WEBVTT 1 00:00:02.319 --> 00:00:03.040 Phoning in. 2 00:00:03.279 --> 00:00:05.759 We're taking your calls on the LA Clippers right now. 3 00:00:05.919 --> 00:00:08.320 This is Clippers Talk on Aaron. 4 00:00:08.160 --> 00:00:10.560 On Demand, the Clippers Show of Record, your chance to 5 00:00:10.599 --> 00:00:12.359 react to everything. 6 00:00:11.880 --> 00:00:16.199 Clippers Clippers news happens. Let me guess it's about Kawhi. 7 00:00:16.280 --> 00:00:17.559 Here we are and now here. 8 00:00:17.640 --> 00:00:21.760 He is the host of your LA Clippers pre and postgame. 9 00:00:21.320 --> 00:00:23.679 At follow Adam a Adam Osley. 10 00:00:24.679 --> 00:00:27.640 And then there were three just three games left in 11 00:00:27.679 --> 00:00:30.519 the regular season. After the Clippers win one twenty two 12 00:00:30.559 --> 00:00:33.520 to one seventeen over the San Antonios first tonight, hear 13 00:00:33.520 --> 00:00:36.039 it into it home as they have won fifteen of 14 00:00:36.079 --> 00:00:39.560 their last eighteen games and are playing their best ball 15 00:00:39.640 --> 00:00:42.600 this season leading into the playoffs. Welcome in. I'm out 16 00:00:42.600 --> 00:00:46.240 of OSLMS. This is Clippers Talk. Eight seven seven five 17 00:00:46.280 --> 00:00:48.920 two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven five two zero 18 00:00:48.960 --> 00:00:50.520 eleven fifty is the phone number if you want to 19 00:00:50.560 --> 00:00:53.840 get on or just get in the chat at Clippers 20 00:00:53.880 --> 00:00:55.560 Talk on the YouTube side. We're with you for the 21 00:00:55.560 --> 00:00:59.520 next forty five minutes. Here. This Clippers team didn't have 22 00:00:59.560 --> 00:01:04.640 Kawhilin did a show on that yesterday. I was under 23 00:01:04.640 --> 00:01:07.159 the impression that would be wise to not play Kawhi 24 00:01:07.159 --> 00:01:11.040 against San Antonio because you could need him for his 25 00:01:11.319 --> 00:01:17.079 full thirty eight plus minutes against Houston tomorrow night. Now 26 00:01:17.120 --> 00:01:19.760 Houston may be resting guys because they have the two 27 00:01:19.840 --> 00:01:23.439 seed wrapped up. We'll see, but that was my thinking. 28 00:01:23.519 --> 00:01:28.439 Yesterday we heard from coach Lou pregame about Kawhi and 29 00:01:28.519 --> 00:01:31.239 what the reasoning was why he played the last back 30 00:01:31.280 --> 00:01:33.480 to back and why he's not playing this back to back, 31 00:01:33.920 --> 00:01:38.159 and it sounded like the difference was they knew after 32 00:01:38.200 --> 00:01:40.120 he played on Saturday, the second night of a back 33 00:01:40.159 --> 00:01:42.560 to back against Dallas. Here it into a home that 34 00:01:42.599 --> 00:01:46.359 they could get him three days off. They could get 35 00:01:46.400 --> 00:01:49.599 him at least two days off, but then you turn 36 00:01:49.599 --> 00:01:52.879 it into three and now you play every other day 37 00:01:53.400 --> 00:01:57.879 the remainder of the season on tomorrow for Kawhi against Houston, 38 00:01:58.239 --> 00:02:04.799 off Thursday, on Friday in Sacramento, off Saturday, on Sunday 39 00:02:05.000 --> 00:02:08.560 up in San Francisco gets Golden State, and that is 40 00:02:08.680 --> 00:02:15.080 how the playoffs typically go. You're often playing every other day. 41 00:02:15.879 --> 00:02:18.080 So in essence, it might be able to get Kawhi 42 00:02:18.159 --> 00:02:22.120 Leonard and even more of a rhythm of what to 43 00:02:22.240 --> 00:02:24.759 expect in the playoffs and get his body prepared for that. 44 00:02:25.159 --> 00:02:27.599 Clippers currently in the four spot in the Western Conference. Guys, 45 00:02:28.719 --> 00:02:32.120 they are in a four way tie where they shoot 46 00:02:32.159 --> 00:02:35.080 to the top of it, above Denver, Golden State and 47 00:02:35.080 --> 00:02:39.520 the Memphis Grizzlies. The Minnesota Timverwolves dropped to eight after 48 00:02:39.639 --> 00:02:42.599 they gave up a thirty nine to eight run in 49 00:02:42.639 --> 00:02:45.400 the last ten minutes in Milwaukee tonight to lose that 50 00:02:45.479 --> 00:02:50.560 game to the Bucks. A consequential loss dropped them all 51 00:02:50.599 --> 00:02:54.639 the way back into the plane, and that helped catapult 52 00:02:54.639 --> 00:02:58.520 the Clippers