WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.279 --> 00:00:03.000 Phoning in. 2 00:00:03.240 --> 00:00:05.719 We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers right now. 3 00:00:05.879 --> 00:00:09.039 Peace Peace, Clippers Talk on Aaron on Demand, the Clippers 4 00:00:09.080 --> 00:00:12.240 Show of Record, your chance to react to everything. 5 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:14.080 Clippers Clippers news happens. 6 00:00:14.679 --> 00:00:16.120 Let me guess it's about Kawhi. 7 00:00:16.239 --> 00:00:18.640 Here we are and now here. He is the host 8 00:00:18.679 --> 00:00:21.719 of your LA Clippers pre and postgame. 9 00:00:21.280 --> 00:00:27.440 At follow Adam a Adam Osley. Well, without Kawhi Leonard, an underman, 10 00:00:27.679 --> 00:00:31.879 shorthanded Clippers squad did all they could but lost in 11 00:00:31.920 --> 00:00:34.719 Cleveland by five final score on twenty seven to one, 12 00:00:34.759 --> 00:00:39.079 twenty two calves over your Clippers. Welcome in to Clippers Talk. 13 00:00:39.119 --> 00:00:42.240 I'm at a Moslin here on M FI seventy LA Sports. 14 00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:45.159 Of course the majority of the time. Now when the 15 00:00:45.240 --> 00:00:48.159 Dodgers are on, we will be bumped to the Patriot 16 00:00:48.200 --> 00:00:50.560 AM eleven fifty. But when they are not on, we're 17 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:53.280 still here on a M five seventy LA Sports. If 18 00:00:53.280 --> 00:00:55.399 you want to get on eight six six ninety seven 19 00:00:55.479 --> 00:00:58.799 two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five 20 00:00:58.960 --> 00:01:02.439 seventy frustrating. 21 00:01:01.880 --> 00:01:05.000 One Cliper Nation winnable game. 22 00:01:05.040 --> 00:01:09.400 In the end, they had their chances even without Kauai, 23 00:01:09.959 --> 00:01:14.799 even with being down seventeen. I think the reason they 24 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:21.079 lost this ballgame, though, was just a couple extended cold 25 00:01:21.120 --> 00:01:25.239 streaks by the Clippers, where in the first quarter. 26 00:01:27.079 --> 00:01:29.439 They ended up giving up a nineteen. 27 00:01:29.079 --> 00:01:31.400 To seven run by the Calves to end the quarter 28 00:01:32.040 --> 00:01:35.280 in three minutes and thirty eight seconds, where the Clippers 29 00:01:35.840 --> 00:01:40.319 almost went four minutes scoreless and the Calves went on 30 00:01:40.359 --> 00:01:43.799 a sixteen to oh run. During that time, they started 31 00:01:43.840 --> 00:01:47.480 pushing the pace. They had fourteen fast break points in 32 00:01:47.519 --> 00:01:51.799 the first quarter alone. They finished with thirty fast breakpoints, 33 00:01:53.879 --> 00:01:57.879 but Clippers went four minutes scoreless. They had hard and 34 00:01:57.959 --> 00:02:01.640 a mirror ben batoom and out there and that lineup 35 00:02:02.239 --> 00:02:04.879 they just couldn't generate and they couldn't get any shots 36 00:02:04.920 --> 00:02:10.479 to fall. That's a frustrating stretch where they head out 37 00:02:10.479 --> 00:02:14.439 of the first down thirty seven and twenty five. Now 38 00:02:14.919 --> 00:02:18.599 a mere Coffee was also lost with what look to 39 00:02:18.639 --> 00:02:22.199 be a left knee injury. Hopefully nothing serious. We'll try 40 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:28.479 to update you on that, but you're down twelve henging 41 00:02:28.520 --> 00:02:31.719 into the second after it looked like a close game 42 00:02:31.840 --> 00:02:35.120 early in the first kind of back and forth, and 43 00:02:35.159 --> 00:02:40.039 then that sixteen to oher run to start the second. Though, 44 00:02:41.439 --> 00:02:46.039 it's funny Nor missed a three pointer. This may have 45 00:02:46.080 --> 00:02:49.199 been the shot that got him going because he tracked 46 00:02:49.199 --> 00:02:53.639 it down follow your shot, kids, and then took a 47 00:02:53.680 --> 00:02:56.520 tough fallaway three pointer out of bounds on the far 48 00:02:56.719 --> 00:03:00.719 side that he would knock down, so he ends up 49 00:03:00.759 --> 00:03:04.879 getting one to go off his own extra opportunity created 50 00:03:04.879 --> 00:03:08.520 off the rebound, and then he was off and running. 