WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 01/28/2018 - Rewind vs. Thunder

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<v Speaker 1>It was spirited, it was entertaining, It was a fun watch.

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<v Speaker 1>But much like the first round between the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>and the Oklahoma City Thunder back in December, this one

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<v Speaker 1>Tonight's in Oklahoma City at Chesapeake Energy Arena, ending in

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<v Speaker 1>defeat for the seventy Sixers, one twenty two to one twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Seltzer with you from Sixers dot com here on

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame show. Coming up, We're gonna hear from Tom

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<v Speaker 1>McGinnis in just a moment and play some of us

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<v Speaker 1>highlight calls as well. Now, normally in this spot we

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<v Speaker 1>would give you excerpts of some of the postgame press

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<v Speaker 1>conference featuring the Sixers head coach Brett Brown. But the

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<v Speaker 1>deal is that for all nationally televised games, which was

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<v Speaker 1>the case tonight, we do not have the trustee NBC

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<v Speaker 1>Sports Philadelphia postgame locker room feed which gives us Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown's pressers, So we will not have that for you

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<v Speaker 1>tonight with tonight's game being played on ESPN, so we

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<v Speaker 1>apologize for that. Hopefully you were able to follow this game.

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<v Speaker 1>It had a lot of noteworthy moments. I mean, there

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<v Speaker 1>was the spirit, the physicality, the high intensity and big

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<v Speaker 1>energy plays that we saw at the center in the

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<v Speaker 1>triple overtime game back in the middle of December. Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>positioned themselves well for this one. They had a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good first half, led by one at the break fifty

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<v Speaker 1>eight fifty seven, and midway through the third you were

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<v Speaker 1>looking at this game and you're like, Wow, the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>what a great spot they're in. They led by as

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<v Speaker 1>many as seven points in the game, in particular, going

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<v Speaker 1>up seventy five to sixty eight on a Ben Simmons dunk,

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<v Speaker 1>But after that the Thunders started to get back into it.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul George was big in the first quarter, he was

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<v Speaker 1>big in the third, and was key in igniting a

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<v Speaker 1>run to the tune of twenty four to eight that

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<v Speaker 1>the Thunder used to close out the third quarter. They

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<v Speaker 1>led by nine going into the fourth. Sixers then responded

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<v Speaker 1>by scoring ten out of the next twelve. But after

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<v Speaker 1>that it was old Russell Westbrook and his big man

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<v Speaker 1>partner in crime, Steven Adams, that saw the Thunder through

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<v Speaker 1>to the finish line. That duo combined for twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>of Oklahoma Cities thirty points in the fourth quarter. If

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not mistaken, a big reason why the Thunder ended

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<v Speaker 1>up on top one twenty two to one twelve. Another reason,

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<v Speaker 1>unfortunately for the Sixers, the turnover issue returned and reared

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<v Speaker 1>its ugly head once again. Sixers did a great job

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<v Speaker 1>in Friday's win at San Antonio, limiting the cough Ups

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<v Speaker 1>just ten in that game. Well, they had nine in

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<v Speaker 1>the first half, which all things considered not great but

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<v Speaker 1>not terrible. But then there were seven of them in

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<v Speaker 1>the third quarter, which the Thunder converted into eleven points.

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<v Speaker 1>And by the end of the game, the Sixers had

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen turnovers in all compared to just ten for Oklahoma City,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Thunder had the advantage in points scored off

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<v Speaker 1>of turnovers twenty five to eighteen. Joel Embiade with twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven and ten his twenty second double double of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons with some fantastic dunks much like him Bead

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<v Speaker 1>He finished with twenty two points, four rebounds, seven assists.

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<v Speaker 1>But it was Russell Westbrook with thirty seven points, fourteen assists,

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<v Speaker 1>nine rebounds, Steven Adams twenty points, thirteen boards, ten offensive rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>and Paul George with thirty one that helped key the

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<v Speaker 1>victory for the Thunder sixteen for Carmelo Anthony. He came

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<v Speaker 1>up with a clutch shot in the fourth quarter late

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<v Speaker 1>after the Sixers tied up the game at one oh one.

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<v Speaker 1>With that, we head back to Chesapeake Energy Arena. Tom McGinnis,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully he has had an opportunity to catch his breath.

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<v Speaker 1>This Tom, was a fun one tonight. But in games

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<v Speaker 1>like this, you just feel, especially on the road in

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<v Speaker 1>a hostile place like that, margin for error very slim.

