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few moments. Seventy sixers despite the defeat in a game in which they did not have obviously Ben Simmons, but also no Joel Embiid, Josh Richardson, Al Horford or Tobias Harris. To their credit, they played with spirit, they played with toughness. I thought there was a very nice edge about them and with some grit. Just did not have enough. A big second half for Devin Booker scored twenty one of his thirty five points that helped sink the seventy sixers.

Mkal Bridges had a really solid game with twenty four Dario charts with eighteen nine and four for the Suns, and the seventy Sixers were not able to hang on. They gave up thirty five points of the Suns in the fourth quarter, after giving up thirty two points in the third and forty in the second quarter. After jumping out to a four point lead. After a quarter of play, Sixers lose to Phoenix one thirty one seventeen. Phoenix is now seven oh. In the bubble, the Sixers are three

and three. Here via zoom is Brett Brown. But yes, he said, do you have a preference of who we play? And he said, acknowledging that you will not divulge who that is. Do you have a preference? Yeah? No? And how how are you going to last a couple of games to you know, prepare for the playoffs? Right? Um, to try to find common denominators in the games that we have coming up that that are transferable to you know, specifics um with with you know, projected opponents whatever. Like.

I feel like we did that tonight. We were able to connect some of the dots on things that will be transferable to the playoffs, make Keith points on areas that I think are going to be most important, with a little bit of detail on you know, guessing out as too far as who those teams that we may play would look like, what they what it would equal. And so I feel comfortable that like, for instance, although we didn't have a lot of our starting players tonight,

like that we made we made positive strides. Um I get into specifics about the personnel and um, you know, the individuals, I'm sure later in this interview, but in general, I think that that that we can still do things that point toward, um, trying to get better when the playoffs come around. Serena, you're next, Hey, could you talked pretty is about this being an opportunity for Matisse defensively? Obviously you know he got in foul trouble early. But

what did you take away from his performance defensively? I think one of the areas that I feel like he can learn from the most, how do you play with five fouls? And I thought that he was so you know, trying to do the right thing and try and not to foul out that you know, BOOKA could go up kind of easily. And I think that and I get why he would think that. But when we go into sort of the the next world of the playoffs, when I look at it, like, who are my best defensive

wings now that you don't have been. Matissa is clearly amongst that. You know, I think Glenn Robinson's got a shot at being in that group. I think I know Jay Rich is a part of that group. And so you start like playing that game in the event that foul trouble happens. How can you play with foul trouble because sometimes you're just gonna have to. And I thought that in general was pretty good. I thought that specific thing that I'm talking about, I think that's a transferable lesson,

especially as the playoffs become closer. Yeah, seventy six was rookie Matisse Thyble seven points, three or four from the field, two rebounds and a block shot, a great play on

DeAndre eight and earlier in the game. He was the first seventy sixer who was assigned to Devin Booker, and Booker got off to a slow starting today's game, especially in the first quarter and in general the first half, But with about two and a half minutes not even gone by in the third quarter, batistible on back to back whistles picked up personal fouls number four and five, and he had to sit for a good portion of the third quarter, came back on the fourth, but by

that point Booker had gotten going and so had the Phoenix Suns as they defeated the seventy six was one thirty to one seventeen. We know how good defensively Matisse Stible can be. He got another great test today against a young All Star in Devin Booker, who finished with thirty five points in the game, the third straight thirty five point performance for Devin Booker inside the bubble for

the undefeated Phoenix Suns. But that is a valuable lesson and it speaks with the microcosm theme of today's game. What did Brett Brown want to see? Without many of his regulars available to him today, on the front end of a back to back and with the seventy Sixers pretty much looking like they're going to settle into that sixth spot, you wanted to see other guys play loose, play free, get into a rhythm, learn more. With limited time available for the Sixers before the playoffs begin next week,

so a learning opportunity for Matise Thible. I thought Alec Burks played well again twenty three points, continued to be aggressive out of the backcourt, for the seventy Sixers, his third straight game with at least twenty points. And also you got to give credit to houl Nato. He was a real spark plug for the Sixers in a game in which they were shorthanded off the bench he came in. He played twenty five minutes, nine to eighteen from the field, twenty two points, tying a career high. He also had

four assists. And then there was Man the Mighty Kyle O'Quinn nine points, ten rebounds, eleven assists and a made wing jumper short with time running out of what would have been I think, by all accounts an improbable triple double for the veteran big man, But that should not take away from what was a productive afternoon for Kyle O'Quinn, very versatile, putting both his rebounding and passing touches on display.

