WEBVTT - The BroadCast: 12/30/2017 - Rewind vs. Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>Anyway, Anyhow, the seventy Sixers trying to close out a

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<v Speaker 1>somewhat uneven month in positive fashion, looking for a win.

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<v Speaker 1>They got that in Denver tonight, one oh seven, one

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<v Speaker 1>h two behind a powerful second half, an amazing run

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<v Speaker 1>thirty three to eight bridging the third and fourth quarters

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<v Speaker 1>after it seemed like they were in not a great

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<v Speaker 1>spot with the Nuggets ripping off the first eleven points

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<v Speaker 1>of quarter at number three. Brian Seltzer with you on

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<v Speaker 1>the postgame show. Thanks for tuning in. We are expecting

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<v Speaker 1>to hear from Sixers head coach Brett Brown. We'll revisit

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<v Speaker 1>with Tom McGinnis and playback some of his highlight calls

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<v Speaker 1>as well. Tom and I talked about this during the

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<v Speaker 1>pregame show that one of the themes as of late

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<v Speaker 1>that Brett Brown delivered to the Sixers figure out how

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<v Speaker 1>to arrest runs, avoid meltdowns, especially in the second half,

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<v Speaker 1>meltdown borrowing a word that he used in recent days.

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<v Speaker 1>And there the bugaboo was daring the seventy Sixers right

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<v Speaker 1>smack dab in the face, and man did they answer.

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<v Speaker 1>Collective effort bench was tremendous. Charge Bayliss in particular, let's

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<v Speaker 1>go to the head coach right now, didn't you have

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<v Speaker 1>a team and you know, to have Jared come in

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<v Speaker 1>and do what he did, and have Trevior's energy and

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<v Speaker 1>tj doing what he did. Um, you know, our second

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<v Speaker 1>half defense in general, and starting out and inspired by

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<v Speaker 1>that sort of chunk of the game in the third period,

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<v Speaker 1>just a little set the stage and let us carry

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<v Speaker 1>it out for the for the wine. These this team

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<v Speaker 1>is elite as a scoring team, and our offense wasn't

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<v Speaker 1>the problem. And there were too many like easy baskets.

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<v Speaker 1>There were too much easy stuff at the rim, and

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<v Speaker 1>it was going to require something exceptional defensively for us

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<v Speaker 1>to leave with a win. And it needed to start there.

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<v Speaker 1>And let's just admit it because right now it's not happening.

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<v Speaker 1>And I thought that that we responded. Uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought that that Jared, particularly, you know, I'm proud

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<v Speaker 1>of because he has been down and trying to help

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<v Speaker 1>him put him in an environment where he can get

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<v Speaker 1>back some of his swagger and his mojo and feel

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<v Speaker 1>good about himself. And uh, kind of those two things

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<v Speaker 1>were sort of my focal point of the of the half.

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<v Speaker 1>And you know, those guys were great. We give him

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of credit in this position before where you

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<v Speaker 1>get down, you go up and then it doesn't always

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<v Speaker 1>go her way. So what was different tonight that you

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<v Speaker 1>guys were able to hold on to it? I think

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<v Speaker 1>a defense was was elite. I think that um, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>we we came down and we played decent offensive basketball.

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<v Speaker 1>But I feel like a defense ultimately was the thing

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<v Speaker 1>that put us in the shape that we needed to

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<v Speaker 1>be put in late. I went with JJ and Dario

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<v Speaker 1>and different. Look, you know, we gave JB the ball

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<v Speaker 1>when they were trying to foul Ben. And I think

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<v Speaker 1>that the end of game sort of execution highlighted by

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<v Speaker 1>the defense was was very very good and it needed

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<v Speaker 1>to be. Did you guys try to foul Mason Plumbing?

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<v Speaker 1>Or was that just thee we tried to file Mason Plumbing?

