On 12-of-19 shooting, he slashed 30 points and 5 assists, including 20 points in just 6 minutes in the first quarter. After nearly two years of unemployment, Liaoning abandoned general Stephenson was revived in the NBA. After signing a 10-day short contract with the Pacers, facing durant-led Nets, Stephenson completely broke the opponent, and at one point made people think that Stephenson was playing in the CBA.
In this battle with the Nets, in fact, no one before the game will think that the Pacers can compete with the Nets, and no one will think that a player who has been unemployed for two years and the CBA can't mix, can actually force the Nets with the big three to a desperate situation. Stephenson didn't start the first quarter, but he still looked conscientious as a substitute.
After the first quarter of the game bench, Stephenson felt very hot, with consecutive layups and four goals in a row, the Pacers had already suppressed the Nets. Although Durant and others are not to be outdone, in the first quarter, it is entirely Stevenson's rhythm, this quarter he played 6 minutes, 9 of 8, personally scored 20 points.
And throughout the game, though the Pacers ultimately lost the game. However, Stephenson did play a very eye-catching battle, scoring 30 points and 5 assists in the whole game, and there are signs of dreaming of returning to the peak. Looking at Stephenson's performance like this, if you don't know it, I am afraid that you will think that he is chopping melons and chopping vegetables in the CBA?
In fact, back in the 2019-20 season, Stephenson played briefly in the CBA. In 29 games for Liaoning, he averaged 26.7 points, 7.4 boards and 3.8 assists per game. However, for Stephenson's performance, the Liaoning team and Yang Ming are not satisfied. Yang Ming, who was still the deputy general manager of the team at the time, had bluntly and publicly questioned Stephenson's inaction.
And now it seems that Yang Ming also seems to have a time to look away!