to the four spot. Currently. My understanding is 53 00:02:58.560 --> 00:03:02.360 if the Clippers went out and Denver loses a ballgame, 54 00:03:04.400 --> 00:03:07.120 the Clippers will end up as the four seed. At 55 00:03:07.199 --> 00:03:11.080 least they would need multiple losses from the Lakers to 56 00:03:11.159 --> 00:03:13.240 end up in the three spot. Lakers in Dallas tomorrow 57 00:03:13.319 --> 00:03:17.520 night after losing in OKAC tonight where Lukadantis was ejected 58 00:03:17.560 --> 00:03:20.879 for talking to a fan. I'm sorry, but that stuff 59 00:03:20.960 --> 00:03:23.439 is soft. I don't know why an official would make 60 00:03:23.479 --> 00:03:28.400 that about them. Maybe he said the magic words. I 61 00:03:28.400 --> 00:03:32.240 don't know. Uh, I'm not really concerned about it. Go 62 00:03:32.360 --> 00:03:38.639 Dallas tomorrow, Go Sacramento Kings tomorrow, where the Denver Nuggets 63 00:03:38.639 --> 00:03:42.800 will be Go Clippers tonight, and they did. They would 64 00:03:42.840 --> 00:03:45.400 go on to win once twenty two to one seventeen. 65 00:03:45.879 --> 00:03:50.840 It wasn't easy, though, there were consequences. Even in a 66 00:03:50.919 --> 00:03:54.280 win No. One. Powell had to play forty one minutes 67 00:03:54.319 --> 00:03:57.159 to get it finish with twenty five My player to watch. 68 00:03:57.240 --> 00:03:59.199 I thought he would get up at least fifteen shots 69 00:03:59.199 --> 00:04:01.599 without Kawhi Leonard. He looked to be in rhythm for 70 00:04:01.639 --> 00:04:03.319 the most part. He had nine of his twenty five 71 00:04:03.319 --> 00:04:06.680 in the fourth quarter and a huge rebound offensive rebound 72 00:04:06.680 --> 00:04:10.520 put back for him. Great to see little hustle plays 73 00:04:10.560 --> 00:04:12.599 like that from some of the smalls. James Harden had 74 00:04:12.639 --> 00:04:17.240 one of those two. Avitza Zubas had to play almost 75 00:04:17.319 --> 00:04:20.759 thirty nine minutes tonight. James Harden had to play almost 76 00:04:20.839 --> 00:04:26.000 thirty eight. The Calvary is on the way in Kawhi Leonard. 77 00:04:26.600 --> 00:04:31.040 But some of these guys are definitely gassed and they're 78 00:04:31.040 --> 00:04:33.160 gonna need Kawhi to pick him up tomorrow against Houston 79 00:04:35.279 --> 00:04:41.519 because San Antonio they just would not go away. I 80 00:04:41.560 --> 00:04:44.240 don't even think it's so much the Clippers played poorly 81 00:04:45.839 --> 00:04:49.639 San Antonio. The Spurs were hitting shots, and you can 82 00:04:49.680 --> 00:04:52.800 go back to the opening quarter of this one, the 83 00:04:52.800 --> 00:04:59.800 Clippers went three minutes and ten seconds without scoring a point. 84 00:05:01.000 --> 00:05:03.519 The Spurs went on a seven to zero run to 85 00:05:03.639 --> 00:05:07.720 go up eighteen to sixteen midway through that first quarter. 86 00:05:08.160 --> 00:05:10.519 After it looked like the Clippers were in control early on, 87 00:05:11.759 --> 00:05:15.399 but Stefon Castle hit a three pointer CP three baseline 88 00:05:15.399 --> 00:05:19.000 fade away over zoo seven oh Spurs run eighteen sixteen. 89 00:05:19.399 --> 00:05:24.120 Clippers ended up missing I think five straight shots turned 90 00:05:24.160 --> 00:05:27.680 into a nine zero Spurs run. Got worse for the Clippers. 91 00:05:28.680 --> 00:05:30.720 Harden finally had the and one. Those would be their 92 00:05:30.759 --> 00:05:34.079 first points over three minutes of going scoreless for the Clippers, 93 00:05:35.519 --> 00:05:37.680 but two went hit a three pointer, Hardwin hit a 94 00:05:37.680 --> 00:05:41.800 three pointer. Norm got a reverse layup to go near 95 00:05:41.800 --> 00:05:43.839 the end of the first quarter and the Clippers led 96 00:05:43.879 --> 00:05:47.680 by just two at twenty eight to twenty six. Couldn't 97 00:05:47.680 --> 00:05:52.399 create any distance there then in the second quarter, San 98 00:05:52.399 --> 00:05:56.079 Antonio was leading throughout much of it throughout much of 99 00:05:56.120 --> 00:06:00.000 that second quarter, and the Clippers got really sloppy with basketball. 