Playoff Pod: Episode 18 - Round 2 Game 5 Rewind

five eighty nine. Hello all, welcome to the Sixes post game show. And this one was a pretty close game early to start in the first quarter with the Sixes, as you heard Tom McGuinness point out, being up a few points in the first quarter, seven points to be exact, and looking like, okay, this is going to be a close one. But then in the second quarter things really shifted in the Raptors favor, winning that particular frame by

twenty points. Thirty seven seventeen sixty four forty three was to score at the half after the Raptors really went on a big run. Kawhi Leonard slow to really get things started, but as the game rolled on through the second quarter, he ended up in the halftime period with thirteen points and ten rebounds. They double double through twenty one minutes of playing forty seven seconds for the Raptors.

All star Pascal Siakam with fifteen at that point, finding his way back into this series after struggling the last two games in Philadelphia. With the Sixers being led by Jimmy Butler with fifteen points at the half and Tobias Harris with eleven, so things really started to look like okay after the first period, this is going to be

a contest. But as we pointed out, the Raptors really turned things up with a lot of turnovers by the seventy Sixers in the second quarter where it was really tough for them to four turnovers, specifically eight points off of those turnovers for the Toronto Raptors, and they did

not miss. The Raptors fifteen of twenty one for fifty seven percent in the second quarter, four nine from deep, very aggressive, getting to the free throw line nine times, also winning on the glass twelve to seven as well, and just doing everything that they needed to do to really separate themselves and make a big run over the seventy Sixers in the second quarter to separate themselves again and have that lead at the half sixty four forty three.

We will at some point here from head coach Brett Brown, we will check back in with Tom McGinnis as well as we speak about the seventy six is falling tonight in game number five in Toronto one twenty five eighty nine overall, looking at the box score, forty eight percent from the field for the Raptors forty from deep sixteen of forty to the seventy Sixers six of twenty four for only twenty five percent, So they got them by ten more three pointers, which really helped separate themselves again

in terms of the lead. Overall, six Is making thirty three of seventy nine for forty one point eight percent on the evening. Tough to really stick round with the Raptors when you shoot such a high percentage as the Raptors did at forty eight point eight percent, getting to the free throw line and converting at a very high rate twenty nine of thirty three for Toronto only seventeen

of twenty for the Philadelphia seventy sixes. And on the glass, the Sixers have had the advantage throughout the entire series tonight, forty two to thirty seven, four in favor of the Raptors. On the turnover side, nineteen turnovers for the seventy Sixers leading to thirty one points for the Toronto Raptors only

thirteen for Toronto. Fifteen points for the seventy sixers off of those turnovers for Toronto leading the seventy sixers as yet again a solid series overall for Jimmy Butler twenty two points, getting to the free throw line eleven times, converting ten of eleven, also contributing seven assists and five rebounds on six of sixteen, shooting fifteen for Tobias Harris, thirteen and six for Joe ellen bat still struggling a little bit as he tried to find his way dealing

with the upper respiratory infect Ben Simmons seven point seven rebounds, four assists, five turnovers, eight turnovers for Joel Embiid so the high rate of turnovers nineteen for the seventy sixers. They're two young stars with thirteen combine Jj Reddick with only three points tonight, He's one of three from behind a three point line, so the series again shifts back to Philadelphia and it must win situation for Philadelphia on Thursday night eight o'clock tip right here on the Sixers

Radio Network. On the other side, we check back in with Tom McGinnis at Scotia Bank Arena in Toronto and hope to reconnect back there as well to hear from Sixer's head coach Brett Brown live at the podium once again Sixer's fall one twenty five eighty nine in Game five in Toronto. Will check back in with Tom McGinnis on the other side during the postgame show. Your home is important. That's why Geico helps make it easy to save on homeowners insurance. Because home is more than just

