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Clippers run by sixty 10 00:00:25.719 --> 00:00:30.800 in the first half and then they got thunderclapped one's 11 00:00:30.839 --> 00:00:34.039 sixteen to ninety eight was your final They got outscored 12 00:00:34.079 --> 00:00:36.640 by twenty two points in the third quarter and the 13 00:00:36.679 --> 00:00:40.280 Oklahoma City Thunder proved who they are the best team 14 00:00:40.359 --> 00:00:43.799 in the Western Conference record wise. That is one thirteenth straight. 15 00:00:44.640 --> 00:00:47.359 Welcome in to Clippers Talk. I'm Auta Oslin. Whether you're 16 00:00:47.359 --> 00:00:49.399 listening on a five seventy LA Sports or on the 17 00:00:49.399 --> 00:00:52.399 YouTube side at Clippers Talk. Appreciate you guys. We'll get 18 00:00:52.399 --> 00:00:54.679 to your phone calls at eight six six ninety eight 19 00:00:54.719 --> 00:00:57.240 seven two five seventy eight six six ninety seven two 20 00:00:57.320 --> 00:00:59.079 five seventy is the phone number. You can also get 21 00:00:59.079 --> 00:01:02.600 to me at follow app May I will react to 22 00:01:02.640 --> 00:01:05.480 somebody that got to me a little bit earlier on there. 23 00:01:06.799 --> 00:01:10.359 It was a frustrating suite, but it should probably be addressed. 24 00:01:12.079 --> 00:01:15.159 Thirteen straight wins for OKC. They're on the front end 25 00:01:15.200 --> 00:01:16.680 of a back to back. They got the Nicks at 26 00:01:16.680 --> 00:01:25.000 home tomorrow. I believe SGA finished with twenty nine. The 27 00:01:25.079 --> 00:01:32.480 difference in the game, though, is simply Okase imposing their 28 00:01:32.480 --> 00:01:35.879 will in the second half and in that third quarter. Specifically, 29 00:01:36.879 --> 00:01:41.200 I said, if you follow the thread on X that 30 00:01:41.280 --> 00:01:43.040 I do for each and every game, I fall out 31 00:01:43.040 --> 00:01:46.319 of May. Near the end of the second quarter, I 32 00:01:46.480 --> 00:01:51.000 was saying, the Clippers better have a double digit lead 33 00:01:51.920 --> 00:01:57.000 going in to the half, or else they're in trouble. 34 00:01:58.640 --> 00:02:02.719 That's just how it has to be. Because you knew 35 00:02:02.719 --> 00:02:05.519 that run was coming from the Oklahoma City Thunder. You 36 00:02:05.599 --> 00:02:08.360 knew they weren't gonna be able to stay shooting as 37 00:02:08.400 --> 00:02:11.319 they started one for eleven from three. They were gonna 38 00:02:11.319 --> 00:02:14.879 start knocking them down, and they get into their offense 39 00:02:15.039 --> 00:02:18.719 and find themselves in the open floor when they turn 40 00:02:18.800 --> 00:02:21.400 you over. They are the best in the league at 41 00:02:21.439 --> 00:02:25.719 turning over opponents. At nineteen per game, the Clippers had twenty. 42 00:02:26.439 --> 00:02:33.439 They average twenty three twenty three points off of turnovers 43 00:02:33.759 --> 00:02:38.000 per game best in the league. The Clippers ended up 44 00:02:38.240 --> 00:02:42.719 giving them thirty one points off their twenty turnovers. That's 45 00:02:42.759 --> 00:02:47.800 the story. Eventually, Oka see did what Okase does? They 46 00:02:47.840 --> 00:02:51.039 turned you over? And oh yeah, they're the best at 47 00:02:51.080 --> 00:02:53.680 taking care of the basketball. They only had ten turnovers 48 00:02:54.000 --> 00:02:56.960 at the Clippers twenty. That's how they beat you. That 49 00:02:57.039 --> 00:02:59.400 so they win games. That's so they have won thirteen straight. 50 00:03:00.639 --> 00:03:03.960 And the game played out that way. I never felt 51 00:03:04.000 --> 00:03:07.879 comfortable think Daniel West can attest to this. In the 52 00:03:07.879 --> 00:03:12.719 first half, I was saying, it's early, they're up sixteen. Great, 53 00:03:13.080 --> 00:03:15.199 now they have a chance. But the thing I was 54 00:03:15.199 --> 00:03:19.479 saying was they better be up double digits heading in 55 00:03:19.960 --> 00:03:22.439 to the third quarter, and they were only up by four. 56 00:03:23.520 --> 00:03:27.319 As okay see, you got to work got it down 57 00:03:27.400 --> 00:03:31.400 to six points after an Isaiah Joe three late second quarter, 58 00:03:31.719 --> 00:03:35.039 Amir had a turnover, Norm had a turnover driving as 59 00:03:35.080 --> 00:03:38.599 he had his worst game of the season. Sga would 60 00:03:38.599 --> 00:03:42.360 eventually hit a three a J dub runner to end 61 00:03:42.360 --> 00:03:45.919 the half, and it's a four point game. When the 62 00:03:45.919 --> 00:03:49.919 Clippers were up by as many as sixteen at one point. 