WEBVTT - Rewind vs. Houston Rockets - 1/3/2020

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to rewind, they'll listen back on press conferences,

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<v Speaker 1>highlights and analysis from the seventy sixers previous game. The

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers did show some fights in the Lone Star

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<v Speaker 1>State tonight in a loss of the Houston Rockets one

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen to one oh eight. They did not, however, get

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<v Speaker 1>the win that they were looking for. Fourth straight lost

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<v Speaker 1>for the seventy Sixers as their record drops to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three and fourteen or the Houston Rockets improved to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four and eleven on the season. I'm Brian Seltzer. The

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six ers four game losing streak is the longest

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<v Speaker 1>of the season, their longest since a five game skid

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<v Speaker 1>back in December of two thousand and seventeen. What went

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<v Speaker 1>well for the seventy Sixers tonight? Ben Simmons was pretty awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>You will probably look at his three for seven from

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line first in a game this close.

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<v Speaker 1>That's valid. He was not the only seventy Sixer to

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<v Speaker 1>miss from the line tonight, as the rest of the

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<v Speaker 1>team was relatively up and down at certain points from

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<v Speaker 1>the stripe, but the rest of Ben Simmons line pretty

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<v Speaker 1>uncommon twenty nine points, thirteen rebounds, eleven assists, three steals,

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<v Speaker 1>four block shots. According to the website Basketball Reference, he

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<v Speaker 1>is the only player since nineteen forty six forty seven

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<v Speaker 1>to reach those minimums twenty nine points, thirteen boards, eleven assists,

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<v Speaker 1>and four block shots and three steals in a single game.

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<v Speaker 1>So that is pretty impressive. Ultra impressive was what James

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<v Speaker 1>Harden did tonight. Forty four points, eleven rebounds, eleven dimes.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a couple of steals as well. It was

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<v Speaker 1>the first triple double of the season for James Harden.

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<v Speaker 1>He was really efficient, as Tom McGinnis was talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen of twenty four from the field, six of twelve

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<v Speaker 1>from three point territory. And if you go to three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting tonight, the Rockets out did the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>ers by twelve from beyond the arc, six of the

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<v Speaker 1>bigger parton by six from the arc, and you make

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<v Speaker 1>up the difference right there with James Harden's total. The

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooting was a big storyline in the game. Again,

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<v Speaker 1>the Rockets were plus six made from outside the arc.

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<v Speaker 1>The Rockets also getting it done from the free throw line.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll go down to the head coach Brett Brown, like

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<v Speaker 1>you try to get close and like he's strong enough

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<v Speaker 1>and good enough to go buy you. And then Cappella

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<v Speaker 1>gets behind your head, you know for the lobs, and

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<v Speaker 1>so the package is lethal. They're hard debat. He was

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<v Speaker 1>outstanding tonight. I like the way I guys competed. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we got down, we fought back. We got down, we

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<v Speaker 1>fought back. I think we got a two hundred and

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred, you know, after being a very sort of

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<v Speaker 1>erratic type of game. But I liked the spirit of

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<v Speaker 1>our group. How did you feel like you kept up

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<v Speaker 1>with their pace. I didn't think we did a good

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<v Speaker 1>job in transition defense. I thought in the first half

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<v Speaker 1>we will pull Capella beat us up the floor a

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<v Speaker 1>few times. I didn't think we did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>of showing a crowd on James. Initially, I thought we

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<v Speaker 1>fixed some of that in the second half, but in

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<v Speaker 1>general and the first half, the transition defense was a

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<v Speaker 1>was a CEO thoughts on the street. I mean think

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<v Speaker 1>about it, like I think that you just like go

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<v Speaker 1>back and you keep moving. You know, you got to

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<v Speaker 1>identify obvious things that we need work on. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a rough time shooting tonight. I think we were six

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<v Speaker 1>for whatever. And I think that like I um believe

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<v Speaker 1>in it's it's it's a genuine comment that good days

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<v Speaker 1>will add up. You know, I keep keep, keep the

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<v Speaker 1>boys in the boat, keep moving forward, and uh, good

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<v Speaker 1>days will add up this group. We will figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>I know you guys didn't come back, but there was

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<v Speaker 1>a point where certain times where the body language look bad.

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<v Speaker 1>You know the guys out there, um well, Joel was

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of people the body language just looked bad.

