WEBVTT - Rewind vs. Minnesota Timberwolves - 10/30/19

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<v Speaker 1>You're listening to rewind, they'll listen back on press conferences.

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<v Speaker 1>Highlights and analysis from the seventy sixers previous game. The

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers and Minnesota Timberwolves entered the evening as two

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<v Speaker 1>of the final three unbeaten teams in the NBA, each

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<v Speaker 1>at three and ozh. The Sixers knock off the Wolves

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<v Speaker 1>one seventeen, first team to reach four wins in the

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<v Speaker 1>league this season. I'm Brian Selzer. How are you doing?

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<v Speaker 1>This is our postgame coverage. The Sixers get a really

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<v Speaker 1>balanced physical performance from top to bottom. They imposed their

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<v Speaker 1>will even before the incident between Joel Embiad and Karl

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Towns with five minutes gone by in the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>They were balanced, they were tenacious, physical, They set the

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<v Speaker 1>tone and they saw it through to the finish. Eighteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>nine rebounds for Tobias Harris, twelve points, sixteen boards for

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<v Speaker 1>Al Horford to go with four assists. He was great,

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen and seven for Ben Simmons, Josh Richardson with twelve

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<v Speaker 1>points behind two three pointers, seventeen for fur Con Cork

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<v Speaker 1>Miles off the bench also some good bench performances from

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<v Speaker 1>AATI stable. He had nine points and again four steals

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<v Speaker 1>for the second straight game. Eight points and eleven rebounds

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<v Speaker 1>for James. And it's the third Did I not mentioned? I? Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>that man, that very big man, Joel Embiid nineteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>five rebounds, seven to fourteen and just twenty minutes of activity.

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<v Speaker 1>He was ejected along with Towns my third quarter. Brett

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<v Speaker 1>brownis at the podium right now. It's just first glance,

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<v Speaker 1>my my, my most immediate memory. That's how I remembered

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<v Speaker 1>it right now. It's not how do you want it

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<v Speaker 1>to happen? But is this the type of moment, type

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<v Speaker 1>of really yellow team together seeing Ben and the other

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<v Speaker 1>teammates kind of come back a mouth. Listen they they

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<v Speaker 1>hear me. If you went into our practice facility, we

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<v Speaker 1>talk about it's a creed, it's a Philly hard, it's

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<v Speaker 1>Philly edge, and is an authenticity. It's real and somewhere

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<v Speaker 1>every time we can, we like to point to example, Yep,

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<v Speaker 1>like this is Philly hard. Yep, that thing had an edge.

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<v Speaker 1>This is real. There is a spirit amongst that team

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<v Speaker 1>that's authentic. And I think that you could pick a

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<v Speaker 1>few buckets to put that incident in and the team

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<v Speaker 1>responding as they did. It is Philadelphia, and uh life

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<v Speaker 1>moves on. It's part of it. Coach, I asked you

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<v Speaker 1>before the game about assessing the defense and offense with

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<v Speaker 1>the big lineups early on tonight, you said, you great

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<v Speaker 1>the offense to see before the game he has come

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<v Speaker 1>out of excuse me, you came out and dropped I

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<v Speaker 1>think one hundred seventeen points. How do you feel now?

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<v Speaker 1>I feel better because I think that the ball moved.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, I didn't really purposefully call a bunch of

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<v Speaker 1>plays until the end. I wanted them to figure it out.

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<v Speaker 1>The the the turnover abundance still is haunting. You're not

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<v Speaker 1>going to do anything that matters unless you fix that.

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<v Speaker 1>That's the bottom line. Now, that's the bad news. The

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<v Speaker 1>good news was a transition defense after the turnovers was exceptional.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, I think they had twelve points on you know,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty two turner, which is a very tiny relative number

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<v Speaker 1>for that volume. And so it starts with, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>trying to help out two all stars Ben and Joel.

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<v Speaker 1>With this mission to try to reduce turnovers, you're going

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<v Speaker 1>to see that there are many other participants in this

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<v Speaker 1>ugly category that we need to fix. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>remove that. I give our offensive thumbs up about thirty

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<v Speaker 1>second chance points over sixteen offensive. See that to me,

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<v Speaker 1>there's two areas that is the game. If you look

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<v Speaker 1>at up points after we turn them over, you know

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<v Speaker 1>which I think is is twenty nine And then to

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<v Speaker 1>your point, the thirty points on second chance points. When

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<v Speaker 1>you talk about how do you utilize height, how do

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<v Speaker 1>you exploit size? You know, it's part of the sort

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<v Speaker 1>of smashmall bullyball thing we're trying to get better at.

