Despite the absence of Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxey, Philadelphia gave a collective basketball recital
After 17 games in a row with more than 25 points in each one, Kevin Durant stayed at 20 points and 6 rebounds
without the injured Joel Embiid, James Harden and Tyrese Maxeythe Sixers gave the bell this Tuesday by beating the Brooklyn Nets in the highly anticipated and morbid return to Philadelphia of Ben Simmons (115-106).
After a very long and surreal soap opera that left him off the slopes all last season until he went to the Nets (he didn’t play with them either until this season), Simmonsbooed at every action by the Phila fans, signed a solid performance in his first duel against his former team with 11 points (4 of 7 shooting), 7 rebounds and 11 assists.
Technically it wasn’t his first time at the Wells Fargo Center as the Brooklyn 10 as there was a Sixers-Nets last March 10. But on that occasion, Simmons he only heard the whistles from the bench due to injury. In a duel a priori very complicated due to the absence of their figures, the Sixers (9-8) gave a collective basketball recital and magnificent effort with numerous names stepping forward.
Tobias Harris (24 points and 6 rebounds), De’Anthony Melton (22 points) and Paul Reed (19 points and 10 rebounds) were the best of some Sixers that they made 16 of 32 on triples and that they crushed the Nets in the battle for the rebound (49 against 35). After 17 games in a row with more than 25 points in each one, Kevin Durant he stayed at 20 points and 6 rebounds. In the Nets (8-10), who only connected 9 of 28 in triples, he also stood out Kyrie Irving (23 points).