WEBVTT - Recapping Harden's Sixers Debut! 0:00:00.240 --> 0:00:02.920 This podcast is part of the seventy six Ers podcast 0:00:03.040 --> 0:00:14.480 network search seventy six Ers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. Day. 0:00:14.560 --> 0:00:26.239 Everybody up, Yeah, seventy six All right, I think we're 0:00:26.280 --> 0:00:30.280 good to get started. Hello, Hello, Welcome everyone to another 0:00:30.400 --> 0:00:35.400 Sixers Twitter spaces. Matt Murphy and Lauren Rosen here with 0:00:35.479 --> 0:00:38.680 you after a one thirty three one oh two win 0:00:38.840 --> 0:00:43.400 for the Philadelphia seventy Sixers in Minnesota, James Harden's debut. 0:00:43.560 --> 0:00:46.560 We will run through his stat line and the stat 0:00:46.560 --> 0:00:51.400 line of some of his Sixers teammates. It was a debut, Lauren, 0:00:51.880 --> 0:00:57.440 that really could not have gone any better. There is 0:00:57.480 --> 0:01:00.320 no doubt about that. It was a tremendous day. Debut 0:01:00.480 --> 0:01:03.760 for James Harden. Could not have gone better. Welcome everybody 0:01:03.760 --> 0:01:07.520 into another edition of Sixers Twitter Spaces. So happy to 0:01:07.560 --> 0:01:10.319 have you all here. We are going to start I 0:01:10.360 --> 0:01:12.679 guess how we always do. I can run through the 0:01:12.680 --> 0:01:16.840 box score and as you guys start to have questions, comments, concerns, 0:01:16.880 --> 0:01:21.000 please send those to us. You could hit my avatar 0:01:21.160 --> 0:01:24.560 or Matt's avatar, send us a DM ask us anything 0:01:24.560 --> 0:01:27.759 about last night's Sixers game, about the road ahead, anything 0:01:27.800 --> 0:01:29.920 you want to know about the way that the guys 0:01:29.920 --> 0:01:32.960 looked together. Anything you want to know about what's going 0:01:33.000 --> 0:01:36.400 on around the league or anything unsixers related. Send us 0:01:36.400 --> 0:01:40.080 your questions and we will get to them sequentially. So, Matt, 0:01:40.319 --> 0:01:42.679 let's dive into the box score. You mentioned some of 0:01:42.680 --> 0:01:45.640 it already, but Joel Embiid the team's leading score thirty 0:01:45.680 --> 0:01:50.200 four points, ten rebounds, three assists, and a steal. James Harden, 0:01:50.400 --> 0:01:53.720 in his debut as a seventy sixer, flirts with a 0:01:53.760 --> 0:01:57.680 triple double twenty seven points, eight rebounds, twelve assists. He 0:01:57.760 --> 0:02:01.080 shot seven for twelve from the field, five for seven 0:02:01.320 --> 0:02:04.440 from three point territory, eight for nine from the free 0:02:04.440 --> 0:02:07.920 throw line. Tyrese Maxie finished with twenty eight points, two rebounds, 0:02:07.920 --> 0:02:11.560 two assists, at a career high for steals. Tyres shot 0:02:11.560 --> 0:02:14.919 a very efficient twelve for sixteen from the field, two 0:02:14.960 --> 0:02:19.200 for three from deep Matisse Thyble finished in double figures 0:02:19.200 --> 0:02:23.280 eleven points, seven rebounds, two assists, and three steals. More 0:02:23.320 --> 0:02:27.399 on him in a little bit end. Let's see where 0:02:27.400 --> 0:02:30.920 are we going next. Tobias Hair six points, three rebounds, 0:02:30.919 --> 0:02:33.320 four assists. Stock Rivers said afterwards that that didn't really 0:02:33.320 --> 0:02:36.760 tell the whole story of what Tobias was able to do. Obviously, 0:02:37.320 --> 0:02:39.600 he shot more from three. He was two for three 0:02:39.680 --> 0:02:42.440 from three point range, but that's slightly under his usual 0:02:42.480 --> 0:02:44.839 shooting split there, so good to see him get more 0:02:44.960 --> 0:02:48.600 shots up from deep. Danny Green finished with a bench 0:02:48.680 --> 0:02:51.000 high six points. But we can go into some more 0:02:51.040 --> 0:02:54.880 advanced stats. Matt, where do you want a head first? 