WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 2/23/2019 ~ Rewind vs. Trail Blazers

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<v Speaker 1>This is seventy Sixers. Rewind time now to listen back

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<v Speaker 1>to postgame reaction from the team's most recent game, tough

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<v Speaker 1>one for the seventy Sixers in this Saturday matinee losing

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<v Speaker 1>for the Portland Trailblazers one thirty two one fifteen. Brian

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<v Speaker 1>seltu with you from Sixers dot com. We hope to

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<v Speaker 1>hear from Sixer's head coach Brett Brown, as well as

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<v Speaker 1>maybe some players involved in today's game too much Portland.

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<v Speaker 1>Once again, it's a shame that Joel Embiid wasn't available

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<v Speaker 1>for either of the two matchups and Sixers had against

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<v Speaker 1>Portland this season, given the talent that Portland boasts on

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<v Speaker 1>its front line, in particular use of Nurkis, who just

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<v Speaker 1>started to shake loose thought. The Sixers held him in

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<v Speaker 1>check after about a quarter and a half, but down

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<v Speaker 1>the stretch of the second quarter he started to get

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<v Speaker 1>going and Portland was able to maintain that momentum and

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<v Speaker 1>carried over into the third just blew things open. And

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<v Speaker 1>then Enis Kantner now that Portland has him behind Nurkics,

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<v Speaker 1>that is a tough front line to contend with, and

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<v Speaker 1>those two in Nurkics, Cantoner. Part of the overall theme

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<v Speaker 1>of this game just that Portland was able to take

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers inside, both in terms of drives and

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<v Speaker 1>layups and dunks, and on top of that, obviously rebounding.

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<v Speaker 1>The final margin in that area fifty three two thirty

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<v Speaker 1>three in favor of visiting Portland, and the offensive rebounding

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<v Speaker 1>nineteen for the Trailblazers just seven for the seventy Sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>So it started off relatively encouraging for the Sixers. Portland

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<v Speaker 1>looked a little bit sluggish, but the Trailblazers were able

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<v Speaker 1>to get themselves into a groove. Damian Lillard played in

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<v Speaker 1>control throughout the entire game. They all star with seventeen points,

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<v Speaker 1>five of ten shooting and of his five misses four

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<v Speaker 1>with three point or six rebounds, eight assists. He committed

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<v Speaker 1>just one turnover. Nurkics finished with twenty four and ten

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<v Speaker 1>to go with four assists. Cantoner off the bench with

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<v Speaker 1>sixteen and eight. Jake Layman, who yes, Jake Lahman eight

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<v Speaker 1>points and eleven rebounds, And I thought, you go back

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<v Speaker 1>into this game, this series in the first half where

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<v Speaker 1>Layman just kept going to the glass and grabbing rebounds.

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<v Speaker 1>That was emblematic. A. It was emblematic of what happened

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<v Speaker 1>today's game, and B it almost seemed to invigorate and

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<v Speaker 1>jump start the Portland Trailblazers, one of the bestern teams

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<v Speaker 1>in the Western Conference, and they certainly looked like it

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<v Speaker 1>this afternoon. For the Sixers, they were paced by Ben Simmons.

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons twenty nine points, ten assists, he tied a season

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<v Speaker 1>high and scoring, Ben also bringing down seven rebounds. It

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<v Speaker 1>was his seventh twenty point ten assist game of the season.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Scott thought he was a bright spot. Fifteen points

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<v Speaker 1>a high as a Sixer since the trade six games ago.

