Rewind vs. Brooklyn Nets - 1/15/20

the Sixers needed to get a dub. I know it's only game number forty two out of eighty two on the air, but based on the way things had gone the last week two weeks, you know, these wins have been tough to come by for the Sixers, especially since they've been on the road. This was a nice one to get. The Sixers had to battle uphill for most of the game. There were ten ties, there were twelve league changes. Fourth quarter was monstrous for the Sixers. They

clamped down. They outscored the Nets thirty one to sixteen. How great was Tobias Harris thirty four points, ten rebounds, another double double for the Big offseason signy Ben Simmons a double double with twenty points, eleven rebounds fifteen points for fur Con Corkmas. Off the bench, he had a couple three key threes early on in the fourth quarter that gave the seventy sixers some life, actually shot them in the lead for the first time since early in

the game. Also got a tip your captist someone like Al Horford. At the end of the night, he finishes with fourteen points, eight rebounds, six assists, two steals. He had a big block on Kyrie Irving late that ultimately got the seventy six of the ball back. And you know, you might point to the four for fourteen from the field, the two for nine from outside the arc, but you know he was plus fifteen, a team high in thirty two minutes of action and undoubtedly in the fourth quarter,

just a big, big performance by Al Horford. He scored inside and out, He made some really key passes to keep the seventy sixers ball moving and then, as I said, that defensive play leading the charge on Kyrie Irving late to get the seventy six of the ball at a spot where they needed to maintain momentum to put this one away for the Brooklyn Nets. They did some things well. Spencer Dinwoodie tough cover twenty six points, Kyrie Irving fourteen points to Night. The Sixers did a pretty decent job

on him. All things considered. He was six for twenty one. He had scored over fifty points in his first two games back from a lengthy injury absence. But the Sixers, you know that they were just they were looking for something feel good first and foremost, and they got it tonight, fighting their way back behind a big fourth quarter thirty one to sixteen one, seventeen one oh six. The final

we will bring on Tom McGinnis right now. He had the call of tonight's game, and Tom the last two games with the Sixers at Dallas at Indy the script was great start for the team, second half the opposite of that tonight. It was the fourth quarter where the seventy Sixers put their stamp on this game. It really seemed like they sensed the urgency well and you didn't know quite frankly. I mean, there was like a dozen

lead changes, ten ties. Brooklyn had the upper hand, it seemed like for most of the game, up by three after halftime, up by four into the fourth, and then the Sixers turned it on and they did it with defense, and like I said, they did it without following, because that was such a big part, or so it seemed of the third quarter where every time he thought the Sixers got a stop, oh wait, there's been a stopage a foul had been called against the Sixers. And then

again they got multiple solid performances, timely baskets. But the guy who started it was Cork Moss. He hit those two threes, Brooklyn took time out. I think he got a two point field goal. Then he had the free throws he got followed beyond the arc by the Wawoo Caberreau work on and he goes on the line, makes the first free throw, misses the second, misses the third, but nobody knows more than the shooter about being short

on a shot or that year off. And he races in there, gets three about and gets a three point play in the most unusual fashion, you know, making a free throw missing too, and then getting the field goal. And so he had a big chunk of scoring there. And then Horford, who had struggled from beyond, hit a timely three. And then as Brett Brown noted postgame Tobias

Harris the bell ringer. That's that tradition in the locker room when the Sixers win, where they have the players signaled out as a guy who made the biggest difference, and it was Harris who was the bell ringer, and boy, he stepped up big down the stretch. Eleven points in the fourth, big time shooting. Simmons, had a brilliant start to the game, just really ramming that ball down their throats,

so to speak. And a great home victory here for the Sixers, as you said, you felt like they really needed it, having dropped six straight on the road and then the most two recent games where they led at the half by nine, and yet they came from behind here and beat Brooklyn. And you know, again, Brooklyn's a difficult matchup for the Sixers, but they were able to overcome that. And oh, by the way, they'll see him again Monday at three at Barclays seventy Sixers win one

