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<v Speaker 1>Matt Murphy and everybody else. So I guess good afternoon

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<v Speaker 1>the Los Angeles Lakers last night here in Los Angeles.

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<v Speaker 1>which are sure to be exciting. Welcome as always to

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<v Speaker 1>get underway. Matt Murphy is here with me. Matt, good morning.

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<v Speaker 1>How was your late night viewing experience last night? Shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to all the real ones that stayed up late

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<v Speaker 1>to watch that game. It was good. Hello Lauren, thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for joining us from the West Coast. It is morning

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<v Speaker 1>for you, it's afternoon for me. It's late at night

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<v Speaker 1>for anyone listening from Perth, Australia. I believe just after

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<v Speaker 1>midnight for them. So we know we have a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of Australian listeners. I don't know how many are with

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<v Speaker 1>us live today, but if you can't make these live,

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<v Speaker 1>they are available on the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast

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<v Speaker 1>feed as well. But it's good to be back. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers are forty five and twenty seven now after a

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<v Speaker 1>one twenty six one twenty one road win over the Lakers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they got the job done. They had a bigger

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<v Speaker 1>lead in the first half or heading into halftime and

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<v Speaker 1>ultimately closed it out. Four twenty point scorers, and we

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<v Speaker 1>can jump into the box score some standout performers all around,

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<v Speaker 1>and then we could take questions as well. But four

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<v Speaker 1>twenty point scorers on each team, but Joel Embiid had

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<v Speaker 1>a game high with thirty points. Matt, it feels like

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<v Speaker 1>we've talked about it quite a few times at this point,

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<v Speaker 1>but Joel Embiads somehow continues to put together a quiet

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<v Speaker 1>thirty and ten outing, a quiet forty and twelve outing,

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<v Speaker 1>a quiet twenty seven and seventeen outing. It's been so

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<v Speaker 1>interesting to watch the way that he's been able to

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<v Speaker 1>be so dominant in such a I don't want to say,

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<v Speaker 1>like demure, but in like a non I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's so interesting to see him be as dominant as

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<v Speaker 1>he's been while still getting his teammates involved. I think

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<v Speaker 1>that that's how I would describe what I saw last

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<v Speaker 1>night against the Los Angeles Lakers. And as we jump

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<v Speaker 1>into the box score, please send your questions and your thoughts.

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<v Speaker 1>Send who has stood up to you over the last

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<v Speaker 1>few games, whose numbers stand out to you. As I

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<v Speaker 1>go through the box score, send me a DM. My

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<v Speaker 1>dms are a little bit short today, so I'd love

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<v Speaker 1>to see some more from those of you that are here.

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<v Speaker 1>So without further ado, I will jump into the box score,

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<v Speaker 1>and you guys will tell me what stands out. Joel

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<v Speaker 1>Embiide leads away four the seventy six ers once again,

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<v Speaker 1>thirty points, ten rebounds, three assists, three steals, three blocks.

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<v Speaker 1>There were four matt as you said, twenty plus points

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<v Speaker 1>scorers in last night's outing, James Harden twenty four points,

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<v Speaker 1>seven rebounds, seven assists, Tyrese Maxie twenty one points, five rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>seven assists and a steal, Tobias Harris twenty points, seven rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>five assists, And then you go to the bench who

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<v Speaker 1>also which also had a productive evening nine points apiece

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<v Speaker 1>for DeAndre Jordan and George Niang. DeAndre finished with nine

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<v Speaker 1>points and seven rebounds. George finished with nine points, a rebound,

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<v Speaker 1>and two assists, six from fur Concorkmas, three from Shake

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<v Speaker 1>Milton from Matise Thyble, plus a couple of steals and

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<v Speaker 1>a block for that fifth starter in Matise. Overall, Matt

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<v Speaker 1>lost a little bit of momentum down the stretch, but

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<v Speaker 1>then held the Lakers off for a win. And a

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<v Speaker 1>win is a win. So what did you most enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>about this one? Well, some of the numbers that stood

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<v Speaker 1>out to me, I actually tweeted some. I wasn't trying

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<v Speaker 1>to encroach on your underrated Sixers stats tweet, But some

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<v Speaker 1>of the things that stood out to me. Limiting themselves

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<v Speaker 1>to seven turnovers is good. Tobias Harris being a game

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<v Speaker 1>high plus twenty thought he really impacted things. James Harden

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen third quarter points and then mbiads stat line overall,

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<v Speaker 1>So the thirty ten well a game with at least

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<v Speaker 1>thirty ten three steals in three blocks. It's only the

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<v Speaker 1>second time that he's done that in his career, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was his first time this season. Only Anthony Davis

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<v Speaker 1>and Nicole Yokich have been other NBA players to do that.

