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Speaker 1: Last night's win was something else, one of my favorites
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Speaker 1: Matt Murphy, good morning, Hello, Lauren Rosen. Great to be
Speaker 1: back with you and everybody else. What a game, What
Speaker 1: a Tyrese Maxie performance the Sixers forty four and twenty seven.
Speaker 1: Now after the seven point win over the first place
Speaker 1: Miami Heat, incredible atmosphere, incredible closing stretch from Tyrese Maxie
Speaker 1: in the absence of both Joel Embiid and James Harden,
Speaker 1: the six get the job done. The bench stepped up big.
Speaker 1: We have a lot of different directions to go in
Speaker 1: this one, and you brought up the podcast feed. I
Speaker 1: promise that my quick hitting conversations with Tyrese Maxie and
Speaker 1: some of his Sixers teammates are dropping soon, and it's
Speaker 1: very timely at this point because you'll get to hear
Speaker 1: a little bit more about Tyrese Maxie and just fun
Speaker 1: facts about him, some lighthearted questions, And one of the
Speaker 1: questions I had asked him was what was his favorite
Speaker 1: or most memorable game of the first half of the season,
Speaker 1: and he said the Memphis game. Well, last night was
Speaker 1: the same type of energy in the building as that
Speaker 1: the win over the Grizzlies, this time a win over
Speaker 1: an Eastern Conference opponent in the heat and down the stretch.
Speaker 1: Like I said, Tyrese really just took over the and one,
Speaker 1: the threes and then the Maxi chance. It was incredible.
Speaker 1: It was absolutely awesome. It did have the vibes of
Speaker 1: the Memphis win earlier this season, and it had one
Speaker 1: shared hero in Tyrese Maxie. This is the part where
Speaker 1: we run through the box score and highlight some of
Speaker 1: our favorite stats from last night's game. As you guys
Speaker 1: hear who we choose to highlight, please send us your questions,
Speaker 1: your comments, your thoughts on each of these players as
Speaker 1: we go along. Hit us in the DMS to do so,
Speaker 1: or comment on the Sixers original tweet. But Matt, I'm
Speaker 1: going to go ahead and jump into the box score
Speaker 1: and then we can jump into takeaways in questions. So
Speaker 1: the Sixers beat the Miami Heat, the number one team
Speaker 1: in the Eastern Conference one thirteen, one oh six. The
Speaker 1: Sixers were without Joel and Bead due to back soreness,
Speaker 1: or without James Harden due to left hand string injury recovery,
Speaker 1: so they knew that they were going to be facing
Speaker 1: a tall task, and tall task they faced. Tyrese Maxie
Speaker 1: led the way twenty eight points, five rebounds, four assists.
Speaker 1: Let's see shake Milton points, five rebounds, six assists, a
Speaker 1: steel and a block shake. His twenty points tie a
Speaker 1: career high mark a season or rather sorry tie a
Speaker 1: season high his career high thirty nine points against the
Speaker 1: Los Angeles Clippers a couple seasons ago. Furkon Coorkmas eighteen points,
Speaker 1: six rebounds, two assists and a steel. I see your
Speaker 1: furkon Korkmas questions. We are going to get there, of course.
Speaker 1: George Niang fifteen points, four rebounds, four assists, Tobias Harris
Speaker 1: fourteen points, a team high eight rebounds, six assists, and
Speaker 1: a steel. And then we'll get into some other key
Speaker 1: contributors as we go along. Worth noting that George Niang
Speaker 1: and Paul Mailsap stepped into the starting lineup in the
Speaker 1: absence of Harden and Mbid last night, and the Sixers
Speaker 1: quite simply got it done. To give a little bit
Speaker 1: more color to what Tyrese Maxie was able to do
Speaker 1: in the fourth quarter alone, Maxi scored thirteen of his
Speaker 1: twenty eight points. He was five for five from the
Speaker 1: field in the fourth quarter, two for two from three
Speaker 1: in seven minutes of fourth quarter play. So, Matt, one
Speaker 1: more stat actually that I wanted to highlight because we
Speaker 1: haven't talked about him yet and we will. I see
Speaker 1: all your messages for Concorkmas. Finished at a game high
Speaker 1: plus thirteen. I think that is worth some props as well, Matt.
Speaker 1: What stands out to you? We have to stay on
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie because those fourth quarter numbers and the shots
Speaker 1: that you're referencing seven minutes, but to the final two
Speaker 1: plus minutes of the game, it went from one oh
Speaker 1: three one oh one to one twelve one oh one
Speaker 1: because you had the and one, you had the first
Speaker 1: three on the wing, and then you had the deep one.