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<v Speaker 1>Scott won five of eight from the field, three or

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<v Speaker 1>four outside the arc. He had four rebounds and two assists,

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<v Speaker 1>but he was asked to play a lot out of

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<v Speaker 1>position because the seventy Sixers went slightly small. I believe

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<v Speaker 1>we might have Ben Simmons at the podium. We're gonna

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<v Speaker 1>quickly listen in our ear to see if that is

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<v Speaker 1>indeed the case. As the Sixers, they'll lose one thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one fifteen the Portland Trailblazers. Simmons he had a tough

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<v Speaker 1>game on the defensive end, as I think many of

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers would as they would tell you afterwards, and

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<v Speaker 1>we might hear Brett Brown say, I think Ben is

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<v Speaker 1>he made a quick exit from the podiums who will

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<v Speaker 1>not hear from Ben Simmons will stand by for Brett Brown.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously a game like this against a talented opponent,

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<v Speaker 1>you see where the loss of not having a player

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<v Speaker 1>like Joel E. Bead and of his caliber and his

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<v Speaker 1>abilities hurts the cause. As the Sixers, they just could

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<v Speaker 1>not slow down Nurkicch, especially in some of the pick

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<v Speaker 1>and roll action that Portland started to run with increasing

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<v Speaker 1>effectiveness in the second quarter. And it was another game

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<v Speaker 1>in which Portland was able to outdo the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>in a pretty handy way. Tobias Harris at twenty points,

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<v Speaker 1>he had eight rebounds as well three three pointers, Jimmy

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<v Speaker 1>Butler with fifteen as the Sixers fall the Trailblazers one

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<v Speaker 1>thirty to one fifteen here at the center. So for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers now it's looking ahead to the road as

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<v Speaker 1>the New Orleans Pelicans awaits, and then on Thursday they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to have the Oklahoma City Thunder. No Joel we

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<v Speaker 1>know for sure, most likely in Monday's game against Anthony

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<v Speaker 1>Davis should he play, and the Pelicans, and then they'll reevaluate,

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<v Speaker 1>hopefully at some point before that OKAYC game, or at

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<v Speaker 1>least we'll get another update. But I do think we

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<v Speaker 1>have Brett Brand at the podium here he is. There

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<v Speaker 1>are other pieces that are important, but none as significant

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<v Speaker 1>as that fact. Is that why you went with the

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<v Speaker 1>It was rich like in all, I mean, they had

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<v Speaker 1>four Big Ball wasn't getting it done either, Like, they

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<v Speaker 1>had fourteen offensive rebounds in the first half, and I

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<v Speaker 1>tried to look at Ama like to see if maybe

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<v Speaker 1>that could help with some rebounding stuff, and it didn't.

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<v Speaker 1>And when you when you try that sort of combination

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<v Speaker 1>and that two didn't work, Big Ball didn't work. We

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<v Speaker 1>really didn't fix much with Amida. And so my instinct

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<v Speaker 1>is when the game is clearly leaving us that I'm

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<v Speaker 1>going small, we're gonna switch stuff and we're gonna try

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<v Speaker 1>to speed it up and hunt threes that stuff, and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it still hurt us. But I think they

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<v Speaker 1>only had five. I think up the end up with nineteen,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, so they had five offensive rebounds. Big ball

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<v Speaker 1>hurt us really as it relates. We we can't connect

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<v Speaker 1>the dots to small ball with offensive rebounding. That's not true.

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<v Speaker 1>And so yes to your point about like why did

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<v Speaker 1>we It was for those reasons to a lot more

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<v Speaker 1>loose balls and balls they did. I see. I felt

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<v Speaker 1>that as much as anything we came up with with

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<v Speaker 1>deflections or broken plays, and we didn't come up with

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<v Speaker 1>the end result. I thought initially we did a pretty

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<v Speaker 1>good job of busting some stuff up, but to ultimately

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<v Speaker 1>secure the ball, we didn't do that. We just didn't

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<v Speaker 1>do that. And I would be curious to see the

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<v Speaker 1>percentage of when we didn't do that. How you know,

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<v Speaker 1>somebody's just open at the rim, like they just find

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<v Speaker 1>somebody and there's a there's a one foot shot. But

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<v Speaker 1>I agree with you, Tom, we we did not come

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<v Speaker 1>up with some of those loose ball stuff, and seemed

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<v Speaker 1>to indicate he thought it could have been effort in

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<v Speaker 1>some of those cases. Do you agree or disagree with that? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I'd be better off answering that accurately after I see it. Normally,

