The BroadCast: 3/1/18- Rewind vs. Cavaliers

score one O eight to ninety seven. Brian Seltzer with you here on the postgame show from Sixers dot com. Let's check in right now with Sixers head coach Brett Brown. Down the stretch where you know, JJ hit hit some shots out of some stuff we were trying to do to close games out. I thought Dario sarch Is three from Band out of a sort of a you know, a middle pick and roll type play helped us that.

I thought that really was the backbreaker. And then you know, we got at Joel the ball and he made a tough baseline fade away I think to sort of seal the deal. I think, so, you know, when he just saw the double team coming from the top, he reacted with a drops step to the baseline. He's seven foot two. He fades just enough and gets it off. It's really, you know, a remarkable shot at that stage of the game. Um,

it got us over the top. When you look at this road trip that you have been easiest to say, well, Cleveland would be the hardest city to win in because you guys haven't won here in eleven games. So how after losing to Washington in Miami, was this the one that you ended up pulling out? Um? I don't know. I think you know, you've been with us on this road trip, and I stand by what I said that, Like you're just trying to like move along, you know, at this stage of the year, you want to move along.

I thought we moved on from Washington and played better in Miami. I thought we moved on from Miami and did some things better here. And that's really all your trying to do, you know. The absorption of Irson and introducing him to us off and getting Marco gone and more of a defined role. I was especially happy for JJ tonight. He was a bell ringer tonight and for the people not from Philadelphia. We have a tradition at

any win, we have we have a liberty bell. If somebody rings the bell, we carry it with us wherever we go, and we're proud of it. And he was the bell ringer tonight. And after you know that miss he had in Miami, the way he came back and responded was excellent. And to your point, Jess, you know, when you're making your travels, you know you're playing a fifth seed, an eight seed, and a third seed, and you know, this was a great experience for this team.

It's just one game. But to come in here and beat these guys in their places, that something that's a little meat, a little more than we won't we won't get, you know, two ahead of us. We're proud of the win. Anytime you can beat a team that Lebron James plays on, you know you must have done something fairly decent. And I think, like my mind and my message to our team, I hope it's grounded. I hope it's it's what needs

to be said to them. It's it's it's I'm far more concerned about like doing our homework than the exam. And we we're knocking out good days. We feel like when not skipping steps, small things matter, you know, the detail of which we're trying to do. Stuff matters and they're aware of it, and this is what we're trying to sort of center our world on as this season unfolds. Is getting really good defensively at the details of what matters most, in the execution at the end of game

of what matters most. And I thought tonight we did some of that. The seventy six Ers certainly did defeating the three time defending Eastern Conference champion Cleveland Cavaliers. One of eight ninety seven Ben Simmons certainly held his own going up against his mentor, Lebron James eighteen points, nine rebounds, and eight assists, flirting with his seventh triple double of

the season. JJ Reddick was dialed in from the outset of tonight's game, as Brett Brown said, and man did he come up large at various spots throughout, especially with a baseline two pointer with fifty five seconds left to make it one O two to ninety four. He finished

with twenty two points to lead the Sixers. Joel Embiid helped steer the Sixers home as well, finished with seventeen and fourteen back to back big buckets on consecutive possessions, pushing the seventy Sixers lead from ninety eight ninety four to one hundred ninety four. He was in the mix as well. Really a collective effort for the seventy Sixers

which clamped down down the stretch. There was one juncture where they only allowed one field goal to the Cavaliers over the final four minutes of regulation, and they came up in the clutch with timely deposits. So all around, this was a really good for the seventy Sixers to finish off a challenging, difficult road trip. As Brett Brown mentioned losses at Washington and Miami. Like the Cavaliers and the seventy Sixers, all those teams hopefuls in the Eastern

