Ben Simmons’ preseason debut coincided with the debut of the living legend he was once compared to, LeBron James.Last night, the Lakers narrowly defeated the Brooklyn Nets 129-126. The Australian point guard, who is entering his 21st season in the NBA, left some flashes before filming began on “The King.”
Simmons played 14 minutes and scored 10 points, 3 assists, 1 steal and 1 steal. His shooting rate was 4/6, similar to LeBron James, who scored 10 points, 3 sacks, 5 basket passes, 1 steal, and nearly 17 1 block per minute, 3/8 shooting rate from the field, and 1/4 from the three-point range. Simmons refused to learn this aspect, which is one of the reasons why they are already far away from the “King”.
The Australian and those who know him say he’s ready to return to an All-Star level after going through a torment with his back, which he had surgery in March to completely resolve and sideline him for the entire season. question. Simmons 2.0, which follows the 76ers, has not yet been launched, but it seems it will finally be launched this year.
Things will get easier if Cam Thomas continues to grow, he was the leading scorer last night with 26 points and Mikal Bridges had 8 in 15 minutes points, while Rui Hachimura led the Lakers with 19 and 19 on an alley-oop assist from LeBron, along with Austin Reaves. 18 points.
The purple and gold will face Jordy Fernandez’s Sacramento Kings again on Tuesday, and the Nets will face the 76ers next Monday, but luckily Ben Simmons is in New York instead of Philadelphia.