WEBVTT - Rewind vs. Boston Celtics - 10/23/19

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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 opening a season with a victory for the

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<v Speaker 1>first time since Brett Brown's first game on the sidelines

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<v Speaker 1>in two thirteen. The final score one oh seven ninety three.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers knock off the Boston Celtics as they opened

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<v Speaker 1>the air in good form. This was a game the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers had to grind through to get to the

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<v Speaker 1>finish line and get a win, but they managed to

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<v Speaker 1>do that. Early on in the first half, Boston was

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<v Speaker 1>able to seize control. They went up by as many

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<v Speaker 1>as eight points. Sixers weren't getting some outside opportunities or

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<v Speaker 1>jump shots to fall, but you know it. Down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch of the second quarter, Ben Simmons lit a fire

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<v Speaker 1>on consecutive baskets. The Sixers win. In the locker room,

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<v Speaker 1>they regrouped. They were up by one ninety eight going

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<v Speaker 1>into the third and they didn't lose any steam whatsoever.

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<v Speaker 1>A thirteen nothing run bridging the second and third quarters

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<v Speaker 1>got the Sixers into the driver's seat and they never

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<v Speaker 1>let up. And again, as I said, what began as

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<v Speaker 1>a grinded out type of game ended as a very solid,

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<v Speaker 1>convincing finish one oh seven ninety three. There was some

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<v Speaker 1>great balance by the starting unit, in particular in tonight's

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<v Speaker 1>game for the seventy Sixers. Twenty four points for Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>his highest total ever in the first game of a

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<v Speaker 1>season for him. He also had eight rebounds and nine assists.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson with seventeen points, one of several Sixers who

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<v Speaker 1>got to the free throw line frequently. He was a

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<v Speaker 1>perfect nine for nine from the stripe. Sixteen for Al Horford,

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<v Speaker 1>the bell ringer to open the game tonight against his

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<v Speaker 1>old squad. Fifteen points, thirteen boards for Joel Embiid I

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<v Speaker 1>think maybe the biggest number for him. He only played

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<v Speaker 1>twenty three minutes plus sixteen and winning fashion. He also

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<v Speaker 1>had three blocks. Tobias Harris with fifteen and fifteen at

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<v Speaker 1>that starting three spot to the Sixers and the bench.

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<v Speaker 1>While there was no one player from the bench unit

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<v Speaker 1>who was the most assertive of the bunch in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of scoring, it was pretty much spread out yet for

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<v Speaker 1>con Korkmaz stepping up with a timely three pointer. Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Scott with six points, Kyle Quinn with five points late,

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<v Speaker 1>James Ennis the third with three points and six rebounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Matisse Stible he was one of the first subs in

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<v Speaker 1>the game. He was part of Brett Brown's first sub

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<v Speaker 1>package along with James Ennis the third tonight. So first

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<v Speaker 1>of all, there's just that his first regular season game ever,

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<v Speaker 1>he's one of the first two subs in. And then, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way, you're called into the game and you

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<v Speaker 1>go up against an all star, one of the top

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<v Speaker 1>scorers in the league, Kemba Walker, and along with Josh Richardson,

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<v Speaker 1>Matis Stible did a great job of holding Walker to

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<v Speaker 1>twelve points, four of eighteen from the field, one of

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<v Speaker 1>six from outside the arc, and Matisse Stible becoming the

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<v Speaker 1>third player ever in seventy six ers history in his

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<v Speaker 1>first career game to have at least two steals in

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<v Speaker 1>two blocks and really looking forward to seeing the deflection

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<v Speaker 1>numbers later tonight. For Matisse Stable, he was really active,

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<v Speaker 1>looked competent and comfortable on the defensive end. Seven Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>opened with a victory for the first time since twenty

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen one h seven ninety three, the knock off the

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<v Speaker 1>Boston Celtics to begin the regular season. Ben Simmons twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four points, eight rebounds, nine assist in the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>ers season opening one oh seven ninety three win over

