Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
A win is a win. A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say. Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, my basketball and college football journey, or my career in sports media. Well, now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.
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Chapter 2: What were the highlights of the Lakers vs. Rockets game?
They got some decent numbers across the board. But on the road, they ain't going to be able to compete. And I don't know the significance of Durant's injury, but... KD going to peace him out. They don't appreciate you. They be talking crazy. They be talking reckless. They don't appreciate you. See, KD wants to play unselfish basketball.
Chapter 3: How did LeBron James perform in the playoffs?
See, KD flourishes when you pass the ball. Yeah. If you look at him, I understand. But if you play selfish basketball, that doesn't work for KD. It doesn't. No. He wants to play, hey, pass the ball. That's how he is. Hey, as great a scorer as he is, as efficient as he is, if somebody has a better shot than Kevin Durant, Kevin Durant will give it up. I agree.
He ain't one of them guys, man, I ain't shot the ball in five, six minutes. Let me take a shot here. No, somebody else got it going, keep it going. But I think he flustered, too. Yeah, of course he is. Because the Lakers won't let him play. They're not going to let him play. They ain't going to let him get into his bag, Ocho.
Hey, listen, every time we see you about to go into your little ISO, we send an extra man. So I think he's been frustrated this entire series, especially the games that he's played. But sitting over there watching, bro, I know he was, oh, man. Yeah. Hey, but you know what? You know what I think? the Rockets going to get a game. Cause you know, you know, you know, them people got to pay bills now.
We can't, we can't, we can't let that- Well, it looked like they was trying to let it happen tonight though, Joe. They tried to get it cause they wasn't calling nothing. And then they started calling ticket taxed up on the Lakers.
Yeah. And you know, you know what I'm saying?
Bills got to be paid, Joe. But at some point you got to put in the look. You'd know early on how they going to call the game. You can't let that get you out of your game. Because I thought the Lakers started looking for fouls and they weren't getting them called and it started impacting them. Now all of a sudden they're looking for the call and the Rockets going up the court.
And then the Rockets on the other end, they were getting calls that Lakers said, well, call that on the other end. Right. And it started to get flustered. Yeah. And that's what you can't have in a situation like this. Yeah, I understand. It is frustrating when you think you got fouled on the other end and then the ticky-tack stuff get called on their end. Yeah.
And you feeling some type of way about it. But you got to play. Ain't nobody going to say, you know what, foul on 23. You know what, LeBron, since you complained about it, we're going to take that foul away. Play on no foul. No foul. It doesn't work like that. So you might as well go ahead and play and just say, hey, just alert the official with the next dead ball.
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Chapter 4: What mistakes did the Lakers make during the game?
Hey, you missed that one down there now. There you go. You missed that one. Because they ain't changing. Hey, you owe me one, Zach. Yeah. Or you owe me one, Josh. You owe me one, you know, whoever the case, you know, Courtney Kirkland or Sean Wright, Tony Brothers, whatever the case, Capers, whatever the case may be. You owe me. Yeah. You let one slip away. Yeah. Okay, fine. You keep playing.
Hey, listen. And then when you think about it, the Rockets, man, hey, hey, they got to get something from their bench. I know he threw Finney Smith in there for a minute, but Finney Smith, he couldn't make no shots, so you had to go on and get him out of the game. But it's hard, Ocho.
If you ain't played all series, and now you done threw me in this fire in game three, and now you need me to make some shots. That's tough, bro. DeJounte, they look at A. That movie juice, how they looked at Tupac looking at that boy at the locker. That's how they looking at him. He came in there, he came in there, threw the ball away. And then guess what?
Eddie gave up a, gave up a foul on the three. I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm, I'm Hey, it's hard, but you got the man coming off the bench, right?
Joe, he ain't took no shots. He ain't really played. He ain't even in rhythm. We didn't want him to take a shot. He left his brain on the bench, too. He brought his body in the game, left his brain on the damn bench. Hey, but on another note, Ocho, you know that's part of the game. That's part of being a professional, bro. Yes!
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Chapter 5: How did the Rockets' inexperience affect their performance?
You know what I mean?
Yeah, I understand.
You know your role. You know... By the time I come off this bench, I'm going to probably be a little cold, but I got to get myself going. The team needs me. You know what I mean? All you got to do is be consistent, bro, and don't do no bonehead plays. Man, I'm talking about with the last minute of the game, bro, I'm like, these dudes trying to lose. They trying to lose. Yeah. Yeah.
You know, Joe, I think the thing is, and the Lakers had the best in clutch situation win percentage in the NBA this year. Obviously, you have LeBron. Obviously, you have Luka. You have guys that have been in that moment. And you got two of the greats handling the basketball. Even Austin Reeves have played a lot of clutch situations, handled the ball, and made big-time plays.
But when you have guys that haven't been in those situations, and now you don't have a calming factor, as in Kevin Durant, now all of a sudden, it's a lot of helter-skelter. And look, if they wanted to, if you go back and look at Shingun, his offhand, he hook every time he go to the basket. He does this every time. All you got to do is watch him, but then he call it.