Conference playoff race. Sixers now within two and a half games of the Cavaliers for third place in the Eastern Conference standings. All five starters in double figures, Marco Belinelli with eleven points off the bench, Earthson Iliasova two for five in his return of the seventy Sixers, finishing with six all part of the Sixers one oh eight ninety seven win at Cleveland. They snap an eleven games skid of the Calves, their first win over Cleveland since March

of twenty thirteen. Tom McGinnis is standing by. We'll talk more about the Sixers efforts, the thirty point nine rebound, eight assists showing from Lebron James, how the rook Ben Simmons acquitted himself against the King, and other things that went into a good victory for the Sixers. Tonight it's the postgame showing the Sixers Raider Network. Seventy Sixers finish off their three game road trip with the one oweight ninety seven win at Cleveland. Brian Seltzer with you from

Sixers dot Com. We'll got to Tom McGinnis and a second but first day Top of the Hour station ID here on the Sixers Raider Network, the home for the Philadelphia seventy Sixers and the Philadelphia Fly nine seventy five The Fanatic wpeodcasting from the Xfinity Studio only from Comcast. Sixers with a big finish against the Cavaliers Tonight, Tom McGinnis two way play on both sides, some really big shots from Sharch and bead Reddick, and the defense stiffened

when it mattered the most, and that's what matters. You have to have baskets and the guts of the game to create the you know, obviously, to pad your lead and give yourself enough cushion down the stretch so it doesn't come down to bob the last possession. And I thought Brett Brown, obviously with the Clairvoyants and a coach, you know, but Darios three was so big, and that floater by a bead, and just the ability to withstand Cleveland run because you knew they were coming. They did.

They cut it to three, and they missed a lot of shots. They ended up shooting forty one percent. They took eighty seven shot Sixers went forty of ninety, so not a whole lot better forty four percent. But you know, the phrase has been uttered that it's a and this is an oversimplification, but it's true. It's a maker miss league. And the Sixers got some big baskets here. They missed a couple down the stretch in Miami, and that's the

difference between winning and losing. But a great, hard fought win for the Sixers, one of the best of the year. Sixers defeat the Cleveland Cavaliers, one of weight ninety seven, and there is some symbolism when I think one of the reporters afterwards seemed to be getting to this about the Sixers going to Cleveland and beating a team regardless of who else makes up the roster that features Lebron

James and Ben Simmons. He helped lead that defensive charge, had a big steal at one point that led out to an Iliasova run out layup, and he for the bulk of the fourth quarter in the second half, had the primary assignment on James, no doubt about it. He competes.

And if it's the same sequins that we're talking about where Joel ran out and guarded Clarkson and rotate it all the way back and tipped it out of bounds, I mean, that's incredible athleticism for a seven two player to run, you know, like basically forty feet well actually forty feet in one direction and thirty something back the other way. And then after he tipped it out of bounds, the ball comes in and Simmons tips it and steals it and led the run out. And that's not the

exact identical player you're talking about. That was a pivotal play as well. I mean, these guys compete, and even after a hiccup or a turnover or miss shots or a lull, they come back in battle. And that's the identity of a winning team. And so to your point about winning here, I think it's important. I mean all these wins are important. I mean all these victories. You have to get somewhere upwards of forty to get into a good position in the Eastern Conference. But to prove

that you can come here. This is a six three matchup would have been five weeks. It ends up being the matchup in the opening round of the playoffs. That's a conceivable thought at this age. You want to know and you had the confidence to know that you can come in here and win. And I thought they pulled together nicely. Again that number, I believe it's twenty games now where the Sixers starters have been in double figures. It's a very effective first five. And they proved that

tonight For the Sixers. Tom something that you and Brett Brown talked about beforehand, had he stiff and had he answered the task? And they did. They got a lot of balanced performances across the roster tonight, and every time it seemed like Cleveland might have been threatening with the run. They had a response, Iliasova making his debut getting involved in right now, it seems like the team is, you know,

just like that, after two tough losses. It seems like they come back to Philadelphia for a game tomorrow with a different type of shine. Although Charlotte playing better. They've had a season high wind streak just snapped the other night, so a big test to wait once again. Yeah, no, so ear Sun will be good and I think he's going to get better as the days and weeks head along to the end of the regular season and then again hopefully into the postseason. He's going to give you

some scoring off the bench. The guy can score the ball. I mean even this year average ten points per game. Boy, the Sixers would take that. Marco Belinelli average nine points per game. So you're gonna get a little more production from your second unit and that's certainly welcomed. And then the shine is because they beat Cleveland. The difficult part is late arrival tonight week on the road, coming back where they've played tremendous basketball. They've had quite the streak

