WEBVTT - Playoff Pod: Episode 14 - Jonah Bolden, Squad Staying Hungry

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<v Speaker 1>The seventy Sixers medal was put to the test in

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<v Speaker 1>Game two, and they certainly passed. Joel Bake to three

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<v Speaker 1>dry tick us all spits thanks right side lays up

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<v Speaker 1>at Joel a b scores the ball at the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>up the league of three twenty four seconds to go.

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<v Speaker 1>Having left the North with a hard earned split and

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<v Speaker 1>home court advantage in hand, the Sixers are eager to

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<v Speaker 1>get back to South Philadelphia. Man for the Fast always

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<v Speaker 1>show up, so I'm sure it's always the same as

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<v Speaker 1>elect far. Now the seventy Sixers change the tone of

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<v Speaker 1>the Eastern Conference semifinals. Get a chat with Jonah bowl

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<v Speaker 1>All on this episode of the broadcast. Alright, alright, alright,

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<v Speaker 1>things looking in film a little bit different now since

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<v Speaker 1>the last time we spoke. Seventy Sixers and the Raptors

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<v Speaker 1>all square, tied up at one game apiece heading into

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<v Speaker 1>a huge Game three of this best of seven second

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<v Speaker 1>round series between the Atlantic Division rivals. I'm Brian Selzer,

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<v Speaker 1>hope you are doing great. We got a bunch to

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<v Speaker 1>dive into in terms of the good we saw in

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<v Speaker 1>Monday's game to ninety four eighty nine victory for the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers will also look ahead, of course to Thursday's

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<v Speaker 1>showdown in South Philadelphia. But first, as we normally hit

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<v Speaker 1>So here we are seventy Sixers one game, Toronto Raptors

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<v Speaker 1>one game, a major swing matchup Thursday at the Center

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<v Speaker 1>in South Philadelphia. You know, I thought it probably would

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<v Speaker 1>have been a little b too dramatic to put game

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<v Speaker 1>two on Monday in Toronto and must win terms, but

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<v Speaker 1>there was no doubt in talking to some of the

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<v Speaker 1>coaches and players on the team. There was of course

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<v Speaker 1>extra urgency given how things didn't go all that well

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers in game one on Saturday. Of course,

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<v Speaker 1>Kawhi Leonard and Pascal Siakam got loose. Seventy Sixers just

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<v Speaker 1>didn't seem to have it. But from the jump Monday

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<v Speaker 1>at Scotia Bank Arena. There was no doubt the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers looked and performed like a different team. Joel behind

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<v Speaker 1>his back in traffic, over the running jj for three.

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<v Speaker 1>That's it. Sevens has got a man into the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>En Us three ball up at it James and Us

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<v Speaker 1>knocking down another three time out Toronto Joellabe there comes

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<v Speaker 1>a double shot. Cocket three picks it out to the

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<v Speaker 1>right side. Butler three ball. Jimmy Butler has done it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Back to the three. Immediately we saw some key adjustments.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Brett Brown had a fantastic game. He stuck

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<v Speaker 1>to his guns and coached with conviction. He put Joel

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid on Pascal Siakum, let Marcus Saul have his free

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<v Speaker 1>range shooted from mid ranger distance. Didn't work out for

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<v Speaker 1>the Raptors. Ben Simmons got the lion's share of the

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<v Speaker 1>minutes on Kawhi Leonard. With some help, Sixers were passing

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<v Speaker 1>the ball more effectively from side to side, created some

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<v Speaker 1>nice looks on the wing and in the corner. For

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<v Speaker 1>three Sixers held the Raptors to just thirty eight points

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half and thirty six and a half

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<v Speaker 1>percent shooting for the entire game, well below the averages

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<v Speaker 1>that Toronto had both in regular season and in the playoffs.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought a defense at the start of the game

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<v Speaker 1>was almost as good as it could be. I was

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<v Speaker 1>proud of a defense, and for those reasons, I think

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<v Speaker 1>a spiro was just fine and it was reflected in

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<v Speaker 1>a pretty solid defensive First out, Jimmy Butler, pivotal to

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy six was playing out a gritty game to win.