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<v Speaker 1>And that thirty point crashing the boards and twenty nine points,

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<v Speaker 1>I think it was on you know, taking advantage of

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<v Speaker 1>how we turned them over. You'd have a hard time

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<v Speaker 1>going someplace else when you talk about significant stats that

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<v Speaker 1>helped us win. As Brett Brown said at his very

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<v Speaker 1>first media availability of the fall Back in September more

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<v Speaker 1>than a month ago, he wants the seventy sixers to

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<v Speaker 1>play a smash mouth style on offense and bullieball on defense.

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<v Speaker 1>Even before the incident in the third quarter with Immedan Towns,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers were competing with that Philly hard, Philly edge,

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<v Speaker 1>Philly real mindset for the night they commanded the glass.

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<v Speaker 1>They were plus twenty two on the boards. They outscored

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota sixty to forty two in the paint, thirty to

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<v Speaker 1>four on second chances, and, as Brand was alluding to,

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<v Speaker 1>despite both teams turning the ball over twenty two times,

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<v Speaker 1>not the most comfortable amounts, the Sixers were the more

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<v Speaker 1>opportunistic of the two groups, outscoring the Timberwolves on turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>twenty nine to twelve the Sixers. They were balanced from

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<v Speaker 1>top to bottom, six players finishing in double figures. Thought

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<v Speaker 1>fur Concorkmaz had a really nice effort off the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>James Ennis the third as well. Al Horford was great

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<v Speaker 1>as the seventy Sixers hold the Timberwolves to under forty

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<v Speaker 1>percent shooting and under thirty percent from outside the ark. Meanwhile,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers got off to a really good start with

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<v Speaker 1>their perimeter offense, and that helped them build up a

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five point lead in tonight's first half on the

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<v Speaker 1>way to a one seventeen ninety five win and the

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<v Speaker 1>end result. As I mentioned at the top, the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>are the first team to four wins in the entire NBA.

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<v Speaker 1>They're also one of two unbeaten teams left with San

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<v Speaker 1>Antonio being the other. They played the La Clippers tomorrow night.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers first to four wins, first four and ohs

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<v Speaker 1>start to a season since two thousand and two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and one. They knock off the Wolves one seventeen ninety

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<v Speaker 1>five seventy Sixers in a wild night down here at

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<v Speaker 1>the Center. Nineteen points five rebounds for Joel Embiid before

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<v Speaker 1>he and Karl Anthony Towns, the two All Stars were

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<v Speaker 1>rejected early on in the third quarter. But I thought

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of other guys had no worthy performances. Al

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<v Speaker 1>Horford terrific throughout the evening doing a lot of different things.

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<v Speaker 1>He was plus twenty six and Ferd con Corkmas had

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen points off the bench. We'll go to Tom McGinnis

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<v Speaker 1>right now, who had the call this one tonight, And

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<v Speaker 1>hey Tom, that was there was something in the third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>And listen, I mean Joel Embiid. There there are three

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<v Speaker 1>atrics to him. You know. I guess showman his way

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<v Speaker 1>that you could describe him. But I think the SoundBite

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<v Speaker 1>for me that I'll take away was simply that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>built for this city. And you know what he has

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<v Speaker 1>got the town rapped around his fingers. He has the

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<v Speaker 1>pulse of the town. He knows the heartbeat of the city,

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<v Speaker 1>and that moment when he walked off the floor, regardless

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<v Speaker 1>of what you thought or what still might be to

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<v Speaker 1>come after the since in tonight, I mean it was theater. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he was shadow boxing and he was playing to the crowd.

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<v Speaker 1>And then his press conference comments where those similar of

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<v Speaker 1>Muhammad Ali and so he definitely was doing it. Where

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<v Speaker 1>in the other hand, we understand that Carl Anthony Towns.

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<v Speaker 1>All he would say, and he repeated it like five

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<v Speaker 1>times in a row. It was competitive. He was channeling

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<v Speaker 1>his inner emotions. So again, big picture, you don't like

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<v Speaker 1>to see this kind of thing between two star players.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's say Towns connects on that punch, then it's a

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<v Speaker 1>it's a much it's not as jovial. Then it's a

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<v Speaker 1>real mean, that was a serious situation. Let's not kid ourselves.

