You're listening to rewind, they'll listen back on press conferences, highlights and analysis from the seventy sixers previous game. It might not have been a perfect performance from the Philadelphia seventy sixers, but that did not matter, not one bit. What was most important was that back in home, the seventy Sixers found a way to end their three game losing streak, and they did just that behind a very strong third quarter, knocking off the Charlotte Hornets one fourteen
to one oh six. How you doing, I'm Brian Seltzer's seventy Sixers back in the win column and just their third home outing of the season. They're now six and three. Dropping the Charlotte Hornets to four and six shorthanded on short rest did not matter for the Sixers. Joel Embi finishing with team highs of eighteen points nine rebounds, great effort for a Concorkmas off the bench with seventeen fifteen points,
seven boards, and five assists for Al Horford. A really strong showing from Tobias Harris with fourteen points, seven rebounds and five dimes. He also had two block shots, and Josh Richards very important contributions as well with eleven points, six assists, seven boards, who was plus twenty in thirty
two and a half minutes. The Sixers they over the course of their Western Conference road trip that saw them lose their final three games, they talked about energy, needing to get a little bit dialed in more, particularly on the defensive end, and at the outset of tonight's game against the Hornets, I thought they were playing pretty well, especially through the first quarter. They had thirty three to twenty four after one, But in the second quarter things changed.
The Hornets outscored the seventy Sixers by fourteen, thirty four to twenty, and the Sixers at one point up by as much as fourteen in the first half. Well, they were down by five at the break like all of a sudden, looking around like how did this happen? But the Sixers they found their stride quickly to open the third quarter a nice run fueled by Al Horford to get things going in the third. I thought he was
really important setting the tone for that second half. And then fur Conc Moss sprinkling threes in throughout the game. He was a big presence off the bench with seventeen and the Sixers ultimately had enough to withstand a late comeback charged by the Hornets in the one fourteen, one oh six victory. Tom mcguinnis called the game tonight from down here at the Center, another sellout crowd, and Tom, at least in one guy's opinion, that would be me.
Not about style points on a night like Tonight's just about getting the job done. That's what they did. Know. Ben Simmons still winners, yeah, no doubt about it. And you need different waves of energy and they got it from that group. Off the bench. He had fourteen or seventeen from Furkon, a dozen from Trey Burke and nine from James Ennis. The third four the five starters and double figures. I thought Joel controlled the early part of
the game. Certainly a hiccup for the Sixers energy wise and defensive play in the second, but they came on strong in the third and built up a comfortable lead before winning this game one fourteen, one oh six and nice to be three and oh at home, Nice to stop the three game losing streak, to handle business against a team that's under five hundred Charlotte and get ready for Cleveland and a back to back set off Tuesday and Wednesday six Ers Tomp of the Hornets one fourteen
one oh six. I don't know, tell, I don't know about you. If people ask you questions like this, maybe it's family friends, Like you know, who's your favorite person on a team, or what do you root for? Do you root for this team? I know you're gonna say Furkun, but you're a big alf Al Horford fan. This is what we're trending towards Furkon. This is ultimately gonna spin and land on Furkon Corkmise. And I don't know. For me at least, it's like it's always about like people
and stories. You root for good people, good stories, and Furkon Corkmise in the early stage of this season continues to be one of them. I mean, I think that now, at this point, almost a month into the year, like that's a good enough sample size where you can start believing a bit and what you're seeing from well right, And I think part of the reason you have an affinity for him as Furkon hasn't changed. He's been the
same guy. He's a young guy. He's had a great attitude each and every week, month, year that he's been here, comes off knee surgery last year and you weren't certain if he was going to be back here, but he comes back and his face at the Sixers need outside shooting, and Brett Brown used the phrase earlier this season and now tonight about developing a bomber, and what he's talking about is somebody that can come in and just fill
it up from range, and that's become furk On. He took eight threes tonight and three of his seven makes were from outside the arc. And again he's got a quick release. You know, you talk about release point, you talk about the gatherer, and Furkon catches it high and shoots it right. Then it's almost like Mike Scott, a little bit different in terms of style, but it's the same thing where he's not bringing that ball to his chest and swinging it side to side and a rift
through move. He catches it up top and he shoots it. So he's got a quick release. And then if you close out, he's been good at sidestepping defenders and creating the opening and then he'll take you off the bounce and get in there with a floater as well. So he's been a pleasant surprise without question. And again, like you say, to your point, he's got a great personality, easy to root for, and then I think maybe most importantly,
he's able to stay out up there. Now he's doing a better job leveling players off in terms of defense. He's doing better in iso situations, and with that defense, he's garnering more time and thus more opportunities at the offensive end. And it's been a win win for the Sixers and fur Con so far this year seventy sixers they won fourteen one oh six win tonight. Fair to say, Tom that through now nine games in the season, the seventy Sixers are at their best when they're controlling the interior.
