WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.280 --> 00:00:04.599 The Clippers. The game is ended, gather around boys, time 2 00:00:04.639 --> 00:00:05.719 to recap. 3 00:00:05.879 --> 00:00:08.880 But the post game coverage is just getting started. The 4 00:00:08.919 --> 00:00:10.199 successes the failure. 5 00:00:10.480 --> 00:00:14.439 Let's discuss this is Clippers locker Road breaking down today's 6 00:00:14.519 --> 00:00:17.440 action with the pre and post game voice of the Clippers. 7 00:00:18.160 --> 00:00:19.679 Here's a a moss lad. 8 00:00:21.199 --> 00:00:23.640 Clippers fall here and into a dome by final score 9 00:00:23.640 --> 00:00:26.480 of one seventeen to one oh six to the Houston Rockets. 10 00:00:27.000 --> 00:00:30.879 Welcome into your postgame show. I'm at a Oslin coming up. 11 00:00:30.879 --> 00:00:33.640 We got second half highlights for you, plus your post 12 00:00:33.719 --> 00:00:37.960 game box score. As the Clippers lose their last two 13 00:00:38.079 --> 00:00:40.439 after having three days off and a lot of guys 14 00:00:40.439 --> 00:00:44.159 out for this one, including James Harden, Carlo I felt 15 00:00:44.200 --> 00:00:47.600 like they were able to fight. They battled out there. 16 00:00:48.399 --> 00:00:52.560 The problem was the Clippers just didn't have enough of 17 00:00:52.600 --> 00:00:56.119 their talent to overcome the deficit in that respect between 18 00:00:56.159 --> 00:00:57.960 them and the Houston Rockets tonight. 19 00:00:58.079 --> 00:01:00.799 Yeah, I mean the Clippers were missing James Harden. They 20 00:01:00.840 --> 00:01:04.079 were out without a mere coffee. Obviously, Terrence Man has 21 00:01:04.079 --> 00:01:06.680 a shoulder injury, but then you lose Derek Jones Junior 22 00:01:07.040 --> 00:01:09.640 and a game. Adam was so much guard talent that 23 00:01:09.719 --> 00:01:12.439 Houston has. I mean, the way they're able to move 24 00:01:12.480 --> 00:01:14.840 the basketball, attack the rim. Derek Joe Junior could have 25 00:01:14.840 --> 00:01:16.760 been huge in this game for the Clippers to try 26 00:01:16.760 --> 00:01:19.120 to slow down that Houston attack, and the Clippers just 27 00:01:19.159 --> 00:01:21.120 couldn't get it done. It's a good game to watch 28 00:01:21.159 --> 00:01:23.359 a lot of film on the Clippers did something or 29 00:01:23.439 --> 00:01:27.840 lost the rebounding battle, something that almost never happens this season, unless, 30 00:01:27.879 --> 00:01:30.200 of course, they're playing the Houston Rockets. It has happened 31 00:01:30.239 --> 00:01:33.359 a couple of times against this Houston team. Overall, though 32 00:01:33.560 --> 00:01:36.400 impressed with the performance when you think about who the 33 00:01:36.400 --> 00:01:40.120 Clippers were out missing in this contest and the fight. 34 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:42.560 I mean, you talked about it, but the Clippers never 35 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:44.760 gave up. They fought to the final minute of the 36 00:01:44.799 --> 00:01:47.519 ball game, and every single time Houston made a run, 37 00:01:47.560 --> 00:01:49.959 the Clippers were able to not allow the game to 38 00:01:50.000 --> 00:01:51.799 get out of hand. I mean, this very easily could 39 00:01:51.799 --> 00:01:54.560 have turned into Minnesota. The Clippers did not let that happen. 40 00:01:54.799 --> 00:01:57.640 I think this just shows that the identity of this 41 00:01:57.760 --> 00:02:00.560 team is that they're gonna fight every second they're on 42 00:02:00.599 --> 00:02:02.400 the floor. That's gonna win them a lot of games 43 00:02:02.439 --> 00:02:03.400 when they're at full strength. 44 00:02:03.480 --> 00:02:06.439 Yeah, their identity wasn't tapped tonight. They may have ran 45 00:02:06.480 --> 00:02:09.120 out of able bodies, they did not run out of 46 00:02:09.199 --> 00:02:11.960 fight in this ball game. And Bones Highland, I think 47 00:02:12.039 --> 00:02:14.479 just had his best game since the thirty nine point 48 00:02:14.560 --> 00:02:17.039 game last season. He played really well in his twenty 49 00:02:17.039 --> 00:02:20.360 eight minutes, had twenty two points once again, second straight game. 50 00:02:20.439 --> 00:02:23.039 Five of ten from the outside. Was more catch and 51 00:02:23.080 --> 00:02:26.520 shoot Bones playing off ball tonight, I thought he gave 52 00:02:26.599 --> 00:02:28.599 them a real plus coming off the bench. 