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Adam Oslay Again. Lou Williams wantbucket away from fifteen thousand career points,
holds at the far side wing butbetween his lights cross over on Jones
get the screen to his left fromZubot's Williams the pump feet the jumper from
twenty oh yeah. Lou Williams fifteenthousand career points for the underground Goat.
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Congrats the Sweet Lou Williams. Hereaches fifteen thousand points for his career and
the Clippers used the three to makeit three straight. They defeat the San
Antonio Spurs by a final score onethirty four to one oh one. Welcome
into clip Stock. I'm Adam Oslin. Coming up on the show. We'll
have postgame audio from Sweet Lou Williams. You'll hear from the head coach t
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Lou. Another dominating performance by theClippers has the worm turned. I don't
know the exact expression for that orthe origin of it, but I heard
it on Better Call Saul once,so that must mean something. One of
the best shows on television right now, dare I say better than Breaking Bad?
It's at least the best spinoff ofall time. But we're starting to
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see the Clippers develop some real chemistry, continuity, and consistency out there.
It's happening defensively. Holding San Antonioto just one hundred and one points,
that's impressive. What they did atthe end of that game against the Atlanta
Hawks to come back down twenty two, where they outscored them by thirty one
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points in the last sixteen minutes Mondaynight also impressive. Then before that they
held the Charlotte Hornets to ninety eightpoint The Mavericks are just one oh five,
granted in a loss because they couldn'thit shots, but the game before
that, they held the Mavericks tojust ninety nine. The defense looks to
be setting. In that first gameout of the All Star Break, they
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won one thirty to one oh fourover the Golden State Warriors. All of
a sudden, the talent is livingup to the hype. When it comes
to this Clippers team defensively, becausewe knew they were capable of this.
We've seen this many times over,but they just haven't been able to put
it together for stretches at a time. And while I have a moment,
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let's pause ten seconds for station identification. Here on a seventy sports this is
LA Clippers basketball A five seventy KLACLos Angeles seven KYSR HD to Los Angeles
and iHeart radio station. The Clipperswere dominant defensively as Kawai goes back to
his old stomping grounds, and theystomped out the San Antonio Spurs. Kawai
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was unreal. Twenty five points,okay, just twenty five. Had twenty
five last game, but he didso tonight on twelve buckets, twelve shots.
He made nine of them for histwenty five points. And he had
three vicious throwdowns, nasty throw downson Yaka Purtle, who I almost felt
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bad for, and Uker Big Zoogot him too. And Big Zoo has
been playing to his size. He'smaking his case to getting back into the
starting lineup. Had fourteen points,had eight boards, but went five or
five from the field. Feed thebeast. Find the beast in the middle.
It's big Zoo. You want toup your paint scoring, get it
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to vitsa zoo bots early and oftenreward the big man who plays well for
you on the defensive end at alltimes. Marcus Morris also had another really
good game from beyond the arc.Hit five of his seven three pointers,
had twelve points in the first quarter, finished with twenty on seven of twelve
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from the field. The Clippers asa team, while they had been struggling,
not in the second half against Atlanta, where they went eleven of twenty
one. I believe it was fromthree, but the two games before that
they had been below their average ortheir percentage from the outside, which is
the highest in the league at overforty one percent. When it comes to
making three pointers. Tonight seventeen ofthirty three from distance, that would be
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fifty two percent. The ball movementwas spectacular. They put up forty one
points in that first quarter, mostthey put up in a first quarter this
season so far, and they wereup by eighteen, as many as eighteen
early on in this game. It'snot easy to get up by eighteen within
the first twelve minutes, but thedefense was suffocating. They did what they
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had to, and my key tothe game was turnovers because San Antonio,
no one's better in that area.They take care of the basketball while they're
just twentieth on offense twentieth on defense. They get by and they're in the
playoff picture currently in the seventh spotin the West, by having more possessions
than the opposition, by not gettingcareless with the basketball, so they averaged
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ten point eight turnovers per game.They had sixteen tonight against the Clippers.
They got handy with them. TheClippers turned that into twenty eight points.