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<v Speaker 1>you know you go there when when there's nineteen offensive rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>Normally I do go there. Um, I'm not going to

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<v Speaker 1>do that until I can sort of look at it

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<v Speaker 1>and like feel I can give a studied answer. Um,

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<v Speaker 1>I would answer that like that, I would seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>as the Sixers fall in two games this season to Portland,

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<v Speaker 1>which takes the season series. Tom McGinnis rejoins US now,

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<v Speaker 1>and this is one time the Sixers actually seemed like

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<v Speaker 1>they were getting off to a pretty strong star, but

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<v Speaker 1>particularly down the stretch of the second quarter when Nurkics

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<v Speaker 1>got loose. That was a theme that carried over to

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<v Speaker 1>the third quarter in Portland just opened things up from there. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, what's the phrase in the NBA. There's there's Well,

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<v Speaker 1>you're gonna have games like this, but you don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to have that many, particularly when you're tracking toward a

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<v Speaker 1>season of great proportion. And how the Sixers been playing,

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<v Speaker 1>and this was another one of those clunkers, if you will,

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<v Speaker 1>they have one in Portland. They happened, I get it.

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<v Speaker 1>But tonight or today it happened because the Blazers were

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<v Speaker 1>that much better. And you mentioned Nurkics, that was an

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<v Speaker 1>area there were multiple sequences and matchups where the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>didn't match up, and Nurkics was one of them. And

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<v Speaker 1>with Damian Lillard, you know, Brett Brown talks about one

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<v Speaker 1>five pick and roll being the predominant play in the NBA,

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<v Speaker 1>and specifically in the middle of the court. Well, they

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<v Speaker 1>had that one sequence where it was Lillard their point guard,

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<v Speaker 1>their one tour kitch, their center, their five man, and

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<v Speaker 1>they ran at time and again I believe they scored

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<v Speaker 1>four times in a row and that duo was very

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<v Speaker 1>competent for them, and Lillard you gotta love it. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>the guy can rack up thirty points any night, but

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<v Speaker 1>he was a playmaker and he put his players, his

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<v Speaker 1>teammates in great positions to score. And then I hate

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<v Speaker 1>to go here, but tonight or today, jj Reddick was

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<v Speaker 1>a defensive liability. And again that's the NBA. When there

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<v Speaker 1>is a mismatch, teams are going to go at it.

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<v Speaker 1>It was heartless. And then they come in with Canter

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<v Speaker 1>who was equally as effective off the bench. And again

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<v Speaker 1>a number that I put out toward the end of

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<v Speaker 1>the broadcast or earlier in this postgame coverage, they had

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen dunks or layups at the rim. So that's not

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<v Speaker 1>including their misses. And you talk about Joel being a

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<v Speaker 1>rim protector without him out there, and Boban brings a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit of that, but not so much. Today. They

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<v Speaker 1>were getting a lot of plays at the rim with

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<v Speaker 1>lobs to heartless and Layman and Amino players that you know,

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<v Speaker 1>don't really strike fear. But oh boy, the way they

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<v Speaker 1>were very effective here in this afternoon. Great game for them,

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<v Speaker 1>terrific third quarter. Not so much for the Sixers. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers lose to Portland one thirty two, one fifteen and

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<v Speaker 1>because of some of the shorthandedness with the roster and

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<v Speaker 1>some of the things we heard Brett Brown say he

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<v Speaker 1>was looking for referring to go small ball down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch after he felt like the bigger size lineup with

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<v Speaker 1>boban Mannanovitch wasn't working. Mike Scott got a lot of run. Thought.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, if you're looking at it was the best game,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, no doubt. Yeah, if you're looking for some

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<v Speaker 1>bright spots or civil linings, you learn a little bit

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<v Speaker 1>more about Mike Scott. And he showed what he can do,

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<v Speaker 1>especially on the offensive end with a shot totally. And

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<v Speaker 1>there was one play where he guarded Cantor and he

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<v Speaker 1>locked him up and he did a great job. He

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<v Speaker 1>runs the court and he gets a stand still three

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<v Speaker 1>and you know, at the time I was talking with

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<v Speaker 1>coach Brown again talks about and then is your form

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<v Speaker 1>from out there? And then is he steps at the nine,

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<v Speaker 1>goes straight up, holds, the follow through, sticks the landing,

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<v Speaker 1>buries a three. And that's why you brought him here.

