WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 4/6/2018- Rewind vs. Cavaliers

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<v Speaker 1>Marco, thank you for joining us. What an exciting, incredible game.

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<v Speaker 1>You had a tremendous first half and you'll hold off

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<v Speaker 1>to beat Cleveland. Your thoughts in general here, Marco, Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>we won the game, that was important. What I think

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<v Speaker 1>we got something to be better? You know, like, uh

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<v Speaker 1>we got loose like a I don't know, like twenty

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<v Speaker 1>five maybe more point. We need to play better. I

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<v Speaker 1>did sign mistake on the end, like a turnovers or whatever.

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<v Speaker 1>You know so well, but we need this couple game.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, Cleveland is a great team. We want to

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<v Speaker 1>be a great team, you know, so at least we

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<v Speaker 1>won a game and keep going. Absolutely if you could

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<v Speaker 1>just step back though and look at the performances yours,

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Simmons and Lebron, I mean incredible basketball here tonight. True.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, yes, that was a great game, fun game

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<v Speaker 1>to watch. Um, but I think we can play better. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not really happy right now. I mean, like we

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<v Speaker 1>want to game, but especially for the playoff. People want

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<v Speaker 1>to be like a good team and they play y'all,

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<v Speaker 1>we can't play all ideas and we need to play

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<v Speaker 1>badda and we will. Barco. We appreciate you, Thank you

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<v Speaker 1>so much. So much Marco Bell ninety seven five the fanatic,

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<v Speaker 1>Let's join Brett Brandon progress right now Lebron and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>they do what they do. They kind of like surgically,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, draw the pick and roll, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>sometimes we switched, sometimes we didn't. In the very methodical

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<v Speaker 1>abutter that's what they've done since he's been there. And

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<v Speaker 1>we tried to blitz some. We tried to stay on

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<v Speaker 1>our own with some. When jj Omarco has Lebron, you

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<v Speaker 1>got some problems. And so the long two we're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>live with a little bit. I thought his role offs.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought some of the ways that we showed no

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<v Speaker 1>resistance on him was disappointing. But it's a playoff lesson

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<v Speaker 1>that is a playoff game because you go through the

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<v Speaker 1>multiple things that go through your mind on the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, trying to put our guys in schemes that

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<v Speaker 1>are successful, and we through four of them, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what he does. That's what goes on in my mind.

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<v Speaker 1>Three game with Ben at all, where you saw that

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<v Speaker 1>he had a look or that he was going to

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<v Speaker 1>come out without aggressiveness and play that way. I think

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<v Speaker 1>he's been playing great basketball. I think our team has

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<v Speaker 1>been playing you know, great basketball lately, and so I

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<v Speaker 1>know Ben really embraces the challenge of playing against Lebron.

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<v Speaker 1>We all were excited to come back here in Philadelphia

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<v Speaker 1>and play in front of an amazing crowd in such

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<v Speaker 1>a big game. And it didn't surprise me that he

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<v Speaker 1>had a big game. When you look at the stat

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<v Speaker 1>line and you see, you know, a triple double, a

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<v Speaker 1>significant triple double. It's not like he eaked in it was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a very authoritative triple double. Um, it really

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<v Speaker 1>didn't surprise me. He's been doing a lot lately that

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<v Speaker 1>that doesn't catch me as much off guard as it

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<v Speaker 1>used to talking about this game forward in terms of

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<v Speaker 1>you're talking before I get up the potential of this game,

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<v Speaker 1>would it meant turns of the standings and to Pathford

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<v Speaker 1>us sorry, yeah, no, no, you're fine. What what does

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<v Speaker 1>it What does it mean to you to see your

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<v Speaker 1>team kind of grow kind of stage like this when

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<v Speaker 1>it hasn't been here before. It find a way to

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<v Speaker 1>get away in get a spotling. I mean, if you

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<v Speaker 1>went into the locker room and you will, I suppose

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<v Speaker 1>soon you I started immediately after the game. There is

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<v Speaker 1>just a very spirited, genuine group of some old some

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<v Speaker 1>young players that are sharing in each other's success and

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<v Speaker 1>led by Joel Embi. You know, I think Joe looks great,

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<v Speaker 1>Like he's as thin as I've ever seen him. Hears

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<v Speaker 1>me talk about thin as in all the time. His

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<v Speaker 1>body looks exceptional in spirit. Is they to match that?