0:02:56.200 --> 0:02:59.320 It's a great question you said we would talk about 0:02:59.400 --> 0:03:01.840 Matisse Thyble was part of the starting lineup. We have 0:03:01.919 --> 0:03:06.480 to stay with the leading scorers from last night's game, 0:03:06.600 --> 0:03:11.960 with Embid and Harden and Maxie. Actually Maxie had twenty eight, 0:03:12.000 --> 0:03:15.480 Harden had twenty seven. I want to focus on them 0:03:15.520 --> 0:03:18.160 at the top. I think something that a lot of 0:03:18.160 --> 0:03:23.160 people were impressed with was James Harden's impact on how 0:03:23.240 --> 0:03:27.280 Tyrese Maxi played last night, his drives, his floaters, how 0:03:27.280 --> 0:03:29.760 he was able to get down hill. Felt like the 0:03:29.800 --> 0:03:33.880 Timberwolves defense was just scrambling and scrambling and scrambling, and 0:03:34.040 --> 0:03:37.240 Harden was always making the right pass in the fourth quarter. 0:03:37.640 --> 0:03:41.200 I mean in the game, Harden had multiple four point plays, 0:03:41.240 --> 0:03:43.320 a bunch of three pointers, but the way that they 0:03:43.320 --> 0:03:45.880 were rotating around the perimeter with him and others and 0:03:45.920 --> 0:03:50.800 the way that Maxie was driving was notable. And for 0:03:50.880 --> 0:03:53.800 him to play that well, and for all three of 0:03:53.840 --> 0:03:57.640 them plus some others to play that well without having 0:03:57.640 --> 0:04:01.839 played a game together before, was outstanding. And I think 0:04:01.880 --> 0:04:06.720 Tyrese Maxie in a game where the team exceeded expectations 0:04:07.200 --> 0:04:12.560 as a whole, Tyrese Maxie exceeded individual expectations. Shot twelve 0:04:12.560 --> 0:04:15.680 of sixteen, like you were saying with the twenty eight 0:04:15.680 --> 0:04:18.880 points as a starter alongside James Harden, I was really 0:04:18.920 --> 0:04:23.520 impressed with Tyrese. Yeah, early days of that duo, Matt, 0:04:23.520 --> 0:04:26.320 but I really enjoyed what James Harden had to say 0:04:26.360 --> 0:04:29.320 about Tyrese Maxie during his first interview as a seventy 0:04:29.360 --> 0:04:32.800 six er. I'm going to pull up that quote that 0:04:32.920 --> 0:04:38.680 turn energy. He's got that the turned energy, correct. So 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:42.800 James Harden really excited to play alongside Tyrese Maxie before 0:04:42.920 --> 0:04:45.920 he ever did. He said, you love that young turn 0:04:46.080 --> 0:04:49.000 energy that Tyrese has. I can't wait to have that pace. 0:04:49.120 --> 0:04:51.800 I feel like we will compliment each other. And we 0:04:51.839 --> 0:04:54.240 saw that pace right away, the two of them on 0:04:54.279 --> 0:04:57.920 the break together in the second quarter. That's something some 0:04:58.040 --> 0:05:00.560 speed that Doc rivers has expressed he really wants the 0:05:00.560 --> 0:05:03.440 Sixers to improve with Tyrese getting out ahead of James, 0:05:03.560 --> 0:05:06.240 James finding Tyres up ahead of him for the finish, 0:05:06.240 --> 0:05:08.599 and that one, I think was about halfway through the 0:05:08.640 --> 0:05:13.360 second quarter. Great to see that early chemistry coming along, 0:05:13.400 --> 0:05:16.840 and Tyrese just one of many who felt that same 0:05:16.880 --> 0:05:20.240 effect in their first game with James Harden. Joel Embiid, 0:05:20.279 --> 0:05:22.360 of course, in a now viral quote, said that he's 0:05:22.680 --> 0:05:25.719 never been that open in his career. The guy's almost 0:05:25.760 --> 0:05:29.560 surprised with how open James is able to find them 0:05:29.600 --> 0:05:31.440 out on the floor. And so again, if this is 0:05:31.480 --> 0:05:33.520 just the debut, if this is the first time they're 0:05:33.520 --> 0:05:37.440 playing at game pace together, and James Harden is finding 0:05:37.600 --> 0:05:40.240 his new teammates at such an efficient and such an 0:05:40.240 --> 0:05:43.560 impressive rate, it's going to be really scary when he's 0:05:43.560 --> 0:05:45.520 able to do it in a way that he knows 0:05:45.600 --> 0:05:48.719 these guys, he knows their spots, they're used to each other. Matt, 0:05:48.720 --> 0:05:51.400 this was just the first time. That's something