WEBVTT - SIxers Up 2-0 On Raptors | Game 2 Reaction 0:00:00.320 --> 0:00:03.480 This podcast is part of the seventy Sixers podcast network 0:00:03.720 --> 0:00:11.799 search seventy Sixers Insiders wherever you get your podcasts. Day everybody, 0:00:12.960 --> 0:00:24.120 I've seventy sixers. Good morning, everybody, Welcome back into another 0:00:24.440 --> 0:00:29.360 post Sixers win Twitter space, presented by bet Parks. This 0:00:29.400 --> 0:00:33.240 will also be available on the seventy Sixers Insiders podcast feed, 0:00:33.280 --> 0:00:35.479 also presented by bet Parks over there. So if you're 0:00:35.479 --> 0:00:37.680 not following the seventy Sixers Insiders need make sure you 0:00:37.720 --> 0:00:39.480 do so now. So if you have to leave early, 0:00:39.600 --> 0:00:41.360 you can catch us there. If you join late, you 0:00:41.400 --> 0:00:44.200 can catch us there. We're looking forward to getting into 0:00:44.280 --> 0:00:48.400 your questions, your comments, your thoughts about the seventy sixers 0:00:48.400 --> 0:00:51.520 second win in as many opportunities to open up their 0:00:51.520 --> 0:00:55.560 Eastern Conference quarterfinal matchup with the Toronto Raptors. Matt Murphy 0:00:55.560 --> 0:00:59.640 and Devon Gibbons are with me this morning. Guys, good 0:00:59.680 --> 0:01:04.440 more once again, what's up, Miss Rosen? What's up? Devon 0:01:04.600 --> 0:01:08.960 givens one twelve ninety seven win for the seventy Sixers 0:01:08.959 --> 0:01:11.640 over the Raptors to go up two oho in this 0:01:11.800 --> 0:01:16.400 first round Eastern Conference playoff series, and Devon Toronto actually 0:01:16.440 --> 0:01:19.520 came out got off to an eleven two start and 0:01:19.560 --> 0:01:23.000 the Sixers were able to weather that and then take control. 0:01:23.080 --> 0:01:25.880 What did you make about how they how they did 0:01:25.920 --> 0:01:28.880 just that and turned the way the game was going 0:01:28.959 --> 0:01:33.120 around early on A good morning to you both and 0:01:33.280 --> 0:01:36.120 good morning to everyone out there. Yes, that eight o 0:01:36.280 --> 0:01:39.319 start in the eleven two and at the end of 0:01:39.400 --> 0:01:42.360 one the Raptors were still up by a point, and 0:01:42.400 --> 0:01:45.919 then all of a sudden just turning things around defensively 0:01:45.920 --> 0:01:49.280 in the second third quarters where they only gave up 0:01:49.640 --> 0:01:53.360 thirty eight points between two combined. So I thought it 0:01:53.360 --> 0:01:55.800 was really impressive with how they did. It was a 0:01:55.840 --> 0:01:58.360 little different than what we saw in Game one. So 0:01:58.400 --> 0:02:01.080 they just gave us a different formula of how to win, 0:02:01.160 --> 0:02:04.040 showing us that they can win in different ways, in 0:02:04.160 --> 0:02:06.840 different styles of how they needed to do it. So 0:02:07.040 --> 0:02:10.920 not to panic in the moment because of how Toronto 0:02:11.040 --> 0:02:13.480 got off to their good start and as you said, 0:02:13.520 --> 0:02:18.440 weathering that storm. I was really impressed Toronto pulled the 0:02:18.440 --> 0:02:21.560 first punch last night, and you could expect them to 0:02:21.639 --> 0:02:24.720 do just that after getting, for lack of better term, 0:02:24.840 --> 0:02:27.239 rocked in game one. This is a team that's been physical, 0:02:27.280 --> 0:02:29.880 that's played tough all season, long, so the Sixers probably 0:02:29.960 --> 0:02:33.440 expected that physicality early. Tyrese Maxie said last night that 0:02:33.440 --> 0:02:36.399 he only expects things to continue getting more physical as 0:02:36.400 --> 0:02:38.640 the series goes along. But Doc Rivers said a post 0:02:38.639 --> 0:02:42.920 game I agreed with coach to see the Sixers rally 0:02:43.240 --> 0:02:45.840 and come up to the challenge, be just as physical 0:02:46.720 --> 0:02:51.120 rise to the occasion. I was really enthused by that opening, Devon, 