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<v Speaker 1>And if that punch lands, it's even more serious. It's

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<v Speaker 1>really you know, it's something that's talked about with in

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<v Speaker 1>a whole different lights. So the game I thought, got

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<v Speaker 1>a little ratty after that. They did not have a rhythm.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers had built up a big enough lead, but

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<v Speaker 1>then you know, the Sixers played at the end, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's how they've won these four games, and that is

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<v Speaker 1>they've played right down to the stretch with Harris and

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<v Speaker 1>Horford and Simmons and Richardson still making plays, and obviously

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<v Speaker 1>Monday Duell with the file shots in the big production

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<v Speaker 1>points wise in the win over Atlanta. But do you

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<v Speaker 1>mention four oh, it's the first time since two thousand

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<v Speaker 1>and two thousand and one, if memory serves, ten straight

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<v Speaker 1>wins for the Sixers to begin that season, and it

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<v Speaker 1>obviously it led to an Eastern Conference championship at a

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<v Speaker 1>birth in the finals and a long way to go,

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<v Speaker 1>but a great start for the Sixers. And I thought

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<v Speaker 1>was sixty two points in the first half. This was

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<v Speaker 1>the best they'd played offense. Will be heard coach moments earlier,

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<v Speaker 1>seeing the offense has been a C minus so far. Tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought they did a much better job in that

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<v Speaker 1>and they got again big contributions from multiple players, including

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<v Speaker 1>Cork Mois, who had his best game of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers over the Minnesota Timberwolves one seventeen to ninety five.

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<v Speaker 1>Al Horford, Tom was forced into an even larger role

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<v Speaker 1>tonight after Joel Embiid's ejection. Al's been great. I think,

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<v Speaker 1>I don't know how you've seen it so far, but

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<v Speaker 1>just little things. I mean, one player that stands out

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<v Speaker 1>to me was how he set up for a con

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<v Speaker 1>corkmis for a dunk, just a terrific pass after collecting

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<v Speaker 1>an offensive rebound. It's a possession like that where he's

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<v Speaker 1>able to help space the floor, create an extra opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>and then make a beautiful paths that results in a

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<v Speaker 1>really nice finish. But he did a little bit of

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<v Speaker 1>everything tonight. No, he really did, and I mean he

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<v Speaker 1>knows the game. He thinks the game, and like you said,

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<v Speaker 1>that's beautiful basketball when you get a backside cut and

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<v Speaker 1>a dunk by fur Con and all set up by Horford.

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<v Speaker 1>Harris had a hand in that play, but mostly all Ill.

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<v Speaker 1>And there were times in the game where he was,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, not really scoring the ball, but he rebounded

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<v Speaker 1>consistently throughout the game. And then you know, for a

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<v Speaker 1>big guy, he's sometimes when you look in there he's

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<v Speaker 1>listening at six nine, he seems undersized, but he's so

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<v Speaker 1>accustomed to being in the pain. He's got tremendous footwork,

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<v Speaker 1>and when he gets into the lane off that left

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<v Speaker 1>block and turns over the left shoulder with that right

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<v Speaker 1>hand jump hook. He's money, and he knows where he

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<v Speaker 1>wants to get those shots from, and he's done it

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<v Speaker 1>consistently throughout his career, and he makes plays. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>he's a heavy ball player with veteran poise, and you're right,

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<v Speaker 1>he has been terrific throughout. And I thought more than

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<v Speaker 1>anything Saturday in Detroit and now we've seen a three

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<v Speaker 1>games in a row, Sixers top of the tea Wolves

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<v Speaker 1>one seventeen ninety five, the first NBA team to four wins,

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<v Speaker 1>and as Tom said, first four and starts since two thousand,

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and one, we've been going back to the

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<v Speaker 1>idea of the offense being behind the defense and needing

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<v Speaker 1>to catch up. You certainly would have every reason to

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<v Speaker 1>believe that it will. But I think even in this

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<v Speaker 1>first week time, it's now been a full week. We

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<v Speaker 1>were here last Wednesday when the Sixers beat the Celtics.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, we're seeing things that, given the overall talent

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers have that are going to help them win

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<v Speaker 1>basketball games, that might be enough to help them win

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<v Speaker 1>basketball games. Listen, they had eleven extra shots then the

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Timberwolves, they outrebounded them by ten and they were

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<v Speaker 1>thirty to four on second chance points. I mean, these

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<v Speaker 1>are things that with the way they played defense and

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<v Speaker 1>their size and their length, I mean, that's a winning

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<v Speaker 1>attribute in combination for this team. Right, if you were

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<v Speaker 1>to ask any coach off the bat, you know what

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<v Speaker 1>would you like to build on, they would say defense

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<v Speaker 1>and rebounding. Now, obviously you have to score the ball,

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<v Speaker 1>but there's gonna be nights that certain guys have off

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<v Speaker 1>nights offensively. But if you can hang your hat on

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<v Speaker 1>those two elements that you know you're gonna grind it