They scored fifty eight points in the pain tonight and they wound up out rebounding Charlotte by four in the offensive glass eighteen overall, and was in that second quarter when it was Charlotte that was able to turn the tide because they got inside well, without doubt, and that's
what you would expect from this team. Everyone talks about the length and the tallest starting five, and they've been dominant on the glass in almost every single game this year, and certainly that leads to points in the paint within bead and with Horford and even at times to Bias Harris, who I think has done a remarkable job to Bias again, seven rebounds in this game, both he and Horford had seven rebounds, and you know that would think would be
something along with their defense for the Sixers in general, those should be dominant factors for a coach. You're looking for consistency, things you can count on night in and night out, and you know you're not always going to have the outside shot whatever, tired legs, good defense. You know you may not have a perimeter game, but you can get that ball into the paint. Try to go paint the great and then defend and rebound, and those
are characteristics hallmarks of winning teams. Seventy six Ers. After this one fourteen, one oh six win over Charlotte, they have the Cleveland Cavaliers coming in on Tuesday to wrap up this first quote unquote homestand of the season, the two gamer before the team goes back out on the road and the Cavalier's tom three and five. You'd love to see the Sixers maybe get a little bit healthier.
Who knows what's gonna happen with Ben Simmons and then get back out on the road with a little bit of mo no doubt about it, you know, and again this game tonight, let's be honest, the game Tuesday. These are winnable games for the Sixers, and you want to take care of business because big picture, the Sixers obviously you're to win these games, but you're trying to get better.
I mean, they just come off a road trip where they you know, they went one and three and they conceivably could have won all of those games, you know, and obviously they were they were lucky in the way they won the one game in Portland, but you tighten up some things again, they had twenty one turnovers tonight. I mean, again going back to a coacher's perspective, as you say, they took care of business, even though there were some lulls energy wise, particularly in the second late
first half. But you have things to correct, things to work on. You got a captive audience that the players knowing that there's areas they need to tighten up, and yet you still won the game. And even Orlando struggling a little bit. So you know, these as you get through this early part of the schedule, because after that after these three games on the road Tuesday home and then Orlando Friday at Oaks City, and then next Sunday again against it's Cleveland out of the Q in the afternoon.
You know the Sixers are going to be home for a pretty good stretch. So and as you say, you start to get healthy a little bit. You get Ben out there, and you get the group playing together, hopefully for a number of games in a row, and you get this thing headed in the direction where everybody is playing,
You're comfortable with one another. You're developing the bench with Burke and Howell and Anderson, Scott and O'Quinn, and so you know things are looking up, but you want to take care of business Tuesday when you get that young Cavalier squad here well put by Tom McGinnis after a one fourteen, one oh six win for the seventy six ers. Tonight, Tom, we'll talk beforehand on Tuesday. Thank you, Brian, goodnight, seventy sixers back in the win column, back at home. Good
to be in the center in South Philadelphia. Tonight we'll hear some of Tom's highlights coming up. Seventy sixers in South Philadelphia. Hey, welcome sight after the team was traversing the Western Conference for the bit of part of the last week. I'm Brian Selzer. This is our postgame coverage one fourteen one oh six seventy six Ers over the Hornets.