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<v Speaker 1>the Boston Celtics. And I believe Ben Simmons is at

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<v Speaker 1>the podium right now. Yep. Josh coach really cave that

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<v Speaker 1>contributed to you kempas struggles going back this game. He said,

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<v Speaker 1>you didn't really praise you for your defensive work. How

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<v Speaker 1>were you able to Josh? Trying to use my size

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<v Speaker 1>advantage a few it's tard to him, so using my

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<v Speaker 1>length on all the shots, trying to just get my

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<v Speaker 1>hands around into his into his vision. You know, it's

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<v Speaker 1>never easy to shoot over that. And uh, he's one

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<v Speaker 1>of the best players, you know in the league, and

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<v Speaker 1>you just got try and make it tough on him

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<v Speaker 1>if you guys as a unit, which just a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit out of sync, especially in the first quarter, is

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<v Speaker 1>debt just attributed to the starting lineup on he played

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<v Speaker 1>two games together in the preseason. It's just a man.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it's just the first game, jitters. Everybody's a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit nervous, everybody's excited to play be out there.

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<v Speaker 1>Um it's a lot different when the lights lights come on,

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<v Speaker 1>UM and everybody's watching. You know, it's louder. Communication is

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<v Speaker 1>a lot harder, UM. But I'm happy with you know

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<v Speaker 1>what the team did tonight. I think everybody defensively was solid.

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<v Speaker 1>Everybody stayed together, UM, and everyone was playing physical ball

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<v Speaker 1>down low and I know you guys would have like

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<v Speaker 1>more shots going as a whole, but there's that physicality

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<v Speaker 1>at both ends. You guys are able to post on

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<v Speaker 1>them kind of the blueprint for what you guys are

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<v Speaker 1>trying to do. Definitely, I think that's that's who we

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<v Speaker 1>want to be known as a physical team. UM. And

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<v Speaker 1>it sucks some defense, and you know that's why we

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<v Speaker 1>have guys like Jay Rich Joe Um who can get

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<v Speaker 1>out there and play. And Tobias has really been stepping

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<v Speaker 1>up easier to play on offensive, take more risks when

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<v Speaker 1>you know you have that to build on the defensive end. Yeah, definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean know, if you miss a shot, you know

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<v Speaker 1>you got guys who are coming out of the end

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<v Speaker 1>of the court. You know, got to sit down and

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<v Speaker 1>get a stop. And uh, it makes he makes the

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<v Speaker 1>office a lot more free when you're not taking the

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<v Speaker 1>ball out of the net every time down offensive, they

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<v Speaker 1>might a lot of guys stepped in. He made something

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<v Speaker 1>fast because the ball stuff football beastoot might as well

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<v Speaker 1>just abow. He offer kind of jelble to. They're able

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<v Speaker 1>to jell us looking to did after that the first half, Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I think I think the second half, you know, all

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<v Speaker 1>the all the extra stuff for the game kind of

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<v Speaker 1>left and it was just basketball at that point. Um

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, guys were attacking the paint and that

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<v Speaker 1>makes it tough on him, and it's easier to play

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<v Speaker 1>inside out, and it opens up all other looks because

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<v Speaker 1>you got guys who they got a double, who are

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<v Speaker 1>gonna draw help every time down the court. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just basketball. Second, the members of the new look seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six ers backcourts look pretty darn good tonight, Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>and Josh Richardson combining for forty one points, fourteen rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>eleven assists in some terrific defense. Richardson a team best

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<v Speaker 1>game high plus twenty two and thirty three minutes. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Seltzer, joined now by Tom mc ginnis one oh

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<v Speaker 1>seven ninety three. The final score time we were talking

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this week, you and I got some of the

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<v Speaker 1>strengths that the Sixers showed in the preseason what might

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<v Speaker 1>carry over, and after Boston got control, we saw some

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<v Speaker 1>of those strengths highlighted. Before the Sixers pulled away late.

