B. Simmons is shooting 42.9 percent from the line this season.

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[Sports Center/Comprehensive Report] The Nets are the hottest team in the NBA recently. They have won a wave of 12 consecutive victories, which is the longest winning streak in the league this season. There is a coincidence in this 12 consecutive victories. It's the main player in the team, B. Simmons (Ben Simmons), who didn't even make a free throw.

The Nets started a wave of 12 consecutive victories against the Hornets on December 8 last year, and the winning streak is still continuing. Among them, B. Simmons played 10 games and missed a total of 9 shots from the free throw line. This wonderful coincidence data.

In addition, according to "StateMuse" statistics, the Nets had a record of 1 win and 6 losses in games where B. Simmons made free throws, and a record of 17 wins and 3 losses in games where he did not make free throws or missed the free throw line.

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B. Simmons came back to the Nets this season after being absent for one season. He has played 27 games in total, 22 of which were starts, leaving an average of 7.9 points, 6.6 rebounds and 6 assists, and his shooting percentage was as high as 59.8. %, but the free throw percentage is still an unsatisfactory 42.9%, and the points, rebounds, and assists are all career lows so far.

Although B. Simmons has not yet regained his star power, the Nets began to find the winning formula last month. In total, they only lost one game to Celtic in December, and then they have won consecutive victories all the way so far. Earlier, the NBA officially announced that, The team's new coach Vaughn (Jacque Vaughn) won the best coach of the Eastern Conference in December.

Regarding B. Simmons' poor free throws and lack of desire to shoot this season, Vaughn said in an interview earlier that he thinks the current situation is not bad, and has not yet discussed his shots and free throws with B. Simmons.

Vaughan won the best coach of the East in December, and the Nets only lost 1 game throughout the month.

(File photo, AFP)

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