1
00:00:11,240 --> 00:00:14,560
Speaker 1: What is going on? Clippers fans? Welcome to season three,

2
00:00:14,679 --> 00:00:19,600
episode sixty one of Clips in Dip. I am Chuck Mockler,

3
00:00:19,679 --> 00:00:24,000
joined by Adam Osen and William Updyke. We are very

4
00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,760
excited to bring you this episode. We're talking the Zubats

5
00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:30,519
triple double, the sixth win in the row against the Rockets,

6
00:00:30,559 --> 00:00:35,320
as well as the upcoming incredibly important weekend matchups against

7
00:00:35,320 --> 00:00:38,039
the Kings and Warriors. If you're listening to us, thank

8
00:00:38,079 --> 00:00:40,039
you so much. If you're watching us at YouTube dot

9
00:00:40,079 --> 00:00:42,479
com Slash at Clippers Podcast, We're gonna have some more

10
00:00:42,520 --> 00:00:45,039
content coming at you, so hit that little bell and

11
00:00:45,079 --> 00:00:48,520
you can get notified before we get into all of

12
00:00:49,759 --> 00:00:53,520
the incredibly stressful matchups and things to think about coming up.

13
00:00:54,000 --> 00:00:56,200
How the hell are you guys doing the day after

14
00:00:56,200 --> 00:01:00,479
it eats the Zubats records his first, hopefully not last,

15
00:01:01,079 --> 00:01:04,719
career triple double. We were all in the building. Will

16
00:01:04,799 --> 00:01:08,159
how are you feeling on this sunny of Vitzi sebat

17
00:01:08,239 --> 00:01:09,120
triple double after?

18
00:01:09,560 --> 00:01:12,280
Speaker 2: I mean, I'm feeling great. That was incredible. I like

19
00:01:12,519 --> 00:01:15,680
was in the media section, so I probably shouldn't have,

20
00:01:15,760 --> 00:01:18,519
but I gave a little cheer when that when that

21
00:01:18,599 --> 00:01:21,680
Bogey three bounced in because it looked it looked like

22
00:01:21,760 --> 00:01:25,040
for a second it wasn't gonna happen. He wasn't gonna

23
00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:27,400
get that triple double. But proud of Bogey, he knocked

24
00:01:27,400 --> 00:01:29,319
it down. They got a lucky they got a good bounce,

25
00:01:29,439 --> 00:01:32,079
and uh yeah, I reacted immediately.

26
00:01:32,599 --> 00:01:35,040
Speaker 1: That was probably the most stressful shot of the whole

27
00:01:35,120 --> 00:01:37,120
night last night was Bogie's.

28
00:01:37,519 --> 00:01:39,079
Speaker 2: And I love that he got tooken out and then

29
00:01:39,079 --> 00:01:40,560
they're like, no.

30
00:01:41,120 --> 00:01:43,840
Speaker 1: Go back there, Adam, how are you doing?

31
00:01:44,959 --> 00:01:50,079
Speaker 3: Big shot Bogie? What he does? It was a big one.

32
00:01:52,239 --> 00:01:55,439
I'm feeling good. This team is rolling right now, but

33
00:01:56,400 --> 00:01:58,599
a little concerned about the game coming up on Friday.

34
00:02:00,000 --> 00:02:01,840
Speaker 1: Are you concerned about the injuries or just in general.

35
00:02:01,920 --> 00:02:02,879
We'll get to it, but.

36
00:02:04,159 --> 00:02:07,079
Speaker 3: I'm concerned about the Kings. They are They have some

37
00:02:07,120 --> 00:02:10,560
firepower that when they actually play the right way out

38
00:02:10,560 --> 00:02:12,639
there and are decent defensively, they can beat you.

39
00:02:13,159 --> 00:02:15,000
Speaker 1: Volatile, They're a volatile matchup.

40
00:02:16,840 --> 00:02:18,400
Speaker 2: They almost came back against Denver.

41
00:02:18,800 --> 00:02:23,159
Speaker 1: God that would have been so sweet. The Clippers beat

42
00:02:23,319 --> 00:02:25,719
some of the Rockets yesterday to win. They're six in

43
00:02:25,759 --> 00:02:30,080
a row. Rockets shot fifty percent from three, which we

44
00:02:30,159 --> 00:02:32,280
had just talked about last time we're all together, how

45
00:02:32,319 --> 00:02:34,439
all the teams that we had played recently were shooting

46
00:02:34,520 --> 00:02:37,800
their worst from three rockets shot pretty damn well. Thankfully,

47
00:02:37,840 --> 00:02:40,599
the Clippers I think shot fifty or something like that,

48
00:02:40,719 --> 00:02:44,319
but I don't know. I came away from that game. Reed,

49
00:02:44,360 --> 00:02:46,159
Shepherd can shoot the hell out of the ball. I

50
00:02:46,240 --> 00:02:48,159
kind of knew that before, but watching it in person,

51
00:02:48,199 --> 00:02:51,560
you're like, damn, that's he can get it done.

52
00:02:52,719 --> 00:02:54,719
Speaker 3: Aaron Holiday too.

53
00:02:55,120 --> 00:03:01,240
Speaker 1: Apparently everybody no norm for that one, and he's questionable

54
00:03:01,439 --> 00:03:03,800
for this next game. And we'll talk about that later.

55
00:03:05,599 --> 00:03:07,599
What was your guys' biggest takeaway? There was a couple

56
00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:10,199
of things that stuck out in this game other than

57
00:03:10,240 --> 00:03:14,479
the Avitza Zubatch triple double, which before we get into this,

58
00:03:14,599 --> 00:03:16,759
do we think Zeo gets another triple double at some

59
00:03:16,759 --> 00:03:17,599
point in his career?

60
00:03:18,360 --> 00:03:24,280
Speaker 3: Oh yeah, no question. I The only thing that's been

61
00:03:24,319 --> 00:03:27,000
holding him back is not enough touches. If he touches

62
00:03:27,039 --> 00:03:31,120
the basketball more like, no, it's hard to become a

63
00:03:31,120 --> 00:03:33,080
good passer if you don't have the ball in your

64
00:03:33,080 --> 00:03:36,919
hands first, Like, he's become better because he's actually getting

65
00:03:36,960 --> 00:03:39,599
reps this season. They're getting into the basketball. He's played

66
00:03:39,639 --> 00:03:42,360
over thirty minutes a night, Like, I think he's definitely

67
00:03:42,360 --> 00:03:45,280
gonna He had five assists the game before, like, and he.

68
00:03:45,360 --> 00:03:48,159
Speaker 1: Was one or two away. And another game this year, yeah,

69
00:03:48,439 --> 00:03:49,000
he took him out.

70
00:03:49,120 --> 00:03:53,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, he's been closed. So I'm confident on his career

71
00:03:53,319 --> 00:03:55,479
trajectory he will have more triple doubles.

72
00:03:56,319 --> 00:04:02,960
Speaker 1: Look out, Russell Westbrook, look out on that that. But

73
00:04:03,159 --> 00:04:05,680
will what was your biggest takeaway from this Rockets game?

74
00:04:05,719 --> 00:04:07,479
It was a little weird to start, but the Clippers

75
00:04:07,479 --> 00:04:08,599
figured it out after a while.

76
00:04:08,840 --> 00:04:13,199
Speaker 2: Kawhi looking spry, Kawhi looking spry. He was he was

77
00:04:13,240 --> 00:04:16,160
going at it physically for a regular season game against

78
00:04:16,319 --> 00:04:19,319
not a fully healthy Houston Rockets in a way that uh,

79
00:04:20,480 --> 00:04:24,160
I mean, I just the way he was ratcheted up

80
00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:24,720
for this game.

81
00:04:24,959 --> 00:04:25,079
Speaker 1: Uh.

82
00:04:25,439 --> 00:04:27,120
Speaker 2: You know, we've been talking about this. He's been looking

83
00:04:27,120 --> 00:04:30,560
better and better, but the physicality last night it stood

84
00:04:30,600 --> 00:04:32,000
out to me. Maybe it was because I was there

85
00:04:32,040 --> 00:04:34,720
in person, so it just it popped a little bit

86
00:04:34,759 --> 00:04:38,000
more than it does through the television. But he is

87
00:04:38,040 --> 00:04:44,120
looking damn good right now, like close to like he's

88
00:04:44,160 --> 00:04:47,199
approaching peak of his powers, Kawhi, which I didn't know

89
00:04:47,240 --> 00:04:48,759
that we were going to get there. I didn't know

90
00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:50,319
that we would get there a couple of weeks ago,

91
00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,279
you know. And I think we all, I think we

92
00:04:52,319 --> 00:04:54,439
all said, if we get seventy five percent of this guy,

93
00:04:54,600 --> 00:04:56,959
we get eighty. You know, if we get optimistically eight,

94
00:04:58,319 --> 00:05:00,720
you know, I mean, we could be looking at ninety

95
00:05:01,879 --> 00:05:04,000
of like twenty nineteen.

96
00:05:04,079 --> 00:05:04,399
Speaker 3: Kawhi.

97
00:05:04,959 --> 00:05:10,720
Speaker 1: He had more dunks yesterday in a game than maybe

98
00:05:10,800 --> 00:05:14,399
twenty nineteen, and he missed a couple of dunks, like

99
00:05:14,759 --> 00:05:17,360
he was adamant that he wanted to dunk the ball,

100
00:05:17,920 --> 00:05:19,480
and it was pretty rad.

101
00:05:20,720 --> 00:05:25,120
Speaker 3: I think that's probably the best part of last night's game.

102
00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:28,800
I mean, he was did he make three dunks and

103
00:05:28,839 --> 00:05:32,120
missed two, and the two that he missed were super

104
00:05:32,160 --> 00:05:33,759
athletic dunks that if they win.

105
00:05:34,360 --> 00:05:35,920
Speaker 2: It was a lot of contact.

106
00:05:36,160 --> 00:05:38,639
Speaker 3: Yeah, yeah, he got fouled on one of them. The

107
00:05:38,720 --> 00:05:41,000
other he put it a little bit too far and

108
00:05:41,120 --> 00:05:42,839
hit the back of the iron and bounced out on

109
00:05:42,879 --> 00:05:44,480
that back at the very end of the game.

110
00:05:44,560 --> 00:05:45,319
Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, yeah.

111
00:05:46,319 --> 00:05:49,480
Speaker 3: The hops are still there. I've always said his injuries

112
00:05:49,480 --> 00:05:51,720
have come to his right leg. He's a left legged leaper,

113
00:05:52,199 --> 00:05:55,279
Like he can still jump. I don't know how he

114
00:05:55,319 --> 00:05:59,399
got to this point where Kawhi is sneaky hops. Last season, Uh,

115
00:05:59,680 --> 00:06:01,240
he had the most dunks he had had in the

116
00:06:01,319 --> 00:06:05,079
year ye his NBA career. So and he's looking like

117
00:06:05,199 --> 00:06:07,879
last season's Kawhi again. It's all there, it is.

118
00:06:08,600 --> 00:06:10,240
Speaker 1: I think at one point he tried to dunk on

119
00:06:10,360 --> 00:06:12,560
three Rockets. It was like it was one of his

120
00:06:12,600 --> 00:06:16,040
missed ones where he I was like, oh shit, he's

121
00:06:16,160 --> 00:06:17,279
really going for it.

122
00:06:18,439 --> 00:06:21,279
Speaker 3: That was the drive left and yeah, there were three

123
00:06:21,319 --> 00:06:24,199
guys waiting for him. They fouled him or otherwise he's

124
00:06:24,199 --> 00:06:26,639
putting him on a poster left hand too.

125
00:06:28,639 --> 00:06:33,720
Speaker 1: Yeah, the Kauhi physical peak keeps getting higher and higher.

126
00:06:33,800 --> 00:06:36,839
And last night, again it wasn't against the full Rocket squad,

127
00:06:36,879 --> 00:06:38,920
but it's a young Rockets team that still had guys

128
00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:40,720
who were trying to defend. It's not like they were

129
00:06:40,759 --> 00:06:43,560
rolling over in that game defensively by any means.

