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00:00:00...by Taco Bell.
00:00:03...and for the visiting New York Knicks, Brunson, Hart, Bridges, Ananobi, and Towns.
00:00:11That lineup averaged about 19 minutes per game together last season.
00:00:16This year down to just 9 for Philadelphia.
00:00:19They'll once again go with this starting 5, as Alyssa outlined for us.
00:00:24They played 25 of their 27 minutes together this season.
00:00:27In that game, Thursday against Houston.
00:00:31Lineup looked good together.
00:00:32Nick Nurse excited to have them back out here today against the Knicks.
00:00:40Third meeting of the season between these two teams.
00:00:43Philadelphia taking the first two after the Knicks swept the Sixers a season ago.
00:00:52But Nick Nurse was quick to point out to us,
00:00:54Hey, I want to be fair, those first two games, we caught the Knicks during back-to-backs.
00:01:00They did, but they also took advantage of it.
00:01:03And they really blitzed them.
00:01:05They got up and down the floor.
00:01:06They played the Knicks like they were a tired team.
00:01:09But again, those are the quirks of the schedule.
00:01:11You know, it's still, you know, we're halfway.
00:01:14So many teams haven't played.
00:01:15They haven't played somebody on the road.
00:01:16They haven't played at home.
00:01:17Back-to-backs, the injuries that have occurred.
00:01:20Talk about all the, you know, Chinese New Year, what it is.
00:01:22This is like the year of the injury in the NBA.
00:01:24So I don't put too much in what happened.
00:01:27To win twice in Madison Square Garden, I don't care what the circumstances were.
00:01:31Good wins by the Sixers.
00:01:33And a really good win the other night by the Sixers in overtime against Houston.
00:01:38Philadelphia had 41 assists in that game.
00:01:41The most they've had since 2019.
00:01:43As we are underway with Bridges sneaking in to take the tip.
00:01:47You're going to steal for that.
00:01:48Yeah, right.
00:01:50Here is Bridges.
00:01:52Flipping it out to Towns.
00:01:54Towns was questionable.
00:01:55Giving it a go.
00:01:57And burying the three.
00:01:59It has not been a good shooting season for Towns.
00:02:01But over the last seven games, 45% from downtown starting to creep towards his north.
00:02:08He's still a numbers guy.
00:02:09There's no question.
00:02:10He was more comfortable last year when he only played center.
00:02:14Edgecombe can't hit the corner three.
00:02:17Here's Bridges getting it ahead to Ananobi.
00:02:19And Ananobi off to Brunson.
00:02:26Left alone.
00:02:27To Knicks.
00:02:28And a good start for the Knicks.
00:02:38Here's Embiid.
00:02:39Fresh off a triple-double.
00:02:41Good surge to the cup.
00:02:43I'll tell you what.
00:02:44Each game he looks more and more comfortable for Knick Nurse.
00:02:48Bridges can't hit Towns.
00:02:50Soars in, but stepped out of bounds.
00:02:53Sixers basketball.
00:02:55Offensive rebounding is really going to be interesting to watch.
00:02:58These two teams are very good.
00:03:00The Knicks, to me, are the best rebounding team in the league.
00:03:02So the battle on the boards will be very critical.
00:03:06Here's Embiid facing up.
00:03:08Does he get the roll?
00:03:09He does.
00:03:10Embiid, you talked about it, PJ.
00:03:12Last 15 games, he's averaging over 28 points per game.
00:03:1651% from the floor.
00:03:18And that's with him still getting some of his explosion back,
00:03:21as well as his conditioning,
00:03:23something Knick Nurse was pointing out to us before the game.
00:03:26Exactly, but the minutes are going up.
00:03:28Bridges scoops it in on a nice backdoor cut.
00:03:33And to your point about the minutes,
00:03:34Embiid the other night played 46 in the overtime win.
00:03:3945 minutes and 36 seconds as Maxey hits a side-stepping three.
00:03:48Philadelphia more of an ISO team.
00:03:50They have so many players you can create their own shot.
00:03:53They're 27th in the league in assists.
00:03:55That's why you mentioned that number the other night.
00:03:57It was really impressive against the Rockets.
00:03:59Embiid off the catch, dancing around.
00:04:02It finds Edgecombe, who lays it in.
00:04:05Edgecombe!
00:04:06Edgecombe!
00:04:09Edgecombe!
00:04:09A 9-8.
00:04:11Sixers lead.
00:04:12Good action early between New York and Philadelphia.
00:04:16Here is Bridges.
00:04:20Bridges gets some space.
00:04:22Did not pull.
00:04:23Edgecombe hanging with him.
00:04:24Two to shoot.
00:04:26Ananobi buries the three.
00:04:29Ananobi did not attempt a three on Wednesday.
00:04:32First time since 2020.
00:04:34He had a game without a three-point attempt.
00:04:38George, extra feed.
00:04:40Edgecombe gives it up.
00:04:41Oubre can't hit.
00:04:44Oubre coming off a big game also.
00:04:46Obviously, that win against Houston,
00:04:49a lot of people played well.
00:04:50And Josh Hart has really been playing well for New York.
00:04:55And again, people forget,
00:04:57they have five rotation players in New York
00:05:00that have missed games.
00:05:01Josh, again, the ability.
00:05:02He does so many things.
00:05:03Mike Brown made a great point to us
00:05:05in Las Vegas during the Emirates Cup
00:05:07that he reminded him a lot of Andre Iguodala.
00:05:10Of course, Mike spent so many years
00:05:12working with Steve Kerr at Golden State.
00:05:15And it was a great comparison.
00:05:16I had never thought of it before.
00:05:17He does so many things, Josh Hart, on the floor.
00:05:21He's missed 11 games.
00:05:22You don't take a player like that off the roster
00:05:25and not feel an impact.
00:05:27Including missing a chunk during these recent struggles.
00:05:29Exactly.
00:05:31Eight almost.
00:05:32And Brunson missed a couple also.
00:05:34Yes.
00:05:34Here's Maxie.
00:05:40Foul on Embiid.
00:05:41Maxie shovels it in.
00:05:43Good recognition here.
00:05:44Carl Anthony Towns trying to guard him.
00:05:46That is the definition of a mismatch.
00:05:51Here's Towns plotting his way inside.
00:05:53Gets the whistle.
00:05:54And Carl Anthony Towns will shoot two.
00:05:59Foul on Paul George is first.
00:06:01We saw it in the open.
00:06:02Look at Max.
00:06:03I got a big guy on me.
00:06:04I'm going right to the rim.
00:06:05And there's nobody there to block the shots.
00:06:09I mentioned last year Carl Anthony Towns.
00:06:10Mitchell Robinson missed so many games last year
00:06:13that Cat was, I think, a little more comfortable offensively.
00:06:16You know, he talks constantly about
00:06:18I'm making the most sacrifices.
00:06:22You know, I'm not sure I totally buy that.
00:06:24He's still being productive.
00:06:26Is he playing as well as we've seen him play in the past?
00:06:29No.
00:06:29But again, he's getting the job done.
00:06:31And I don't think he's happy now reading.
00:06:34As you well know, the Knicks are not far from Broadway.
00:06:36There's a lot of drama in New York City.
00:06:39And Carl Anthony Towns oftentimes is in the middle of that drama.
00:06:43We asked Mike Brown about, you know, Carl Anthony Towns
00:06:48and those comments about having to sacrifice more
00:06:51because Brown talked this week about trying to adjust
00:06:55and help Carl out.
00:06:56And he said, to your point, PJ,
00:06:58he thought a lot of it had to do with last year
00:07:01being able to focus as just the five.
00:07:04This year, playing the four and the five
00:07:07and making that adjustment to having to learn both.
00:07:10And he said also his teammates learning him in both spots
00:07:13as well.
00:07:15But he said, look, we need Mitchell Robinson on the floor.
00:07:18That means he's going to have to play minutes with Towns.
00:07:20As Brunson pops that one in.
00:07:22And the Knicks lead is now six.
00:07:26There is nobody in the league with better footwork
00:07:29down inside than Jalen Brunson.
00:07:33He's incredible in the lane.
00:07:34And B, and again, with a smooth stroke, seven early points for Joel Embiid.
00:07:41That was not Joel Embiid early this year.
00:07:43This is a different player right now.
00:07:45Also encouraging for the Sixers that he's even able to play in this game,
00:07:49an afternoon game,
00:07:50after playing nearly 46 minutes on Thursday night.
00:07:54And that is going to be number two on Paul George.
00:08:00PG's done a nice job adjusting.
00:08:02You talk about the fact that Carl Anthony Towns has struggled,
00:08:06in his own words, a little bit to find his role and what I'm going to do.
00:08:11Paul George's the opposite.
00:08:12He's deferred.
00:08:12We're talking an All-NBA player, an Olympian,
00:08:14all the accomplishments that Paul George has had.
00:08:17And he has been very comfortable with letting Maxie and VJ Edgecombe,
00:08:23the very special rookie.
00:08:24And on a lot of nights, Joel Embiid show the way.
00:08:27But he's there when they need him.
00:08:28And he still brings an awful lot to the table on both ends of the floor.
00:08:32Yeah, Nick Nurse was talking about just how accepting George has been of that role
00:08:37and really being defense first for them.
00:08:40And then Nick said when things get stagnant
00:08:43and we haven't found any fluidity offensively,
00:08:47he's loved being able to access George in the half court
00:08:50in those situations to try and free up the team.
00:08:53Well, he's got very good, very good.
00:08:54You talk about the rivalry, Mo Cheeks.
00:08:57He got Mo Cheeks on one bench with all he did for here
00:09:00when he was in Philadelphia.
00:09:02Very good assistants on both teams.
00:09:04But you know, Bridges, I'll tell you what,
00:09:07I still expect when he shoots the three,
00:09:09I expect it to go down every time.