And they've been getting more fast breakpoints recently the last four games. I
believe they've gotten fifteen points in transition. Tonight just ten. But you have
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to understand they were up by asmany as thirty five and Greg Popovich waved
the white flag early in the fourthquarter, and then the Clippers backups came
in and guess who's still hot.Luke Kennard just hit two threes like it
was nothing. When two of threefrom distance. He only played twelve minutes
but had six points. But sweetLou Williams, congrats to the underground goat
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for getting into fifteen thousand points inhis career. He does so in a
Clippers uniform. He has played hisbest basketball as a Clipper. It's been
a privilege to get to watch himbecause I've been involved with this organization since
they made that move to bring himin from the Houston Rockets when they trade
CP three and Lou Williams. Rememberthat first year in twenty seventeen. In
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twenty eighteen, he was the guy, the guy, and somehow that team
won forty two games they had nobusiness doing. So. They traded Blake
Griffin a couple of weeks before thetrade deadline, who had missed a month
from injury already, and somehow,and I say somehow, but I'm looking
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at sweet Lou Williams. He's theone. He carried them. He had
one of the most impressive games I'veever seen in my life when he scored
fifty up at Oracle Arena while takingon the Kevin Durant led Warriors. He
had a twenty seven point third quarterin that game. The all time record
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for most points scored in a quarteris thirty seven. He was just ten
off of that. Coincidentally, KlayThompson has that record, but sweet Lou
Williams was a one man wrecking crewfor that entire season. He had I
want to say, five games offorty points or more and he kept them
afloat and in the playoff picture tillthe final week. Back in twenty seventeen
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and twenty eighteen, he also ledthem in assists that year. It's been
an underrated part of his game.He did it for two years straight with
the Clippers. He had some ridiculousperformances in the playoffs against the Golden State
Warriors the next year during that thirtyone point miraculous comeback, biggest playoff comeback
all time in Game two up atOracle against the fully loaded Golden State Warriors
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with Shamon hitting that shot to winit, Lou Williams want to say,
had thirty four. He was thecatalyst getting them back into it. And
tonight he reaches fifteen thousand points scoredfor his career. He can't say enough
about the underground goat, but hehas won the six Man of the Year
three different times. He is theall time leading scorer off the bench in
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NBA history. He passed Dell Curryfor that mark for that honor, and
he's just been a wonderful leader,a locker room type of guy, and
you're happy to see guys like thisdo well. And by the way,
tonight, sixteen points in just seventeenminutes for Lou Williams, So he was
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doing damage and picking his spots,but they pulled him after he got to
fifteen thousand points. Hopefully we'll hearfrom him coming up. Looking for postgame
audio from TLU as well and KawhiLeonard Paul George. Still struggling overall with
the shot, but I like thefact that he got into the mid range
in the fourth quarter, just seventeenpoints win eight of eighteen, but mostly
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because he went o of six fromthree the MIDI was working for him.
But right now, he aired athree ball in that fourth quarter. Actually,
he's just been so off from theoutside uncharacteristically. It's just a shooting
slump. I've talked with Indiana Pacersfans and Oksey thunder fans. They've seen
this before where he'll go through thisfor a couple of weeks and then bounce
back. Remember this is someone onthe season who's still shooting just under fifty
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percent from the field and just underforty five percent from three. He's the
only player averaging twenty plus points pergame while hitting those two percentages. He's
been special, he's been spectacular.He's been in the MVP conversation at times.
He's just been struggling since he cameback from that foot injury. I
don't know if that's what's been hinderinghim, if he's still laboring through it,
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if it's the fact that he's stilladjusting his game. He's become more
of a facilitator out there. Hadfour assists, just one turnover. You'd
like to see that assisted to turnover ratio. He was really good with
seven assists. And they're comeback againstthe Atlanta Hawks and he has found the
Vizza Zoo Bots in the paint overand over again. Remember last season,
the first game against the Lakers,no PG, Kawhi Leonard leads them to
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a victory. But he had instantchemistry with a Visa Zoo bots. Paul
George has some of that now too, And it's easy when you got a
beast in the paint like that whoyou just feed and he throws it down
each and every time. Now,But Kawhi Leonard had three monster dunks in
this one, I thought Nicholas Batoumhit a couple of timely three pointers as
he usually does one and this waskey. This was critical because the Clippers
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were up by eighteen midway through thethird quarter. They let go of the
rope a little bit. But theywent on a seven oh run to end
the first half and Nicholas Batoum hita three pointer, Terrence Man had a
nice reverse layup, Kawhi hit ajumper with a few seconds left in the
first half, and they went onthat seven oh run, and they were
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up by fourteen going into the thirdquarter and they would pour it on from
then. The Clippers win Game oneof this two game miniseries versus the San
Antonio Spurs. Before we break here, let's get you a phone call,
uh, CJ, because you justcalled in As I said that, I'm
gonna punch you up at CJ inAlhambra here on Clipper stock. I'm out
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of Boslin. CJ. What's up, hey, Adam? Well, I'm
glad the phones are working today.Man. Has anyone ever picked up your
call that fast before? And that'swhat I get for it? CJ?