130
00:06:43,920 --> 00:06:45,800
Speaker 2: And it's both ends of the floor too, like he

131
00:06:45,959 --> 00:06:48,800
you know, he has looked good defensively all season. You know,

132
00:06:48,839 --> 00:06:51,600
we talked about that kind of early on. It seemed

133
00:06:51,600 --> 00:06:54,120
like he was kind of like had the governor on

134
00:06:54,279 --> 00:06:56,040
maybe on the offensive end of the floor to kind

135
00:06:56,040 --> 00:06:59,399
of to kind of see how his body reacted. But yeah,

136
00:06:59,399 --> 00:07:03,399
he was going at it tenaciously, and his like, his

137
00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:06,959
rebounding is much more like he's he's the board man again,

138
00:07:07,160 --> 00:07:10,399
like he's really fighting for it in there tenacious.

139
00:07:10,439 --> 00:07:14,800
Speaker 1: K Yeah, the boards is a really good call because

140
00:07:14,800 --> 00:07:17,920
that's been always I mean, that's been the thing right

141
00:07:17,920 --> 00:07:19,959
that he brings to the team when he's not rebounding.

142
00:07:20,000 --> 00:07:21,720
We were all kind of like, well, who's gonna grab

143
00:07:21,720 --> 00:07:24,600
boards aside from Zoo if Kawhi is not getting there

144
00:07:24,600 --> 00:07:25,279
to clean it up.

145
00:07:27,199 --> 00:07:29,680
Speaker 3: No, no, guys, I don't think he can play power forward.

146
00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,319
It just doesn't work. Like they have to get a

147
00:07:32,319 --> 00:07:33,439
power forward right now?

148
00:07:33,720 --> 00:07:36,639
Speaker 1: Do we still have time? Is it it's April tenth?

149
00:07:36,800 --> 00:07:44,199
Trade deadlines? What the eleventh Nico had? Nico, I don't

150
00:07:44,240 --> 00:07:47,079
want to say he didn't save this game, but the

151
00:07:47,120 --> 00:07:51,079
first half Nick Watum was very much needed. He had

152
00:07:51,160 --> 00:07:57,439
fifteen points I think in the first half. Three Then

153
00:07:57,519 --> 00:07:59,800
of course I hurt his growing and he is out

154
00:07:59,800 --> 00:08:04,279
for the game tomorrow with growing strain. I think it's

155
00:08:04,279 --> 00:08:06,040
more of an age we're gonna give you the day

156
00:08:06,040 --> 00:08:09,199
off or something. But he was incredibly clutch and showed

157
00:08:09,279 --> 00:08:12,439
again not that there's people who've been, you know, wondering

158
00:08:12,480 --> 00:08:14,480
what he does for this team, especially if you listen

159
00:08:14,519 --> 00:08:18,480
to Clippers podcast. Just really showed what he can bring

160
00:08:18,879 --> 00:08:21,959
to a team when they need one. Other guys are

161
00:08:21,959 --> 00:08:24,079
getting more attention from the defense.

162
00:08:25,560 --> 00:08:29,720
Speaker 3: Nico has been shooting from the outside some ridiculous numbers

163
00:08:29,800 --> 00:08:33,440
for quite some time now. He's at fifty six percent

164
00:08:33,480 --> 00:08:38,600
from three to his last nineteen games. Like there was

165
00:08:38,600 --> 00:08:41,279
some talk earlier in the season, is he sliw a doll?

166
00:08:41,519 --> 00:08:46,879
The shots dot there? Nico looks incredible now. He said

167
00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:51,120
postgame to Lot Murray that he's fine, he's good. Maybe

168
00:08:51,159 --> 00:08:53,279
he woke up today a little bit of soreness. He's

169
00:08:53,320 --> 00:08:57,960
thirty six. Keep him out of this game. I think

170
00:08:58,000 --> 00:09:00,159
they can get by without him, but it's it's not

171
00:09:00,200 --> 00:09:02,399
going to be an easy one. But it was I

172
00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:05,399
agree with you. I think he scored all those fifteen

173
00:09:05,399 --> 00:09:08,360
points in like the span of seven minutes. Yeah, and

174
00:09:09,000 --> 00:09:12,039
the Rockets were obviously hot from distance. Nico kind of

175
00:09:12,080 --> 00:09:15,519
countered that for the Clippers just to stay up. I

176
00:09:15,519 --> 00:09:17,519
think it was really importantly did in the first half.

177
00:09:20,159 --> 00:09:22,759
Speaker 2: Yeah, and with the groin thing, like I you know what,

178
00:09:23,360 --> 00:09:25,679
I believe him that it's not super serious. I'm also

179
00:09:26,279 --> 00:09:29,279
with that injury, kind of a fan of just just

180
00:09:29,440 --> 00:09:32,879
being cautious. It's something you can reaggravate all the time.

181
00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,440
It's like something Lebron has now a couple times a year.

182
00:09:36,360 --> 00:09:38,639
Speaker 1: Yeah, I think that's a good call. And it's like

183
00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,600
I would rather if we were to choose the games

184
00:09:41,600 --> 00:09:43,679
for him to play, I would rather him play against

185
00:09:43,720 --> 00:09:49,480
Golden State, Oh for sure. Damn than the Kicks. Yeah, hard.

186
00:09:49,759 --> 00:09:52,240
Speaker 2: Implications for that one are just so much heavier.

187
00:09:52,480 --> 00:09:59,159
Speaker 1: God. Yeah, Harden had another I believe the official team

188
00:09:59,200 --> 00:10:02,759
account which did this out but they didn't give the

189
00:10:03,120 --> 00:10:06,519
official number, But he had a thirty five point and

190
00:10:06,639 --> 00:10:09,000
ten assist game. He's up to the second most of

191
00:10:09,039 --> 00:10:13,879
those in history for a season, the official team account said.

192
00:10:13,919 --> 00:10:17,080
So he's continuing to absolutely crush his last three games.

193
00:10:17,080 --> 00:10:21,120
He's got a thirty six to seven assist a turnover ratio,

194
00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,960
which is fantastic to see, was compared to some of

195
00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,480
the stuff we saw early in the season. He gave

196
00:10:27,519 --> 00:10:32,279
shoes to everybody, uh to Mayor bizarrely had a great

197
00:10:32,399 --> 00:10:35,360
fit on yesterday, and then he had to wear the

198
00:10:35,399 --> 00:10:38,240
hardened hell Cats, which are a great shoe. But I

199
00:10:38,320 --> 00:10:40,879
feel like to Mayor was maybe like the fit looked good,

200
00:10:40,919 --> 00:10:43,679
it was not a fit tailored for a surprise pair

201
00:10:44,360 --> 00:10:47,159
of hardened hell cats. Let's just say, I.

202
00:10:47,120 --> 00:10:50,480
Speaker 3: Feel like if the shoes are fire enough, like you

203
00:10:50,519 --> 00:10:52,919
can get away with clashing as long as the shoes

204
00:10:52,960 --> 00:10:57,120
look cool. Disagree then, because he ain't matching his shoes

205
00:10:57,159 --> 00:10:57,679
all the time.

206
00:10:58,399 --> 00:11:02,480
Speaker 1: I'm not saying matching, but it's not. We can test

207
00:11:02,519 --> 00:11:05,759
that theory. I disagree. I politely disagree with your take

208
00:11:05,799 --> 00:11:08,200
at them, Oh Dudel.

209
00:11:08,320 --> 00:11:10,960
Speaker 2: So while we're on the subject, what the hell is

210
00:11:11,000 --> 00:11:13,919
going on with the Lexus Looks Dude? It is so

211
00:11:14,039 --> 00:11:16,960
bad for the Clippers. It's like it's Nico Patoom in

212
00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:19,559
jeans and a T shirt, which there's nothing wrong with

213
00:11:19,600 --> 00:11:22,120
wearing that to a game. Be comfortable. I'm one hundred

214
00:11:22,120 --> 00:11:26,080
percent for that. Maybe just don't do the segment. Change

215
00:11:26,120 --> 00:11:27,080
it to something else.

216
00:11:27,440 --> 00:11:30,039
Speaker 1: The Lexus Looks segment is so funny.

217
00:11:29,919 --> 00:11:33,279
Speaker 2: And it's like Norman sweatpants, Like literally every outfit with

218
00:11:33,320 --> 00:11:35,480
someone in a T shirt and jeans or sweatpants on

219
00:11:35,559 --> 00:11:38,080
the on the Lexus Looks segment last night, Like like,

220
00:11:38,360 --> 00:11:39,000
just don't do it.

221
00:11:39,039 --> 00:11:41,639
Speaker 1: At that point and then Annah Cormier, it'll just show

222
00:11:41,679 --> 00:11:44,120
a picture of Norm pal and she goes Norm Pale,

223
00:11:45,440 --> 00:11:46,799
and then it shows a picture of Nick.

224
00:11:46,840 --> 00:11:50,320
Speaker 3: The two like, yes, it doesn't say good looks. It

225
00:11:50,399 --> 00:11:53,600
just says looks, like wear whatever you want. It's your

226
00:11:53,639 --> 00:11:54,200
look tonight.

227
00:11:54,639 --> 00:11:56,000
Speaker 1: They just need Yeah, I don't.

228
00:11:55,879 --> 00:11:58,320
Speaker 3: Know they either behold her. Come on, you guys seen

229
00:11:58,320 --> 00:12:01,960
a run away with all those crazy they were like, who.

230
00:12:01,759 --> 00:12:03,600
Speaker 1: Knows, that's different too anyway.

231
00:12:04,919 --> 00:12:06,519
Speaker 2: But if they don't want to dress up, like just

232
00:12:06,639 --> 00:12:08,559
use the high speed camera or something, and they make

233
00:12:08,600 --> 00:12:11,320
a phase like you know that always looks.

234
00:12:11,120 --> 00:12:14,200
Speaker 1: Good, you're more you're more mad about the segment taking

235
00:12:14,279 --> 00:12:16,240
up space of what could be a better segment.

236
00:12:16,679 --> 00:12:20,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, it just doesn't make any sense. Okay, that's making

237
00:12:20,399 --> 00:12:21,279
goddamn sense.

238
00:12:21,759 --> 00:12:23,399
Speaker 1: It should be bomber looks every game.

239
00:12:24,519 --> 00:12:26,559
Speaker 3: It should just be different shots of a car the

240
00:12:26,720 --> 00:12:28,600
entire time, Like why is it even on them?

241
00:12:29,600 --> 00:12:33,720
Speaker 2: Yeah, photo shot them in front of a car, in

242
00:12:33,799 --> 00:12:34,639
front of a car.

243
00:12:36,399 --> 00:12:39,799
Speaker 1: All that to say, it's fantastic to see Harden continuing

244
00:12:39,919 --> 00:12:44,960
to have a phenomenal season, and I don't know if

245
00:12:44,960 --> 00:12:46,480
he's I don't even know if he's peaking at the

246
00:12:46,559 --> 00:12:49,840
right time, because he's just been on incredibly high plateau

247
00:12:52,240 --> 00:12:53,279
since the fifty point game.

248
00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:58,480
Speaker 3: It's been i'd say, efficiency wise, he has been since

249
00:12:58,519 --> 00:13:01,720
that fifty point game, last nineteen games forty six percent

250
00:13:01,759 --> 00:13:05,000
from the field, thirty nine percent from the outside. Just

251
00:13:05,039 --> 00:13:08,240
like it's the Kauhi effect. Kawhi Bogey has helped to

252
00:13:09,039 --> 00:13:11,720
Chris Dunn, anybody else that can handle the ball a

253
00:13:11,759 --> 00:13:14,320
little bit is helping out James Harden. Like it all

254
00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:14,879
adds up.

255
00:13:14,919 --> 00:13:19,759
Speaker 1: I think, yeah, I think I agree with your statement

256
00:13:19,799 --> 00:13:22,679
that Kawhi Leonard being back is good for the Clippers.

257
00:13:22,919 --> 00:13:27,000
There were some people. Someone admitted to Adam. Someone admitted

258
00:13:27,039 --> 00:13:29,799
to Adam that they were wrong about thinking that the

259
00:13:29,799 --> 00:13:31,720
Clippers were better off without Kawhi.

260
00:13:32,200 --> 00:13:33,960
Speaker 3: Guys called himself a dumbass.

