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Speaker 1: second win in as many opportunities to open up their
Speaker 1: Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup with the Toronto Raptors. Matt Murphy
Speaker 1: and Devon Gibbons are with me this morning. Guys, good
Speaker 1: more once again, what's up, Miss Rosen? What's up? Devon
Speaker 1: givens one twelve ninety seven win for the seventy Sixers
Speaker 1: over the Raptors to go up two oho in this
Speaker 1: first round Eastern Conference playoff series, and Devon Toronto actually
Speaker 1: came out got off to an eleven two start and
Speaker 1: the Sixers were able to weather that and then take control.
Speaker 1: What did you make about how they how they did
Speaker 1: just that and turned the way the game was going
Speaker 1: around early on A good morning to you both and
Speaker 1: good morning to everyone out there. Yes, that eight o
Speaker 1: start in the eleven two and at the end of
Speaker 1: one the Raptors were still up by a point, and
Speaker 1: then all of a sudden just turning things around defensively
Speaker 1: in the second third quarters where they only gave up
Speaker 1: thirty eight points between two combined. So I thought it
Speaker 1: was really impressive with how they did. It was a
Speaker 1: little different than what we saw in Game one. So
Speaker 1: they just gave us a different formula of how to win,
Speaker 1: showing us that they can win in different ways, in
Speaker 1: different styles of how they needed to do it. So
Speaker 1: not to panic in the moment because of how Toronto
Speaker 1: got off to their good start and as you said,
Speaker 1: weathering that storm. I was really impressed Toronto pulled the
Speaker 1: first punch last night, and you could expect them to
Speaker 1: do just that after getting, for lack of better term,
Speaker 1: rocked in game one. This is a team that's been physical,
Speaker 1: that's played tough all season, long, so the Sixers probably
Speaker 1: expected that physicality early. Tyrese Maxie said last night that
Speaker 1: he only expects things to continue getting more physical as
Speaker 1: the series goes along. But Doc Rivers said a post
Speaker 1: game I agreed with coach to see the Sixers rally
Speaker 1: and come up to the challenge, be just as physical
Speaker 1: rise to the occasion. I was really enthused by that opening, Devon,
Speaker 1: and you said it too. So let's go ahead and
Speaker 1: dive into the box score. That's how we like to
Speaker 1: open up these conversations. As I run through key stats
Speaker 1: from last night, this is another opportunity to tweet at
Speaker 1: us or send us dms about what you think. If
Speaker 1: someone stands out to you that you're worried we're not
Speaker 1: going to talk about. Make sure that you get those
Speaker 1: questions in now. So, without further Ado, seventy Sixers Eastern
Speaker 1: Conference First Round Series, Game two, Sixers take home a
Speaker 1: one twelve ninety seven victory led by Joelmbead. Joelmbad Finish
Speaker 1: finished with a thirty one point eleven remound double double.
Speaker 1: He shot nine for sixteen from the field, twelve for
Speaker 1: fourteen from the free throw line. Tyrese Maxie another shining performance,
Speaker 1: and let's say it up front, one rebound and two assists,
Speaker 1: shy of his first career triple double. Unbelievable stuff from
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie early in this series. Twenty three points, nine rebounds,
Speaker 1: eight assists, a steal, and a block. He finished at
Speaker 1: plus twenty two. Tyrese extremely efficient from the floor, eight
Speaker 1: for eleven from the field. His only three misses came
Speaker 1: as he went three for six from three point land.
Speaker 1: That's still showing. That three point average from tyres Maxie
Speaker 1: that just continues to rise and stay as good as
Speaker 1: it's been in the second half of the season. Tyrese
Speaker 1: also four for four from the free throw line. Tobias
Speaker 1: Harris a twenty point, ten rebound double double plus an
Speaker 1: assist and three blocks. More on Tobias's defense later in
Speaker 1: the chat, but eleven for seven for eleven from the field,
Speaker 1: three for three from deep, three for four from the line.