00:09:11Mikkel Bridges with that just phenomenal streak
00:09:14in terms of playing every single game.
00:09:17This is his 601st straight regular season game,
00:09:22third longest streak ever to begin a career.
00:09:24Embiid backing downtown, fading away,
00:09:27and a whistle comes in as Towns clipped him.
00:09:32And Embiid will shoot two as Towns picks up his first.
00:09:38I'm watching Tony Brothers, the veteran,
00:09:40and clearly one of the elite officials in the league.
00:09:44When he gave the signal to the bench,
00:09:45he held up one finger to his forearm.
00:09:48He said he got him.
00:09:49He kind of nicked him with the finger.
00:09:51Let's put it this way.
00:09:52If that was a younger official,
00:09:53it would have been more grief.
00:09:54It's Tony Brothers.
00:09:55It's okay.
00:09:56He knows what he's doing.
00:09:59Embiid
00:10:00at the line.
00:10:05Sinks the first.
00:10:07Embiid was 11 of 12
00:10:09on Thursday night from the line.
00:10:12Just outside the top 30,
00:10:1386% from the, you know,
00:10:15always been.
00:10:16You got a guy who does a really good job
00:10:18getting to the free throw line,
00:10:20and on top of that,
00:10:21he makes it when he does get there.
00:10:23And he has been so productive of late.
00:10:29The Sixers have played fairly well,
00:10:32and there's still some more to come
00:10:35when it comes to the defensive end
00:10:37and the rebounding,
00:10:38the explosion.
00:10:39He's only played 24 games.
00:10:39Yeah, I still don't see the explosion.
00:10:41You don't see the shot blocking
00:10:42that we're used to.
00:10:43Doesn't protect the rim yet
00:10:45as well as the used to.
00:10:46I don't know if that's going to come.
00:10:47They don't play him in back-to-backs.
00:10:49They don't play Paul George in back-to-backs.
00:10:51So that's a big adjustment for Nick Nurse,
00:10:53and their teammates.
00:10:55What they have gotten
00:10:56is the offensive efficiency
00:10:58and the availability of late from Embiid
00:11:01as Brunson rings in a jumper.
00:11:04Brunson three for three
00:11:06from the floor to start this game.
00:11:07He has seven.
00:11:10Maxey and Embiid have 14
00:11:12of Philadelphia's 16.
00:11:14Here's Oubre.
00:11:17Spinning into the lane.
00:11:18Drew two.
00:11:20Fired it up himself.
00:11:21Could not finish it.
00:11:23Yeah, I think he'd have been better off
00:11:24kicking it out.
00:11:25That was a tough shot.
00:11:26He had Barlow in the corner.
00:11:27Brunson.
00:11:28No.
00:11:29And Embiid left for the rebound.
00:11:31Here comes Embiid
00:11:35with some space.
00:11:38He'll give it up
00:11:39and get it back.
00:11:40Oh, nice touch pass.
00:11:42Oubre able to finish.
00:11:45Press the foul.
00:11:46Beautiful delivery from Joel Embiid.
00:11:49Yeah, Kelly heard what we said.
00:11:50What are you talking about, Coach?
00:11:51I can finish inside.
00:11:53And that he did.
00:11:57A little give and go.
00:11:59Embiid finding Oubre.
00:12:02Tight game early.
00:12:07Welcome back to Philadelphia.
00:12:08The Knicks with a 21-18 lead
00:12:10over the Sixers.
00:12:11And leading up to that big win
00:12:13on Wednesday over Brooklyn,
00:12:14the Knicks had lost four in a row.
00:12:17Talking to head coach Mike Brown
00:12:18before the game, he said,
00:12:19if you're not able to work
00:12:20through adversity
00:12:20during the regular season,
00:12:21you certainly won't be able to
00:12:23in the postseason.
00:12:24I talked to Josh Hart
00:12:25before this game
00:12:26and I asked if that blowout win
00:12:28over Brooklyn
00:12:28helped the mentality of this team.
00:12:30And he said, not really
00:12:32because we still have
00:12:32so much work left to do.
00:12:34So much in front of us
00:12:35to build some consistency
00:12:37before we feel too good about it.
00:12:39Ryan.
00:12:40Good stuff, Alyssa.
00:12:42And we heard Josh Hart
00:12:43prior to that game say
00:12:45when they lost at home to Dallas
00:12:48on Martin Luther King Day.
00:12:49He said that was embarrassing.
00:12:52He said, defensively,
00:12:53we were abysmal
00:12:55and we've been terrible
00:12:56all year.
00:12:56Very honest.
00:12:58Feeling like they need
00:12:59to clean up that end
00:13:00of the floor.
00:13:00Now, coming off a game
00:13:02where they held the Nets
00:13:03to 66 points.
00:13:05See what they do today
00:13:05against the Sixers.
00:13:07But just 17th
00:13:08in defensive efficiency
00:13:09on the season.
00:13:10Here's Brunson
00:13:11swiveling in for two.
00:13:13Got to work for that.
00:13:14A little bit left,
00:13:15a little bit right.
00:13:16And eventually,
00:13:16Jalen Brunson gets
00:13:17where he always does.
00:13:18Down in the paint.
00:13:19Nine points already
00:13:22in the quarter
00:13:23for Brunson.
00:13:23And Bede
00:13:24got blocked
00:13:25by Robinson.
00:13:27Brunson at his head
00:13:28turn.
00:13:28Maxey takes it away.
00:13:30And Bede
00:13:31will slam it down.
00:13:33Joel hadn't started
00:13:34the other way yet,
00:13:35so he's the recipient
00:13:36of that steal again
00:13:38by Tyrese.
00:13:38He started to have
00:13:40a few dunks
00:13:41of late as well
00:13:42after it took
00:13:43a couple of months
00:13:44for him to get
00:13:45his first.
00:13:46Brunson, no.
00:13:48Yabusele the rebound.
00:13:49Brunson got that one.
00:13:53Best time to get
00:13:54a three after
00:13:55an offensive rebound.
00:13:57Twelve points
00:13:58in the first
00:13:59for Brunson.
00:14:00Maxey's floater
00:14:01is good.
00:14:03That's a tough shot,
00:14:04Ryan.
00:14:05He made it look
00:14:05very easy.
00:14:08Maxey now
00:14:09three of three
00:14:09from the floor.
00:14:11Only Luka Doncic
00:14:12scores more
00:14:13first quarter points
00:14:14per game
00:14:14than Jalen Brunson
00:14:15who has 12
00:14:16as Bridges
00:14:17misses the open jumper.
00:14:19Maxey comes down
00:14:20with the deflection.
00:14:22Edgecombe
00:14:23connects on a long
00:14:25two.
00:14:25Toes on the line.
00:14:29Rightly so.
00:14:30The pair of
00:14:31young Blue Devils
00:14:32get a lot of publicity,
00:14:33but if our audience
00:14:34has not seen
00:14:35B.J. Edgecombe,
00:14:36that is one of the
00:14:38elite rookies
00:14:39to come into this league.
00:14:41Third pick of this
00:14:42year's draft
00:14:42out of Baylor.
00:14:44Nick Nurse
00:14:44has been blown away
00:14:46by his basketball IQ,
00:14:48his playmaking
00:14:48in key moments late.
00:14:51Embiid gets stood up.
00:14:55Two-man action.
00:14:56Maxey and Embiid.
00:14:57Maxey short.
00:14:59Embiid the O'Board
00:15:00denied again
00:15:01by Robinson.
00:15:03And you can see,
00:15:04especially on those
00:15:04putbacks, Embiid
00:15:05doesn't have the same
00:15:06he got the first jump.
00:15:08He did a good job
00:15:08getting the rebound,
00:15:09but he didn't have
00:15:10the second jump.
00:15:10Yes.
00:15:13Low pass to Abu Saleh.
00:15:16Loses the handle.
00:15:18Out to Bridges.
00:15:19Shamit will fire.
00:15:21And hit!
00:15:24Sixes are not
00:15:25getting out to
00:15:26the good three-point
00:15:27shooters on the Knicks,
00:15:28and there's a number
00:15:29of them.
00:15:30Shamit was six for six
00:15:32from three on
00:15:33Wednesday night.
00:15:38Embiid gets hacked
00:15:39by Robinson,
00:15:40who knew it.
00:15:41And free throw's
00:15:42coming for Joel Embiid.
00:15:46Watch Joel here.
00:15:48He does a really good job.
00:15:49He worked for position,
00:15:51a little bit of elevation.
00:15:52It gets up like you,
00:15:53but second one,
00:15:54not as much elevation,
00:15:56and it's a little bit
00:15:57tougher when you have
00:15:58Mitchell Robinson
00:15:58between you and the
00:16:00basket.
00:16:00But again,
00:16:01I think that's a pretty
00:16:02clear example right there.
00:16:04Joel Embiid still has
00:16:05a lot in the tank,
00:16:06but there's,
00:16:07you mentioned,
00:16:08conditioning,
00:16:09maybe age,
00:16:10who knows,
00:16:10injuries.
00:16:12Maybe it's not the same
00:16:13Joel Embiid.
00:16:14That's the area where
00:16:17even as he's been
00:16:17productive,
00:16:18you can still see
00:16:19he doesn't quite have
00:16:19that pop.
00:16:20Taking a look at her
00:16:21upcoming national TV
00:16:22schedule,
00:16:23Peacock Monday night,
00:16:24Orlando at Cleveland,
00:16:26Portland in Boston,
00:16:27Golden State in Minnesota,
00:16:29Peacock in NBC Tuesday,
00:16:31Milwaukee at Philly,
00:16:32and the Clippers in Utah.
00:16:33For more on these games,
00:16:34please go to NBA.com
00:16:35or visit the NBA app.