53 00:02:28.759 --> 00:02:30.800 He really did, I mean, season high twenty two points, 54 00:02:30.879 --> 00:02:33.800 back to back games with season highs and similar to 55 00:02:33.879 --> 00:02:36.879 James Hornen, just able to create when the Clippers didn't 56 00:02:36.879 --> 00:02:39.560 seem like they had a chance to create anything on 57 00:02:39.599 --> 00:02:42.080 the offensive end. Get to his spot, attack down Hill, 58 00:02:42.280 --> 00:02:44.879 a couple of pretty fines to big Zoo underneath. Bones 59 00:02:44.919 --> 00:02:48.159 Highland continues to play well and it just it adds 60 00:02:48.240 --> 00:02:51.080 more to this Clipper lineup. They have that scoring off 61 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:52.560 of the bench. IoT him and Jordan Miller in the 62 00:02:52.599 --> 00:02:54.800 first half were excellent. Hyland kept it going in the 63 00:02:54.800 --> 00:02:57.400 second half with his offense. It was great to see 64 00:02:57.439 --> 00:02:59.680 Bones get opportunities. I thought ad him too. He held 65 00:02:59.719 --> 00:03:01.800 his end defensively. I mean, really, it didn't feel like 66 00:03:01.960 --> 00:03:04.000 Houston is trying to attack him a couple of times, 67 00:03:04.120 --> 00:03:06.639 and he stayed who was able to stand tall every 68 00:03:06.680 --> 00:03:09.840 single time. If bones can keep playing this way, He's 69 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:11.560 gonna keep playing for this Clipper team. 70 00:03:11.800 --> 00:03:14.960 Clippers fall one seventeen to oneh six here it into 71 00:03:14.960 --> 00:03:18.960 a Dome to the Houston Rockets. Clippers next game coming 72 00:03:19.080 --> 00:03:23.080 up not till Friday. They will be in Denver taking 73 00:03:23.159 --> 00:03:25.800 on the Nuggets. This is a makeup game as they're 74 00:03:25.840 --> 00:03:28.000 not in the knockout round of the n Season tournament. 75 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:32.159 First of two games now on the schedule starting Friday 76 00:03:32.400 --> 00:03:35.599 in Denver versus the Denver Nuggets, and we will have 77 00:03:35.680 --> 00:03:37.800 tip off for you at six pregame shows starting at 78 00:03:37.879 --> 00:03:42.199 five Carlo Jimenez, great call as always safe traveling to Denver, 79 00:03:42.280 --> 00:03:43.680 my friends. We'll talk to you soon. 80 00:03:43.800 --> 00:03:46.439 Adam. I can't wait to talk to you on Friday. 81 00:03:46.439 --> 00:03:49.240 It feels like forever, but I'll be excited for it. 82 00:03:49.360 --> 00:03:52.280 Let's go. Oh we get by for four days with 83 00:03:52.639 --> 00:03:56.319 another Clippers postgame coming up next. They lose here and 84 00:03:56.360 --> 00:03:58.319 into It Dome by a final score of one seventeen 85 00:03:58.360 --> 00:04:00.680 to one oh six the Houston Rockets. I'm out of 86 00:04:00.719 --> 00:04:03.560 Maslins and you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers audio and. 87 00:04:04.479 --> 00:04:06.120 I love this team. I never miss a game. 88 00:04:06.479 --> 00:04:10.479 You're listening to LA Clippers basketball free ball, Yes, sir, 89 00:04:11.039 --> 00:04:13.800 right here on the LA Clippers Audio network. 90 00:04:13.919 --> 00:04:17.160 Clippers lose what's seventeen to one six? Tear it into 91 00:04:17.199 --> 00:04:20.800 it though, to the Houston Rockets. Fine tough on Clibernation. 92 00:04:20.959 --> 00:04:22.639 It's gonna be with you though. Here in your post 93 00:04:22.680 --> 00:04:24.759 game show, I'm out of Maaslim if you want to 94 00:04:24.800 --> 00:04:27.000 get on early eight six six nine eight seven two 95 00:04:27.120 --> 00:04:30.639 five seventy eight six six nine eight seven two five 96 00:04:30.800 --> 00:04:35.319 seventy is the phone number. Final box score. Clippers shoot 97 00:04:35.360 --> 00:04:37.279 forty four point six percent from the field, the Houston 98 00:04:37.360 --> 00:04:41.600 Rockets forty eight point eight percent from the floor. One 99 00:04:41.600 --> 00:04:44.439 of the biggest differentiators in this game was first of all, 100 00:04:44.800 --> 00:04:48.360 the Houston Rockets kept the Clippers in it with fifteen turnovers. 