WEBVTT - Rewind vs. New York Knicks - 11/20/19

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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. Back

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<v Speaker 1>him home. In another win for the Philadelphia seventy Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>to begin this three game homestand one nine Sixers fend

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<v Speaker 1>off the New York Knicks. Hey doon, I'm Brian Selter

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<v Speaker 1>down here at this center. Seventy Sixers, down by as

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<v Speaker 1>much as seventeen points late in the third quarter, manage

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<v Speaker 1>to find a way their defense lockdown. I thought Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons was great in getting his group rolling, and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers then went on a twenty three to five run

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<v Speaker 1>to take a lead in the fourth quarter. And even

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<v Speaker 1>though New York managed to keep it close and they

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<v Speaker 1>hung around and they put up a fight against the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers got a nice timely three pointer from Mike

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<v Speaker 1>Scott to make it ninety three ninety down the stretch

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<v Speaker 1>and they never look back from there. Sixers improved to

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<v Speaker 1>nine and five with the win tonight. They remain perfect

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<v Speaker 1>at home. They are five and oh on the year.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers one of three teams in the NBA to

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<v Speaker 1>stay perfect at home. And yeah, Ben Simmons played forty

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<v Speaker 1>one almost forty two minutes. Tonight finished with eighteen points,

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<v Speaker 1>season high, thirteen assists, seven rebounds, just one turnover. He

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<v Speaker 1>was plus ten for the Sixers that was tied for

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<v Speaker 1>high among the starters along with Joel Embiid. He was

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<v Speaker 1>great and getting the Sixers going, giving them a spark

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<v Speaker 1>when they needed because the Sixers, they were down seventy

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<v Speaker 1>seven to sixty middle of the third quarter and you're

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<v Speaker 1>looking around, it's like someone's got to step up, Someone's

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<v Speaker 1>got to give this team a needed timely boost, and

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<v Speaker 1>in the case of tonight's game, that was Ben Simmons.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel Embiid twenty three points, twelve rebounds, five assists, two

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<v Speaker 1>block shots. Did have a scary turnover late in the

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<v Speaker 1>game that Julius Randall was able to pry away, but

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<v Speaker 1>thanks to some really weird shot selection from Marcus Morris

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<v Speaker 1>Senior in the closing moments of the game, the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers survived, got stops they needed to, and then were

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<v Speaker 1>able to score on the other end. But for the

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<v Speaker 1>most part tonight, the Knicks did not have an answer

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<v Speaker 1>for Joel Embiid, and he was able to get to

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<v Speaker 1>the free throw line that helped the Sixers. As of late,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers weren't getting the line frequently. Joel Embiid helped

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<v Speaker 1>the team do that tonight. He was eight of twelve

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<v Speaker 1>from the stripe despite going seven of nineteen from the

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<v Speaker 1>field and one of seven from three. But the one

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<v Speaker 1>three pointer Joel Embiid did hit got the Sixers right

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<v Speaker 1>in the good spot in the fourth quarter, so that

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<v Speaker 1>was nice to see as well. Tobias Harris with fourteen,

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<v Speaker 1>Al Horford with seven, fur Concork Moss filling in for

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson tonight in a starting role, only played sixteen

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<v Speaker 1>minutes finish with two points. But yeah, let's talk about

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Scott twelve points all on his four three pointers,

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<v Speaker 1>four rebounds, and he was a good defensive presence when

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers needed him and they were locking down the

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<v Speaker 1>second half. Eleven points for James and as the third

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench, Shake Milton six points seven formatistible. And

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<v Speaker 1>you know who else was important in the seventy six

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<v Speaker 1>has come back cause that would be Trey Burke who

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<v Speaker 1>had nine points. He was plus four in fourteen minutes.