261
00:13:35,080 --> 00:13:38,879
Speaker 1: You didn't even have to do it. Whi's just such

262
00:13:38,879 --> 00:13:39,960
an insane take.

263
00:13:41,279 --> 00:13:44,200
Speaker 3: To think that was there, And so was the take

264
00:13:44,240 --> 00:13:47,360
about b Shaws would be the head coach now. I

265
00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:48,279
was like two weeks ago.

266
00:13:48,799 --> 00:13:54,279
Speaker 1: I mean, look how far we've come then. I think

267
00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,960
maybe the biggest takeaway from this game the Kobe Brown

268
00:13:58,039 --> 00:14:02,279
third quarter takeover, just real, five points from the.

269
00:14:03,279 --> 00:14:05,360
Speaker 2: I've a bit of a shaky start off.

270
00:14:05,799 --> 00:14:10,159
Speaker 3: Yes, it's coming Brown Island. Back up, Chuck, are we good?

271
00:14:11,960 --> 00:14:14,480
Speaker 1: I don't know. It's a little firefest vibes over at

272
00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:16,960
the Kobe Brown Island right now at.

273
00:14:16,879 --> 00:14:20,080
Speaker 3: The girled Cheese sandwich is just one slice of craft cheese.

274
00:14:19,799 --> 00:14:23,360
Speaker 1: Dry, one size of craft cheese dry, and the sandwich

275
00:14:23,440 --> 00:14:24,840
is one piece of bread. We had to cut in

276
00:14:24,879 --> 00:14:29,519
half the top the bottom. But we do have styrofoam plates.

277
00:14:29,519 --> 00:14:31,759
We have a thousand of them. We only have fifty sandwiches,

278
00:14:31,799 --> 00:14:34,440
so we're waiting on the ingredients. But now it's just

279
00:14:34,799 --> 00:14:41,039
nice to see him be a possitive. Yeah, it was good.

280
00:14:41,600 --> 00:14:45,240
Speaker 3: I thought what you end up playing ten? I think

281
00:14:45,240 --> 00:14:47,080
he played ten straight minutes from the end of the

282
00:14:47,120 --> 00:14:49,639
third into the forest. And that was a consequence of

283
00:14:49,679 --> 00:14:52,120
not having Niko Batoomb. Somebody else had to step up.

284
00:14:52,679 --> 00:14:56,399
And that's probably if you consider the timing and what

285
00:14:56,440 --> 00:14:59,759
they needed out out of him, that's probably his best

286
00:15:00,039 --> 00:15:01,639
Mormans in the pros.

287
00:15:01,399 --> 00:15:04,799
Speaker 1: Right, grabbed three boards like it was Yeah, I mean,

288
00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,399
especially not knowing if he was gonna play at all, right,

289
00:15:08,440 --> 00:15:12,639
because yeah, Nico went out a half stay ready, man,

290
00:15:12,759 --> 00:15:14,759
I wonder if Carl Tart got the Kobe Brown jersey

291
00:15:14,759 --> 00:15:19,279
after last night. Any other takeaways before we talk about

292
00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:22,200
some stadium effects that I think they're getting ready for

293
00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:28,080
the playoffs. I'm good shout out the Rockets too. I

294
00:15:28,120 --> 00:15:31,840
was happy that the Rockets played hard with their short squad.

295
00:15:32,440 --> 00:15:34,919
I know winning is important right now, but I like

296
00:15:35,000 --> 00:15:38,200
that the Clippers kind of had like not a difficult time,

297
00:15:38,559 --> 00:15:40,559
but they had to actually work for this game, and

298
00:15:40,600 --> 00:15:43,639
Tylu caught some timeouts when the defense was very bad

299
00:15:43,799 --> 00:15:45,320
because at one point I think it was to open

300
00:15:45,360 --> 00:15:49,600
the fourth, the lead went down to like six very

301
00:15:49,679 --> 00:15:51,840
quickly because the Clippers just didn't have the energy.

302
00:15:52,480 --> 00:15:55,039
Speaker 3: I like the coach loupost game was still like our

303
00:15:55,120 --> 00:15:58,200
last two games, we weren't good enough defensively. Yeah, there

304
00:15:58,200 --> 00:16:01,519
are things to improve on, and players acknowledged it. James

305
00:16:01,559 --> 00:16:06,000
Harden acknowledged it. Kawhi post game, but they also were

306
00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:08,399
putting it in perspective and we're like, okay, it was

307
00:16:08,519 --> 00:16:11,200
it was just two games. They have been really, really good.

308
00:16:11,279 --> 00:16:14,840
It was just two games. But there's two games left now,

309
00:16:14,919 --> 00:16:17,440
so can't afford to have any slippish.

310
00:16:17,639 --> 00:16:21,399
Speaker 1: No, Okay, some cool things that it seemed like the

311
00:16:21,480 --> 00:16:24,519
Dome was trying for the playoffs. The wave was done

312
00:16:24,559 --> 00:16:26,759
for the first time at the end of it Dome

313
00:16:27,039 --> 00:16:27,519
last night.

314
00:16:28,639 --> 00:16:31,159
Speaker 3: We all left Carlo Jimenez hanging. He was like, oh,

315
00:16:31,200 --> 00:16:33,159
the wave, and he did it. We just sat there

316
00:16:33,159 --> 00:16:34,879
and looked at him because.

317
00:16:34,639 --> 00:16:39,080
Speaker 1: You're a professional. No. Yeah, they got the blue lights going.

318
00:16:39,159 --> 00:16:41,879
That's gonna be not the biggest fan of the wave,

319
00:16:41,919 --> 00:16:44,919
but it will be cool with the lighting effects. So

320
00:16:45,039 --> 00:16:49,320
shout out whoever coordinated that. And then I noticed something pregame.

321
00:16:49,799 --> 00:16:53,559
They have a new display for the wall that will

322
00:16:53,639 --> 00:16:56,440
show it says like stopped by the wall and it

323
00:16:56,559 --> 00:16:59,879
has players and how many times they've missed free throws

324
00:17:00,039 --> 00:17:00,919
facing the wall.

325
00:17:01,360 --> 00:17:03,759
Speaker 3: You want to know who came up with that. Our

326
00:17:03,799 --> 00:17:08,319
producer here in Burbank, Daniel West. Daniel our ear and

327
00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:10,519
was like, you guys should have something there like that.

328
00:17:10,680 --> 00:17:13,920
Carlo told somebody else higher up and they're like, that's

329
00:17:13,960 --> 00:17:14,599
a great idea.

330
00:17:14,920 --> 00:17:17,720
Speaker 1: That rules. Shout out Daniel West. Yeah, getting genius.

331
00:17:18,960 --> 00:17:19,119
Speaker 3: Yeah.

332
00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:20,519
Speaker 1: I don't know if they'll do it during the playoffs

333
00:17:20,599 --> 00:17:22,799
or something, but like, dude, imagine being someone who's on

334
00:17:22,839 --> 00:17:26,119
that list standing in front, like, shit, I missed three

335
00:17:26,240 --> 00:17:27,359
against the wall.

336
00:17:28,319 --> 00:17:32,279
Speaker 3: It's like a strikeout. Count in baseball. Yeah, ay, count, that's.

337
00:17:32,160 --> 00:17:36,440
Speaker 1: Awesome, It'll be sweet and Yeah, just a genual shout

338
00:17:36,440 --> 00:17:41,000
out to the Wall for an incredible inaugural regular season. Yeah.

339
00:17:41,119 --> 00:17:46,039
Support has been amazing from the Wall Leader, the swell Leaders,

340
00:17:46,039 --> 00:17:49,680
whatever they're called. Like I was really I was getting

341
00:17:49,680 --> 00:17:52,440
really hyped for the playoff Wall vibes that we're gonna

342
00:17:52,440 --> 00:17:54,799
see in the next couple of weeks.

343
00:17:56,039 --> 00:17:59,359
Speaker 3: Thirty and seven after starting going for there and their

344
00:17:59,400 --> 00:18:03,559
first win a twenty six point comeback, so appropriate.

345
00:18:04,039 --> 00:18:07,519
Speaker 2: It's their best home record since when it's like, it's

346
00:18:07,559 --> 00:18:08,359
been a long time.

347
00:18:08,920 --> 00:18:10,799
Speaker 3: That's a good question. And check.

348
00:18:11,039 --> 00:18:13,680
Speaker 2: I think it might be their best home record since

349
00:18:13,720 --> 00:18:16,319
the first year Bomber bought the team.

350
00:18:16,119 --> 00:18:20,039
Speaker 1: I'm I'm, I definitely know. It's their best home record

351
00:18:20,160 --> 00:18:21,279
for a season into it.

352
00:18:23,640 --> 00:18:24,400
Speaker 3: Big true.

353
00:18:24,599 --> 00:18:29,160
Speaker 1: You can chuck that up on the fact Wall. Okay.

354
00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,839
So after all of that, the Clippers win their sixth

355
00:18:31,839 --> 00:18:34,359
game in a row. The end the game is the

356
00:18:34,400 --> 00:18:37,039
five seed. A big thank you to Harrison Barnes who

357
00:18:37,119 --> 00:18:38,960
hit a game winner against the Warriors.

358
00:18:39,480 --> 00:18:40,839
Speaker 3: That's the jersey we should get.

359
00:18:43,519 --> 00:18:46,680
Speaker 1: Yeah, I get a Harrison Barnes, Yeah jersey before I

360
00:18:46,680 --> 00:18:47,680
get a Kobe Brown Jersey.

361
00:18:48,200 --> 00:18:50,920
Speaker 3: If the Clippers go on some magical playoff run and

362
00:18:51,039 --> 00:18:53,279
end up winning it all because it is our year,

363
00:18:54,119 --> 00:18:56,000
I say, raise the Harrison Bars.

364
00:18:57,319 --> 00:19:02,559
Speaker 1: So funny, it's the fuck. Well, yeah, so the record

365
00:19:04,000 --> 00:19:06,240
same record as the Nuggets. The Nuggets are ahead of

366
00:19:06,319 --> 00:19:09,680
us because of conference records, something that we've all been

367
00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,920
annoyed about throughout this season.

368
00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:17,160
Speaker 3: But also because of two things that are ridiculous. They

369
00:19:17,160 --> 00:19:21,200
were two and one against Denver. The nd season tournament happens,

370
00:19:21,319 --> 00:19:23,839
they don't have another game against them. They got a

371
00:19:23,920 --> 00:19:29,119
rescheduled game against Denver. I don't think that was I

372
00:19:29,160 --> 00:19:32,839
guess it was that game. Guess what game they lost

373
00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:37,960
and what was happening in Southern California during that night.

374
00:19:38,519 --> 00:19:40,920
It was the fires in Southern California. They played that

375
00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:46,759
game in Denver where the guys game back here. They

376
00:19:46,759 --> 00:19:49,480
thought the game was going to be canceled. That's how

377
00:19:49,519 --> 00:19:52,079
you end up losing the tiebreakers of the Denver Nuggets.

378
00:19:52,119 --> 00:19:55,039
Is unbelievable. Like everybody said afterwards, like yeah, nobody should

379
00:19:55,039 --> 00:19:57,200
have played that game, and then they ended up canceling

380
00:19:57,200 --> 00:20:00,480
other games or rescheduling It was just, oh man, it's

381
00:20:00,480 --> 00:20:01,000
a bummer.

382
00:20:02,079 --> 00:20:07,200
Speaker 1: It is a damn shame um hot take, I hate

383
00:20:07,200 --> 00:20:11,839
the Fires. So the Nuggets play the Grizzlies tomorrow, then

384
00:20:11,880 --> 00:20:14,839
the Rockets on Sunday. The Clippers are a half game

385
00:20:14,920 --> 00:20:18,519
up on the Grizzlies, who are playing the Wolves tonight,

386
00:20:18,720 --> 00:20:21,359
and then the Nuggets tomorrow and the Mavericks on Sunday.

387
00:20:22,200 --> 00:20:25,559
We are one plus the tiebreaker up on the Warriors,

388
00:20:25,839 --> 00:20:29,880
who play the Blazers tomorrow, which is unfortunate for the Clippers.

