WEBVTT 1 00:00:00.840 --> 00:00:03.319 We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers right now. 2 00:00:03.480 --> 00:00:06.679 This peace Clippers talk on Aaron on Demand, the Clippers 3 00:00:06.679 --> 00:00:10.039 Show of Record, your chance to react to playoff basketball 4 00:00:10.519 --> 00:00:13.720 Clippers news happens. Let me guess it's about Kawhi. 5 00:00:13.800 --> 00:00:14.800 Here we are and. 6 00:00:14.720 --> 00:00:17.640 Now here he is the host of your LA Clippers 7 00:00:17.719 --> 00:00:21.160 free and postgame at follow Adam a Adam Ousley. 8 00:00:24.039 --> 00:00:24.800 You all got any more. 9 00:00:24.800 --> 00:00:27.160 Questions about Kawhi Leonard and who he is as a player. 10 00:00:27.320 --> 00:00:30.079 He just dropped thirty nine points in thirty nine minutes 11 00:00:30.120 --> 00:00:33.960 on fifteen of nineteen shooting in Game two and got 12 00:00:34.000 --> 00:00:36.359 the Clippers the one five to one oh two victory 13 00:00:36.399 --> 00:00:39.520 in Denver over the Nuggets. And this series is tied 14 00:00:39.600 --> 00:00:41.920 up at a game apiece, with the next two games 15 00:00:41.960 --> 00:00:45.439 add into a dome starting with Game three on Thursday night. 16 00:00:46.119 --> 00:00:49.560 Welcome back in. I'm Adam Ouslin. This is Clippers Stock. 17 00:00:49.719 --> 00:00:52.159 We will get to your phone calls. I know they're 18 00:00:52.200 --> 00:00:54.399 full here tonight. I know people are calling in tonight. 19 00:00:55.159 --> 00:00:59.200 Will anybody call in that said, Ah, this team was cooked, 20 00:01:00.359 --> 00:01:03.679 not the same player. They should have traded him. I 21 00:01:03.719 --> 00:01:08.200 don't know where's Rick at I remember that call. This 22 00:01:08.280 --> 00:01:12.079 team can't do anything. They didn't build a championship team. 23 00:01:12.120 --> 00:01:15.400 It turns out when Kawhi is healthy, you can beat anyone. 24 00:01:15.959 --> 00:01:23.120 You can do anything. The belief and the trust in 25 00:01:23.200 --> 00:01:27.040 Kawhi in a big game. There aren't ten players in 26 00:01:27.200 --> 00:01:29.560 NBA history I'd rather have in a seven game series. 27 00:01:31.079 --> 00:01:36.239 It's like that with Kawhi. You hit fifteen shots and 28 00:01:36.280 --> 00:01:38.400 I think only one of them was a layup or dunk. 29 00:01:39.680 --> 00:01:44.200 How it's unguardable. There's nothing you can do. You're at 30 00:01:44.239 --> 00:01:49.000 his mercy. He's pulling up and fading away and that 31 00:01:49.079 --> 00:01:51.000 jumper on the right elbow to put him up by 32 00:01:51.079 --> 00:01:55.280 three over Aaron Gordon. Come cool, collected, Yeah, I'll get 33 00:01:55.280 --> 00:01:58.400 the steal. On the other end, two good defense helped 34 00:01:58.400 --> 00:02:00.400 that steal as well on Jokic with the bubble there, 35 00:02:00.480 --> 00:02:05.519 James Harden was on him. Jokic threw it away tonight. 36 00:02:05.680 --> 00:02:09.120 Kawhi was the best player in the world. I've said 37 00:02:09.159 --> 00:02:13.039 before the series, you have to say heading in that 38 00:02:13.199 --> 00:02:16.199 Jokic is the best player in the series. But that 39 00:02:16.319 --> 00:02:20.719 doesn't mean after this series we can't have a different opinion. 40 00:02:22.479 --> 00:02:24.639 Jokic has the hardware. He's won three of the last 41 00:02:24.680 --> 00:02:27.639 four regular season MVPs, He's won a championship less than 42 00:02:27.639 --> 00:02:31.120 two years ago. Going in, you have to say Jokis 43 00:02:31.159 --> 00:02:34.400 is the best player coming out of this series. Will 44 00:02:34.439 --> 00:02:38.280 we say that? I don't know. Kawhi can make his case. 45 00:02:39.280 --> 00:02:46.000 He's that good, he's that special, He's that clutch. Kawhi 46 00:02:46.120 --> 00:02:48.360 is an ald timer when he's healthy and right, And 47 00:02:48.439 --> 00:02:53.120 my god, how many knee injuries has he come back from? 48 00:02:53.280 --> 00:02:57.199 And every time he comes back, give him a couple 49 00:02:57.199 --> 00:03:01.159 of weeks, give him a