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00:00Let's go over to another cup game last night, which on the East Coast, and by the way, Dubsy,
00:06driving to the airport to make a pickup yesterday.
00:09I was driving by game time.
00:10I wonder if the Sixers would be able to pick up a victory at Wells Fargo Reno.
00:14Absolutely not.
00:15Minus two and a half point favorite here for the Knicks.
00:17They end up winning that game by double digits, 111 to 99.
00:20The focus right away, Kareem, or excuse me, Karl-Anthony Towns, hit a couple of three-point
00:24shots to start that game.
00:25He finishes with 21 points.
00:27O.G.
00:29But if you said the Philadelphia 76ers, they didn't get to 100 points.
00:32It wasn't Paul George's fault.
00:3429 points, 10 rebounds, three assists, three steals, and a block yesterday.
00:39It just wasn't good enough.
00:40Why?
00:41Because Joel Embiid wasn't good enough just yet.
00:43Seeing his first return to the court in 2024, Sixers get beat by double digits yesterday.
00:48No surprise to me, Dubsy.
00:49Yeah.
00:50It wasn't good enough.
00:51I was a little surprised that they're in this game going into the fourth quarter, but they
00:54got completely outplayed in the final 12 minutes there.
00:58Joel Embiid, great to see him back in the mix for the 76ers as they're trying to turn
01:02around their early season struggles.
01:04They're going to have to get him up to speed, even if it means leaving him out there to
01:07get a couple of more match reps and extra minutes in because he looked out of shape.
01:12I know he's lost a bit of weight, the big fella in the offseason, but just missing this
01:16time dealing with injury.
01:18Whenever a player's coming back from injury, they're not going to be at full tilt, even
01:21going through the lead-ups and trying to get up to speed.
01:25That wasn't good enough.
01:26They go missing in the fourth, outscored 33 to 24.
01:30Paul George, he did his best, but considering the minutes that Joel Embiid was out there
01:35on the floor, he got completely outplayed, dismantled by the big fella, Carl Anthony
01:40Towns.
01:41For JoJo, played 26 minutes, only grabbing three off the glass.
01:46That's not what they need from the big fella.
01:47He has to get in the paint.
01:49He has to get dominant, throw those shoulders around and keep him in the ballgame.
01:52Now two and eight for the season, one and four at home.
01:55The 76ers feeling need to get this thing going in the right direction.
02:00It was a nice pickup for the Knicks.
02:02It was a good pickup for the Knicks.
02:03Also, the one thing the Sixers can do is get to the free throw line and make their free
02:06throws.
02:0723 of 24 from the charity stripe, 96% wasn't good enough, but there are some silver linings
02:12for the Sixers.
02:13Yes, you're getting Joel Embiid back.
02:15He's going to work his way into shape.
02:16You finally saw the Paul George that you anticipated getting him in the free agent market, shooting
02:2119 times, 7-11 from three-point range and scoring 29 points, but also in the draft,
02:25Jared McCain has been very good for the Philadelphia 76ers, Dubsy, over the past couple of games.
02:30The youngster played 30 minutes last night, shot 16 times, which included making four
02:34three-point shots and going a perfect five-of-five from the free throw line for 23 points.
02:39What's the alert status for you, Dubsy, on the Sixers at two and eight, or is it just
02:42the typical NBA season?
02:44They'll get it together.
02:45They'll make it to playoffs, and the only thing that matters is if they're healthy come
02:48playoff time.
02:49Yeah, I'd give them another couple of weeks, Tony, to see if they can go maybe 500 for
02:54the next fortnight, but it's going to get late pretty early for the old 76ers at this
03:00point.
03:01It's a sluggish start, but of course, you can't excuse it having one of the best players
03:05in the association who's been missing time, so let's give them a chance.
03:09They go as far as JoJo can go and get back up to full fitness.
03:13Let's see how it plays out, but panic stations, not just now.
03:17I think they've got a bit of time.