that I 0:05:51.400 --> 0:05:54.039 really can't believe, and I am really excited to see 0:05:54.120 --> 0:05:57.720 unfold over these next few weeks and months. And when 0:05:57.760 --> 0:06:00.680 you ask me what stands out from the number. We'll 0:06:00.720 --> 0:06:04.840 talk just general feeling about the game and the team 0:06:04.920 --> 0:06:08.640 and answer questions shortly. But the free throw numbers we 0:06:08.760 --> 0:06:12.640 expected them to be high for these players, for specifically 0:06:12.720 --> 0:06:15.600 Joel and Beat and James Harden and Beat eleven of 0:06:15.680 --> 0:06:20.120 thirteen and hard Night of nine. It's incredible and for 0:06:20.240 --> 0:06:22.240 it to be the first game, and for Joel to 0:06:22.279 --> 0:06:25.120 say that he's never been more open, and for him 0:06:25.120 --> 0:06:28.479 to say things along the lines of how he was 0:06:28.520 --> 0:06:33.080 even surprised sometimes by the passes that Harden was making. 0:06:33.360 --> 0:06:35.640 They can get even better, which is which is scary, 0:06:35.680 --> 0:06:38.800 because they played a fantastic game together and as a 0:06:38.839 --> 0:06:43.560 group and overall but some of them, Joel still scored 0:06:43.600 --> 0:06:46.320 on so I don't think their numbers are gonna drastically 0:06:46.360 --> 0:06:49.960 skyrocket because Joel, even if he wasn't expecting a pass 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:53.279 or two from Harden, he would bobble, collect and score. 0:06:53.760 --> 0:06:58.000 But they are superstars and that's what great players do 0:06:58.040 --> 0:07:03.040 as they adapt quickly, and Joel is so good at 0:07:03.400 --> 0:07:07.880 learning new things and just adapting his game to whatever 0:07:08.040 --> 0:07:12.080 is needed that if Harden could play like that and 0:07:12.600 --> 0:07:15.560 be that efficient he only took twelve shots and make 0:07:15.720 --> 0:07:20.120 such great passes him and Joel. Their chemistry knowing where 0:07:20.120 --> 0:07:22.880 each other is on the court and finding each other 0:07:22.920 --> 0:07:25.440 and scoring is going to get even better. It's going 0:07:25.480 --> 0:07:27.400 to get even smoother. So I don't know that the 0:07:27.520 --> 0:07:32.680 numbers will increase all that much, but Joel bobbled a 0:07:32.680 --> 0:07:35.080 couple in scored. I think it will get even cleaner, 0:07:35.080 --> 0:07:38.320 which is a scary thought for the rest of the NBA. Yeah, 0:07:38.360 --> 0:07:40.680 I liked what you said the first time babble, collect 0:07:40.720 --> 0:07:43.040 and score. That babble is what we're talking about, right 0:07:43.040 --> 0:07:45.800 The guy's not quite expecting to the ball to find 0:07:45.800 --> 0:07:48.360 their hands as quickly and as perfectly as it did, 0:07:48.720 --> 0:07:51.880 and sort of watching them realize what's happening in real time. 0:07:51.960 --> 0:07:54.000 We certainly saw that from Joel, and of course, with 0:07:54.040 --> 0:07:56.280 how skilled he is, even when he's not expecting a 0:07:56.360 --> 0:07:58.880 play to run a certain way, he's able to recover 0:07:59.000 --> 0:08:02.360 at a really high level. But again, once he's expecting 0:08:02.400 --> 0:08:05.720 those passes and expecting those spots, things are going to 0:08:05.800 --> 0:08:08.080 get pretty scary for the rest of the league. We 0:08:08.080 --> 0:08:09.720 talked a little bit about free throws, but I think 0:08:09.760 --> 0:08:13.760 it's worth discussing further. The Houston Rockets this season leave 0:08:13.800 --> 0:08:17.280 the NBA in free throws attempted twenty four point nine 0:08:17.440 --> 0:08:20.960 free throw attempts per game. James Harden and Joe lmb 0:08:21.160 --> 0:08:24.880 the last night, just the two of them attempted twenty two, 0:08:24.960 --> 0:08:29.000 which would be good for tenth in the NBA. Just 0:08:29.280 --> 0:08:32.600 the two of them twenty two free throws attempted, and 0:08:32.679 --> 0:08:35.720 of course they made nineteen of those twenty two, which 0:08:35.720 --> 0:08:38.040 is an efficiency higher than some of these other teams 0:08:38.600 --> 0:08:40.880 that I'm going that I would mention in the list 0:08:40.920 --> 0:08:44.560 of top free throw attempting teams. The Sixers attempt thirty 0:08:44.600 --> 0:08:47.320 six last night, thirty for thirty six from the free 0:08:47.320 --> 0:08:49.720 throw line, and there were some jokes made about how 0:08:49.760 --> 0:08:51.959 that was going to affect the length of the game. 0:08:52.000 --> 0:08:54.400 Matt to me, I didn't really notice it made that 0:08:54.480 --> 0:08:57.560 might be famous last words, but I didn't really notice 0:08:57.559 --> 0:09:00.840 it making too much of an impact on the tie game. Obviously, 0:09:00.880 --> 0:09:04.160 there were a lot of whistles in last night's contest, 0:09:04.240 --> 0:09:06.240 but again, the fact that those guys are going to 0:09:06.240 --> 0:09:09.400 get to the line at that rate that competes with 0:09:09.440 --> 0:09:13.280 the best rerethrow shooting teams in the NBA is again 0:09:13.760 --> 0:09:17.920 very scary, very exciting, and looking forward to seeing what 0:09:17.960 --> 0:09:19.400 the two of them are able to do as they 0:09:19.440 --> 0:09:24.680 continue to manipulate defenses even further. Hey, it's Joe Conklin, 0:09:24.840 --> 0:09:28.080 joined me for Conklin's comedy. United. 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Thirty six for the 0:10:00.559 --> 0:10:03.800 Philadelphia seventy Sixers, as they're now thirty six and twenty 0:10:03.920 --> 0:10:08.000 three overall after beating the Timberwolves by thirty one on 0:10:08.160 --> 0:10:11.839 the road, thirty assists, fifth time they've had at least thirty, 0:10:11.880 --> 0:10:14.880 they're five and zero in those games. The ball movement 0:10:15.000 --> 0:10:18.120 can't be talked about enough. Hardened with twelve of those 0:10:18.240 --> 0:10:23.240 thirty assists for the Sixers. The nineteen made threes are 0:10:23.240 --> 0:10:26.560 a new season high. They took thirty nine threes, they 0:10:26.679 --> 0:10:30.040 made nineteen. James Harden had the most threes made on 0:10:30.120 --> 0:10:33.640 the team with five. Joel was three for five from 0:10:33.720 --> 0:10:36.199 beyond the arc. But let's get into it with the people. 0:10:36.360 --> 0:10:38.720 Thanks for being with us. We can't wait to keep 0:10:38.800 --> 0:10:41.959 talking about this one, keep talking about James Harden and 0:10:42.160 --> 0:10:45.959 this version of the seventy sixers. Matt as you bring 0:10:46.040 --> 0:10:49.040 up that first question one more time for twenty seven 0:10:49.120 --> 0:10:53.680 points on twelve shots in James Harden's debut. Twenty seven 0:10:53.720 --> 0:10:58.880 points on twelve shots. That's pretty phenomenal. Five for seven 0:10:59.000 --> 0:11:02.520 from three eight nine from the line, twenty seven points 0:11:02.679 --> 0:11:06.160 on twelve shots in his first time working with this offense. 0:11:07.200 --> 0:11:11.760 I thought you had the first question, Lauren, but it's okay, no, no, no. 0:11:12.800 --> 0:11:16.440 You looking at the ones that came in last night 0:11:16.679 --> 0:11:19.280 to the tweet, um, A lot of them are just 0:11:20.320 --> 0:11:22.920 the feelings are great all around right now and a 0:11:22.960 --> 0:11:25.319 lot of them are Is this real life? Is this 0:11:25.480 --> 0:11:29.079 a dream? What were your reactions? And I think in 0:11:29.200 --> 0:11:32.520 the open we sort of by including some stats and 0:11:32.640 --> 0:11:35.280 how great of a game it was maybe we addressed 0:11:35.400 --> 0:11:38.319 some of that, but the fan base can't seem to 0:11:38.960 --> 0:11:42.000 believe it. And then there was the social media reaction 0:11:42.120 --> 0:11:45.559 from the players themselves as well, even Joel. He doesn't 0:11:45.559 --> 0:11:48.440 always go to Instagram, but he does on big occasions, 0:11:48.600 --> 0:11:52.880 and Joel posted a photo as well and says, can't 0:11:52.920 --> 0:11:56.520 believe this, can't believe this is my