month, He'll get there. He'll 50 00:03:01.199 --> 00:03:07.000 get right back to where he was. It's uncanny. I've 51 00:03:07.120 --> 00:03:09.800 never seen a guy dealing with so many knee issues 52 00:03:09.840 --> 00:03:13.120 that comes back and just gets more efficient. I've been 53 00:03:13.159 --> 00:03:18.560 saying this for years every time, and people think this 54 00:03:18.599 --> 00:03:20.319 guy doesn't love the game and doesn't want to play. 55 00:03:21.439 --> 00:03:24.400 He could have retired, he could have given up. Hey, 56 00:03:24.400 --> 00:03:29.520 stephen A, he could have he didn't. What a clown 57 00:03:29.560 --> 00:03:33.199 you look like? Tonight? Once again, you were saying he 58 00:03:33.199 --> 00:03:36.439 should have retired in twenty twenty three, maybe twenty twenty two. 59 00:03:40.919 --> 00:03:47.680 The game's better with him. The latest Kawhi commercial for 60 00:03:47.759 --> 00:03:51.319 New Balance, where he goes to have a little fishing 61 00:03:51.680 --> 00:04:01.639 expedition at a park and the last line is I believe, 62 00:04:03.199 --> 00:04:06.400 and when I show up, they're always quiet. The geese 63 00:04:06.400 --> 00:04:14.439 that were chirping, the media, the talking heads. I know 64 00:04:14.919 --> 00:04:18.120 Kawhi doesn't even hear this stuff. He doesn't watch Sports Center. 65 00:04:18.279 --> 00:04:20.720 Even recently when he was asked about it beatsa Zubat's 66 00:04:21.000 --> 00:04:22.759 appearance on there, He's like, I don't know what was 67 00:04:23.279 --> 00:04:26.000 he doing on there? I didn't see. It's real. This 68 00:04:26.040 --> 00:04:31.240 is who he is. Nothing fazes him. Aaron Gordon is 69 00:04:31.240 --> 00:04:33.240 one of the better defenders, if not the best defender 70 00:04:33.279 --> 00:04:35.600 in the league. I think I've seen on him. Didn't 71 00:04:35.639 --> 00:04:41.600 FaZe him. Not tonight. He had a poor game one 72 00:04:41.680 --> 00:04:45.639 for his standards. He turns it around and wins Game 73 00:04:45.680 --> 00:04:52.000 two in complete takeover superstar fashion. Kawhi was so good. 74 00:04:53.120 --> 00:04:58.959 I think it let coach Lou give Norman Powell longer, 75 00:04:59.079 --> 00:05:02.319 least for him to fi grew it out, because I'm 76 00:05:02.360 --> 00:05:06.480 telling you, without Kawhi, they are down twenty in this 77 00:05:06.600 --> 00:05:16.639 game early. They are things things could have easily gone 78 00:05:16.680 --> 00:05:20.040 the other way. When you look at that first quarter 79 00:05:21.759 --> 00:05:25.079 and how the Clippers were turning the basketball over and 80 00:05:25.120 --> 00:05:27.759 the Denver Nuggets had fourteen fast break points in the 81 00:05:27.759 --> 00:05:33.439 first quarter. They could have been down fifteen, but Kawhi 82 00:05:33.480 --> 00:05:36.519 had twelve points on five of five shooting. He inter beats. 83 00:05:36.560 --> 00:05:38.360 The Zubos win eight for eight in the first quarter. 84 00:05:39.079 --> 00:05:41.800 James Harden was one for five, Norm was over five, 85 00:05:42.120 --> 00:05:45.759 Bogu was over two, Derek Jones Junior was over two. 86 00:05:46.399 --> 00:05:51.319 They could have lost this game early, and Kawhi was 87 00:05:51.360 --> 00:05:56.160 so damn good start of the second quarter. They haven't 88 00:05:56.439 --> 00:06:01.399 tied at thirty one, go on a quick six to 89 00:06:01.480 --> 00:06:05.720 zero run. I liked the lineup I saw out there 90 00:06:05.759 --> 00:06:10.839 with him, but Toom and Big Zoo. Some people were asking, 91 00:06:10.920 --> 00:06:12.759 what was the lineup adjustment. I didn't seen an adjustment. 92 00:06:12.759 --> 00:06:15.560 They didn't do anything different. Yes they did. You weren't watching, 93 00:06:16.360 --> 00:06:19.480 Yes they did. He pulled of each the Zoo bots 94 00:06:19.519 --> 00:06:23.240 early in the first quarter. Coach Lou to get him 95 00:06:23.240 --> 00:06:25.240 in to start the second quarter when he knew Jokic 96 00:06:25.319 --> 00:06:27.720 would be out. So Zoo actually got some minutes out 97 00:06:27.720 --> 00:06:33.319 there when Jokicic wasn't Oh and by the way, I 98 00:06:33.399 --> 00:06:36.680 believe for the second straight game they won the small 99 00:06:36.720 --> 00:06:41.959 ball minutes against Nikola Jokic. Second straight game. Believe they 100 00:06:42.000 --> 00:06:50.399 win plus two, but sure Coach Lou didn't do anything. 