WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 3/11/18- Rewind vs. Nets

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<v Speaker 1>This is the Philadelphia seventy Sixers postgame show. If I

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<v Speaker 1>can look about about Bronch free s hards, is gonna

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<v Speaker 1>turn and get it off Betty rolling the Sixers postgame

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<v Speaker 1>show right now on ninety seven five. The fanetic a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit arrest certainly seeming to do a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>good for the seventies Sixers tonight at Barclays Center one

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<v Speaker 1>twenty to ninety seven over the Brooklyn Nets. Brian Seltzer

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<v Speaker 1>with you from Sixers dot com. We're standing by and

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<v Speaker 1>expecting to hear from the head coach of the winning

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<v Speaker 1>team tonight, and that would be Brett Brown. Thursday's game

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami, in the midst of a real road heavy

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<v Speaker 1>stretch of the seventy sixers schedule. Certainly across the board

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<v Speaker 1>you could see maybe it looked like the team not

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<v Speaker 1>quite as sharp as it typically is. From the outset tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>they were excellent and they carried that tone all the

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<v Speaker 1>way through to the finish for a big twenty three

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<v Speaker 1>point win over Brooklyn. More details on that in a

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<v Speaker 1>moment right now. The head coach, Brett Brown, just to

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<v Speaker 1>hold that team to thirty seven second half points, fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>in the fourth period. They're hard to guard. They're really

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<v Speaker 1>hard to guard, and I think that that excites me

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<v Speaker 1>probably the most. Our second half defense turnovers tonight, you

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<v Speaker 1>guys took care of the basketball and also want to

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<v Speaker 1>brought up you will give them thirty seven points and

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<v Speaker 1>the second I half had to give them sixteen the

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<v Speaker 1>first What was worrying you guys tonight? I mean, just

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<v Speaker 1>trying to improve on the things we know are gonna

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<v Speaker 1>matter if we're fortunate enough to play in postseason. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>we turnovers are always on our mind. We play, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>with the fourth fastest pace or whatever it is. We

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<v Speaker 1>got a young point got a rookie point guard, and

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<v Speaker 1>they come. You just hope to reduce them and hope

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<v Speaker 1>that the the flavor of turnovers reckless passes, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>more than illegal screen so like back stepping out of bounds,

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<v Speaker 1>Like there's different species of turnovers that really are upsetting.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that we did a better job of not

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<v Speaker 1>like the sloppy passes, and I think that the sting

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<v Speaker 1>and defense and especially the attention that we had to

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<v Speaker 1>give to the three point line um was was good

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<v Speaker 1>for the most part, excellent. At times, I thought we

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<v Speaker 1>were pretty good I give us a B plus. I

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<v Speaker 1>think that like that thing at the start of the

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<v Speaker 1>third period where they, you know, had a little flurry

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<v Speaker 1>of threes and you know you feel it. It's uh,

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<v Speaker 1>anytime we connect the dots of how leads evaporate, it's

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<v Speaker 1>the same thing. You know, you foul too much, you

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<v Speaker 1>turn it over, they go on a three point flurry,

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<v Speaker 1>and so those three areas like when you're holding a lead,

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<v Speaker 1>you're always trying to you know, be aware of and uh.

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<v Speaker 1>I think for the most part, they only got up

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<v Speaker 1>I think twenty eight threes like they've been averaging forty

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<v Speaker 1>and and the lessons. I think February one, a Christmas

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<v Speaker 1>Day or something, you know recent my analytics people tell me,

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<v Speaker 1>but to to just reduce them, let alone get to them. Uh,

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<v Speaker 1>was was our game plan. And I thought, I guys

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<v Speaker 1>did a pretty good job performance. I thought he was dominant,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, like they he's a hard matchup for this team.

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<v Speaker 1>They they opted to go a little bit smaller, a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit more mobile, you know, the young draft pick

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<v Speaker 1>I think plays with high energy sort of reminds me

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<v Speaker 1>of like a you know, New Orleans was for us

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<v Speaker 1>in the first few years. I thought he was extremely aggressive.

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<v Speaker 1>I love when he tries to get deep catches in

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<v Speaker 1>the paint and just you know, find that balance of

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<v Speaker 1>bulling his way into the game. I thought he had

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<v Speaker 1>some big passes out of the post, really sophisticated passes.