0:02:51.200 --> 0:02:54.120 and you said it too. So let's go ahead and 0:02:54.200 --> 0:02:55.920 dive into the box score. That's how we like to 0:02:55.919 --> 0:02:59.160 open up these conversations. As I run through key stats 0:02:59.200 --> 0:03:02.320 from last night, this is another opportunity to tweet at 0:03:02.400 --> 0:03:04.639 us or send us dms about what you think. If 0:03:04.639 --> 0:03:06.280 someone stands out to you that you're worried we're not 0:03:06.280 --> 0:03:09.160 going to talk about. Make sure that you get those 0:03:09.320 --> 0:03:13.359 questions in now. So, without further Ado, seventy Sixers Eastern 0:03:13.360 --> 0:03:16.680 Conference First Round Series, Game two, Sixers take home a 0:03:16.720 --> 0:03:22.000 one twelve ninety seven victory led by Joelmbead. Joelmbad Finish 0:03:22.400 --> 0:03:26.799 finished with a thirty one point eleven remound double double. 0:03:27.120 --> 0:03:29.959 He shot nine for sixteen from the field, twelve for 0:03:30.160 --> 0:03:34.920 fourteen from the free throw line. Tyrese Maxie another shining performance, 0:03:35.000 --> 0:03:39.440 and let's say it up front, one rebound and two assists, 0:03:39.440 --> 0:03:43.560 shy of his first career triple double. Unbelievable stuff from 0:03:43.560 --> 0:03:46.720 Tyrese Maxie early in this series. Twenty three points, nine rebounds, 0:03:46.720 --> 0:03:49.280 eight assists, a steal, and a block. He finished at 0:03:49.280 --> 0:03:53.080 plus twenty two. Tyrese extremely efficient from the floor, eight 0:03:53.160 --> 0:03:55.600 for eleven from the field. His only three misses came 0:03:55.800 --> 0:03:58.240 as he went three for six from three point land. 0:03:58.320 --> 0:04:01.640 That's still showing. That three point average from tyres Maxie 0:04:01.680 --> 0:04:04.160 that just continues to rise and stay as good as 0:04:04.200 --> 0:04:06.280 it's been in the second half of the season. Tyrese 0:04:06.320 --> 0:04:09.600 also four for four from the free throw line. Tobias 0:04:09.640 --> 0:04:13.400 Harris a twenty point, ten rebound double double plus an 0:04:13.400 --> 0:04:16.760 assist and three blocks. More on Tobias's defense later in 0:04:16.800 --> 0:04:19.960 the chat, but eleven for seven for eleven from the field, 0:04:20.120 --> 0:04:23.080 three for three from deep, three for four from the line. 0:04:23.080 --> 0:04:26.800 Four to Bias James Harden fourteen points, six rebounds, six assists, 0:04:27.000 --> 0:04:30.680 three steals, two blocks, another big defensive performance in that 0:04:30.760 --> 0:04:33.280 starting lineup. Danny Green perhaps the play of the night, 0:04:33.360 --> 0:04:36.440 but it went into his eleven points, three assists, one steal, 0:04:36.480 --> 0:04:38.559 and two blocks. Yes, we will get to that dunk 0:04:38.880 --> 0:04:43.360 in just a moment. Bench production in George Niangamatistible each 0:04:43.400 --> 0:04:46.760 contribute five points, Shake Milton contributes three. B Ball Paul 0:04:46.880 --> 0:04:48.960 came off the bench and supported Joel Embiid for the 0:04:49.000 --> 0:04:52.159 second straight game. It was big time guys. The team 0:04:52.200 --> 0:04:55.600 shot fifty two point two percent overall, forty six point 0:04:55.600 --> 0:04:59.080 seven percent from deep, eighty six point seven percent from 0:04:59.240 --> 0:05:02.520 the free throw line. Devon, I'll start with you. Who 0:05:02.640 --> 0:05:08.520 stands out among the group. Tobias Harris for me, not 0:05:08.600 --> 0:05:13.600 only offensively again clearing the twenty point mark, but as 0:05:13.640 --> 0:05:15.440 he's really starting to find his way and we've talked 0:05:15.480 --> 0:05:17.640 about it, he was really efficient seven for eleven last 0:05:17.720 --> 0:05:21.440 night and perfect from beyond three for three. But it 0:05:21.480 --> 0:05:23.920 was also Lauren, as you mentioned the defense that he's 0:05:23.920 --> 0:05:26.320 been playing these