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<v Speaker 1>And to see Joel like bring the team in and

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<v Speaker 1>you know we got a bell Ringer and Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>and see those two young guys and the veterans. It's

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<v Speaker 1>just a very tight room. You know, it's a very

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<v Speaker 1>tight group. That part of it excites me as much

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<v Speaker 1>as what have we learned about the pick and rolls

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<v Speaker 1>and not to try to you know, have that environment

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<v Speaker 1>as much as we did. Well, how do we deal

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<v Speaker 1>with them them switching? That really hurt our our offense.

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<v Speaker 1>That side of it interests me the most. It's run

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<v Speaker 1>and you haven't had a lot of opportunities to play

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<v Speaker 1>a game like this. I imagine a week before the

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<v Speaker 1>playoffs are going to start. It's a pretty nice time

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<v Speaker 1>that happens. It's extremely timely because it's real, it's a

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<v Speaker 1>real feeling. It's it's defensive adjustments. Now, what what do

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<v Speaker 1>you do, it's offensive adjustments. Now what what do you do?

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, like you're going through sort of highs

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<v Speaker 1>and lows and trying to figure it out and try

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<v Speaker 1>to stay sane, and you know, situationally, we had great

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<v Speaker 1>situations where we try to foul them twice, one successfully,

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<v Speaker 1>one unsuccessfully, you know, getting the ball in bounds, recognizing

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<v Speaker 1>they had no timeouts. Those types of things, along with

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<v Speaker 1>just the flow of the game, made this game of

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<v Speaker 1>very much a a tremendous learning experience. It's always feels

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<v Speaker 1>more positive when you win, but in general, I hoped

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<v Speaker 1>I would have said that regardless. Can you talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the Empire parbabella Elli meate tonight and twenty three off

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<v Speaker 1>of I mean, there was a stage that he came

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<v Speaker 1>in and just was lethal. We were sputtering and he

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<v Speaker 1>came in and just gave us an injection of offense.

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<v Speaker 1>And uh, you know, we all talk about those players,

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<v Speaker 1>those lightning in a bottle type players that can come

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<v Speaker 1>off a bench and do something like that. Most good

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<v Speaker 1>teams have somebody like that, and he is certainly always

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<v Speaker 1>big hight build up surrounding tonight's match between the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers and a three time Eastern Conference Lebron James led

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland Cavaliers. This one did not disappoint, not in the least.

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<v Speaker 1>Bryant Seltzer with you from Sixers dot Com. Seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>Ers prevailed past the Cavaliers one thirty two to one thirty.

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<v Speaker 1>They now have control of third place in the Eastern

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<v Speaker 1>Conference standings. The Cavaliers have one less game to play

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<v Speaker 1>in the Sixers Sixers with three more games to go

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<v Speaker 1>before everything wraps up. On Wednesday against the Milwaukee Bucks.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom mc ginnis had the call of tonight's game. It

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<v Speaker 1>saw a pair of triple doubles against two stars, one established,

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<v Speaker 1>one certainly on the rise. Just a great, great night

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<v Speaker 1>with so many dramatic twists and turns. Top I mean

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<v Speaker 1>to think that Lebron James is at the line with

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<v Speaker 1>one point nine to go, a chance to tie the game.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers layed by as many is thirty What dichotomy

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<v Speaker 1>between the halfs right as you say, layers and layers.