life? Right? We 0:11:56.679 --> 0:12:00.240 love a truly online NBA player. Joel's references to some 0:12:00.480 --> 0:12:03.520 iconic memes have been absolutely on point over the last 0:12:03.559 --> 0:12:07.079 couple months. Matt Rod from The BX says, Harden and 0:12:07.240 --> 0:12:09.760 Harden bringing Maxie under his wing is probably the best 0:12:09.840 --> 0:12:13.560 thing to happen for Maxie's career going forward. I think 0:12:13.600 --> 0:12:15.600 that that's a really interesting point. And Matt, a point 0:12:15.640 --> 0:12:17.520 that I know you're probably sick of hearing me make 0:12:18.320 --> 0:12:21.360 is that Tyrese Maxie has had some really incredible role 0:12:21.440 --> 0:12:24.000 models already since he joined the seventy six ers. He 0:12:24.120 --> 0:12:26.360 credits Tobias Harris with teaching him to be a pro. 0:12:26.760 --> 0:12:30.040 He credits Joel Embiid with challenging him to do more, 0:12:30.200 --> 0:12:32.760 be more, stretch himself, get out of his comfort zone 0:12:32.800 --> 0:12:35.439 on the floor, and what we talked about upon the 0:12:35.520 --> 0:12:39.360 acquisition of James Harden is now Tyrese Maxie actually has 0:12:39.400 --> 0:12:42.200 a role model in the fold that plays his position. 0:12:42.640 --> 0:12:45.800 Tyrese has improved so so much as a shooter, as 0:12:45.840 --> 0:12:49.120 a distributor, as a floor general, and now he has 0:12:49.200 --> 0:12:51.680 someone one of the best to ever do all three 0:12:51.760 --> 0:12:55.400 of those things playing alongside him. I loved the way 0:12:55.760 --> 0:12:59.160 that James Harden was cheering him on in James's second 0:12:59.240 --> 0:13:01.240 game on the bed, second game with the team, the 0:13:01.320 --> 0:13:05.199 Sixers win over the Milwaukee Bucks in Milwaukee ahead of 0:13:05.280 --> 0:13:08.520 the All Star Game. So having someone like that in 0:13:08.679 --> 0:13:11.280 his head and now having someone like that on the 0:13:11.480 --> 0:13:14.640 court with young Tyrese Maxie, I couldn't agree more and 0:13:15.000 --> 0:13:18.480 very much looking forward to seeing how that partnership continues 0:13:18.520 --> 0:13:23.840 to develop. Continuing with the feelings from people out there, 0:13:25.280 --> 0:13:27.880 Terrell says, I really think that they're ready for the playoffs. 0:13:28.640 --> 0:13:32.680 A sap. I believe they're going to the finals. Mark says, hey, Matt, 0:13:32.840 --> 0:13:36.839 I'm so hyped. Keep the comments coming, questions if you 0:13:36.960 --> 0:13:41.079 have them, we will answer them and acknowledge them throughout 0:13:41.160 --> 0:13:46.000 the show. Looking for anything, I like, go ahead. I 0:13:46.160 --> 0:13:49.600 like how aligned everyone is. Mark Spencer says Lauren James 0:13:49.760 --> 0:13:52.520 made it look so easy. Annie said, the passing last 0:13:52.600 --> 0:13:57.079 night was incredible. Terrell added, how I was surprised how 0:13:57.200 --> 0:13:59.960 well Maxie and Harden were able to play with each other. 0:14:00.360 --> 0:14:03.199 So again, I think we're all sort of on the 0:14:03.320 --> 0:14:05.679 same page as a Sixer nation when we wake up 0:14:05.760 --> 0:14:09.480 in the morning after something like that. Chad asked, what 0:14:09.640 --> 0:14:13.640 was Maxie's Steele's career high? That was his steal's career 0:14:13.760 --> 0:14:15.920 high last night. He had hit three a couple of times. 0:14:16.040 --> 0:14:19.920 Last night he grabbed a team high game high four steals. 