101 00:04:48.360 --> 00:04:50.800 The Clippers turned that into twenty points. The Clippers only 102 00:04:50.800 --> 00:04:53.639 had eight turnovers guys in a game without James Harden. 103 00:04:53.959 --> 00:04:56.079 They took care of the basketball. There were different lineups 104 00:04:56.120 --> 00:04:58.720 out there. I commend the guys on the effort and 105 00:04:58.759 --> 00:05:02.240 the focus. Those eight turnovers by the Clippers turned into 106 00:05:02.319 --> 00:05:05.360 just six points, but the Clippers did get out rebounded 107 00:05:05.399 --> 00:05:08.160 fifty to thirty three. Some of that is because, well, 108 00:05:08.199 --> 00:05:10.600 they missed more shots than the Houston Rockets. Some of 109 00:05:10.639 --> 00:05:14.160 that is because Houston had twelve offensive rebounds compared to 110 00:05:14.199 --> 00:05:17.399 the Clippers just having seven, and some of those second 111 00:05:17.519 --> 00:05:21.600 chance opportunities were backbreakers the Houston Rockets and second chance 112 00:05:21.639 --> 00:05:28.040 points twenty one the Clippers with six that hurt. Clippers 113 00:05:28.040 --> 00:05:30.920 did beat them up in paint points, scoring sixty to 114 00:05:31.000 --> 00:05:35.680 Houston's forty two. But the Rockets, once again third straight game, 115 00:05:36.000 --> 00:05:39.199 shot well above their season average from the outside and 116 00:05:39.319 --> 00:05:42.240 hit some really tough shots that were very well contested, 117 00:05:42.600 --> 00:05:44.240 like the dagger of the ball game It's an eight 118 00:05:44.240 --> 00:05:47.160 point game and Jalen Green hits a three on the 119 00:05:47.240 --> 00:05:49.560 right wing over Bones Highland who had a hand in 120 00:05:49.600 --> 00:05:52.920 his face. It was well contested, didn't matter, and they 121 00:05:53.000 --> 00:05:55.560 shot just about thirty seven percent from three on high volume. 122 00:05:55.600 --> 00:05:57.639 They went fifteen to forty one from the outside, the 123 00:05:57.639 --> 00:06:02.279 Clippers just eleven of thirty four from three. Also the 124 00:06:02.319 --> 00:06:05.920 free throw line and that differential. The Rockets ended up 125 00:06:05.959 --> 00:06:09.120 taking ten more free throws than the Clippers in a 126 00:06:09.160 --> 00:06:11.839 game where they didn't attempt a free throw in the 127 00:06:11.920 --> 00:06:15.920 first quarter of this one doesn't matter. They would end 128 00:06:16.040 --> 00:06:18.839 up twenty two of twenty six at the free throw line. 129 00:06:18.959 --> 00:06:23.439 Clippers thirteen of sixteen, leading your Los Angeles Clippers with 130 00:06:23.519 --> 00:06:26.720 twenty two points off the bench. Skeleton Key Army stand 131 00:06:26.800 --> 00:06:29.560 up Boons Highland had twenty two, seven of thirteen, shooting 132 00:06:29.600 --> 00:06:32.439 five of ten from distance. Jordan Miller with twelve off 133 00:06:32.439 --> 00:06:34.079 the bench, ten of which came in the first half. 134 00:06:34.199 --> 00:06:37.600 Kevin Porer Junior with the starters in place of James 135 00:06:37.639 --> 00:06:40.519 Harden out with that right groin strain. He had nineteen 136 00:06:40.560 --> 00:06:43.319 points on eight of eighteen shooting, plus six assists, just 137 00:06:43.360 --> 00:06:46.040 one turnover. I thought he played well overall of each. 138 00:06:46.079 --> 00:06:49.519 Azubas had twenty one and twelve for the Clippers. At 139 00:06:49.519 --> 00:06:51.959 times I wanted him to be featured a little bit more, 140 00:06:52.279 --> 00:06:54.040 but the guy who really struggled that had to have 141 00:06:54.079 --> 00:06:58.600 a big game once again didn't. Against Houston. The Rockets 142 00:06:58.600 --> 00:07:01.040 have done a great job sewing down Norman Powell. All 143 00:07:01.079 --> 00:07:04.120 three games have been subpar for Storm and Norman. He 144 00:07:04.160 --> 00:07:07.199 had just seventeen points on eighteen shots and went one 145 00:07:07.600 --> 00:07:12.040 of eight from three Slippers lose one seventeen to one 146 00:07:12.160 --> 00:07:14.480 oh six to Jalen Green, who had thirty one in 147 00:07:14.519 --> 00:07:17.800 the Houston Rockets here at into a Dome coming up 148 00:07:17.800 --> 00:07:22.959 next more second half talk. After this one, Clippers dropped 149 00:07:22.959 --> 00:07:27.399 to fourteen and eleven on the season. I'm Ada Maslin 150 00:07:27.480 --> 00:07:29.319 lie from into a Dome and you're listening to Los 151 00:07:29.319 --> 00:07:30.800 Angeles Clippers Audio Network. 