WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.320 --> 00:00:01.360 The LA Clippers. 2 00:00:02.359 --> 00:00:06.080 The game is ended, gather round boys, time to recap, but. 3 00:00:06.160 --> 00:00:09.560 The postgame coverage is just getting started. The success is 4 00:00:09.759 --> 00:00:10.279 the failure. 5 00:00:10.560 --> 00:00:14.880 Let's discuss this is Clippers locker road, breaking down today's 6 00:00:14.919 --> 00:00:17.399 playoff game with the pre and post game voice of 7 00:00:17.440 --> 00:00:18.079 the Clippers. 8 00:00:19.039 --> 00:00:20.359 Here's that a moss. 9 00:00:20.160 --> 00:00:26.519 Leg, a disappointing end to a promising season as the 10 00:00:26.519 --> 00:00:29.839 Clippers lose Game seven and get blown out by the 11 00:00:29.839 --> 00:00:32.240 Denver Nuggets with a final score of one twenty to 12 00:00:32.399 --> 00:00:36.880 oneh one. Welcome into your Clippers postgame show. I'm at 13 00:00:36.880 --> 00:00:39.880 a Moslin coming up. We'll get to your postgame box score. 14 00:00:39.920 --> 00:00:41.920 We'll take your phone calls on the Patriot Am eleven 15 00:00:42.000 --> 00:00:43.799 fifty if you want to get on early eight seven 16 00:00:43.799 --> 00:00:47.679 to seven, five to two, zero eleven fifty. As this 17 00:00:47.799 --> 00:00:51.359 twenty twenty four to twenty twenty five LA Clippers season 18 00:00:52.000 --> 00:00:54.960 comes to an end, let's get back out to ball 19 00:00:55.000 --> 00:00:59.119 Arena with your radio voice of the Clippers in Carlo Jimenez. 20 00:00:59.359 --> 00:01:01.359 Before we get to the big picture of Carlo, it's 21 00:01:01.439 --> 00:01:05.120 just tough to figure out why the Clippers, after leading 22 00:01:05.159 --> 00:01:07.959 the first quarter by five, came out so flat the 23 00:01:08.000 --> 00:01:12.040 rest of the way. They started strong, the DJ move work. 24 00:01:12.159 --> 00:01:14.480 Then they brought it in Nico, Buttom, it felt like the 25 00:01:14.480 --> 00:01:16.439 Clippers were going to be in a battle all night, 26 00:01:16.439 --> 00:01:19.400 and instead they got blitzed and it was a one 27 00:01:19.480 --> 00:01:22.719 punched knockout for the Denver Nuggets. That happened early in 28 00:01:22.760 --> 00:01:23.400 that second quarter. 29 00:01:24.079 --> 00:01:26.480 Yeah, the Nuggets out him, took the eleven point lead 30 00:01:26.519 --> 00:01:29.439 in a halftime. They got up big in that second quarter, 31 00:01:29.519 --> 00:01:32.319 up by as many as fifteen, but it just for 32 00:01:32.359 --> 00:01:34.640 the Clippers. The thing that baffles me is this is 33 00:01:34.680 --> 00:01:37.120 a team out of that for the most part this season, 34 00:01:37.159 --> 00:01:40.840 had been so good at in second halves and they 35 00:01:40.879 --> 00:01:43.239 laid down I mean Denver twenty two to four run, 36 00:01:43.480 --> 00:01:45.680 it was seventeen to oh one point. They just couldn't 37 00:01:45.719 --> 00:01:48.879 find a way to get any momentum going. You've talked 38 00:01:48.920 --> 00:01:53.799 about that championship mentality that Denver had, and I think 39 00:01:54.640 --> 00:01:57.560 knowing what had happened to them last year, the Nuggets 40 00:01:57.640 --> 00:01:59.920 really felt motivated, not only because they were playing the 41 00:02:00.000 --> 00:02:02.799 Clippers in Round one, but they wanted to show people 42 00:02:02.799 --> 00:02:04.920 that they could hold on to a lead in Game seven. 43 00:02:04.959 --> 00:02:07.799 And they did that. And if you're the Clippers, like 44 00:02:07.879 --> 00:02:10.120 every series that goes seven, games. You just think back 45 00:02:10.120 --> 00:02:13.280 to so many moments in which this series could have turned. 46 00:02:13.360 --> 00:02:15.319 But at the end of the day, this is a 47 00:02:15.319 --> 00:02:19.360 group that fought, that battled, that many people didn't expect 48 00:02:19.360 --> 00:02:21.360 to be here. I think it's a It's a team 49 00:02:21.360 --> 00:02:23.840 Clipper Nation can be very proud of with the way 50 00:02:23.879 --> 00:02:27.800 they attacked every day getting the fifty wins, and it's 51 00:02:27.879 --> 00:02:31.719 just so many moments throughout the season to remember that 52 00:02:31.759 --> 00:02:34.479 are special. But a tough one today for a group 53 00:02:34.520 --> 00:02:38.960 that en them had fought so hard since March and 54 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:42.800 it just ran out of gas. Maybe that was it 55 00:02:43.080 --> 00:02:43.919 in the third. 