last two games. That has really been 0:05:26.960 --> 0:05:30.279 something that I didn't expect. Not that he doesn't give 0:05:30.640 --> 0:05:33.480 his effort on that end of the floor, it's just 0:05:33.600 --> 0:05:36.719 that how good he has been there. You're not gonna 0:05:36.760 --> 0:05:40.520 stop Pascal Siakam or Ogna Nobi, who've had some decent 0:05:40.640 --> 0:05:43.600 games in these first two series. But it's just knowing 0:05:43.800 --> 0:05:47.200 that you can also use that extra help on the wing. 0:05:47.520 --> 0:05:50.560 In any NBA game, he has been one that has 0:05:50.560 --> 0:05:53.040 stood out with that performance on the other end of 0:05:53.080 --> 0:05:55.799 the floor more so than his offense. So just seeing 0:05:55.839 --> 0:05:58.640 him a little more comfortable, as he has talked about 0:05:58.720 --> 0:06:01.920 openly now being on the floor with James Harden and 0:06:02.040 --> 0:06:05.000 his teammates, and that is also carried over to the 0:06:05.160 --> 0:06:09.000 other end of the floor with his defensive performance. Yeah, 0:06:09.120 --> 0:06:13.000 alongside Harris, I'm going to point to on the individual side, 0:06:13.120 --> 0:06:16.599 Joel Embiid with the thirty one and eleven game, more 0:06:16.720 --> 0:06:22.360 particularly the nineteen points in the first quarter, really strong 0:06:22.600 --> 0:06:25.400 start to the game. Frambid obviously got to the line 0:06:25.520 --> 0:06:28.719 a ton in the game and especially during that quarter. 0:06:29.560 --> 0:06:33.120 Tobias was a great pick by Devon from a team perspective. 0:06:34.160 --> 0:06:36.680 Just wanted to highlight fast break points. It's something that 0:06:37.240 --> 0:06:40.600 towards the end of a recent show, Devon pointed out 0:06:40.800 --> 0:06:44.279 maybe the preview of the series, or perhaps after Game one, 0:06:44.440 --> 0:06:47.920 but the idea that Toronto is known to rack up 0:06:47.920 --> 0:06:49.960 a lot of fast break points, while the Sixers have 0:06:50.080 --> 0:06:53.960 kind of turned that around in this series and they 0:06:54.440 --> 0:06:58.600 won that category twenty two ten in Game two, and 0:06:58.880 --> 0:07:02.360 through two games they have a fifty one twenty advantage 0:07:02.920 --> 0:07:07.080 in fast break points. As we shift into questions and 0:07:07.360 --> 0:07:11.080 comments from the listeners, I want to start with a 0:07:11.160 --> 0:07:15.600 comment that we can just maybe expand upon. Winona said, 0:07:15.760 --> 0:07:20.320 Danny and the dunk fire emoji times four four fire 0:07:20.360 --> 0:07:23.480 emojis Danny and the dunk. So the Danny Green dunk. 0:07:24.040 --> 0:07:25.840 Maybe it doesn't show up in the box score other 0:07:25.920 --> 0:07:28.880 than as two points. But towards the end of the game, 0:07:29.280 --> 0:07:33.520 Danny Green got up, threw it down, and it was 0:07:33.720 --> 0:07:36.880 a huge talking point amongst his teammates after the game. 0:07:37.440 --> 0:07:40.200 Also the celebration on the court. It was so much 0:07:40.280 --> 0:07:42.880 fun to watch. Everybody was so excited for him, and 0:07:42.960 --> 0:07:46.600 then it was the story of the night basically. So, Lauren, 0:07:46.720 --> 0:07:49.360 what what were some of your favorite things that people 0:07:49.480 --> 0:07:51.880 said about it, whether it was Danny, a teammate, or 0:07:52.360 --> 0:07:55.800 Doc Rivers after Yeah, the vibes had never been higher 0:07:55.880 --> 0:07:58.560 than they were in that exact moment. And Remy, who 0:07:58.640 --> 0:08:01.520 listens from France, thank you for for listening. Remy also asked, 0:08:01.560 --> 0:08:05.120 could you talk about that DG dunk and the team's reactions. 