's that's what I'm talking about with when

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<v Speaker 4>you see him play at such a naturally high level

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<v Speaker 4>that we know he was and he is he has

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<v Speaker 4>in him. The first two games, all I saw was

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<v Speaker 4>him playing off instinct. It was fantastic. It was really

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<v Speaker 4>really great.

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<v Speaker 5>Today.

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<v Speaker 4>There were just a few moments where I was like, Okay,

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<v Speaker 4>there it is. There it is. I hope our staff

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<v Speaker 4>can figure that out. I like, there are There was

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<v Speaker 4>a moment when he when he was coming down I

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<v Speaker 4>think it was three on three and I don't know

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<v Speaker 4>what it was, but I know he has the athleticism

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<v Speaker 4>and the talent to just he was coming across the lane.

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<v Speaker 4>He's probably four feet away. He could have easily gone

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<v Speaker 4>off with a left hand and laid the ball up,

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<v Speaker 4>and he deferred. And there's been a couple of times

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<v Speaker 4>like that. There was another time at the top of

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<v Speaker 4>a three point on the left side where he deferred

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<v Speaker 4>to Bowman who was a foot and a half two

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<v Speaker 4>feet away from him. That doesn't help anything. It's like

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<v Speaker 4>make a move, you know what I'm saying, Like there's

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<v Speaker 4>there were a few moments where he felt uncomfortable. I

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<v Speaker 4>hope we have the staff that's going to get to

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<v Speaker 4>the eighty percent ninety percent of him I'm seeing over

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<v Speaker 4>the last three games. It's like that is a hell

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<v Speaker 4>of an athlete and a great basketball player.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, Kyle, I appreciate it. Hell a phone call. I

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<v Speaker 2>agree with you. There's a ton of upside to Ben

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<v Speaker 2>Simmons that can be unlocked if they can get some

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<v Speaker 2>of those habits to change. We'll take a quick time out.

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers lose one twenty nine to one eleven in Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>to the Pacers. Will come back. We'll get back to

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<v Speaker 2>your phone calls. I'm Oudam Mosland and you're listening to

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers sock here on a five to seventy LA Sports.

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<v Speaker 1>Clippers. You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball. Take us with

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<v Speaker 1>you wherever you are on the iHeartRadio app.

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<v Speaker 2>Clippers lose by eighteen without Kahi and Norm in Indiana

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<v Speaker 2>to the Pacers. Just saw this from La Murray postgame,

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<v Speaker 2>said coach Lou didn't express any concern about that fourth

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<v Speaker 2>quarter collision with James Harden looked like he was grabbing

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<v Speaker 2>at his right ankle. That's good. He did talk about

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<v Speaker 2>pace many times that the Clippers had trouble with that,

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<v Speaker 2>and this is great to see. La Murray said. While

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<v Speaker 2>Ben Simmons will not play tomorrow, the door is open

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<v Speaker 2>at some point to play on zero day's rest at

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<v Speaker 2>some point this season. Clippers have five more back to

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<v Speaker 2>backs after tomorrow's game, but law Murray was told that

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<v Speaker 2>the door is open to Ben Simmons eventually playing back

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<v Speaker 2>to backs. I'm Adam Moslin, welcome back. In Clippers lose

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<v Speaker 2>one twenty nine to one to eleven in Indiana to

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<v Speaker 2>the Pacers. Ryan and Burbank. Ryan, Yeah, about thirty seconds here.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm sorry, my friend, but we got a ton of time.

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<v Speaker 4>You're good.

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<v Speaker 7>You're good, Adam. I think you hit a lot of

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<v Speaker 7>this on the head man. It's just wide open shots

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<v Speaker 7>getting bricked. I mean, you talk about Derrek Jones Junior,

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<v Speaker 7>you know done Bogee, I mean, all these guys had

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<v Speaker 7>wide open opportunities. It wasn't like contested and that the

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<v Speaker 7>only thing that I'm happy about is that. And like

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<v Speaker 7>the last Colors said about the trade, deadline. Simmons is

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<v Speaker 7>creating open offense on the bench for these players, and

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<v Speaker 7>I think that's the biggest thing moving forward. When that

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<v Speaker 7>offensive lineup of Kawhi, Harden, Zoo Pale and Derek Jones

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<v Speaker 7>Junior has been playing one of the best ratings in

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<v Speaker 7>the NBA.

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<v Speaker 4>We just we need this.

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<v Speaker 7>Team to be healthy come playoff time. Be healthy via

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<v Speaker 7>s top six seed.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the Clippers starting lineup, I appreciate the phone call.

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<v Speaker 2>I like it, Ryan. The Clippers starting lineup with James

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<v Speaker 2>with Norm with DJ Kawhi and a Visa zubats as

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<v Speaker 2>the best net rating of a five man unit in

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<v Speaker 2>the NBA over one hundred and fifty minutes. They've been

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<v Speaker 2>really good and Kawhi is not even back to all

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<v Speaker 2>NBA four. They don't have them in this game kind

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<v Speaker 2>of changes everything. I don't know what some people were

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<v Speaker 2>thinking talking about, oh, they'll be better without Kawhi, or

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<v Speaker 2>my eye test says, you know, the flow's just much

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<v Speaker 2>better offensively without them. Cool, They're not scoring more points

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<v Speaker 2>per one hundred possessions without Kawhi. That's what batters at

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<v Speaker 2>the end. Demetrius in Manhattan Beach, what's up, You're on

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<v Speaker 2>Clipper sock Man.