Speaker 1: So what a stretch over just the final two plus
Speaker 1: minutes of the game for Tyrese. I am excited to
Speaker 1: talk about the bench too, because that's probably the second
Speaker 1: thing that stood out to me was the bench scoring
Speaker 1: ended up being forty six twenty nine in favor of
Speaker 1: the Sixers over the Miami bench, which features the likes
Speaker 1: of Tyler Hero and some other key role players for them.
Speaker 1: So the Sixers bench almost outscoring them by twenty and
Speaker 1: worth noting that George Niang usually is one of the
Speaker 1: headliners of the Sixers bench and he doesn't count towards
Speaker 1: that total when he starts, so an extra special night
Speaker 1: from the bench continue right, and it was certainly led
Speaker 1: by Shake Milton and Furkon corkmus right before Maxi had
Speaker 1: the run. At the end, Shake Milton had some big buckets.
Speaker 1: Tobias Harris had some big buckets not counted in the
Speaker 1: Sixers bench total either, like Niang, but Shake Milton finishing
Speaker 1: with like you said, tying a season high with twenty
Speaker 1: points was huge, But Maxie was the biggest story. And
Speaker 1: the offensive end is one thing, But how about the
Speaker 1: block as well. I know you just sent out the
Speaker 1: screen grab of the great defensive play that Tyrese had
Speaker 1: and then afterwards you were able to ask him about
Speaker 1: having his name chanted, and that's the first time that
Speaker 1: I've really noticed it in the arena. It was loud.
Speaker 1: There were loud Maxi chants echoing throughout the arena down
Speaker 1: the stretch. It was really cool to hear. And then
Speaker 1: and then he was said that it's just different, Philly's different,
Speaker 1: which was fun to hear from Tyrese. Afterward, it was
Speaker 1: really special the way that the arena sort of embraced Tyrese,
Speaker 1: not once, not twice, but at least three times in
Speaker 1: those final few minutes that I can think of. On
Speaker 1: those two threes and then on the game winning or
Speaker 1: game clinching rather block, the crowd immediately started cheering Maxie
Speaker 1: over and over again. I too have not heard that
Speaker 1: usually they go with MVP chants, but those traditionally are
Speaker 1: reserved for one Joel Embid. So really cool to hear
Speaker 1: the crowd just erupt into Maxi chance. I also have
Speaker 1: not heard that. I did ask Tyrese what it felt
Speaker 1: like to have the crowd erupt in his honor, and
Speaker 1: in in typical Tyrese Maxie fashion, he sort of wasn't
Speaker 1: willing to take full credit. However, he did say, man,
Speaker 1: Philly is different, It's just different. And then he sort
Speaker 1: of took a breath and pivoted to say that I
Speaker 1: can't take any of this credit. I'm looking at the
Speaker 1: stats right here, and guys like Shake and Firk and
Speaker 1: Paul Millsap who started tonight, I don't think he's played
Speaker 1: in the last ten games. Burke hasn't played much. For
Speaker 1: those guys to stay ready and come in and play
Speaker 1: thirty one or twenty seven minutes, it's just a testimony
Speaker 1: to our group. And he went on to say that
Speaker 1: this is a group that has stayed ready, that has
Speaker 1: consistently shown what it's able to do. I know we're
Speaker 1: going to talk about Shake Milton and the way that
Speaker 1: Shake and Tyrese have supported each other over the last
Speaker 1: couple of seasons. But really cool to see Tyrese get
Speaker 1: a well earned standing ovation and some well earned love
Speaker 1: from the Philadelphia crowd. But then very on brand, let's say,
Speaker 1: for Tyrese to then immediately pivot and credit his teammates,
Speaker 1: who of course played a massive role in the victory.
Speaker 1: It was just such a pleasure to be a part of,
Speaker 1: to witness, and then to talk about afterwards. That probably
Speaker 1: leads us nicely into some of the questions. No doubt.
Speaker 1: I'll start with Tony who said it was so great
Speaker 1: to see wait for it, the Furkish delight. Look, I'm
Speaker 1: a I'm a sucker for for for a medium a
Speaker 1: medium bad pun. And I don't say that in any
Speaker 1: in any way to insult the writer of this pun,
Speaker 1: because I do them as well. And I absolutely adored
Speaker 1: that Indra. They say, please talk about fur Coon. I'm
Speaker 1: so happy to see him show out, even though he
Speaker 1: hasn't gotten minutes in a while. I'm very proud of him.
