Ben Simmons uncontested showtime dunk didn't go down, but the premature, celebratory confetti did. And the 76'ers went down with the confetti last night in a 101-98 overtime loss to the Boston Celtics.
After taking a lot of not-a-real-rookie flak from the Boston faithful at TD Garden, Ben wanted that flying dunk to raise the roof with the noise of his home crowd. It failed miserably as he missed the jam.
It was not a good omen for Philadelphia. A second error occurred as the 76'ers Marco Belinelli launched what some, including the official confetti-releaser, thought was a successful 3-point shot to win the game.