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<v Speaker 1>out defensively and continue to hit the glass. And with

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<v Speaker 1>that size advantage, you figure the Sixers are going to

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<v Speaker 1>be one of, if not the top rebounding team in

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<v Speaker 1>the entire league this year. That's huge. And then going

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<v Speaker 1>back to the offense, Brian I thought it was telling

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<v Speaker 1>what coach Brown said there, and it may not have

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<v Speaker 1>gotten a whole lot of notice, but he said where

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<v Speaker 1>he didn't call out of place. He let the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>kind of play and free flow. And look, they produced

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<v Speaker 1>sixty two points at the half, their best half of

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<v Speaker 1>the year. So that's interesting to see that the team

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<v Speaker 1>kind of just went out there and use their intuitive

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<v Speaker 1>basketball knowledge to create for one another, and they went

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<v Speaker 1>to Joel a lot obviously, So nice victory here tonight,

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<v Speaker 1>a big You know, we came into the game talking

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<v Speaker 1>about undefeated for the second consecutive game, and the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>really made this no contest with the way they blew

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<v Speaker 1>out Minnesota. Seventy Sixers defeat Minnesota one, seventeen ninety five,

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<v Speaker 1>now four straight games against the Western Conference. Portland had

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<v Speaker 1>a terrific run last year. Phoenix appears to be improved

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<v Speaker 1>with a guy like Devin Booker, who knows what typing

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<v Speaker 1>game you can get, especially on the road. And then

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<v Speaker 1>you've got the Utah Jazz with Mike Conley in the

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<v Speaker 1>mix and Denver and you could Sammy provided full health

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<v Speaker 1>the matchup of the two guys people leave were the

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<v Speaker 1>top big men in the game in Yokich and Joel

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<v Speaker 1>absolutely and Portland's out in Oklahoma. They're up one late

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<v Speaker 1>in that game, but no doubt, tough trip and you

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<v Speaker 1>know think, oh, okay, well Phoenix, well, like you say,

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<v Speaker 1>not necessarily, Monnie Williams has really got them playing well

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<v Speaker 1>and they've responded to the absence of Eton with that

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five game suspension here at the beginning of the year.

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<v Speaker 1>And obviously Portland has been a difficult place for the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers over the years, and you know they're hurting with

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<v Speaker 1>their bigs. Nurkicch is still out now, Zach Collins is hurt,

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<v Speaker 1>but they still have Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum. So hey,

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<v Speaker 1>if the Sixers come back eight, no, will really have

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<v Speaker 1>something to talk about. Because Utah another very difficult place

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<v Speaker 1>to play, and as you say, Conley in their quarterback,

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<v Speaker 1>in their offense, and Denver's one of the best teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the NBA. So so far, so good, but a

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<v Speaker 1>great opportunity, a great test early road trip for the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers out west, and it should be interesting as we

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<v Speaker 1>tip off at ten o'clock on Saturday night from the

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<v Speaker 1>Rose Guard. All righty Tom, talked to you at that

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<v Speaker 1>point in time. Good night, Thanks. Seventy Sixers beat the

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<v Speaker 1>Minnesota Timberwolves by the final score of one seventeen to

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five. Will hit some highlights coming up. Seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>a brief stop in South Philadelphia before setting back out

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<v Speaker 1>on the road. This weekend to open up a four

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<v Speaker 1>game a Western Conference road trip. The task tonight hosting

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<v Speaker 1>another unbeaten team and trying to stay perfect on Brian

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<v Speaker 1>Seltzer let us get to the highlights. Seventy sixers game

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<v Speaker 1>for the season, hosting the Minnesota Timberwolves. Early on it

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<v Speaker 1>was clear Joel Embiid was a sizeable advantage for the Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>Beat against Kyle's Jeb step by Joe upbaked by a

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<v Speaker 1>beat on Tiles, powers spits, get to run and plays

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<v Speaker 1>it up. He pulled out everything that get just say

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<v Speaker 1>him to score on t Towns. It was interesting because

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<v Speaker 1>it was Towns who guarded Embiid for most of the

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<v Speaker 1>time the two shared the floor, but on the opposite

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<v Speaker 1>end of the court, the Sixers went with the likes

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<v Speaker 1>of Horford, Ben Simmons, Tobias Harris even a bit and

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<v Speaker 1>let Joel and bad drift outside the pain and playmate defensively.