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<v Speaker 1>And you can trace it back to the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>even though the Sixers got back into it late in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth. Absolutely, and like I said, going back to

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<v Speaker 1>an early theme that I mentioned during the chorus of

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<v Speaker 1>the call of the game, this is a tough place

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<v Speaker 1>to play. As you just mentioned, it's so allowed, there's

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<v Speaker 1>so good here. The Sixers haven't won here, and this

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<v Speaker 1>was a huge test. This was a very physical game.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean it was. There were so many guys got

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<v Speaker 1>elbowed or you know, headbutted in the face or just

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<v Speaker 1>left and right. Steven Adams kind of makes it that

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<v Speaker 1>way because he's so physical. And then, like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>the intensity with Westbrook against embiid everybody against Simmons and

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons he's got that gear. You can tell, oh, you

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<v Speaker 1>want to play that way, he's got that as well.

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<v Speaker 1>And he's as good of an athlete as anybody. It was.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a really hard, fun game. And then Brian

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<v Speaker 1>to bear out your point again the third quarter, and

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<v Speaker 1>I gotta I gotta be honest. The Sixers did not

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<v Speaker 1>handle that well. There were those were careless turnovers. They

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<v Speaker 1>had eight in the first half, ten and the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>Seven of those turnovers came in a pivotal run in

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<v Speaker 1>the third quarter, right in that stretch where they scored

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<v Speaker 1>twelve and then I believe fifteen in a row. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers were up like seventy nine seventy four, and then

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma led eighty nine seventy nine. So the Sixers somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>like that a pivotal stretch. And then I thought the

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<v Speaker 1>other defining moment was Westbrook with five points in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>big three, two free throws, and he is if you're

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<v Speaker 1>not ready, here he comes the phrase one man fast break.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, he's like a bazooka just blowing into the lane.

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<v Speaker 1>And early on I thought that ankle tweaked for him.

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<v Speaker 1>On one of the first sequences of the game, slowed

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<v Speaker 1>him a little bit. That's when he started six of

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<v Speaker 1>twenty from the field, but he ended up fourteen of

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three. And their stars shone brightly George Adams, Russell

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<v Speaker 1>Westbrook and Anthony who had sixteen, and they were the

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<v Speaker 1>winner tonight. And that's why Russell Westbrook as the thunder

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<v Speaker 1>defeat these seventy six ers by ten one twenty two

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<v Speaker 1>to one twelve. For people that like certain types of

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<v Speaker 1>stats in terms of the way they file the game,

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<v Speaker 1>they might make the point that for as much as

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<v Speaker 1>Westbrook is used, he's not the most efficient players. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>we saw what his efficiency was in the first half.

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<v Speaker 1>He ended up going fourteen to thirty three for the game.

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<v Speaker 1>But I mean, for me, he is truly one of

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<v Speaker 1>them or entertaining and compelling guys to watch. Because numbers wise,

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<v Speaker 1>maybe it doesn't all even out in the most efficient ways,

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<v Speaker 1>but as we saw tonight, he'll make winning plays. He

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<v Speaker 1>can certainly take over a game, and it's just tough.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers showed him crowds at times, but he still

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<v Speaker 1>gets there and gets it done. Well, you're right, and

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<v Speaker 1>he is. He has a combustible, combustible energy. Yes, it's

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<v Speaker 1>percolating right at the cusp of possibly you know, boiling

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<v Speaker 1>over the pot. If he will, and he uses that

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<v Speaker 1>to his advantage. That's who he is. And you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>he can kind of do some crazy basketball things out

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<v Speaker 1>there that sort of take you out of things. But

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<v Speaker 1>he's a he's a winning player, and he is just

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<v Speaker 1>it's incredible. You watch him, and it is a fervent,

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<v Speaker 1>ferocious approach. You watch him, he's yelling, he's just it's

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<v Speaker 1>amazing that to bring that passion and energy to the

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<v Speaker 1>table second night of a back to back every single

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<v Speaker 1>game every year. That I mean, if you could bottle

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<v Speaker 1>that and put it to within the psyche and the

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<v Speaker 1>playing ability in the mindset of every player, then look out,

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<v Speaker 1>you have some unbelievable matchups. He's a special talent, There's

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt about it. It took them a while as

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<v Speaker 1>a group, as I mentioned fourteen and fourteen in Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>they picked up October, November, and then December they won

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<v Speaker 1>twelve games and here they go now with eight straight

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<v Speaker 1>victories and they're awful good. And again with that type

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<v Speaker 1>of player and those big players and Adams, obviously the