56 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:47.919 It looked like it at times. Denver brought the fight 57 00:02:47.960 --> 00:02:49.599 and the Clippers just didn't have an answer. And that 58 00:02:49.680 --> 00:02:53.240 championship medal showed through or shined through this Denver Nuggets 59 00:02:53.240 --> 00:02:55.280 team when they had to have it most down to 60 00:02:55.280 --> 00:02:58.719 one in this series, coming through with the miraculous dunk 61 00:02:59.000 --> 00:03:01.439 as they did in game after giving up the lead. 62 00:03:02.199 --> 00:03:06.400 They were the mentally tougher squad. Credit to the Denver Nuggets. 63 00:03:06.719 --> 00:03:09.919 They earned this series victory, they earn a chance to 64 00:03:09.960 --> 00:03:11.639 move on to the second round against Okay. 65 00:03:11.479 --> 00:03:15.479 See yeah, And they came out and they punched hard 66 00:03:15.479 --> 00:03:17.319 and like you said it was just a knockout. I 67 00:03:17.319 --> 00:03:21.000 mean the Clippers could not recover after going down eleven 68 00:03:21.240 --> 00:03:24.599 at halftime, just never found an answer. And it had 69 00:03:24.599 --> 00:03:26.800 been a game at them where you know, Denver traditionally 70 00:03:26.840 --> 00:03:29.120 in this series, had won the first quarters. The Clippers 71 00:03:29.120 --> 00:03:31.680 had been excellent in second and fourth quarters. They were 72 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:36.960 plus seventeen in second quarters in this series. They lost 73 00:03:37.159 --> 00:03:41.439 that second quarter by sixteen. Just an odd, odd turn 74 00:03:41.479 --> 00:03:44.159 of events for this Clipper team. I think Kawhi Leonard 75 00:03:44.199 --> 00:03:46.639 was aggressive early but just not enough for him. And 76 00:03:46.680 --> 00:03:49.479 then Denver eleven second chance points in that second quarter. 77 00:03:49.560 --> 00:03:52.319 Clippers did not have any in the second and the 78 00:03:52.319 --> 00:03:55.599 Clippers what they needed to do was turn defense to offense. 79 00:03:55.639 --> 00:03:57.960 It's been the life blood of their offense all season long. 80 00:03:58.000 --> 00:04:01.639 They were unable to do that this game. Credit the Nuggets. 81 00:04:01.719 --> 00:04:06.360 Christian Brown has his playoff career high. Aaron Gordon was excellent, 82 00:04:06.360 --> 00:04:09.120 he was physical, he was aggressive. Michael Porter Junior hit 83 00:04:09.120 --> 00:04:11.960 bag shots. Clippers did not lose to Jamal Murray, Nicola 84 00:04:12.000 --> 00:04:14.960 yoguch today. They lost to the rest of the Denver Nuggets, 85 00:04:15.479 --> 00:04:17.800 which we thought would be the area that Clippers would 86 00:04:17.800 --> 00:04:20.519 have the strength in. It was not the case here 87 00:04:20.560 --> 00:04:21.199 in game seven. 88 00:04:21.480 --> 00:04:25.040 Yeah, they weren't good enough on the margins the rule players, 89 00:04:25.160 --> 00:04:27.360 but the stars have to lead. And I thought Kawhi 90 00:04:27.439 --> 00:04:29.680 Leonard was okay in that first half. He was more 91 00:04:29.720 --> 00:04:33.199 than solid. But James Harden another game, unfortunately in an 92 00:04:33.199 --> 00:04:36.639 elimination situation where he's not going to be able to 93 00:04:36.639 --> 00:04:39.040 beat the allegations in this one, thirty five minutes, two 94 00:04:39.040 --> 00:04:41.040 of eight from the field. He did have thirteen assists, 95 00:04:41.040 --> 00:04:44.040 but just seven points. Your stars have to lead you. 96 00:04:44.120 --> 00:04:46.560 We saw the blueprint in game six and then everybody 97 00:04:46.639 --> 00:04:49.920 else falls in line. That didn't happen, but it is 98 00:04:50.000 --> 00:04:54.040 more baffling and confounding by the way this happened with 99 00:04:54.279 --> 00:04:57.920 Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokicic only having first fifteen points 100 00:04:57.959 --> 00:05:02.600 combined in the first half, they were still leading by eleven. 101 00:05:03.240 --> 00:05:05.759 Christian Brown, I thought, really stepped up. He started to 102 00:05:05.800 --> 00:05:07.920 heat up the last couple of games from the outside. 