00:16:37We've known some of it
00:16:38was coming back from
00:16:39injury in the knee
00:16:40with Joel,
00:16:40and I'm sure the Sixers
00:16:41are just delighted to have
00:16:43him on the floor
00:16:44available as productive
00:16:45as he's been
00:16:45because Nick Nurse
00:16:47told us playing 46 minutes,
00:16:50he said two months ago,
00:16:50I would have never thought
00:16:51that was possible,
00:16:53but he brought up
00:16:54the conditioning thing
00:16:54which I thought was
00:16:55interesting, PJ.
00:16:56He said,
00:16:56look,
00:16:57it's not just all about
00:16:59getting back from the knee
00:17:00or the explosion.
00:17:01If you think about it,
00:17:02he missed a lot of basketball
00:17:03and then he was on a
00:17:04serious minutes restriction
00:17:05and then he's not playing
00:17:06back-to-backs.
00:17:08So some of it is just
00:17:09getting used to playing
00:17:1135,
00:17:1238,
00:17:1340 minutes again.
00:17:15That's conditioning
00:17:16that the players
00:17:17who play those kind
00:17:18of minutes,
00:17:19it takes them a while
00:17:20to get to that.
00:17:21When you're talking
00:17:22about not playing
00:17:22back-to-backs to begin
00:17:23with and going back
00:17:24to,
00:17:25you know,
00:17:25he was a valuable player.
00:17:28They basically had him
00:17:29on the Olympic team,
00:17:30Steve Kerr,
00:17:31and his staff
00:17:32for one reason,
00:17:33to play against Jokic
00:17:34and didn't get a lot
00:17:36of minutes the entire time.
00:17:37When they needed him
00:17:38in that game
00:17:38against Serbia,
00:17:39he was there.
00:17:41Robinson dives
00:17:42on the floor,
00:17:43gets it out to McBride,
00:17:44one to shoot,
00:17:45McBride,
00:17:46does he get the roll?
00:17:48No,
00:17:48and a no-be the tip,
00:17:50but Embiid comes down
00:17:51with it.
00:17:52Here comes Maxi,
00:17:53Grimes,
00:17:54fakes the three.
00:17:56Embiid,
00:17:56look out!
00:17:57Look at it's close in there!
00:18:02Four of the two
00:18:03broadcasters saying
00:18:05that this is not
00:18:06the same Joe L. Embiid.
00:18:08That's what's so impressive,
00:18:0915 points,
00:18:11still in this first.
00:18:12Five of seven
00:18:13from the floor.
00:18:16Brunson,
00:18:17guarded by Maxi.
00:18:20And a foul on Maxi
00:18:22as he was digging up
00:18:24into Brunson.
00:18:25Sixers over the limit,
00:18:26free throws coming
00:18:27for Brunson,
00:18:28but how about this,
00:18:29P.J.?
00:18:30On the run,
00:18:31nice kickback.
00:18:34Better finish
00:18:35by the young Joe L. Embiid.
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00:18:54Outstanding
00:18:54offensive action,
00:18:56thus far.
00:18:57Both teams shooting it
00:18:5858% or better.
00:19:00Embiid with 15 points
00:19:02to lead the way
00:19:02for Philadelphia.
00:19:03Brunson with 12
00:19:05for the Knicks.
00:19:07And the Knicks 5-for-8
00:19:08from the three-point line
00:19:09as you would expect.
00:19:10Number three team
00:19:11in the league.
00:19:11That's a big difference
00:19:12between these two teams.
00:19:15New York,
00:19:15number four in makes,
00:19:17number eight in three-point
00:19:18attempts.
00:19:18And we mentioned
00:19:19their third
00:19:19in the league percentage.
00:19:21Philadelphia is 20 in makes
00:19:24and 18 in attempts,
00:19:25so that's a big problem.
00:19:26And it's starting
00:19:28to manifest itself
00:19:28early in this game.
00:19:30Conversely,
00:19:32guess who's making
00:19:32a living in the paint?
00:19:34The Sixers,
00:19:3416 paint points,
00:19:36the Knicks only eight.
00:19:37So we're seeing
00:19:37kind of inside-outside
00:19:39matchup.
00:19:39Brunson,
00:19:40it's both free throws.
00:19:42He has 14
00:19:42in the first.
00:19:45A 31-28
00:19:46Knicks lead
00:19:48over the Sixers.
00:19:50McBride guarding Maxie.
00:19:52Shamit,
00:19:53Adenobi,
00:19:54Brunson,
00:19:54Robinson,
00:19:55the others.
00:19:58Maxie leaning
00:19:59and hitting.
00:20:00Beautiful stroke
00:20:02from Tyrese Maxie.
00:20:03He has nine points
00:20:04for assists
00:20:05in this first.
00:20:07He's filling
00:20:08his stat sheet.
00:20:09You know,
00:20:09we were talking
00:20:09to Nick Nurse
00:20:10before the game.
00:20:11He said number two
00:20:12in steals,
00:20:12but he's also blocking
00:20:13a lot of shots.
00:20:14Yes.
00:20:16Shamit fires.
00:20:17Got it blocked.
00:20:18There you go.
00:20:18Right on cue, PJ.
00:20:19Thank you, Max.
00:20:21And Adenobi
00:20:22steps out of bounds.
00:20:23Yeah, Maxie
00:20:24averaging more
00:20:26than a block per game.
00:20:27He already has
00:20:28more total blocks
00:20:29this season
00:20:30than he has
00:20:31in any other year
00:20:31of his career.
00:20:3231.
00:20:34Number 31
00:20:34in the league
00:20:35getting blocked shots.
00:20:36He's never been accused
00:20:37in the past
00:20:38of being a good defender.
00:20:39but he has clearly
00:20:40improved.
00:20:41And Nick also mentioned
00:20:42guess who's part of the reason
00:20:43maybe helped
00:20:44with the motivation.
00:20:45Vijay Edgecombe
00:20:46is such a good defender
00:20:47himself.
00:20:48Grimes short.
00:20:49Yeah, that was interesting
00:20:49hearing Nick Nurse
00:20:50say feels
00:20:51Edgecombe's defense
00:20:52has helped Maxie's.
00:20:55Here's Shamit.
00:20:56Off to Adenobi.
00:21:01Adenobi
00:21:01kicks it out.
00:21:03Shamit on the move.
00:21:04Leaning left it short.
00:21:06Barlow secures it
00:21:07for Philadelphia.
00:21:09Grimes did a pretty good job
00:21:10getting back into play
00:21:11and contesting that shot.
00:21:13Knocks out of bounds.
00:21:14He'll stay here
00:21:15with Philly.
00:21:16If Max wants
00:21:17a good role model,
00:21:18unfortunately,
00:21:19he's sitting
00:21:19behind the Knick bench.
00:21:21Maurice Cheeks
00:21:22is one of the best
00:21:22defensive guards
00:21:23to ever play.
00:21:24Not just here,
00:21:26but in the NBA.
00:21:28Matter of fact,
00:21:28I don't know
00:21:29if Moe was at all.
00:21:30Charles certainly was
00:21:31played in Philadelphia
00:21:32Arena back on 46th
00:21:33at Market
00:21:34back in the 60s.
00:21:36But Moe Cheeks
00:21:36was unbelievable.
00:21:38Belly Oubre
00:21:38has got like that
00:21:40comment I made
00:21:41earlier about
00:21:42he's not finishing
00:21:43in traffic.
00:21:43He's doing a good job
00:21:45in the paint.
00:21:48Oubre back
00:21:48in the starting lineup
00:21:49after he had been
00:21:50working his way
00:21:51back from injuries.
00:21:52Two for one
00:21:52opportunity for the Knicks
00:21:53and an OB.
00:21:56Fires to the corner.
00:21:57Mick Bride.
00:21:58Good Knicks.
00:21:59Deuce McBride
00:22:01having a big season
00:22:02for the Knicks,
00:22:03averaging a career-high
00:22:0413 points per game.
00:22:08Knicks are 6-10
00:22:09from three
00:22:10in this first.
00:22:11And they're good looks.
00:22:13They're doing a good job
00:22:14moving the ball.
00:22:15The Knicks,
00:22:15much more of a team
00:22:17that depends on
00:22:18passing and assist numbers
00:22:20than Philadelphia.
00:22:21Good pressure
00:22:22from McBride.
00:22:23Maxey with some space.
00:22:25Maxey hangs
00:22:26and gets fouled.
00:22:27and Tyrese Maxey
00:22:29is going to shoot too.
00:22:31Oubre hadn't come back
00:22:32into the play.
00:22:33He was frustrated
00:22:34that there was no foul call
00:22:35on that initial pressure
00:22:36from McBride.
00:22:39But Maxey
00:22:39at the line.
00:22:41Well,
00:22:41he's been in this league
00:22:42long enough
00:22:43to know how to talk
00:22:45to an official
00:22:46like Tony Brothers.
00:22:48You talk to someone else,
00:22:49you can maybe
00:22:49be that demonstrative.
00:22:50See,
00:22:51Tony's firing back
00:22:51at him right now.
00:22:52Tony Brothers
00:22:53is one of the,
00:22:54not just one of the best
00:22:55officials,
00:22:55one of the nicest
00:22:56gentlemen in the league.
00:22:57Part of your growth
00:22:59as an NBA player
00:23:00is A,
00:23:00learning the officials' names,
00:23:03and B,
00:23:03knowing who you can talk to,
00:23:04who you can't talk to.
00:23:06I'm sure my good friend
00:23:07from,
00:23:07lives not far from here,
00:23:08Mr. Crawford,
00:23:09would agree with me.
00:23:10Young guys learn right away
00:23:12there's a particular way
00:23:13you address Joey Crawford
00:23:15and there's a particular
00:23:16way you don't.
