Per the NY Every day Information:
An odd play late within the Nets’ 115-102 defeat of the Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday summed up the Ben Simmons expertise completely.
Brooklyn was up 106-89 with 4 minutes left within the fourth quarter when Simmons created a turnover by poking the ball away from Damian Lillard. Dennis Schröder corralled the rock, then shortly whipped a one-handed go up the court docket to a streaking Simmons. Cam Johnson and Cam Thomas had been trailing behind him.
Brook Lopez, who had 9 blocks coming into the night time, was Milwaukee’s final line of protection. The Nets had a 3-on-1 benefit in transition and Simmons technically made the proper basketball play in that second, pitching the ball again to Johnson, which ought to have resulted in a simple bucket. However Simmons barely appeared on the rim, and due to his lack of aggression, Lopez didn’t should cowl a lot floor defensively. The 7-1 middle might primarily guard two gamers directly.
