WEBVTT - Embiid Returns, Sixers Come Back Against Hawks 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:03.400 This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network 0:00:03.600 --> 0:00:14.520 search seventy Sixers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts day everybody, 0:00:15.200 --> 0:00:26.200 seventy six hunds without further ado, Good morning, everybody, Welcome 0:00:26.239 --> 0:00:29.680 back to another post Sixers win reaction. I'm Lauren Rosen. 0:00:29.760 --> 0:00:32.519 Matt Murphy is with me. We're going to jump straight 0:00:32.560 --> 0:00:36.360 into the box for first and foremost today just to 0:00:36.360 --> 0:00:38.599 get those questions coming in, those comments coming in. So 0:00:38.640 --> 0:00:41.839 as I go through this box for in our open, 0:00:42.080 --> 0:00:45.480 I would love to hear what you guys say standout performances, 0:00:45.479 --> 0:00:47.120 and then I'm gonna let Matt Murphy take it away 0:00:47.120 --> 0:00:50.040 with some analysis. So guys, let's get right into it. 0:00:50.080 --> 0:00:53.920 Joel Embiide back at it again. Miss the Sixers three 0:00:53.960 --> 0:00:57.040 game trip on which they went to and won one 0:00:57.120 --> 0:00:59.640 back to back games in Orlando rather not in a 0:00:59.680 --> 0:01:03.000 back to back to back at Orlando the day in between, 0:01:03.320 --> 0:01:05.200 and then we're able to win their third game in 0:01:05.319 --> 0:01:09.560 four days last night at home at the Center. Joel 0:01:09.600 --> 0:01:12.600 Embiid led the way in his return thirty points, eight rebounds, 0:01:12.600 --> 0:01:16.320 seven assists, two steals, two blocks, nine for eighteen from 0:01:16.319 --> 0:01:19.080 the field twelve or thirteen from the free throw line. 0:01:19.120 --> 0:01:21.280 That doesn't even begin to tell the whole story when 0:01:21.280 --> 0:01:22.959 you look at what he was able to do defensively, 0:01:23.160 --> 0:01:26.120 and those eleven final points for the Sixers all coming 0:01:26.200 --> 0:01:29.679 from Embid In that fourth quarter, Tobias Harris was excellent 0:01:29.760 --> 0:01:32.720 once again, twenty four points, ten rebounds and an assist. 0:01:33.040 --> 0:01:35.319 He shot ten for eighteen from the field, three for 0:01:35.440 --> 0:01:40.000 seven from three point range. Shake Milton also excellent once 0:01:40.000 --> 0:01:44.039 again twenty one points, five rebounds, seven assists. Matt He's 0:01:44.080 --> 0:01:45.959 becoming a little bit of a triple double risk, and 0:01:46.040 --> 0:01:49.760 of course more so when Joel Embiid and Tyrese Maxie 0:01:49.760 --> 0:01:52.880 and James Harden aren't available. But Shake Milton remaining so 0:01:52.960 --> 0:01:56.040 productive with Joel back in the lineup is exciting to see. 0:01:56.120 --> 0:02:00.920 D Anthony Melton and George Niang contributed nine points, strong 0:02:01.000 --> 0:02:03.800 outing from Matisse Thyble, who also returned to the lineup 0:02:03.920 --> 0:02:07.280 last night for the first time about a week. He 0:02:07.360 --> 0:02:10.400 finished with four points in just eight minutes and had 0:02:10.440 --> 0:02:12.240 a steal. He looked good, Matt. He made both of 0:02:12.280 --> 0:02:18.120 his attempts for Concord Maas Paul Reid, Daniel House Junior PJ. Tucker, 0:02:18.160 --> 0:02:20.440 all also playing a role in this one. So any questions, 0:02:20.480 --> 0:02:23.120 any thoughts on those guys, please send them in, but 0:02:23.240 --> 0:02:25.720 without further a do Good morning, Matt Murphy. How are you. 0:02:25.800 --> 0:02:29.320 What did you think about last night's victory. It was 0:02:29.360 --> 0:02:32.240 a hard fought win for the Sixers to get to 0:02:32.440 --> 0:02:35.040 twelve and nine on the season. They've won three in 0:02:35.040 --> 0:02:40.560 a row. Impressive second win in Orlando, rolling that into 0:02:40.639 --> 0:02:42.520 the second half of a back to back where they 0:02:42.560 --> 0:02:45.799 traveled home taking on a Hawks team that played at 0:02:46.120 --> 0:02:49.640 in Atlanta the night before and was looking to bounce