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<v Speaker 1>Twelve of his thirty points came in the critical fourth frame.

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<v Speaker 1>That big three that he hits put the Sixers up

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<v Speaker 1>by seven points with about two minutes to go, and

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<v Speaker 1>then the past Joel and beat on that twisting, impressive

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<v Speaker 1>driving lay up, and that gave the seventy sixers pretty

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<v Speaker 1>much the game and some important insurance in the final seconds.

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<v Speaker 1>To tell you truth, I just happened to make a

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<v Speaker 1>couple of shots. Everybody told him to come out aggressive,

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<v Speaker 1>shoot the shots that are there. I still think that

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<v Speaker 1>passed the ball when I wasn't open. Maybe a little

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<v Speaker 1>bit later. If some people may say Paul and Oman

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<v Speaker 1>we guarded, I think that's that's the reason that we

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<v Speaker 1>want and even though Kawhi Leonards still finished with a

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<v Speaker 1>big number thirty five points thirteen to twenty four, shooting

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<v Speaker 1>seven rebounds, six assists, I thought Ben Simmons really did

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<v Speaker 1>make life difficult for the Cloth. Simmons continuing to shine

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<v Speaker 1>defensively in the playoffs. He is proving his worth on

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<v Speaker 1>that end against a couple of all stars. Seann Magahart.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, obviously Quais, a very talented guy. Lost defensively.

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<v Speaker 1>He's great, so for me make it tough for him

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<v Speaker 1>offensively on his side, it was really my job. So

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<v Speaker 1>I'm glad. I'm glad I got that role. Simmons didn't

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<v Speaker 1>score a ton in Monday's game, but no matter, his

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<v Speaker 1>value was present in a lot of other areas, and

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<v Speaker 1>he also had seven rebounds, five assists and a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of steals, finishing with a plus two rating in nearly

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<v Speaker 1>forty four and a half minutes before we put game

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<v Speaker 1>two to rest. I gotta give a shout out to

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<v Speaker 1>the bench right twenty six to five advantage in scoring

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<v Speaker 1>against the Toronto reserves, fifteen to six against the counterparts

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<v Speaker 1>from the rafters in rebounding. James Enis, the third had

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<v Speaker 1>a great game so did Greg Monroe, who Brett Brown

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<v Speaker 1>tapped as the first big man off the bench to

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<v Speaker 1>relieve Joel Embiid. And I'm also gonna throw Jonah Bolden

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<v Speaker 1>in there. I thought the rookie came in in a

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<v Speaker 1>pinch after Monroe went out with an ankle sprain and

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<v Speaker 1>it didn't work out with Boban Marnyanovitch, and Bolden delivered.

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<v Speaker 1>He had some really helpful rebounds between the third and

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter and that timely triple to push the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>lead back to nine early in the fourth. After practicing

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<v Speaker 1>Campden on Wednesday, Joan and I talked about his growth

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<v Speaker 1>during the postseason and how some veterans have helped him. Jonah,

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<v Speaker 1>you're a rookie going through this postseason. You've appeared in

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<v Speaker 1>every game so far. What are some of the things

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<v Speaker 1>that you're learning and taking away? The details of every

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<v Speaker 1>play in the position is critical. The attention to detail

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<v Speaker 1>is magnified. Personnel becomes much more significant than the regular

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<v Speaker 1>season and obviously more significant than the play itself. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Coach repeats it a lot, and it's very

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<v Speaker 1>true that a lot of the playoffs is the players

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<v Speaker 1>um and other players. I think the things that I've

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<v Speaker 1>taken away from my first UM playoffs here is just

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, attended the detail significance of every play

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<v Speaker 1>entity's taken to another level physicality. Um yeah. Does it

