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<v Speaker 1>This podcast is part of the seventy six Ers podcast

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<v Speaker 1>podcasts day Everybody seventy six The Sixers last night take

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty dominant victory over the Chicago Bulls. D Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Melton steps into the starting lineup in the absence of

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden. Shout out, of course to d'y Anthony for

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<v Speaker 1>his versatility all season, doing whatever's asked of him, stepping

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<v Speaker 1>up in big moments, and cool to see him sort

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<v Speaker 1>of find a good stride in recent days and weeks

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<v Speaker 1>heading into the playoffs. So d Anthony finishes with the

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<v Speaker 1>team high twenty five points plus four rebounds, four assists,

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<v Speaker 1>three steals and a block. He finished out a plus

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine and thirty three minutes of play, eight for

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen from the field, four threes, five or six from

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line, also twenty points. Scorers also scoring

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<v Speaker 1>twenty points rather Tyrese Naxie twenty one point, five rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>four assists, and a steel, eight for nineteen from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>for for eight from the from three point territory, and

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<v Speaker 1>Matt Doc said after the game that he was perhaps

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<v Speaker 1>most impressed with the fact that Tyres Maxie was picking

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<v Speaker 1>up full court last night showing some defensive intensity. Really

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<v Speaker 1>seen some improvements from young to Irese on the defensive

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<v Speaker 1>end in recent weeks as well. Tobias Harris the third

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<v Speaker 1>and final twenty plus point score twenty points, nine rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>eight assists, so close to another triple doubl for Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>Harris finishes at a game high plus forty. I saw

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<v Speaker 1>on stat muse that I'm going to look to pull

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<v Speaker 1>up about how Tobias is one of very few players

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<v Speaker 1>to have multiple forty plus plus forty rather finishes this season. Matt.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a few other key performers that we can,

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<v Speaker 1>of course talk about, but I think that worth noting

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<v Speaker 1>is how everybody contributed across the board, from the starters

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<v Speaker 1>to the bench. At one point in the second quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>all nine sixers that had participated scored. That include at

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<v Speaker 1>the time, of course, Joel Embiid, who ended up leaving

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<v Speaker 1>the game early didn't come back in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>I've seen a lot of tweets about that as well.

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<v Speaker 1>The official word of course there I want to use

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<v Speaker 1>the correct language mild right calf tightness for Joel, but

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<v Speaker 1>expected to play Friday, and so good to see the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers figure it out in the second half without James

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<v Speaker 1>Harden or Joel Embiid and do it in pretty dominant fashion.

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<v Speaker 1>So Matt, as always, what stands out to you, Well,

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<v Speaker 1>Lauren Rosen not a key performer? Is me right now?

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<v Speaker 1>Because if any podcast listener sort of hears me abruptly

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<v Speaker 1>joining the conversation right now, it's because I forgot to

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<v Speaker 1>record the first few minutes of this show on my end.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think the podcast is going to start with

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<v Speaker 1>the box score, your lovely box score breakdown and my

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<v Speaker 1>box score takeaway, which is the near triple double for

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Harris his sixth game of the season with at

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<v Speaker 1>least twenty points, five rebounds, and five assists, And it

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<v Speaker 1>was much more than that. It was it was the

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<v Speaker 1>twenty points, but it was nine rebounds and eight assists

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<v Speaker 1>in the thirty three minutes as you laid out. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>great shooting night for Tyrese Maxie and d Anthony Melton,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in the first half. And I know we may

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<v Speaker 1>hear from Tobias Harris postgame on spaces right now, but

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<v Speaker 1>how about that first half rhythm that this team was

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<v Speaker 1>in of their three point shooting night where they had

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen makes, they had twelve of twenty two in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half fifty four and a half percent, and that

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<v Speaker 1>included Maxi going four for five Melton going three for five.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought some stats that came out of that seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six forty eight halftime score were really interesting, including one

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<v Speaker 1>that was tweeted by our friend Kate Scott, the TV

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<v Speaker 1>voice of the seventy six ers, via Josh Schrager on

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<v Speaker 1>their crew The Sixers twenty three assists on twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>made buckets in the first half, a season high for

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<v Speaker 1>any half and the most since December seventh, twenty nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers, and they were up twenty not even

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<v Speaker 1>five minutes into the game, in large part due to

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<v Speaker 1>the shooting. Maxie and Melton are in quite good form

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<v Speaker 1>from beyond the arc right now, and Tobias Harris as well.