back. 0:02:50.080 --> 0:02:52.519 The Sixers and Hawks play these close games. I think 0:02:52.520 --> 0:02:56.279 for the Sixers too, As many of the players said afterwards, 0:02:56.280 --> 0:02:59.200 and we will hear from audio from some of them 0:02:59.600 --> 0:03:02.120 today during the show, they had to grind it out. 0:03:02.160 --> 0:03:04.720 They had to keep fighting. That was the message in 0:03:04.760 --> 0:03:08.640 the huddle, Fight, chip away, come back, And that's the 0:03:08.720 --> 0:03:11.120 number on the box score that stood out to me 0:03:11.320 --> 0:03:15.280 was the number sixteen. That was the biggest lead, sixteen 0:03:15.360 --> 0:03:20.079 points for the Atlanta Hawks. So the biggest comeback of 0:03:20.120 --> 0:03:23.840 the season so far for the Philadelphia seventy six ers. 0:03:24.200 --> 0:03:26.800 When you were going through the individual players and mentioning 0:03:26.800 --> 0:03:30.520 Shake Milton triple double watch in the past few games. 0:03:30.520 --> 0:03:34.720 With the seven assists zero turnovers, that's a number another 0:03:34.840 --> 0:03:37.160 number that stood out to me from the box score. 0:03:37.160 --> 0:03:40.040 A clean game from Shake Milton, who got it going 0:03:40.480 --> 0:03:44.320 as the game was progressing, just like Joel Embiid, who 0:03:44.480 --> 0:03:46.880 with him back in the lineup to do most of 0:03:46.880 --> 0:03:49.840 his damage when it mattered most, finished with thirty points, 0:03:49.880 --> 0:03:54.320 eight rebounds and seven assists himself key defensive play against 0:03:54.400 --> 0:03:57.480 Trey Young to seal the deal. But Shake got it 0:03:57.560 --> 0:04:00.760 going as well. They were playing off each other quite 0:04:00.800 --> 0:04:04.160 well when the game mattered most. And we can dive 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:06.240 more into that. I want to hear from everyone as well, 0:04:06.280 --> 0:04:09.200 so we could sort through some of the messages and tweets. 0:04:09.240 --> 0:04:13.120 But yeah, the comeback effort, given the circumstances and it 0:04:13.240 --> 0:04:16.800 being a sixteen point comeback, was something that I was 0:04:16.839 --> 0:04:19.960 looking at for sure. Joel Embiid, of course the top 0:04:20.000 --> 0:04:22.719 story in his return to the court, but he understands 0:04:22.760 --> 0:04:24.560 that there were some other top stories going on this 0:04:24.600 --> 0:04:26.720 week and after the game, Joel gave a lot of credit, 0:04:26.760 --> 0:04:28.320 a lot of props to that group that went out 0:04:28.360 --> 0:04:30.520 on the road and did so well in the absence 0:04:30.560 --> 0:04:34.000 again of Joel of Tyrese and of James Harden during 0:04:34.200 --> 0:04:37.400 that time. Let's hear Joel immediately post game last night 0:04:38.320 --> 0:04:49.200 was made up his play out, I've been doing so good. Um. 0:04:49.440 --> 0:04:53.520 I think that just been you know, trusting each other. Um, 0:04:53.640 --> 0:04:56.000 you know, even before I got hurt. I think, you know, 0:04:56.040 --> 0:04:58.880 the way we were playing then, we were playing together, 0:04:59.560 --> 0:05:02.640 you know, just moving the ball, you know, making sure 0:05:03.120 --> 0:05:07.960 everybody touches the ball. And obviously the last four games, 0:05:08.960 --> 0:05:13.320 you know, that've been playing on another level and defensively 0:05:13.800 --> 0:05:16.840 and offensively. I think our offense has been so good 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:20.080 because of our defense. So I think that's the reason 0:05:20.120 --> 0:05:23.880 why we've been winning all these games. The seventy sixers 0:05:23.880 --> 0:05:26.680 now have won seven of their last nine. They have 0:05:26.800 --> 0:05:30.000 won four of their last five, and three of those 0:05:30.200 --> 0:05:32.760 in a row. Matt the team leaving this afternoon to 0:05:32.839 --> 0:05:36.160 head to Cleveland, where they will face the Cavaliers tomorrow. 