Speaker 1: Four to Bias James Harden fourteen points, six rebounds, six assists,
Speaker 1: three steals, two blocks, another big defensive performance in that
Speaker 1: starting lineup. Danny Green perhaps the play of the night,
Speaker 1: but it went into his eleven points, three assists, one steal,
Speaker 1: and two blocks. Yes, we will get to that dunk
Speaker 1: in just a moment. Bench production in George Niangamatistible each
Speaker 1: contribute five points, Shake Milton contributes three. B Ball Paul
Speaker 1: came off the bench and supported Joel Embiid for the
Speaker 1: second straight game. It was big time guys. The team
Speaker 1: shot fifty two point two percent overall, forty six point
Speaker 1: seven percent from deep, eighty six point seven percent from
Speaker 1: the free throw line. Devon, I'll start with you. Who
Speaker 1: stands out among the group. Tobias Harris for me, not
Speaker 1: only offensively again clearing the twenty point mark, but as
Speaker 1: he's really starting to find his way and we've talked
Speaker 1: about it, he was really efficient seven for eleven last
Speaker 1: night and perfect from beyond three for three. But it
Speaker 1: was also Lauren, as you mentioned the defense that he's
Speaker 1: been playing these last two games. That has really been
Speaker 1: something that I didn't expect. Not that he doesn't give
Speaker 1: his effort on that end of the floor, it's just
Speaker 1: that how good he has been there. You're not gonna
Speaker 1: stop Pascal Siakam or Ogna Nobi, who've had some decent
Speaker 1: games in these first two series. But it's just knowing
Speaker 1: that you can also use that extra help on the wing.
Speaker 1: In any NBA game, he has been one that has
Speaker 1: stood out with that performance on the other end of
Speaker 1: the floor more so than his offense. So just seeing
Speaker 1: him a little more comfortable, as he has talked about
Speaker 1: openly now being on the floor with James Harden and
Speaker 1: his teammates, and that is also carried over to the
Speaker 1: other end of the floor with his defensive performance. Yeah,
Speaker 1: alongside Harris, I'm going to point to on the individual side,
Speaker 1: Joel Embiid with the thirty one and eleven game, more
Speaker 1: particularly the nineteen points in the first quarter, really strong
Speaker 1: start to the game. Frambid obviously got to the line
Speaker 1: a ton in the game and especially during that quarter.
Speaker 1: Tobias was a great pick by Devon from a team perspective.
Speaker 1: Just wanted to highlight fast break points. It's something that
Speaker 1: towards the end of a recent show, Devon pointed out
Speaker 1: maybe the preview of the series, or perhaps after Game one,
Speaker 1: but the idea that Toronto is known to rack up
Speaker 1: a lot of fast break points, while the Sixers have
Speaker 1: kind of turned that around in this series and they
Speaker 1: won that category twenty two ten in Game two, and
Speaker 1: through two games they have a fifty one twenty advantage
Speaker 1: in fast break points. As we shift into questions and
Speaker 1: comments from the listeners, I want to start with a
Speaker 1: comment that we can just maybe expand upon. Winona said,
Speaker 1: Danny and the dunk fire emoji times four four fire
Speaker 1: emojis Danny and the dunk. So the Danny Green dunk.
Speaker 1: Maybe it doesn't show up in the box score other
Speaker 1: than as two points. But towards the end of the game,
Speaker 1: Danny Green got up, threw it down, and it was
Speaker 1: a huge talking point amongst his teammates after the game.
Speaker 1: Also the celebration on the court. It was so much
Speaker 1: fun to watch. Everybody was so excited for him, and
Speaker 1: then it was the story of the night basically. So, Lauren,
Speaker 1: what what were some of your favorite things that people
Speaker 1: said about it, whether it was Danny, a teammate, or
Speaker 1: Doc Rivers after Yeah, the vibes had never been higher
Speaker 1: than they were in that exact moment. And Remy, who
Speaker 1: listens from France, thank you for for listening. Remy also asked,
Speaker 1: could you talk about that DG dunk and the team's reactions.