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Sixers Radio Network. I'm Divine gives with you Sixers fall in Game number five in Toronto one twenty five eighty nine in this best of seven series against shifting back to Philadelphia on Thursday night, back here in Philadelphia at the Center in a do or die situation for the seventy Sixers as they look to tie it up and force a game seven once again back in Toronto on Sunday, but they first have to take care of business on Thursday,

back here at the Center. We head back to Toronto at Scotia Bank Arena with the Sixers radio voice Tom again as Tom of course, it looked like it had the same feel of Game number two. The seventy Sixers get let's go instead of Tom again us. We'll check back in with Tom, let's check in with coach Brett

Brown on the podium. And it's punishing when we go back and you look at the game if you just sort of go straight to transition, defense and turnovers, which we've spoken about quite a bit, it was sort of a self fulfilling prophecy, and we look forward to going back to Philadelphia. We give Toronto credit tonight. You also mentioned many. I think every time you've spoken to us, you've said that Toronto has been the NBA's best three point three point shooting team, and Mark saw if you

go in tonight Indians also Danny got it going. So yeah, how difficult is it too when they actually do have that going. I mean, they're difficult to guard by any under any circumstance. When you combine that fact that stat and they get it rolling here at home, you know, it's it's a difficult place to play as it is in Philadelphia. But uh, you know that that number of threes. I think if you go back and and dissect the game, you're going to see a lot of those came in transition.

You know that that that number of points in transition thirty three, and then you look at what thirty one points off turnovers? That is, uh, that is haunting. You cannot win with those types of numbers. You might not be able to win if you have have those numbers. And so the three point shot Sarah, to your question, uh,

was punishing tonight bred you? Uh you said at the right here and you're right, you said at the shoot around today that you thought that the team would be you know, played with good spirit or I guess it was the pregame. Did you see them play with the kind of spirit that you thought was necessary and that you that you thought you'd get. I thought it went away quicker than than I had hoped. I think that that, uh, you know, we tried to figure out Joel, you know,

his impact defensively on the game. I thought like the last game was pretty good. Offensively, we struggled, he struggled. Um, you know, the turnovers with us and him and Ben etc. Became became an issue. Um, and I think it's sort of um pivoted at that point when you start sort of not getting shots and um searching a little bit offensively. Some of it. I give Toronto tremendous credit for their defense, but the spirit, I thought, you know, when it went

away a little bit quicker than i'd wished. You say that, uh that you think Joel played pretty well defensively, that it seemed like they were not nearly as intimidated by him, and it looked like surgeon Mark I guess, embraced chances to go at him one on one. I think they scored eight in a row on him in particular. How diminished was he tonight, and do you see it that way? Do you see that they at him? And I don't.

I don't. Defensively, those guys are good players, But to think they were gonna pick on Joel, I didn't see it like that. Um. I think that offensively, there was a rhythm to his game that was clearly out of sync. He's been in a bed for two days, and I think the easiest way to to me confirm what I'm saying is just watch his turnovers like they by any stretch, they're not Joe LMB type of turnovers. Coach, you mentioned

Beckery eight turnovers for Joel, five for Ben. What were they kind of throwing it them that you think kind of threw them off a little bit in the light to those I mean, I give them credit. I give Toronto credit for their crowd, their activity. You know. I think things that we can do better is not playing in a crowd, being stronger with the ball. But they

made life difficult for Joel as a post player. He had maybe won maybe two you know, passing in transition early offense, but I bet four came as as just a post player. So I think they did a good job of sending multiple people at him and with then they did a good job of showing a crowd. Sixer's head coach Brett Brown live from Scotia Bank Arena following lost in Game five one, twenty five eighty nine, we stay in Toronto reconnecting with the Sixers radio voice Tim

Against and Tom Tonight. Had to feel a little bit in the first quarter where they were up seven points. I heard you mentioned at eighteen eleven, down one at the end of the first frame. But then things really kind of shaped itself how this game would ultimately play out in the second quarter when the Raptors won that one by twenty and having a twenty one point lead

at half. Yeah, no doubt. They got guys that can shoot, and now it's starting to you know, they're starting to find the rhythm and find the range, specifically Danny Green. And I think Siakam is back in the mode that maybe he was in certainly in the first game for them. I mean, he was back in rhythm and and I kind of disagree a little bit. I think they did go at and b They certainly took openings at the arc,

like Gasol was open, he shot it. Sam Joel was basically you know, like I said, daring him to shoot, and they did. And so I think, like if, and seriously, like, why wouldn't you if you're an opposing team that one of the best players, the best player on the sixers and beat is sick, of course you're gonna go at him. Why wouldn't you That be a very logical strategy. You know, if you knew a guy was hurt or something, of course you're going to go at him and test them.