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<v Speaker 1>He brings toughness and he brings the ability to hit

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<v Speaker 1>an outside shot. And yes he did. He played well.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben played well Ben Simmons. I mean there was a

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<v Speaker 1>sequence in the third quarter where Ben Simmons had two

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<v Speaker 1>or three court length drives on an incredible ability. That's

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<v Speaker 1>that's the number one thing he does. And they were

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<v Speaker 1>coming down and making terrific plays too. Like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>great basketball theater, great great play. But if you're the

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers and they're scoring at will, then that takes

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit of the sizzle out of that end

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<v Speaker 1>to end action. But that these guys are phenomenal athletes

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<v Speaker 1>at both ends of the floor. Tremendous skill, JJ world

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<v Speaker 1>class skill as a shooter. They held him in check

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit, as I said, and again, and I

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<v Speaker 1>made this point earlier, but that's where Joel has missed

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<v Speaker 1>on the offensive end, not just scoring, rebounding, rim protection.

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<v Speaker 1>But he helps JJ Reddick in tonight or today. They

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<v Speaker 1>did a great job running him off the line, and

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<v Speaker 1>he missed. I think as a teammate, Joelle and Bead

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<v Speaker 1>speaking of but Ben was terrific, so that was a positive.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's tough and this is a good team and

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<v Speaker 1>under we talked about some underrated players, even though Lillard

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<v Speaker 1>a multiple All Star. But as a group, I think

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<v Speaker 1>they're not maybe given as much credit as they should be.

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<v Speaker 1>Speaking of Portland, seventy six Ers drop a one thirty

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<v Speaker 1>one fifteen decision of the Portland Trailblazers. Two games on

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<v Speaker 1>the road next week, first up at the Pelicans on Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>than Oklahoma City on Thursday, New Orleans. Unfortunately, it's just

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<v Speaker 1>been a little bit of an unhenged state in recent weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>Of course if you read the NBA news you know why.

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<v Speaker 1>But Anthony Davis has still been playing. They've got a

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<v Speaker 1>back to back starting to night at Indian than they

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<v Speaker 1>come home to take on the Lakers. Before the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers bigger part, they played the They finished the

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<v Speaker 1>back to back today, So Davis still being used at times,

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<v Speaker 1>and that's again given the state with the Sixers injury wise,

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<v Speaker 1>that's going to be something to keep an eye on. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>that game of the Lakers is tonight. Lakers even at

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<v Speaker 1>five hundred after big comeback over Houston, Indiana. The feed

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<v Speaker 1>in New Orleans last night and when Day his place,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, he's what he's gonna play halfway, No, he's

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<v Speaker 1>gonna play all out. He's an incredible talent. And again

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<v Speaker 1>drew holiday to the pain of underrated players and that's

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<v Speaker 1>been a difficult place for the six years to play.

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<v Speaker 1>And then and this is you know that game Thursdays

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<v Speaker 1>on national TV. So here you are going on the

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<v Speaker 1>road for five days to play two games. Welcome to

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<v Speaker 1>the new spaced out NBA. By spaced out, I mean

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<v Speaker 1>calendar wise where there are more days off built in

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<v Speaker 1>and understandably so that's just the way it is. And

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<v Speaker 1>that'll ought to be a terrific game. You talk about

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<v Speaker 1>the sex Us have never won there, they have never

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<v Speaker 1>won in Oklahoma. So hopefully Joel will be back for

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<v Speaker 1>that game, but there's no guarantees he again, he was

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<v Speaker 1>gonna be the way it was reported by the team,

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<v Speaker 1>the way they delivered it, I should say that he

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<v Speaker 1>was going to be reevaluated in a week. So that's

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<v Speaker 1>not absolute Locke that he's going to play on Thursday,

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<v Speaker 1>because that would be a week after that All Star break.