Speaker 1: I think that's how his teammates felt. There were some
Speaker 1: really smiley seventy sixers on the bench, one Joel Embade
Speaker 1: and another Matisse Thyble, just watching the way that Furkon
Speaker 1: was able to thrive last night. And yes, Furkon has
Speaker 1: has had tough stretches this season, has found himself on
Speaker 1: the outside looking in over the last few games. And
Speaker 1: then to come in and perform the way that he
Speaker 1: did Matt and to do it early, to strike early
Speaker 1: in that first quarter and maintain a solid performance throughout.
Speaker 1: Furkon again, he played twenty seven minutes last night. He
Speaker 1: was seven or twelve from the field, He was four
Speaker 1: for seven from deep. He also had six rebounds, two assists,
Speaker 1: and the steal among his eighteen points and his team
Speaker 1: best and game best plus thirteen overall. What did you
Speaker 1: see from Furkon? I mean, I mean, obviously he sort
Speaker 1: of looked like the Furkon Korkmas that we saw early
Speaker 1: in the season and post game it was really nice
Speaker 1: to see him smile and feel a little bit of
Speaker 1: weight lifted off of his shoulders. But also when you
Speaker 1: think about what this team has to face down the stretch,
Speaker 1: when Furkon is playing the way he did, and we
Speaker 1: shouldd Shake to that list as well, they will make
Speaker 1: a massive impact for this team as they get into
Speaker 1: the playoffs. So really cool I thought to see Furkhon
Speaker 1: perform the way that he did. Matt, what did you like? Well,
Speaker 1: Shake was getting some tough buckets down the stretch. But
Speaker 1: you talked about Furkon early and I think that's the
Speaker 1: biggest thing that you look for with any shooter, especially
Speaker 1: someone who hasn't been getting their normal minutes, and to
Speaker 1: see his willingness to shoot and seeing them go down early,
Speaker 1: that was the biggest thing that I took away because
Speaker 1: playing not last night, but in most games, playing with
Speaker 1: James Harden. That's all anybody is talking about is just
Speaker 1: catching shoot opportunities, catching shoot opportunities, and you're not gonna
Speaker 1: make everyone, you're The makes are going to come in stretches.
Speaker 1: And Furkon was able to knock down a game or
Speaker 1: a team best four threes and took seven. And I
Speaker 1: think there were even some people. You could hear some
Speaker 1: fans I could near me saying shoot it, even when
Speaker 1: he on some that he passed up. So he's gonna
Speaker 1: keep shooting. His confidence is there, and that's what people
Speaker 1: want to see. They want to see him shoot the ball,
Speaker 1: and the makes are going to come in stretches, so
Speaker 1: I think his willingness to shoot, his confidence is going
Speaker 1: to get higher after a performance like that. But he
Speaker 1: always kind of has that that willingness and right away
Speaker 1: when he comes into the game, which was a huge spark.
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Speaker 1: Tyres was hyping up his teammates during that part where
Speaker 1: he was in a little bit of foul trouble. Picked
Speaker 1: up those four fouls early, and Doc Rivers talked about
Speaker 1: the fact that Tyres was sitting on the bench next
Speaker 1: to him for a lot of that run that was
Speaker 1: held down by Shake, Milton and firkon Corkmas and Shake
Speaker 1: Milton and Tyrese Maxie. As we've discussed in the past,
Speaker 1: they trained together in the off season. They've had a
Speaker 1: connection for some time. There's a family connection to Shake's
Speaker 1: time at SMU. I don't want to spoil anything because
Speaker 1: I believe that Matt gets into that on some of
Speaker 1: the seventy six Ers Insiders podcasts that are going to
Speaker 1: be coming out soon. But that being said, Tyres and
Speaker 1: Shake have in the past jockey for minutes. They've directly
Speaker 1: competed against one another for playing time, but that hasn't
Speaker 1: stopped them from being friends and challenging one another to
Speaker 1: be better. And I love that Tyrese was able to
Speaker 1: talk about watching Shake succeed as a friend and as
Speaker 1: a fan last night. Matt, I know that you were
Speaker 1: in there with me in media availability, and I think
Speaker 1: that that was a really special moment to listen to
Speaker 1: the way that this team talks about and supports one another.
