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Simmons checks out with 12/11/8 + DPOY level defence tonight



The Nets beat the bucks by a relatively comfortable margin, and are a whopping 13-1 in their last 14 games.

Simmons played a huge part tonight and did all the little things you are looking for to win, and played unreal defence tonight. Lead both teams in +/-

With the Cavs/Bucks losing and Celtics not far apart, The Nets are gunning for that #1 seed

Source: https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401468638

by tbrenclaimed

29 Comments

  1. SwishBreak

    Had Giannis in the Benitentiary, absolute game changer

  2. Kwilly462

    Yo, I LOVE it when he does a chasedown steal. I’ve never seen someone his size with his speed.

  3. What ben simmons does doesn’t show on the stat sheet. He was disruptive and led to so many turnovers for the bucks.

    Edit:Giannis has 7 turnovers…

  4. 3 steals too. The ball movement with him in the game is just so awesome

  5. HelloItsMeXeno

    5 offensive rebounds. 3 steals. Man he was doing everything tonight. Team high +26

  6. SnuggleMuffin42

    Team high +26. That Simmons steal Kyrie transition 3 was the dagger.

  7. Resident-Hour-9940

    He had 5 offensive rebounds too. He was out there hustling on both ends.

  8. Vallerie_09

    If Nets did not had the off season drama, they’ve would’ve had a Christmas game. Knicks vs Nets would’ve been so nice especially when both are playing well

  9. itsnotyellowfever

    The fact that the Bucks did some historic brick laying tonight from start to finish and Giannis still didn’t attempt a single shot in the 4th quarter when the clock would dictate he take over speaks volumes as to how good he was on defense

  10. Generic_Commentator

    Ben as a complimentary third piece is perfect.

    There’s a world where the Sixers hire a decent coach, keep Jimmy Butler, and win a championship tbh

  11. NbaAllDAYger

    Now he is becoming underrated his impact on d is insane.

  12. LinuxUbuntuOS

    This is the thing, everyone complains about Ben not being able to score because for the longest time he was playing with guys who couldn’t score. Now KD and Kyrie can do that for him and he can focus on what he does best, defense.

  13. StraightShootahh

    This is the Ben I wanna see. Definitely needs to still up his aggression towards the rim but this bodes well.

  14. jumboponcho

    Fuck the shooting, if he can just do this, the Nets can win the whole thing

  15. UmichTJ981

    Really plays like 2016 draymond minus the three ball.

  16. onepokemanz

    And people thought ben was ass, glad hes coming back to prove em wrong. just stay healthy

  17. Nets ruined Christmas for so many subredditors tonight lmfaoo

  18. Butterfly_Scape

    love seeing guys like him play healthy.

  19. hotpocketthrowaway

    r/NBA on suicide watch tonight with Ben and Scottie both playing great

  20. Tassietiger1

    He’s so fucking fast, it’s crazy for someone his size. His defence is simply incredible, he’s active on the glass on both ends and we know his passing is top tier. Hope he can keep this up heading towards playoffs because the Nets are looking to go deep this year

  21. humandignitybloc

    Vaughn turned this team around so fast. Ben was the defensive anchor obviously but the whole team is playing great team defense.

  22. unclehelpful

    His weakness is scoring and he has 2 of the best scorers in the league to lean on.

    Good to see him getting back to health and playing well.

  23. MarduRusher

    Good for him. He had a rough start after a very extended period off and people forgot he was an all star.

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