WEBVTT - Game 1 Reaction! Sixers Over Nets 0:00:00.400 --> 0:00:04.600 I'm Paulie and you listen to the seventy six Southern's podcast. 0:00:04.640 --> 0:00:07.120 Three to shoot, step back three right perimeter. Why did 0:00:07.120 --> 0:00:09.200 the right note read with the offensive where he goes 0:00:09.240 --> 0:00:11.680 behind his back, into his legs and lays it up. 0:00:11.840 --> 0:00:15.080 Beepall Paul out of the bug head to know he 0:00:15.280 --> 0:00:19.959 stares the Sixers by seventeen time out Brooklyn one of 0:00:19.960 --> 0:00:24.919 the best sequences of his offensive life. As Paul Reid 0:00:25.000 --> 0:00:28.160 went behind his back, between his legs, He's on the 0:00:28.240 --> 0:00:30.880 left side. Next thing you know, a finger roll like 0:00:30.920 --> 0:00:31.639 the iceman. 0:00:37.800 --> 0:00:43.880 Good morning, everybody, Welcome back to another post Sixers win conversation. 0:00:44.120 --> 0:00:46.239 We are live on Twitter spaceis. This will also be 0:00:46.240 --> 0:00:48.960 on the seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feeds, So wherever 0:00:49.040 --> 0:00:51.520 and whenever you are listening, thank you for joining us. 0:00:51.840 --> 0:00:54.360 Matt Murphy is here. This is perhaps the biggest reaction 0:00:54.400 --> 0:00:56.520 of the season thus far because it was a playoff 0:00:56.520 --> 0:00:59.800 win in South Philadelphia last night. Matt Murphy, Good morning, 0:01:00.000 --> 0:01:00.920 how you feeling. 0:01:01.520 --> 0:01:05.959 Hello, Lauren Rosen. Game one energy playoff energy for a 0:01:06.080 --> 0:01:10.360 Sixers home game. Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni was the 0:01:10.360 --> 0:01:14.000 bell ringer. The fans loved that they loved the new 0:01:14.040 --> 0:01:17.760 playoff intro video. The whole lead up to the game 0:01:17.920 --> 0:01:21.760 was exciting as you might expect, really good crowd on hand, 0:01:21.840 --> 0:01:24.679 the red T shirts for the Love of Philly, with 0:01:24.720 --> 0:01:28.479 the red uniforms. It had everything you would be thinking 0:01:28.520 --> 0:01:32.080 of and wanting for a game one atmosphere. And then 0:01:32.120 --> 0:01:34.679 the Sixers went out against the Brooklyn Nets in the 0:01:34.720 --> 0:01:37.120 three to six game, the first game of the seven 0:01:37.160 --> 0:01:39.880 game series, and they never trailed for a single second. 0:01:40.120 --> 0:01:44.640 They win by twenty one twenty one, one oh one, 0:01:44.720 --> 0:01:47.920 and there was talk coming in like could there be 0:01:48.080 --> 0:01:51.520 some rust for either team after the play in week 0:01:51.680 --> 0:01:54.760 and you don't play for over a week. There was 0:01:54.800 --> 0:01:57.320 no rust. The Sixers came out and handled business from 0:01:57.320 --> 0:01:57.760 the jump. 0:01:58.760 --> 0:02:00.800 No rust. Indeed, Matt, I'm gonna get into the box 0:02:00.840 --> 0:02:03.080 score now, guys. As we mentioned, hit that bottom right 0:02:03.080 --> 0:02:05.160 hand corner. There's purple icon where you can submit comments 0:02:05.160 --> 0:02:06.680 that everybody can see, or you can send us a 0:02:06.760 --> 0:02:09.800 DM Let us know, Oh, let us know what stands 0:02:09.800 --> 0:02:12.040 out to you and who you want to hear more 0:02:12.080 --> 0:02:14.200 about as the show continues, But for now, I'm gonna 0:02:14.240 --> 0:02:16.400 run us through the box score and hopefully inspire some 0:02:16.440 --> 0:02:18.800 of those comments and Matt, I'll hear yours as soon 0:02:18.840 --> 0:02:22.919 as I get done. So Joel embiid the I don't 0:02:22.919 --> 0:02:26.280 want to say the MVP, but perhaps the MVP favorite 0:02:26.280 --> 0:02:28.960 and officially a finalist leads the way for the seventy 0:02:29.000 --> 0:02:32.560 six ers last night twenty six points, five rebounds, three assists, 0:02:32.560 --> 0:02:36.160 a steal, and two blocks. Tobias Harris and James Harden 0:02:36.200 --> 0:02:39.480 also finished with twenty plus last or rather not last night, 0:02:39.639 --> 0:02:43.400 Yesterday midday, James Harden finishes with a twenty three point 0:02:43.639 --> 0:02:47.240 thirteen assist double double plus four rebounds and a steal. 