0:08:05.480 --> 0:08:07.640 It was unbelievable, Matt, you said it. He threw it 0:08:07.680 --> 0:08:10.640 down off that Tyrese Maxie assist and Danny and Tyrese 0:08:10.720 --> 0:08:12.560 both postgame talked about the fact that there was a 0:08:12.600 --> 0:08:15.360 similar play when the guys were in Toronto a couple 0:08:15.400 --> 0:08:17.880 of weeks back, where Tyrese passed up ahead to Danny, 0:08:17.920 --> 0:08:21.000 Danny missed a layup and Tyrese not thrilled to Danny 0:08:21.120 --> 0:08:23.800 also not thrilled in that play in that moment, but 0:08:24.400 --> 0:08:26.800 tonight or last night, rather, Danny knew what he had 0:08:26.840 --> 0:08:30.000 to do. He threw it down. The reactions were priceless. 0:08:30.080 --> 0:08:33.760 My favorite probably came from Tobias Harris after his twenty point, 0:08:33.800 --> 0:08:36.920 ten assist, ten rebound, rather double double. Tobias said he 0:08:37.080 --> 0:08:39.040 didn't think that Danny was going to be able to 0:08:39.160 --> 0:08:41.400 dunk like that. Tobias was out in the corner and 0:08:41.440 --> 0:08:43.000 he thought Danny was going to kick to him for 0:08:43.080 --> 0:08:45.160 the shot. Tobias said he watched Danny go up and 0:08:45.200 --> 0:08:47.800 he was like, oh no, and then it went just ye. 0:08:48.000 --> 0:08:52.000 He said that was tough. Though complimenting Danny postgame, Tyrese 0:08:52.160 --> 0:08:56.360 similar thoughts, Joel Embiide similar thoughts, Doc Rivers similar thoughts. 0:08:56.600 --> 0:08:58.240 They all talked about what a big deal it was 0:08:58.480 --> 0:09:00.240 to see Danny be able to do that, and that, 0:09:00.280 --> 0:09:02.840 of course should not disparage where Danny is. He's been 0:09:02.880 --> 0:09:05.280 wonderful for this team in these playoffs thus far. We 0:09:05.440 --> 0:09:08.240 just haven't really seen him dunk like that, and so 0:09:08.360 --> 0:09:10.480 it's nice to know whether you were surprised or not 0:09:10.880 --> 0:09:13.240 that he could. I think Danny didn't love how surprised 0:09:13.280 --> 0:09:16.559 everybody was to see him do exactly that. He of 0:09:16.640 --> 0:09:20.880 course a prideful and powerful NBA player who's won three rings, 0:09:21.000 --> 0:09:24.240 so he didn't love all of the shock value that 0:09:24.320 --> 0:09:25.920 that dunk brought. But maybe if he keeps doing it, 0:09:26.000 --> 0:09:28.360 people won't be surprised anymore. I also loved the way 0:09:28.400 --> 0:09:30.560 that George Niang ran to him immediately to make sure 0:09:30.640 --> 0:09:34.439 his knees were okay right after the dunk. Again, Danny 0:09:34.559 --> 0:09:37.599 probably didn't love that either, but the crowd did, the 0:09:37.760 --> 0:09:40.200 team did. It was awesome to see him raise the bar, 0:09:40.360 --> 0:09:42.640 raise the energy, raise the intensity that way after the 0:09:42.679 --> 0:09:45.600 Sixers had started to create separation when the Raptors came 0:09:45.640 --> 0:09:48.080 back late in that second half. That was a truly 0:09:48.160 --> 0:09:50.839 memorable moment, maybe one of my most memorable of the year, 0:09:50.880 --> 0:09:54.440 and I'm glad it stood out to so many people. Yeah, 0:09:55.320 --> 0:09:57.199 I've got to be honest. When he went up there 0:09:57.440 --> 0:10:01.120 and attempted the dunk, I was a show that it 0:10:01.280 --> 0:10:04.520 cleared the rim if Siakam had blocked it or what, 0:10:05.559 --> 0:10:09.840 just because of the lack of dunks that we've seen 0:10:09.960 --> 0:10:12.640 from Danny Green since he's been here. But it was 0:10:12.760 --> 0:10:15.080 a great play. It just basically capped off the night 0:10:15.120 --> 0:10:17.959 where the crowd was once again so great in the 0:10:18.080 --> 0:10:20.640 building into every play, even from the start where the 0:10:20.679 --> 0:10:22.719 Sixers got down, but once they turned it up and 0:10:23.440 --> 0:10:26.280 their defense just took over the game and the offensive 0:10:26.320 --> 0:10:29.400 production went along with it. It was a really good 0:10:29.480 --> 0:10:32.440 moment for Danny Green, the team, the fans as well 0:10:32.840 --> 0:10:34.439 to see that happen. 