100 00:06:00.720 --> 00:06:04.759 There were some self inflicted wounds. They had a runout 101 00:06:04.839 --> 00:06:07.360 off a steal on a bogie pass thirty eight thirty 102 00:06:07.399 --> 00:06:10.639 six Spurs, another turnover the very next possession, but tomb 103 00:06:10.680 --> 00:06:17.079 pass thirty nine thirty eight Spurs. There was a James 104 00:06:17.160 --> 00:06:20.199 Harden long outlet passed to Derek Jones Junior that went 105 00:06:20.240 --> 00:06:23.639 over his head out of bounds. Just sloppy play from 106 00:06:23.680 --> 00:06:28.800 the Clippers. Meanwhile, the Viza Zubats was doing his part 107 00:06:28.800 --> 00:06:31.879 out there, but the Clippers had seven turnovers in the 108 00:06:31.879 --> 00:06:36.399 second quarter alone. Norman Powell missed two free throws in 109 00:06:36.399 --> 00:06:39.759 the second quarter. Sometimes the wall is that effective. There's 110 00:06:39.759 --> 00:06:42.800 some friendly fire because San Antonio chose to go up 111 00:06:42.839 --> 00:06:45.199 go up against the wall in the second half, so 112 00:06:45.399 --> 00:06:48.199 Norm missed those two free throws going up against the wall. 113 00:06:48.959 --> 00:06:51.560 Not that they were cheering against him or anythink. It 114 00:06:51.680 --> 00:06:57.560 just happens. The Clippers went five minutes and ten seconds 115 00:06:57.600 --> 00:06:59.959 in the second quarter, scoring four points. At one point 116 00:07:00.680 --> 00:07:03.519 it was a thirteen to four Spurs run during that time. 117 00:07:05.560 --> 00:07:10.839 The Clippers eventually were able to take control. Near the 118 00:07:11.040 --> 00:07:15.240 end of the second dun would hit a three pointer, 119 00:07:15.800 --> 00:07:20.040 who has been hot from three as of late, shooting 120 00:07:23.079 --> 00:07:27.879 over forty eight percent from the outside his last ten games. 121 00:07:28.199 --> 00:07:30.160 Chris Dunn, as he was two to four in this 122 00:07:30.240 --> 00:07:36.040 game from three CP three, would hit a three to respond, 123 00:07:36.079 --> 00:07:38.759 though on the second, no one would go to the 124 00:07:38.759 --> 00:07:44.399 free throw line, knocked down a couple, and the Clippers 125 00:07:44.439 --> 00:07:46.480 eventually went on a nine to two run the last 126 00:07:46.480 --> 00:07:49.120 two fifteen to end the half and put themselves up 127 00:07:49.160 --> 00:07:53.079 two at fifty four to fifty two, after trailing by 128 00:07:53.120 --> 00:07:58.759 as many as five in the first half. Those turnovers 129 00:07:58.839 --> 00:08:02.240 were a problem. That's why they couldn't and gain much 130 00:08:02.240 --> 00:08:08.879 separation then. But the other problem was Harrison Barnes. He 131 00:08:08.920 --> 00:08:12.279 had thirteen points. He led all scores through the first 132 00:08:12.279 --> 00:08:14.680 twenty four minutes. He was three or five from the outside. 133 00:08:14.800 --> 00:08:17.319 The Spurs were shooting fifty four percent in the first half. 134 00:08:18.480 --> 00:08:21.279 They weren't missing. They were seven of eighteen from three, 135 00:08:21.439 --> 00:08:27.439 just like the Clippers. They did have ten turnovers. Meeting 136 00:08:27.439 --> 00:08:29.920 the Clippers there pretty much Clippers were nine at the half. 137 00:08:31.439 --> 00:08:35.399 Third quarter, norm Pal started off hot, hit a jumper 138 00:08:36.320 --> 00:08:39.000 fifty six to fifty two, Clippers Norm three fifty nine 139 00:08:39.039 --> 00:08:43.240 to fifty two. Quick time out, Dunn creates a steal 140 00:08:43.360 --> 00:08:46.600 off a deflection on vsell out of bounds in the 141 00:08:46.639 --> 00:08:50.279 far side corner. It was an incredible defensive play. Dunn 142 00:08:50.279 --> 00:08:52.799 had a few of those in this ballgame. Chris A. 143 00:08:52.879 --> 00:08:56.639 Dunn really flex in the defensive muscles with three steals. 