Speaker 1: It was unbelievable, Matt, you said it. He threw it
Speaker 1: down off that Tyrese Maxie assist and Danny and Tyrese
Speaker 1: both postgame talked about the fact that there was a
Speaker 1: similar play when the guys were in Toronto a couple
Speaker 1: of weeks back, where Tyrese passed up ahead to Danny,
Speaker 1: Danny missed a layup and Tyrese not thrilled to Danny
Speaker 1: also not thrilled in that play in that moment, but
Speaker 1: tonight or last night, rather, Danny knew what he had
Speaker 1: to do. He threw it down. The reactions were priceless.
Speaker 1: My favorite probably came from Tobias Harris after his twenty point,
Speaker 1: ten assist, ten rebound, rather double double. Tobias said he
Speaker 1: didn't think that Danny was going to be able to
Speaker 1: dunk like that. Tobias was out in the corner and
Speaker 1: he thought Danny was going to kick to him for
Speaker 1: the shot. Tobias said he watched Danny go up and
Speaker 1: he was like, oh no, and then it went just ye.
Speaker 1: He said that was tough. Though complimenting Danny postgame, Tyrese
Speaker 1: similar thoughts, Joel Embiide similar thoughts, Doc Rivers similar thoughts.
Speaker 1: They all talked about what a big deal it was
Speaker 1: to see Danny be able to do that, and that,
Speaker 1: of course should not disparage where Danny is. He's been
Speaker 1: wonderful for this team in these playoffs thus far. We
Speaker 1: just haven't really seen him dunk like that, and so
Speaker 1: it's nice to know whether you were surprised or not
Speaker 1: that he could. I think Danny didn't love how surprised
Speaker 1: everybody was to see him do exactly that. He of
Speaker 1: course a prideful and powerful NBA player who's won three rings,
Speaker 1: so he didn't love all of the shock value that
Speaker 1: that dunk brought. But maybe if he keeps doing it,
Speaker 1: people won't be surprised anymore. I also loved the way
Speaker 1: that George Niang ran to him immediately to make sure
Speaker 1: his knees were okay right after the dunk. Again, Danny
Speaker 1: probably didn't love that either, but the crowd did, the
Speaker 1: team did. It was awesome to see him raise the bar,
Speaker 1: raise the energy, raise the intensity that way after the
Speaker 1: Sixers had started to create separation when the Raptors came
Speaker 1: back late in that second half. That was a truly
Speaker 1: memorable moment, maybe one of my most memorable of the year,
Speaker 1: and I'm glad it stood out to so many people. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I've got to be honest. When he went up there
Speaker 1: and attempted the dunk, I was a show that it
Speaker 1: cleared the rim if Siakam had blocked it or what,
Speaker 1: just because of the lack of dunks that we've seen
Speaker 1: from Danny Green since he's been here. But it was
Speaker 1: a great play. It just basically capped off the night
Speaker 1: where the crowd was once again so great in the
Speaker 1: building into every play, even from the start where the
Speaker 1: Sixers got down, but once they turned it up and
Speaker 1: their defense just took over the game and the offensive
Speaker 1: production went along with it. It was a really good
Speaker 1: moment for Danny Green, the team, the fans as well
Speaker 1: to see that happen. So it was pretty cool to
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Speaker 1: I'm going to dive into some more of our questions
Speaker 1: lots about Tyrese. Maxie Aaron said the Tires Maxi three
Speaker 1: after the loose ball midway through the fourth to put
Speaker 1: an end to the Raptors run was my favorite moment
Speaker 1: of the game. He's become so clutch, no doubt about it.
