On January 21, the Warriors hosted a showdown with the Pacers at home, in which many of the Pacers' main players including LeVert, Turner and Sabonis Jr. did not play. But in the end, the Pacers still beat the Warriors, and the key person who affected the outcome of the game was the guard Sykes, who had played in the CBA League, and when the two sides were 115 draws in the remaining 2 minutes of overtime, Sykes opened a magical moment, first hit a super far three-pointer, and then singled Iguodala to score a layup, scoring 5 consecutive points at a critical moment to help the Pacers harvest the game. The final score was 121-117, with the Pacers winning.
Sykes appeared as a starting guard in the whole game, and although the data was only 4 of 12 to have 10 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Sykes had a plus-minus of +13, which ranked second in the Pacers, second only to Holliday with +16. That's enough to reflect the value of Sykes, who is already an indispensable key player in the Pacers' backcourt position.
Sykes' experience over the past year has been fantastic, playing in the Australian League after saying goodbye to the European arena, and then returning to the United States to play in the TBT Championship, helping his team win the championship and earning all of the $1 million. Also because of the excellent performance of this game, Sykes directly got the favor of the Pacers, got an NBA contract, and was able to start an NBA career. Sykes ran in the NBA draft in 2015 but unfortunately failed.
So far this season, Sykes has averaged 7.8 points, 2.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, has scored 22 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists in a single game against the Knicks, and has scored 18 points and 5 assists against the Nets against Irving and Harden. Sykes proved that he could stand firm in the NBA, as long as he was given a chance.
Sykes played in the CBA league in the 19-20 season, when he was signed by Guangzhou, and was guo Shiqiang's first choice of foreign aid to coach Guangzhou. Sykes averaged 28.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 6.1 assists per game and won a one-time award for the weekly best. However, due to the lack of style of the ball to the team system, Sykes was replaced halfway through. Although he is not satisfied in the CBA League, Sykes can play well in the NBA, proving that he is a player with strength, but it is not suitable for the CBA League, and Guo Shiqiang's guidance looks at the eyes of foreign aides.
It is worth mentioning that The recent Guangzhou men's basketball team newly signed a foreign aid Lif, just played a game of outstanding performance, against The North Control Liv in a single game of 29 out of 20 explosive 47 points, 17 rebounds and 5 blocks, showing dominance. Continuous selection of foreign aid with excellent ability, I have to praise The vision of Guo Shiqiang's guidance, the CBA foreign aid market is huge, not just pick and choose to find strong foreign aid, but Guo Shiqiang has done it, which is the advantage of Guo Shiqiang as a coach, look at the player's vision, is conducive to building a system.
(Lin Xiaoxiang)