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<v Speaker 1>But let's go to the fouleshooting. He's a seventy four

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<v Speaker 1>seventy five percent fouleshooter for his career, you know. And

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<v Speaker 1>I'll tell a quick story because he was amazing. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean at nine points at halftime. Now he had a

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<v Speaker 1>high turnover game. But I just remember, and actually was

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<v Speaker 1>sharing this with Brett Brown earlier tonight because Coach Brown

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<v Speaker 1>called him the greatest player ever, and I was just saying,

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<v Speaker 1>he's been susceptible at the line. I remember about this time,

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<v Speaker 1>like late March many years ago, when the Sixers ended

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<v Speaker 1>up playing clear or Miami in the playoffs. Lebron would

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<v Speaker 1>be done with his warm up, like when we got

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<v Speaker 1>to the arena, and he would finish his warm up

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<v Speaker 1>with half court jumpers. You've seen our guys like have

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<v Speaker 1>a half court shooting contests, and guys have different approaches.

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<v Speaker 1>Some guys do this that Lebron shoots jumpers with ease,

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<v Speaker 1>and he'd make like seven out of ten and then

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<v Speaker 1>you know, a little competitive in my mind, I'm like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>make a couple of free throws out the game on

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<v Speaker 1>my mind, you know, And here tonight he miss. How

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<v Speaker 1>about he ran to the three point line and shot

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<v Speaker 1>at three with an open runway where I think he

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<v Speaker 1>could have dunked it and conceivably could have been fouled.

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<v Speaker 1>That was you could question that right there. But like

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<v Speaker 1>we visited with Marco Belinelli and he was ticked that

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<v Speaker 1>they gave up that lead. And it started at the

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<v Speaker 1>end of the first half when it was thirty and

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<v Speaker 1>they cut it to twenty three. Doesn't sound like much,

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<v Speaker 1>but when you couple that with like nine in a

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<v Speaker 1>row to begin the third quarter, then they were back

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. And again they had just done this

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<v Speaker 1>the night before. And yet the Sixers during this streak

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<v Speaker 1>and over the last two three months, they're showing the maturity,

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<v Speaker 1>the development, the ability to arrest a situation corrected and

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<v Speaker 1>go on and win the game. And that is as

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<v Speaker 1>good as anything. But Simmons and Lebron put on a

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<v Speaker 1>battle for the ages seventy sixers over the calves one

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<v Speaker 1>thirty two to one thirty. If you need an update

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<v Speaker 1>on the stats, Simmons final line twenty seven points, twelve

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<v Speaker 1>of seventeen from the field, fifteen rebounds, thirteen assists for steals,

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<v Speaker 1>Lebron James forty four points thirty five and the second

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<v Speaker 1>half eleven boards and eleven dimes. The two of them

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<v Speaker 1>were fantastic. They didn't disappoint one bit. But really I

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<v Speaker 1>almost thought that and certainly the game was at a

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<v Speaker 1>different point, because the Sixers were up seventy eight fifty

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<v Speaker 1>five at the break. That if the only thing you

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<v Speaker 1>were to take away from this game is that the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers young stud and the rest of this unproven team

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<v Speaker 1>came out primed and ready to play against a proven,

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<v Speaker 1>accomplished team like the Cavaliers. In the big picture, if

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<v Speaker 1>you step back, that would have said something, of course

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<v Speaker 1>you want to see them winning, get into third place,

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<v Speaker 1>but they were able to hold on. I mean that

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<v Speaker 1>still kind of brings us back to that subplot that

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<v Speaker 1>we saw in the earliest stages of this season when

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers were learning how to close out games and

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<v Speaker 1>they had enough. Absolutely no. And then you'd take Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown for his word after the game, where it was

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<v Speaker 1>a learning experience because like I said, there's so many

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<v Speaker 1>scenarios that come up, like he said, trying to foul,

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<v Speaker 1>in bounding the ball, playing with lout of time out

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<v Speaker 1>and the six You've seen it, Brian, you watched it

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<v Speaker 1>over at the practice facility. They've gone over these situations

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<v Speaker 1>from mid October earlier than that, where they were going

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<v Speaker 1>over late game situations, all for games like this, all

