Nets finally won! It sounds ironic, but it is true. In the first two preseason games, the three giants played together and lost a total of 48 points. It once made people feel that they will be in a dark state this season, especially the performance of Simmons , which has allowed many joke players to show their skills.
But today's game against Bucks , all the Nets woke up, Durant easily scored 19+8, Irving also increased its output and scored the highest 23 points in the team. A total of 5 players scored in double digits. The Nets finally defeated the Bucks 107-97 and won their first preseason victory.
Simmons woke up in this game. Although he only made 5 shots, hit 3 goals, and only hit 1 goal in four shots at the free throw line, with only 7 points, he contributed 8 rebounds and 10 assists, showing his comprehensive skills.
Simmons has always been a very outstanding organizer, tall and broad-minded, especially good at pushing and counterattacking with the ball. After Harden and left the team, the Nets urgently needed an organizational brain, and Simmons' characteristics can make up for this loophole.
In the past two games, he has not found any sense of his long-term battle, but in this game, his talent on the organizational end has begun to be revealed. He gave 4 assists in the first 8 minutes of the first quarter and scored consecutively at the end of the quarter. After the first quarter, he contributed 6 points, 3 rebounds and 6 assists.
breaks through and attracts defense and passes the ball Sharp scores 2+1, and the free-to-connection sent by Clarkston with a slight shake of his hand, all fully demonstrate his ability as an excellent organizer.
Of course, the Nets not only need his organization and passes, but also his defense. Simmons is tall, long and strong in shape, and has excellent movement ability. It is very suitable for dealing with tall sports forwards like Antetokounmpo.
In this game, he directly faced Antetokounmpo's defensive position many times, and the effect was excellent. He did not lose the least in physical confrontation. Antetokounmpo couldn't do it in front of him, relying on his height and impact as he did against most defenders. He ended up with a blacksmith after many attempts, and only 6 of 21 shots were shot in the whole game, and his efficiency was not high. Although
only scored 7 points and his shooting was very unsatisfactory, the Nets did not need him to do much on the scoring end. After all, there are two scoring monsters, Durant and Irving. As for not being able to make a long shot, it doesn't matter. Duo, Joha, and Curry are all three-pointers.
So, he only needs to do the two things: organizational franchise and defense well. Of course, if he can score more points, especially in free throws and three-pointers, that would be great.
In this game, Simmons did what the Nets needed him to do, and the mental outlook he presented seemed relaxed and calm. Perhaps, he had already walked out of the psychological shadow that had been bothering him for many years.
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