00:23:17Kelly's kind of walking
00:23:18that line right now
00:23:19with Tony Brothers.
00:23:21Maxey with 10 points
00:23:22in the quarter.
00:23:23Now 11.
00:23:25So 15 from Embiid
00:23:26who checked out
00:23:27after nine and a half minutes.
00:23:3011 from Maxey.
00:23:31Brunson leads the way
00:23:32for New York with 14.
00:23:34Shot clock is turned off.
00:23:36Brunson finds Ananobi.
00:23:38Little mid-range,
00:23:40no to the corner.
00:23:41Shamit short on a three.
00:23:44Good-looking possession
00:23:45in the corner.
00:23:46Shamit unable to hit.
00:23:48And both offenses
00:23:49humming in the first.
00:23:50Tied at 34 after one.
00:23:53About the vintage.
00:23:56Joel Embiid,
00:23:58Jalen Brunson
00:23:58showing the way
00:23:59with the threes.
00:24:00And in honor of Mr. Barkley,
00:24:0234-34.
00:24:08Welcome back to NBA
00:24:10Saturday Primetime
00:24:11on ABC presented by
00:24:13Wingstop here with
00:24:13Carl Anthony Towns.
00:24:15Cat, how would you assess
00:24:16the pace in which
00:24:17y'all are playing with early?
00:24:19I think we're doing
00:24:19a good job.
00:24:20You know, obviously
00:24:21we got to be better
00:24:21defensively if we want
00:24:22to win this game.
00:24:23So, but right now
00:24:24we're scoring.
00:24:25So, I've got to find a way
00:24:26to stop that from scoring.
00:24:28What are the defensive
00:24:29adjustments that you'll
00:24:30look to talk to your team
00:24:31about?
00:24:31Uh, not give up 34
00:24:32and a quarter.
00:24:33That would be a good start.
00:24:35Thanks, Cat.
00:24:35All right, thank you
00:24:37very much, Alyssa.
00:24:38Thank you, Carl.
00:24:43And an OB juggles,
00:24:45grabs, dishes hard.
00:24:48Good anticipation
00:24:49there for Paul George.
00:24:51He's always a good
00:24:52defender.
00:24:54Towns able to sneak
00:24:56it in plus the foul.
00:24:58Got tapped by Bona.
00:25:00And a free throw
00:25:02coming for Towns,
00:25:03but he is in pain
00:25:04grabbing at his back.
00:25:05He was questionable
00:25:06for this game
00:25:08because of the back.
00:25:13And still grabbing at it.
00:25:19It's a nice move, Cat.
00:25:22And as is always the case,
00:25:24Cat ends up on the floor
00:25:26out of bounds.
00:25:27Uh, sometimes that's
00:25:28a problem.
00:25:29Yeah.
00:25:29It's been a lot of
00:25:29five on four fast breaks
00:25:31the other way.
00:25:32Uh, Carl Anthony Towns
00:25:33sometimes looks like you
00:25:34or I after a few
00:25:36glasses of wine at night.
00:25:38Well, say it.
00:25:38Speak for yourself,
00:25:39Staggers to the rim
00:25:41and ends up on the floor,
00:25:42but often finishes
00:25:43and often ends up
00:25:45at the free throw line.
00:25:46And he's still grabbing
00:25:47at that back.
00:25:48No, you're right, though,
00:25:49PJ.
00:25:49You know, there are some guys,
00:25:50I'm sure you're experiencing
00:25:51this as a coach.
00:25:52They go down and you say,
00:25:54uh-oh.
00:25:54And then there's some guys
00:25:55who, they go down and you say,
00:25:56well, you know,
00:25:56that's just part of what happens.
00:25:58But in this case,
00:26:00even though Towns is down
00:26:01all the time,
00:26:02I wonder if there's any worry
00:26:03just because he came
00:26:04into this game
00:26:04with the back questionable.
00:26:06Well, it's hard to say
00:26:07because he does take
00:26:08a lot of standing
00:26:09eight counts
00:26:10in Madison Square Garden.
00:26:12There's no question
00:26:12about that.
00:26:13Edgecombe has it taken away.
00:26:16McBride to the rim.
00:26:18Got fouled by Bona.
00:26:20Tough call late.
00:26:22John Conley,
00:26:23I'd like to see that.
00:26:24Dem Bona is a very good
00:26:26defensive player.
00:26:27Always was
00:26:28when he played at UCLA.
00:26:31You saw Carl Anthony Towns
00:26:32take advantage of him.
00:26:33PJ had been better off
00:26:34hanging onto the ball.
00:26:36Deuce goes up.
00:26:36Well, I don't know.
00:26:37I think he did get a piece of it.
00:26:39I think Nick Nurse
00:26:40is going to challenge him.
00:26:41Yes.
00:26:42Nick Nurse
00:26:43is going to challenge him.
00:26:49And we shall see.
00:26:50Will it be successful?
00:26:52Bona clearly did not make
00:26:54a legal contact
00:26:55on McBride.
00:26:57No women in possession.
00:26:59So a jump ball
00:27:00as the Knicks win the tip.
00:27:06First Philly turnover.
00:27:08So far,
00:27:09it hasn't hurt them.
00:27:10Here's McBride,
00:27:15guarded by Grimes.
00:27:16McBride,
00:27:17he got it.
00:27:18Miles McBride
00:27:20has been so good
00:27:21this season
00:27:22for the Knicks.
00:27:23Best net rating
00:27:25on the team.
00:27:26Knicks outscoring
00:27:27their opponents
00:27:27by 10 points per 100
00:27:29with him on the floor.
00:27:30George
00:27:31got fouled
00:27:33and
00:27:35Paul George
00:27:36is going to shoot
00:27:37three.
00:27:40Josh Hart
00:27:41picks up his second.
00:27:43I believe
00:27:43Hart
00:27:44pushed
00:27:44Bona
00:27:45into George.
00:27:47John Connelly,
00:27:49the official said
00:27:50it was on Josh.
00:27:51We'll get a good look
00:27:51at it here.
00:27:54Could have had
00:27:55an offensive foul.
00:27:56A Dem Bona
00:27:56kind of moved
00:27:57to the left there
00:27:58to get in Josh's way.
00:28:01It rounds up talking,
00:28:03but it's too late
00:28:04to challenge.
00:28:05Oof, that.
00:28:07That looked tough.
00:28:09Yeah.
00:28:09As George
00:28:10hits the free throw.
00:28:28Well, it's time
00:28:29for today's
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00:28:30Sportsbook
00:28:31player,
00:28:32Pulse.
00:28:35Jalen Brunson,
00:28:36Tyrese Maxey.
00:28:37I want to see
00:28:38the assists
00:28:39for these gentlemen.
00:28:41That's, to me,
00:28:42can they score?
00:28:43Of course they can score,
00:28:44but they can also
00:28:45get their teammates
00:28:46involved.
00:28:47I'd love to see that.
00:28:48They're very close.
00:28:49Their averages
00:28:49for the year
00:28:50in assists.
00:28:51Max has an advantage
00:28:52right now,
00:28:534-0.
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00:29:01Towns
00:29:02muscling inside
00:29:03and that is going
00:29:05to be an offensive
00:29:05foul.
00:29:07Carl Anthony
00:29:07Towns has been
00:29:08very consistently
00:29:09called for that
00:29:11hook on drives
00:29:13at three of them
00:29:14the other night
00:29:15against the Nats
00:29:16and gets called
00:29:17for that one
00:29:18as he was hugging
00:29:18Bona.
00:29:19He's still standing up.
00:29:20If you know he's
00:29:20standing up,
00:29:21he didn't think
00:29:21he was fouled.
00:29:23Second foul on Towns.
00:29:25Here's George.
00:29:26Step back.
00:29:28Jumper is good.
00:29:30Perfect example
00:29:31of what Nittner's
00:29:32talked to us about.
00:29:33If you forget about him,
00:29:34who's that guy
00:29:36wearing number eight?
00:29:36That's Paul George.
00:29:37He's capable
00:29:38of filling it up
00:29:39at any point.
00:29:41Towns
00:29:42giving it up
00:29:43to Ananobi.
00:29:45Ananobi
00:29:45lost it.
00:29:47Last hit
00:29:47Trenton Watford.
00:29:49Out of bounds
00:29:50and
00:29:51it will be
00:29:53Knicks basketball.
00:29:56And it knows
00:29:57that OG Ananobi
00:29:59has always been
00:29:59slumping a little bit
00:30:00with the shooting lately.
00:30:01He's a very good
00:30:02corner three-point shooter
00:30:04and he
00:30:04got beat
00:30:05along the baseline.
00:30:07There he goes again.
00:30:08Watford
00:30:09fouls Ananobi
00:30:10on the floor.
00:30:11Well, the Knicks
00:30:13in general
00:30:14number one
00:30:15in the NBA
00:30:15in corner threes
00:30:17and they have
00:30:18two of the top
00:30:19three guys
00:30:20in the league
00:30:21over the last
00:30:21few seasons.
00:30:22Bridges
00:30:23who by far
00:30:24and away
00:30:25has the most
00:30:25corner three
00:30:26since he's entered
00:30:26the league
00:30:27and then Ananobi
00:30:28who's third
00:30:29on that list
00:30:29over that span
00:30:30as Ananobi
00:30:31gets that
00:30:32to drop in.
00:30:34Well, that would
00:30:35like identify
00:30:36a matchup.
00:30:37Look out.
00:30:38Yeah, Grimes
00:30:39able to beat
00:30:40the Knicks
00:30:40down the floor.
00:30:41All right.
00:30:44And Mike Brown
00:30:46is going to take
00:30:46a timeout
00:30:47right after
00:30:49that transition
00:30:50bucket from
00:30:51Philadelphia
00:30:51with 918
00:30:52to go in the second.