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<v Speaker 1>for games in the next week and two weeks and

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully beyond. So it was like I said, this was

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<v Speaker 1>one of those games coming in you didn't have to

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<v Speaker 1>look what Cleveland's record is. You knew it because we've

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<v Speaker 1>been watching their record over the last three weeks. And

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<v Speaker 1>then an indendum to that, he's like, well, who cares

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<v Speaker 1>what the other scores were? Well, wait a minute, now,

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<v Speaker 1>Indiana loss. So the Sixers no matter, you know, obviously

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<v Speaker 1>I think they still have to win out in order

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<v Speaker 1>to secure this third place. But because they tie the

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<v Speaker 1>season series, but I think Cleveland, and I don't know

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<v Speaker 1>this off the top of my head, but they have

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<v Speaker 1>probably a better conference record than the Sixers, which, if

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not mistaken, as the first tiebreaker among teams that

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<v Speaker 1>tie in the season series. But Indiana loss. Indiana had

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<v Speaker 1>seventy three points in a twenty one make that a

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen point defeat at Toronto. The Sixers had seventy four

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<v Speaker 1>points in the first half, and they had that here's

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<v Speaker 1>one they had that seventy three the Sixers against the

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<v Speaker 1>Warriors in a game here that they lost in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. So the numbers are amazing. But I don't

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<v Speaker 1>don't think we can continue without talking about Reddick and Bellonelli.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, how about that from the two guard spot,

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<v Speaker 1>you got two guys lightning in a bottle microwave type quickness.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean terms of heating up and Bellonelli was just

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<v Speaker 1>incredible in the first half, to Brett Brown mentioning where

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<v Speaker 1>he just got on fire when they needed it the most.

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<v Speaker 1>Dariel struggle tonight and to me, they won the game

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<v Speaker 1>and he's back now, he'll be better. In terms of Sunday,

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<v Speaker 1>he was out of sink, being out of action for

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<v Speaker 1>a week. It's not just the elbow that's on the men,

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<v Speaker 1>it's his lead. He didn't have his legs underneath them.

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<v Speaker 1>And the biggest and most dramatic improvement in his game

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<v Speaker 1>has been his three point shooting, which wasn't there tonight

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<v Speaker 1>for him. I believe he was one of six, but

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<v Speaker 1>Rashawn came in and got those two dunks in the

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<v Speaker 1>first half. I think the six Years will learn from

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<v Speaker 1>these defensive scenarios where they ended up with Marco and

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<v Speaker 1>Reddick mostly Marco Bellonelli single coverage against Lebron James and

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<v Speaker 1>as Brett Brown said, you know they tried it four

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<v Speaker 1>different ways. Even when Brett Brown when he first got

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<v Speaker 1>he remember he was in what hundreds and hundreds of

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<v Speaker 1>timeouts in the playoffs with the Spurs where they're they

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<v Speaker 1>had a veteran team. They're switching their coverages out of

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<v Speaker 1>a time out, and the Sixers have kept things vanilla

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<v Speaker 1>defensively for years and he's, like he said, perfect vanilla

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<v Speaker 1>over the last few weeks without and beat over the

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<v Speaker 1>last ten days or so. Well, now you can't. You

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<v Speaker 1>can't play that way. And they altered some things in

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<v Speaker 1>terms of towards the end. They doubled Lebron and I

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<v Speaker 1>know they'll grow from that. But just all in all,

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<v Speaker 1>a scintillating game, totally lived up to the billing, and

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<v Speaker 1>just an exciting, gratifying end for the Sixers. One thirty two,

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<v Speaker 1>one thirty seventy Sixers over the Cavaliers. So we could

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<v Speaker 1>talk about this for the rest of the night. Then

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<v Speaker 1>Devon Gibbons might be angry with us, who would not

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<v Speaker 1>want that, But just again, maybe more along the lines

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<v Speaker 1>of big picture themes. I mean this is the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>provided plenty of evidence over the course in the last