101 00:06:50.519 --> 00:06:53.279 He didn't make any adjustments. But I will say this, 102 00:06:53.800 --> 00:06:58.759 a bigger one may have come if Kawhi wasn't that 103 00:06:58.879 --> 00:07:03.120 hot to start the game, because things could have unraveled quickly. 104 00:07:04.279 --> 00:07:07.639 And he said, no, I'm gonna keep us within striking distance. 105 00:07:10.560 --> 00:07:14.360 He came out and started five for five. I gotta 106 00:07:14.399 --> 00:07:18.639 see the first shot he missed, I think was a 107 00:07:18.680 --> 00:07:26.199 three pointer. Does anybody in the chat know how far 108 00:07:26.279 --> 00:07:31.519 Kawhi took it before he missed a shot. It's just 109 00:07:31.600 --> 00:07:35.600 crazy even saying that. When you go fifteen of nineteen, 110 00:07:35.720 --> 00:07:41.800 start five or five though, Yeah, that's what Kawi does. 111 00:07:42.560 --> 00:07:49.000 He has historic performances. He was six for six. He 112 00:07:49.040 --> 00:07:55.199 missed a three pointer after starting six for six, but 113 00:07:55.319 --> 00:07:58.199 they quickly had it tied up at thirty one early 114 00:07:58.199 --> 00:08:02.680 in that second quarter, and but Toom hit a huge 115 00:08:02.680 --> 00:08:06.839 three pointer in the second quarter, also after they went 116 00:08:06.879 --> 00:08:12.480 almost twelve minutes exactly without a made three. It was 117 00:08:12.480 --> 00:08:15.839 from the seven forty four mark in the first quarter 118 00:08:18.639 --> 00:08:21.600 till the seven forty five mark in the second quarter 119 00:08:21.639 --> 00:08:25.079 that the Clippers went without hitting a three. There were 120 00:08:25.079 --> 00:08:30.079 two for twelve or two for thirteen. It was rough, 121 00:08:33.399 --> 00:08:35.000 But I don't know if there was a three bigger 122 00:08:35.000 --> 00:08:37.000 in the one than that Kawhi hit before the end 123 00:08:37.000 --> 00:08:39.000 of the first half, I don't know if there's many 124 00:08:39.000 --> 00:08:41.879 shots tougher in that. I looked at Danielle producer because 125 00:08:41.879 --> 00:08:43.720 he's cutting the highlight. He doesn't even gonna see it yet. 126 00:08:43.720 --> 00:08:47.279 I'm like, oh my god, I cause the radio is live. 127 00:08:47.320 --> 00:08:49.000 Guys for people are like, oh, are you ahead of me? 128 00:08:49.039 --> 00:08:50.960 When I'm always tweeting stuff out, I was like, Yeah, 129 00:08:51.120 --> 00:08:54.080 the radio is live here at five seventy ELA Sports, 130 00:08:54.080 --> 00:08:56.320 it's kind of an advantage. How are you ahead of 131 00:08:56.320 --> 00:08:58.320 me on this TNZ feet I don't get it. First 132 00:08:58.360 --> 00:08:59.879 of all, why are you watching TNC as a fan 133 00:09:00.200 --> 00:09:08.799 TV with Brian Seman? So I am releasing spoilers constantly 134 00:09:08.840 --> 00:09:10.679 in the thread that I have on Twitter for every 135 00:09:10.720 --> 00:09:13.720 game I follow out of May, and I hear the 136 00:09:13.799 --> 00:09:17.799 call from Carlow a great one, and then I see 137 00:09:17.799 --> 00:09:22.399 the play and I am just floored at the three 138 00:09:22.399 --> 00:09:26.799 pointer of Kawhi hit to put him up three, and 139 00:09:26.879 --> 00:09:31.240 I believe fifty five to fifty two yes, to end 140 00:09:31.240 --> 00:09:34.879 the second quarter. They won by three. That shot is 141 00:09:34.960 --> 00:09:40.000 everything in a game this close and it's over like 142 00:09:40.000 --> 00:09:49.080 a triple Team ag was there, Christian Brown. Kawhi is 143 00:09:50.279 --> 00:09:52.559 at his best. He's one of the greatest players ever. 144 00:09:52.600 --> 00:09:55.120 He's the way people are going to look at his 145 00:09:55.240 --> 00:09:57.480 legacy because of all the time