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of our coverage. All right, now to the highlights from Tom again as Joel Nato getting the start at the point, Ben Simmons missing a second straight game and Netto was part of the seventy sixers promising start tonight. Burkon gets it again, gets bridges off the ground behind the back to hull wide open for Netto and it's good cork Mos going behind the back. Rosier got stuck in traffic in the lane and the Sixers knocking down a three
their first trade of the game. With that, it's an eight point lead, and it was all good for the seventy six Ers after one leading thirty three to twenty four. Day outrebound of the Hornets by eight in the first quarter and had ten assists on twelve field goals. Really good. But they also had six turnovers in the second quarter. That was something that had to battle a little bit more of, but still they were able to maintain a sizeable lead. Now it being rejected to Bante Graham, get
it out. Here's Burke again to Hannas and a rebeat, another jam by James the horn This is a game that the practice is a game. There turned it over twice and the Sixers would run out dunks. Berego wants time out sixes by twelve. Yeah, and at that point with the score thirty seven twenty five, it felt like the Hornets were a little bit lifeless. It also felt like the seventy Sixers perhaps should have been up by a little bit more. Joel and Bean tried to add
to the cushion. Burke now that the corner ns catch shot three ball rimy, no rebounding beating along the weak side Zeller has got his hand in there. Joel gets free and to be dunks the ball, so Yeller and and Bean both buying for the rebound. Joel rested it free and then with an easy one hand, right hand dunk and the Sixes by thirteen, but behind Cody Zeller. The Hornets turned the momentum this game entirely around in
the final closing minutes of the first half. Charlotte putting you They're a twenty one to four run, including a stretch of nine straight points at one point to end the first half. They went into the locker room break with a fifty eight fifty three lead. Seventy Sixers need to do a little bit of a soul searching perhaps during the break, and the third quarter got started on a very nice six nothing run. Al Horford was a
big part of that. Back to al against PJ. Washington turned faces baseline right, Washington tips it, Al gets it again. Oh or reverse lamp up and good, that's the Al Horford a fountain up you nice play reverse layup. It was terrific. Horford gave the Sixers a sixty nine sixty four lead. The Sixes were up eighty eight eighty one through three, and in the fourth Josh Richardson, who had a very nice night all around, was a little bit more impactful. Here's Richardson on the drive left hand lamp.
WHOA what a shot? Hierarchy tear drop one hand, left hand layup by Josh Richardson that gives him eleven sixers in front, nine to eighty one. It felt more in the fourth quarter than did by comparison, Let's say the second quarter. The seventy sixers were in control and ultimately the lead flirted with twenty, and they had enough to get past Charlotte. Tonight, Neto drives at nine to shoot into the corner. They go, Mike Scott, three ball, it's good.
Scott knocks it down. Sexers with nine trays and a little phrase called bull game comes to mind. One oh six eighty eight. Scott dials direct and knocks it out, and even though the Hornets made a late push, the seventy Sixers had enough to withstand it. They win one fourteen, one oh six seventy six or shoot just under fifty five percent from the field for the game, Charlotte just
over forty five percent. Seventy six Ers ten of twenty eight from outside the arc of the Hornets were fourteen of thirty three six or twelve of sixteen from the line Charlotte six of twenty two the Sixers. In an important stat they were plus eighteen in the glass, plus four in terms of offensive rebounding. The Sixers also scored fifty eight points in the paint. That was plus sixteen
in terms of differential on the Hornets. Sixers survive twenty one turnovers, which led to twenty six points for the Hornets. That was one factor that kept Charlotte around. Joel Embiad leading these seventy six and both points and rebounds with eighteen and nine seventeen For fur Con Corkmas off the bench, he had three three pointers twelve off the bench. For Trey Burke, he was four for eight from the field, five rebounds and four assists. Fifteen points, seven rebounds, five
assists plus twenty five for Al Horford. Tobias Harris also plus twenty five with fourteen point, seven boards and five assists eighteen as I mentioned for Joel Embiad and Josh Richardson with eleven points, seven rebounds and six assists. Seventy Sixers got what they needed that was a win. They're now six and three, and they snapped that three game losing streak that coincided with the end of their four game Western Conference road trip. Up next for the seventy
six Ers the three and five Cleveland Cavaliers. That game was going we at seven o'clock on Tuesday down here at the Center one final time. The final score was the seventy six Ers one fourteen Charlotte Hornets one oh six. You've been listening to rewind, look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy six Ers game this season.