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00:31:46Josh Hart
00:31:47buries the three
00:31:48for the Knicks
00:31:49putting them back up
00:31:51by one here early
00:31:52in the second.
00:31:52Vastly improved
00:31:54three-point shooter.
00:31:55He's been very quiet.
00:31:56He only had three points
00:31:57before that shot.
00:31:58He does a lot
00:31:59of other things.
00:31:59Josh Hart.
00:32:01George short
00:32:02on that attempt.
00:32:03Hart comes up
00:32:04with it.
00:32:06George stood
00:32:06his ground.
00:32:07Hart goes through.
00:32:09Good movement
00:32:10here.
00:32:10Bridges
00:32:11might have gotten hit.
00:32:14Hart able
00:32:14to keep it alive.
00:32:15McBride.
00:32:17You can hear
00:32:18the crowd going
00:32:19juice
00:32:19on every attempt
00:32:21from McBride.
00:32:22A lot of Knicks
00:32:22stance.
00:32:23Bridges
00:32:24no.
00:32:25A lot of
00:32:25offensive rebound
00:32:26but no food
00:32:27at the end
00:32:28of that labor
00:32:28for New York.
00:32:29Hedgecombe
00:32:30coughed it out of bounds
00:32:31and it will be
00:32:32Knicks basketball.
00:32:33He lost it.
00:32:34Josh Hart started
00:32:35that last possession
00:32:36with the defensive rebound
00:32:37and he got an
00:32:38offensive rebound
00:32:39but Knicks
00:32:40clanged up
00:32:40a couple of shots.
00:32:42Towns throws it away.
00:32:45George intercepts it.
00:32:46Watford
00:32:47scoops it in
00:32:48to these teams
00:32:53like to run.
00:32:54Excuse me Ryan
00:32:54both teams
00:32:55top 11
00:32:57I should say
00:32:58in fast break points.
00:33:00Nine lead changes
00:33:01four ties
00:33:02as Towns is bumped
00:33:03and Towns
00:33:05is going to go
00:33:06to the line
00:33:06to shoot two.
00:33:09Cat seems
00:33:10to have targeted
00:33:11a Dembona
00:33:11he gets the ball
00:33:12he's taking
00:33:13Dembona to the rack.
00:33:15Bonus
00:33:16second foul.
00:33:18Paul George is
00:33:23talking across
00:33:24to the young official
00:33:25John Connelly
00:33:26said hey
00:33:26I drew a charge
00:33:27on Josh Hart
00:33:28where were you?
00:33:29John Connelly was
00:33:30coming from behind
00:33:30he was the trail official
00:33:32it wasn't up to be able
00:33:33to see it
00:33:34happening
00:33:35but Paul's just
00:33:36pointing him out
00:33:36hey
00:33:37he ran me over
00:33:38and he didn't blow
00:33:38the whistle
00:33:39and now he's having
00:33:41that same conversation
00:33:42with Tony Brothers
00:33:43Towns one of just
00:33:47five players
00:33:47averaging 20 points
00:33:49and 10 rebounds
00:33:50for as much
00:33:51as we've talked
00:33:52about
00:33:52the field goal
00:33:54percentage
00:33:54the three point
00:33:55percentage
00:33:55scoring being down
00:33:56a little bit
00:33:57still an elite company
00:33:58as he hits
00:33:59the second free throw
00:34:01there
00:34:01he slid into
00:34:02the number one spot
00:34:03in rebounds
00:34:03in the NBA
00:34:04this morning
00:34:05the latest stats
00:34:05he jumped into
00:34:06the number one spot
00:34:07averaging 11 and a half
00:34:08per game
00:34:09here's Grimes
00:34:10off to George
00:34:12George drives it
00:34:14and pushes it in
00:34:15Paul George
00:34:19was quiet
00:34:19in the first quarter
00:34:20not so in the second
00:34:22nine points
00:34:24for Paul George
00:34:25all of them
00:34:27in the second
00:34:28Towns able
00:34:30to get to it
00:34:30make the grab
00:34:31wants the matchup
00:34:33with Bona
00:34:33banging into him
00:34:35finds Hart
00:34:36on the shovel
00:34:37and Hart
00:34:37got fouled
00:34:38by Edgecombe
00:34:39not a pretty play
00:34:41but it ends up
00:34:42with two free throws
00:34:43nonetheless
00:34:43for Josh
00:34:44clever pass
00:34:47by
00:34:47Cat
00:34:48finding Josh Hart
00:34:49cutting
00:34:50he's done a good job
00:34:52moving without
00:34:53the ball today
00:34:53PG leaves Hart
00:34:55for the double team
00:34:56Edgecombe comes over
00:34:57a little bit late
00:34:58they will not
00:35:01recognize that
00:35:02as a shot
00:35:03by Josh Hart
00:35:04foul on the floor
00:35:06here's McBride
00:35:07McBride's three
00:35:09short
00:35:10and George flags
00:35:12down the rebound
00:35:13for Philadelphia
00:35:14something wrong
00:35:16about the guy
00:35:16who's number 10th
00:35:17in the league
00:35:17in three-point shooting
00:35:18being nicknamed
00:35:19Deuce
00:35:20Edgcumbe
00:35:22up under
00:35:23and off
00:35:23for the foul
00:35:24and B.J.
00:35:25Edgecombe
00:35:26is going to
00:35:26shoot a pair
00:35:27we had some
00:35:29unhappy
00:35:30New York
00:35:31Knicks
00:35:32McBride
00:35:38called for the
00:35:39foul here
00:35:40that's why
00:35:42they're unhappy
00:35:43yeah
00:35:43Mike Brown
00:35:45could absolutely
00:35:46challenge that
00:35:47if he wanted to
00:35:48do you see
00:35:49I don't see
00:35:50anything
00:35:50no I didn't
00:35:51either
00:35:51I don't know
00:35:52if our
00:35:52good friend
00:35:54Mr. Javi
00:35:54lived not far
00:35:56from here
00:35:57one of the
00:35:57best officials
00:35:58in the league
00:35:58when he was
00:35:59working
00:35:59would agree
00:36:00with this
00:36:00but there
00:36:01was not
00:36:02a lot
00:36:02there
00:36:02Edgecombe
00:36:06one of two
00:36:07NBA rookies
00:36:08this season
00:36:08averaging 15.5
00:36:10rebounds
00:36:10for assists
00:36:11this is the
00:36:12second free throw
00:36:13Towns able
00:36:14to snare
00:36:14it
00:36:15Nick
00:36:17sorry
00:36:18plus eight
00:36:19on the glass
00:36:20in this first
00:36:21half
00:36:21and B
00:36:24back in
00:36:24for Philadelphia
00:36:25at 15 points
00:36:27in the first
00:36:28and Edgecombe
00:36:29rides McBride
00:36:30right to the
00:36:31free throw line
00:36:31and says yeah
00:36:32that's a foul
00:36:33that's a foul
00:36:34he's correct
00:36:36it was
00:36:37yeah that's a foul
00:36:37he wants to tell
00:36:38everyone that is a foul
00:36:39we need a challenge
00:36:41there's not enough
00:36:41time even in
00:36:42free throws
00:36:42to relay
00:36:45to our listeners
00:36:45where
00:36:46B.J.
00:36:47Edgecombe is
00:36:48suffice it to say
00:36:49he is in
00:36:49every rookie
00:36:50category
00:36:51you pick a category
00:36:53he is
00:36:53top five
00:36:55top three
00:36:55in most of them
00:36:56leads in a couple
00:36:57he is just
00:36:58across the board
00:36:59filling the statue
00:37:01I'll give him a few
00:37:02here you go
00:37:02B.J.