103 00:05:07.959 --> 00:05:11.600 He finished with twenty one points. Aaron Gordon might have been, 104 00:05:11.680 --> 00:05:14.759 I don't know, the second third best player in this series. 105 00:05:14.920 --> 00:05:16.920 He was that good for the Denver Nuggets in so 106 00:05:16.959 --> 00:05:20.319 many different ways, with being a glue guy but also 107 00:05:20.399 --> 00:05:22.519 going out and getting twenty points in a lot of 108 00:05:22.560 --> 00:05:25.439 these games and helping out with the scoring. So the 109 00:05:25.480 --> 00:05:30.079 Denver Nuggets certainly more than earned this series victory. Just 110 00:05:30.120 --> 00:05:33.560 disappointing that it went this way so quickly in Game 111 00:05:33.680 --> 00:05:37.240 seven where things got out of hand, a very devastating loss, 112 00:05:37.279 --> 00:05:38.480 I know right now for Clipernation. 113 00:05:39.120 --> 00:05:42.839 Yeah, when you think about this series, Adam, games one, two, 114 00:05:42.879 --> 00:05:46.720 and four are one possession games, and then you look 115 00:05:46.839 --> 00:05:48.839 up in the middle of the third quarter of Game 116 00:05:49.160 --> 00:05:53.480 seven and down thirty five. It's just baffling when you 117 00:05:53.480 --> 00:05:57.199 think about how close this has been all series long. 118 00:05:57.639 --> 00:05:59.680 Denver really able to get it done with the fast 119 00:05:59.720 --> 00:06:02.959 break points twenty four and this one they had twenty. 120 00:06:03.040 --> 00:06:06.199 The Avalanche just scored. So they throw a highlight up 121 00:06:06.279 --> 00:06:09.240 here on the big board. The Avalanche are playing in 122 00:06:09.399 --> 00:06:13.600 Dallas in a Game seven right now. But Denver I 123 00:06:13.639 --> 00:06:17.319 thought they had more focused, they had more physicality, they 124 00:06:17.319 --> 00:06:20.040 had more intensity. But also, Adam, they had shot making. Yeah, 125 00:06:20.079 --> 00:06:23.240 and for the second straight half in the game, the 126 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:28.399 Clippers had four first half threes. They struggled to shoot 127 00:06:28.439 --> 00:06:34.199 the ball once again, thirty twenty nine percent from the 128 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:36.800 three point line. The Clippers and them had been thirty 129 00:06:36.879 --> 00:06:39.800 three and four when they shoot thirty eight percent, and 130 00:06:40.000 --> 00:06:42.560 I think they got there twice in this series. 131 00:06:43.120 --> 00:06:46.800 Clippers unfortunately go out with a whimper in a season 132 00:06:47.199 --> 00:06:51.040 that you have to say they overachieved. Gained the fifty 133 00:06:51.079 --> 00:06:53.560 wins after the over under was thirty seven and a half. 134 00:06:54.040 --> 00:06:56.800 Be a shame if people only remember that final game. 135 00:06:57.360 --> 00:06:59.759 I would encourage those of you who can look back 136 00:06:59.759 --> 00:07:02.240 a little bit further to do so. With this Clippers 137 00:07:02.319 --> 00:07:05.399 team and how much they were able to accomplish this season, 138 00:07:05.399 --> 00:07:08.959 it's just a very devastating and disappointing end. But the 139 00:07:08.959 --> 00:07:11.079 one thing I keep coming back to Carlow when I 140 00:07:11.120 --> 00:07:14.079 think about this Clippers year, When I think about this organization, 141 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:17.439 and we've talked about this many times, but I almost 142 00:07:17.519 --> 00:07:19.720 think of them as an expansion team that is just 143 00:07:19.759 --> 00:07:24.279 about eleven years in since Steve Balmer took over. And 144 00:07:24.319 --> 00:07:28.680 that's where my hope lies. Because Steve Balmer, they say 145 00:07:28.800 --> 00:07:31.519 when we said it, free game ownership is the biggest 146 00:07:31.639 --> 00:07:34.680 advantage in sports. You even see it in a game 147 00:07:34.879 --> 00:07:38.240 like this where he was able to charter out Clippers 148 00:07:38.319 --> 00:07:41.560 fans from the wall, from the swell, have them there, 149 00:07:42.199 --> 00:07:44.240 have them in the building, try to create a home 150 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:47.560 court advantage. Steve Balmer will do anything it takes to 151 00:07:47.680 --> 00:07:50.439 make sure this team is competing in a winner and 152 00:07:50.560 --> 00:07:53.920 has a chance to keep climbing up and eventually get 153 00:07:53.959 --> 00:07:55.680 to the top of the mountain and win a championship. 