How could you? Oh, we'lltake a quick break here Clippers win by
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thirty three over the San Antonio Spurs. Coming up next, we'll have postgame
audio farbot Esen Shari we'll be here. Yes, we'll talk about the trade
deadline tomorrow at twelve pm Pacific time. What moves could the Clippers possibly make?
Well's pretty good right now. Idon't know if they need to make
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any major ones. They've won threein a row and they look dominant on
the defensive end. You're listening toClipper Stock. I'm at a Mooslin and
this is a five seventy l ASports. This is the official home of
your LA Clippers, SPACHA suppots dedadeson the rim and the home of the
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Clippers. Clippers win Game one ofthis two game miniseries in San Antonio.
They take down the Spurs by afinal score of one thirty four to one
oh one. Welcome back into ClippersStock. I'm at a Maslin. Coming
up this very segment, you'll hearfrom the head coach tlu efforting audio from
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Sweet Lou Williams, who has sixteenpoints in seventeen minute and more importantly,
reaches fifteen thousand points for his illustriouscareer. You can make the argument he
is the best bench player, bestplayer off the bench in NBA history.
All right, let's go to Morrisin Long Beach. I swear Morris.
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If you do, we're gonna haveissues. Morris, what's up yard Clippers
stock without of Ozla? What's up? Yeah, a lot of bastwood has
the isssues with me. Also checkthis out at him of your boy can
art. Well when they talk aboutthe trade tomorrow, trade day, daylight
tomorrow, don't trade that food.That boy can shoot. And I said
this some time ago when he wasn'teven on the floor, that they're gonna
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need that shot. He's gonna needthat shot. And the other day I
think he shot twenty times and madenineteen and I'm exaggerating, but this no,
no, he shot eight times andmade eight shots. He was eight
for eight, went involved. Butlisten, listen, they're gonna need that
shot. And I like when Iknow they wanted night they I can't believe
he's going one hundred and thirty fourpoints against the San Antonio But the other
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day when it was struggling, Iliked it when coach claud I think was
the Atlanta game at twenty seven points, behind the coach, pulled the stars
out, y'all sit out. Hebrought in tea man, and he brought
in Canard. See Canard can shoot, Okay, he can. He can
get his look. So even thoughhe's not starting right now, Okay,
when they get with this trade deadlinestuff, don't trade that floor. I
don't know if you've got any influenceat him, but don't let him trade
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him because they're gonna need that shotin the playoff from Tim talk later.
I have zero influence, and that'sa good thing. Trust in Lawrence Frank
and Jerry West and this front officethat just don't miss They've been doing it
for years now. They've been brilliantwith all their signings. But I believe
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Luke Kennard isn't even able to betraded because he just signed that extension and
it has to be six months afterthat, and it hasn't been that yet.
It would have to be this upcomingsummer. I'm not sure on that.
I'll have to get Eric Pinks theCapologist online. CEJ. We're gonna
try this again, but only becauseyou've been calling in for years and you've
never said that before. Now,CJ, you know what happened last time.
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Well it's not to have it happenagain, CJ. What's up your
on clippers? Stop with adamaslin.I got a little excited and I apologize.
Well, they did win by thirtythree. Yeah, right, that's
something you want to celebrate. Butso going forward sixteen hours, two point
six million, I guess we couldwork wast Are we doing something, Well
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that's pretty general. My guess isthey do something. Whether how big or
small that is, we'll see.But they have been active. They have
been bold and aggressive at the tradedeadline in the past. However, if
they don't, this team looks greatnow that Luke Kenard has come around.
It's like they already just had apickup. But so here's the silver lining
I see with the Abaca injury doingMorris are a great and them together,
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Yes, sir, But I thinkIbaka is better at the four, so
I don't I don't disagree with thatat all, CJ. So I say
we go for a five, butsmall, I mean, like, you
know, a five off the bench, and I'm thinking, like mo Bamba.
I know it's a stretch, butI say we go for him or
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Lendo's selling. I don't. Idon't know if they'll be able to get
Mo Bombo, but there are twoguys that people are looking at to be
bought out. One of them isin San Antonio with La Marcus Aldridge.