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Maxie Aaron said the Tires Maxi three 0:11:13.640 --> 0:11:15.800 after the loose ball midway through the fourth to put 0:11:15.840 --> 0:11:18.640 an end to the Raptors run was my favorite moment 0:11:18.679 --> 0:11:21.920 of the game. He's become so clutch, no doubt about it. 0:11:22.000 --> 0:11:25.400 We saw Tyrese excel in Game one, posting that playoff 0:11:25.440 --> 0:11:28.400 career high thirty eight points, one point shy of his 0:11:28.559 --> 0:11:31.840 most points scored ever in an NBA game, and then 0:11:31.880 --> 0:11:34.720 to come back in Game two when no doubt Toronto 0:11:34.840 --> 0:11:37.520 had to scheme for Tyrese, prepare for Tyrese in ways 0:11:37.559 --> 0:11:40.800 that they didn't in Game one, and still almost get 0:11:40.880 --> 0:11:43.360 that first career triple double. Tires has been nothing but 0:11:43.480 --> 0:11:45.920 a joy, and watching him hit that shot reminded me 0:11:46.320 --> 0:11:48.040 of a time earlier in the season when he talked 0:11:48.040 --> 0:11:50.199 about training with his dad in high school and going 0:11:50.280 --> 0:11:53.200 into Jim's in Texas early in the morning when nobody 0:11:53.320 --> 0:11:56.040 was there, and something that his dad said that stuck 0:11:56.080 --> 0:11:59.000 with him was that when you put in work in 0:11:59.080 --> 0:12:01.880 the dark, shows up in the light in front of thousands, 0:12:01.960 --> 0:12:04.120 And that was really really what I thought of when 0:12:04.160 --> 0:12:06.959 the Sixers were under pressure and Tyrese's out there with 0:12:07.120 --> 0:12:10.240 all stars with MVPs and he still has the confidence 0:12:10.320 --> 0:12:13.439 and the skill to take and make a massive shot. 0:12:13.760 --> 0:12:15.760 Matt Murphy, what stood out to you most about watching 0:12:15.840 --> 0:12:20.800 Tyrese last night? Two things I noted were postgame. In 0:12:20.960 --> 0:12:25.520 the postgame materials from the seventy six Ers pr staff, 0:12:26.240 --> 0:12:30.640 one of the ways that they referenced Tyrese Maxie was 0:12:31.320 --> 0:12:35.240 in his second career Playoffs start, and I know it's 0:12:35.280 --> 0:12:37.360 only a second season, but it was still a little 0:12:37.440 --> 0:12:41.120 bit weird to see in a good way because it 0:12:41.240 --> 0:12:44.160 just shows you how poised he is for his age. 0:12:44.360 --> 0:12:46.640 And it's his second start of the series and second 0:12:46.679 --> 0:12:51.400 start of his career at this level in this type 0:12:51.440 --> 0:12:55.199 of game, and he's ready. And it always seems like 0:12:55.559 --> 0:13:00.120 Tyrese Maxie is ready to make that shot and the 0:13:00.200 --> 0:13:02.720 three that was referenced make the shot that the team 0:13:02.840 --> 0:13:05.960 needs when they needed. And for as much as we've 0:13:06.000 --> 0:13:10.480 been talking recently about his increased three point percentage from 0:13:10.520 --> 0:13:13.320 college to his rookie year to now, how it has 0:13:13.360 --> 0:13:17.840 skyrocketed this year. He makes big ones and it seems 0:13:17.840 --> 0:13:20.079 like they're when the team needs it most, and he 0:13:20.360 --> 0:13:22.839 pulled up with confidence, so he can make them in 0:13:22.880 --> 0:13:26.640 a lot of different ways. And I have another question 0:13:26.760 --> 0:13:29.880 from someone that I'm going to pose to Devon here 0:13:30.000 --> 0:13:33.400 that is about the first half, in my opinion, and 0:13:33.559 --> 0:13:37.720 how they were able to overcome a Toronto energetic start 0:13:37.800 --> 0:13:40.200 from Toronto, I should say, and then in the second 0:13:40.280 --> 0:13:43.600 quarter playing without MBID. But before I go to that, Devon, 0:13:43.720 --> 0:13:46.920 what did you think about Maxie how he built off 0:13:47.640 --> 0:13:50.560 game one and got it going as Game two moved 0:13:50.600 --> 0:13:54.800 along well on that particular play that you both bring up, 0:13:55.120 --> 0:13:57.960 