63 00:03:49.960 --> 00:03:51.919 They were on a seventeen to four run in the 64 00:03:51.919 --> 00:03:56.159 first half, but they couldn't hold on to it. And 65 00:03:56.240 --> 00:04:01.840 I don't fault the effort. Some people are confusing effort 66 00:04:01.960 --> 00:04:05.240 and execution in the chat, saying it needs to be 67 00:04:05.280 --> 00:04:07.599 a consistent effort all the way through. Just because you're 68 00:04:07.599 --> 00:04:11.319 losing doesn't mean all of a sudden you've let go 69 00:04:11.400 --> 00:04:13.759 of the rope or if given up or have stopped 70 00:04:13.759 --> 00:04:19.959 playing hard. That's not that's not the problem. The problem 71 00:04:20.079 --> 00:04:24.160 is you're being out talented. He already don't have kawhi 72 00:04:25.519 --> 00:04:30.199 Arn's man and then no James Harden, Like, what were 73 00:04:30.240 --> 00:04:34.759 your expectations going into this one? I know Sebastian Swinsteiger 74 00:04:34.839 --> 00:04:38.160 said the mush who's always wrong, the Clippers are going 75 00:04:38.199 --> 00:04:44.000 to win. Okay, so he's looking suspect his usual stick. 76 00:04:45.720 --> 00:04:48.560 He'll be in a time out whenever he comes back 77 00:04:48.600 --> 00:04:55.199 to the chat and shows his face. But I just 78 00:04:55.279 --> 00:04:57.720 don't know what your expectations were for the people saying, 79 00:04:57.759 --> 00:05:00.519 oh oh, sky's falling. They went one and two on 80 00:05:00.560 --> 00:05:05.279 the road trip. Awful road trip. Look, they lost a 81 00:05:05.279 --> 00:05:09.680 couple of games the second night of a back to 82 00:05:09.680 --> 00:05:12.240 back against San Antonio, and then they have a day 83 00:05:12.240 --> 00:05:15.639 off and they lose another one in the lions Den 84 00:05:15.759 --> 00:05:20.800 or The Dragon's Lair, which was a disappointing game on 85 00:05:20.839 --> 00:05:24.199 the PC growing up because you really felt like, oh, 86 00:05:24.839 --> 00:05:27.040 are the graphics really this good. No, it's just like 87 00:05:27.279 --> 00:05:33.759 cutscene things, that's all it is. But to play the 88 00:05:33.759 --> 00:05:35.600 best team in the Western Conference that had won twelve 89 00:05:35.639 --> 00:05:40.920 in a row and now it's thirteen, like this is so, 90 00:05:43.480 --> 00:05:46.480 this is not a time to panic cliper Nation. It's not. 91 00:05:49.439 --> 00:05:54.720 And now there's people in here in the chat that 92 00:05:56.959 --> 00:05:59.879 they just can't tell the nuance between effort and execution. 93 00:06:00.360 --> 00:06:03.519 The Clippers were playing hard. Sometimes, believe it or not, 94 00:06:03.600 --> 00:06:07.040 you can play really hard and gets your butts kicked 95 00:06:08.160 --> 00:06:10.160 because the team is just that much better than you, 96 00:06:11.040 --> 00:06:13.920 because it's a mismatch on paper, and you knew that 97 00:06:14.079 --> 00:06:18.199 heading in. But then you get up by sixteen and 98 00:06:18.279 --> 00:06:20.079 you feel like, oh, we could hang with them. It's 99 00:06:20.120 --> 00:06:22.720 a forty eight minute game. That's why I never got 100 00:06:22.759 --> 00:06:25.680 too high when they were up by sixteen. I knew 101 00:06:25.680 --> 00:06:28.319 what okaysee was about. I knew they started one of 102 00:06:28.319 --> 00:06:31.160 eleven from three and that's not sustainable. I knew the 103 00:06:31.160 --> 00:06:33.759 way the Clippers were shooting it. The mere coffee starting 104 00:06:33.759 --> 00:06:37.399 five to five from three was also not sustainable. So 105 00:06:37.920 --> 00:06:41.639 the Clippers were executing and playing really well early on, 106 00:06:41.920 --> 00:06:44.920 give them credit. Different guys were stepping up. KPJ had 107 00:06:44.920 --> 00:06:49.079 a really good first half. Mobamba had his best game 108 00:06:49.079 --> 00:06:54.720 maybe as a Clipper, especially in the first half. How 109 00:06:54.800 --> 00:06:57.160 much of that was going to be repeatable as the 110 00:06:57.199 --> 00:07:03.959 game goes along, turns out, typically you regress to the mean, 111 00:07:04.480 --> 00:07:07.759 you revert back to who you are now. Unfortunately for 112 00:07:07.759 --> 00:07:11.720 the Clippers, that never happened with Norman Powell. He started 113 00:07:11.800 --> 00:07:15.079 zero for five in the first half and never found himself. 