The other has been talked about oftenright now, and that's Andre Drummond in
Cleveland, and both guys could helpa team. I think Andre Drummond at
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this point is the better player,because I want to say La Marcus Aldridge
just turned thirty six. Drummond isstill just twenty seven years of age and
he's been getting about seventeen and eleven. He's led the league and rebounding multiple
times. He's a big body inthe paint. So if you're talking about
what you just mentioned, there CJhaving Surge next to of Visa Zoobots,
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which we haven't seen much at allso far this season, although t Lewis
talked about tinkering with a big lineuplike that, but just having Surge back
at the four, there's something tothat. But yeah, they would need
another big especially because obviously Fiondo CavinGelly, he was just recently traded to
Sacramento eight six six nine eight seventwo five seventy eight six sixty nine,
eight seven two five seventy. Let'shear from the man who pushes all the
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right buttons. He's been doing itall season long. When you talk about
accountability and adjustments. That is headcoach Toronto Lou. Here he was postgame
after the Clippers win one thirty fourto one oh one. Here's t Lou
speaking with the media. Hey,coach, congrats on the wind. It
seemed tonight like the team was playingat a slightly quicker pace to get the
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ball up the floor and get intotheir sets quicker. Do you feel like
that helped lead to part of thereason why you guys have such a great
offensive night overall? Yeah, Ithink we playing the face and the half
court, you know, I thinkit's a good like you said, different
floor early getting to our darts ordouble trits, doubles the floor up that
allows us to get involved to thesecond side of the floor as well.
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So walking out to the good jobof doing that, I'm getting good job
and play with pace and the halfcourt as well, typing down hill and
get into the bank and you know, just build these good happits. Do
you think that that pace is alsobrought about by getting the defensive stops to
energize the team to do it,Yes, sir, going on they're getting
stops, did not really in transition, I'll really helped us out generation and
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easy baskets on which we've been talkingabout all season, trying to get it
up early, get easy baskets,and we did that. But we also
are executing O half court as well. Thank you. Thanks go to Andrew
greg It's I congrat some even soclear the last a week or so about
how the start on defense and thedefensive mindset for you guys. What did
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it say to you to have youguys turn over this team which doesn't turn
the ball over? How to doit sixteen times? Just active disrupted.
We would bought physic challenge in thegame, you know on the offensive end
for us when we have in eighttimes, it's good as well. You
can talk about it before the game. But just being to the bodies of
being happy, Paul Patty Mills gotfree a little bit too much better for
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me, but you know, wetry to have a consciously have the Worrison.
I want to flow at all times. But overall pretty pleased about physicality
and go to Miriam hey, Ti. In terms of that, I mean,
Kawi had five steals tonight and hewas super aggressive in that way.
How important is that for him tokind of be out there and kind of
set the tone and try to contributevery very important garden best player to water
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rolls and lots of Kaua took thechallenge, and we never he starts the
games for us because he's for everybodyelse to fall. So you know,
we need that every single night,and I'll be good until mayor any tack.
Congrats on the wind. I don'tknow when it was exactly, but
I feel like over the last twoor three weeks you guys would just put
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an extra look emphasis at least maybein my view of just going to the
basket and attacking the rim with moreaggression resulted in more free through the last
couple of games. I guess whendid you see that start? And I
guess how how has that sort ofchange what you guys are doing offensively if
at all? Well, we've beenwalking on all years. You've been talking
about what I've been talking about it. Our team has been talking about as
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well. But we want to gowith course. You know, we don't
think the calls. We can't complaining. He's got to spokeular chest and you
know, get to the basket.We don't have it. Thank then we
got to make the right past,you know, for the right shots.
And I think see the results definitelyon with markets Morrish. You know Kawiet
pt driving the ball, they're helpingkicking it out to markets shots. You
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mentioned that you've been harpening about itall year, but is that Have you
seen a sort of shift and focusedon that at all or yeah, I
have, I've sent the shift thefocus on him, you know, and
get them to the paint, attackingthe round and them, Gradick said,
using way they need the charge ofthem as of link to just really attacking
the basket and putting pressure on theofficials, putting pressure on the defense,
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and putting pressure on the name aswell. Thanks time, Thanks go to
law any time. Uh lou Willgot the fifteen thousand point milestone. And
I just wanted to know from you, like when he came into the league,
you were a player in Atlanta andlike he's from that area. I
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just wanted to know, like whatyou remember about him coming into the league
and what he's meant to this team, both going and off the floor,
and what it meant to get thatmilestone for him to day much question you
want to answer, Well, whatdo you want to do? One out
of the top. Yeah, we'llgo one at a time. So,
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first off, just the milestone inthe day. What does he mean to
this team? You know, especiallyconsidering you've asked him to be a scorer
for this team. He hits fifteenthousand, great milestone, you know,
especially four thousands just come off thebench for most of his career and we
score fifteen thousand points. I mean, that's that's that's a tremendous achievement.
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You know, he means so muchto this team, you know, coming
off the bench to give us anoffice and punch that you need. Tomari
was great. He's been great forhis team before him and got and that's
when he got to generating. Sowe don't want a sixth man multiple times
without being able to score in basketballand playing what he does. And let's
say it's a pleasure and I havea lot of team and I'll just wanted
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to just recall with you being inAtlanta and him come into the league.