0:05:36.400 --> 0:05:38.039 But I love what Joel said about the way that 0:05:38.040 --> 0:05:40.600 the guys were able to sort of shoulder the burdens, 0:05:40.640 --> 0:05:43.160 step up and step in. That's what we heard all 0:05:43.200 --> 0:05:45.560 week long from those guys that were stepping up, and 0:05:45.640 --> 0:05:47.800 cool to see Joel give them props and then put 0:05:47.800 --> 0:05:49.800 the team on his back in that second half of 0:05:49.839 --> 0:05:52.640 a back to back, Matt, I think you might have 0:05:52.640 --> 0:05:54.880 had a better angle of the fourth quarter than I did. 0:05:54.960 --> 0:05:56.719 For those that don't know, I sort of move around 0:05:56.839 --> 0:05:58.520 in the fourth quarter when it looks like the Sixers 0:05:58.560 --> 0:06:00.760 are going to take a victory. Did you see from 0:06:00.839 --> 0:06:03.800 Joel Embiid in that eleven point run in that final 0:06:03.880 --> 0:06:07.480 game saving steal. How did it feel to watch Joel 0:06:08.040 --> 0:06:11.440 in prime fashion last night in his return? You know, 0:06:11.520 --> 0:06:14.919 it's interesting because he only had two field goals made 0:06:15.320 --> 0:06:18.440 in the fourth quarter, so he did the bulk of 0:06:18.480 --> 0:06:21.400 the scoring and the bulk of his scoring for that matter, 0:06:21.600 --> 0:06:24.359 in the second half in the fourth quarter. Much of 0:06:24.400 --> 0:06:27.400 that came on free throws. But his two field goals 0:06:27.480 --> 0:06:31.200 were as well timed as they could have possibly been. 0:06:31.279 --> 0:06:34.280 They cleared out the one side. He made something out 0:06:34.279 --> 0:06:37.200 of nothing, or so it seemed for the first one 0:06:37.279 --> 0:06:40.839 when he you know, he backed down Capella and scored 0:06:41.480 --> 0:06:43.760 and then on what turned out to be the game 0:06:43.760 --> 0:06:47.040 winning basket. That was an action with Shake Milton speaking 0:06:47.040 --> 0:06:50.080 of their two man game that Doc Rivers talked about 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:52.440 a postgame as well. There was a question about it 0:06:52.480 --> 0:06:54.440 and just running that pick and roll at the elbow 0:06:54.520 --> 0:06:56.800 or pick and pop in this case, and when Joel 0:06:57.120 --> 0:07:00.440 pops out, Doc mentioned this and you can see it develop. 0:07:00.760 --> 0:07:05.000 The defense has a decision to make because they have 0:07:05.080 --> 0:07:07.320 to either choose to stop Shake from going all the 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:10.520 way to the basket. If they do that, then he 0:07:10.560 --> 0:07:13.200 can pass it back out to Joel, who ultimately hits 0:07:13.200 --> 0:07:15.680 what proves to be the game winner. And then in 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:19.480 that environment against these Hawks, this Hawks team with Trey Young, 0:07:20.040 --> 0:07:23.440 and to get a defensive stop where he baited Trey 0:07:23.520 --> 0:07:27.320 Young into throwing a lob. It was very, very impressive 0:07:27.400 --> 0:07:30.560 to see. You said it. Twelve and nine record, they've 0:07:30.600 --> 0:07:33.800 won seven of nine, they've won eight of eleven, and 0:07:33.880 --> 0:07:36.080 now it's kind of odd that they come home for 0:07:36.120 --> 0:07:38.040 this one game on the second half of a back 0:07:38.040 --> 0:07:40.640 to back, and now, Lauren, you're heading right back out 0:07:40.680 --> 0:07:44.160 on the road with the Sixers team for a tough 0:07:44.280 --> 0:07:47.960 stretch of games, a tough road trip at Cleveland, at Memphis, 0:07:48.440 --> 0:07:51.440 at Houston. So it was just a quick stop at home. 0:07:51.520 --> 0:07:54.240 But having him bid back, I think is going to 0:07:54.320 --> 0:07:57.600 just inject even more life into this team that had 0:07:57.640 --> 0:08:00.680 already been clicking. We heard him say it. He said 0:08:00.680 --> 0:08:03.760 his teammates have just been playing so well in the 0:08:03.800 --> 0:08:06.640 absence of such key pieces. Now they'll have to do 0:08:06.640 --> 0:08:09.280 it on the road again. It's a quirky little stretch 0:08:09.360 --> 0:08:11.200 for