miss and the injuries, 146 00:09:57.480 --> 00:09:59.840 and he doesn't have all the counting stats and the 147 00:10:00.000 --> 00:10:01.600 points in his career and all this stuff. But what 148 00:10:01.639 --> 00:10:04.320 you're going to say is this guy his best is 149 00:10:04.320 --> 00:10:07.200 one of the greatest players ever. Not just top seventy five, 150 00:10:07.600 --> 00:10:12.320 This guy his best when he's right. Coming into these playoffs, 151 00:10:12.360 --> 00:10:15.240 the last fifty playoff games, Kawi has been averaging thirty 152 00:10:15.879 --> 00:10:22.519 on like fifty thirty eight eighty five, shooting splits insane efficiency. 153 00:10:22.759 --> 00:10:26.200 He's an all time playoff performer and riser. But the 154 00:10:26.279 --> 00:10:27.879 way he rose up for that three point at the 155 00:10:27.960 --> 00:10:31.679 end of the first half was just you look how 156 00:10:31.679 --> 00:10:35.039 consequential that proved to be difference in the ballgame. They 157 00:10:35.080 --> 00:10:37.679 win one oh five to one oh two. We'll take 158 00:10:37.679 --> 00:10:39.080 a quick time out, we'll come back. We'll get to 159 00:10:39.120 --> 00:10:41.240 your phone calls eight six six nine eighty seven two 160 00:10:41.240 --> 00:10:44.480 five seventy eight six six ninety seven two five seventy 161 00:10:45.039 --> 00:10:50.240 shout out. Ben Simmons. I thought some people were criticizing 162 00:10:50.279 --> 00:10:52.000 his Game one performance, and I was like, no, I 163 00:10:52.000 --> 00:10:55.000 think he did his job. Actually, he fouled Jokics a 164 00:10:55.000 --> 00:10:57.360 few times. They won the minutes when they went small 165 00:10:58.200 --> 00:11:02.120 they won him again tonight. What more do you want? 166 00:11:03.279 --> 00:11:05.720 He got a bucket to put it up Ben one 167 00:11:05.759 --> 00:11:11.679 of one, Norm pal got it going in the fourth. 168 00:11:13.039 --> 00:11:16.000 Can that turn this series in the Clippers? 169 00:11:16.039 --> 00:11:16.360 Favor? 170 00:11:17.120 --> 00:11:21.519 Norm? Off the snide look out? This Clippers team is different. 171 00:11:21.559 --> 00:11:24.600 Credit coach Lou for sticking with him and everybody else 172 00:11:25.240 --> 00:11:29.279 to take out Norm. Take out Norm. I'll admit at 173 00:11:29.320 --> 00:11:30.720 one point I was like, Yeah, you might have to 174 00:11:30.720 --> 00:11:33.960 take him out. This is what happens. You got to 175 00:11:33.960 --> 00:11:36.679 stick with your guys. They as were the ones who 176 00:11:37.159 --> 00:11:41.399 brought I. Can they win this series? I've been asking 177 00:11:41.440 --> 00:11:43.279 the last couple of days if Norm doesn't have a 178 00:11:43.320 --> 00:11:45.639 big impact. Well, tonight he was huge in the fourth quarter. 179 00:11:46.240 --> 00:11:48.679 He was a part of why they won. Now can 180 00:11:48.720 --> 00:11:51.240 he put it together for four quarters and this Clippers 181 00:11:51.320 --> 00:11:55.080 team can really click in and start peaking. I'm at 182 00:11:55.080 --> 00:11:58.080 a mazlin you're listening to Clippers talk on a five 183 00:11:58.080 --> 00:12:00.399 to seven LS sports Is it up? 184 00:12:00.480 --> 00:12:04.120 The window finishes in the foul Los Angeles Slipper Nation, 185 00:12:04.399 --> 00:12:08.159 this is your home for the playoffs. LL Clippers take 186 00:12:08.240 --> 00:12:10.240 us with you on the Ihearts radio app. 187 00:12:10.519 --> 00:12:12.240 I don't know if you guys knew this, but uh, 188 00:12:12.320 --> 00:12:20.080 Kawhi's him. Kawhi Lennart as dime Dropper would say drop 189 00:12:20.159 --> 00:12:25.480 thirty nine on nineteen shots, fifteen of nineteen shooting. I 190 00:12:25.519 --> 00:12:28.759 said earlier they going to win this series. Oh yeah, 191 00:12:28.799 --> 00:12:31.799 I'm making fifteen of nineteen and putting it on a shirt. 