On January 6, Beijing time, the Nets played against the Pacers, and the Pacers once led by as many as 19 points, but unfortunately the second half did not withstand the attack of the Big Three, resulting in a tragic reversal of 119-129. The team lost, the Pacers still had gains, with a 10-day short contract signing Stephenson exploded, the first quarter of the bench 6 minutes on 9 8, hit 4 three-pointers to cut 20 points, half-time is 9 of 11, and finally the whole game after the bombing of 30 points and 5 assists, shooting is 12 of 19.
It should be known that Stephenson set a record in NBA history in this game, scoring 20 points in the first quarter, which is the player who scored the most points in the first quarter of the bench players in NBA history. A week ago, Stephenson was a player who had no ball to play due to the suspension of NBA development league games, and a week later, he has regained a position in the NBA, with a single 30+5 output, I believe That Stephenson will soon get the Pacers' regular contract and continue to get the opportunity to play in the NBA.
It is worth mentioning that in the past two years, stephenson has also played in China's CBA League and played for the Liaoning team in the past two years, but because of the personal style problem, he has been incompatible with the Liaoning team system, and finally the two sides broke up. Now that Stephenson has played a brilliant performance on the NBA stage, I don't know what liaoning fans feel like. During his time in Liaoning, Stephenson made 29 appearances, averaging 26.7 points, 7.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.
And this game is not only a former CBA foreign aid, Pacers in the guard Sykes, 19-20 season also played in the CBA League, played for the Guangzhou men's basketball team, at that time also won a player of the week award, this game, Sykes scored 18 points and 5 assists, is an important output of the Pacers backcourt. Two former CBA foreign players shined on the NBA stage, scoring a total of 48 points and 10 assists, once again embodying the magic from the Far East, and players who have experienced CBA league hardening have the ability to play excellent performances in the NBA arena.
Among them, Sykes has played well in two consecutive games, playing magic for the Pacers in the last game, scoring 22 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds in a single game, and scoring 40 points and 11 assists in two games.
There are many players who have played in China's domestic professional leagues and then re-established themselves in the NBA, the most representative of which are Whiteside and Wood, the former playing in the domestic NBL league, and then returning to the NBA to join the Heat to play a single-game block triple-double many times, and got a contract totaling 98 million. Wood, on the other hand, played for the Fujian men's basketball team in the CBA League, currently plays for the Rockets, averaging 16.8 points and 10.4 rebounds per game so far this season. And now Stephenson has the hope of joining the ranks and has the opportunity to rejuvenate the second spring of his career!
(Lin Xiaoxiang)