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<v Speaker 1>rovers and injury is going to hurt them, but I

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<v Speaker 1>guarantee you they're they're a matchup in the playoffs that

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<v Speaker 1>some of these good teams, the Rockets, the Warrior, they

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<v Speaker 1>don't want to have to play the Thunder. Even if

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<v Speaker 1>you advance, you know you're going to be in for

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<v Speaker 1>a battle. Royale, and they've played really well against the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>They've owned the series, and that was proven to be

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<v Speaker 1>true here again tonight seventy six Ers drop round two

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<v Speaker 1>to the Thunder, one twenty two to one twelve, which

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<v Speaker 1>is interesting. Toma thought a great capturing of a theme

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<v Speaker 1>in this game. You might have been a midway point

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<v Speaker 1>of the third quarter when you're like, you know, this

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<v Speaker 1>is a moment where you're seeing the Sixers, a young

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<v Speaker 1>group competing with some of the most elite athletes and

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<v Speaker 1>performers in recent history in the NBA. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that as much of as sting as there is with

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<v Speaker 1>this one for the Sixers big picture, you step back

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<v Speaker 1>and it's like, all right, here they are on the road,

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<v Speaker 1>coming off a tough game Friday, and they were right

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<v Speaker 1>in there in the mix. And you clean up a

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<v Speaker 1>few areas as we've seen them do in recent weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>and you hope that you can just move that forward

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<v Speaker 1>with a tough assignment coming up tomorrow night. No all

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<v Speaker 1>good points. And if you're the Sixers, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>they compete so hard and then and you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow they obviously are not going to shoot around travel

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<v Speaker 1>day back to back. But Brett Brown, you know one

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<v Speaker 1>thing about these coaches, their job is to bring the truth.

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<v Speaker 1>These players demand that they're so talented, so you gotta

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<v Speaker 1>show them. You gotta be careful because you don't know

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<v Speaker 1>what brow beat them and you know, get them done.

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<v Speaker 1>You want up confident going into that game tomorrow against Milwaukee.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm just talking in general. So if you're this group

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<v Speaker 1>and you know you were that close and you were

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<v Speaker 1>in it, and you matched them intensity wise, you let

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<v Speaker 1>at the half you had a great you know, stretch

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<v Speaker 1>here or there, but then that same old thing came up.

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<v Speaker 1>You got to look inward as players and say, guys,

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<v Speaker 1>we've got to resolve this. This is costiness to play,

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<v Speaker 1>this hard, to be in this game, and you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as you say, to grow from it. At some point.

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<v Speaker 1>Got to get over that and get better and learn

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<v Speaker 1>from your mistakes. And so here we go again where

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers they've had what of like their losses now,

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<v Speaker 1>which number what twenty two, twenty three losses. Well, they've

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<v Speaker 1>had eleven point leads. I don't know if they ever

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<v Speaker 1>built up a lead of that margin here tonight, but

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<v Speaker 1>there were nine lead changes and the Sixers certainly had

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<v Speaker 1>a nine point lead, I believe, at one point. And

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<v Speaker 1>you've got to be able to get that thing under

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<v Speaker 1>control so that you can manage these games and quite

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<v Speaker 1>frankly win these games. Grow from your mistakes during the

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<v Speaker 1>course of the season, and I would think that's something

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<v Speaker 1>that these guys want to get better at so that

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<v Speaker 1>they can reward themselves with victories. Seventy Sixers come up

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<v Speaker 1>short in Oklahoma City one twenty two to one twelve.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom McGinnis, great call tonight. Talk to you on well

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<v Speaker 1>tomorrow Monday, twenty one losses. Just to be official. You

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<v Speaker 1>got it, Bryant, Thank you. Sixers battled hard against Oklahoma City,

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<v Speaker 1>were up by seven points midway through the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>then Westbrook and Adams, and particularly during that stretch of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, Paul George flicked the switch, turned it on

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<v Speaker 1>one on a twenty four to eight run to close

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<v Speaker 1>out the third quarter. Sixers tied it up late at

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<v Speaker 1>one to one in the fourth, but then a clutch

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<v Speaker 1>shot from Anthony got the Thunder going again and Steven

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<v Speaker 1>Adams and Russell Westbrook saw the Thunder to the finish

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<v Speaker 1>line one two, one, twelve, the final big nights for

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<v Speaker 1>Embiid and Simmons. Dario Schartz came alive in the third

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<v Speaker 1>quarter despite battling some foul trouble, but some of the

