The BroadCast: 01/29/2018 - Rewind vs. Bucks

cut it to five. Delhi comes down and it hits the three. We have a turnover and you blink. You know, it's a ten point game. And I felt like at that point, on Justin's great drive, a fantastic strong drive, we just didn't finish. They followed up with the threes, five point swing balloons out to ten, and at that point, you know, it's like we were just sort of playing catch up a lot. It just seems I guess it

was just the threes. I mean, I agree, I agree, you know that, like you're looking at it, and I thought that our defense was okay, and like we shot the ball well. From the final line, you know we actually, I'm told, shot sixty two percent from like long twos, which you know, thrilled about taken, but we made them. And we just try to find, you know, somebody to make a three, and we just couldn't find it. And you really, without Joel, we knew that if we were

gonna win, we needed a three point successful night. You needed to find points from somewhere, and we had hoped that the three point line would generate that without our best scora, and uh we we we just weren't able to get that done. Why do you think those weren't following the three? I don't know. I thought, you know, some of it. I give Milwaukee credit them getting out to shooters. I think some of it was just you know,

missing some open looks. Those those nights happen. Uh you feel the pain of those nights, uh, in a much greater way when you don't have your best scora. You need to find ways to generate points, and we just couldn't. I credit to Milwaukee's bench coming in and you know, continuing to play well. They they kept the pressure on us.

But to Keith's point, I think, you know, when you look at different things, you're going to go to two areas John has played and Joel didn't, which was the opposite in Philadelphia, and you'll go straight to the three point demise. We just couldn't make a shot. Seventy Sixers follow in Milwaukee Bucks one oh seven or ninety five. That was Brett Brown post game. Sixers now are two games back of the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings.

They entered tonight with the Sixers and eighth the Bucks in sixth and three games between the seventy Sixers and the Detroit Pistons, which picked up Blake Griffin earlier. Tonight's for the eight and nine spots, so the Sixers in a tough spot, no dwell and beat. As Brett Brown said, Dario Starts led the way with nineteen points and nine rebounds, but he liked several of his teammates had a tough

night from outside the arc. The seventy Sixers typically very dependable from deep, They were two for twenty six in tonight's game, and the Bucks they were eleven of twenty eight. Antakompo is mentioned he was tremendous with thirty one points, eighteen rebounds, and six assists, and while he does not shoot for great percentage from three point territory, and he didn't again tonight. He arguably had one of the biggest

in the game. The Sixers were trying to perhaps make a last ditch effort, got back to within ten at ninety five eighty five midway through the fourth, then Auntakumpo with just under five minutes to go, knock down to three and that pretty much sealed the deal in favor of the Bucks. One oh seven ninety five the final Tom McGuinness oh eights. We'll get to him from BMO Harris Badly Center next as the postgame showing the Sixers Raider Network Sixers and the Milwaukee Bucks for the second

time in ten days. Two big differential between round one and round two. The Sixers had their all star back at the Center in a one sixteen ninety four victory on January twentieth. The Milwaukee Bucks did not have theirs, but tonight it was the inverse as Jannis at A Kompo paced the Bucks with thirty one, eighteen and six and Embiid was resting on the second night of a back to back Brian Seltzer with you from sixer dot Com.

We'll go to Tom McGinnis now, and Tom, it just seemed like it every big turn that the Bucks needed, there was Anna Kompo. You look at the end of the first quarter after the Sixers one up ten, he went on that flurry going to the second, and then of course in the third and down the stretch in the fourth. He was right in there with his fingerprints all over it. Absolutely and he can control the game with his ability to rebound and to carry the ball

on offense. I thought they got late in the clocks quite a bit in their half court set, and yet he scored a bit. He just dominates the game. And you know, he was just really good from start to finish. He scored their first four points. You can think you have them bottled up defensively, and with his length and the ability to take that stride, he gets to a rack and he's right by the rim. And the Sixers I don't know that they had no answer for him.