192 00:12:33.000 --> 00:12:36.159 Maybe somebody else that's more artistic can figure that out. 193 00:12:36.200 --> 00:12:42.559 But Kawhi Leonard the artistry in the jumper. Does he 194 00:12:42.679 --> 00:12:45.759 not remind you of Kobe and Mike? Come on now, 195 00:12:45.879 --> 00:12:48.399 I've been calling him MJ ninety six for a long time, 196 00:12:48.519 --> 00:12:52.559 while others were like, he's washed, he's Wizards Jordan, Nope, 197 00:12:53.919 --> 00:12:56.879 you got fooled again. You started judging him too early, 198 00:12:57.080 --> 00:13:00.440 said he wasn't the same player. Guess what, I think 199 00:13:00.519 --> 00:13:03.159 it's proven now he's the exact same guy we saw 200 00:13:03.279 --> 00:13:05.639 last year when he set the all time efficiency record. 201 00:13:06.080 --> 00:13:08.679 Every time he comes back, he just refines his game 202 00:13:08.720 --> 00:13:10.799 and gets more and more efficient. And he's doing all 203 00:13:10.840 --> 00:13:12.919 this while not being able to train the way he'd 204 00:13:12.960 --> 00:13:17.200 like to because he has to protect his right knee. Incredible, 205 00:13:17.840 --> 00:13:22.759 incredible performance in all timer I have. I don't know 206 00:13:22.799 --> 00:13:27.240 if I've seen in all my years of watching the NBA. 207 00:13:27.720 --> 00:13:31.840 It's a first round series. I mean, whatever they gas 208 00:13:31.919 --> 00:13:34.320 up Jordan's winning the first round of the CABS every 209 00:13:34.399 --> 00:13:37.080 year the shot so oh they go on to win 210 00:13:37.120 --> 00:13:39.519 the championship that year? No oh? So why do we 211 00:13:41.200 --> 00:13:45.399 It's different standards for different guys. I'm just saying for 212 00:13:45.440 --> 00:13:49.399 a first round series, this is an all timer. Let's 213 00:13:49.440 --> 00:13:51.600 put it that way. For a first round series, this 214 00:13:51.639 --> 00:13:54.120 is an all timer, and it makes you believe in 215 00:13:54.159 --> 00:13:56.399 this team and then anything is possible. 216 00:13:57.120 --> 00:13:57.559 What do you have? 217 00:13:57.639 --> 00:14:03.759 Kawhi Leonard? Am I wrong? Let's ask Lenny an Inglewood. 218 00:14:04.120 --> 00:14:07.320 Lenny first up here on Clippers Talk after a dramatic 219 00:14:07.440 --> 00:14:11.519 victory with Kawhi Leonard's fingerprints, and they're pretty big all over. 220 00:14:11.360 --> 00:14:13.440 It, my man. 221 00:14:13.519 --> 00:14:14.159 I appreciate. 222 00:14:14.240 --> 00:14:16.399 I'm honored to be the first in one of the 223 00:14:16.759 --> 00:14:19.240 I think that's one of the top ten all time 224 00:14:19.440 --> 00:14:24.480 non finals performances I've seen. Bro, you don't even understand. 225 00:14:24.919 --> 00:14:27.320 I have a group of friends from high school. We touched, 226 00:14:27.360 --> 00:14:32.240 we uh text frequently, and about two months ago somebody 227 00:14:32.279 --> 00:14:35.080 in the text said he doesn't walk. He said, kawhis 228 00:14:35.279 --> 00:14:37.559 washed up man? Do you know how bad that hurt me? 229 00:14:37.600 --> 00:14:38.120 To my heart? 230 00:14:38.159 --> 00:14:42.120 I was like, I was stunned, and I every day 231 00:14:42.399 --> 00:14:45.039 every game since, and I've been just going out and talking. 232 00:14:45.120 --> 00:14:45.320 Mr. 233 00:14:45.480 --> 00:14:48.679 Washed Up did and he hasn't responded to me yet. 234 00:14:48.960 --> 00:14:50.360 But I'm telling you something, man. 235 00:14:50.360 --> 00:14:52.240 I'll be waiting. Keep those receipts. 236 00:14:52.399 --> 00:14:53.919 We know we do it here exactly. 237 00:14:54.000 --> 00:14:57.519 Keep those receipts and make sure he keeps the apology 238 00:14:58.120 --> 00:14:59.679 as loud as the disrespect was. 239 00:15:00.200 --> 00:15:03.519 Oh he is he is man? Because right, Stephen ain't 240 00:15:03.519 --> 00:15:06.440 the clown? Steven the clown said the manage to retire. 241 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:08.799 You know, first of all, I don't want to go 242 00:15:08.879 --> 00:15:12.120 too far to be the best. But Tawi's personal life 243 00:15:12.679 --> 00:15:14.559 has been He's been through some stuff. 