After 941 days, warriors star Klay Thompson finally returned to the game, after experiencing two different injuries of cruciate ligament tearing and Achilles tendon rupture, fans actually have some doubts about Thompson's state, but in the first game of comeback, Thompson showed his arsenal to the fans, both empty cut baskets, mid-range, three-point shots are also hit 3, and even played to the rise of a person-free split dunk! So, what about the other NBA superstars, after returning from a major injury, what about the first game of the comeback?
Thompson 19 min 17 min
First of all, let's look at Thompson's data first, before the comeback, Kerr said that to control Thompson's playing time within 20 minutes, so In this game Thompson only played 19 minutes, but he scored 17 points, including 7 of 18 shots, 3 of 8 three-pointers, and sent a block, the data can be said to be very good. And it is gratifying that in this game, Tang Shen was 1 of 5 in the first quarter, 2 of 4 in the second quarter, and 3 of 4 in the third quarter! It's getting better and better.
Durant scored 17 points in the half to fill the field with 22 points
Also falling in the 2019 Finals was Kevin Durant, when he and Thompson were even teammates. Durant, who suffered a ruptured Achilles tendon injury, directly rested for the entire season of 2020, and decided to make a comeback in the 20-21 season, and the first game of the comeback was played by the old club Warriors. In this game, Durant, who returned from injury, frantically cut 17 points in the first half, had to make people shout death to return, and finally Durant, who played 25 minutes in the whole game, cut down 22 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals of all-round data, shooting 7 of 16 shots, he used such a performance to announce his return.
Bryant's 9 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists were slightly sad
In the final game of the 2012 regular season, Kobe Bryant used the performance of fighting to break the Achilles tendon to send the Lakers to the playoffs, but was eliminated in the first round. And on December 8, 2013, Less than a year of rest Kobe Bryant in the game against the Raptors forced a comeback, originally home against the Raptors wanted a good head, but the effect was not good, Kobe Bryant played 28 minutes in the whole game, shot 9 shots 2, 3 of 3 points 0, only cut 9 points and 8 rebounds, and sent 4 assists, the state fell quickly, let the fans at the time feel sweaty.
Wilkins scored 30 points in the first 39 minutes of his comeback
If you want to talk about the "medical miracle" of the NBA's early years, then it is Wilkins that has to be mentioned. In the 91-92 season, Wilkins suffered an injury with a ruptured Achilles tendon in his right leg, and under the medical level of that era, Wilkins could almost be sentenced to death in his career. However, after the comeback, Wilkins punched everyone in the face with his state.
In the first game of his comeback against the Knicks, Wilkins shot 50% of the shots, scoring 30 points on 13-of-26 shooting; then back-to-back against the Bulls led by Jordan, Wilkins slashed 33 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists, leading the team to a near-1 point victory over the defending champion Bulls. In the season after returning from injury, Wilkins averaged 29.9 points per game, which is simply iron man. （ikuet）