the seventy six ers. Matt. You mentioned it heading 0:08:11.200 --> 0:08:12.800 out on this road trip. I'm seeing some questions and 0:08:12.800 --> 0:08:14.920 comments about the injury report. We don't have a new 0:08:14.960 --> 0:08:16.480 one for today, but I can tell you what Doc 0:08:16.560 --> 0:08:18.880 Rivers said yesterday about his team. He said he was 0:08:18.920 --> 0:08:21.880 hoping that Joel would play. Joel did. Indeed, he said 0:08:21.880 --> 0:08:23.840 that he knows that James Harden is out on the 0:08:23.880 --> 0:08:26.560 court doing work on the court for the first time, 0:08:26.560 --> 0:08:28.520 but he didn't feel or not for the first time, 0:08:28.520 --> 0:08:30.320 but has been out on the court rather But he 0:08:30.320 --> 0:08:32.960 didn't feel that Tyrese Maxie was quite there yet. We 0:08:33.000 --> 0:08:35.400 did see Tyrese last night. He's no longer in the boot. 0:08:35.520 --> 0:08:38.160 That is, I guess a bit of an update in itself. 0:08:38.200 --> 0:08:41.480 But those guys, as you know, Matt, are itching, itching, 0:08:41.520 --> 0:08:42.960 itching to get back out there on the floor. So 0:08:43.000 --> 0:08:44.840 great to see Joel come back, great to hear the 0:08:44.840 --> 0:08:47.120 other two are progressing, and we will keep you guys posted. 0:08:47.160 --> 0:08:49.600 Sorry not to have a better answer about those injuries, Lauren. 0:08:49.640 --> 0:08:51.600 I think we can use that as an opportunity to 0:08:51.600 --> 0:08:55.040 go inside the locker room a bit because we were 0:08:55.080 --> 0:08:59.000 in there for pregame media availability prior to this Hawks 0:08:59.000 --> 0:09:03.080 game when Tyree came in no boot, and it was 0:09:03.720 --> 0:09:06.959 fun to see him interacting with his teammates and sort 0:09:06.960 --> 0:09:09.360 of greeting all of them and like tapping them on 0:09:09.400 --> 0:09:12.640 the shoulder and saying, hey, how's it going. Well, it's 0:09:12.640 --> 0:09:14.920 a tough stretch for a guy like Tyrese Maxie who 0:09:14.920 --> 0:09:16.959 loves being with his team so much. Right, we just 0:09:17.040 --> 0:09:19.760 saw the Sixers have a very long homestand there's another 0:09:19.800 --> 0:09:23.080 one coming up, but this is a really extreme stretch 0:09:23.240 --> 0:09:25.120 of being away. Matt. You mentioned that they came back 0:09:25.120 --> 0:09:27.160 into town just for thirty six hours in one game, 0:09:27.200 --> 0:09:28.840 and it means that Tyrese Maxie has been away from 0:09:28.880 --> 0:09:30.160 his teammates for quite a long time and it is 0:09:30.160 --> 0:09:32.959 about to be potentially away from them for another week 0:09:33.040 --> 0:09:34.440 or so. It's got to be tough for a guy 0:09:34.640 --> 0:09:36.680 that loves his teammates the way that he does and 0:09:36.720 --> 0:09:38.240 that loves being around. So it was cool to see 0:09:38.280 --> 0:09:40.960 him come back in and embrace the crew the way 0:09:40.960 --> 0:09:42.720 that he did, and they were all excited of course, 0:09:42.760 --> 0:09:44.720 to see him without the boot, because when the team 0:09:44.800 --> 0:09:46.760 left a week ago he was in that boot. He 0:09:46.800 --> 0:09:49.480 was moving very gingerly. Good to see him sort of 0:09:49.520 --> 0:09:51.800 moving a little bit like himself. Last night, Matt, I 0:09:51.800 --> 0:09:54.400 want to go to Tobias Harris now and hear from him. 0:09:54.679 --> 0:09:57.440 He discussed the fight. You mentioned it. They didn't stop, 0:09:57.600 --> 0:09:59.920 they didn't quit. That was the message in the huddle 0:10:00.000 --> 0:10:04.000 all night long, and Tobias talked about it postgame. Uh yeah, 0:10:04.040 --> 0:10:06.280 I mean, you know, all throughout the game we were 0:10:06.320 --> 0:10:11.560 saying just keep fighting. Obviously early on, you know, there's 0:10:11.559 --> 0:10:13.480 a couple a lot of times there where we called 0:10:13.520 --> 0:10:17.520 ourselves down ten points, thirteen points and whatnot. But we 0:10:17.640 --> 0:10:20.280 kept fighting all throughout the whole night, UM and were 0:10:20.320 --> 0:10:23.600 just able to create something towards the end of the game. Uh, 0:10:24.200 --> 0:10:27.560 get get some energy in that um towards the end 0:10:27.600 --> 0:10:29.880 of the third quarter to give us some life there. 