WEBVTT - "[Maxey] Just Kept Finding Everything" | Sixers-Raptors Game 1 Reaction 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:03.480 This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network 0:00:03.720 --> 0:00:13.440 search seventy Sixers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. Day everybody, 0:00:13.960 --> 0:00:27.240 I'm fair Love Yeah seventy six Hello and happy Sunday, 0:00:27.400 --> 0:00:31.000 everybody in the Sixers family. Welcome back to another post 0:00:31.080 --> 0:00:35.360 Sixers win Twitter space presented by Bet Parks. I'm Lauren Rosen, 0:00:35.440 --> 0:00:38.120 Devon Gibbons and Matt Murphy are joining me now to 0:00:38.320 --> 0:00:43.600 discuss the Sixers first playoff victory and a big victory 0:00:43.720 --> 0:00:46.880 it was. They honestly could not have scripted it better 0:00:46.960 --> 0:00:51.240 if they tried. Huge performances across the board. Tyrese Maxie 0:00:51.240 --> 0:00:55.560 was the headliner, but awesome stuff from Tobias Harris, Joel Mbad, 0:00:55.920 --> 0:00:58.920 James Harden and the supporting cast. We're looking forward very 0:00:59.000 --> 0:01:01.760 much to diving in to some questions from you guys. 0:01:01.800 --> 0:01:04.720 If you didn't hear our pre show, you can always 0:01:04.720 --> 0:01:07.240 send us a DM during this show, before this show, 0:01:07.360 --> 0:01:09.640 during any Sixers game, and we'll try to get to 0:01:09.680 --> 0:01:12.280 as many of them as we can as we go 0:01:12.600 --> 0:01:15.720 through this space. If you have to leave early, this 0:01:15.760 --> 0:01:18.640 space will also be available on the seventy Sixers Insiders 0:01:18.680 --> 0:01:21.600 podcast feed, so make sure you're following seventy six Ers 0:01:21.640 --> 0:01:24.840 Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. If you ever arrive late, 0:01:24.880 --> 0:01:26.680 they'll also be there if you want to catch up 0:01:27.000 --> 0:01:29.600 on the first part of the conversation. But I'll stop 0:01:29.720 --> 0:01:34.840 rambling there. I'll welcome in. Devon Givens Matt Murphy, Good afternoon, guys, 0:01:35.000 --> 0:01:37.960 Happy Sunday. I hope you've enjoyed some time with your 0:01:37.959 --> 0:01:43.760 families today, but let's talk about it Game one, Matt Murphy, 0:01:44.000 --> 0:01:48.080 what did you think? What's up? Miss Rosen? What's up? 0:01:48.120 --> 0:01:51.320 Devon Givens. Good to be back with everyone after a 0:01:51.400 --> 0:01:54.280 Sixers win in Game one of the first round against 0:01:54.440 --> 0:01:58.600 the Raptors, and what a win it was. The Tyrese 0:01:58.680 --> 0:02:03.240 Maxie Show drown contributions elsewhere, which we'll get into, but 0:02:03.800 --> 0:02:08.880 an unbelievable performance from the young Tyrese Maxie, finishing with 0:02:09.080 --> 0:02:12.359 thirty eight points. He wanted forty. He didn't quite get there, 0:02:12.360 --> 0:02:15.640 but he did everything else. And when we were last 0:02:15.760 --> 0:02:19.359 on doing this show, we talked about him. We talked 0:02:19.360 --> 0:02:22.519 about his confidence, we talked about how he's not afraid 0:02:22.560 --> 0:02:26.680 of these moments. But nobody Devon could have predicted the 0:02:26.720 --> 0:02:31.320 show that Tyrese Maxie put on in game one. No, no, 0:02:31.520 --> 0:02:33.600 we couldn't predict it the way that it played out, 0:02:33.639 --> 0:02:36.280 And thank you guys for having me as always an 0:02:36.320 --> 0:02:39.960 happy Sunday to everyone out there on this holiday. And yeah, 0:02:40.000 --> 0:02:43.760 the way that he put on the show on Saturday 0:02:43.840 --> 0:02:46.640 evening at the Center and the way he did it 0:02:46.680 --> 0:02:50.400 overall very efficient from the floor, knocking down his threes, 0:02:50.440 --> 0:02:53.520 the heat checking the third quarter because of how well 0:02:53.560 --> 0:02:56.600 he was playing, and going for that forty as well, 0:02:56.600 --> 0:02:58.520 which would have been a career high. As you mentioned, 0:02:59.000 --> 0:03:01.359 it was really good to see using this speed, as 0:03:01.360 --> 0:03:05.160 we talked about as we previewed the game, using just 0:03:05.240 --> 0:03:08.120 playing off of everyone else, and I will dive into 0:03:08.240 --> 0:03:11.360 everything overall, but the way he was playing the game, 0:03:11.440 --> 0:03:15.000 feeling off his teammates and just seeing everything on full display. 