0:02:47.280 --> 0:02:50.520 Tobias Harris twenty one points, four rebounds, four assists and 0:02:50.600 --> 0:02:54.359 a block. Tyrese Maxi finished with thirteen points, six rebounds, 0:02:54.400 --> 0:02:58.000 five assists, and three steals. PJ. Tucker statline never tells 0:02:58.000 --> 0:02:59.960 the whole story, but it told a pretty good one. 0:03:00.120 --> 0:03:04.840 Yesterday six points, seven rebounds, two assists, and five steals 0:03:04.960 --> 0:03:08.920 rounding out the starting five. Then we had Paul Reid 0:03:08.960 --> 0:03:12.079 coming off the bench giving a bench high eleven points, 0:03:12.160 --> 0:03:16.040 four rebounds and two steals, and a whole lot of energy. 0:03:16.320 --> 0:03:20.000 George Niang added eight points. Jalen McDaniels in his playoff 0:03:20.040 --> 0:03:23.160 debut as a sixer, added five points, four rebounds and 0:03:23.240 --> 0:03:29.000 two assists. D Anthony Melton six points, two rebounds, three rebounds, 0:03:29.120 --> 0:03:31.920 rather five assists and a steal. He finished at a 0:03:31.919 --> 0:03:37.440 bench high plus fifteen in twenty two minutes of play. Matt, 0:03:37.880 --> 0:03:39.680 there's a lot there. I want to talk about. The 0:03:39.720 --> 0:03:41.440 three point shooting. Of course, the six er set a 0:03:41.440 --> 0:03:45.800 new playoff franchise record with twenty one threes, previously just eighteen, 0:03:46.320 --> 0:03:49.840 so they go crazy from beyond. Joel Embiid was handling 0:03:49.920 --> 0:03:53.320 doubles leading to that twenty one for forty three three 0:03:53.360 --> 0:03:56.360 point shooting on the night. What stood out to you, though, 0:03:56.480 --> 0:03:58.240 beyond what I've already gone over. 0:03:58.680 --> 0:04:02.480 There's many options as a who typically picks team stats. 0:04:03.000 --> 0:04:06.640 Because it was such a team victory. When Brooklyn comes 0:04:06.640 --> 0:04:09.320 out in double teams, Embiid so much triple teams. I 0:04:09.320 --> 0:04:11.200 think one time you said to me, as we were watching, 0:04:11.760 --> 0:04:14.720 you leaned over and said, quadruple team came at one 0:04:14.760 --> 0:04:18.719 point for Joel Embiid, and the three point shooting tops 0:04:18.760 --> 0:04:21.400 the list for me. It's kind of the obvious pick. 0:04:21.920 --> 0:04:25.800 The franchise playoff record twenty one threes on forty three 0:04:25.839 --> 0:04:30.719 attempts forty eight point eight percent. And something that I 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:34.800 think I didn't talk about enough coming in was the 0:04:34.800 --> 0:04:37.279 looks they would get. I talked about how successful they 0:04:37.320 --> 0:04:40.000 were in the regular season at making threes. I didn't 0:04:40.000 --> 0:04:43.599 talk about the double teaming as much, and how great 0:04:43.600 --> 0:04:46.919 of decision making Embiid has showed as he's progressed in 0:04:46.920 --> 0:04:49.599 his career and this season and heading into these playoffs 0:04:49.960 --> 0:04:52.839 at making the right passes, and the shooters were paying 0:04:52.880 --> 0:04:56.760 those passes off with makes, and they really made Brooklyn 0:04:56.800 --> 0:04:59.360 pay for any of the defensive approach and double teams 0:04:59.360 --> 0:05:02.839 against Mbia. And I was over at the Brooklyn press 0:05:02.839 --> 0:05:06.159 conference with their coach, Jock Vaughn after the game while 0:05:06.200 --> 0:05:08.640 you were with Doc Rivers, and he talked a lot 0:05:08.680 --> 0:05:11.480 