The Brooklyn Nets earned a victory against the Toronto Raptors in their second regular season game, and afterwards coach Steve Nash reacted to Ben Simmons’s stats.
Playmaking forward Simmons finished with six points, ten boards, and eight assists against a Scottie Barnes-led Toronto. Steve Nash said he was proud of Simmons after the game for bouncing back after a rough debut. ”
A step up for Ben, from the jump he was more aggressive. He got in the paint, every time he gets in the paint he causes problems… He’s starting to show the player he can be, and I still think he’s got a ways to go, so really proud of him. He shook off the first night, and I thought he was much more aggressive in an important game for us.”
Superstar Kevin Durant also had some praise for Simmons:
“He just got downhill — he just played free,” Durant said. “He didn’t think too much. I think we’re all a little anxious to start playing, start the season last game, so we had a better start to the game. … He impacted the game as much as he could tonight. … We need that from everybody, but I think we’re all a little [more] relaxed, even the coaches.”
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