0:14:19.960 --> 0:14:23.760 Matisse Thybel shortly behind him with three, but Tyrese Maxie 0:14:23.840 --> 0:14:28.200 out stole the Minnesota Timberwolves last night. The Wolves well 0:14:28.440 --> 0:14:32.520 rather matched the Timberwolves total. The Timberwolves altogether four steals, 0:14:32.560 --> 0:14:35.200 Tyrese Maxie four steals. Matt, you know I love those 0:14:35.240 --> 0:14:38.360 weird team versus player stats have already brought up a 0:14:38.400 --> 0:14:41.160 couple today, but really impressive to see what they were 0:14:41.200 --> 0:14:42.960 able to do. And Matt, remember, this is a team 0:14:43.160 --> 0:14:45.800 that the Sixers lost to earlier in the season in 0:14:45.960 --> 0:14:50.520 dramatic overtime fashion at home. Incredible to see them then 0:14:50.640 --> 0:14:52.640 go out there in the first game with a new 0:14:52.760 --> 0:14:56.960 starter and finish with a thirty one point very lopsided victory, 0:14:57.560 --> 0:15:02.600 double overtime fashion at home. Actually that was a crazy game, 0:15:03.080 --> 0:15:06.040 and you brought up Matisse's name again. He was in 0:15:06.120 --> 0:15:08.240 the starting lineup. That's a question that a lot of 0:15:08.320 --> 0:15:11.120 people have, is what's the starting lineup going to look like? 0:15:11.800 --> 0:15:15.360 What are these rotations going to look like? And Matisse 0:15:15.440 --> 0:15:18.160 got the start. He was the fourth sixer in double 0:15:18.240 --> 0:15:20.880 figures with the eleven points and the recipient of some 0:15:21.000 --> 0:15:23.760 of the great ball movement. So what did you think 0:15:23.800 --> 0:15:28.360 about Matisse's overall play in the starting lineup? Yeah, I 0:15:28.440 --> 0:15:31.920 got a question from Gwen about Matisse. Gwen said, how 0:15:31.960 --> 0:15:34.240 do you think Matisse is going to benefit from James 0:15:34.320 --> 0:15:35.920 Harden on the floor? I mean, I think we already 0:15:35.960 --> 0:15:38.040 saw a lot of it last night. It of course 0:15:38.120 --> 0:15:41.920 takes some of the offensive pressure off of Matisse when 0:15:41.960 --> 0:15:44.880 there's someone that's going to demand as much attention as 0:15:45.040 --> 0:15:47.040 James Harden does, but it also puts a little bit 0:15:47.080 --> 0:15:49.400 more pressure on him to take and make open looks. 0:15:50.040 --> 0:15:53.040 But last night Matise extremely efficient four for seven from 0:15:53.080 --> 0:15:56.680 the field, that emphatic dunk at the end of the 0:15:56.920 --> 0:16:00.200 second quarter. I had a question about that one. I 0:16:00.240 --> 0:16:02.640 want to make sure I shout out the person's name, 0:16:04.160 --> 0:16:07.440 Sean Jay. Sean Jay says, how about the end of 0:16:07.560 --> 0:16:10.560 the first half, The vibes have never been higher. For 0:16:10.680 --> 0:16:12.800 those of you who might not have watched the game, 0:16:13.640 --> 0:16:17.320 Matisse had put back at the buzzer of the first 0:16:17.360 --> 0:16:20.920 half to bias. Harris got extremely excited, as did the 0:16:21.000 --> 0:16:24.680 rest of the team on the bench. Matisa's athleticism something 0:16:24.760 --> 0:16:27.000 that maybe we don't give him quite enough credit for 0:16:27.280 --> 0:16:30.240 as a as a collective, so really good to see 0:16:30.320 --> 0:16:33.160 him blending in and then Matt, sorry to address the 0:16:33.200 --> 0:16:37.520 original question, how will James Harden change Matissa's role? I 0:16:37.600 --> 0:16:41.200 think his defensive role only becomes more important, and that's 0:16:41.240 --> 0:16:44.560 something we've seen Matisse I will thrive as as a 0:16:44.600 --> 0:16:48.680 primary perimeter, primary on ball defender all season long. In 0:16:48.760 --> 0:16:51.160 the absence of Ben Simmons, He's had to take on 0:16:51.440 --> 0:16:54.000 a lot more defensively, as much as he was taking 0:16:54.040 --> 0:16:58.000 on last season in which he became an all defenseman. Matt, 0:16:58.600 --> 0:17:01.840 He's taken on even more this season, so that will continue. 