51 00:03:09.599 --> 00:03:15.960 Norm dropped twenty in the second quarter, hitting everything long twos, 52 00:03:17.479 --> 00:03:21.840 multiple three point shots, layups, just getting to his floater, 53 00:03:22.319 --> 00:03:29.560 getting downhill. Norman Powell looks to be back. If there 54 00:03:29.639 --> 00:03:33.919 is a positive to take out of this ballgame, it 55 00:03:34.039 --> 00:03:38.759 is that Norman Powell looks to be back. Played thirty 56 00:03:38.840 --> 00:03:41.960 nine minutes and had thirty four points, by far his 57 00:03:42.159 --> 00:03:48.000 best shooting performance since he came back after missing significant time, 58 00:03:48.080 --> 00:03:51.599 first from a knee injury than a hammy. He was 59 00:03:51.680 --> 00:03:54.319 thirteen of twenty four from the field, five of eleven 60 00:03:54.360 --> 00:03:57.439 from distance, and had twenty of his thirty four points 61 00:03:57.439 --> 00:04:01.280 in that second quarter. Clippers are right there at the 62 00:04:01.360 --> 00:04:06.039 half because of that outpouring or onslaught from Norm pal 63 00:04:06.159 --> 00:04:08.240 He had a floater to end the second quarter, and 64 00:04:08.280 --> 00:04:12.120 the Clippers, after being down seventeen, were down just sixty 65 00:04:12.159 --> 00:04:16.439 eight to sixty four at the half, Norm gets an 66 00:04:16.439 --> 00:04:22.160 and one to start the third Clippers down just one 67 00:04:23.040 --> 00:04:26.199 problem was in what looked to be a back and 68 00:04:26.279 --> 00:04:30.439 forth third quarter to start where the Clippers were down 69 00:04:30.519 --> 00:04:34.360 seventy five to seventy four. We'll guess what happened again, 70 00:04:35.160 --> 00:04:39.360 another long stretch where the Clippers just couldn't get a bucket. 71 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:48.040 Norm was missing, Zoo was getting muled and getting a 72 00:04:48.079 --> 00:04:50.680 tough whistle out there. He was very frustrated. But I 73 00:04:50.720 --> 00:04:53.120 will say this, overall, the Clippers have to fight through 74 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:55.879 that a little bit better. At some point you know 75 00:04:55.920 --> 00:05:03.639 you're not getting a whistle, just play through. But the 76 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:08.560 Clippers ended up going almost five minutes scoreless after it 77 00:05:08.600 --> 00:05:11.360 was a one point game in the third quarter, down 78 00:05:11.519 --> 00:05:16.800 seventy five to seventy four. So you combine that with 79 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:21.519 almost going four minutes scoreless in the first quarter, two 80 00:05:21.600 --> 00:05:24.600 stretches combined for almost nine minutes. 81 00:05:25.839 --> 00:05:26.759 Where the Clippers just. 82 00:05:26.720 --> 00:05:31.040 Could not get anything to go to me, that's the 83 00:05:31.040 --> 00:05:33.639 difference in this ballgame. They still had their chances late, 84 00:05:35.240 --> 00:05:40.519 but a real big turning point was Norm Powell went 85 00:05:40.560 --> 00:05:42.319 to the free throw line during that stretch in the 86 00:05:42.360 --> 00:05:45.879 third quarter where they couldn't hit anything and he missed 87 00:05:45.920 --> 00:05:51.839 two free throws. Inexplicably, the guy who just had a 88 00:05:51.959 --> 00:05:56.680 twenty point second quarter, harden To had a couple of 89 00:05:56.759 --> 00:05:59.920 turnovers during that stretch. He had a couple of misses. 90 00:06:00.439 --> 00:06:04.160 Ben Simmons had a miss, and the Calves go on. 91 00:06:05.240 --> 00:06:09.439 I think it was another sixteen to oh run, where 92 00:06:09.519 --> 00:06:10.160 by the time the. 93 00:06:10.160 --> 00:06:14.360 Third quarter is over, the Clippers. 94 00:06:14.600 --> 00:06:17.519 Are down one oh five to eighty eight, and the 95 00:06:17.519 --> 00:06:20.800 Calves had gone on a thirty to fourteen run to 96 00:06:20.920 --> 00:06:29.120 end the third. Those long stretches of scoreless basketball by 97 00:06:29.160 --> 00:06:33.199 the Clippers hurting them in this one. Now did they 98 00:06:33.199 --> 00:06:34.079 continue to fight? 