152 00:07:31.360 --> 00:07:32.959 I love this team. I never miss a game. 153 00:07:33.360 --> 00:07:38.319 You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball three ball, Yes, sir, right. 154 00:07:38.160 --> 00:07:40.560 Here on the LA Clippers Audio Network. 155 00:07:41.160 --> 00:07:46.319 Slippers ball to the Houston Rockets here as into a Dome. 156 00:07:47.000 --> 00:07:49.040 Welcome back in. I'm out of mausel. Coming up, we 157 00:07:49.079 --> 00:07:52.000 got Clippers talk for you eight six six nine eight 158 00:07:52.040 --> 00:07:54.600 seven two five seventy eight six six nine eight seven 159 00:07:54.680 --> 00:07:56.720 two five seventy is the Clippers dropped two in a 160 00:07:56.800 --> 00:07:59.519 row here at into a Dome, a banged up under 161 00:07:59.560 --> 00:08:03.959 Mans team that was shorthanded heading into the ballgame without 162 00:08:04.040 --> 00:08:07.759 James Harden, without Mobamba. They did get KPJ back, they 163 00:08:07.759 --> 00:08:12.120 did get Norn powellback, but of course no Terrence Man, 164 00:08:12.360 --> 00:08:15.680 no Kawhi Leonard. On top of it, and then pregame 165 00:08:16.560 --> 00:08:19.560 a mere coffee goes out with a shoulder injury during 166 00:08:19.560 --> 00:08:22.680 pregame warm ups, and then after the first quarter it's 167 00:08:22.759 --> 00:08:27.680 Derek Jones Junior who leaves the ballgame. So I got 168 00:08:27.680 --> 00:08:30.079 people here in the chat in the Adams family talking 169 00:08:30.079 --> 00:08:33.480 about we went too small. They lost a ton of 170 00:08:33.519 --> 00:08:36.480 wings in this game. If you're going to criticize coach 171 00:08:36.559 --> 00:08:40.399 lou for going too small and playing guys like Bones Highland, 172 00:08:40.399 --> 00:08:42.559 who led them with twenty two points, I don't know 173 00:08:42.600 --> 00:08:44.759 what to tell you tonight, but we'll talk about it 174 00:08:44.799 --> 00:08:47.799 all on Clippers Stock. Coming up next. Clippers next ball 175 00:08:47.879 --> 00:08:55.080 game not till Friday in Denver. They're taking on the 176 00:08:55.159 --> 00:08:58.679 Nuggets for the third time this season. Tip off is 177 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:02.559 that six pregame show starts at five outside of Los Angeles. 178 00:09:02.559 --> 00:09:05.480 We are leaving you until then. Coming up next, we 179 00:09:05.559 --> 00:09:09.879 got clipperstop at a five seventy LA Sports And. 180 00:09:09.879 --> 00:09:14.120 With that, just like that, another Clipper broadcast is ended. 181 00:09:15.440 --> 00:09:19.559 Hoarding judging and this has been Clippers locker Road, a 182 00:09:19.720 --> 00:09:23.519 postgame look at today's g every game all season long. 183 00:09:23.879 --> 00:09:24.559 Thank you for. 184 00:09:24.519 --> 00:09:27.279 Joining us for all the action on the LA Clippers 185 00:09:27.360 --> 00:09:28.320 Audio Network. 186 00:09:30.559 --> 00:09:33.480 Phoning in. We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers 187 00:09:33.559 --> 00:09:33.960 right now. 188 00:09:34.159 --> 00:09:36.600 This is Clippers Talk on Aaron. 189 00:09:36.360 --> 00:09:38.320 On Demand, the Clippers Show of Record. 190 00:09:38.080 --> 00:09:40.559 Your chance to react to everything. 191 00:09:40.120 --> 00:09:42.320 Clippers Clippers news happens. 192 00:09:42.919 --> 00:09:44.399 Let me guess it's about Kawhi. 193 00:09:44.480 --> 00:09:45.440 Here we are and. 194 00:09:45.399 --> 00:09:48.320 Now here he is the host of your LA Clippers 195 00:09:48.360 --> 00:09:49.960 pre and postgame. 196 00:09:49.519 --> 00:09:53.279 At follow Adam a Adam Ousley, great exliper Nation. We 197 00:09:53.320 --> 00:09:56.600 have a problem half the team's injury. Clippers lose to 198 00:09:56.679 --> 00:10:00.480 the Houston Rockets one seventeen to oneh six here into 199 00:10:00.519 --> 00:10:05.000 it Dome after they were already missing James Harden, Kawhi, 200 00:10:05.080 --> 00:10:09.879 Leonard Mobamba, Terrence Man heading into the game, and then 201 00:10:09.919 --> 00:10:11.919 during the pregame warm up some mere Coffee went out 202 00:10:11.919 --> 00:10:14.000 with the shoulder injury. And then after the first quarter, 203 00:10:14.080 --> 00:10:17.399 Derek Jones Junior was out and the Clippers still fought 204 00:10:17.639 --> 00:10:20.480 and still battled. They did not run out of fight, 205 00:10:20.960 --> 00:10:24.919 they ran out of bodies and they lost one seventeen 206 00:10:24.960 --> 00:10:27.000 to one oh six to a very good Houston Rockets 207 00:10:27.039 --> 00:10:29.120 team that's the top three team in the Western Conference. 