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Burke came in in the second half, played alongside

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons, and there seemed to be a pretty good

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<v Speaker 1>chemistry there. Burke with a big steal to set up

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<v Speaker 1>an allub lib to Ben Simmons, drove to the basket himself,

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<v Speaker 1>then came up with another steal. Very good job by

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Burke in tonight's game in the seventy six ers

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<v Speaker 1>one oh nine, one o four victory. I'm Brian Seltzer

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<v Speaker 1>right now. A little bit of Brett Brown postgame courtesy

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<v Speaker 1>of NBC Sports Philadelphia. We were searching for sure. You know,

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<v Speaker 1>It's like we had a hard time guarding them. They

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<v Speaker 1>were making shots and you know, you're looking down the bench,

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<v Speaker 1>and we tried you know, Firk, and we tried shake

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<v Speaker 1>you know, Montis were trying to grow, and we ended up,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, leaning on Trey Burke as a two somebody

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<v Speaker 1>that could do some stuff off a live ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>I thought his intensity changed the pay, the speed, the

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<v Speaker 1>the energy in the gym, and uh, you know ended

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<v Speaker 1>up going with Mike Uh probably a little bit more

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<v Speaker 1>than all down the stretch. Um played Ben more than

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<v Speaker 1>I normally would want to to pace him out. But yes,

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<v Speaker 1>we we were searching for a while. I was speak

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<v Speaker 1>of Ben lug and looked at speak to tonight, thought

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<v Speaker 1>the leadership in the hustle, and he's just real emotional

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<v Speaker 1>out there. He was the bell ringer. And you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you could have gone a few places and thought there

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<v Speaker 1>was some candidates that should warrant consideration. But I thought

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<v Speaker 1>Ben's intensity, defensive intensity was as good as it's been. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I think that him in his leadership, you know, sort

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<v Speaker 1>of controlling the game and and giving him the freedom

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<v Speaker 1>to make play calls after free throws as an example,

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<v Speaker 1>and him doing a great job of being smart of

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<v Speaker 1>what that looked like. I thought he was outstanding with

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<v Speaker 1>his his his presence. I really thought he's helped change

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<v Speaker 1>the whole landscape, especially in the second half. Before the

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<v Speaker 1>game you talked about your page. I would think you

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<v Speaker 1>had to be happy with what you got tonight. They

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<v Speaker 1>really made some big plays. We searched, you know, to

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<v Speaker 1>Tom's question, I kept searching trying to find something. I

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<v Speaker 1>went away. We tried Firk, I went away from him,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we tried shake. I went away from him.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought James Ennis came in and played well and

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<v Speaker 1>hit some big shots when we needed and then you know,

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<v Speaker 1>as I said, you end up going to a point

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<v Speaker 1>guard and you know, a scoring point guard like like

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<v Speaker 1>Trey is and treating him like AI, you know, like

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<v Speaker 1>let him just kind of run off the ball and

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<v Speaker 1>looping him up and giving him the all and putting

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<v Speaker 1>him in pick and rolls, and you know, I thought,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought he was really good. But the iterations to

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<v Speaker 1>get to that, we're frustrating. That was a key sequence

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<v Speaker 1>in tonight's game, and a key roll of the dice

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<v Speaker 1>by Brett Brownigo with Trey Burke. He, along with Ben Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>a big reason why the seventy Sixers found an extra

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<v Speaker 1>gear lockdown defensively, got things going on the other end,

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<v Speaker 1>and managed to pull off a win tonight over the

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<v Speaker 1>next one on nine one o four, despite trailing by

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<v Speaker 1>as much as seventeen points worth the Sixers, that's how

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<v Speaker 1>much they were down by. In the third quarter, Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>improved to nine and five. They stay unbeaten at home,

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<v Speaker 1>five and oz down here at the center, and they're

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<v Speaker 1>going to be here for a minute. Big second half

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<v Speaker 1>from these seventy Sixers, especially a big answer in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter, out scoring the next by ten to overcome

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<v Speaker 1>a seventeen point deficit in tonight twenty nine one O

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<v Speaker 1>four win. I'm Brian Seltzer, seventy six ers, now nine

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<v Speaker 1>and five on the year. Tom mc ginnis, I point too,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not sure about you. Maybe I'll steal some thunder.

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<v Speaker 1>I point to a Ben Simmons reverse jam, followed by

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<v Speaker 1>immediately on the next next trip down the floor, Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons sideline steal that resulted in another Sixers basket and

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<v Speaker 1>then Trey Burroke helping things Along that point, the intensity

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<v Speaker 1>of the game seemed to change with the Sixers down fifteen,

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<v Speaker 1>and from there you got to give the squad credit.