Just if you remember when he cameinto the league. You know, yeah,
a lot faster, but we knowit's a sixteen year but faster athletic.
You know, he really could jump, really can get to really once
on the floor, you know,really shifting, you know as a as
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a young player coming in, especiallyout of high school. You know,
he sent him those guys have playedfasts all the time, but he really
had a shifting. This to hisgame stop start, he had a lot
to his game. But he likecovession, you know. And then I
think when he found his nitch justcoming in out the dancing and scoring the
basketball the way he does. Imean he took off back. There was
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head coach Telu muffled microphones there inSan Antonio. But the Clippers win by
thirty three with the final score onethirty four to one oh one over the
Spurs. Coming back. We'll getto your phone calls eight six, six,
nine, eight seven two five seventyeight six sixty nine eight seven two
five seventy over their last seven gamesnow since the All Star Break. Since
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coming out of the break, Clippershas been giving up just one oh seven
per game. That includes the onethirty five points scored by the New Orleans
Pelicans given up one oh seven.That's top five during their last seven games,
or that puts them in the topfive defensively over that period of time.
Clippers defense starting to round into form. They hold the Spurs is just
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one hundred and one points. We'llalso have far about essence Shari coming up
as well. You're listening to Clipperstalk. I'm out of Boslin and this
is a five seventy LA Sports.So why Leonard is a destroyer of worlds?
Right now on the official home ofyour LA Clippers, Sweet Leew Williams
gets to fifteen k felt like theClippers won by that many. They win
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by thirty three points over the SanAntonio Spurs. They run it back tomorrow
against the same same Greg Popovich ledSpurs team. Before we get back to
your phone calls, I've been effortingthis audio Sweet Loew Williams post game on
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Fox Sports Prime Ticket after he getsa fifteen thousand points scored for his career.
Eight six six nine eight seven twofive seventy eight six six nine eight
seven two five seventy is the phonenumber As I delay a little bit,
Oh we got it right here.Here was Sweet Loew Williams post game on
Fox Sports Prime Ticket with Brian Semenand Mike for Tello. Semen, Mike
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for Tello, it is great tohave you with us. Congratulations on the
win. Tell me what has changedfor you guys over the last ten days
or so since that loss in NewOrleans. Mentality? You know, we
can't be a team to ease intogames. We have to be an aggressive
team. We ought to be apunch first team and instead of easing into
these things, and you know,I think a young guys gave us a
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boost. That last game gave usa lot of confidence. You know,
with games like that, teams tendto build around that. So we would
able to be able to build offof that tonight and just continue to grow.
Blue of the guy's understanding how importantthis stretch is now. There's so
many teams clustered up together in theWestern Conference with wins that to me,
it seems like it's so important toput a string together. Absolutely, we
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noticed is our last game on theroad for the next eighteen days. That's
in the back of our minds.We understand that we got a great home
stretch coming up with some good teamscoming in, but we feel really confident
playing on our home flow, sowe understand how important this last trip is.
I don't know if you are awareof this or not. You scored
your fifteen thousandth career point. Takeme back to your career. I mean,
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that's a huge milestone, especially withall the games you've had coming off
the bench. It's a blessing forwhere my career has gone. You know,
everybody has dreams of being a superstarguy in this league, and we
all feel like we can we cando things. So for me to have
fifteen thousand points off the bench,I'm incredibly unnered. I'm sure I'm in
great company north of fifteen thousand,and I just feel blessed to still be
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here and able to continue my career. A little one more thing for first,
congratulations on reaching that plateau. Wehave a couple of guys who hopefully
will be rejoining the team. Howmuch of a problem to work people back
into a rotation when they come back. It shouldn't be a problem. You
know, those are two of usstarting guys, and you know we're pros
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and at the end of the day, we have a we have a huge
goal ahead of us. We're tryingto win an NBA championship. So every
hopefully everything goes stimley steamlessly and wejust continue to go. Lou, congratulations
on the win, Congratulations on fifteenthousand. Thanks for joining us. All
right, thank you. There wasLou Williams post game on Fox Sports Prime
Ticket. He now has fifteen thousandcareer points. He's just one of thirteen
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active players to reach that milestone,and he's the only player since the seventy
seventy one season, when starters firstwere tracked to have fifteen thousand career points
with less than four hundred games startingeight six, six ninety seven two five
seventy before farboard Essence. Shari joinsme here on Clippers Talk Jose in south
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Gate. Jose, what's up?You're on Clipper stock with Autamuslin. Let's
go at up? I mean,let's go on. Don't don't fake me
out like that, Loo, comeon now, Adam Man Man Man Man.