389
00:20:31,160 --> 00:20:35,920
Speaker 3: Where's that game at Let me check the Blazers.

390
00:20:36,240 --> 00:20:43,079
Speaker 1: Low key, it is in beautiful Portland, Oregon. The Modus

391
00:20:43,079 --> 00:20:44,400
Center is gonna be rockin'.

392
00:20:45,359 --> 00:20:48,519
Speaker 3: Hey, the Blazers last couple of months have played some

393
00:20:48,599 --> 00:20:51,119
good basketball. They've got some good big wins.

394
00:20:51,559 --> 00:20:55,440
Speaker 1: Are they what's there like? What's there like? Tank standing?

395
00:20:55,480 --> 00:20:58,640
They don't have a real shot at the number one pick, No,

396
00:20:58,759 --> 00:21:00,319
they don't. They've won thirty five games.

397
00:21:00,440 --> 00:21:01,319
Speaker 3: They've been too good.

398
00:21:02,920 --> 00:21:08,000
Speaker 1: God the Jazz of one seventeen games Jesus Christ. Okay,

399
00:21:08,079 --> 00:21:11,240
so that's not bad. And then we're one and a

400
00:21:11,279 --> 00:21:15,160
half games up without the tiebreaker on the Wolves. Who

401
00:21:15,160 --> 00:21:17,160
has mentioned they played the Grizzlies today. They play the

402
00:21:17,200 --> 00:21:20,519
Nets tomorrow and then the Jazz on Sunday, so they

403
00:21:20,559 --> 00:21:27,960
have a pretty easy remaining schedule. Yeah. Absolutely, And obviously

404
00:21:28,079 --> 00:21:31,359
all of this is going to change after tonight, after Friday,

405
00:21:31,480 --> 00:21:37,119
after Saturday, and then finally after whatever the hell happens

406
00:21:37,119 --> 00:21:41,240
on Sunday. Any standings thoughts before we get into this

407
00:21:41,279 --> 00:21:42,839
weekend preview. I was trying to look at it, and

408
00:21:42,880 --> 00:21:44,799
I was like, it doesn't matter that I'm looking at it, like,

409
00:21:44,839 --> 00:21:48,960
there's so many the Clippers. I'm pretty sure at worst,

410
00:21:50,200 --> 00:21:55,720
if they split tomorrow and Sunday, at worst, I think

411
00:21:55,759 --> 00:21:57,000
there's still the sixties.

412
00:21:58,920 --> 00:22:02,400
Speaker 3: If they still need a loss. I think they need

413
00:22:02,440 --> 00:22:07,720
a loss from UH Minnesota. They need a Minnesota loss.

414
00:22:07,720 --> 00:22:10,119
And if they get a lost from Minnesota tonight and

415
00:22:10,160 --> 00:22:13,480
they win tomorrow, the Clippers will be at worst the

416
00:22:13,519 --> 00:22:18,920
top six seed. Okay, got it, but yeah, go Grizzlies.

417
00:22:19,240 --> 00:22:23,519
Speaker 1: Go Grizzlies. Will Any thoughts on the seating that's gonna

418
00:22:23,599 --> 00:22:25,599
change in two and a half hours.

419
00:22:25,440 --> 00:22:28,039
Speaker 2: No, it's all it's just too jumbled right now.

420
00:22:28,279 --> 00:22:31,000
Speaker 1: Like I know I've been I've been getting like spreadsheets

421
00:22:31,000 --> 00:22:32,680
said to me about what results.

422
00:22:32,759 --> 00:22:35,599
Speaker 2: Yeah, and don't get me wrong, I like I I

423
00:22:35,640 --> 00:22:41,240
love the folks who go through Uh, every possibility. Uh,

424
00:22:41,759 --> 00:22:44,799
I'm a big fan. It's just I have a smooth brain.

425
00:22:45,000 --> 00:22:45,960
It kind of makes it hurt.

426
00:22:46,079 --> 00:22:46,839
Speaker 3: So I just.

427
00:22:49,640 --> 00:22:52,119
Speaker 2: Why don't you just just talk to me in a

428
00:22:52,200 --> 00:22:54,920
couple of days. Talking a couple of days.

429
00:22:55,079 --> 00:22:57,079
Speaker 3: I got a lot of possibilities.

430
00:22:57,079 --> 00:23:00,680
Speaker 1: Still, Yeah, I just got so much on thinking about

431
00:23:00,839 --> 00:23:03,160
you know, that's the issue. It's not that there's nothing

432
00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:07,599
going on. There's so much going on all right. Let

433
00:23:07,720 --> 00:23:10,480
us know what you think about the game against the Rockets.

434
00:23:10,519 --> 00:23:12,000
Let us know if you like the new stuff the

435
00:23:12,799 --> 00:23:16,559
wall is doing it into it dumb over at Clippers

436
00:23:16,599 --> 00:23:19,839
pot on Twitter or at Clippers podcast on YouTube. Also,

437
00:23:19,880 --> 00:23:22,279
let us know if you've got the hardened nines and

438
00:23:22,319 --> 00:23:25,119
you what you think of playing basketball in them? Because

439
00:23:25,119 --> 00:23:27,759
I need a new pair of basketball shoes and I

440
00:23:27,839 --> 00:23:28,839
kind of want to get the hearts.

441
00:23:29,319 --> 00:23:30,759
Speaker 3: I have a question for you, guys.

442
00:23:31,160 --> 00:23:33,839
Speaker 1: Go for it. You have a mischievous look on your face.

443
00:23:35,160 --> 00:23:37,480
Speaker 3: If you could freeze the standings right now, would you

444
00:23:37,519 --> 00:23:40,960
do it? And the Clippers end up in the five

445
00:23:41,039 --> 00:23:42,720
and are taking on Denver as the four?

446
00:23:43,079 --> 00:23:49,400
Speaker 1: Yes, yes, yes, yeah.

447
00:23:48,279 --> 00:23:50,440
Speaker 3: Even though it takes away a chance of getting the

448
00:23:50,440 --> 00:23:52,680
four seed, you're good with that.

449
00:23:53,759 --> 00:23:57,240
Speaker 1: I am good with that because I think Denver, with

450
00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:02,599
everything going on with with behind the scenes conflict pieces

451
00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,680
coming out to four days before the season is over,

452
00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,640
and the fact that their bench is bad and they

453
00:24:09,640 --> 00:24:13,400
have no one to check James Harden or Kawhi Leonard,

454
00:24:13,880 --> 00:24:17,599
I feel as confident as you can feel in a

455
00:24:17,640 --> 00:24:20,079
playoff series where you're playing against nikolay Okich. It's not

456
00:24:20,079 --> 00:24:22,359
gonna be like a shellacking or anything like that.

457
00:24:22,400 --> 00:24:25,039
Speaker 2: Oh yeah, of course. Yeah. With how bad their their

458
00:24:25,079 --> 00:24:27,279
defense has been this season, and you know, we heard

459
00:24:27,319 --> 00:24:29,839
that that was a big thing. Malone had trouble getting

460
00:24:29,880 --> 00:24:31,799
guys to commit on that end, regardless of what the

461
00:24:31,839 --> 00:24:35,920
game plan was. I I don't really see that changing,

462
00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,440
you know, in the playoffs. Maybe maybe they can pull together,

463
00:24:38,519 --> 00:24:43,960
but I don't know of the of the options. From

464
00:24:44,000 --> 00:24:48,400
where we're sitting right now, I feel like, yeah that

465
00:24:49,799 --> 00:24:51,720
unless the Grizzlies somehow move up.

466
00:24:52,640 --> 00:24:54,920
Speaker 3: There's no good options. It's definitely be careful what you

467
00:24:54,960 --> 00:24:57,559
wish for, and asking to play the best player in

468
00:24:57,599 --> 00:25:00,160
the league in a seven game series seems crazy, but

469
00:25:01,920 --> 00:25:04,039
what else you go? Do You want the Lakers in

470
00:25:04,039 --> 00:25:07,119
the first round? You want Houston? After what I saw

471
00:25:07,200 --> 00:25:08,440
last night. Damn they got.

472
00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:14,279
Speaker 2: Death and somehow we could end up four in the

473
00:25:14,279 --> 00:25:17,480
Grizzlies five. I guess that would be my favorite.

474
00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,400
Speaker 3: That'd be nice, but I think a lot has to happen.

475
00:25:20,440 --> 00:25:22,279
Speaker 1: Let me look at my spreadsheets and get back to you.

476
00:25:22,359 --> 00:25:24,359
Speaker 3: I don't think the Grizzlies can do it. I think

477
00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:26,079
it would be most likely like they get the t

478
00:25:26,240 --> 00:25:26,960
Wolves or something.

479
00:25:27,559 --> 00:25:33,319
Speaker 1: Yeah. I also Lakers first round. We're gonna Lakers first

480
00:25:33,440 --> 00:25:38,559
round cosmically feels like it might happen because the basketball

481
00:25:38,599 --> 00:25:41,599
gods could not let the Clippers have their first playoff

482
00:25:41,680 --> 00:25:45,599
series in the new stadium not be against the Lakers

483
00:25:45,599 --> 00:25:46,119
a little bit.

484
00:25:47,440 --> 00:25:53,039
Speaker 2: Yeah, but wouldn't the league prefer Warriors Lakers first round?

485
00:25:54,039 --> 00:25:54,920
Speaker 1: Yeah? Probably?

486
00:25:55,640 --> 00:25:56,000
Speaker 3: Yeah.

487
00:25:56,079 --> 00:25:57,119
Speaker 1: What's the script, say, Adam.

488
00:25:57,480 --> 00:26:00,319
Speaker 2: It's not it's not finished yet, but I've heard there's

489
00:26:00,319 --> 00:26:00,759
a draft.

490
00:26:01,559 --> 00:26:03,759
Speaker 1: Well we know the end. Well, you know the end.

491
00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:10,039
Speaker 3: There were a few revisions after they got Jimmy Butler,

492
00:26:10,160 --> 00:26:13,119
and it does seem like they would like that Lakers

493
00:26:13,400 --> 00:26:15,319
Golden State matchup for the first round if they could

494
00:26:15,319 --> 00:26:15,640
get it.

495
00:26:16,119 --> 00:26:21,160
Speaker 1: Yeah, huh would you want to play? Would you freeze

496
00:26:21,200 --> 00:26:24,720
the standings at him? M?

497
00:26:26,960 --> 00:26:30,400
Speaker 3: Yeah? Because I worry about the Grizzlies aren't going to

498
00:26:30,440 --> 00:26:33,799
beat Minnesota tonight. I don't know. I worry they're not

499
00:26:33,839 --> 00:26:36,359
going to be able to get up to four. I

500
00:26:36,400 --> 00:26:38,359
think both these games in NorCal are gonna be tough.

501
00:26:38,759 --> 00:26:42,039
Like you're at home for five straight now you're going

502
00:26:42,079 --> 00:26:44,240
out on the road. That's a little bit jarring, you know.

503
00:26:44,759 --> 00:26:47,079
Speaker 1: Thankfully it is just one trip.

504
00:26:49,519 --> 00:26:53,240
Speaker 3: The Kings. The Kings have enough to beat you.

505
00:26:53,759 --> 00:26:56,839
Speaker 1: Yeah. They're one of those teams where it's like you're

506
00:26:56,920 --> 00:26:59,319
right here, so sometimes you're up here and sometimes you're

507
00:26:59,359 --> 00:27:02,720
down here. Speaking of the Kings, we are going to

508
00:27:02,759 --> 00:27:06,559
talk about that matchup after a quick audio break. If

509
00:27:06,599 --> 00:27:09,039
you're watching us, you won't see this at YouTube dot

510
00:27:09,079 --> 00:27:12,039
com or at Clippers podcast. We're just still here. If

511
00:27:12,079 --> 00:27:13,880
you're listening, thank you. But there's gonna be some ads

512
00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:17,480
coming up. And then the incredibly important weekend review in

513
00:27:17,680 --> 00:27:20,200
three two what all right?

