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00:00Initials, Mitchell Irvin from New Orleans told us a really good gumbo spot to go to before the game.
00:04Brea Costa, referee in his ninth season, and Scott Kordowski, your umpire, in his 15th year.
00:11The Sixers are a game and a half back from Atlanta for that fifth seed.
00:16And they are ready to get this one underway.
00:20Starting lineups, we'll see for the Wizards.
00:22It'll be Bub Carrington, Trey Johnson, Bilal Koulibaly, Will Riley had a really good road trip, and Tristan Buksovich.
00:29Meanwhile, Nick Nurse will go with Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, B.J. Edgecombe, Dominique Barlow, and Adem Bona.
00:36First bucket of the game goes to PG.
00:39Paul George has been playing some excellent basketball after coming back off suspension here late in March.
00:47And now in April.
00:48Average in almost 20 in those three games returning from his suspension for violating the NBA's anti-drug policy.
00:55Bub Carrington starts the offense for Washington.
01:04There's so many individual matchups in this game tonight.
01:07Who guards who?
01:08Riley with the assignment here on PG.
01:10George swings at the Barlow.
01:13Here's Maxey.
01:14Gets it to the paint.
01:15Good deflection there by Tristan.
01:16Excellent rotation defensively.
01:21Johnson gives it right back to Will.
01:22Swinging it over to Koulibaly.
01:25Malal's got Bona on it.
01:27Malal's trying to go one-on-one, step back three, air balls that one.
01:34Maxey, deep three.
01:38And it'll stay with Philly.
01:4014 on the shot clock.
01:41Excellent rotation early on.
01:43You're playing against the 76ers, who has a three-headed monster in Paul George, Maxey, and Edgecombe.
01:49But this is how it's supposed to look.
01:51Excellent help, trap in the box by Tristan, getting that deflection where he had four steals last game versus the
01:57Lakers.
01:57The Sixers team really good in the first quarter.
02:00Fourth in the league and averaging almost 31 a game.
02:03They're third in the second quarter, averaging 30.
02:05So the first halves have been really good for them.
02:07George in the mid-range, Cash.
02:10This team ranks third in mid-range jumpers.
02:13Fourth in pull-up points.
02:15And eighth in mid-range field goal percentage.
02:23Johnson.
02:24Tristan looking up at how much time is left.
02:26Back door.
02:27Koulibaly, two on the rim.
02:29Right there, excellent setup by Abelol.
02:32They ain't able to come off on that backdoor cut.
02:34All right.
02:36Boner with an offensive rebound.
02:38And he puts two on the rim as well.
02:40And you guys asked me what was going to be a priority, the perimeter players or that painted area.
02:46He said both.
02:48Float game by Tristan, no good.
02:50Taps it right to Maxey.
02:56Maxey returning to the lineup.
02:58No Joel at need tonight, dealing with an illness.
03:00So you won't see Philly's big three.
03:05Trey.
03:07Front rims that deep three attempt.
03:13George bodying his way inside.
03:16Right now, already you can see the paint trying to soften up.
03:19And the Wizards taking one pass, jump shots on offense.
03:22That is going to lead to you having to defend and transition the other way.
03:26George has scored six of the first eight for Philly.
03:33Riley, excellent court vision.
03:36Wow.
03:37Brian Keefe said it, man.
03:39His processing is amazing for a rookie in the NBA.
03:43His patience.
03:46An illegal defense called on Washington.
03:49The deceleration on this move.
03:52Watch how Will Riley just stops right there and kind of offsets the timing of the defenders.
03:59He had all three 76ers jumping out of their shoes on that play right there, finding and diming.
04:06Tricky.
04:07And Maxie misses the technical foul shot.
04:11I'm telling you, 6'10 primary ball handlers don't come around too often, Chris.
04:17When you look at the last 15 games, what Will Riley is doing for this team,
04:21I mean, he is leading them in drives.
04:24Eight a game.
04:25That reverse layup is good for Maxie.
04:28Maxie on the board.
04:30Tyrese Maxie is tied for the lead with steals.
04:35Also an exceptional score, averaging almost 29 a game.
04:39Tristan got Bono off his feet.
04:44Let's take a look at tonight's injury report.
04:46It is brought to you by Chasen Boscolo Injury Lawyers.
04:50No Joelle and Bede due to illness.
04:53It's April the 1st.
04:54Drew, you know I hate April Fool's jokes, so I wanted to make sure.
04:57I know why.
04:58And we'll get to that later.
05:00No Davis, Young, Sarge, George, or Whitmore.
05:03Tristan Vuksovich going to the free throw line.
05:07Yeah, I mean, even with Tristan, he has that ability where they don't,
05:10they can't speed him up once they get in that paint.