114 00:07:15.240 --> 00:07:18.160 Had his worst game of the season. Give credit to OKC, 115 00:07:18.439 --> 00:07:21.439 but he had thirty one the last time out against him. 116 00:07:21.879 --> 00:07:25.160 I understand without James Harden, it's a much tougher thing 117 00:07:25.160 --> 00:07:27.959 when they can key in on you as the number 118 00:07:27.959 --> 00:07:31.560 one option out there, and they were great. He had 119 00:07:31.560 --> 00:07:33.600 a couple of rough calls go against him. I think, 120 00:07:34.639 --> 00:07:36.720 you know, it's a mix of two things. He had 121 00:07:36.720 --> 00:07:40.600 an off night and also Okac's defense was leaning his way. 122 00:07:42.120 --> 00:07:44.240 They were very good against him. But I mean at 123 00:07:44.240 --> 00:07:46.560 the half, Mobaum had nine points on four to four 124 00:07:46.600 --> 00:07:51.279 shooting and knocked down a three pointer. That's the best 125 00:07:51.279 --> 00:07:54.000 state minutes he had played in the Clippers uniform. So 126 00:07:54.079 --> 00:07:58.720 far KPJ. He had ten points, a couple of nice assists. 127 00:08:00.360 --> 00:08:02.560 He played well in the first half. Their bench was 128 00:08:02.639 --> 00:08:06.079 outperforming the starters outside of a mere Coffee who got 129 00:08:06.079 --> 00:08:09.040 the start because no James Harden thought of each Zubats 130 00:08:09.160 --> 00:08:15.959 was playing solid basketball like he was bottying Isaiah Hartenstein. 131 00:08:16.319 --> 00:08:20.319 You had a spinning left handed hook off the backboard 132 00:08:20.319 --> 00:08:25.560 against him. Zoo was winning that matchup. They didn't go 133 00:08:25.600 --> 00:08:29.560 to him Aton and okay, see will double and throw 134 00:08:29.600 --> 00:08:32.399 different defenses at you because they got guys that can 135 00:08:32.519 --> 00:08:36.159 hedge and recover really well and a lot of switchability 136 00:08:36.159 --> 00:08:41.320 out there, and they're just I mean, they took Isaiah 137 00:08:41.320 --> 00:08:44.639 Hartenstein off the floor early on because Zoo was abusing him. 138 00:08:45.679 --> 00:08:49.240 They put it in the other Jalen Williams. They tried 139 00:08:49.360 --> 00:08:56.320 something immediately. I don't like Zubots even in you know, 140 00:08:56.399 --> 00:08:58.679 a game like this where you ended up getting blown out. 141 00:08:58.720 --> 00:09:02.720 But through three orders he only had nine shots, eleven 142 00:09:02.799 --> 00:09:05.039 and nine and twenty three minutes. And somebody in here 143 00:09:05.120 --> 00:09:08.799 was trying to tell me, you talk about KPJ having 144 00:09:08.840 --> 00:09:11.279 a bad second half or all his bad moments, but 145 00:09:11.360 --> 00:09:13.960 you don't talk about Avista Zubats having a terrible game. 146 00:09:14.080 --> 00:09:18.480 It's like, can you can you not decipher the difference 147 00:09:18.559 --> 00:09:26.519 between KPJ and Aviza Zubats. Like Aviza Zubats is one 148 00:09:26.559 --> 00:09:28.519 of the most important players on this team, that is 149 00:09:28.519 --> 00:09:34.559 a made man and established in this league. He is 150 00:09:34.600 --> 00:09:37.799 their last line of defense. He is one of the 151 00:09:37.799 --> 00:09:40.279 best room protectors in the league. He's been like that 152 00:09:40.399 --> 00:09:45.120 forever and this season he's averaging what almost sixteen and twelve. 