The BroadCast: 3/6/2019 ~ Rewind vs. Bulls

postgame show right here on the Sixers Radio Network. I'm divine givens. Sixers fall again one O eight, one oh seven on one of the weirdest calls plays if you will, ever seen in basketball, specifically in Sixer's history and archuably an NBA history, where Zach Levine makes a basket to put the Chicago Bulls up by one one oh seven with five tenths of the second left on the clock.

Sixers called time out after a miss free throw by Levine, get the ball back right around and have court get ready to inbound the past Ben Simmons with a live to the rim to Jimmy Butler. Unfortunately for the Chicago Bulls, though the team, the team, the team just simply the operations team simply started the clock before they should have. And therefore the seventy six has had another opportunity having to leave the locker room and come back out on

the floor. Some players look to have their jerseys off and some of their accessories as part of their uniform, and let's go, let's go to Brett. Well, let's get ready to go to the coach. Coach Brett Brown. Outside the visiting locker room, it was only being able to play about four games together so far going down the stretch here you talked about only having seventeen games left

in the season. For you, the importance of getting that's starting five back out in jail together before the playoffs started. I mean, it's crucial, you know, when when we all when we all step back and you look at the league, you look at just common sense sport like teams should have done with each other for the season. It would all be quite naive to think that I don't have a starting point that's a little bit further along than ours.

And so, as I admitted at the start of this, before this game and my pre press and the pregame press, you know you're cramming, and uh, we'll be cramming even more getting Joel back. Um. But the good news is we got a lot of firepower to work with. Um. The bad news is is time is not on our side. And uh, if you had your druthers, I'll take what we have. And you know, I trust, I trust the

locker room. They they're the good people. They genuinely care and uh, you know they understand like opportunities that we have are rare. We have a we have a good um core group of people, some veteran talent, and you know we need to capitalize and maximize with this opportunity. Point five striking was faster, too fast? Twenty five not really. You know, I lived through the Derek Fisher shot when I was with Pop in the Spurs. That's still haunting.

That was actually point four. Um, the the the first one surprised me. You know, I really felt like something strange had happened. Then I thought that definitely was too fast. Back to James for a second, when when you have games like this, do you see were the potential for him potentially help you guys out in the playoffs? When he asked games like this, you know like and I thought Jonathan the other night did some good things as well, and so you know, we have we have two good

young players. We're trying to figure out the core group we sort of get. You know, you got that starting group in TJ and and Mike Scott, and then we're gonna inherit Boban back into this mix, we hope quite soon. I don't know what his timeline is. Joel's around the corner, and I thought, mean, you know, came in and had some serviceable minutes like I did with Jonah. So I hope just for health and some type of time and health and time will be the best medicine then that

we could ask for. Thanks. Seventy Sixers head coach Brett Brown outside of the United Center visiting locker room speaking about the loss one or eight, one oh seven to the Chicago Bulls, and as we were speaking about before the postgame press conference with the head coach, we were speaking about Zach Levine and tipping the basketball at the room, not allowing Jimmy Butler to have an opportunity with point five seconds left on the clock to get a shot

up to eventually give the Sixers a chance to win the game, but the operations team at the scores table started the clock prematurely. Sixers had to come out of the locker room, set up another play, get another shot, and unfortunately the ball skates through Jimmy Butler's hands, not clean and not allowing him to get a shot off what time left on the clock, falling one eight one oh seven. Butler did hit two free throws to give the seventy six is the lead at four point eight

seconds to go one seven, one oh six. But on the very play for the Chicago Bulls out of the time out, Zach Levine, who was phenomenal tonight with thirty nine points, gets the ball out there in the wing. A miscommunication between Jimmy Butler and Mike Scott, who was playing the center position defending Robin Lopez, gets caught Zach Levine dan lane for an opportunity to lay the ball in. Ben Simmons has to slide over and help foul and

the basket. Of course, he missed a free throw, but just a tough way to end the game tonight, where you'll look to continue to pick up these wins against these teams, especially coming off of a tough win last night at home against the Orlando Magic one eight one oh seven the final score from Chicago. When we come back, we will check back in with Tom McGinnis on the other side, live from the United Center to get some final thoughts from him. And again, this is the Sixers