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<v Speaker 1>almost slow down the more minutes to play in a

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<v Speaker 1>playoff game? Does it feel like it gets slower there's

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<v Speaker 1>more stuff that you can process? Does it feel more natural? Uncomfortable? Yeah? Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>yeah no dot um, comfortability comes with time. UM. So,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it's kind of for me, it's it's kind

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<v Speaker 1>of a new season UM in some forms, like starting

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, everything different other than obviously the sport UM.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, for me, it was just coming in fresh,

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<v Speaker 1>ready to go. UM. The more time I get, the

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<v Speaker 1>more comfortable I'd be, and and the more comfortable I feel.

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<v Speaker 1>Game two against the Rafters, you came in in the

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<v Speaker 1>second half, had a couple of big rebounds, hit a

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<v Speaker 1>key three pointer or what did you think the team

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<v Speaker 1>needed in that game? In particular? Um, just for everyone

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<v Speaker 1>to know the role UM, I mean specifically, guys are

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<v Speaker 1>telling me, you get the bullet, just shoot it. UM.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's that's kind of what I did when I

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<v Speaker 1>came back in UM, and and and and and just

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<v Speaker 1>sticking to the game play and UM for me, like

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<v Speaker 1>I said, no, my role knowing knowing that I'm out

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<v Speaker 1>there to to help my teammates out and in any

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<v Speaker 1>aspect um possible. And if it's getting the rebound at

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<v Speaker 1>crucial times or knocking down the three like my teammates

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<v Speaker 1>asking me, then that's what I'll do. Can you give

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<v Speaker 1>you some examples of some of the conversations you've had

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<v Speaker 1>with the specific veterans on this team, And it seems

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<v Speaker 1>like a guy like Jimmy Butler is someone who's always

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<v Speaker 1>coaching young guys up. Yeah. I mean, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy just kind of tell tell me specifically, UM

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<v Speaker 1>to just shoot h That's that's what I do. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'll continue to do that. UM. And they you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they give me the upmost confidence and and and believe

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<v Speaker 1>in myself. Um that they they also instill the fact that,

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, every play is is critical and significant,

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<v Speaker 1>So you can't really take a playoff defensively or offensively,

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<v Speaker 1>um at this point in this season, in the postseason. UM,

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<v Speaker 1>so just just being ready, whether you whether my time

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<v Speaker 1>comes in in the first over my time comes in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter. Always remember ready that when I'm coming,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna need to be ready and my team has

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<v Speaker 1>depending on me. What do you think the home crowd

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be like Game three? You guys have

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<v Speaker 1>taken home court advantage in this series. Um, crazy like

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<v Speaker 1>it always is here? Uh if not, if not more crazy,

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<v Speaker 1>just just how the series is tied. Um. And you

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<v Speaker 1>know that you speak nothing less of Philadelphia fans. They're

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<v Speaker 1>they're very you know, fanatical and behind us and and loud.

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<v Speaker 1>So you're definitely gonna fill him and hear him. Jona,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you very much. Thank you. Jonah Bolden heightened awareness

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<v Speaker 1>to some of the finer intricacies and subtleties of pro

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<v Speaker 1>basketball in the NBA postseason, averaging about nine minutes per

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<v Speaker 1>game in the playoffs. And you know, I think all

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<v Speaker 1>things being relative, very relative, I think you can say

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<v Speaker 1>that he is a solid track record against the Toronto

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<v Speaker 1>Raptors between the game on Monday and then if you

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<v Speaker 1>remember the home game right before Christmas, he had not

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds and four blocks and the Sixers regular season win

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<v Speaker 1>over the Raptors. What the Sixers, We'll try to do

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<v Speaker 1>to keep the good things going. In Game three on

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night, will hit that in a moment. But first,

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<v Speaker 1>a big one Thursday night, nationally televised game on ESPN

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<v Speaker 1>in south Field Alpha at the Center in the primetime spotlight.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six ers very eager to be back at home.