144 00:08:58.000 --> 00:09:02.000 He is such a special defense. After a zoo floater, 145 00:09:02.840 --> 00:09:07.320 Clippers are on a nine to zero run. Once Hard 146 00:09:07.399 --> 00:09:12.519 knocked down a floater two and it's sixty five fifty two. 147 00:09:12.559 --> 00:09:16.799 After DJ got in transition for a layup, he would 148 00:09:16.919 --> 00:09:20.960 end up scoring six straight for the Clippers. Another layup 149 00:09:21.840 --> 00:09:25.159 going left on CP three, then a hardened lob to DJ, 150 00:09:26.120 --> 00:09:29.399 and it's sixty nine to fifty five with six straight 151 00:09:29.480 --> 00:09:32.559 points from Derreck Jones Junior, who ended up in this game, 152 00:09:33.360 --> 00:09:36.120 gained the start and gained them eighteen points, just one 153 00:09:36.159 --> 00:09:37.799 to five from three, but eight to fifteen from the 154 00:09:37.840 --> 00:09:41.639 field and was really good with eight of his eighteen 155 00:09:42.279 --> 00:09:47.000 in the third. Done would then cause a back court 156 00:09:47.080 --> 00:09:51.120 violation and the Clippers are off to a fifteen to 157 00:09:51.120 --> 00:09:54.519 three start in the third where they hit their first 158 00:09:54.600 --> 00:09:59.120 eight shots. After a Hard and three pointer made it 159 00:09:59.159 --> 00:10:02.960 seventy two to fIF fifty five. The Spurs San Antonio 160 00:10:03.039 --> 00:10:06.720 had four turnovers in the first three minutes of the 161 00:10:06.759 --> 00:10:11.000 third quarter. Clippers defense came out and was suffocating the 162 00:10:11.039 --> 00:10:14.480 Clippers first miss of the third guys. Their first misshot 163 00:10:14.679 --> 00:10:18.039 came in about the seven to forty mark. It was 164 00:10:18.080 --> 00:10:21.600 an eighteen to three run before Harrison Barnes of course 165 00:10:21.679 --> 00:10:26.519 hit a three pointer after starting eight for eight, though 166 00:10:27.080 --> 00:10:30.080 the Clippers would then shoot one for their next eight 167 00:10:30.639 --> 00:10:37.759 from the field and san Antonio continued to chip away. 168 00:10:38.279 --> 00:10:42.120 Castle almost dunked on Aviza Zubas something fierce Stefan Castle 169 00:10:42.120 --> 00:10:48.320 as a stud. He has All Star potential, maybe even 170 00:10:48.360 --> 00:10:50.559 in a higher ceiling than that. He's one of the 171 00:10:50.559 --> 00:10:52.679 better players in this league. He's likely going to win 172 00:10:52.799 --> 00:10:55.200 Rookie of the Year. He was in the dunk contest 173 00:10:55.360 --> 00:10:58.679 and almost had his best dunk of the season on 174 00:10:58.720 --> 00:11:03.279 a Viza Zubos. He would end up getting fouled instead. 175 00:11:04.720 --> 00:11:08.320 It's seventy eight seventy one Clippers and Bogey hits a 176 00:11:08.360 --> 00:11:12.240 baseline fallaway. Some timely shots from bo Don Bogdanovitch, wouldn't 177 00:11:12.240 --> 00:11:15.720 you know Zoo offensive rebound and put back eighty two 178 00:11:15.799 --> 00:11:18.159 to seventy one. Dj have put back off his own 179 00:11:18.200 --> 00:11:22.480 miss eighty four to seventy one Clippers after only being 180 00:11:22.559 --> 00:11:26.080 up by seven, going a six to zero run up thirteen, 181 00:11:28.200 --> 00:11:33.159 Castle and one Spurs would battle back again get it 182 00:11:33.200 --> 00:11:38.679 to within nine. Castle went to the line, missed the second, 183 00:11:38.799 --> 00:11:42.919 but he had nine of his eventual nineteen points in 184 00:11:42.960 --> 00:11:46.399 that third quarter. Was getting active. It was eighty six 185 00:11:46.519 --> 00:11:49.200 seventy eight Clippers late in the third. Then Bogey hit 186 00:11:49.240 --> 00:11:52.240 a three off Norm falling to the ground and making 187 00:11:52.240 --> 00:11:55.720 that pass to him. Champenny missed a layup for the Spurs. 188 00:11:55.759 --> 00:11:58.720 On the other end, Nico had a nice tip board 189 00:11:59.600 --> 00:12:01.720 bog he Goes left for an easy layup and the 190 00:12:01.720 --> 00:12:04.639 Clippers lead heading into the fourth ninety one to seventy eight. 191 00:12:07.480 --> 00:12:11.000 Thought that would be it. It looked like Coach Lou 192 00:12:11.080 --> 00:12:12.759 was going for the kill shot to start the fourth 193 00:12:12.840 --> 00:12:16.000 quarter when Nico hit a three pointer and his lineup 194 00:12:16.200 --> 00:12:23.320 was Zuu, Simmons, Bogie, Btoom and Norm keeping Zoo out there. 