00:37:03third in rookie
00:37:04points
00:37:04third in rookie
00:37:06assists
00:37:06first in steals
00:37:08eighth in rebounds
00:37:09first in minutes
00:37:11fifth in blocks
00:37:12seventh in field
00:37:14goal percentage
00:37:15sixth in free
00:37:16throw percentage
00:37:16other than that
00:37:17he's having kind
00:37:18of a lackluster
00:37:19rookie year
00:37:19McBride
00:37:24misses that
00:37:26free throw
00:37:27misses both
00:37:29we may have had
00:37:31some
00:37:32there's free
00:37:34chicken
00:37:34handouts now
00:37:35we have some
00:37:36free chicken
00:37:36both
00:37:37both missed
00:37:37free throws
00:37:38means free
00:37:39chick-fil-a
00:37:39for the crowd
00:37:40here
00:37:40you know a lot
00:37:42of places
00:37:42just the fourth quarter
00:37:43not so
00:37:44here in Philadelphia
00:37:45Embiid
00:37:47splash
00:37:48absurdly smooth
00:37:52he is six of eight
00:37:55from the floor
00:37:56two of two
00:37:57from three
00:37:57McBride
00:38:00can't hit
00:38:01now one of five
00:38:02from downtown
00:38:03whatever Joel Embiid
00:38:05has done to get ready
00:38:07for these last two games
00:38:08he should continue to do
00:38:09exactly the same
00:38:10George
00:38:12doesn't get the role
00:38:13and Embiid struggled
00:38:14shooting the ball from
00:38:15three to begin this season
00:38:17but it is starting to come
00:38:18around just 26 percent of
00:38:20the year
00:38:20but we've seen signs of late
00:38:22and again today
00:38:23Brunson
00:38:25oh what a move from Jalen
00:38:27Brunson
00:38:27unbelievable footwork
00:38:3116 from Brunson
00:38:35George gets around hard
00:38:38couldn't quite scoop it in
00:38:39here come the Knicks with numbers
00:38:41McBride slings it ahead
00:38:43Robinson cutting
00:38:46missed it badly
00:38:47another three after another
00:38:56Josh Hart offensive rebound
00:38:58the Villanova connection
00:39:00Hart already with five rebounds
00:39:03and four assists
00:39:04and Philadelphia will
00:39:06take a timeout
00:39:08under five minutes to go
00:39:09in this first half
00:39:10exciting action
00:39:12here in Philadelphia
00:39:14and Jalen Brunson already
00:39:16with 19
00:39:18in the half
00:39:19let me just tiptoe around you
00:39:21the team
00:39:22Olajuwon used to have
00:39:23good footwork
00:39:24this footwork's incredible
00:39:26wrong foot
00:39:27doesn't matter
00:39:27how you doing
00:39:31good to see you
00:39:32yes sir
00:39:33we're going to game
00:39:34early game
00:39:34we got to play with energy
00:39:35effort
00:39:36so that means you can dance
00:39:37I know you know how to dance
00:39:39you're going to get
00:39:40step back
00:39:42step back
00:39:42step back
00:39:43step back
00:39:44every time you come
00:39:46they're just switching
00:39:47what
00:39:48every time you come
00:39:48they're switching
00:39:49shoot
00:39:49go
00:39:50go every time
00:39:51I know you did
00:39:52I mean it's pretty
00:39:55impressive to hear a rookie
00:39:56communicate like that
00:39:57with Maxey
00:39:58yeah
00:39:58Tyrese Maxey
00:39:59the starting guard
00:40:00on the all-star team
00:40:02and B buries the jumper
00:40:05he's up to 20
00:40:06well that was
00:40:07you know one of those
00:40:08things Nick Nurse
00:40:08was talking to us about
00:40:09with BJ Edgecombe
00:40:12just his basketball IQ
00:40:13has been off the charts
00:40:14has blown him away
00:40:16meanwhile Embiid
00:40:17his 21st 20 point game
00:40:18this season
00:40:19Brunson
00:40:20doesn't hit that one
00:40:22but Brunson and Embiid
00:40:23have been putting on a show
00:40:25as McBride and Maxey
00:40:27get tied up
00:40:28and McBride
00:40:29is whistled for the personal
00:40:31he's still the first half
00:40:32isn't he
00:40:33Joel Embiid has 20 points
00:40:34and Brunson
00:40:35with 19
00:40:37how about this BJ
00:40:38speaking of Embiid
00:40:39and fun facts
00:40:40first game for Joel Embiid
00:40:42with multiple threes
00:40:43and multiple dunks
00:40:44since December 18th
00:40:46of 2023
00:40:47good sign for Philadelphia
00:40:49here's Embiid
00:40:51Euros
00:40:52oh my
00:40:53the finesse
00:40:54Embiid showing it all
00:40:56today
00:40:56I'll tell you what
00:40:59talk about the last
00:41:00six quarters plus
00:41:02wasn't it overtime
00:41:03against Houston
00:41:03it was
00:41:04a little bit of extra change
00:41:05Brunson
00:41:07not that time
00:41:09Robinson
00:41:09an incredible
00:41:10offensive rebounder
00:41:12McBride
00:41:13can't hit
00:41:14he's had a lot of good looks
00:41:15another O rebound
00:41:17and Anobi
00:41:18had it scored
00:41:18out of his hands
00:41:19he had Brunson
00:41:20wide open
00:41:21in the corner
00:41:21Maxey the lob
00:41:23and McBride
00:41:24anticipated it
00:41:25now a two on one
00:41:27Brunson
00:41:28and Anobi
00:41:30will slam it down
00:41:31give Mikael
00:41:36or Deuce McBride
00:41:37all the credit
00:41:38right there
00:41:39Tyrese Maxey
00:41:41was looking for
00:41:41a highlight dunk
00:41:42for his young
00:41:44backboard mate
00:41:45Deuce would not allow it
00:41:47Robinson
00:41:47the deflection
00:41:48Knicks with numbers
00:41:50Embiid slow
00:41:51to get back
00:41:51five on four
00:41:52Bridges in the corner
00:41:54can't hit
00:41:55Robinson
00:41:56another O board
00:41:58right back
00:42:00to Bridges
00:42:00this time
00:42:01he'll attack
00:42:02Embiid
00:42:02met him
00:42:03at the apex
00:42:04that is what
00:42:06we haven't seen
00:42:06a ton of yet
00:42:07this season
00:42:08from Embiid
00:42:09as he gets
00:42:10called for the
00:42:10foul on the contest
00:42:12Philadelphia
00:42:13already has used
00:42:14one challenge
00:42:15successfully
00:42:16in this half
00:42:17I think Nick
00:42:17will probably
00:42:18keep it
00:42:19it's awful early
00:42:19to use your
00:42:20last
00:42:21challenge
00:42:22but I think
00:42:23that would be
00:42:25a winning challenge
00:42:26for sure
00:42:27Joel's shaking
00:42:30his head
00:42:30as he walks
00:42:31in the backcourt
00:42:32he can't believe it
00:42:33only thing I would
00:42:33wonder PJ
00:42:34is he going
00:42:35from point A
00:42:35to point B
00:42:36in the air
00:42:37and connecting
00:42:37with the body
00:42:38of Bridges
00:42:39he did
00:42:39but
00:42:39Mikel's coming
00:42:41at him also
00:42:42and he did
00:42:43a really good job
00:42:45with the verticality
00:42:46on that play
00:42:47it's a great graphic
00:42:48right there
00:42:48three time NBA
00:42:49all defensive player
00:42:51people forget
00:42:51you talk about
00:42:52Joel Embiid
00:42:54was an elite
00:42:56rim protector
00:42:57for many years
00:42:58I'm still
00:43:00when I look back
00:43:00at that box score
00:43:01it's hard to say
00:43:03when a guy
00:43:03has 32 points
00:43:0515 rebounds
00:43:06and 10 assists
00:43:07that's not the number
00:43:08that impressed me most
00:43:09the one I still
00:43:10can't believe
00:43:11is he played
00:43:1145 minutes
00:43:12and 36 seconds
00:43:14that's incredible
00:43:14that was the number
00:43:16that stood out most
00:43:16to Nick Nurse
00:43:17as well
00:43:17and here in this
00:43:18first half
00:43:18Embiid with 22 points
00:43:20his highest scoring
00:43:21half
00:43:22of the season
00:43:2355-54
00:43:26Philadelphia leads it
00:43:28entertaining action
00:43:30between the Knicks
00:43:30and Sixers
00:43:31Embiid wants it
00:43:33pushed out by Towns
00:43:34Embiid
00:43:36grab dribbling in
00:43:39the hook is good
00:43:41plus the foul
00:43:42it's vintage Joel
00:43:45today in Philadelphia
00:43:46as Towns
00:43:48picks up his third
00:43:48there's no payback
00:43:50anymore
00:43:51allowed by the
00:43:52officials
00:43:53but
00:43:53Mr. Embiid
00:43:55a lot of
00:43:55banging
00:43:56that might have
00:43:58reached in a little
00:43:59bit
00:43:59Cat's saying
00:44:00what did I do
00:44:01Joel's saying
00:44:02alright
00:44:02I didn't get the
00:44:03call on one end
00:44:04but I got it
00:44:05on this end
00:44:0524 for Embiid
00:44:09and the version
00:44:11of Embiid
00:44:12we are seeing
00:44:13over the last
00:44:14couple of weeks
00:44:15and certainly
00:44:16Thursday and now
00:44:17today
00:44:17I mean
00:44:18it completely
00:44:19raises the ceiling
00:44:21for what this
00:44:21Sixers team
00:44:22is capable of
00:44:23I mean in one sense
00:44:24you say
00:44:24well they come in
00:44:24they're in sixth place
00:44:25but they're a half
00:44:26a game behind
00:44:27Cleveland in fifth
00:44:28one and a half
00:44:30behind the Knicks
00:44:31at four
00:44:32and only two
00:44:33behind Toronto
00:44:34at number three
00:44:35if this is the
00:44:37Joel Embiid
00:44:38we're going to see
00:44:38the rest of the year
00:44:39this team is going
00:44:40to be in the mix
00:44:4110 in the quarter
00:44:4325
00:44:43in the half
00:44:46for Embiid
00:44:47he's 9 of 11
00:44:48from the floor
00:44:495 of 5
00:44:50from the line
00:44:51Brunson
00:44:52nearly lost
00:44:54the dribble
00:44:54and a noby
00:44:55guarded by Edgecombe
00:44:57and a noby
00:44:58the speed
00:44:59and the slam
00:45:00shouldn't be able
00:45:02to dribble the ball
00:45:03that long
