Speaker 1: You're listening to rewind, they'll listen back on press conferences,
Speaker 1: highlights and analysis from the seventy sixers previous game. Tough
Speaker 1: times for the Philadelphia seventy Sixers as they lose not
Speaker 1: just the game, but Joel Embiad as well tonight in
Speaker 1: Cleveland one O eight ninety four. The final score as
Speaker 1: the Sixers begin, they're back to back with a loss.
Speaker 1: Joel Embiad left with about forty one seconds left in
Speaker 1: the first quarter with a left shoulder sprain. I'm Brian Seltzer.
Speaker 1: Let's join in progress. Brett Brown as Lee in the paint,
Speaker 1: I think they had fifty two points in the paint.
Speaker 1: Probably that that area of a defense you felt the most.
Speaker 1: Three other starters also had all shooting nights as well.
Speaker 1: It kind of hurt Joe the accumulation of of sort
Speaker 1: of the lack of a presence in the paint. And
Speaker 1: it's true, like the other the other guys struggled tonight.
Speaker 1: And when you do that in mass um, you know,
Speaker 1: you you you feel the pain of that and both sides.
Speaker 1: I think we cut it to five in the fourth
Speaker 1: like probably eight to nine minutes, and I thought that,
Speaker 1: you know, like you look down and you see what
Speaker 1: Shake did. And I thought Alec came in and you know,
Speaker 1: gave us some good minutes for a while. I thought
Speaker 1: Firk had it going and we just, uh, we needed more.
Speaker 1: You mentioned Shake and Firk, but specifically with Shake. Where
Speaker 1: have you seen him just come in and just step up? Um,
Speaker 1: He's always had that poise. That's just who he is.
Speaker 1: When you speak to him, you sort of get the picture.
Speaker 1: But I think, like you know, he's a two, he's
Speaker 1: a one running an NBA team. Um. I think that
Speaker 1: from an intellectual standpoint, he's grown on like how to
Speaker 1: manage a game incrementally in significant ways. And I think
Speaker 1: that his defense has has stood out maybe more than
Speaker 1: all of that. And uh, you know, we needed something
Speaker 1: to to find shots, to find buckets. The first half,
Speaker 1: I think we were one for ten from the three
Speaker 1: point line, and you know, kind of played catch up
Speaker 1: from that point. But Shake really found some buckets that
Speaker 1: we needed, and I thought guarding quite well. Shake Milton
Speaker 1: with a twenty point performance for the seventy sixers tonight
Speaker 1: in there one oweight ninety four loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Speaker 1: He was eight for fourteen from the field, four of
Speaker 1: six from three point territory, four rebounds and four assists.
Speaker 1: He was a big reason why the Sixers made a
Speaker 1: comeback push in the second half. They trailed by as
Speaker 1: much as twenty points to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the
Speaker 1: third quarter, but charged all the way back within five.
Speaker 1: As Brett Brown said, they were still hanging within single
Speaker 1: digits with about three and a half minutes to go
Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter. Then back to back threes from
Speaker 1: Kevin Love and Colin Sexton put Tonight's game out of reach.
Speaker 1: Yes Joel Embiid left late in the first quarter with
Speaker 1: a left shoulder sprain. He did not return. No, the
Speaker 1: Sixers did not get enough from some of their other
Speaker 1: veteran starters. Josh Richardson in tonight's game fished with a
Speaker 1: total of nine points. He was four of twelve from
Speaker 1: the field, one of five from three. Al Horford with
Speaker 1: a ten point performance four of ten overall, two of
Speaker 1: five from three point territory, and Tobias Harris just eleven
Speaker 1: points on four of thirteen shooting one for four from three,
Speaker 1: fourteen from fir Con Corkmas off the bench, thirteen for
Speaker 1: Alec Burks, but just not enough as the Sixers they
Speaker 1: were man handled on the board's really on the interior.
Speaker 1: In general, the Sixers gave themselves a fighter's chance in
Speaker 1: the third quarter because they tightened things up defensively in
Speaker 1: the paint. In the first half, Cleveland scored thirty two
Speaker 1: points in the paint. They finished with fifty two points
Speaker 1: in the paint. For the game on the glass, the
Speaker 1: Cavaliers were plus seventeen forty nine to thirty two. Of course,
Speaker 1: part of that has to do with no Joel Embiid,
Speaker 1: But you know, the Sixers, you'd just like to see
Speaker 1: a little bit more. Quite frankly, it's a difficult set
Speaker 1: of circumstances the team is dealing with right now. But
Speaker 1: obviously Cleveland has had the type of sea and it
Speaker 1: is having the Sixers still, regardless of who is out
Speaker 1: there with their talent, expect to be able to get by.