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<v Speaker 5>You know, Adam Good talking to you, it's it's like

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<v Speaker 5>I'm hearing all the callers and everything. It's like beating

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<v Speaker 5>a dead harsh I agree with you. It's a bizarre

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<v Speaker 5>whoever made that that bizarre, weird question about the team

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<v Speaker 5>is better with our Kawahi. I think they need to

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<v Speaker 5>rethink some things and not even actually calling the radio

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<v Speaker 5>station to waste your time in the listener's time. I mean,

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<v Speaker 5>you got to have the eye test and know that

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<v Speaker 5>you're talking about one of the greatest elite players this

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<v Speaker 5>league has ever seen, and you want to have him

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<v Speaker 5>for the playoff. Like me and you, Adam and certain people,

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<v Speaker 5>we're not worried about Kawhi. We need him healthy. We

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<v Speaker 5>know what he's going to bring during the playoffs. We

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<v Speaker 5>need the rest of the board and in jubox. We

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<v Speaker 5>know what he's going to bring. We know what power

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<v Speaker 5>is going to bring. So we need a total effort.

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<v Speaker 5>We need a total effort. We got enough. Like you said,

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<v Speaker 5>our starting five is to me, I love our starting five.

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<v Speaker 5>I'll put our starting five up against anyone in the league.

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<v Speaker 5>I think the rotation coming off coming off the bench

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<v Speaker 5>with Simmons. I think actually made him. Man, he's looking

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<v Speaker 5>pretty good. I mean, I mean, what can you expect.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, the guy is he's feeling a little bit

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<v Speaker 5>more happier now and he's playing the way he plays,

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<v Speaker 5>and so you know, that's just where we're at now.

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<v Speaker 5>But look, we got Jeff ben Gandhi, we got ty Lu.

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<v Speaker 5>I mean, we got everything we need at him here.

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<v Speaker 5>I don't want to hear the excuses from.

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<v Speaker 2>Well, they need good health, Demetrius as always, and I

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<v Speaker 2>appreciate the phone call, my friend. I'm up again. So

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<v Speaker 2>we got to take a time out here because we're

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<v Speaker 2>getting out of the bottom of the hour. But what

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<v Speaker 2>they need more than anything is something completely outside their control,

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<v Speaker 2>good health. Unfortunately, the injury gods have not been on

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<v Speaker 2>their side over the last five six years, maybe since

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<v Speaker 2>their existence with this franchise, but specifically with Kawhi Leonard

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<v Speaker 2>and today more specifically with Kawhi and Norm Powell out

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<v Speaker 2>against Indiana Clippers once twenty nine to one eleven. We'll

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<v Speaker 2>come back, we'll close things out next. I'm outa Moslins

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<v Speaker 2>and you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network

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<v Speaker 2>and AM five seven LA.

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<v Speaker 1>Take us with you wherever you are on the iHeartRadio.

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<v Speaker 2>Back to Clippers basketball. Clippers lose one twenty nine to

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<v Speaker 2>one eleven in Indiana to the Pacers, second most points

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<v Speaker 2>they've given up since that loss to OKC in November.

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<v Speaker 2>LT Murray, I'll have him on pre game tomorrow. I

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<v Speaker 2>think I disagree with him about this. He said this

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<v Speaker 2>wasn't about threes. The Pacers just ran the Clippers off

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<v Speaker 2>the floor. I think those things go together. First of all,

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<v Speaker 2>Pacers had six fast break points, and if you're missing

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<v Speaker 2>a bunch of threes, it leads to long rebounds and

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<v Speaker 2>a team getting into their offense much more quickly. So

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<v Speaker 2>I might have him on if he's wanting to come

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<v Speaker 2>on again pregame tomorrow, we might have to talk about that.

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<v Speaker 2>He had an interesting point here about James Harden. The

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<v Speaker 2>stat for you. This was the first time James Harden

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<v Speaker 2>lost a game in which he scored thirty plus points

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<v Speaker 2>since October twenty twenty two with the seventy six ers,

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<v Speaker 2>and he also asked James Harden postgame about how practices

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<v Speaker 2>have gone. James Harden said, Uh, practices have gone well,

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<v Speaker 2>but the Clippers missing Kawhi Norman Powell quote makes it

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<v Speaker 2>that much more difficult to win a game. What else

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<v Speaker 2>do you need to know about this one? Hopefully they're

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<v Speaker 2>back tomorrow, but sometimes it's not that difficult to explain

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<v Speaker 2>how a game like this happens. Before we get out

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<v Speaker 2>of here, I do want to thank the Clippers organization,

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<v Speaker 2>Ralph Lawler, Brian Seeman, noa ego, Carlo Jimenez on the

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<v Speaker 2>call people with Jake Warner, a producer here back in

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<v Speaker 2>the bank, Daniel West, Thank you Daniel, the callers, the listeners,

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<v Speaker 2>the chatters, appreciate all you guys. We'll do it again

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<v Speaker 2>tomorrow starting at three Clippers in Detroit. Take it on

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<v Speaker 2>the Pistons. I'm out a maazam. We'll talk to you this.

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