05:13And when you take your time, slow down, and you're not in a rush,
05:17great things will happen either for yourself or others.
05:21Tristan started the last three games on that five-game road trip.
05:25He's shooting 40% from three.
05:28Averaging about 12 points of conscience.
05:32Tristan now guarding George.
05:34Wizards have put multiple people on George so far in his first quarter.
05:38And he was fouled, Mr. Irvin on the whistle.
05:42Wow, and I think they're getting Will Riley on it.
05:44I thought he got all ball, and it was excellent help defensively right here.
05:52If you see the position right here, Will Riley coming over.
05:56Yeah, absolutely, that's a foul.
05:59Paul George, 85% from the free throw line.
06:02He's averaging 17 points.
06:04Seven of 13 from three in two games against Washington this season.
06:10Paul George, he's going to be that piece going into the playoffs
06:14that they truly need.
06:16And it's almost a blessing in disguise,
06:18him having to sit out those games, he could get healthy.
06:21And not only that, you've got to see the development and the extra reps.
06:25Vijay Eshcombe has received a benefit off of the absence of Paul George.
06:31P.G. already with eight points.
06:38Tristan with a handoff.
06:40Carrington pull up three.
06:43George on the glass.
06:49Maxey.
06:50They're going to call that foul on Trey.
06:52Count it and one.
06:54And this is a...
06:55You reach, he teach.
06:56This is a move, Chris, that I like to see Trey Johnson use in that mid-range.
07:00Attacking downhill.
07:01Somebody runs you off that three-point line.
07:03We know he has the ability to knock down threes in his sleep.
07:06But look, going into the body on that jump shot with that low pickup dribble,
07:11getting the contact, and getting the whistle.
07:14Maxey leads the NBA in minutes played.
07:17He's fourth in scoring.
07:18Both of those are career highs.
07:23And again, he leads the league in fast break points at 355.
07:27And he also leads the league in most points off turnovers with 366.
07:31So when you turn it over, he's in fifth gear.
07:34And it's not just the turnovers, Chris.
07:36It's the poorly missed shots and bad offensive sets that they take advantage and get out and run.
07:40That's how fast this team is with Tyrese Maxey.
07:4415-8 Sixer lead.
07:45They're shooting 67% from the field.
07:48Riley.
07:53Kelly Oubre, Jr.
07:54In the game for the Sixers.
07:56Coming off an 11-point, 11-rebound game.
07:58Bona, too strong.
08:02Yeah.
08:02And already, 10 out of the 17 points for the 76ers come in that painted area.
08:09I mean, you're dealing with perimeter players, and that paint, it can't be soft.
08:14And if they're gonna foul, Bona, wrap him up.
08:18Do not allow him to get that ball above his shoulders and make him earn his free throws.
08:22Sixers, as a team, shooting 81% from the charity strike.
08:26They make 20 a game, and they attempt 25.
08:31It's an 8-0 run for the Sixers.
08:38Ball went off Bona.
08:4015 on the shot clock.
08:44Philly lost to the Miami Heat.
08:47Monday, 119-109.
08:54While Washington lost to the Lakers, 120-101.
08:58Luka in that game, LeBron James secured a triple-double.
09:02Tristan, relocate, reconnects.
09:05That is cold.
09:06Don't get tricky.
09:14Trey Johnson now guarding George.
09:17George, one of the best isolation players in the league, got Trey reaching.
09:23For Johnson, that will be his second personal foul.
09:26Well, Tristan coming off 14 points in L.A. in 20 minutes.
09:31Shreve Cooper, mic'd up.
09:33You'll hear from him after this.
09:41I always appreciate the players saying, first thing, I'm mic'd up.
09:46I only couldn't wonder what is being said out there when they're not mic'd up.
09:51Oh, man.
09:52I remember the days I was going to mic'd up.
09:54I used to ask him, where's the B-roll?
09:57We need to get rid of that.
09:58Oh, you were primed for TV.
09:59Yeah, we need to get rid of that.
10:00We need to destroy that by any means necessary.
10:03Paul George goes one for two.
10:05He's three for four from the free throw line to start.
10:07He's got nine.
10:10He's kind of set the tone for the Sixers here tonight.
10:13Comes up with a steal on Bilal.
10:14Gives it to Edgecombe.
10:16Slams it in.
10:19E.J. Edgecombe, third in rookie scoring at 16 a game behind Cooper and Conn Caniple.
10:27Paul George, active hands.
10:31Maxey not able to secure it.
10:33You're a step by Koulibaly.
10:34He's good.
10:35Right now, you can see defensively, the Wizards are starting to pick it up.
10:39Applying that pressure.
10:41Maxey on a step back.
10:46He's got a little pace in this game right now between the Sixers and Washington.
10:49Carrington, high off the glass.