195 00:12:24.360 --> 00:12:28.480 But then Norm had a turnover Harrison Barnes three man 196 00:12:28.919 --> 00:12:31.799 twenty four for Harrison Barnes on eight of ten, shooting 197 00:12:31.919 --> 00:12:39.440 six of eight from three. Incredibly, after a Johnson layup, 198 00:12:39.759 --> 00:12:43.799 it's a nine point game. They just continued to stay 199 00:12:43.840 --> 00:12:48.440 within striking distance. Zuo had a bad turnover to Harrison Barnes, 200 00:12:49.360 --> 00:12:51.279 but then Norm would hit a big three pointer and 201 00:12:51.360 --> 00:12:53.279 make it one on one to eighty seven. Little bit 202 00:12:53.320 --> 00:12:59.080 of a cushion timeout. San Antonio Basel would hit a 203 00:12:59.080 --> 00:13:03.080 three though out of that time out when James Harden 204 00:13:03.120 --> 00:13:05.600 came back out onto the floor one on one to 205 00:13:05.679 --> 00:13:10.000 ninety Castle and one after a Simmons Ben Simmons bad 206 00:13:10.000 --> 00:13:13.879 turnover looking for Norm, Zoo came in for Simmons. Shortly afterwards. 207 00:13:15.480 --> 00:13:19.559 Castle then airballed the free throw. Least that's what it 208 00:13:19.600 --> 00:13:22.879 looked like from section twenty five. He completely aired the 209 00:13:22.919 --> 00:13:27.000 free throw going up against the wall. After an and one, 210 00:13:27.519 --> 00:13:30.840 Norm layup going left one oh three to ninety. This 211 00:13:30.879 --> 00:13:33.600 has got to be it, right. Norm had scored their 212 00:13:33.679 --> 00:13:37.600 last seven points at that time. In the fourth quarter, 213 00:13:40.200 --> 00:13:43.840 Doune comes in for Nico after he got crossed up 214 00:13:46.360 --> 00:13:49.519 Mamu Kells Billy ended up hitting a three pointer on 215 00:13:49.600 --> 00:13:55.639 that and now you got done Zubots hardened Bogie and 216 00:13:55.679 --> 00:13:59.679 pale on the floor. Zoo, after it looked like CP 217 00:13:59.679 --> 00:14:01.960 three taking it away, took it back and got a 218 00:14:01.960 --> 00:14:05.840 bucket over him. Castle driving dunk on hard and going 219 00:14:05.919 --> 00:14:10.240 baseline one oh five to ninety seven. It's an eight 220 00:14:10.279 --> 00:14:14.960 point game, but then a done miss three led to 221 00:14:15.080 --> 00:14:16.519 and I think this was one of the most critical 222 00:14:16.519 --> 00:14:19.519 shots in the ball game. A done miss three pointer 223 00:14:19.720 --> 00:14:23.840 badly led to a Norman pal rebound and put back 224 00:14:24.360 --> 00:14:27.399 that made it a ten point lead. And then Chris 225 00:14:27.480 --> 00:14:32.840 Dunwoin hit a three pointer, hardened floater, hardened three pointer, 226 00:14:32.960 --> 00:14:35.440 and san Antonio is waving the white flag as the 227 00:14:35.440 --> 00:14:38.120 Clippers are up one fifteen to ninety seven after a 228 00:14:38.200 --> 00:14:41.440 quick ten to oh run in less than two minutes, 229 00:14:43.360 --> 00:14:46.559 Clippers go on to win evel with san Antonio's backups 230 00:14:46.600 --> 00:14:50.080 knocking down some three pointers, one twenty two to one seventeen. 231 00:14:50.720 --> 00:14:55.159 Hear it into it Dome, Clippers over the Spurs. We'll 232 00:14:55.200 --> 00:14:57.919 be right back here tomorrow night. We'll take a quick 233 00:14:57.960 --> 00:15:00.720 time out, we'll come back. We'll get to your phone 234 00:15:00.720 --> 00:15:03.399 calls at eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty 235 00:15:03.440 --> 00:15:06.679 eight seven seven five two zero eleven fifty. I'm at 236 00:15:06.720 --> 00:15:09.720 a Mazland and you're listening to the Los Angeles Clippers 237 00:15:09.759 --> 00:15:11.679 audio network in the Patriot anbleven fifty. 238 00:15:13.440 --> 00:15:15.080 I love this team. I never miss a game. 239 00:15:15.440 --> 00:15:19.440 You're listening to LA Clippers basketball free ball, Yes, sir, 240 00:15:20.000 --> 00:15:22.799 right here on the LA Clippers Audio Network. 241 00:15:23.080 --> 00:15:26.200 Clippers win one twenty two to one seventeen over the 242 00:15:26.200 --> 00:15:29.120 San Antonio Spurs. Here it into it Dome. I'm at 243 00:15:29.120 --> 00:15:32.240 a Maslin Clippers are one fifteen of eighteen and they 244 00:15:32.279 --> 00:15:34.720 are currently in the fourth spot in the West with 245 00:15:34.960 --> 00:15:39.559 just three games remaining. Gonna be with you guys eight 246 00:15:39.600 --> 00:15:42.399 seven seven five two zero eleven fifty eight seven seven 247 00:15:42.480 --> 00:15:45.799 five two zero eleven fifty. Let's go to Aaron leaving 248 00:15:45.919 --> 00:15:48.200 the ballgame. Aaron, what's up here on clipperstock? 249 00:15:49.879 --> 00:15:50.480 How's it going? 250 00:15:50.519 --> 00:15:51.639 Adham? 