WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 02/22/2018 - Rewind vs. Bulls

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<v Speaker 1>I can look about about broadstree Stars, is gonna turn

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<v Speaker 1>and get it off Matty Rolls the Sixers postgame show

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<v Speaker 1>right now on Nutty seven five, the Panetic. In the end,

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<v Speaker 1>when you're fighting for postseason positioning like your seventy Sixers are,

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<v Speaker 1>I guess it doesn't really matter how you get the

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<v Speaker 1>wins one sixteen, one fifteen over the Chicago Bulls. It

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<v Speaker 1>was adventuresome at United Center tonight, but in the end,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers buckle down and get the job done. That

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<v Speaker 1>is the bottom line for an all important thirty first

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<v Speaker 1>win of the season and season high sixth consecutive victory,

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<v Speaker 1>the longest winning streak of the Brett Brown coaching era,

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<v Speaker 1>longest since the end of two thousand and eleven start

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<v Speaker 1>of two thousand and twelve for the franchise. Brian Seltzer

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<v Speaker 1>with you from Sixers dot com. We're expecting to hear

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<v Speaker 1>from the head coach Brett Brown Man Ben Simmons Joel

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid were fantastic tonights. And for all the hats that

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons assumed tonight, playmaker, score, rebounder, facilitator, how about

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<v Speaker 1>the most important of all being clutch free throw shooter yes,

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<v Speaker 1>indeed that was the headline. Five point six seconds left,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons goes to the line with the Sixers down

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<v Speaker 1>one knocks down a pair of huge, huge foul shots

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<v Speaker 1>to get the Sixers over the hump. And for as

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<v Speaker 1>much as Bobby Portis presented problems not just for the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers defense, but in particular Joel Embiid throughout the game

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<v Speaker 1>tonight with his career high thirty eight points, there was

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<v Speaker 1>Embeid on the final inbounds play of the game, shutting

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<v Speaker 1>the door by turning aside Portis for his fourth block.

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<v Speaker 1>And when Bad's credit fighting through some perhaps tired legs

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch, he denied Portis at the rim a

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<v Speaker 1>couple times late, Sixers got the stop they needed and

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<v Speaker 1>won the game by a point one sixteen one fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, it was crazy the start of this game.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like the All Star Game break never happened

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<v Speaker 1>at all. The Sixers raced out to an eighteen point lead,

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls came back by scoring forty in the second quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>and the race was on after that. Let's join in progress,

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Brown, right now, a break, the All Star break

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<v Speaker 1>is always strange. I've been with NBA championship teams. I've

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<v Speaker 1>been with really young teams and now we have this

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<v Speaker 1>team that's like a hybrid of you know, some really

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<v Speaker 1>talented young guys and a few veterans, and it's always

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<v Speaker 1>just a funny game. And I think that the resolve

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<v Speaker 1>that we showed we we did stay together. We made

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<v Speaker 1>some great plays at the end. Joellen Ben carried us.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought everybody else really had some subpar performances. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>you felt like we came out of a break. But

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<v Speaker 1>to the group's credit, like we did when we were

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<v Speaker 1>down twenty four at home, we stayed together. Sounds like

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<v Speaker 1>we're having some issues unfortunately with Brett Brown, but you

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<v Speaker 1>heard him highlight some of the key points in this one,

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<v Speaker 1>the resolve of the seventy sixers, highlighting the efforts of

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons and Embiid. I mean, these guys have played a

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<v Speaker 1>total of one hundred and thirty one career games between themselves,

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<v Speaker 1>and they combined four We're gonna try and do some

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<v Speaker 1>quick math. Sixty two points, twenty rebounds, sixteen assists, and

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid had four blocks and Simmons had one. I mean

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<v Speaker 1>that's pretty good. Bobby Portis, he was a menace for

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers tonight, and for a while there, while

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<v Speaker 1>it was going well for the bulls, sixers seemed to

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<v Speaker 1>struggle switching defensively. Seems like we have the line back.