But he was the better player out there tonight, that's for sure. Jannah said that a couple of Milwaukee Sixers one oh seven ninety five lost the Bucks two of twenty six from outside the arc. How did you see that aspect? Of tonight's game time. Well, you know, and coach Brown is not one to say it, and maybe it's not true, but I firmly believe the Sixers were tired. I mean, that's a long shot, and when you don't have your legs, it's a difficult shot to hit with consistency,

and it was clear the Sixers didn't have that. And again, I think when a coach says it, it sounds like a bit of an excuse, but just being an observer and watching it that some of those shots didn't have a chance to go in. So that's part of it, I think. And then you rely on that three point shot. You know, Brett Brown was just saying that was part of the stratagem, if you will, was to get that three point shot going. And one could argue, like, hey,

you weren't hitting any of those. You shot seven percent from three and you shot twenty six of them, but that's the Sixers style, and you know, when you're when you're going for those long balls and they're not going that's a tough scenario. So it was just very difficult. T J McConnell had a rough night. They guarded him really well, Yet five turnovers. I believe he was one of five from the floor, and Dario and Cove and Ben Simmons, I think we're trying to carry the Sixers,

and both Dario and Cove struggled from the field. For Shawn Holmes gave the Sixers a knife spark off the bench, playing with energy, dunking that basketball aggression. Aggression. We didn't see the same type of game from Chris Middleton tonight, but they got much more from Denna Kompo and a good win for them. And they're obviously playing with a lot more confidence, maybe a freer spirit, rededication to their

principles and whatnot. Under Joe Prunty. They've won four in a row and now the Sixers have dropped two games, and the Sixers, you know, we're trending up, We're and overall since Christmas, they continue to do that. But it's important to nip these things in the bud and make them two game losing streaks and not linger on because again, you've got some big ball games coming up this weekend, two games ahead of you in the standings in terms

of Miami and Indiana, and don't overlook Brooklyn. They've had some nice wins of late and again a road game at the end of a long road trip and a busy stretch for the Sixers. Important game at Barkley's on Wednesday against the Nets. And here we are tim closing out the month of January on Wednesday, and it will be the first time the Sixers and the Nets go up against each other Brooklyn eighteen and thirty two. There was obviously the trade back in December linking these two franchises.

Trevor book are going to the Sixers, Neckstaskus and Joel Okafour to the Nets. But Oka four's last time out with twenty one points in Staskus shooting the ball decently in sparing minutes off the bench, So this should be a neat subplot for the game on Wednesday night. Well, no doubt, and they're good young players and for them hopefully they're getting an opportunity. And everybody knows jalil Or

it'll be interesting to watch him. I know their coach was talking about Kenny Atkinson, was getting him in shape and raring to go. So apparently he's getting into the lineup, no doubt about it. And I think Booker's been very good for the seventy Sixers give him some toughness and some really good inside play off the bench. So one of those deals that was really needed to be made and hopefully it'll benefit both ball clubs. But again, bigger picture, great for the Sixers to go out there and try

to gain a victory back. You'd expect him to have Joel and Bead back in the lineup, and then expected to play for the first time back to back in his career, which is he said that's a part of his career he's been missing. So if he does get to play twice in a row over the course of the weekend, that'll be big. And obviously they're just so much better. They've only won two games with him and

what now, Brian nine losses without him. I thought Amir played well early but just did not play much in the second half, and Milwaukee just they were fired up here playing at home. They got that three ball going and they had a much better second half, out scoring the Sixers in the third and the fourth combined. When I was seven ninety five the final score. Another late

night of flying for the seventy Sixers. Then Brooklyn on Wednesday, Tom, talk to you, then thank you Brian good Night, Greek freak was indeed freakish, the all star standing out for the Bucks. Seventy Sixers were down there's they fought, could not get the three points shot to fall. We'll get to some of the highlights on the other side, and then we'll send you on your Mary listening way to the one or only Devon given. So stay tuned. It's

the postgame show here on the Sixers Radar Network. Seventy Sixers navigating the way through a testy and challenging road trip. They were in Oklahoma City last night, flew about nine hundred miles north the banks of Lake Michigan, where they met the Milwaukee Bucks at BMO Harris Bradley Center. Brian selt you with you from Sixers dot com. Let's get two some of tonight's highlights. Sixers and Bucks went back and forth in the first four minutes of tonight's game,

and then Dario Schartz helped open things up. Darya the eight, Dario with the right hand left good another feed by Simmons pushing head. TJ steals the inbound from Brocket Sixers back to Dario. Charge in the lane and hammered by Hedson, and you know what, he would go to the free throw line, hit two free throws and that capped off a stretch of six straight points for him to give the Sixers a ten point lead. That lead would be cut to two thirty to twenty eight going into the