about the amount of shots the Sixers got up nineteen 0:05:11.520 --> 0:05:14.479 more shots, fourteen more threes, and a lot of that 0:05:14.560 --> 0:05:17.159 had to do with the effort on the glass as well, Lauren, 0:05:17.279 --> 0:05:20.719 So the second efforts twenty one second chance points, fourteen 0:05:20.760 --> 0:05:24.000 offensive rebounds. PJ. Tucker kind of led the way in 0:05:24.080 --> 0:05:28.039 that department. But yeah, you shoot more shots, you shoot 0:05:28.040 --> 0:05:30.640 more threes, and you make twenty one, your chances are 0:05:30.760 --> 0:05:32.839 pretty good in a ballgame. But that energy you want 0:05:32.839 --> 0:05:34.400 to see attacking the glass was big. 0:05:35.120 --> 0:05:38.880 Yeah, you mentioned PJ. Tucker offensive rebounds Bears repeating seven 0:05:38.920 --> 0:05:41.599 rebounds total but five on the offensive glass. That matches 0:05:41.680 --> 0:05:45.400 Brooklyn's total offensive rebounds. Matt, if you're cool with it, 0:05:45.480 --> 0:05:48.720 I'm ready to hear from James Harden. We already went 0:05:48.760 --> 0:05:52.479 over it. But James last night twenty three points, thirteen assists, 0:05:52.520 --> 0:05:55.039 four rebounds, and a steal. He finished at a team 0:05:55.240 --> 0:05:59.279 high plus twenty. Struggled a little bit shooting these twos 0:05:59.360 --> 0:06:02.160 early in the game, but ended up with seven threes 0:06:02.360 --> 0:06:04.400 on the night, and just drew the attention that you 0:06:04.480 --> 0:06:08.360 need James Harden to draw, especially when multiple as you mentioned, 0:06:08.400 --> 0:06:11.680 up to four defenders are already taking care of Joel Embiid, 0:06:11.680 --> 0:06:14.520 the two of them working really well together, not showing 0:06:14.760 --> 0:06:18.760 much rest last night. And so let's hear from James postgame. 0:06:22.480 --> 0:06:24.520 What was working for you guys tonight to distance in 0:06:24.600 --> 0:06:25.760 all the threes that you guys need. 0:06:28.080 --> 0:06:29.520 Something that that was giving us, you know what I mean? 0:06:29.520 --> 0:06:32.159 They just they doubled Joe the whole whole game basically, 0:06:32.279 --> 0:06:35.280 you know, I mean, tried their beast to not let 0:06:35.320 --> 0:06:37.640 him get going. He still had twenty something, but I 0:06:37.640 --> 0:06:39.120 think he did a really good job of just making 0:06:39.120 --> 0:06:39.960 the easy passes. 0:06:40.000 --> 0:06:43.320 And you know, we knocked shots down how much that 0:06:43.320 --> 0:06:46.000 a must be contagious. If he's playing so off his 0:06:46.120 --> 0:06:48.040 old teams and helps everyone else. 0:06:48.360 --> 0:06:49.599 It makes it easy, you know what I mean, Like 0:06:49.640 --> 0:06:51.240 he's gonna get his books no matter what. 0:06:51.680 --> 0:06:53.200 That's just how good he is. 0:06:54.120 --> 0:06:55.800 And then you know, we're making shots to be attacking 0:06:55.839 --> 0:06:58.720 the basket and were just generating easier shots for us. 0:06:58.720 --> 0:07:01.159 And I think that's what's a That was a kid tonight. 0:07:01.720 --> 0:07:03.600 With that being said, Game two is gonna be much 0:07:03.600 --> 0:07:05.000 more difficult, you know what I mean. They're gonna make 0:07:05.040 --> 0:07:08.280 adjustments and we gonna make adjustments. So, uh, it's gonna 0:07:08.279 --> 0:07:10.000 be the most important game of the series, and we 0:07:10.040 --> 0:07:13.000 gotta come out with the same mindset. 0:07:13.480 --> 0:07:15.560 What did you make of the LAPJ played today? 0:07:15.840 --> 0:07:17.360 That's what we brought on her for, you know what 0:07:17.360 --> 0:07:19.360 I mean, Like the extra possessions, the shot making in 0:07:19.400 --> 0:07:23.880 the corners. Uh, he's the defense. That's the reason why 0:07:23.880 --> 0:07:25.160 he's on our team, you know what I mean? 0:07:25.800 --> 0:07:28.520 Yeah, can you talk about this second morning that you 0:07:28.600 --> 0:07:29.880 were four from five to three? 