10:52That's a good paint touch right there.
10:54You want to have the defense of the 76ers react to the paint
10:59and then react to the perimeter for those three-out threes.
11:02We'll have had just five Monday night in 28 minutes against the Lakers.
11:08George.
11:12Excellent footwork.
11:13Cash is out of three.
11:15That is Cole.
11:16That would be all bottoms.
11:19Nine-time All-Star, six-time All-NBA.
11:21And then Tricky says, take that with you.
11:25I like the back and forth.
11:28Five and a half to go here in the first quarter.
11:32A couple of rookies right here between Johnson and Edgecombe.
11:39Law guarding Oubre, Wizards double Kelly, and he steps out of bounds.
11:43It'll be a turnover for Philly.
11:44That'll be their third of the night.
11:46And Trisser, seven minutes, ten points, Chris.
11:51I know that's nothing that's going to surprise you.
11:54But right here, look at this size.
11:55That's just a seven-foot center making that move, getting shifty off the dribble.
11:59And it doesn't sort of catch-and-shoot, eyeball sandwich.
12:02I got you.
12:04Bang.
12:06Andre Drummond, Quinton Grimes checking in for the Sixers.
12:09Meanwhile, for Washington, Sharif Kupu, who's totally mic'd up, is in the game,
12:13as well as Anthony Gill.
12:21Maxine dancing with the basketball.
12:24That's a deflection by Carrington as it goes out of bounds.
12:31It's time now for our keys to the game.
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12:35Here now are Drew's Clues.
12:37Well, you know it's going to be a physical game, primarily in that painted area.
12:42You see that already early on.
12:44Now Andre Drummond is in this ballgame.
12:46You're going to have to box him out and meet his physicality.
12:49Take and make three, shoot the ball with confidence right now.
12:53Tristan is the only player that is not down two threes.
12:56If you want to speed up this game and make them react defensively,
13:00get some paint touches and some kickouts.
13:03Johnson to Gill, who gives it over to Cooper.
13:06Shriek on that baseline, bounce past it, and it was taken away by the Sixers.
13:11Filling with numbers.
13:12Grimes ahead of the pack.
13:20A.G. thought about it.
13:22Sets the screen for Bilal.
13:25Oubre staying down.
13:27Rebounded by Drummond.
13:37Maxie post up on Cooper.
13:41Anthony Gill on two straight possessions down here has done an excellent job of boxing out Andre Drummond.
13:46You saw that, and that's what it's going to take.
13:48Count that bucket for Koulibaly as they call the foul on Drummond.
13:53Right there, Bilal Koulibaly, ultra-aggressive, attacking, downhill, ball in hand.
13:59Watch how he initiates this contact.
14:02Get it past Maxie.
14:03That was the first foul.
14:04And then going right through the body, the big body of Andre Drummond.
14:10Bilal, one of six players with 35-plus steals and 25-plus blocks since January the 27th.
14:16I love how his offense has opened up, Chris, and you can see the confidence in his abilities
14:21that he believes in himself first and foremost.
14:25And he'll tell you it's because he's healthy.
14:27You know, he's got a runway now to explore his offensive game.
14:31He's done a great job with it.
14:33George, no good.
14:40Koulibaly left all alone.
14:42We remember seeing that in Golden State.
14:44And Golden State's scout early on let him shoot it.
14:48Then all of a sudden he started making a couple of them, and you saw his confidence start to grow.
14:52You just saw Paul George.
14:53That's a veteran presence right there.
14:56That's KYP.
14:57Know your personnel.
14:57And that's where Bilal has to make teams pay.
15:00You have to make them guard you.
15:02And the only way to make them guard you is shooting that ball with confidence.
15:05Make a miss.
15:07Jamir Watkins in the game.
15:08He can get to the assignment now.
15:10Guarding George.
15:12Oubre misses.
15:13Rebounded by Watkins.
15:15Champagny also in the contest.
15:20Bubb.
15:22Throwing it up to JC.
15:23Count it.
15:25The movement without the basketball from Champagny.
15:30Washington five assists on nine made field goals so far here in the first quarter as we're under three to
15:35play.
15:37George makes it look easy.
15:41Oh.
15:42DG's looking like he's back in rear form.
15:45Just 25 games dealing with that suspension back on January the 31st.
15:50Jamir, offensive rebound and put back.
15:52Sneaky bounce.
16:02Drumming.
16:03Cross-court feed over to Oubre.
16:06Grimes on that baseline.
16:08Nice contest there by Champagny.
16:22Carrington on a step-back three.
16:24Offensive rebound by Champagny.
16:30Two minutes to play into the quarter.
16:32Bubb on a pull-up in the mid-range.
16:35No.
16:35Rebound Drummond.
16:38Under two minutes to go.
16:39Maxey on the run.