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<v Speaker 1>We're always like mindful that he's going to get the

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<v Speaker 1>ball a lot. I think he gets the most NBA

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<v Speaker 1>touches in the in the league at a post, and

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<v Speaker 1>so like, what do you do with it once you

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<v Speaker 1>get it? The combination of him scoring and him passing

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<v Speaker 1>out of the post, I thought he was pretty special tonight. Indeed,

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid was, and indeed were the seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>one twenty to ninety seven over the Brooklyn Nets. So yes,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers seem to get their spirit back tonight after

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<v Speaker 1>a tough loss, especially one that got away from them

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday in Miami. Joel Embiid he drew a lot of

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<v Speaker 1>attention from fans and perhaps some medium members as well

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<v Speaker 1>in recent days. Looking a little bit fatigued, he brushed

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<v Speaker 1>off talk of that, so did Brett Brown, both of

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<v Speaker 1>them saying that really it was more of a collective thing,

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<v Speaker 1>and tonight, collectively the Sixers able to see their way

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<v Speaker 1>through to one twenty ninety seven win over the Brooklyn Nets.

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<v Speaker 1>This team with two way spirit from the start of

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<v Speaker 1>tonight's game. They defended terrific. They forced turnovers, eighteen of

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<v Speaker 1>them on the nets while committing just ten themselves, a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two to nine advantage in points off turnovers that

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<v Speaker 1>a key part of the game. The Sixers were balanced,

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<v Speaker 1>they shared the ball tremendous effort all the way around tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>as eight different Sixers scoring double figures. Joel embiad led

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<v Speaker 1>the way with twenty one points and eight rebounds. T

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<v Speaker 1>J McConnell in each individual category might not have the

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<v Speaker 1>most eye popping nights statistically, but he was exceptional and

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<v Speaker 1>as important as anyone. We'll get into that with Tom

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<v Speaker 1>mcginnison just a moment in terms of the final outcome

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<v Speaker 1>of tonight's game. He really seemed to embody the spirit

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<v Speaker 1>that the Sixers were looking for tonight. Ben Simmons steady

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Reddick two and Robert Covington with a very good

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<v Speaker 1>flash of contributions both in the second and third quarters

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<v Speaker 1>tonight and Dario Scharitch just mister consistent for the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers down the stretch of the season. One seven seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers over the Nets. Tom mc ginnis is next on

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame show on the Sixers Rating Network, seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>and the Brooklyn Nets at Barclay Center for the second

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<v Speaker 1>and final time this season. One twenty ninety seven. The

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<v Speaker 1>score Sixers getting back into the win column. Most importantly,

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<v Speaker 1>they are holding a grip on sixth place in the

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<v Speaker 1>Eastern Conference standings. With the lost night, they could have

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<v Speaker 1>perhaps slipped behind Miami for seventh place in the East,

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<v Speaker 1>but a very convincing, well rounded effort by the Sixers tonight. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>they were stout. They held the Brooklyn Nets to thirty

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<v Speaker 1>eight point eight percent shooting while Brooklyn hit ten three pointers.

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<v Speaker 1>It was more about the volume of threes that Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>was not able to put up in tonight's game, and

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<v Speaker 1>they held the Nazis Brett Brown talked about to just

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<v Speaker 1>twenty eight three point attempts. It's a team that entered

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<v Speaker 1>the evening second in the NBA in total three pointers

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<v Speaker 1>made on the year, Sixers commanding in the paint plus

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<v Speaker 1>twenty in points scored there. And they also, as we mentioned,

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job converting turnovers in to scoring opportunities.

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<v Speaker 1>There were some junctions of the game where a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of Brooklyn's more important pieces were able to shake loose.

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<v Speaker 1>D'Angelo Russell early on the third quarter left his mark.