at the center. But to your point to Charlotte is playing its best basketball of the year, no doubt about it. So they're rested and raring to go. So that's gonna be a very difficult game tomorrow for the Sixers, and you got to get up and beat took some hard falls. He took that one right in the beginning of the game, so there's no doubt he's going to have some stiffness in that lower back area. So it's gonna be a

battle royal and that's where you really need. That's where you might get a little bit of a Rashaun Holmes in the game, and Tim and Taylor wild Cabreau give you some minutes and really use the entire depth of the roster to be able to help you push forward because that's not going to be an easy game. And that's life in the NBA. I mean, that's the home. The road back to back at home, I think is

the hardest, particularly when you've been on the road. These guys have been away from their family, their friends, and now they got to gear up, get rested, in, gear up, ratcheted back up. It's there's a process of letting this mirrinate. I mean, you can't just turn this off right away, even into the morning. You wake up, and then then you start to have to think and shift gears and focus all your attention on your preparation, your readiness, and

then eventually the game plan for Charlotte. So it shapes up to be a great game again Tomorrow night. Tom Easy travels back talking tomorrow. Thank you, Good night, Brian. Seventy Sixers over the Cavaliers one to eight ninety seven. We'll hear some of Tom's highlight calls coming up after this. It's the postgame showing the Sixers rating Network Sixers and Cleveland for the third time this season, third and final game of the seventy sixers important Eastern Conference road trip.

Let us get to some of the highlights courtesy of Tom McGinnis. Early on, the three pointers were falling JJ Redick, who had that tough miss in the closing seconds of Tuesday's game at Miami while he was dialed in from the jump. Reddick, who would be backdoor JJ to the corner, stops fires on hill and good again. The Sixers, with four bay three pointers and the opening three and a half minutes they started five for six, really set the tone for the game. Even though Cleveland was down by

just three after one thirty two to twenty nine. The Sixers didn't get much separation in the second quarter. Ben Simmons he was involved in helping see the Sixers to a halftime lead three point game. Simmons of the ball, driving on Ospin back in the late right hand jump hook. It's good. It's nice played by Ben, very aggressive, getting down a little quickly turning and getting that right hand

jump hook. One of the rare instances in the first half we saw Simmons get deep into the block and he scored fifty nine fifty six a few moments later would be where things stood. Going in to the break. Middle of the third, Simmons seemed to take his game to another level against Lebron. Stops from enough delbows shot by Simmons is up and good and what a quarter for Ben Simmons. He now has twelve points in the game and Ben Simmons with eight here in the third.

He would finish with ten in the frame, a big part of the Sixers pushing their lead towards double figures. They led seventy seven seventy one at the end of three and for as big as that mid third quarter push was, that was fueled by Simmons. The Sixers also snapped off a run of seven in row to start the fourth quarter, Simmons using some defense Simmons the flexi by Lebron Steals it too, great defensive place by the Sixers, Ben in traffic, Ben down the years and a lamp

by Elias Omma time out Cleveland. What a defensive played by Simmons. Eighty four seventy one, biggest lead of the night for the Sixers, But you knew the Calves would come charging back. At the very least Lebron James would. He made it eighty seven eighty five and around the six minute mark, Ben Simmons helped answer to get the Sixer some more insurance points. Then Lebron James and the

Calves had it going on again. After the Sixers led ninety five ninety one, Kyle Korver set up by James with a three pointer to make it a one point game two and a half minutes to go, Simmons facilitating hers bend to the corner, Dario sharge for three for the Sixers. Ten ten Dario Shark baseline ride stairs back at the Cleveland bed take that Cavaliers. Sharick shoots the scores and that got the decisive surge of the night started moments later, JJ Reddeck download. James reaches over to

Reddeck in the corner. JJ Reddick dribbles two ball baseline left. It's good hierarchy shot. J. J. Reddick delivers, and that was the basket that made you feel like heys With fifty five seconds to go the Sixers, We're gonna pull this one off. Would be remissed to not mention. In between the Starch and Reddick baskets, Joel Embiid with a really impressive baseline fadeaway that fueled the run eight straight points by the Sixers in the closing minutes to position

themselves for a big win in the land tonight. Final notes in the final stat sheet, six Ers forty four and a half percent from the field, holding Cleveland to forty one and a half percent. Sixers ten to three pointers, Cleveland with nine. The Sixers were plus two from the free throw line. That important in tonight's game, as was the fact there were plus four on the offensive glass and plus nine in rebounds. Over All, the Sixers did survive. You know, it's interesting look at the final box score.