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<v Speaker 1>They locked down defensively, which then led to more opportunities

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<v Speaker 1>in the offensive end. Well, you're point in the right direction,

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<v Speaker 1>and if I'm not mistaken during that span describing it,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, well, Simmons and then you think you're sif Well,

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<v Speaker 1>he's actually had a hand and every single basketing assisted

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<v Speaker 1>on that one at Burke with a cross court skip.

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<v Speaker 1>And that's Coach's point where he really locked down defensively

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<v Speaker 1>and helped out and had a like a never say

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<v Speaker 1>die attitude that helped the Sixers, you know, catapult from

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<v Speaker 1>seventeen down. It was seventy seven to sixty and the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers outscored them forty nine to whatever it was, twenty something.

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<v Speaker 1>That courtesy of Mike Nataro, who's driving home right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Jerry Monzo, of course provides great stats for TV and

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<v Speaker 1>slides us a nugget every now and then too, But

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<v Speaker 1>no doubt about it, Simmons was big. And then I

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<v Speaker 1>go back to a comment and a question made after

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<v Speaker 1>the game Tuesday when the Sixers were most recently home

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<v Speaker 1>and they came from behind, holding Cleveland off the board

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<v Speaker 1>for the last three and a half plus minutes, and

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<v Speaker 1>that is somebody said to coach, you know, you feel

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<v Speaker 1>like you're playing with fire and he said a blowtorch.

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<v Speaker 1>And that is, you know, with the opposing team taking

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<v Speaker 1>these huge leads, it's not a formula for perfection. And

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<v Speaker 1>you have the Sixers are still five and out a

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<v Speaker 1>home five and oh at home. But you know you've

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<v Speaker 1>got to you've gotta play better, and you know they

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<v Speaker 1>had difficulty guarding at times, and you've got to give

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<v Speaker 1>it the Knicks credit. And again the Knicks, you know

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<v Speaker 1>that that was a ball club that you seem like

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<v Speaker 1>they're they're a little better than one and seven on

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<v Speaker 1>the road now, but most importantly, the Sixers got a victory.

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<v Speaker 1>And again, anytime you'll win and have things to pick

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<v Speaker 1>up and fix a little bit, it's never a bad thing.

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<v Speaker 1>And now you come into you know, a team in

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<v Speaker 1>San Antonio struggling. I can't believe that they're in the

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<v Speaker 1>bottom of their division. They lost again the night allowing

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<v Speaker 1>one hundred and thirty eight points down in Washington and

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<v Speaker 1>then not to get too far ahead, but the game

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<v Speaker 1>against Miami, so big weekend. Here is the Sixers with

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<v Speaker 1>these home games and trying to make hay because you

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<v Speaker 1>look out and Toronto wins again. Boston's did a big

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<v Speaker 1>ball game tonight with the Clippers. Milwaukee wins again. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>I know it's early, but if the goal coming in

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<v Speaker 1>was to have the best record in the East, well

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<v Speaker 1>you got to make it up to do and you

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<v Speaker 1>can't slip up against a team like New York at home,

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<v Speaker 1>and the Sixers didn't. Seventy six Ers top of the

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<v Speaker 1>New York Knicks one o nine to one oh four.

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<v Speaker 1>Mike Scott Tom I thought for the first month of

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<v Speaker 1>the season, had a game here and there, but relatively

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<v Speaker 1>fitting in blending in playing his role. No real standout performance.

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<v Speaker 1>I think tonight's game was one where he really put

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<v Speaker 1>his stamp on it. Yeah, no doubt about it. And boy,

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<v Speaker 1>he does the threes are his deal. He certainly can

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<v Speaker 1>add more. He gives toughness and sometimes in tonight's case,

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<v Speaker 1>a little too much with bang In and Niela Keno.

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<v Speaker 1>When Joel was shooting that three, Thank goodness that three

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<v Speaker 1>by and B went in. That was a huge shot.

