WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 01/26/2018 - Rewind vs. Spurs

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<v Speaker 1>Wow Wow, Wow, wow wow ninety seven seventy eight over

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<v Speaker 1>who the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers. That is not a misprint. That is not

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<v Speaker 1>a misannouncement or mispronunciation of anything. The seventy Sixers roll

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<v Speaker 1>past Brett Brown's old team, knocking him off by nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>points in a game that you could certainly make the

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<v Speaker 1>case was not even that close. Brian Seltzer with you

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<v Speaker 1>from Sixers dot com. We are expecting to hear from

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach, Brett Brown, back in San Antonio for

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<v Speaker 1>the fifth time since leaving the Spurs bench back in

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<v Speaker 1>twenty thirteen, guiding the Sixers to just their second win

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<v Speaker 1>against the Spurs since nineteen eighty six, the largest road

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<v Speaker 1>victory for the Sixers in San Antonio in franchise history,

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<v Speaker 1>and fittingly for a guy in Brett Brown who has

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<v Speaker 1>preached nothing but defense and development over the course of

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<v Speaker 1>the last four plus seasons. That's how the Sixers got

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<v Speaker 1>it done tonight. They jumped out to a twenty to

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<v Speaker 1>nine lead, They led by nineteen at the half, They

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<v Speaker 1>went up by twenty five midway through the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>all while stifling the Spurs. Did the Spurs miss some

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<v Speaker 1>open shots early? Yes to the sixers credit they pounced

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons, Joel Embiid, Dario Schartz, Timo Taylor, while Cabrough

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<v Speaker 1>all fantastic. Let's get to Brett Brown right now. After

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<v Speaker 1>the ninety seven seventy eight win. You know, if you

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<v Speaker 1>cannot turn it over, you know they get out an

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<v Speaker 1>open court. There are a lot of threes generated through

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<v Speaker 1>the turnover and just generally, you know, trying not to

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<v Speaker 1>put them in the bonus until as late as possible.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that guys were really good at that. After

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<v Speaker 1>all the years of struggling against the Spurs, How did

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<v Speaker 1>you guys do what you did this season against them?

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<v Speaker 1>I think we played good defense. So I think our

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<v Speaker 1>first half defense was excellent. I think that when they

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<v Speaker 1>started to make a mini run, and I felt like

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<v Speaker 1>they did it twice in the second half, we responded

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<v Speaker 1>primarily through like the turnova stuff in the foul stuff.

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<v Speaker 1>We a little you know, mini meltdown in the third

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<v Speaker 1>period with some crazy turnovers, but buying large. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>our defense was the thing that stood out most to me.

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<v Speaker 1>Can't you just talk about the balance. It was like,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, there wasn't one guy who just I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>they all had a pretty good games. But you know

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<v Speaker 1>what I mean, it was like a balance today. I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it was. And I thought our bench, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>was good. I thought that just enough, the bench was

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<v Speaker 1>really good. I think that the the single turnover really

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<v Speaker 1>which was late off the bench. You know, Larry had

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<v Speaker 1>had a late turnover. We were solid from that perspective.

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<v Speaker 1>Um you look at the numbers. You know, Ben was

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<v Speaker 1>what ten for eleven from the field and at times

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<v Speaker 1>was just dominant. And I thought Joe had a good game.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Joe had a solid game, and so did

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<v Speaker 1>the starting five. It's hard, like you say, to annoy anybody.

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was a fantastic team effort. We stayed

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<v Speaker 1>focused throughout all forty eight minutes and did an excellent

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<v Speaker 1>job of defending them this first quarter of the season

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<v Speaker 1>low of any points. What was that game? Play? One instant?

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<v Speaker 1>A nice game. I mean, we have the luxury without

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<v Speaker 1>length that we switch a lot, and you know, can

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<v Speaker 1>you guard the first dribble? Because when you switch, you're

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<v Speaker 1>at times disadvantage with guys that can play downhill. And

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that our guys really played lower and slid,

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<v Speaker 1>slid their feet and showed their hands, and we kept

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<v Speaker 1>the game in front of us. We really did a

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<v Speaker 1>good job of not getting beat on the first dribble.