153 00:09:47.519 --> 00:09:49.720 This guy Alfie, who I think is in the chat 154 00:09:49.799 --> 00:09:54.240 right now, if you guys see him in here, uh, 155 00:09:54.399 --> 00:10:00.240 maybe you could point out his flawed logic because he goes, Dude, 156 00:10:00.440 --> 00:10:03.159 you're just biased when it comes to KPJ. Look at Zoo. 157 00:10:03.519 --> 00:10:08.480 You can't tell me he's having a terrible game. Poor 158 00:10:08.519 --> 00:10:12.840 phrasing there. Well, Zoo wasn't having a terrible game. I 159 00:10:12.840 --> 00:10:14.960 wouldn't call it a good game or a great game. 160 00:10:15.360 --> 00:10:18.600 It was a slightly below average game, not a terrible game. 161 00:10:19.039 --> 00:10:22.440 But he goes, you won't mention that. Be shameless. Seriously, 162 00:10:22.600 --> 00:10:25.799 if everyone plays badly, hold everyone accountable, don't cherry pick. 163 00:10:29.279 --> 00:10:35.879 The reason that I'm highlighting KPJ is because it turns 164 00:10:35.919 --> 00:10:42.320 out that he's not established as a clipper. Yet you 165 00:10:42.519 --> 00:10:44.879 know you have to have it eat the zoobots out there. 166 00:10:45.200 --> 00:10:47.840 We don't know who KPJ is as a player. You 167 00:10:47.879 --> 00:10:50.440 don't know possession to possession, who he is as a player. 168 00:10:51.720 --> 00:10:54.320 It has been extremely up and down, and that is 169 00:10:54.399 --> 00:10:57.960 being kind. So I praised him in the first half 170 00:10:58.240 --> 00:11:02.480 when he had a good first half, and then I 171 00:11:02.600 --> 00:11:05.240 criticized him in the second half because he had an 172 00:11:05.279 --> 00:11:09.600 objectively bad second half. And this guy comes in here 173 00:11:11.360 --> 00:11:13.919 and has tried to tell me, Oh, you're biased for 174 00:11:14.039 --> 00:11:19.720 Vitza Zubas. I'm not worried about Avitza Zubos. I'm worried 175 00:11:19.720 --> 00:11:24.759 about KPJ ever finding a consistent rhythm out there, because 176 00:11:25.039 --> 00:11:31.200 he hasn't done it yet. He hasn't. Oh, ALFI changed 177 00:11:31.200 --> 00:11:33.200 his name. I think in the chat he doesn't want 178 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:36.200 people to know that that was him. He said, So 179 00:11:36.320 --> 00:11:38.200 this guy put me on time out because I called 180 00:11:38.240 --> 00:11:41.399 you out over your biasness. I don't think he understands 181 00:11:41.399 --> 00:11:43.960 what bias is. His bias is thinking that I have 182 00:11:43.960 --> 00:11:47.440 a bias against KPJ, who I literally have a tweet 183 00:11:47.440 --> 00:11:53.039 for that says in the preseason, I've seen it enough. 184 00:11:53.200 --> 00:11:55.120 I think he could be the starting two guard at 185 00:11:55.120 --> 00:11:57.600 some point for the Clippers. And now you're saying I'm 186 00:11:57.600 --> 00:12:05.039 biased against him. Uh, KPJ had a fair game the least, 187 00:12:05.080 --> 00:12:07.720 but your favorite Norm Zoo Done had terrible games. Hold 188 00:12:07.720 --> 00:12:13.159 them accountable. Zoo and Done did not have terrible games. Like, 189 00:12:15.639 --> 00:12:19.519 some people can't be the least bit objective, and it 190 00:12:19.600 --> 00:12:22.960 is painfully obvious on here. I know it's social media, 191 00:12:23.000 --> 00:12:26.000 it's anonymous, you can hide behind all this stuff. But 192 00:12:26.639 --> 00:12:31.919 the KPJ hive is something else. I mean, it's not 193 00:12:32.440 --> 00:12:39.159 the russ hive, but it is completely illogical. Like somebody 194 00:12:39.159 --> 00:12:42.159 wants me to what lie and say KPJ is not 195 00:12:42.320 --> 00:12:45.440 smoking layups or trying to go one on two in 196 00:12:45.480 --> 00:12:49.200 the second half to get tough buckets and making life 197 00:12:49.960 --> 00:12:54.159 much more difficult on the Clippers, or having a bad 198 00:12:54.200 --> 00:12:57.759 offensive foul. Like what am I supposed to say? You 199 00:12:57.759 --> 00:12:59.759 want me to lie about it and say those players 200 00:12:59.759 --> 00:13:06.879 aren't happening. I'm watching the game. I've literally said Norman 201 00:13:06.960 --> 00:13:09.320 Powells at a really bad game, his worst game of 202 00:13:09.360 --> 00:13:13.720 the season. The difference is they're not the same. Norman 203 00:13:13.799 --> 