0:07:30.120 --> 0:07:32.120 Like four in a row and the step back three. 0:07:34.080 --> 0:07:35.080 It's trying to be aggressive. 0:07:35.120 --> 0:07:37.240 They joy they double double team and Joel, So you 0:07:37.240 --> 0:07:38.960 know what I mean, somebody else gotta make shots and 0:07:38.960 --> 0:07:40.560 and be aggressive and. 0:07:40.840 --> 0:07:43.840 You know, just just put the work in. You live 0:07:43.880 --> 0:07:49.080 with the results. And that made some shots. You mentioned adjustments. 0:07:49.560 --> 0:07:51.040 You know, both teams will make ajustments. 0:07:51.080 --> 0:07:54.080 Would you be surprised that they came out and doubled 0:07:54.120 --> 0:07:56.000 Joel again like they did today? 0:07:56.240 --> 0:07:58.000 Well wait, wait, wait and see, I mean I can 0:07:58.120 --> 0:07:59.280 t I can't tell you, you know what I. 0:07:59.280 --> 0:08:01.080 Mean, But what you kiss? 0:08:01.160 --> 0:08:01.320 Ah? 0:08:01.360 --> 0:08:03.760 I mean, guys didn't I mean, he's the MVP. 0:08:04.000 --> 0:08:06.720 So it's it's like, you know, would you rather him 0:08:06.720 --> 0:08:08.800 scoring forty or you know what I mean, living with 0:08:08.920 --> 0:08:11.640 us making shots? And either way it's fine, you know 0:08:11.640 --> 0:08:14.600 what I mean. Like, so well, we'll be ready for 0:08:14.640 --> 0:08:15.040 either way. 0:08:15.480 --> 0:08:16.960 You talk about talk about how. 0:08:18.600 --> 0:08:27.200 You feel that back, Uh you think about that. 0:08:26.000 --> 0:08:26.440 Stronger? 0:08:28.800 --> 0:08:30.760 Yeah? Uh, I mean I couldn't make a layup, but 0:08:31.640 --> 0:08:32.720 that's the least of my worries. 0:08:32.840 --> 0:08:33.000 Uh. 0:08:33.120 --> 0:08:35.040 But yeah, m I mean my legs, my body feels 0:08:35.120 --> 0:08:37.400 just just powerful, feels strong, you know what I mean. 0:08:37.520 --> 0:08:39.760 Like there's a stint where I played I think thirteen 0:08:40.320 --> 0:08:42.600 minutes straight from the end of this first quarter, twelve 0:08:42.640 --> 0:08:45.280 minutes and then the whole second quarter, and I felt 0:08:45.360 --> 0:08:48.160 really good, you know what I mean, So, uh, the 0:08:48.200 --> 0:08:51.640 work that I put in, and this is uh, you know, 0:08:51.840 --> 0:08:52.600 this is the reason for. 0:08:52.600 --> 0:08:56.360 It change historically, last question for game change. Historically, this 0:08:56.400 --> 0:08:58.760 team has struggled in the playoffs whenever a t while 0:08:58.840 --> 0:09:01.240 hits the bench. Obviously, you that's a great minute today. 0:09:01.240 --> 0:09:03.400 And I've been coming on down the stretch. I guess 0:09:03.400 --> 0:09:08.040 what's allowing you to have more success? 0:09:05.960 --> 0:09:11.960 And you know I've I've just docking, you know, myself 0:09:12.000 --> 0:09:13.800 just on the same page in the sense of in 0:09:13.800 --> 0:09:16.080 that second unit, who's out there, who's gonna be, who's 0:09:16.080 --> 0:09:18.240 gonna be playing on the court, and what we're trying 0:09:18.280 --> 0:09:19.679 to accomplish, you know what I mean. We can't make 0:09:19.679 --> 0:09:21.880 it too difficult. We gotta make it easy. And knowing 0:09:21.880 --> 0:09:24.240 we're trying to accomplish, and I think that group would 0:09:24.280 --> 0:09:27.800 melt and and J mack and and George and p Reid. 0:09:29.080 --> 0:09:29.720 You know, we get it. 0:09:29.760 --> 0:09:32.200 Obviously everything isn't gonna be great, but defensively we have 0:09:32.280 --> 0:09:35.719 to get stops and then offensively as much space as 0:09:35.720 --> 0:09:37.640 we can, you know what I mean, then I'll I'll 0:09:37.640 --> 0:09:39.599 do all the work and gods should be ready to 0:09:39.600 --> 0:09:42.839 shoot and make players to finish. And you know, tonight 0:09:42.920 --> 0:09:45.600 was a great, great, you know example of that, and 0:09:46.080 --> 0:09:48.040 that that unit is gonna be extremely key, you know 0:09:48.080 --> 0:09:49.920 what I mean, Like start the second quarter, start the 0:09:49.920 --> 0:09:50.600 fourth quarters. 