00:45:04do a 180
00:45:05and still finish
00:45:06but the weak side
00:45:07help never got there
00:45:08nine points
00:45:09for an and noby
00:45:09in this first half
00:45:10Edgecombe
00:45:12catch
00:45:13fire
00:45:14Hart
00:45:18off to Shamit
00:45:20Mike Brown
00:45:21told us how much
00:45:21Josh Hart
00:45:22helps the Knicks pace
00:45:23you see the way
00:45:23he gets it
00:45:24it goes
00:45:24on the glass
00:45:25deflected
00:45:28Brunson
00:45:29takes the three
00:45:30he dances inside
00:45:31couldn't bank it in
00:45:33and a noby
00:45:34what a putback
00:45:35tied at 58
00:45:3610th 0-4 to the half
00:45:38for New York
00:45:39they're one of the best
00:45:40if not the best
00:45:42rebounding team
00:45:42in the NBA
00:45:43and you're seeing it
00:45:44on display this afternoon
00:45:46Embiid
00:45:47got fouled
00:45:48well he is in his bag
00:45:50and taking everyone
00:45:51with him
00:45:52Mitchell Robinson
00:45:55should know
00:45:56they've played against
00:45:58each other enough times
00:45:59and he should realize
00:46:00but he goes for the fake
00:46:02he knew
00:46:03get a lot of and ones
00:46:06against Mitchell Robinson
00:46:07gets his money's worth
00:46:09when he fouls
00:46:10second foul on Robinson
00:46:13Embiid
00:46:155 of 5 from the line
00:46:17is 25 first half points
00:46:19they get 26
00:46:21coming up
00:46:23it's halftime
00:46:24presented by
00:46:25Tremfaya
00:46:28with Ernie Johnson
00:46:30Kenny Smith
00:46:31Shaq
00:46:32and Chuck
00:46:33oh there's somebody else
00:46:35love having the guys
00:46:36I hear you
00:46:37yeah you and Chuck
00:46:38going back and forth
00:46:39today huh
00:46:40Charles is the best
00:46:41absolutely the best
00:46:43who hosts a better
00:46:43post game session
00:46:44you or Chuck
00:46:45there's no comparison
00:46:47me but
00:46:47it's good to have
00:46:49Chuck there
00:46:50to pick up the check
00:46:50yeah that's right
00:46:51that's right
00:46:52he's a valuable
00:46:53contributor
00:46:53both legendary
00:46:55post game hosts
00:46:56here's Brunson
00:47:00bodies into Barlow
00:47:03gives it up
00:47:04Ananobi
00:47:05takes
00:47:05can't hit
00:47:07Knicks have missed
00:47:08there's a lot of open
00:47:09threes in this second
00:47:10after they were 6 of 11
00:47:12from 3 in the first
00:47:13they're just 2 for 12
00:47:15in the second quarter
00:47:15they're making up for it
00:47:16on the offensive blast
00:47:18though
00:47:1810 to 1
00:47:19offensive rebounds
00:47:20in favor of New York
00:47:21Maxey sets up
00:47:23Oubre on the 3
00:47:24it's assist number 5 or 6
00:47:31for Tyrese Maxey
00:47:32kind of quietly
00:47:336 I believe
00:47:34thank you
00:47:34six assists
00:47:3711 points for Maxey
00:47:38Oubre knocked it away
00:47:40Brunson gets back to it
00:47:41actually coming off
00:47:43his fourth career game
00:47:44with 35 points
00:47:4510 assists
00:47:46third most in Sixers history
00:47:47as Ananobi's having
00:47:49a huge second
00:47:50cuts free
00:47:51and slams it in
00:47:53OG Ananobi
00:47:56can be
00:47:57a very effective
00:47:58finisher
00:47:59when he attacks the glass
00:48:00and B
00:48:00oh my
00:48:02sliding in
00:48:03with the left
00:48:04I go right
00:48:06I go left
00:48:07I'll make threes
00:48:08I'll dunk it
00:48:10I'll beat you
00:48:10on the dribble
00:48:11and I'll get to the
00:48:12free throw line
00:48:13other than that
00:48:13not that much
00:48:14and bouncing back
00:48:16after the 45 and a half
00:48:18minutes the other night
00:48:19with this kind of half
00:48:2128 points
00:48:22four on the shot clock
00:48:24Hart
00:48:25one
00:48:26has to put it off
00:48:27and the reach in
00:48:28will put Hart at the line
00:48:30with 9.8 remaining
00:48:33in the half
00:48:35and Maxey
00:48:35picks up
00:48:36the personal
00:48:37Tyrese Maxey
00:48:39thought he had gotten
00:48:40in front of him
00:48:40he did a pretty good job
00:48:41getting in front of him
00:48:42but he reached in
00:48:44I was going to say
00:48:45good job
00:48:46tried to cut him off
00:48:48that's pretty good
00:48:49D
00:48:49then he reaches in
00:48:50he doesn't reach in
00:48:52it's probably a play on
00:48:53Josh Hart would have been upset
00:48:55but that could have easily
00:48:56been a play on
00:48:57had he not reached in
00:48:58Hart at the line
00:49:00big first half for Hart
00:49:03who has 6.6 rebounds
00:49:06four assists
00:49:06and you can feel
00:49:08the pace and impact
00:49:09of Hart
00:49:10in this first half
00:49:12for the Knicks
00:49:12again
00:49:15another Knick
00:49:17who has missed
00:49:17double digit games
00:49:19missed 11 games
00:49:20out of their first 44
00:49:22the Knicks
00:49:23as a lot of teams have
00:49:24but the Knicks have dealt
00:49:25with a lot of injuries
00:49:26takes the last shot here
00:49:27Tyrese Maxey
00:49:28or Mr. Embiid
00:49:30I think they get it
00:49:31to Joe
00:49:31I think that would be
00:49:32a good idea
00:49:33he's 10 of 12
00:49:36from the floor
00:49:37here's Hart's
00:49:38second free throw
00:49:39oh
00:49:40more chicken
00:49:41for everybody
00:49:42Maxey
00:49:45three seconds left
00:49:47just fell
00:49:48losing the handle
00:49:49out of bounds
00:49:50easy
00:49:50Tyrese
00:49:52easy
00:49:52Maxey upset
00:49:53feeling like he was
00:49:54fouled
00:49:55like Brown gets
00:49:58Mr. Brunson
00:49:59into the game
00:49:59for this last
00:50:002.1 seconds
00:50:02there's counters
00:50:05with some subs
00:50:06himself
00:50:06Joel gets
00:50:09early
00:50:09heads to the line
00:50:10I want to see
00:50:11what Kevin Johnson
00:50:11the long time
00:50:13trainer is going to
00:50:14do with Joel
00:50:14at halftime
00:50:15to get him back
00:50:16for the second half
00:50:18Sixers shooting
00:50:20it 65%
00:50:21from the floor
00:50:22against
00:50:23the Knicks
00:50:24in this first half
00:50:25the Knicks
00:50:26with eight more
00:50:26field goal attempts
00:50:27though thanks to
00:50:28their efforts
00:50:28on the offensive
00:50:29glass
00:50:30Josh Hart's not happy
00:50:31they ruined the timing
00:50:32on the handoff
00:50:33from John Conley
00:50:33the official
00:50:34Hart
00:50:36flings it down
00:50:38the floor
00:50:39and that's going to
00:50:40go out of bounds
00:50:40untouched
00:50:41so now Philadelphia
00:50:42is going to get to
00:50:44inbound and underneath
00:50:45the hoop
00:50:45I'll tell you what
00:50:46that was an unfortunate
00:50:47play
00:50:48Josh wasn't looking
00:50:50when John Conley
00:50:50went to hand him
00:50:51the ball
00:50:52the young official
00:50:53in his second year
00:50:53in the league
00:50:54I think his second year
00:50:56and
00:50:56the timing
00:50:58they had already
00:50:59started their cut
00:51:00so by the time
00:51:00he got fifth year
00:51:01I should say
00:51:02John Conley
00:51:02excuse me
00:51:03but by the time
00:51:04he got it
00:51:04nobody was open
00:51:05and then Josh
00:51:06unfortunately
00:51:08went deep
00:51:10and no one was open
00:51:11now Philly
00:51:15now Philly
00:51:15trying to get it in
00:51:16George
00:51:17can't
00:51:18having a whole lot
00:51:19of trouble
00:51:19with these impounds
00:51:20this is shades
00:51:23of the Dallas
00:51:23New York game
00:51:24in Madison Square Garden
00:51:26it's got a little ugly
00:51:27the last couple seconds
00:51:28and a lot of subs
00:51:29because you know
00:51:30both coaches
00:51:30going offense
00:51:31defense
00:51:32not wanting to put
00:51:33an additional foul
00:51:34on certain stars
00:51:35you wouldn't want to be
00:51:36the scorer
00:51:38in the old days
00:51:39when you had to enter
00:51:39all these stubs
00:51:40by hand
00:51:41no
00:51:41here we go
00:51:45one final one
00:51:46Mikel Bridges
00:51:48for Landry Shannon
00:51:49it's kind of two
00:51:51of the same
00:51:51Hart gets it in
00:51:54Bridges gets it off
00:51:55nearly got it to go
00:51:5864-60 Sixers
00:52:06lead the Knicks
00:52:07to the half
00:52:08Brunson with 19
00:52:10Embiid
00:52:11most points and a half
00:52:12by any Sixer
00:52:13this season
00:52:13he has 28
00:52:16at the half
00:52:17both
00:52:19very efficient
00:52:21as well
00:52:22after the break
00:52:23it's back to the studio
00:52:24with Ernie
00:52:26Kenny
00:52:27Shaq
00:52:27and Charles
00:52:28for halftime
00:52:29presented by
00:52:30Trem Faya
00:52:31on 24 games
00:52:37last year
00:52:38win today
00:52:39it'll be number 25
00:52:40of this season
00:52:41wow
00:52:4124-19
00:52:44coming in
00:52:45and Joel Embiid
00:52:46the best half
00:52:47of his season
00:52:48going for 28
00:52:50in the first 24 minutes
00:52:52halftime report
00:52:53is presented
00:52:54by Trem Faya
00:52:55Ernie Johnson
00:52:56Shaquille O'Neal
00:52:57Kenny the Jetsmith
00:52:59Charles Barkley
00:53:00inside the NBA crew
00:53:03totally overworked
00:53:04so it'll work a lot
00:53:05yeah
00:53:05sir works a lot
00:53:08I saw you on the college show
00:53:10hey man
00:53:11I really
00:53:12really
00:53:13I'm glad to be back to work
00:53:15we know
00:53:15we know
00:53:16that handicap down
00:53:17heck of a game
00:53:18too
00:53:1864-60
00:53:19the Sixers
