On December 18, Beijing time, the thick eyebrow wound retreated, the Lakers were seriously injured, and Little Thomas became their greatest comfort. Throughout the game, he shot 5-of-11 from the bench, 2-of-5 from three-point range and 7-of-9 from the free throw line, and had 19 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist.
Thomas Jr. finally put on the Lakers' jersey and returned to the team, and his jersey number was changed to no. 31. When training before the game, Thomas Jr. could not hide his excitement.
Although it is only a short contract of 10 days, but to get such an opportunity, but also to play for the Lakers, Thomas Jr. also burst out of the pre-game sigh, "This is too good, I am very excited to be here, I have been waiting for this opportunity, no matter what, I will do my best to help the team, this is the purpose of my coming here." ”
It is worth mentioning that Thomas Jr. also reviewed the details of his joining the Lakers, he said, "Earlier this week I decided to participate in the development league game, you know, I did not expect, I only played one game (42 points, 6 boards and 8 assists), everything happened so fast. When Pelinka called me to say if there was any interest in coming to the Lakers, I said yes. ”
Facing the Timberwolves, Thomas Jr. also made his debut back to the Lakers. In the low form of Westbrook's first half, Thomas Jr., who came off the bench, showed a strong aggressiveness on the offensive end.
Thomas Jr. played 7 minutes and 40 seconds in the first half, walked up the free throw line six times, hit five goals, and a throw hit, and the bench scored seven points. Back in the second half, Thomas Jr. was still provoked by his opponents, and at the end of the third quarter, Okoji walked up to Thomas Jr., pushed Thomas Jr., and sprayed garbage, and Wei Shao came out for him. Since then, the game has advanced into garbage time, but Thomas Jr. is still fighting, such a loss, he became the Lakers' biggest comfort.