Rewind vs. Toronto Raptors - 1/22/20

again at Scotia Bank Arena. I'm sure you don't need to be told that it's their fifteenth straight regular season lost there. But there's that number again, one oh seven ninety five the final score. I'm Brian Seltzer. Yeah, it was looking good for the seventy Sixers in the early going, even with the entrance injury to Josh Richardson. The Sixers knocked down seven of their fourteen three point attempts in Tonight's opening quarter that shot them out to a thirty

five to twenty sixth lead. The thirty five points was the second highest total ever scored by the Sixers against Toronto in a road game, so that was really promising to see that the teams seemed to be clicking. Their defense was stout. A handful of players, led by Ben Simmons, seemed to be making life difficult for a Pascal Siakam in particular. But in the second quarter, Toronto was able

to get in the paint more and more. They were able to drive downhill, they were able to get out on the fast break, and that changed the tone of the game. The seventy Sixers made just four baskets in the second period. Toronto had scored them twenty four fifteen. The score was tied at fifty going into the break. Sixers hey did their credit relying on the likes of Shake Milton for con Cork Maise, certainly more than they normally would in respect to Shake Milton. After Richardson went out,

they hung around. They went back up by ten points, matching their largest lead from the second quarter in the third. But after that, when the Sixers led sixty six to fifty six, Marcasol had a tough basket. I believe it was his sixth made field will of the night six attempts. Then Norman Powell hit a three pointer and from there it was like Powell and Sergebaka really got this supercharged

run put in motion for the Raptors. Between the end of the third quarter and the start of the fourth, Toronto went on a massive run at scoring the seventy six Ers twenty two to six to take control of the game. Sixers fought back within three with about four and a half minutes to go, but then were held scoreless for over three minutes. Toronto put together a ten nothing run and that was enough, led by Fred Van Fleet,

to put the game away. Toronto wins this one one oh seven to ninety five to seventy Sixers do knock down eighteen three pointers, but as Brett Brown alluded to if you heard the portion of his postgame press conference, he felt like the looks were good enough for the seventy sixers should have shot better than fifty percent for the game. Sixers led by Tobias Harris, he had twenty two point seventeen apiece for Ben Simmons and fur Con Corkmas thirteen four Matisse Thybal, but Thibal got into early

foul trouble. He finished with five personals in the game. His defense the start of the third quarter was outstanding and helped the seventy sixers rebuild their lead, but the Sixers a little bit too many turnovers from Simmons. He had eight of the Sixers thirteen and the Sixers just not able to contain the likes of really Sergibaka and

Norman Powell. Plus you're throwing Marcus All a really nice game from ved Fred Van Late and Kyle Lowering the early going, and that was enough for the Toronto Raptors to pick up win. At number thirty on the season. They now are two games in front of the seventy

sixers in the Atlantic Division and Eastern Conference standings. We'll turn things over to Tom mcguinnis right now, bring one back here the call tonight's game at Scotia Baker And it looked good Tom in the early going for the seventy sixers, but those two key players from Toronto's bench really helped turn the tide of the game. Now and

they're good, you know what I mean. So they are totally seventyep Like Rende didn't play a whole lot, but that's all they needed tonight on Anobi barely played and like I said, down the stretch, Gassault didn't play. But again that that phrase, the confidence that the championship DNA. You can just see it oozing around their ball club. They were not going to be the third. You know. I made a point when the Sixers were up by eight in the third, it was about maybe four or

five minutes gone by in that second half. They're gonna make a run. You could just you know what's happening. And the question is when and how long. Well it was right then, and it was eighteen to six, and it turned the tide and they made the threes. And I'm just very impressed with van Fleet and Powell. And again the point has been made in these other two games that the Sixers have played with the Raptors this year, but in the playoffs, those two guys were kept in check.

I mean, they actually both struggled a little bit in their first round series against Orlando, and I think the size affected them. And then there are games you know they just they didn't shoot it well, but Ben and they turn it on against Milwaukee, especially Van Fleet against the Bucks in the conference finals. And they both were really good in the championship series, the NBA Finals against

Golden States. So they're they're really good players and they're added and you know, I don't want to say auxiliary players, but you think of their stars and Siakaman and Lowry and Gasol's a five time All Star, and you know, then these young players have continued to get get good. And then from the Sixers side to your point, and