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<v Speaker 1>They were discourages, hard guarding. James Hodden, you can ask

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<v Speaker 1>them about it. Are you concerned about the morale this

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<v Speaker 1>group losing the fourth straight settlers in I'm not what

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<v Speaker 1>gives you that confidence? Because I think that this is

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<v Speaker 1>smart enough to know that we have talent in that

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<v Speaker 1>room and then it's a good league and losing in

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<v Speaker 1>Houston is no disgrace and that that good days will

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<v Speaker 1>add up. I think the character will prevail. What did

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<v Speaker 1>you make of Ben's aggression tonight? I thought Ben was great.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, we put him in different pick and roll situations,

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<v Speaker 1>used him as a screen center, you know, him rolling

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<v Speaker 1>out of it. I thought he was excellent all around.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you look at those stats and as dominating.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six Ers head coach Brett Brown after tonight's one

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen one O eight loss to the Houston Rockets, the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six ers fourth in a row, their longest losing

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<v Speaker 1>streak since December of twenty seventeen. Some of the highlights

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<v Speaker 1>from that. Brett Brown at postgame press conference. He believes

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<v Speaker 1>that good days will add up. He thinks that there's

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<v Speaker 1>enough character and talent among the team to figure out

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<v Speaker 1>this current rut. The group is in. The team is

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<v Speaker 1>coming back home after two idle days Tomorrow and Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>The seventy Sixers will host the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>get two more days without a game before hosting the

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<v Speaker 1>Ball Celtics in a game next Thursday night at the Center.

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<v Speaker 1>So some opportunities for the seventy sixers to get in

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<v Speaker 1>the gym and work on writing some of the wrongs.

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<v Speaker 1>But for the most part is Brett said, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think if you listen to this game tonight, if you

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<v Speaker 1>watch this game followed portions of it, you could tell

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<v Speaker 1>the spirit, the fight, the competitiveness of the seventy sixers

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<v Speaker 1>was there. I mean, listen, the bottom line is is

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<v Speaker 1>the last place, one of the last places you would

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<v Speaker 1>want to have to go to when you're riding a

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<v Speaker 1>three game losing streak and you're hoping to break out

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<v Speaker 1>of it, is on the road to a place like

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<v Speaker 1>Houston to face a team that's got the talent and

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<v Speaker 1>the dynamic, transformative players like the Rockets do. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>there's James Harden, who, as we talked about before that

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<v Speaker 1>excerpt of Brett's postgame press conference, had forty four points,

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<v Speaker 1>eleven rebounds, eleven assists. Russell Westbrook, I mean, he was

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<v Speaker 1>what he is. He was wild at times, he was crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>and I felt the Sixers did a good job capitalizing

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<v Speaker 1>on his erratic nous to try and get back of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. But he can also drive down the length

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<v Speaker 1>of the floor and put immense pressure on your transition

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<v Speaker 1>defense and set up a drive and kick game, which

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<v Speaker 1>was what was happening throughout the night. Westbrook had twenty

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<v Speaker 1>points tonight, seven rebounds, four assists. And then there's Clinton Capella,

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<v Speaker 1>who had a career game thirty points, fourteen rebounds. He

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<v Speaker 1>was feasting off of what the likes of Westbrook and

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<v Speaker 1>Harden were able to create, and the Sixers were not

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<v Speaker 1>able to account for that many threats that Houston was

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<v Speaker 1>throwing at them. Tonight, seventy Sixers follow the Rockets one

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen one o eight. The record is now twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>and fourteen on the season. We'll get some more thoughts

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<v Speaker 1>from Tom McGinnis. Tom, it's a tough spot for the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy sixers to be in, right, I mean, they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to get out of this funk and they're going up

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<v Speaker 1>against one of the better teams in the NBA, and

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<v Speaker 1>they started off pretty strong. They led by seven after

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter. Houston then got going driving the lane

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<v Speaker 1>while the seventy Sixers closed the gap on a few occasions,

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<v Speaker 1>there was always someone there for the Rockets to get

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<v Speaker 1>the lead back to a comfortable spot, right And to

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<v Speaker 1>your point, you know, they did keep battling back, and

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<v Speaker 1>they got it down to six, I know, and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even less than that, but you know, they're around three

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to go. They had a chance to cut it

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<v Speaker 1>to four and came away empty and Harden came back

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<v Speaker 1>with a big play. And again, when you're trailing like

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<v Speaker 1>that and you get down toward the latter stages of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. Like my point was right around that stage

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<v Speaker 1>with three minutes or so to go, and I've said

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<v Speaker 1>it before you but you almost have to play perfect,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is you have to completely shut them out

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<v Speaker 1>while you go on a tear and you know, there's

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<v Speaker 1>obviously still a lot of possessions left with that much

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<v Speaker 1>time to go, but you can't allow them to score,

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<v Speaker 1>and certainly not more than once. And that that's what happened.