244 00:15:14.639 --> 00:15:15.039 Man. 245 00:15:15.200 --> 00:15:18.320 If people don't know the situation with his dad, his sister, 246 00:15:18.720 --> 00:15:21.919 he came, he had to be so focused just to 247 00:15:22.000 --> 00:15:25.000 get his game to the level, to get to college 248 00:15:25.000 --> 00:15:25.399 and get. 249 00:15:25.279 --> 00:15:28.200 To the pro Well, how dare Steven a tell someone 250 00:15:28.200 --> 00:15:29.320 else to retire? Like? 251 00:15:29.840 --> 00:15:30.639 What is that? 252 00:15:30.759 --> 00:15:31.279 Thank you? 253 00:15:31.320 --> 00:15:32.279 Who are you to say? 254 00:15:32.559 --> 00:15:35.120 Is on apology tour every week? 255 00:15:37.000 --> 00:15:40.399 This is why I mean, I might have to play 256 00:15:40.440 --> 00:15:42.320 some of that audio from steven A over the years 257 00:15:42.320 --> 00:15:44.080 and the stuff he has said about Kawhi a little 258 00:15:44.080 --> 00:15:47.240 bit later because you wanted to miss out on the 259 00:15:47.320 --> 00:15:52.720 performance like this, Like now, how about we let right 260 00:15:52.919 --> 00:15:55.600 let the athlete make his own decisions about that. 261 00:15:57.039 --> 00:16:00.759 Amen, and anybody who loves ball, like you said, we 262 00:16:00.799 --> 00:16:04.480 need this, We need you on that wall, We want 263 00:16:04.519 --> 00:16:07.240 you on that This is what we need. Man. Okay, 264 00:16:07.320 --> 00:16:11.639 they're talking about the NBA's washed Uff Bull. That was phenomenal. 265 00:16:11.759 --> 00:16:14.639 Like you said, that was Tom Brady, that was Michael Jordan, 266 00:16:14.720 --> 00:16:17.759 that was that was vintage man. That's gonna go down. 267 00:16:17.879 --> 00:16:20.639 That was the performance of the year. As far as 268 00:16:20.639 --> 00:16:23.279 i'm person, that's phenomenal. I mean the pressure that was 269 00:16:23.320 --> 00:16:25.559 on and particularly the way he had to bounce back 270 00:16:25.879 --> 00:16:28.879 from seven turnovers. Man, I had my hands in my 271 00:16:29.000 --> 00:16:31.639 head that last when when Murray knocked that ball out. 272 00:16:31.960 --> 00:16:35.720 But listen, getting to the game, you're right, bro, the 273 00:16:35.799 --> 00:16:39.039 fact that we got this far without Norm and I 274 00:16:39.039 --> 00:16:43.120 think Norm Powell is charged. I think he finally got 275 00:16:43.159 --> 00:16:46.279 back online. He's activated and that next game. 276 00:16:47.240 --> 00:16:49.919 That might be the biggest takeaway from this game. I 277 00:16:50.039 --> 00:16:53.480 wasn't worried about Kawhi. I knew he was capable of 278 00:16:53.559 --> 00:16:56.399 something like this. It's still impressive as hell. It's an 279 00:16:56.399 --> 00:16:59.879 Ald timer, but this might be about all the sleeping 280 00:17:00.080 --> 00:17:01.679 I might have woke up in Norm Powell. 281 00:17:02.720 --> 00:17:05.759 Absolutely, he's activated. And then if we get if we 282 00:17:05.839 --> 00:17:09.119 get Bogdanovich back online, and I'm with you, man, I 283 00:17:09.119 --> 00:17:12.240 don't understand all the Ben Simmons hate. I don't get it. 284 00:17:12.480 --> 00:17:12.920 The dude. 285 00:17:13.000 --> 00:17:16.200 First of all, there's no loss. He's playing for the 286 00:17:16.279 --> 00:17:19.000 vest minimum, He's playing his butt off. He's doing what 287 00:17:19.079 --> 00:17:21.640 he's supposed to do. And I mean lead us. Let 288 00:17:21.680 --> 00:17:25.599 this man ball Okay and Van Gundy, man, I just 289 00:17:25.720 --> 00:17:26.519 I love that dude. 290 00:17:26.599 --> 00:17:26.799 Man. 291 00:17:27.200 --> 00:17:31.440 Yeah, Leeve Hey and tight Lou. I mean, hey, it's 292 00:17:31.480 --> 00:17:34.039 the best story and the best story in sports right now. 293 00:17:34.119 --> 00:17:36.279 I don't care anybody says right now, they're the best story. 294 00:17:36.400 --> 00:17:40.160 Let me tell you. Yokish may have had twenty six, twelve, 295 00:17:40.240 --> 00:17:43.920 and ten, it's below as season averages and the amount 296 00:17:43.960 --> 00:17:46.559 of different coverages they threw his way in this game. 297 00:17:47.640 --> 00:17:51.519 It was absolutely three D chess with the way they 298 00:17:51.559 --> 00:17:53.759 played Kic, it was brilliant. 