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one oh seven on the road season. The preseason now done and we set our sights for December twenty third, next Wednesday, as the Philadelphia seventy Sixers kick off their

twenty twenty one campaign. Nice win for them because they were down quite a bit at the half, and the Philadelphia seventy Sixers found a way to bounce back while they were down at the half fifty nine fifty one, a dominant second quarter by Domatis Sabonis with twelve points in the quarter, and the Sixers surged in the third where arguably their best quarter, hanging third three points on the Indiana paces closing things out. Some very nice things

to see from the bench overall. Dwight Howard starting in place of Jowell, and by a nice overall team win, a nice overall team effort, and a feel good despite the fact that it's just a preseason. Basketball is back, and I'm sure the players, the coaches, everyone involved feels much better. And it always feels better when you walk away with the victory and get your season started next Wednesday at home. Ryan Seltzer joining us here live from the Center. B Seltz once again, Man, good to be

back with you. And it doesn't hurt to close out the preseason with yet another win. No, I think that you touched upon a great point, this idea of feel good stuff, Like there was so much feel good I mean, you can speak to this too, and I'm sure you

heard it from college. There was so much feel good energy so round of the Sixers starting in October when they hired Doc Rivers, and then a few weeks later after they landed Daryl Morey, and then they made some moves on Draft night and brought in some other guys, and there's all this positive momentum going into the start

of training camp. Everything that was coming out of the seventy six or training Complex and Camden before the game started seemed like things removing the right direction, And for me, the biggest thing you wanted to walk away from after this two game, four day preseason schedule was to have the feel good vibe still around, and I think that's definitely the case. We know that it wouldn't make any sense, especially in this particular preseason, to read into results win

or lose too much of exhibition games. But I think you can look up and down the roster, individual players, whether they were turning veterans, did things to reaffirm the promise you see in them, or newcomers and younger guys to show you something new or instill more confidence in what you've seen from them. I think it was a feel good two games for the Sixers. There is a

ton of work to do, no question. I think that's going to be a continuing storyline for a couple of weeks, if not maybe a month for all teams across the league once the season begins. But for me, Divan, I

started the week feeling good about the team. I leave the week feeling pretty good about the team, as do I and the guys that I was curious to see him, very anxious, to be quite honest with you when the deal was made, as you talked about with Daryl Morey and Elton Brand bringing in some reinforcements and in the case of Dwight Howard starting in place of Joel Embiid, who was out tonight with an illness non COVID related, as you pointed out, and he was perfect from the

field tonight, a perfect seven of seven from the field, gathering four rebounds. He did have five turnovers in sixteen minutes and eleven seconds, but the energy that we saw in game one carried over to game number two. Very active on the boards overall, three offensive rebounds in the game.

And this is exactly what you want to see from your backup center when Joel Embiid is unavailable, right And I think holistically just coming out right out of the gates and helping the Sixers off to a strong start and perhaps reassuring again, I don't think anyone would be nervous in a preseason game, but in the you know, more holistic sense, like letting everyone know, like, hey, Joe's not here to night, but I got you. You know, I'm an eight time All Star, three time Defensive Player

of the Year. I'm still in shape. I can run the floor, I can protect the rim. If you get one to me by the basket, I'm not gonna miss. I don't know, Divine, you tell me, am, I overreacting. I don't really think this could end up being like such a great move. I know that there might be more significant moves in terms of how the team had to come together this offseason, like adding shooters like Danny Green and Seth Curry and was a backup center of

the top priority. Probably not. But if you look at this, I think that like the value they got for Dwight and what he still might have left in the tack, and if he's the same type of Dwight as he was with the Lakers on their title run, I think this could be a really really helpful move. Nah. I agree with you, man, And to your point, you know you're trying to calm yourself down a little bit because of all the good things that you've seen, but no seeing him win with the Los Angeles Lakers at the

eight time All Stars. You talked about Defensive Player of the Year multiple times, future Hall of Famer, all of the accolades that he has, and he comes in and he takes the contract on a one year deal, and he knows what his role is going to be, and he comes in to start the season at least, and he looks very good, looks very comfortable with the team, with his role right now, and you hope that only carries over to the regular season because it's so important

to have that voice, the energy, the energetic personality that he has and how it connects with his teammates. I would agree with that. And I also think another theme divine that I'm taking away from tonight. For me, in these two games, it was more important to see certain guys that aren't at the top of the rotation do things that they can feel good about to get them

ready for the regular season. I mean, listen, guys like Ben Simmons, Jowell, Embi, Tobias Harris, Danny Greene, Seth Curry to an extent, Well, these are guys who have been around and while they might not have won at the highest of levels, you have a really good idea of what they're going to be able to give you. But to see someone like Furkon have a good finish tonight, Mike Scott, Shake Milton, who might be the next in what's been a great line of backup guards that have

played under Doc Rivers. I mean those three guys, especially Shake Furkon, Mike Scott, throw in Tyrese Maxie, because he didn't look like he was overwhelmed by playing at this level at this speed. I'm really excited about what I saw from some of the reserves. Absolutely. Brian Seltzer joining us from the center as the Sixers win their second game of the preseason, their final tune up before they started the regular season next Wednesday, the twenty third against

the Wizards one thirteen, one oh seven. And you mentioned all the names, and it's great to seem actually to your point, as you said during the broadcast, Mike Scott, it's good to see him back out there knocking down shots. But just the overall view of this team as we again get ready for the start of the season on Wednesday of the twenty third, and where they are right now.