0:03:15.040 --> 0:03:17.679 We talked about it again, him not being afraid of 0:03:17.800 --> 0:03:20.000 the moment, going back to the Atlanta series in game 0:03:20.080 --> 0:03:23.120 six specifically, and that showed in a much bigger way 0:03:23.520 --> 0:03:25.800 even with him now on the SCAT and report as 0:03:25.800 --> 0:03:29.120 a starter, this is the part where we usually dive 0:03:29.200 --> 0:03:31.079 into the box score, so I'm going to do so. 0:03:31.160 --> 0:03:34.240 Thank you to everybody that's sending questions. Please continue to 0:03:34.240 --> 0:03:37.200 send them. We are going to cover it all. Matt Devon. 0:03:37.360 --> 0:03:39.160 I'm going to let you guys give us your key 0:03:39.200 --> 0:03:41.040 takeaways after I read the box score, and then we 0:03:41.080 --> 0:03:44.120 can dive straight into these questions. So as I read 0:03:44.160 --> 0:03:46.920 these stats, please tell us what stands out to you. 0:03:46.960 --> 0:03:50.040 Send us a DM comment on the six or tweet, etcetera, etcetera. 0:03:50.200 --> 0:03:53.839 You guys know the drill. Let's talk about it. Round one, 0:03:54.080 --> 0:03:57.840 Game one, seventy six Ers Toronto Raptors. A lot of 0:03:57.920 --> 0:03:59.720 lead up to this game, a lot of chatter and 0:04:00.000 --> 0:04:03.119 ays surrounding this game. The Sixers blocked it all out 0:04:03.400 --> 0:04:06.839 and got the job done from start to finish. Last night. 0:04:06.960 --> 0:04:11.200 Tyrese Maxie the headliner, thirty eight points, four rebounds, two assists. 0:04:11.240 --> 0:04:14.560 Tyrese shot fourteen for twenty one from the field, five 0:04:14.800 --> 0:04:18.320 for eight from deep, five for five from the free 0:04:18.320 --> 0:04:22.280 throw line. James harden A twenty two point, fourteen assist 0:04:22.640 --> 0:04:26.719 double double plus five rebounds, a steel and a block. 0:04:27.080 --> 0:04:30.240 James shot four for seven from deep, six for seven 0:04:30.440 --> 0:04:34.359 from the line. Tobias Harris twenty six points, six rebounds, 0:04:34.440 --> 0:04:37.400 six assists, a steal, and a block. Tobias shot a 0:04:37.520 --> 0:04:41.280 very efficient for nine for fourteen from the field, three 0:04:41.320 --> 0:04:44.359 for five from deep, and five for six from the 0:04:44.440 --> 0:04:47.800 free throw line. And we cannot forget about the man 0:04:47.800 --> 0:04:50.440 in the middle making it all happen. Joel Embiid a 0:04:50.560 --> 0:04:54.360 nineteen point fifteen rebound double double plus five, four assists, 0:04:54.480 --> 0:04:58.240 rather and a block. Joel shot nine for eleven from 0:04:58.320 --> 0:05:00.680 the foul line. And we've talked about quite a bit. 0:05:01.440 --> 0:05:04.599 It was discussed postgame, it was discussed today at practice. 0:05:04.880 --> 0:05:08.160 A quieter night for Joel doesn't mean he wasn't dominant. 0:05:08.160 --> 0:05:09.800 So we're going to get into that a little bit 0:05:09.800 --> 0:05:12.799 more later. Shake Milton led the bench with ten points 0:05:12.800 --> 0:05:16.120 and two assists, George Niang eight points and a steal, 0:05:16.680 --> 0:05:19.839 and then some solid contributions from all those who joined 0:05:19.839 --> 0:05:21.720 the game. The rest of the guys who appeared in 0:05:21.760 --> 0:05:25.880 this one, Danny Greene, Paul Reid, Mattisse, Thyble for concorkmas 0:05:25.920 --> 0:05:28.000 Isaiah Joe, we can talk about any of them. To 0:05:28.200 --> 0:05:30.719 send us a DM, let us know what you thought. 0:05:31.680 --> 0:05:35.360 But without further Ado Devon gives you mentioned Tyrese Maxie. 