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<v Speaker 1>He finished with twenty six points. But aside from that,

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn just never really able to get going for a

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<v Speaker 1>sustained stretch. Yes, they hung around the Sixers. It was

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<v Speaker 1>a single digit margin pretty much on the way through

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<v Speaker 1>the middle portion of the third quarter. But after that

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers shifted into high gear. Their bench was so

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<v Speaker 1>productive a total team effort in tonight's one twenty ninety

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<v Speaker 1>seven win. We're gonna step aside real quick. Note we

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<v Speaker 1>have him, we have Tom Againnis he is with us

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<v Speaker 1>up to Brooklyn. We go Tom. A nice effort by

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers tonight, And this really was what it was

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<v Speaker 1>all about that the players and the head coach were

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<v Speaker 1>talking about the last thirty six hours after that game

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami. Everything seemed to come together. And you could

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<v Speaker 1>also tell quick there's going to be a different type

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<v Speaker 1>of effort from the Sixers tonight. Well, I thought so again.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean I felt that my own self, just to

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<v Speaker 1>be able to get two days you know, you gotta understand,

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<v Speaker 1>you go all the way to Florida and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like and there's certainly being in South Florida. It's just

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<v Speaker 1>you know, granted it was seven. He said, what are

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<v Speaker 1>you talking about. You're tired. Well, you get tired when

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<v Speaker 1>you're on the road like that, when you're going to

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<v Speaker 1>bed at four o'clock, five o'clock, even when you come

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<v Speaker 1>back from Miami and your home, so be able to

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<v Speaker 1>rest up, restore and get recrupitative in terms of, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>your energy back. And it showed. And I think they

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<v Speaker 1>were disappointed with how they finished that game down there

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<v Speaker 1>and again like and be like Brett Brown said, and

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<v Speaker 1>you commented too, a special unbelievab bull in a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of aspect. But I thought McConnell really gave them the

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<v Speaker 1>jump with those steals and that effort like we're not

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<v Speaker 1>And I think they also must have you know, you

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<v Speaker 1>never in the NBA like there's they don't say there's

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<v Speaker 1>no refrenge games. But I thought for sure the way

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<v Speaker 1>they played, they definitely did not like the way they

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<v Speaker 1>played here and lost here last time. So it was

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<v Speaker 1>it was there was a sense of urgency. That's the

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<v Speaker 1>team we've become accustomed to watching this year for the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>and it showed with the result Sixers topple the Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>Nets one twenty two ninety seven. Let's digging h McConnell

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit more. Tonight was vintage TJ. He was

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<v Speaker 1>dialed in on the offensive end, dealing with six assists. Defensively,

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<v Speaker 1>he's just a terror in transition and really so much

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<v Speaker 1>of the damage he does, it seems Tom comes between

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<v Speaker 1>the baseline and the mid court line on inbound opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>for the opposition. It's amazing. Yeah, no sneaky one man press,

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<v Speaker 1>and and then it's just tenacious defense too. He's one

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<v Speaker 1>of those guys that kind of gets after ucanus. Assume

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<v Speaker 1>that you're just gonna walk the ball, and nobody walks

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<v Speaker 1>it across anymore, quite frankly in the NBA, but you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he gets after it. He puts pressure on the basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>and again that type of energy and that effort that's contagious.

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<v Speaker 1>That that's when you see your teammate playing all out

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<v Speaker 1>like that, diving scraping for the basketball, you almost feel

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<v Speaker 1>compelled to play that way too. So he adds a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of spirit and fight for the ball club, something

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<v Speaker 1>they'd become accustomed to. And that's how he is too.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean he's not you know, he's a very likable guy,

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<v Speaker 1>but he's irascible. He's not gonna he's not gonna steady

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<v Speaker 1>a take for you know, the common thing. He gets

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<v Speaker 1>after it a good bit. So he played well and

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<v Speaker 1>as you said, Dario has been so consistent, you know, Ben,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they did a pretty good job of covering Simmons.

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<v Speaker 1>He had nine shots in the game, but still affected

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<v Speaker 1>it with six boards and six assists. And Covington came back.