16:41We told you he is the best in the league in fast break points.
16:44One of the, if not the fastest in the league.
16:48Chris, I mean, ball in hand.
16:50Tyrese Maxey is a runaway train.
16:53Right here above Carrington being aggressive.
16:56Getting in the paint.
16:57Case is almost here.
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17:09Sixers turn the basketball over.
17:12Vanna representing Bullis.
17:15Jordan representing PBI.
17:16And he is going to play for John Calipari next year at the University of Arkansas.
17:20Tell you what, I played in that game in 1999.
17:24The NCI Center, Chris.
17:27And I tell you what, we caught a fade from the local team.
17:30Let's just put it that way.
17:31Not surprised.
17:33Try to tell it.
17:34It's different here in a team.
17:35It's different.
17:36I was like, hold on.
17:37We the All-Americans?
17:38Right.
17:38Like, y'all picked us as the All-Americans.
17:40But we get beat by the locals.
17:42You come from all over the country to catch a fade here at the DSB.
17:45We caught a fade.
17:45If you don't know, now you know, right?
17:48That's good stuff.
17:50Wynton Grimes is a bucket in the corner.
17:56Ryan's coming off the bench, scoring five.
18:01We got our own bucket getter off the pine.
18:03And his name is Mr. Hardy.
18:07Well, here it is.
18:14Justin Edwards and Oubre were fighting for that rebound.
18:19Backdoor cut.
18:20Drives.
18:20Rocks the rim.
18:21I like to see both teams look for that.
18:24All these DHOs going to these tight corners, they are overplaying,
18:28trying to topside it and allowing that backdoor cut.
18:32Jerry, you were asked in the pregame, is it the paint?
18:34Is it the perimeter?
18:36Right now, 20 of Philly's 35 points have come in the paint.
18:43Look at that defense there by Grimes on Cooper.
18:46He's got to get past it.
18:47He does just that float game.
18:48Count it.
18:50Every guard must, I mean must, have that in their game right there to get to that floater.
18:56Edgcone lost it.
18:57Shoots it at the buzzer.
18:59Good defense there by Jimear.
19:01That's Philly back on January the 7th.
19:03That's a drop in 16 on them on December the 2nd.
19:07The Chevy first quarter stats.
19:08Probably played two minutes that game.
19:09Yep.
19:10Philly shot 58% in the first quarter.
19:12Washington 48.
19:13The Wizards hit all three of their free throws.
19:16Miller Good and McPeak with you here.
19:19Back home after that five-game road trip.
19:21Jayne Hardy, corner three, dows it up.
19:24That is his sweet spot, Chris.
19:28Hardy's 50th three as a member of the Washington Wizards.
19:36Edgcone.
19:38Kind of lost his footing.
19:39That's the second time he's done that.
19:42Oubre gets inside.
19:45Kelly, still serviceable at his age.
19:49Kelly's rocking the new hairdo.
19:51I like it.
19:5214 points a game in the season.
19:54Riley, beautiful cut and great feed by Tristan.
19:58That backdoor cut is there the entire night.
20:00They are over helping and playing the defender.
20:03Played a minute here into the second quarter.
20:05That was Riley's first field goal.
20:10Oubre, probing inside.
20:12Using that strong left hand.
20:21Kelly was known for his defense here in D.C.
20:24He's improved his offense over the years.
20:26This guy is just a walking bucket.
20:28Tristan already with a dozen.
20:35Nice bounce pass inside.
20:37Drummond contested by Ryland.
20:41We talk so much about Will's offense,
20:43but defensively, he likes to get his head in there.
20:45Hey, listen, hey, don't do too much,
20:48so now you're going to have to go play some defense.
20:49Exactly.
20:50He's even shown your head.
20:52Offensive foul going to be called on Tristan.
20:55Take a look at our Verizon Robo replay.
20:58Right here, excellent give-and-go play
21:01between Tristan and Will on that play,
21:04getting slick with it.
21:12Etchcombe would run in a PG spot
21:14as he's getting the call out there
21:17by his head coach, Nick Nurse.
21:20Edwards, the kid from Philly,
21:22dows one from three.
21:24He has a wetter.
21:27I mean, a professional shooter.
21:38Riley tried to find Tristan on that cut,
21:40but he was fouled by Edwards.
21:42And that's the benefit you get
21:45when you're at 6'10 with a long frame.
21:47You get in the paint,
21:48somebody's going to have to hit you.
21:50More and more Will Riley gets through there
21:53and gets through the smoke,
21:54great things will happen,
21:55not only for himself but others.
22:02Tristan.
22:03Long three, all net.
22:06Tristan's a perfect three for three from downtown.
22:09I'm not surprised.
22:11This does not surprise me anymore.
22:14I mean, are you?