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<v Speaker 1>And I think that it helped us. You know, we

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<v Speaker 1>we we did a pretty good job of understanding, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>you always stare him two minutes up because you can't

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<v Speaker 1>do it after that unless he has the ball. And

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<v Speaker 1>I thought we did a pretty good job of fouling

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<v Speaker 1>him prior to the two minutes. And I thought we

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<v Speaker 1>did a pretty good job of fouling him when he

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<v Speaker 1>had the ball illegally, then we were able to He

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<v Speaker 1>ended up one for seven from the free throw line

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<v Speaker 1>and it certainly helped us. I thought it changed their

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<v Speaker 1>offensive rhythm. What's the signific? I mean the stuff you'd

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<v Speaker 1>expect me to say, the group is fantastic. And when

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<v Speaker 1>you don't have wins to show and reflect that comment,

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<v Speaker 1>then a you know, to validate the work that they

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<v Speaker 1>put in, the fact that they are good play is

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<v Speaker 1>in their own right. And we do have a team

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<v Speaker 1>and they practice hardy, they they co exist in a

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<v Speaker 1>locker room well, and we haven't had one of those

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<v Speaker 1>since last time. I'm told what was in November in Utah.

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<v Speaker 1>And to get one, you know, on the road without

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<v Speaker 1>Joe is a credit to a team effort. Indeed, it

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<v Speaker 1>was one oh seven, one h two seventy six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>over the Denver Nuggets on the road, a place where

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<v Speaker 1>Denver had only lost three times at Pepsi Center, Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>trailed by fourteen points about five minutes in the third quarter,

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<v Speaker 1>seventh straight from Dario char Schlitt, the fused and Jared

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<v Speaker 1>Baylis in less than four minutes of regulation scored all

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<v Speaker 1>fourteen of his points, none bigger than the eight in

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<v Speaker 1>a row he racked up, capped off by a three

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<v Speaker 1>pointer to begin quarter number four the night before he

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<v Speaker 1>heads back home to Phoenix with a seventy Sixers play tomorrow,

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<v Speaker 1>No Joel Ebad, Sixers still find a way to get

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<v Speaker 1>it done. Dario Charge leads all players on the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>with twenty points, Robert Covington a fifteen point ten rebound

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<v Speaker 1>double double, fourteen points apiece for Jared Ballis and Rashaun

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<v Speaker 1>Holmes off the bench. Do not overlook t J McConnell

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<v Speaker 1>tonight ten points, eight assists. He had his fingerprints all

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<v Speaker 1>over that big run that ended up linking the third

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<v Speaker 1>and fourth quarters, and Brett Brown went to him in

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<v Speaker 1>crunch time as well. One oh seven, one h two

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<v Speaker 1>the final, JJ Reddick very steady. We're going to get

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<v Speaker 1>into all of this with Tom McGinnis, who's standing by. Next,

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<v Speaker 1>it's the postgame show and the Sixers Raider Network. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six Ers buckle down and half number two and emerged

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<v Speaker 1>from Pepsi Center in Denver with a one oh seven,

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<v Speaker 1>one h two victory. Brian Seltzer with you on the

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<v Speaker 1>postgame show. Tom McGinnis joins us now Tom there were

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<v Speaker 1>a lot of good things in the second half, but

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<v Speaker 1>all in all, the Sixers, the big team has been

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<v Speaker 1>figure out ways to arrest runs. They stared in the face,

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<v Speaker 1>they did it, defense stepped up, and we saw balance

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<v Speaker 1>from across the shorthanded roster. Book of Dano considered the

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<v Speaker 1>Nuggets arrested. That's right, Sixers outscoring them by eight in

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<v Speaker 1>the second half, and it didn't look good. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>Denver the first start of the third quarter was choppy,

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<v Speaker 1>but in the end Denver scored eight points, so they're

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<v Speaker 1>adding to their lead, and eventually, like I said, it

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<v Speaker 1>got to fourteen, and that's when the Sixers started to

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<v Speaker 1>come alive a little bit. It was great to see

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<v Speaker 1>Bayliss strike the fire, if you will, and then he

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<v Speaker 1>wanted the ball. The Sixers found him and in that

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<v Speaker 1>stretch he only hit one three that's all he had

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<v Speaker 1>in the game. And then a little bit thereafter I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not exactly sure timing wise chronologically when, but that's when

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<v Speaker 1>they started filling plumbly. I thought that was interesting that

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<v Speaker 1>the reporters said, coach, were you're trying to fill plumbly? Well, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>of course, and it worked. And like I said, you

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<v Speaker 1>know Brett Brown has commented before, particularly when you know

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<v Speaker 1>it occurred with Ben at home against Washington, said, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>we've employed this strategy before and we will do it again.

