WEBVTT - Rewind | Horford Steps In, Simmons Shines Again

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<v Speaker 1>listening to Rewind. They'll listen back on press conferences, highlights

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<v Speaker 1>and analysis from the seventy sixers previous game. It would

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<v Speaker 1>have been nice to see a dominant start to this

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<v Speaker 1>afternoon scrimmage sustained with a win. In the end, that

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<v Speaker 1>was not the case, as the Oklahoma City Thunder knocked

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<v Speaker 1>off the seventy Sixers one O two to ninety seven.

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<v Speaker 1>But when the game was in the balance quote unquote,

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<v Speaker 1>if you can even say that about an NBA scrimmage game,

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<v Speaker 1>the seventy Sixers had their way. In particular, the starting unit,

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<v Speaker 1>highlighted by Ben Simmons fourteen points, eleven rebounds, nine assists.

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson had a really strong day. Al Horford with

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<v Speaker 1>some really good stuff, and release of Joel Embide who

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<v Speaker 1>didn't play due to tightness in his right calf, finishing

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<v Speaker 1>with thirteen points, nine rebounds, hitting four threes, and Shake

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<v Speaker 1>Milton in double figures with eleven points. Alec Burke's off

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<v Speaker 1>the bench with thirteen I'm Brian Seltzer. Our postgame coverages

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<v Speaker 1>underway and we'll join in progress. Brett Brown, it's today

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<v Speaker 1>three point shooting aside. What stood out to you the

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<v Speaker 1>most just he had a spirit about him, playing like

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<v Speaker 1>he had a confidence playing, He was communicative on defense, playing,

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<v Speaker 1>he played. He really played like he came in. It's

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<v Speaker 1>true he paid attention to his three point shots that

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<v Speaker 1>stand out the most. But I thought overall he was

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<v Speaker 1>a great voice behind all the things we would do.

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<v Speaker 1>It was really good at the time. Thank you all right,

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<v Speaker 1>Next we got Rich Hoffman, Hey, Brett. Unlike the other game,

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<v Speaker 1>it felt like this there was kind of a little

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<v Speaker 1>more broken offensively. There were like fast breaks. It seemed

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<v Speaker 1>like Ben was not kind of in the static four

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<v Speaker 1>spot after made field goals. Maybe it's because you're playing

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<v Speaker 1>good defense. What did you think of you know, how

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<v Speaker 1>he was used today. It seemed like there were a

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<v Speaker 1>lot of like picking rolls on one side of the

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<v Speaker 1>floor for him. Like what did you think in general

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<v Speaker 1>of his offensive game? I thought he was really good.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not some of the things you're saying, I'm not

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<v Speaker 1>either remembering or I don't agree with you. Like he

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<v Speaker 1>was want to assist away from a triple double? Um

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<v Speaker 1>he uh, he played I think one possession with the

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<v Speaker 1>ball or two where we played a pick and roll

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<v Speaker 1>with him in firk. I think, like I say, to

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<v Speaker 1>play twenty whatever. It was five minutes and he want

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<v Speaker 1>to assist away from a triple double? Is was? I

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<v Speaker 1>was happy with it. I thought, I thought that he

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<v Speaker 1>was pretty pretty good. I do want to use him

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<v Speaker 1>more in some screen setting, as we've all talked about

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<v Speaker 1>at nauseum, But in general, I thought I thought he

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<v Speaker 1>was okay. I didn't see it like you saw it, Um.