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<v Speaker 1>Joel's only three. The Sixers took a seven point lead

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<v Speaker 1>with that make. But if that's a second earlier, if

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<v Speaker 1>he's already knocking into that player at that point, that

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<v Speaker 1>three comes off the board and it's a different scenario

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<v Speaker 1>down the stretch. But so that was a mistake. But

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<v Speaker 1>the three point shooting, I mean, there stands still threes.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean that one he shot. I made the joke

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<v Speaker 1>that he stepped off the curb out an FDR park

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<v Speaker 1>and just nailed it. That was a thirty footer. It's

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<v Speaker 1>surprised everybody in the gym, including his own teammates. It's

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<v Speaker 1>all of a sudden, he just iron the iron and

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<v Speaker 1>just nails a deep triple. So to have four in

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<v Speaker 1>a game leading to what was I believe eleven for

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers and at one point in the fourth four

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<v Speaker 1>to the the Sixers four out of eight from three. That's

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<v Speaker 1>how you win the game, I mean, that's how you

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<v Speaker 1>come back. And no, he was great. And you know

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<v Speaker 1>there's been times where cork Mos has been in there,

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<v Speaker 1>or maybe even Thyble or different players, but tonight and

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<v Speaker 1>Ennis was really good again here tonight with double figures eleven,

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<v Speaker 1>particularly in the first half. But tonight was Mike Scott.

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<v Speaker 1>He was a sixth man off the bench in this

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<v Speaker 1>one six Ers over the next one on nine one

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<v Speaker 1>oh four. Also want to give a little spotlight shout

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<v Speaker 1>out to Trey Burke. It was interesting the way Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown used him. But tonight, even going back and revisiting

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<v Speaker 1>a theme from the preseason when the backup primary secondary

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<v Speaker 1>ball handling duties were a big area focus would be

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<v Speaker 1>Trey Burke would be a whole Nato. Brett Brown has

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<v Speaker 1>been consistent in saying different players for different situations, and

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<v Speaker 1>this was a spot tonight where it seemed like it

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<v Speaker 1>lent itself to Trey Burke bringing him in and not

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<v Speaker 1>even in a primary ball handling role. Right. And one

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<v Speaker 1>thing I like about Brett Brown is he's not married

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<v Speaker 1>to something like he was going with Josh Richardson in

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<v Speaker 1>that role in the preseason and yet and that's certainly

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<v Speaker 1>a great option to have, but obviously Josh didn't play tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>This was in response to another topic earlier tonight in

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<v Speaker 1>the pregame press conference, when Coach was asked about the

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<v Speaker 1>coach's challenge right now he doesn't like it, which he said,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, look, I hope my mind changed, but right

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<v Speaker 1>now I don't like it. Point is like with his

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<v Speaker 1>backup point guard thing, as you say, there's gonna be

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<v Speaker 1>different opportunities, and tonight Trey Burke, and it wasn't. I

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<v Speaker 1>believe he only played fourteen minutes. And it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>he had twenty points. He had somewhere around nine, I

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<v Speaker 1>think with those late free throws. But to Coach Brown's point,

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<v Speaker 1>he changed the dynamic. He was aggressive, he was challenging,

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<v Speaker 1>he held his own on defense, and that helped the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers kind of get over the hump. And he was

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<v Speaker 1>out there during key stretches. So as I said, when

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<v Speaker 1>they signed this guy that you know, again he's had

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<v Speaker 1>forty points in an NBA game. There's gonna be a

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<v Speaker 1>time where he has ten or twelve points in a

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<v Speaker 1>pivotal point in a quarter or in a game, and

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<v Speaker 1>tonight the numbers don't necessarily speak that he had, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>like I say, twenty points, but he had a key

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<v Speaker 1>role in this game. And sometimes you need somebody being aggressive.

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<v Speaker 1>Sometimes he handles it too much, sometimes he goes too

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<v Speaker 1>much one on one. But there are elements of his

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<v Speaker 1>game that can put you over the hump, and I

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<v Speaker 1>thought tonight was one of those instances. Alrighty, Tom McGinnis,

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<v Speaker 1>great call, tonight, would play some highlights in a moment.

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<v Speaker 1>Talk to you on Friday. All right, good night, Brian,

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<v Speaker 1>Thank you. Seventy sixers commit a season low ten turnovers

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<v Speaker 1>in tonight's game and beat the Knicks one O nine,

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<v Speaker 1>one O four. The aforementioned radio calls from the one

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<v Speaker 1>and only Tom McGinnis. Oh wait, the opener of what

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<v Speaker 1>is up to this point a season high three game

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<v Speaker 1>homestand for the seventy sixers against the New York Knicks.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm Brian Seltzer down here at the center, and here's

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<v Speaker 1>how this one sounded. Courtesy of the one and only

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<v Speaker 1>Tom McGinnis. Seventy Sixers fell behind early looking to gain ground.