99 00:06:34.680 --> 00:06:34.800 Oh? 100 00:06:34.920 --> 00:06:38.720 Damn straight they did. The game looked over multiple times 101 00:06:38.720 --> 00:06:41.600 in the fourth and Mitchell hit a three pointer to 102 00:06:41.600 --> 00:06:45.160 put them up fifteen. I thought, okay, that's the dagger. 103 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:48.160 Clippers made a little bit of a run, they got 104 00:06:48.240 --> 00:06:52.519 to twelve. Donovan Mitchell put it away with that three pointer. 105 00:06:52.600 --> 00:06:59.040 There probably the game. No, the Clippers just kept fighting 106 00:07:00.759 --> 00:07:07.279 Afeatza Zubos got one to go. Isaacacuro had himself a game. 107 00:07:08.279 --> 00:07:11.600 You may look at the final box score and go, 108 00:07:11.720 --> 00:07:15.240 what do you mean at him? He didn't have twenty points. 109 00:07:16.279 --> 00:07:19.199 He didn't have some crazy quarter or anything like that. 110 00:07:20.160 --> 00:07:20.680 Yeah, but. 111 00:07:23.199 --> 00:07:28.920 He doesn't typically score this much. He doesn't typically hit 112 00:07:28.959 --> 00:07:34.040 threes at this rate. Isaacacorro went four or five from. 113 00:07:33.920 --> 00:07:35.879 The field and had. 114 00:07:38.079 --> 00:07:41.519 Three made three pointers on four attempts for his eleven points. 115 00:07:42.040 --> 00:07:44.600 He's a defensive guy in this league. He doesn't do 116 00:07:44.639 --> 00:07:51.040 a lot of scoring, and sometimes those little things. A 117 00:07:51.079 --> 00:07:55.279 guy who averages just six points per game going for 118 00:07:55.360 --> 00:08:00.600 eleven when your margin of error is so slim, somebody 119 00:08:00.720 --> 00:08:04.240 like that. Having a solid ball game can also do 120 00:08:04.319 --> 00:08:10.720 you in. Because after the Clippers got it to one 121 00:08:10.800 --> 00:08:13.720 eleven to ninety eight, he hit a huge three pointer 122 00:08:13.800 --> 00:08:16.360 with eight minutes left to put him up one fourteen 123 00:08:16.399 --> 00:08:19.079 to ninety eight. It just continued to give them a 124 00:08:19.120 --> 00:08:21.720 little bit of a cushion. Now, Norm came back with 125 00:08:21.759 --> 00:08:25.240 a bucket. Chris done with a bucket. Norm with a 126 00:08:25.279 --> 00:08:30.959 three pointer. Hey, nine point game. Darius Garland wasn't great. 127 00:08:31.319 --> 00:08:33.480 Buddy would get one to go right afterwards to put 128 00:08:33.559 --> 00:08:36.799 him back up by eleven. But then Chris Dunn hit 129 00:08:36.840 --> 00:08:39.919 a huge three pointer. It's an eight point game with 130 00:08:40.080 --> 00:08:45.759 five minutes left. The Clippers are there. Jared Allen I 131 00:08:45.799 --> 00:08:48.159 believe got a dunk on the other end afterwards after 132 00:08:48.279 --> 00:08:52.240 Zoo I do step up to help left his man, 133 00:08:52.759 --> 00:08:56.480 big throw down. Ten point game. They get up by eleven, 134 00:08:56.759 --> 00:09:00.480 they get up by twelve after Garland free throws Derek 135 00:09:00.559 --> 00:09:02.960 Jones junior big three pointer. This is the fight I'm 136 00:09:03.000 --> 00:09:05.600 looking for, Like the Clippers could have packed it in 137 00:09:05.759 --> 00:09:08.159 so many different times in this ball game and just 138 00:09:08.240 --> 00:09:12.120 refuse to. They're down eleven again at the two fifteen 139 00:09:12.159 --> 00:09:16.759 mark after a Garland bucket James Harden three pointer, eight 140 00:09:16.799 --> 00:09:22.399 point game, one to fifty seven left, Jared Allen bucket 141 00:09:22.440 --> 00:09:24.799 that made it a ten point game. Derek Jones junior 142 00:09:24.919 --> 00:09:25.480 three pointer. 