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<v Speaker 1>Not a fan of it, Brett Brown, but certainly in

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<v Speaker 1>an effort to try to help his team win and

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<v Speaker 1>to take advantage of the rules, they did it. And

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<v Speaker 1>I was a little surprised that Mike Malone left him

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<v Speaker 1>in there. Now it's not like plumbing miss nine in

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<v Speaker 1>a row, but he went one for three or one

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<v Speaker 1>for four. And you know, the sixers, it's not only

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<v Speaker 1>important that they come away empty, but you gotta come

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<v Speaker 1>down and take advantage of an empty possession. And I

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<v Speaker 1>thought Daria was great overall. Robert Covington certainly had his moments.

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<v Speaker 1>TJ was terrific, a Mere Johnson was good. And again,

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<v Speaker 1>like I've said dozens and dozens of times, well not

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<v Speaker 1>as much during the ten win season, but when you

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<v Speaker 1>have a victory and people step up, you get multiple

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<v Speaker 1>solid performances from a number of your contributors, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>what helps you get over the top. And as Brett

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<v Speaker 1>Brown said, that's part of team Let's go to Baylis

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<v Speaker 1>for quick second. He's heading back home later tonight with

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<v Speaker 1>the squad going to be there tomorrow. He is a

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<v Speaker 1>guy who seems to take his work so seriously, and

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<v Speaker 1>we haven't seen it necessarily consistently translate in recent weeks,

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<v Speaker 1>but for him to enjoy a sequence like that in

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<v Speaker 1>a moment and then the release, it looked like he

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<v Speaker 1>felt after hitting that three point or make a ninety

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<v Speaker 1>one eighty, you just you feel for a guy who

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<v Speaker 1>puts in the work, you feel good for him. Yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>it was visceral. I mean you could totally see his

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<v Speaker 1>reaction and like you said, that was like a pressure release.

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<v Speaker 1>It's almost like, you know, he almost puts too much

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<v Speaker 1>pressure on himself because clearly he puts in as much,

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<v Speaker 1>if not more work than any other six or you know, again,

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<v Speaker 1>you can only say first person in last person to

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<v Speaker 1>leave about one guy, right right, I would say he's

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<v Speaker 1>the guy. I mean, you hear that so often you're like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>how many guys can do that on a given team?

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<v Speaker 1>I thought it was only one guy. But he's the guy.

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<v Speaker 1>He puts in a lot of work. He's at the

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<v Speaker 1>training complex. I mean, he's just he stays late after practice,

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<v Speaker 1>and you know that's that's the name of his game.

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<v Speaker 1>And I actually thought he did a pretty good job

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<v Speaker 1>defensively because Brian and you would agree, like Murray was

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<v Speaker 1>playing like he looked like he might get fifty at

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<v Speaker 1>Devin Booker type performance where nobody could stop him. And

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<v Speaker 1>how good he played in the first half, and there

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<v Speaker 1>were times where Bayliss was able to curtail him a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit, and they got good shots in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>They just in large parts they didn't miss him. They

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<v Speaker 1>took eighteen threes and only made three in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>They shot twenty three free throws in the second half.

