Knicks Overpower 76ers in East Coast NBA Cup Clash

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00:00Let's go over to another cup game last night, which on the East Coast, and by the way, Dubsy,

00:06driving to the airport to make a pickup yesterday.

00:09I was driving by game time.

00:10I wonder if the Sixers would be able to pick up a victory at Wells Fargo Reno.

00:14Absolutely not.

00:15Minus two and a half point favorite here for the Knicks.

00:17They end up winning that game by double digits, 111 to 99.

00:20The focus right away, Kareem, or excuse me, Karl-Anthony Towns, hit a couple of three-point

00:24shots to start that game.

00:25He finishes with 21 points.

00:27O.G.

00:29But if you said the Philadelphia 76ers, they didn't get to 100 points.

00:32It wasn't Paul George's fault.

00:3429 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a block yesterday.

00:39It just wasn't good enough.

00:40Why?

00:41Because Joel Embiid wasn't good enough just yet.

00:43Seeing his first return to the court in 2024, Sixers get beat by double digits yesterday.

00:48No surprise to me, Dubsy.

00:49Yeah.

00:50It wasn't good enough.

00:51I was a little surprised that they're in this game going into the fourth quarter, but they

00:54got completely outplayed in the final 12 minutes there.

00:58Joel Embiid, great to see him back in the mix for the 76ers as they're trying to turn

01:02around their early season struggles.

01:04They're going to have to get him up to speed, even if it means leaving him out there to

01:07get a couple of more match reps and extra minutes in because he looked out of shape.

01:12I know he's lost a bit of weight, the big fella in the offseason, but just missing this

01:16time dealing with injury.

01:18Whenever a player's coming back from injury, they're not going to be at full tilt, even

01:21going through the lead-ups and trying to get up to speed.

01:25That wasn't good enough.

01:26They go missing in the fourth, outscored 33 to 24.

01:30Paul George, he did his best, but considering the minutes that Joel Embiid was out there

01:35on the floor, he got completely outplayed, dismantled by the big fella, Carl Anthony

01:40Towns.

01:41For JoJo, played 26 minutes, only grabbing three off the glass.

01:46That's not what they need from the big fella.

01:47He has to get in the paint.

01:49He has to get dominant, throw those shoulders around and keep him in the ballgame.

01:52Now two and eight for the season, one and four at home.

01:55The 76ers feeling need to get this thing going in the right direction.

02:00It was a nice pickup for the Knicks.

02:02It was a good pickup for the Knicks.

02:03Also, the one thing the Sixers can do is get to the free throw line and make their free

02:06throws.

02:0723 of 24 from the charity stripe, 96% wasn't good enough, but there are some silver linings

02:12for the Sixers.

02:13Yes, you're getting Joel Embiid back.

02:15He's going to work his way into shape.

02:16You finally saw the Paul George that you anticipated getting him in the free agent market, shooting

02:2119 times, 7-11 from three-point range and scoring 29 points, but also in the draft,

02:25Jared McCain has been very good for the Philadelphia 76ers, Dubsy, over the past couple of games.

02:30The youngster played 30 minutes last night, shot 16 times, which included making four

02:34three-point shots and going a perfect five-of-five from the free throw line for 23 points.

02:39What's the alert status for you, Dubsy, on the Sixers at two and eight, or is it just

02:42the typical NBA season?

02:44They'll get it together.

02:45They'll make it to playoffs, and the only thing that matters is if they're healthy come

02:48playoff time.

02:49Yeah, I'd give them another couple of weeks, Tony, to see if they can go maybe 500 for

02:54the next fortnight, but it's going to get late pretty early for the old 76ers at this

03:00point.

03:01It's a sluggish start, but of course, you can't excuse it having one of the best players

03:05in the association who's been missing time, so let's give them a chance.

03:09They go as far as JoJo can go and get back up to full fitness.

03:13Let's see how it plays out, but panic stations, not just now.

03:17I think they've got a bit of time.

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