Okay, as a long time tomy friends, did I checked out
last game? I half time seewhen we're down, Yes, but then
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tune in to day third quarter?Were up about how much? And then
hearing sweet Lou go about how much? Okay, this. I just love
how lou knew he was always onscore. He passes the button, but
tune bass it back to him likenah, go ahead of score man.
But then he passed back and thenended up he ended up getting it.
Let's go Clippers, Jose, thankyou for the phone call. You know
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what before we break stupid board up? That's me, Jeff and Tarzana.
Jeff, what's up? You're onClipper stock? Do you think the game
was as posted as the score now? Sir? You know what I think?
I think Papovitch I feel bad forhim. The guy is a great
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coach. He just doesn't have theplayers anymore. This guy, this guy
is shown time and again what kindof coach he is, and I feel
kind of bad. I mean,I'm glad that the Clippers won and everything,
but I would like to see Popovitchin San Antonio get in the playoffs
again rather than some of those otherteams. This is kind of game where
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you think how good the Clippers couldreally be, Adam, and if they
can beat San Antonio again tomorrow?Do you know that now there are only
two games behind. Phoenix lost tonightto Orlando. Yeah, they're only a
game behind the Suns currently two games. I'm seeing one game. Did you
update the standings after this one?Because I just did it? Okay,
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okay, I'm looking at they werefour games at the start behind Utah and
Phoenix. Was you know what,You're totally right, You're totally right.
Yeah. How many times I gottatell you don't have a question. I'm
kidding, oh much? In awhile, munch in a while, you
got, I know it was twogames before. I do think the Clippers
should make a trade. But letme tell you how good would this team
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be if they could have Andrew Drummond? Because the Laker brass is talking about
I mean reading all reports the Lakersare getting. I would hate to see
Andrew Drummond go to the Lakers.Yeah, Andre too, wouldn't want to
see him there. No, II understand. He's a big that can
really maybe swing a series or ateam can get a lag up by having
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someone like that. He's that good, and the Lakers could get back to
having that fortress underneath the basket likethey had last season with Dwight Howard and
JaVale McGee. So hopefully some teamare giving thirty million dollars a year,
am I correct, Uh, it'ssomething like that. It's a lot.
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I'm what the Clippers have to dowith out running their team to get him.
Well, he might just get boughtout, so then it's up to
him and where he wants to go. Okay, that sounds like the most
likely scenario right now. Okay,they're not going to be able to trade
him Cleveland. Does it seem toyou that Kiromari has played this last game
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in Toronto or Tampa Bay now thatthey're playing. Yes, they were talking
about him basically in the past tenseof being a raptor tonight after they absolutely
crushed them with Kauai, who wona championship with him. Well, I
can tell you he does make thirtymillion per year. That would be a
tough one. But there's other teamsthat are vying for him. The heat
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are hot on his trail. ThePhiladelphia seventy six ers and Adrian Warzarowski did
say earlier today, don't count outout the Los Angeles Lakers for trying to
make a move for Kyle Lowry.I would hate to see that happen.
In other words, we have JerryWest, but we have to beat the
Lakers. To the punch. I'mnot worried about Utah, but I'm really
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worried about the Lakers, who theycould possibly get it at him. And
if they get Andre Drummond or theyget Kyle Lari, they could turn the
league upside down again. Well,Jeff, we'll find out in about sixteen
hours from now. But you gottatrust in this Clippers front office that was
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able to pull off the impossible beforeand take Kawhi Leonard away from being a
Laker. Kawhi goes back to SanAntonio. The team he averages the most
points against at twenty six per gamehas twenty five, but on just twelve
shot attempts, Clippers win by thirtythree. Coming up next, we I
far bought essence, Sharion. You'relistening to Clipper stock. I'm at a
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Maslin and this is a five seventyLA Sports wrong one. This is the
official home of your LA Clippers.Spiza Supbots death dates on the rim and
go home. But the Clippers.The sis I was on this said,
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congratulations, shine works off the shoegot the lations of sweet loew Williams.