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<v Speaker 1>We'll let Brett Brown do a far more professional job

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<v Speaker 1>of dissecting this one. Although we made some great plays

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<v Speaker 1>at the end, Joellen Ben carried us. I thought everybody

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<v Speaker 1>else really had some sub subpar performances. You know, you

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<v Speaker 1>felt like we came out of a break. But to

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<v Speaker 1>the group's credit, like we did when we were down

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four at home, we stayed together. And I give

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago a lot of credit for shooting the ball the

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<v Speaker 1>way they did, and I give our group a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of credit for having the the the the poise to

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<v Speaker 1>see it through and find a way to win a

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<v Speaker 1>big storyline. Ben steps the line and thinks those two

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<v Speaker 1>what's going through your mind? I mean, the the way

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<v Speaker 1>that he got to the line interests me as much

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<v Speaker 1>as him having the you know, skill and the confidence

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<v Speaker 1>to go up there and make the free throws. It

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<v Speaker 1>was one hundred and ten to one hundred and fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and we're down five points with you know, I think

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<v Speaker 1>a minute too left in the game, and that particular

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<v Speaker 1>play you're talking about, you know, Joel made a fantastic

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<v Speaker 1>play on a sideline out of bound steal. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we found Ben, uh, they fouled him. Good job, Fred,

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<v Speaker 1>they they found, you know, a way to to foul

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<v Speaker 1>Ben with the ball, and Ben had the confidence to

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<v Speaker 1>step up and make two huge free throws. What were

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<v Speaker 1>you thinking though, I mean, because you know what, like

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<v Speaker 1>I get to a stage with him where he has

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<v Speaker 1>such strength of of inner belief. You know, we've seen

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<v Speaker 1>it time and time again. You know, we saw Detroit

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<v Speaker 1>found him what twenty eight times it was some ridiculous

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<v Speaker 1>number in a Washington rather twenty eight times, and different

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<v Speaker 1>things that we have seen at the end of games

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<v Speaker 1>and so on, where he delivers he responds, he's got

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<v Speaker 1>tremendous in a confidence and so it didn't surprise me, really,

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<v Speaker 1>it really didn't. Like I judge people's body language sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>maybe too much, and when I saw him step to

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<v Speaker 1>the line, he looked like he wanted to shoot him.

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<v Speaker 1>And as I said at the start, Joel's steele really

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<v Speaker 1>his steel at seven foot two to make that type

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<v Speaker 1>of athletic play and come up with the ball is

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<v Speaker 1>of equal sort of benefit. It all added up for

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<v Speaker 1>Ben and Joel to combine for sixty four points, and

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<v Speaker 1>really their sat line across everything. Is there anything that

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<v Speaker 1>concerns you of the rest of the ing in terms

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<v Speaker 1>of the ball, I don't go any place except that

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<v Speaker 1>I like coaching these guys. I think that this game

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<v Speaker 1>coming out of a break you never really know, and

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<v Speaker 1>their hearts are in the right place. They genuinely care,

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<v Speaker 1>They coexist wonderfully, they really have we I'm lucky to

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<v Speaker 1>coach them. The locker room is fantastic, and we stay together.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that we're trending in the right way, and

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<v Speaker 1>I know their attitudes is completely pointing in the direction

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<v Speaker 1>that we want, and so we look forward to coming

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<v Speaker 1>back home, you know where. We've got a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>of a wind streak going on. We love playing in

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<v Speaker 1>front of our home fans and just try to keep

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<v Speaker 1>this moving. Win streaked the tune of six straight sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>longest in roughly six years. They sneak by the Chicago

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<v Speaker 1>Bulls one sixteen, one fifteen. Most importantly, they maintain their

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<v Speaker 1>one and a half game leader of the Miami Heats

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<v Speaker 1>for seventh place in the Eastern Conference and stay within

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<v Speaker 1>two games of Washington for fourth place. As Washington, it

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't this great? What you can start to do now

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<v Speaker 1>this day to the season. You can scoreboardwash as Washington

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<v Speaker 1>beats Cleveland on the road at the que earlier tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>More to get into with Tom mc ginness, he's standing by.