And I thought they did. And uh, you know, I'm not saying they were They're going, you know, but they I thought they did go at Joel and bead and and that was at that one end of the floor. But that that has nothing to do with the turnovers.

Like Innbe was just out of sorts. I mean, the one player that maybe his last turnover, he comes out of the backcourt with the dribble and you know, again there's like internally, there's like a basketball meter in your head that says, okay, tie up, pick it up, and

give it up. And you know, he comes out of the backcourt and he ended up passing the ball and he didn't know if he was thrown at the reddick or Simmons, you know, and he threw it right out of bounce, so he was very careless with the basketball. I guess it translates to illness, but it was mostly I mean, it was inefficient and that's just you know that that's not going to win in the game when you turn it over at that rate. I mean, that just cost you. And that was a real problem for

the Sixers in this game. Yes, it was in a big discrepancy tonight. As you pointed out Town the three point shooters finally really getting things to go for the Toronto rapp to sixteen to forty to the sixteen Sixers six of twenty four, not really that high of a clip doing the first four games. But as you pointed out, at some point, Danny Green and the rest of those guys who are known to be shooters are going to

find this stroke. Yeah, and Kyle Lowry is playing like Kyle Lowry where he's you know, he's creating havoc, you know, with the dribble, he's making shots, he's getting to the line, he's playing with that feisty nature. And then Siakam is getting back and Danny Green getting good looks and again they're not really playing you know, seven or eight guys.

They got a little bit from van Fleet, but really just the one three and the guts of that big twenty point quarter and Leonard, you know, like you know, as Danny Green mentioned post game, they didn't need forty from Kawhi Leonard because they had all these other guys stepping up. So and Gasol has played better ball. I think both Gasol and Ibaka their best two games in

the last games. So you've seen two game winnings treats by both teams, and Theirs now have come in a position where they win Game four, they win Game five, and now they're, you know, in a position to go back to Philadelphia where they just won and try to close it out. And it is a very difficult thing to do. And so the Sixers, you know, I think you're going to see a lot of pride, a lot of fight where the Sixers don't want to see see

their season come to an end this way. And so you know, you got to do everything within your power to keep the series alive and push it back here for a seventh game Sunday, especially on your home floor. Time again is live and Scotia Bank Arena site of the Sixers falling Tonight one twenty five eighty nine in Game five, Raptors up three two in the series. Heading back to Philadelphia Thursday, eight o'clock tip here on the Sixers Radio network time you talked about Gasol and Abaca

the last game. Nick Nurse, head coach of the Raptors, really tried to try to do some different things to see if he worked. And he put those two guys on the floor together for the first time and this series, and it seemed to again work tonight eleven for Mark Gasol off the bench Surgebaca ten. But he brought a lot of energy pulling the enders away from the basket, something that I'm sure that the seventy six is again.