You talk about how we feel, how the listeners and the fans feel about this basketball team right now, but from afar, since we're not in there as much and you are a little bit more, of course, it seems like the team just likes one another. All we keep hearing is they seem to like each other, They're playing well, they having fun, The gym was energetic and all of that. So it's great to also feel like there's just a different energy to this team as we get ready for

this campaign. I would agree with that. And I think for anyone out there who's ever played on a team at any level or been a part of a team in the sense of like you've got a team at your place of employment, that sort of thing, like you can tell when you've got a group of people that you like and that you know that the tools and the pieces are there now right away. You might not be able to, like crush your project or your power

point presentation. You might need some time to figure it out together and know how to play to everyone's strengths. And I think that there are teams out there that might not have it all in the beginning, but at some point along the way find their stride, click and get into a groove. And I think that right now,

why shouldn't the seventy sixers think like that. I think they have enough talent to be a factor right off the bat and have enough out to cover up some of the adjustments and acclamations that a team would typically go through in the early stages of the season, especially this year where like after Christmas, the Sixers essentially are playing every other day literally for the better part of six weeks. But I'm with you, Divine. I think the

pieces are there. I don't think it's a finished product yet, but I again, I'm going back to how we started it. I feel like you can see a vision for how the rosters being built. I'm really more curious to see the vision for how the team is going to play once they can start putting in more of their stuff. And I think it's complete. I think it's the makings of a complete team. I'll say that I agree with you, and I look forward to seeing what's next for this team.

And what's next is December twenty three, so as we get ready for that game, so its just a quick preview of Russell Westbrook changes things now that he's in Washington, just from a bird's eye view of seeing what they've done before we let you go, and just a quick thought on that game as we start the season off next Wednesday. Listen, I don't care about Russell Westbrook, I don't care about Bradley Beale. They have Davis burttons and crushes the sections right. It doesn't matter. It could be

when it was at San Antonio or Washington. He crushes them. So as long as they can get a body on Davis Burton's I feel great about next Wednesday Night. But it'll be fun. I mean, it's um listen. I think everyone is trying to do the best they can. That goes with the NBA, the seventy six ers, get a product out there, at least get the teams back into arenas to provide some sense of normalcy. Everyone wishes the fans could be here. It's going to be a bummer

not having them. But I still hope that the energy of an opening Night will transfer through the speakers of your car, radio, your air pods, your TV screen, and that the fans will be able to enjoy next Wednesday Night as this really anticipated new season with a lot of change gets underway. As always well said Brian Celtz. It enjoy the rest of the weekend. Man. We'll talk to you next Wednesday, and make sure you check them out on the pods, all the pods, everything that are

out there right now. Check them out. Brian Seltz, who's the best great job man filling in photomic Guinness and we'll hear you next week. Check in with you next week for the start of the regular season. Thank you, dude, you got it. Man six is two and oh as they close out the preseason with a road victory in Indianapolis one thirteen, one oh seven over the Indiana Pacers. And let's get to the audio highlights of this preseason contest. As the Philadelphia seventy sixers got off to a pretty

good start in the first quarter. As we look at Ben Simmons with a nice rebound into Dwight Howard for the finish off the inbound Saponis for three top of the arcs short off the front rim rebound Shippons, long outlook down for Howard and stride Hammers at home with the right handed dunk, early action from Dwight Howard getting involved, He's got six points eleven to six seventy six Ers

three into the first quarter. Great kick out to the big man running the floor, and how cool is that to have a big man who's so athletic and so fluid able to get up the floor so quickly, finishing that one with the dunk once again eleven six at that point for con Corkmas, who had himself nice night in the second game of the preseason, knocking down one of his few triples. Simmons pushes it up the floor

to Milton. Milton down to the near right corner. Corkmas hits again from the outside, and he shoots the seventy six ers in front, twenty four to twenty two, two fifteen to go in the first corner. Sixers answering out of that time out a quick little run the tune of six straight on Corkms three back to back three pointers four fur con cork Mos, as you just heard from Brian Seltzer, that being the second to make it twenty four twenty two, and Mike Scott also finding his