Speaker 1: Try and write the ship on the road didn't happen tonight,
Speaker 1: and the Sixer will have the knicks at the center
Speaker 1: tomorrow before setting out on a four game at California
Speaker 1: Road Trip one owe ninety four. The final score twenty
Speaker 1: eight points for Colin Sexton. He led the way for
Speaker 1: the Cavaliers thought Tristan Thompson was an impact performer for
Speaker 1: Cleveland as well. He had fourteen and thirteen thirteen points
Speaker 1: for Kevin Love as Cleveland gets to win one oweight
Speaker 1: ninety four. Tom McGuinness had the call tonight's game at
Speaker 1: Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Tom, the road struggles
Speaker 1: for this team continued tonight. Shake Milton performed well, but
Speaker 1: ultimately Sixers, regardless of who was or wasn't out there,
Speaker 1: did not get enough from the supporting cast. Now, but
Speaker 1: early in the game, the very first few possessions, they
Speaker 1: came out with speed and drives and they were getting
Speaker 1: right by the Sixers and going into the lane. And
Speaker 1: that's the part that's concerning, and that you know, again
Speaker 1: they just beat Miami. You know, they're they're playing. They
Speaker 1: got a new coach, they got a new energy, and
Speaker 1: they came out flying around and the Sixers just didn't
Speaker 1: match that intensity. And right off the jump Cleveland took
Speaker 1: a lead. They never relinquished. Absolutely, Shake played well, but
Speaker 1: you just you didn't get enough. Josh Richardson didn't even
Speaker 1: score in the first half. He had seven and the
Speaker 1: third finished with nine. Matie struggled a little bit here,
Speaker 1: Alec Burke scored late, Furkon had a decent first half.
Speaker 1: But all in all, I mean, obviously a very tough
Speaker 1: blow within Bead, but the Sixers just didn't show the
Speaker 1: fight and they didn't bring it to here in Cleveland,
Speaker 1: and they suffer a loss to the tune of one
Speaker 1: the Way ninety four as a result. And you go
Speaker 1: back time and you look at that first quarter. You
Speaker 1: could tell Brett Brown since there was something that was amiss,
Speaker 1: you called a time out about two minutes into the game, right, No, absolutely,
Speaker 1: and again that just hired to say what goes on
Speaker 1: a time out? But just sitting from Afar and you know,
Speaker 1: it's it's basically like what I said at the time,
Speaker 1: and that is, guys, we went over this. This is
Speaker 1: exactly what I'm talking about it and I'm not seeing it.
Speaker 1: So it's tough, I guess, you know, to have to
Speaker 1: reinforce that so early into the game and just kind
Speaker 1: of give a wake up call. But it didn't really
Speaker 1: change anything. I mean, I thought the Sixers had a
Speaker 1: chance just because Cleveland's not accustomed to winning and closing
Speaker 1: out games. You know, they again, they had a nice
Speaker 1: game here down twenty two they beat Miami, their signature
Speaker 1: win of the year, kind of stamps the Bickerstaff area,
Speaker 1: if you will, for their new coach here. And then
Speaker 1: it was Cleveland, you know, coming right back and again.
Speaker 1: When you trail and trail big, even a small run,
Speaker 1: you know, you have to maintain that and get over
Speaker 1: the top. And the Sixers were never able to do that.
Speaker 1: Even win. They cut it from twenty down to five,
Speaker 1: and they just weren't able to keep getting stops and
Speaker 1: that hurt them. And Thompson, who's very active as we
Speaker 1: all know, on the offensive glass, in rebounding in general,
Speaker 1: and even Nam So those two guys combined for twenty
Speaker 1: eight rebounds. The Sixers entire team had thirty two rebounds.
Speaker 1: It was a huge subplot in tonight's game. They really
Speaker 1: out worked the Sixers on the glass, and Cleveland getting
Speaker 1: the one O eight ninety four win. And you know,
Speaker 1: rightfully or wrongly, it's now depending on the status of
Speaker 1: Joel Embiid. Of course, the Sixers have a game tomorrow night.