0:05:35.360 --> 0:05:37.640 But when we look at the rest of the starters 0:05:37.680 --> 0:05:39.680 and the rest of the supporting cast in this one, 0:05:40.200 --> 0:05:43.320 is there anything that surprised you about how the Sixers 0:05:43.320 --> 0:05:48.800 came out in Game one? Just how fast they were 0:05:49.160 --> 0:05:52.200 And they've been talking all week about making sure that 0:05:52.279 --> 0:05:54.680 things aren't stagging, that the ball is moving, that's where 0:05:54.680 --> 0:05:57.960 they're at their very best. And the way the ball moved, 0:05:58.120 --> 0:06:01.120 specifically in the first quarter putting up thirty five points, 0:06:01.520 --> 0:06:03.720 and the flow in which it seemed like they were 0:06:03.720 --> 0:06:06.479 getting it done. They had eight assists, aren't in the 0:06:06.520 --> 0:06:09.400 first quarter on their twelve field goals. So again, just 0:06:09.440 --> 0:06:12.720 sharing the basketball and trusting one another and following through 0:06:12.800 --> 0:06:15.200 with what the game plan was against that defense. The 0:06:15.279 --> 0:06:17.640 trap was coming from a lot of different ways, and 0:06:17.720 --> 0:06:19.760 being spoke about it earlier in the week, where the 0:06:19.760 --> 0:06:22.040 ball is in the air and the extra man is 0:06:22.080 --> 0:06:25.240 coming on the help and that's exactly what they did. 0:06:25.279 --> 0:06:28.960 And as a result, and again we'll get into players 0:06:29.000 --> 0:06:32.279 individually and how they did things. And you mentioned his 0:06:32.400 --> 0:06:36.880 impact despite not having a big statistical line against the 0:06:36.920 --> 0:06:40.839 Toronto Raptors, his attention out there and his awareness aware 0:06:40.839 --> 0:06:43.919 as teammates were when those double teams were coming was 0:06:44.000 --> 0:06:47.640 clearly on full display. And I just I figured for me, 0:06:47.880 --> 0:06:50.599 just following through the game plan understanding what they did 0:06:50.720 --> 0:06:54.800 the offensive rebounds, of course, and to also protect the 0:06:54.839 --> 0:06:58.119 basketball the way that they did, to allow themselves to 0:06:58.240 --> 0:07:02.160 keep those extra shots that are needed in any basketball game. 0:07:02.279 --> 0:07:04.800 While they only had two more field goal attempts and 0:07:04.880 --> 0:07:08.880 the Raptors did on Saturday, they were all very important 0:07:09.040 --> 0:07:12.680 and to still shoot at a very high percentage and 0:07:12.880 --> 0:07:16.400 also make your threes. That is what impressed me the 0:07:16.440 --> 0:07:18.800 most is that they got to They got back to 0:07:18.840 --> 0:07:22.400 Sixers basketball, which is sharing the basketball and trusting one 0:07:22.400 --> 0:07:28.280 another and everyone benefited from it. 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As Lauren 0:08:04.840 --> 0:08:08.000 and Devon began to get into it a little bit, 0:08:08.280 --> 0:08:10.960 the one hundred and thirty one points in the twenty 0:08:11.000 --> 0:08:13.960 point wins a number that stands out from the team perspective. 0:08:14.320 --> 0:08:18.800 Maxi's thirty eight points, of course, that stands out limiting 0:08:18.840 --> 0:08:23.960 themselves the Sixers, that is, to four total turnovers against 0:08:23.960 --> 0:08:27.760 a team that turns opposing teams over so much in 0:08:27.800 --> 0:08:33.360 the Raptors, super impressive showing. James Harden well Joel Embiad 0:08:33.400 --> 0:08:37.400 first zero turnovers for MBAD, and he talked a little 0:08:37.400 --> 0:08:39.680 bit about that post game about how he's not sure 0:08:39.720 --> 0:08:42.880 if he's ever had zero turnovers in his career against 0:08:42.920 --> 0:08:44.880 the Raptors, and I had to go a few years 0:08:44.920 --> 0:08:46.960 back to even find it. But it was in game 0:08:47.000 --> 0:08:50.559 one of the last time these two teams met in 0:08:50.679 --> 0:08:53.520 the playoffs, when he had a zero turnover game, but 0:08:53.559 --> 0:08:56.679 it wasn't his best game and they lost. Just so 0:08:56.760 --> 0:08:59.880 