2024-01-20 15:15 United Daily News reporter Zeng Siru/Taoyuan Instant Report Cassens’ first goal in the T1 League was a slam dunk!Reporter Yu Chenghan/Photography
Former NBA All-Star player “cousin” DeMarcus Cousins joined the Taiwan Beer Wing Feng Clouded Leopards of the T1 League. Today he came to Taiwan for his first game to face the Tainan Taipei Falcons, the current league’s “owners”. Cousins only arrived in Taiwan on Thursday. Sri Lanka only scored 2 points with dunks in the first half, but the Clouded Leopards took a 60:39 lead after two quarters thanks to the 16 points of rookie guard Gao Jinwei.
The 33-year-old Cassens was a gold medal member of the U.S. team at the Rio Olympics in 2016. He was selected to the NBA All-Star Game 4 times in his career. This year he signed a short-term contract with the Clouded Leopards and came to Taiwan. It is currently confirmed that the Clouded Leopards will play in 4 home games in January. Today It was his first show in Taiwan, attracting over a thousand fans.
Cassens, who started the game, made a burst of cheers from the Taoyuan Dome fans when he jumped the ball to help the Clouded Leopards seize the ball. He was called for an offensive foul while covering Jiang Kuaian, which even made the fans roar. However, the “cousin” only scored 1 in the first quarter. The first goal came off the stage with a dunk at 16 seconds; Cassens played another 7 minutes and 11 seconds in the second quarter, but only one outside shot failed to break the net.
Cousins’ first goal in Taiwan was a two-handed dunk.Reporter Yu Chenghan/Taoyuan Photography
Cassens played a total of 15 minutes and 41 seconds in the first half, scoring 2 points on only 1 of 7 shots. Three of his outside attempts failed. He also had 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, 3 turnovers and 2 fouls.
The Clouded Leopards recruited “Warcraft” Howard (Dwight Howard) last season, and signed a one-month short-term contract with Cousins this year. The two will inevitably be compared. Last season, the Clouded Leopards played at the National Stadium. Howard attracted a crowd of 15,000 people in his first game. He even posted “quasi-big triple” data of 38 points, 25 rebounds, and 9 assists, helping the Clouded Leopards overcome a maximum of 25 points. Falling behind, a shocking comeback from New Taipei CITIC’s special attack.
This season, the Clouded Leopards moved their home game to the Taoyuan Dome. Although Cassens attracted as many as 6,015 fans to attend the first game, the Taoyuan Dome was not full. Cassens did not get much of the ball, scoring only 2 points in the first half. However, Gao Jinwei and foreign player Kroma each scored 16 points, and shooter Li Qiwei also scored 10 points at halftime, helping Clouded Leopards, who were seeking their fifth consecutive victory, take an absolute lead at halftime.
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