Shake Milton limited to eight points, four of twelve from the field, fifteen for Glenn Robinson the third and a dozen for fur Concorkmaz who was three for seven from outside the arc. Seventy six Ers fall victim. They're the latest victim to these still unbeaten Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Wents this one today, one thirty to one seventeen. Tom McGinnis had they call this one at the center. Tom. Part of the goal today, as Brett Brown detailed to you, was to get some of the other guys bench players

into a rhythm playing loose and free. We saw some really good efforts from the likes of Kyle O'Quinn Alec Burkson,

who will Nato put on a nifty show as well. No, definitely, I mean I thought for a big portion, maybe saved for the last four or five minutes, the Sixers had a chance to win this game, and you know, they were shot for shot with one of the hottest teams in the NBA with the you know, the deep reserves of their roster and his coach Brown noted during his postgame briefing that there was a lot of individual performances that you hope can parlay into key roles, you know,

in the postseason, Like you say, especially Netto, I thought he was really amazing. There were multiple times he got into pick and rolls where he got switched and they did and you know it was like DeAndre eton gardenhim and he was still able to knife in there and wiggler around and get the reverse and then Robinson played well. I thought Kylo Quinn really played well from the beginning. Mike Scott, although he didn't play late, showed that he could be a big time scorer in terms of how

he started out. I believe he was five or seven knocking down that three ball and Burke's becomes the first sixer reserve since Daddy is shung back in eleven with twenty plus points in three straight games, so he is showing that he too could be counted on to score off the bench. A lot of positives, not enough defense, maybe on Booker toward the stretch, Batistable was in foul difficulty and they moved that ball around. Bridges played well.

I thought Dario played well at Cameron Payne. Although not big numbers for them, off the bench, played well and you can't count out Rubio. I thought he played well for Phoenix. Also Sons over the seventy six ers one thirty to one seventeen. We heard Brett Brown say the learning lesson from Matisse Stable today was figuring out how to play when you're in foul trouble. What do you think, Team Mac of the defense that Thible helped provide on Devin Booker when he was out there on the court,

especially in that first half. Well, I think the point that coach made is so valid because he was playing off and you know it was a little bit easier. But you know, my heart goes out to thible. He gets the worst calls. Like Al McGuire, the great college basketball coach at Marquette, turned into an announcer repaired with dick Enberg, and he used to joke about the best thing about a freshman is he becomes a sophomore. Well, and that is they don't make mistakes for me. And

I've actually spoken to him Matisse about this. When you're a second year player, you're not going to get all these calls against because man, oh brother, he gets so many against him. His last foul, he got elbowed in the head by Booker and he got called for the foul. So what Booker does is he gets you in his hip pocket. In other words, as a defender, you end up behind him. He did this to Robinson countless times, and then he's got you because he's two dribbles away

from a lay in. But at the same time, like a guard, like the coach calls on the live ball guard or whatever. He's got the bounce, he's surveying the scene's gonna kick it out the bridges, he's gonna throw it to the roller eighton or oh, by the way, he's gonna shoot it. And even though he didn't shoot it all that well. Speaking of Devin Booker, going eleven of twenty four, he made eleven free throws. He's just so talented. Here he goes over thirty points again. So

Thible had his hands full. And Booker's been doing it to a lot of different players around the NBA. But you know, hey, look, Thible is one of the those players, as Coach Brown said post game, that you know when you go up against the Browns and the Tatums and the Haywards and the Walkers of Boston and some of these great teams, you know, with great individual scores. He's definitely a piece. I mean, that's why the Sixers went

out and got him. He's had an outstanding rookie year in that regard with deflections and steals and giving you a shot against some of these other teams top players, particularly the wing players. He's gonna be fine. It's just a foul difficulty has been an issue and sometimes as

I say, not of his own doing up. Next time for these seventy sixers, of course, defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors, which have done well, only losing one game inside the bubble so far, a game against the Boston Celtics, and at least in their game notes Team AC looking ahead, they have been men named van Valet, Lowry, Yassaal Siakam and and Anobi in their projected starting lineup. So another test for the seventy sixers awaits and about twenty four

hours time well and again championship pedigree. So they lose the best play on their team last year and one of the best obviously best players in the NBA and Leonard, and yet all those other guys were right there and they produced and that gives them confidence. Nick Nurse too, And they have really been incredible this year, particularly prior to the hiatus. And now they were the first team down there, right they went to Fort Myers. They've been

at it. They're solid, They're rock solid. Kyle I believe Kyle Lowry spent the first few weeks of the pandemic here in Philadelphia, and he came back fit as a fiddle and raring to go. He's getting up there. And then Van Fleet is having a tremendous year and see Akam, you know, another tremendous year. Marcusol looked like he came back fitter during the restart. And they're not going anywhere.