154 00:07:56.279 --> 00:07:59.439 Yeah, and he has shown the ultimate investment in this 155 00:07:59.600 --> 00:08:03.480 crew been Adam. This was a Clipper team that, really, 156 00:08:03.639 --> 00:08:06.120 like you mentioned, was not picked on forty games. They 157 00:08:06.160 --> 00:08:10.240 win fifty games this season. Credit the front office for 158 00:08:10.319 --> 00:08:13.720 putting together an excellent trade deadline an offseason that made 159 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:16.800 them a defensive team. Jeff Van Gundy was a huge acquisition. 160 00:08:17.199 --> 00:08:20.120 We'll see what happens with him, obviously a head coaching 161 00:08:20.120 --> 00:08:24.480 candidate this offseason. But the Clippers I think what they 162 00:08:24.519 --> 00:08:27.079 did this season at him is they set a baseline 163 00:08:27.079 --> 00:08:30.839 that next year, this needs to be the standard for 164 00:08:30.879 --> 00:08:33.399 this group. And I don't know if many people would 165 00:08:33.440 --> 00:08:35.799 have thought being a four seed being a playoff team 166 00:08:35.879 --> 00:08:37.759 or a five seed being a playoff team would be 167 00:08:37.840 --> 00:08:41.559 a standard. But Steve really believes and always having teams 168 00:08:41.559 --> 00:08:44.639 that compete and are competitive every single year. That's why 169 00:08:44.679 --> 00:08:48.279 he invests so much in this organization. And the Clippers 170 00:08:48.559 --> 00:08:50.679 did that this season. I expect them to do it 171 00:08:51.039 --> 00:08:55.799 again next season and continue to be a contender every year. 172 00:08:55.919 --> 00:08:57.960 A fun end of the year, and the Clippers just 173 00:08:58.039 --> 00:08:59.639 ran into a championship group. 174 00:08:59.679 --> 00:09:01.840 Here Mile High credit the Denver Nuggets. 175 00:09:01.879 --> 00:09:04.720 They were poised, they were effective, they knew their roles, 176 00:09:05.080 --> 00:09:07.559 and when you win a championship, you carry that throughout 177 00:09:07.600 --> 00:09:10.440 your career. And they kept the same four together who 178 00:09:10.480 --> 00:09:13.440 were able to help them in Gordon Porter, Junior Brown 179 00:09:13.480 --> 00:09:15.600 and Jokich and Murray. I mean, those are five guys 180 00:09:15.600 --> 00:09:18.759 who all won a championship with this group, and they did. 181 00:09:18.360 --> 00:09:20.960 They were able to come away with a first round 182 00:09:21.000 --> 00:09:22.759 win here in Denver. 183 00:09:23.000 --> 00:09:25.720 Clippers fall in Game seven, one twenty to one. Oh one. 184 00:09:25.799 --> 00:09:27.720 Will take a quick time out as we pause ten 185 00:09:27.759 --> 00:09:31.720 seconds for station identification here on Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 186 00:09:36.600 --> 00:09:41.320 This is LA Clippers Basketball AM eleven fifty k EiV 187 00:09:41.519 --> 00:09:43.840 Los Angeles About. 188 00:09:44.720 --> 00:09:46.159 And iHeartRadio station. 189 00:09:46.840 --> 00:09:49.399 And with that, the Clipper season comes to an end. 190 00:09:49.840 --> 00:09:54.080 They fall by nineteen in Game seven to the Denver Nuggets. Well, 191 00:09:54.080 --> 00:09:56.799 this is the real tough part here. Carlo Jmenez, my friend, 192 00:09:56.840 --> 00:09:59.559 it's been a joy. It's been a pleasure all year long. 193 00:10:00.200 --> 00:10:03.320 Second year getting to work with you. Wouldn't want any 194 00:10:03.320 --> 00:10:08.480 other way. Appreciate your professionalism and your high level broadcasting 195 00:10:08.519 --> 00:10:11.320 talent that you bring to each in every Clippers game. 196 00:10:11.799 --> 00:10:13.960 Love you, my friend. It's been a ride, it's been 197 00:10:13.960 --> 00:10:16.519 a joy. Love you brother. Thank you so much. 198 00:10:16.600 --> 00:10:19.840 You pushed me to be great every day. Truly, truly, 199 00:10:19.879 --> 00:10:22.960 we have too much fun and you provide so much 200 00:10:23.000 --> 00:10:25.399 excellence to the broadcast, so I could appreciate you what 201 00:10:25.440 --> 00:10:30.039 you do for Clipper Nation every single day. It is incredible. 