208 00:10:29.519 --> 00:10:34.759 I'm Adam Ausland. Welcome into Clippers Talk, Tough one Clipper Nation. 209 00:10:35.120 --> 00:10:39.080 I understand you never liked to lose, but this Clippers 210 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:42.720 team battled tonight and scrapped and gave everything they had, 211 00:10:43.200 --> 00:10:46.600 but the talent disadvantage was too much to overcome. And 212 00:10:46.679 --> 00:10:49.720 when you consider the circumstances and the Houston Rockets once 213 00:10:49.759 --> 00:10:54.639 again going off from distance against the Clippers, which has 214 00:10:54.720 --> 00:10:57.559 been a theme in all three games. Even though the 215 00:10:57.559 --> 00:11:00.559 Houston Rockets not a good three point shooting team, they 216 00:11:00.559 --> 00:11:07.000 shoot thirty three percent from three tonight, fifteen to forty one. 217 00:11:07.039 --> 00:11:10.080 That's thirty seven percent from three on high volume, and 218 00:11:10.120 --> 00:11:12.000 it was better than that. Of the half they were 219 00:11:12.000 --> 00:11:15.000 about fifty percent from three, went one of six from 220 00:11:15.000 --> 00:11:17.200 three in the third quarter, but then hit some really 221 00:11:17.240 --> 00:11:20.799 timely big three pointers down the stretch, including a dagger 222 00:11:21.320 --> 00:11:25.720 by Jalen Green over the outstretched arm of Bones Highland, 223 00:11:26.080 --> 00:11:28.000 who played great for the Clippers. He had twenty two 224 00:11:28.039 --> 00:11:33.840 points off the bench skeleton key Army represent Bones Highland 225 00:11:33.879 --> 00:11:36.080 in twenty seven minutes make it twenty eight, was seven 226 00:11:36.120 --> 00:11:37.919 of thirteen from the field and five to ten from 227 00:11:37.960 --> 00:11:40.840 the outside, and led the Clippers with twenty two points. 228 00:11:41.840 --> 00:11:44.639 We knew it would be tough without James Harden felt 229 00:11:44.639 --> 00:11:49.399 like Kevin Porter's junior. It was up and down at times. Overall, 230 00:11:49.600 --> 00:11:53.320 played decently had nineteen points against his former team, six 231 00:11:53.399 --> 00:11:57.840 assists to just one turnover. But you can say the 232 00:11:57.879 --> 00:12:01.919 game changed at the end of the second quarter where 233 00:12:01.960 --> 00:12:08.120 the Clippers were within three. They were right there. They 234 00:12:08.159 --> 00:12:13.240 had a chance to be easily within single digits heading 235 00:12:13.279 --> 00:12:16.799 into the half. And at the three twenty eight mark, 236 00:12:16.879 --> 00:12:19.200 Bones Highland hit a three pointer. It's forty nine to 237 00:12:19.320 --> 00:12:25.600 forty six. Houston Rockets call a time out. After that, 238 00:12:26.960 --> 00:12:30.399 I mean Thompson gets a layup after he went for 239 00:12:30.480 --> 00:12:32.720 his season high More on that in a little bit. 240 00:12:34.519 --> 00:12:36.519 It turned out to be an one as Chris Dunn 241 00:12:36.559 --> 00:12:39.279 got into foul trouble and filed on that particular possession. 242 00:12:39.399 --> 00:12:43.399 Then there's a Clippers turnover by Norman Powell. Shan Gung 243 00:12:43.480 --> 00:12:46.000 gets called for three seconds in the key. Norman Powell 244 00:12:46.039 --> 00:12:48.000 has the line. He makes that it's fifty two to 245 00:12:48.039 --> 00:12:51.039 forty seven. Then Norman Palell gets fouled on a three pointer. 246 00:12:52.720 --> 00:12:55.840 It is fifty two to fifty after he hits all three. 247 00:12:55.960 --> 00:12:59.360 I think that was tribute to James Harden not being 248 00:12:59.399 --> 00:13:01.320 out there, who typically is the guy that gets fouled 249 00:13:01.759 --> 00:13:04.399 on a three pointer. Jalen Green goes to the line, 250 00:13:04.519 --> 00:13:07.159 he makes two. Clippers are down by four. So now 251 00:13:07.200 --> 00:13:10.840 what happens. Kevin Porter Junior misses a midi, Jalen Green 252 00:13:10.960 --> 00:13:13.320 hits a three. Norm Powell misses a three. On the 253 00:13:13.360 --> 00:13:16.639 other end, Jalen Green gets a runout, gets an easy layup. 