Speaker 1: We saw Tyrese excel in Game one, posting that playoff
Speaker 1: career high thirty eight points, one point shy of his
Speaker 1: most points scored ever in an NBA game, and then
Speaker 1: to come back in Game two when no doubt Toronto
Speaker 1: had to scheme for Tyrese, prepare for Tyrese in ways
Speaker 1: that they didn't in Game one, and still almost get
Speaker 1: that first career triple double. Tires has been nothing but
Speaker 1: a joy, and watching him hit that shot reminded me
Speaker 1: of a time earlier in the season when he talked
Speaker 1: about training with his dad in high school and going
Speaker 1: into Jim's in Texas early in the morning when nobody
Speaker 1: was there, and something that his dad said that stuck
Speaker 1: with him was that when you put in work in
Speaker 1: the dark, shows up in the light in front of thousands,
Speaker 1: And that was really really what I thought of when
Speaker 1: the Sixers were under pressure and Tyrese's out there with
Speaker 1: all stars with MVPs and he still has the confidence
Speaker 1: and the skill to take and make a massive shot.
Speaker 1: Matt Murphy, what stood out to you most about watching
Speaker 1: Tyrese last night? Two things I noted were postgame. In
Speaker 1: the postgame materials from the seventy six Ers pr staff,
Speaker 1: one of the ways that they referenced Tyrese Maxie was
Speaker 1: in his second career Playoffs start, and I know it's
Speaker 1: only a second season, but it was still a little
Speaker 1: bit weird to see in a good way because it
Speaker 1: just shows you how poised he is for his age.
Speaker 1: And it's his second start of the series and second
Speaker 1: start of his career at this level in this type
Speaker 1: of game, and he's ready. And it always seems like
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie is ready to make that shot and the
Speaker 1: three that was referenced make the shot that the team
Speaker 1: needs when they needed. And for as much as we've
Speaker 1: been talking recently about his increased three point percentage from
Speaker 1: college to his rookie year to now, how it has
Speaker 1: skyrocketed this year. He makes big ones and it seems
Speaker 1: like they're when the team needs it most, and he
Speaker 1: pulled up with confidence, so he can make them in
Speaker 1: a lot of different ways. And I have another question
Speaker 1: from someone that I'm going to pose to Devon here
Speaker 1: that is about the first half, in my opinion, and
Speaker 1: how they were able to overcome a Toronto energetic start
Speaker 1: from Toronto, I should say, and then in the second
Speaker 1: quarter playing without MBID. But before I go to that, Devon,
Speaker 1: what did you think about Maxie how he built off
Speaker 1: game one and got it going as Game two moved
Speaker 1: along well on that particular play that you both bring up,
Speaker 1: what was important for me is that out was number one.
Speaker 1: I thought to Buys, Harris felt like Maxie was going
Speaker 1: to pick it up, and then Maxie felt like Tobias
Speaker 1: Harris was going to pick it up. And I thought Harris, really,
Speaker 1: just because of Maxie speed, was going to allow him
Speaker 1: to do so and get into the open floor and
Speaker 1: try to make something happen. But it was also the
Speaker 1: important part of the game, not that the Raptors were
Speaker 1: actually going to come back, and when we don't know,
Speaker 1: and that's because he snapped the fifteen old run and
Speaker 1: that was important right there. He had the confidence to
Speaker 1: just pull up from where he did with no one
Speaker 1: there to rebound. But once again the Raptors won a
Speaker 1: fifteen old run, So that was an important bucket overall
Speaker 1: for the flow of the game in general. But I
Speaker 1: thought that he was good again, knowing that he was
Speaker 1: going to be on the scattering report, he was going
Speaker 1: to be high on that whiteboard of how to stop
Speaker 1: pregame Tyrese Maxie. And for me, it was really the
Speaker 1: adjustment of the second quarter, more so after things got
Speaker 1: going in the first where he was on ball instead
Speaker 1: of being off of the ball, where James Harden was
Speaker 1: playing all the ball a little bit and allowing Maxie
Speaker 1: because he didn't really get going early. So taking him
Speaker 1: and putting them ball in his hands and letting him
Speaker 1: just simply go to work against the defense, that's what
Speaker 1: turned it around for me, for Maxie being able to
Speaker 1: do it that way. So I thought it was a
Speaker 1: really good adjustment from Dac Rivers and the coaching staff
Speaker 1: and the players as well, James Harden specifically wanting to
Speaker 1: Havers Maxie to do exactly what he did, which will
Speaker 1: score the basketball after taking over the reins there. This
Speaker 1: leads nicely into the question I was referencing from a
Speaker 1: listener because he brought up hard him there at the end, Devon,
Speaker 1: when we're talking about Maxie. So I'm going to come
Speaker 1: back to you, Teddy says, or asks, Actually, I guess
Speaker 1: says not a question, but can you please shed light
Speaker 1: on the fact that it's been two games that we've
Speaker 1: been doing well during non embiid minutes, meaning the Sixers.