00:13:17.159 KPJ aren't the same. KPJY and Zoo not the same. 204 00:13:17.480 --> 00:13:20.039 KPJ and Emir is not the same. We know who 205 00:13:20.039 --> 00:13:24.679 a mere coffee is as a player, So don't come 206 00:13:24.679 --> 00:13:28.080 in here and try to tell me that I needed 207 00:13:28.120 --> 00:13:31.399 to treat KPJ the same way I treat Zoo. I'm 208 00:13:31.399 --> 00:13:33.960 looking to see if KPJ can be a real winning 209 00:13:33.960 --> 00:13:36.480 player in this league. I already know if viatz Zubas 210 00:13:36.600 --> 00:13:42.200 is that. I don't need to worry about that with him. Yeah, 211 00:13:42.480 --> 00:13:45.519 he needs to play better. The Clippers need to find 212 00:13:45.600 --> 00:13:51.840 him more like, it goes both ways. I've criticized him 213 00:13:52.320 --> 00:13:54.600 even with the great season of beats zoobots is having. 214 00:13:54.919 --> 00:13:57.519 I have criticized his free throw shooting as good as 215 00:13:57.559 --> 00:13:59.639 he has been this season, where he's played at like 216 00:13:59.759 --> 00:14:02.240 a if you're an all star level for the center position. 217 00:14:02.879 --> 00:14:05.120 I have still criticized this free throw shooting. But this 218 00:14:05.159 --> 00:14:09.759 guy will come in here and say, oh, you're biased, Like, yeah, 219 00:14:09.919 --> 00:14:14.039 what do you think you're getting a time out? Check 220 00:14:14.120 --> 00:14:18.879 your own bias, Like stop caring about one player more 221 00:14:18.879 --> 00:14:24.039 than the team. These stands, they don't care about the Clippers. 222 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:29.000 They have agendas. They just care about promoting their player 223 00:14:29.039 --> 00:14:35.559 and protecting them at all times, regardless of the type 224 00:14:35.600 --> 00:14:39.919 of game they have like, I'm here to find the 225 00:14:39.960 --> 00:14:43.879 truth of what is the best version of this Clippers 226 00:14:43.879 --> 00:14:48.559 team and who needs to be playing. Clippers lose by 227 00:14:48.600 --> 00:14:52.639 eighteen in Okay See to the Thunder final score one 228 00:14:52.720 --> 00:14:58.240 sixteen to ninety eight. They are back back again at 229 00:14:58.240 --> 00:15:04.360 into a Dome on Saturday. They're taking on the Atlanta Hawks. 230 00:15:05.159 --> 00:15:07.759 Will Kawhi Leonard be back. You're gonna hear from Lob 231 00:15:07.799 --> 00:15:11.399 Murray next. I'm out of Mosland and this is Clippers 232 00:15:11.440 --> 00:15:14.639 Talk here on AM five seventy l Sports. 233 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:26.840 The Lague Clippers. You're listening to LA Clippers Basketball. Take 234 00:15:26.919 --> 00:15:30.120 us with you wherever you are on the iHeartRadio app. 235 00:15:30.919 --> 00:15:34.519 It continues, ry a guy in here trying to compare 236 00:15:34.600 --> 00:15:37.799 KPJ to Aviza Zoo Bots. After the Clippers lose one 237 00:15:37.919 --> 00:15:41.799 sixteen to ninety eight in Oklahoma City to the Thunder. 238 00:15:42.919 --> 00:15:47.440 This guy, Alfie Chico, said, I am a stan yet 239 00:15:47.519 --> 00:15:50.960 here you are saying Zoo is a winning player. Zoo 240 00:15:51.000 --> 00:15:55.759 is a winning player. He wins his minutes consistently. It's 241 00:15:55.840 --> 00:15:59.600 one of the highest plus minuses on the team. I 242 00:15:59.600 --> 00:16:02.120 don't think you understand what makes somebody a winning player? 243 00:16:03.159 --> 00:16:05.519 What has he won like, seriously, I got time to 244 00:16:05.559 --> 00:16:11.919 go back and forth with you. I don't get wrecked this, 245 00:16:11.919 --> 00:16:14.559 this is a pure block. I got better things to 246 00:16:14.600 --> 00:16:17.279 talk about. Appreciate you guys that bring a little bit 247 00:16:17.279 --> 00:16:19.840 of sanity to the chat here after the Clippers lose 248 00:16:20.279 --> 00:16:23.080 and people think KPJ is on the same pedestal as 249 00:16:23.080 --> 00:16:25.759 of eats A Zubats, even though he has done nothing 250 00:16:25.759 --> 00:16:28.679 in this league to prove that. I am hoping for 251 00:16:28.720 --> 00:16:32.320 the best with KPJ. I see the