ANOTHER game; another extraordinary effort from Ben Simmons.
This time, it was Simmons’ career-high in points that was shattered, with the Australian point guard finishing with 27 points and 10 rebounds in the Philadelphia 76ers’ 107-86 win over the Utah Jazz.
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After scoring just five points in the opening half, Simmons lit up the third quarter, dropping 14 points in the period, alone. The majority of the 21-year-old’s work was done in the paint, as he led his team to the win, while surpassing his previous career-high of 24 points.
The 76ers’ win puts them at 9-7 on the season, while the Jazz have now fallen to 7-11, suffering some tough losses since the loss of Rudy Gobert.
For the 76ers, J.J. Redick posted 20 points and four assists, while Joel Embiid chipped in with 15 points and 11 rebounds in the win.
Donovan Mitchell led the wya with 17 points for the Jazz, while Australian wing, Joe Ingles, finished with eight points.
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The game, which was held at Wells Fargo Arena, came in the midst of an announcement that the team has signed a partnership with Four’N Twenty.
Simmons entered the fixture averaging an impressive 18.1 points, 9.1 rebounds, and 8.0 assists per game, and is the favourite to win the NBA’s Rookie of the Year award.
More to come!
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Video: WNBL assessing Liz Cambage’s knee to hamstring of UC Capitals centre Mistie Bass
MELBOURNE Boomers star Liz Cambage faces a potential sanction after an alleged kneeing incident was referred directly to a game review panel by the WNBL on Tuesday.
The league said it would assess “two alleged incidents” involving Cambage during the Boomers’ 30-point win on Saturday over the UC Capitals.
It’s understood Cambage’s hearing will take place on Wednesday.
One of the incidents will focus on Capitals centre Mistie Bass, who was forced to the bench during the second quarter after she appeared to cop a knee from Cambage underneath the basket that subsequently left her with a corked hamstring.
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