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that the defensive league because we have

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<v Speaker 1>that type of length that if you can do that

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<v Speaker 1>and keep the game in front of you, you really

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<v Speaker 1>get a chance to be an E leage defensive team.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you have Joel and be behind you, it

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<v Speaker 1>even gives you a greater chance. Yeah. No, and so

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<v Speaker 1>all that equaled, like that type of low number that

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<v Speaker 1>they scored. How did rebounding factor into all of it?

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<v Speaker 1>You finish, got to finish the play, you know, that

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<v Speaker 1>is the the end of the Creb cycle. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>like you do whatever you do, you got to do

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<v Speaker 1>to get back and do whatever you gotta do a

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<v Speaker 1>defensive possession, but you got to finish it and then

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<v Speaker 1>the cycle starts again. Sorry, everybody's excited to us. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>if only the postgame press conference could have gone as

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<v Speaker 1>smoothly as the seventy sixers performance tonight. Honey, you let

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<v Speaker 1>the head coach give an explanation to a question. Come on,

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<v Speaker 1>because the rebounding was huge in this game. The Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>totally dominant on the glass plus fourteen plus seven on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive boards, one part of a big win in

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio tonight. Ben Simmons twenty one, five and seven,

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid eighteen and fourteen to go with three assists,

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<v Speaker 1>charch with fifteen. The Sixers suffocating defensively against the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs. They finished three to twenty four from outside

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<v Speaker 1>the arc and just shot forty percent overall at eight

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<v Speaker 1>and T center. With the seventy Sixers win for the

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<v Speaker 1>second time and just also for the third time overall

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<v Speaker 1>going back to nineteen eighty six. Seventy Sixers now are

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four and twenty one on the season. A big

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<v Speaker 1>win in Texas tonight. We'll get into it more with

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<v Speaker 1>Tom McGinnis on the other side. It's a postgame showing

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers rat Network seventy Sixers top with the San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio Spurs tonight at eighteen T Center ninety seven to

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<v Speaker 1>seventy eight. Tom McGinnis had the call of this one tonight. Tom.

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<v Speaker 1>It seemed to start with a great collective defensive effort

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<v Speaker 1>and Ben Simmons just going right at the Spurs. They

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<v Speaker 1>had no answer for him this evening. Absolutely and the

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<v Speaker 1>fact that he went ten of eleven is absolutely remarkable.

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<v Speaker 1>But as I said, the Sixers, not only they were switching,

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<v Speaker 1>as Coach Brown alluded to, but they seem to have

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<v Speaker 1>everything covered like they were cutting guys off the baseline.

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<v Speaker 1>If a guy got into the lane, there were two

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<v Speaker 1>defenders there. They had deflections and tips and runouts. And

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<v Speaker 1>the rebound advantage was fifteen I guess, yeah, fifteen fifty

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers, thirty five for the Spurs. And that's

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<v Speaker 1>what Coach Brown said. That's how it ends. You can

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<v Speaker 1>do a good job defensively, but you gotta punctuated with

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<v Speaker 1>a stop. Here comes coach back out onto the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's going to visit with a number of

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<v Speaker 1>folks that he knew here, in fact, some of his friends,

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<v Speaker 1>one of his sons, Sam's friends. I believe he's got

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<v Speaker 1>a man new Jenoble jersey for me. He just handed

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<v Speaker 1>to him, nice touch, and he's you can just tell

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<v Speaker 1>he's very happy. He was much contained and professional as

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<v Speaker 1>he always is in that press conference. But you know

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<v Speaker 1>he has to be really excited and to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to get on that plane and be with his coaches

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<v Speaker 1>and his team as he flies to Oklahoma here with

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<v Speaker 1>arguably the best victory since he's become the Sixers coach.

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<v Speaker 1>Wouldn't you agree, Brian? You know what that was the

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<v Speaker 1>one of the leadens on the Sixers dot com postgame article.