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ticket offers and events. For more information, go to Sixers dot com, slash join Club seventy six, email Club seventy six at seventy six ers dot com, or call two one five three three nine seven six seven six two one five three three nine seventy six seven six. Welcome back to the Sixes postgame show here on the Sixers Radio Network. Divine givings with you as we discussed the Philadelphia seventy Sixers lost one O eight one oh seven A weird one. Nevertheless, it goes down in the lost

column forty one and twenty four. Now on the season, they remain a full game behind the Indiana Pacers, who IDOL Boston Celtics are currently playing tonight, so we'll keep you up up to date on that as the night goes along. But we do had bats to the United Center to check me back in with the voice of the Philadelphia seventy six ers here on the Sixes Radio Network. Tom Again, it is Tom, as you pointed out in the closing moments of this game, when of the strangest

finishes we've ever seen an NBA. Yeah, so the referees they have these things on their belt and you know, like I said, I believe they trigger. You know, they're kind of taken that out of the hands of an official score just because you know, there potentially could be an advantage for the home team if the guy has a quick trigger on the on the on the button on that in terms of starting the clock. So that

that's been in place for years. And you know they're human too, so it's not that's not that's something that they start. And yeah, when you watched it, you know, I guess it seemed quick, but a half a second doesn't take that long and then when you watch it. I saw a replay finally, and you know, like Zach Levine's touching it with one tenth of a second ago, and you're like, well, wait a minute, how did that happen?

Because nobody had touched it yet. So you know, it becomes a mood point when the Sixers don't, you know, catch the ball on the second inbound. The bigger thing for me is, yeah, crazy finish, but losing a ten point lead and up, I believe with five minutes ago the Sixers led by six eight ninety two to a team that is, you know, a very young team with an extraordinary young talent in Levine. And just the breakdowns,

the turnovers and that coverage. I mean, Zach Levine, everybody in the building, anybody who listened to watch knew he was going to get the ball and the Sixers have a coverage or he gets right to the rim and that that's that's tough. I mean that that that'll cost you a playoff game or you know that kind of you know, like Brett Brown said, they wanted to cover

that a little bit better. Well yeah, and you know, so this is you know, they all count, they all hurt, but certainly now you know, with you're playing a team that you had you had, you had them down and you couldn't finish the deal, and turnovers and missed opportunities

and missed assignments cash you the game. And one of the other things, Tom that stood out for me as I isolated on the game, Robin Lopez very active on the offensive glass and late in that stretch that you're talking about with the ten point lead, he had a few offensive rebounds to give them second chance opportunities and he converted right even if it wasn't him, he kept alive. He got them the ball, like you say, and that's how he started the game too. I mean, he's incredible.

That that's you know, that's the best I've ever seen him play. Oftentimes, you know, he was a screener or a defender, a rebounder, but tonight, you know, he was a main, main part of the game and did a terrific job. But he did screen and he did set up those dribble handoffs and stuff. So yeah, I mean, everybody last night we were all worried about Nick Buseovic.

Well it turns out Robin Lopez was the guy from the visiting team in terms of or the opponent with a big center that was going to do damage, and yeah, it's tough. The Sixers had some great moments. Ben was dominant early on, not so much late. Jimmy Butler looked like he was going to have thirty plus point points, not so much later on, although he did make a good defensive play, made some free throws. JJ had a good start her she got almost nothing from in the

first half. So James Ennis was great. That's a real positive. And you move on light number two of a back to back put the same story for Chicago in this setup, and now you go down to Houston where you're taking a team that may be playing it they finally have some health now in terms of the Rockets, and you're playing a team that may be playing its best basketball of the year. Tom again his life in the United Center.

Sixers fall tonight one eight one o seven to the Bulls and a interesting one again, dropping the record to forty one to twenty four. As Tom pointed out, headed to Houston for a game against the Rockets on Friday time. Last one before we let you go. As you isolate some of the other players, Mike Scott and we know, again tough loss tonight and he was part of that

missassignment with Jimmy Butler. But over the last few games, and specifically since he's been traded here from the Clippers, we've had a real good glimpse of his overall versatility, both offensively and defense, at least specifically with his toughness and in fairness, you know he's guarding their center, yes, and that's not you know, that's not his position. But no, over the last five games coming in he was shooting