514
00:27:20,319 --> 00:27:23,920
Speaker 2: Welcome back into clips and did it's it's everyone's favorite

515
00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:27,240
time of the year when the Pacific Division is has

516
00:27:27,319 --> 00:27:30,599
maybe the most impactful, important games on the rest of

517
00:27:30,640 --> 00:27:34,440
the season. The Clippers take on the Kings, then the Warriors.

518
00:27:34,440 --> 00:27:38,240
Of course, both games with how how tight everything in

519
00:27:38,279 --> 00:27:44,480
the standing is hugely important. Adam, you've you've said you

520
00:27:44,519 --> 00:27:47,440
were you're a little scared of this one. Why don't you?

521
00:27:47,640 --> 00:27:48,480
Why don't you lead us in?

522
00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:54,119
Speaker 3: I don't like it. The Kings, they came back against Denver.

523
00:27:54,519 --> 00:27:57,119
They're playing. I know Malik Monk is out, they have

524
00:27:57,200 --> 00:28:03,039
some injuries, thank Kika Murray, but Demantas Sabonis, Zach Levine,

525
00:28:03,160 --> 00:28:07,200
DeMar DeRozan. They're probably gonna want to get up and

526
00:28:07,279 --> 00:28:09,720
get one back against the Clippers after the Kauhi game

527
00:28:09,759 --> 00:28:13,319
winner and into it home. There's a little revenge aspect there.

528
00:28:13,480 --> 00:28:16,079
I think they're still playing to make sure they're at

529
00:28:16,160 --> 00:28:18,839
least ninth, then get a home game in the playoffs tournament.

530
00:28:19,079 --> 00:28:21,440
Speaker 1: It's the nine to ten spot is what they're playing for,

531
00:28:21,480 --> 00:28:23,759
and they're only a game up on the MAVs.

532
00:28:23,599 --> 00:28:25,480
Speaker 3: So they have to win or they don't have to.

533
00:28:25,559 --> 00:28:28,720
But they need to win to have a better chance

534
00:28:28,759 --> 00:28:30,519
to hold onto that nice spot and get a home

535
00:28:30,559 --> 00:28:33,039
game at Golden One Center. They're gonna be playing for that.

536
00:28:34,400 --> 00:28:38,920
They have been extremely up and down since they fired

537
00:28:38,960 --> 00:28:42,119
Mike Brown, but they have had big victories. I think

538
00:28:42,119 --> 00:28:47,519
they beat the Caps twice. Oh yeah, Zach Lavigne has

539
00:28:47,519 --> 00:28:49,160
had a couple forty point games.

540
00:28:49,559 --> 00:28:52,880
Speaker 1: He's killing it. He's shooting fifty four and scoring thirty

541
00:28:52,880 --> 00:28:53,839
over his last five.

542
00:28:54,480 --> 00:28:55,759
Speaker 2: He was a big part of that comeback.

543
00:28:56,599 --> 00:28:59,480
Speaker 3: If the Clippers play the way they do last night defensively,

544
00:29:00,839 --> 00:29:02,559
there's a real good chance they could lose that game

545
00:29:02,599 --> 00:29:03,240
to Sacramento.

546
00:29:03,519 --> 00:29:05,799
Speaker 1: Okay, yeah, yeah, I don't know.

547
00:29:05,880 --> 00:29:09,160
Speaker 3: The Slippers are shooting fifty one percent from three they have.

548
00:29:09,359 --> 00:29:12,359
Speaker 1: And there's the injury report. Zoo's questionable. We all pretty

549
00:29:12,440 --> 00:29:17,160
much think he's gonna play normous questionable. Nico's out, obviously,

550
00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:23,039
Zoo being out that's not good, but we all are

551
00:29:23,039 --> 00:29:24,880
pretty confident plays. But I like what you're saying about

552
00:29:24,920 --> 00:29:29,559
the defense, Like so Bonas two cannot guard Zoo, but

553
00:29:29,680 --> 00:29:32,880
he's averaging twenty twelve and six over the last five.

554
00:29:32,960 --> 00:29:36,359
Like they have been clicking offensively.

555
00:29:37,200 --> 00:29:39,920
Speaker 3: They're good on offense. There's no reason they shouldn't be.

556
00:29:40,119 --> 00:29:43,599
They got the two Chicago guys, and they pair that

557
00:29:43,720 --> 00:29:47,720
with Demonta Sabonis, who's still having an incredible season statistically

558
00:29:47,759 --> 00:29:52,200
for them. So it's on the defensive end where they

559
00:29:52,279 --> 00:29:55,559
just they don't give a great effort each and every night,

560
00:29:55,680 --> 00:30:00,119
and they don't have great personnel on that end, but yeah,

561
00:30:00,119 --> 00:30:04,079
they can get hot real quick, especially at home.

562
00:30:05,359 --> 00:30:08,559
Speaker 1: Given the personnel and what we've seen lately. Will this

563
00:30:08,640 --> 00:30:11,440
feels like a let's play through Zoo a little bit

564
00:30:11,559 --> 00:30:14,440
because no one on the Kings can check him. Like

565
00:30:14,480 --> 00:30:17,440
it's not even and I know we love Zoo on

566
00:30:17,480 --> 00:30:20,400
this podcast, but like there's just no one on that

567
00:30:20,920 --> 00:30:23,960
team that is going to be effective I think in

568
00:30:24,200 --> 00:30:26,480
throwing him off his game in any significant way.

569
00:30:27,039 --> 00:30:29,279
Speaker 2: Yeah, totally. I mean they'll try to probably pack the

570
00:30:29,319 --> 00:30:31,480
paint and like force him to pass. But he's been

571
00:30:31,599 --> 00:30:35,519
really good. They're obviously coming off his first career triple double,

572
00:30:36,000 --> 00:30:41,400
so yeah, I like matchup wise, it seems good for him,

573
00:30:41,599 --> 00:30:45,039
but it does depend. I like what Adam said about defensively,

574
00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:48,559
you don't want to let a team like that get

575
00:30:48,559 --> 00:30:49,640
ahead and.

576
00:30:49,599 --> 00:30:55,160
Speaker 1: They're they're streaky. Lavigne can just go off. Some people

577
00:30:55,200 --> 00:30:57,960
really want him on the Clippers. It's a discussion for

578
00:30:57,960 --> 00:31:02,480
a different day, but he is a He is a

579
00:31:02,519 --> 00:31:05,160
guy who is very scary offensively when he gets it going.

580
00:31:06,400 --> 00:31:09,480
I was looking at some of their lineup numbers over

581
00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,319
the last five games. Their top two most played lineups

582
00:31:13,319 --> 00:31:17,000
in terms of total minutes are a combined minus seven.

583
00:31:17,599 --> 00:31:20,720
There's dead even with the starters and minus seven with

584
00:31:20,799 --> 00:31:24,039
the bench. Their third best lineup had the Lake Monk

585
00:31:24,079 --> 00:31:29,720
in it. Oh wow, So I'm hoping. And again they're

586
00:31:29,799 --> 00:31:31,960
very good offensively. We're gonna see heavy minutes from all

587
00:31:32,000 --> 00:31:34,400
of their starters in this game. This is a These

588
00:31:34,440 --> 00:31:37,000
two games are playoff games. I know it's a cliche,

589
00:31:37,039 --> 00:31:40,759
but like, we're gonna see playoff minutes from the King

590
00:31:40,880 --> 00:31:43,319
starters and probably the Clipper starters, and those things go

591
00:31:43,400 --> 00:31:49,039
really well. So we're gonna see some bench Clippers lineups

592
00:31:49,119 --> 00:31:53,359
versus King starters lineups, I think, and Kawhi plus four

593
00:31:53,400 --> 00:31:55,880
bench guys has been really good because Kawhi has been

594
00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,799
really good, so I'm interested.

595
00:31:59,279 --> 00:32:03,160
Speaker 3: There those issue that line up with Kawhi leading Pa

596
00:32:03,240 --> 00:32:07,359
toom Bogee, Ben and DJ.

597
00:32:08,359 --> 00:32:11,319
Speaker 2: Yeah, it's Kobe Brown back in back in the Nico

598
00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:15,880
spot as he was. I don't know about that, not

599
00:32:15,960 --> 00:32:16,880
feeling great about it.

600
00:32:18,559 --> 00:32:21,799
Speaker 1: Let me check the report. I didn't see if Ben

601
00:32:22,559 --> 00:32:27,839
was on it. He's not. So Ben Simmons is good

602
00:32:27,839 --> 00:32:32,559
to go, which helps, yeah, defense, but not the shooting.

603
00:32:32,559 --> 00:32:36,440
Speaker 3: Obviously, that could be a big game for him. They

604
00:32:36,440 --> 00:32:37,880
need him Bogy.

605
00:32:38,480 --> 00:32:42,640
Speaker 1: Yeah, and Bogey started slow yesterday and then really figured

606
00:32:42,640 --> 00:32:44,359
it out. I think he started over three or over

607
00:32:44,440 --> 00:32:47,640
four or something. He made the most important shot, of course,

608
00:32:47,680 --> 00:32:49,400
to see all the Zoo triple double, so he's got

609
00:32:49,440 --> 00:32:53,160
to feel good about that. But yeah, the bench, that's

610
00:32:53,160 --> 00:32:57,960
gonna be interesting to watch. And then Norm feeling comfortable

611
00:32:58,240 --> 00:33:01,680
within Adam as you've been talking about when Kawhi is there,

612
00:33:01,759 --> 00:33:06,000
Like getting Norm to feel get into a groove is gonna.

613
00:33:05,759 --> 00:33:10,480
Speaker 3: Be huge assuming he plays. But I know he's questionable.

614
00:33:10,599 --> 00:33:13,839
I just feel like there's no way Norman's missing this game.

615
00:33:14,000 --> 00:33:17,119
But the way coach Lou talked about it Pregamuck.

616
00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:19,240
Speaker 1: He was like he basically like he's gonna be fine

617
00:33:19,240 --> 00:33:19,799
after today.

618
00:33:20,160 --> 00:33:23,759
Speaker 3: Yeah, I was kind of surprised to even see him

619
00:33:23,839 --> 00:33:27,519
questionable on there. It almost feels like, I don't know,

620
00:33:27,559 --> 00:33:30,119
they're playing some A lot of teams seem like at

621
00:33:30,119 --> 00:33:34,359
this time of the season they're playing questionable chicken on

622
00:33:34,400 --> 00:33:38,640
the injury report, Like we're gonna put some guys questionable.

623
00:33:38,759 --> 00:33:41,160
You guys put some guys questionable. We'll end up seeing

624
00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:44,079
who actually plays in this ball game, or you think

625
00:33:44,119 --> 00:33:47,720
we're not playing this guy uh, and therefore we surprise

626
00:33:47,839 --> 00:33:49,559
you or we get you to not play a guy

627
00:33:49,599 --> 00:33:51,480
because you don't think we're gonna be as talented tonight.

628
00:33:53,079 --> 00:33:55,119
I don't know. I don't think it's.

629
00:33:55,200 --> 00:33:58,319
Speaker 2: There's another one where like maybe there's an element of

630
00:33:58,359 --> 00:34:02,039
games when shipped to it, But I just I can't

631
00:34:02,079 --> 00:34:06,880
imagine any team playing the Clippers didn't scout Norm Powell,

632
00:34:07,799 --> 00:34:13,119
like even if he's questionable, Like, I don't think they'll

633
00:34:13,159 --> 00:34:15,440
be like, oh what, we didn't see any tape on this?

634
00:34:15,519 --> 00:34:16,679
What do we do with this guy?

635
00:34:17,719 --> 00:34:24,400
Speaker 1: That reminds me? Tyler roasted Justin Russo yesterday in the pregame.

636
00:34:25,239 --> 00:34:27,719
Justin asked him basically something all the lines of like,

637
00:34:27,800 --> 00:34:29,559
you know, what's it like? You know, if you have

638
00:34:29,599 --> 00:34:32,599
to match up against the Rockets in a playoff series,

639
00:34:32,719 --> 00:34:34,639
is it hard to play them tonight when they're missing

640
00:34:34,639 --> 00:34:37,039
a lot of their key guys? I think Tyler said,

641
00:34:37,320 --> 00:34:42,039
we've gathered some film on their starters something like that.