what was important for me is that out was number one. 0:13:58.280 --> 0:14:00.760 I thought to Buys, Harris felt like Maxie was going 0:14:00.840 --> 0:14:02.480 to pick it up, and then Maxie felt like Tobias 0:14:02.520 --> 0:14:05.880 Harris was going to pick it up. And I thought Harris, really, 0:14:05.920 --> 0:14:08.360 just because of Maxie speed, was going to allow him 0:14:08.360 --> 0:14:10.319 to do so and get into the open floor and 0:14:11.040 --> 0:14:13.640 try to make something happen. But it was also the 0:14:14.000 --> 0:14:15.880 important part of the game, not that the Raptors were 0:14:15.920 --> 0:14:17.599 actually going to come back, and when we don't know, 0:14:18.320 --> 0:14:21.320 and that's because he snapped the fifteen old run and 0:14:21.760 --> 0:14:24.640 that was important right there. He had the confidence to 0:14:24.800 --> 0:14:27.080 just pull up from where he did with no one 0:14:27.160 --> 0:14:30.280 there to rebound. But once again the Raptors won a 0:14:30.360 --> 0:14:33.160 fifteen old run, So that was an important bucket overall 0:14:33.320 --> 0:14:36.360 for the flow of the game in general. But I 0:14:36.560 --> 0:14:39.040 thought that he was good again, knowing that he was 0:14:39.120 --> 0:14:40.720 going to be on the scattering report, he was going 0:14:40.760 --> 0:14:43.520 to be high on that whiteboard of how to stop 0:14:43.640 --> 0:14:48.160 pregame Tyrese Maxie. And for me, it was really the 0:14:48.240 --> 0:14:52.480 adjustment of the second quarter, more so after things got 0:14:52.560 --> 0:14:57.040 going in the first where he was on ball instead 0:14:57.080 --> 0:14:59.560 of being off of the ball, where James Harden was 0:14:59.600 --> 0:15:02.080 playing all the ball a little bit and allowing Maxie 0:15:02.080 --> 0:15:05.920 because he didn't really get going early. So taking him 0:15:06.160 --> 0:15:08.280 and putting them ball in his hands and letting him 0:15:08.320 --> 0:15:11.080 just simply go to work against the defense, that's what 0:15:11.240 --> 0:15:13.840 turned it around for me, for Maxie being able to 0:15:14.240 --> 0:15:16.080 do it that way. So I thought it was a 0:15:16.120 --> 0:15:18.600 really good adjustment from Dac Rivers and the coaching staff 0:15:19.000 --> 0:15:23.320 and the players as well, James Harden specifically wanting to 0:15:23.360 --> 0:15:25.640 Havers Maxie to do exactly what he did, which will 0:15:25.640 --> 0:15:29.760 score the basketball after taking over the reins there. This 0:15:30.040 --> 0:15:34.160 leads nicely into the question I was referencing from a 0:15:34.280 --> 0:15:37.800 listener because he brought up hard him there at the end, Devon, 0:15:37.920 --> 0:15:39.760 when we're talking about Maxie. So I'm going to come 0:15:39.800 --> 0:15:44.120 back to you, Teddy says, or asks, Actually, I guess 0:15:44.160 --> 0:15:46.760 says not a question, but can you please shed light 0:15:46.840 --> 0:15:49.400 on the fact that it's been two games that we've 0:15:50.520 --> 0:15:53.400 been doing well during non embiid minutes, meaning the Sixers. 0:15:53.800 --> 0:15:56.720 So what do you think about the second quarter run 0:15:57.280 --> 0:16:00.360 and any other minutes in the game where the Sixers 0:16:00.400 --> 0:16:02.520 were able to have him beat on the bench and 0:16:03.320 --> 0:16:07.240 play well. In Game two, in particular, Paul read again 0:16:07.360 --> 0:16:10.520 got some minutes, brought some energy. But the way that 0:16:10.880 --> 0:16:14.200 Maxie and Harden played off each other Devon was brought 0:16:14.320 --> 0:16:17.240 up by Doc Rivers post games. So what do you 0:16:17.280 --> 0:16:24.360 think about Teddy's thoughts there? Sure? Yeah, so the Maxi part, obviously, 0:16:24.440 --> 0:16:27.640 I just laid that part out. But for Harden, I 0:16:27.760 --> 0:16:30.160 just think even despite his numbers, and his numbers don't 0:16:30.160 --> 0:16:32.240 really stand well, didn't stand out at least last night. 