251 00:15:52.200 --> 00:15:54.159 Oh, I'm good now, as good as the Clippers. But 252 00:15:54.200 --> 00:15:55.879 I'm doing all right. 253 00:15:57.240 --> 00:15:59.600 I would this was my first time at the into 254 00:15:59.639 --> 00:16:03.799 a dome, phenomenal arena, and I just want to say, 255 00:16:03.799 --> 00:16:06.840 I don't think we win this game tonight. If Zoo 256 00:16:06.919 --> 00:16:09.039 doesn't have the game that he did, I mean, he 257 00:16:09.200 --> 00:16:15.600 was unbelievably efficient, and I just think the way Santonio 258 00:16:15.639 --> 00:16:19.440 was hanging around. If he doesn't have that game, I 259 00:16:19.440 --> 00:16:20.600 think we lose that game. 260 00:16:20.679 --> 00:16:23.559 Do you agree? I agree with you, Aaron. It's a 261 00:16:23.559 --> 00:16:26.279 great point. With out of eats Zubats being that steady 262 00:16:26.360 --> 00:16:29.879 force out there getting to twenty four and twenty boards 263 00:16:29.879 --> 00:16:33.720 and eight offensive rebounds, they lose this game. They needed 264 00:16:33.720 --> 00:16:41.120 those thirty eight minutes from Viats to Zubots. 265 00:16:38.200 --> 00:16:41.519 And one more question what do you think we need 266 00:16:41.519 --> 00:16:43.960 to go the last three games to avoid. 267 00:16:43.600 --> 00:16:44.000 The play in? 268 00:16:44.039 --> 00:16:46.720 What do you think we need to finish well? 269 00:16:47.320 --> 00:16:49.440 It's a good question, Aaron. I appreciate the phone call. 270 00:16:49.559 --> 00:16:52.600 If they win the last three, they will at least 271 00:16:52.600 --> 00:16:55.120 avoid the play in. At worst, they would then be 272 00:16:55.159 --> 00:16:57.360 in the sixth spot. If they win the last three 273 00:16:57.399 --> 00:17:04.799 games at work, and it might be after the loss 274 00:17:04.839 --> 00:17:08.039 from Minnesota, it might have a chance to be at 275 00:17:08.079 --> 00:17:10.519 worse than the five spot after this. I gotta consult 276 00:17:10.640 --> 00:17:16.079 Justin Russo, who knows everything. You can tell who the 277 00:17:16.079 --> 00:17:18.400 new listeners are that don't understand when we're at into 278 00:17:18.440 --> 00:17:20.519 it DM, I'm sorry you guys can't hear the callers. 279 00:17:20.559 --> 00:17:24.519 When we're back in Burbank, you can. Matt Man and 280 00:17:24.559 --> 00:17:28.720 Warren points out from Talking Shit podcast Zoo belongs on 281 00:17:28.759 --> 00:17:31.839 an All Defensive team and James D. Harden belongs on 282 00:17:31.880 --> 00:17:35.240 an All NBA third team. I think it beats the Zubots. 283 00:17:35.480 --> 00:17:37.440 Might have a case for an All NBA third team 284 00:17:37.480 --> 00:17:41.799 as well. He's definitely making an All defensive team. I'm 285 00:17:41.839 --> 00:17:45.039 not even worried about that. He's being talked about for 286 00:17:45.079 --> 00:17:47.079 Defensive Player of the Year by a lot of the 287 00:17:47.119 --> 00:17:52.759 talking heads. Now he may finish top three, it's possible. 288 00:17:54.559 --> 00:17:56.799 I don't think he's gonna win it. I think it'll 289 00:17:56.839 --> 00:18:00.640 be Dort or Draymond or Evan and Mobile. But maybe 290 00:18:00.799 --> 00:18:03.880 Zeus sneaks into being top three. That would be great 291 00:18:03.920 --> 00:18:10.240 to see. Who else do we got in here? In 292 00:18:10.279 --> 00:18:16.559 the chat? Clippers win only by five. I know, guys, 293 00:18:16.799 --> 00:18:20.880 but they were up eighteen with just a few minutes left. 294 00:18:21.599 --> 00:18:25.240 San Antonio was knocking down some crazy shots of this 295 00:18:25.319 --> 00:18:27.240 ball game. Tip of the cap to the Spurs. They 296 00:18:27.319 --> 00:18:32.240 kept playing hard. Get well, Greg Popovich, the Spurs are 297 00:18:32.359 --> 00:18:37.240 completely headed in the right direction, with a situation where 298 00:18:37.279 --> 00:18:40.079 they could have sustained success for like a ten year run, 299 00:18:41.920 --> 00:18:46.759 maybe seven years. We always overexaggerated run. But they're that good. 300 00:18:46.880 --> 00:18:52.759 They're impressive, playing hard out there and pushing the Clippers 301 00:18:52.759 --> 00:18:56.200 in this ball game to have to eventually shut the 302 00:18:56.240 --> 00:19:01.799 door with that little ten er run. Maddix said, Adam, 303 00:19:01.839 --> 00:19:03.720 can the Clippers get to the finals? In your opinion? 