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<v Speaker 1>That's coming up next. It's the postgame showing the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>Rating Network seventy sixers had a nice stroke of good

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<v Speaker 1>fortune in battling for a win just before the break

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<v Speaker 1>without Joel Embiad against the Miami Heat eight days ago.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know what they found The right combination Tonight

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<v Speaker 1>and Bead was excellent. Ben Simmons was two. Simmons a

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<v Speaker 1>career high thirty two points tonight to go with seven

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds and eleven assists. But the biggest thing for him

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<v Speaker 1>were the two free throws with five points six seconds

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<v Speaker 1>to go to make the difference in tonight's game. Also

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<v Speaker 1>made the difference Joel Embiid helping set up the sequence

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<v Speaker 1>that put Simmons at the line and then and Bead

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<v Speaker 1>closing the lid on the rim for Portis, who was

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<v Speaker 1>trying to deliver a game winning attempt as time ran

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<v Speaker 1>out and bead, finishing with thirty points, thirteen boards and

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<v Speaker 1>five times seventy sixers over. The Bulls won sixteen one fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom mc ginnis called it at United Center tonight. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a win time. It was a win out, no doubt.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Sixers, let's be honest, they've lost some games

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<v Speaker 1>like this over the years, and particularly when you say

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<v Speaker 1>that Portis, you know, let's say that shot goes and

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<v Speaker 1>it could have gone the other way, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they definitely had their ups and downs. Leading by eighteen.

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<v Speaker 1>I actually said the phrase route obviously a bit prematurely.

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<v Speaker 1>And the Bulls battle back. They are incredible for three

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<v Speaker 1>career night for Portis. I thought Nawaba was really good,

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<v Speaker 1>Zach Levine was good at times, and the Sixers made

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<v Speaker 1>the plays down the stretch. And you know, like same

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<v Speaker 1>thing as in that Miami game when you battle back.

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<v Speaker 1>There are a lot of possessions and a lot more opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>You certainly can't fritter away all of them. But the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, they miss free throws down the stretch. They

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<v Speaker 1>missed four free throws. We mentioned the two that Ben

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<v Speaker 1>hit the game winning free throws, but there are other

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<v Speaker 1>free throws prior to that, where the Sixers miss free

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<v Speaker 1>throws and there were turnover two and yet you still battle.

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<v Speaker 1>You get a stop, you keep them off the board

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<v Speaker 1>and not allowing them to expand the lead where they

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<v Speaker 1>put it out of reach and down five with sixty

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<v Speaker 1>two seconds to go. You just keep battling. You give

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<v Speaker 1>yourselves an opportunity, you make a couple plays, and you

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<v Speaker 1>walk away with a victory. And in the end, it's

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<v Speaker 1>another w and it's not gonna go wow, remember that game.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a win. It's two wins out of three against Chicago,

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<v Speaker 1>and move on with six straight wins and you go

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<v Speaker 1>home and you got a big weekend coming up. And

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<v Speaker 1>again they're all big. But certainly the Sixers had great moments.

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<v Speaker 1>They certainly had moments where they thought they maybe guys

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<v Speaker 1>would have shot the ball bet over Marco Covington JJ.

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<v Speaker 1>But you're able to pull your young stars pull it

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<v Speaker 1>out for you in an exciting victory for the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers top the Bulls won sixteen one fifteen, something that

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Brown has been on top of saying in respect

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<v Speaker 1>to Simmons whenever he's asked about him. Tom throughout the

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<v Speaker 1>year is poise, calm, maturity. Then even Brett, for all

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<v Speaker 1>the time he spent with Ben last year, didn't see

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<v Speaker 1>and you look at a spot like that. I'm sure

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<v Speaker 1>Ben's asked about his free throws after the game he'll say,

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<v Speaker 1>you know what, I just go to the line, do

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<v Speaker 1>my thing, very business like. And that's what he was tonight. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>for one, you know, you didn't know what you had

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<v Speaker 1>because he wasn't in an athletic competition, right, he was

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<v Speaker 1>in training and he was in a rehab mode. So

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it's there's an old saying in basketball when

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<v Speaker 1>you smell the popcorn, and that's what that's the type

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<v Speaker 1>of player Simmons. He gets out here against these other

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<v Speaker 1>guys and he wants to dominate. You can see it

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<v Speaker 1>in his face. You can see it in his size

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<v Speaker 1>and athleticism, like I'm going to use this to my

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<v Speaker 1>advantage and I'm going to punish you and score. He's

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<v Speaker 1>got that, you know, that alpha male kind of persona

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<v Speaker 1>out on the court, which in order to be a

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<v Speaker 1>professional athlete, a lot of these guys exhibit those traits.

