The Philadelphia 76ers fought for the playoffs at home today. Although Embiid scored 42 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists, the team still lost 109-112 to the Cavaliers. Ben Simmons scored 11 of 17 shots and scored 24 points and 7 He had 8 assists in rebounds, but made 7 turnovers.
It is worth mentioning that Simmons made his fourth career three-pointer this game, and he only shot once from the outside.
Among the stars in the backcourt of the league today, a guard like Simmons who has no outside skill packs is a special case. He has taken 31 three-pointers in his career and only hit 4 goals.
In the first two years of his career, he scored 17 out of 0 on the outside, and it wasn’t until the third year that he made the first three-pointer against Nick. This season, he took 7 shots from the outside and hit a three-pointer in the opening season against the Magic.
The so-called scarcity is expensive. Every time Simmons scores a three-pointer, it will cause a lot of heated discussion on the Internet. Today is the last round of the playoffs. When the 76ers have already given up the game, Simmons dribbled to the front and faced the defense. The player directly chooses to shoot and hits.
With 2.8 seconds left in the game and the 76ers were still 6 points behind, Simmons dribbled to the front and hit a three-pointer.
OH MY GOD A BEN SIMMONS 3 FOR THE OVER 220 ???? pic.twitter.com/tAsohelBux
— br_betting (@br_betting) February 28, 2021
Simmons chose to shoot like this because he didn’t have time to organize the offense and could only act hastily. Maybe he didn’t expect to make it. Unfortunately, his rare three-pointer did not affect the outcome of the game.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a7Sa2AyKQ_E
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