On March 3, Beijing time, the Hornets challenged the Cavaliers away, and at the end of the first half, the Hornets gained a 15-point lead, and they finally won the victory early, and finally won the opponent 119-98, ending their two-game losing streak. And this game is also the hornet of Hornets new signing Thomas Jr. to join the new owner, this time he played 14 minutes off the bench, 11 shots 4 of 10 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, and this victory is also the first victory Thomas Jr. since joining the NBA this season (the Lakers and Lone Rangers have not tasted victories before).
However, the reason why the Hornets can achieve a big victory in this game is definitely due to the core rozier, who started 33 minutes, shot 9 of 19, 5 of 9 three-pointers, and won the team's highest 29 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists. Attentive fans have also discovered that Rozier and Thomas Jr. were teammates during their time as Celtics, which means that the two Green Army veterans will jointly score 39 points in this game, thus helping the Hornets win the big victory.
The time goes back to the NBA Draft in 2015, when Rozier, who graduated from the University of Louisville, was picked by the Celtics with the 16th pick in the first round, and in the seasons he just joined the team, it was the peak of Thomas Jr.'s glory in Boston, but compared to when Rozier was only a sixth-man role on the team, Thomas Jr. who played an average of 20+ points in succession was the core of this greenshirt. After the end of his rookie contract, Rozier did not continue to stay in Boston, but accepted a 3-year 57 million fat contract offered by the Hornets to Charlotte, and at the same time as he switched to the Hornets, Thomas Jr. has also fallen off the altar, successively changing teams and becoming a tramp.
But even so, Rozier still expressed great respect for the big brother, and when he first switched to the Hornets, Rozier made it clear in an interview that Thomas Jr. was his most respected player: "He is probably the most respected person in the league. ”
Now that time has passed, Thomas Jr. is no longer the "little assassin" who blocked the killing Buddha, but Rozier has transformed into a quasi-All-Star, after scoring a career-best 20.4 points for the Hornets last season, Rozier continued his steady play this season, averaging 19 points, 4.3 rebounds and 4.4 assists per game, especially after Hayward's injury, he exploded 2 or 30+ points in succession, helping the Hornets fill the gap on the offensive end.
Although Hayward, who is currently injured, has also played for the Celtics, after he went to Boston at the time, Thomas Jr. was just traded by the team to the Cavaliers, and the two regrettably missed the opportunity to become teammates. This time, the three green-shirted veterans gathered in Charlotte, but the identities between each other have already undergone subtle changes, and Thomas, the biggest in the coffee position, has become a short-term worker who may leave the team at any time, but Rozier, who has the lowest status in the Green Army, has become the backcourt core of this Hornets.