stroke as well during the preseason. A nice thing to see so far. But it did not count as he knocked he took a shot, knocked it down thirty one twenty eight. The score would have been at the end of one, but unfortunately it did not count. But we'll get to him later because it did not stop at that point. Dwight Howard with eight points two boards in the quarter, perfect four to four from the field, twenty

eight all after one tyrese Maxie. We heard some of the things and we saw some of the things that were fun to witness from the rookie from Kentuck for the seventy sixes. He keeps it going in the second quarter. Here for the seventy six Quark miles off to Maxie. Guarded by McConnell. Maxie drives right down the left side of lane, switch his hands on the dribble and gets the right hand runner to go thirty to twenty eight,

seventy seconds into the second quarter. Tough basket on a determined move by Maxie, indeed very tough, put his body into the defender, made sure that he had enough room to get the shot off. It trickled in for the basket thirty two thirty At that point after the bucket, Ben Simmons started to get it going in the second quarter. Here he is with the strong finish, I mean at fifty left in the first half. Simmons glides down the floor the other way and he lays it in himself.

A quick basket for the sixers. How do you stop that? Fifty five forty eight strong and aggressive by putting the pressure on the defense. Very soft touch to lay it in fifty five forty eight Indiana at that point. They finished with a fifty nine fifty one advantage after two

going into the locker room. Jillmadas Sabona's dominant with twelve points in the quarter, finishing the game with eighteen point me finished the in the quarter with eighteen and nine boards at the half to leave all in both categories. Third quarter, though not to be left out of it, Dwight Howard. Once again you get the big Man, Demons and Bonus doing some nice things. Dwight Howard continues his nice play in the third. Dwight Howard with his fourth rebound.

There's the aforementioned stop. Now need a score. Simmons to Howard. Howard cuts in hard right handed slam, time out pacers, breakdown by India and Superman put on the cape and flew through the gap to stuff at home for a jam. Great recognition by Ben Simmons to get the ball to Dwight Howard for that dunk. Seventy to sixty one at

that point. Dwight Howard seven of seven from the field overall for his fourteen points on the evening, as Shake Milton as Brian Seltz had just talked about his great play continue leading score for the game tonight for the Sixes. Tonight off the bench, Shake Milton with the bucket and the foul. Harris guarded by the undersized Aaron Holliday. Harris chuck pass left corner of Milt Milton right hand, tear drop,

love it pump and the bucket as well. Like the move from Shake, adding something new and nifty to his arsenal. And then he also draws contact, makes the basket. We'll go to the line. Get he looks very comfortable, nice floater, nice little tear drop there, knocking it down. Shake Milton with the and one eighties seventy five. Tony Bradley off the bench, No Joel and b Dwight Howard steps in

the starting role or are you back up? Big Tony Bradley with a nice put back plus the foul shot clock at eight Milton deep on the left side beneath the timeline. Bradley sets the pick Milton down the right satellite runner rattles off. Bradley put back good and the foul put the Sixers in front and put that man,

Tony Bradley Junior on the line. Absolutely eighty one eighty seventy six is at that point, and they go into the fourth quarter with a one point advantage eighty four eighty three, hanging thirty three points on the Pacers in the quarter, led by Milton's nine seth Curry with a and they paced it and had it going on for the seventy sixers to start off the fourth quarter. Mike Scott once again, as we mentioned, had a very nice night from the perimeter Sixers with the ball front court left.

Scott got it more pure at that time from the left corner and he gives out a little bark in a fist pump, putting the seventy Sixers up eighty seven, eighty three, eleven thirty five to go in the game, and Mike Scott has shot the seventy sixers in front all on threes four for six from the outside. Nice to see that from the veteran getting it going early in the preseason. Hopefully that carries over to the regular

season starting with Washington next week. Shake Milton once again from deep shake down the right side of lane, no book look past the Scott fading shot on the right baseline. Noe Bradley taps it out and it goes to cork mose fresh fourteen for the Sixers. Milton all alone pump takes left corner and he hits for three. Shake Milton smooth fifteen points behind his second three nine to eighty six. It got it going and finally fur Con cork mose once again knocking it down from deep. They really had

it going on tonight. Shake Milton brings it up, defended by mittrue Long at the top of the key, swings it right wing the cork mos hoist for three. Annie hits fur con cork mos cans another triple, and the seventy sixers, just like that suddenly have their biggest lead at ten ninety six eighty six up ten. Tyrese Maxie and company close things down at the Varian. Nice bucket from Tyrese Maxie to really close things out with about fifty seconds to go to give the seventy sixers a

comfortable advantage. As they pick up to victory one thirteen one oh seven, they pause, We get things going. The real thing starts next Wednesday at the Center, five days away on the twenty third, hosting Russell Westbrook, Bradley Beal and the Washington Wizzards. You've been listening to Rewind. Look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy sixers game this season.