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<v Speaker 1>But like you said, good spirit, good fight. They came

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<v Speaker 1>back to your overall point, you know, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>probably one of the sentiments coming in. You could play

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<v Speaker 1>better and show more energy and execution and play overall

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<v Speaker 1>better for the Sixers, but come away empty due to

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<v Speaker 1>the fact that you're playing the Rockets here and they're

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good at home. And then you have a transcendent

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<v Speaker 1>performance by not just Westbrook but by Capella, who was terrific.

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<v Speaker 1>And it's a predicament defensively, you know what I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>where you have to go Otherwise Harden's getting another layup

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<v Speaker 1>and so Joel kind of has to roam toward him

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<v Speaker 1>and then Capella throws it down from behind. So I

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<v Speaker 1>mean they run that really well. I mean that's you

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<v Speaker 1>can x and know all you want, but that's a

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<v Speaker 1>really simple, fundamental thing. You throw it up to a

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<v Speaker 1>six eleven player with great leaping ability, with one of

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<v Speaker 1>the great greatest scorers ever throwing the ball to him,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's a winning combination in terms of that alley.

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<v Speaker 1>Youp with Harden and Cappella seventy six ers fall by

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<v Speaker 1>ten at Houston one eighteen to one oh eight. What

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<v Speaker 1>would you make tom of what Ben Simmons did tonight? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he was great, you know, and I think he ended

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<v Speaker 1>up missing seven shots and two or three of those

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<v Speaker 1>at least we're in the opening moments now. He also

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<v Speaker 1>got rebounds for that, so that kind of padded that

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<v Speaker 1>area of his game. But you know, he had difficulty

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<v Speaker 1>scoring early on, but he was very aggressive. I honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he would be a little more aggressive. He

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<v Speaker 1>caught the ball down low and then opted to throw

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<v Speaker 1>it out, and particularly when you've got somebody you know,

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<v Speaker 1>and these are great players but not known as defensive stalwarts.

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<v Speaker 1>In Harden and Westbrook and other times he had Gordon

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<v Speaker 1>on him, and you know, Ben at six to eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's got to be a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>aggressive with his back to the basket. Most of the

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<v Speaker 1>times are some of these. Anyway, we're on second chances

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<v Speaker 1>where you know, he's four or five feet from the

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<v Speaker 1>goal and I get the three point shot as king

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<v Speaker 1>in today's NBA, but not when you can spin and

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<v Speaker 1>take a two footer. You know, those shots are pretty

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<v Speaker 1>big too, so to be able to score at the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>But overall, he was terrific, and he led the way.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a dominant, aggressive player. And how about that

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<v Speaker 1>two of the biggest stars in the game getting triple

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<v Speaker 1>doubles in a ballgame. Here's tonight. Following tonight's ten point

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<v Speaker 1>one eighteen one lost the Houston Rockets. These seventy sixers

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<v Speaker 1>will be idol tomorrow and Sunday. Back at it on

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<v Speaker 1>Monday against the Oklahoma City Thunder, and then after that

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<v Speaker 1>they'll wrap up a two game stop at the Center

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<v Speaker 1>versus the Boston Celtics tom How important do you think

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<v Speaker 1>the next couple days off for the seventy six ers,

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<v Speaker 1>presumably an off day, a true off day tomorrow and

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<v Speaker 1>then another practice on Sunday. These are opportunities more so

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<v Speaker 1>than you would normally find and pox the schedule to

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<v Speaker 1>try and get some legit practice time in well, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>In just one other note that I failed to mention,

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<v Speaker 1>but James Ennis did not play. I see him here.