Speaker 1: So what do you think about the second quarter run
Speaker 1: and any other minutes in the game where the Sixers
Speaker 1: were able to have him beat on the bench and
Speaker 1: play well. In Game two, in particular, Paul read again
Speaker 1: got some minutes, brought some energy. But the way that
Speaker 1: Maxie and Harden played off each other Devon was brought
Speaker 1: up by Doc Rivers post games. So what do you
Speaker 1: think about Teddy's thoughts there? Sure? Yeah, so the Maxi part, obviously,
Speaker 1: I just laid that part out. But for Harden, I
Speaker 1: just think even despite his numbers, and his numbers don't
Speaker 1: really stand well, didn't stand out at least last night.
Speaker 1: A little more so for Game one, he seems to
Speaker 1: have a real good control of the offense and what
Speaker 1: he has to do against that Raptors defense. So when
Speaker 1: you have a veteran point guard who's been in a
Speaker 1: lot of these different spots and has seen a lot
Speaker 1: of different types of defenses, like James Harden, has not
Speaker 1: much of a surprise, and knowing that he can lean
Speaker 1: on Tyrese Maxi and use that speed as a weapon,
Speaker 1: and knowing that Maxie needed to turn it up a
Speaker 1: little bit more. That's what it was for me with
Speaker 1: those nine and B minutes, where James Harden just simply
Speaker 1: had a good feel for what was going on, and
Speaker 1: then you play off of what Maxie needs to do
Speaker 1: offensively and can do offensively to help spark things and
Speaker 1: turn it around. So, yeah, they've had some really good
Speaker 1: nine and B minutes. Another good showing from Paul Reid
Speaker 1: and his time out there, whether it was trying to
Speaker 1: guard Pascal Siakam a little bit defensively and being a
Speaker 1: positive defender, a little bit plus defender if you will,
Speaker 1: and just doing everything else that needs to be done
Speaker 1: and not hunting any shots. So I thought that they
Speaker 1: did a really good job with those nine and B
Speaker 1: minutes and they're gonna have to carry that on the
Speaker 1: road and see if they can do that fed off
Speaker 1: the crowd a little bit. Six has had the momentum
Speaker 1: after changing the course of the game after the first quarter.