0:17:02.040 --> 0:17:04.479 And of course, as people speculated about who would enter 0:17:04.520 --> 0:17:06.280 the starting lineup, this is one that made a lot 0:17:06.320 --> 0:17:09.679 of sense to me, you have someone like DeAngelo Russell 0:17:09.840 --> 0:17:12.560 on the other side of the ball who will not 0:17:12.760 --> 0:17:15.120 be stopped if you do not stop him. So having 0:17:15.400 --> 0:17:18.880 a primary stopper option in Matis when the other four 0:17:19.200 --> 0:17:22.320 weapons in that starting lineup are so potent offensively, I 0:17:22.400 --> 0:17:23.879 think made a lot of sense. And then it was 0:17:23.920 --> 0:17:26.439 cool to see him, of course, embrace a little bit 0:17:26.480 --> 0:17:29.359 more of an offensive role and get the same looks 0:17:29.400 --> 0:17:33.080 that his teammates were getting. Last thing, I'd add seven 0:17:33.160 --> 0:17:35.639 rebounds for Batis. I don't know if that's I think 0:17:35.680 --> 0:17:38.600 that ties his season high for this season. I will 0:17:38.720 --> 0:17:40.560 go ahead in fact check that for you in just 0:17:40.640 --> 0:17:42.840 a second. But interesting to hear Doc Rivers post game 0:17:43.240 --> 0:17:45.119 talking about the fact that they gave him the green 0:17:45.240 --> 0:17:47.760 light to grab offensive rebounds, of which he got three, 0:17:48.119 --> 0:17:49.879 to crash the boards as much as he could, and 0:17:50.000 --> 0:17:52.800 that's not something that Matisse traditionally does, but Doc said 0:17:53.000 --> 0:17:55.320 that when he sees the opportunity, he should go for it. 0:17:55.400 --> 0:17:57.440 To seeing him grow as a rebounder, there were three 0:17:57.480 --> 0:18:00.359 six ers that finished with at least seven rebounds, Bible, 0:18:00.400 --> 0:18:03.320 Harden and Embad. That's an interesting thing to watch for 0:18:03.520 --> 0:18:07.080 for sure. As he continues to discover more about his 0:18:07.160 --> 0:18:10.680 own game. Yeah, they're rebounding another column or area that 0:18:11.040 --> 0:18:13.520 a lot of people have focused on with this year's 0:18:14.040 --> 0:18:19.800 Sixers team. Our friend Winona says, good morning, I'm still 0:18:19.960 --> 0:18:24.320 screaming impressed with how Harden looked. Sixers basketball iq just 0:18:24.520 --> 0:18:29.120 went up one hundred emoji one hundred percent and Harden's 0:18:29.160 --> 0:18:32.720 basketball IQ was on full display. We know embiid is 0:18:33.119 --> 0:18:37.159 very very smart as well. Just a great game, just 0:18:37.320 --> 0:18:40.800 a great performance. Some people asking about if we're talking 0:18:40.880 --> 0:18:48.800 about Thible, others asking about Tobias Harris. NFT Basketball says, 0:18:49.000 --> 0:18:52.280 yesterday was very efficient for James, especially five of seven 0:18:52.320 --> 0:18:54.119 won't be a normal thing. I would ask, how do 0:18:54.160 --> 0:18:58.280 you get Tobias involved? Keeping him happy? Is key? Tobias Harris. 0:18:58.520 --> 0:19:02.040 His game, even though it doesn't jump off the box score, 0:19:02.119 --> 0:19:04.879 did stand out to me. I thought taking six threes 0:19:05.000 --> 0:19:07.080 was encouraging. It's probably going to be more than that 0:19:07.280 --> 0:19:09.240 on a lot of nights. The two that he made 0:19:09.359 --> 0:19:13.200 early were both off great passes from James Harden. James 0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:15.320 Harden is going to find you in good spots to 0:19:15.440 --> 0:19:19.360 shoot the ball. Tobias also had four assists in this game. 0:19:19.480 --> 0:19:22.920 But I thought the way he moved out there, especially early, 0:19:23.119 --> 0:19:25.560 was encouraging. I think he knows that that three point 0:19:25.680 --> 0:19:28.440 number is going to increase just by the nature of 0:19:28.520 --> 0:19:32.160 playing with Harden. He made a couple early. I think 0:19:32.240 --> 0:19:34.920 that both of those numbers makes and attempts from beyond 0:19:34.960 --> 0:19:39.320 the arc can go even higher. So I think, just 0:19:40.080 --> 0:19:42.119 sort of feeling it out, I think he's going to 0:19:42.560 --> 0:19:46.840 look better and quick. Yeah. I think it's actually an 0:19:46.880 --> 0:19:49.720 interestingly worded question because whoever submitted it talked about the 0:19:49.800 --> 0:19:52.399 fact that that James Harden won't necessarily shoot five for 0:19:52.520 --> 0:19:55.840 seven from three every night, and of course that's efficiency 0:19:55.880 --> 0:19:57.760 that you can't expect on a nightly basis. But I 0:19:57.800 --> 0:19:59.920 don't think