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<v Speaker 1>Our crowd is amazing. You know, it's loud, they bring energy,

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<v Speaker 1>it's energetic and for us, that's going to fuel us,

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<v Speaker 1>and we just gotta be ready to play it. We're not.

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<v Speaker 1>We're not. A crowd is always behind us and wants

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<v Speaker 1>us to win more than anybody. So we're gonna fuel

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<v Speaker 1>off that. That's Tobias Harris think he's having a great postseason,

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<v Speaker 1>averaging sixteen points, ten rebounds a double double for the

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<v Speaker 1>whole playoffs, plus four and a half assist per game.

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<v Speaker 1>He's shooting nearly forty five percent from three, a double

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<v Speaker 1>double in each game of the Raptors series. Really strong

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<v Speaker 1>stuff from Tobias Harris. No doubt Joellenby knows what his

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<v Speaker 1>numbers have been, and of course he'd love to get

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<v Speaker 1>himself going and do some more scoring. But I thought

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<v Speaker 1>it was also great to hear him say that he

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<v Speaker 1>doesn't want to force the issue. He talked about this

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<v Speaker 1>on Wednesday at practice, and he's got a very matter

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<v Speaker 1>of fact view about how he's fitting in and his role.

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<v Speaker 1>Man is the layoffs. We all make adjustments. We had

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<v Speaker 1>a bad first game and we made some adjustments. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>sure they're gonna make some adjustments too. We gotta respond

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<v Speaker 1>to that. But at the end of the day, it's

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<v Speaker 1>all about playing hard me especially if I'm not getting

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<v Speaker 1>open looks or I'm not in situations where i can't

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<v Speaker 1>play one on one. You know, Like I said, I

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<v Speaker 1>got to make the right decisions and go from that.

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<v Speaker 1>But uh, it's a game of adjustments and they're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>make theirs and we gotta respond to it. But at

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the day, it's all about playing hard.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, if I don't got it going offensively, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>you know that I tend to focus extremely on the

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<v Speaker 1>defensive and so uh, he goes both for us, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know what about that? And to that point, as

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<v Speaker 1>we saw in Game two when it mattered most game

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<v Speaker 1>on the line, who was there the big man to

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<v Speaker 1>pass out to Jimmy Butler on the double team for

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<v Speaker 1>three and then that driving layup. I think it's a

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<v Speaker 1>great mindset that Joe has, very healthy, team oriented focus

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<v Speaker 1>as far as how things have gone for him in

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<v Speaker 1>this series, speaking of offensive numbers, Danny Green of the Rafters,

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<v Speaker 1>he was the other important part of the Kawhi Leonard

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<v Speaker 1>deal and he's been a significant subplot due really impart

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<v Speaker 1>to what he hasn't done yet in the Eastern Conference

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<v Speaker 1>SEMIS and that's hit threes his bread and butter, two

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<v Speaker 1>for ten through his first two games, had an open

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<v Speaker 1>look with time expiring late in Monday's game in Toronto.

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<v Speaker 1>Ten total points in the series thus far, and he

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<v Speaker 1>finished the regular season second in the league in three

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<v Speaker 1>point percentage at forty four and a half percent. Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown once the seventy six ers on high alert. He

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<v Speaker 1>coached Danny Green in San Antonio. I know Danny Green

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<v Speaker 1>well enough to know that the chance of that continuing

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<v Speaker 1>is small, and we caught a break the other night

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<v Speaker 1>with the open look that he had. But to think,

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<v Speaker 1>like you know that's a common with what you know

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<v Speaker 1>numbers he's produced in the first two games is not

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<v Speaker 1>at all what I'm thinking and what I have learned

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<v Speaker 1>having spent a lot of time around him. The three

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<v Speaker 1>point shooting behind Kawhi Leonard's so vital in this series

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<v Speaker 1>to Toronto's chances. Toronto's combined for nineteen for sixty four.