254 00:13:16.679 --> 00:13:19.000 It's fifty nine to fifty. Clippers are down by nine. 255 00:13:19.080 --> 00:13:23.879 Now then it beats the Zubats couldn't get multiple tip 256 00:13:23.960 --> 00:13:27.080 ends to go after Kevin Porter Junior missed another mid 257 00:13:27.159 --> 00:13:30.919 range shot. Dylan Brooks three Clippers are down twelve, sixty 258 00:13:30.960 --> 00:13:34.759 two to fifty, and they would be down twelve at 259 00:13:34.799 --> 00:13:37.720 the half. Eventually he got to sixty four fifty two 260 00:13:38.240 --> 00:13:41.559 when it was a three point game at the three 261 00:13:41.639 --> 00:13:45.039 twenty eight mark of the second quarter, fifteen to six 262 00:13:45.120 --> 00:13:47.279 run from then on, if you want to go from 263 00:13:47.320 --> 00:13:49.039 the two zero nine mark to the second quarter, it 264 00:13:49.080 --> 00:13:53.559 was a twelve two run. You're right there. You're in 265 00:13:53.679 --> 00:13:56.799 the game. That might have been the first blow to 266 00:13:56.879 --> 00:14:02.120 this Clippers team. Really in the fourth quarter, it's an 267 00:14:02.120 --> 00:14:06.440 eight point game down the stretch. The Clippers continued to fight. 268 00:14:06.919 --> 00:14:11.320 Bones Highland was cooking, got Shepherd off the dribble for 269 00:14:11.320 --> 00:14:14.440 a three pointer, said he was too small, but I 270 00:14:14.480 --> 00:14:19.000 think The most consequential shot in the ball game was 271 00:14:19.039 --> 00:14:21.159 that three at the two to h two mark by 272 00:14:21.240 --> 00:14:23.919 Jalen Green as the shot clock was running down. It 273 00:14:24.000 --> 00:14:26.240 was one eleven to one oh three. It's an eight 274 00:14:26.240 --> 00:14:29.120 point game. The Clippers are still in it. And Jalen 275 00:14:29.159 --> 00:14:31.840 Green got a long three pointer on the right wing 276 00:14:32.519 --> 00:14:36.279 over the arm of bones Highland, really well defended. Did 277 00:14:36.279 --> 00:14:40.120 not matter. And then Jabari Smith Junior, for for good measure, 278 00:14:40.200 --> 00:14:43.279 hit another three pointer. And I don't know what it is, 279 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.480 but the Houston Rockets love playing the Clippers and hitting 280 00:14:46.519 --> 00:14:50.480 threes on them. They're a good team, They're not good 281 00:14:51.519 --> 00:14:56.000 with the three ball. All three games against the Clippers, 282 00:14:56.360 --> 00:14:59.080 they have shot about thirty eight to thirty nine percent 283 00:14:59.279 --> 00:15:02.200 combined in three games against the Clippers from three when 284 00:15:02.240 --> 00:15:04.960 on the season Houston is a thirty three percent three 285 00:15:05.000 --> 00:15:08.159 point shooting team. Is it just terrible defense by the Clippers. No, 286 00:15:08.240 --> 00:15:10.320 I just told you about the one that Jalen Green hit. 287 00:15:11.080 --> 00:15:12.879 Who got really hot the first quarter two I think, 288 00:15:12.919 --> 00:15:16.679 got eleven points and hit some tough shots whenever done 289 00:15:16.679 --> 00:15:23.000 was out of the ballgame. Jalen Green was cooking. It 290 00:15:23.039 --> 00:15:25.679 was unfortunate to me. I felt like at times the 291 00:15:25.679 --> 00:15:28.480 Clippers could have utilized two guys a little bit more 292 00:15:28.759 --> 00:15:32.200 on the offensive end. Aviatz, the Zubats who did finish 293 00:15:32.240 --> 00:15:36.000 with twenty one to twelve in thirty seven minutes. And 294 00:15:36.039 --> 00:15:39.960 actually Jordan Miller when he came back in the second half, 295 00:15:40.399 --> 00:15:42.080 I don't think he got a shot off the first 296 00:15:42.120 --> 00:15:45.360 five minutes he was out there. That was a little 297 00:15:45.360 --> 00:15:50.639 bit frustrated to me. But give Houston credit. Whenever the 298 00:15:50.679 --> 00:15:53.799 Clippers were closing in or making a run or had 299 00:15:53.840 --> 00:15:55.960 it till within striking distance, they would hit a big shot. 300 00:15:56.080 --> 00:15:59.399 I mean, Thompson had twenty two, his season high. He 301 00:15:59.480 --> 00:16:01.480 got the star is