22:16Not at all.
22:16This is amazing.
22:17I actually kind of laughed
22:18because it's like it's become so routine for him
22:22coming off the bench or started.
22:23And this is like it's tough.
22:25Centers don't want to have to come out there
22:26and defend the guy doing that.
22:28Look at Drummond.
22:29He has to help on that back cut,
22:30which has been there, still there,
22:32and also have to contest Tristan's three.
22:36Nearly impossible.
22:40By the way, this is another thing that we're accustomed to with him,
22:43his points and his minutes production,
22:4615 points in nine minutes.
22:49Yeah.
22:50And only six shot attempts.
22:53Richard from Washington is Justin Champagne.
22:56But he picked up his third foul
22:57as he'll be replaced by Justin Champagne.
23:00So this Wizards team will go small.
23:03And guess who's the tallest guy on the Wizards right now on the floor?
23:06Will Riley.
23:09He's on the wing, trying to guard Grimes.
23:15Edge them in the paint.
23:18Kick out to Edwards.
23:19Shot clock at two.
23:20Edwards misses.
23:21Good contest by Gill.
23:28Hardy to a cutting.
23:30Anthony Gill, who slams it home.
23:32I mean, Anthony Gill continues to play excellent at a high level.
23:37I mean, it's best basketball in a Wizards uniform.
23:40Got to his 1,000th point in Los Angeles
23:43in typical old-school fashion with a skyhook.
23:49Wizards on the run.
23:50Jameer fouled by Edgecombe.
23:52Man, what an excellent pass on the pitch ahead
23:56to get out on the break.
23:57And even better, Hardy finding Jameer Watkins
24:00rewarding him running the floor.
24:02But right here, Anthony Gill at the rim.
24:06And watch this quick little jump-off right there
24:10by Hardy to Jameer.
24:11An opportunity for two.
24:16For more on AG, hitting the 1,000-point milestone,
24:20here's Megan.
24:21Guys, you mentioned, Chris, the OG style
24:24that he did it in well in true Anthony Gill form.
24:26He did not want to talk about it after the game.
24:29And as you guys know, usually just with AG,
24:32when he doesn't want to talk about himself,
24:33you kind of just leave it alone.
24:34However, Will and Bub did not want to leave it alone,
24:37so they kept asking him about the 1,000 career points mark
24:41and what it meant to him.
24:43And in true AG fashion, he always touched on the locker room
24:47and the guys allowing him to get to that point.
24:50Nothing short of what I expected from AG at all.
24:53Well, I did ask him just a couple of moments ago
24:55before the game, Megan, about it.
24:57And he was like, oh, yeah, I knew who he was.
24:59I knew what I was doing, a hook shot.
25:01I was like, man, he's so, such a student of the game,
25:05understanding what he did and where he was doing it.
25:08Yeah, when I asked him about it,
25:10I said, congratulations on 1,000 points, man.
25:12Well done.
25:13He said, it only took me seven seasons.
25:17That's typical AG.
25:20Washington with their first lead of the game
25:22after trailing by as many as 10.
25:26The game kind of turned around for Philly
25:28when George sat.
25:30AG clears the rebound with one hand.
25:34Oh, Hardy left alone.
25:36Oh, he can do that too?
25:41Right now, like you said,
25:42since Paul George has been out of this lineup,
25:44the second unit production has had some slippage
25:48from the 76ers.
25:49There's been all Wizards here in this second quarter.
25:529-0 run Wizards.
25:56Ready for next season.
25:58We can't be as excited.
26:00We can't be more excited about the fact
26:01that the market is responding so well.
26:04The buzz around the team right now
26:05with the young guys playing the way they are,
26:08Trey and AD being added to the mix.
26:10There's so much excitement around the team.
26:12We wanted to give our season ticket members
26:14the longest possible opportunity
26:16to get their seats, lock their seats in,
26:19lock in their pricing for next season
26:20to make sure they have the chance
26:22to be here for the 26-27 season.
26:25As you mentioned, the additions of AD and Trey
26:27have helped a little bit
26:29with the excitement around this team.
26:31And the exciting part of it
26:32with the ticket sale opportunity
26:34is the fact that even if you're not
26:35a current ticket member,
26:37how can people who are interested
26:39in taking advantage of this
26:41get in contact with you all
26:42or give themselves a chance
26:43to take advantage of the low pricing?
26:45Yeah, we're off to a great start
26:46on our new season ticket campaign.
26:48We're about 350 seats already sold
26:50just in the first month so far
26:51since we've gone on sale.
26:53What I would suggest to people,
26:55the best time to buy is now.
26:58We have our Select a Seat event
26:59coming up April 15th.
27:00It's one of our biggest season ticket member benefits.