He gets a fifteen thousand points forhis career, has sixteen in seventeen minutes
tonight and the Clippers win by thirtythree over the San Antonio Spurs. Welcome
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back in New Clippers Talk, I'mat m Oslin to eight sixty six nine
eight seven two five seventy. Eightsixty sixty nine eight seven two five seventy
is the phone number final segment here, But we're gonna make it a good
one because we got my friend FarboadEssence Sharion at Farbod underscore e. He
is the insider that broke the newsbefore anyone else that James Harden was going
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to the Brooklyn Nets. He beatWoes, he beat Shams, he beat
the guy from USC, he beath I don't know some of those baseball
guys, John Hayman. Sometimes theycrossed over, you know, Sham's does
it once in a while. Hehad the breaking story about the Ducks game
being pushed back or them getting thatan automatic win because VCU went into a
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coronavirus protocols. Far abought. Thankyou for coming on tonight especially, But
we're talking about sweet Lou Williams alot here because he gets the fifteen thousand
points. Just encapsulate what he's meantto the game, but also what he's
meant to this Clippers team, wherehe's played the best basketball of his career
in the Clippers uniform. I meanit's it's I think people forget when they
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think about Lou, Like how manygame winners he's hit for the franchise in
two years, I mean against theBucks, against the Nets, against the
Wizards, like, he's done alot. And I think he's whether or
not fans think they should trade himor whatever, like he's earned the right
to play out his contract, especiallywith how low he decided to he signed
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for the team. In terms ofwhat he means to the NBA, I
mean, I think it just showskind of an It's very hard to get
that many points off the bench,And there's a reason why guys like Emmanuel
quickly say he's their favorite player.He's your favorite player's favorite player. He's
the underground goat for a reason.Far about s and shar Is joining me
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here on Clipper stock after they winone thirty four to one on one over
the San Antonio Spurs. Far aboard, When Kawhi plays the Spurs, it
is it just any other game,because it looks like I mean, he
brought the pogo sticks for this one. He was getting up like he was
still twenty five years of age playingfor the Spurs. Yeah, they asked,
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They asked Tie if it if it'sany other game to Kauai. They
tried to get like a little candidanswer for him, and Tay said,
it is just like any other game. But it's always very interesting to me
because like any player you talked towill always say, oh, just another
game, just another one out ofeighty two. But like a lot of
times you can tell that's clearly notthe case. But with Kawai, it's
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kind of hard to tell in general, because every game does look like the
same game for him. I'm stilllaughing about the question to our friend Tom
Arazarali from Clutch Points asked him afterhe hit that three pointer in Tony Snell's
face on Monday night, his formerteammate in high school, asking him if
he has bragging rights in Kawad saidno, No, if anyone's gonna downplay
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it, it's gonna be Kawhi Leonard. But that's just who he is and
we love him for it. Andhe's still just twenty nine years of age
and playing the best basketball of hiscareer right now in the regular season with
your Los Angeles Clippers, somebody whohas been struggling though far. But I'm
interested to get your thoughts on whyyou think Paul George and his shot just
haven't been there consistently. He's beenshooting about forty percent from the field,
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about thirty percent from three in hislast six or seven games. Now,
I think he's just I mean,he's a streaky guy. Like we've already
seen it in the bubble, Likeonce he's in his own head, he's
in his own head. He's he'sadmitted it, and I think he was.
He was shooting so well at thestart of the season it was kind
of ludicrous, and now there's justthe regression. The only thing, unfortunately,
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is like he seems to be thetype of guy that when he goes,
oh for four, he's gonna he'sgonna go over six. He doesn't.
It's one. It's one or anotherwith him. He's either making a
ton or missing a ton. Someof them are good looks too, and
they're just not going in. Butfortunately, like you know, Lou picked
up the slack today for him,or you know, Marcus Morris picked up
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the slack for him. So it'sjust one of those things where I think
he's gotta I think he's got toovercome mentally certain times when he gets cold.
I think he puts a lot ofpressure on himself to do well.
It's far abroad, Essen Shari joiningme here on Clippers Talk. He does
it for SI now and the BleacherReport? Did I get that right?
Far abroad? Where else can theyfind you? They evil letter for wrestling,
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I know, but uh no,I actually no, that was for
esports too. Let me try towrestle away some inside information from you,
because you're plugged in. You've brokensome of the biggest NBA news of the
last six months. What are youhearing right now? What do you think
is going on behind closed doors withthis Los Angeles Clippers front office that works
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in stealth where nobody seems to havethat inside input from them? Well,
I mean, the thing about Clippersfront offices is like they don't leak anything,
right, but the other people thatthey're going after, their agents,
their people do so like that's whereyou hear from. So when it's something
big, like you know, gettingrid of Tobias or Blake for you know,
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Kawai pg whoever. You're never goingto hear about that. But then
when it's something like Marcus Morris orReggie Jackson or Surgeon Baka, Like we
heard about that all last season,that they wanted Marcus Morrison, Reggie Jackson.