I'm going to try to adjust two in game number six. Yeah, and they did it last game, and honestly, you know they did it. They did it in the fourth game and that helped them even the rebound ledger at forty three on the glass for both teams, and the Baca's

playing better, you know what I mean. Like, uh, there was a tweet like where Kendrick Perkins, this is not the guy I helped begin, you know, to play be a player at the at the Thunder years ago, and you know, and he's a really good player and he's shown it really for the last two games. You know, he's a picking pop player. He can get to the rim, he's got mobility, he can run out to the line and help defend. I mean, that's why they went out

and got him and why they resigned him. And then this you're also seeing why MASSI went out and got Marcus. All still got a lot left in the tank and a very good player, and it is a guy who can space the floor and move the ball. But he's also, like I said, there was a sequence where you know, I think it was in bid came out on a bit of an off balance close out and he made him pay go buy him off the dribble, and he's just you know, he's been a really good player for

a number of years. In Marcus saw and both those guys are playing, you know, much better, and that's what you kind of feared, Like again, going back to the their nurse comment prior to the game, like that you felt like they were on a rhythm. But now they're they're catching their rhythm and they're playing better. And so

for the sixers. You got to see if you can't, you know now the sense of urgency and the defense and beating guys to the spot and winning the fifty fifty balls, all those things that put you over the top, you know, out hustling the other team, you know, getting your crowd into the game, play with an urgency and a toughness that should come in a close out game. You've got to see from Philadelphia coming up on Thursday,

absolutely and final one fours time. The one guy we have been able to count on throughout the entirety of this series, Jimmy Butler once again. Twenty two point seven assists, five rebounds, getting to the free throw line eleven towns was converting ten of those. Been very good and he tried as hard as he could early on to keep this thing close, and even in the third quarter coming out of the locker room. He's been playing very well in this and series. Yeah, and he didn't shoot it well.

I think what got Jimmy going a little bit was he got those two foul shot opportunities that were both three free throws. He got the one baseline left corner opposite the Raptors bench in the first quarter and then later in the second half got another one and that got him to the line a little bit, and he did a lot of good things. And as you say, he's been kind of carrying the Sixers and you're gonna need a real solid performance from Jimmy Butler. You're gonna

need more from JJ and Ben. Yes, frankly, I mean JJ just one field goal, and look, they were trying to get him the ball. Toronto has really adjusted. I mean everybody does. Brooklyn tried to do the same thing where you're running JJ as much as you can off the line, denying him those dribble handoffs, and they did a good job. He was really unable to get a lot of good looks. He didn't make at one three.

You're kind of hoping that he would come alive with a three point shooting effort like he did in the first game where he made five in the third quarter. But you know, I thought Ben had two really good chances right at the rim with layoup opportunities early in the game, and he missed them and he ended up going three of five. And you know, they've done it.

They've they've done similarly what Boston did, and that is they've walled him off, not allowing him to very rarely in transition to get below the file line and then most of the time not able to get to the rim. And so the things that hurt the Sixers are the things that Brett Brown addressed and he's been talking about throughout the really the series, the season, and that is defensive transition and turnovers, and both those things were major

issues tonight. Well, Tom must win situation on Thursday night as the Sixers head back here in Philadelphia faced the Raptors hosting him Game six here in this best of seven series. Tom safe flight back. Thanks so much for taking some time out tonight, and we'll talk to you

on Thursday from the Center. You got it. Good night, Tom McGinnis again live from Scotia Bank Arena, sixes Fall one, twenty five eighty nine in Game number five in Toronto, now a three two series leave for the Raptors in his best of seven close out game for them, possibly in game number six here in Philadelphia. Let's see what the seventy sixers have to say about that. Before we get to that, we get to the highlights on the other side, called by that man you just heard Tom McGinnis.

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he switched and saved a bunch, which was awesome. Game Number five of this Eastern Conference Semifinals between the Raptors and Sixers is in the books, the Raptors taking a one twenty five eighty nine lead and now a three two series lead in this best of seven, now again

shifting to Philadelphia on Thursday night eight o'clock. Right here on the Sixers Radio Network, Divine givens with you as we give you the highlights from this game, starting in the first quarter with Jimmy Butler, who again was the lead catalyst for the seventy six is positive night once again, as he has been the best player in the series. Miss basket by one of his teammates, but he's right there to clean up the mess. Sexerss Paul up to Reddick with a JJ turns the quarter in usiaka floater

off the rebno tap by Butler. Nestle sit right over the top of the rib and Jimmy Butler put the secress in front by four. That made a twelve eight. Jimmy Butler with the tip. In early foul trouble for Tobias Harrison. Ben Simmons forced Brett Brown's hand to have some substitutions and maybe a little sooner than he wanted, but show paying dividends right away. Mike Scott with the help.