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<v Speaker 1>So those are the things that stood out to me

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<v Speaker 1>statistically or a little bit beyond the box score as well. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>the bench minutes were kind of spread around, they went

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit deeper. Everybody on the bench played double

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<v Speaker 1>digit minutes. The fewest was Danny Green with eleven, the

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<v Speaker 1>most was Shake Milton with twenty. George Yang had a

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<v Speaker 1>bunch of threes that were important early in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>DeAndre Jordan ended up racking up nine points and seven

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds for con Korkmas had six points. So balanced bench

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<v Speaker 1>minutes or distribution of those minutes, and then the four

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<v Speaker 1>twenty point scorers in the starting lineup, that is some

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<v Speaker 1>of what stood out to me. What was the what

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<v Speaker 1>was the vibe like on site? Lauren? It was it

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<v Speaker 1>was good to see you out there doing your thing.

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<v Speaker 1>What was crypto dot Com arena like, and I know

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<v Speaker 1>there were some MVP chants for Joel in another visiting

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<v Speaker 1>building or road building. So what was it like at

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<v Speaker 1>the game? Well, look, there were plenty of sixerspans in

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<v Speaker 1>the house, which has become pretty much the standard this

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<v Speaker 1>season as his team travels from city to city. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>good to see so many sixerspans on the West Coast

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<v Speaker 1>in a building where there's some history, of course, but yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>lots of sixerspans. And then it felt, honestly to me

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<v Speaker 1>that there were some neutrals in the building that were

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<v Speaker 1>won over by the end of the night because of

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<v Speaker 1>the sort of aggressiveness of the cheers for sixers buckets

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<v Speaker 1>at the beginning versus at the end. The MVP chance

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<v Speaker 1>we heard them lightly at the beginning, with Joel at

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<v Speaker 1>the line from the sixerspans in the building, but as

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<v Speaker 1>the night went along, they did seem to get louder,

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<v Speaker 1>and it felt as though the building really started to

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<v Speaker 1>embrace Joel Embiid. And then of course the building also

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<v Speaker 1>started to embrace one Tyrese Maxie, who we have not

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<v Speaker 1>really discussed yet. And I see all of your questions

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<v Speaker 1>about Tyrese, but he talked about postgame the way that

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<v Speaker 1>last season he didn't really have much of an opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>to play heavy minutes against the Lakers. He was really

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<v Speaker 1>excited to come in and have his sort of first

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<v Speaker 1>big moment in a big building against a big team

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<v Speaker 1>and help get a big win for his team. His

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<v Speaker 1>parents were in the front row, which he also discussed postgame,

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<v Speaker 1>so really really cool quotes from Tyrese which I have

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<v Speaker 1>not transcribed yet but I will later in the day,

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<v Speaker 1>just to make sure you guys see what he said

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<v Speaker 1>about his parents and his journey to this point. So

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<v Speaker 1>of course there was a star studded event. Little Dickie

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<v Speaker 1>was there, so shout out to the Sixers fans and

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<v Speaker 1>well Matt Ruther. There was another and look, I haven't

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<v Speaker 1>watched all of It's always sunny, but I know some

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<v Speaker 1>key cast members and it's always sunny. We're there last night.

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<v Speaker 1>They were really excited. There's a tweet on the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>page if you want to go check it out of

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<v Speaker 1>the two of them reacting to I believe it was

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<v Speaker 1>the final or a big allue. But at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the fourth quarter, I think is a play featured

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<v Speaker 1>in that clip. But look lots of stars in the building,

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<v Speaker 1>lots of Sixers fans in the building, good energy throughout

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<v Speaker 1>the evening, and then of course to get the win

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. Always exciting for those Sixers fans that

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<v Speaker 1>either traveled to far distance or waited a long time

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<v Speaker 1>I just shared the tweet at the top of the space.

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<v Speaker 1>It was the Alleu. You caught my lob Thank you. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was the alley from Joel to Matisse. Very late.

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<v Speaker 1>Oh sorry about that. I just played the sound in

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<v Speaker 1>my headphones at the same time, So I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>if I cut out or whatever, but no, you're good. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>what a shot by our teammate Nina Raspa right with

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<v Speaker 1>the with the zoom in after the play, So check

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<v Speaker 1>that out at the top. But I guess that's something

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<v Speaker 1>you always expect when you play the Lakers or the Clippers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they'll be back there against the Clippers on Friday.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was a good way to start the road trip.