00:53:20with the lead
00:53:20open the mix
00:53:21let's go to the
00:53:22halftime highlights
00:53:24presented by
00:53:24Trem Faya
00:53:25Joel Embiid's last couple
00:53:28of games
00:53:28had that triple-double
00:53:29against Houston
00:53:31and then 28 in the first half
00:53:34of this one
00:53:35and I think
00:53:37Shaq
00:53:38you heard P.J. Carlissimo
00:53:40in the first half
00:53:41say look
00:53:41if this is the Joel Embiid
00:53:43Philadelphia gets
00:53:44for the rest of this season
00:53:46they're going to be a factor
00:53:47you know
00:53:47this is the Joel Embiid
00:53:49we were all bragging about
00:53:50three, three, four years ago
00:53:5260 points in the last game
00:53:53and a half
00:53:54listen
00:53:54right here
00:53:55you know
00:53:56he usually takes that jumper
00:53:57but right now
00:53:57he's in attack mode
00:53:59taking the downhill
00:54:00right there
00:54:01for the high percentage shot
00:54:02me and Chuck
00:54:02we both love that
00:54:03right here
00:54:04running the lane
00:54:05throwing it down
00:54:06throwing it down
00:54:07and right here
00:54:08pick and pop again
00:54:09he's in attack mode
00:54:10the little euro step
00:54:11right there
00:54:11and Kenny
00:54:12what do you call this
00:54:13right here Kenny
00:54:13barbecue chicken alert
00:54:15barbecue chicken alert
00:54:16barbecue chicken alert
00:54:17barbecue chicken alert
00:54:19hey
00:54:20if he's going to play like this
00:54:22if he's going to play like this
00:54:23Philadelphia definitely has a shot
00:54:25playing well
00:54:26I have no complaints
00:54:28like I said
00:54:2960 points in the last game
00:54:30and a half
00:54:31the New York Knicks
00:54:32meantime
00:54:33number four seed right now
00:54:34coming in
00:54:35coming off like
00:54:35they beat Brooklyn
00:54:36by 150 points
00:54:38the other day
00:54:39I was so upset
00:54:39because I wanted to
00:54:40these guys have been getting
00:54:41booed at home
00:54:41they're getting booed at home
00:54:42they have been
00:54:43and now they're on the road
00:54:44and they're down four
00:54:45I wanted to take Joel Embiid
00:54:47why
00:54:48because
00:54:49Shaq
00:54:49please don't run to the board
00:54:50I didn't want to
00:54:52we just fixed it
00:54:53we just fixed it
00:54:54we fixed it
00:54:55it took a month
00:54:55to fix it
00:54:56do not go through the screen again
00:54:58because it's not set up to do that
00:55:00but
00:55:00I wanted to do
00:55:01I wanted to do him
00:55:02but now I have to do Brunson
00:55:03because
00:55:04we talk about a guy
00:55:06Joel Embiid
00:55:07who's aggressive
00:55:08but one thing we have here
00:55:09is the great footwork
00:55:10of Jalen Brunson
00:55:11he plays like a big man
00:55:13with inside of himself
00:55:15Paul George
00:55:16is one of
00:55:16at one time
00:55:17and even still today
00:55:18one of the elite defenders
00:55:19in the NBA
00:55:20he is pressuring the basketball
00:55:21freezing here
00:55:22this is mano a mano
00:55:24he is in great position
00:55:25you have help
00:55:26on the corner
00:55:26you have help in Embiid
00:55:27but he still is able
00:55:29to understand
00:55:30and get to his spot
00:55:31and able to take
00:55:33an off balance
00:55:33an off legs layup
00:55:35and again
00:55:36when you're playing
00:55:37a guy like him
00:55:37you cannot lose sight
00:55:40freeze it
00:55:41until we secure
00:55:42the rebound
00:55:42you cannot leave Brunson
00:55:44he is public enemy
00:55:46number one
00:55:47one
00:55:481-1-1
00:55:49and now and again
00:55:51here
00:55:51his decision making
00:55:53since high school
00:55:53I've watched him play
00:55:54when he was in high school
00:55:56you think he's going to
00:55:56shoot the floater
00:55:57no
00:55:57Paul George
00:55:59I'm going to give my man
00:56:00Ananobji
00:56:01an easy dunk
00:56:02so
00:56:02his decision making
00:56:04his ability to understand
00:56:06the game
00:56:06he makes it easy
00:56:07footwork
00:56:08or as Shaq would say
00:56:11fire metrics
00:56:11what
00:56:12what's standing on
00:56:14is it something on the Knicks side
00:56:15or you want to talk about
00:56:16your Sixers
00:56:17it's all come down
00:56:19to Embiid's health
00:56:19the East is wide open
00:56:21shout out to Jalen Brown
00:56:23who's got the Celtics alive
00:56:25and everybody thought
00:56:25they was going to just
00:56:26pack it in this year
00:56:27without Jason Taylor
00:56:28number two in the East
00:56:28right now
00:56:29but Jalen Brown
00:56:30he's in the MVP conversation
00:56:32I mean
00:56:32because what the Celtics
00:56:33are doing
00:56:33is shocking everybody
00:56:34it's all going to come down
00:56:36to Embiid's health
00:56:37the Cavaliers
00:56:39have been a disappointment
00:56:40the Knicks to me
00:56:42they got
00:56:43their bench is better
00:56:44to me
00:56:45but they haven't adjusted
00:56:46I said before the game
00:56:47you have to understand something
00:56:49when you have
00:56:50higher expectations
00:56:51you have to change
00:56:52as a team
00:56:53like
00:56:54people are looking
00:56:55for you
00:56:56like the Knicks
00:56:57have been for the last
00:56:58ever
00:56:58that's why they're bad on the road
00:56:59that's why they're bad on the road
00:57:00yes
00:57:00because you have to change
00:57:02your mentality on the road
00:57:03because like
00:57:03that's their big game
00:57:04the New York Knicks
00:57:05are coming to town
00:57:06but quickly
00:57:07on Philadelphia
00:57:07so what if Embiid's there
00:57:09what if Embiid plays
00:57:11the rest of the year
00:57:12they got a good chance
00:57:13because the East
00:57:14is up for grabs
00:57:15it's not up for grabs
00:57:16Detroit is dominating
00:57:17no Detroit
00:57:18no Detroit is playing
00:57:19fantastic
00:57:19but you know
00:57:20I don't think
00:57:21if Joel Embiid helped
00:57:22they can't beat the Sixers
00:57:23thank you
00:57:25Detroit
00:57:25Detroit
00:57:26bet it
00:57:27bet your house
00:57:28which one
00:57:30look at the Chuckster
00:57:31that's one of them
00:57:31hey Stephan
00:57:32that is not what we want
00:57:34please
00:57:34that bread
00:57:35which one
00:57:36coming back
00:57:38with a lower barrier
00:57:39NBA halftime
00:57:44is presented by
00:57:45Trimfaya
00:57:46welcome back to NBA
00:57:57Saturday primetime
00:57:59on ABC
00:57:59presented by
00:58:00Wingstop
00:58:01part of
00:58:01AWS
00:58:02NBA
00:58:03rivals
00:58:04week
00:58:05get ready for the
00:58:06second half
00:58:06in Philadelphia
00:58:07fun first half
00:58:08Sixers lead the Knicks
00:58:0964
00:58:10to 60
00:58:12as we welcome
00:58:12your courtside
00:58:13once again
00:58:13Ryan Lucco
00:58:14alongside PJ Carlissimo
00:58:15PJ
00:58:16how about Joel Embiid
00:58:18in that first half
00:58:19vintage Joel
00:58:20with 28 points
00:58:21I don't know
00:58:21what's going on
00:58:22the last week
00:58:23in Philadelphia
00:58:23but Nick Nurse
00:58:24is loving it
00:58:25and obviously
00:58:26everybody here
00:58:26in the building
00:58:27is loving Joel Embiid
00:58:28what he's doing
00:58:2910 for 12
00:58:30from the field
00:58:31he made both
00:58:32his threes
00:58:32missed a free throw
00:58:34get him out of there
00:58:34six for seven
00:58:35but he's doing it
00:58:36with a short jump shot
00:58:38three point plays
00:58:39he took two
00:58:39he made them both
00:58:40inside
00:58:42how about a little
00:58:43and one
00:58:43I'm coming at you
00:58:44cat
00:58:44got the benefit
00:58:45of the call
00:58:46he ran the floor
00:58:47he scored in transition
00:58:48and lest we forget
00:58:50four boards
00:58:51and two assists
00:58:52for Joel Embiid
00:58:53had a triple
00:58:54double Thursday
00:58:55against the Rockets
00:58:56while playing
00:58:5646 minutes
00:58:57and 28 points
00:58:59in the first half
00:59:00today is most
00:59:01points and a half
00:59:01in two years
00:59:04Sixers start
00:59:05the second half
00:59:06with the basketball
00:59:07a four point lead
00:59:08on the Knicks
00:59:09here's Oubre
00:59:13Oubre
00:59:14through the lane
00:59:16banks it in
00:59:17I always like
00:59:19Kelly Oubre
00:59:20now that he's
00:59:21healthy again
00:59:22he's a very
00:59:23very good
00:59:24piece on
00:59:25any team
00:59:26got length
00:59:27he'll defend
00:59:28he can score
00:59:29shooting almost
00:59:3139%
00:59:32from three this season
00:59:33and Anobi
00:59:35slams it down
00:59:36the Knicks
00:59:39have done a good job
00:59:40all game
00:59:40moving without the ball
00:59:41they're cutting behind
00:59:43they're cutting along
00:59:43the baseline
00:59:44and they're sharing
00:59:45the ball
00:59:46as they always do
00:59:47get some nice
00:59:48finishes inside
00:59:49they close the gap
00:59:50in pain points
00:59:51let's check in
00:59:51with Alyssa Lange
00:59:52you guys mentioned
00:59:53Kelly Oubre
00:59:54and I talked to Tyrese
00:59:55Maxey before the game
00:59:56he said oftentimes
00:59:57he'll tell him
00:59:59Kelly
00:59:59I need you to do
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01:00:01台湾
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