0:16:32.800 --> 0:16:35.840 A little more so for Game one, he seems to 0:16:36.000 --> 0:16:39.720 have a real good control of the offense and what 0:16:40.000 --> 0:16:43.040 he has to do against that Raptors defense. So when 0:16:43.080 --> 0:16:44.720 you have a veteran point guard who's been in a 0:16:44.800 --> 0:16:47.120 lot of these different spots and has seen a lot 0:16:47.200 --> 0:16:51.200 of different types of defenses, like James Harden, has not 0:16:51.400 --> 0:16:54.200 much of a surprise, and knowing that he can lean 0:16:54.280 --> 0:16:56.880 on Tyrese Maxi and use that speed as a weapon, 0:16:57.360 --> 0:16:59.280 and knowing that Maxie needed to turn it up a 0:16:59.320 --> 0:17:01.600 little bit more. That's what it was for me with 0:17:01.680 --> 0:17:03.880 those nine and B minutes, where James Harden just simply 0:17:03.960 --> 0:17:06.080 had a good feel for what was going on, and 0:17:06.160 --> 0:17:08.680 then you play off of what Maxie needs to do 0:17:08.880 --> 0:17:12.520 offensively and can do offensively to help spark things and 0:17:12.640 --> 0:17:15.080 turn it around. So, yeah, they've had some really good 0:17:15.160 --> 0:17:18.280 nine and B minutes. Another good showing from Paul Reid 0:17:18.359 --> 0:17:21.280 and his time out there, whether it was trying to 0:17:21.480 --> 0:17:25.040 guard Pascal Siakam a little bit defensively and being a 0:17:25.119 --> 0:17:28.080 positive defender, a little bit plus defender if you will, 0:17:28.440 --> 0:17:31.840 and just doing everything else that needs to be done 0:17:31.960 --> 0:17:35.879 and not hunting any shots. So I thought that they 0:17:35.960 --> 0:17:37.800 did a really good job with those nine and B 0:17:37.960 --> 0:17:39.879 minutes and they're gonna have to carry that on the 0:17:39.960 --> 0:17:41.719 road and see if they can do that fed off 0:17:41.760 --> 0:17:44.080 the crowd a little bit. Six has had the momentum 0:17:44.160 --> 0:17:46.840 after changing the course of the game after the first quarter. 0:17:47.240 --> 0:17:51.520 So that's for me what stands out Harden's control of 0:17:51.640 --> 0:17:54.239 the offense and understanding what the defense is giving him 0:17:54.520 --> 0:17:57.240 and trusting Tyrese Maxie as well as its running me 0:17:59.760 --> 0:18:03.720 Like this question from Corey, Guys, what's the team aka Devon, 0:18:03.840 --> 0:18:06.320 Matt and you keys to the game for a win 0:18:06.680 --> 0:18:10.560 Wednesday in Toronto? It feels not dissimilar from what the 0:18:10.680 --> 0:18:13.000 Keys were at least in my opinion after game one 0:18:13.240 --> 0:18:15.320 when you win and the Sixers. Of course the margin 0:18:15.359 --> 0:18:17.320 of victory not as steep in game two, but they 0:18:17.359 --> 0:18:19.719 did control the game from start to finish the way 0:18:19.760 --> 0:18:23.120 that they did in game one. You gotta just stay sharp, 0:18:23.400 --> 0:18:26.760 keep that intensity. I loved watching the Sixers match the 0:18:26.840 --> 0:18:30.240 intensity of the Raptors early in game two because that, 0:18:30.400 --> 0:18:32.520 of course, it can always be a way that a 0:18:32.640 --> 0:18:35.639 series shifts. Danny Green said after Game one that a 0:18:35.680 --> 0:18:38.159 series doesn't really start until you steal one on the 0:18:38.240 --> 0:18:40.119 road and talked about how much harder it is to 0:18:40.240 --> 0:18:42.520 win on the road in the playoffs. The Sixers did 0:18:42.600 --> 0:18:44.919 exactly what they set out to do in games one 0:18:44.960 --> 0:18:47.000 and two, but the real work starts here. It's hard 0:18:47.080 --> 0:18:49.200 to hone in on a specific key just because of 0:18:49.280 --> 0:18:53.480 how well the Sixers have executed thus far. But that 0:18:53.640 --> 0:18:56.760 being said, the Sixers, of course will be compensating for 0:18:56.920 --> 0:18:59.560 not having Matisse Thybal with them. Look for