642
00:34:42,559 --> 00:34:45,760
Speaker 3: I just mean, if you say Norm is a question

643
00:34:45,960 --> 00:34:49,360
questionable player going into this game, do they hold somebody

644
00:34:49,400 --> 00:34:51,760
back then because they think, oh, they're not playing normal,

645
00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:55,559
they're not playing this good player, and we can we

646
00:34:55,599 --> 00:34:58,760
can not push somebody on our side to play tonight.

647
00:34:59,119 --> 00:35:01,880
Speaker 1: What's their injury? Do they have any other than Maliite

648
00:35:01,920 --> 00:35:02,239
the Monk.

649
00:35:02,599 --> 00:35:08,199
Speaker 3: I think he can Murray, which will be a big

650
00:35:08,280 --> 00:35:12,639
loss for them. Yeah, Pump's definitely out and that's bad

651
00:35:12,800 --> 00:35:13,800
for them.

652
00:35:14,719 --> 00:35:17,880
Speaker 1: Yeah, Murray was out for their last game, so yeah, okay,

653
00:35:18,719 --> 00:35:25,360
but again, heavy starters minutes in this one. Yeah, I'm

654
00:35:25,920 --> 00:35:27,840
I don't know if nervous is the right word, but

655
00:35:27,880 --> 00:35:30,800
these it just feels like we're heading into playoff atmospheres too.

656
00:35:33,480 --> 00:35:36,119
Speaker 3: Golden One Center's got a pretty good home court advantish

657
00:35:36,480 --> 00:35:42,599
those Kings fans show up. It's gonna be you know,

658
00:35:42,840 --> 00:35:44,599
Clippers have been home for a week and a half.

659
00:35:45,159 --> 00:35:48,480
Speaker 1: Yeah, I don't know.

660
00:35:49,519 --> 00:35:51,280
Speaker 3: It's one of those games. It's probably gonna be a

661
00:35:51,320 --> 00:35:52,800
tight game that has us on edge.

662
00:35:53,519 --> 00:35:57,280
Speaker 1: Hell yeah. And then after that, we're gonna play an

663
00:35:57,320 --> 00:36:02,840
even more important game against the Warriors on Sunday at

664
00:36:02,880 --> 00:36:06,320
twelve thirty, which every season for the rest of our

665
00:36:06,360 --> 00:36:08,840
lives will end in the Bay Area at twelve thirty

666
00:36:08,880 --> 00:36:14,920
against the Warriors. The Warriors are playing for kind of

667
00:36:14,920 --> 00:36:18,440
this just what depends on what the Grizzlies do, right, Like.

668
00:36:20,239 --> 00:36:22,920
Speaker 3: No one can doctor strange cannot see that far ahead.

669
00:36:23,639 --> 00:36:26,039
Speaker 1: Yeah, like they might be playing, they might be play

670
00:36:26,119 --> 00:36:28,239
off bat it's just a must Both of these are

671
00:36:28,320 --> 00:36:31,880
must win games for both teams, all three teams involved.

672
00:36:32,840 --> 00:36:35,400
Speaker 3: The good news is because the Warriors lost that game

673
00:36:35,400 --> 00:36:38,639
to San Antonio, if the Clippers do win tomorrow night

674
00:36:38,679 --> 00:36:42,199
against Sacramento, even if they lose to Golden State on Sunday,

675
00:36:42,239 --> 00:36:46,760
Golden State can't jump in the standings because the tiebreaker. Yeah,

676
00:36:48,280 --> 00:36:49,119
we've got that going for.

677
00:36:49,159 --> 00:36:51,079
Speaker 1: Us, which is nice.

678
00:36:51,280 --> 00:36:53,440
Speaker 3: There's a real good chance Golden State's in the playing now.

679
00:36:54,280 --> 00:37:02,119
Speaker 1: Yeah, well, depending what the script says, this is fair. Well,

680
00:37:02,159 --> 00:37:09,400
what are you worried about in this Warriors game so much?

681
00:37:11,360 --> 00:37:12,119
I mean, that's fair.

682
00:37:12,800 --> 00:37:15,800
Speaker 2: It's just like it feels, it just feels like a

683
00:37:15,920 --> 00:37:18,159
very important, like one of the most important games of

684
00:37:18,199 --> 00:37:22,039
the season. You know, we haven't seen we haven't seen

685
00:37:22,039 --> 00:37:27,440
the Butler led Warriors. They're they're completely revitalized. Uh and

686
00:37:27,440 --> 00:37:30,000
and that and that with Steph is not something that

687
00:37:30,039 --> 00:37:33,159
I want to necessarily face ever in a high pressure game.

688
00:37:33,599 --> 00:37:37,079
So it's it's gonna be a good test. And I know, yeah,

689
00:37:37,119 --> 00:37:39,519
we keep saying the cliche playoff game, playoff game, whatever,

690
00:37:39,599 --> 00:37:43,239
But like this one does have pretty serious playoff implications,

691
00:37:43,320 --> 00:37:48,480
So we'll see if the if everything translates. I mean,

692
00:37:48,519 --> 00:37:51,480
it would be so wild. It would be so wild

693
00:37:51,519 --> 00:37:53,840
to end the season on an eight game winning streak

694
00:37:53,960 --> 00:37:55,719
or what would it be? Nine game winning streak?

695
00:37:56,639 --> 00:37:58,920
Speaker 1: Also can't get very questionable for tomorrow.

696
00:37:58,960 --> 00:38:02,320
Speaker 2: Officially, Yeah, we end the game on an eight game streak,

697
00:38:03,239 --> 00:38:05,119
it'd be nine. Be nine.

698
00:38:05,280 --> 00:38:08,280
Speaker 3: No, No, you're right, it'll be eight. We are at six, right,

699
00:38:09,199 --> 00:38:09,960
six plus two?

700
00:38:11,400 --> 00:38:14,400
Speaker 1: Get it together, guys, I'm a history major. Look at

701
00:38:14,400 --> 00:38:17,320
me doing advanced aramatics.

702
00:38:18,320 --> 00:38:21,480
Speaker 2: Like that would be too hot on this team.

703
00:38:22,000 --> 00:38:26,320
Speaker 1: Steph worries me for a lot of reasons, mostly because

704
00:38:26,400 --> 00:38:30,559
the last five games he's shooting thirty five percent from three,

705
00:38:32,000 --> 00:38:34,960
which is not good. We just allow a team to

706
00:38:34,960 --> 00:38:39,679
shoot fifty talk about talk about playing the same defense

707
00:38:39,679 --> 00:38:43,159
we played yesterday. That is not That's an even worse

708
00:38:43,239 --> 00:38:47,199
recipe against this Warriors team. Pods is making a leap.

709
00:38:47,320 --> 00:38:52,519
Butler and Draymond haven't killed each other yet. The one

710
00:38:53,800 --> 00:38:56,199
the one thing that jumps out And maybe I'm being

711
00:38:56,199 --> 00:38:57,199
too much of a nerd, and you.

712
00:38:57,199 --> 00:38:59,840
Speaker 2: Gotta worry about the physicality of Draymond in a pre

713
00:39:00,039 --> 00:39:01,920
playoff game. That's all I'm gonna say.

714
00:39:02,159 --> 00:39:04,239
Speaker 1: Oh, I didn't even think about that.

715
00:39:04,239 --> 00:39:06,039
Speaker 2: That's all I'm gonna say.

716
00:39:05,719 --> 00:39:10,480
Speaker 1: What they've been Sorry, No, they've been offensive. They've been

717
00:39:10,599 --> 00:39:13,440
number one in offensive rebound percentage of the last five games.

718
00:39:13,480 --> 00:39:15,599
So they are coming in on a heater in terms

719
00:39:15,599 --> 00:39:20,400
of offensive boards, not total, just the percentage, which we've

720
00:39:20,440 --> 00:39:24,559
seen that eye test wise burn the Clippers against teams

721
00:39:24,599 --> 00:39:27,440
that are able to space the floor and.

722
00:39:27,480 --> 00:39:31,119
Speaker 2: The way Kawhi is looking now, yeah, that's that's a

723
00:39:31,159 --> 00:39:31,639
huge help.

724
00:39:33,679 --> 00:39:38,599
Speaker 3: So they got quintin post. They found a seven footer

725
00:39:39,519 --> 00:39:42,400
that has really helped plug a hole or an issue

726
00:39:42,400 --> 00:39:44,880
for them for a while, like just having another big

727
00:39:44,880 --> 00:39:47,719
man out there. I guess he's had an illness recently

728
00:39:47,920 --> 00:39:51,320
and I don't think he's playing tonight, But somebody else

729
00:39:51,360 --> 00:39:56,440
is throwing a Beatza Zubats that's a problem. They're a

730
00:39:56,480 --> 00:39:59,280
more complete team. It looks like much more complete than

731
00:39:59,360 --> 00:40:01,519
the last time Clippers saw him. Like it's not just

732
00:40:01,639 --> 00:40:04,000
Jimmy Butler. So many things would come together for them

733
00:40:04,039 --> 00:40:05,719
because they've had one of the best records over the

734
00:40:05,800 --> 00:40:07,159
last twenty five games in the league.

735
00:40:08,159 --> 00:40:10,119
Speaker 1: And do you think so in terms of how they're

736
00:40:10,159 --> 00:40:16,199
gonna set their defense up. Who's undone basically for the

737
00:40:16,280 --> 00:40:18,519
work because he's going to be on everybody else, So

738
00:40:18,679 --> 00:40:20,760
Steph is going to be roving around trying to grab

739
00:40:20,840 --> 00:40:22,159
those steals.

740
00:40:22,239 --> 00:40:24,199
Speaker 3: I mean they could put Draymond on him so he

741
00:40:24,280 --> 00:40:24,960
can sat off.

742
00:40:25,639 --> 00:40:29,159
Speaker 1: Just double everybody with Draymond as he's guarding Chris done, so.

743
00:40:29,280 --> 00:40:32,480
Speaker 3: He can just roam. Yeah, but that depends.

744
00:40:32,599 --> 00:40:37,760
Speaker 1: I that's not a bad idea that like that. It

745
00:40:37,880 --> 00:40:40,880
makes sense have your best defender begin to ling as

746
00:40:40,880 --> 00:40:41,800
shit for the other team.

747
00:40:43,400 --> 00:40:46,000
Speaker 3: Yeah, I'm trying to see what they've been going with

748
00:40:46,119 --> 00:40:48,239
as of late. They had that game. Steph Curry scored

749
00:40:48,280 --> 00:40:50,320
like three points in a game recently against Houston, right

750
00:40:51,559 --> 00:40:54,519
he literally Yeah, he was one for ten with three points.

751
00:40:55,079 --> 00:40:55,880
Speaker 1: Fuck like that.

752
00:40:56,800 --> 00:40:59,639
Speaker 3: But their starting lineup in that game was POD's moody

753
00:40:59,719 --> 00:41:05,119
step f Butler Tremond. I mean, if Draymond's their only

754
00:41:05,239 --> 00:41:07,039
big starting, they have to put him on a Visa

755
00:41:07,119 --> 00:41:07,559
Zoo boss.

756
00:41:08,320 --> 00:41:11,639
Speaker 1: Yeah, well that physical I like that point with about

757
00:41:11,639 --> 00:41:14,559
physicality because with Zoo getting doubled in the post by

758
00:41:14,760 --> 00:41:17,519
Draymond being incredibly physical in whoever comes there, that he's

759
00:41:17,559 --> 00:41:20,119
not gonna get calls because he doesn't get calls.

760
00:41:21,639 --> 00:41:23,679
Speaker 2: Yeah, that that won't will be a harder test. I

761
00:41:23,760 --> 00:41:27,960
mean not only of the passing, but yeah calls like

762
00:41:28,000 --> 00:41:30,039
there's there's gonna be a lot more. Yeah, there's just

763
00:41:30,119 --> 00:41:33,679
gonna be a lot more physicality. But I guess that

764
00:41:33,840 --> 00:41:35,519
is a good perhaps for the playoffs.