He did it like three times in a row. Yeah. Hey, look, ref ain't going to see everything, man. He going, you know, so that's why when you have guys who are great defenders like a Marcus Smart, you're able to get away with some of that stuff, you know, the little ticket tag stuff there. Ref can't call everything, man. He going to call some, but he ain't going to call everything. You feel me?
So, hey, look. I like to see that the Lakers fall back to win this game because at one point, Uncle Ocho, it seemed like the Lakers had kind of gave up too. Yeah. You know what I mean? I think they were like, you know what, we got a 2-1 lead, blah, blah, blah. And all of a sudden, they're like, hold on. Y'all don't want to win this game. Hey, they don't want to win. Let's take it. All right.
Yeah, hey, hey, hey, because Jabari turned it over. I said, damn, what are you throwing him the ball for? Just hold it. He turned it over. They come down. They get a bucket. Next thing you know, Bruin slapped the ball from Reed Shepard from behind. He pump fake, shoot the three. I said, I'll be dang on. Yes. What? So when they went to overtime, I'm saying, if I'm the Lakers, if I'm Bruin,
I'm saying, ain't no way in hell we're going to lose this game tonight. You got to win this one. They gave us a second chance. We finna get on their ass tonight. Hey, if you notice the jump ball, LeBron and Aiden did the same thing. They pulled with the right and tapped with the left. And the officials missed it. Yeah, both times. Both times. You right.
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Chapter 6: What strategies did the Lakers use to secure their victory?
You right. Hey, hey, hey. Them pivotal plays, you know. Hell yeah. Having possession of the ball at those point in time. Yeah, the ref missed that. Because guess what? Because guess what? Even if we don't score the other end, we're going to run time off the clock. There you go. We're running time off the clock. There you go. And then Marcus Smart, big shot, three in overtime.
Did that big three in the corner? Yeah, yeah, yeah. And free throws, made his free throws. I thought he was sensational. Down the stretch, he got off to a little shaky start, but I thought he was great down the stretch. A couple of turnovers, and he was looking like, hey. And Shingu, look, Shingu, he was playing the passing lanes. He did a great job of overplaying. Yeah.
Did a great job of overplaying. LeBron, eight turnovers. That's unacceptable. You can't have more turnovers than assists.
A win is a win.
A win is a win. I don't care what y'all say.
Yep, that's me, Clifford Taylor IV. You might have seen the skits, the reactions, my journey from basketball to college football, or my career in sports media. Well, somewhere along the way, this platform became bigger than I ever imagined. And now I'm bringing all of that excitement to my brand new podcast, The Clifford Show.
This is a place for raw, unfiltered conversations with some of your favorite athletes, creators, and voices that not only deserve to be heard, but celebrated. One week, I'll take you behind the scenes of the biggest moments in sports and entertainment. And the next, we'll talk about life, mental health, purpose, and even music. The Clifford Show isn't just a podcast.
It's a space for honest conversations, stories that don't always get told, and for people who are chasing something bigger. So if you've ever supported me or you're just chasing down a dream, this is right where you need to be. Listen to The Clifford Show on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts.
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Chapter 7: How did Bronny James contribute to the game?
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Chapter 8: What are the implications of this win for the Lakers' playoff journey?
Like I said, they had the lead, had this game in control, and they lost it in the third quarter. And in the fourth quarter, they let the physicality of Houston really start to bother them. I think some of the non-calls really started to bother them. And then all of a sudden, you find out, you find yourself down. And I think, all right, Joe, I agree with you.
I think they have resigned to the fact we had lost this game. But Houston said, hey... You know what? Let us smash defeat from the jaws of victory. Here you go. Bro, bro. You can have it. You know what? It kind of reminded you, like, you remember the Lakers, excuse me, Miami when they played San Antonio. That game's supposed to be over. All you got to do is make your free throws. When?
What are you talking about? In game six when Ray Allen hit that shot. Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Oh, yeah. All you got to do is make your free throws. Boy, that was a tough-ass shot Ray Allen made, though. Back there in that corner.
That was in Miami, too, Honjo. It was.
And when all the fans was leaving the arena, and they tried to get back. Pop had took Duncan out the game. Took Duncan out. He took Duncan out, and Bosh got that rebound and kicked it out to Ray Allen. They never forgave because Danny Green tried to snowbird. He tried to leak out. And Ray Allen hit that shot. Yeah. Yeah. Hell of a game. Hell of a game. That's why you got to A in the post.
Go ahead, Joe. In the postseason, bro, you got to be a little lucky, too. Not only do you got to be good, but you got to be a little lucky, too. And tonight was one of them nights for the Lakers, boy. I know they going to sleep good tonight.
The second team, Lakers became the second team in postseason history to win a playoff game trailing by six points in the final seconds of regulation in the last 30 postseasons.
Damn.
That's how impressive what they did.
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