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<v Speaker 1>It's it's the signature win. And not just because it

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<v Speaker 1>came in San Antonio at least, this is my view

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<v Speaker 1>on it. It's because of the way the win happened.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what have we heard Brett Brown talk about

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<v Speaker 1>since day one? It's been about defense building This around

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<v Speaker 1>defense and the development of really prime young talent, and

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<v Speaker 1>all that came together tonight against the Spurs team that

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<v Speaker 1>of course you got a respect but with some guys

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<v Speaker 1>getting a little bit older, and you just you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you think what this could lead to and perhaps what

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<v Speaker 1>this could represent maybe if things work out in the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers favored down the road, well absolutely, and you know

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<v Speaker 1>you're trying to build on this. This will be something

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<v Speaker 1>that you remember, just as some of those tough losses

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<v Speaker 1>that will remember that where games slipped away for the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>They're all part of this season, but they're playing at

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<v Speaker 1>a higher level than they have at any other point,

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<v Speaker 1>certainly in the Brett Brown here as well, they have

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<v Speaker 1>better players and now to win ten out of thirteen.

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<v Speaker 1>And to me, like if you listen to that press

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<v Speaker 1>conference and you passed through his language in vocabulary, Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown used the phrase many run by the Spurs or

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<v Speaker 1>many meltdown by the sixers, And in the past, let's

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<v Speaker 1>be honest, there have been some huge meltdowns and some

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<v Speaker 1>huge runs by the opposition. So that's the whole thing.

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<v Speaker 1>Like teams are going to score, but their runs are

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<v Speaker 1>like four in a row or six in a row,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's nothing compared to fourteen oh runs where you

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<v Speaker 1>know they're right back where the opposition has taken the lead.

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<v Speaker 1>But no, no question about it. And coach doesn't really

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it that much, but he did after the

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<v Speaker 1>Chicago game, and that is they had to go through

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of pain over these last four seasons and

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<v Speaker 1>now they're they're gaining some of the pleasure with the

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<v Speaker 1>bright talent and the you know, the unbelievable abilities of

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons and beat and don't count out Dario. He's been

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<v Speaker 1>so good in all of this that Timo tama Wawa

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<v Speaker 1>was stepped in. It was just an incredible victory keyed

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<v Speaker 1>by the defense, but just an overall tremendous performance and

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<v Speaker 1>an awesome win for the Sixers in San Antonio with

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<v Speaker 1>a rock and postgame concert taking place as the backdrop.

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<v Speaker 1>It was in San Antonio. I'm gonna ask you one

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<v Speaker 1>more time before we wrap this up. Ninety seven seventy

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<v Speaker 1>eight Sixers win at the Spurs. Maybe not ask you something,

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<v Speaker 1>just gonna put something out there and we'll have you respond.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, the Sixers, they've gone on this really nice

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<v Speaker 1>stretch towards the end of this month. That's now ten

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<v Speaker 1>out of their last thirteen, but especially this week. They've

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<v Speaker 1>been doing it without JJ Reddick, without Jared Bayliss there

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<v Speaker 1>t J McConnell missed a game. Yet the defense, that's right,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, Yeah, absolutely false too, And I mean the

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<v Speaker 1>defense has been what it's been, and they've been knocking

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<v Speaker 1>down three pointers pretty consistently too, without question. And one

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<v Speaker 1>thing on the flip side of this is that Luawa

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<v Speaker 1>was playing and the way he played an he had

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of threes and he did okay, but he

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<v Speaker 1>had some fouls put the Memphis game and the game

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<v Speaker 1>against Milwaukee. I mean, what we've always said about other

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<v Speaker 1>teams when they play their younger players that they fill

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<v Speaker 1>in like the San Antonio's team, it really bolsters that

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<v Speaker 1>person's confidence and helps the overall team. Like let's say

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretcher if the Sixers get into the playoffs

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<v Speaker 1>in playoff games where Luah knows and has the confidence

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<v Speaker 1>that he can deliver whether he's a starter or coming

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench, and it's really the whole essence of team.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, like you said, they're missing key performers and

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<v Speaker 1>primeter players in Bayliss and Reddick, but they're getting it

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<v Speaker 1>done now. Justin Anderson is back and he played well.