I think Brett Brown was saying the same things. When you look out there and see who they played, they had a lot of young guys out there, and then you know the Sixers hunked up, but they just there's pockets of game stretches a game when you're when you're overmatched like you were in this game, if you're the six Ers, based on what I just said with who they had and the younger players at the Sixers had, who had great experience and gave it their best shot

and had moments, but like I said, not enough to withstand the big flurry and the offensive surge that the Raptors put out there. Seventy six Ers out scored by the Rafters fifty two to eighteen in the paint. They were out rebounded by Toronto by eight overall in the game. Shake Milton tom logging twenty two minutes tonight. He went three for six from outside the arc for nine points. It was the second most minutes he's ever played in

a game for the seventy six Ers. I think, all things consider, I mean, that's that's about as good as you can ask for from a guy who's thrown into the fray. And yes, building on what you just talked about and what Brett Brown reference as well, there might be an opportunity to see more from a guy who I think a lot of people going into this year were intrigued to see more of. And I agree, I think Shake's gonna be a good player with the six

Ers going forward. I mean, obviously he can shoot, he's got size, he's got a level head, he's got a great comportment about him, and I think he can play. That's the bottom line. And I think you're right to get to maybe get some experience here in these next couple of weeks or whatever it is, certainly in the latter part of this season if it helps you in the playoffs, and well, obviously that's a huge bonus. But he's a young player. You know, he's in only a

second season. A lot of time last year in the G League with the Coats, and Shake as somebody, I think everybody around the organization really has a fondness for you, very likable, very quiet guy. But I think he's gonna he's gonna benefit and he proved he could play. And I think, you know, to Coach's point that even Matisse and Furcon and Shake they realized at the level of physical play, the fact that you're probably not going to get some calls. Most of them are gonna go against you.

It's gonna bring, you know, in a forced kind of way, a rugged toughness. These guys are competitive athletes. They're gonna take those cues and it'll be benefit them down the road. Seventy Sixers losing Toronto one, seven two at ninety five. The Sixers they were shorthanded tonight, fun hard, just didn't have enough to hang in there at the end when Toronto scored thirty one points in the fourth quarter. All right, Tom, we look ahead a couple of days idole for the

seventy sixers. They will practice on Friday and then the Big eight thirty game on Saturday in the primetime slot against the King Ad and the Los Angeles Lakers. Yeah. So when the Sixers were in Dallas, the Lakers played the Mavericks the night before, So this is going back like a week ago, go Friday, and I went over there and watched the Lakers and Davis didn't play and Lebron was under the weather. He ended up not playing the very next night against Oklahoma. And my point is,

from this personal perspective, they picked the Mavericks apart. They led by double figures and for most of the game by twenty points, and it was the big matchup, the fourth and final game at LUCA against Lebron, and the Lakers were just dominant. Then they go out the next night to Oklahoma a week ago Saturday, and didn't have Davis and didn't have Lebron, and they dominate the thunder

who had been playing pretty well. So and again it goes back to what I just said, when you have championship players, and I know Davis hasn't won the championship, but you know they got Rondo and they got Lebron, and they just have the right pieces led by the most dynamic player. He may not beat the best player at this point. You may have to tip that to the scales if you will, basketball wise, to Kauai. But still Lebron is just so so good and so gifted.

He really just picktured defense apart, but again a great night at the Center Marquee matchup Sixers twenty and two, and it should be an exciting night, another sellout. You know, there are certain games that you kind of circle and you know are going to be exciting. It's the Sixers, it's the Lakers, and it's going to be great on Saturday. Looking forward to talking with you time at that point

in time. Good night things. Seventy Sixers drop a one oh seven ninety five decision at Toronto tonight, playing without Josh Richardson for the bulk of the game due to a left hamstring injury that he sustained early on in the first quarter about four minutes in twenty two points for Tobias Harris, seventeen apiece for Ben Simmons, and fur Con Corkmas thirteen from aatis thible as the Sixers four game winning streak comes to an end and they finished

their Atlantic Division road trip with a record of two and one. There now two games behind Toronto for the division lead and also for third place in the Eastern Conference standings. Third matchup of the season between the seventy Sixers and the defending NBA champion Toronto Raptors the third and final game. I'm an Atlantic Division road trip for the Sixers. They were looking to go perfect, and a couple of minutes into the game, it seemed like they

had a good shot. Sixers or five of ten Autitobi with the size to guard sevens, Ben splits two defenders, kicked it out to shake to the corner. Harris back to Milton for three, and it's good shake Milton knocking down the three, fourteen to ten to seventy Sixers. Let it Milton getting some early run because Josh Richardson had to leave the game about four minutes gone by due to an injury in his left hamstring. Sixers kept on