765
00:41:36,199 --> 00:41:39,800
Speaker 1: I mean it is right because it's gonna be free

766
00:41:39,880 --> 00:41:43,159
safetying off of Chris Dunn, doubling Zoo to make have

767
00:41:43,360 --> 00:41:45,519
him make the right pass which is probably going to

768
00:41:45,559 --> 00:41:48,920
beat a Chris dun and then Chris Dunn either taking

769
00:41:48,960 --> 00:41:52,119
the shot or like Tyler is confident in going to

770
00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:52,880
a different action.

771
00:41:54,320 --> 00:41:57,760
Speaker 3: I don't know if I think this is true that

772
00:41:58,039 --> 00:42:00,599
Steve Kerr has gone with some different starting lineups even

773
00:42:00,639 --> 00:42:04,679
since they got Jimmy Butler, even when they're healthy, based

774
00:42:04,760 --> 00:42:08,360
upon the opposition, I don't know if they would start

775
00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:13,159
like Trace Jackson Davis or Quinton Host and have Draymond

776
00:42:13,360 --> 00:42:16,480
at the four so then he can sag off as

777
00:42:16,960 --> 00:42:20,519
done while having one of those bigs I mentioned against zoos.

778
00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:22,400
Speaker 1: Well, because kind of like you were talking about with

779
00:42:22,719 --> 00:42:26,119
you know, gamesmanship with injury reports, gamesmanship starting a random

780
00:42:26,159 --> 00:42:27,880
ass seven footer to be on Zoo.

781
00:42:28,400 --> 00:42:31,519
Speaker 2: And then see that, to me is way more surprising. That,

782
00:42:31,679 --> 00:42:33,800
to me, is way more surprising than putting somebody on

783
00:42:33,880 --> 00:42:36,840
the questionable report, rolling out a starting lineup that you

784
00:42:36,960 --> 00:42:38,840
haven't used or have used super minimally.

785
00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:45,320
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's about the level of respect Zoo guests, Now

786
00:42:46,079 --> 00:42:48,440
you care for anything. Teams are gonna try anything to

787
00:42:48,440 --> 00:42:49,119
stop pig Zoo.

788
00:42:51,400 --> 00:42:53,360
Speaker 1: On the defensive side of the ball. For the Clippers,

789
00:42:53,480 --> 00:42:55,679
they take the Warriors take a shit ton of threes.

790
00:42:56,079 --> 00:42:58,760
Not a surprise there. This is gonna be a fun

791
00:42:58,840 --> 00:43:02,000
game for the dun head for the defensive done people.

792
00:43:02,760 --> 00:43:04,639
This will be a game where he will need to

793
00:43:04,719 --> 00:43:08,800
be and probably will be his true lunatic self in

794
00:43:09,000 --> 00:43:13,119
terms of blowing up plays on the perimeter. For the Clippers.

795
00:43:13,800 --> 00:43:17,320
Speaker 3: I remember their first preseason game in Hawaii. They're playing

796
00:43:17,400 --> 00:43:21,880
Golden State and that Waters guy hit the game winner

797
00:43:22,119 --> 00:43:28,880
on the Clippers, a new splash brother, last name Waters. Yeah,

798
00:43:29,639 --> 00:43:33,679
and Coach Lu talked about wanting I think Chris Dunn

799
00:43:33,719 --> 00:43:36,280
started that game and the reason was he wanted to

800
00:43:36,360 --> 00:43:39,559
see him. I think on Steph like he said it

801
00:43:39,840 --> 00:43:41,719
straight up, like that was something they wanted to get

802
00:43:41,719 --> 00:43:44,679
a look at. Immediately because the Warriors were playing some

803
00:43:44,760 --> 00:43:46,280
guys because they're in Hawaii. They want to put on

804
00:43:46,320 --> 00:43:47,079
a little bit of a show.

805
00:43:48,599 --> 00:43:49,000
Speaker 1: Of course.

806
00:43:49,519 --> 00:43:53,280
Speaker 3: Yeah, Chris Dunn, by the way, guys, he's nineteen for

807
00:43:53,400 --> 00:43:54,639
his last forty one from three.

808
00:43:55,199 --> 00:43:57,840
Speaker 1: I mean this respectfully. I'm not looking at any good

809
00:43:57,920 --> 00:44:00,159
Chris done three point shooting numbers because I don't want

810
00:44:00,159 --> 00:44:02,039
to be the person who jinxes it by looking at

811
00:44:02,119 --> 00:44:03,760
that and saying, oh, maybe.

812
00:44:04,239 --> 00:44:05,639
Speaker 3: I've been looking at him for about a week and

813
00:44:05,639 --> 00:44:07,239
a half, keeps hitting him.

814
00:44:07,559 --> 00:44:07,960
Speaker 1: See that.

815
00:44:08,039 --> 00:44:09,000
Speaker 2: We should keep it like this.

816
00:44:09,360 --> 00:44:12,639
Speaker 1: It's a perfect system right now, spoke dude.

817
00:44:12,679 --> 00:44:14,519
Speaker 2: It's like a no hitter. Just don't talk about it.

818
00:44:14,840 --> 00:44:17,800
Speaker 1: So we got we got done on Steph.

819
00:44:20,239 --> 00:44:20,760
Speaker 3: We have.

820
00:44:22,679 --> 00:44:25,239
Speaker 1: Who's Norm garden Potts?

821
00:44:27,639 --> 00:44:32,719
Speaker 3: Yeah, I would see that Norm or James. They've been

822
00:44:32,760 --> 00:44:39,320
starting Moody so James could be on him, and you

823
00:44:39,400 --> 00:44:44,239
can have Kawhi and Jimmy Butler. CLI has done a

824
00:44:44,320 --> 00:44:48,800
number on him in their history and the playoffs, Like,

825
00:44:48,920 --> 00:44:51,039
there's really no reason the Raptors should have won that

826
00:44:51,159 --> 00:44:52,719
series against that Philadelphia team.

827
00:44:53,599 --> 00:44:56,920
Speaker 1: If you look at that Philadelphia team, Yeah, it sucks

828
00:44:56,960 --> 00:45:05,960
to suck Philly well, and this will be another not

829
00:45:06,079 --> 00:45:08,559
to sound like a broken record, incredibly huge bench game.

830
00:45:08,880 --> 00:45:11,599
This is a game like it feels like a bogie

831
00:45:11,679 --> 00:45:15,320
game to me. Last game of the season seems like

832
00:45:15,400 --> 00:45:19,159
clutch shot time. Hopefully Nico's ready. I will freak out

833
00:45:19,159 --> 00:45:20,920
a little bit if Nico's not playing in this game.

834
00:45:21,440 --> 00:45:26,239
Speaker 3: I'm with you there, Yeah, yeah that It's not worry

835
00:45:26,840 --> 00:45:30,400
because that Nico is a great look when when Draymond

836
00:45:30,519 --> 00:45:36,280
is at center, Like, that's a great option to have Nico. Yeah, Simmons,

837
00:45:36,559 --> 00:45:38,400
he'll have a day off in between. I assume he

838
00:45:38,440 --> 00:45:39,199
will be able to go.

839
00:45:42,079 --> 00:45:44,519
Speaker 1: Yeah, it's gonna be a I'm happy for the neutral fan,

840
00:45:44,639 --> 00:45:46,599
but I will be stressed out as all hell all

841
00:45:46,679 --> 00:45:47,159
of Sunday.

842
00:45:47,239 --> 00:45:50,440
Speaker 3: Basically it could be the biggest game of the season.

843
00:45:51,920 --> 00:45:54,719
Speaker 1: I mean yeah, which is what the script writers wanted.

844
00:45:55,239 --> 00:45:57,239
We're also going to be doing a postgame live, so

845
00:45:57,360 --> 00:46:02,360
come hang out for that. I'm so stressed as we get.

846
00:46:02,840 --> 00:46:04,800
As the weeks started, I was like, these are gonna

847
00:46:04,800 --> 00:46:07,000
be some good basketball. Yeah, good bump to end the season.

848
00:46:07,039 --> 00:46:09,239
I'm just getting progressively more and more stressed out.

849
00:46:09,880 --> 00:46:13,800
Speaker 3: I wish one of them was at home, and it's

850
00:46:13,840 --> 00:46:17,920
starting to feel like I'm starting to look like the

851
00:46:18,039 --> 00:46:21,719
Lakers are pretty settled in that three spot. Whoever is

852
00:46:21,800 --> 00:46:23,400
sick is getting the Lakers.

853
00:46:24,800 --> 00:46:34,639
Speaker 1: Yeah, this could decide basically yep, all right, Well, everyone

854
00:46:34,760 --> 00:46:38,000
do whatever luck ritual you've been doing or you haven't

855
00:46:38,039 --> 00:46:40,719
been doing to keep it going. Shout out to the

856
00:46:40,800 --> 00:46:44,239
wall who They have a drum that they play that

857
00:46:45,239 --> 00:46:48,320
should probably be replaced, but they've mentioned that every time

858
00:46:48,360 --> 00:46:50,519
they've tried to replace it. The Clippers have played poorly,

859
00:46:50,679 --> 00:46:55,079
so they're keeping the well worn drum so far. So

860
00:46:55,199 --> 00:46:58,039
I appreciate them not switching that out, even though these

861
00:46:58,079 --> 00:46:58,800
are away games.

862
00:46:58,840 --> 00:47:03,480
Speaker 3: But that's good beating a dead drum exactly.

863
00:47:05,480 --> 00:47:09,400
Speaker 1: All right. Any other thoughts before we pick quite possibly

864
00:47:09,559 --> 00:47:13,800
the most important player of the weekend picks all season.

865
00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:16,239
Anything else about this matchup? Great coaching matchup.

866
00:47:16,280 --> 00:47:19,719
Speaker 3: That's gonna be fun to WTE team USA ties. They

867
00:47:19,800 --> 00:47:22,199
know each other so well going back to the finals

868
00:47:22,239 --> 00:47:24,559
three straight years, it was three or four.

869
00:47:25,960 --> 00:47:28,760
Speaker 1: I don't know. That was all a blur Clippers fan.

870
00:47:29,800 --> 00:47:32,480
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's fifteen.

871
00:47:33,159 --> 00:47:39,440
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm excited, but I'm nervous. It's on.

872
00:47:39,760 --> 00:47:45,159
Speaker 2: I have to guess. I guess my thing. My only

873
00:47:45,280 --> 00:47:51,559
thing would be maybe lose both.

874
00:47:52,719 --> 00:47:57,400
Speaker 1: The fuck here?

875
00:47:57,519 --> 00:48:01,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, we start doing could we get to seven seven

876
00:48:01,400 --> 00:48:05,559
at home? No problem, no problem.

877
00:48:07,360 --> 00:48:13,039
Speaker 1: Look we're in the player. We start Jordan Miller. Kobe

878
00:48:13,079 --> 00:48:15,320
Brown had that great quarter, Maybe we hold him out.

879
00:48:17,119 --> 00:48:22,920
Speaker 3: I keep looking at say the Timberwolves went out, No,

880
00:48:24,039 --> 00:48:27,880
just say, just for argument sake, and they're forty nine

881
00:48:27,920 --> 00:48:32,559
and thirty three. The Clippers would need to win both

882
00:48:32,760 --> 00:48:36,880
to stay ahead of them. Yeah, that's that's like the

883
00:48:37,000 --> 00:48:40,159
real issue, that effing tiebreaker against Minnesota.

884
00:48:40,320 --> 00:48:43,679
Speaker 1: Not like they have they have one game, one hard

885
00:48:43,760 --> 00:48:44,280
game left.

886
00:48:44,960 --> 00:48:48,679
Speaker 3: Yeah, like they don't lose tonight. We're winning the last two. Oh?

887
00:48:48,840 --> 00:48:52,639
Speaker 1: Is everyone available for all the teams? All right? Before

888
00:48:52,679 --> 00:48:57,519
we get too into it, will will I am up

889
00:48:57,599 --> 00:49:03,440
dyke your player of the final regular season week picks.

890
00:49:03,719 --> 00:49:05,360
And for those of you new to the pod, we've

891
00:49:05,360 --> 00:49:07,559
had some new people watching. Thank you for hanging out.