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<v Speaker 1>This gromatic sequence went down side out, Harris will it

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<v Speaker 1>bound and here's a shot by Ben. The crowd loves it.

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<v Speaker 1>A three by Ben Simmons on the catch, the crowd rising.

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<v Speaker 1>He had that three of the preseason, but that is

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<v Speaker 1>his first NBA career three and the crowd loves it.

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<v Speaker 1>It did happen quickly, but it was real. It was spectacular,

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<v Speaker 1>a regular season three pointer from two nineteen All star

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons, and there was no doubt about it. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers and the Knicks very closely engaged early on, the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers only up by two after a quarter twenty seven

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<v Speaker 1>twenty five. Things got more back and forth. In the

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<v Speaker 1>second period. The Knicks used a fourteen to four run

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<v Speaker 1>to take a three point lead. Seventy Sixers had to

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<v Speaker 1>creep back into it. Simmons with it, makes a move

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<v Speaker 1>on more spin's baseline, comes back to the pass in

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<v Speaker 1>tight quarters to shake and Milton scores it. Bilton was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of following Simmons and they're thinking about the rebound,

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<v Speaker 1>and the next thing you know, he got it and

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<v Speaker 1>scored it. The heck of a catch, and now the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers down by four. Yeah, shake Milton gave the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>a little shot in the arm that made it forty

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<v Speaker 1>three to thirty nine. But in the final minutes of

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<v Speaker 1>the first half, it was the seventy Sixers reclaiming the lead.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons with its seventy seconds to go up top

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<v Speaker 1>to bias three ball bucket, eight straight by the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>and it's fifty three forty nine, one minute to go

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<v Speaker 1>and the seventy sixers lead, and it would be fifty

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<v Speaker 1>three fifty one and intermission. In the third quarter, that's

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<v Speaker 1>when things got really out of hand the Knicks. They

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<v Speaker 1>went on a seventeen nothing run, actually getting back to

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<v Speaker 1>their final basket of the first half. The Sixers playing

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<v Speaker 1>the catchup game. This was James Empson, Ben Simmons on

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<v Speaker 1>the move to the corner and it's fakes. Now shoots

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<v Speaker 1>at three and it's n it's knocking down a tray

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<v Speaker 1>and another dish by Ben Simmons is ninth assists and

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<v Speaker 1>James and it's the third is second three. It's a

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<v Speaker 1>five boy game and a ten oh run. Then in

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<v Speaker 1>the fourth more from Joel and b Sixers steal the ball.

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons mix the steel. Joel has it in the lay

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<v Speaker 1>cops in Chaptain. Oh yeah, tied at eighty two. Joel

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<v Speaker 1>and Be two hands slam time out of New York.

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons acrossmitcourt going five on four the Scott for three.

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<v Speaker 1>It's good? Are you Kenny Be? Bike Scott with a

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<v Speaker 1>pull up tray ninety nine ninety five. Here is the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers the chance to win the game. Fifty five seconds

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<v Speaker 1>to go to bias to Joel it bad for three.

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<v Speaker 1>It's top ed a dagger from the top Joel a bed.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six Ers a strong comeback in the second half,

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<v Speaker 1>and they ultimately knock off the Knicks one on nine,

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<v Speaker 1>one O four to improve to nine and five on

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<v Speaker 1>the season. And five and oh down here at the

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<v Speaker 1>center twenty three from him, B twelve on the glass

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<v Speaker 1>for him, five assists as well eighteen points, thirteen assists

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<v Speaker 1>and seven boards for Ben Simmons. Up next for the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>they have the San Antonio Spurs on Friday. In a

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<v Speaker 1>clock we will hit the air with our pregame coverage

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<v Speaker 1>at that point in time. One final time. The final

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<v Speaker 1>scores seventy six Ers one on nine, the Knicks one

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<v Speaker 1>oh four you've been listening to Rewind. Look out for

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