vision, I see 252 00:16:32.360 --> 00:16:37.480 why the Clippers are giving him this opportunity completely, but 253 00:16:38.600 --> 00:16:43.120 he still has to prove that you can win periods 254 00:16:43.159 --> 00:16:47.279 of games when he's out there on the court. That's 255 00:16:48.279 --> 00:16:50.840 what we need to see, and we haven't seen it 256 00:16:50.879 --> 00:16:54.840 so far. And he had a really good first half. 257 00:16:56.799 --> 00:16:59.320 And I can understand the logic of he was trying 258 00:16:59.320 --> 00:17:01.080 to force it in this and half because nobody was 259 00:17:01.120 --> 00:17:05.519 getting anything. Fine, if it wasn't, if there weren't all 260 00:17:05.519 --> 00:17:11.680 these other plays from him that, you know, change that also, 261 00:17:11.960 --> 00:17:15.640 I guess should be added into the context of my 262 00:17:15.759 --> 00:17:19.720 viewpoint on KPJ. I'd say, yeah, you're right, it's just 263 00:17:19.799 --> 00:17:22.559 a uh, it's a one off. But it hasn't been 264 00:17:22.559 --> 00:17:27.240 a one off and we're thirty four games in. Like 265 00:17:29.720 --> 00:17:34.720 there are guys in here like Rock in the chat, 266 00:17:34.880 --> 00:17:39.440 like he's he's a KPJ fan obviously, but he's not 267 00:17:39.480 --> 00:17:43.920 a stand he's not crazy. He's not saying like KPJ 268 00:17:44.079 --> 00:17:47.359 and Zoo have proven the same amount of stuff in 269 00:17:47.400 --> 00:17:51.680 the NBA so far, they haven't. A visa Zoo Bots 270 00:17:52.480 --> 00:17:56.440 is one of the better centers in the league. Now 271 00:17:56.960 --> 00:18:03.880 it gets proven. Ibata Zoobots needs more touches, if anything. 272 00:18:03.880 --> 00:18:07.519 With KPJ, he needs to take less shots, get others involved, 273 00:18:07.559 --> 00:18:11.519 because I've seen his playmaking get a little bit better 274 00:18:13.680 --> 00:18:19.359 it has. I think it's just so up and down. 275 00:18:21.839 --> 00:18:23.960 And I'm not putting this loss on him at all. 276 00:18:24.000 --> 00:18:26.000 I'm just trying to point out why Alfie is no 277 00:18:26.039 --> 00:18:30.599 longer going to be seeing the chat here because anybody 278 00:18:30.599 --> 00:18:35.319 that can't understand the difference between those two players, I 279 00:18:35.359 --> 00:18:38.880 can't sit here and debate it. I want you to 280 00:18:38.920 --> 00:18:41.000 hear from La Murray of the Athletic But first, let's 281 00:18:41.039 --> 00:18:43.880 pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on A five 282 00:18:43.960 --> 00:18:46.200 seven ELS Sports, this. 283 00:18:45.799 --> 00:18:50.279 Is LA Clippers Basketball AM five seventy KLAC Los Angeles 284 00:18:50.440 --> 00:18:55.039 ninety seven KYSR HD two Los Angeles and iHeartRadio station. 285 00:18:55.640 --> 00:18:59.319 All right, so pregame, we add the law on La 286 00:18:59.519 --> 00:19:04.279 Murray and I had to ask him the most appropriate 287 00:19:04.359 --> 00:19:06.839 question for what's coming on Saturday with the Clippers back 288 00:19:06.880 --> 00:19:10.079 home had into a dome taken on the Atlanta Hawks, 289 00:19:10.079 --> 00:19:12.000 and him putting out the report of the last week 290 00:19:12.039 --> 00:19:17.759 that that is the target return date for Kawhi keyword there. Target. 291 00:19:18.559 --> 00:19:22.240 Nothing has been confirmed or made official by this Clippers 292 00:19:22.240 --> 00:19:26.240 team yet, But here was Law Murray pregame giving us 293 00:19:26.240 --> 00:19:28.640 an update Saturday night, back it into a dome, the 294 00:19:28.680 --> 00:19:32.799 Clippers will be taken on the Atlanta Hawks. So La Murray, 295 00:19:32.839 --> 00:19:36.240 it begs the question, is Kawhi Leonard still on track 296 00:19:36.319 --> 00:19:38.559 to be available to go in his first game this 297 00:19:38.680 --> 00:19:39.720 season on Saturday? 