there missing Fred van Vlied? I 302 00:16:01.519 --> 00:16:06.120 believe he was the one the starting lineup, and he 303 00:16:06.200 --> 00:16:09.840 hit a lot of run silencing shots on the third 304 00:16:09.919 --> 00:16:14.639 quarter mid range shots. He also hit a three on 305 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.559 the Clippers in this game. Do you know what Thompson 306 00:16:17.559 --> 00:16:22.799 shoots from three on the season twenty nine percent, Even 307 00:16:22.879 --> 00:16:28.600 he hit a three on the Clippers. It's frustrating when 308 00:16:28.639 --> 00:16:32.360 there's outlier shooting that goes against you. Jalen Green not 309 00:16:32.399 --> 00:16:36.360 a good three point shooter, shooting about thirty percent five 310 00:16:36.399 --> 00:16:41.159 of thirteen. He had a crazy explosive dunk in the 311 00:16:41.200 --> 00:16:45.159 second half, a crazy reverse layup that was Michael Jordan esque. 312 00:16:46.000 --> 00:16:48.200 He's a very good player. I think his season high 313 00:16:48.200 --> 00:16:50.480 as forty one. He had thirty one against the Clippers. 314 00:16:51.320 --> 00:16:54.320 But his shooting from the outside early and then late 315 00:16:54.559 --> 00:16:58.679 with the dagger proved too difficult for the Clippers to overcome. 316 00:16:59.000 --> 00:17:00.960 They fall by a final score of one to seventeen 317 00:17:01.000 --> 00:17:03.159 to one six to the Houston Rockets. We'll take a 318 00:17:03.200 --> 00:17:06.279 quick time out, we'll come back. We'll pull some quotes 319 00:17:06.319 --> 00:17:08.880 from the head coach and the players and gets you 320 00:17:08.920 --> 00:17:14.200 an update on the glood of players who got injured 321 00:17:14.519 --> 00:17:16.240 over the last couple of days. Are in this ball 322 00:17:16.319 --> 00:17:18.920 game by the Clippers. Will tell you the severity of 323 00:17:18.920 --> 00:17:21.039 those injuries coming up next here on Clippers Stock. I'm 324 00:17:21.039 --> 00:17:23.279 out of maslint and you're listening to a five seven 325 00:17:23.319 --> 00:17:24.240 E LA Sports. 326 00:17:24.880 --> 00:17:26.519 I love this team. I never miss a game. 327 00:17:26.880 --> 00:17:30.920 You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball free ball, Yes, sir, 328 00:17:31.440 --> 00:17:34.200 right here on the LA Clippers Audio Network. 329 00:17:34.359 --> 00:17:37.039 There will be rest for the weary as the Clippers 330 00:17:37.079 --> 00:17:40.359 have next four days off until they are in Denver 331 00:17:40.440 --> 00:17:43.039 to take on the Nuggets. After losing tonight one seventeen 332 00:17:43.079 --> 00:17:45.680 to one oh six to the Houston Rockets. As the 333 00:17:45.720 --> 00:17:49.559 Clippers were more shorthanded than Jamie Lanister. We knew coming 334 00:17:49.559 --> 00:17:53.319 into the game. No Terrence Man, no Kawhi Leonard, no 335 00:17:53.480 --> 00:17:57.519 James Harden, no Mobamba. Then pregame of Mere Coffee goes out. 336 00:17:58.519 --> 00:18:00.960 Then Derek Jones Junior goes out after the first quarter, 337 00:18:02.319 --> 00:18:04.559 and I commend the Clippers on the effort they put 338 00:18:04.599 --> 00:18:08.039 out there. They did not run out of fight. Maybe 339 00:18:08.079 --> 00:18:10.319 able bodies, but they did not run out of fight 340 00:18:10.319 --> 00:18:13.359 against the Houston Rockets. Welcome back in This is Clippers stock. 341 00:18:14.680 --> 00:18:17.720 I'm at a Mosland eight six six nine eight seven 342 00:18:17.759 --> 00:18:20.079 two five seventy eight six six ninety eight seven two 343 00:18:20.119 --> 00:18:23.200 five seventy is the phone number on a night where 344 00:18:23.240 --> 00:18:30.960 Bones Highland busy Bones at twenty two. This was his 345 00:18:31.000 --> 00:18:33.480 best game, guys, since last season, the very end of 346 00:18:33.559 --> 00:18:35.519 last season when he had that thirty nine point game. 347 00:18:35.599 --> 00:18:38.680 This is the best Bones Highland has looked. Not just 348 00:18:38.720 --> 00:18:41.079 because he was getting shots to fall. I thought he 349 00:18:41.160 --> 00:18:43.359 played within himself. He was playing off ball a lot. 350 00:18:45.640 --> 00:18:48.920 He got others going. He only had one turnover to 351 00:18:48.960 --> 00:18:53.279 four assists. He had some really nice assists. The fourth 352 00:18:53.319 --> 00:18:57.559 quarter found of Vitza Zubas for a big dunk. I 353 00:18:57.559 --> 00:19:00.839 don't know if Vita Zubos got involved enough. I see 354 00:19:00.839 --> 00:19:04.319 this from Joey Lynn postgame meats At Zubats said the 355 00:19:04.319 --> 00:19:07.960 Clippers felt James Harden's absence in every possible way tonight. 