Arriving in Brooklyn, Ben Simmons knew he could count on Patty Mills. The two Australians have known each other for a very long time and the playmaker had declared his support for his compatriot. “I have his back”he even promised.
Now that the former Philadelphia is well settled in Brooklyn, Patty Mills got to see him up close. Obviously, as the All-Star said in his press conference, he is very motivated.
“I see a real hunger in him”assures the former NBA champion with the Spurs for ESPN. “We see with his behavior and his desire that he not only wants to return to the courts, but also to have an impact. He has a fire inside him, he wants to come back and be the player he was. Even be better. That’s why I’m excited to be in the same dressing room as him, and I’m going to do my part to help him grow. “
Unhappy in Philadelphia, Ben Simmons said he was “happy” since his transfer. Patty Mills confirms.
“Being in this environment, with us, he has morale. I think he feels the energy of the group, he knows where we want to go. He is slowly entering the mold at the moment. We try to accommodate him as best as possible. I’m sure it’s a very exciting time for him, after this long period without playing. It is also for us, to have this extra piece to achieve our goal. “
A goal that remains the title, despite the turbulence within the franchise in recent weeks, between the injury of Kevin Durant, the many defeats (eleven in a row before the victory against New York), the tumble in the standings (eighth in the East) and finally the departure of James Harden.
“We have players who have this very strong desire to win, so it does not waver”says Patty Mills. “Is there adversity? Is the situation a bit unclear? Yes, sometimes it does. But with the guys we have in the locker room, winners, the objective remains the same. We’re starting to find our identity, we stay united and given what we’ve been through, the group is even closer. “
| Shots | Bounces | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Players | GM | Minimum | Shots | 3 points | LF | Off | Def | Early | pd | bp | Int | CT | party | Points |
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 36.5 | 52.0 | 37.2 | 89.4 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.9 | 29.2 |
| Kyrie Irving | 14 | 36.2 | 45.2 | 36.8 | 92.5 | 0.6 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 2.4 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 24.1 |
| Seth Curry | 1 | 32.1 | 55.6 | 37.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.0 | 23.0 |
| James Harden | 44 | 37.0 | 41.4 | 33.2 | 86.9 | 1.0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 10.2 | 4.8 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 2.4 | 22.5 |
| Lamarcus Aldridge | 37 | 22.8 | 56.0 | 31.6 | 85.9 | 1.5 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 13.6 |
| Patty Mills | 56 | 31.0 | 42.7 | 41.8 | 88.4 | 0.2 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 1.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.5 | 13.3 |
| Joe Harris | 14 | 29.9 | 45.2 | 46.6 | 83.3 | 0.4 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 2.2 | 11.3 |
| Andre Drummond | 1 | 24.1 | 57.1 | 0.0 | 75.0 | 3.0 | 6.0 | 9.0 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 11.0 |
| cam thomas | 46 | 19.1 | 44.8 | 27.2 | 81.7 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 9.3 |
| Nicholas Claxton | 25 | 21.2 | 63.9 | 0.0 | 56.6 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 5.6 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 9.1 |
| Kessler Edwards | 26 | 25.5 | 41.0 | 34.5 | 80.0 | 1.0 | 3.4 | 4.4 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 2.1 | 6.9 |
| Blake Griffin | 46 | 18.5 | 41.6 | 23.0 | 73.5 | 1.2 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 6.8 |
| Bruce Brown, Jr. | 48 | 20.9 | 48.9 | 33.3 | 72.9 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 6.3 |
| Day’ron Sharpe | 29 | 12.8 | 57.1 | 25.0 | 56.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 5.2 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| Deandre’ Bembry | 48 | 19.8 | 56.8 | 41.7 | 60.0 | 0.8 | 2.4 | 3.2 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 5.8 |
| James Johnson | 42 | 19.0 | 48.8 | 26.9 | 44.4 | 1.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 5.7 |
| David Duke | 18 | 16.2 | 37.2 | 28.1 | 84.2 | 1.6 | 1.8 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 5.3 |
| Paul Millsap | 24 | 11.2 | 37.6 | 22.2 | 70.6 | 1.2 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Jevon Carter | 44 | 11.9 | 32.5 | 33.6 | 75.0 | 0.2 | 1.2 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 3.4 |
| Langston Galloway | 4 | 14.6 | 38.5 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.2 | 3.0 |
| James Ennis | 2 | 6.8 | 28.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.5 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 2.5 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 2 | 11.3 | 33.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 2.0 |
| Wenyen Gabriel | 1 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