happens that he had another zero turnover game in a 0:09:00.080 --> 0:09:04.760 strong Sixers win this time around, and James Harden with 0:09:04.760 --> 0:09:09.240 the fourteen assists, only had one turnover and to tie 0:09:09.280 --> 0:09:12.560 it in with Maxie as he starred on the night 0:09:13.080 --> 0:09:15.920 Harden's fourteen assists. My favorite, and I think the favorite 0:09:15.920 --> 0:09:20.800 of many, was the full court bounce pass from Harden 0:09:21.120 --> 0:09:25.640 to Maxie. It was electric, amazing pass, amazing finish by 0:09:25.679 --> 0:09:29.720 Tyrese Maxie on the reverse part of his twenty one 0:09:29.800 --> 0:09:32.839 point third quarter. But a great pass and a really 0:09:32.840 --> 0:09:35.480 good job by the Sixers to value the basketball in 0:09:35.480 --> 0:09:39.120 a playoff setting that went a long way towards them 0:09:39.320 --> 0:09:42.320 winning the game. And that was maybe my favorite play 0:09:42.320 --> 0:09:46.719 at the game. The Harden pass to Maxie. It was otherworldly. 0:09:46.760 --> 0:09:48.920 It was one of the better passes I've ever seen 0:09:49.120 --> 0:09:52.520 covering this game, and at just the perfect time. We've 0:09:52.520 --> 0:09:54.839 talked about Tyrese quite a bit already, we will talk 0:09:54.840 --> 0:09:57.079 about him more. I wanted to echo something to Van, 0:09:57.200 --> 0:10:00.360 said coach Doc Rivers after the game said pace was 0:10:00.400 --> 0:10:02.439 a huge factor. As I said before the game, pace 0:10:02.559 --> 0:10:04.360 is vital for us because I think the team is 0:10:04.840 --> 0:10:07.400 the team is small, and the bigger team has more pace, 0:10:07.840 --> 0:10:10.560 that bigger team becomes more powerful. I thought we did 0:10:10.559 --> 0:10:13.480 that tonight, and we rebounded the ball, which was big. 0:10:13.679 --> 0:10:16.719 We talked a little bit about what the key factors 0:10:16.760 --> 0:10:19.760 in this series would be rebounding, of course one of them. 0:10:20.000 --> 0:10:22.199 The Sixers ended up taking a thirty nine and thirty 0:10:22.240 --> 0:10:25.480 six rebounding advantage. It was a little bit steeper at halftime, 0:10:25.800 --> 0:10:27.959 but I like what you said, Matt. The turnovers were 0:10:27.960 --> 0:10:31.600 absolutely huge. The Sixers limit themselves to just three while 0:10:31.640 --> 0:10:33.960 the Raptors had eight. I want to go ahead and 0:10:34.000 --> 0:10:36.079 dive straight into questions, and I'm going to go ahead 0:10:36.120 --> 0:10:38.840 and take the first one that comes from Remy and 0:10:38.880 --> 0:10:42.840 I really appreciate as always folks that are listening internationally, 0:10:42.920 --> 0:10:46.000 So if you're not from around the Philadelphia area, let 0:10:46.040 --> 0:10:48.120 us know where you are from and where you're listening from. 0:10:48.120 --> 0:10:51.080 Thank you so much for tuning in folks like Remy, 0:10:51.160 --> 0:10:53.880 who says Hi, Lauren, Matt, and Devon. I stayed up 0:10:53.960 --> 0:10:56.200 until three am to watch the game here in France. 0:10:56.400 --> 0:11:00.200 Zero regrets a simple question, how were the vibes between 0:11:00.240 --> 0:11:03.280 the players following the game and today at practice? Thank you? 0:11:03.720 --> 0:11:05.959 I just got home from Sixers practice. They had a 0:11:06.000 --> 0:11:09.520 film session and some media availability afterwards. If you want 0:11:09.520 --> 0:11:11.680 to know how the vibes were at Sixers practice, I 0:11:11.679 --> 0:11:13.400 think all I need to tell you was that Joel 0:11:13.600 --> 0:11:17.840 closed down practice by singing some opera vibing to some 0:11:17.880 --> 0:11:20.600 classical tunes, and he is a man of the arts. 0:11:20.760 --> 0:11:23.480 He is a refined gentleman, and we saw that today 0:11:23.720 --> 0:11:26.600 the vibes were extremely high. Joel, of course joking around 0:11:26.600 --> 0:11:28.600 with his teammates, getting a little bit of flak for 0:11:28.679 --> 0:11:32.360 his musical choice. The vibes really all seasons, though, have 0:11:32.480 --> 0:11:34.200 been great, and I want to ask you guys about that. 0:11:34.280 --> 0:11:37.560 I should add that the guys are taking this extremely seriously. 