0:10:29.920 --> 0:10:32.080 And once we were able to do that, were really 0:10:32.120 --> 0:10:35.240 able to just flow and you know, do what we 0:10:35.280 --> 0:10:37.760 do to close out, close out of a good home victory. 0:10:38.440 --> 0:10:40.000 You know, to have Joel back from the line up, 0:10:40.000 --> 0:10:42.320 a bunch of you making us before us, it was great. 0:10:42.400 --> 0:10:45.400 I mean, you know, obviously, just his presence and his 0:10:45.559 --> 0:10:49.800 dominance is its huge for our whole group. Um, and 0:10:50.160 --> 0:10:52.720 I thought, you know, really, he did a great job 0:10:52.800 --> 0:10:57.319 of just involving everybody in the game. Seven assists is huge, 0:10:57.880 --> 0:11:01.080 and you know, his his ability to to take over games, 0:11:01.160 --> 0:11:03.599 especially in the fourth quarter. He's a big fuss and 0:11:04.080 --> 0:11:08.360 he just you know, did awesome. And you know, we 0:11:08.440 --> 0:11:12.320 were excited to have him back. You know, we would 0:11:12.360 --> 0:11:14.040 love to have him back earlier, but it was good 0:11:14.080 --> 0:11:17.679 to just get him back for tonight. That's Tobias Harris 0:11:17.760 --> 0:11:21.559 discussing the fight of his teammates, discussing Joel embiids come 0:11:21.640 --> 0:11:24.199 back and Matt when you think about what he came 0:11:24.280 --> 0:11:27.840 back from in that meantime period, Tobias Harris and Shake 0:11:27.880 --> 0:11:30.640 Milton really were tremendous for the seventy six ers. Shakes 0:11:30.640 --> 0:11:32.360 the one we haven't spoken about yet tonight, But I 0:11:32.400 --> 0:11:34.400 want to run back through his last couple of games. Matt. 0:11:34.440 --> 0:11:36.640 I know you've watched Shape closely for many many moons, 0:11:36.880 --> 0:11:38.440 and I want to hear your thoughts on what he's 0:11:38.480 --> 0:11:41.240 been able to do. Last night against Atlanta twenty one points, 0:11:41.240 --> 0:11:45.560 five rebounds, seven assists. Two nights ago, against Orlando twenty 0:11:45.679 --> 0:11:48.680 nine points, five rebounds, seven assists. That twenty nine point 0:11:48.679 --> 0:11:53.040 mark marked his new season high. A game before that 0:11:53.240 --> 0:11:58.439 twenty four points, nine rebounds and a career high ten assists, 0:11:58.600 --> 0:12:02.280 just one rebound shot of a twenty four point triple double, 0:12:02.920 --> 0:12:05.840 and then in Charlotte Shake had twenty two, seven and nine. 0:12:05.880 --> 0:12:08.880 So it's been quite a tear for young well maybe 0:12:08.920 --> 0:12:11.000 not so young anymore, Shake Milton. But Matt, what have 0:12:11.080 --> 0:12:13.120 you seen from him? And how have you seen him grow? 0:12:13.559 --> 0:12:19.000 Twenty six isn't young anymore? I'm just I mean, no, no, no, no, no, 0:12:19.160 --> 0:12:21.160 it is. But I think we say young, Shake Milton, 0:12:21.240 --> 0:12:23.000 But he's now one of the I mean really one 0:12:23.040 --> 0:12:25.520 of this team's veteran types, right, and he's one of 0:12:25.600 --> 0:12:28.440 the longest tenured sixers alongside for con Porkmas, who might 0:12:28.520 --> 0:12:31.520 not be considered young anymore either, Joel Embiid might somehow 0:12:31.600 --> 0:12:34.240 not be considered young anymore. That was actually, Matt, I 0:12:34.280 --> 0:12:35.719 want to hear your thoughts on Shake, But but that 0:12:35.800 --> 0:12:37.680 reminds me of something that Doc Rivers said last night. 0:12:37.720 --> 0:12:40.480 He feels it's a very mature team. Actually. Tyrese Maxie, 0:12:40.559 --> 0:12:43.480 by far the youngest of those getting a lion share 0:12:43.520 --> 0:12:46.680 of the minutes, and Tyrese of course, mature beyond his years. 