892
00:49:08,360 --> 00:49:10,639
We are not allowed to pick. You're probably thinking, Wow,

893
00:49:10,679 --> 00:49:13,079
these guys are getting so granular with it. That's because

894
00:49:13,119 --> 00:49:15,960
we have to. We are not allowed to pick Norm Powell,

895
00:49:16,280 --> 00:49:19,960
Avitza Zu Box, James Harden or Kawhi Leonard because those

896
00:49:20,000 --> 00:49:21,559
are too easy. We're not playing.

897
00:49:21,639 --> 00:49:23,119
Speaker 2: Those are the names on the trophy.

898
00:49:23,400 --> 00:49:23,800
Speaker 1: Players.

899
00:49:23,960 --> 00:49:25,280
Speaker 2: Yes, we're already there.

900
00:49:26,159 --> 00:49:29,519
Speaker 1: We're not doing Pingalore rules. We're not just picking one

901
00:49:29,559 --> 00:49:34,559
of the main guys. With all that being said, well,

902
00:49:34,599 --> 00:49:35,079
who's your pick?

903
00:49:36,559 --> 00:49:36,920
Speaker 3: Got to be?

904
00:49:37,000 --> 00:49:39,079
Speaker 1: Bogie pick.

905
00:49:40,239 --> 00:49:43,480
Speaker 2: He's been looking great with with Nico out, we'll definitely

906
00:49:43,559 --> 00:49:44,639
need him offensively.

907
00:49:46,519 --> 00:49:48,519
Speaker 1: We're not probably gonna get him defensively anyway.

908
00:49:48,760 --> 00:49:57,000
Speaker 2: Yeah, we can make that up in there. Yeah, this

909
00:49:57,199 --> 00:50:01,119
is he's been looking great. He's on a I think that.

910
00:50:02,039 --> 00:50:05,400
I think that if he has two good games, we

911
00:50:05,920 --> 00:50:07,960
finished the season on a game win street.

912
00:50:08,599 --> 00:50:09,039
Speaker 3: I like that.

913
00:50:10,360 --> 00:50:12,679
Speaker 1: We obviously also just we all know that the other

914
00:50:12,719 --> 00:50:14,559
people we can't pick have to be good too. To

915
00:50:14,639 --> 00:50:18,079
be clear, Adam, your pick for player of the most

916
00:50:18,119 --> 00:50:20,079
important weekend of the regular season.

917
00:50:22,000 --> 00:50:32,400
Speaker 3: Big games. Gotta go with Kawhi No, uh, I'll go

918
00:50:32,559 --> 00:50:38,320
DJ Jones Junior, who has had We.

919
00:50:38,320 --> 00:50:40,320
Speaker 2: Didn't give him enough love. He looked great last night too.

920
00:50:41,079 --> 00:50:44,599
Speaker 3: Yeah, he has been He's had a great year. He's

921
00:50:44,639 --> 00:50:47,320
had his career year, his first year with the Clippers.

922
00:50:47,360 --> 00:50:49,800
This is the best regular season he's ever had by far.

923
00:50:50,440 --> 00:50:53,360
It's pretty awesome. They people thought, oh, they buy high

924
00:50:53,440 --> 00:50:55,239
on him coming off that playoff run.

925
00:50:56,039 --> 00:50:58,960
Speaker 1: Ten million dollars a year for it's like, no, they

926
00:50:59,000 --> 00:51:00,639
didn't buy but low.

927
00:51:02,920 --> 00:51:07,079
Speaker 3: Yeah, it's just about average from three. His slashing ability

928
00:51:07,239 --> 00:51:09,679
the game he had against San Antonio was really impressive.

929
00:51:10,159 --> 00:51:13,280
He has had some of the most That reverse Alu

930
00:51:13,519 --> 00:51:15,760
dunk he had was Vince Carter esque.

931
00:51:16,559 --> 00:51:19,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, nobody on the team has vertical like the verticality

932
00:51:19,360 --> 00:51:19,760
that he has.

933
00:51:19,920 --> 00:51:23,679
Speaker 1: They did a little pregame dunk line last night and

934
00:51:23,960 --> 00:51:27,840
zoo through Derek Jones Junior kind of a bad lob.

935
00:51:27,920 --> 00:51:30,360
He bounced it and Derek Jones just like was as

936
00:51:30,440 --> 00:51:32,719
high as that, just armed all the way back through

937
00:51:32,760 --> 00:51:33,119
it down.

938
00:51:34,480 --> 00:51:38,239
Speaker 3: I saw him roll throw himself a lob off the

939
00:51:38,360 --> 00:51:42,119
floor too, and then went between the legs for a dunk.

940
00:51:44,360 --> 00:51:48,159
It's too easy for him. Uh yeah, effortless bounce. Yeah,

941
00:51:48,239 --> 00:51:50,280
I'm going with DJ in both games. I feel like

942
00:51:50,840 --> 00:51:52,960
he's one of those guys there's just so many matchups

943
00:51:53,000 --> 00:51:54,079
you can use him against.

944
00:51:54,639 --> 00:51:57,320
Speaker 2: Yeah, and another I mean, like no Nico guy, big

945
00:51:58,360 --> 00:51:59,320
sort of a big factor.

946
00:51:59,719 --> 00:52:02,719
Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm going, Uh, not a lot of guys left

947
00:52:02,760 --> 00:52:08,519
to pick. I am going what no excuses. I've got

948
00:52:08,679 --> 00:52:13,280
christin the defensive responsibility that he's gonna have these next

949
00:52:13,320 --> 00:52:15,480
two games to start the game tone wise, are going

950
00:52:15,559 --> 00:52:17,960
to be huge, especially that game on Sunday against the

951
00:52:18,000 --> 00:52:19,679
team that likes to move it around on the perimeter.

952
00:52:20,599 --> 00:52:23,079
We're gonna need him to be at his most hair

953
00:52:23,199 --> 00:52:25,960
on fire in terms of what he's doing, and he's

954
00:52:26,000 --> 00:52:29,679
gotten progressively crazier this last like week and a half

955
00:52:29,840 --> 00:52:32,320
or so. If you go back, he's starting to do

956
00:52:32,440 --> 00:52:36,679
some things that are just incredible in terms of perimeter defense.

957
00:52:36,760 --> 00:52:38,599
Speaker 3: So I think may have burned off.

958
00:52:39,519 --> 00:52:43,800
Speaker 1: Yeah, he's just ghost rider now, man. That's yeah. I'm

959
00:52:43,840 --> 00:52:45,239
going I'm going Christine for that one.

960
00:52:47,119 --> 00:52:49,800
Speaker 3: I hope they get a good whistle, Like I hope

961
00:52:49,840 --> 00:52:52,159
he doesn't get up some ticki tac fouls against Steph

962
00:52:52,280 --> 00:52:54,199
because that has happened over the last couple of years.

963
00:52:54,360 --> 00:52:57,320
He's gotten some bad fouls where I felt like that's

964
00:52:57,519 --> 00:52:58,760
that's a little weak, Like.

965
00:52:59,159 --> 00:53:01,159
Speaker 2: Yeah, I dun gets like two early fouls in that

966
00:53:01,599 --> 00:53:05,119
Golden State Warriors game. That's gonna be it's gonna.

967
00:53:04,880 --> 00:53:08,840
Speaker 3: Be let him play. It's the playoffs basically, I.

968
00:53:08,880 --> 00:53:12,480
Speaker 1: Mean, yeah, Like, you can't have a bullshit regular season

969
00:53:12,480 --> 00:53:13,599
whistle in these games.

970
00:53:15,320 --> 00:53:15,679
Speaker 3: All right.

971
00:53:15,840 --> 00:53:18,800
Speaker 1: Any other notes before we get stressed out for the

972
00:53:18,920 --> 00:53:22,320
next five hours.

973
00:53:24,039 --> 00:53:29,000
Speaker 3: We have it any other way? Yes, do we want

974
00:53:29,039 --> 00:53:30,199
to be the one seed? Guys?

975
00:53:30,320 --> 00:53:34,239
Speaker 1: Really do you want to win sixty five game? All right?

976
00:53:34,320 --> 00:53:34,960
That about.

977
00:53:37,280 --> 00:53:40,159
Speaker 2: Look I'm settle, settle for having the four locked up?

978
00:53:40,440 --> 00:53:44,320
Speaker 1: Simple man, give me the four seed. Of course. We

979
00:53:44,440 --> 00:53:47,519
will be doing a live hang after the final regular

980
00:53:47,599 --> 00:53:50,920
seasons game, maybe on Friday, depending how things go. But

981
00:53:51,280 --> 00:53:54,119
I am going out on Friday because I have playoffs

982
00:53:54,119 --> 00:53:56,519
stress that I need to to let out. So U

983
00:53:56,719 --> 00:53:59,800
we will be doing a live hang after the regular

984
00:53:59,800 --> 00:54:02,559
seat and game on Sunday, So subscribe to get alerted

985
00:54:02,599 --> 00:54:07,000
about that. Will Where can people now the things are

986
00:54:07,079 --> 00:54:08,920
ramping up and they're gonna be saying, well, why is

987
00:54:08,960 --> 00:54:11,039
your face paid with Clippers paint? Why are you dressed

988
00:54:11,039 --> 00:54:13,360
like Chuck the Condor? Giving a World War Two veteran

989
00:54:13,920 --> 00:54:16,559
a wet willie, they can say, I'm a Clippers fan.

990
00:54:16,920 --> 00:54:19,960
Where can people tell people to find this podcast?

991
00:54:20,199 --> 00:54:22,920
Speaker 2: Yeah, give your favorite vet a wet Willie with this podcast,

992
00:54:24,920 --> 00:54:27,000
which you can check out wherever you get your podcasts.

993
00:54:27,000 --> 00:54:29,400
If you have to listen over on Apple Podcasts or Spotify,

994
00:54:29,800 --> 00:54:33,000
please leave a little rady and to review it helps

995
00:54:33,079 --> 00:54:35,639
us out. But the best way to consume. The show

996
00:54:35,679 --> 00:54:39,039
is over on YouTube dot Coment's at Clippers podcast. Need subscribe?

997
00:54:39,079 --> 00:54:41,760
There hit the little uh a little notification so you

998
00:54:41,800 --> 00:54:43,800
know when we come out with new videos. You also

999
00:54:43,840 --> 00:54:46,000
see when we're going live, which we do, and you

1000
00:54:46,079 --> 00:54:48,480
can hop in on the comments. It's a good time.

1001
00:54:48,559 --> 00:54:51,719
It's a good time. It's about to be some playoff basketball.

1002
00:54:51,880 --> 00:54:54,000
So however you watch the show, we appreciate you.

1003
00:54:54,400 --> 00:54:58,719
Speaker 1: We very much do out of Osland. Now, please give

1004
00:54:58,840 --> 00:55:02,039
these Clippers fans just one I know there's a lot

1005
00:55:02,119 --> 00:55:04,960
of good things going on right now, just one positive

1006
00:55:05,039 --> 00:55:08,760
thing to hold on to as we get to the

1007
00:55:08,880 --> 00:55:10,760
precipice of the end of this season.

1008
00:55:12,320 --> 00:55:16,639
Speaker 3: I got one thing. The Clippers are number one in

1009
00:55:16,800 --> 00:55:20,079
net rating in the league their last nineteen games. That

1010
00:55:20,320 --> 00:55:23,639
is incredible. I'm sorry. You want to know the teams

1011
00:55:23,679 --> 00:55:27,840
that are around them? Okay, see Houston, Austin, Minnesota, Golden State.

1012
00:55:27,960 --> 00:55:32,000
Like this is not some flawed stat This will tell

1013
00:55:32,000 --> 00:55:35,400
you if you're for real, but so old. The next two.

1014
00:55:35,280 --> 00:55:41,440
Speaker 1: Games, well said, all right, that is it? Hell of

1015
00:55:41,519 --> 00:55:44,400
a regular season kind of We're gonna do a debrief

1016
00:55:44,519 --> 00:55:46,960
in between the playoffs because this regular season has been

1017
00:55:47,079 --> 00:55:52,519
amazing from the Clippers, from the fans, from everyone watching this. Yeah,

1018
00:55:52,679 --> 00:55:56,559
here's to a good weekend. Let's go Grizzlies tonight. Uh

1019
00:55:56,920 --> 00:56:00,880
and as always, let's go Clips. Let's pa