143 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:27.480 They're not giving in. 144 00:09:29.320 --> 00:09:32.080 It's a seven point game with a minute eighteen left, 145 00:09:35.960 --> 00:09:38.600 and at the thirty second mark it's a four point game. 146 00:09:38.639 --> 00:09:43.159 After Chris Dunn hits another three pointer. They made them 147 00:09:43.360 --> 00:09:46.919 have to hit their free throws late. Garland would end 148 00:09:47.039 --> 00:09:51.399 up going three to four the charity stripe and that's 149 00:09:51.399 --> 00:09:53.559 how the Clippers lose one twenty seven to one twenty two. 150 00:09:54.480 --> 00:09:55.960 So I don't fault the effort at all. 151 00:09:58.519 --> 00:10:02.919 The Clippers had multiple opportunities to let go of the rope, 152 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:09.600 and they wouldn't. I'm good with that. Them not being 153 00:10:09.639 --> 00:10:15.000 able to get a bucket within a four minute stretch, 154 00:10:15.480 --> 00:10:19.159 a five minute stretch, not even a bucket a free throw. 155 00:10:20.080 --> 00:10:25.799 That is what killed them in this ballgame. Their offense 156 00:10:25.919 --> 00:10:31.639 just going into deep slumps at the wrong time. But 157 00:10:31.799 --> 00:10:37.720 Norman Powell look great. That's encouraging. Now, hopefully you get 158 00:10:37.720 --> 00:10:40.960 this version of Norman pal tomorrow against Orlando with Kawhi 159 00:10:40.960 --> 00:10:45.000 back and the Clippers can bounce back. Tip off for 160 00:10:45.080 --> 00:10:47.320 that one's at four pm Pacific. We'll take a quick 161 00:10:47.360 --> 00:10:48.919 time out, we'll come back. We'll get to your phone 162 00:10:48.960 --> 00:10:51.679 calls eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy 163 00:10:52.159 --> 00:10:55.840 eight sixty six nine eight seven two five seventy I'm 164 00:10:55.840 --> 00:10:59.360 out of Mosland. After the Clippers fall in Cleveland made 165 00:10:59.399 --> 00:11:02.919 it close interesting without Kauai one twenty seven to one 166 00:11:03.000 --> 00:11:06.399 twenty two. You're listening to Clippers Talk. You're on M 167 00:11:06.440 --> 00:11:08.000 five seventy. LA Sports. 168 00:11:09.200 --> 00:11:11.759 Throws it up. The window finishes in the foul. 169 00:11:11.799 --> 00:11:14.919 Los Angeles Slipper Nation. This is your home for the 170 00:11:15.039 --> 00:11:18.399 LA Clippers. LA Clippers take us with you on the 171 00:11:18.440 --> 00:11:19.639 Ihearts radio app. 172 00:11:20.799 --> 00:11:22.799 Yeah, it's hard to say there's a moral victory is 173 00:11:22.840 --> 00:11:25.320 this late into the season, where the Clippers have just 174 00:11:25.399 --> 00:11:29.480 eight games left in this twenty twenty four to twenty 175 00:11:29.559 --> 00:11:32.879 twenty five NBA regular season, as they lose by five 176 00:11:33.240 --> 00:11:34.919 by a final score of one twenty seven to one 177 00:11:35.000 --> 00:11:37.639 twenty two. There's hard to say, or there's hard to 178 00:11:37.679 --> 00:11:40.879 find a moral victories this late in the year when 179 00:11:40.879 --> 00:11:47.759 you drop back into the play in But I like 180 00:11:47.840 --> 00:11:50.679 when I see a team that is without their best 181 00:11:50.720 --> 00:12:01.039 player continue to keep their identity intact. Your identity is 182 00:12:01.080 --> 00:12:08.039 being a defensive ball club, and they held down Garland 183 00:12:09.159 --> 00:12:11.279 and Spider for the most part. 184 00:12:13.559 --> 00:12:14.639 They play hard. 185 00:12:14.879 --> 00:12:17.840 That's their identity. I still saw a team out there 186 00:12:17.879 --> 00:12:21.440 that played hard. I still saw a team that didn't quit. 187 00:12:24.720 --> 00:12:31.639 I'll take that. It doesn't make. 188 00:12:31.559 --> 00:12:33.360 Up for the loss. 189 00:12:34.320 --> 00:12:38.200 It's still an l. But I'd rather see that level 190 00:12:38.240 --> 00:12:40.559 of fight than a team that just got run over 191 00:12:40.639 --> 00:12:43.519 without Kawhi on the road in Cleveland, because that could 192 00:12:43.559 --> 00:12:49.000 have happened down seventeen early on. They could have said, 193 00:12:49.000 --> 00:12:54.080 all right, back it up, we got Orlando tomorrow. Schedule loss. 194 00:12:56.320 --> 00:12:59.879 I didn't see that from the Clippers. That's not nothing. 