0:11:37.760 --> 0:11:40.200 Last night, I sort of tried to bait Tyrese Maxie 0:11:40.200 --> 0:11:44.120 into talking about his incredible performance, and he wasn't super 0:11:44.160 --> 0:11:47.200 willing to do so, considering that the task ahead is 0:11:47.240 --> 0:11:50.040 still really big and this could still be a very 0:11:50.120 --> 0:11:53.000 challenging series. Danny Green said this morning that the series 0:11:53.040 --> 0:11:56.880 doesn't actually start until someone steals and away games. So 0:11:56.920 --> 0:11:58.640 the Sixers held it down the way they were supposed 0:11:58.679 --> 0:12:01.120 to last night. But they are very much taking on 0:12:01.160 --> 0:12:03.840 a businessman's mentality into the rest of the series, at 0:12:03.920 --> 0:12:06.400 least from what I have seen so far. That being set, 0:12:06.480 --> 0:12:10.000 I'm seeing some other questions. Chris and Sean, both new 0:12:10.080 --> 0:12:13.920 to Sixers Twitter spaces, both new to maybe Sixer's fandom. 0:12:13.960 --> 0:12:15.960 I don't want to assume, but the vibes are something 0:12:16.000 --> 0:12:18.280 we've talked about all season long. So, Matt Devon, I 0:12:18.320 --> 0:12:20.360 don't know if you guys have any specific memories of 0:12:20.480 --> 0:12:23.480 opportunities for team building. We talk a ton about it 0:12:23.520 --> 0:12:25.680 with Joel and Bead and Tyrese Maxie. Now we've talked 0:12:25.679 --> 0:12:28.400 about it with Tyrese Maxie and James Harden. Matt, I 0:12:28.480 --> 0:12:30.480 know you saw a couple things in game last night 0:12:30.480 --> 0:12:32.960 that you really liked communication wise. So when you think 0:12:33.000 --> 0:12:35.160 about what stands out in terms of chemistry and how 0:12:35.200 --> 0:12:38.120 this team is building within itself outside of maybe singing 0:12:38.120 --> 0:12:41.000 opera together, what have you seen, Matt this season that 0:12:41.120 --> 0:12:43.120 stands out for folks that might be a little newer 0:12:43.320 --> 0:12:46.880 to the Sixers family. I put, first of all, I 0:12:46.920 --> 0:12:52.040 put the Joel singing and dancing video in the space here, 0:12:52.080 --> 0:12:55.240 so if you're listening to this live on Twitter, you 0:12:55.240 --> 0:12:57.560 can check that out as we go. If you're listening 0:12:58.760 --> 0:13:01.000 to the podcast version, I guess that would be in 0:13:01.000 --> 0:13:04.400 the future and we're in the past right now, which 0:13:04.480 --> 0:13:09.160 is that's wild, But seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feed 0:13:09.320 --> 0:13:11.720 and you can check it out on Twitter on Lauren's 0:13:11.760 --> 0:13:14.280 Twitter at Lauren m Rose and the MBAD video that 0:13:14.440 --> 0:13:19.199 is incredible content from practice and film, post practice, post 0:13:19.240 --> 0:13:22.600 film the day after this game. One win. But to 0:13:22.760 --> 0:13:26.000 the question about the vibes and building them all season 0:13:26.040 --> 0:13:29.160 long and how they looked last night, one of our 0:13:29.160 --> 0:13:33.360 favorite things to talk about was George Niang celebrating his 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:37.120 threes and his maid threes with the three fingers to 0:13:37.160 --> 0:13:42.640 the head, smacking his head celebration, and Tyrese Maxie did it, 0:13:43.280 --> 0:13:46.719 and Niang on the bench at the time, saw it 0:13:46.760 --> 0:13:51.160 and was very looked to be very excited about Tyrese 0:13:51.360 --> 0:13:55.720 doing the celebration, And I think that's a great example 0:13:55.800 --> 0:13:59.360 of the rhythm that they were in, how good they 0:13:59.360 --> 0:14:01.760 were feeling out their play, and when you play such 0:14:01.800 --> 0:14:05.480 a clean basketball game and you stick to your scouting 0:14:05.480 --> 0:14:08.840 report and