0:09:50.880 --> 0:09:52.480 That's a big that's a big part of the game. 0:09:52.640 --> 0:09:55.600 And if we can manage and and be even or 0:09:55.640 --> 0:09:57.800 even take the lead, you know, then we that's a 0:09:57.840 --> 0:09:58.360 bonus for it. 0:09:58.480 --> 0:10:00.800 So, uh, tonight was a great start and got to 0:10:00.840 --> 0:10:02.679 be even better game too. Thanks James for sure. 0:10:05.480 --> 0:10:09.360 James Harden postgame good stuff. Good to hear from him 0:10:09.400 --> 0:10:13.880 after a strong performance reiterating his stat line with the 0:10:14.080 --> 0:10:18.480 twenty three points thirteen assists against the Brooklyn Nets in 0:10:18.559 --> 0:10:22.040 Game one. Lauren got a question in here from Extreme 0:10:22.160 --> 0:10:24.720 that relates to Harden. Extreme says, do you think that 0:10:24.840 --> 0:10:28.199 yesterday's game was just a preview of what Harden has 0:10:28.240 --> 0:10:30.520 in store for the rest of the playoffs? And I 0:10:30.520 --> 0:10:32.640 think for me the answer is yes, because of what 0:10:32.679 --> 0:10:35.600 he said towards the beginning or middle of that SoundBite 0:10:35.640 --> 0:10:38.679 there talking about how he couldn't make a layup in 0:10:38.720 --> 0:10:40.920 this game one against Brooklyn, and most of his scoring 0:10:40.960 --> 0:10:43.600 came from three point range. That assists numbers around where 0:10:43.600 --> 0:10:45.920 you would expect it to be based on how he 0:10:45.960 --> 0:10:50.280 has transformed his Hall of Fame career at this point. 0:10:50.360 --> 0:10:52.400 But add on some more of those layups and I 0:10:52.440 --> 0:10:53.720 think the best is yet to come. 0:10:54.400 --> 0:10:56.520 Rather noteworthy to mention with James Harden, who of course 0:10:56.559 --> 0:10:59.160 has led the league in free throw attempts and makes 0:10:59.240 --> 0:11:02.080 in his career, shot zero last night. So, like we 0:11:02.120 --> 0:11:04.800 talked about, the finishing out the rim wasn't quite there. 0:11:04.840 --> 0:11:06.760 That's where he's used to getting those calls. Matt, You 0:11:06.760 --> 0:11:08.760 and I remarked a few times it was really playoff 0:11:08.800 --> 0:11:11.200 basketball and they were really letting them play out there. 0:11:11.200 --> 0:11:13.760 But you imagine that that number will also start to 0:11:13.800 --> 0:11:16.160 creep up for James Harden, just understanding how skilled he 0:11:16.320 --> 0:11:20.199 is at drawing those opportunities. Worth noting. Also, while we're 0:11:20.200 --> 0:11:22.360 talking about free throws, the Sixers did not miss a 0:11:22.400 --> 0:11:26.080 free throw last night. The only Sixers to attempt free 0:11:26.080 --> 0:11:29.280 throws were Joe ell Embiid, Tyrese Maxi, and Paul Reid, 0:11:29.320 --> 0:11:32.040 who had just won, but between the three of them 0:11:32.080 --> 0:11:34.880 sixteen for sixteen from the foul line last night. Yes, 0:11:35.000 --> 0:11:40.080 agree that James Harden is not where he could potentially be, 0:11:40.240 --> 0:11:43.079 and understanding that that's the case, it was a great 0:11:43.120 --> 0:11:46.040 start for James. Matt, you have other questions you want 0:11:46.040 --> 0:11:48.439 to go to before we hear from more of the guys. 0:11:49.000 --> 0:11:52.920 I have comments about bee ball, Paul and stuff like 0:11:52.960 --> 0:11:55.280 that that I think we can play some of these. 