195 00:13:01.480 --> 00:13:06.559 I think getting into a close game late, well, you 196 00:13:06.559 --> 00:13:11.480 can learn some lessons there. Getting into a tight, high 197 00:13:11.480 --> 00:13:15.000 intensity game late where strategy is involved like it was, 198 00:13:16.559 --> 00:13:22.039 you can learn something there and hopefully it'll pay off 199 00:13:22.080 --> 00:13:27.080 to being a win next time out. So I'm not 200 00:13:28.200 --> 00:13:34.600 overly concerned about this loss. You don't have Kawhi, he's 201 00:13:34.639 --> 00:13:41.159 playing his best basketball this season, and you almost beat 202 00:13:41.159 --> 00:13:47.440 the best team in the Eastern Conference and Norman Powell 203 00:13:47.480 --> 00:13:51.840 looks great, And do you have a chance to bounce 204 00:13:51.879 --> 00:13:57.679 back tomorrow against Orlando? Like if they lose the game tomorrow, 205 00:14:00.120 --> 00:14:03.840 now they're in trouble. But we knew coming in this 206 00:14:03.919 --> 00:14:06.759 was gonna be tough to win a game against the 207 00:14:06.759 --> 00:14:15.639 Cavaliers without Kawhi. Leonard Ray says on the chat side 208 00:14:15.720 --> 00:14:18.960 at Clippers Talk on YouTube. Norm rounding into form just 209 00:14:19.000 --> 00:14:22.639 before the playoffs is huge. Man had that killer mentality 210 00:14:22.639 --> 00:14:25.639 in the first half. I mean Norm was moving beautifully 211 00:14:25.639 --> 00:14:29.320 out there. God he had a layup. I think in 212 00:14:29.399 --> 00:14:32.960 the fourth quarter it looked like he was fouled. It 213 00:14:33.039 --> 00:14:35.559 was like he was bouncing off defenders to get to 214 00:14:35.559 --> 00:14:39.240 the hoop. No call, But the way he was weaving 215 00:14:39.600 --> 00:14:50.039 between guys, they're huge. I mean what's more important? Like, again, 216 00:14:51.240 --> 00:14:54.320 wins are critical right now. When you look at the standings. 217 00:14:55.320 --> 00:14:57.240 But if you're not getting the victory. 218 00:14:56.919 --> 00:15:00.200 Today in this one, and you knew that was me 219 00:15:00.240 --> 00:15:04.519 an uphill battle, what is I should say, the next 220 00:15:04.559 --> 00:15:07.279 most important thing to see from this Clippers bunch, Well, 221 00:15:07.320 --> 00:15:10.840 it would have been Norman Powell looking like himself again. 222 00:15:11.919 --> 00:15:16.960 If you want some positive and encouraging signs and takeaways. Now, 223 00:15:17.000 --> 00:15:21.879 hopefully this is a turning point for him and he 224 00:15:21.919 --> 00:15:25.000 gets back to playing his brand of basketball and the 225 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:29.519 Clippers big four is strengthened. That's what I'm hoping for. 226 00:15:32.600 --> 00:15:34.679 Some people are complaining about the calls. I brought it 227 00:15:34.759 --> 00:15:35.360 up a little bit. 228 00:15:35.960 --> 00:15:37.919 Clippers does not getting a great whistle is that's the 229 00:15:37.960 --> 00:15:39.960 reason they lost the game. I'm not gonna say that. 230 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:44.039 I'm gonna say it's those two one four minute stretch, 231 00:15:44.120 --> 00:15:48.919 one five minute stretch of going scoreless. You can you 232 00:15:49.120 --> 00:15:51.639 just can't go into russ for that long against a 233 00:15:51.639 --> 00:15:54.600 team like the Cavaliers with their offense best in the league, 234 00:15:55.080 --> 00:16:00.399 and hope to be able to hang with them. 235 00:15:58.519 --> 00:15:58.919 If eats A. 236 00:15:58.960 --> 00:16:06.080 Zubos didn't have a great game either, and the Clippers 237 00:16:06.120 --> 00:16:13.399 have to play through it. Also, at some point you 238 00:16:13.440 --> 00:16:16.240 have to realize, yeah, we're not getting calls tonight. It's 239 00:16:16.279 --> 00:16:18.519 probably not going to change, but I'm not going to 240 00:16:18.679 --> 00:16:22.799 let it affect my play. I thought they got into 241 00:16:22.840 --> 00:16:28.559 it a little bit too much with the officials. At 242 00:16:28.600 --> 00:16:30.360 some point you got to almost accept it. Now you 243 00:16:30.399 --> 00:16:34.679 can challenge some calls, and they did. But outside of that, 244 00:16:36.159 --> 00:16:38.559 I thought there was a little bit too much bickering 245 00:16:39.000 --> 00:16:42.039 by the Clippers. It was looking a little bit like 246 00:16:42.120 --> 00:16:45.240 the Lob City days. They were known for getting into 247 