Speaker 1: So that's for me what stands out Harden's control of
Speaker 1: the offense and understanding what the defense is giving him
Speaker 1: and trusting Tyrese Maxie as well as its running me
Speaker 1: Like this question from Corey, Guys, what's the team aka Devon,
Speaker 1: Matt and you keys to the game for a win
Speaker 1: Wednesday in Toronto? It feels not dissimilar from what the
Speaker 1: Keys were at least in my opinion after game one
Speaker 1: when you win and the Sixers. Of course the margin
Speaker 1: of victory not as steep in game two, but they
Speaker 1: did control the game from start to finish the way
Speaker 1: that they did in game one. You gotta just stay sharp,
Speaker 1: keep that intensity. I loved watching the Sixers match the
Speaker 1: intensity of the Raptors early in game two because that,
Speaker 1: of course, it can always be a way that a
Speaker 1: series shifts. Danny Green said after Game one that a
Speaker 1: series doesn't really start until you steal one on the
Speaker 1: road and talked about how much harder it is to
Speaker 1: win on the road in the playoffs. The Sixers did
Speaker 1: exactly what they set out to do in games one
Speaker 1: and two, but the real work starts here. It's hard
Speaker 1: to hone in on a specific key just because of
Speaker 1: how well the Sixers have executed thus far. But that
Speaker 1: being said, the Sixers, of course will be compensating for
Speaker 1: not having Matisse Thybal with them. Look for more Danny
Speaker 1: Green intensity on defense, look for more opportunity, perhaps from
Speaker 1: the shake Milton's and for concorcmuses of the world. George
Speaker 1: Niang could figure two play heavier minutes. George got into
Speaker 1: a little bit of foul trouble in game two, ended
Speaker 1: up only playing nine minutes, but still shooting well in
Speaker 1: those nine minutes of play. So for me, it's all
Speaker 1: about intensity and bench play in game three. And I
Speaker 1: don't know if you need to look that much farther,
Speaker 1: but I know that Matt and Devon can. So Matt, Devon,
Speaker 1: what are your thoughts keys to game three? Well, these
Speaker 1: are some of the things that Corey I'm seeing from
Speaker 1: Corey in a tweet about potential keys when the rebounding battle,
Speaker 1: seventy six Ers bring the same energy. I'm sorry if
Speaker 1: you already if I'm repeating these, but ten plus dimes
Speaker 1: from Harden, Tobias has a similar performance to Game two.
Speaker 1: Question mark for me, I'm going to echo what Joel
Speaker 1: Embiid said in his walk off interview post game, and
Speaker 1: that was about cleaning up some turnovers. So the lack
Speaker 1: of turnovers or the way they were able to limit
Speaker 1: at themselves to three four turnovers in the first game
Speaker 1: and then that number going up to sixteen in which
Speaker 1: the Raptors scored seventeen points. I'm going to look at
Speaker 1: that because and Bead had four, Harden had five. I
Speaker 1: think playing a cleaner game than Game two, not expecting
Speaker 1: to be as clean as game one, but maybe finding
Speaker 1: a little bit more of a balance in your favor,
Speaker 1: especially in a road environment, would be my key to
Speaker 1: the game for game three. One. You have to protect
Speaker 1: the basketball. We saw what that could do for you
Speaker 1: in Game one. Got a little sloppy at times in
Speaker 1: game two last night, Lauren, I'll agree with you where
Speaker 1: I don't think you changed much. They haven't yet to
Speaker 1: figure you out with what you've done, and there's no
Speaker 1: need to do so. So make them conform to what
Speaker 1: you're doing. They've tried everything so far, and they've the
Speaker 1: physicality they've tried to bring that the chippiness which I liked,
Speaker 1: and to see how the seventy six has responded to
Speaker 1: that chippiness while only getting one double technical between and
Speaker 1: beat and and and Nobi, that was it, And I
Speaker 1: don't know what other answers they have now. It is
Speaker 1: going to be tough on the road in Toronto has
Speaker 1: not been a great place for the seventy Sixers in
Speaker 1: the past, so we'll see how it goes. But I
Speaker 1: wouldn't change much of anything. The game plan is what
Speaker 1: the game plan is. And for the players who do
Speaker 1: need to step up in the absence of Matisse Stibel,
Speaker 1: they know it's a big spot for them as well.
Speaker 1: They know what they can do. They know it a
Speaker 1: Game three win could mean for the series overall. So
Speaker 1: don't change anything. Be exactly who you have been, be
Speaker 1: who you are, and go up there and get the win.
Speaker 1: It's a tough environment. The Raptors did get three out
Speaker 1: of four in the regular season. They got the Sixers
Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago, but the Sixers were not
Speaker 1: playing the way that they've played in Games one and two.