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<v Speaker 1>That's a very familiar characteristic for these successful competitive athletes

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<v Speaker 1>and you're right. I think Ben going to the line,

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<v Speaker 1>as Brett Brown said, he wanted those free throws, so

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<v Speaker 1>that that was really big. And you know, the guys

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<v Speaker 1>find a chip like cub mentioned, And I actually saw

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<v Speaker 1>it where there was the young fans in the front

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<v Speaker 1>row and they're allowed to say what they want. That's

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<v Speaker 1>still the greatest seat in sports right there. And they

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<v Speaker 1>must have been teasing Ben about his shooting ability or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's stuck a jumper and he's looking over at them,

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<v Speaker 1>putting a little dagger toward them, and you know, so

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<v Speaker 1>he's proving people wrong left and right in this area,

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<v Speaker 1>in that area, and he just stepped up huge. He was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was very good throughout the entire game, obviously passing

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, wearing multiple hats, including game winning free

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<v Speaker 1>throws one sixteen, one fifteen, and one. You know in

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<v Speaker 1>the end. The other big contributed to night Joe ellenbad

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<v Speaker 1>he got Bobby Portis. Slave Portis was unconscious tonight fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>to twenty six, six of nine from three point territory

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<v Speaker 1>for thirty eight. But late in the game when he

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<v Speaker 1>went at the rim, there was joellenbiad to turn him away,

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt, and Joel covers a lot of ground. He

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<v Speaker 1>blocked that Cameron Pain shot. He really you know, even

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<v Speaker 1>if it's off the ball, if it's a done drive

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, done got by Ben And here he

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<v Speaker 1>comes cruising in. But you know, as I said, he'd

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<v Speaker 1>done drove it from the left side. This is in

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<v Speaker 1>the guts of the game in that final minute and

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<v Speaker 1>missed it. Why the right I guarantee it. Joel was

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<v Speaker 1>part of that. So he anchors the defense. The numbers

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<v Speaker 1>are off the charts when he's in there. And tonight

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<v Speaker 1>he played a humongous game and dominated as good as

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<v Speaker 1>Portis was, and a lot of that for Bobby Portis

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<v Speaker 1>was on the perimeter. Joel ebid put a stamp on

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<v Speaker 1>this game, and he dominated the game just as Ben did.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy Sixers beat the Bulls one sixteen, one fifteen. Tom

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<v Speaker 1>mcguinnis talked to you on Saturday a little bit earlier

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<v Speaker 1>when the Sixers host the Magic Good Night from Chicago,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you, Bryan. Sixers top of the Bulls their first

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<v Speaker 1>season series win over Chicago going back a couple years

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<v Speaker 1>now to the two thousand and ten two thousand and

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<v Speaker 1>eleven season. The headliners were Simmons and Embiid. We will

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<v Speaker 1>hear more about them with Tom's highlight calls. In just

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<v Speaker 1>a moment. It's the postgame showing the Sixers Rating Network

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers and the Chicago Bulls for the third and

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<v Speaker 1>final time this season. First game back from an eight

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<v Speaker 1>day hiatus for these seventy sixers. Brian Seltzer with you

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<v Speaker 1>from Sixers dot com. Well, an eight day hiatus for some,

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<v Speaker 1>not for a couple members of these seventy sixers involved

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<v Speaker 1>in All Star weekend activities. And wouldn't you know the

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<v Speaker 1>three of them talking about Ben Simmons, Joel and Bad

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<v Speaker 1>and Darios Charch with loom large in tonight's game. Here

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<v Speaker 1>is how it sounded, courtesy of Tom McGinnis. The Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>It was like they never went on break at all.

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<v Speaker 1>They looked like the squad that ripped off five straight wins.

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<v Speaker 1>Midway through the first quarter, here's Ben Domina runs in

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<v Speaker 1>the Norball breaks up and good and a block on

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<v Speaker 1>David Norball and said dominance continues sevens of the line

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<v Speaker 1>for what could be a three point play. Seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>raced down to a twenty five seven lead middle of

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<v Speaker 1>the first quarter they were up, though only by four

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three twenty nine, as Chicago's bench started to get

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<v Speaker 1>the Bulls back into it to close the first quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Early on in the second, Joel and Bad made his

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<v Speaker 1>presence fell. Now duel would to shoot against Noel. Voley

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<v Speaker 1>turns faces foot fake got him off the ground into

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<v Speaker 1>the late fakes again. Violet recovers fade away by Duella's good.