00:16:45.279 --> 00:16:50.519 it with officials. That stuff can become a bad habit, 248 00:16:52.879 --> 00:16:54.559 and this late into the season. I don't want to 249 00:16:54.600 --> 00:16:59.679 see that. So, you know, it's one thing for us 250 00:16:59.759 --> 00:17:02.840 fans to complain, it's another for the players on the 251 00:17:02.840 --> 00:17:07.000 court to complain. And I'll agree with miss Shakes. I 252 00:17:07.079 --> 00:17:10.839 eatsa Zubats. I thought you got into it far too much, 253 00:17:11.000 --> 00:17:13.359 because at some point it gets into your head. It 254 00:17:13.400 --> 00:17:18.480 affects your play. If you're always thinking that I'm probably 255 00:17:18.559 --> 00:17:20.519 not gonna get this call, or I can't believe it. 256 00:17:20.519 --> 00:17:23.359 I didn't get another call, you're late to get back 257 00:17:23.359 --> 00:17:24.119 on defense. 258 00:17:29.000 --> 00:17:29.759 You gotta let it go. 259 00:17:29.799 --> 00:17:36.119 At some point, you do. La Murray on Blueski, who 260 00:17:36.160 --> 00:17:40.880 we had on pregame, point out the fast break points. 261 00:17:41.240 --> 00:17:44.880 As I talked about earlier, the Clippers being outscored in 262 00:17:44.880 --> 00:17:49.880 the fast break thirty to eight. The only game where 263 00:17:49.880 --> 00:17:52.240 the Clippers were outscored by more points on the fast 264 00:17:52.279 --> 00:17:54.960 break was against the Timberwolves thirty two to eight back 265 00:17:55.000 --> 00:18:06.759 on December fourth. The Cabs push the pace, you miss shots, 266 00:18:07.359 --> 00:18:12.240 they're getting out and they're running the other way. Let's 267 00:18:12.240 --> 00:18:15.720 go to Arthur in La Arthur, you're on Clippers South 268 00:18:15.720 --> 00:18:16.400 with that Amazon. 269 00:18:16.839 --> 00:18:17.640 What's up Arthur? 270 00:18:18.720 --> 00:18:22.279 Hey, Adam, I just want to make a couple of 271 00:18:22.319 --> 00:18:27.599 quick points of about Yeah, don't you think Kawhi should 272 00:18:27.599 --> 00:18:30.759 have played knowing that this is the quote unquote tougher 273 00:18:30.839 --> 00:18:31.599 game of the two. 274 00:18:34.400 --> 00:18:36.079 Well, the problem was this, Arthur. 275 00:18:37.839 --> 00:18:41.240 So it would have been two games within forty eight 276 00:18:41.240 --> 00:18:45.519 hours because this was an earlier start today after the 277 00:18:45.559 --> 00:18:50.079 game that ended on Friday night in Brooklyn. And they're 278 00:18:50.160 --> 00:18:54.279 being overly cautious with Kawhi and his right knee because 279 00:18:54.359 --> 00:18:56.160 I don't know, he hasn't been able to finish the 280 00:18:56.240 --> 00:19:00.680 last four years healthy, so they're to treat it with 281 00:19:00.720 --> 00:19:03.200 an abundance of caution. And I don't think they wanted 282 00:19:03.279 --> 00:19:07.680 him playing two games within forty eight hours and that 283 00:19:07.880 --> 00:19:10.279 was the real issue, not so much about the opponent. 284 00:19:12.079 --> 00:19:18.519 Yes, hell yes. And so to piggyback on a point 285 00:19:18.519 --> 00:19:21.160 that Harold from North Hollywood could said a couple of 286 00:19:21.200 --> 00:19:25.880 weeks ago, I do agree with him. This a lot 287 00:19:25.920 --> 00:19:30.400 of three point shooting today. I was looking back a song, 288 00:19:31.519 --> 00:19:34.559 Oh Michael Jordan's when in the nineteen eighty eight I 289 00:19:34.559 --> 00:19:39.680 think he shot only about thirty three pointers that whole season. 290 00:19:41.039 --> 00:19:43.920 Now today that could be two games, let alone eighty 291 00:19:43.960 --> 00:19:48.319 two games. The game you don't need a pointer if 292 00:19:48.359 --> 00:19:50.839 you're up about five, A two pointer would put you 293 00:19:50.960 --> 00:19:55.119 up seven and doesn't make it a three possession game. 294 00:19:55.400 --> 00:19:58.240 And if you miss, you're scrambling on defense because long 295 00:19:58.319 --> 00:20:02.960 shuts need to run for the other team in you scrambling. 296 00:20:04.279 --> 00:20:05.920 What do you think about that point, I. 297 00:20:05.839 --> 00:20:10.720 Adam, Yeah, in that particular from there. 