0:12:46.760 --> 0:12:48.800 So really cool to see the way that these guys 0:12:48.840 --> 0:12:51.199 that we've considered young for a while are sort of 0:12:51.280 --> 0:12:54.079 coming into their own and becoming bona fide veterans in 0:12:54.080 --> 0:12:56.199 their own right. Matt Shake Milton certainly one of those 0:12:56.240 --> 0:12:57.920 what have you thought of what he's done lately? He 0:12:58.080 --> 0:13:01.040 is a mature player, and I think he he's had 0:13:01.160 --> 0:13:04.760 that from very early on in his career. I'm not 0:13:04.840 --> 0:13:07.880 just talking G League, but I think we've seen it 0:13:07.960 --> 0:13:12.000 in spurts over the years with the Sixers, and you're 0:13:12.080 --> 0:13:15.319 right when it comes to experience, he's been around, and 0:13:15.840 --> 0:13:20.520 he has played with Joel Embiid for multiple seasons at 0:13:20.600 --> 0:13:24.920 this point, and Embiid said quote, the NBA is all 0:13:24.960 --> 0:13:29.400 about opportunity in reference to Shake just last night after 0:13:29.520 --> 0:13:33.040 the game, So I think that's what it's been about 0:13:33.160 --> 0:13:35.719 for Shake Milton. He does play with that poise, that 0:13:35.880 --> 0:13:39.199 confidence to have zero turnovers with the seven assists, to 0:13:39.360 --> 0:13:42.000 pick up the scoring in the second half of a 0:13:42.120 --> 0:13:45.120 game when your legs might not be as fresh as 0:13:45.200 --> 0:13:49.160 they were during portions of that first three game road trip. 0:13:49.880 --> 0:13:52.719 While he's in the middle of this scoring tear, the 0:13:52.840 --> 0:13:55.520 scoring is always going to be there. I think he 0:13:55.640 --> 0:13:59.319 looks really comfortable in the offense. And sometimes basketball is 0:13:59.360 --> 0:14:02.360 a simple game giving your This was a theme of 0:14:02.559 --> 0:14:05.480 what came out of the postgame is just finding your 0:14:05.520 --> 0:14:08.520 best players in the spots that they like, giving them 0:14:08.600 --> 0:14:11.400 the ball where they like to receive the ball. And 0:14:11.920 --> 0:14:15.360 he has a knack for that right now with Joel Embiid, 0:14:15.400 --> 0:14:18.720 because they're two guys that know each other's games quite well. 0:14:18.840 --> 0:14:21.880 At this point. Speaking of mature, the person we just 0:14:22.000 --> 0:14:25.280 heard from was Tobias Harris, who has a very mature game. 0:14:25.720 --> 0:14:28.000 How about the shot at the end of the shot 0:14:28.000 --> 0:14:31.440 clock I thought was so huge and so much transpired 0:14:32.080 --> 0:14:34.680 after this point, But early in the fourth quarter, when 0:14:34.720 --> 0:14:37.680 the shot clock didn't reset, they were trailing, and a 0:14:37.800 --> 0:14:40.240 three bye Tobias Harris with one second on the shot 0:14:40.280 --> 0:14:43.400 clock as it was expiring, gave the Sixers a one 0:14:43.480 --> 0:14:46.480 point lead. And then a big basket followed that from 0:14:46.560 --> 0:14:50.400 Matisse Thible with the left hand, and the bench absolutely 0:14:50.480 --> 0:14:53.480 loved the Matisse Thible finished. Those were two big baskets 0:14:53.560 --> 0:14:56.200 in the win over the Hawks, for sure. Those two 0:14:56.280 --> 0:14:58.720 I think Matt made the comeback feel pretty real, and 0:14:58.760 --> 0:15:00.880 then Joel Embiad of course took it from there. But 0:15:00.960 --> 0:15:03.920 I like what you said about Tobias's maturity. He's so aware, 0:15:04.160 --> 0:15:06.400 he's so poised at all times, and that sort of 0:15:06.480 --> 0:15:10.680 confusing shot clock situation was a perfect example of Tobias 0:15:10.800 --> 0:15:13.640 taking the game into his own hands and understanding what 0:15:13.960 --> 0:15:16.320 the circumstances were and making it count. And then, of 0:15:16.400 --> 0:15:19.000 course you mentioned Matisse Thible with that lefty finish that 0:15:19.560 --> 0:15:22.360 if you want to check out the bench reaction to 0:15:22.520 --> 0:15:24.920 Matisse's lefty finish, which was almost more impressive than the 0:15:24.960 --> 0:15:28.320 finish itself. The Sixers have you covered on their Twitter, 0:15:28.400 --> 0:15:30.240 on their Instagram. It was awesome to see the way 0:15:30.440 --> 0:15:33.040 