It should have been another easy night for the Sixers starters, who for the third game in a row built up enough of a lead against Minnesota that victory was a given and resting the fourth quarter looked like an inevitability.
“We don’t want to go back in, we want to see our guys play and finish out the game because we know they’re capable of that,” Simmons said after the 120-108 win. “But for them to not do that, it’s kind of annoying. We’ve got to get on top of that and everybody has to be ready to play.