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<v Speaker 1>They played great defense, They rebounded the heck out of

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<v Speaker 1>the ball, and they got to the foul lie. Yeah, no,

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<v Speaker 1>they were plus twenty on the glass, and they made

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<v Speaker 1>a better percentage. I mean, Boston for a stretch there,

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<v Speaker 1>this couldn't make a free throw and that was during

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<v Speaker 1>the throws of that Sixers run that allowed them at

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen to two to pull away for good. And then

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<v Speaker 1>another pivotal point was early in the fourth, nine thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one to go and the Sixers I believe, had a

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<v Speaker 1>nine to two run and that's when they hit those

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<v Speaker 1>back to back threes. But you're right, the length and

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<v Speaker 1>the ability of the Sixers to help and recover and everybody,

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<v Speaker 1>this swarm, they did a tremendous job on Walker. Brown

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<v Speaker 1>was not a factor due to the foul difficulty. Tatum

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<v Speaker 1>and Hayward ended up scoring for them, but not at

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<v Speaker 1>a high rate percentage wise. I thought, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>first half off was to struggle. I mean the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>are down five, they come back to take the lead

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<v Speaker 1>by a point. I thought spacing was an issue for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers in the first half, and they just did

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<v Speaker 1>not have a lot of flow offensively. And then I

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<v Speaker 1>thought what really sort of turned the game around a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit. The Sixers, I think felt like they were

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<v Speaker 1>on the short end of some calls. There were a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of fouls called in the third quarter, and that

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<v Speaker 1>kind of was a catalyst to motivate the Sixers or

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<v Speaker 1>just in terms of observing the game, and that turned

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<v Speaker 1>things around. And beat started making those hustle plays, diving

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<v Speaker 1>at center court and everybody just started swarming and it

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<v Speaker 1>ratcheted things up, and that turned the tide, I think

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers in this win tonight over Boston seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers defeat the Boston Celtics one oh seven ninety three.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, there were a lot of regulars who did

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<v Speaker 1>good things, and I thought Ben Simmons was terrific. He

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<v Speaker 1>was the catalyst that rev the engine and got the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers some of their life back. But I'm still I'll

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<v Speaker 1>be honest with you, like one of the first impressions

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<v Speaker 1>in my mind is just that Brett went to fatistable early,

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<v Speaker 1>and he held his own against Kemba Walker. And yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean there were some savvy plays and one where

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<v Speaker 1>Matis Scott Kemba from behind in the first half. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean he listen, that's expected. Keim is a great player.

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<v Speaker 1>But I thought for most of the night Matisse was great.

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<v Speaker 1>Other than that foul, I'm not sure he touched Walker.

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<v Speaker 1>He kept getting called for fouls, but unofficially at six

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<v Speaker 1>deflection steals blocks. And how about that, Like, he gets

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<v Speaker 1>into the game, does exactly what the Sixers had anticipated

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<v Speaker 1>he would do in his you know, in his career

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<v Speaker 1>and his pro debut. So I think he's only going

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<v Speaker 1>to get better. And then, just harkening back to some

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<v Speaker 1>of the postgame commentary by six Ers head coach Brett Brown,

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<v Speaker 1>like when you play defense like this, you know it

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<v Speaker 1>puts you know, because the Sixers struggled mightily from three,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean eighty four their points were either in the

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<v Speaker 1>paint or from the foul line, and that dynamic it's

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<v Speaker 1>got to shift a little bit where they get a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more successful in the outside shooting and the threes.

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<v Speaker 1>But the point is, as coach was stipulating, they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>get their offense is gonna find itself, and when you

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<v Speaker 1>can rely on your defense and then have nights where

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<v Speaker 1>your offense begins to find its flow and catch up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, and move through this early part of

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<v Speaker 1>the season as you continue to progress and get better

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<v Speaker 1>day by day. That's what you're looking for. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>long haul. Tobias Herrist addressed the crowd very eloquently just

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<v Speaker 1>prior to the tip off, and that's what he said.