27:02The best way to get the best possible seats
27:05for next year is to have your seats
27:06before April 15th, be able to come in
27:08and see any seats that have opened up
27:10for next season.
27:11You can grab the best possible locations.
27:13The one thing we always tell people
27:15is that if the seats that are available,
27:17the seats that you want aren't available right now,
27:19the answer is not to wait.
27:20The answer is to get on board
27:21as quickly as you can
27:22and then try to find a location that you like,
27:25try to move up, try to find something better.
27:27We want to make sure that we give our biggest fans
27:30the chance to get the best possible seats
27:32as early as we possibly can.
27:34We think we're going to have
27:35a really big summer ahead of us.
27:36The draft in May, the lottery coming up soon.
27:40We think it's going to be a big summer.
27:41We're very excited.
27:42The market's responding fantastically.
27:45We want people to get on board
27:46as soon as they can.
27:47Bill, we appreciate all the insight
27:49for fans to be able to take advantage
27:50of this April 10th deadline.
27:52Thank you again.
27:53Chris and Drew.
27:54Bill and Megan, thank you very much.
27:56That's right, D.C. fans,
27:57getting some tickets now.
27:58Absolutely.
27:59There's going to be some exciting
28:00brand of basketball next year,
28:01incorporating a guy like Anthony Davis,
28:03who is a 10-time All-Star.
28:05He's already should be fitted
28:06for a Hall of Fame jacket.
28:08Trae Young, saw a handful of games with him
28:11and incorporating these young players
28:13and Lord have mercy,
28:16please give us some lottery luck.
28:17Oh, yeah, and then when that happens,
28:19don't try to run that line in.
28:20It might be too late.
28:25Carrington for three, all net.
28:28Washington now extending their lead,
28:30largest of the game.
28:31Getting by eight now.
28:32And this is with them being able
28:34to knock down threes
28:35and get stops defensively.
28:37D.G.
28:38on a fall-away jumper.
28:40Scores over Carrington.
28:42George now at 16.
28:43Right now, defensively,
28:44you have to step up to the challenge,
28:46guarding Paul George.
28:48Having 16 points already is too many.
28:50And Maxey, while Megan was doing
28:51the interview with Bill,
28:52Maxey was starting to get loose
28:53a little bit.
28:55Champagny inside.
28:56Scores over Boner.
28:57And Champagny is right.
28:58That was too much contact, twice.
29:02George, spin it off,
29:04getting some separation.
29:10Hardy, corner.
29:14E.G. with the offensive rebound.
29:15Hardy, no look inside.
29:16It's Champagny.
29:17Great ball movement.
29:18And right now,
29:20the Wizards are beating
29:21the 76ers at their own game,
29:23dominating that paint.
29:25And now with 32 points
29:27in the paint, J.C.,
29:28nine points here in the quarter.
29:31Tyrese, Maxey.
29:33Look at Bubb,
29:34pushing this pace with purpose.
29:38Maxey and George,
29:39both in double figures.
29:44Tray, got the height advantage.
29:46Fall away, misses.
29:49Maxey with the rebound.
29:50He's the best in the league
29:51in fast break points.
29:52There he is on the run.
29:54He just puts that pressure on you.
29:56Similar to LeBron James.
29:57I mean, coming downhill.
29:59Can't stop him.
30:00James Harden.
30:02He is, like you said,
30:04it's not the fastest guy
30:05in the league
30:06ball in hand right now.
30:07John Wall is not
30:09in the building tonight.
30:10No, he is.
30:11But, yeah, you know what I mean.
30:12Yeah.
30:14So, I think the honors go to him
30:16and another guy
30:17that I think is kind of
30:19taking a couple steps backwards
30:21is De'Aaron Fox.
30:22Yeah.
30:22Just because of the way
30:23the style of play
30:24for San Antonio.
30:25But this guy right here
30:27at the free throw line,
30:27I don't think it's nobody faster, Chris.
30:29I will tell you the difference
30:32between Maxie
30:33and all of us
30:34that was privileged
30:35to watch John
30:37for all those years.
30:39John was two inches taller
30:42and bigger than Maxie.
30:44And he was faster than Maxie.
30:46So, getting the ball
30:47off the rim and pushing,
30:48we've seen this before.
30:50Yeah.
30:50And listen,
30:51John Wall is one of those guys
30:52that I played with
30:53and played against.
30:55Like, James Hard
30:56and LeBron James.
30:57They're solid.
30:58So, when you run into them,
31:00you're moving.
31:01You're bouncing off them.
31:02So, you don't see
31:03too many point guards
31:04that possess that type of skill
31:06when they get in the paint
31:07and guys,
31:08and the defenders
31:09bounce off of them.
31:10Six or seven to nine
31:11from the free throw line.
31:13Maxie now with 15.