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<v Speaker 1>He used to play in Houston, but he was under

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<v Speaker 1>the weather tonight and he didn't play. And you say,

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<v Speaker 1>true off day. This is also you know, just from

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<v Speaker 1>doing this for a few years, this is one of

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<v Speaker 1>the more difficult games other than returning from the West

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<v Speaker 1>Coast because you know, again this this game was played

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<v Speaker 1>on Central Time, but you know back home, it's getting

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<v Speaker 1>on at eleven o'clock and then you gotta fly all

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<v Speaker 1>the way home, so you know, you really you go

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<v Speaker 1>to bed pretty pretty late, almost early in the morning,

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<v Speaker 1>so you need that entire day, and then it's hard

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<v Speaker 1>to practice full go on Sunday. You got a game

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday, right, So but it is I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>got I think the six Ers benefited by getting into

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<v Speaker 1>the gym yes day before they flew out here, and

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<v Speaker 1>anytime like that is good. You just you're not going

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<v Speaker 1>to be able. You might be able to go ten

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<v Speaker 1>or fifteen minutes hard, but you can't go you know,

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<v Speaker 1>a big hour and a half practice before a game,

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<v Speaker 1>and those are really difficult now, you know, maybe Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>but again, two days off is great, but mostly at

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<v Speaker 1>this stage it's for rest and recovery, and that's what

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<v Speaker 1>this will kind of be over the weekend. To get

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<v Speaker 1>carried up. I think the biggest thing is they're coming

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<v Speaker 1>home and played so well at home, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma with Chris Paul. You know, everyone's kind of he

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<v Speaker 1>was here, but remember how good he was down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch in that game. He was just incredible in the

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<v Speaker 1>game in Oklahoma. So not an easy out for sure.

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<v Speaker 1>Gallinari is hard to guard, so not an easy game.

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<v Speaker 1>And then the showdown with Boston looms as well. But

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<v Speaker 1>the biggest thing is to get back Monday and see

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<v Speaker 1>if you can't get back in the win column, get

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<v Speaker 1>that crowd behind you and get the good vibes going

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<v Speaker 1>again and try to turn this thing around a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit because the four games is where it needs to stop.

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<v Speaker 1>Well put by Tom McGinnis. Tom talked to you on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Good night, Thanks Brian. Here's how it sounded, courtesy of

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<v Speaker 1>the one and only Tom McGinnis. Seventy sixers were looking

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<v Speaker 1>for an energetic start and they got it. Joel and

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<v Speaker 1>Bead was in the middle of it. Go here's a

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<v Speaker 1>lob to the rim and Beat catches it, comes down

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<v Speaker 1>and jams it over the top of Capella. What a

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<v Speaker 1>feed by Ben Simmons from out front and Joel caught it,

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<v Speaker 1>landed and went right back up and stuffed it. That

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<v Speaker 1>made it seven to four. Seventy Sixers led by seven

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven to twenty after a quarter of play. In

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<v Speaker 1>the second, when Ben Simmons on the bench, one of

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<v Speaker 1>the best defenders in the NBA this season, Russell Westbrooks

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<v Speaker 1>started to gain control and gain momentum going downhill and

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers lost their lead. They were battling uphill

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<v Speaker 1>for the rest of the first half. Simmons with the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons with its back to the basket, gets the screened

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<v Speaker 1>by Joe, tries the eurostep around Harnin. He banked it in.

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<v Speaker 1>Wow and improbable, but good shot by Ben Simmons, and

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<v Speaker 1>it's a one point game. The score was fifty four

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<v Speaker 1>fifty three in favor of Houston. The Rockets would score

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<v Speaker 1>the next six points going into the half. They led

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<v Speaker 1>by the tally of sixty to fifty three. In quarter

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<v Speaker 1>number three, who wasn't once again, Ben Simmons stirring the pot,

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<v Speaker 1>getting the seventy Sixers back within striking distance. Harris would

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<v Speaker 1>a drive. Capella's there underhand left hand scoop nobody rebound,

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<v Speaker 1>followed by Simmons with authority. Ben Simmons throws it down.