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<v Speaker 1>How about that, you know, three points no field goals

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<v Speaker 1>in Miami tonight three three six of ten, four free throws,

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<v Speaker 1>five rebounds, four assists, nineteen points, had a great driving

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<v Speaker 1>play and quite frankly, one of his best all around

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<v Speaker 1>games of late. Sixers dropped the Brooklyn Nets one twenty

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<v Speaker 1>to ninety seven. I think you said a time towards

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the game, how about that or something

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<v Speaker 1>like finally a home game on the horizon for the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>and they've got a really key one on Tuesday against

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<v Speaker 1>the Indiana Pacers. Pacers taking on the Boston Celtics to

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<v Speaker 1>night and when you know, they beat them at ted

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<v Speaker 1>Garden ninety seven, so that'll set up some stakes for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers to possibly climb a little bit higher in

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<v Speaker 1>the standings. But all in all, really nice that after

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<v Speaker 1>tonight's game, there's only one more stretch at the end

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<v Speaker 1>of this month Atlanta and Charlotte where the Sixers play

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<v Speaker 1>more than one game consecutively on the road, and it'll

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<v Speaker 1>be just a pretty modest two game trip. Now, absolutely,

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<v Speaker 1>this has been a wild you know, I mean, you

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<v Speaker 1>look at the schedule and this stretch was crazy, and

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<v Speaker 1>Brett Brown was saying, you know, by the people that

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<v Speaker 1>measure some of those things that this has been the

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<v Speaker 1>most that the Sixers have played, you know, minutes they

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<v Speaker 1>use that load management exactly sure what that means, but

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<v Speaker 1>I could just tell you they've been gone for like

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<v Speaker 1>twelve of the last fourteen days. So to come back

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<v Speaker 1>and play Indiana with rest and like another major head

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<v Speaker 1>to head game, I mean in Miami, you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers don't have the tiebreaker, they're now just a game

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<v Speaker 1>behind the Sixers. The Sixers with the win here to

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<v Speaker 1>create a game separation. So they're in six Miami and seventh,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know Indiana had with Washington. I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>the last time the Sixers rout in Indianapolis, it was

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<v Speaker 1>part two of a back to back, didn't really have

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<v Speaker 1>the juice. So this shapes up to be a good season.

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<v Speaker 1>And remember, you know, we go all of them back

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<v Speaker 1>to the summer, they trade Paul George. It looks like

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<v Speaker 1>it's going to be a rebuilding year. When you're when

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<v Speaker 1>you're assessing the Eastern Conference, you didn't figure that Indiana

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<v Speaker 1>would be fifth. They're right in the mix. Well they

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<v Speaker 1>are all the Deepo's having a career year, so Bonus

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<v Speaker 1>is playing well that everybody they have is really stepping

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<v Speaker 1>it up. So that shapes up to be a really exciting,

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<v Speaker 1>big time game for the Sixers on Tuesday at the

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<v Speaker 1>Center against the Pacers. Sixers over the nets, one twenty

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<v Speaker 1>to ninety seven. Tom enjoy the train ride back. You

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<v Speaker 1>got it. Thank you Sixers with a welcomed win tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>getting back on track and splitting the four game road

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<v Speaker 1>trip two up, two down. We'll get into some of

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<v Speaker 1>the sounds of tonight's game with Tom's highlight calls. On

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<v Speaker 1>the other side, it's the postgame show and the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>Rader Network finally the end of a week long four

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<v Speaker 1>game road trip for these seventy sixers. Brian Seltzer with

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<v Speaker 1>you from Sixers dot com. It was a positive outcome

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers tonight. We will tell you that much.

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<v Speaker 1>Ask for the details. Here's how tonight's game sounded. The

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<v Speaker 1>one only Tom McGuinness with the radio calls two points

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<v Speaker 1>early for the Brooklyn Nets, the next ten to the

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<v Speaker 1>visiting team. Simmons across mid cord. He's got Dario, but

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<v Speaker 1>he'll keep it. And now back out to a bad

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<v Speaker 1>Joel top of the arc for three and that's good.

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<v Speaker 1>So ten straight points by the Sixers. Joel started the

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<v Speaker 1>game three for three, so did Ben Simmons. Sixers showed

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<v Speaker 1>early they were in a groove and got some of

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<v Speaker 1>that spirit back that they were looking to reclaim after

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<v Speaker 1>going two days without a game on the heels of

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<v Speaker 1>thursdays lost in Miami heat. So some nice energy at

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<v Speaker 1>the outset of the opening quarter tonight. And then also

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<v Speaker 1>that was the case at the end of the first

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers ball Reddick with it two seconds to go, fires

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<v Speaker 1>for three. Day j Reddick come oh, coming in Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 1>He nails at three with point three to go in

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<v Speaker 1>the opening quarter and the Sixers by a dozen. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>they couldn't miss thirty seven twenty five sixers after twelve

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<v Speaker 1>minutes of play. In the second quarter. Robert Covington, who

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<v Speaker 1>was a little bit off the mark, to say the least,

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday in Miami after big game Tuesday in Charlotte, well

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<v Speaker 1>he was back on again tonight. Over to Covington for three.

