From the league's top star to a non-guaranteed training camp contract, Dwight Howard fell as fast as a stall train. In the first ten years of his career, he won numerous honors, including 8 All-Star Games, 3 Defensive Player of the Year awards, and was selected 5 times. The top three lineups of the year; the 2014-15 season was a turning point in Warcraft's career. Since the beginning of the season, his scoring average has never exceeded 16 points. His persistence in too many inefficient offensive methods has made him considered a "team saboteur". By".
However, at the age of 34, Howard, who had been unable to find a contract during the summer, had a sudden realization. Not only did he adjust to his best condition, he also "really" began to embrace the so-called hard work. While appreciating DH's comeback season, let's also look back at the peak moments when we were able to "just replace James" with a star.
Honorable Mention: 100% Bench Player
- season: 2019-2020 (sixteenth season of career)
- result: Lakers 120-101 Hornets
- data:16 points, 10 rebounds, 4 blocks, 23 minutes of playing time.
In the third game of the season and the third game of his career in which he came off the bench, DH made 8 shots from the field, scored 16 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocks, showing a posture worthy of the "Best Comeback" award. Not only did he assist the Lakers Winning the game further proves that he "does what he says".
"I don't have any other thoughts except trying to do everything possible to help the team win and continue to give energy to the Lakers. Next? I will just try to do everything possible to help the team and enjoy every moment on the court. time."
Do you often hear this type of talk from Howard? But this time, he might be serious.
Only eight people have achieved 30-30
- season：2017-2018 (14th season of career)
- result: Hornets 111-105 Nets
- data:32 points, 30 rebounds, 6 turnovers
This may be Howard's most dominant game since leaving the All-Star Game, and he relies on the golden saying "Mastering rebounds controls the game." In this game, Warcraft not only scored 32 points but also grabbed 30 rebounds. After Kevin Love scored double 30 data in 2010, he also became the eighth monster in the league to have set a double 30 record.
In addition to his 30 rebounds in a single game, which set a new personal high in the history of the Hornets, Howard's amazing suppressive performance also helped the Hornets overcome a 23-point deficit in the second half and finally win. The reversal of the point difference also set a record in Charlotte franchise history. As for the second-half explosion, DH credits it to receiving a cryptic text message at halftime.
The Hornets season was Howard's best season in the second half of his homeless career. Per 36, he averaged nearly 20-15 advanced statistics. It's a pity that not only was he unable to help Charlotte reach the playoffs, the team didn't think he was the city's answer at the end of the season and traded him to the Wizards.
Orlando Revenge
- season: 2012-2013 (career season 9)
- result: Lakers 106-97 Magic
- data:39 points, 16 rebounds, 3 blocks, 39 free throws
Howard, who had an unhappy relationship with the Magic, was eventually recruited by the Lakers to form the new F4 of DH, Steve Nash, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. Like the Lakers' previous generation of F4, the integration of the core players was never smooth, and ultimately the performance did not meet expectations due to injuries.
However, Howard played extremely energetically in this game against his old club. The Magic gave him 39 free throw opportunities (25 free throws were scored), allowing him to not only score 39, his highest single-game score in the second half of his career after leaving the Magic. points, and left with a smile and victory.
40 – 20 Club
- season:2011-2012 (8th season of career)
- result: Magic 117-109 Warriors
- data:45 points, 23 rebounds, 2 blocks, 39 free throws
In the game against the Warriors, Howard scored 45 points and 23 rebounds. Only 40 players in the history of the league have reached this threshold. In this game, DH made a total of 39 free throws and made 21. The number of free throws was the highest in his career (a total of more than 30 goals was exceeded twice, both times 39).
For the team, DH not only contributed a lot of points and rebounds in this game, he also grabbed a key offensive rebound and scored 2+1 when the two sides were tied in the countdown minute, and served in the half of the opponent's final blow. When directly intercepting the ball. This is also his last season with the Magic.
Career scoring high: 45-19-8, killing Bobcats
- season:2008-2009 (career season 5)
- result: Magic 107-102 Bobcats (OT)
- data:45 points, 19 rebounds, 8 blocks
In the 2008-09 season, the Magic posted a regular season record of 59 wins and 23 losses, and even reached the finals that year. Howard's dominant performance was the key to that success. In this game against the underdog Bobcats, the Magic performed poorly overall, but DH's efficient scoring level ultimately helped the Magic win.
Facing the once brilliant Emeka Okafor, Warcraft taught the opponent a lesson with a high shooting rate of 16 of 23 and 13 of 18 free throws. He played 46 minutes and scored a career-high 45 points at an efficiency of almost 1 minute. point.
The only big triple in his career
- season:2008-2009 (Career Season 5)
- result: Magic 109 – 92 Thunder
- data:30 points, 19 rebounds, 10 blocks, 3 assists
The 08-09 season was the first of Howard's three consecutive Defensive Player of the Year awards, and he also taught the Thunder a lesson with his rebounding and blocking in this game. Even though he was already the core of the Magic's one-inside, four-outside play at that time, DH's career-high assists in a single game were still only 7, but in terms of blocking, he had multiple records of 8 or 9 assists in a single game. The data of nearly 30-20-10 illustrates his dominance in single-point offense and defense at that time, and this game where he won a big three-pointer by blocking the attack was the only big three-pointer in his career.
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