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<v Speaker 1>top performers for OKC played like it. And we'll get

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<v Speaker 1>into that a little bit more on the other side

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<v Speaker 1>and hear some of Tom's highlight calls as well. This

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<v Speaker 1>is the postgame showing the Sixers Radio Network seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>and the Oklahoma City Thunder for the second and final

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<v Speaker 1>time this season. Could it be as entertaining and spirited

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<v Speaker 1>and as intense as Round one? Yes, was the answer.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Seltzer with you from Sixers dot Com. It did

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<v Speaker 1>not go three overtime periods, thus the reason we're speaking

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<v Speaker 1>to at this point of the evening. But we will

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<v Speaker 1>give you some highlights. Dunks a major theme in this one,

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<v Speaker 1>and as much as we advocate for your support of

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<v Speaker 1>good old radio listening, we advise you to hit the

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<v Speaker 1>old Worldwide Web somehow someway later on tonight and get

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<v Speaker 1>a look at this play. But here's how it sounded

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<v Speaker 1>on FM radio seven thirty five. We go out top

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<v Speaker 1>Joel fakes on Adams drives by him oh Man be

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<v Speaker 1>just poster ride Russell Westbrook. Joel would be fly through

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<v Speaker 1>the earth with the greatest of bees and crashes in

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<v Speaker 1>with a right hand jam. And now Luile attempts it

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<v Speaker 1>to Justin Anderson. Anderson of the on Ferguson back to

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<v Speaker 1>bed Simmons with a jab. Simmons had beat taken Duncan

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<v Speaker 1>and dug it well. Indeed, Nett thrust the sixers in

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<v Speaker 1>front fourteen to thirteen. Sixers close at the end of

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<v Speaker 1>one trailing thirty one to twenty nine. But they really

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<v Speaker 1>began to rev things up midway through the second quarter

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<v Speaker 1>after they fell behind by five. They started chip away

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<v Speaker 1>and Justin Anderson off the bench with some energy. Six

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<v Speaker 1>is going four on four. Simmons to Anderson. Anderson on

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<v Speaker 1>a drive, cups and drives it, scoops and stores it

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<v Speaker 1>had a foul on Russell Westbrook. Anderson from the left perimeter,

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<v Speaker 1>driving into the lane. He takes it on an angle

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<v Speaker 1>to the right of the room. Now remember he's a

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<v Speaker 1>left hand player, so he spins it off the board

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<v Speaker 1>with the left hand and it's good and a foul

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<v Speaker 1>free throw would make it forty four forty two, Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>back in front. They were up by four going into

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<v Speaker 1>the final minutes of the first half. Some late threes

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<v Speaker 1>made it a close one at the break, fifty eight

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<v Speaker 1>fifty seven in favor of the Sixers. Dario Schartz with

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<v Speaker 1>saddled with foul trouble early on in the first half,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't play much between the first and second periods. He

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<v Speaker 1>made up for lost time rather quickly. At the outside

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<v Speaker 1>of the third, Dario with it breaks it up in

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<v Speaker 1>the late right hand lamp good taking it right at

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<v Speaker 1>Carmelo aftery and charge with the opening eight points in

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<v Speaker 1>the third for the Sixers, you better get somebody else

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<v Speaker 1>on the Milliganovan and yes, Armelo Anthony did have some trouble.

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<v Speaker 1>Charie kept the scoring going after that, So two did

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons one on one with Anthony and Scharige fade

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<v Speaker 1>away by Carmelo rimming out no Adams over the back

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<v Speaker 1>of Simmons, and that should have been a foul. It

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<v Speaker 1>wasn't rebounding. Beat. Here comes Ben la Bam with the

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<v Speaker 1>right hand. Jaff flies by Paul George sailing with the dunk,

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<v Speaker 1>and Simmons finishes with a fluret. So at that stage

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers were up seventy five to sixty eight, matching

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<v Speaker 1>their game high lead of seven. But from there the

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<v Speaker 1>Thunder would get it going. They outscored the Sixers twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four to eight. Going into the fourth, they were up

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<v Speaker 1>by ninety two eighty three. After three for the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>they went on a little tear, modest tear at that

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<v Speaker 1>being in the fourth, back out to the near side

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<v Speaker 1>and Simmons eight to shoot. Simmons gonna drive three guys

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<v Speaker 1>around him over to him. Beat for three, shut up,

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<v Speaker 1>and then Raymond Felton came out and Joe sticks at three.