That's why we called you know,that mixed game, his audition game,
and then they ended up getting him. So I know for a fact,
you know, there's certain people inthe Thunder that you know they think
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George Hill is getting. I thinkhe's getting the most a lot of attention
from the Clippers. It'll be interestingto see if they go after him.
It would have to be for somekind of expiring contracts and second round picks.
I'm not sure how much George Hillreally moves the needle, but he's
the lowest hanging fruit for him.It seems pretty clear that like they're going
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after point guards and they're inquiring aboutevery point guard there is, but it's
George Hill, a Lonzo Ball,Ricky Rubio, whoever. But it all
comes down to what they're willing togive up, and George Hill they have
to give up the least four andthat's kind of why it's the lowest hanging
fruit. You gotta give to getbecause we had a call on this earlier
from Jeff and Tarzana, who's veryafraid that the Lakers are going to pick
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up Audrey Drummond. But we heardearlier from Adrian war Zarowski that the Clippers
could also be interested in his services. Have you heard the same. I
mean that was like brand new,because like for two weeks now, even
when I did that TV bit forKTLA, before anyone said Lakers were interested
in drumming, that was that wassomething I put out on TV. So
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I think, I mean, he'sbeen heavily favored of the Lakers. They
would be like a weird coup ifif he went to the Clippers. And
it would also be kind of weirdif he did go to the Clippers,
because then it could signal something underlyingthat they're going to get rid of a
big man. Maybe, if anything, I think maybe they were inquiring about
him in case they had to movea big man for a bigger piece,
like a bigger point guard or aVictor Oladipo. But I mean, he
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was very heavily favored to go tothe Lakers, and honestly, they can
offer him a better spot because he'llstart immediately, And I don't know why
you would why you would want todo like a pseudo start pseudo you know,
backup with any other team if youcould get that clear start with the
championship contender. So how much doyou think changes tomorrow with this Clippers roster?
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Are we talking big moves, smallmoves, moves on the margins.
That's what a lot of people havesaid. Sam Amock wrote about that before.
Because this Clippers team looks great now. They just have to optimize lineups
and guys just have to play totheir potential, which I think they will.
That is the tough part to predictbecause Jerry West. Jerry West can
be, you know, very ruthlessin that regard, so ruthless in the
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regard of like you can trade toBias or Blake overnight and no one will
even know. Because that Blake tradereally was out of nowhere. I've talked
to people about it and no onesaw that coming. There was one sweet
five minutes before it was official fromWoach, then five minutes later was done.
No one had that. I mean, Blake didn't even know. So
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if they choose to do something extreme, I don't think anyone, any one
of us are gonna be able topredict it. I think the smart money
would be maybe just some kind offine tuning just because the personnel is there.
They're just not executing certain things thatwell. But if I had to
guess, whatever they could do toget Alonzo or Ricky Rubio without giving up
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too much, and if they dohave to give up too much, they
might just get a George Hill andthen have another empty spot for a buyout.
I don't think they're gonna I don'tthink they're gonna dismantle too much.
I mean, for as much asthey're underperforming, they're still like a game
out of the second seed. Yeah, they're a game back of the Phoenix
Suns right now. Yeah. Soit's the thing. The thing that's always
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interesting about the Clippers, and I'vesaid it before, it's like they can
beat anyone, but they can alsoget beat by anyone. So that's the
part they have to try to figureout a way to minimize that variance that
allows that. He is far boughts and Shari follow him on Twitter at
far Bought Underscore E. He doesit for SI now and the Bleacher Report.
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Far Bought I appreciate you coming ontonight. I'm assuming you're gonna be
up all night, so enjoy that. I recommend five day today. I
will probably pass out far doing theLord's work. I'm gonna tell you.
I was so confident because I wentto bed at like four a and yesterday.
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I was so confident I was gonnawake up at like twelve today and
then like everything was going to bedone. And then I woke up at
eleven and nothing could happened. Iwas like, Okay, then I gets
no more rumors swirling. We're gonnamake you wait, just more interesting exactly,
team emerging as likely front runner.Oh my goodness. All right,
far bar, we'll talk to yousoon, and thanks again. Bro.
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Clippers win by thirty three over theSan Antonio Spurs. Before we get out
of here, I do want tothank the Clippers organization, Noah Eagle,
Brian Semen, Ralph Lawler. Backhere in Burbank, I don't know.
I think Eric Sclaru is as yeah, the Duke of sports. He was
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giving me some encouragement earlier. Sothanks Eric. We made it. We
made it through unscathed, almost untiltomorrow at four thirty. All right,
back here with your Clippers pregame showClippers Countdown in San Antonio for Game two
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