304 00:19:03.880 --> 00:19:05.880 I feel like Maddicks asked me this all the time. 305 00:19:06.559 --> 00:19:10.079 I feel like you might be a bot, but AI 306 00:19:10.119 --> 00:19:15.680 Boston need love to and I'll show some love to them. Sure, 307 00:19:17.319 --> 00:19:20.319 with a healthy Kawhi Leonard, they have an opportunity, they 308 00:19:20.319 --> 00:19:24.759 have a puncher's chance, they draw the right matchups. Yeah, 309 00:19:24.799 --> 00:19:27.519 I think this Clippers team is good enough with the 310 00:19:27.559 --> 00:19:29.960 defense they have shown and how good they've been on 311 00:19:30.000 --> 00:19:33.839 the offensive end last seventeen games heading into this one, 312 00:19:34.359 --> 00:19:37.119 believe they were first in net rating. At worst they 313 00:19:37.119 --> 00:19:42.920 were second. That's contender type stuff, meaning once Kawhi kick 314 00:19:43.000 --> 00:19:47.279 things into gear with looking like Kawhi Leonard again. They 315 00:19:47.400 --> 00:19:53.480 have similar advanced metrics to the Thunder, the Celtics, the 316 00:19:53.599 --> 00:19:58.079 Calves everybody who's playing well right now, like that's where 317 00:19:58.079 --> 00:20:01.680 they've been at bench would out score the Clippers bench 318 00:20:01.720 --> 00:20:03.839 fifty two to twenty eight in this one, and the 319 00:20:03.880 --> 00:20:06.839 Clippers do win despite the Spurs shooting fifty three percent 320 00:20:06.880 --> 00:20:10.079 from the field and forty one percent from three, but 321 00:20:10.119 --> 00:20:13.720 the Clippers ended up getting up eight more shots than 322 00:20:13.799 --> 00:20:20.599 San Antonio. That was a big differentiator. Clippers also had 323 00:20:20.640 --> 00:20:24.480 sixty points in the paint and nineteen second chance points. 324 00:20:25.079 --> 00:20:28.240 Those nineteen second chance points on nine of sixteen shooting there. 325 00:20:28.359 --> 00:20:29.960 That was big. That's what I'm talking about with those 326 00:20:30.000 --> 00:20:33.839 offensive rebounds, where the Clippers had fourteen of them, crucial. 327 00:20:34.200 --> 00:20:37.720 They led by as many as eighteen, and by the way, 328 00:20:38.440 --> 00:20:40.960 eight of the fourteen offensive rebounds came from Big Zoo 329 00:20:42.480 --> 00:20:45.519 Norn Powell had nine of his game high twenty five 330 00:20:45.519 --> 00:20:48.680 points in the fourth quarter. Clippers had five players score 331 00:20:48.720 --> 00:20:53.680 eighteen or more clips were plus sixteen in the rebounding department. 332 00:20:55.599 --> 00:21:00.559 Love seeing that statistician Chris Taylor handing me these notes 333 00:21:00.599 --> 00:21:04.680 a little bit earlier. Joey Kimball also always helping out 334 00:21:04.680 --> 00:21:07.400 if eats a zoubats. His season high in offensive rebounds 335 00:21:07.440 --> 00:21:10.839 was ten. And then it happened against San Antonio earlier 336 00:21:10.880 --> 00:21:14.839 this season, in the twenty six point comeback here and 337 00:21:14.920 --> 00:21:18.039 into a dome, their first victory here at into a dome. 338 00:21:19.079 --> 00:21:21.880 I think they're twenty nine and seven now and into 339 00:21:21.880 --> 00:21:26.319 a dome after starting off oh to four. Believe that's 340 00:21:26.319 --> 00:21:30.559 the number. Seems good. Seems like a team that could 341 00:21:30.640 --> 00:21:34.720 really use home court in the first round, which, hey, 342 00:21:35.000 --> 00:21:40.240 three weeks ago, seemed like a pipe dream. They've gotten 343 00:21:40.279 --> 00:21:43.319 some other teams to finally fall back a little bit. 344 00:21:45.079 --> 00:21:47.680 The Warriors have actually lost a game. Minnesota just lost 345 00:21:47.680 --> 00:21:50.240 the game tonight. The Denver Nuggets are three and seven 346 00:21:50.279 --> 00:21:56.400 their last ten. The Lakers lost tonight. Memphis had been 347 00:21:56.400 --> 00:22:02.039 losing a little bit more. Some teams have fallen back, 348 00:22:02.720 --> 00:22:05.160 and the Clippers are taking advantage of it. Winners of 349 00:22:05.240 --> 00:22:10.319 fifteen of eighteen. They've been playing some of the best 350 00:22:10.359 --> 00:22:14.440 basketball anybody has all season long at the right time. 351 00:22:16.000 --> 00:22:18.480 Last season, when they had that twenty six and five run, 352 00:22:18.519 --> 00:22:24.039 it spanned from like the midway point of December through January, 353 00:22:25.119 --> 00:22:29.759 maybe a little bit of February, but then they hit 354 00:22:29.799 --> 00:22:32.880 the skids after the All Star break, as they did 355 00:22:32.920 --> 00:22:37.119 this season. And then last year Kawhi ended up getting 356 00:22:37.160 --> 00:22:42.279 hurt with the knee flaring up. They weren't playing like 357 00:22:42.319 --> 00:22:48.720 this heading into the playoffs. They weren't this hot. A 358 00:22:48.720 --> 00:22:50.880 lot of people in here saying this is our year. 359 00:22:53.000 --> 00:22:56.200 Some people like cap Ross said this season's team is 360 00:22:56.240 --> 00:22:59.039 better than last season's team. Zoo and norm have improved 361 00:22:59.039 --> 00:23:01.960 hard and is better than orders. The second option Kawhi 362 00:23:02.000 --> 00:23:05.920 is Kawhi, and the bench is deeper this season. It's 363 00:23:05.920 --> 00:23:08.880 hard to disagree with that. The defense is significantly better. 364 00:23:08.960 --> 00:23:11.799 I think they finished sixteenth in defensive rating last season, 365 00:23:12.240 --> 00:23:14.319 their second this season. 366 00:23:16.319 --> 00:23:16.640 And. 367 00:23:18.640 --> 00:23:23.960 When you look at how the offensive numbers have been 368 00:23:24.000 --> 00:23:28.039 over the last eighteen games. Now well, they're a top 369 00:23:28.119 --> 00:23:32.119 offense when they're fully healthy with Kawhi playing at this level. 370 00:23:33.240 --> 00:23:38.480 I said back in November, this is all about maintaining 371 00:23:38.519 --> 00:23:45.359 that level of defense while getting Kawhi back and turning 372 00:23:45.400 --> 00:23:48.599 into a completely different offensive team that is a top 373 00:23:48.640 --> 00:23:51.200 ten offense. Well, they've been even better in that the 374 00:23:51.319 --> 00:23:56.279 last month and a half now, and you guys can 375 00:23:56.319 --> 00:23:58.720 look back at some of the bad losses. I get it. 376 00:23:59.039 --> 00:24:01.119 I try out to hang on to that stuff because 377 00:24:03.359 --> 00:24:05.519 like the twenty three point loss of the Phoenix Suns 378 00:24:05.559 --> 00:24:08.759 that never should have happened. You know, maybe because of 379 00:24:08.799 --> 00:24:13.079 a loss like that, it fires them up and James 380 00:24:13.119 --> 00:24:15.960 Harden to have fifty points the very next game. And 381 00:24:16.000 --> 00:24:20.519 that is the line of demarcation, or the point where 382 00:24:20.519 --> 00:24:23.640 the Clippers had a turning point in the season. Coach 383 00:24:23.720 --> 00:24:28.119 lu was asked about a pregame it's from that point 384 00:24:28.160 --> 00:24:30.480 on they played eighteen games and have gone fifteen to 385 00:24:30.480 --> 00:24:37.640 three since that Phoenix loss. So sometimes some of your 386 00:24:37.640 --> 00:24:42.839 failures you learn from them because something was exposed in 387 00:24:42.920 --> 00:24:46.839 a loss and it actually helps you in the long run. 388 00:24:47.519 --> 00:24:49.880 That loss can turn into some victories down the line 389 00:24:49.880 --> 00:24:52.240 that you otherwise might not have gotten because of those 390 00:24:52.319 --> 00:24:56.359 lessons you learned along the way. The real treasure is 391 00:24:56.400 --> 00:24:59.400 the friend we have friends we've made along the way. 392 00:25:00.000 --> 00:25:02.359 I'm not saying I love the losses, and there are 393 00:25:02.400 --> 00:25:05.839 some regrettable ones this season, the Pacers big comeback on 394 00:25:05.880 --> 00:25:11.279 the Clippers losing both those games against the Lakers in 395 00:25:11.319 --> 00:25:15.720 that weekend series at Crypto when they were in both 396 00:25:15.759 --> 00:25:19.480 of them. But I'm not gonna look back or go 397 00:25:19.559 --> 00:25:25.519 too far down that path. They're in the fourth spot. 398 00:25:28.119 --> 00:25:32.000 They can win the next three games and at least 399 00:25:32.000 --> 00:25:36.119 guarantee they're out of the plan. Easier said than done. 400 00:25:36.440 --> 00:25:38.559 We'll see what happens with Houston tomorrow night. But they 401 00:25:38.599 --> 00:25:41.920