This is what the Nets pictured — or at least something close to it — when they traded for Ben Simmons 10 months ago.
The numbers on Friday weren’t about the 12 points and 11 rebounds for Simmons, though the Nets were happy to take those. No, they were about the 26 points, 13 rebounds and seven turnovers by the Bucks’ Giannis Antetokounmpo, who was covered by Simmons, which counts as a frustrating night for the perennial MVP candidate.
The Nets, who are 21-12 with an eight-game winning streak in their pockets as they spend Christmas watching the NBA from their homes, might just have a winning formula with that. “I think he stayed with it all game. Made life tough and I think we all did a solid job of showing him a crowd a little bit, making him kick out and forcing him to turn the ball over. Seven turnovers, so Ben was the catalyst for that.”
Simmons is easily the biggest question mark of the Nets’ Big 3, at least on the court, after he sat for all of last season and forced a trade from the 76ers following a disastrous playoff performance in 2021. The Nets are still being cautious with the back injury that kept Simmons out upon his trade to Brooklyn in February, and he has attempted just one 3-pointer this season.
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