298 00:19:41.119 --> 00:19:45.880 Well, when I reported last week there was a target dates, 299 00:19:46.359 --> 00:19:49.880 that's all I could really say. And that's not something 300 00:19:49.920 --> 00:19:53.640 that the organization is pushing or anything like that. That's 301 00:19:53.960 --> 00:19:57.920 Kawhi's target date. And we know that just because Kawhi 302 00:19:58.000 --> 00:20:01.359 feels like he's ready or or has a date circle, 303 00:20:01.680 --> 00:20:04.240 that doesn't always work out. We've seen that across the 304 00:20:04.319 --> 00:20:06.960 league with a lot of guys. You know, they've had 305 00:20:06.960 --> 00:20:10.400 to had their wrap up period. They might feel like 306 00:20:10.400 --> 00:20:14.319 they're ready and then it doesn't work out. So I 307 00:20:14.359 --> 00:20:17.240 will say he hasn't been ruled out. That is a 308 00:20:17.279 --> 00:20:21.960 positive as far as I'm concerned. And you know, when 309 00:20:22.119 --> 00:20:28.079 you look at what's happening to he got to practice 310 00:20:28.440 --> 00:20:30.799 with the G League team and that was a pretty 311 00:20:30.799 --> 00:20:35.240 big deal. He went through multiple practices. Sound like it 312 00:20:35.359 --> 00:20:38.599 came out came out pretty well with that, and so 313 00:20:39.119 --> 00:20:42.119 we'll have to see if the team is willing to 314 00:20:42.119 --> 00:20:45.839 put him out there for Saturday night. So I'm just 315 00:20:46.039 --> 00:20:48.880 going to say that's a lot there. All I thing 316 00:20:49.119 --> 00:20:53.119 really is, nothing has changed based off of what I 317 00:20:53.240 --> 00:20:54.160 reported last week. 318 00:20:55.799 --> 00:20:59.839 I'm gonna admit this, it doesn't sound as promising as 319 00:20:59.839 --> 00:21:01.480 it did when you first put out their report. I 320 00:21:01.480 --> 00:21:04.000 think that's fair to say Daniel West has shaking his 321 00:21:04.000 --> 00:21:09.319 head too. It seems more uncertain than when the initial 322 00:21:09.359 --> 00:21:13.519 report came out. I'm just gonna be honest about that. 323 00:21:14.279 --> 00:21:19.039 I don't know how you guys feel in here, But again, 324 00:21:19.559 --> 00:21:21.759 the team has not confirmed any of this. This is 325 00:21:21.799 --> 00:21:24.160 just lat Marie of the athletic I know he has 326 00:21:24.200 --> 00:21:27.599 good source sources and good information. I'm not doubting any 327 00:21:27.640 --> 00:21:32.839 of that. But until I think this is how most 328 00:21:32.839 --> 00:21:36.880 people feel, until you see Kawhi out there on the court, 329 00:21:37.160 --> 00:21:40.759 in the starting lineup, like it's hard to believe it. 330 00:21:43.000 --> 00:21:48.359 He hasn't played since Game three of that playoff series 331 00:21:48.400 --> 00:21:54.720 back in April against the Maps. He hasn't been ruled 332 00:21:54.720 --> 00:22:01.319 out yet, that's true, Bryant pointing that out. Jay Dogg said, 333 00:22:01.319 --> 00:22:06.279 shaking my head. I told you guys. Mark Jack said, 334 00:22:06.319 --> 00:22:09.759 I'm a big Kawhi fan, but I'm almost not caring anymore. 335 00:22:10.559 --> 00:22:12.240 Not trying to be funny, but when he comes back, 336 00:22:12.319 --> 00:22:18.720 or if he comes back, I'm happy. Obviously, If there's 337 00:22:18.720 --> 00:22:23.480 any breaking news regarding Kawhi and his availability for that 338 00:22:23.640 --> 00:22:26.960 game on Saturday, we'll have you covered at Clipper's Talk 339 00:22:27.000 --> 00:22:30.359 on the YouTube side. I will go live right away. 340 00:22:31.480 --> 00:22:38.519 But until then, it's just it feels like a little 341 00:22:38.559 --> 00:22:44.519 bit in question in doubt versus last week, everybody said 342 00:22:44.559 --> 00:22:47.440 he's back on this date. It never was that. It 343 00:22:47.559 --> 00:22:51.519 never was a guarantee. It was a target date, but 344 00:22:52.039 --> 00:22:55.240 I thought things might be a little bit more solidified 345 00:22:55.920 --> 00:23:00.480 at this point with it just less than forty eight 346 00:23:00.480 --> 00:23:06.240 hours away. It could still happen, But nothing is definite. 347 00:23:07.240 --> 00:23:09.279 Mike and La you're on Clipper stop without a Mamason? 