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't feel like I saw what you just said.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's go to Keith next. It's bread after after two games,

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<v Speaker 1>what what's your evaluation of Shake and and what would

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<v Speaker 1>you like to see him do more of? I think, um,

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<v Speaker 1>today was a great day in relation to how I

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<v Speaker 1>think teams are going to play him. They're gonna jump him,

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<v Speaker 1>they're gonna spin him, they're gonna crawl into him, they're

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<v Speaker 1>gonna whack him when they can, And the physicality of

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<v Speaker 1>today I thought equals what you'd see from you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Celtics or Toronto as an example. And and and

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<v Speaker 1>I think like he's he's coming around. From that perspective,

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<v Speaker 1>dealing with the physicality of things and still getting us

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<v Speaker 1>into things. I think, well, uh, and he's going to

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<v Speaker 1>have to um to be the sort of starting point guard,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, with the team that's pretty good. There's a

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<v Speaker 1>held a lot of responsibility in that role. And I

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<v Speaker 1>don't think like he's sped up in his mind. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>For him not to be sped up in his game

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<v Speaker 1>because of Prussia is is something that I was impressed

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<v Speaker 1>with tonight. I do think there were times to the

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<v Speaker 1>third period that they jumped us without you know, some

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<v Speaker 1>of our key people in the game. That hurt us.

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<v Speaker 1>But in general, I think Shake has handled that extended

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<v Speaker 1>defense and overall physicality the pressure quite well. What's the

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<v Speaker 1>status of Glenn? I mean, I know the other two

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<v Speaker 1>guys are day to day. What's the status with Glenn Robins?

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<v Speaker 1>In the third he has a he had a hip pointer.

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<v Speaker 1>We took him out. I was told to take him

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<v Speaker 1>all because of that. Nothing. I guess that's serious. But

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<v Speaker 1>I think he's been playing really well. I've been happy

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<v Speaker 1>with him all over the place. He had great practice

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<v Speaker 1>sessions as well. If you're the Magic of Zoom. Seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers head coach Brett Brown after a one h two

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<v Speaker 1>ninety seven lost this afternoon for the Sixers in their

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<v Speaker 1>second scrimmage, this one against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Now

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<v Speaker 1>do not let the final score get you down. The

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers rested all of their top players essentially in the

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<v Speaker 1>fourth quarter, and that was the difference making spot of

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<v Speaker 1>the game, where the Thunder outscored the Sixers thirty two

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<v Speaker 1>to sixteen. When this game was competitive and the top

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<v Speaker 1>players were all out there as far as those who

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<v Speaker 1>were available for both sides today, seventy Sixers were locked in.

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<v Speaker 1>They shook off a bit of a bumpy start thanks

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<v Speaker 1>to three straight threes made by Al Horford to shoot

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<v Speaker 1>them into the lead, and they really didn't look back

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<v Speaker 1>from there. The Sixers led thirty one to twenty six

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<v Speaker 1>after a quarter. They outscored the Thunder twenty four eighteen

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<v Speaker 1>in the second period, and their lead ballooned as large

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<v Speaker 1>as twenty four points at one point in today's game.

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<v Speaker 1>At the top, you heard me mentioned some of the

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<v Speaker 1>key performers for the seventy Sixers. Ben Simmons in twenty

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<v Speaker 1>six and a half minutes, again flirting with a triple

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<v Speaker 1>double like he did on Friday against the Memphis Grizzlies.

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<v Speaker 1>This time, he was just one assist, Shy, no three

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<v Speaker 1>pointers attempted. Josh Richardson had a very strong showing with

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<v Speaker 1>ten points. Shake Milton, as Brett Brown was just talking about,

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<v Speaker 1>handled some of the physicality of Oklahoma City Thunder well,

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<v Speaker 1>and I actually thought that from the get go when

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<v Speaker 1>he was being defended by Chris Paul and some of

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<v Speaker 1>the other tough physical guards for the Thunder, Shake was

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<v Speaker 1>kind of taking that aggression too. OKC did a really

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<v Speaker 1>nice job getting into the paint and helping generate ball

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<v Speaker 1>movement and open looks in space for the seventy sixers.

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<v Speaker 1>On the offensive end of the floor, Sixers hit fifteen

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<v Speaker 1>thirty pointers. That was a big reason why they were

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<v Speaker 1>able to get by today. Off the bench, Alec Burks

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<v Speaker 1>was very productive with thirteen points. He had three of

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<v Speaker 1>those threes, and Matisse Thible a defensive menace once again,

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<v Speaker 1>just looking so sharp on that end of the floor.