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<v Speaker 1>That's an amazing total. And yogis despite good numbers. I

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<v Speaker 1>thought he was up and down. You know, it's almost

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<v Speaker 1>like Joel he can have a great statistical night and

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<v Speaker 1>you're thinking could have been better. I mean, that's how

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<v Speaker 1>talented these guys are that they're able to do this

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<v Speaker 1>without maybe their their A game, but more than anything else,

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<v Speaker 1>just a great, great amount of fight and to come

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<v Speaker 1>in here and play this team that had been winning

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<v Speaker 1>so well, they're destined to go to the playoffs. They've

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<v Speaker 1>got a prolific scoring team right now, and for the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers to come in and just gut it out and

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<v Speaker 1>gain the victory was fun to watch. You know. It's

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<v Speaker 1>funny because last New Year's either the Sixers were at

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<v Speaker 1>Denver grinding out a one twenty four one twenty two victory,

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<v Speaker 1>and here they were tonight. They still have one more

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<v Speaker 1>game to go in twenty seventeen, tomorrow, But you think,

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<v Speaker 1>if this team can get fully healthy, the hope you

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<v Speaker 1>would have to feel from their thinking is like, let's

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<v Speaker 1>use this, let's jump start a coming back home. The

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<v Speaker 1>great game in London coming up in a few weeks.

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<v Speaker 1>But you get him beat back tomorrow night, you would

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<v Speaker 1>think against the Phoenix Suns and a chance against a

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<v Speaker 1>team whose record is not terrific on paper. But the

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<v Speaker 1>Suns got him the first time, as you said, and

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<v Speaker 1>they actually haven't playing pretty well as of late. No,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean, you make a wide point. That's all true.

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<v Speaker 1>The only thing about the London game it's against Boston,

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<v Speaker 1>it's right, so well, good experience for us who don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to play the game. No, But that aside to

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<v Speaker 1>your point. I mean, like Brett Brown said, even as

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<v Speaker 1>poorly as they've played record wise, there are a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of good signs and they're improving. And as you say,

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<v Speaker 1>if they can get healthy and then have their work

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<v Speaker 1>and the progress that he's talking about validated with victories,

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<v Speaker 1>well that gets your confidence going. And it's just like

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<v Speaker 1>anything else. Is like where the Sixers have been in

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<v Speaker 1>the tails been record wise and watching the losses pile up,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it ends up, that's how it goes. But

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<v Speaker 1>if you're playing well, you want to play as much

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<v Speaker 1>as possible, and you're gonna have a heavy dosage of

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<v Speaker 1>home games over the last three months of the schedule.

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<v Speaker 1>They want to do better at home, and they still

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<v Speaker 1>have a chance. I mean, now they're two games out

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<v Speaker 1>of a playoff picture, and so even though they had

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<v Speaker 1>a brutal month of December up until now, as you said,

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<v Speaker 1>that month of January, you can't bank on that. You

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<v Speaker 1>have to go out there and execute and make it happen.

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<v Speaker 1>But it's still, you know, like it's like falling down

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<v Speaker 1>big as we've seen in games. And yet it's a

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<v Speaker 1>long game and you got a chance to come back. Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I mean you can't really, you can't endure another bad

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<v Speaker 1>spell like this, okay, but you still have a chance

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<v Speaker 1>to get back into the mix. Knock off some of

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<v Speaker 1>these teams and head to head competition and play you know,

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<v Speaker 1>consistently well, start to trend higher and like I said,

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<v Speaker 1>wind finish out games close about better control the basketball,

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<v Speaker 1>get stops and do all the things that they did

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<v Speaker 1>here tonight to be able to punch through and get

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<v Speaker 1>a victory. Tom and Guinnis had a great call tonight.

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<v Speaker 1>We're gonna hear some of those highlights next. Tom. Enjoy

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<v Speaker 1>the rest of the evening and talk to you tomorrow. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>good night, Brian, Thank you. One oh seven, one h two,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers victorious over the Denver Nuggets at Pepsi Center.

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<v Speaker 1>This was a needed win on night when the Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>did not have Joel Embiid. Everybody stepped up. Team victory.

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<v Speaker 1>They got it done. We'll get into the details a

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<v Speaker 1>little bit furthermore final segments. On the other side. It

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<v Speaker 1>is the postgame show on the Sixers Rated Network. Second

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<v Speaker 1>to last game of the two thousand and seventeen calendar

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<v Speaker 1>year for the seventy Sixers are going to bounce back

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<v Speaker 1>after one got away on Thursday in the Pacific Northwest.

