PHILADELPHIA — This is what Jacque Vaughn means when he says Ben Simmons needs to play an entire game with force. He missed his only shot attempt and refused to look at the rim, often passing out of situations where most other players would shoot. After going scoreless with just one shot attempt in the first half, Simmons scored 10 points in the third quarter alone. By the time Simmons decided to look at the rim, it was too little, too late. The issue is that Simmons remains the same — inconsistent — and the Nets don’t know what they’ll get from him on a nightly basis.
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