that Joel Abiad and Tyres Maxie in particular were so 0:15:33.360 --> 0:15:36.560 excited to embrace Matisse Thible after that finish in his 0:15:36.720 --> 0:15:39.120 first return back after he's been away dealing with some 0:15:39.240 --> 0:15:43.440 ankle pains. So, Matt, as we look ahead, what excites 0:15:43.520 --> 0:15:46.000 you about about the road ahead? What are you watching 0:15:46.080 --> 0:15:49.920 for before we wrap this one up? The first two games, 0:15:50.320 --> 0:15:54.120 the third game is Houston. They're obviously a young team, 0:15:54.720 --> 0:15:58.600 but Cleveland is going to be a test every night 0:15:58.640 --> 0:16:00.880 in the NBA is a tough tests, and I think 0:16:00.920 --> 0:16:03.000 the Sixers would rather be in this position right now 0:16:03.080 --> 0:16:06.200 where Joel Embiid plays a game and you have a 0:16:06.280 --> 0:16:10.120 chance to kind of reset and refocus. That was another 0:16:10.200 --> 0:16:12.280 big word that came out of this Hawks game. But 0:16:12.680 --> 0:16:16.040 the focus level, and it's got to be high. You 0:16:16.120 --> 0:16:18.400 have Joel Embiid returning to the lineup. They want to 0:16:18.560 --> 0:16:22.120 keep this positive, this trend of positive play going, maybe 0:16:22.200 --> 0:16:24.560 build out a win streak. They've won three straight, so 0:16:24.640 --> 0:16:27.920 they've got this game coming up at Cleveland to seven 0:16:28.000 --> 0:16:32.200 pm game on Wednesday, seven pm Eastern, NBC Sports Philadelphia 0:16:32.680 --> 0:16:35.600 ninety seven five. The fanatic. Cleveland's a really good team 0:16:35.640 --> 0:16:38.160 at home. They saw them in the preseason. Not that 0:16:38.280 --> 0:16:41.400 that's any indication the Sixers had a great preseason, but 0:16:41.920 --> 0:16:45.680 their home record in the regular season the Cavaliers is 0:16:45.800 --> 0:16:49.120 eight and one. Of course, they have Donovan Mitchell now 0:16:49.320 --> 0:16:51.400 in Cleveland, so I'm looking forward to see how they 0:16:51.480 --> 0:16:55.880 fare against Cleveland against Memphis, two teams that are on 0:16:56.080 --> 0:17:01.440 the upswing right now. When it comes to the NBA landscape, 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:04.000 I would say I think those first two games of 0:17:04.119 --> 0:17:06.640 the three, not to discount the Houston game, but it's 0:17:06.680 --> 0:17:08.520 important to get off to a good start. They're going 0:17:08.600 --> 0:17:11.280 to be tested, yeah, no doubt about it, Matt. The 0:17:11.960 --> 0:17:15.719 Cleveland Cavaliers have won five of their last seven. They 0:17:15.800 --> 0:17:19.119 did fall in Toronto last night to the Raptors, but 0:17:19.160 --> 0:17:20.880 it's a fun team to watch. It's been really cool 0:17:20.960 --> 0:17:23.520 to see the way that Donovan Mitchell really has fitted 0:17:23.600 --> 0:17:25.640 pretty seamlessly. They hit a little bit of a roadblock 0:17:26.040 --> 0:17:28.240 losing five in a row, but since then they've been 0:17:28.359 --> 0:17:32.640 awesome and I'm really excited to see how the Sixers 0:17:32.640 --> 0:17:34.560 stuck up with someone that they could see down the 0:17:34.640 --> 0:17:38.200 road and into the playoffs. Lauren, since we didn't talk 0:17:38.320 --> 0:17:43.400 after the Orlando series the two game mini series, I'm 0:17:43.480 --> 0:17:48.879 sure we have some passionate Furcon Corkmas supporters in the 0:17:48.960 --> 0:17:52.359 space and listening after the fact on the seventy Sixers 0:17:52.440 --> 0:17:55.879 Insiders podcast feed, I think we need to talk about 0:17:56.119 --> 0:18:00.879 not only the Furcon end of the first quarter buzzer 0:18:00.920 --> 0:18:04.160 beater three George Niang had one of those against Atlanta, 0:18:04.520 --> 0:18:07.800 but also the behind the back relocate to the corner 0:18:08.040 --> 0:18:10.320 hit the three. It's good to see Korkmas back out 0:18:10.359 --> 0:18:15.800 there as well, playing with that Furkan swagger. I absolutely 0:18:15.880 --> 0:18:17.600 love that play. One of my favorites of the year, 0:18:17.600 --> 0:18:21.640 involving some of the span favorites on this team. Cool 0:18:21.680 --> 0:18:23.920 to see Furkan heating up. Cool to see him taking 0:18:23.920 --> 0:18:26.479 advantage of opportunities. Doc Rivers gave him a shout out 0:18:26.560 --> 0:18:28.800 last night for how competent he's been playing, despite the 0:18:28.840 --> 0:18:30.520 fact that he really had to earn these minutes and 0:18:30.560 --> 0:18:33.399 step up during a time when the team was so shorthanded. 