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<v Speaker 1>But the Sixers and the Bulls they got into a

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<v Speaker 1>foot race down the stretch of half number one. It

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<v Speaker 1>was actually Chicago which hung forty points in the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers in the second quarter, making it sixty nine to

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<v Speaker 1>sixty seven. Bulls going in to the third. Sixers came

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<v Speaker 1>out with some purpose after the break, in particular Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>he was scoring at Will re about duel. Duel out

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<v Speaker 1>let the Simmons on the fire sideline. Simmons tract it down,

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<v Speaker 1>goes into the lane and dun comes into another head

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<v Speaker 1>scoop as good Simmons like a freight cade hit in

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<v Speaker 1>the Midwest. Here he stars again. It beat at Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>on a road at Chicago seventy eight seventy five Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>trying to get some momentum, but the Bulls would not

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<v Speaker 1>back away. The Sixers lead at a tenuous two ninety

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<v Speaker 1>three ninety one going into the fourth quarter. Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>had some more to give Gario in the lad not

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of real there. He goes to Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>at the paint, He's got a shoot it. He finally

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<v Speaker 1>paid fire fed scares it and Ben Simmons was a

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<v Speaker 1>split second away from what could have about a three

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<v Speaker 1>point three second violation, but he got the shot off

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<v Speaker 1>and went down and he drew the foul. He completed

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<v Speaker 1>the three point player to make it one h three

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<v Speaker 1>one oh one, putt in the seventy Sixers back in front.

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<v Speaker 1>Now Chicago, they would go up one twelve, one oh

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<v Speaker 1>seven just under two and a half minutes to go.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers then got three straight points from Dario Schartch

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<v Speaker 1>to make it one twelve one ten, and Bead committed

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<v Speaker 1>a turnover with seventy seven seconds left. Chicago scored on

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<v Speaker 1>a three point from Zach Levine after that make it

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<v Speaker 1>one fifteen one ten sixty two seconds to go. With

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<v Speaker 1>those would be the final points Chicago scored on the night.

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<v Speaker 1>Thirty five seconds left, Bucket from Dario scharch for two.

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<v Speaker 1>Then JJ redickos the line with eight seconds left to

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<v Speaker 1>make it one fifteen, one fourteen, Denzel Valentine has the

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<v Speaker 1>ball stolen by Joel and bead on an inbounds play.

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<v Speaker 1>It trickled at Simmons. He was fouled with five point

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<v Speaker 1>six seconds left, went to the line front Room roll

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<v Speaker 1>in the first swished his second. This the final sequence

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<v Speaker 1>of the night. Blobs it into ports ports catches. He

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<v Speaker 1>goes Dowbo puts it up, no go full tips lose

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<v Speaker 1>down the type puts the headness Sixers half piper by

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<v Speaker 1>to win the game. Ben sevens het Joanna be delivered

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<v Speaker 1>at a one point win in Chicago. Six straight wins

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<v Speaker 1>a new season high for the seventy Sixers, their longest

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<v Speaker 1>since two thousand eleven two thousand and twelve. Final notes

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<v Speaker 1>from the final stat sheet. In the seventy Sixers one

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<v Speaker 1>point win, Sixers shoot fifty one percent from the field,

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago forty five and a half percent. Six Ers eleven

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<v Speaker 1>of twenty nine from three point territory. They were just

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<v Speaker 1>three of fourteen from the perimeter after halftime Chicago eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>of thirty five from beyond the arc, the eighteen three

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<v Speaker 1>pointers a season high. Sixers survived fourteen missed free throws

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one of thirty five from the line. Chicago only

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<v Speaker 1>went to the line fifteen times sixers where minus seven

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<v Speaker 1>on the glass. They did limit themselves to just eleven

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers in the game, so that was good. Bobby Portis

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<v Speaker 1>led all scores of thirty eight fifteen to twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>from the floor, six of nine outside the arc. That

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<v Speaker 1>total of career high for him in terms of thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight points, but for the seventy sixers, a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more bounced from some young stars. Ben Simmons career high

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two to go with seven rebounds and eleven assists,

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<v Speaker 1>his twenty third double double thirty points for Joel Embiid

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen rebounds for him plus five assists and four blocks.