more Danny 0:18:59.640 --> 0:19:02.679 Green intensity on defense, look for more opportunity, perhaps from 0:19:02.720 --> 0:19:05.440 the shake Milton's and for concorcmuses of the world. George 0:19:05.520 --> 0:19:08.879 Niang could figure two play heavier minutes. George got into 0:19:08.920 --> 0:19:11.080 a little bit of foul trouble in game two, ended 0:19:11.119 --> 0:19:14.080 up only playing nine minutes, but still shooting well in 0:19:14.200 --> 0:19:16.239 those nine minutes of play. So for me, it's all 0:19:16.280 --> 0:19:20.680 about intensity and bench play in game three. And I 0:19:20.760 --> 0:19:22.600 don't know if you need to look that much farther, 0:19:22.680 --> 0:19:25.280 but I know that Matt and Devon can. So Matt, Devon, 0:19:25.600 --> 0:19:29.000 what are your thoughts keys to game three? Well, these 0:19:29.080 --> 0:19:32.000 are some of the things that Corey I'm seeing from 0:19:32.080 --> 0:19:36.000 Corey in a tweet about potential keys when the rebounding battle, 0:19:36.640 --> 0:19:38.919 seventy six Ers bring the same energy. I'm sorry if 0:19:38.920 --> 0:19:41.480 you already if I'm repeating these, but ten plus dimes 0:19:41.520 --> 0:19:45.440 from Harden, Tobias has a similar performance to Game two. 0:19:45.640 --> 0:19:49.840 Question mark for me, I'm going to echo what Joel 0:19:49.880 --> 0:19:53.680 Embiid said in his walk off interview post game, and 0:19:54.040 --> 0:19:57.920 that was about cleaning up some turnovers. So the lack 0:19:58.000 --> 0:19:59.960 of turnovers or the way they were able to limit 0:20:00.040 --> 0:20:03.440 at themselves to three four turnovers in the first game 0:20:04.280 --> 0:20:07.760 and then that number going up to sixteen in which 0:20:07.880 --> 0:20:11.439 the Raptors scored seventeen points. I'm going to look at 0:20:11.480 --> 0:20:15.399 that because and Bead had four, Harden had five. I 0:20:15.520 --> 0:20:20.240 think playing a cleaner game than Game two, not expecting 0:20:20.320 --> 0:20:22.800 to be as clean as game one, but maybe finding 0:20:22.840 --> 0:20:25.399 a little bit more of a balance in your favor, 0:20:25.680 --> 0:20:28.720 especially in a road environment, would be my key to 0:20:28.760 --> 0:20:32.840 the game for game three. One. You have to protect 0:20:32.880 --> 0:20:34.680 the basketball. We saw what that could do for you 0:20:34.800 --> 0:20:37.879 in Game one. Got a little sloppy at times in 0:20:38.040 --> 0:20:42.280 game two last night, Lauren, I'll agree with you where 0:20:42.680 --> 0:20:45.520 I don't think you changed much. They haven't yet to 0:20:45.600 --> 0:20:48.440 figure you out with what you've done, and there's no 0:20:48.600 --> 0:20:50.960 need to do so. So make them conform to what 0:20:51.119 --> 0:20:55.399 you're doing. They've tried everything so far, and they've the 0:20:55.480 --> 0:20:59.000 physicality they've tried to bring that the chippiness which I liked, 0:20:59.400 --> 0:21:01.920 and to see how the seventy six has responded to 0:21:02.000 --> 0:21:07.000 that chippiness while only getting one double technical between and 0:21:07.119 --> 0:21:11.040 beat and and and Nobi, that was it, And I 0:21:11.080 --> 0:21:13.159 don't know what other answers they have now. It is 0:21:13.240 --> 0:21:15.720 going to be tough on the road in Toronto has 0:21:15.760 --> 0:21:18.159 not been a great place for the seventy Sixers in 0:21:18.200 --> 0:21:21.359 the past, so we'll see how it goes. But I 0:21:21.440 --> 0:21:24.200 wouldn't change much of anything. The game plan is what 0:21:24.320 --> 0:21:27.359 the game plan is. And for the players who do 0:21:27.520 --> 0:21:30.000 need to step up in the absence of Matisse Stibel, 0:21:30.720 --> 0:21:32.440 they know it's a big spot for them as well. 0:21:32.520 --> 0:21:34.240 They know what they can do. They know it a 0:21:34.320 --> 0:21:37.920 Game three win could mean for the series overall. So 0:21:38.680 --> 0:21:42.240