202 00:10:30.279 --> 00:10:31.159 I will see you soon. 203 00:10:32.000 --> 00:10:34.600 And you know what, we got another season of Clipper 204 00:10:34.639 --> 00:10:36.080 basketball in a couple of months. 205 00:10:36.120 --> 00:10:38.399 To that, I say, let's go. 206 00:10:40.360 --> 00:10:43.440 Well, take a quick time out after the Clipper season 207 00:10:43.480 --> 00:10:46.200 comes to an end of the hands of the Denver Nuggets. 208 00:10:46.600 --> 00:10:49.320 They lose in Game seven one twenty to one on one. 209 00:10:49.799 --> 00:10:52.279 I'm out of Masland and you're listening to the Los 210 00:10:52.279 --> 00:10:54.679 Angeles Clippers Audio Network, the. 211 00:10:54.799 --> 00:10:57.039 LA Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. 212 00:10:57.240 --> 00:11:00.360 This is Round one playoff action on the the LA 213 00:11:00.440 --> 00:11:02.039 Clippers Audio Network. 214 00:11:02.840 --> 00:11:07.200 Well, the best teams have and play their best basketball 215 00:11:08.120 --> 00:11:11.440 when their best is required. Clippers didn't do that here 216 00:11:11.440 --> 00:11:19.200 in Game seven. They lose trailed big in this one 217 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:21.840 by as many as thirty five in fall once twenty 218 00:11:21.879 --> 00:11:24.240 to one on one in a loss in game seven 219 00:11:24.360 --> 00:11:26.679 on the road to the Denver Nuggets. Welcome back into 220 00:11:26.720 --> 00:11:31.840 your post game show. I'm outa Moslins. It's one of 221 00:11:31.879 --> 00:11:34.320 those games where it happened during the regular season. You'd say, 222 00:11:34.360 --> 00:11:38.840 burn the tape, kill it with fire, turn the page, 223 00:11:39.200 --> 00:11:42.120 and I guess we have to to some degree. But 224 00:11:42.200 --> 00:11:47.320 the problem is that next chapter of the book a 225 00:11:47.399 --> 00:11:50.679 bit of an interlude before then, as the Clippers entered 226 00:11:50.679 --> 00:11:56.120 the offseason, they lose in seven games in the first 227 00:11:56.240 --> 00:12:00.879 round of the Denver Nuggets and lose an embarrassing unfortunately. 228 00:12:03.200 --> 00:12:05.559 I always say a win isn't a win, A loss 229 00:12:05.600 --> 00:12:08.159 isn't a loss to me either. It matters how you play, 230 00:12:08.759 --> 00:12:12.240 and the Clippers quite frankly, weren't close to playing well 231 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:16.799 enough in this ballgame. After the first quarter. Just the 232 00:12:16.840 --> 00:12:22.919 second and third quarter miserable basketball. I'd say the downward 233 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:26.399 trajectory and the downward spirals started with the turnovers, five 234 00:12:26.440 --> 00:12:30.080 of them in that second quarter, got down by fifteen, 235 00:12:30.159 --> 00:12:35.080 got down by eleven. By the end of the first half, 236 00:12:37.240 --> 00:12:39.960 the Clippers were down fifty eight to forty seven. And 237 00:12:40.399 --> 00:12:42.840 after a Kawhi Leonard three pointers start the third quarter, 238 00:12:43.639 --> 00:12:47.960 the Denver Nuggets went on a seventeen to nothing run 239 00:12:48.600 --> 00:12:51.320 where the Clippers didn't score a point in four minutes 240 00:12:51.320 --> 00:12:54.639 and thirty seconds after the start of the second quarter, 241 00:12:55.000 --> 00:12:58.240 where they went a little over four minutes without a 242 00:12:58.279 --> 00:13:02.879 field goal. They gain have their offense failed them to 243 00:13:03.000 --> 00:13:06.519 even punch back and make a run and make it interesting. 244 00:13:08.759 --> 00:13:13.879 Then ur Nuggets out execute them in every which way. 245 00:13:14.600 --> 00:13:18.720 It is a really difficult way to go out this season. 