Ben Simmons makes a statement in Sixers’ impressive win over the Nets

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Dominant, incredible, disruptive, amazing, etc. There’s a whole long list of words you could use to describe the way Ben Simmons played today. In the midst of one of the best performances of his very young career, Simmons and the Sixers toppled the Nets by a score of 117-111.

Game Recap

The afternoon matchup began how the last few Sixers games have gone, with Simmons being uber aggressive early on. He was attacking in transition, catching lobs in the half-court, and repeatedly finding open shooters. Tobias Harris helped his fellow co-star out by knocking in two consecutive threes to start the game.

However, the success for Philadelphia was short-lived. Brooklyn came…