NBA: Simmons shoots Sixers past Nets, Durant fired up as Warriors rout Clippers

April 19, 2019 4:26 PM(REUTERS, AFP) - Ben Simmons scored a playoff-career-high 31 points and handed out nine assists to lead the visiting Philadelphia 76ers past the Brooklyn Nets 131-115 on Thursday (April 18) in New York for a 2-1 lead in their NBA Eastern Conference opening-round play-off series.