Bill Simmons admits the play-in affected his awards voting: “The play-in did change my 6MOY vote. I had Jaquez over Keldon Johnson, but then Miami lost on Wednesday, and I was just like, ‘I’m going to have the 6MOY on a team that couldn’t get to the last round of the play-in?’ I switched it.”
Bill Simmons: “The play-in did change my 6MOY vote. I had Jaquez over Keldon Johnson, but then Miami…
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![[Highlights] All the 11 fouls that were drawn by Shai Gilgeous-Alexander in game 1 vs. Phoenix Suns (119-84 W).
He went 15/17 (88.2%) from the free throw line, playing 29:11 minutes.
He did not play in the 4th quarter.](https://www.rawchili.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/9Eq09StlJSXpVQIGH9RrC_h0ryCE05C6U_D80ke0MtU-380x220.jpeg)
