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• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 4 points · 15 h ago
  • Darius Garland and Rui Hachimura started slowly: 1 of 11 combined until about the middle of the second quarter. at 8:08
  • Garland led the Clippers with 16 points on 7 of 17 shooting (2 of 8 from three), plus 11 assists and 5 turnovers. at 8:24
  • The Clippers' largest lead was seven, at 64-57 on a Garland three, which forced a Thunder timeout. The Thunder's largest lead was nine. at 15:59
  • Top plays: Garland threw an alley-oop to Derrick Jones Jr in the second quarter, and Kris Dunn drove past Holmgren for a dunk in the third. at 16:44

  “CLIPPERS POSTCAST : Rough first half for the THUNDER gave the CLIPPERS a shot!” · listen ↗

• Podcast Hardwood Knocks host · Relayed report · Oct 24 name not confirmed around the league

  The hosts say the Clippers were just stripped of five first-round picks. Later, Ty Lue said a win was Steve Ballmer, and Darius Garland or other Clippers figures said similar things.

  “The 2026-27 NBA Overreactions Draft!” at 1:00:33 · listen ↗

• X Law Murray (@LawMurrayTheNU) · Report · Oct 24

  The starting point guards on each team has eight turnovers each Darius Garland's teammates have 17 turnovers Luka Doncic's teammates have 9 turnoers It's been a mess Los Angeles calls timeout with 4:21 left, trying to hold on (seriously) to a 119-109 lead

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• Podcast Gil's Arena host · Prediction · Oct 23 around the league

  Danny Green: Matisse Thybulle will probably start tonight so he can guard Darius Garland, who had a good first night.

  “Sixers Erase A MASSIVE 29-Point Deficit, SGA Ends His Streak & Jaylen Brown Calls CAP On Tatum! Part 1” at 52:02 · listen ↗

• Podcast Brian Windhorst, Brian Windhorst & The Hoop Collective · Report · Oct 23 around the league

  In Kings vs Clippers, Darius Acuff Jr. shot 5-of-24 and started 1-of-9. Darius Garland had 16 first-quarter points, with Keegan Murray supposedly assigned to guard him.

  “Luka Gets Called Out As Lakers Dominate + Who Made A Game 1 Statement?” at 43:36 · listen ↗

• Podcast Ty Lue (quoted), via The Zach Lowe Show · Quote · Oct 22 around the league

  After a win over the Kings, Ty Lue dedicated it to Steve Ballmer. The quotes come from an AP story Lowe read, and Darius Garland had a great game for the Clippers. Lowe mocks the quotes; the hosts joke that Ballmer is not allowed to interact with the team, but no basketball consequence is stated.

  “Opening Night Overreactions, Alarming Trends, Hot Takes, and More!” at 52:28 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 11 points · 39 h ago
  • Darian Vaziri: Starting matchups suggest the starters were Kris Dunn on Luka, Derrick Jones Jr. on Austin Reaves, Isaiah Jackson on Walker Kessler, Garland on Jalen Williams and Hachimura on Matisse Thybulle. The host also says Dunn and Jackson are starting. at 27:44
  • Darian Vaziri: Garland scored 19 of his 26 in the second half. He had four turnovers in the first quarter and four in the third. at 27:16
  • Darian Vaziri: Garland had an unforced turnover on a fast break: he took his eye off Wagler and threw a no-look pass out of bounds. at 13:39
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says Garland has a bigger role and more ball-handling responsibility than he has had in years. at 4:14
  • Darian Vaziri: After rewatching every Lakers field goal, the host says Garland was at fault for, or played some part in, the Lakers' first 10 points. at 5:08
  • Darian Vaziri: Matchup: the host says Garland can't guard Austin Reaves, the smallest Lakers starter, so Garland guarded Jalen Williams instead. at 7:35
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says Garland got better defensively in the second half, though not flawless. at 12:11
  • Darian Vaziri: Pick-and-roll coverage on Luka Doncic: the Clippers did not switch. Isaiah Jackson ("Ajax") and Garland hedged on the ball screen and then recovered. at 6:25
  • Darian Vaziri: In the third quarter the Clippers had 11 turnovers, including four quick ones from Garland. The Lakers went on a 12-0 run to lead 89-76. at 36:25
  • Darian Vaziri: On one inbound after a made free throw, Garland, Gradey Dick and Brook Lopez didn't know who they were guarding, leaving a shooter wide open for three. at 38:26
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says the team might win 33 games but believes it will compete and make fans proud, especially if Garland stays healthy. at 3:44