you execute so very well and you get 0:14:08.840 --> 0:14:13.480 a flat out phenomenal performance from a young rising star 0:14:13.520 --> 0:14:17.520 in Tyrese Maxie, you could look everywhere on the court 0:14:17.559 --> 0:14:21.280 at any one time and see some cool reactions and 0:14:21.320 --> 0:14:24.920 the chemistry on full display, including on the Maxie deep 0:14:25.600 --> 0:14:30.640 heat check three shake, Milton skipping down the sideline just 0:14:30.760 --> 0:14:34.240 excited about seeing that shot go down and Maxie was 0:14:34.280 --> 0:14:37.320 in such a flow, such a rhythm that it was 0:14:37.320 --> 0:14:39.000 cool to see. But for me, the one that stood 0:14:39.000 --> 0:14:43.680 out was Maxie doing the Niang celebration in Niang appreciating it, 0:14:43.720 --> 0:14:47.360 but also Tyrese when he was on the sidelines returning 0:14:47.360 --> 0:14:51.000 the favor. So George hit one from beyond late and 0:14:51.200 --> 0:14:55.240 Maxi hit the gritty on the sidelines. So there was 0:14:55.280 --> 0:14:56.920 a lot. There was a lot to take in and 0:14:56.960 --> 0:15:00.280 it was awesome. Worth noting that James Harden also in 0:15:00.320 --> 0:15:02.760 on the George Niang celebration and for those that haven't 0:15:02.760 --> 0:15:04.600 seen it, you should watch for it. George is going 0:15:04.640 --> 0:15:07.360 to hit more threes down the stretch. In this playoff run. 0:15:07.680 --> 0:15:11.480 He smacks himself in the head so hard after every three. 0:15:11.560 --> 0:15:14.920 I can't imagine that that's necessarily healthy for him, but 0:15:14.920 --> 0:15:16.680 it gets him hyped up and apparently it gets his 0:15:16.760 --> 0:15:19.840 teammates hyped up as well. Another chemistry piece I wanted 0:15:19.880 --> 0:15:23.200 to shout out. The Sixers, of course, had four full 0:15:23.280 --> 0:15:26.080 practice days plus a shoot around heading into this game, 0:15:26.120 --> 0:15:29.240 so five consecutive opportunities to get some run in together. 0:15:29.320 --> 0:15:32.000 Continue building chemistry, which has been a huge theme since 0:15:32.040 --> 0:15:35.120 the acquisition. Of James Harden and on one of the 0:15:35.120 --> 0:15:38.120 practice days, Thurst Day, if I'm not mistaken, things got 0:15:38.160 --> 0:15:41.120 a little bit heated. Joel Embiid talked about it immediately 0:15:41.160 --> 0:15:43.320 following practice. He said he locked to Bias Harris up 0:15:43.320 --> 0:15:46.640 to Bias, got really frustrated and that we the media 0:15:46.720 --> 0:15:49.920 should ask to buyas how that went down and to Bias. 0:15:50.000 --> 0:15:52.680 Then last night described exactly that practice, and he said, 0:15:52.720 --> 0:15:54.640 it's the best thing that this team can have is 0:15:54.680 --> 0:15:57.400 to be really competitive with one another, to be pushing 0:15:57.400 --> 0:16:00.000 each other. He said at the end of that practice 0:16:00.040 --> 0:16:02.480 they were ready to kill one another jokingly, of course, 0:16:02.960 --> 0:16:06.160 but that everything transferred over into the team group chat. 0:16:06.160 --> 0:16:09.400 They were still fighting about that practice afterwards. So to me, 0:16:09.480 --> 0:16:12.480 that just shows how much this group cares about figuring 0:16:12.480 --> 0:16:14.960 out how to play together and then figuring out how 0:16:14.960 --> 0:16:17.560 to get better. And that's what this week has been 0:16:17.600 --> 0:16:19.480 all about. Devon, I don't know if you have any 0:16:19.520 --> 0:16:22.440 favorite chemistry moments or anything you've been watching for encourt 0:16:22.560 --> 0:16:24.840 or off court chemistry, but what have you seen from 0:16:24.840 --> 0:16:27.880 this group? I have a few f you don't mind, 0:16:27.920 --> 0:16:31.080 I'll run through them quickly. To the terrorist Maxie, he 0:16:31.240 --> 0:16:34.320 checked part two possessions, in particular, when he was hot 0:16:34.320 --> 0:16:36.520 in the third quarter and he passed the basketball at shake, 0:16:36.600 --> 0:16:39.240 