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<v Speaker 1>But obviously that that would be big and so this

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<v Speaker 1>is a this is a game. Like I said, I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think you expected a fifteen point defeat here at

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<v Speaker 1>home the Portland. But the Blazers played great and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers got to get into the mix a little bit more.

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<v Speaker 1>And like I said, Brian, hey, what do they average

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers one hundred and fifteen points? They had one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and fifty points, but the Portland average is one

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<v Speaker 1>hundred and eleven, and so my point is they had

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and thirty. We talked about this Thursday. It's

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<v Speaker 1>not the offense, it's the defense, and today that was

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<v Speaker 1>glaring in this game where Portland really exposed the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>on many fronts at that end of the floor and

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<v Speaker 1>especially offensive rebounding. No question, Tom. We will talk to

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<v Speaker 1>you from the Big Easy on Monday one thirty one

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen the final It was the trail Blazers over the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers. Will step aside. One final segment coming up

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<v Speaker 1>Portland Trailblazers opening up a doubleheader of activity down here

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<v Speaker 1>at the South Philadelphia Sports Complex. Big Flyers game over

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<v Speaker 1>against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the link in a little bit.

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<v Speaker 1>But as for today's game, six is trying to split

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<v Speaker 1>the season series against the Portland Trailblazers. They got off

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<v Speaker 1>to a relatively decent start. Things started to pick up

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<v Speaker 1>a little bit and t J McConnell came off the

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<v Speaker 1>bench to provide a spark and here's a steel by

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<v Speaker 1>who else? T J McConnell bust a gap in front

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<v Speaker 1>of Lellard and scores it steel driving lamp. Two point

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<v Speaker 1>game gave the Sixers a two point lead to twenty

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<v Speaker 1>three twenty one. The Trailblazers would be in front twenty

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<v Speaker 1>seven five after twelve minutes of play. Boban Marnyanovitch was

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<v Speaker 1>the hero from a Thursday's game in the win over

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<v Speaker 1>the Miami Heat, he was tremendous. A little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>difficult today, but he helped give the seventy sixers a

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<v Speaker 1>margin in their favor in the second quarter. And now

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<v Speaker 1>here's Jimmy Butler to Bobono, Bobon going right at Anna's

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<v Speaker 1>candor and a big man Bomi, I don't know right

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<v Speaker 1>with a field goal thirty three thirty one sixers. With

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<v Speaker 1>the leap sixers trying to stay in front down the

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<v Speaker 1>stretch of quarter number two. JJ Reddick unable to find

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<v Speaker 1>a stroke for most of the day, only one basket

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<v Speaker 1>and this was it. And here JJ for three that

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<v Speaker 1>rattle spitz goes j J Reddick knocking down his first

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<v Speaker 1>three sixers in thirty three percent from beyond three for nine.

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<v Speaker 1>They had the lead at fifty four fifty three after

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<v Speaker 1>that go in front bucket by JJ Reddick, but Nurkics

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<v Speaker 1>helped the Trailblazers to a fifty nine to fifty six

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<v Speaker 1>margin at the break. Sixers battling uphill and quarter number three,

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<v Speaker 1>Jimmy Butler trying to make an impact. Jimmy Butler drives

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<v Speaker 1>it oh right down the lane, Jimmy Butler with a

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<v Speaker 1>two hand slam. You can clap, you can pot the floor,

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<v Speaker 1>but you gotta go Jimmy Butler. He gets a two

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<v Speaker 1>hand stuff eight point game, but play call ato after

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<v Speaker 1>time out by the Sixers. That made it seventy to

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<v Speaker 1>sixty two Blazers in front. They would widen the gap

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<v Speaker 1>from there. As this sequence demonstrated Portland Bowl one forty

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<v Speaker 1>and the third Plazer's offensively work in front of their

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<v Speaker 1>bench Canter screens for Lillard backdoor Eli Jake Layman puts

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<v Speaker 1>it up an end. He curled from out top down

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<v Speaker 1>low right, the catch and the slam. He's been impressive.