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<v Speaker 1>five months that they were a team that had arrived

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<v Speaker 1>at a different state, at different stage than what we'd

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<v Speaker 1>seen the last four years. But this is like, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I go back to that bell and Ellie three point

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<v Speaker 1>of that made it sixty five thirty seven. Midway through

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<v Speaker 1>the second quarter of the building was going crazy. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>that's a moment where you just kind of stopped looking

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<v Speaker 1>around soak it all and you're like, all right, this

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<v Speaker 1>is maybe one that if you write the book and

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<v Speaker 1>this all goes well about this team and the journey

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<v Speaker 1>it's been on. Like, that's a moment that you remember

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<v Speaker 1>when the building's going crazy and your squad is taken

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<v Speaker 1>it to the three to conference chap. Now you're you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>and again you know the mantra, the marketing slogan is

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<v Speaker 1>this is the moment and this is it and it

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<v Speaker 1>lasts longer than a moment. It's going to go on.

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<v Speaker 1>The NBA's marketing thing is this is why we play,

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<v Speaker 1>and that has you know, many multiple manifestations. You can

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<v Speaker 1>take that along, but this is tonight. This is why

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<v Speaker 1>we come out. This is the excitement, this is what

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers have been waiting for. And then I add

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons. I mean, this guy waited a whole year

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<v Speaker 1>to play. He's been waiting to star in the NBA

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<v Speaker 1>for probably the last decade, and tonight and one of

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<v Speaker 1>the questions was did you see something in Ben's eyes? Like, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>the jump ball and he is raring to go. He

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<v Speaker 1>was incredible tonight. And you talk about the Marco play,

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<v Speaker 1>how about Ben Simmons in the first half going right

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<v Speaker 1>to left, throwing the ball between his legs and then

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<v Speaker 1>kicking it out to an uncharging Reddick for another Monster

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<v Speaker 1>three early in the game. That got the crowd going

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<v Speaker 1>and Tyrone you know, look, he took all those timeouts

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<v Speaker 1>where they were they exhausted their allotment. He was burnard

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<v Speaker 1>timehouse left and right, just to stay in the game.

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<v Speaker 1>And one would have to think that has you know,

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<v Speaker 1>part of the ultimate outcome is due in some small

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<v Speaker 1>part because of that. He's probably thinking, man, I need

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<v Speaker 1>to go on another hiatus. Sixers team's driving me nuts.

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<v Speaker 1>So now a tremendous matchup and hopefully many more of

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<v Speaker 1>these games to come in the in the playoffs, and

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<v Speaker 1>one would expect so well put by Tom McGuinness. Next

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<v Speaker 1>game as matinee Sunday one o'clock against the Dallas Mavericks

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<v Speaker 1>beat Detroit tonight that's right account, Thank you, Brian. At

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<v Speaker 1>the start of the first quarter, pretty evenly played, the

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<v Speaker 1>game was tied at eleven, and the Sixers snapped off

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<v Speaker 1>eight straight points. Rashaun Holmes, as we've known him to do,

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<v Speaker 1>with a big spark plug off the bench. Simmons next

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<v Speaker 1>away from Love bets Simmons. It's a TJ TJ into

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<v Speaker 1>a cutting homes. Oh yeah, right down Broad Street, Roshawn

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<v Speaker 1>Homes jams at heart. You could tell the Sixers had

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<v Speaker 1>something brewing at that point in time. Twenty nine to seventeen.