Milton gave him the ball back, and that was because 0:16:39.520 --> 0:16:42.560 it's just the cardinal rule of if you're hot, you 0:16:42.680 --> 0:16:44.760 keep feeding that guy, and you keep finding that guy 0:16:44.840 --> 0:16:46.960 and shaking. Milton was in the moment just like the 0:16:47.040 --> 0:16:50.360 fans were in witnessing that performance that he put on 0:16:50.400 --> 0:16:52.920 in a third quarter. He also had a mismatch where 0:16:52.920 --> 0:16:54.880 he felt like he'd use his speed, but instead he 0:16:54.920 --> 0:16:56.880 decided to shoot the three pointers and he made them. 0:16:56.880 --> 0:16:59.600 So that was one for me and just a recognition 0:16:59.640 --> 0:17:02.160 of the team. He made an understanding what was what 0:17:02.200 --> 0:17:04.840 was the show and what was more important as well 0:17:04.880 --> 0:17:08.119 in that moment. Number two was another subtle thing for 0:17:08.200 --> 0:17:11.359 me watching Joelanbad for his entire career, he always on 0:17:11.440 --> 0:17:13.960 free throws. If he's not at the free throw line 0:17:14.080 --> 0:17:17.960 or certainly on the blocks for a spot as a rebounder, 0:17:18.000 --> 0:17:21.159 he always goes back to the other end. And for 0:17:21.320 --> 0:17:24.640 me and him, I've always noticed that he goes back 0:17:24.680 --> 0:17:27.280 and very rarely does he acknowledge it. Where we all 0:17:27.320 --> 0:17:29.760 see it his teammate at the foul line or a 0:17:29.760 --> 0:17:34.280 good play and he's starting now to with Tobias Hairs specifically, 0:17:34.320 --> 0:17:37.200 I saw they point and they acknowledge each other after 0:17:37.240 --> 0:17:40.240 the maid free throw, the first one before the second 0:17:40.240 --> 0:17:42.879 one is attempted. So that's something small for me as well. 0:17:43.400 --> 0:17:47.320 And off the floor, Lauren, I gotta pour you in 0:17:47.400 --> 0:17:50.760 on this one because of the podcast the Big Niang Theory, 0:17:50.920 --> 0:17:54.800 which is George Niang being able to have these really 0:17:54.880 --> 0:17:58.880 interesting conversations and have some fun with his teammates as 0:17:58.880 --> 0:18:01.080 a new person here in the city and with this 0:18:01.240 --> 0:18:04.240 organization and with these players that he didn't know much about, 0:18:04.440 --> 0:18:06.959 and to your point, as you always laid out, the 0:18:07.000 --> 0:18:09.840 goal is to get to know his teammates better. He 0:18:09.880 --> 0:18:12.120 has done that and he shared that with everyone else. 0:18:12.160 --> 0:18:15.080 So for me, that is a team building thing that 0:18:15.880 --> 0:18:19.119 I feel like is important for this basketball team. And 0:18:19.160 --> 0:18:22.200 it was also important during the time where the saga 0:18:22.320 --> 0:18:25.199 was going on early on before the trade was executed, 0:18:25.520 --> 0:18:28.880 and needed to make sure that something good was going on, 0:18:28.960 --> 0:18:31.840 something good was positive happening, And I think that that 0:18:31.920 --> 0:18:35.800 was something for me that has helped out the season. 0:18:36.200 --> 0:18:38.879 I did not pay Devon Givens to advertise the Big 0:18:38.960 --> 0:18:42.239 Niang Theory on this podcast, just now, but I appreciate it. 0:18:42.280 --> 0:18:44.240 If you are new to the Sixers community, that would 0:18:44.240 --> 0:18:47.080 actually be a great place to start. George Niang is 0:18:47.119 --> 0:18:50.640 a talented basketball player and an even more talented, in 0:18:50.680 --> 0:18:54.760 my opinion, podcaster. He's absolutely excellent. His podcast is The 0:18:54.760 --> 0:18:57.399 Big Niang Theory with George Niang. He graciously lets me 0:18:57.520 --> 0:19:00.600 tag along and have conversations with some of his teammates 0:19:00.640 --> 0:19:02.680 to get to know each other better on and off 0:19:02.800 --> 0:19:05.919 the floor. The most recent episode features the person who 0:19:05.960 --> 0:19:07.880 our Next Question is about. But in case you need 0:19:07.920 --> 