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Simmons hits triple double in Sixers鈥 win
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Australia鈥檚 Ben Simmons set himself beyond such immortals as Michael Jordan and LeBron James with his first NBA triple double on Monday in only his fourth league contest for the Philadelphia 76ers.
The 21-year-old from Melbourne, last year鈥檚 NBA Draft top pick who missed all of last season with a right foot injury, scored 21 points, grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds and passed out a game-high 10 assists for the Sixers in a 97-86 triumph in Detroit.
鈥淚 felt like I needed to just kind of take over and find guys and make plays,鈥 Simmons said.
Simmons became the first NBA player in 50 years to manage a triple double 鈥 double-digit game production in three statistical categories 鈥 within his first four league starts.
And he鈥檚 only the third NBA player to manage the achievement, joining Art 鈥淗ambone鈥 Williams of the 1967-68 San Diego Rockets and Oscar Robertson of the 1960 Cincinnati Royals.
Those players went on to become NBA champions, Robertson with Milwaukee in 1971 and Williams with Boston in 1974.
The Aussie is also only the second player to open his NBA career with four double doubles, matching Robertson鈥檚 rookie run.
Cameroon big man Joel Embiid scored 30 points and grabbed 9 rebounds for the 76ers, who won their first of the season after three defeats.
鈥淚鈥檓 just glad we won, honestly,鈥 said Simmons. 鈥淭hat means so much more than stats for me.
鈥淚t鈥檚 awesome to have a triple-double but at the same time, it鈥檚 even better to win, especially with these guys and a young team like this.鈥
Simmons is averaging 15.7 points, 10.3 rebounds and 6.0 assists through his first four NBA games.
In their first game after coach Earl Watson was fired following an 0-3 start, host Phoenix outlasted Sacramento 117-115 with interim coach Jay Triano guiding the Suns.
De鈥橝aron Fox鈥檚 jumper with 58 seconds remaining pulled the Kings even at 112-112, capping a 14-3 run, but Phoenix hit 5-of-6 free throws in the last minute and Garrett Temple missed a buzzer shot for the Kings.
Elsewhere, it was: Bucks 103, Hornets 94; Wizards 109, Nuggets 104; Grizzlies 98, Rockets 90; Warriors 133, Mavericks 103; Heat 104, Hawks 93; and Spurs 101, Raptors 97.
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