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<v Speaker 1>We have a goal and we're going to try to

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<v Speaker 1>progress every day toward that goal. And in this individual game,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers progressed and got better as the night went

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<v Speaker 1>on to win, going away by fourteen. Sixers do pull

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<v Speaker 1>away one oh seven ninety three. The final scoring will

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<v Speaker 1>end it, perhaps tom on this The seventy Sixers played

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<v Speaker 1>a very identifiable type of way, especially on the offensive

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<v Speaker 1>end of the court the last two seasons. Personnel changed

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<v Speaker 1>in the offseason, and maybe if you were watching or

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<v Speaker 1>listening to the first half time, you're like, well, this

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<v Speaker 1>it's kind of a little different. It's a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>you use the word rogged, thought that was a great

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<v Speaker 1>way to describe it. It's the first game of this season.

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<v Speaker 1>No doubt, But going back to Brett Brown's first pres

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<v Speaker 1>session of the fall, he was like smash mouth offense

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<v Speaker 1>and bullyball defense, and I think we saw a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit more toughness tonight. You know, they grinded it out

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<v Speaker 1>until they firmly got the game in their control, No

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<v Speaker 1>doubt so in the past, certainly in Brett Brown's first

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<v Speaker 1>six years, including over the last two years when Reddick

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<v Speaker 1>was part of the offense, you saw where the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>led the league in passes and around the perimeter, the

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<v Speaker 1>just constant movement, and they had that theorem of point five,

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<v Speaker 1>and that is in a half a second, you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>make a play, you gotta dribble, you gotta pass, you

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<v Speaker 1>gotta shoot it. And I don't know that that's going

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<v Speaker 1>to be the case. They still want to play fast

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<v Speaker 1>and not allow teams to hunker down, but they're trying

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<v Speaker 1>to go into a beat, and that's what I was

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<v Speaker 1>referring to. In the first half, I thought spacing was

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<v Speaker 1>a bit of an issue. There wasn't really a flow,

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<v Speaker 1>and they keyed a lot of their offense and they

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<v Speaker 1>got going in transition. So yeah, it's a it's a

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<v Speaker 1>different style. It's going to take a while, but they've

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<v Speaker 1>got length and they have toughness and that was on display.

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<v Speaker 1>You Gotosh Richardson and Ben plays with that, and I

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<v Speaker 1>think everybody saw it tonight. What we've been talking about

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<v Speaker 1>and watching Ben Simmons and training camp and in the

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<v Speaker 1>preseason and when he came back, and that is a

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<v Speaker 1>whole new level of confidence and ability, and he led

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<v Speaker 1>this team tonight. He was, without question the player of

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<v Speaker 1>the game. Alredy tim Aginnis will speak to you from

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<v Speaker 1>Motown on Saturday. So Detroit wins its opening game and

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana they don't have Blake Griffin. The Sixers had gone

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<v Speaker 1>out there, they lost it over time in their first game.

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<v Speaker 1>They've had success against Detroit, but early on. This is

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<v Speaker 1>a good test because Atlanta is the second game on

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<v Speaker 1>that trip Monday in Atlanta, and they had of course

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<v Speaker 1>two wins against the Sixers down there last year, so

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<v Speaker 1>it should be good a test Saturday in Motown already time,

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<v Speaker 1>very nice opening night win for the seventy Sixers one

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<v Speaker 1>oh seven ninety three defeating the Boston Celtics. I'm Brian Seltzer.