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<v Speaker 1>For him to finish with such a well rounded stat

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<v Speaker 1>line it was good to see, and almost a triple

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<v Speaker 1>double for Harris, but knocked down a couple of threes

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<v Speaker 1>as well, So a night that you shooted that well.

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<v Speaker 1>They were up twenty with seven forty one left in

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter. The second fastest into a game that

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<v Speaker 1>a team took its twenty point lead over the last

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five seasons, according to the Elias Sports Bureau. Shout

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<v Speaker 1>out Elias, that's a great stat A seventeen o start

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<v Speaker 1>ended up being a twenty three to one lead. Matt,

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned those the two fellas in the Academy. If

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<v Speaker 1>you don't know what the Academy is, it means you're

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<v Speaker 1>not subscribed to the Big Niang theory with George Niang.

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<v Speaker 1>So make sure you're doing that. Because our first guests

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<v Speaker 1>of the season were Deanthony Melton and Tyrese Maxie, and

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<v Speaker 1>they talked a lot about how they worked together, working

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<v Speaker 1>out to together with their player development coach, Spencer Rivers,

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<v Speaker 1>and the way that they both developed that three point

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<v Speaker 1>shot that yielded for a piece last night. Also, in

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<v Speaker 1>the interest of getting things right here on Twitter spaces

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<v Speaker 1>in the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast one sixteen ninety

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<v Speaker 1>one victory for the seventy six ers last night, I

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<v Speaker 1>believe I said one fourteen, and I have been itching

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<v Speaker 1>to correct myself ever since. So Matt Murphy you mentioned it.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we should hear now from mister near triple

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<v Speaker 1>double himself to Bias Harris last night after the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and Doc Rivers has given to Bias a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>credit for being ready, staying ready, the ultimate professional, the

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<v Speaker 1>ultimate inefficiency production last night shared the ball super well.

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<v Speaker 1>That was another key takeaway from Doc Rivers. So let's

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<v Speaker 1>hear Tobias Harris immediately postgame to Bias and the way

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<v Speaker 1>the last game and did just what do you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like we're the biggest corrections that you guys mean that

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<v Speaker 1>allows you can jump out to the huge joy. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we were just totally locked in from starting game,

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<v Speaker 1>getting stops, getting on running um. You know, we know

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<v Speaker 1>they're a team that helps overhelps a lot too, so

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<v Speaker 1>you know, making that first pass, the quick pass as well,

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<v Speaker 1>that opened up the game for us and we were

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<v Speaker 1>able to make shots and just roll from there and

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<v Speaker 1>then overall too like I thought, we did a better

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<v Speaker 1>job of taking care of the basketball and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>value in every possession and getting a shot up, going

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<v Speaker 1>to the glass, offensive rebounding as well. But the defense

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<v Speaker 1>was the name of the game earlier on and making shots.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody contributed and just gotten a good flow tonight. I

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<v Speaker 1>know that kind of a mixed feelings about these back

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<v Speaker 1>to back games that now they kind of sprinkled throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the season. But is this a was this a good

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<v Speaker 1>one to have because you could like immediately make those

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<v Speaker 1>corrections and do it against the same opponent. Yeah, I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we we knew that wasn't our best effort,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, at home, and I thought that we just

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<v Speaker 1>had too many mensum mistakes in that game, whether that

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<v Speaker 1>was turnovers, defensive execution and uh on on the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>and just not making the easy play. I thought tonight

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<v Speaker 1>was a good job to come in and and and