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<v Speaker 1>That's good, oh, for ten in Miami, eleven points here

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<v Speaker 1>in the opening half against Brooklyn, Robert Tubby did his

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<v Speaker 1>three for three, and in that stretch in particular, he

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<v Speaker 1>scored eleven out of thirteen points for the Sixers. That

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<v Speaker 1>basket made it fifty four to thirty three, seventy sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>We're up ten, seventy two sixty at the break. This

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<v Speaker 1>was the third time on the road trip, in fact,

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<v Speaker 1>that the Sixers reached seventy points by halftime. That is

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<v Speaker 1>pretty good considering where this team had been in the

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<v Speaker 1>past in terms of its offense. Third quarter, Danzel Russell

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<v Speaker 1>made a couple of baskets in the opening minutes, Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>got back to within single digits. They were looking for

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<v Speaker 1>someone or something to stem the tide then get the

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<v Speaker 1>energy back on their side. TJ McConnell was great in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half and he had an all around terrific night.

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<v Speaker 1>As this play demonstrated Holmes and McConnell two man game.

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<v Speaker 1>On the right side. TJ crosses over on count half,

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<v Speaker 1>shoots it from the wake and end slis port McConnell

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<v Speaker 1>at the Sixers pitch. It is celebrating as they should have.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers were backup eighteen ninety to seventy two. They led

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<v Speaker 1>by thirteen did the Sixers going into the fourth ninety

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<v Speaker 1>six eighty three. Not too long after that, the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>lead would be in the twenties for the rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the night. Tend to shoot to beat guarded by DeAngelo

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<v Speaker 1>Russell outside right, and they switched. He passes the Covey

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<v Speaker 1>duty drives at Ardheadscoop is good. Robert Comington primy nominal

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen points, Robert Covington a balanced Knight himself. Seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>a balanced night all the way around. Final notes from

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<v Speaker 1>the final stat sheet in this evening's game. These second

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<v Speaker 1>and final stop the Sixers make on the year at

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<v Speaker 1>Barclay Center. Sixers fifty two and a half percent from

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<v Speaker 1>the field. Brooklyn held to thirty eight point eight percent

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<v Speaker 1>shooting defense, defense, defense. It's obviously a calling card the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers hang their hat on. They also wanted to get

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<v Speaker 1>back to doing good things defensively tonight, and that's one

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<v Speaker 1>statistic that would indicate that they did. Sixers nine to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty six from outside the arc. Brooklyn was twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>But as we talked about, this was more about quantity

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<v Speaker 1>of opportunities from the outside in terms of what Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>had and based on what they do on a game

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<v Speaker 1>in game out basis, tonight not quite up to the

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<v Speaker 1>same volume of three pointers that that takes, so a

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<v Speaker 1>success for the Sixers in that department. Sixers outrebounded the

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<v Speaker 1>Nets by six overall in the game. They really picked

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<v Speaker 1>up their efforts on the glass in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>All around, a very good game. From the turnover standpoint

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers, they only committed ten while forcing Brooklyn

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<v Speaker 1>into eighteen. As a result, the Sixers finished with a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two to nine advantage in points off of turnovers.

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<v Speaker 1>Some individual notes. Joel Embiid back to his very dominant

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<v Speaker 1>form tonight twenty one points, eight rebounds, three assists, a

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<v Speaker 1>block shot. Sixers were plus nineteen with him on the

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<v Speaker 1>floor for only twenty six minutes, so he came. He saw,

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<v Speaker 1>he conquered in a very brief period of time, nine

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<v Speaker 1>of seventeen from the field for embiid Robert Covington with

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen points. He scored six field goals, half of which

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<v Speaker 1>were from the inside and half of which were from

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<v Speaker 1>the outside of the arc. He was also four to

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<v Speaker 1>six from the free throw line, five rebounds, four assists,

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<v Speaker 1>two block shots in a steel He was plus thirteen

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<v Speaker 1>for the game. Dario charts with eighteen points, six bounds,

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<v Speaker 1>and three assists plus two block shots twelve for JJ Reddick.