almost fifty eight percent from the field. He had thirteen threes, including that big game against what was that the Warriors was six threes. And again, I look at him as a guy that's really going to help the Sixers in these big games down the stretch and in the playoffs because of the fact that again he can switch defensively and he can make down make big shots. He brings toughness,

he's a great teammate. Again, he's one of these guys we've watched for a few years in Atlanta and this year a little bit with the Clippers, and then you get him on your team. And I haven't spent a lot of time, but everybody raves about him. So that's one of those guys that, oh, okay, when you get a guy in your gym and on your team and in the locker room, you realize, all right, well what a player. And there's a reason he's stuck around for this long and so no, I think he's really going

to be helpful. And like I said, with Simmons doing some good work yesterday and Brett Brown echoed this, and then Anna's playing here tonight, you get tj and and Jonas had some good moments that you're gonna need that second unit against some of these top tier teams in the Eastern Conference. Well again a talented player and hopefully helps him down to stretch the next one against Houston on Friday time. Safe flight to Houston and we'll check

in with you on Friday from Houston. Thanks Tim, appreciate the time again us again live from the United Center. With some late thoughts on his way out of the center on the Sixers lost one eight, one oh seven, and he was right the ten point lead that they had the biggest lead of the game for either team, and you have to find a way to hold onto

that unit. Rocus Building, you allowed the fan base to get back into it and really help support the Chicago Bulls on the floor, and they really fed off of it. And with Zach Levine and Robin Lopez playing the way that they were, the momentum just simply started to change. And six has dropped this one one that is really tough that they're really gonna have to go back and look at some of the things that they did wrong to try to figure out getting back on the floor.

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Join the Revolution today. Oh, welcome back to the Sixes postgame show here on the Sixers Radio Network, Devine givings with you Sixers down by the Bulls tonight one eight one oh seven and the controversial play at the end of the game with the shot clock being the game clock being started before a little premature the Sixers fall though one O eight one oh seven. We start things off in the first quarter as Ben Simmons gets things

going eight to two. Jimmy Butler then with a phenomenal dunk to make it twelve to four from a pass from Ben Simmons. Amir Johnson keeping things going, staying within the flow of the offense, connecting from deep from Ben Simmons to make it seventeen ten. JJ Reddick continues his hot shooting from yesterday's game here in Philadelphia. T J to bolding back to McConnell, turns the corner on the seller reverse lap block, Mike Scott gathers it out to JK.

Fikes a pass, shoots it at knocks dollars. Breddy the veteran J. J. Reddick two type national college player. The Here here's shock a tray. He's got eight second trade eight on the evening two the only makes for jj Reddick on the evening that made it thirty to thirty. That was the final score at the end of quarter number one. Sixers continued things, going back and forth with the Chicago Bulls. James and Is in a battle if you will, with Jonathan Simmons to see who's gonna get

some minutes. Really showed up tonight for the seventy sixers. Tj with it to end us eight to shoot ed us tribal Oh baby James, ed us the third rocks the rock. What a cham even the Chicago crowd. It's a throws that was on Rayhold what athleticism, great Finnish at the rim for Ennis. He gave you eleven points on the evening, five or seven from the field, one of two from deep, also contributing seven rebounds in the

seven months and twenty seconds. You'd like to see that from the veteran swing man Ben Simmons again, just a very good game overall, early on, going coast to coast for the finish, Simmons keeps it drives it at Jams at Ben Simmons as the Bulls part looking at each other, who's got Simmons? Nobody at Ben Simmons Now with thine six ers take the league forty eight forty seven. The lane parted like the red sea for Ben Simmons to finish strong at the rim again for the seventy six one.

At that point, Mike Scott drills it three to make it fifty three fifty two. At the half, score tied yet again, fifty seven fifty seven out of the out of the locker room, Tobias Harris drops into three to make it sixty to fifty seven. To start things off. Ben Simmons one more time, not only with the finish at the room, but also the no look pass right here Simmons with the steel. He want a no look.