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<v Speaker 1>just take ull take where we learned from the last

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<v Speaker 1>game and put it into play, and we got off obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>we got off to a good start, great start really,

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<v Speaker 1>and was able to to just let that fuel us

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<v Speaker 1>through the through the whole night. And anytime you have

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<v Speaker 1>that type of lead and that cushion, you know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>easy to get relaxed. But I thought, you know, well,

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<v Speaker 1>we did a good job of just keeping an above

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<v Speaker 1>twenty for the majority of the time, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>big for us. What was it for you tonight? Just

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<v Speaker 1>within all the offensive stuff you're talking about, but being

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<v Speaker 1>able to make an impassive rob just to be aggressive

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<v Speaker 1>with whatever play and that necessarily doesn't mean looking for

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<v Speaker 1>a shout every time, you know, just take what the

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<v Speaker 1>defense is given. And um, you know, with the added opportunities,

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<v Speaker 1>I was able to have an offensive on the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>end a half court just being able to try to

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<v Speaker 1>pick apart how they're playing. Um, you know, I know

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<v Speaker 1>how they play and how they rotate on defense. So

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<v Speaker 1>just being able to look for look for my shot

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<v Speaker 1>coming off. But also a lot of guys will open

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<v Speaker 1>to night on those easy skip passes. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>we shot We shot the ball really well tonight and

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<v Speaker 1>even had a lot of good looks that guys would

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<v Speaker 1>love to have another shot at. And you know that's

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<v Speaker 1>that you know, that's that type of rhythm in the

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<v Speaker 1>flow the whole team needs. Um Now as we you know,

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<v Speaker 1>wind down the stretch that we have up until playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked so much about how well you guys playing

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<v Speaker 1>on the road this whole month. You're really challenging road month,

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<v Speaker 1>and you guys have rolled through it. Basically, just what

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<v Speaker 1>do you feel like maybe even the things like off

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<v Speaker 1>the court and the way you approach games is have

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<v Speaker 1>you guys? I want to use the word of the sure.

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<v Speaker 1>But if you guys progressed in that way, that's now

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<v Speaker 1>kind of the intangible stuff that's now meeting to things. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, and you know we're going out on party

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<v Speaker 1>and every night, so that's helping us. Tobias Harris having

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<v Speaker 1>some fun there at the end with the lighthearted answer

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<v Speaker 1>about the team's road success. Harris with twenty nine and

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<v Speaker 1>eight in thirty three minutes at Chicago. The Sixers are

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine and twenty three overall, third in the Eastern Conference,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six and eleven at home, yes, but twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>and twelve away from home. For that forty nine and

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three record, we talked a lot about the first

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<v Speaker 1>half and the shooting start they got off to, but

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<v Speaker 1>defense was key in this one as well. In fact,

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth quarter the Sixers held the Bulls to

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<v Speaker 1>just fifteen points and they get the win. In night

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<v Speaker 1>two of the miniseries, with a day off in between.

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<v Speaker 1>After losing in Philadelphia, they beat the Bulls in Chicago.

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<v Speaker 1>The road trip continues now flew out West La in

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<v Speaker 1>the back to back coming up a very interesting back

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<v Speaker 1>to back at that the Golden State Warriors at their

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<v Speaker 1>place on Friday, and then at Phoenix the Suns on Saturday.

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<v Speaker 1>Both of those games will be ten pm Eastern starts

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<v Speaker 1>NBC Sports Philadelphia and ninety seven five the fanatic NBA

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<v Speaker 1>TV as well for the Golden State game. But on

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<v Speaker 1>paper it looks very difficult with that back to back

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<v Speaker 1>against Golden State and Phoenix. The Warriors are thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>and thirty six, They're starting a homestand and they've been

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<v Speaker 1>really good at home twenty nine and seven home record.

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<v Speaker 1>The road has kind of been their kryptonite this year,

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<v Speaker 1>but they're in sixth in the West. So a matchup

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<v Speaker 1>that everyone will have their eyes on on Friday in

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<v Speaker 1>the Bay. Yeah, a meaningful matchup for both teams. You

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<v Speaker 1>mentioned at The Warriors have struggled on the road of late.