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<v Speaker 1>He had a nice first half. Ben Simmons steady with

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<v Speaker 1>eleven points, six boards six times. But let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the bench. Tremendous tonight, beginning with t J McConnell five

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<v Speaker 1>of nine for him ten points, six assists, four rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>and four steals. He was tenacious in transition defensively in particular,

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<v Speaker 1>he was plus sixteen in the game, thirty nine bench

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<v Speaker 1>points for the Sixers. That's really good. Marco Belinelli with

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen six of ten from the field. Erson Iliasova a

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<v Speaker 1>double double with eleven points and thirteen rebounds plus three steals.

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<v Speaker 1>Job well done by Erson Iliasova. Tonight, seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>with the win improved to thirty six and twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>to now one and one on the year versus Brooklyn.

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<v Speaker 1>Brooklyn drops the twenty one and forty six on the season,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Sixers with the victory, they remain in the hunts. Well.

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<v Speaker 1>They're obviously in the hunt, but still very much within

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<v Speaker 1>striking distance of the Indiana Pacers Indie winning tonight at

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<v Speaker 1>Boston ninety nine to ninety seven. They'll be at the

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<v Speaker 1>Center on Tuesday. Going into today, two games separated the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers and the Pacers in the standings for fourth place,

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<v Speaker 1>which is occupied by Indie, arguably one of the most

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<v Speaker 1>surprising teams in the NBA this season. That'll be a

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<v Speaker 1>key game Tuesday night at the Center at seven o'clock.

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<v Speaker 1>Pregame coverage on some of our Sixers radio network affiliates

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<v Speaker 1>begin at six fifty. Big thanks to everyone involved tonight's broadcast.

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<v Speaker 1>Alan Yates, Jay Gray back at the studio and after

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<v Speaker 1>the radio voice of the seventy six Ers Tom mc

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<v Speaker 1>ginnis Brian Selzer sang so long for now one final time.

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<v Speaker 1>The final score seventy six Ers one twenty Brooklyn Nets

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<v Speaker 1>ninety seven of a great rest or Sunday night from

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<v Speaker 1>all of us here at the Sixers Radio Network. Following

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers win, Tom mcguinnis had a chance to catch

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<v Speaker 1>up with one of the players afterwards, joining us courtside

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<v Speaker 1>been Tom mcguinnis, thank you we're up here, was like, congratulations,

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<v Speaker 1>great all around play. I thought TJ McConnell really helped

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<v Speaker 1>your bench very efficient up and donald line up in

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<v Speaker 1>a nice win here in Brooklyn for you guys. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>we needed this one, um, to get back on track.

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<v Speaker 1>I think everybody really played well. Uh. T just stepped up,

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<v Speaker 1>UM and we played solid game overall. It seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>two days of rest was really what the doctorate order

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<v Speaker 1>before you guys got out here against the nes right.

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<v Speaker 1>I think so maybe, uh maybe it's a you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I new winning strategy, but um, I think we've been

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<v Speaker 1>really lucking in and focusing in the film room. Now

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<v Speaker 1>you come back and you start some of the home games.

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<v Speaker 1>You'll be back here against the Nix later in the week.

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<v Speaker 1>But you got Indiana who beat Boston tonight, and it

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<v Speaker 1>shapes up to be a good one. Tuesday definitely definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>You gotta get back to feeling and prepared for that.

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<v Speaker 1>It's gonna be a tough game, um, but you know

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<v Speaker 1>we're definitely ready for it. Last up, but your folks

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<v Speaker 1>are here. I saw your brother here. What's it like

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<v Speaker 1>to have your family coming on the road to watch

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<v Speaker 1>you so often? It's awesome. It's funny because you know,

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<v Speaker 1>my dad's right there, my grandpa, my uncle, and my

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<v Speaker 1>mom and I got a few friends here. So it's

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<v Speaker 1>just good having my family out here and I want

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<v Speaker 1>to have that support. Great, Happy for you. Thank you,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben apprecid, Congratulations Ben Simmons, our guest court side sexust

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<v Speaker 1>Win one twenty to ninety seven and back with more

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<v Speaker 1>postgame coverage after this on the seventy six Ers Radio

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<v Speaker 1>Network