298 00:20:10.599 --> 00:20:13.759 The day and it was I'd say about thirty fifty 299 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:14.279 years ago. 300 00:20:15.720 --> 00:20:17.640 Well, here's the thing, Arthur. 301 00:20:18.000 --> 00:20:20.359 The reason they take more three pointers is because the 302 00:20:20.400 --> 00:20:25.799 math and it goes like this, So if you're shooting 303 00:20:25.839 --> 00:20:29.839 thirty three percent from three, that's the equivalent of fifty 304 00:20:29.880 --> 00:20:33.880 percent from two, and thirty three percent from three is 305 00:20:33.960 --> 00:20:38.279 actually below league average. So it's not even good. So 306 00:20:39.319 --> 00:20:41.880 it makes sense to take more of those shots. And 307 00:20:42.079 --> 00:20:44.920 really they replaced a long A lot of long two 308 00:20:45.039 --> 00:20:48.680 pointers have been replaced by a shot that's worth a 309 00:20:48.759 --> 00:20:50.880 point more. They used to take a lot of long 310 00:20:50.960 --> 00:20:54.160 twos all the time. Now they step back a couple 311 00:20:54.200 --> 00:20:56.839 of feet. Why not take that shot and set it's 312 00:20:56.880 --> 00:20:57.640 worth a point more? 313 00:20:59.240 --> 00:21:02.359 Yeah, oh, well it wasn't away. 314 00:21:02.400 --> 00:21:04.440 And still I don't quite dig it. 315 00:21:04.559 --> 00:21:08.079 But all right, well, I appreciate the phone call, and 316 00:21:08.160 --> 00:21:10.400 I get what you're saying about. You know, up five, 317 00:21:10.599 --> 00:21:11.359 you don't need. 318 00:21:11.240 --> 00:21:11.920 A three pointer. 319 00:21:12.319 --> 00:21:16.319 A two pointer makes it uh a three possession game. 320 00:21:16.359 --> 00:21:16.599 There. 321 00:21:18.079 --> 00:21:21.519 I don't disagree with that part of it. Clippers end 322 00:21:21.559 --> 00:21:25.759 up falling in Cleveland one twenty seven to one twenty 323 00:21:25.839 --> 00:21:28.319 two without Kawhi. Leonard will take a quick time out 324 00:21:28.359 --> 00:21:30.839 looking for post game audio from coach lou after this one. 325 00:21:31.480 --> 00:21:33.880 I don't know if I'll be able to get it, because, uh, 326 00:21:34.359 --> 00:21:38.000 I don't know if Lomer is in New York. We 327 00:21:38.039 --> 00:21:41.759 don't got anybody else on the beat with this team 328 00:21:41.839 --> 00:21:47.240 right now. In Cleveland, unfortunate Clippers lose by five without 329 00:21:47.319 --> 00:21:50.279 Kawhi to the Cavaliers. I'm at a Mosland and you're 330 00:21:50.319 --> 00:22:01.599 listening to Clipperstock. You're on M five seven ELA Sports. 331 00:22:01.720 --> 00:22:05.559 You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball. Take us with you 332 00:22:05.640 --> 00:22:08.319 wherever you are on the iHeartRadio app. 333 00:22:10.759 --> 00:22:13.160 Clippers lose one twenty seven and one twenty two in 334 00:22:13.200 --> 00:22:14.480 Cleveland to the Cavaliers. 335 00:22:14.519 --> 00:22:15.200 Welcome back in. 336 00:22:15.240 --> 00:22:17.960 I'm Adam Moslin. This is Clipperstock here on M five 337 00:22:17.960 --> 00:22:22.440 to seventy LA Sports. Still looking for post game audio 338 00:22:22.480 --> 00:22:25.359 and some quotes. I don't know if we'll be able 339 00:22:25.680 --> 00:22:26.799 to get any of that today. 340 00:22:28.039 --> 00:22:33.720 Let's hear from Barry in Ohio. Hello Barry, what's up? 341 00:22:33.759 --> 00:22:35.319 What do you want to say about Clippers? 342 00:22:35.759 --> 00:22:40.119 What's up? Clippers Nation? I think overall, it wasn't a 343 00:22:40.160 --> 00:22:43.240 bad It wasn't a bad loss. The guys still showed fight. 344 00:22:44.759 --> 00:22:49.519 They played until the end of the game. How'd you 345 00:22:49.559 --> 00:22:53.440 feel about the officiating and arresting during this game. 346 00:22:54.599 --> 00:22:56.319 I don't think the Clippers got a great whistle, to 347 00:22:56.319 --> 00:22:56.759 be honest. 