The resounding performance of the day is to be credited to… Dwight Howard. Taoyuan Leopards player for ten days, because he could not find an NBA contract after leaving the Lakers, he made his debut this morning in the Taiwanese championship, where the fans are already showing him a lot of love.
And the least we can say is that the 36-year-old pivot hit hard with his new team: 38 points, 25 rebounds, 9 assists and 4 blocks, 14/32 on shots, 2/10 in 3-pts and 8/12 on throws! The icing on the cake, he allowed his people to win, after extra time, by coming up from a delay of… 25 points.
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In a big atmosphere, and facing a defense that was permissive to say the least (despite a few double-teams), the attraction Dwight Howard therefore put on a show and, like other former NBA glories who left to go into exile in Asia by the passed, it was very easy and simply a cut above the others on the parquet.
So much so that the 2020 champion, eight-time All-Star and three-time NBA Defender of the Year, has regained a role as a hub in attack, from the low post or from the high post, as in his best years in the game. Magic. On certain possessions, he even had fun playing the playmakers or shooting at 3-pts!