246 00:13:19.919 --> 00:13:23.759 I know many of you are disappointed, as you should be. 247 00:13:25.120 --> 00:13:29.279 Clippers win fifty games, a way over achieve in the 248 00:13:29.320 --> 00:13:32.879 regular season and came back to earth in this playoff series, 249 00:13:32.919 --> 00:13:36.399 but a series that felt very winnable, and the Clippers 250 00:13:36.480 --> 00:13:38.799 led two games to one, and I didn't like the 251 00:13:38.799 --> 00:13:43.559 sense of urgency in that Game four. I didn't. You 252 00:13:43.600 --> 00:13:45.799 knew it then. I didn't like what happened after Game one, 253 00:13:46.240 --> 00:13:48.960 blowing a fifteen point lead, and I thought it would 254 00:13:49.000 --> 00:13:51.240 come back, or could come back to bite them. It 255 00:13:51.320 --> 00:13:58.200 did in this game. They lost those second quarter minutes 256 00:13:58.399 --> 00:14:02.360 without Jokic to start by seven, And I said, the 257 00:14:02.360 --> 00:14:04.600 same thing that could come back to bite you. You 258 00:14:04.639 --> 00:14:07.759 gotta win those minutes. You're up by five heading into 259 00:14:07.799 --> 00:14:10.200 the second how do you not increase the lead without 260 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:13.440 yolks on the floor. He and Jamal Murray only had 261 00:14:13.440 --> 00:14:15.200 fifteen points in the first half and the Clippers were 262 00:14:15.200 --> 00:14:23.000 down eleven. Just head scratching. Game seven, where the Clippers 263 00:14:23.559 --> 00:14:28.039 didn't show up outside the first twelve minutes. They lose 264 00:14:28.080 --> 00:14:31.120 one twenty to one on one morning postgame box score 265 00:14:31.120 --> 00:14:32.919 coming up next. We'll also take your phone calls on 266 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:35.080 the Patriot Ame eleven fifty eight seven seven five two 267 00:14:35.159 --> 00:14:37.519 zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero eleven 268 00:14:37.559 --> 00:14:41.480 fifty Appreciate you guys in the chat, some super chats 269 00:14:41.519 --> 00:14:45.960 coming in. Hate to see the season end like this. 270 00:14:47.759 --> 00:14:50.000 Try to find some positives. But we'll also go through 271 00:14:50.080 --> 00:14:53.039 what happened in this game seven, because pretty inexcusable way 272 00:14:53.039 --> 00:14:56.639 to play. I'm Meta Masland and you're listening to the 273 00:14:56.639 --> 00:14:59.000 Los Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 274 00:15:00.000 --> 00:15:04.080 Clippers and the Denver Nuggets. This is Round one playoff 275 00:15:04.120 --> 00:15:06.879 action on the LA Clippers Audio Network. 276 00:15:07.639 --> 00:15:09.919 Nuggets wiped the floor with the Clippers in Game seven. 277 00:15:09.960 --> 00:15:11.879 Let's call it what it is. They led by as 278 00:15:11.879 --> 00:15:14.639 many as thirty five. They win one twenty to one 279 00:15:14.679 --> 00:15:16.919 on one. They win the series. They advanced to take 280 00:15:16.960 --> 00:15:20.879 on the OKC Thunder in the second round. Clippers weren't 281 00:15:20.879 --> 00:15:24.360 good enough in any facet of the game. They ended 282 00:15:24.440 --> 00:15:26.919 up shooting. I don't even know if I should look 283 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:28.440 at this final box score. You know what the box 284 00:15:28.480 --> 00:15:31.240 score I'll look at end of the third quarter, because 285 00:15:31.759 --> 00:15:38.519 inconsequential time started early for this Clippers team, unfortunately, aka 286 00:15:38.639 --> 00:15:41.799 garbage time. They were down ninety three to sixty six 287 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:45.679 heading into the fourth and they had only shot forty 288 00:15:45.679 --> 00:15:48.399 one percent from the field. There were five of twenty 289 00:15:48.399 --> 00:15:50.919 from the outside. Denver was at fifty two percent from 290 00:15:50.919 --> 00:15:54.120 the field and ten of twenty two from three. The 291 00:15:54.159 --> 00:15:58.200 Clippers had eleven turnovers, leading to eleven points. Felt worse 292 00:15:58.240 --> 00:16:05.679 than that. So they had I think four turnovers in 293 00:16:05.759 --> 00:16:08.159 the third quarter after being five in the second quarter. 294 00:16:08.240 --> 00:16:12.399 But I mean Norman Powle dribbled a ball off his 295 00:16:12.399 --> 00:16:17.159 foot at one point. It was just an unraveling, a 296 00:16:17.240 --> 00:16:25.440 complete disaster, a disaster class. The Denver Nuggets earned it. 297 00:16:27.919 --> 00:16:32.080 The Clippers could not match their physicality or their intensity. 