348 00:22:56.880 --> 00:22:59.559 I also felt like they let it get to them 349 00:22:59.559 --> 00:23:02.599 too much at some point. Yeah, at some point you 350 00:23:02.680 --> 00:23:05.240 just have to accept it, like, Okay, we're on the road. 351 00:23:05.799 --> 00:23:08.400 We're not getting a great whistle, but we can't let 352 00:23:08.440 --> 00:23:09.359 it affect our play. 353 00:23:10.799 --> 00:23:14.880 Yeah, yeah, I've noticed that guys weren't running back. They're pouting, 354 00:23:15.000 --> 00:23:18.319 arguing about calls and stuff, and I've seen that, But overall, 355 00:23:18.440 --> 00:23:21.279 the guys showed fight. I think if they let us 356 00:23:21.279 --> 00:23:24.240 play physical and let us play our kind, our branded defense, 357 00:23:26.079 --> 00:23:28.440 this guy's a limit. But if they're going to officiate 358 00:23:28.480 --> 00:23:32.559 where we're touching guys and they're not gonna reciprocate the 359 00:23:32.599 --> 00:23:35.400 same thing when we play offense and not called fouls 360 00:23:35.400 --> 00:23:38.440 for us, it's it gets kind of difficult. But overall, 361 00:23:38.480 --> 00:23:41.079 I think it was a good win, normous back to 362 00:23:42.000 --> 00:23:47.039 re form, I mean, good loss. I'm sorry about a 363 00:23:47.039 --> 00:23:47.519 good win. 364 00:23:47.440 --> 00:23:51.759 But uh so, I'm already a suspicious barrier that you're 365 00:23:51.759 --> 00:23:54.079 actually a Caps fan but you're you're a Clippers fan 366 00:23:54.119 --> 00:23:54.680 in Ohio. 367 00:23:55.039 --> 00:23:56.880 No, No, I'm I'm I'm i'm a i'm a i'm 368 00:23:56.880 --> 00:24:00.559 a I'm a Clippers fan since the Lop City. I 369 00:24:00.559 --> 00:24:03.119 grew up watching them, So I'm not calling as a catchman, no, 370 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:08.200 right on. But yeah, it was an overall it was 371 00:24:08.200 --> 00:24:11.839 a good loss. I think if Kawhi stays healthy and 372 00:24:12.759 --> 00:24:16.200 we play through those whistles and we're playing great defense, 373 00:24:17.319 --> 00:24:20.720 we have a good chance of making some noise in 374 00:24:20.759 --> 00:24:23.319 the playoffs. It all just depends on Kawhi. And I'm 375 00:24:23.359 --> 00:24:25.359 not too mad about this loss. I think the Orlando 376 00:24:25.440 --> 00:24:29.720 game is the most important game to get, especially with 377 00:24:29.920 --> 00:24:33.599 us losing this game. But yeah, if we stay healthy, 378 00:24:33.680 --> 00:24:36.680 we have a good chance of making some noise. 379 00:24:37.359 --> 00:24:39.000 No, I think you make a good point, Berryer. I 380 00:24:39.000 --> 00:24:42.640 appreciate the phone call. Don't be a stranger here. You 381 00:24:42.640 --> 00:24:44.400 ain't got to be alone as a Clippers fan there 382 00:24:44.400 --> 00:24:48.160 in Ohio. I'm sure there's plenty of you eight six, six, nine, eight, 383 00:24:48.240 --> 00:24:54.480 seven seventy. But you bring up not having Kawhi and 384 00:24:55.599 --> 00:24:59.519 saying all we need is Kawhi healthy. Well, that's the 385 00:24:59.519 --> 00:25:02.480 reason is it's not worth pushing him even in a 386 00:25:02.519 --> 00:25:05.279 regular season game like this, where coming into this game 387 00:25:05.319 --> 00:25:09.880 there was only nine remaining, now there's eight. I understand 388 00:25:09.920 --> 00:25:14.640 these are important games. Is it more important to win 389 00:25:14.680 --> 00:25:17.960 these games than having a healthy Kawhi in a playoff series? No, 390 00:25:19.000 --> 00:25:24.599 So you prioritize health over everything else With Kawhi, that's 391 00:25:24.640 --> 00:25:27.000 what it has to be. I know it can seem 392 00:25:27.000 --> 00:25:31.440 frustrating at times, but he wasn't going to play two 393 00:25:31.559 --> 00:25:34.960 games in less than forty eight hours. He's not playing 394 00:25:34.960 --> 00:25:39.000 back to backs. He's expected to play tomorrow against Orlando. 395 00:25:40.440 --> 00:25:42.480 You gotta go in with your eyes open and understand 396 00:25:42.519 --> 00:25:48.400 the situation. The goal is to have Kawhi healthy in 397 00:25:48.440 --> 00:25:54.599 the playoffs and him being able to finish a season healthy, 398 00:25:55.359 --> 00:25:57.319 because I know a lot of Clipper Nation fields like this. 399 00:25:58.440 --> 00:26:01.160 You know what, It's one thing if we lose in 400 00:26:01.200 --> 00:26:05.599 the playoffs and we go out with our best player 401 00:26:05.720 --> 00:26:09.039