Rewind vs. Orlando Magic - 11/13/19

Richardson finishing with a team high nineteen points. He scored eleven points in a third quarter that was a real bright spot and promising point of the game for the seventy sixers. They went on a twelve nothing run to take an eight point lead, which would be a game high, but from there the Magic managed to trim the deficit to two points eighty two eighty going into the fourth quarter, and that was part of what would end up being a twenty two to seven run mounted by the Magic

that turned the game in their favor. One twelve ninety seven the final scored. The seventy Sixers are now seven and four on the season. They have lost their last four on the road. They play at Oklahoma City on Friday night before heading to Cleveland on Sunday, And yeah, not ideal circumstances in the least for the seventy Sixers. It was the second night of a back to back on the road after having a grind out a game, a one point win last night at the Center against

the Cleveland Cavaliers. And this next factor is something that Tom McGinnis and I talked about before the game started. Continuity is really tough for the Sixers right now. You have to go back eight games to find a time when the seventy sixers talking about the home game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, when the seventy Sixers had their projected opening night starting five available, the full complement of players

available for the entirety of a game. The last now seven games, the seventy Sixers have been missing someone important from that starting lineup, whether it's a Joel Embiid or a Ben Simmons or Al Horford who rested last night, one of the starters an all star no less has been out of the starting lineup in each of the last now seven games for the seventy Sixers. Sixers take one on the chin tonight to one, twelve to ninety seven. We bring in Tom mcguinnis, who had the call from

Amway Center of this evening. Tom, what did you see down the stretch of that one, especially in the fourth quarter, Well, the Sixers just lost energy and Orlando, you know, they found their rhythm on offense. So, like I was saying in the third, as you say, the Sixers built up at eight point lead, you could almost see the badgic kind of you know, when you've seen enough basketball, you can see the nonverbal cues, like the signs, their body language.

They were shooting them, but you almost could see they weren't confident strokes, whereas in that stretch where Orlando turned things around with a twelve three start to the fourth, very confident and that would be Fortyer and Terrence Ross knocking down back to back threes and the Sixers were coming down. They were inefficient on offense with turnovers, miss shots, not a lot of movement, not a lot of action toward the basket, Difficult shooting stretches there for both Harris

and Horford. I thought Josh Richardson did the best that he could. Ben thrown out of his little rhythm a little bit by the four fouls and the game turned in a span of like six or four or five minutes right there, the game turned and the Sixers looked like they were going to come up with an impressive road victory, but Orlando's got things have flipped around and

they came away with the victory. And you know, I think the back to back, I think it was a factor, and certainly no one bed as well, but that's how it goes. I mean, these other teams travel and play back to back as well, and the Sixers just did

not back it up. Sort of speak with that tight win last night and come back here and have the ability to finish off this game in Orlando for most of the night, a competitive game, thirteen lead changes and seven ties, but the seventy Sixers see Orlando pull away down the stretch for a one twelve ninety seven win, thought Josh richardson, Tom, like you said, played a pretty

good game. But on a macro, I think the response that Brett Brown had in his postgame press conference about Tobias Harris is really something that the entire team should internalize. Like Brett didn't hesitate when he was asked about Tobias and the two game stretch that Tobias is in right now. I was just like, you know it, as far as the SHOT's concerned, you keep firing and keep plugging away. And I think right now that's kind of the mentality that the whole team has to take. They're trying to

get continuity. It's still relatively early in the season and the schedules has done them no favors well. And according to you know, coach and relative to Harris, he was saying that before the game yesterday where to buy, he's trying to develop him as a as a big time scorer. I mean, he's been around an eighteen twenty point scorer his whole career, but in that it's not just threes,

but it's being aggressive and finding what's there. But again, it turns out, like I know, the line of questioning prior to the game with coach was about to Bias, about him ready to go, and about was he one hundred percent, So you kind of got the sense that he was a little bit under the weather. And for much of the day yesterday, the Sixers head coach Brett Brown did not the way I understood it, did not did not think that the Bias was going to play

and then Harris City was okay. So now knowing that he was less than one hundred percent physically, a little bit apparently a little bit under the weather, well we all know what that feels like. I don't know what's ailing him or whatever, but shooting NBA three point shots certainly not you know, the best scenario. And he struggled. He was over eleven last night. Tonight he was all of three, and not only that, but you need to have like the scores mentality where you just to coach

his point. You just put it behind you and you keep firing, and hopefully a couple of days rest as he gets you know, gets ready for Friday, he'll feel better and have a better night shooting the basketball. But that that's a scores mentalities. You miss, no problem, you you know, just totally blank out about that and go forward.