Speaker 1: But you know, you're looking at guys like Tobias and
Speaker 1: Al and Josh Richardson. I mean, this was hey, this
Speaker 1: is a talented starting group that began the season for
Speaker 1: the seventy sixers, and those next three are in line.
Speaker 1: If you know, Bannon Joel aren't available for however long
Speaker 1: a period of time. Right, And it was nice. Kyla
Speaker 1: Quinn played well, got nice compliments by the coach, But
Speaker 1: not only do you need him and maybe Norwellaby back
Speaker 1: he's been out with an upper respiratory illness. But not
Speaker 1: only did you need Kyle to come in, you need
Speaker 1: him to produce, and not saying that he didn't, because
Speaker 1: I thought he did bring good energy, played twelve minutes,
Speaker 1: he had six points and two rebounds. But you know
Speaker 1: you're not I'm not just talking about kyla Quinn. I'm
Speaker 1: just talking about in general, when a reserve player gets
Speaker 1: in there and has to step up at a certain point.
Speaker 1: It's not just filling time and buying time for a
Speaker 1: starter to get back in there. It's step up and
Speaker 1: produce and help your team push toward victory. So no
Speaker 1: doubt about it. I mean, you know, this is life
Speaker 1: in the NBA. This is a very difficult loss, and
Speaker 1: as coach says, they keep on coming. The great thing
Speaker 1: is you get another game. Well, it's great if you've
Speaker 1: change things and turn around and go back home where
Speaker 1: you've been dominant and win. But the prospects of going
Speaker 1: out and meeting the Clippers, the Lakers, oh, by the way,
Speaker 1: Sacramento was incredible here in the last couple of weeks,
Speaker 1: and then the Warriors getting Steph Quarry back. So I
Speaker 1: mean that is you know obviously that that's a difficult
Speaker 1: road trip when you see the schedule in August, and
Speaker 1: now it looms even larger and it's almost luminous in
Speaker 1: terms of the Sixers going out there. But you got
Speaker 1: to come home and kind of resurrect yourself, take care
Speaker 1: of business against New York, a team you've dominated so
Speaker 1: far this year, and find a way to get back
Speaker 1: on the winning track, and no matter what happens injury wise,
Speaker 1: just man up and take care of business. We'll finish
Speaker 1: on this note looking at shake Milton, the second twenty
Speaker 1: point game of his young NBA career eight to fourteen
Speaker 1: from the field, four of six from the three, gave
Speaker 1: the Sixers a shot in the third quarter. I'm not
Speaker 1: sure time if the people out there know this that
Speaker 1: every now and then you get down to Wilmington to
Speaker 1: call a Bluecoats game during the seventy six or season.
Speaker 1: So I know you've seen Shake Milton up close, going
Speaker 1: back to last year and now this season when he's
Speaker 1: primarily been with the Sixers. What do you like about it?
Speaker 1: I mean, it seems like regardless whether it's in the
Speaker 1: immediate future or perhaps down the road, he's going to
Speaker 1: benefit from getting some extended playing time, no doubt. And
Speaker 1: Shake's proven that he belongs. And then he can score.
Speaker 1: I mean, that's a that's a thing right there, when
Speaker 1: you know that you can shoot, I mean and score
Speaker 1: the basketball. And then coach was very positive about his defense.
Speaker 1: I remember, I see Shake, it's not just down with
Speaker 1: the Bluecoats and stuff. I remember when we were in Vegas, Brian,
Speaker 1: and you were right there. We were at on the
Speaker 1: campus of UNLV. It's some gym way off a one
Speaker 1: hundred and seventeen degrees and he was hurt that first
Speaker 1: summer and already beginning to put in the work. And
Speaker 1: he works with Tyler Lashbrook. You know, each one of
Speaker 1: these players have development coaches that they work with and
Speaker 1: they watch film, and so I watched Shake and he's
Speaker 1: a younger player, so he's one of the first guys
Speaker 1: out there on the court each and every game night,
Speaker 1: and he puts in so much time, and as coach said,
Speaker 1: his comportment, his poise and the way he just the
Speaker 1: way he carries himself, it translates into how he plays.
Speaker 1: He's smooth, he's strong, and he was very effective. And
Speaker 1: even saying that, Shake missed a couple of layups, and
Speaker 1: I don't know that it would have made a difference,
Speaker 1: but the Sixers had three or Horford missed a layup.
