Vaughn said: “Whether it’s a back-to-back — I remember four in five nights, three in four, four in six, doesn’t matter. You do what’s necessary, whether that’s taking care of your body, the mental part of it, the work that goes on between days off, days off, between games, game day, to get yourself in a position to win. That’s why we do this thing.”When asked about Ben Simmons’ injury, Vaughn was even more blunt – and even appeared to roll his eyes at one point.
“The goal, in my eyes, is for everyone to play every game and to do what’s necessary to play every game.
“It’s a certain amount of minutes that each individual played in Philly. Some played equally tonight. So the preparation that it takes going into that, you just have to give credit to the guys who were prepared to play, ready to play, did what was necessary to get their bodies ready to play.”