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<v Speaker 1>Brian Seltzer with you from Sixers dot Com. Tonight the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers in the Mile High City and they were

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<v Speaker 1>looking to begin their final back to back of the

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<v Speaker 1>two thousand and seventeen calendar year. Pretty competitive pace. At

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<v Speaker 1>the outset of the first quarter, Sixers and the Nuggets

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<v Speaker 1>went back and forth. Ben Simmons with an opportunity to

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<v Speaker 1>put the Sixers in front. Light Sibbons on the back

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<v Speaker 1>down gets by. Craig Now steps by one man lays

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<v Speaker 1>it up. It is fans wanted to travel ball, but

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons with the underhand, right hand scoop from just

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<v Speaker 1>inside the elbow, and his first basket of the game

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<v Speaker 1>put the Sixers in front by a single point. I

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<v Speaker 1>don't know if the Sixers did not have Joel Embiid,

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<v Speaker 1>who was already in Phoenix resting for the back end

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<v Speaker 1>of the back to back tomorrow, or Shaun Holmes. The

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<v Speaker 1>final four points of the first quarter, Sixers in front

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<v Speaker 1>thirty one to twenty nine, butts. Things would turn around

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<v Speaker 1>in the second quarter as the Nuggets would snap off

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<v Speaker 1>the first eight points of the period and that would

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<v Speaker 1>put them in control. Sixers got some very steady contributions

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<v Speaker 1>from JJ Reddick throughout the night. They had fallen behind

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<v Speaker 1>by seven, and we're trying to get some momentum back.

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<v Speaker 1>Here's Reddick little all down court. The Sixers strike quickly.

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<v Speaker 1>They feed it all the way down the court to

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<v Speaker 1>Ruddick points beyond the yard and a three came at

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<v Speaker 1>a timely moment. Sixers cut the deposit two fifty five

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<v Speaker 1>fifty one. They were down by three after another JJ

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<v Speaker 1>Reddick triple at the break sixty one, two fifty eight

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<v Speaker 1>start of the third quarter. It felt familiar. Opposing team

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<v Speaker 1>goes on a big run for the challenge. Brett Brown

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<v Speaker 1>post the Sixers in recent days, how do you figure

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<v Speaker 1>out overcoming these runs? How do you arrest them? Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>trailed seventy two fifty eight. Dario Charch big, t J

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<v Speaker 1>spins cut off. He goes to Dario Charch with a

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<v Speaker 1>layup boy a tight quarters. T J McConnell able to

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<v Speaker 1>get that pass off at Dario was seven in a

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<v Speaker 1>row and that got the Sixers run going. They scored

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<v Speaker 1>eleven straight to make it a three point game. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>two sixty nine. The Nuggets got two free throws, and

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<v Speaker 1>that's when guys like t J McConnell, Trevor Booker kept

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<v Speaker 1>the buckets coming. Sixers maintained pressure, stayed within a point.

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<v Speaker 1>Jared Bayless step ont him enough time to catch fire

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<v Speaker 1>outside right McConnell, who's had a big hand in his comeback.

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<v Speaker 1>He goes to Bayless, three guys around of brakes, free,

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<v Speaker 1>flips it up and in shared Bayless with a six

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<v Speaker 1>oh streak for the Sixers and the run now from Philadelphia,

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<v Speaker 1>twenty one of the last twenty five points in the game,

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<v Speaker 1>and they're up Briddy. They would score four more points

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<v Speaker 1>after that to make it a twenty five to four

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<v Speaker 1>run before the Nuggets scored the final four points of

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<v Speaker 1>the third eighty three eighty Sixers going into the fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>Jared Bayliss not done and as good as he was

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<v Speaker 1>for that stretch in the third quarter, he was that

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<v Speaker 1>much better to be in the fourth. Dario with a

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<v Speaker 1>dary over to Bayliss. Another three by Bayliss shot here

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<v Speaker 1>he's done it again. Bayliss with his hottest stretch as

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<v Speaker 1>a sixer, and he is bellowing out with joy. The

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers up by eleven time out Denver. One oh

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<v Speaker 1>six is transpired in the fourth and Jared Bayless is

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<v Speaker 1>on fire here in Colorado, so all set in done.