first quarter. But on a night with Atcha Ellenbiid Dario Scharch again getting aggressive for the seventy sixers, the Bucks, led by Janis and Akoupos, trying together a run of eight straight points between the end of the first and end of the second, they would take the lead. The Sixers starting to play some catchup. Rashaun Holmes an extra time tonight with Adam Biid, he per usual, making the most of his minutes. Here's t J in the lane

at Holmes gets another slab. Rashaun Holmes has eight points. They're all on jails. Yes he was a rolling duncan dude. Tonight's Sixers trailed fifty five fifty three at the half. In the third quarter, the race was on and the starting big man, Amir Johnson converting on some dirty work twelve to shoot back that. Dario driving on Middleton gets a Roger rapping inside. He goes to Tamir and a Johnson bucket puts the Sixers to what it won, and it was an and one free throw. Good tied up

at sixty two. Moments later Charch with a two point sending the Sixers in front sixty four to sixty two. But after that on A Kompo really elevated his level of play. The Bucks would outscore the Sixers from there to take an eighty three seventy five lead going into the fourth, on Nakoompo having a say in sixteen of the final twenty one points Milwaukee scored. In the third, he scored eight himself assisted on eight. More so, very very tough to stop that, in addition to the fact

that the Sixers did not have the three ball. Going through three quarters, they were still empty from outside the arc. But in the fourth they finally got one to go Milwaukee's business. Last four shots, Sixers got a capitalize Tommy ten on a transition open three, got it, fuck it triple and time out Milwaukee YEA. At that stage it was eighty eight to eighty one. The Bucks quilt quickly rebuilt a double figure lead. Ben Simmons drive and write it.

Donna Kompo made it ninety five eighty five with about five and a half minutes left, but Donna Kompo would hit eighty three on the ensuing trip down the floor, and it just kind of felt like that would be enough for the Bucks tonight. And now back to Adena, Koumpo want to shoot. He finally realized his fires for three and he makes it, and that fight just do it for Milwaukee. Jannis Athena Koumpo makes to three at the shot block buzzer and the Bucks go up thirteen

with four forty to go. He's got twenty nine at fifteen. It was a big triple, the only one of the night for the impending All Star and the Bucks get past the Sixers tonight. Buy a dozen. Some final notes from the final stat sheet. Seventy Sixers. You know, to their credit, they rebounded well tonight. They got some extra shots, got to the free throw line, but just couldn't overcome the issues they faced from the perimeter. They shot forty four percent for the game, the Bucks forty seven and

a half. The Sixers had two more shots than Milwaukee on the night. But here's the main disparity. Bucks were eleven of twenty eight from outside the arc the Sixers two of twenty six. Sixers only missed two of their twenty three attempts from the free throw line. Milwaukee only missed two of their twenty two shots from the stripe. Sixers were plus one on the glass, they were plus two in terms of offensive rebounding, and the Sixers with fourteen turnovers on the night, but Milwaukee plus eight in

terms of points scored off of turnovers. Individual notes outa Kumpo with thirty one eighteen and six ten of twenty two from the field, ten of ten from the free throw line. Chris Middleton, announced earlier today as the Eastern Conference Player of the Week, scored nineteen. He also had seven boards and six assists for the seventy sixers. Daro charch with team highs of nineteen points and seven rebounds

I beg your pardon nine rebounds. He also had two assists in the game, thirteen for Robert Covington, sixteen points for Ben Simmons, to go with six rebounds and five assists, thirteen off the bench for a Shawn Holmes six of eight from the field. All six of his baskets were on dunks. Seventy sixers with the loss, now one and two on this current road trip. They are two games back of the Milwaukee Bucks and the Eastern Conference standings. Sixers in the eighth spot with the record of twenty

four and twenty three. Milwaukee now twenty seven and twenty two, winners of four in a row on the heels of relieving Jason Kidd of his head coaching duties. Next up for the seventy six ers a seven thirty Wednesday matchup with Atlantic Division rival the Brooklyn Nets. So likely we'll see you Julil Okafour and Nick Stauskas in the game for Brooklyn. Brooklyn eighteen and thirty two on the year.