348 00:23:09.480 --> 00:23:09.599 Was that? 349 00:23:09.720 --> 00:23:16.519 Mike, Hey, Adam, you know I understand that obviously. Okay 350 00:23:16.519 --> 00:23:20.680 See is great at causing teams to have turnovers, and 351 00:23:20.799 --> 00:23:24.519 you know that's what they do. But the annoying thing 352 00:23:24.920 --> 00:23:27.400 for me is that this has been a problem with 353 00:23:27.400 --> 00:23:29.400 the Clippers all season, even when they play teams that 354 00:23:29.480 --> 00:23:32.880 aren't okay See. You know, we still have have issues 355 00:23:32.880 --> 00:23:33.839 with turnovers. 356 00:23:34.079 --> 00:23:36.799 Yeah, and you. 357 00:23:36.759 --> 00:23:40.240 Know it's you know, turnovers and free throws. I'm not saying, 358 00:23:40.279 --> 00:23:42.839 you know, we lost the game tonight because of free throws, 359 00:23:43.240 --> 00:23:47.000 but you know we missed six of them, and it 360 00:23:47.240 --> 00:23:50.519 just I mean, you know, those have been problems with 361 00:23:50.519 --> 00:23:54.279 with other teams, and I just don't know how. I mean, 362 00:23:54.319 --> 00:23:56.720 I don't see you getting Kawhi back at making you know, 363 00:23:56.799 --> 00:23:58.880 such a huge difference in either of those. 364 00:23:59.200 --> 00:24:03.759 Oh, it will in either of us. I can tell 365 00:24:03.759 --> 00:24:06.359 you exactly why it will, because one of the reasons 366 00:24:06.400 --> 00:24:08.519 they've been turning the basketball over so much is because 367 00:24:08.519 --> 00:24:10.440 it's the thing I've been saying since day one this year. 368 00:24:10.880 --> 00:24:12.920 They have a thirty five year old with the usage 369 00:24:13.000 --> 00:24:15.119 rating of a twenty five year old in James Harden 370 00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:19.480 and then without him tonight. Okay, So now Chris Dunn 371 00:24:19.839 --> 00:24:22.279 is your lead ball handler all of a sudden, and 372 00:24:22.359 --> 00:24:24.839 now KPJ has the ball in his hands more, and 373 00:24:24.880 --> 00:24:28.119 you have other lineups, and you're going up against the 374 00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:31.440 team that creates the most deflections in the league, that 375 00:24:31.480 --> 00:24:34.440 creates the most turnovers in the league, and you don't 376 00:24:34.480 --> 00:24:37.759 have your traditional floor general. And even when you do 377 00:24:37.880 --> 00:24:41.880 have him, yes, he is often gassed because he's playing 378 00:24:41.960 --> 00:24:44.319 heavy minutes and trying to do things like he used 379 00:24:44.359 --> 00:24:47.640 to in Houston because they don't have a better option 380 00:24:47.759 --> 00:24:50.880 right now. When Kawhi is there, the ball will be 381 00:24:50.920 --> 00:24:53.319 in his hands a lot. That usage rating for James 382 00:24:53.400 --> 00:24:57.599 Harden will drop significantly quickly. I'm not saying it's gonna 383 00:24:57.599 --> 00:25:00.920 happen overnight within the first week with Kawhi back, but 384 00:25:01.119 --> 00:25:03.640 over time, I do believe they will start turning the 385 00:25:03.640 --> 00:25:06.039 basketball over less. 386 00:25:06.759 --> 00:25:08.720 I hope you're right, man, I hope you are right. 387 00:25:09.839 --> 00:25:10.160 All right. 388 00:25:10.240 --> 00:25:13.440 Appreciate the phone call Mike, Mike pointing out some of 389 00:25:14.480 --> 00:25:17.039 the flaws and errors with this Clippers team and just 390 00:25:17.920 --> 00:25:20.839 weaknesses that have been going on all season long. And 391 00:25:20.880 --> 00:25:24.240 I get it. I just I don't know how anybody. 392 00:25:25.240 --> 00:25:28.319 I'm not saying everybody watched my preview going into this game, 393 00:25:28.400 --> 00:25:31.000 but I tried to make it very clear, this is 394 00:25:31.039 --> 00:25:35.720 what okayse does really well, and that's what happened tonight. 395 00:25:36.599 --> 00:25:39.079 So I wasn't surprised by any of it. You have 396 00:25:39.119 --> 00:25:41.640 a team that turns the ball over a lot against 397 00:25:41.680 --> 00:25:45.799 a team that turns the opposition over a lot, what 398 00:25:45.839 --> 00:25:49.200 did you think was gonna happen? I admit the Clippers 399 00:25:49.200 --> 00:25:53.160 did a nice job early on. I think some of 400 00:25:53.160 --> 00:26:02.839 that was because the OKC thunder just weren't as focused 401 00:26:03.279 --> 00:26:07.119