298 00:16:33.000 --> 00:16:35.679 They were down by as many as twenty nine through 299 00:16:35.720 --> 00:16:38.080 the first three quarters before things got even more out 300 00:16:38.080 --> 00:16:41.039 of hand, down by thirty five in the fourth, but yeah, 301 00:16:41.080 --> 00:16:44.759 it was over heading into that fourth quarter, that magical 302 00:16:44.759 --> 00:16:49.919 Clippers run was not coming. And heading into the fourth 303 00:16:50.679 --> 00:16:55.559 Kawhi had twenty two okay. I thought Kawhi played by 304 00:16:55.639 --> 00:16:58.159 far the best on the team six of thirteen, two 305 00:16:58.279 --> 00:17:03.559 against twenty two points. Thought he showed up. But James 306 00:17:03.600 --> 00:17:05.880 Harden heading into the fourth quarter with the Clippers down 307 00:17:05.920 --> 00:17:11.960 ninety three to sixty six, down twenty seven, he had 308 00:17:12.039 --> 00:17:14.319 just seven points on two of eight shooting. He had 309 00:17:14.359 --> 00:17:19.359 thirteen assists, just two turnovers, but two of eight not 310 00:17:19.480 --> 00:17:22.240 good enough. I'm only taking eight shots. Norman Powell was 311 00:17:22.279 --> 00:17:26.640 four of ten. Miserable game from Norm Featza Zubats was 312 00:17:26.720 --> 00:17:29.000 okay eight of thirteen. He did have a couple of 313 00:17:29.039 --> 00:17:32.240 bad turnovers, but I felt like he was fighting DJ. 314 00:17:32.400 --> 00:17:34.160 I mean, he had seven points in the first quarter, 315 00:17:35.039 --> 00:17:38.759 twelve after three. But you have two stretches where you 316 00:17:38.799 --> 00:17:44.960 go in the second quarter over four minutes scoreless or 317 00:17:45.000 --> 00:17:47.640 without a field goal, and then in the third quarter, 318 00:17:47.680 --> 00:17:49.440 after a three pointer from Kawhi, they go on a 319 00:17:49.480 --> 00:17:51.839 seventeen to oher run and the game is over. Where 320 00:17:51.920 --> 00:17:57.319 was the fight? They're only down eleven at that it's 321 00:17:57.359 --> 00:18:02.359 not insurmountable. The Nuggets. We're up twenty against Minnesota in 322 00:18:02.400 --> 00:18:06.160 Game seven last season and lost, and Kawhi it's a 323 00:18:06.200 --> 00:18:08.160 three to bring it to within eight and they go 324 00:18:08.200 --> 00:18:11.920 on a seventeen oh run game over. How do you 325 00:18:11.960 --> 00:18:16.039 not answer? How do you not respond? Clippers? Just I 326 00:18:16.079 --> 00:18:18.079 don't know. We'll hear from a postgame. It just felt 327 00:18:18.119 --> 00:18:20.599 like they got overwhelmed by the moment, by the pressure, 328 00:18:21.880 --> 00:18:28.759 by the shot making from Denver. They fall in Game 329 00:18:28.799 --> 00:18:33.759 seven one twenty to one oh one. Their season ends, 330 00:18:34.039 --> 00:18:36.279 and the Denver Nuggets move on to take on the 331 00:18:36.279 --> 00:18:39.960 Oklahoma City Thunder in the second round starting Monday night. 332 00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:42.759 Before we get out of here, I should get some 333 00:18:42.799 --> 00:18:51.599 thank yous out on the network side, Big thank you 334 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:57.400 to the Clippers organization, Ralph Lawler, Brian Seman, Noah Ego, 335 00:18:57.519 --> 00:19:02.880 Carlo Jimenez. We had Chris Taylor, a statistician all year long. 336 00:19:05.359 --> 00:19:09.880 We had Joey Kimball, big brother, Jake Warner, our head engineer, 337 00:19:10.039 --> 00:19:14.480 Daniel West, our producer. After Katie Newton moved on to 338 00:19:14.559 --> 00:19:17.839 Greener Pastors, but then return for Game seven tonight. Thanks 339 00:19:17.839 --> 00:19:21.960 for your help, Katie, appreciate everybody. We're not going anywhere 340 00:19:22.079 --> 00:19:25.319 on the Patriot AM eleven fifty, but outside of LA 341 00:19:26.000 --> 00:19:28.200 we will talk to you guys next season. 342 00:19:30.160 --> 00:19:34.400 And with that, just like that, another Clipper playoff broadcast 343 00:19:34.480 --> 00:19:39.960 is ending, Jay Hoarding Chudging. This has been Clippers Locker 344 00:19:40.079 --> 00:19:44.160 Road a postgame. Look, it's today's game, every game, all postseason. 345 00:19:44.359 --> 00:19:44.960 Thank you for. 346 00:19:45.000 --> 00:19:47.720 Joining us, for all the action on the LA Clippers 347 00:19:47.799 --> 00:19:48.799 Audio Network. 348 00:19:51.839 --> 00:19:54.319 We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers right now. 349 00:19:54.480 --> 00:19:57.680 This peace Clippers talk on Aaron on Demand, the Clippers 350 00:19:57.680 --> 00:20:00.359 Show of Record, your chance to react to play off 351 00:20:00.400 --> 00:20:02.640 basketball Clippers news happens. 