Speaker 1: A couple weeks back, so really exciting start for the
Speaker 1: seventy six. Can't really write it out better than what
Speaker 1: they've been able to do so far. Also probably worth
Speaker 1: noting that because of how physical last night was and
Speaker 1: Tyrese Maxie anticipates it being even more physical, sixers could
Speaker 1: be a little dinged up. But that being said, the
Speaker 1: guy's postgame last night said there was nothing to worry about,
Speaker 1: looking forward to seeing the way that they rise to
Speaker 1: the occasion, continue to rise to the occasion and hopefully
Speaker 1: make this a little bit of a quicker series. Matt Devon,
Speaker 1: I'm not sure what you guys have in your dms,
Speaker 1: but anything we want to grab before we go. Yeah,
Speaker 1: I think we're wrapping a little bit earlier than a
Speaker 1: normal one today just for scheduling reasons. But I saw
Speaker 1: a tweet come through from Amber asking about the atmosphere
Speaker 1: after the Danny dunk, and I know we touched on
Speaker 1: that at a little bit at the beginning. But the
Speaker 1: line that Amber said, quote the place has to be
Speaker 1: one of the greatest places to watch sports in the
Speaker 1: world with the heart eye emogs. So I throw that
Speaker 1: to you, Lauren for some of your favorite highlights from
Speaker 1: the crowd maybe through the first two games of this series,
Speaker 1: because they were they were a big factor. They were
Speaker 1: into it through the first couple games of this one. Well,
Speaker 1: you gotta love the showmanship from guys like Joel Embiid,
Speaker 1: who you've seen it from before. Of course, he's emoting
Speaker 1: a little bit more than we've seen him emote in
Speaker 1: a while over the first two games. But Tyrese Maxie
Speaker 1: also has become, of course beloved by the crowd, but
Speaker 1: he loves the crowd equally, so really cool to see
Speaker 1: Tyrese embrace them in return, James Harden getting involved in
Speaker 1: the crowd, and then the crowd embracing all of them
Speaker 1: right back. We've heard Beball, Paul Chance, We've heard Maxie Chance,
Speaker 1: We've heard many many MVP chants as the time has
Speaker 1: gone along. It's a really really special place to watch basketball.
Speaker 1: I hope those that listen are able to attend one
Speaker 1: of these games in person, and if you are international,
Speaker 1: I also hope that you'll be able to attend one
Speaker 1: of these games in person at some point. Matt Devon
Speaker 1: someone we haven't talked about enough on this space, and
Speaker 1: I think we can wrap it with him, Joel Embiid,
Speaker 1: I want to leave it out for you guys. Obviously
Speaker 1: MVP voting has closed and that fate is sealed, but
Speaker 1: Joel clearly playing with a chip on his shoulder as
Speaker 1: he always does, he feels he has a lot to
Speaker 1: prove in this playoff run. Devan, I'll start with you
Speaker 1: what has impressed you most about what you've seen from
Speaker 1: Joe L Embiid in games one and two, playing through
Speaker 1: all the all the attention that he's getting on the
Speaker 1: offensive end, where you know that the double and triple
Speaker 1: teams are going to come his way and he knows
Speaker 1: that and he's handling it very well. Despite the turnovers
Speaker 1: last night. Yeah, I thought I thought that he has
Speaker 1: done a really good job in dealing with that, still
Speaker 1: making his free throws and playing some solid defense and
Speaker 1: taking on the challenge of whoever is in front of
Speaker 1: him if a switch happens. And also the communication seeing
Speaker 1: him talk to his teammates are quite a bit, specifically
Speaker 1: during the dead ball timeouts and how things need to be.
Speaker 1: So we're used to seeing the points that he puts up,
Speaker 1: but it's the other things that I'm also watching to
Speaker 1: see how he is maneuvering through all of those things
Speaker 1: as the game progresses, and he continues to do so,
Speaker 1: and they're gonna need it in a big way on
Speaker 1: a road in that tough environment that you mentioned, and
Speaker 1: you know that the defense is still going to be there,
Speaker 1: depending on how many injuries they have or don't have
Speaker 1: who's available to have those players defend him, They're going
Speaker 1: to need another solid or if not great performance MVP
Speaker 1: like if you will, on the road. So very impressed
Speaker 1: with Embiid and playing through it when he seems like
Speaker 1: he's a little banged up, whether it's the knee or
Speaker 1: something else, as he's being hit quite a bit. In
Speaker 1: my opinion, he's played well in these first two games.
