Wall contributed 22 points, 6 rebounds and 9 assists. Although the offensive efficiency is not high, this is his first regular season after 735 days. Such a performance is already very remarkable. Moreover, when the team was in a stalemate, he continued to use breakthroughs to help the team to bite the score, sending 9 assists to connect the team's offense very well, sharing a lot of Harden's holding pressure.
Gordon played 26 minutes off the bench, scored 17 points, 2 rebounds and 2 steals on 6 of 12 shots. His three-point shots and constant breakthroughs to the basket have brought the team a great help. From the season The performance of in the pre-match so far is not difficult to see that Gordon has completely freed from the struggle of injury and is showing signs of returning to the best sixth man of the past.
and Cousins’ performance is hard to say. After the first quarter came off the bench, he received a pass from Harden and hit 3 points, which was amazing. But as the game deepened, Cousins struggled more and more! Although his offensive and support performance is not bad, he scored 8 points on 3 of 5 shots and sent 3 assists. However, his defense is hard to describe as bad. It is almost a defensive loophole in the Rockets field. The defensive system, which was originally not good, has become more difficult.
was seriously injured, Cousins’ bounce and movement speed was greatly reduced, which brought a huge challenge to his defense. The game only played 14 minutes, which also shows that Silas did not dare to let him play for too long in such an anxious game. At the critical moment of the fourth quarter, Cousins, the former top star, was also abandoned. Can cheer for teammates on the sidelines.
Of course, Cousins’ performance is understandable. It is extremely difficult for a big man with a large body to recover from severe injuries consecutively. And after the end of the game, Cousins also posted immediately, feeling the difficult experience of the past year, and also looking forward to the new season:
"I am very happy to be back on the court to do what I love! Let 2020 I will never forget it and tested the limits of all of us. Looking forward to the new year, I look forward to the next challenge, no matter what obstacles ahead, we must move forward! Happy New Year!" This news by
Cousins, It quickly attracted attention, and his new teammate, Rockets star James Harden, responded immediately.
Harden commented: "Never let the difficulties in life crush us"! The short words of encouragement
make people feel heartwarming. Although Harden has always wanted to leave the team, the relationship between him and his teammates is not as tense as the outside world said. Actively communicate with teammates during the game. After the game, I laughed and embraced with the teenager Tate and touched his head for encouragement, praised the coach Silas after the game, affirmed Wall, etc. This time I encouraged Cousins, Obviously it will also encourage him.
have to say that Harden's actions are the demeanor that a team boss should have!