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<v Speaker 1>He had two clutch plays and you know he's a

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<v Speaker 1>very good athlete. He had some plays at the rim.

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<v Speaker 1>And Cub didn't have his greatest game here tonight. He

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<v Speaker 1>had seven points, but again he still brings it defensively.

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<v Speaker 1>And you're having two and three guys with big games

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<v Speaker 1>and then multiple solid performances up and down the line,

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<v Speaker 1>all with everybody contributing defensively. A long ways to go

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<v Speaker 1>for the seventy Sixers in this season, but as you

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<v Speaker 1>talk about, a lot tom Plane rides after wins like

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<v Speaker 1>this certainly enjoyable. So go have an enjoyable rest of

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<v Speaker 1>the evening in a big back Brian good night from

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio. A great win for the seventy Sixers in

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<v Speaker 1>the Alamos City ninety seven seventy eight were following the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers win. Tom McGinnis had a chance to catch up

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<v Speaker 1>with one of the players afterwards. Ben Simmons and Joelle

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<v Speaker 1>dot com. So we're awaiting, one of the Sixers says,

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<v Speaker 1>they walked back to their dressing room San Antonio with

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<v Speaker 1>a season those seventy eight points back on December thirty

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<v Speaker 1>if they had seventy nine against Detroit. Great win for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers, arguably the best of the year, and it's

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<v Speaker 1>now twenty four and twenty one for the Sixers on

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<v Speaker 1>the year. As I mentioned San Antonio thirty two and

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen and by far one of the best defensive performances

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<v Speaker 1>of the Sixers the season. Dario had fifteen points, Tim

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<v Speaker 1>and Taylor wild Caberreo two threes, ten points, Justin Anderson

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<v Speaker 1>had twelve, Robert Covington seven, t J five points, four

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<v Speaker 1>assists and three rebounds. As the Sixers prevail ninety seven

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<v Speaker 1>to seventy eight. Low scoring fourth quarter. San Antonio outscored

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers in the final frame seventeen to sixteen. And

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<v Speaker 1>now we're with us. Who's there with us outside the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers locker room? Hello? Hello, Hi, who's this Simmons Ben,

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<v Speaker 1>It's Tom. Congratulations, great win, start to finish, dominance. You

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<v Speaker 1>must be really happy with the way this one win. Oh, definitely.

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<v Speaker 1>I think we played really well listening to instructions and

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<v Speaker 1>I followed through and played great defense. You were again

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<v Speaker 1>very assertive from the very jump. With the first basket

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<v Speaker 1>of the game, you had that runout jam and you

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<v Speaker 1>just I don't know if it was the size against

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<v Speaker 1>Murray or whatever, but you really were embolded the night

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<v Speaker 1>against the Spurs. Definitely, I think you know, I'm a

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<v Speaker 1>good friend of Jontay so Toy's mind going against him,

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<v Speaker 1>and he's a great young player, a lot of talent.

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<v Speaker 1>But I love competing against the team who's coached very

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<v Speaker 1>well by Pop. And how about your defense. You had

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen points for them in the first quarter, a season

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<v Speaker 1>low seventy eight for the game. Lloyd Pearce and you're

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<v Speaker 1>coaching staff and you guys have to be really tickled

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<v Speaker 1>with how you played at that end. Definitely, I think

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<v Speaker 1>we had a great scouting report. Everyone listened, great attention

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<v Speaker 1>on the court, and we definitely followed through with the

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<v Speaker 1>instructions that were given. At the risk of overstating the obviously,

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<v Speaker 1>then we'll let you go after this. But do you

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<v Speaker 1>feel this momentum You've not won ten of your last

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen games, best stretched other season for your team. Definitely,

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<v Speaker 1>I think we're getting a lot better. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>have a lot of improvement that we knew to make,

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<v Speaker 1>but we're going in the right direction. Ben, congratulations, Thanks,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Ben Simmons from just outside the Sixers locker

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<v Speaker 1>room twenty one point seven assist, five rebounds. How about this,

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons in thirty four minutes went ten of eleven

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<v Speaker 1>from the field. Sixers win ninety seven, seventy eight