Here's Simmons on a drive been underhand pass into Mike Scott off Ballot's plenty twirls in a layup Dot Low good passed by Simmons and Scott able to slither through the Raptors d and there's Sixers with their largest lead thus far, sixteen to ten at that point. The seventy Sixers giving up a little bit to the Raptors as

they made their push. Pascal Siakam making a three pointer and to make it eighteen sixteen six as well up by as much as seven eighteen eleven, eighteen sixteen after Pascal Siakam's three pointer, but he was not done as he followed that went up with another from deep half court sept for the Raptors. Lowry with the ball to Siakam. Siakam's gonna measure shoot at three and in duel didn't go out there, he dared him to shoot it at.

Siaka makes his second three, his only three point makes of the game right there in the first quarter for the Toronto Raptors nineteen nineteen at that point, and beat with a fade away layup to make it twenty three

twenty one. Raptors finished that first frame twenty seven twenty six with the lead to buyas Harris starts off the third second quarter parton me with a pull up jumper to make it twenty nine twenty eight and beat with a tough turnover a few possessions later, his third of the game at that point, and Marcus all then nails at three pointed to make it thirty six twenty eight

in favor of the Toronto Raptors. Six is still battling back Butler with the baseline jumper to make it thirty six thirty, but then Kyle Lowry doing what he does, being very aggressive getting the ball and pushing it up the floor. Ben Simmons of the turnover can't foul Lowry when the Lowrys turns on the jet lad right hand lamp rob me good Pyle Lowry right down the gut and a foul on the Sixeries, converting the layup and the free throw ten point advantage for the Raptors forty

two thirty two. Ben Simmons answers with his own basket in the foul. Six is Paul lettic A. Simmons exchanges Simmons on the drive into the lane. Oh Pound a shot up Hawairei leonard Is in forty four thirty five was the score at that point, but then the Raptors again continue to pull away from the seventy six is Danny Green with a big three off of an offensive rebound to make its fifty seven forty one in favor

of Toronto. They go into the locker room with a twenty one point lead sixty four forty three, and that was behind a twenty point frame in the second quarter, winning that one thirty seven to seventeen. Jimmy Butler again in the third quarter, trying to help the seventy six is can maintain some sort of offense as he gets a bucket here Butler in the lane floater up and

good got by. Danny Green shot a hierarchy soft shot with Leonard coming out, Butler shoots some scores JJ Reddit closes the gap as that scores sixty six fifty After Butler's basket, JJ reddick with the three to make it sixty six to fifty three time out Toronto. But then after that, once again the Raptors really able to pull away, never really relinquishing anything, and Kawhi Leonard put a stamp on the end of the third quarter. Kawhi Leonard in the lane, Leonard don Low and slammed it. Oh fam,

at what point is someone gonna cut them all? Leonard tripled around sevens a Rob Scott and hammered it ninety

two seventy at the end of the third quarter. After that basketby Kawhi Leonard in the fourth quarter or really things were all Raptors thirty three to nineteen final score one twenty five eighty nine as they take Game five, now have a three two series advantage over Philadelphia as they head back here to South Philadelphia to take on the Sixers on Thursday night eight o'clock tip here on the Sixers Radio Network in Game number six in a close out game for them, a must win situation for

the Philadelphia seventy Sixers, and we would certainly hope that things go a different direction and the seventy Sixers that a would have forced a Game seven on Sunday back in Toronto at Scotia Bank Arena. Once again, the seventy Sixers fall in this contest. One twenty five eighty nine Raptors up three two in this best of seven series. As the attention now shifts back here to Philadelphia for

gaining number six. On Thursday night, you've been listening to a playoff edition of seventy six Ers Rewind presented by Geico. Be sure not to miss new episodes following each game of the postseason