When it comes to some of these plays on the court that Philadelphia 76ers rising star point guard Ben Simmons makes during games, he just makes it look so easy a lot of the time. Simmons added yet another impressive pass to his resume during Game 4 against the Miami Heat.
With a little bit more than seven minutes to go in the first quarter of action, Simmons threw a perfect one-handed bounce pass in traffic to teammate Amir Johnson for a layup off the glass.
A video of the sweet pass from Simmons to Johnson, which was posted to the NBA's official Twitter account, can be viewed below.
Ben Simmons finds Amir Johnson through traffic!
Up & down action has @sixers up 14-12 early. #PhilaUnite
📺: @NBAonTNT pic.twitter.com/bSiWJFDGWJ
— NBA (@NBA) April 21, 2018
When this play is watched more than once and with more attention to detail, it becomes that much more impressive of a play by Simmons. It seems like the rising star point guard sees these types of holes in a defense in slow motion, as Simmons passes the pass by Heat forward James Johnson and in front of point guard Goran Dragic, who is unable to get to Johnson in time.
Also, notice that both Heat guard Josh Richardson and forward Justise Winslow have their backs completely turned to the play and had no idea Simmons even made that pass until the Sixers' Johnson already had the ball in his hands. That is extremely impressive.
At halftime of an extremely physical Game 4 with multiple physical altercations, the Sixers currently trail the Heat 61-56 after the two teams were tied 26-26 at the end of the first quarter. In 15 minutes of action, Simmons had two points on 1-of-3 shots made from the field, seven assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
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