299 00:17:53.799 --> 00:17:55.559 Absolutely, it was Bobby Fischer. 300 00:17:57.000 --> 00:17:58.839 Absolutely, I got a friend of mine who used to 301 00:17:58.920 --> 00:18:02.480 be with the Dallas uh Mavericks for years. And he said, 302 00:18:02.680 --> 00:18:05.839 he said, Jokic can't he can't, he can't handle he 303 00:18:05.839 --> 00:18:09.400 can't handle a Zuba. He's he's got the sizebac Is 304 00:18:09.440 --> 00:18:12.599 finally got the footwork down. That push shot thought that 305 00:18:12.599 --> 00:18:14.920 that that spin move. That's why it's like, dude, I 306 00:18:14.920 --> 00:18:17.079 hate I'm gonna say the last time, but who's the 307 00:18:17.160 --> 00:18:19.599 dude that got rid of the big dude in the 308 00:18:19.680 --> 00:18:23.079 middle of the season. The African guy was the same 309 00:18:23.119 --> 00:18:28.319 that they got rid of him. They traded him Mobama. Yeah, 310 00:18:28.720 --> 00:18:31.799 Mobamba has zero. That's why when I see a dude 311 00:18:31.799 --> 00:18:34.119 in the league that long, that big, and you've been there, 312 00:18:34.119 --> 00:18:36.480 you ain't got no footwork. I mean because Zuba didn't 313 00:18:36.519 --> 00:18:40.079 have that. He worked at that. Zubab worked at that. 314 00:18:39.920 --> 00:18:42.640 That that footwork, man, And it's all coming together so 315 00:18:42.920 --> 00:18:45.279 nicely for him. Man, you just feel like, just like 316 00:18:46.160 --> 00:18:48.440 your kids, like it's proud of these cats and and 317 00:18:48.559 --> 00:18:51.559 Kawhi coing back and Paul coming back, and then they 318 00:18:51.599 --> 00:18:55.359 got rid of uh PG and and and and what 319 00:18:55.559 --> 00:18:58.519 Harden has done to organize that team be a leader, 320 00:18:58.680 --> 00:19:01.640 like I said, just a great story, man. I'm really 321 00:19:01.680 --> 00:19:04.599 proud of them, and I'm just I think they can go. 322 00:19:04.680 --> 00:19:06.119 I think they can go all the way to the finals. Bro, 323 00:19:06.200 --> 00:19:08.680 I don't give a damn they they got it. I 324 00:19:08.680 --> 00:19:11.920 don't care, and I'm rolling with him the good workout 325 00:19:11.960 --> 00:19:13.359 of Let's go, baby, I. 326 00:19:13.279 --> 00:19:16.039 Got you, Lenny, good to hear from you. Just be clear. 327 00:19:16.279 --> 00:19:19.640 Mobamba was born in Harlem, New York, but his family 328 00:19:19.680 --> 00:19:24.839 came over from the Ivory Coast, so he's American. Ivan, 329 00:19:25.079 --> 00:19:29.119 I believe is how you pronounced that? But beats the Zobots. 330 00:19:31.799 --> 00:19:34.359 I don't know, can I can I claim he outplayed 331 00:19:34.440 --> 00:19:37.440 Jokic in this game because I know there's a tweet 332 00:19:37.519 --> 00:19:40.440 that I put out last week that got a lot 333 00:19:40.480 --> 00:19:45.240 of bookmarks. I said, why can't Big Zoo outplay Yokic 334 00:19:45.319 --> 00:19:47.119 in a game or two in this series? Just a game? 335 00:19:47.279 --> 00:19:48.000 Give me a game. 336 00:19:48.559 --> 00:19:51.359 Why can't he? I've seen it before in the regular season. 337 00:19:51.720 --> 00:19:57.920 We know how good he is. Now, you guys, tell me, 338 00:19:58.400 --> 00:20:02.920 is that taking it too far? Wallace and fly as 339 00:20:03.039 --> 00:20:05.160 l Ray Wallace, you're on cliper Soft with Euta Maas 340 00:20:05.200 --> 00:20:05.559 and what's up? 341 00:20:05.559 --> 00:20:05.839 Ass? 342 00:20:06.640 --> 00:20:09.319 Oh, I'm greatly appreciate you. I gotta tell you you're 343 00:20:09.319 --> 00:20:12.519 going to follow the Clippers since the sports arena times. 