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<v Speaker 1>It was a strategy that for the most part work

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<v Speaker 1>that bucket made it six to three to seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>Ers would calf off the first quarter courtesy of Jay Rinch,

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive laps at Minnesota knocks down to three five

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<v Speaker 1>seconds to go, on the opening quarter Richardson with a

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<v Speaker 1>pull up eighteen quarter bucket. Towns was there thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four, seventy six ers after one fur con. Corkmas

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<v Speaker 1>played an important role in tonight's game, Covington from well

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<v Speaker 1>beyond the yard way off to the right. He shot

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<v Speaker 1>it from Delaware County and he missed it the Bucks County.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's karkball. That's how you do it. Show up Burk

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<v Speaker 1>God three ball, Krkbas Corkmas making it forty six to

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one. Joel Embiad showing his touch to wrap up

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<v Speaker 1>the first hand if b to Sivens Simmons on a

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<v Speaker 1>running start with the couples in the corner of batis

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<v Speaker 1>five to go on the half. If bat for three

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<v Speaker 1>from out of front, it's gone. He nailed the triple.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel mb with two seconds to go, sixers in front

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<v Speaker 1>at the break, sixty two to forty three. Third quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>Five minutes in behind the play, Joel Embiid and Karl

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<v Speaker 1>Anthony Towns tied up. There was an altercation, an incident,

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<v Speaker 1>a lengthy to lay and review, after which it was

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<v Speaker 1>determined that both Joel Embiid and Karl Anthony Towns would

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<v Speaker 1>be leaving the game, but the seventy Sixers played physical

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<v Speaker 1>and tough long before that incident happened, and Ben Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>made sure that style of play continued. Al Horford with

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<v Speaker 1>a hoop that appeared to be blocked after it hit

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<v Speaker 1>the glass. You're Simmons on a jam, dumps in the

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<v Speaker 1>crowd loves that Ben has to hang on the iron

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<v Speaker 1>because Teague was underneath them. That made it seventy nine

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<v Speaker 1>to fifty eight. The Sixers well in control going into

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth quarter. We will leave the final highlight for

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<v Speaker 1>Turk or he goes down to Corkmoths and a duck

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<v Speaker 1>by fur Conk big. Al bakes the pass and cork

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<v Speaker 1>mos bakes the Wolves pain. It was a terrific pass

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<v Speaker 1>from al Horford set up by his own offensive rebound.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy Sixers coast. They win this one tonight one seventeen

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<v Speaker 1>ninety five. They shot over forty six and a half

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field, held the Timberwolves under forty percent.

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<v Speaker 1>Six Ers nine to twenty five from three, Minnesota ten

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<v Speaker 1>of thirty five, six Ers twenty two to twenty eighth

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<v Speaker 1>in the line, Minnesota twenty one of twenty eight. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers were plus twenty two on the glass each team

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<v Speaker 1>with twenty two turnovers. Sixers outscored the Wolves twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>to twelve off turnovers, outscored the Wolves sixty to forty

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<v Speaker 1>two in the paint and thirty to four on second

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<v Speaker 1>chance opportunities. Individually, dwell Embiid with a team high nineteen.

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<v Speaker 1>He also had five rebounds in just twenty minutes before

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<v Speaker 1>the ejection. Right behind him to Bias Harris with eighteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>nine rebounds and two assists sixteen for Ben Simmons to

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<v Speaker 1>go with three boards, seven dimes, two steals, and a

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<v Speaker 1>couple block shots. Al Horford with a game high twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six plus twenty six rating, twelve points, sixteen rebounds. Al

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<v Speaker 1>was five or twelve from the field, but such a

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<v Speaker 1>huge part leading the seventy six ers commanding efforts on

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<v Speaker 1>the glass. James and It's the third great off the

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<v Speaker 1>bench with eight points eleven rebounds in just eighteen minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Batistiable with nine points and four steals, his second straight

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<v Speaker 1>four steal game. According to the Great Website Basketball Reference,

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<v Speaker 1>he has the most steals to start a career in

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<v Speaker 1>four games in seventy six ers franchise history. Now with

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<v Speaker 1>twelve pretty awesome stuff fer Con Corkmas seventeen points, one

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<v Speaker 1>off his career high. He was five to ten overall,

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<v Speaker 1>three for eight from three seventy six was led by

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<v Speaker 1>as much as twenty five an hour four and Ozero.

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<v Speaker 1>First team in the league to four wins, last team

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<v Speaker 1>in the East unbeaten and one of two unbeaten's left overall,

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<v Speaker 1>along with the San Antonio Spurs, four no starts since

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand, two thousand and one. Now they head out west.

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<v Speaker 1>They visit Moda Center and the Portland Trailblazers on Saturday

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<v Speaker 1>night at ten o'clock one final time. The final score

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<v Speaker 1>was the seventy six Ers one seventeen Minnesota Timberwolves ninety five.

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