Speaker 1: There were three years bat He's missed a couple of layup.
Speaker 1: Shake missed one. There were one or two other ones
Speaker 1: where the Sixers miss flat out layups in a game.
Speaker 1: You know, like I said, that was could have been
Speaker 1: in the balance. That's probably ten literally ten points, and
Speaker 1: then a couple of those they came right back and
Speaker 1: capitalized and added to their lead. So those are the
Speaker 1: types of things that go wrong in a game like this.
Speaker 1: But to your point, Shaker is terrific. I think he's
Speaker 1: gonna have a great NBA career and the Sixers are
Speaker 1: you to have it already. Time talked to you tomorrow,
Speaker 1: good night, Thank you. Reviewing the final box score from
Speaker 1: tonight's game the seventy Sixers and there one oweight ninety
Speaker 1: four lost. The Cavs shot just under forty and a
Speaker 1: half percent from the field. The Cavaliers shot fifty two
Speaker 1: and a half percent. The Sixers had thirteen threes on
Speaker 1: thirty four percent shooting from outside the arc. Cleveland much
Speaker 1: more efficient eleven of twenty four from deep for just
Speaker 1: under forty six percent. The Sixers did not really get
Speaker 1: to the line, just nine to fourteen from the stripe.
Speaker 1: They were out worked on the glass. Cleveland was plus
Speaker 1: seventeen on the board's Overall, the Sixers only committed nine turnovers.
Speaker 1: They forced nineteen from Cleveland, but the disparity in that
Speaker 1: didn't really show up in terms of points scored off
Speaker 1: those turnovers, as the Sixers were just plus three in
Speaker 1: points off of Cavalier mistakes. Sixers out scored fifty two
Speaker 1: thirty six in the paint. That was another key subplot
Speaker 1: as well as we look at some of the individuals
Speaker 1: scoring notes. Twenty eight points for Colin Sexton, was a
Speaker 1: game high, fourteen and thirteen for Tristan Thompson, and fifteen
Speaker 1: rebounds off the bench for Larry Nance Jr. He also
Speaker 1: scored thirteen points on the Sixers side. Dwell and Bead
Speaker 1: left after playing seven and a half minutes with about
Speaker 1: forty seconds to go in the first quarter. He was
Speaker 1: diagnosed with a left shoulder sprain. He did not return
Speaker 1: after that. Shake Milton, however, led the way for the
Speaker 1: Sixers with twenty gabaliers now six of fourteen, but leaving
Speaker 1: by a half a dozen with six minutes ago. You're
Speaker 1: shake all the way down the court, quick, fast driving
Speaker 1: lamp is good. Nice dive by Milton and Shake with
Speaker 1: his first basket in the game. Well. He had seven
Speaker 1: more after that for the Sixers, including four from outside
Speaker 1: the Arcy scored ten of his twenty in a third
Speaker 1: quarter that saw the seventy Sixers battle back to within
Speaker 1: five points. Shake Milton a big reason why some highlights
Speaker 1: for the Sixers. Off the bench for con Corkmise had
Speaker 1: fourteen Cleveland now leeds forty one twenty nine and the
Speaker 1: threes for the Sixers. Here's another one by court Bos
Speaker 1: and that's good. Now four of seventeen for on Corkmans
Speaker 1: has two of the four and fur Con has scored
Speaker 1: in double figures now in three consecutive games. He was
Speaker 1: really at one point of this game. The loan source
Speaker 1: of offense for the seventy Sixers and Alec Burks notched
Speaker 1: thirteen points tonight and it's his second double figure game
Speaker 1: as a Sixer. Court Files who leads us Sixers with thirteen.
Speaker 1: Josh Richardson has been hot in the third over to Burkes.
Speaker 1: Burkes for three and that's good now. Ten threes by
Speaker 1: the Sixers. Alec Burks with five in a row. Sixers
Speaker 1: getting a spark off the bench, but there was not
Speaker 1: enough spark from the rest of the starting lineup tonight.
Speaker 1: Quite frankly, ten points for Al Horford. He was four
Speaker 1: for ten to Buyas Harris eleven points, four for thirteen,
Speaker 1: and Josh Richardson didn't score until the third quarter. He
Speaker 1: finished with nine points overall, seven of his nine coming
Speaker 1: in the third. He was four for twelve. Sixers will
Speaker 1: try to regroup in less than twenty four hours. They
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