seventeen to one oh six. They pull out thirty one points in the fourth quarter to the side this one tonight and yet time to Bias. We just saw a great scoring at multiple levels down the stretch in this game, really in the last two minutes thirty seconds, that desperation leading three with a shot clock expiring to put the seventy Sixers up at that point in time one o

nine to one oh four. I mean, to hit a shot of that degree of difficulty, I mean, you talk about someone with a skill set to close out a game. I mean, I think we've seen this this year. Think there've been multiple instances in the fourth quarter when Tobias Harris has stepped up. Absolutely you're talking about the three ball where it seemed like he was racing over line, off balance, leaning forward, and yet was still able to

get it. And yeah, and then, like I said, I've said as any number of times since the Sixers acquired him, and that is his ability to go inside and use his height and just rise up over a smaller defender and get it, score the ball and tight quarters along the baseline. And he was very efficient even before his big fourth quarter. If you go back to the first two plus quarters, like I said, I think he'd only miss two shots, So he was very efficient, and at

different times, different players carried the team. And you have to throw Josh Richardson in there as well, because he did a tremendous job. And again, look at that number, Brian, you got the box score still in front of you, Kyrie Irving minus twenty seven. The Sixers did a great job. They had a few stops down the stretch. I thought

Matis played well. The numbers won't necessarily reflect it other than I think he had four blocks due to the fact that he had to be in and out of the game with fouls, and a lot of those were questionable, but and thiable. How about the block in the first half, the block on Kyrie goes back, goes to the corner and knocks down a big three right by their bench. That was a tremendous sequence. Earlier in the night, seventy sixers of the Brooklyn Nets won seventeen to one oh six.

What do you think the way Al Horford finished out the game? Again, like Brett Brown, wants his guys to keep shooting. So even though Al struggled, you know, in the end, he made two threes, but he just kept letting them fly. And you know, you have to admire him that even though he wasn't hitting them, you know, he just kept kept firing, and that that's what the

team wants. So he hits a big three and then later off a mismatch the Sixers got on the ball down low right by the basket, and that's where he obviously he excels such a in his thirteenth year, but he turns right around and makes a clutch basket, so he had If I'm not mistaken, those were all in successions of five in a row. And I talk about different guys carrying the if you wild a basketball baton at different points and clutch phases that certainly would qualify

as well. Seventy six Ers get a welcome victory tonight, one seventeen, one oh six. It's the Chicago Bulls up next tim on Friday. And this is a team that's been on the rebuild track in recent seasons. And they're fourteen and twenty seven. But you know, just following from far, they seem like their game. You know, they've got some talent. And the All Star games in Chicago this year and Zach Levine, by all counts, is having an All Star. Yeah, No,

I think he should be in there. You talk about a player with bounds and scoring ability, and he's hurt the Sixers in years pass. Here we are already halfway through the season. The Sixers have played Detroit either all four times or three times. They haven't played the Bulls at all, so it'd be the first time they're seeing. They're only playing them three times this year. There's only one trip out to Chicago. But I think Carter has been hurt a little bit through the course of this year.

Lowry Marketing certainly a great talent. I'll tell he's playing a lot for them as arch Archidiacno's in there and Chris Dunn's having a good year. I honestly, again, I think they've been beset by injury. I thought the Bulls would be a little bit further along this year than they have been. But we'll get a good look at them on Friday night. In fact, you'll have the call of that game, Bryan already time. We'll talk to you then on Saturday when the seventy Sixers visit the Knickerbockers.