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<v Speaker 1>The run was thirty three to eight for the seventy Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>turning a fourteen point deficit into a ninety one to

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<v Speaker 1>eighty lead. Things would tighten up midway through the fourth

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<v Speaker 1>quarter and into the final minutes. JJ Reddick a big

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<v Speaker 1>two pointer to make it one h three ninety seven

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<v Speaker 1>with about four minutes to go. The Sixers would then

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<v Speaker 1>go without a field goal until the guts of the game.

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<v Speaker 1>Things were on the line and Robert Covington was in

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<v Speaker 1>position to put this one away. Sibbeth steps out about

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers leading by three into Bayliss. He's trapped in the corner.

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<v Speaker 1>Bayliss throws it across the Dario. Dario was seven second coming.

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<v Speaker 1>Coubbyton is gonna duck the ball four seconds to go

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<v Speaker 1>five point lead. Robert Commington punctuates the Sixers advantage here

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<v Speaker 1>in Denver, and that would be the lasting moment from

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers five point win in Denver one oh seven

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<v Speaker 1>two one o two. Final notes from the final stat sheet,

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers shot forty eight and a half percent from the

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<v Speaker 1>field Denver just forty percent. Sixers held him to under

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<v Speaker 1>twenty seven percent shooting in the second half, six Ers

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<v Speaker 1>eight of twenty four outside the arc, the Nuggets seven

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<v Speaker 1>of thirty two. Sixers only ten trips the line, they

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<v Speaker 1>made nine overcoming Denver, going twenty five of thirty five

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<v Speaker 1>from the stripe. Sixers outrebounded by seven. They were ultra

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<v Speaker 1>efficient thirty three dimes on forty five made baskets. They

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<v Speaker 1>also kept the turnovers down relatively speaking, only thirteen point

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<v Speaker 1>of them tonight. That led to just twelve Nuggets points

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<v Speaker 1>off the turnovers. Individually speaking, game high went to Jamal

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<v Speaker 1>Murray thirty one points. Did a lot of his damage

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<v Speaker 1>in the first half. Sixers such a balanced effort tonight

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<v Speaker 1>without Joel Embiid, six players in double figures, Dario charch

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<v Speaker 1>with twenty nine rebounds and six assists. Following him was

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<v Speaker 1>JJ Reddick with eighteen fourteen apiece for Jared Baillis and

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<v Speaker 1>Rashaun Holmes off the bench again, Baalis with all fourteen

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<v Speaker 1>of his points in a span of four minutes between

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<v Speaker 1>the end of the third quarter and start of the fourth.

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<v Speaker 1>Robert Covington with a fifteen point, ten rebound double double.

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<v Speaker 1>He was six of eleven from the field, one of

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<v Speaker 1>six outside the Arcs so that meant five of five

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<v Speaker 1>from the interior, a pretty solid night for Covington, fighting

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<v Speaker 1>through the finger injury he suffered in Thursday's loss against

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<v Speaker 1>the Portland Trailblazers. In tonight's game, which lasted two hours

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<v Speaker 1>fifteen minutes, there were a total of six league changes

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<v Speaker 1>in four ties. With the win, the seventy Sixers are

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<v Speaker 1>now sixteen and nineteen, while the Nuggets dropped to nineteen

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<v Speaker 1>and seventeen on the season. Up next for the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>six ers final game in two seventeen. It'll be well

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<v Speaker 1>technically if you're listening on the East coast later on

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<v Speaker 1>today at Talking Stick Resort Arena against the Phoenix Suns,

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers will look to avenge the fourteen point loss from

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<v Speaker 1>earlier this month. Game time is eight o'clock Eastern. That

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<v Speaker 1>means pregame coverage starts just before then at seven to

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<v Speaker 1>fifty on some of our Sixers Raider Network affiliates