0:18:33.480 --> 0:18:36.080 So cool to see Burkan Korkmas finding a bit of 0:18:36.080 --> 0:18:38.680 a stride. Great to see some international fans in this 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:42.800 space right now. Perkon will come up against his Turkish 0:18:42.880 --> 0:18:47.399 friend in Cleveland in Chetti Osman in a couple of days, 0:18:47.480 --> 0:18:49.800 so Matt looking forward to that. Looking forward to hopefully 0:18:49.840 --> 0:18:54.600 speaking with you after another Sixers win in Cleveland. That 0:18:54.680 --> 0:18:57.200 would take us to Thursday morning. If I'm not mistaken, 0:18:57.280 --> 0:18:59.280 and you mentioned it. These first couple of games will 0:18:59.320 --> 0:19:02.160 be exciting ones to be sure. James Harden returning home 0:19:02.240 --> 0:19:05.240 to Houston also always exciting, and the team gets two 0:19:05.400 --> 0:19:08.359 days off on Saturday and Sunday, which will be so 0:19:08.600 --> 0:19:11.440 well deserved. It's been a crazy little stretch for the 0:19:11.520 --> 0:19:13.879 crew and looking forward to seeing how they're able to 0:19:13.920 --> 0:19:16.639 capitalize on the momentum they built MAP. I hope that 0:19:16.720 --> 0:19:21.600 you enjoy the extra day in your hometown of Houston, Texas, 0:19:22.160 --> 0:19:25.640 and if you will indulge me, I will close out 0:19:25.720 --> 0:19:28.680 with can I talk about Sabing Lee for a quick second, 0:19:28.680 --> 0:19:33.040 the newest How have we not done that yet? Please? 0:19:33.400 --> 0:19:38.000 Just the timing hasn't worked out. But Saban Lee, of course, 0:19:38.280 --> 0:19:41.399 now on a two way contract with the Philadelphia seventy Sixers, 0:19:41.440 --> 0:19:43.560 which means he can play for the Sixers he can 0:19:43.640 --> 0:19:46.840 play for the Delaware Bluecoats in the G League. He's 0:19:47.119 --> 0:19:50.640 a twenty three year old guard from Vanderbilt who I've 0:19:50.680 --> 0:19:53.560 actually seen a good amount in the G League because 0:19:53.600 --> 0:19:57.320 he's played eighty five now eighty six NBA games. He 0:19:57.480 --> 0:20:00.040 scored for the Sixers the other night in Orland in 0:20:00.400 --> 0:20:03.679 the thirty point win, but he's also played a lot 0:20:03.760 --> 0:20:05.639 in the G League as well. In the past couple 0:20:05.720 --> 0:20:09.480 of seasons. He actually had at Chase Fieldhouse in Delaware, 0:20:09.520 --> 0:20:12.040 he had a forty point game. He's a guy that 0:20:12.640 --> 0:20:17.040 gets to the free throw line a remarkable amount. Knows 0:20:17.119 --> 0:20:19.200 how to control his body and the paint and get 0:20:19.240 --> 0:20:21.760 to the line gets a lot of steals as well 0:20:22.119 --> 0:20:24.520 on the defensive end, and the forty point game against 0:20:24.560 --> 0:20:28.600 the Bluecoats was one of four forty point games that 0:20:28.760 --> 0:20:31.680 sabin Lee had in the G League last season. So 0:20:32.040 --> 0:20:34.879 the new Sixers two way guy, sabin Lee is a 0:20:35.160 --> 0:20:39.800 bucket getter. Looking forward to see him get some buckets 0:20:39.800 --> 0:20:41.639 forward the Sixers and for the Delaware blue Coats. For 0:20:41.680 --> 0:20:43.480 those of you that are unaware, Matt Murphy is our 0:20:43.640 --> 0:20:46.000 voice of the Delaware blue Coats and he's got quite 0:20:46.000 --> 0:20:48.520 a halfy schedule at ahead as well. So the Sixers 0:20:48.720 --> 0:20:51.680 will be back in action tomorrow nineteen Cleveland. Matt, you 0:20:51.760 --> 0:20:54.040 mentioned it. You can catch that on NBC Sports Philadelphia 0:20:54.280 --> 0:20:57.720