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<v Speaker 1>They're going to review it, but that, if it's good,

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<v Speaker 1>makes it a one point game. Four ninety three was

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<v Speaker 1>indeed the score Thunder a very tenuous margin in their

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<v Speaker 1>favor the Sixers. They kept clawing and they were even

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<v Speaker 1>able to level the score in the fourth. It beats

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<v Speaker 1>out holds his in and so is Amir Johnson. Here's

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<v Speaker 1>Ben from the Filne knocks into the defender, no whistle

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<v Speaker 1>and he makes the shot. Jeremy Grant knocked down and

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons scores it. He's got twenty. That made it

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<v Speaker 1>one oh one apiece, But the Sixers just couldn't get

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<v Speaker 1>over the hump. After that, the Thunder would score eight

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<v Speaker 1>out of the next nine points in the game. That

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<v Speaker 1>gave them the boost they needed. Sixers got the deficit

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<v Speaker 1>down to four one eleven, one oh seven on an

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<v Speaker 1>inbad basket, but after that, Russell Westbrook with back to

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<v Speaker 1>back deposits on a three and a pull up, and

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<v Speaker 1>that would be enough to clear the way for OKC tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>Final notes in the final stat sheet, these Sixers did

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<v Speaker 1>shoot fifty percent from the field and eleven of twenty

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<v Speaker 1>nine from outside the arc. The Thunder were just under

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<v Speaker 1>forty nine percent for the game, ten of thirty three

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<v Speaker 1>from the perimeter. But the Thunder did make on a

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<v Speaker 1>total of sixteen more shots, seven more baskets than the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, ten point game that pretty much will

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<v Speaker 1>do it. Six or twenty five to thirty one from

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<v Speaker 1>the line. That was good. The Thunder twenty two of

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<v Speaker 1>thirty from the stripe. Sixers. This year have arguably been

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<v Speaker 1>the best rebounding team in the NBA. Certainly statistics would

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<v Speaker 1>back that up. But tonight, led by Steven Adams, Okay

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<v Speaker 1>see a slight edge overall in the glass plus one,

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<v Speaker 1>but plus five in terms of offensive board sixers eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>turnovers it led to twenty five thunder points. OKC committed

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<v Speaker 1>just eleven cough ups in the game. We'll get to

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<v Speaker 1>some from the Oklahoma City Ledger first Russell west Brook,

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<v Speaker 1>just shy of his sixteenth triple double. He had thirty

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<v Speaker 1>seven points in the game, fourteen of thirty three, eight

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<v Speaker 1>of eleven from the line, one of six outside the arc,

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<v Speaker 1>nine rebounds, and fourteen assists, just one turnover for Russell Westbrook,

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<v Speaker 1>who is a plus twenty two in the game twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four Steven Adams to go along with thirteen rebounds. Ten

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<v Speaker 1>of those thirteen rebounds run the offensive glass. Pretty darn good.

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<v Speaker 1>Paul George with thirty one he was big during that

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<v Speaker 1>late third quarter surge that OKC strung together to get

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<v Speaker 1>back into the game. For the Sixers, Joel and Bad

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<v Speaker 1>a team best twenty seven. He also had ten rebounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Double double number twenty two on the year for him

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two points for Ben Simmons to go with four

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds and seven assists, just one turnover four Simmons sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>for Dario Scharch. He made a big difference at the

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<v Speaker 1>outset of the third quarter, helping push these Sixers into

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<v Speaker 1>a two possession lead. Nine lead changes, five ties, very competitive,

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<v Speaker 1>physical and spirited game at Chesapeake Energy Arena where eighteen thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>two hundred and three saw the sold out outing Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>of the Lost are now twenty four and twenty two.

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahoma City has won eight in a row and is

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<v Speaker 1>now sixteen and five since starting the season one game

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<v Speaker 1>under five hundred there thirty and twenty. With tonight's lost,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers are now one game behind the Milwaukee

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<v Speaker 1>Bucks in the standings. Those two teams meet tomorrow at

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<v Speaker 1>eight o'clock Eastern at BM O'haris Bradley Center. Sixers just

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<v Speaker 1>last Saturday knocked off the Bucks one, sixteen to ninety one.

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<v Speaker 1>Since then, there has been a coaching change, Joe Prunty

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<v Speaker 1>the interim replacing Jason Kidd, and what do you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Bucks have won their last three since that change

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<v Speaker 1>was made. So seven to fifty for pregame coverage on

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<v Speaker 1>some of our sixers Raider Network affiliates tomorrow. We hope

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<v Speaker 1>you join us