On December 23, Beijing time, an NBA regular season game that ended today, the Hawks lost to the Magic 98-104 at home. In this game, the Eagles' star Trae Young was absent due to the trigger of the league safety agreement, and the Magic took the lead after the opening, and resisted the Eagles' counterattack in the final quarter, and finally ushered in the first consecutive win of the season.
It is worth mentioning that this game is also the first game after Lance Stephenson returned to the NBA, the whole game played 22 minutes and 36 seconds, although the feel is not good, 4 shots did not hit a single shot, but successfully connected the team, and finally got 1 point with free throws, and also had 8 rebounds and 5 assists, without a single mistake.
In addition, according to statistics, Stephenson's 5 assists are the highest in the team, plus or minus +12 is also the highest in the team, and 8 rebounds are second in the team after Collins's 11. For Stephenson, who has not played in the NBA for 993 days, such a comprehensive performance has been very gratifying, compared to the Lakers' Thomas Jr., of course, Stephenson also needs to continue to adapt to the rhythm of the NBA and find the shooting feel as soon as possible.
According to previous news, because the Hawks triggered the league's health and safety agreement with multiple people, resulting in a shortage of manpower, and finally signed Stephenson with a difficult exception of a 10-day short contract, which is also Stephenson's return to the NBA after the 2018-19 season. Returning to Stevenson's career, he averaged 8.5 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.9 assists per game, shooting 44.5% from the field, and excellent offensive ability with the ball.
For Stephenson, who is only 31 years old, he has a chance to prove himself again in the next game, and tomorrow the Eagles will challenge the Philadelphia 76ers back-to-back. In today's NBA, because the epidemic has given those old faces who are looking for opportunities a chance! Thomas Jr., Joe Johnson, Stephenson and others have all returned to the NBA, so who do you think will get a chance next?