They're going to be a tough out. And again this is one of the chief rivals along with the Knicks and the Nuts and of course the division rival Boston Celtics, but the Raptors and Sixers and the Toronto has dominated the series, you know. So for the Sixers, who's to say where the lineup will be tomorrow with some of these guys resting, but in the end that the Raptors

are not going anywhere. So it would be a big challenge of for the Sixers in a great victory if they could pull it off and try to rebuild a little momentum as they get into that final game on Friday, the weekend and then the starting of the playoffs on Monday the seventeenth. No doubt, tom we'll do it again tomorrow,

Thank you, Bryan, goodnight. Without five of their top players have with the seventy six Ers fair against the red hot Phoenix Suns game got off to a really good started, very spirited start, thanks in part two Matisse thybal Phoenix back in front by one twelve eleven Sons eight minutes to go on the opening quarter, backdoor cut, Thible breaking free nice passed by a quick because when he threw it he actually didn't have the separation, and Thibal with

a burst scores that. It was back and forth between the Sixers and Sons early on that gave the Sixers a thirteen to twelve lead. Norvelle Pell helped to extend the Sixer run. Building off the high screen. Milt keeps it, drives a left hand layup, no good rebound. Pell powers it up, but in a gone over to contest the shot by shake and Norbell Pell with an offensive rebound at a putback that gave the seventy six Ers a

twenty one to twelve lead. The Sixers would be in front twenty seven twenty three after a quarter of play. In the second quarter, these Sons started to get a little bit closer. Mike Scott had a very strong first half and this was one of his highlights. Sixers ball. Here's Burkes with it. Burke's outside to Scott. He's wide open for three and it's good boy Phoenix leaving the hottest six are open and Scott drills his third three.

He's six of eight fifteen points sixers where I had fifty one to forty eight, but the Sun's turned thing around and took a sixty three fifty eight lead into

the locker room. And quarter number three we have to give some love to a highlight for a guy who had a well rounded, versatile game, a big man, a veteran Kyle O'Quinn, nearly a triple double, and this was one of his baskets out top the shake and not a kylo quint top of the arc one dribble handoff netto he stops, he goes and again wrap round path out of old Quinn at owl heado getting it done.

Kyle O'Quinn with a lay up. Yeah, Kyle O'Quinn reaping the benefits of some great play from hul Nato, who was another veteran reserve who had a very strong performance. Seventy sixers could not slow down Devin Booker. He really started to get going in quarter number three. Beati Coin left the right, Booker breaks it off. Domin like oh Man. A left hand jam by Booker breaking it off. That was like a Dwayne Wade kind of move from mid court.

Two dribbles later, left head soar and a slam. Unfortunately for fur Con, Cork Mose and Norvell Pel they were on that poster. But it was a highlight. The made to just sit back and go whoa when Devin Booker unleased that it was a really impressive dunk. Sons were up by seven at that point. They led it by five ninety five ninety going into the fourth quarter. How Old Nato did what he could to keep the seventy

sixers in this one. He knocked down some threes and he also found some nifty ways to get involved in. He was a good presence off the bench, Burke's outside right into a Quinn kick out Netto Netto faking shoots on Javon Carter and that's good, Aul Netto, he loves the bubble baby shot up and good for three and Netto now was seventeen, crafty, nifty and prolific this afternoon, whole Nato tying a career high with twenty two points, but the seventy sixers were outdone by Phoenix one thirty

to one seventeen. The seventy Sixers shot forty nine and a half percent from the field, Phoenix fifty five percent from the game. The Suns were twelve or twenty eight from outside the arc. The Sixers were fifteen of thirty three. The Sixers outdone of the free throw line by ten points, where Phoenix was twenty of twenty one. Seventy six Ers

just ten to fourteen from the stripe. They were also outrebounded by ten points, where the Sixers they committed just nine turnovers, but the Suns feasted on those nine turnovers, scoring twenty one points off the turns. They did twenty one to nine advantage in points off turnovers did Phoenix, and not unrelatedly, Phoenix outscored the Sixers fifteen to three in fast break points. Running down some of the individual numbers, the Sixers were led by Alec Burks with twenty three.

He was nine of seventeen overall and two of five from the field. He also had four assists twenty two points for whole NATO off the bench seventeen for Mike Scott played a lot in the first half. He was three for four from outside the arc. Fifteen for Glenn Robinson the third and a dozen for fur concorkmis Devin Booker with his seventh straight thirty plus point game against the seventy sixers. He is a thorn in their side.

Played forty minutes thirty five points, is third straight thirty five point game and he has just been totally on a tear inside the Bubble and obviously a main reason why Phoenix is still undefeated. Burke's got some bigger pardon. Booker got some helps from mcal Bridges, who added twenty four. He was three for five from outside the arc. Eighteen off the bench for Dario Schartz, who finished with nine points and four assists, as well sixteen for Ricky Rubio,

who had a double double by posting ten assists. He also put up five rebounds. Seventy Sixers complete their loan back to back inside the Bubble tomorrow six thirty Eastern against the reigning NBA champion and now back to back Atlantic Division champion Toronto Raptors. They're fifty one and nineteen on the year, and they've lost just once inside the Bubble to the Boston Celtics. That was in their third game.

But Toronto's beating the Lakers, the Miami Heat, the Memphis Grizzlies, and most recently on yesterday, evening the Milwaukee Bucks by the score of one fourteen to one oh six. So the defending champs clicking on all cylinders. Seventy six Ers hope to be a little bit healthier tomorrow, and perhaps they'll go with some of the guys who sat out today's game. You've been listening to rewind, look out for fresh episodes of the Day after every seventy six Ers game this season.