356 00:19:08.319 --> 00:19:12.920 Mentioning his scoring, playmaking, rebounding, and leadership, Zubat said, he's 357 00:19:12.960 --> 00:19:15.359 our leader on the court. I've been telling you guys 358 00:19:15.359 --> 00:19:18.279 before the season started, this is James Harden's team right now. 359 00:19:20.839 --> 00:19:24.559 We'll bring you more postgame quotes as we find them. 360 00:19:24.880 --> 00:19:31.599 Chat the Adams family. Yeah, Chris Dunn has had issues 361 00:19:31.640 --> 00:19:33.640 with the three ball the last two weeks. 362 00:19:33.640 --> 00:19:33.839 Now. 363 00:19:33.960 --> 00:19:37.319 After starting off the season he was shooting about forty 364 00:19:37.359 --> 00:19:43.319 from three. It is dipped tremendously since then, Ross I 365 00:19:43.359 --> 00:19:47.240 want to say he's thirteen for his last fifty, somewhere 366 00:19:47.240 --> 00:19:49.640 in that range from the outside. He hit the first 367 00:19:49.640 --> 00:19:52.880 shot of the game. It was a three pointer. I thought, okay, 368 00:19:52.920 --> 00:19:55.200 can this give him some confidence? And he had a 369 00:19:55.200 --> 00:19:57.920 couple of nice floaters after that, but he ended up 370 00:19:57.920 --> 00:20:01.400 one to five from three, and he picked up his 371 00:20:01.440 --> 00:20:04.960 fifth foul in the second half, and coach lou eventually 372 00:20:05.319 --> 00:20:08.400 he just tried to juice up the offense, bring in 373 00:20:08.440 --> 00:20:10.799 more guys who could do more on the offensive end 374 00:20:10.799 --> 00:20:13.200 because they were down double digits. So I think that's 375 00:20:13.240 --> 00:20:15.599 why Chris Dunn stayed out once he got his fifth 376 00:20:15.599 --> 00:20:20.359 foul in the game. Makes sense. Zubats got fifteen shots 377 00:20:20.440 --> 00:20:22.839 up nine to fifteen, missed a couple of easy ones. 378 00:20:22.839 --> 00:20:24.519 I wouldn't say it was a great game for him, 379 00:20:24.519 --> 00:20:26.759 but he was still good. He had a tremendous block 380 00:20:27.160 --> 00:20:30.920 on Jabari Smith Junior after a Houston Rockets offensive rebound. 381 00:20:31.319 --> 00:20:35.160 They had a few of those. Those second chance points 382 00:20:36.039 --> 00:20:39.440 were problematic for the Clippers. Again, the Houston Rockets in 383 00:20:39.480 --> 00:20:41.680 this game where they would win one seventeen to one 384 00:20:41.720 --> 00:20:46.799 oh six, they had twelve offensive rebounds at the Clippers seven. Now, 385 00:20:47.400 --> 00:20:52.319 they are the best team on the glass on the 386 00:20:52.359 --> 00:20:55.759 season when it comes to rebounding percentage, an offensive rebounding percentage. 387 00:20:55.839 --> 00:20:58.920 This is what they do. So when I hear people 388 00:20:59.000 --> 00:21:00.200 be like, how do we get beat up on the 389 00:21:00.240 --> 00:21:03.200 boards like this? They're the best. This is what they do. 390 00:21:03.759 --> 00:21:06.720 They had twenty one second chance points. They really converted 391 00:21:06.759 --> 00:21:09.799 those eight of thirteen and second chance points Clippers only 392 00:21:09.880 --> 00:21:11.960 had six on three of nine shooting on their second 393 00:21:12.000 --> 00:21:15.039 chance points with their seven offensive rebounds compared to Houston 394 00:21:15.079 --> 00:21:21.440 having twelve. Chris g said, hopefully that's something moving forward. 395 00:21:21.440 --> 00:21:25.079 Seeing but Toombs defense on Sheng Gun, Tooms defenses, I mean, 396 00:21:25.480 --> 00:21:28.160 it's not something I really ever worry about. Shen Gouon 397 00:21:28.279 --> 00:21:30.920 was completely kept in check. I mean he had nothing tonight, 398 00:21:31.279 --> 00:21:34.839 four of nine eleven points. He was almost invisible out there. 399 00:21:35.440 --> 00:21:37.279 I think he was getting a little bit flustered early 400 00:21:37.359 --> 00:21:39.160 on by the defense the Clippers were playing on him, 401 00:21:39.160 --> 00:21:41.359