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<v Speaker 1>He was credited with two steals. Can't wait to see

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<v Speaker 1>the official deflection numbers for him. He was all over

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<v Speaker 1>the place doing so much that doesn't show up in

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<v Speaker 1>a box score. To make the seventy sixers be in

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<v Speaker 1>position for a good showing today. Again, I'm kind of

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<v Speaker 1>looking at the first three quarters of this scrimmage, not

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<v Speaker 1>so much to the fourth quarter when the starters didn't play.

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<v Speaker 1>Al Horford appearing spry. I mean, this is the thing,

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<v Speaker 1>the big takeaway from this one. Joel and b didn't play,

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<v Speaker 1>and you have an all start backing him up, and

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<v Speaker 1>there was no apparent drop off at least in this

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<v Speaker 1>particular matchup between what the seventy Sixers were able to

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<v Speaker 1>do on the defensive end. Right, Al's not going to

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<v Speaker 1>give you the same rim protection that Joel does, But

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<v Speaker 1>that opened the opportunity for Norvelle Pell to come in

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<v Speaker 1>off the bench and really give the Sixers a strong

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<v Speaker 1>presence defensively at the Ramby had four block shots, six

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<v Speaker 1>rebounds and six points. He looked very functional out there

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<v Speaker 1>and perhaps a little bit even more composed than what

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<v Speaker 1>we last saw from Norville before the hiatus happened back

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<v Speaker 1>in March. Seventy Sixers lose this scrimmage one ninety seven

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<v Speaker 1>for me, totally encouraged after two scrimmages by what the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers have shown. That was based on what we saw

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<v Speaker 1>mostly in the first half, but also through the three

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<v Speaker 1>quarters in this game today where all the Sixers top players,

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<v Speaker 1>if you will, we're out there on the court and

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<v Speaker 1>not resting like they did in the fourth when this

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<v Speaker 1>one was still a competitive game. The top players out there,

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<v Speaker 1>the Sixers acquitted themselves. Well, at least that's what I think.

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<v Speaker 1>Tom McGinnis had the call, Tom, how did you see it? Well,

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<v Speaker 1>I thought, you're right, Brian, you know particularly you know

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<v Speaker 1>how they came out after leading by eleven at the half,

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<v Speaker 1>they really played well early in that third quarter and

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<v Speaker 1>just dominated to where they had built up a twenty

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<v Speaker 1>four point lead. And a pivotal point in the game

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<v Speaker 1>was the three point shooting. I mean, the thunder missed

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<v Speaker 1>all eight of their third point or second quarter three

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<v Speaker 1>point attempts at one point. I believe they missed like

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<v Speaker 1>thirteen in a row even into the third, whereas the

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers had double digit made threes at the half, led

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<v Speaker 1>by Horford who had those three threes in the first

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<v Speaker 1>quarter for the Sixers, or certainly in the early minutes

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<v Speaker 1>of the game, and I thought Horford had a lot

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<v Speaker 1>of energy defensively and really helped the Sixers establish that

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<v Speaker 1>dominance that we spoke of earlier, no question about it

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<v Speaker 1>as far as Horford's concerned, And that was one of

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<v Speaker 1>the key questions coming into today is what could the

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<v Speaker 1>seventy Sixers get out of vow albeit in a scrimmage

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<v Speaker 1>situation with Joel Embid not playing him doesn't sound like

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<v Speaker 1>the Imbead situation with his right calf is too serious.