All right, good night things. Sixers beat the Brooklyn Nets one seventeen, one oh six. Down here at the center. Here are some of the highlights. Sixers coming back off the road after losing two straight at Dallas and Indie and six losses in their last eight games. Early on, you can get the sense that this is going to be a tight, hard fought game. Batist Stible starting for the fourth time this year, and it was instant energy

from the ruck. Here's Harris blocked by Matisse and Josh Richardson has it at four on two, five, all going right. It did win and he gets a layup and that's a great aggressive finished there by five and hopefully that'll get him going on offense. So he made the play at both ends the block and the streaking right hand lay up. Sixers by two. And if you've been following as of late, you know in first halfs they have

been dominated by Ben Simmons. Simmons on the drive in the lane, right hand layup, and he got it again. Ben Simmons running rough shot on the nets. He's got four field goals, all are lay up. Sixers have tied it. Kyrie went into the lane with the left hand passed and Horford knocked it away. Seventy Sixers got ten points from Ben Simmons in the first quarter. They were down

twenty eight twenty five after one. Second quarter was played very close, Josh Richardson getting the seventy Sixers back within a striking distance late in the first half. Here's a three by Richardson, up and good, only the third three in the game for the Sixers. Richardson, who can get hot in a hurry. Now was seven. Sixers trail by four fifty one forty seven the score at that point

Sixers were down three fifty seven fifty four intermission. In the third, Ben Simmons was back to doing his aggressive thing and tim why foss Ben, but not hard enough. You gotta bringing out Ben Simmons better. Jim what he is man. He thought he'd bought him out before the drive and Ben Simmons flexes on Spencer had a foul got the Sixers within a point sixty nine to sixty eight. Sixers trailed by four going into the fourth ninety to eighty six. Fur con Corkmas was the guy who in

replaying the way this game tracked. He lit the fuse for the Sixers in the fourth. No doubt Simmons with the ball back to furk On three in the year It's gonna get back to back praise by fur con Corkbas ninety four ninety two Sixers. Simmons with the dish will leave behind his eighth assessed time out Brooklyn and the crowd and Philadelphia loves it. Standing oh sixers by two, and that was the seventy sixers first lead since a minute remained essentially in the first quarter. Great stuff from

fur Con Corkmas. Seventy sixers were able to maintain control down the stretch. Tobias Harris was the one who put the nail on the coffin of Brooklyn in the late Richards said, he loves another bend. He passes way out top two to shoot. Harris rises, shoots in the three. It's good. A remarkable turn of sixers with a desperation three minutes good. It makes it a five point game.

And then there was this one that pretty much ended it to bias with Jared Allan coming out, takes him up to bounce in the lane, floats up with the right out. It's gone again to Bias. Heir was seven in a row and he comes over to the crowd in orchestral fashion that pumps his arms hard to get this crowd here. Then Philly even more fired up. He was the maestro for the seventy sixers in crunch time, leading them to a one seventeen one oh six victory

over the Brooklyn Nets. Harris with thirty four points all. He had nine points in the final two minutes twenty seconds of regulation, give him a double double with ten rebounds. As the Sixers improved to twenty six and sixteen, the Nets dropped to eighteen and twenty two. Six Or shot fifty one percent from the field. Brooklyn finished at forty three and a half percent the Nets with twelve three

pointers the seventy sixers with eleven. One of the big stories for a while was Brooklyn at the fall line, getting there much more frequently the seventy sixers. Brooklyn terrible from the line tonight, eighteen of thirty, some of their better shooting free throw guys missing some opportunities that could have kept them in front. When the seventy Sixers made their late push, but the Sixers two, their credits stuck with the Sixers just sixteen to twenty five from the line.

Sixers were plus five on the glass. They committed twelve turnovers but forced fifteen on Brooklyn. We gave you Tobias's numbers. He was also fourteen twenty from the field and four of six from outside the arc. Ben Simmons was a guy who finished the twenty point plus category and even twenty on the nose. He was nine of thirteen from the field. He had eleven assist six rebounds as well fifteen points for fur Con Quirkmas off the bench, fifteen

for Josh Richardson and fourteen for Al Horford. Horford also with eight rebounds and six assists. Batisse Stible just five points two for four one three had four block shots that's a new career high to go with two steals. The seventy six was getting contributions from all over the place tonight in a needed important when they scored sixty two points in the paint, that was helpful to their

cause as well. You've been listening to Rewind. Look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy six Ers game this season.