0:11:55.360 --> 0:11:58.200 This sound first, because the next two up in the lineup, 0:11:58.440 --> 0:12:00.640 correct me if I'm wrong. We've got read at some 0:12:00.720 --> 0:12:03.600 point either flipped with d Anthony Melton, but those two 0:12:03.679 --> 0:12:06.840 guys both talked about Paul's dribble move that he had 0:12:07.000 --> 0:12:11.880 in the second half and just Paul's overall performance off 0:12:11.920 --> 0:12:12.319 the bench. 0:12:12.840 --> 0:12:14.640 Yeah, let's do it back to back. Let's hear from 0:12:14.679 --> 0:12:16.839 Paul Reid, and then we're gonna immediately hear from d 0:12:16.880 --> 0:12:21.000 Anthony Melton, who discussed Paul Reid following the game last night. 0:12:21.280 --> 0:12:23.360 And just for some extra color, this was once we 0:12:23.440 --> 0:12:25.960 had gone inside the locker room. In the playoffs, some 0:12:26.000 --> 0:12:27.960 of the players addressed the media at the podium, some 0:12:28.080 --> 0:12:30.840 addressed the media at their lockers in the locker room. 0:12:31.000 --> 0:12:33.280 This was a little bit a little while after the 0:12:33.320 --> 0:12:35.200 game had ended. The vibes in the locker room were 0:12:35.240 --> 0:12:38.600 incredibly high. In Paul's media that I'm going to play 0:12:38.600 --> 0:12:40.200 for you. Now, you're going to hear a little bit 0:12:40.200 --> 0:12:42.120 of a lull in the question and answer. You're going 0:12:42.200 --> 0:12:46.600 to hear some laughter. That was both d' anthony Melton 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:49.400 and Tyrese Maxey from across the room giving Paul a 0:12:49.440 --> 0:12:52.080 little bit of grief for not even grief, but giving 0:12:52.120 --> 0:12:54.400 him a little bit of playful banter about just how 0:12:54.400 --> 0:12:57.480 good he was last night. And they gave their opinions 0:12:57.720 --> 0:13:00.520 on these two finishes that we've already disc guys, so 0:13:00.880 --> 0:13:02.719 here from Paul. Then you're gonna hear them laughing in 0:13:02.760 --> 0:13:04.800 the middle. Just know that that's Tyres and d they 0:13:04.920 --> 0:13:05.720 jumping in as well. 0:13:06.840 --> 0:13:09.880 But we was trying to take away, uh, and that's 0:13:09.920 --> 0:13:14.160 what we did. Moves out there with five or six dollars. 0:13:15.360 --> 0:13:18.160 Five to six, you know, a couple of darn couple rebounds, 0:13:18.200 --> 0:13:18.760 a couple. 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:24.720 Of stairs's pread you do, speaking of that, can you 0:13:24.800 --> 0:13:27.480 talk us through that where you kind of drimple around 0:13:27.480 --> 0:13:28.880 your legsample the offensive board. 0:13:28.920 --> 0:13:32.079 It seems like this move is just kind of confidatural sometimes. 0:13:32.160 --> 0:13:34.840 Oh yeah, yeah, I just you know, My first instinct 0:13:34.880 --> 0:13:37.200 I got the ball was to pass it out for three, 0:13:37.640 --> 0:13:39.600 but they jointed the past. I had to make a move. 0:13:40.200 --> 0:13:42.360 I've seen the lane open up. Guess I've seen the 0:13:42.400 --> 0:13:42.920 lane opening up. 0:13:42.920 --> 0:13:43.520 I drove the ball. 0:13:44.120 --> 0:13:50.120 They want to do flew by, and I like, yeah, 0:13:50.160 --> 0:13:51.840 it was a good feeling. It was a special feeling. 0:13:51.960 --> 0:13:54.120 It's a special feeler. Let me know, like all the 0:13:54.120 --> 0:13:57.959 fans lock down, and you know they liked me a lot. 0:14:00.240 --> 0:14:00.800 Well, you guys have. 0:14:00.720 --> 0:14:03.000 Had a lot of success the bards against a lot 0:14:03.000 --> 0:14:05.400 of extra boards. You had a couple of hours, I 0:14:05.400 --> 0:14:08.720 guess was that that What do you think was working. 0:14:10.320 --> 0:14:13.600 To man to do that? 0:14:15.720 --> 0:14:20.760 What this kid to get all those offensive boards? 