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<v Speaker 1>But this underscores the point that they have a player

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<v Speaker 1>of that caliber as your quote unquote back up at

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<v Speaker 1>the five spot. You can just see what Al Horford

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<v Speaker 1>can do and how he's able to make things happen

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<v Speaker 1>on both ends of the court, no doubt, and everybody

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<v Speaker 1>that's ever been around him, that's coached him, including the

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<v Speaker 1>Thunders Billy Donovan, feels like he's going to be a

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<v Speaker 1>great player in the postseason, which he has been throughout

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<v Speaker 1>his career. And the Sixers play a little bit differently

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<v Speaker 1>without him me they really move that ball around, and

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<v Speaker 1>Horford oftentimes lifted out as well. And you know, I

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<v Speaker 1>think the guy that deserves a lot of mentioned here

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<v Speaker 1>in this game, not just Horford, but Simmons. I thought

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<v Speaker 1>Ben Simmons at times was just completely by far the

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<v Speaker 1>best player out in the court. And you know, the

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<v Speaker 1>whole concern about would he pass the ball. He's had

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<v Speaker 1>nine assists in the first two scrimmages. I guess more

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<v Speaker 1>to the point about him shifting roles, it really hasn't

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<v Speaker 1>affected his game at all. If anything, he's become more dominant.

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<v Speaker 1>He's really been aggressive out there. I thought the Bias

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<v Speaker 1>played well. Shake showed a little bit better in this

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<v Speaker 1>game than he did in that Memphis scrimmage. Josh had

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<v Speaker 1>his moments, and again that first unit was really, to

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<v Speaker 1>use the phrase again, dominant. They and they kept Oklahoma

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<v Speaker 1>City off the line in terms of that three point shot.

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<v Speaker 1>And guys like Chris Paul and even Alexander were not

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<v Speaker 1>big factors in this game. Sixers fall to the Thunder

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<v Speaker 1>one O two ninety seven. That's what the final score says.

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<v Speaker 1>But when the starters were out there for the Sixers,

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<v Speaker 1>at least in this game, they grew the lead to

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<v Speaker 1>twenty four. We could probably do a full segment, a

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<v Speaker 1>half hour, an hour, a whole show tom on Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons and the various components of what his positional shift

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<v Speaker 1>has involved and what a commute for the Sixers. Listen,

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<v Speaker 1>his plays spoken for itself. But I think that. Just

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<v Speaker 1>following up on a few other guys. I don't want

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<v Speaker 1>to call them peripheral players for the seventy Sixers, but

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<v Speaker 1>you know, speaking to a guy like al and Josh

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<v Speaker 1>Richardson and Matisse Thible, even these are gonna be key

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<v Speaker 1>players regardless of whether they start finish whatever it is

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers as they make this hunt for a championship.

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<v Speaker 1>And some of those guys we just talked about, they

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<v Speaker 1>had pretty good days. I continue to be impressed by

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<v Speaker 1>Matissa's ability to just pick things up on the defensive end,

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<v Speaker 1>and he made things uncomfortable for veteran guards that the

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<v Speaker 1>thunder rolled out there. He definitely did. I mean, he

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<v Speaker 1>really created havoc for Shrewder, knocking the ball away twice

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<v Speaker 1>in succession, getting technical on Shrewder and getting a layup,

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<v Speaker 1>and then staying in front of Chris Paul, which is

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<v Speaker 1>no easy task. I mean, Paul is so so shifty

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<v Speaker 1>with that dribble and just incredible and absolutely and Cork Miles.

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<v Speaker 1>I thought Alec Burke's played well for the Sixers and

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<v Speaker 1>again trying to up the total of those threes, which

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<v Speaker 1>is going to be so instrumental for these role players.

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<v Speaker 1>That you're talking about, including Glenn Robbinson, the third those

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<v Speaker 1>guys are going to have to contribute, because I think

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of a key stat for the Sixers is

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<v Speaker 1>can they get to twelve or fourteen threes per game?

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<v Speaker 1>And Richardson and Milton and obviously Harris and I said,

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<v Speaker 1>I said before, you know, Joel Embiid hopefully can be

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<v Speaker 1>counted on for you know, one or two threes in

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<v Speaker 1>a game, Mike Scott, So in that second unit, let's

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<v Speaker 1>face it, in this game there were some things that

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<v Speaker 1>they needed to do better. That's how the game slipped away.

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<v Speaker 1>So that'll be you know, obviously teaching points. And again

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<v Speaker 1>this last game is more I think a dress rehearsal.