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<v Speaker 1>That's under thirty percent through two games, and the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers have to continue to clamp down on the perimeter.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta love that statistic, Toronto shooting under thirty percent

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<v Speaker 1>from three to start this series. Let's end this thing

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<v Speaker 1>on a lighthearted additional field good notes at m del NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>You probably know the handle by now. Got to give

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<v Speaker 1>it to the man. You got a Mike Scott Hive

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<v Speaker 1>tattoo after getting enough followers on Twitter amazing. Mike was

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<v Speaker 1>asked about it on Wednesday, and if you've picked up

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<v Speaker 1>an anything about Mike Scott's personality so far, authentic, real,

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<v Speaker 1>no bs, just a true, straight up dude, and he was.

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<v Speaker 1>He was gushing on Wednesday when he was asked about

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<v Speaker 1>the tattoo. That's crazy, that's crazy. It was dope, man,

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<v Speaker 1>shout out to him. I got off the tickets for Sunday.

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<v Speaker 1>That's crazy, man, crazy fan. I love it. I never

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<v Speaker 1>I told him. I never had fans like this since

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<v Speaker 1>probably UVA, but as far as I'm in a league,

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<v Speaker 1>best fans new disrespect to Atlanta Clippers in DCUM, but

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<v Speaker 1>I never had fans like this, So I just I

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<v Speaker 1>love it, and they embraced me. I embraced them. I

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<v Speaker 1>feel like I'm one of them. And uh, it was dope.

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<v Speaker 1>So I only hope to see Mike Scott's back out

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<v Speaker 1>on the court soon. He is progressing from his right

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<v Speaker 1>heel and planter fascitis injury. He did practice on a Wednesday,

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<v Speaker 1>and he is questionable going into Game three on Thursday.

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<v Speaker 1>Some keys then I'll be looking for Thursday night at

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<v Speaker 1>the Center six. Continue to ride the wave. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a close win, but it was a win on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>and capitalized on the momentum and the boost at the

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<v Speaker 1>home crowd figures to give on Thursday night. Cut down

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<v Speaker 1>on the turnovers that would be good. Sixers had nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>of them in the game on Monday, and in that respect,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they were fortunate to escape with a win.

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<v Speaker 1>Toronto also scored twenty two points off the Sixers turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>in Game one. Sixers also have owned the glass in

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<v Speaker 1>this series and that has got to continue. In Game

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<v Speaker 1>one on Saturday, when the Sixers still had a shot,

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<v Speaker 1>it was because in large part they're rebounding, especially on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive glass. Sixers dominated the boards in Game two

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<v Speaker 1>on Monday. They are outrebounding the opposition. This is Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>and Toronto combining the playoffs by almost twelve and a

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<v Speaker 1>half rebounds per game. That is amazing and almost five

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds better in terms of rebound differential than the next

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<v Speaker 1>closest team in the postseason, and that is Milwaukee. So

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<v Speaker 1>get those extra possessions by crashing the glass and three

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<v Speaker 1>point defense. As we said, if the Sixers are able

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<v Speaker 1>to limit and just even mitigate the threat of Kawhi Leonard.

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<v Speaker 1>If there's no three point shooting behind him, that takes

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<v Speaker 1>a huge weapon away from the raptors. So keep that going,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six ers and I think if those things come

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<v Speaker 1>to fruition, hey sixers take the swing game on Thursday night.

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<v Speaker 1>Thanks for Jonah Bolden for hopping on this episode of

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<v Speaker 1>the podcast, Thank you for listening. Enjoy the game on

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday night. Should be a great atmosphere at the Center

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<v Speaker 1>and hopefully we'll be talking more about a great results.

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<v Speaker 1>And lastly, a reminder if you're gonna look out for

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<v Speaker 1>a rewind edition the podcast in your fee, either later

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<v Speaker 1>on Thursday night or first thing Friday,