It had been 735 days since John Wall had played a real NBA game. An eternity that he quickly made forget.
His dribbling is still there, his ability to speed up and find his teammates as well, and it was mainly DeMarcus Cousins and Christian Wood who took advantage. In isolation, like the pivot and Eric Gordon, for a week, the former Wizard has shown everything he could bring to the Rockets.
“It was great, just to go out there and have fun”, he explains after his performance at 22 points, 9 assists and 6 rebounds in the victory (122-119). “When I’m between the lines of the field, and the ball comes into my hands after the jump ball, everything is fine. I was happy to be able to fight with some of the best players in the league and to be able to show that I am still one of the best pointers. “
Admittedly, there was also waste with rushed and far too dangerous passes (5 stray bullets) and a rusty 3-point shoot (2/8) but John Wall is still just as fast and elusive once launched.
“He looked like he had returned to All-Star mode”
“He looked like he had returned to All-Star mode”, even assures Christian Wood. “He was very aggressive, he created things, gave a lot defensively. He looked in great, great shape, especially when you know that he hasn’t played for two years ”, can only confirm James Harden.
The victory was not easy, however, against the Kings who took advantage of the offensive appetite of the Rockets to counter them, like a Buddy Hield always ready to draw from far in first intention.
A very poor end of the third quarter allowed Sacramento to take the lead, and it took James Harden to work, scoring 16 of his 33 points in the last quarter, to secure the victory of Houston , Buddy Hield then De’Aaron Fox both missing the 3-point equalizer.
For Stephen Silas, who finally has all his weapons, it is now necessary to work on the Wall – Harden relationship.
“They haven’t been able to spend time together, so we’re still trying to find solutions. To know who has the ball and who should play without ”, details the trainer. “They are looking for leads with my help. Their relationship must develop, to progress again and again. “ Until the transfer of James Harden?
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