Jimmy Butler put this ten Simmons looking at the bulls bench and prow it into Jimmy Butler down the right side. Father gathers it in at Dunson. Fantastic, hey, magic Johnson est play something that we're customed seeing by now. For the second year point guard that made his sixty seven

sixty three Philadelphia. Ben Simmons makes a running hook flip shot, if you will, to make it seventy one sixty five again in his keeping it going offensively high off the glass to make it seventy seven seventy four with a tough banker Mike threw Mike Scott, who we mentioned late with Tom mc ginnis from deep Butler with a ball. Butler, guarded by Tim bad goes to Bolden bold of the Scott,

he catches, he shoots. Then it's good Mike Scott portion of two seconds to go with the third, eighty six eighty two, and again that was the score at the end of three. The seventy Sixers put up twenty nine points in the third quarters to the twenty five for the Chicago Bulls to hold that four point lead, which was necessary coming out of the gate for the Sixers. In the fourth quarter, again James Nis keeping it going with the three to make it ninety four eighty six.

Then a lot of back and forth after Mia Johnson with a nice phenomenal dunk driving dunk to make it ninety six eighty eight. Zach Lavine counters with a three pointer to make it ninety eight to ninety five. Philadelphia Otto Porter ties it up at one oh one. Jimmy Butler with two free throws with four point eight seconds to go to make your one oh seven one oh six, and then this tend the game. Porter trying to get

away from Paris Lopez going up top. He'll get the balls, gonna go back to Lopez and now Lavine and lamps up the book one point six to go. That was awful easy, mister Simon. Once again between Jimmy Butler and Mike Scott, who was guarding Robin Lopez, he came up to set the pick slipped a little bit. Jimmy Butler followed Robin Lopez, as did Mike Scott who was a little and unsure of where to go and ultimately coming over late, committing the foul on Zach Levine to make

the basket one O eight one h seven. Chicago wins at the United Center to improve to nineteen and forty seven. Sixers fall forty one to twenty four on the season, and they get back at it on Friday live from the Toyota Center against the Houston Rockets, who they had a very good game against early on in the season, and it should be a very good contest, with Chris paul Back saying with Clint Capella, should be a really good game for the seventy sixes against the Houston Rockets

on Friday, night, another eight o'clock starts. So as these games get closer and closer to winding down the regular season, we're gonna have a lot of prime time games. And yet again, the Sixers are one of those teams in the league that is highly coveted in terms of watching League Pass Alert, if you will, for this basketball team, still unsure of when Joel Embi will be back with the basketball team. The same for bobam Marijanovic. We will see.

But you did have Jonah Bolden back for the seventy sixers to go along with Amir Johnson back in the starting lineup for the seventy sixers. Played well yet again, and maybe you know, with those offensive rebounds, you can maybe see where he might have been able to help just a little bit more than Mike Scott down the stretch to help stop the bleeding, if you will. With Robin Lopez very active on the offensive glass. But once again, six Ers fall one O eight one oh seven forty

six percent from the field. For the seventy Sixers, they were outshot by the Chicago Bulls by six ninety three attempts for the Bulls for their forty four percent eight of twenty four from deep for the Sixers, six of

twenty three for the Chicago Bulls. Both teams getting to the free throw line at a high number twenty four for the Sixers, converting nineteen twenty seven for the Bulls, connecting on twenty of those free throws, pretty even on the glass forty seven to forty six the Bulls with the advantage off defensive rebounds again sixteen to thirteen, the

advantage Chicago, while the Sixers had a good number. Unfortunately down the stretch, it was Chicago's whether it be a tip ball, as Tom McGinnis pointed out, by Robin Lopez, or him simply grabbing an offensive rebound four second chance opportunity to help his team secure the win. Sixers with fifteen turnovers to the Bulls eighteen seventeen points off of those fifteen turnovers four the Chicago Bulls Sixers were able to muster up thirteen points off of the thirteen turnovers

for Chicago. Sixes. Again, back at it on Friday live from Houston. Tom McGinnis on the game called Brian Selter on the pregame coverage, So one final time to score one oh eight, one oh seven Sixers fall They are now forty one and twenty four on the season. The special thanks to Dylan McKinnon for the audio highlights and always a great one. It's called Namoli for engineering the game back here in Philadelphia, and four Tom McGinnis, Brian Selter,

I'm Divine Givens. This has been the Sixers postgame show. If you're listening on the Flagships Nation ninety seven, five the Fanatic will have in the posts with you and me and Dylan until midnight. But for everyone else, have a great night and we will catch up with you on Friday live from Houston. Right here on the Sixers Radio Network. You've been listening to seventy Sixers rewind. Be sure not to miss new episodes the day after each game this season, all year long.