31:15And Ray Acosta
31:16is going to blow the whistle.
31:17We're going to call that
31:18on a dim bono.
31:19Who else is like that?
31:21A throwback?
31:21Jason Kidd.
31:23I mean,
31:24him coming down,
31:25he was fast at 6'4".
31:27Big body,
31:28strong.
31:30And when he came down
31:31and got into the paint,
31:32it was nothing you can do.
31:33Good luck.
31:35And he had tremendous
31:36court vision.
31:37He can get his
31:38and get others on too.
31:40They don't make him
31:41like that no more.
31:42No, sir.
31:44Deflection right into the hand
31:45of Champagny.
31:45Shot clock at one.
31:46Trey's got to get something up.
31:51And that's going to be
31:52a shot clock violation.
31:54It's a little Champagny
31:55how he attacks
31:56that offensive glass
31:57every time.
32:00But I mean,
32:00every time,
32:01I mean,
32:01he is going.
32:02Forget running back
32:03on the defensive end.
32:05He's trying to get
32:05a second opportunity.
32:06Best on the team
32:07in terms of offensive rebounds
32:08all season.
32:09There's Maxie again
32:10getting into the paint.
32:11Using the left,
32:12he's got 17.
32:14Came in averaging 28 a game.
32:23Last touch by George.
32:25Still,
32:26I mean,
32:26we're at this point
32:26of the season
32:27where I think
32:28if you want to simplify
32:29the offense for
32:31Trey Johnson,
32:33let him run him
32:34on some pin downs.
32:35I know in this league
32:36they're switching
32:37a lot of those pin downs
32:38and those curl actions,
32:39but you have to
32:41allow him
32:42some catch and shoot
32:44opportunities
32:44versus having a ball
32:45in his hand
32:46trying to figure out
32:47off the bounce.
32:48Oh, Riley.
32:48Beautiful move
32:49with the left hand.
32:50We told you
32:51the last 15 games
32:52leading the team
32:53averaging eight drives
32:55of contests.
32:57Edgecombe
32:57into the body
32:58of Gill.
32:59Strong move.
33:06Sixers trailing by four.
33:08Washington shoots
33:09now 57%
33:10from the field.
33:15Bubb back rimmed
33:17that career too.
33:20Coming up on three minutes
33:21to play here
33:21in the second.
33:23Gona inside.
33:24Nothing Bubb
33:24to do with that.
33:30Gona going to the line.
33:32Let's take a look
33:32at tonight's
33:33Toyota League leaders.
33:35Look at this.
33:36This is pre-All-Star break.
33:38These are points,
33:39rebounds,
33:39and assists combined.
33:41Oh, I know what happened.
33:43What happened?
33:45Will Riley said
33:45that's the last time
33:46I'm getting left
33:47for All-Star break
33:47and not in a rookie
33:48rising star challenge game.
33:50Sounds familiar, right?
33:51Same with Keyshawn.
33:52Keyshawn George
33:53last season.
33:54When he got left behind
33:56when Bubb
33:57and Alex Sarr
33:58got to go to that game.
33:59He went to Miami.
34:00He didn't go there
34:01to get an umbrella drink.
34:02He went down to Miami
34:03to put the work in.
34:04Exactly.
34:05Same with Will Riley.
34:06He does not want to.
34:07That is friendly competition
34:09within a group
34:10right there
34:11with your teammates.
34:11So the next time
34:12you go to All-Star break,
34:13I'm putting this league
34:14on notice.
34:15This is not going to
34:15happen again
34:16and that's how you respond
34:18if you're Will Riley.
34:19Oh, so you're saying
34:19he's going to be in Phoenix
34:20in February.
34:21Oh, yeah.
34:21He'll be there.
34:21Gotcha.
34:22One of the best sophomores
34:23coming up.
34:25Willabali
34:25count it in one.
34:27Willabali
34:28and one.
34:31His drive here
34:31by Bilal
34:32giving him nine points.
34:34The foul's going to be
34:35on Maxie.
34:36Bilal right now,
34:37I mean,
34:38even with how he's
34:39been playing offensively,
34:41I think Will Riley
34:42has helped Bilal,
34:43honestly,
34:44because Bilal is seeing,
34:46oh, well,
34:46Will Riley is getting
34:47this off the bounce.
34:48We're similar builds,
34:50height, length,
34:51similar skill.
34:52Can I,
34:53let me get a shot at it.
34:54Listen,
34:55if you're going to bring in
34:56all of these like-minded
34:57and like-skilled players
34:59and they're all around
35:00the same age
35:01and you don't think
35:02that they're competing
35:02with each other
35:03every night,
35:04you'd be a fool.
35:05Absolutely.
35:08And it ain't
35:09April Fool either.
35:10But it's great competition
35:11within a group.
