Third Taiwan game: Dwight Howard returns after injury to post double-double / News - Basketnews.com

Dwight Howard scored 21 points and grabbed 13 rebounds in an 87-78 loss against Tainan TSG GhostHawks.

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Dwight Howard returned from a knee injury that sidelined him for a two-week period.

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Howard registered a strong double-double of 21 points (7/13 2PT, 1/7 3PT, 4/10 FT) and 13 rebounds in 36 minutes of Friday's game.

However, his efforts were not enough for his Taoyuan Leopards to achieve a victory in the Taiwan basketball league.

The Leopards suffered an 87-78 (25-18, 25-20, 23-25, 14-15) loss against the Tainan TSG GhostHawks.

It was the third Howard's game in Asia since arriving here at the start of November. During the first two games he played, Howard averaged a near triple-double of 30.5 points, 17.0 rebounds, and 9.5 assists.

After Friday's defeat, the Leopards have remained at the bottom of the league with just one victory in six matches.

Howard and the company will seek to bounce back tomorrow, December 17, in New Taipei City against the local New Taipei CTBC DEA team.

Dwight Howard's dominance in Taiwan did not go unnoticed by NBA legend Shaquille O'Neal. Not too long ago, Shaq said anybody would dominate against 5'8 dudes.

Upon hearing Shaq's words,Howard hosted an Instagram live where he responded to the NBA legend directly.

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