It was a strange night for Ben Simmons in the Nets’ season opener. He was healthy. Spry. Effective. And in the end, benched when it mattered most.
Nets need two key players to step up to prove naysayers wrongSimmons had 10 rebounds, a game-high nine assists and a block. But he logged just 1:53 in the fourth quarter, fellow starting guard Spencer Dinwiddie just 1:21.“Its not easy to win in the NBA. There’s not a guarantee of winning every night so you got to earn it,” Simmons said.
Ben Simmons slams home a dunk during the first quarter of the Nets’ 114-113 opening-night loss to the Cavaliers.Simmons’ health issues are well-documented, a bad back requiring surgery and limiting him to just 42 games the past two seasons.Asked if he was pulled due to game flow, he replied “You gotta ask coach. I don’t know.”He had 10 points and four rebounds in 15:50 after winning a fitness race to come back from a sprained ankle.
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