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<v Speaker 1>Here is how it happened. Is called by the one

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<v Speaker 1>and only Tom McGinnis. Seventy Sixers got off to a

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<v Speaker 1>solid start. Then Boston assumed the lead. Joel and Beat

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<v Speaker 1>helping the Sixers keep pacing the first here's him, been

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<v Speaker 1>with it it, beat against cancer, twelve to shoot, spins

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<v Speaker 1>up and under loses his balance, travel got away with

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<v Speaker 1>it and laid it in. Sixers trailed by five twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five to twenty after the first quarter of play. In

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<v Speaker 1>the second, Tobias Harris doing his thing. Harris for three

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<v Speaker 1>and it's good and the crowd celebrates a made triple

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<v Speaker 1>by the Sixers. Understandably so. That was the seventy sixers

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<v Speaker 1>first three pointer on the night, on their tenth attempt.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers hanging tough, you know, even though it felt like

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<v Speaker 1>Boston was in total control for most of the second quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>In particular, Sixers got a spark going into a half

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<v Speaker 1>from their twenty three year old all star Harris stop starts,

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<v Speaker 1>almost throws it away. Great peck by seven head Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons rocks the room. Oh Man a flowing left hand jail,

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<v Speaker 1>a couple free throws from Josh Richardson in the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers were in front at the half forty nine to

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<v Speaker 1>forty eight, big Ben Simmons keeping momentum going in the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers favor in the third Simmons into a trap, corporate

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<v Speaker 1>out top three ball front ribbon off note Williams keeping alive,

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons has the ball, Simmons underhand, Scoop got it rebound

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<v Speaker 1>put back basket by Simmons. Simmons was great all night long.

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<v Speaker 1>That kept the Sixers in front by six points, sixty

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<v Speaker 1>six to sixty Joel and Bead capping off the third

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<v Speaker 1>quarter four point in Philadelphia, LA, here's Richardson for threey

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<v Speaker 1>No good. Scott taps it out and beat an open trade. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it's good. Trip wall by Joel and me and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers go up by seven and they would lead it

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<v Speaker 1>seventy seven to sixty eight heading into the fourth quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>We will leave you with this Tobias Harris basket that

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<v Speaker 1>gave you the sense the Sixers were well on their

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<v Speaker 1>way to win Number one. US it back with numbers

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<v Speaker 1>trail three. Harris puts it up in back to back

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<v Speaker 1>brains Tobias Harris brains in a triple and Brad Steven

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<v Speaker 1>storms out of the court head takes time out. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that was a huge moment right after time out, the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers called Corkmas knockdown a three for the seventy six ers.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers got a stop and then Tobias Harris went back

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<v Speaker 1>down the floor and hit that three in the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers one oh seven ninety three double with the Boston Celtics.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers end up shooting forty three and a half percent

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<v Speaker 1>despite seven of twenty nine from three point territory. They

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<v Speaker 1>held Boston to under thirty seven percent shooting and seven

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty six from outside the arc. The Sixers they

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<v Speaker 1>won the game in part, obviously with their defense. Also,

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<v Speaker 1>they're rebounding. They were plus twenty one on the glass,

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<v Speaker 1>sixty two to forty one. They outdid the Celtics from

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line twenty six of thirty six Boston

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<v Speaker 1>was twenty of thirty four. And the Sixers that might

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<v Speaker 1>be the team strength this year, you know, grinding it

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<v Speaker 1>out using their muscle. They outscored Boston fifty eight forty

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<v Speaker 1>four in the paint as well, Sixers one to oh. Obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>with the opening night win, they move on to take

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<v Speaker 1>on another Eastern Conference playoff team from last season, the

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit Pistons. That's going to be a Little Caesar's Arena

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<v Speaker 1>Saturday in Motown. Blake Griffin is out for the first

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<v Speaker 1>couple weeks of the season. He will not play, but

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<v Speaker 1>Detroit did defeat Indiana tonight to win it's opener. Than

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers will be in Atlanta on Monday. Now for

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<v Speaker 1>the radio voice the seventy six Ers, Tom McGinnis, I'm

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Selzer, saying so long for now one final time.

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<v Speaker 1>The final score seventy six Ers one oh seven Boston

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<v Speaker 1>Celtics ninety three on opening night. You've been listening to Rewind.

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<v Speaker 1>Look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers game this season.