re: How loud was the panic on tv when Malone subbed in for simmons

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There was no reason he needed to sit to get a rest.

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The best conditioned players still gets winded. It's not that Simmons couldn't have played through it, but it's solid coaching to use the timeouts as a way to rest players. He missed 52 seconds and got about 4-5 real minutes of rest. Up 10 makes it an easy decision.