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<v Speaker 1>That the three game road trip that we'll see them

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<v Speaker 1>play the Clippers and then the Phoenix Suns on Sunday

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<v Speaker 1>as well. I think it's a good time to dive

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<v Speaker 1>into some questions, have some questions about Tobias Harden. Gina says,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm going to talk about fur Coon shocker coming from Gina,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's so great to see him getting back into

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<v Speaker 1>his groove and even when he's not shooting, his confidence

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<v Speaker 1>moving the ball and playing defense is back. That goes

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<v Speaker 1>to the point that I said Lauren about how fur

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<v Speaker 1>Coon played fourteen minutes and those bench minutes were kind

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<v Speaker 1>of evenly distributed and going three for four posting six points.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a balanced bench effort and it does feel

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<v Speaker 1>like firkon his groove back a little bit, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers coaching staff goes back to him for a second

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<v Speaker 1>straight game. Yeah, if I'm not mistaken, Firkon led the

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<v Speaker 1>team in plus minus against the Miami Heat just a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of nights ago, and then a bench high plus

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen in last night's victory. And Firkon is someone who's

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<v Speaker 1>talked about confidence and needing to see shots go in

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<v Speaker 1>and needing to keep putting them up. He works his

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<v Speaker 1>tail off, and so it's been really good to see

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<v Speaker 1>him over the last couple of games sort of emerge

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<v Speaker 1>from what's been a difficult stretch for him. He's talked

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<v Speaker 1>about it and succeed in some big moments. He got

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<v Speaker 1>credit from a lot of his teammates following Following every game,

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<v Speaker 1>some top performers addressed the media. Last night, it was

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Joel Tyrese and James Harden, and they gave a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of credits to Firkon for hitting a big three late.

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<v Speaker 1>Because it's it's one thing to perform well when your

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<v Speaker 1>team is up, it's another to perform well when your

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<v Speaker 1>team really needs you to help get up. And so

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<v Speaker 1>Furkon's late three was really impressive. To me and two

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<v Speaker 1>thousand points. Gina added that as well. Furkon Corkmas reaching

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand career MBA points, Look, that's huge. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>these milestones throughout a regular season. They pop up on

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<v Speaker 1>your stats feed or whatever. But imagine being anyone who

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<v Speaker 1>becomes an MBA player and scores. You think back to

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<v Speaker 1>like high school players reaching the one thousand point milestone.

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<v Speaker 1>To score one thousand, two thousand, three thousand, ten thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>whatever it is MBA points. It's cool to see. So

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<v Speaker 1>Furkon reached two thousand last night against the Lakers. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely awesome stuff from furk who continues to also rise

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<v Speaker 1>in the ranks in all time threes for a sixer,

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<v Speaker 1>which we love to see. He's someone that again has worked,

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<v Speaker 1>he has worked really hard. He's played his whole career

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<v Speaker 1>in Philadelphia. He considers Philadelphia at home, and so his

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<v Speaker 1>teammates I think are the best indicators that when Furkon succeeds,

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<v Speaker 1>there are so many smiles on the bench and everybody's excited.

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<v Speaker 1>They've really embraced his success lately, and I think that

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<v Speaker 1>that speaks volumes. Matt. I want to go to extreme

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<v Speaker 1>who says, what's your take on Maxie's huge improvement over

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<v Speaker 1>the season, And it's something that I feel like we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about almost every time that we do a Twitter

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<v Speaker 1>space at this point. But it was pretty incredible to

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<v Speaker 1>be in a building of folks that don't watch Tyrese

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<v Speaker 1>Maxie every night and sort of gauge their reactions and

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<v Speaker 1>watch sort of these wide eyed looks people who haven't

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<v Speaker 1>seen Tyrese play in person before, other members of the

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<v Speaker 1>media that were really impressed by what he was able

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<v Speaker 1>to do last night. And it's something that we of

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<v Speaker 1>course know because we watch him every day, but to

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<v Speaker 1>watch other people experience what Tyrese has been doing for

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<v Speaker 1>the first time, I thought was really cool, and I

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<v Speaker 1>asked Doc Rivers about it pregame. He talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>way where Tyrese has improved the most, of course, is

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<v Speaker 1>sort of in his shot and he used to put

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<v Speaker 1>up mostly floaters. Now he's finishing at the rim. Now

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<v Speaker 1>he's making lots of threes. And then, of course, the