0:19:10.520 more incentive to listen, we so far have episodes with 0:19:10.640 --> 0:19:13.199 and Matt tell me if I'm missing anybody but fur 0:19:13.280 --> 0:19:19.359 concorkmas Tyrese, Maxie, Matise, Thiable Shake, Milton, Joel Embiid and 0:19:19.520 --> 0:19:22.280 most recently, Tobias Harris. If you're a big fan, if 0:19:22.320 --> 0:19:24.960 you're a small fan, if you're new to the family, listen, 0:19:25.080 --> 0:19:27.280 get to know these guys. There's so much to love 0:19:27.320 --> 0:19:29.960 about this Sixer's team, and it's been an absolute pleasure 0:19:30.560 --> 0:19:32.639 to do that with George. And I think you're right, Davon. 0:19:32.720 --> 0:19:35.240 I think it's helped in creating chemistry. And I also 0:19:35.359 --> 0:19:38.720 think that the podcast not necessarily helping greet the chemistry, 0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:42.399 but a testimony to the chemistry that they've developed, that 0:19:42.480 --> 0:19:44.600 they want to have deep conversations with each other, that 0:19:44.640 --> 0:19:48.080 George's teammates want to participate in this podcast to support 0:19:48.200 --> 0:19:51.480 him in something that he enjoys doing. It's been really cool. 0:19:51.520 --> 0:19:53.920 So follow the Big Niang theory wherever you get your podcasts. 0:19:53.960 --> 0:19:56.800 The most recent episode features Tobias Harris. It happens to 0:19:56.800 --> 0:19:58.960 be my favorite episode that we've done so far. I 0:19:59.000 --> 0:20:00.840 love all of them, but this one really pushed me 0:20:00.880 --> 0:20:03.600 to think a little bit differently and I really appreciated 0:20:03.640 --> 0:20:06.280 that from Tobias. It showed exactly why he's been the 0:20:06.359 --> 0:20:09.840 leader of this team all season long and before this 0:20:09.920 --> 0:20:13.880 season even started. And Kelsey says, Tobias was on fire 0:20:14.040 --> 0:20:17.919 last night, looking aggressive and looking happy out there. I 0:20:17.960 --> 0:20:21.040 saw what you saw, Kelsey. Thanks for the note devon 0:20:21.119 --> 0:20:23.840 what stood out to you about Tobias's performance last night? 0:20:24.680 --> 0:20:28.320 As always not thinking, just playing and doing what he 0:20:28.400 --> 0:20:31.320 does and once he got it going early the back 0:20:31.359 --> 0:20:34.200 door saw the one back Door played earlier on in 0:20:34.280 --> 0:20:37.639 the game, the communication between he and his teammates to 0:20:37.640 --> 0:20:40.280 get an easy bucket at the room knocking down his 0:20:40.400 --> 0:20:43.760 three pointers, aggressively going to the basket, six free throw 0:20:43.800 --> 0:20:46.320 attempts for him as well, and he was very active 0:20:46.359 --> 0:20:49.240 in helping out overall. As he mentioned on Tuesday, the 0:20:49.400 --> 0:20:52.960 first opportunity we had to be at practice, he mentioned, 0:20:53.000 --> 0:20:55.960 like we all have about the glass, getting on the 0:20:56.000 --> 0:20:58.439 glass and helping out on the rebounding side so they 0:20:58.520 --> 0:21:01.880 don't have a bunch of off into rebounds. Well, he 0:21:01.960 --> 0:21:05.280 was battling and he had one offensive rebound that led 0:21:05.280 --> 0:21:08.160 to another bucket. I believe it was either Danny Green 0:21:08.160 --> 0:21:10.440 three or Matista with three. I don't remember exactly, but 0:21:10.680 --> 0:21:12.919 he had an offensive rebound that led to a bucket 0:21:12.960 --> 0:21:15.720 for the team, and I believe that was the Matissa 0:21:15.760 --> 0:21:17.760 one Devon And I feel like that was such I mean, 0:21:17.920 --> 0:21:20.280 the offensive rebound plus the three from someone that you're 0:21:20.280 --> 0:21:23.000 not relying heavily on for three. Yes, that was honestly 0:21:23.000 --> 0:21:25.679 a really good look into how things were going for 0:21:25.720 --> 0:21:29.679 the Sixers last night. So I loved that. Sure, yeah, yeah, sorry, 0:21:30.119 --> 0:21:33.440 yeah no. And he just helped out all around. And 0:21:33.520 --> 0:21:35.120