35:12That actually elevates
35:14a team.
35:16That competition.
35:18Rise of tides,
35:19lift all boats.
35:20I've been there.
35:21Anderson Virajal
35:22wants to start
35:22every game
35:23for the Cavaliers.
35:25Oh,
35:26Trey almost got
35:27that put back.
35:28Got Cam Whitmore
35:29and Sharif off their feet.
35:31Good hands by Carrington.
35:33Last touch by Bona.
35:34Yeah.
35:36Two and a half
35:36to go here
35:37in the second.
35:37Chris,
35:38and it's been his tenacity
35:40in being at the right place
35:41at the right time.
35:42He's playing an undersized
35:43power four role
35:44for this team
35:45and he's doing
35:45a hell of a job
35:46at it.
35:47Nine points,
35:48four rebounds.
35:49He is Johnny
35:50on the spot.
35:52Back to live action here.
35:54Toulibaly
35:55getting a runway.
35:56Spraying it out
35:57to Riley.
35:59Riley,
35:59oh,
35:59got PG dancing
36:00out here.
36:01Will lost the handle.
36:02That's rare.
36:07Inside,
36:08Barlow.
36:10Dominic Barlow
36:11dribbling out
36:11to George.
36:12PG
36:13steps in
36:14two or three
36:15and knocks it down.
36:17Paul George's
36:18second three
36:18has got 19 points
36:20here in the first half.
36:21We're under
36:22two minutes to play.
36:24Gill with a turnover.
36:26Here comes Maxie
36:26on the run
36:27on a blow-by.
36:31He is quicker
36:33than the hiccup.
36:45lost push shot
36:46off the mark.
36:49Sixers on the run
36:50again.
36:52Edgecombe
36:52counted in one.
36:54Yeah,
36:54you can't play around.
36:55I mean,
36:55they are
36:55forcing fast break
36:57opportunities.
36:58I mean,
36:59poorly missed shots,
37:00one-pass shot
37:02offense by the Wizards
37:03or turnovers
37:05and deflections,
37:06and this is what
37:06it looks like
37:07where there's
37:08Vijay Edgecombe
37:09or Tyrese Maxie
37:10getting out and running.
37:11These guys are off
37:13to the races,
37:13capitalizing on the
37:15Wizards' mistakes.
37:15These Sixers are
37:16eighth in the league
37:17in fast break points,
37:19almost 17 a game.
37:21They have 15
37:22here in the first half,
37:23and you're not
37:24going to get these
37:25many fast break
37:26opportunities in the
37:27playoffs, Drew,
37:28but if they do,
37:29this is why you
37:30don't want to play
37:30the Sixers in the
37:31first round.
37:32Yeah,
37:32and you know what?
37:33That also is some
37:35of their best
37:35offense because
37:36if they're not
37:37getting out and
37:37run,
37:37guess who they
37:38got to wait for?
37:39Big fella.
37:41Riley scores
37:42over George.
37:43That is an 8-0
37:44run for Philly.
37:45They were on that
37:46run.
37:46It took them
37:4636 seconds.
37:49PG wants
37:50his gifts back.
37:52I told you,
37:52one of the best
37:53one-on-one
37:54players in the
37:55league.
37:57Oh,
37:57he's back.
38:0021 for George
38:01to give the Sixers
38:03a three-point lead.
38:07Trey.
38:08Oh,
38:09beautiful pass
38:10for Riley
38:10who then kicks
38:11it out to Gill.
38:12Yo,
38:13AG is playing
38:13his best basketball
38:14as a member
38:15of the Wizards.
38:16Period.
38:18Absolutely.
38:19Will deserve it.
38:19He won't say it,
38:20but we will.
38:22Edge come too easy.
38:24Yeah,
38:24right there.
38:25If you're Trey Johnson,
38:27you guys are the same
38:28draft class.
38:29You just want to lock
38:29that up.
38:34AG now on a catch
38:35and shoot.
38:36Cut it out.
38:36Cut it out,
38:37AG.
38:39He got 1,000 points
38:40and don't know
38:40how to act.
38:43AG with 11
38:44off the bench.
38:45Go get 2,000 in.
38:47He made all
38:47four of his shot.
38:53PG and AG
38:54putting on the show.
38:56Two seconds
38:57separate and shot
38:57and game clock.
38:58Koulibaly with the
38:59assignment on George.
39:00Keep your hands down.
39:03Oh,
39:04George.
39:05By George,
39:06I think he's got it.
39:11Paul George,
39:1324 points
39:14in the first half,
39:15giving the Sixers
39:16a two-point lead.
39:17Meanwhile,
39:18what James Fraschilla
39:19was saying about
39:20Anthony Gill,
39:22fans don't see
39:23the unseen hour.
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