In a previous NBA regular season game, the Oklahoma City Thunder defeated the Houston Rockets at home 123-110. After this game, the Thunder, who won five consecutive wins, improved their record to 40-17 and continued to rank second in the West; The Rockets' record slipped to 25-32 and remained in 12th place in the West.
In this game, although the Thunder won a complete victory, the team's new backup forward Gordon Hayward (Gordon Hayward) performance was still a little unsatisfactory. Hayward played 12 minutes and 11 seconds, shot 0-of-3 from the field, did not score 1 point in the game, and only contributed 4 rebounds and 2 assists, including 2 frontcourt rebounds, and 1 turnover, and the plus/minus was also as low as -4. Hayward's performance on the offensive end is still not ideal, and he still hasn't found his offensive feel and touch. It was clear that Hayward was very motivated in the game and he wanted to make some breakthroughs in the game, but the overall performance of the team and his individual performance when he was on the pitch was still a bit less than ideal. It seems that Hayward still can't fully integrate into the team's system, and his form still looks very struggling.
Since joining the Thunder, Hayward has made three appearances for the team in the NBA regular season, averaging 13 minutes per game3 minutes, the average data per game is 27 points 47 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 25% from the field and 100% from the free throw line. Hayward showed a lot of motivation in his limited playing time, he had a very good attitude and he looked very both ends of the floor. The problem at the moment is that Hayward's performance is really bad, his offensive efficiency is a mess, and his form is a bit worrying compared to his previous time with the Charlotte Hornets, and there is a clear gap from everyone's expectations.
The Thunder made a deal with the Hornets before the trade deadline, sending three players and future draft picks to the Hornets in exchange for Gainward, whose contract is expiring this summer. The Thunder's goal of completing this trade is clear, they want to add a consistent scoring point and reliable ball-handling attacker to their second team, and they also have high hopes for Hayward. It's just that judging from the current situation, it seems that it will take a long time for Hayward to regain his form. Now that the playoffs are getting closer and closer, the team also needs Hayward to find his form as soon as possible because the Thunder also sent Vasilije Micic, the playmaker of the previous second team, in the Hayward trade, otherwise this deal will not only not improve the overall competitiveness of the Thunder, but may lead to a weakening of the second team, and the team's overall rotation may also be significantly affected.
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