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<v Speaker 1>This Tuesday scrimmage against Dallas. Prett Brown had stipulated earlier

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<v Speaker 1>he wasn't going to play a lot of the main

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<v Speaker 1>guys big minutes in that game. Who's to say how

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<v Speaker 1>it plays out, but certainly now injuries have crept in

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<v Speaker 1>a tiny little bit. But I think more importantly what

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<v Speaker 1>I'm saying is here you have from you know tomorrow, Monday,

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<v Speaker 1>all the way it'll Saturday, to get ready for that

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<v Speaker 1>ball game. And you know this is actually like more

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<v Speaker 1>practice time than the Sixes would have in a traditional season.

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<v Speaker 1>I mean normally you get like six or seven days

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<v Speaker 1>and you're playing preseason games, even though that's been dressed back.

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<v Speaker 1>So this is an opportunity to kind of tighten things up,

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<v Speaker 1>go over some situational stuff, and really hone in on

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<v Speaker 1>one it's going to take to really come out of

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<v Speaker 1>the gates strong against the Pacers and playing those first

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<v Speaker 1>eight games down there that count. But the last eight

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<v Speaker 1>regular season games of the schedule well put per usual

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<v Speaker 1>by Tom McGinnis. Tom, thanks so much, talk to you

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<v Speaker 1>on Tuesday nights. All right, have a good afternoon. But

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<v Speaker 1>seventy sixers lose to the thunder and scrimmage number two

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<v Speaker 1>one two ninety seven. Listen, if you didn't hear the

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<v Speaker 1>full game, you don't have a chance to watch it.

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<v Speaker 1>Go back watch quarters number one through three, and then

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<v Speaker 1>let's talk about what your eyes are telling you. I

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<v Speaker 1>think the seventy sixers have looked through two scrimmages for

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<v Speaker 1>as much as a team could that's been out of

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<v Speaker 1>action for four months. Like they're taking this seriously. They

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<v Speaker 1>are physically fit and prepared, and that some of their

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<v Speaker 1>top most important players appear ready to go when the

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<v Speaker 1>seating games begin next Saturday against the Indiana Pacers. Sixers

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<v Speaker 1>looking to build off of Friday's victory over the Memphis Grizzlies,

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<v Speaker 1>and after shaking off a bit of a bumpy start,

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<v Speaker 1>Al Horford's starting in the place of Joel Embiid and

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<v Speaker 1>got him going. Tobias gets it in on Galari and

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<v Speaker 1>Adams shoots it from the middle of the money. No

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<v Speaker 1>good fur contaps it Horford for three, and al Horford

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<v Speaker 1>has his third three in the game. Second chance opportunity

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<v Speaker 1>for the Sixers. They've now made four total and they

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<v Speaker 1>lead by four. Third three in a row for al Horford,

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<v Speaker 1>accounting for three straight baskets for the seventy Sixers that

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<v Speaker 1>vaulted them in front for the first time, and it

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<v Speaker 1>was a lead that they were able to maintain and

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<v Speaker 1>build upon. Sixers up thirty one twenty six after a quarter.

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<v Speaker 1>In quarter number two, Ben Simmons, playing all over the court,

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<v Speaker 1>continue to put his array of skills on display. Here

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<v Speaker 1>comes Simmons against Paul ben in On Adams don't look

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<v Speaker 1>past and a reverse layout by Josh Richardson as Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons avoiding both Paul at Adams and Richardson getting the reverse.

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<v Speaker 1>It's a ten point game. Man Matt pushed the seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers lead to double figures at forty eight to thirty eight.

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<v Speaker 1>Both Simmons and Josh Richardson with really strong showings today.