0:14:21.000 --> 0:14:25.800 That's all those things just bouncing the right way. You know. 0:14:25.840 --> 0:14:26.640 I was able to read it. 0:14:26.680 --> 0:14:28.880 You know, I've seen how I was gonna bunce south around, 0:14:28.960 --> 0:14:30.160 so I was able to get to the spot where 0:14:30.200 --> 0:14:32.240 I was gonna bounce you, and uh, you know, I 0:14:32.280 --> 0:14:34.280 was just trying to do what I normally do, get 0:14:34.320 --> 0:14:35.359 my teammates shots. 0:14:36.000 --> 0:14:38.560 I think you know, over the years, when when you've 0:14:38.560 --> 0:14:40.240 had foul trouble, doctors. 0:14:39.920 --> 0:14:41.400 Just like I just want to play hard. I don't 0:14:41.440 --> 0:14:42.800 really care about that or whatever. 0:14:43.000 --> 0:14:48.960 Yeah it is, Yeah, all right, you don't want me 0:14:48.960 --> 0:14:51.280 to dan follow tubble. You want me to play hard, 0:14:51.280 --> 0:14:54.480 but you want me to play smart to that same time, man, 0:14:55.160 --> 0:14:58.320 the one you don't want me dan. I'm thinking, I 0:14:58.320 --> 0:14:59.600 think I'm finish it about that. 0:15:01.400 --> 0:15:03.480 I was just gonna say, like, you did play hard today, 0:15:03.520 --> 0:15:03.720 so you. 0:15:03.760 --> 0:15:07.840 Stop or whatever. But that's something you always bring it. 0:15:07.880 --> 0:15:10.200 So it's like, I'm always play hard, but it's about 0:15:10.200 --> 0:15:13.400 playing smart with and uh it's big. I'm able to 0:15:13.440 --> 0:15:16.320 stay on the court and keep helping the team anyway 0:15:16.360 --> 0:15:16.640 I can. 0:15:19.560 --> 0:15:22.720 Hopefully the good vibes are coming through the audio as 0:15:22.760 --> 0:15:25.400 well as they were in person. Here's d Anthony Melton, 0:15:25.440 --> 0:15:28.600 who continued the good vibes and talked about Paul Read 0:15:28.640 --> 0:15:28.960 as well. 0:15:31.360 --> 0:15:32.680 Little bruise and bumps. 0:15:32.840 --> 0:15:35.640 Yeah, I mean, this is what the that week off 0:15:35.760 --> 0:15:38.080 was for. I know, coming into the ploffs is gonna 0:15:38.080 --> 0:15:39.760 be physical game. You know you're gonna get beat up 0:15:39.960 --> 0:15:42.240 stuff like that, but you know it's for the long run. 0:15:42.720 --> 0:15:44.680 So I'm ready for my body of the line for 0:15:44.800 --> 0:15:46.840 my team. You know, I got healthy for this moment 0:15:46.880 --> 0:15:47.280 and you. 0:15:47.200 --> 0:15:49.600 Know I'm ready. We'll see how you like to move 0:15:49.640 --> 0:15:50.720 crowd man. 0:15:52.000 --> 0:15:53.600 I mean, I've been in the playoffs s couver of times, 0:15:53.600 --> 0:15:57.000 but you know it's Philly crafts different. The screaming, yelling 0:15:57.200 --> 0:15:57.720 every play. 0:15:58.400 --> 0:15:59.720 I felt. We've had this vibe. 0:15:59.560 --> 0:16:02.080 Throughout the easy though too, but I think you know, 0:16:02.360 --> 0:16:04.720 playoffs we definitely turned it up the house too. 0:16:05.200 --> 0:16:05.720 What do you make it? 0:16:05.720 --> 0:16:06.320 The way Paul re. 0:16:07.880 --> 0:16:11.200 Pret murdered? He came out with energy the second half. 0:16:11.240 --> 0:16:13.800 You know, you know, we challenged him, We said, what comeing? 0:16:13.800 --> 0:16:15.600 We needed to stay locked in, We're go play some 0:16:15.640 --> 0:16:18.080 big minutes bus So we came out there. You know, 0:16:18.160 --> 0:16:21.040 he was crashing boys, finishing around the redmen. You know, 0:16:21.080 --> 0:16:22.600 that's stuff we need him to do for want of them. 0:16:22.600 --> 0:16:23.560 You know, go far too. 0:16:23.760 --> 0:16:27.240 Specifically that between the legs. What did you what did 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:30.560 you see? Yeh? What was you calling? 