344 00:20:13.079 --> 00:20:16.720 This is the best performance in a Clipper uniform I 345 00:20:16.759 --> 00:20:17.960 have ever seen. 346 00:20:18.079 --> 00:20:20.920 Hold on, hold on, hold on, hold on. The only 347 00:20:21.000 --> 00:20:25.039 reason I say it isn't is because Kawhi's performance in 348 00:20:25.119 --> 00:20:27.400 Game six in that first round in a must win 349 00:20:27.519 --> 00:20:30.079 game against Dallas, where I think he went seventeen to 350 00:20:30.200 --> 00:20:34.640 twenty three, that was just slightly better come on as 351 00:20:34.680 --> 00:20:35.440 a must win game. 352 00:20:37.319 --> 00:20:40.359 That that is true. But as far as me as 353 00:20:40.359 --> 00:20:42.960 a fan, and maybe it's me as a plan because 354 00:20:43.000 --> 00:20:45.359 the NBA is bringing me back a little bit. I 355 00:20:45.359 --> 00:20:48.880 mean it's with you and and Jimmy and Brian, and 356 00:20:49.160 --> 00:20:52.119 it's bringing me back to the old Ralph Lawler years. 357 00:20:52.160 --> 00:20:55.440 And it's really I'm so grateful that the team is 358 00:20:55.480 --> 00:20:58.039 playing at the level that they're playing, but it's bringing 359 00:20:58.079 --> 00:21:00.799 me back. And I think this is the premieerr A 360 00:21:01.319 --> 00:21:04.720 matchup in the league, first first round, and it's just 361 00:21:04.759 --> 00:21:08.160 so grateful for me to see and even talking to you, 362 00:21:08.359 --> 00:21:09.640 you know, I had to wait a little bit, but 363 00:21:09.880 --> 00:21:12.759 I'm grateful that I had to wait because it's bringing 364 00:21:12.799 --> 00:21:15.599 me back that I think it's bringing the NBA back 365 00:21:15.640 --> 00:21:18.519 to a lot of people. This is a wonderful series, 366 00:21:18.799 --> 00:21:23.160 just wonderful. But I'm not sure why I can do 367 00:21:23.240 --> 00:21:25.359 that again. So I'm. 368 00:21:27.240 --> 00:21:29.039 No, no, no, I don't know if he can go fifteen 369 00:21:29.119 --> 00:21:32.720 or nineteen again. But he can be efficient. He can 370 00:21:32.759 --> 00:21:36.799 still drop thirty. And now you've given time for some 371 00:21:36.839 --> 00:21:39.000 of the other guys who weren't playing well to respond 372 00:21:39.039 --> 00:21:40.640 and pick it up, like Norm Powell. 373 00:21:42.440 --> 00:21:45.519 Yeah, well we should have won the first game. Painful 374 00:21:45.559 --> 00:21:48.519 that we didn't win the first game. But I am just, 375 00:21:48.680 --> 00:21:53.000 oh my god, I'm so grateful, just just for every God, 376 00:21:53.039 --> 00:21:57.200 I'm so grateful. Don't know if you know. You guys 377 00:21:57.240 --> 00:21:59.880 are saying Norman's back, but I just I'm not seeing 378 00:21:59.880 --> 00:22:04.400 that just yet. And and and I think that. 379 00:22:04.559 --> 00:22:08.000 We're saying if the fourth quarter is an indicator, he 380 00:22:08.079 --> 00:22:10.000 may be back. He's gonna have to prove it in 381 00:22:10.039 --> 00:22:13.880 game three. But if Norm is back, now, Denver has 382 00:22:13.920 --> 00:22:14.599 real issues. 383 00:22:16.240 --> 00:22:19.720 Oh, Denver has real issues at this level. Really, the 384 00:22:19.839 --> 00:22:24.200 coaching is the difference, and we clearly have better coaching, clearly. 385 00:22:24.960 --> 00:22:28.359 So I'm loving everything about what we do. And I 386 00:22:28.359 --> 00:22:31.319 think we win the series. I think we we should 387 00:22:31.359 --> 00:22:34.759 certainly be up too. Oh, but if we can bring 388 00:22:34.799 --> 00:22:37.000 it to into it I think if the fans can 389 00:22:37.039 --> 00:22:40.119 bring it, I think we win. 390 00:22:40.640 --> 00:22:40.839 Hey. 391 00:22:41.640 --> 00:22:45.279 Yeah, they went thirty and seven their last thirty seven 392 00:22:45.319 --> 00:22:47.759 games at into a dome to end the season. It's 393 00:22:47.799 --> 00:22:50.359 a fortress. The home court advantage is real. The wall 394 00:22:50.480 --> 00:22:54.359 is real. I can't wait for Thursday night. Walls. Appreciate 395 00:22:54.440 --> 00:22:57.960 the phone call, my guy, Thank you, be good. We 396 00:22:58.039 --> 00:23:00.839 got body in South Dakota. Before we take a break. Body, 397 00:23:01.880 --> 00:23:02.559 how you feeling. 398 00:23:02.759 --> 00:23:05.880 Oh my gosh, what a great game. That had me 399 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:07.880 on the edge of my seat, like the whole time. 400 00:23:08.119 --> 00:23:08.960 It was insane. 401 00:23:10.559 --> 00:23:11.640