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<v Speaker 1>The seventy Sixers were up at the break against the

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<v Speaker 1>Oklahahoma City Thunder by the score of fifty five to

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<v Speaker 1>forty four. Ben Simmons getting the basket himself in the

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<v Speaker 1>third George guards Shake Built. He's an incredible athlete for

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<v Speaker 1>rookie out of Arizona State. Sixers go Richardson to Simmons,

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons into the lane and getting the basket is Ben

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<v Speaker 1>Simmons along the near side. That time, Richardson and Simmons

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<v Speaker 1>flipped the partnership on that scoring play the Sixers line

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<v Speaker 1>in sixty four fifty one. Their lead would grow into

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<v Speaker 1>the twenties before the third quarter was done. He has

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<v Speaker 1>it on the run against Adams, passes down to shake

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<v Speaker 1>Built in the lane to the Bias on the slam.

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<v Speaker 1>Billy Donovan needs a time out and he'll take it.

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<v Speaker 1>The Sixers lead by twenty one with seven h seven

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<v Speaker 1>to go in the third they are crushing the thunder

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<v Speaker 1>for now convincingly. Seventy two fifty one was the score.

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<v Speaker 1>Then Matisse Thibal with some really good moments defensively and

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<v Speaker 1>he capitalized on those before this one wrapped up today

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<v Speaker 1>and Thible with the steal five on a round one

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<v Speaker 1>man in the lay cruising by Shrewder. Shrewder make an

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<v Speaker 1>effort man or lay baby Dennis Shrewder letting Matisse Stible

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<v Speaker 1>go right by him, and Thible with anteal eighty one

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<v Speaker 1>fifty seven to twenty four point lead the Sixers. Every

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<v Speaker 1>grade seventy sixers play deserves a great time again US

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<v Speaker 1>call that was in sync on that play right there.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy Sixers put five players in double figures, including four

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<v Speaker 1>of their starters, in a one O two ninety seven

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<v Speaker 1>loss that was decided when the reserves were in the

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<v Speaker 1>game in the fourth quarter. Six Or shot thirty eight

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<v Speaker 1>percent from the field. They had fifteen threes to Okse's eleven.

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<v Speaker 1>That was a big reason why the Sixers ended up

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<v Speaker 1>on top. The Sixers minus three on the glass. They

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<v Speaker 1>committed eighteen turnovers while forcing sixteen to their own. Their

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<v Speaker 1>top scorer was Ben Simmons, who had fourteen points. He

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<v Speaker 1>was five or ten from the field, did not take

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<v Speaker 1>a three, got to the line seven times, making four

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<v Speaker 1>free throws. He had eleven rebounds that was a game high.

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<v Speaker 1>He also had nine assists that two a game high mark,

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<v Speaker 1>to go along with one steal. He was plus twenty

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<v Speaker 1>one in twenty six minutes thirteen points for Al Horford.

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<v Speaker 1>He was four for five from outside the arc, nine rebounds,

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<v Speaker 1>three assists. He had two steals as well ten for

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<v Speaker 1>Josh Richardson, including one three eleven for Shake Milton, plus

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<v Speaker 1>four rebounds and two assists for Shake thirteen for Alec

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<v Speaker 1>Burke's Off the bench of Matisse Thyble, despite only scoring

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<v Speaker 1>two points, had two rebounds, He had two steals and

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<v Speaker 1>a bunch of deflections that did not show up in

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<v Speaker 1>the box score. Thought Matisse had a really really nice game.

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<v Speaker 1>Seventy six Ers now one and one in scrimmage play.

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<v Speaker 1>Their scrimmage schedule wrap up on Tuesday night at eight

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<v Speaker 1>thirty against Luca don Chis, Christaps Porzingis and the Dallas Mavericks,

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<v Speaker 1>and then next Saturday, the seventy sixers opened seeding game

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<v Speaker 1>play against the Indiana Pacers in a battle for what currently,

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<v Speaker 1>right now is the five seed in the Eastern Conference.

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<v Speaker 1>My name's Brian Seltzer, saying so long for now one

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<v Speaker 1>final time. The final score Oklahoma City Thunder, one oh two,

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<v Speaker 1>seventy six Ers ninety seven. You've been listening to Rewind,

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<v Speaker 1>look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy

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<v Speaker 1>Sixers game this season.