  “How Turnovers Killed The LA Clippers Against The Lakers” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 4 points · Oct 24
  • Darius Garland had nine turnovers by himself. He started slow and finished with 26 points. at 2:42
  • Garland shot 9 of 19 from the field and 4 of 10 from three. at 6:58
  • Open question the host will watch: what the rotations look like when Garland is on the bench, and who steps up when players have an off night. at 9:11
  • Garland's three at the 3:15 mark of the fourth cut the Lakers' lead to six, at 119-113. Turnovers followed shortly after, and the Lakers' largest lead was 15. at 15:40

  “CLIPPERS POSTCAST: Tough back and forth battle with the Lakers, until it wasn't with 26 turnovers!” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 9 points · Oct 22
  • Darian Vaziri: Opening-night starters: Darius Garland, Kris Dunn, Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura and Isaiah Jackson. The host first named Brook Lopez as the fifth starter, then corrected that to Isaiah Jackson. at 1:17
  • Darian Vaziri: Darius Garland's line: 30 points on 11-of-19 shooting, 3-of-8 from three, 5-of-8 from the free-throw line, 1 rebound, 1 steal, 4 assists and 3 turnovers in 32 minutes. at 6:10
  • Darian Vaziri: Garland scored 16 points in the first quarter, and the Clippers led 41-29 after one. at 6:03
  • Darian Vaziri: Sacramento started Keegan Murray on Garland and played drop coverage with Sabonis. Garland beat it with pull-up threes, turning the corner and floaters. at 5:03
  • Darian Vaziri: Sacramento sometimes sent two defenders at Garland but mostly stayed in drop coverage. Later the Kings switched more and brought in bigger, more switchable players. at 7:49
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says Garland looked shifty, quick and very healthy, 'just like he said he was'. at 5:27
  • Darian Vaziri: The host's view, conditional on Garland staying healthy: this could be a career year for him. at 11:21
  • Darian Vaziri: Ty Lue took Garland out with 2:40 left in the first quarter while he was hot. Garland returned at about the 8-minute mark of the second quarter and did not regain his rhythm until after halftime. at 9:27
  • Darian Vaziri: The host's own reasoning, not a team statement: the rotation looks fairly set. Given the emphasis on load management and injury prevention after Garland's injury-plagued last season, he is 'probably' not going to get extended minutes until the playoffs or must-win games. at 9:41

  “How The LA Clippers Opening Night Went PERFECTLY” · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On NBA host · Analysis · Oct 22 around the league

  Darius Garland scored 30 in the Clippers' win, described as 'kind of the leader there now' and in a different role. The speaker is unclear.

  “GAME NIGHT: Ant/LaMelo SHINE in Debut, Luka talks trash, Ty Jerome goes OFF” at 38:26 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 5 points · Oct 22
  • The host says the Clippers got Darius Garland in a trade for James Harden. at 2:51
  • The host's opinion: the Garland-for-Harden trade was a steal, and the Clippers fleeced the Cavs. at 2:41
  • The host says Darius Garland is now leading this team and calls him a leader without a doubt. at 3:10
  • The host says Garland is not afraid to penetrate and kick, and can shoot the three. at 8:57
  • The host's analysis: this Clippers team lacks a Harden-style foul-drawing player, though Garland might occasionally do that. at 21:29