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<v Speaker 1>Another dish by Lillard. He was impressive indeed, finishing with

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<v Speaker 1>eight points and eleven rebounds. The bench player out of

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<v Speaker 1>Maryland seventy sixers. In the final quarter, they were trying

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<v Speaker 1>what they could. Ben Simmons tied a season high on

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<v Speaker 1>the offensive end. Simmons keeps it underhand, Scoop got it.

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<v Speaker 1>They spread the floor, he attacks, twists it up with

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<v Speaker 1>the right hand. Simmons the rebound, the drive and the

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<v Speaker 1>who That's what he brings to the table. It's an

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<v Speaker 1>eighteen point game in the end. Of fifteen point margin

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<v Speaker 1>in favor of the Trailblazers. They defeated the seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>one thirty to one. Fifteen final notes from the final

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<v Speaker 1>stat sheet, seventy six or shot forty eight and a

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<v Speaker 1>half percent from the field, the Trailblazers forty nine and

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<v Speaker 1>a half percent, Portland with five three pointers the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>sixers with nine. Each team with a volume of free throws,

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<v Speaker 1>Portland a little bit better twenty seven to twenty nine

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<v Speaker 1>from the stripe seventy six or twenty two of twenty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Rebounding the key stat in this one, Portland had fifty three,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy sixers thirty three, and on the offensive glass

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<v Speaker 1>it was a plus twelve margin for Rip City nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>to seven. Looking at some individual performers, Ben Simmons, with

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<v Speaker 1>the game high scoring total of twenty ninety also had

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<v Speaker 1>ten assists for another double double to go with seven rebounds.

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<v Speaker 1>Spend was eleven of seventeen from the floor in seven

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<v Speaker 1>of eight from the free throw line twenty points four.

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<v Speaker 1>Tobias Harris, who had three three pointers, he had eight

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds to be Butler with fifteen seventy six on five

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<v Speaker 1>of nine shooting plus two rebounds, two assists. Mike Scott

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<v Speaker 1>a good day in his sixth game as the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six er. It was arguably his best fifteen points, five

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<v Speaker 1>of eight from the floor, three or four from outside

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<v Speaker 1>the arc. He had four rebounds. Yusef Nurkicz was huge

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<v Speaker 1>for the Blazers twenty four points and ten rebounds. Damian

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<v Speaker 1>Lowan with seventeen six and eight. CJ mccollumn with fifteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>including one three. Seventy Sixers with the loss are now

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<v Speaker 1>thirty eight and twenty two on the season, while Portland

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<v Speaker 1>blues to a thirty six and twenty three. Next up

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<v Speaker 1>for the seventy Sixers, New Orleans, eight o'clock Eastern on Monday.

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<v Speaker 1>Pregame underway at seven fifty on some of our Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>rading network affiliates. Divine Gibbons is up next. He's not

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<v Speaker 1>up next. He's just hanging out saying what's up. So

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<v Speaker 1>we're gonna, I'm sure shift on our flagship station on

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<v Speaker 1>the Fanatic the Flyers coverage as they have the stadium

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<v Speaker 1>series game against the Penguins. Hope you enjoy that. Big

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to Carl Namoli and at Dylan McKillen back at

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<v Speaker 1>the studio, Marti Dickerson here and now for the radio,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers, Tom McGinnis, Brian Seltzer saying so long

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<v Speaker 1>for now one final time. The final score it was

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<v Speaker 1>the Portland Trailblazers won thirty and the seventy Sixers one fifteen.

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<v Speaker 1>Have a great rest Saturday from all of us here

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<v Speaker 1>at the Sixers Raiding Network. You've been listening to seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers Rewind. Be sure not to miss new episodes the

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<v Speaker 1>day after each game this season, all year long,