Tobias Harris will continue to shoot two of 0:20:00.080 --> 0:20:02.239 six two of six, of course, fine, but I think 0:20:02.280 --> 0:20:04.040 he'll get into three of six, four or six, four 0:20:04.080 --> 0:20:06.720 of seven. Tobias is a really good three point shooter, 0:20:06.840 --> 0:20:08.400 so as long as he's getting those looks and he's 0:20:08.400 --> 0:20:10.719 putting them up. Secondarily to the point where I think 0:20:10.760 --> 0:20:13.320 that he's going to shoot better from three, he forces 0:20:14.080 --> 0:20:16.400 the floor to spread in a way that only really 0:20:16.480 --> 0:20:19.560 good offensive players can. You can't leave Tobias Harris open. 0:20:19.600 --> 0:20:21.760 You can't leave him unattended because he will make you 0:20:21.840 --> 0:20:24.320 pay for it. So if nothing else, keeping him on 0:20:24.400 --> 0:20:27.200 the floor as a threat will continue to be something 0:20:27.280 --> 0:20:29.840 that the Sixers will continue to do and do well. 0:20:30.160 --> 0:20:31.840 And then of course I don't think he's going to 0:20:31.920 --> 0:20:34.400 have any problems raising those scoring numbers. Two for nine 0:20:34.480 --> 0:20:36.840 from the field is not the efficiency that we're accustomed 0:20:36.840 --> 0:20:39.200 to from Tobias Harris. So really, to me a chalk 0:20:39.280 --> 0:20:42.240 last night up to an off shooting night, especially considering 0:20:42.320 --> 0:20:44.720 how well he was playing headed into the All Star break. 0:20:44.920 --> 0:20:47.000 There will always be growing pains, but there's a lot 0:20:47.040 --> 0:20:50.280 to like to me and Tobias's line, those six threes, 0:20:50.320 --> 0:20:52.359 of course really stand out. Like you said, Matt, he 0:20:52.400 --> 0:20:55.159 finished out a plus twenty four, which I think is 0:20:55.200 --> 0:20:58.879 also noteworthy talking about what he was able to impact 0:20:59.000 --> 0:21:01.639 while he was on the floor. I had a question 0:21:02.200 --> 0:21:07.840 from Danna, sorry if I mispronounced Dana, about what Doc 0:21:07.920 --> 0:21:11.480 Rivers set out to do rotations wise, and the way 0:21:11.520 --> 0:21:15.160 that he discussed ahead of a head of Friday's game 0:21:15.480 --> 0:21:17.280 that it was his intention to make sure that a 0:21:17.400 --> 0:21:20.840 pair of Joel and b Tyrese, Maxie, James Harden and 0:21:20.960 --> 0:21:23.800 Tobias Harris. At least two of those four are always 0:21:23.840 --> 0:21:25.800 on the floor, and for the vast majority of the 0:21:25.840 --> 0:21:28.040 game last night that was the case. Tobias has played 0:21:28.080 --> 0:21:30.479 a lot of minutes this season with an all bench lineup. 0:21:30.720 --> 0:21:33.080 It was really cool to see him play those minutes 0:21:33.280 --> 0:21:35.960 with a James Harden, to play those minutes with someone 0:21:36.040 --> 0:21:39.040 who's extremely threatening in a way that when he was 0:21:39.080 --> 0:21:42.720 shouldering most of the offensive load with those units, now 0:21:42.840 --> 0:21:44.720 there's someone to share that with. And then of course 0:21:44.720 --> 0:21:47.600 at the end of the game they no longer needed 0:21:47.880 --> 0:21:50.440 two starters on the floor at any given time, some 0:21:50.560 --> 0:21:53.920 opportunity for the bench in the fourth quarter. So anytime 0:21:53.960 --> 0:21:56.880 that you can remove your starters, it means something's going 0:21:57.040 --> 0:21:59.520 really well. And I thought that that rotation change from 0:21:59.600 --> 0:22:03.399 Doc Verse was really interesting and obviously very effective. And 0:22:03.520 --> 0:22:07.040 in the first half, Doc said something postgame about how 0:22:07.600 --> 0:22:10.320 their field goal percentage was forty percent, but that he 0:22:10.440 --> 0:22:13.400 thought that the looks were good and then the more 0:22:13.520 --> 0:22:17.240 makes started happening as the game progressed. But I thought 0:22:17.400 --> 0:22:20.400 even when Harden came out early, they were still getting 0:22:20.440 --> 0:22:22.760