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<v Speaker 1>second part that Doc talked about is just Tyrese's confidence

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<v Speaker 1>and the way that he was always making shots in

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<v Speaker 1>practice throughout his rookie season, but then he'd go into

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<v Speaker 1>the game and he'd struggle, and Doc said that the

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<v Speaker 1>competence thing was absolutely key for Tyrese. He's playing with

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<v Speaker 1>a ton of confidence right now and those shots are

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<v Speaker 1>going in. So it was cool to hear Doc talk

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<v Speaker 1>about Tyrese's progression pregame and then watch Tyrese do exactly

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<v Speaker 1>what Doc had been talking about in the game, and

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<v Speaker 1>of course we're accustomed to seeing that now. It wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>a surprise to see him do so. But everything that

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<v Speaker 1>everyone has said about Tyrese Maxie is true and on

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<v Speaker 1>full display. It's been really, really awesome to watch him succeed.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not just one of the biggest stories in Sixers twitterland,

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<v Speaker 1>it's becoming a pretty big story in the NBA universe.

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<v Speaker 1>So I think it's worth discussing it really is. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going to quickly use this space as a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>plug a quick hitting seventy Sixers Insiders special edition that

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<v Speaker 1>came out yesterday. Look, you don't need that much time

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<v Speaker 1>to listen to this podcast. It's not an overwhelming task.

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<v Speaker 1>It's quick hitting questions with both Tyrese Maxie and George Niang,

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<v Speaker 1>two fan favorites, and it's not really x's and O's

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<v Speaker 1>type questions. It's some fun stuff. So if you get

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<v Speaker 1>a chance, the same feed that you might find these

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<v Speaker 1>shows in if you don't strictly listen to them live

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<v Speaker 1>on Twitter spaces seventy Sixers Insiders it went up yesterday.

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<v Speaker 1>I asked Tyrese how he would describe the twenty twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one twenty two Philadelphia seventy six Ers. He said, determined

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<v Speaker 1>Winona says, I felt like Tobias had a good showing

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<v Speaker 1>defensively and made great decisions quickly. I will add some

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<v Speaker 1>words from head coach Doc Rivers, who said postgame Tobias

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<v Speaker 1>was great. Tonight was phenomenal. It was great. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a talk the other day just about letting it come.

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<v Speaker 1>If you did it come off of those guys, you're

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<v Speaker 1>going to get a lot, And I thought he did

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<v Speaker 1>that tonight. Then to Bias later on said talked about opportunities,

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<v Speaker 1>staying ready for them, being patient and quote defending my

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<v Speaker 1>tail off and making the right plays offensively to have

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<v Speaker 1>even more flow throughout the game. Flow as a word

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<v Speaker 1>that you hear Tobias Harris say a lot. Lauren, you

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<v Speaker 1>were in the room and Doc also talked about the

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<v Speaker 1>offense and how they scored one hundred and twenty six points,

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<v Speaker 1>shot over fifty percent as a team, but said quote,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we weren't very good offensively, which is amazing

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<v Speaker 1>when you think about it, like how good we should

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<v Speaker 1>be and can be. And that was sort of a

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<v Speaker 1>theme that I gathered last night from the team. They

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<v Speaker 1>know there's a lot more to give, and Joel Embiad

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<v Speaker 1>even talked championship after the game. Yeah, yeah, for sure, Matt.

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<v Speaker 1>And interestingly, we've talked actually a lot about efficiency with

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<v Speaker 1>this team. They've had some really efficient evenings in the

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<v Speaker 1>last month or so, let's say, but five or fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>for to buy overall, an efficient night, but still not

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<v Speaker 1>what he's usually up to. Again, Joel Embiid can do

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<v Speaker 1>better than eleven for a nineteen. We've seen Tyreees do

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<v Speaker 1>better than eight for fourteen. We've seen James do better

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<v Speaker 1>than seven for eighteen. We've seen Matisses do better than

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<v Speaker 1>two for five. So I think overall, like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>still shot over fifty percent from the floor, Still found

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<v Speaker 1>what they were looking for overall, and like Doc said,

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<v Speaker 1>scored one hundred and twenty six points, but it wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>what we've seen from them in the past, and so

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<v Speaker 1>I think if this is sort of a starting point

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<v Speaker 1>and this is sort of a baseline, there are some

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<v Speaker 1>scary things to come from this team offensively, which is

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<v Speaker 1>still just getting to know one another. And that's what

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<v Speaker 1>Joe Well had to say. He said, if they play

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<v Speaker 1>things correctly, they're going to win a championship. But they

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<v Speaker 1>can win a championship if they do things right. And

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<v Speaker 1>I think last night, despite the victory, they didn't all

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<v Speaker 1>feel that everything was done right. They feel that there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of improvement left to be had in these

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<v Speaker 1>next ten or so games and then in a few

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<v Speaker 1>days hopefully between the end of the season and the postseason.