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<v Speaker 1>Just took a five game road trip and lost three

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<v Speaker 1>of those five and then one in Houston and in

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<v Speaker 1>Dallas last night. Houston not last night, but Dallas last night.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Warriors, of course always bring the firepower, they

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<v Speaker 1>bring the championship experience. They will bring a challenge to

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers, who did not play tired last night,

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<v Speaker 1>but have got to be dealing with some fatigue by

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<v Speaker 1>and large. Then you mentioned, of course the team moves

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<v Speaker 1>on to Phoenix and Denver. Matt, I'm looking forward to

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<v Speaker 1>all three of these West Coast matchups, and always interesting

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<v Speaker 1>when you get to see teams that you don't get

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<v Speaker 1>to see all that often. Sixers after dark for those

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<v Speaker 1>of you on the East Coast. I am. I don't know, Matt.

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<v Speaker 1>I was going to say, do you have any of

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<v Speaker 1>those three that stand out to you that you've had

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<v Speaker 1>circled on your calendar? I know all three could be great,

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<v Speaker 1>but anything you're particularly looking forward to, perhaps a single

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<v Speaker 1>matchup that might excite you most. I don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>you see where I'm going here, but yeah, what do

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<v Speaker 1>you think? It's Denver for sure. And I circled this

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<v Speaker 1>one on spaces actually a few spaces ago, I think,

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<v Speaker 1>so Monday the twenty seventh, nine thirty Eastern start for

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<v Speaker 1>that one in Denver. The Sixers at the Nuggets. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>the MVP conversation with Joel Embiid kind of being a

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<v Speaker 1>favorite right now over Nicola, Yokich Phoenix in between Golden

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<v Speaker 1>State and Denver. They have not had Kevin Durant since

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<v Speaker 1>March eighth, with an ankle injury and he's expected back

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<v Speaker 1>either at the end of this month or potentially early April,

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<v Speaker 1>so it does not sound like he will be back

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<v Speaker 1>when the Sixers visit the Phoenix Suns. That huge trade

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<v Speaker 1>that went down with Durant going from Brooklyn to Phoenix.

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<v Speaker 1>I did want to give a shout out to Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>who says good morning from China, and then Winona dedication here.

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<v Speaker 1>Winona checked in and first of all said, I love

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<v Speaker 1>how Toby is stepping up, thinks the Sixers can take

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<v Speaker 1>the Warriors in the next game of the trip, and

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<v Speaker 1>then said a little earlier on I was traveling last

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<v Speaker 1>night during the game from New York to Tampa. Plane

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<v Speaker 1>was packed and the eight dollar internet was spotty, but

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<v Speaker 1>I had to see the fellas. Great win Let's all

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<v Speaker 1>get some rest. But that's dedication, getting the internet watching

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers bulls, and I'm glad that the Sixers were

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<v Speaker 1>able to come through for Winona. As we get ready

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<v Speaker 1>to wind down, do you have any insight Lauren Rosen

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<v Speaker 1>on the popcorn photo in the locker room with Tyrese Maxie.

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<v Speaker 1>No specific insight, but we know that Tyrese is a

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<v Speaker 1>popcorn fan. Many a meme has been born from Tyrese

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<v Speaker 1>eating normal sized receptacles of popcorn last night. Of course

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<v Speaker 1>it was an ultra large one. If you haven't seen it,

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<v Speaker 1>I know Matt pinned that tweet to the top of

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<v Speaker 1>the space. If you're listening as podcast, make sure you

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<v Speaker 1>go either to the Sixers Twitter Instagram or Tyrese's Instagram

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<v Speaker 1>or a night's photo of our man holding onto a

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<v Speaker 1>very large bag of popcorn. It's how he likes to

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<v Speaker 1>unwind after a long day. Who can blame him, Matt,