Speaker 1: It seems like every time we do a Twitter space,
Speaker 1: there's a different relationship or a different support system that
Speaker 1: we want to shout out on this team, and the
Speaker 1: Shake Milton, Tyres Maxie support system certainly deserves a little
Speaker 1: bit of love. Definitely. You could hear the chemistry coming
Speaker 1: through in their words post game, everybody's words, and oftentimes
Speaker 1: Maxie talks about how he plays basketball for a living
Speaker 1: and he's always having fun. Whether he's on the bench
Speaker 1: with fouls, he was having fun. I'm sure cheering on
Speaker 1: Shake Milton. Then it's his time and he's having fun
Speaker 1: playing with such joy. And I want to throw it
Speaker 1: to you, Lauren, because It's funny that Gina, right before
Speaker 1: we started sent us a tweet saying, I'm not sure
Speaker 1: if either of you have seen ted Lasso, but anytime
Speaker 1: I describe Maxie to anyone who doesn't know him, I
Speaker 1: say he's just like the character Danny Rojas because he
Speaker 1: has this infectious joy and love of the game. So
Speaker 1: I can confirm a couple of things. One that both
Speaker 1: of us have seen the show and enjoy the show,
Speaker 1: and two that Lauren has been making that comparison send
Speaker 1: the start of the season, maybe even before that, between
Speaker 1: Tyrese and Danny Rojas of ted Lasso. I've been saying
Speaker 1: it for a long time, and I felt tremendously validated.
Speaker 1: So Gina, thank you for that tweet. To those of
Speaker 1: you that listen to Sixers Twitter spaces, I'm gonna go
Speaker 1: out on a limb and say that if you haven't
Speaker 1: watched ted Lasso yet, you'll love it because the vibes
Speaker 1: of his post Sixers win Twitter space and the vibes
Speaker 1: of ted Lasso are not different. If you enjoy Tyrese Maxie,
Speaker 1: who has referenced ted Lasso in a postgame press conference
Speaker 1: this season unknowingly, but he still did, and we explained
Speaker 1: it to him. If you like Tyrese Maxie, you're gonna
Speaker 1: like Danny Rojas, a character in ted Lasso, You're gonna
Speaker 1: like the show ted Lasso. So definitely, if you've listened,
Speaker 1: if you watched it, if you haven't watched it, if
Speaker 1: you start watching it, let us know, let us know
Speaker 1: if you have any other player cops among the squad
Speaker 1: from ted Lasso and the squad from the Sixers. And
Speaker 1: I have made that comparison to Tyrese himself. He started
Speaker 1: watching the show. I'll keep you guys posted on on
Speaker 1: how he feels about the comparison as well. It's it's
Speaker 1: it's the football is life. It's the constant smiling, it's
Speaker 1: the majestic like the hair flowing in the wind behind him.
Speaker 1: There are a lot of similarities there, Lauren, we saw
Speaker 1: it pregame recently. It was a few games ago. You said,
Speaker 1: you actually just said this to me before, like maybe
Speaker 1: the third most recent home game, when Tyrese took the
Speaker 1: floor for warmups, the way that he came running out
Speaker 1: on the floor. Yeah, he came bounding out of the tunnel. Again.
Speaker 1: This is these are the dab days of the season.
Speaker 1: It is hard for some players, coaches, staff, whoever you are,
Speaker 1: to get up and get excited for some of these
Speaker 1: regular season games late in the year. Not for Tyree Snaxi.
Speaker 1: Tyre Snaxi comes running out of the tunnel and this
Speaker 1: is not for the group warm up. This is for
Speaker 1: their individual warmups that happened hours before the game. And
Speaker 1: he quite literally galloped onto the court with this big smile.
Speaker 1: And I remember I leaned over to you, Matt, and
Speaker 1: I said, that's big Danny Rojas energy right there. So yes,
Speaker 1: this is this is really coming full circle. Thanks as
Speaker 1: always to everyone who was in here listening. I know
Speaker 1: we didn't get to everything, but some of the regulars
Speaker 1: were here. Winona and Mary were excited about the game
Speaker 1: as well. I'm excited about the upcoming road games. Also
Speaker 1: from the Sixers postgame notes last night, how about this.
Speaker 1: The upcoming meeting against the Lakers marks the second final
Speaker 1: between the clubs. In Game one on January twenty seventh,
Speaker 1: Philadelphia took a one oh five eighty seven win. With
Speaker 1: a win on Wednesday, Philadelphia would notch its first four
Speaker 1: game win streak over the Los Angeles Lakers, since they
Speaker 1: won four straight from January third, nineteen sixty nine through
Speaker 1: October seventeenth, nineteen sixty nine, and that comes courtesy of
Speaker 1: Basketball Reference. So a chance to go on a four
Speaker 1: game win streak against the Los Angeles Lakers coming up
Speaker 1: Wednesday could be big time. We are looking forward to it.
Speaker 1: We will be back with you guys next time with
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