building after that thanks to Tobias Harris. Lowry throws it all the way across the court and Ali Baka is block my court bause you heard it right, furk On block surge. Here's Tobias for three. Out of transition, Patty catches in a twenty seven fifteen to score. Then in the seventy six ers favor, they would be up thirty five twenty six after twelve minutes to play. The thirty five points the most ever scored by the seventy sixers in about ten years on Toronto in the first quarter

of a road game at Scotia Bank Arena. Sixers in the second quarter would start to get a little bit of a resistance from the raptors, which began getting into the paint more and driving downhill. The seventy sixers have a guy who can do that. On the move now to bias three on three, weaving around one man into the lane, around Gasol, stops, turned shoots, snow tapped by the Sixers Simmons and Good and a foul on Powell. Six Ers lead was forty four to thirty seven was

tied up at fifty at the break. The third quarter began with some really great energy on the defensive end by Matisse Thible, But as he showed right here, he can do some things offensively too. Gassault with it, timpted, stolen bite Thible Fible in a fun race and he jams in on Bark Gasol an throw down seventy sixers wide, the gap back to ten points, leading sixty six fifty six. Then Toronto began It's pushed behind Norman Powell and Sergebaka.

Seventy Sixers got another lift from fur Concork Moss, Sixers in white with the ball going left the right. They're shooting forty percent. Then Simmons has got fifteen points, nine rebounds and eight ha says he goes Harris, who goes to Horford into the corner, Corkmons three ball, it's good, splashed out. Sixers lead was back up to six seventy

two sixty six. They would trail, however, by four going into the fourth seventy six to seventy two, as Toronto closed the third on a ten nothing run part of a twenty two to six blitz they began in the third quarter and carried over into the fourth. From there it was climbing uphill. The Sixers have the ball five forty to go, Nita Hoop, long way to go, but down by nine. Here's Fatiss with another three and that's good. Lowry running out there and Bible knocks down a triple

got the deficit two six ninety one. Eighty five. Sixers got as close as ninety three ninety on a dunk from Ben Simmons, but Fred and Van Fleet put the game away from the Raptors, looking at what could be their fifteenth straight win. Here in Toronto against the Sixers.

Van Fleets for three and that'll do it. Two three to go, Freddie van Fleet for three and the Raptors lead by ten time out six Ers and that was indeed enough cushion for the Raptors, which going to beat the seventy sixers by a dozen, one oh seven to ninety five. Sixers held to thirty eight percent shooting in the game. That was lower than their percentage from outside the arc, where they were eighteen of forty six just under forty percent. The Raptors shot forty six and a

half percent. They dominated the pain, outscoring the Sixers in the lane fifty two to eighteen Toronto thirteen of thirty three from the perimeter. The Raptors were also plus eight on the glass. The seventy Sixers turned the ball over thirteen times in the game, one more time than Toronto. Twenty two points for Tobias Harris that tied for a game high with Fred van Vliet, who had twenty two as well seventeen apiece for for a con corkmles In

Ben Simmons. Simmons also with ten points, eight assists, but eight turnovers in the game, thirteen points, four Matisse Stible, his first loss in a starting role with the seventy Sixers. Should note that Shake Milton played twenty two minutes, the second highest total of his professional career with the Sixers. He was three for six from side the arc for at nine points. Toronto also got eighteen from Pascal Siakam. Thought Simmons and Company did a pretty decent job on

him defensively. He was held to eight of twenty three from the field. Didn't shoot the ball well from outside the arc. He was one of eight. The Sixers let him take some shots from there, but Siakam just didn't have the stroke tonight. He did, however, have fifteen rebounds and was effective on that end of the floor, sixteen for Kyle Lowry and seventeen for Marcus Saul, who was perfect on the night, seven to seven from the field and three for three from outside the arc. Sergebaca big

off the bench with sixteen. Norman Powell also big with eighteen points and eight boards. Those two were huge off the bench for Toronto. The Raptors now thirty and fourteen to seventy Sixers or twenty nine and seventeen Toronto two games in front of the seventy six Ers for first in the Atlantic and third in the Eastern Conference. All right, up next for the seventy six Ers Primetime Saturday night,

eight thirty start time at the Center. It's the seventy Sixers against the thirty five and nine Western Conference leading Lebron James and Anthony Davis led Los Angeles Lakers. Lakers beat the next on Wednesday Night, one to ninety two at the Garden. It was a total of twenty one points for James and twenty eight for Anthony Davis. You've been listening to Rewind. Look out for fresh episodes of the Day after every seventy six Ers game this season.