352 00:20:03.279 --> 00:20:05.680 Let me guess it's about Kawhi. Here we are and 353 00:20:05.720 --> 00:20:08.640 now here. He is the host of your LA Clippers 354 00:20:08.720 --> 00:20:12.160 pre and postgame at follow Adam a Adam Ousley. 355 00:20:22.160 --> 00:20:25.799 That's how it feels right now. Clipper Nation season is 356 00:20:25.880 --> 00:20:30.119 over comes to an end with a one twenty to 357 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:33.480 one on one loss to the Denver Nuggets in Game seven. 358 00:20:33.720 --> 00:20:37.440 Congratulations to Denver. They advanced to the second round. They 359 00:20:37.519 --> 00:20:42.759 showed championship heart, metal and a spirit the Clippers didn't 360 00:20:42.799 --> 00:20:48.920 have in Game seven. They didn't have the requisite competitive 361 00:20:49.000 --> 00:20:51.640 spirit and they got blown off the court after the 362 00:20:51.680 --> 00:20:57.960 first twelve minutes. Welcome to Clipperstock. Final edition of this season. 363 00:20:58.720 --> 00:21:01.920 Streak will end for me tonight. I'll stick with you 364 00:21:01.920 --> 00:21:04.759 guys on the YouTube side and we'll go late into 365 00:21:04.799 --> 00:21:06.599 the evening if people are calling in and want to 366 00:21:06.640 --> 00:21:10.400 talk about this year, want to talk about moving forward, 367 00:21:11.200 --> 00:21:13.599 but first I do want to reflect on this game, unfortunately, 368 00:21:14.720 --> 00:21:19.839 because to lose like that, to come out that flat 369 00:21:20.200 --> 00:21:25.440 after starting the game as well as they did, it's 370 00:21:25.519 --> 00:21:30.720 so deflating and demoralizing to lose a game seven this way. 371 00:21:32.000 --> 00:21:35.720 You're up twenty six to twenty one heading into the 372 00:21:35.720 --> 00:21:42.799 second quarter. I mean, the DJ move paid dividends early 373 00:21:42.880 --> 00:21:48.160 on Dereck Jones Jr. Had a quick seven points, had 374 00:21:48.200 --> 00:21:54.279 a big block on Murray. I agreed with the move. 375 00:21:54.400 --> 00:21:56.279 I didn't see it coming from coach Lou but it 376 00:21:56.279 --> 00:22:01.920 made a lot of sense to me. Why because this 377 00:22:02.039 --> 00:22:06.839 season they had a plus twenty two net rating with 378 00:22:07.000 --> 00:22:10.559 DJ in the starting lineup, with Norm, with Kawhi, Harden 379 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:14.400 and Zoo in one hundred and ninety three minutes this season, 380 00:22:15.000 --> 00:22:21.680 they were plus ninety five, and that group got off 381 00:22:21.720 --> 00:22:23.400 to a quick start. They were up six to Ozho 382 00:22:25.640 --> 00:22:33.480 and then as Denver battled back, you still had the 383 00:22:33.519 --> 00:22:37.599 BA two moved to go to and he came into 384 00:22:37.640 --> 00:22:42.400 the game and hit a three pointer right away. And 385 00:22:42.480 --> 00:22:50.079 the Clippers surprisingly actually went the last two minutes and 386 00:22:50.119 --> 00:22:53.559 forty one seconds without Kawhi on the floor, with Jokic 387 00:22:53.640 --> 00:22:57.599 on the floor, who started oh five, and they won 388 00:22:57.640 --> 00:23:01.680 those minutes, they extended the lead. They went plus six 389 00:23:03.480 --> 00:23:06.480 and those non Kawhi, but Yo Kid's out there minutes 390 00:23:06.519 --> 00:23:08.599 to end the first quarter and they're up by five 391 00:23:08.599 --> 00:23:13.319 at twenty six twenty one. All systems go right wrong. 392 00:23:14.960 --> 00:23:20.480 Norm Kawhi, Bogey Bitumen, don start the second Pal misses, 393 00:23:21.440 --> 00:23:25.400 Jamal Murray, missus Bogey, missus, Aaron Gordon a wild layup. 394 00:23:26.039 --> 00:23:28.759 He might have been the MVP of this series for 395 00:23:28.839 --> 00:23:31.480 the Denver Nuggets. To be honest with you, No more's 396 00:23:31.519 --> 00:23:34.279 on Yokic's plate, but Aaron Gordon was just spectacular all 397 00:23:34.279 --> 00:23:38.839 series long done. Misses a layup, Watson gets one, Clippers 398 00:23:38.839 --> 00:23:42.079 only up by one. Now Denver's playing his own, Yoki 399 00:23:42.240 --> 00:23:45.880 is still on the bench and they're bleeding points. Done. 400 00:23:45.960 --> 00:23:51.559 Missus a three foul on Bogie. Clippers weren't getting a 401 00:23:51.599 --> 00:23:54.759