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<v Speaker 1>Tyrese Maxie did not play in the first matchup between

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers and Warriors, nor did Stephen Curry, so we'll

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<v Speaker 1>hope to see both of them tomorrow night. That's Friday

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<v Speaker 1>Night in the Bay very much looking forward to the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers hopefully getting their second and final when over the

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<v Speaker 1>Golden State Warriors this year. They took a one eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>one oh six win in the first meeting between the teams.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid notched to thirty four point thirteen rebound double

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<v Speaker 1>double in that one. James Harden scored twenty seven to

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<v Speaker 1>five and nine the Anthony Melton was big in that

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<v Speaker 1>matchup as well. Near a triple double territory with seventeen points,

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<v Speaker 1>nine rebounds, and seven assists. As for that Nuggets game

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<v Speaker 1>you mentioned, there's some uncertainty in between, of course, with

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<v Speaker 1>exactly who the Phoenix Suns not rather not uncertainty, but

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<v Speaker 1>the Phoenix Suns matchup not quite as star studded as

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<v Speaker 1>people might have hoped when they looked at this stretch

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<v Speaker 1>with Kevin Durant's sideline, but the Nuggets finale for this

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<v Speaker 1>road stretch will be something. The Sixers also won that one.

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<v Speaker 1>The first matchup between those teams one twenty six to

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<v Speaker 1>one nineteen Joel Embid was pretty spectacular. Forty seven points,

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen rebounds, five assists, three steals, and two blocks. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know these teams are looking forward to facing off

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<v Speaker 1>once again. Matt to do more of these with you

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<v Speaker 1>as this road trip continues. As always, we try to

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<v Speaker 1>do these after Big Sixers wins. We convert them to

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers Insiders podcasts. If you're not following the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers Insiders podcast podcast feed wherever you get your podcasts,

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<v Speaker 1>please do so now. Same goes for the Big Niang theory.

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<v Speaker 1>With George Niang, we have an episode coming out in

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<v Speaker 1>the next few days that I think people are really

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<v Speaker 1>gonna like some special guests, some topical topics. Well that's

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<v Speaker 1>not really fair. I guess many topics might be topical,

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<v Speaker 1>but some topical discussion based on this season, based on

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<v Speaker 1>life outside of the NBA, I think you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>really going to enjoy that. So seventy six Ers Insiders Podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>the Big Niang Theory podcast, Please make sure you're following

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<v Speaker 1>us there. You can always reach out to us. The

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<v Speaker 1>dms are always open. You can tweet at us, you

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<v Speaker 1>can send us a note. Let us know what you

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<v Speaker 1>guys want to see. The playoffs approach. So as we

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<v Speaker 1>Matt and I plan our coverage for the playoffs, please

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<v Speaker 1>let us know what you'd like to see. We are

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<v Speaker 1>here for you guys. We love doing these. Matt Murphy,

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<v Speaker 1>I'll let you have the last word. Yes, please follow

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast feed. In addition to the

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<v Speaker 1>Big Niang Theory with George Niang and Lauren Rosen, we've

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<v Speaker 1>got a bunch of conversations with Sixers players individual interviews

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<v Speaker 1>coming to the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast feed in the

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<v Speaker 1>very near future. For the last word. Today, I am

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<v Speaker 1>going to repeat some stuff I mentioned at the top

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<v Speaker 1>which got cut off from the podcast, but after this

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<v Speaker 1>win in Chicago to bounce back when the Sixers are

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<v Speaker 1>now ten and two in a road heavy March, They've

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<v Speaker 1>won seven straight on the road, so everyone's looking for

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<v Speaker 1>that to continue as they have three more games on

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<v Speaker 1>this road trip. But that will do it for us today.

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<v Speaker 1>Stay tuned throughout the end of the regular season. Lauren Rosen,

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<v Speaker 1>thank you so much, thanks to the listeners, and we'll

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<v Speaker 1>see and hear from everybody next time. See you guys.

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<v Speaker 1>By Su