0:16:31.480 --> 0:16:34.600 That's the pre murder special. Yeah, he let him do 0:16:34.640 --> 0:16:36.320 that move, so I'm glad it worked out. And then 0:16:36.320 --> 0:16:38.680 he hit him at the pump fake, So I'm more 0:16:38.720 --> 0:16:41.160 excited about the reverse dunk, and well I like. 0:16:41.200 --> 0:16:41.760 That more so. 0:16:42.320 --> 0:16:44.760 You know, we're excited for him and we're gonna need him. 0:16:46.160 --> 0:16:47.600 Has he ever done it to you? No? 0:16:47.720 --> 0:16:53.880 Of course, you remember that song what's if you couldn't 0:16:53.920 --> 0:16:55.480 hear that was shake Milton there at the very end 0:16:55.480 --> 0:16:58.200 saying you don't remember that one time playing with each other. 0:16:58.840 --> 0:17:01.600 Good vibes last night after the game, Matt Murphy. 0:17:01.400 --> 0:17:04.680 Your thoughts Earlier? I had asked in the pre show 0:17:04.960 --> 0:17:07.840 which play was it the reverse dunk that you thought 0:17:08.520 --> 0:17:10.560 more highly of? I mean, both were great plays, but 0:17:10.560 --> 0:17:13.639 what was your favorite? The reverse dunk or the between 0:17:13.680 --> 0:17:16.800 the legs dribble move? And Winona had chimed in and 0:17:16.800 --> 0:17:20.119 said the reverse dunk shows a level of confidence. And 0:17:20.160 --> 0:17:22.600 then Winona said, did PJ really curse be ball Paul 0:17:22.640 --> 0:17:26.280 out at halftime? Whatever works? And that was something that 0:17:26.720 --> 0:17:29.600 I know you were all over with PJ Tucker's comments 0:17:29.640 --> 0:17:30.720 from the locker room as well. 0:17:31.320 --> 0:17:33.639 Yeah, I can read that quote actually just to let 0:17:34.119 --> 0:17:37.160 PJ do the talking for himself. But we haven't given 0:17:37.160 --> 0:17:39.880 PJ enough shine yet, and I'm definitely happy to talk 0:17:39.920 --> 0:17:42.920 about him a little bit now. Tobias Harris on PJ 0:17:43.000 --> 0:17:48.840 Tucker's impact, Tobias said, playoff basketball is about every possession. PJ. 0:17:49.119 --> 0:17:51.600 He gave us more possessions out there, crashing the glass, 0:17:51.680 --> 0:17:56.160 being physical, his presence defensively five steals five offensive rebounds. 0:17:56.280 --> 0:17:59.440 That's huge for us. Also huge for the Sixers was 0:17:59.480 --> 0:18:03.960 the way that PJ. Tucker was communicating in huddles clearly 0:18:04.280 --> 0:18:06.800 during halftime as well. We are able to see sort 0:18:06.840 --> 0:18:08.639 of the way that he communicates with players out on 0:18:08.640 --> 0:18:11.080 the floor. Matt We took a look at a few 0:18:11.240 --> 0:18:13.480 sort of impromptu huddles out there on the floor, usually 0:18:13.520 --> 0:18:15.680 led by James Harden or PJ Tucker, but then there 0:18:15.720 --> 0:18:18.560 was apparently one in the locker room. De Anthony alluded 0:18:18.600 --> 0:18:20.920 to the fact that they challenged Paul to be better 0:18:20.920 --> 0:18:25.520 in the second half at halftime, and Paul obviously was 0:18:25.560 --> 0:18:28.640 able to respond. Here's what PJ said about going back 0:18:28.640 --> 0:18:30.800 into the locker room and having a word with Paul. 0:18:31.800 --> 0:18:34.119 He said, I felt like he just didn't have the energy, 0:18:34.200 --> 0:18:36.520 and then Paul came out in the second half and responded. 0:18:36.600 --> 0:18:38.640 So I told everybody, I'm gonna have to curse Paul 0:18:38.640 --> 0:18:41.439 out at every halftime. We need him and I'm always 0:18:41.480 --> 0:18:44.119 going to stay on him. Great to see that veteran 0:18:44.200 --> 0:18:47.640 leadership from PJ. Tucker. I had a couple comments from 0:18:47.920 --> 0:18:54.200 about PJ. Matthew said, PJ Tucker brought the playoff PJ energy. 0:18:54.280 --> 0:18:57.480 We've been waiting for Winona had a shout out for 0:18:57.560 --> 0:19:00.520 PJ Tucker. But Matt, your thoughts, any comment you saw 0:19:00.600 --> 0:19:03.040 or your own about what PJ was able to do 0:19:03.119 --> 0:19:03.679 last night. 0:19:04.000 --> 0:19:07.000