  “CLIPPERS POSTCAST: Big win in Home opener vs The Kings” · listen ↗

• Story ESPN · Article · Oct 22

  Kawhi-less Clippers roll past the Kings in a wire-to-wire season-opening rout

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• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 5 points · Oct 21
  • Darian Vaziri: The host predicts that Garland, Rui Hachimura and Isaiah Jackson will start on opening night. He says no lineup has been announced. name not confirmed at 16:26
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says Keaton Wagler and Darius Acuff Jr. differ in role: one will start and run the offense right away, and the other (Wagler) will be Darius Garland's backup. at 25:16
  • Darian Vaziri: Proposed defensive matchups: Kris Dunn on Acuff, picking him up full court; Derrick Jones Jr on LaVine; Garland on Keegan Murray; Rui Hachimura on DeAndre Hunter; Ajax (uncertain) on Sabonis. at 18:16
  • Darian Vaziri: The host says Garland needs to be the best player on the floor tonight: create good shots, be a pick-and-roll threat, push pace and get at least three or four rebounds. He hopes this is the start of a career year. at 15:01
  • Darian Vaziri: The host expects Sacramento to switch the Rui Hachimura-Garland pick-and-pop so Hunter or Murray ends up on Garland. He thinks Garland's speed advantage there is a better mismatch than Rui's, so Garland will need to be more aggressive. at 26:09

  “Why Opening Night Is A MUST-WIN For The LA Clippers” · listen ↗

• Podcast Danny Cunningham, Locked On Cavs · Report · Oct 21 wording unclear in audio around the league

  Last-season context from the host: Max suffered a Jones fracture, he believes on August 26, and didn't play until March. Darius Garland missed the first seven games with a foot problem. Two starters were out at the start of last season.

  “Injury Updates on Sam Merrill and Nae'Qwan Tomlin, the Expected Opening Night Rotation and Tom Thibodeau's Vis” at 18:09 · listen ↗

• Bluesky Law Murray (@lawmurraythenu.bsky.social) · Report · Oct 20

  Asked Darius Garland, fifth pick of the 2019 NBA Draft, about the 2026 Draft class that includes Clippers teammate "5th pick, Keaton Wagler. He got a lot of confidence over here" and Sacramento Kings point guard Darius Acuff Jr., who will debut at Intuit Dome tomorrow

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• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 7 points · Oct 20
  • Host analysis: outside Garland the team has no real half-court shot creators, so it needs to play fast. Rui Hachimura in the post or mid-post and Keaton Wagler handling the ball are the only other creators. Brook Lopez post-ups as the fourth option would be a huge issue. at 17:38
  • Host analysis: playing with Isaiah Jackson gives Garland a lob threat and more of a rim roller. at 17:32
  • Darius Garland looked healthy in preseason, matching how he said he felt about his body at Media Day. He was turning the corner, getting downhill, shooting off screens and playing with pace. at 13:30
  • Host prediction: Garland and Hachimura look poised for potential career years. Garland is set for an all-star year if healthy, and the team needs that to reach the play-in. at 13:24
  • The host mentions Garland's history with his toe and his age (27), and argues he should play every game unless hurt. No current injury was reported. at 14:23
  • In the last preseason game against Denver, Garland tried to box out and took pride in defense. He fronted post-ups and battled low. at 14:46
  • Host analysis: Garland is now 'the man', the true face of the franchise. at 15:08

  “Biggest Takeaways From LA Clippers Preseason” · listen ↗

• Podcast The Zach Lowe Show host · Analysis · Oct 19 around the league

  Fred on Cleveland's offseason: he liked the Peyton Watson signing, which adds switchability at the third spot. Cleveland flipped Garland for Harden. Harden has re-signed and is 37. Donovan Mitchell got a big extension. Fred says Mobley got the escalator on his contract because he won Defensive Player of the Year.

  “Knicks Preview, Playoff Picks, Finals Predictions, and More!” at 59:04 · listen ↗

• Podcast Locked On Clippers · 5 points · Oct 19
  • The host expects Jackson to roll hard to the basket for Garland ("DG") and catch lobs, as seen in preseason. He says Lopez does not do this and instead picks and pops. at 4:22
  • The host expects Jackson to run the floor much harder in transition than Lopez. That would let Garland throw outlet passes and let the team play faster. at 4:35
  • The host says everything will revolve around Darius Garland, who has no other ball handler to defer to. He hopes Garland stays healthy. at 6:02
  • The host's projected starting lineup: Garland, Kris Dunn (the host says he is assuming), Derrick Jones Jr., Rui Hachimura and Jackson. Only Jackson's starting role was presented as announced. at 9:32
  • The host argues that Kris Dunn and Derrick Jones Jr. should start for defensive resistance despite limited shooting, while Garland and Hachimura must shoot threes. at 27:30

  “Why Isaiah Jackson Being Named Starting Center Is The RIGHT Choice” · listen ↗

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