You see ten turnovers it felt like there were more. They'd certainly addressed that issue in the second half, tightened things up, and that was really helpful to their cause. Tonight, JJ Redick leading the way for the Sixers with twenty two points, four of seven from outside the arc of Verry nice redemption effort for him. Joel Embiid seventeen points, fourteen rebounds is thirty second double double. Ben Simmons really was great, especially in the second half, eighteen points, nine

rebounds and eight assists. Lebron James with thirty points, nine boards and eight times Urson Iliosovan his first game back with the Sixers. He finished with six points and two rebounds to go with two assists. Marco Bell and Ellie his fourth double figure game in five appearances with the Sixers, going four of nine from the floor eleven points for him on the night. Dario Charch finished with sixteen. Robert Covington got off to a good start. He had a

double double with ten points and ten rebounds. With the win tonight, the seventy Sixers gain a game on the Cavaliers, now two and a half games out of third place in the Eastern Conference standings. These Sixers are now one and a half games behind the Washington Wizards for fourth. The Sixers improved to thirty three and twenty seven, while

Cleveland drops to thirty six and twenty five. Next broadcast of Sixers basketball and the Sixers Raider Network is Tomorrow night, seven o'clock game versus the Charlotte Hornets will be on the air with pregame coverage at six fifty. Big thanks to Jay Gray and Carlamoli. Back here at the studio, Devon Givens is awinn your calls up next six zero

six three, two zero nine seven five. Now for the radio voice the seventy six Ers, Tom McGinnis Brian Seltzer saying so long for now one final time, the final score the Sixers over Cleveland at the queue one o eight ninety seven. Have a great rest your Thursday night from all of us here at the Sixers Rader Network. Following the Sixers win, Tom McGinnis had a chance to catch up with one of the players afterwards, and again, now I think we're joined by a member of the

Sixers outside of the locker room. Who's there, right, Ben? Thank you so much, great finished little confrontational that when they get mad, that Dario dunked up all with twelve seconds to go. Yeah, you know, it's one of those things where Dario, you know, could have could have held the ball, but I think in Europe and where he's from, you know, they finished until the clock's done. So um,

little miscommunication there, but you know it's all fun. How about you with a crafty play throwing it up hood and gathering in it and dunking it And that was a big play down the set. Yeah, I was praying he wouldn't move too much, so I'm glad it worked out well. Great win for you guys, your first victory against the Calves. The Sixers just struggled, but a tremendous win. Here your thoughts in general with this victory over Cleveland.

I think we played ball h you know, offensive and defensively, stuck with our game plan and really pushed through that fourth quarter. You guys built up a thirteen point lead and they came back and cut it to three. To me, this is what's impressive where you guys are showing growth, the maturity you've built that lead back up. You got ex you got execution with Joel JJ and you come back and you hold him at Bay. You have to

be impressed with that. Definitely. I think everyone's just playing well together, finding a rhythm, learning how we you know, each individual plays, and working towards you know, everybody's strengths. You've looked up the Lebron. What's it like when you're out there facing the best player in the game. It's fun, you know. I love competing against him, especially, you know, obviously one of the best, if not the best players

in the league right now. It's great, great for me, great for my team against somebody like that, and a lot of respect for him. Then, thank you so much. Congratulations. We appreciate it. Appreciate thank you, Ben Simmons from outside these Sixers locker room. The Sixers defeat the Cavaliers. Want to wait ninety seven? That's what I like about the postgame interview. He lends credence to pretty much a lot of the things that we were commenting on, particularly late in the game.