You know, the only caveat there is when you miss, you want to throw in you know maybe why you miss so and might need more lived Obviously, if you miss it this way or that way, you try to counter it, to try to correct it. But it just didn't look like he had his legs over the last two games, and that's what happens if you're ailing and not one hundred percent physically. I would agree with that entirely. Seventy six Ers fallen Orlando tonight to open their three

game road trip one twelve ninety seven. Tom, I mean, you're you're so into the NBA. I know that you love it. Are you intrigued to see what this OKAC team is all about? There off to a little bit of a slow start, but there was a complete makeover with Westbrook and George departing the offseason, and now they've got Chris Paul who's playing and seemingly healthy and a young nucleus. They're trying to rebuild now in the absence of those two stars who left. No. Absolutely, it's like

it's Clippers Southwest, you know. I know Chris Paul had been with the Rockets, but with Shay Jill, just Alexander and Demido Golnari, I mean, they're doing I think better than maybe some teams would have thought. And the Sixers had that great I believe they won out there last year and been in such a difficult place to play with Russell Westbrook, and you know, every team goes through the phases where they kind of have to retweak their roster and they've done a really nice job, so it

should be good. I mean, you want the Sixers to get through this stretch of losing now with his four road games and then you got a rematch with Cleveland. So as you said, the Sixers have not had the continuity that they've want in terms of having everybody in the line of Hopefully that'll be the case on Friday night and you get rested and you get out there and you get things going a little bit against the thunder Already, Tom Easy travels onto Oklahoma City. We will

speak with you before the game on Friday. Thank you, Brian, and goodnight. Seventy Sixers lose at Amoy Center to the Orlando Magic one twelve ninety seven. Some of Tom's radio calls are coming up. Seventy Sixers back out on the road again, a night after pulling out a one point victory at the Center in South Philadelphia, facing the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. I'm Brian Seltzer. Here is how the game sounded, courtesy of the one and only Tom McGinnis.

Sixers started with some good energy and Ben Simmons was a big reason why. High screen by Simmons takes it into the lane, lopped it down to Simmons at Ben guides it up with the right hand, folds off with Swick, ended up with Simmons at a nifty pass by Richardson and Ben Simmons needed just to tap it in right at the cylinder. Seventy Sixers would trail by a point thirty one thirty going into the second quarter. That competitive theme continued as we headed towards the half. Simmons was

six and now it's Ross misshelling the ball. Simmons got a hand out a Harris picks it up, bombs it back to bed, head, back to back field goes by Simmons at the rib time out let no. Despite attempting just one free throw and making it in the entire first half, the seventy Sixers managed to go into the break tied at fifty three with the magic also again on the second night of it, back to back without Joel Embiid. Third quarter was the brightest spot of the

knife to the Sixers. Josh Richardson had going on in the seventy sixers on a nice little run to jump in front. Wow. Mark el Foltz missed that three by a lot. Cork Boss, on the other hand, puts a head he swishes. At three, had the seventy Sixers lead sixty seven sixty three, fur Con corkbas with his first tray in the game. At that point, it was the largest lead of the Knight of the seventy sixers, and they continued to run to the tune of twelve straight points.

Kusovitch for three almost missed it all. Ben with the rebound Sixers with a down court fee to it. Quin Penny dumpson. Ben Simmons is doing a tremendous job at both ends. Kyle O Quinn with a slam. Simmons stirring the drink of the seventy sixers. He was great in the third. As I mentioned, Josh Richardson had a really big third period, scoring eleven points in the frame. Seventy Sixers. It felt like they were in a great spot up seventy one sixty three, but Orlando quickly regroup and scored

seventh straight. The Sixers lead was trimmed to two eighty two eighty going to the fourth quarter. Orlando then built up a massive twenty two to seven run that turned the tide of the game totally in their favor. Seventy Sixers were just trying to keep pace. Slapped off the glass. It's loose, Orlando can't get it. Rebound down to Richardson four minutes straight up to go seventh with it, drives at Cable said and scores it sorry right by Aaron Gordon.

Not enough for the seventy sixers as they lose the Magic tonight one twelve ninety seven. Seventy Sixers and Orlando each shot forty four percent from the floor. Of the Sixers with eighty three pointers, Orlando with ten. Huge disparity, as I said, and this was in the makings from the first half. At the free throw line, seventy six ers nine is thirteen from the stripe. The Magic were twenty six of thirty four. That is a big time gap. Orlando was plus one on the glass to seventy Sixers

committed fifteen turnovers. On the surface, that a better number than what we've seen in recent games. But the turnovers came late and Orlando scored nineteen points off the seventy sixers fifteen turnovers. Sixers were led by Josh Richardson with nineteen points. Ben Simmons had eighteen points. Eight rebounds and five assists, fourteen for Al Horford, to go with eight boards, eight for Tobias Harris, nine fur Con cork Mas ten

for James Ennis. The third off the bench, he hit his first four shots of the night and in the first half he gave the Sixers a nice spark. Markel Foltz, going up against his old squad, just eight points, four rebounds, three assists. He was only two of six from the field twenty five and twelve for Nick Vusovic, and Aaron Gordon was big two with eighteen points, thirteen boards, and seven assists. Seventy Sixers will try to snap their four game road losing streak on Friday at eight o'clock Eastern

against the Oklahoma City Thunder one final time. The final score it was the Orlando Magic one twelve and the seventy six was ninety seven. You've been listening to rewind. Look out for fresh episodes the day after every seventy six Ers game this season.