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<v Speaker 1>Two point game, great dribble drive by Tobias, even though

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't score. It was sixty two sixty and this

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<v Speaker 1>was a recurring theme and pattern for the game throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the night, especially in the second half. Seventy Sixers would

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<v Speaker 1>maunt a run, Houston would have an answer. The Rockets

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<v Speaker 1>score the next nine points. They went up comfortably, leading

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<v Speaker 1>by double digits for the first time. Simmons closing the

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<v Speaker 1>third quarter in solid fashion one on one would the

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<v Speaker 1>beat and beat dares of the shoot. Capella goes into

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<v Speaker 1>the lane, get to Ronda and misses a lamp and

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<v Speaker 1>Westbrook miss is a rebound jemp and then hangs on

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<v Speaker 1>the rim. Here come the Sixers, Simmons into the na

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons many dumps it on Capella. Ben Simmons with a

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<v Speaker 1>tomahawk left hand jab, but the seventy Sixers would be

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<v Speaker 1>down a dozen and ninety six eighty four going into

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth at one point, it seemed like the Rockets,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe we're in position to run away with this game. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers came charging back one last time. It

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<v Speaker 1>was down now by eight again, here's a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>cut in the league. Josh Richardson with a dribble, lobs

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<v Speaker 1>it to Ben Simmons, catches and dunks it. Well done,

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<v Speaker 1>as they borrow a page from that, Harden to Capella,

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<v Speaker 1>all of you and Simmons now with twenty five, one

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<v Speaker 1>oh three ninety seven Houston, five minutes to go, one

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<v Speaker 1>last gasp for the seventy Sixers. They headed into the

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<v Speaker 1>final minutes of regulation. Westbrook has it. They got a

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<v Speaker 1>three on two going left the right. He loves him

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<v Speaker 1>in the lane and Cark Moss breaks it up. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers with the day and now Simmons has a number.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes into the lane and Harris jams it over. Harden.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons are the good dish down low right and

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers are the three on one and Harris dunks

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<v Speaker 1>the ball. It's a five point game. One oh five,

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and seventy Sixers would essentially have to pitch

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<v Speaker 1>a perfect game the rest of the way against the

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<v Speaker 1>team as good as Houston. They were not able to

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<v Speaker 1>James Harden leading a eight to two run that but

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<v Speaker 1>the Rockets up one thirteen, one two with about two

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to go, Harden's three point shooting putting this game

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<v Speaker 1>away as Houston goes on to win it by ten

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<v Speaker 1>in the end, one eighteen to one oh eight. Taking

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<v Speaker 1>a look at some notes from the final box score

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<v Speaker 1>in tonight's game, there were some spectacular individual performances as

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers, though collectively we're not able to keep

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<v Speaker 1>pace with the Houston Rockets from three point territory. That

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<v Speaker 1>was a big storyline, as was the fact that the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers also were outdone from the free throw line Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>In tonight's game against the seventy sixers, they shot overall

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<v Speaker 1>forty seven and a half percent to seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>forty five and a half percent the six or sixty

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<v Speaker 1>three pointers Houston with twelve. Houston was twenty four thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two from the free throw line the seventy sixers eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty five. Houston was plus four on the glass.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy Sixers also surrendered a decent amount of fast break

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<v Speaker 1>points twenty seventy sixers, doing most of their work in

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<v Speaker 1>the paint. They scored sixty points. James Harden tonight, finishing

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<v Speaker 1>with forty four points that was a game high. He

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<v Speaker 1>was thirteen to twenty four from the field twelve or

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<v Speaker 1>twelve and the free throw line six of twelve from three.

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<v Speaker 1>He also had eleven rebounds and eleven assists. Twenty points

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<v Speaker 1>for Russell Westbrook, A big story, a huge story for Houston.

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<v Speaker 1>Career game for Clinton Cappella thirty points, fourteen rebounds, three assists.

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<v Speaker 1>He was great for the Rockets. Tonight for the seventy sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons with twenty nine points, thirteen rebounds, eleven assists,

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<v Speaker 1>three steals, and four block shots. If you missed me

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<v Speaker 1>setting this earlier. According to the great website Basketball Reference

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<v Speaker 1>dot com, there's been no player in the NBA since

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen forty six forty seven to put up those numbers

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<v Speaker 1>in a single game. Twenty four points for Tobias Harris.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid with his twenty first twenty ten game. He

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<v Speaker 1>finished with twenty on the nose to go with twelve rebounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy sixers are now twenty three and fourteen. The Rockets

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<v Speaker 1>are twenty four and eleven to seventy six Ers have

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<v Speaker 1>lost four in a row, their longest losing streak since

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<v Speaker 1>December twenty seventeen, when they dropped five straight. Six will

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<v Speaker 1>look to end the skid on Monday Night against the

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City Thunder. You've been listening to Rewind, look out

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