PHILADELPHIA — Ben Simmons challenged Seth Curry during an afternoon "Call of Duty" session to score 30 points and send the 76ers into the next round of the playoffs. With Joel Embiid hurt, Simmons told Curry he would do his part and get a triple-double.
Maybe there's something to this pregame gaming hobby.
"Clearly Seth listens to Ben so we're going to use Ben as a translator for Seth from this point forward," Sixers coach Doc Rivers said.
Fire up the console for another round.
Curry scored a playoff career-high 30 points and Philadelphia beat Washington 129-112 on Wednesday night to end the Easter Conference series in five games, overcoming Embiid's absence because of a knee injury.