Speaker 1: Savon with the good, the great analysis as always. The
Speaker 1: thirty point ten rebound game of mbiad's playoff career, becoming
Speaker 1: the third seventy six er in team history with at
Speaker 1: least ten such games, joining Hall of famers Wilt Chamberlain
Speaker 1: and Dolph Shays. My closing thought about Embiid and Game
Speaker 1: two is from Don Staley on her Twitter account. Ladies
Speaker 1: and gentlemen, it's your at MBA MVP at Joel Embiid
Speaker 1: and it's a photo of them in the locker room
Speaker 1: after the game. It was cool to have Don Staley
Speaker 1: ring the bell and then some of the photos with
Speaker 1: some of the players after the game capped off a
Speaker 1: good night for the Sixers. In Game two, up two
Speaker 1: O in the series. Gotta get some commotion for that
Speaker 1: d or jacket. I don't know if it was a
Speaker 1: raincoat or a jacket or what, but Don Staley always
Speaker 1: makes a statement and I never get star struck at games.
Speaker 1: I got a little star struck when she rang the bell.
Speaker 1: So North Philly's very own. Really cool to see her
Speaker 1: there and to see her interacting with the guys post game.
Speaker 1: So as we look ahead to seventy, Sixers will play
Speaker 1: Game three in Toronto tomorrow night, Matt Devona and I
Speaker 1: will hope to be back with you on Thursday morning
Speaker 1: for a post Sixers win Twitter space, but either way
Speaker 1: we'll be back with you before Game four, which comes
Speaker 1: on Saturday, a day game Game four, also in Toronto,
Speaker 1: Sixers might not have to bring the series back home,
Speaker 1: but should they have to, Game five, opportunity next week
Speaker 1: in South Philadelphia. As always, these post Sixers win Twitter
Speaker 1: spaces presented by Bett parks are going to be available
Speaker 1: on the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast Feed, so if you
Speaker 1: joined us late, please feel free to check us out there.
Speaker 1: Even if you didn't join us late, Matt Murphy has
Speaker 1: some recent interviews up on that feed that have been
Speaker 1: really awesome with some of your favorite seventy sixers, so
Speaker 1: make sure you're following seventy six Ers Insiders podcast feed
Speaker 1: wherever you get your podcasts. My last plug before I
Speaker 1: turn it over to Matt and Devon dwell embiad and
Speaker 1: Tobias Harris played excellent last night, and those are George
Speaker 1: Niang's two latest guests on the Big Niang Theory, which
Speaker 1: you can also find wherever you get your podcasts. The
Speaker 1: Tobias episode. I loved every episode this season, but the
Speaker 1: Tobias episode was my favorite. And so if you're coming
Speaker 1: over to the Tobias Harris bandwagon, now is the time.
Speaker 1: The time has never been better and that episode will
Speaker 1: definitely help you get enthusiastic about to Bias Harris. So
Speaker 1: that's the Big Niang Theory part of the seventy six
Speaker 1: Ers podcast Network wherever you get your podcasts, Matt Devon,
Speaker 1: I'll let you guys, shut this one down. That's it.
Speaker 1: I don't think I have anything to add Devon feel
Speaker 1: free any final thoughts, but glad that we got to
Speaker 1: cover a lot of the game two stuff and the
Speaker 1: series stuff as a whole with the Sixers up two
Speaker 1: oh on the Raptors in the four to five series.
Speaker 1: Always great to hear everyone's comments and questions. Looking forward
Speaker 1: to doing it again soon. Thanks for being here and Devon.
Speaker 1: Always good to chat with you as well, so thanks
Speaker 1: for being back. Always great to be with you. Guys.
Speaker 1: Always enjoy this, especially after wins. So now I'm just
Speaker 1: gonna go do some legwork so I can get up
Speaker 1: and don't like Danny Green. I love it. I love it.
Speaker 1: Thanks everybody. Thanks guys. Take here all right, take here
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