John Wall helped the Rockets get the win in his debut and the point guard believes he can be even better going forward.
“Having 22, 9, and 6 is not bad for my first game in two years. I can pat myself on the back for that, and I know that I’ll be even better for the next game,” said Wall after the game against the Kings (via Tim MacMahon of ESPN.com).
Thursday’s contest was Wall’s first game in 735 days.
More from the Western Conference
- Michael Porter Jr. will miss multiple games due for the Nuggets due to COVID-19 protocols, per ESPN. The wing’s contact tracing began on Thursday.
- Lakers guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope suffered a mild left ankle sprain the Spurs on Friday and wasn’t able to return to the contest, Chris Haynes of Yahoo relays. He’ll undergo X-rays to get the full extent of the injury.
- The Mavs rebounded with a win against the Heat on Friday but coach Rick Carlisle still isn’t thrilled with the team’s play to start the season. “We haven’t done s—. We really haven’t. We’ve shown up in two out of five games,” Carlisle said (via MacMahon).
- Could Thunder wing Luguentz Dort sniff NBA All-Defensive Team honors? “I haven’t really seen many guys who can guard at that level,” veteran teammate Al Horford said after the OKC-Utah game (via Nick Crane of Forbes). Dort held Donovan Mitchell to 8-of-23 from the field in the contest.