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<v Speaker 1>Time out called by Ty Lou and the Cavs. Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons put the front of the gas coming back after

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<v Speaker 1>the break. Here's Ben double a baby, Ben Simmons between

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<v Speaker 1>the legs and then he rocks the room. Simmons with

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<v Speaker 1>a ferocious Jamty twenty eight all Sixers after one quarter

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<v Speaker 1>of play. The bench squad came in after that, Mark

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<v Speaker 1>el Folds playing some great ball to help build the

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<v Speaker 1>lead to eighteen early on in the second quarter, and

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Covington doing some work from outside the arc to

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<v Speaker 1>widen the gap into the twenties. Markuel gets away from

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<v Speaker 1>Smith now drives into the lane kickout corner. It's Covington

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<v Speaker 1>for three good Marquel folks. It's wheeling and dealing, and

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<v Speaker 1>Cleveland cannot use too many timeouts. They're calling them left

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<v Speaker 1>and right. Fifty five to thirty two, seventy sixers in

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<v Speaker 1>total control. Things called for a moment. Then Marco Bellonelli

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<v Speaker 1>and JJ Reddick started feeling it. Hella's steal by Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons to JJ Reddick in traffic, Reddick with the lamp,

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<v Speaker 1>it's up it and got it, got it. After that,

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<v Speaker 1>Marco Bellonelli with a three pointer making its sixty five

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<v Speaker 1>thirty seven calves called another time out, and that was

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<v Speaker 1>the reference point that Tom and I were talking about.

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<v Speaker 1>You just kind of sat back, soaked in the scene.

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<v Speaker 1>Here twenty thousand, seven hundred and sixty nine, at full

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<v Speaker 1>throat cheering on the sixers gone up against Lebron, James

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<v Speaker 1>and Cleveland. You're like, all right, this feels like it's

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<v Speaker 1>it still a lot to be written, but definitely a

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<v Speaker 1>moment that you earmark Sixers all over the Cavaliers at

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<v Speaker 1>the half, seventy eight to fifty five to seventy eight points,

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<v Speaker 1>the highest first half scoring total for the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>since nineteen ninety two and a floor record down here

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<v Speaker 1>at the center. Onto the third quarter the Sixers and

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<v Speaker 1>the Cavaliers. A trend that we saw towards the end

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<v Speaker 1>of quarter number two was that Cleveland was starting to

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<v Speaker 1>make a run and that would continue with Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>doing his thing. Marco Bellonelli came up in big moments.

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<v Speaker 1>Do we have the highlights mark with the corner, quick

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<v Speaker 1>catch shot, three ball cut again, Billonelli delivers quick release,

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<v Speaker 1>another trifecta. Bell and Elli made it one o two

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<v Speaker 1>to ninety when the Sixers needed big baskets. Marco Bellonelli

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<v Speaker 1>was there throughout the night. Sixers led one oh five

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<v Speaker 1>to ninety eight after three quarters of play. On to

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth more from Lebron James. He scored eight straight

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<v Speaker 1>points at one juncture and the Sixers were looking for

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<v Speaker 1>something to stem the tide. Simmons play. He's into Iliasilva again,

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<v Speaker 1>a new clock ear sid backing in on Austin left

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<v Speaker 1>hand shot, rimming around again. He put it up with

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<v Speaker 1>the left hand a little off balance, didn't look pretty,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's in. Got the margin back to eight points

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<v Speaker 1>and the Sixers were looking for every bit of insurance

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<v Speaker 1>that they could get Reddick in the corner for three.

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<v Speaker 1>That's good day. J Reddick puts it in. The Sexers

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<v Speaker 1>laid by eight earside, got the ball back sevens with

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<v Speaker 1>a kick out and Reddick with a three. Sixers coming

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<v Speaker 1>up big and they would go up one twenty eight

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<v Speaker 1>to one twenty with about one and a half minutes

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<v Speaker 1>to go. The Cavaliers answered with seven straight points to

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<v Speaker 1>make it one twenty eight to one twenty seven. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers hit some free throws courtesy of JJ Reddick and

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<v Speaker 1>Earthson Iliasova. They led it one thirty two to one

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine with one point nine seconds left. That's when

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Covington was called for a foul on Lebron James

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<v Speaker 1>from outside the arc. James hit his first, missed his second,

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<v Speaker 1>was forced to missus third. Sixers got the rebound ballgame

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<v Speaker 1>and the Sixers hang on to win it one thirty

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<v Speaker 1>two to one thirties