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<v Speaker 1>Dario Charitch with thirteen to go with eight rebounds, and

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<v Speaker 1>he was big in the final minutes of regulation. Should

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<v Speaker 1>also mention that Joel Embiad was a huge factor in

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<v Speaker 1>Bobby Portis missing his final five shots of the night,

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<v Speaker 1>including that decisive stand at the end of regulation. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers with the win are now thirty one and twenty five.

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<v Speaker 1>They maintain their one and a half game lead over

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<v Speaker 1>the Heat for seventh place in the East, and Washington

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<v Speaker 1>did beat Cleveland at Cleveland tonight, but with the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>winning and Washington winning, there are still only two games

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<v Speaker 1>between those two teams from fourth place in the East.

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<v Speaker 1>Devon Gibbons patiently standing by. He'll be coming at you

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<v Speaker 1>next the phone number six, one zero six through two

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<v Speaker 1>zero nine seven five if you want to talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons career nights and a nice Sixers win. Big

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to Carlinemoli and Jay Gray. Back here at the

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<v Speaker 1>studio now for the R Radio voice to the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers, Tom McGinnis, Brian Seltzer saying so long for

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<v Speaker 1>now one final time. The final score it was the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers pulling one out one sixteen. The Chicago Bulls won fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Following the Sixers win, Tom McGinnis had a chance to

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<v Speaker 1>catch up with one of the players afterwards. Big win

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<v Speaker 1>here against the Bulls Edward Joint courtside by Robert Covington,

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<v Speaker 1>won a finish come an exciting game. You guys led

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<v Speaker 1>big early, came back, scored six in a row, got

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<v Speaker 1>the plays down the stretch and your thoughts on this one. Man,

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<v Speaker 1>it was about it from very man. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>jumped out of him early, but you know they made

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<v Speaker 1>a run as well. But you know, it's first game

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<v Speaker 1>back from All Star break, so we kind of figured that,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, everything would you know, kind of ploted this

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<v Speaker 1>way because you know everybody's getting back in that tune

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<v Speaker 1>and everything. So we just came out and we had

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<v Speaker 1>to execute, and you know, we executed down the stretch.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Joe came up with a big stop, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>being knocked down. Two big free throws, two big free us.

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<v Speaker 1>Then we still the win. We're getting that stop. Man.

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<v Speaker 1>That's that's the type of execution we gotta have. And

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta keep pushing because you know, to make this thing,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, realistic, because we know we got twenty six more.

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<v Speaker 1>We got twenty six more Simmons with a career high

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two. They're your stars, Joel and Bannon. Boy, they

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<v Speaker 1>stepped up big down the stretch with the steel the

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<v Speaker 1>free throws and beat the defense right there at the

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<v Speaker 1>very end. What an exciting finish and a great win

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<v Speaker 1>you must feel you later, Uh oh, absolutely, you know

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<v Speaker 1>we gotta finish out this, uh this last run stretch, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>for for the you know, for the fans. You know

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<v Speaker 1>it's we know we capable of and you know it

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<v Speaker 1>started tonight. So we just gotta finish out this long

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<v Speaker 1>this little stretch and you know we got going to

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<v Speaker 1>run because you know, to make ourselves that much more

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<v Speaker 1>DELI you gotta get these type of games and and

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<v Speaker 1>we need it. We need him big time. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>that's gonna help us down the stretch and he's gonna

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<v Speaker 1>give us more momentum going down to stretch. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know it's just fun playing that way. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we we got to solidify a lot of things and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, bend them, let us from the very beginning.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, he just a kissing fans that that it

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<v Speaker 1>was marking him the whole game. So you know he

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<v Speaker 1>stepped up big time, him and Joe and we needed

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<v Speaker 1>that tonight. Come. Thank you very much. We appreciate it.

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you Robert coming to the Sixers. Great victory here

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<v Speaker 1>against the Bulls and Ben Simmons delivers Down the Stretch

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<v Speaker 1>final from Chicago one sixteen one fifteen