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<v Speaker 1>But the fact that this is sort of a baseline

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<v Speaker 1>and that there's still so much improvement to be made.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course, the timeline is tight and there's a lot

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<v Speaker 1>to do within that tight timeline. But because the ceiling

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<v Speaker 1>continues to get ire for this group, I think there's

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of excitement to be had and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that the guys can derive a lot of confidence from that.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's what we heard from Joel postgame. It's just different.

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<v Speaker 1>Twenty nine point eight points per game, Lebron James did

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<v Speaker 1>not play for the Lakers, who averages thirty points per game.

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<v Speaker 1>That's one two in the scoring title race. Joel just

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<v Speaker 1>below Lebron right now thirty to twenty nine point eight

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<v Speaker 1>points per game. We'll see if not only Joel can

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<v Speaker 1>get an MVP this year, but the scoring title and

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<v Speaker 1>he wants a championship. So there's all these stories that

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<v Speaker 1>are going to be told in the near future or

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<v Speaker 1>we're going to have an answer to in the near future.

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<v Speaker 1>And I'll add that from my vantage point. Last night

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<v Speaker 1>at Crypto dot com arena, there were some young kids

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<v Speaker 1>in Joel en b jerseys that I obviously don't know

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<v Speaker 1>the backstory there, but the enthusiast as of with which

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<v Speaker 1>they watched Joel and bad suggested that maybe it was

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<v Speaker 1>their first time seeing him in a person. There were

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of us and ohs and gasps from these

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<v Speaker 1>little kids that were wearing Joel and Bead jerseys. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple similar gasps for Tyrese Maxie as well. So really

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<v Speaker 1>cool to see what Matt you saw at All Star

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<v Speaker 1>among players and devon what you're talking about with Joel

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<v Speaker 1>able to sort of put the league on notice and

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<v Speaker 1>put the team on his back. And do things he

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<v Speaker 1>shouldn't be able to do through the eyes of some

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<v Speaker 1>young fans, and Joel talked about that at exact Concept

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<v Speaker 1>following the game, and he said that this offseason he

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<v Speaker 1>worked closely with his trainer on the question that has

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<v Speaker 1>circulated sort of in media and in NBA chatter about

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<v Speaker 1>whether or not Joel Ebiad could be the guy on

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<v Speaker 1>a championship team, and Joel said that this offseason was

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<v Speaker 1>about making sure that he could be making sure that

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<v Speaker 1>he could put the team on his back, get his

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<v Speaker 1>teammates involved, be big down the stretch. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>we've seen it over and over again. He's doing things

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<v Speaker 1>that big men can't traditionally do, and I think, to me,

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<v Speaker 1>that's why he can be the guy on any team.

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<v Speaker 1>And I've just really really enjoyed watching his progression on court,

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<v Speaker 1>off court as a player, as a leader. This season

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<v Speaker 1>has been different for Joel Embiid, and it's been absolutely

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<v Speaker 1>awesome to watch. It has been And that's all I've

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<v Speaker 1>got for today. Gina did send another message saying that

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<v Speaker 1>speaking to the league, being aware of Embiad's greatness, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not sure if you caught Embiad on Draymond Green's podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>but Draymond said, in his mind, there's no question he's

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<v Speaker 1>the MVP. Meeting Joel I did not listen to the podcast,

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<v Speaker 1>but I saw some clips from it, and that's just

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<v Speaker 1>another example of the players in the league in their

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<v Speaker 1>respect for Joe LMBIID. But I think that's gonna just

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<v Speaker 1>about do it for us today. Yeah, I'm also ready

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<v Speaker 1>to wrap it up this morning, but as always we

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<v Speaker 1>do these Sixers Twitter spaces after every Sixers win, Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>stay in LA for a couple of days to visit

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<v Speaker 1>the Los Angeles Clippers in the same building tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a late one for you on the West Coast,

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<v Speaker 1>or rather for you guys on the East coast, But

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<v Speaker 1>looking forward to hopefully doing this again with you guys

0:20:05.440 --> 0:20:09.520
<v Speaker 1>and recapping on Saturday morning. In the words of Tobias Harris,

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<v Speaker 1>the sun is bright, the vibrations are right